Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
CHRISTMAS AT CHURCHES.

that the evening" Is approaching when
that good old spirit known as Santa
Claus, st. Nicholas, Kris Kringle and
various other terms, makes his annual
pilgrimage down the chimney open
ings, and deposits for them supply of
candies, nuts, ginger bread, etc., etc.
Their hearts are light. They go to
church filed full of expectancy and
their expectancy is fulfilled, While
many of them ct other times of the year
are of the opinion that the'personage
of Santa Claus is mythical being
created by an imaginative brain of the
Aesop kind, yet on Christmas they
accept the story in all its phases and
keep their doubts to themselves.
This year, as formerly. nearly every
church In the city will give TO its chill
dfsn some OF the sweets of.the confec-
tioner's stock, and nearly all have a.
ranged for special services on Christ
mas day. which this year falls on Sun
day. The doings at some of these
churches, as CLEANED by our church
editor, are as follows:
UNIvERSALIST CHURCH.
Friday evening of this week Christ
mas concert will be given by the chill.
dren of the Universalist Sunday school,
to which parents and friends are in
vited. Atree laden with presents and
vieted. and word has been received via
the wireless" that Santa Claus has
booked the date, and will come all the
way from Laughing Valley" to bless
and please the little people.
Sunday the worship will offer excep-
tional attractions in the musical pro-
grams for both morning and evening
services. The double quartette viii
contribute ''Sanctus'' from Gunod's
'St Cecilia" and one other number in
the morning, and the chorus choir will
be supplemented by vocal and instru-
mental talent in the evening. The SER
mons by the pastor, Rev. B. b. Gibbs,
will be upon the themes, 1.-THE Star of
Bethlehem and the Christ Child''-a
sermon that will interest children as
well as parents-in the morning, and
1.-THE Gift of God to an Expectant
World" in the evening.
These services are free to the general
public and cordial invitation is ex-
tended to You to come.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The exercises of this church will be
of about the same character as in
CORNER years. The committee in charge
of the work has labored for most sue
cessful entertainment of the little ones,
and the latter will do their share toward
making next Saturday evening pleasant
for the older persons who visit the
church. They will carry out a pro-
gram which certainly will be credit
to themselves, the class teachers and
the committee. As usual, there will be
tree and presents for the little ones.
BAPTIST.
The Baptist people take great interest
in entertaining the children on Christ
mas For several years novelties have
been introduced, one year small house
being arranged showing old Santa COM
ing down the chimney, and each year
there is someone to impersonate St.
Nick. Next Saturday will be no excep-
ton to therule, and the committee has
arrangeda an exceptionally fine program
for the children and grown folks.
ST. PAUL's LUTHERAN
The entertainment at St. Paurs will
be of about the usual character. Each
Christmas eve this church is the scene
of a merry throng of people-the young
folks happy in anticipation of visit
from Santa and the older people glad
to see the young folks enjoy themselves.
For next Saturday evening large tree
will be stripped of its presents and
given to the children while the children
will carry out musical and literary
program, too long to be given in this
issue. The choir will also render sew
eral vocal selections. Christmas SER
vices will be held Sunday and Monday
morning at ten o'clock.
ST. MARY's CATHOLIC.
Midnight mass will be celebrated at
twelve o'clock Saturday night. The
services on Sunday will be according to
the prescribed custom.
ct. JOHNS episcopal.
At st. Johns there will be no devia-
ton from the form of Christmas serv-
ices. There will be special choir music
however, and the children viii be ia
vored with gifts.
FIRST METHODIST.
The children comprising the classes
of the Nj. E. church have decided on an
innovation this year. Instead OF
coming to the church and receiving
presents they will bring presents to the
church. Each class has arranged
program of music which to some extent
has been kept in the dark and those
who vis;s the church next Saturday
evening will learn the nature of the pro-
gram for the first time.
On Friday evening the west side
mission presents q .cantata entitled "A
Surprise on Santa Clans"
ZION'S LUTHERAN.
There will be tree loaded with can
dies, ETC., at the church on Saturday
evenings presents will be distributed
among the children. The Sunday
school classes have arranged q program
of music, declarations, ETC., and there
will be special choir music.
ST. STEPHENS LUTHERAN.
At $50 Saturday evening, the chill
dren, upon assembling at the church,
viii find large tree lighted and loaded