Evening journal., 1900-12-24
| Note Of ChriSimaStide
Sounded Yesterday
hight SERVICE At EPWORTH
GUS Burst Of Song Will Greet
rCaking Of the Day With These
MeihOdiStS

the churches Of the city yesterday
first glad note Of Christmastide was
FIX The observance was in sermon.
\ or lesson, and i'm a spirit that gives
| Use OF a most happy yuletide.
the Catholic churches, however,
were no special programs, the song
ices having been postponed until
stmas morning. In st. Peters Pro-
edral solemn mass will be sung at
ck and others will follow at z and
O'Clock Bishop Alfred A. Curtis, of
imore, will be celebrant of the mass
In all the other churches Of this de-
ination elaborate services will be
midnight tonight the choir Of Ep-
h Church will welcome the advent VI
Jay ~ days with a glorious outburst
'Dng. Early morning services will be
in 81. Stephens. st. Joseph's. ST.
ms, Trinity, Calvary and Grace
Union Churches. Bishop Coleman
oficiate in St. Matthew's. Calvary
st. Johns Churches during the
ming and will administer the Holy
.imunion in each He will carry glad
ngs to the Delaware Hospital in the
'rnoon and viii be present at the fcs-
4 Of st. Matthews school in the
hing.
lxercises will also be held in the Farm
lit institutions and county prison, in
les of which will be given turkey din
s and dainties.
side from the religious feature of the
Ibration, there viii be much amuse-
1t. The theatres viii present the us
interesting bills. All manufacturing
lblishments will be closed and busi-
5 will be suspended.
he Benevolent Pioneer Literary As
iation will give a matinee dance in
IN Hall in the afternoon.
fox hunt will be held at A. ID. Peo-
S farm in the morning. A large fox
3 been obtained and some excellent
rt is anticipated.
'esterday's observance OF the great
iday was sort OF preliminary to to-
rrow's celebration
D Grace Church the Rev. Or. William
rt King preached Of THE Sign of the
rist" in the morning. and "The I'M
rtality OF Memory" ia the evening. Ia
iition TO the usual festOons Of ever
en-. relieved with wreaths of green. en-
ned with maroon ribbon, there was an
istic design behind the pulpit. 1t was
the form of q Christmas tree. in the
ghs of which were figures represent
angels, clad in white There were
'monious bits of color. and above an
s the legend Christ" formed of cleo
G. lights, and topped with device
ical of the Star OF Bethlehem.
-he Rev. William W. Campbell de-
red sermon in the First Presbyter-
Church last evening on "The Spirit-
Significance of the Life and Death
Jesus Christ with Inquiry: What Has
como Of Our Christianity"
'hc Rev. Or. T. A. McCurdy delivered
excellent sermon in Central Church
THE Angels Song"
The Rev. w. NJ. Schall delivered q
ristmas sermon in the First Presby
ian Church in the morning.
The Rev. II. i. Harris delivered q
ristmas sermon in Scott NJ. II. Church
'terday morning. The Rev. G. Edgar
Tx Of Boston University spoke in he
aning.
christmas tide services will be held in
unity Church at y o'clock tonight and
morrow at and 10 o'clock a. IN. The
ldren's Sunday school festival will be
d on Thursday evening at z o'clock.
tomorrow evening, at 6 o'clock, spe.
j Christmas services will be held in
don M. r. Churcn. On Thursda,
5ht the Wesleyan University Glet
lb will give one Of its matchless mu
al entertainments in the church. Tn,
stor has arranged to appropriated,
.ebrate the closing moments OF tn,
year and century, and welcome tn,
W one on watch-night. A series O.
otracted meetings will be held be
lning December 30 The Rev. 4. c
nheld and others will asst the pas
{. Pastor Grise has issued the fol
wing Christmas greeting to the mem
rs and friends Of the church anl
nday school:
The pastor and official board O
non Church extend to you a wish foD
Merry Christmas. We adopt thu
'rds Of ST. John, when he said: BE
7ed / wish above all things that thol
lyest prosper and be in health. eveI
thy soul prospereth.' So say we
d promise you to do adj we can {,
AXE you happy"