The news & observer., 1905-12-27
SANTA CLAUS HERE
Interesting Christmas
Exercises.
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Sunday Schools and the Odd Eel
lows Were Visited by the Lover
OF Good Children Last
Night.

The Baptist Tabernacle Sunday
School, so famous for it's Christmas
entertainments never had better
than those held on yesterday after
noon at o'clock for the Primary De-
partmenr and last night for the main
school. The little folks assembling in
the main school room found that the
platform had been SO transformed us
10 present the picture of "a great fire
place around which the good things
were piled up. After appropriate
opening remarks by the teacher, Mr..
10. II. Weathers, the pastor, Mr.. Mas
see offered prayer. Songs and recita-
tions followed and suddenly old Santa
Claus appeared from behind the fire
place ana set the little folks wild with
Joy. Although there are 230 little ones
in this Department every one was re-
membered. Such as could not be pres
ent because of sickness or other trou-
BILE, were remembered by Mr.. Wealth
ers and old Santa by going with the
gifts to their homes and delivering
them in person,
At 1880 the main school assembled
with great crowd of visitors and
friends. Each class had provided its
own gift and method of presentation.
The splendid orchestra led by Mr..
John w. Cheek, rendered beautiful
music for the opening, and this was
followed with appropriate songs.
The Superintendent, Mr.. n. b.
Broughton, offered q special prayer of
| thanksgiving for the joy and glad
ness those present had in their homes
and appealed to the Heavenly Father
that te would help all to give of this
JOY to those who had it not.
Then began q series of most inter-
esting exercises as class by class
| brought it's gifts to the large platform
and these We're arranged in proper dis
| play.
First, the Primary Department with
q lot of toys for little people. Then
The Junior Department of 80 or 40
girls each With doll she had pur-
| chased and dressed for some child at
the Baptist Orphanage at Thomasviie.
and the boys with balls and bats for
| the orphan boys.
Glass after class followed with SHOES,
hats, caps, coats, pants, dresses, hats.
| etc, the worldngmen's class. headed
| by it's teacher, Mr.. w. G. Richardson,
put upon the platform sacks Of flour,
meal, coffee, sugar, buckets of lard,
etc.
marched up with hoisted umbrellas.
Mr.. T. Neil Johnson's class had sent
| a package by express to a deserving
| BOY at Buie's Creek Academy. The
great b. b. B. class of young men
headed by Capt. j. j. Bernard, had
! remembered with splendid and timely
aid two of their number in school stud
ying for the ministry.
One of the most beautiful and strik-
| ing scenes was that of the Philathea
class, taught by Miss Maud Reid. Two
of this class went to the platform
holding aloft 81 new dollar bills strung
on ribbon--a gift for the aid OF q
student in the Baptist University.
Then the officers of the school pre-
sented a fund Of 81 to aid in the pur-
chase of clothing for poor.
| But perhaps the greatest scene was
when the Baraca class. which num-
bers abount $50 young men, taught by
| r. n. Simms, Esq. carried to the plat
form one hundred or more sacks OF
! -four.
1t was altogether a great occasion.
| the effects of which will carry bless
| ings untold to many homes.
The meeting was closed with the
doxology and benediction by the pas
| tor.
The distribution of the many gifts
will begin today.