Milford chronicle., 1902-12-26
METHODIST CHURCH
CELEBRATES XMAS.
SPECIAL SERVICES HELD DURING THE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
The Rev. S. NJ. Morgan breaches His An
nual Christmas SermOn-Extra Ser
vices in the Sunday SchOOl-On
Account of the IneIemency
of the Weather League
Services Abandoned.


Church held its annual Christmas eX-
ercises on Sunday last. Special SER
vices were held all day, and although
the day was very stormy quite num-
ber of persons braved the elements and
attended divine worship.
The sermon in the morning by Rev.
S. M. Morgan, pastor of the church,
was appropriate to the occasion. and
was much enjoyed by those present.
He took his text from Luke. , Chap
ter, II Verse-'For Unto You is Born
This Day in the City of David, Savior
Which is Christ the Lord" He said
in substance:
There are two sources of the annOun-
cement of the birth of Christ recorded
in the Scriptures, and one could not in
the nature of the case have been eX-
pected-that from the gentle world by
the mouth of their representatives,. the
wise men from the East. The other
source of announcement was by the
mouth of the angles as mentioned in
connection with the text That was
to be expected.
Christ's coming was planned 10 Hea-
ven and predicted by authority of Hea-
ven throughout the Old Testament.
The announcement of the angles here
recorded consists really of two parts
the announcement itself, and the angles
comment upon the fact announced.
There are several important facts
stated in the annOuncement:-wh
born; when born; where born, and to
whom born. He spoke especially of
the time of His Birth and the oppor
tuneness t. ereOf. 1t was the OppOrtune
time first because the Jewish and Cen
tile races were alike in a state of ex-
pectancy of the coming of some great
parsonage of worldwide influence
: Second: because the religions of the
/ times were practically effete, and were
so recognized by at least some of the
peoples of the earth. There was a con-
sciOus need of a religion of spiritual
l power. Third: there were conditions
+ brought into existence by the ruling
q temporal power, which was the Roman
government, favorable to this time fol
> the Savior's advent. There was uni
: versal peace, and the improvement,
e that the Roman Empire had wrought
e avenues Of travel throughout its dom
iniOn, which made facility of travel fo
the heroes of the Cross; protection o
the government to its citizens, whicl
Y was valuable notable to Paul; the gen
> eral, if not universal, use of one lang
. uage in the territory traversed by tn
'e apostles. This was brought about b,
a AleXander's conquest of the same terri
is tory more than three hundred year
10 before, and the planting therein c
Greek colonies. The Greek languag
's thus became the medium for the CON
g munication of the gospel story. H
re closed by saying: "Herein is to
10 found the meaning of Paul's statement
In the fullness of time God sent fort
u His Son."
,. Sunday School.
u Christmas services were also held
II the Sunday school on Sunday afte
noon. The room was artistically dec
grated for the occasion and a choru
choir discOCrsed music. The followin
ii program was rendered
d Recitation-"Little Lord Jesus''
d, Eight little boys and CIR
n RecitatiOn-"A Christmas Dilemma"
w Helen Pier
eU Departments,
ut Plano Duett.........Misses Elizabeth White al
le Ina Hallett.
:; Recitation-"Remember' '-......... Mary Drap
Special selection. Chorus Chr
le Special services were to have bee
N held by the Epworth League in IL
s evening, but as so few were in atten,
le ance on account of the inclemercy
) the weather the program was di
"a pensed with. After a number of tall
10 by the members. of the League. IL
O. pastor preached a short sermon a
ID propriate to the OCCASION.
- = ,TWsss yService. :.
- = An early mqgning Christmas seyyi
" will be held atthe Ave NJ. E. ChuF1
on Thursday morning, December est
at O'Clock. All are cordially invit,
vo to attend and take part in this intere:
Is ing service.
90 Christmas Services at the Chapel Ne
ng Sunday.
ne The Chapel Sunday School will no
he their annual Christmas services ne
de Sunday afternoon, and the followil
ng program will be given:
Doxology.
Creed.
Hymn-"Oh for a Thousand Tongues TO sin
an Prayer.
m Hymn-"JOy to the World"
RecitatiOns.
O Xmas Mollie Dept
lel Remem sadie Russ
'as Jewel Divine .......Laura Vurp
No Carol-"Good News Primary Departmt
Peace Good Will. ...................Anna Milm
eH Xmas Sara Bauni
The Little Lord Jesus, by Virginia Wa