The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-24
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CHURCHES ] ] ]. I. ! !:
Richmond Pastors Select Themes
Appropriate to the s5
IN Season. 54
MUSIC VI OF HIGH n |! I. ORDER 4
.Choirs Have Prepared Special
~ Programmes for .s. "
5ss. u Christmas. 1l5s
MUSIC OF HIGH n 3 1 o [, j } /

Programmes TOT 8s
S5$ Christmas.
III ASIDE from, the special Christmas music
which Has been prepared BY the choirs Of
the various churches In the eli the pass
tors have also selected sermons arpro-5
{priate - the feas IN
Il he services IN the Catholic and Epis-i
copal churches VIII be particularly I'M!
presslve,.t ana many OF the collections
taken up tomorrow viii 60 toE charitablo
purposes. II \. N fl 81
$55 Az the Grove Avenue BAPTIST Church
Tomorrow niorntng Dr.. Iiaw ~ thtorne
wifi discuss Tlie Ma B, the Star In the
Fast and the Infant Christ" He will
ventilatc some Of Gthe many scientific
sttleories about the sidereal phenomenon
and some Il OF tho stiperstltious tradi tiorss
lii reference ID " the Magi and conclude
with some thoughts as to the mann or In:
which the birth Of the Messiah should be
celebrated
VA gramtne 81 apr priate music will
be rendered and tho ordinance Of bap-t
stism administered. 1SS5s Aie
f " The regIil services will be held h In
Randolph Street Bap tist8 Church on Sun
day. The pastor, %. Ro1 bertson
will preach at bot tn hours.
The morning theme will be III he Babe
INT tho N1anger. he subject q t night
viii be z Hitting SBetwe cen T wo mons
&A large chorus Oh DIR will furnish appro-3
pirate music at bot h vices. Ii
9&Ss ~ . " 9
Dr.. C.i5 s.5 Gardner will preach at SS1 y
ctsnok 2n% tofN
Church on the theme, Christ and the
World s Peace, 3. making eference& Y the
present gitation In favor Of nterna tior,al5
arb tratiou
s53# He viii speak IN the evening on s.ssThe
Gift OF God .'.''lsss 3g5
rev NJ AshbysJ ones, pastor Of Leigh
street Church, 81 viii 4 # preach a II special
Christmas sermon tomorrow morning.
AT 4 he evening servjc the choir WI rem
der 81 & Christina Kca nt g taIs
ev Or. ] .8 ylor will preacl ly9 III
3Imman intel HRaptis u Churc9,. Il subje ct. for
smorning y SS.A to Bet hlehem. hemet
5at3 night. & Discerning the Time n
ii calvary Baptist Church Dr.. Knight
will prea eli at Ill Az NJ. on The Lesson OF
Christmas, K. and at s r. NJ. on The Mes
sage $of the $Ange e. 4
There will be special music appro pirate
to the Christmas season at eac nj service
88 Rev. Jere Nv 1thersp oon, Z. ID. pat tor Of
Grace Street Presbyt terrain Church. will
occupy his pulpit Il and preach tomorrow
morning, taking for his subject I El; ls
Star s
sD " D l-a, Ylll prca CHI
sYi 7 hes usual ndayEmor ning services will
be held at t he First q nitarlan5 Church to-
morrow at III " a. NJ. T he pastor. Rev.
John Ii Robinson, will take 70 i his 81 b-
:tect TT he Song OF 7 he Angels,
IN Rev Dr. Va Z: Smith will occupy his
pulpit at the Second Baptist Church to-
morrow d both morning and evening SER
vices. In II he morning hls$themel wi II be
S"Childhoods Consecration,9 and In the
evening Consecrat ted Old gAge II 55
M 10th services at ena BILE Street Church
will be conducted by the n pastor, Rev.
w NJ Derleux. who will discuss sub
jects app roprlate to It he ID ay, The theme
for the morning sermon will be ~ Peace
on Earth At the evening service the
subject OF ibis sermon will II be II God 81
Christmas 81 5sss
re- will be special Christmas services
tomorrow morning at the Church OF the
Holy Conf rter, with a speclal musical
programme.
The Christmas services gat8t the Highland
Park Methodist Church will be conducted
by the pastor, Rev. z. *. y Odel ]. who wi "
preach al both the morning and evening
service. The choristert CHI Dir will render
q special musical pro grnmme.
83$At the seYenth Street Christian Church
Rev. ]. J 4 Haley, the pas tor, wi Il preach
Tomorrow morning at u i o'clock II using
for his subject rs Significance OF the Work
of Jesus There will beY pecial music
There will DO no night services. 35sSF
Services at F,airmount Christian
Church. morning and evening. Christmas,
Day, subject Of PASTORS morning SER
mon, The Vision OF the Christ 81llng'';#
evening subject, he lima Bethlehem"
Ri ENTERTAIN THE BOYS.
Christmas Celebration to be II ED
y ,,S at Male \ Orphan Asylum.
4 q Az usual Mrs. G tho ma tron OF the