The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-25
CHRISTMAS SERVICES

The bracing air and bright sunshine
of Sunday morning, with the Christ
mas programmes and attractions ad-
vertised at the several churches
brought out throngs of worshippers,
and large congregations filled the sa-
cred edifces at both morning and
evening services A brief report of
the various services follows:
Church of the Messiah.
At the Church of the Messiah Sun
day morning Rev. j. Edward Wright,
the pastor, preached a thoughtful ser
mon on Motherhood, that was es-
pecially appropriate to the holiday
season, In the evening at six O'Clock,
the Christmas service by the Sunday
school was held in the main audience
room under the direction of W. q
Andrews, superintendent. The pro-
gram as rendered was arranged by
Mrs. Fred Blanchard and reflected
much credit upon her excellent taste.
1t was as follows:
Organ prelude, responsive reading
Choir-Calm on the listening ear of
night, Marston; recitation, Centres
ago, Mazda Joslyn; Choir-It came
upon the midnight clear, (No 157),
Sears recitation, The first Christmas,
Ruth Brown; Carol-The shepherd S
song, (No. 1917, Emerson; declama-
ton, December, Maynard Wright I;
The snow, Merrill Harris, Harold
Smith, Harold Berry recitations, sun.
beams, Christmas morning, Hazel
Pratt LaMotte Smith; Carol-From
ocean to ocean, (No 112), Main; reci-
tation-Santa Claus, Hope Lane; car
oil, The Christmas glory (No. hid,
Bailey; recitation Palestine, Flor
ence Snath; defamation, Abou Ben
Adhem, Gleed Lanphere; carol, On
ward, (No. 174, Lincoln; reading,
Little town of Bethlehem, Phillips
Brooks, Sibyl Wright; choir - The
home light, Macy; benediction. The
solos in the carols by @. f. Lowe,
Miss Carolyn Richardson, Eddie Slay-
ton, and Miss Pansy Severance We're
artistically rendered and thoroughly
enjoyed.
On Tuesday afternoon at 4 90 the
Christmas festival of the Sunday
school will be held in the vestry
with Christmas tree, dialogues, etc.
At Trinity Church.
The musical program at Trinity
church, rendered by Wilder's orches-
ira of ten pieces, was an attractive
feature at both morning and evening
services. The progam published on
Saturday was faultlessly carried out,
and the cello solos by George @.
Jones of Manchester n. H., We're
prominent features. In the morning
Rev. @. O. Judkins spoke on The
advent of the discoverer of character
in the birth of Jessu." His text was
from Luke III, IA, "Glory to God i'll
the highest, and on earth peace, good
will. " 1t was, in brief, picture OF
the wide world before Jesus came,
and the contrast since. Mr.. Judklns
spoke in the evening on the subject
In the light of Christmas can we not
love each other whether we like each
other or not. ~
The Baptist Church.
Because of the continued illness of
Rev. w. j. Cloues, the pastor, Fred
Wells of the Montpelier Seminary
preached at the Baptist church on
Sunday morning. He took for his
subject, 'Jesus, the light OF the
world" and his discourse showed
thoughtfulness of preparation and
practicality of application. The altar
and windows were prettily decorated
with evergreen and the choir render
ed special Christmas music.
In the evening the members of the
| Sunday school gave Christmas con-
cert under the direction of Karl Wal
bridge, the superintendent, The pro-
gram consisted of carols, by the school
and chorus choir and recitations. The
children carried out their parts most
creditably. The pleasing feature OF
the entertainment was tenor sole
by Bert Chase. Although Mr., Chase
has for months been pursueing
course of study at the Wilder Con
.servatory of Music, it was not gener
ally known, and his solo came as II sur
prise. Mr. Chase possesses voice OF
rare power and quality. He has il
under good control and at the close OF
his number, those present ignored the
old time custom of remaining silen