The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-12-24
CHRISTMAS
IN CHURCHES
The Programs Arranged BY Several Of
the Denominations.
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC is FEATURED
The First Baptist and Primitive Methodist
Entertainments Will be Held Tonight
other Churches Will Hold Enter
tainments Tomorrow Night

All the religious denominations of the
town have made arrangements for some form
or other of Christmas observance and the
HERALD is enabled to present to its readers
to-day the majority of the programs that
have been prepared In a few instances the
programs are not complete and could not be
published in full.
Nearly all the churches in the town have
been decorated appropriately to the season
and present beautiful appearance In
some churches more attention has been given
to decorations than in others, but all have
received more or less care in that direction.
Six masses will be celebrated in all the
local Roman Catholic churches tomorrow
morning, at 3, and 10 o'clock
Among the Christmas programs and church
notices for the succeeding Sunday furnished
to the press for publication to-day we're the
following
UNITED EVANGELICAL
The following will be the program at the
Christmas entertainment of the United
Evangelical Sunday School in the church on
North Jardin street tomorrow evening
Scripture lesson, Rev. l. j. Reitz singing,
Congregation; prayer, R. Stocker singing,
Congregation address, Jesus Reign on
Earth" Maize Seltzer recitation, Christ
mas Bells" Joseph Snyder; exercise,
Christmas Wishes" four boys singing,
Sampsell and party recitation, THE
Newborn King" Ella Womer rec-
tation and singing, infant school, recita-
tion Tho Angels Song" Laura Minich;
recitation, Stockings Hung by the Fire, 3"
Verde Snyder; singing, congregation; reci-
tation, Jesus Understands" Gussie Hagen
buCh; exercise, THE Star" four girls;
recitation, Our Best Friend, !" Emma Drum
heller; singing, Sampsell and party; recita-
ton, THE Star Above the Manger," Polly
Snyder; exercise five children; recitation,
The Dirty Face Elmer Conway; recita-
ton, Il Love the Christmas Time" Fannie
Raudenbuchi singing and collection; rscita-
tion, Guilty, or Not Guilty" Miss Gertrude;
recitation, Christmas Tree Maud Good
man. recitation, Il Isn't Sleepy" Annie
Hagenbuch; recitation, "Hosanna in the
Highest" May Aker; singing, Ssmpsell and
party; recitation, Speak Gently" Emma
Norton recitation and singing infant
school; recitation, MY Baby Brother" 3"
Susie Helm; recitation "Childhood's Christ
mas Day" Mamie Fogel; singing and beDe-
diction.
On Sunday Rev. 1. J. Roitz, the pastor,
will preach in the church morning and even
ing and Sunday School will be conducted by
Messrs o. S. Kehler and r. Stocker at 1:3O
p. m. Subject of the morning sermon The
Wise Men in Search of a Newborn King"
Evening subject, Christ the Day Spring
From On High"
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
There will be Christmas entertainment in
the First Baptist church this evening and on
Sunday evening the Junior Baptist Young
Peoples Union will hold quarterly meeting
The program for tonight will be as fol
: lows Singing, congregation scripture les.
son; prayer singing, congregation recita-
ton, Sadie Roberts recitation, Stella Davis
singing recitation, Joseph Jones recita-
tion Mary Whomsley recitation, Gertrude
Whomsley duet, Miriam and Garfield Jones'
recitation, Mary Whomsley recitation
Jennie Blower singing recitation, Garfield
Jones; recitation, Lille Roberts; duet
Stella Davies and Joseph Jones recitation
Miriam Jones; recitation, Annie Roberts
recitation, Sarah Jones singing; recitation
Annie Howells recitation, Margaret
Howells; recitation Sarah Blower singing
At the close of the program there will be
presentation of a sewing machine, the gift o
Mr.. Henry L. Jones.
The regular services will be held in til,
, church on Sunday morning and Rev. d. l
Evans will preach on The Relationship o
f Orphans to Christian Sympathy"
/ In the evening the Jr. B. Y. P. U. will
offer the following programs Singing
scripture lesson prayer; singing recita
t tions by Willie James, Roy Grifiths, Willi
Jones, Thomas Roberts, John Jones, Robbie
Jones, Claude Dawson singing recitation
by Getty Whomsley, Mary Wholnsley
. Miriam Jones, Jane Hopkins, Sarah Roberts
= Olive Dawson, Jessie Griffiths; solo ant
g chorus, recitations by Willie Davis, Josepl
S White, Joseph and Roy Jones' Walter Capper
f Sadie Roberts, Annie Jones, Lille Roberts
Sarah Jones' May Grifiiths Annie Roberts
S duet, Jones and Whitei singing.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH.
: The following music will be rendered a
0 All Saints church tomorrow, under the di
. rcction Of Miss Edith Morgan Professional
o q Come, All Ye Faithful-Adeste Fidelis
Introit, psalm Qs; communion service in f.
Benedictus, "Qui VENT" and Agnus Del,
! Berthold Tours Te Deum in G, Hopkins
ohertory anthem, Arise, Shine, for thy ligh
is come" Elveyi Maguidcat and Nun
Dimittis in c. II. Lohr; recessional "Hark
the herald angels sing" Mendelssohn. Tn
service will begin at eight o'clock in tn
. morning,
PRIMITIVE METHODIST.
The Christmas exercises Of the Primitiv
Methodist Sunday school will be held in tn
church at 730 this evening. The following
program win be offered Singing school
) prayer; recitations Arthur Davis and Mis-
5 Day dialogue, Thomas Millichap and party
. singing, schools Rotations, Thomas Jane
and Heber Baird; dialogue, Procession 0
? Months, scholars; distribution of gifts.
Special services will be held in the ehurcl
Sunday morning and evening and speeia
sermons will be preached by the pastor, Rev
James Moore. The evening subject will b,
''The Advent Of Jesus Christ, With the His
torical Associations Connected Herewith" g."
ANNUNCIATIoN CHURCH,
. There will be three principal masses in tn,
] Annuneiation Roman Catholic church to
i morrow morning, one at o'clock, seconC
: at 8 and the third at 10. High masses viii
be celebrated at 3 and 10 o'clock. At the
O'Clock mass the choir will open the servic,
with a special selection entitled The Star o
Bethlehem" Laharches mass will be ren