The news & observer., 1897-12-25
LET'S ALL Be MERRY.
And Hail With Joy the Glad Christmas
Day,

Day.
| I.Iristmas 10 here and everybody is
wishing everybody else a merry good
cheer, but we must remember that there
is glee in some homes and gloom in
others. There is the fatted turkey ready
to roast in thousands of homes and only
the common every day meal in hundreds
of others. 1t is but right and just that
the light of good cheer be somewhat
disturbed. Remember when you
past that not far away there be
perhaps those on whom providence has
not so bountifully smiled even during
the festive Christmas time, think of these
and let some of the richest slices of the
overloaded table go out ON errands of
sweet charity. You will feel better ns
the shades of Christmas evening gather
about you. The capital city has been pre-
pairing for the Christmas tide, for these
many days. All day, every day and away
into the evenings the people of the city
have been going from store to store and
from department to department gather
ing gifts for each member of the house
hold, they have all been selected with,
much care and concern and each gift
has been wrapped in the dearest and
sweetest affection. ted with that cord
that stretches from hear to heart, and
as the bright dawn of Christmas has ap-
peared they have passed from each to
the other The old folks have been re-
membered and ten thousand things at
test the love that the world has for the
little folks. Santa CLAUS has been COM
missioned to go into the homes of the
high and the low, and fill the stockings
some Of silk, some not-wlth love lad
en- gifts, and whether it be a doll at
dime or doll for dollar the little one
is supremely happy and neither would
trade with the other because good old
Santa Claus was the giver.
Raleigh has seen no holiday season
that has come laden with richer or more
elaborate preparations. In these times
of somewhat general depression the sa-
critices made by friend for friend, Papas
and Mamas for the little ones and evefy-
body for every body-are greater, but
tl.s oniy makts the gifts sweoter and
rarcr and the love OF ham whose anni
yersary we celebrate IS the inspiration
and source of ii all
At the Sunday Schools ami churches as
we.l as around the firesides the children
have been and are gathering to enter
tain their friends old and young and to
gather gifts from good old Santa The
.enton Street Methodist Sunday School
and the Christian church Sunday school,
had their Christmas entertainments
4 thursday evening. Tonight the Baptist
Tabernacle will have an entertainment
arranged by the primary and interme-
date departments of it's Sunday School.
The little folks under the direction OF the
officers and teachers have arranged for
n most pleasing entertainment and the
little ones viii each De remembered by
Santa Claus. The Presbyterian Sunday
hooi is bending eyely energy to the
completion of their new building and
WlA not have any special Christmas eX-
srcisee. The building VIII he compiet-
ed within a few weeks, and will be one
of the handsomest and most complete
Sunday School buildings in the South.
The school will have no special Christ
mas exercises but will duly celebrate the
OF theb uilding when it is
finished.
A special Christmas sermon will be
preached at the First Baptist church
on Sunday morning and collection tax
en- for missionary work, there will be
no special Christmas entertainment by
this Sunday School.
The exercises at Christ Episcopal
-hurch to-day will be interesting.
The regular choir will render special
music at the II O'Clock service to-mor-
row. Christmas day. The church is
decorated most tastefully for this High
Festival. The public are cordially in
vited. The music is as follows: Volun-
tary Organ Prelude; Opening Anthem.
"Behold l bring you good tiding,'' Sir
John Goss; Venite Exultemus, s. p.
Warren: Glorias. II. p. Danks; TIE
Deum. Festival: Jubilate Dec, e. Neim;
Introit, Hymn So. "ShOut the Glad It'd
ings," w. c. Williams Gloria Tibi.
Danks; Hymn 50. at came upon the
mid night clear, willis; Offertoire "The
Angel Of Light" Coombs; to be follow
ed by the Eucharistic service.
The Sunday School of Central Metho-
dist church has been preparing an IN
teresting Christmas entertainment which
will bring pleasure and Christmas re-
membranes to all the children and
friends of this school.
CsIIJypf ON aC0nn CHEpIJERD T