The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-12-28
Christmas 1904.

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ioyous one that has occurred in
these parts in years. There was
more friendliness among the people,
more brotherly feeling one for the
other and greater anxiety to make
each other happy during this festive
occasion exhibited than during any
previous one within our recollection.
The festivities began on Saturday
night with the Christmas exercises
in Roofs hall by the Sunday school
of the Baptist church. For some
weeks previous the children of the
Sunday school had undergone sys-
tenn of practice that was thorough
and of a high degree of merit. The
programme was elaborate and very
interesting and the children acquit-
ted themselves with credit to them.
selves. Among those who deserve
much credit for the pleasing treat
thss aas given the members of the
church and it's friends we have only
time 4od space to mention Capt. L
W. Redd, and him only, because be
has been active in the interest of the
work of the school and in training
the minds and laying the foundation
upon which is to be built the char
acter of the coming men snd women
whose influence is to be used either
for weel or woe upon the destiny of
the town and community. Capt.
Rede has worked both in and out of
season in nursing the tender plants
in the nursery of the church and has
left nothing undone that in his judg-
ment should have been done for the
accomplishment of the work en-
trusted to his care. It is owing
largely to his influence, his instruc-
tion and his zeal that the Sunday
school has grown from a small and
struggling one into the large and
strong one that it is today, and whose
influence for good is felt and recog-
nized in every department of life.
The Rev. W. L. Keel, the pastor
of the church, delivered an eloquent
and earnest address appropriate for
the joyous occasion. One of the
features of the occasion was scene
representing the interior of log
cabin, showing an opening FIRE place
in which a bright fire was burning;
there were andirons, shovel and
tongues. In front of the open door
was we'll, down which Santa Claus
went and distributed the gifts to the
members of the school. The scene
was very realistic and made quite q
bit. Another pleasing feature of the
occasion was the chorus on the
whispering horns. This was some
thing new hereabouts and everybody
was pleased with it.
On Sunday night the St. Stephen
Sunday school had their annual
Christmas festival in the church
ediice. At an early hour the build
ing was packed and jammed with q
refined and intelligent audience, who
had assembled to participate, by
their presence a. least, in the exer-
cises of the evening. This is per-
haps, the largest Sunday school in
point of numbers in the place, and is
under the superintendency OF the
venerable soldier ef the cross, Mr..
James E Hendrix, who has been at
the head of it for a number of years.
The children had been in training for
a long time for this occasion under
Mrs. Fannie Roof and Mrs. Jesse
Hendrix, and 80 we'll were they
trained that the beauty of smyphony,
symmetry of motion and clearness
and sweetness of enunciation was
never heard or seen in this com
munity before. Col. J Brooks
Wlngard and Hon. G. M. E6rd
were the orators of the occa-
sion and eacn taught golden lessons
of usefulness to mankind as we'll as to
the advancement of the cause of the
meek and lowly Nszarene- -Massiah
who was promised when tie morn
ing stars sang together over the
creation of a new born world. Iu
language burning With eloquence
and earnestness they pointed their
enraptured bearers TO the Lamb of
God that was slain to take away the
sins of the world, who diedan ignomi-
nous death that all men through the
efficacy cf that death might be lifted
up. The presents distributed we,e
beautiful and ornamental, as we'll ~
useful, and every body returned 10
their hones feeling that they had
tpent profitable as we'll as an en.
joyable evening.
Tie next entertainment in COM
memor4tion Of the birth of the Say
iour OF the world, was the Christm ss
exerc ses Of the Sunday school COB.
nected with the Methodist church IN
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