The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-26
CHURCH NOTES.

The Young Peoples Christian union of tho
The i topic viii vii % be christmas. tina ee' '''' ''
The Ladies' Social circle of the Church Of the
Redeemer will hold business meeting Mt the
church Wednesday, Dec. 30. at 2:3O p. IN.
The Sunday school Of the Church Of the Re
fleemer viii hold its Christmas exercises Sunday
at II o'clock. A program of appropriate music
and recitations will be given
Circus Posters for Christian Preachers will
be briefly discussed by Rev. A. r. Tillnghast
of the Tuttle universalist church Sunday eve
ming. These three-ninute preludes will be a
regular part of the evening services.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Marshall will conclude his
Christmas ''The Great Conflict" at
the First Presbyterian church, tomorrow NOR
the evening the sunday school, with the assist
ance. of large orchestra, will give the choral
service, The Everlasting Light
At the First Baptist church. Rev. w. b.
Riley will deliver discourses Sunday morning
and vening appropriate to Christmas. The
Gsme and N thu evening" who
to Come special program Of Christmas
music has been arranged for the large chorus
sydney Morse. :
AT the Church of the Redeemer Wednesday
evening Santa Claus held high court to the
great delight Of the little folks of the Sunday
school. A brief program of Christmas songs
was given, after which each pupil received a
Christmas remembrance of candy and oranges.
santa was very ably assisted in his distribution
by very attentive and competent juvenile
Santa.
At Hennep1n Avenue church, at 1850 the
services will be union of Christmas Echoes
and old Year Farewells.' The auditorium will
be beautifully decorated. The choir will offer
extra Christmas music and Rev. Dr. Hutsin,
piller will speak Good Cheer and Good
Heart" At 7i45 there viii be a musical ser
vice and Dr. Hutsinpiller will speak on Good
Iiddance and Good Courage There will be
watchnight services Thursday.
Rev J. S. Montgomery will preach appropriate
sermons for the season Sunday at the Wesley
Methodist church. The morning theme is The
Tale of the Years" Mrs. Maud Ulmer Jones
will sing .'In Royal David's City" from "The
Nativity" In the evening DR.. Montgomery will
give address The Message of the New
Year. Mrs. Jones will sing king Of Kings.
with violin obligatO by Miss Stanton. violin
solo will be played by Miss Stanton.
The choir Of the First Presbyterian church
for the next year will be made up as follows
church. organist and director. in place OF A
Russell Patterson, who purposes spending yeal
in New York. Miss Alberta Fisher of tho House
of Hope choir of st. Paul. soprano; Mrs. e. W
French will continue as ContraltO, and Ia. Lewis
Belknap as tenor: Edwin j. N1oles will take the
place Of Hal Stevens as basso, Mr.. Stevens hay
ing engaged to sing next year in the Church Of
the Redeemer.
At Westminster church, DR.. John E. Bushnell
will be appropriate to the Christmas season al
both services. The offertory in the morning
will be a tenor solo by o. r. Morris. Other
selections by the choir will be follows Or
gan. prelude and Amen Guilmant: anthem
..And There Were Shepherds Foote; anthem
Hail the King" Bartlett The evening music
Down Ye Heavens; ofrertory, Like silve
Lamps Barnby; quartet, "God SO Loved thu
World" Staner.