The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-24
KRIS KRINCLE DAY
Coming of Christmas Will Be
Celebrated Tonight.
Services in Nearly Every Church
in Topeka.
PLANS ARE ELABORATE
Story of Christ's Coming al
First Presbyterian.
Solemn High Mass at Church of
Assumption.


ment will be held tonight or tomorrow /
to celebrate the return OF Christmas. In /
the Protestant churches Christmas trees /
and mixed programmes by the Sunday I
school children will be the principal fea- |
lures while at Church of the Assump- +
ton solemn high mass will be cele- /
brated. This service will consist OF
music.
Probably in no church will the deco
ratiOns be more elaborate than ct the
First Presbyterian church and the pro-
gramme of the evening entertainment
is particularly attractive; The deco9a-
tions are principally OF ground pine
with electric illumination. Across the
organ loft a design of green and white
bears the words Joy to the World, the
Lord is Come Beneath tins STANDS a
shapely little Christmas tree and at the.
close of this evenings programme VIII
come a distribution of presents among
the Sunday school pupils At the right
hand side of the pulpit screen Is be-
ing arranged upon which will be pro-
iected lantern pictures showing the
coming of Christ. Mrs. c. F. Menninger
will tell the story as the slides are
passed.
At 7:15 the children's exercises will
commence. Seven Little Holly Maidens
will give a short dialogue which viii De
followed by songs by other chIidren
from the primary department. Master
Edward Wuerth will recite. This Will
close the part of the programme Tor the
primary department At the opening OF
the second part of the entertainment
will be shown a representation or the
star of Bethlehem. For this the church
will be darkened. A large Illuminated
star has been arranged and VIII rise
out of the darkness and travel across
the church to pause over a rude manger
constructed at one side of the loft II
is all very ingeniously devised and
promises to present pretty spectacs--
Mrs. A. W. Dana will give a recitation
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the senior department of the Sunday
school A Santa Claus viii distribute
candy and small gifts at the close OF the
evenings entertainment.
At A. m. Christmas morning will
occur the celebration of holy commu-
Mon at Grace cathedral There will be
! full morning service at 10:30, which
vr;ll he acron1na MED by special music
Following is the programme for the 1V:5o
/ o'clock service:
Professional ......... "Adeste Fideles''
(a) when I View the Mother"
! (b) Now SINCE We All Full Sweetly'
TIE Deum ..,-----.---..-- Stainer
intron. iHR'6f'e Might Of Nights. i.o
Old Carols
(a) God Rest You. Merry Gentlemen"
! (b) Good King Wenceslas-"
Hymn. ."Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Offertory, The Noel '--.---.-.. Gounod
Miss Irene Horner.
Communion service
/ RecessiOna1, Tt Came Upon the Mld-
Bishop MiIlspaugh win preach the ser
mon. Offerings for the clergy relief
fund
No service in the city will be more
beautiful than the singing of solemn
| high mass at the Church of the As
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The service will last more than an hour.
1 At s O'Clock a mass for the children win
/ be held, and small programme OF
songs has been arranged for that Al
I 1890 o'clock the ; o'clock programme
will be repeated The Rev. Father Hay
den will officiate at each service. Fol-
lowing is the programme, arranged by
Mrs Kate Griley:
kyrela ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mozart
Choir.
! Gloria NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Twelfth Mass
Choir.
ooniam o,,.-.o... ..,.--...-...-.--
Credo -.-.----.-; ;,,,;.--------- 80. Morrison
Deum de Dec. o.---,.;-.. Tenor solo
Et Incarnatus Est ..s...... Soprano solo
Mrs. Griley.
Quicum Patre ............. Alto solo
o.. Miss Lynn Wyatt att ,s.,.,.
onertory --''...-ii,,;-- c-so;r Aoeste F1oeies
Choir
Benedictus Observation-Disclosures Morrison
Alto solo. with chorus.
4 Agnus sl3l PEI -'--'-- BASS SOLO
Frank Heck.
Chorus by choir
At the close of the programme at 1870
the choir will sing the benediction.
For the First Congregational church
this evening a programme of songs and
recitations has been arranged. Rev.
/ Francis L. HAYES will make a short
talk to the children of the Sunday
school and there will be a distribution Of
| presents. In connection with this last
feature something in the way of a sur
prise is promised for the children
Two entertainments are to be given
for the children of the First Methodist
church, at the corner of Sixth and Har-
rison streets. The frst is to be for the
children of the primary department and
will be held this evening. while the
larger children will have their entertain
ruent tomorrow night Miss Christmas
! Day., a cantata in which almost ? hun
dred of the children Of the primary de-
/ partment are to take part will be given
this evening For this q small platform
prettily draped In green and white has
been arranged and a beautifully -decora-
ted Christmas tree stands in the center
of the stage. The direction of the can
tata has been in charge of Mrs. Bailey,
who has done excellent work with tn
children
Tomorrow evening 2 programme is te
he given by the older children of the
Sunday school. LTs. Margaret Hill Nc
Carter has had charge of the pro-
gramme which viii be of music and
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