The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-29

That season of the year which brings
happiness to grown up people as we'll
as he children has arrived. The chief
the children happy and not only do
the parents of the children devise
means for giving then pleasure, but
there are very few Sunday schools
which do not have some kind oe
Christmas entertainment for the LITTLE.
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There are hundreds OF Sunday school
children in this city and most of them
Will be made happy at some ti1ao
between now and the new year by
entertainments given by their respac-
tive churches.
The following is a partial list Of
those churches which will give enter
tainments and the time at which they
are to b given:
PRESBYTERIAN.
At the First Presbyterian church two
entertainments will be given, one or
the afternoon of December 31st for iha
children, and the other that night for
grown people. Both will be held in
the Chadbourn Memorial hall.
No special programme has been ar
ranged for either of the entertain
ments. they will only be social gather
lngs at which refreshments will be
served
The exercises at st. Andrews VIII
consist Of recitations music. and th.,
presentation of gifts to the children.
The exercises will be held in the lecture
room of the church will be on
Tuesday night December 10Th at $50
o'clock.
At Emanuel Presbyterian church
the exercises will consist of singing by
the choir and children. The Children
will also be mad happy by a Christ
mas treee. The exercises be on Satur-
day night December 26th at : o'clock.
Admission by ticket.
EPISCOPAL.
A Children's service will be held at
ST. James on Sunday afternoon, De
cember 9th. At this service the chill
dren of st. James will bring presents
to be sent to the children who attend
the Chapel of the Good Shepard.
There will be a Christmas tree at the
Chapel Of the Good Shepard on Thurs
day night, December 31st.
On Monday afternoon. December 2Sth
N-ONh VII NC Ill lSllldo
exercises which will consist Of recita-
tons and music. There will also be a
Christmas tree and the children will
be presented with their gifts after the
exercises.
On Christmas day there will be SER
vices at st. Johns both at 8 and IL a. III.
BAPTISTS.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Brooklyn Baptist church will be held
on Tuesday night. December 18th and
will be a social gathering at which re-
freshments will be served.
A Christmas play will be given by
the children OF the First Baptist
church in the lecture room. After
the play refreshments will he served.
The entertainment will be held on the
night Of December 31st At S o'clock.
METHODIST.
At Bladen street church the enter
tainment will be held on Christmas
night n will consist of Rotations
and singing. After the recitations the
presents will be distributed among the
children. The entertainment will begin
at 6 p. m.
At Grace church the exercises viii
be very much the same as those at
BLADDER street church, only they viii
begin at 8 o'clock and will be held OH
the night of the 10Th.
The entertainment at Fifth street
church will consist of singing and
rotations and will be on the night of
December 31st. A Christmas tree
has also been arranged.
LUTHERAN.
The night of holding the Christmas
exercises at st. Pauls has not been
definitely decided upon but will be held
on some night between Christmas and
New Years. There will be a Christmas
tree n also recitations and singing.