The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-24
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
CHRISTMAS SUNDAY APPRO.
 PRIATELY CELEBRATED.

I PRlATELY GEL
 Cantata at East Pearl Street Church
 "The New Born King"-specIal Mu-
 sic at Grand Avenue Baptist Church -ElectiOn of officers ct Grand Ave-
 nue Baptist Church-FuneraI of Mrs James Russell-Other Items.
 After the long storm Christmas Sun day dawned pleasantly, with bright Esunshine and the ground whitened with Isnow, most appropriately and to height en the joys of the season. Services were largely attended at the churches, where special programmes of music were rendered and special sermons preached, as previously announced. 1 Most of the churches were decorated for the Yuletide season. 1 There were two praise services in the evening according to the programmes already printed, and they were largely attended At the Grand Avenue Con- gregational church there was an inter- esting programme rendered by the quartette.
 The cantata at the East Pearl Street M. E. church was "Uhe Newborn King" by Loveland, which was inter- spersed with quartettes, solos, recita- tives and trios.
 In addition to the programmes all ready announced, there was special music at the Grand Avenue Baptist church, both morning and evening, and the quartette was assisted by @ second quartette, In the morning the music included the following:
 Hymn-Hark, the Glad Song, the Say
 four Comes (Dodridge). Anthem-Hark, Hark, My Soul (Shel-
 ley).
 Offertory-Glor to God on High. Hymn-As With Gladness Men of Old
 Did the Guiding Star Behold tDix) Joy to the World the Lord Has
 Come
 Christmas services were held at the Home for the Friendless yesterday aft- ernoon, and the sermon was preached by Rev Charles c. Smith,
 At the Pilgrim church a Christmas concert by the Sunday school was giv- en in the evening. The pastor, Rev. R, .E. Brown, announced yesterday that he would be absent next Sunday and the service in the morning would be con- ducted by Rev. MT, Clapp, of the Yale Divinity school,
 Sunday school exercises for the Christmas season will be held as fol .lows: Grand Avenue Congregational .church, Wednesday at ' p, m. East Pearl Street M E. church, Tuesday at 6 D. m.; Grand Avenue Baptist church, Thursday at 7:30 p, m.
 A Christmas concert by the Sunday school of the Ferry street chapel was given yesterday afternoon at o'clock under the direction of Superintendent George H, Gutbrod.
 An organ concert is to be given at the East Pearl Street M. E. church on Thursday evening at o'clock under the direction of Mir Hallmark. All are welcome to attend, but a silver collec- ton will be taken for the benefit of the Swedish M. F, Sunday school, which meets in this church. There will be several Swedish and American selec- tions, and a fine programme has been arranged.
 Beginning Saturday evening at TA5 there will be three evenings devoted to special prayer appropriate to the close of the year at the East Pearl Street M. E. church. On the evening of Decem- Der 31 the services will be of the watch night order and they will begin at o'clock.
 On Thursday afternoon Dr. Sheath will preach the sermon at the ordina" ton of Rev. MT. Amsden at the Dur ham Congregational church.
 The funeral of Mrs, James Russell was conducted at her late residence on Willis street yesterday afternoon. Mrs Russell was a member of the East Pearl Street M. E. church, and Rev, E. c. Tullar off1ciated at the services.
 The Grand Avenue Baptist church has elected officers of the Sunday school for the ensuing year as follows: Superintendent, George I. Sturges; as sistant, John w. Phillips; secretary, Ernest Zuber; treasurer, Harry V. Santry; superintendent of primary de- partment, Mrs. George W. Loveland; lady assustant superintendent, Mrs. S. ]. Latta; librarian, George R. Sturges; pianist, Mrs. E. S. Perkins; assistant, Leroy Manwaring chorister, E. c. Per kins During the past year the super intendency of MT. sturges has been very successful and the school has prospered we'll The membership of the school is 175. There were 107 birthday offerings during the year, amounting to $26.15 The library numbers 300 books,