Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
SANTA CLAUS VISITED ELLIS
WORTH SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
CHRISTMAS TREES BEAR FRUIT BoUN-
TIFULLY--sPEcIAL SERVICES IN
THE CHURCHES.

in Ellsworth, with celebrations of the joy
full festival in church and Sunday school.
Santa Claus was impartial as usual, visit
ing all denominations aud distributing
his bounty with lavish hand.
BAPTIST.
At the Baptist church Sunday morning,
the pastor, Rev. P. A. A. Killam, preached
sermon appropriate to the day. In the
evening the vestry was well filed with
people who came to enjoy the recitations
and music that were rendered. Following
was the programme:
"Hark the Angels song" ............. ...Choir
Scripture and prayer
Duet and unison, "Tte Bells are Ringing"
Choir
Recitation. .'Welcome Christmas, "Ida Morrison
Recitation, 1.-THE Little Brown sparrow"
:;uriel BY ,rd
Song, "uark. Hear the Song. Vera Anderson
Recitation, Nv hat Can do" -. Enie Morrison
Recitation. Has Santa Middle Name"
Amy Belaity
Recitalion,"A Chld's Christmas Thought
Della SALISBURY
Song. "Rejoice" ....................... go. Choir
Recitation "Uhristmas'' ....... Eunice Higgins
Exercise, Telling the Story"
Beulah and Gladys Jordan
Recitation, "The Lesson of Christmas
olive Nor, ison
Dialogue, "a Christmas Sermon" ....... Nellie
Treworgy, Vera Anderson and Lucy stevens
Unison chorus. Hear the Bes". Choir
Address ......................... Pastor
full chorus Lead nDv (,hnfr
Monday evening the Sunday school cele-
DRAFTED with tree-two of them in fact
and enjoyed visit from Santa Claus. A
crowd that filled the vestry enjoyed the
programme that was presented. The little
folks were out in full force. The exercises
consisted OF the following:
Recitation "The Wisdom of "a SMILE"
t4t Hazel Novels
Exercise, 1.-THE Message of the Trees" Amy
Belstty. Ida Morrison ana Eunice Higgins
Recitation. THE Empty stocking"
Muriel Byard
Recitation, "our Christmas" :. Alice Blondette
Recitation. "rhe Christmas Story"
Maud Bela,ty
Recitation. "A Visit from Mrs Saint Nick
Eva Leighton
cAefcise, Il ne Cnliuren OF OlI mother GOOse,
by eight boys and gir,s
Then came the grand entree of Santa
Claus, and distribution of presents.
CATHOLIC.
At st. Joseph's Catholic church Christ
mas Day, Rev. J. D. O'Brien preached
Christmas sermons at both low and high
mass. The musical programme at high
mass was as follows;
Christmas carol
Kyrie.. ...... Leonard
Gl0ria...-....... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Veni Creator .............. ............. Stearns
Mr. Hapin
Credo; ...................... .......,...Leonard
onertory-Adesti Fidcles i............ Portugal
Sanctus ................. .......-...... Leonard
Christmas hymn
Mise NJ Button. organist
In the afternoon at 2 the children of
the Sunday school assembled in the chapel
for their Christmas tree.
In the evening at there was a vesper
service.
CONGREGATIONAL. Sc.
The Sunday school of the Congrega-
tional church had its Christmas enter
tainment Saturday afternoon. The pro-
gramme follows:
Song-"Love Divine. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS School
observation-disclosures Morning."
Martha Millisen
acknowledgements Christmas Tonight"
Anna .Cushman. Margaret Hall. Ella
Goodwin, Martha Milliken
Song-"Jingle bells" Kenneth Royal
observation-disclosures" ...-.... H iZei Giles
Observation-Disclosures Kringle". Paul Tapley
Recitation-"God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen"
o." Harry Fits
Song Philip Grows. Frank Grows.
Charles Haynes. Harry Fits. Fred
Parser
At the close of this programme Santa
Claus made his appearance and distributed
presents.
In the church Sunday morning, the pas
tor, Rev. j. M. Adams, preached Christ
mas sermon, his subject being: "The Sig
nificance of Christ to the World" There
was special music by the choir.
METHODIST.
In the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing, the pastor, Rev. ]. P. Simonton,
preached a Christmas sermon from the
text: "Where is He who was born King Of
the Jews?" Choir rendered special music.
The Sunday school had its Christmas
entertainment Monday evening. The pro-
gramme follows:
Singing, school
Prayer.................. ..hev d olmontoh
observation-disclosures Bells 80. Lucy Stevens
Santa Claus acknowledgements. Ida True
Recitation ............ ....Alvin Barron
Recitation-Chr carol Walter Barron
The Judgment of Time ......-... Hazel Moor
Singing ..-........ ....s...- school
At the end OF the entertainment, Santa
Claus came in to the delight Of the young
folks. 4tf
UNITARIAN.