The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
CHURCHES WILL HOLD
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
OBSERVANCE OF DAY WILL BE
MORE GENERAL.
Special Streetcar Service Will Be Pro-
vided Christmas Day for Convenience
Of Hundreds Who VIII Attend LARRY
Morning Services at Catholic, Epis-
copal and Lutheran Churches.

v1ded, beginning at 4 a.In CHrlSCndS
Day, for the convenience of the hun
dreds who will attend the early morn
ing Christmas services in the several
churches that will begin the celebration
of the day as early as am. With this
convenience assured several of the Luth-
eran churches have arranged early morn
ing services, such as are common in the
parent churches in the old country
Heretofore the o'clock services have
usually been limited to the Catholic and
Episcopal churches, but this year at
least two Lutheran churches will in
augurate the custom.
Nearly every church in the city will
have some special service Monday, not
outstanding the fact that Christmas
spirit will dominate all the services Sun
day Several Sunday schools will hold
Christmas festivals on Christmas day,
and others have arranged for these
sccials for other evenings during the
week. All in all the religious observ-
ance Of Christmas Day in Minneapolis
will be more elaborate and consistent
than in any previous year.
A 5 o'clock Christmas vesper service
for the Sunday school and congregation
will be held at the First Presbyterian
church Sunday evening. "Bells of
Peace will be the theme.
Rev. F. R. Plantikow of the Even
gelical association will hold two special
services on Christmas Day. In the morn
ing at Zion chapel on Sixth avenue n,
1.-THE Great Christmas Gift will be his
subject. At 3 pm. in Highland Park
chapel his subject will be "No Room
in the 1nn.'
Snecial. Christmas services will be
held in st. Johns English Lutheran
church Monday at $50 am. A child
ren's Christmas tree festival will be
held Monday evening at 1880
Christmas Day services will be held
in Augustana Lutheran church at 5
am. and 1870 am. Monday. Special
decorations and music have been pre-
pared.
- A Christmas party for the children Of
Shiloh Presbyterian Sunday school will
be held in the church from to pm.
Monday.
Special services during which the
pastor will preach on the subject,
''Christ Is Born to You,' will be held
in St. Johns Lutheran church in the
morning of Christmas Day.
Christmas Day at Gethsemane Epis-
copal church will be celebrated the
and 1920 am. Services without music
will be held at am.
Christmas Day services at st. Charles
Catholic church will be as follows:
Grand high mass, 1880 AIM; children Is
mass, 8 am, high mass with sermon
- 1870 am.
Holy communion will be celebrated
at 1880 am Christmas Day in AL
Saints Episcopal church. At 10 am
will be held holy communion anG
choral services.
Special Christmas exercises Of the
Sunday school Of the Thirty eighth
Street Congregational church will b.
- held Monday at pm.
The children Of Nazareth Unitarian
church will be entertained at a Christ
mas social in the church, Tuesday eve
ming.
A Christmas tree that will be ladel
with little remembrances for the pupil
will be presented to the Sunday schoo
of Bethlehem Lutheran church Tuesda,
evening.
The Portland Avenue Church o
Christ will hold it's Sunday schoo
Christmas exercises Monday evening a
8 o'clock. A Christmas cantata will b
rendered and an entertainment give
for the children. In the absence Of
regular pastor, DR.. Frost Of the North
-. western Bible and Missionary Trainin
school is filing the pulpit.
The most interesting event at Saler
Lutheran church will be the Christina
morning. The choir will appear for tn
first time properly vested. The paste
will preach on "The Holy Chill
Jesus.' A second service will be he'll
lat 1870 am, sermon on "God wit
U.s. The festival with the Sunda
school will take place at 1880 pm. A
all the services the choir, which no
consists of twenty voices, directed b
F. A. Smith, will sing appropriate a,
thems.
Secondary Christmas "Annanda
tul' morning service at Augustar
- Lutheran church will be held at TO-;
am. At pm. Swedish Sunday scho
will give its Christmas entertainment
The church will be beautifully dec
rated and about 5000 will be spent
appropriate gifts to members Of tt
school numbering $50. The Christm
entertainment of the Young People
society will be given in the chur'
Friday evening, Dec. 20. The EngG
Sunday school, having a membersh
Of 250, will have its Christmas festiv
Dec. 81 at 1880 pm. Tomorrow ev
ming the Sunday school in the chap
On Essex street Sc will give it's Chris
mas entertainment at 1880.
First M. E. Sunday school will no
:ts Christmas festival Tuesday evenin
Dec. 26, at 7:3O. The Rose orchest
will give several selections and mel
oers Of the main school and entire p
nary department. will contribute son
md recitations.
a At 1880 Christmas morning \the
will be a grand festival service
Christ Episcopal church, with mus
by the full chorus choir under the lea
ership of Mr.. Lorimer and serm
by the rector.
At Grace Episcopal church there W
be grand festival service at 10.
Christmas morning, with music by
full choir and sermon by Rev. Sydn
Smith.
Tuesday evening, Dec. 81, the ST
Jay school Christmas party will
held at Plymouth church. This inclut
Y the presentation of gifts for Bet
Settlement by the different classes
Santa Claus and a story hour by M
a