The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-29
CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS
THE CHILDREN OF THE CHURcHES
ARE CELEBRATTNG TINS WEEK.
sam. of the Sunday schools Have heid
Their Festivals but Their VIII DC
Many Others.

Tho Sunday school children and thelr
narents crowded into Grace-Street 49,
,,cio Yesterday afternoon al cioOn W
celebrate their Christmas FESTIVAL ~
whole celebration was, indeed, 49,
A chorus of Youngsters sang huiitDcl Va
pieces dedicated TO the season ~ 80
81 ~ The tots sang sweet httle Ho'o9,
"a mon .hev invoked the presence oil olu
60, CLANS who was soon heard Jlhs-
H.. his hollis and I'm a minute ne calhe
dn1,r "a chimney that had been puiIt LOT
a., rrrposc and 10 the delight OF the
Ire number of children ne dlS1lipPeou
an kinds of good thlns. anon ar,4n rS,rH,ss Of,
THE NIGHT BEFORE CliitlSl No.,
No Third PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY schooI'
80, MA their Christmas feast yesleF-
- afternoon At i:3O O'Clock lhe 9un-
dov school room was packeu' anu 49, -.
nraver by the pastor. ana some
Singing By the choir hutnp'i "a - -
hooks were distributed 10 w S,,ssa,,
- bod been present on every Suhudy
49,, ne year. There IS quite large
.,,,,,i,or ~ them. The boys from the
.tn"o-,ic Home sang splendidly aiter
,,,icb a sweet Yong girl reclted the
'Nirht Before Christmas ana santa
claus appeared from an improvised nfe-
place and dispensed me S"ee' ''''''s'
he season 20 all the children.
ROSEBUD SOCIETY.
Tho buds OF the Rose Bud Society OF
hshbury N. T. church visited the Aims
house and carried a feast OF good Things
.hof Santa Claus brought them 20 the
inmates Of the home and all enjoyed Il
immensely. The eighth chapter OF Ro-
ans was read. Prayer by the president
and there was 4 great many hymns sung
by the buds. ,,..-.o.. poss
The little twin brothers Masters Ross
ana yVavland PalmOre sang so We Must
shine You in Your Corner and IN
Mine" which was greatly enjoyed by
all. .. ,.,,.,,e
:, James Methodist church sunday
school had their celebration MONDAY hishl'
consisting OF songs and a stereop'lcoh eN
huition Of Biblical scenes Tbs part or
ortcrtainment was under the manage
-. ~ Mr. c. II. Hasker. and the views
nrosontod were the best ever seen IN
Richmond. . c,,,,a,,
mo First English Lutheran SUNDAY
-lt~ol Celebrated the Christmas. anniver-
sarv last night AZ s o'clock Win an m
80. e.,irq progrlmmc and splendid treat
Tor the children
'0' THOSE TO COME.
The annual. Christmas celebration OF
the Seventh-Street Christian Sunday
school will be held in the church Thurs
dav evening AT ciOth. M 'N''HN'N
programme has been prepared Tor the
occasion.
The Sunday school OF Marshal-Street
Christian church will give its Christmas
entertainment this evening AT the cnurch'
and a delightful time is promised.
The celebration ar Clay-Street Metho-
dist church will take place Thursday
evening al o'clock. and will be quite
unioue. The programme will be carried
ont entirely By children. and Master
Frank Richardson will conduct the exer-
cises AT the close of the interesting pro-
rramne an Offering TO the poor OF the
church will be mads. The infant class
of this Sunday school will hold It's cele-
bration at o'clock in the afternoon OF
the same day.
The Broad-Street Methodist church
school will hold its Christmas celebration
Thursday night as will also Park-Place
Methodist church.
Al Howard's Grove Baptist Sunday
school Monday night delightful Christ
mas celebration. which was enjoyed Dy
all present. was held
The Sunday school OF Emmanuel Bap-
tist church will have It's celebration
Thursday night. An attractive pro-
gramme OF music and recita.ions is being
gotten up.
The Sunday-school entertainment Of the
Third Christian church was given Monday
evening In the church. The programme