The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-24
JOYS OF THE CHRISTMAS
FoR THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Christmas Trees, Cantstas and MANY Other
Entertainments Arranged For Raleigh
Sunday Schools

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This week is to be signalized not alone
by the appearance of Santa Claus at the
| individual home, but the Jolly old fellow
is to visit many Sunday School enter.
/ tainments and assist in making youre
and old the happier fer his coming
The entertainments to be held dur.
| ing the week are to be of many kinds
but all will have a Christmas favor
| There are TO be Christmas trees. can
| tatas. plays and amusements for the
| delight of all.
Almost every denomination will c6ie-
brate the week in one way or the other
and those whose plans have been an
| nounced are here given.
PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
| A substantial gift distribution is the
| basis here. Those who will aid in ,his
| are invited to send their gifts to the
| Sunday School room on Monday between
| the hours OF and where a committee
| will receive them.
On Tuesday at 10 o'clock the teachers
| and scholars will meet at the Sunday
| School and practice will be made UP for
| the personal distribution Of the articles
| 1t is a substantial, practical kind of
| Christmas entertainment.
THE BAPTIST TABERNACLE.
Here there are to be series of en-
tertainnents. On Monday night there is
| to be a gift sociable, and all who at
tend are expected to bring gifts for The
POOR these to be distributed on Christ
mas eve.
On Wednesday night cantata Santa S
Trade Carnival" will be given at Metro
politan Hall In this entertainment,
which is an admirable one, all kinds OF
trades will be featured Besides these
there will be specialties of living pic
lures and the parade of the Zobo Band.
The evening will be full of interest.
EDENToN STREET SCHOOL
Santa in Dollckins Flats" is the title
of the cantata to be given by the pupils
of the Edenton Street Methodist Sunday
School, there being about one hundred
characters in the Performance. 1t win be
given in the Sunday School room tomor-
row (Monday) night beginning at 7:30,
and there has been active preparation fo-
this event To the public there will be
CENTRAL METHODIST.
In the Sunday School room the Sun
church will give on Thursday night a
cantata THE Christmas Ship" in which
fifty children take part 1t is a splendid
affair and will be enjoyed.
The admission is by ticket only, which
will be furnished free to pupils of the
school and their parents. No tickets
will be sold. During the evening con
dictionaries will be distributed.
CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL.
The exercises for the pupils of Christ
church Sunday School are to take place
in the Sunday School room at o'clock
on Christmas eve. Here the Christmas
tree will be the event loaded with pres
ents. short Christmas talk will be
made by Or. M. NJ. Marshall.
GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL.
In the Sunday School of the Church of
the Good Shepherd there will be two en-
tertainments There will be a ChFistn as
tree, with Christmas songs and Rotations
on Saturday afternoon, December %. at
day at o'clock the children's offerings
tc the church will be taken.
SACRED HEART SCHOOL.
The Scored Heart Sunday School Will
have their Christmas tree, recitations
and songs ut the rectory on Monday, De-
cember 80, and good time is assured for
all by Santa Claus.
CHRISTIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The exercises for the children of the
Hillsboro Street Sunday School will have
their exercises on Thursday or Friday
night OF this week the time not yet be-
ing fixed, this to be done at Sunday School
today. The exercises will be most enjoy
able and interesting.
FAYETTEVILLE STREET BAPTIST.
On Thursday night the pupils of the
Fayetteville Street Baptist Sunday
School will render beautiful cantata.
The pupils are steadily at work on this
and it will be occasion of great pleas
ure.
OTHER SCHOOLS.
There is going TO be a Christmas tree
and other pleasing features at the West
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be on Friday night.
At the Caraleigh Baptist Mission
school there will be a Christmas tree,
with music and songs, on Thursday
night, and on Christmas eve there will
be Christmas tree at the Pilot Mills
Baptist church.
Exercises of a Christmas nature are to
be given at Brooklyn and Epworth
Chapel Sunday Schools, but no dates have
be en- announced.
The boys of the Catholic Home at MAJ
areth near Raleigh, will celebrate their
Christmas festival on Thursday evening.
The choir will render that beautiful
Christmas hymn "Adeste Fideles," after
wards a programme full of interesting
features will be rendered.
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