Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-17
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.

@wiiImsr's Many churche. Present op-
portunities for All to Properly
Observe the FestsI Day.
AS is customary at this time of the
year, the different church societies
are making preparations to properly
observe the Christmas season, and in
several OF the churches some verv in
teresting programs will be given dur
ing Christmas week. While few of
the societies have not yet made de-
finite arrangements for their holiday
services, the TRIBUNE however has re-
celVed information regarding the SER
vices in most. of the churches in the
city. The following announcements
are made for the benefit of our read
ers:
At the Norwegian Lutheran Synod
church there will be morning services
on Christmas Day at The usual hour.
The children of the Sabbath School
will hold their Christmas tree festival
in the evening of the following day,
and a program of exercises is being
arranged for the young people.
The Lutheran Free church will also
hold the customary Christmas service
IN the morning, at 1890. Christmas
tree festival on Friday evening, when
the Sunday School will present an in.
teressing program.
The S vedish Lutherans will observe
tho day with early morning service,
beginning at $50, known in Swedish
as "Otte Sang.' There will be a
Christmas tree festival for the young
people in the evening, with an appro-
pirate program.
At the Swedish Baptist st>church "Jul
Otte" will be held at six O'Clock in the
morning. The Sunday School Christ
mas tree festival will be held Christ
mas night and a nice program will be
presented by the children.
A six o'clock service will also be
held at the Swedish Mission church
on Christmas morning, and in the
evening the children's Christmas tree
services will be held, commencing at
seven O'Clock. On the following day
{ Friday Rev. Osterholm announces
that he will hold services at Spicer at
10 o'clock.
st. Luke's Episcopal church will
observe the day with the customary
Christmas service at 1890 q. m. and
celebration OF the Holy Communion.
special music wi be rendered by the
vested choir. The Christmas tree
festival for the Sunday School will be
held earlier than has been the former
custom. 1T will take place on Christ
mas night, when the children will Join
In their customary carol service.
The program being arranged for the
Christmas services at the First Presby-
terian church as of high musical
order. On Sunday there will be SER
vices appropriate to the season, and
the mixed quartet will furnish the
music, with Mrs. Robert L. Knebel as
soloist. The cantata, "The Growing
of Christmas, "will be given on Christ
mas eve by the children of the Sab
bath School, in connection with their
Christmas tree festival,
At the M. E. church there will be
Christmas tree and appropriate ex-
ercises on Christmas eve, under the
auspices of the Sunday School. Spe-
cial arrangements have been made
with Santa Claus to be present. The
children and their parents and friends
are invited to be present and extend
to him q hearty welcome.
At St. Mary's Catholic church there
will be celebration of high mass on
Christmas morning at nine o CLOCK,
and Rev. Father Malloy announces
q special sermon for the day. AT this
writing there are no definite arrange
ments made for Christmas tree.
Other religious bodies in the city
are the Separatists, Swedish Metho.
dists, Christian Scientists and the
Salvation Army, who will undoubted-
ly observe the Christmas season in an
appropriate manner.
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Christmas Wedding.
Invitations have been issued this
week for the wedding of Miss Minnie
Hennings, Of this city, to Mr.. Alfred
Clarence Carlson, of Eureka, Utah.
The wedding takes nlace at tha home