The daily Republican., 1902-12-30
CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS


| several sunday Schools to Hold Cele-
brations and Treats.
| Sunday school scholars of the city
are now being entertained nightly
Mt the annual Christmas entertain.
ments. The Sunday school of Cen
tral Presbyterian church will hold
its entertainment this evening The
| programme follows:
Singing, GLORY to God in the
Highest" school; prayer. l.. p.
Bush; singing, 'Sherburne, school.
address, ". X. Crosby; music
church choir; exhibition of high
clas, magic, Professor W. j. HAITI,
Phlladclpllia; receivingof gifts from
scholars; dialogue, a Ia ventrilo1ul.
Professor W. j, Hartz; music church
choir; leo cream and cake; singing,
Ring Out. q Bells school; bene-
dictiou.
Giving and receiving will be tho
order at the Ashnry Sunday School
entertainment this evening Each
class will make Il donation for the
poor
The annual Christmas treat and
entertainment Of East Lake presby-
terrain church will be given tonight.
Special programmes have been ar
Ia ngcd for the Second and Bethany
Baptist Sunday Schools entertain
mcnts which will be held to- night.
Brandywine NJ. f. Sunday School,
St. Mlchaels Z. T.. Sunday School and
Mt. Salem NJ, e. Sunday School will
hold their Christmas entertainments
this evening.
The Sunday school festival OF
Calvary Episcopal Church, Third
and Washington streets, will take
place this evening at 7.3O o'clock and
the public is invited. The exercises
will open with stereopticon eXhi-
bItion in The church which will havo
for It's subject, the annuncatlon,
birth and early life of Christ, illus.
lrated from the choice works of the
old masters. This will be followed
in the Sunday schoo! room with a
carol service and the distribution OF
gilts.
The infant department of IIarri-
son Street M. e. Sunday School will
hold its Christmas entertainment
this afternoon.
One Of the chief features will bsa
Christmas tree and each member OF
the department will receive the
usual Christmas gift. The inter-
mediate and adult iepar tments will
give their entertainment Oh We'd
nesday evening at s O'Clock. This
also promises to be au entertaining
affair. The public is invited to
attend
The infant department Of West
Presby terian Church lad its Christ
mas entertainment yesterday after
noon. The large school held its
last night.
In St. Andrews Church last even
lug the annual entertainment was
given. A large Christmas tree was
beautifully Illuminated BY electric
lighls, and many carols were sung.
Charles b. Palmer, the assistant
pcrntendent, made report,
giving statistics OF the school Tor
he fifteen Sundays since the re.
opening. Mention was made OF
he fact that library for the study
If missions was being established
n the school. Mr.. Wells then made
IN address, showing that work IS
o be judged not SO much by quan-
ity as by its influence. Candy and
'rangcr were distributed to the
members Of the school.
The Sunday School of ST. Johns
Episcopal Church en- Dyed pleas. I
ng programme last night at the {
nnual Christmas entertainment.
bishop Coleman delivered an ad- ,
rcss on the good news Of Christ's 0
'irth Later in the evening candy
vas distributed at the parish build i
ng.
Asbury NJ. +. Sunlayschool will 7
i've an entertainment tonight. a
Delaware Avenue Bible School
MI hold Its annual Christmas en-. ,
ertainment tonight when the !
leasing drama "pixey's Land" will
e presented. The children will re. 1
Give presents and each grown per.
on who attends the entertainment
i'll bring package. These packages n
i'll be sorted over tomorrow and ~
cllvcred 10 the deserving poor. .
The pastor has been furnished =,
ith list OF names of deserving per- ;,
ons and to lheir homes will be sent :
lie packascs.as New Years greet s,
'gs. f.