Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-12-26

The Citizen gave last evening an
elaborate account OF the services this
evening and tomorrow at the church
OF immaculate Conception. Rev. A. X.
Mandalari. $. j., pastor.
Ali the protestant churches also
will have appropriate services. Among
these may be entioned:
St Johns Protestant Episoops.
church. Rev 70. Jay Cooke. rect:r.
will hold communion services at i.
O'Clock tonight; and at 1890 a m. TO-
morrow. the Christmas festival serv-
ices will be held. A 1ne musical PR.
gram has been prepared. but unfortun.
ately 1t has not been made public.
The Sunday school OF the Lead
Avenue Methodist Episcopal church,
Rev +. V. Fisher. pastor, win have
is annual Christmas entertainment
tonight, beginning at 1880. It's pro-
cram, Ring. Joy Bells, Ring" 10 said
10 be very fine and no doubt will be
well rendered. The usual large at
tendance IL anticipated and desired BIZ
the children.
! The Presbyterian church, Rev. Hugh
A. Cooper, pastor. will tonight have Is
annual Christmas tree with approprI-
ate presents for its young people.
There will also be an interesting pro-
gram including appropriate music AMI
Christmas carols. The exercises be-
gin az 80.
Az 1880 Friday evening the Luther
an church. on North Third street, will
hold it's usual interesting Christmas
exercises for the children There will
BE- well filled Christmas tree, with
Santa Claus fully in evidence. The
public Is invited.
At the Congregational church. Rev.
w J. Marsh. pastor. the SUNDAY
school will this evening have an enter
tainment for which large preparations
have been made. both in the way OF
highly decorated Christmas tree
and a well prepared program Of nut
sic, songs and recitations.
The Congrego tional mission school
in Barelas Misses savage and Samp
son in charge. had Christmas, exer-
cises this afternoon. There are 100
pupils of the school and none were
forgotten in presents from the hne
tree which mad been prepared. The
accompanying program was also well
rendered. The children were enthus
iastic in preparation and participation
The exercises at the Baptist church
will begin at p. m. All who attend
are expected 10 make a donation OF
, food or clothing. which viii be distrib-
uted among .he poor and needy. BY
no other means can so well be com.
memo.ated the birth Of Him who had
not where 10 lay Ills head, but whose
! life has ameiiorGted the conditions OF
the race. lifting its burdens and max
ing lighter Its labors. The followins
. program will he rendered:
Song-"Joy II the World, School
Scripture reading.
Prayer
Song-Primarv class.
n Recicatlon-Miss Maxwell's class.
: Recitation -tieorge Clark.
Misses Franklin.
Recitation Richard Spencer.
D Recitation-Helle Franklin.
: Song Carroll Field.
Christmas missionary Offering by
school. boxes.
Solo Miss Ida Ford
l standardization Quartette.
distribution OF candy bags.
Doxology.
Prayer and b2nediction.
J. There will dpubtless be many family
u trees, Of which no public notice ha:
yet been given, for the number o.
) trees. both large and small, brought
L to the city in the last few days, hai
q been unusually great.
l. Albuquerque has great cause for re
@ joicing, in that her condition financial
s ~ and from the standpoint Of health
9 permits so general and large partic
$ ipation in the pleasures OF the grea
J. ANIMAL Christian festival