The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
| PROGRAMME FUR
 CHURCH SERVICES Christmas Music Will be Rem dered in Many Churches ELKS' CHRISTMAS TREE Hundreds of Poor Children Will Be Remembered ThIs Afternoon at
 3 o'clock at the BlJou
 Theatre.
ELkS' CHRISTMAS TREE

The Elks will this afternoon distribute hundreds of presents, candy, fruit and nuts to the poor children of Birmingham. The Christmas tree will be held at the Biiou theatre and arrangements nave been made 10 make glad the hearts or more children than ever before In the history of the order in Birmingham.
 Special services will be held at many of the churches in the city, and musical programmes have been arranged. Speclai contributions will be taken up at mum Der of the churches, and all the pupils and teachers of the Five Points Methodist church and St. Marys- s-on-the- Highlands will carry bags containing fruits, candies and nuts to the school, which Will De given to the convicts in the various camps In the city.
 sermons fitting the occasion will be nreaebed at the various churches. Fol lowing are some of the special pro- grammes which have been arranged;
 First Christian Church.
 The services at the First Christian church will be as follows
 Il a. m, hymn No. BE-
 Doxology.
 Invocation. ,
 Anthem. aThen Shall Come Forth Star" Hall
 Hymn No. s.
 OTertorv. There Were Shepherds Miles. <,,,.,
 sermon. "The First Christmas Gift
 Hymn No. Sl.
 Benediction. ..
 7:45 D. m.-The pastor will preach agaln .t the evening service, subject "The Anchor Of the Soul.
 The choir will render two selections at this service. 70 Babe of Bethlehem and "Glory in the Highest Glory
 Y. M. c. A. Service.
 A sneeial servise of Christmas music will be held at the Young Mems Christian association Sunday afternoon at S;So to which all men are invited. A sextette composed of Misses Alice Fallon. Sallie Duncan and Eulalie Wylle. Messrs. r. M Hanby, c. B. Rencher ana Walter H. Maxim. will render a pro eramme Miss Belle Mccoy will be the accompanist.
 The programme will be as follows
 "Praise the Lord" sextette. "Glorv to Thee. My God, This Night i Miss Alice Fallon. ,
 Arise. Shine for the Light Has Come, V sextette.
 Following the programme short ad- dress will be made by MT. T. R. MeCarty' Ius suhiect will be "The Greatest Christ mas Present"
 Musical Programme. The following is the special musical nrorramme arranged for the Christmas eve service at the First Presbyterian church.; organ prelude. Miss Bennie Plosser. DoXoogy. Te Deum (Chapman chorus.
 Hymn 19S. congregation. 70 Holy Night tBuck. Miss sehoolar. Mrs. Mullen, MT. Tehin, MT. OHare.
 70 Dry Those Tears" Del-Riego), MT.
 "rarrv With Me" (Woods), Miss School ar. MT. OHare.
 Nativity dHarry Rowe shelley) Mrs. Marie Kern Mullen. ] "Nunc Dinuttis" tNevin), Miss Scholar, Mrs. Mullen. MT Hefin. MT. O'Hare. l "NoelY (Gounod). Miss Norma schoolar' Gloria" Twelfth Mass Mozart, chorus. Hymn 33s. congregation. Postlude Miss Benne Plosser
 The regular choir. composed of MISS Scholar Mrs. Mullen, MT. OHare ana Mir Hefn will be assisted by the follow ing singers: Sopranos. Miss Scholar, Miss Moor Mrs Carpenter and Miss Alper' altos. Mrs. Mullen, Miss Nunnally, Miss Glover and Mrs. Berry: tenors, MT. O'Hare. Mir. Ryan, MT. Michaelson and l Mr Williams: hassos. Mir Heflin MT. serem. MT. LuclSie and Mir Maechard'
 Eleventh Avenue Methodist. At the eleventh Avenue Methodist l church the following will ne the pro 1 gramme:
 Organ prelude. Mrs. Mount. l Voluntary, Sing O Heavens (E. A. 1 Clare.)
 Hymn 4sS. | Prayer. l Anthem, Messiah Is King" GIaven. l First lesson. l Gloria Patri." Second lesson, responsive reading.
 offertory, shepherd King" tenor solo, 1 Mir Gillespie. Sermon. Hymn No. 3i5 Prayer. 1 Doxologv. 1 Benedction
 A double quartette will be used in the | execution or the inuSictl piosldihiite'
 In the Evening. l Organ prelude Mrs. Mount l Voluntary, choir. | Hymn, No. S6S. Prayer.
 70 Holy Night" choir. Lesson. 1 Offertory, "In the Cradle Lying" Mrs. Adams, Sermon. Hymn 36S. Prayer. Doxology. Benediction.
 Evangelical Church. The morning services at the Evangeli- cal church, corner of Avenue and Twenty-first street, will be at 10so o'clock a. m. The Christmas celebration of the sunday school will be held today at o'clock D. m. Special music will be rem dered at both services. Second Presbyterian.
 The following Is the programme at the Second Presbyterian church: Doxology. choir and congregation. Invocation and Lords Prayer. Hymn No. iS1, "l4ark the Herald Ange 1 Sing | Responsive reading Lesson S6 l Ouartette, Remember Farmer Prayer.
 Hymn No. 2o1, 70 Little Town of Beth | lehem.'
 onertory, duet. God is Love"-Jerome