The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-23
christmas Exercises in WdIId WdlId
INV :, vii, Re- Observed By Churches and Sunday Schools

>o,,er in the history of Walla Walia
have the preparation
observance of Christmas peeh 81 go
crate as those made this year.
church and Sunday school In inc
has for weeks been arranging 70 ~
hrate the day on a much proauer
than ever and in addition the peopie
IN oereraJ have gone to more than or
ainory Mains and expense to make the
Christmas gathering this season one
- ha long remembered by botn the Ola
and young. .u hold
MANY of the Sunday schools VIII nolu
+bair exercises Sunday evening "hiio
some will commemorate the anhlVers
arv of the birth of Christ on Moluay
avaning In each of the cnurcnes vi
Sunday morning the services VIII oe
.+riot,v of a Christmas nature, the
,roerams being made up OF muslcal
selections consisting Of Christmas car
oils. anthems and special music.
First Presbyterian.
At 1870 o'clock tomorrow evening lhe
Sunday school of the First Presbyte-
r;an church will hold it's Christmas
EXERCISES at which time the following
nrogram will be rendered:
Orchestral Prelude ........ oeleo'o0
Song welcome Christmas Morn
ing" .................... Number
Responsive Reading, Asst. Supt.
B. F. Culp leader. 49,. .Numper
Song. "Hosanna, He Cometh'.
Number 8
PRAYER Asst Supt. Marvin Evans
Responsive Reading, Nearer. o
Savior Divine". .opecidi
Recitation. Merry Christmas"
.......... Number
Song, messenger of JOY -. NUMBER .
Address Subject: "The Childhood
of Jesus" -. Supt. j. w. cooper
Song. Jesus is King" Number IL
Recitation. Like Jesus" Number IL
Song, Bring Your Loving Gifts
...... Number IA
Song Star of the Christmas Sky"
Number II
Address, '"The Blessedness of Civ
ing" ...... Pastor j. c. Reld
Song, "Gfving for Jesus. Number %
accompanied by Offerings.)
Announcements.
Responsive Reading $500. Number 70
March. Orchestral" Bells"
49,. ...... ...... ullel
First M. e. Church.
On Christmas evening the Sunday
school of the First Methodist church
will render a cantata. after which
presents will be distributed.
Marvin M. e. Church.
At the Marvin Methodist Episcopal
church, South, Monday evening, there
will be Christmas tree at o'clock.
when Santa Claus with his wife and
children will be present and take part
in the celebration. The children of the
Sunday school will render an appro-
pirate program of Rotations, carols
and anthems.
Wilbur Memorial Church.
The Christmas exercises of the Will
bur Memorial Sunday school will be
held Tuesday evening. A charming
cantata entitled Santa Claus and His
Helpers" will be rendered by the lit
tie children of the school.
st. PauPs Episcopal.
The Christmas exercises for the lit
tie folks at st. Pauls Episcopal church
will take place this evening. An ex-
cellent musical and literary program
has been arranged for the occasion.
Congregational Church.
The Christmas exercises of the Con-
gregational Sunday school will be held
in the Sunday school-room this even
ing at Z p. m. The program will con-
sist of recitations and songs by men,
bers of the school, Santa Claus"
and trees. A special feature will be
a Giving Christmas Each child will
bring gift, selected by itself, which
will be distributed among the poor of
the city, by the Salvation Army.