The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-25
THE LITTLE ONES HAPPY
Christmas Trees at a Number of
Churches.
WERE HEAVILY LOADED
Every One Was observation-disclosures
Appropriate to the occasion-The
Story OF the Christ Told
to the Children.

The little ones were made happy by
Christmas trees in a number Of
churches last evening. All the Sunday
school attendants were remembered ~
their teachers and the teachers. in
many cases. were remembered by the
children. The trees were brilliantly
lighted and loaded heavily with tempt
ing gifts.
The Episcopal church was filled with
a mass Of little people and their par
ents. A great big Christmas tree had
been planted in the center of the
church near the pulpit. II was loaded
down with good and pretty things. and
more gifts were piled at the foo of
the tree.
Rev. Blacklston told the children the
interesting story of Christ, and after
other exercises appropriate to the &C.
casion. the presents were distributed.
At the First Presbyterian church
two large trees had been erected. one
on each end of the pulpit. They were
beautifully trimmed. DIR. G%roeneveld
gave a short talk on Christmas for .he
benefit of the children, after which
music, songs and recitations were Civ
en-. At the conclusion OF the musical
exercises Santa Claus appeared and dis
tributed presents among several nun
dred children.
A beautiful tree and a great lot OF
gifts mad also been prepared for the
children of the Baptist Sunday school.
church. like all others. was crowd
ed. and every one was entertained by
appropriate exercises and a liberal dis
%tribution of Christmas presents.
The Sunday school celebrated Christ
mas w at Mountain View NJ. T..
church with a tree and an ENJOYABLE
programme of exercises by the children.
The church was t~astefully decorated.
an appropriate feature of which was
a string of bells strung across over the
platform. each bearing a letter which
read, Merry Christmas Bells" The
The children taking part in the pro-
gramme were seated in the form of a
pyramid on the platform and in front
Of them stood the tree handsomely dec
GRATED and heavily laden with oranges
and boxes of fine candy.
The evenings exercises opened with
an organ voluntary. followed by the
Sunday school singing Everywhere a
Song" The Rev. Mr.. Albritton OFF cred
the invocation. after which the school
children Joined i'm singing Christ. the
World Redeemer." 9TH A.. Blessed
Christmas Morning "Over Bethlehem
HILL" 'One Beautiful Night" and An
tioch' were the subsequent musical
numbers. all of which were rendered
with admirable effect. The Rev. Mr..
Albritton addressed the gathering
briefly, relating the story of the COM
ing OF Christ. In conclusion. he Great
ed a ripple of merriment by taking a
vote OF the Sunday school on the 1ues-
ton of whether he should continue
talking or stop and allow the distribu-
ton OF candy TO proceed. He asked all
the children who desired him to etop
talking to hold up right hands. The
vote was decisive. The right ham OF
every little n in the gathering went
up and some held up both. With a
laugh, Rev. Mr.. Albritton retired and
every child present was made happy
with an orange and a box OF candy.
The singing of the Coronation" closed
the very pleasant observance of Christ
mas eve.