The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-12-23

HERAADINGS
Appropriate Services in All the Local
Churches Tomorrow.
SOME SPECIAL MUSIC ARRANGED
Services Will Also be Held in Several
Places Of Worship on Christmas and
in the Evening the Sunday
Schools viii Hold En-
tertainments

in the Evening the Sunday
Schools Will Hold En-
tertainments
Services appropriate to the Christmas sea.
sou will be held in all the churches Of town
tomorrow aud, in some cases, services will
also be held on Christmas morning, hut al.
most all the Sunday schools will hold their
annual Christmas entertainments on Mon
day evening. Elaborate programs have been
arranged by all and much attention has been
/ given to the decoration of the respective
/ churches In but one case has shadow Of
/ gloom been cast upon the hopes Of the chill
dren who look forward so eagerly to the
Christmas gathering. This applies to the
children Of the Primitive Methodist church,
who are in deep sympathy with the pastor Of
the congregation. Rev James Moore, he hsv.
ing been bereayed by the death Of one Of his
children last evening
| The Christmas services in the Methodist
Episcopal church tomorrow morning will be
opened with a sermon by the pastor, Rev
John I. Swindells. In the evening the usual
service will not be strictly observed. Brief
addresses will intersperse the singing. A
choir from st. Nicholas, under the direction
OF Prof David Roberts, will render three
Christmas anthems Blessed is He That
Cometh, The Angel Song aud He is the
Prince of Peace Miss May Davis, an II
year old child of town, who sang solo with
ten competitors at recent Mahauoy City
eisteddfod and won the prize, will sing the
competitive solo Come" Miss Anna De z
Ter will be the accompanst. The services
will commence at $50 O'Clock. At O'Clock
there will be a service Of song, conducted by
John Kerslake Christmas carol service
will be held in the church at six o'clock on
Monday morning. The Sabbath school will,
at its regular session tomorrow take up the
Christmas lesson assigned for the day There
Will also be- appropriate to the occasion, a
recitation and a couple of choruses, besides
the regular singing by the school The
Christmas celebration at the church on Mon
day evening at 7;3O o'clock, will consist of a
beautiful cantata rendered by the primary
department Of the Sunday school
There will be services in the Primitive
Methodist church Tomorrow at 1920 a. IN
and $50 p. III. The morning sermon will be
preached by Mr. William Collins In the
evening the pulpit will be occupied by Rev.
d /. Evans, pastor of the First Baptist
church, at seven o'clock. after the close of
the service in his own church. There will be
o'clock On Monday evening, beginning at
1880 O'Clock, the childrens Christmas enter
tainment, entitled "Yule-Tide," will be
held. About fifty children will participate
in it. The entertainment will be under the
direction of Prof. Edward Cooper and Misses
Nellie Baugh and Annie Timmins
At the Calvary Baptist church tomorrow
evening, at $50 o'clock the Rev R. R.
Albin, will preach a special Christmas ser.
mon. Appropriate music will be rendered by
the choir The Christmas entertainment
will not be held until Friday evening 1t will
be entitled The Shepherds of Long Ago"
and will consist of recitations, dialogues,
quartettes solos, etc.
The service in the Reformed church to-
morrow morning will be in the German
language. The suject of the English sermon
in the evening will be The Glory of the
Lord An early morning service will be
held ON Christmas, at 6 o'clock The Song
of the Angels will be the subject of the
pastors address In the evening. at half
past six clock, the Sunday school will cele
brate the nativity of the Christ child. The
program will consist of scripture reading
sacred songs and recitatiOns appropriate to
the occasion.
Christmas services will be held in the
Methodist Episcopal church at Wm. Penn
tomorrow morning. Sunday school at 1890
o'clock. A Christmas treat will be given TO
the scholars. The Junior Epworth League
will meet at 2 p. m. The Christmas enter
tainment will be held in the evening A very
entertaining program has been prepared and
the church tastiy decorated.
Rev, d. |. Evans, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church, will preach two special Christ
mas sermons tomorrow. at 10 o'clock in the
morning and o'clock in the evening The
morning sermon will be in the Welsh
language. The subject will be ''The Full.
tillment Of Time" The evening sermon. in
English will have the text What Mes
sage Christmas is for You" The Christmas
exercises of the Sunday school will
be held on Monday evening, at seven oclock
There will be masses in the Annunciation
church at 5 and 10 o'clock on Christmas
morning, when special music will be rendered
by the choir and Riley's orchestra. At 7 p.
m. there will be vespers and the choir will
sing.
The regular services will be held in the
Presbyterian church tomorrow morning and
evening. On Monday evening, at 1880
o'clock, there will be Christmas entertain
ment in the church in the form of oantata
entitled Santa Claus Triumph"
AT GIRARDYILLE.
On Monday evening, at O'Clock, the P.
NJ. sunday school will hold their Christmas
entertainment. A very enjoyable time is
expected.
prayer and praise service will be held in
the lecture room of the NJ. E. church Christ
mas morning at 8 o'clock In the evening
the Sunday school will hold ITS Christmas
service. An interesting program will be
rendered
At the Baptist church there will be free
entertainment on Christmas afternoon at
o'clock. A good programme of recitations
and music has been prepared, Santa Claus
will visit the school at this time and give out
the treat. In the evening at 1880 O'Clock
there will be a select literary and musical
entertainments
A full line of gents handkeTchiefs, silks
and linens, plain and fancy borders Special
holiday assortment Go To NAV Teyitfs f,r