The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20

The Central Christian Sunday school will
have for its Christmas entertainment a
cantata, Greetings from Santa Claus"
which will be presented at o'clock Christ
mas night in the church. Next Sunday
morning a Christmas religious service will
be held at $3.50 and the programme will In
clude the telling OF the Christmas story
by the Rev. G. b. Newman, OF the Third
Christian Church, solo by Mrs. Jessie
Summers, violin solo by Miss Yuba Will
hite, leader of the Sunday-school orchestra,
and song by a children's chorus.
Roberts Park Sunday school will have
a Christmas of giving instead of receiving,
and instead of the usual Christmas tree and
gifts for the children the different classes
will bring offerings of groceries. vegetables
and food of all kinds. Santa Claus will be
seated on the platform to receive the or
ferings and there will be short programme
of songs and recitations. The entertain
ment will be given Thursday night In the
Sunday-school room and the offerings VIII
be distributed Christmas morning.
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The Plymouth congregation will have
chidren's party the afternoon of Saturday,
Dec 26, In their new church at Central
avenue and Fourteenth street. There Will
be a number of amusements for the chill
dren with a short programme OF songs and
recitations.
st. David's Church will not be able to
observe its Christmas celebration on Holy
Innocents day as usual and the entertain
ment has been postponed to some time in
January.
A programme of recitations and music
will be given next Sunday evening by the
children of the wippert Memorial German
NJ. E. Church under the direction OF Mr..
WINNER and Miss Erwin.
Wednesday evening the Irvington Chris
tan Church will give programme of spe-
cial music led by Mr.. w. A. Sweetman and
recita lions by Mrs. NJ. w. Sexton and the
children as the Christmas celebration.
There will be a tree and boxes of candy for
the children. A potato or an apple will be
charged as admission, and will be given aft
erward to the poor. The committee in
charge Is Mrs. W. S. Moffett Miss Ina Con-
ner Miss Florence Moore, Mr.. Chester For
syth and Mr. w. A. Sweatman.
The Tabernacle Church Sunday school cell
ebration occurs next Sunday evening with
a special programme of rectations and
songs for the children. The committee in
charge includes Mr.. Edgar Evans, chair
man, and Mrs. w. A. Royse, Miss Helen
Robinson, Miss Oril Henthorne and Mr..
w. G. Hall.
An elaborate programme has been planned
for the Christmas entertainment of the
woodruff-place Baptist Sunday school
Christmas night. Sixty children prettily
costumed will take part and the church
will be attractively decorated Mrs. Arthur
Gillett has the entertainment i'm charge and
Mrs. Walter Herman Is pianist. The as
sistants are Mrs. Frank Sink, Mrs. John
Miller Mrs. Darnell and Miss Jessie Char
pie. One of the features of the entertain
ment will be a fancy drill by a number of
boys under Mr.. Omar Forsythe.
The First Baptist Sunday School will have
it's Christmas entertainment Wednesday
evening in the church The Rev. Thomas
A villars will give a talk on the Holy
Land, which will be illustrated by stereop-
ticon views from photographs taken by Mr..
Vilars during his recent visit abroad. There
will be a programme OF exercises by the
primary and other classes. Instead of the
usual distribution of gifts to the children.
each of the classes will make money Of
fering which will be devoted to home and
foreign missions.
The Meridian-street NJ. E. Church will
have Christmas reception by the superin-
tendent and the teachers Wednesday even
ing, and the committee arranging it in
cludes Miss Luela Miller. Mrs. W. N. Ste
venson, Miss Eleanor Carey, Miss Flora
Lyons. Mr. j. ID. Ely and Mr. James N.
Ogden, The short programme will include
a Christmas story told by Miss Eleanor
| Kirby, illustrated with stereopticon views
| and songs. Next Sunday morning a special
Christmas service will be held, the pro-
gramne including a song by the junior
| class: a song. 20 Little Town OF Bethle-
HEM" by the primary class; a recitation
| ION Christmas Morn" by Elizabeth STAINS
| field; song. Under the Stars" by Miss
| Frances Hester: a song, Christmas Bells. "
| by the beginners class: a recitation by ter
beginners. and recitation. Merry Christ
| mas" by Neil Estabrook.
| The Second Presbyterian Church will have
| for its Christmas celebration a union serv-