Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-23
SANTA At CHURCHES
Sunday Schools Of the City Will
Hold Appropriate Christ
mas Exercises.
Several Trees Being Arranged
For the Children. With Mus.
ic and REGULATIONS.
Methodist School to Help the
Poor..Special Services at
Several Churches.

and celebration OF EOly cOmmunlOf On
Christmas day at l0:30 a. m. another
service will be conducted by the rector,
with a second celebration of holy COM
munion The Sunday school % st.
Paurs will render a program on C.1rist-
mas eve and from a tree presents will
be distributed for the children. The
program of the Sunday school VIII be as
follows under the direction of Mrs. j.
b. Simmons:
Song, Carol, Sweetly Carol. ;"
Recitatlon-Carol Speers.
Address-Rector.
Recitation, II Bring You Glad It'd
ings"-Alice Pierce.
Recitation, THE Night Before Christ
mas"-Clarke Powers.
Song. I'VE Three King OF the Orient
Are
Kris Krlngle's Surprise" = Eddie
Swingley
Surprise for Santa claus. C;lthar-
Inc Schoff.
THE Magnificent School.
Observation-Disclosures Speers.
Distribution of presents and taking
down the chimney.
Song, "Hark. What Mean Those Holy
Voices"-SchooL
Closing Address--Rector
AT THE CONGREGATIONAL.
On Christmas eve at the Contsrega-
tional church a tree, as we'll as a castle
II the material arrives in time, will be
arranged for the Sunday school, and
preceding the appearance Of Santa
Claus the following program will be
rendered by members Of the school, UNI
der the directions oil. Mrs Graves:
Prayer.
Song-Schook
Address-Rev. c. p. Boardman.
Recitation, "A Surprise" Edna
Balch
Song. Merry Christmas Bells"-In-
FAINT class.
Recitation-Lyle Grower.
Duet-Ruth Balch and Ethel Lindsay.
Recitation, "Bess,ie's Christmas Lark"
Helen Boardman.
Reading. THE Origin Of the Christ
mas Tree"-James Wiley.
AT THE METHODIST.
The Methodist Sunday school las I'M
dertaken practical work and The US
uai tree and program will be superseded
by donation party FOR the poor Of the
city. Each class of the large Sunday
school viii work with some spet ial OBJ
jeot In view, and will make SUCH con-
tributions as they desire. This evening
the classes will assemble at the church
and make their contributions. These
Will consist of fruits clothing and edi-
bles of all kinds. Committees from the
school Will take the donations OH Tues
cay and distribute them among tbs
worthy poor Of thu. city. not only among
the membership OF the Methodist
church, but among those of other
churches and those with no church
Affiliations.
AT THE CHRISTIAN.
The Christian church will not have a
tree this year. but the Sunday school on
Christmas eve will render eantata.
Fifty OF the chil6ren will take part In
the cantata. the title Of which 10 Santa
Claus Defenders
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN.
At the church t,f the Norwegian Luz
therans at s06 West Church street on
Christmas eve tree Will be enjoyed by
the members OF the Sunday sch,,ol, and
q lengthy but appropriate program will
be rendered. The exercises Will open at
1880 o'clock. This will be the laEt Christ
mas the present pastor, Rev. Isordahl,
will be with the church and school, as
he has accepted 81 call to the church at
Washburn, Wis, and will go 20 that
place in March te, assume the duties OF
his new charge.
AT THE BAPTIST.
The Baptist Sunday school will enjoy
a tree on Christmas eve and the fol-
lowing program will be rendered.:
Music-Mandolln orchestra.
Invocation-Pastor
Christmas cartl-School.
Recitation. The Christ Child
Margaret Beckwith.
Duet-Lillian and Lucille Anderson.
Recitation, "a Tree Song'--Donald
Elder.
Recitation. christmas Stories"-
Harold Salisbury.
Song, Sweet ]3ells"-School
Recitation, The Glorious Song Of
Old"-Anna Parsons.
Solo, The Wondrous Story"-John
Flaws.
Recitation, when Mary, the Mother,
Kissed the Child'-Maude Salisbury.
Song, 20, Little Town or Bethlehem"
School.
Observation-Disclosures.
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN.
Santa Claus will be at the Presby-
terrain church on Christmas eve and
will distribute his presents from tree.
In addition the school will render the
following program:
Scripture reading and prayer--Pastor
Observation-Disclosures Morley.
Recitation-Esth Their Carlson.
department.
Recltation--Herbert Newcomer.
Notwithstanding Smith.
EXERCISE iis. Blacks CLASH
Observation-Disclosures Bishop.
Recitation-Nslomi Alderman.
Song-Lois and Carl Sloan.
Recitation-Carl Mayer.
Harold Sloan.
Recitation-Esther Mayer.
Song-Juniors
GERMAN EVANGELICAL.
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