The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-24
READY FOR SANTA
Christmas Eve in the Churches
a Brilliant One.
Excellent and Elaborate Pro-
grams Are Prepared.
BETHLEHEM CANTATA
Sacred Presentation at First
Presbyterian Church.
Novel Entertainment at First
Congregational Church.


Once again little children-and old
ones, too, anxious and expectant,
await the dawning OF the gladdest
day of the year. Happily they join in
song and wonder wide-eyed and still
at the story of that guiding Star of
Bethlehem, while joyousness finds its
fullest flow when the great st. Mich
olas opens his pack on Christmas eve.
From the forests of spruce and pine
in the land of cotton snow the great
and GLORIOUS Santa Claus will give
candy and nuts and fruits to the little
folk who have been good and gone to
Sunday school. But more than that,
many useful presents, clothing and
food will be gathered at the Christmas
exercises tonight and tomorrow glad
dening the poor and weak and the
children who cannot go to Sunday
school for the pain of sickness or the
want of clothes.
One of the prettiest Christmas eve
programmes among the local churches
is to be given at the First Congre-
gational church. Under the direction
of Mrs. Cooper, the Sunday school
will present an adaptation of an illus
trated Santa Claus story. In forest
effect of a dozen pines from six to ten
feet in height st. Nicholas will be
seen disconsolate and sOrrowful, be-
wailing the fact that children are
finding him out and concluding he
does not exist. Then old Captain Kidd,
and other mythical beings, who have
so delighted children come to cheer
old Santa up and tell him that he need
not feel so bao, they have suffered,
TOO. The ending is happy and the
children dem onstrate their belief and
love of the good st. Nick
AS usual the offering by classes Will
go to the Bethel Mission at Kansas
City. a Congregational mission in the
Kansas City bottoms.
The Choral society of the First Pres
byterian church will render the
Christmas cantata Bethlehem to-
night A chorus of over sixty trained
voices will participate, assisted by
Miss Berenice Fuller, Mrs. H. o. Gar
vey, Mrs. L. S. Ferry and the choir.
ence Fox Thatcher, Mrs. Harry c.
PribbIe and Mr.. o. E. Hunt.
Program.
PART I. BIRTH OF CHRIST.
Chorus, God of Our Fathers
Chorus, "Lo, the King Cometh."
boards Olden." Mr.. Harry C. Pribble.
Trio, Magi, '"Where is He That Is
Born King of theI Jews ".-tt ''.-
Chorus, "Lorig Live the King"
Solo, 81 Am the King" Mr.. o. E.
! Hunt.
Trio, Magi, where the Dark Eu-
Solo, "Tell Me My Heart is Full of
Dread" Mr.. o. E. Hunt.
Trio, Magi, Behold, A Child is
Born
Chorus, Thou Bethlehem"
PART II FLIGHT INTO EGYPT.
Solo, Herod, Again Those Mocking
Voices, - Mr.. o. E. Hunt.
Solo, "a Cry Goes Up in Rama, y
Mrs Florence Fox Thatcher.
Chorus. "FIark, the Voices Drawing
Near
Duet. Mary and Joseph. Lord Look
Down from Heaven" Mrs K. A shu-
Chorus, Fret Not Thyself Because
of the UngodIy."
PART III. THE RETURN.
Solo, Angel, "Arise and Go into the
Land of Israel" Mrs. George w.
e Chorus, "Hark, Those Angel
500 Solo, "And the Child Grew" Mr..
'S Solo. Among the Fields of Naza-
reth," Mrs. George w. Parkhurst.
Finale, chorus, 80, Savior, When
This Life Is Ger blessing and Hon
or and Glory and Power Be Unto Him
that Stitch Upon the Throne"
Mr.. Elon s. Clark conductor. Ac-
companists: Miss Ethel Frizell, piano;
Mrs. Robert D. Carver, pipe organ.
Personnel of the chorus: sopranos
Aure1ia AmeS, BldnCn6 1oalSS, NhnlIAC
Barnes, Muriel Baxter, Margaret
Brown, Ruth Burge, Grace Clark
Esther Clark Mrs. S. ]. Crumbinee,
Winifred Greene, Pearl Grote, Sarah
Houston, Grace James, BERTHE Love,
IIeVere Langdon, Matte Smith, Min
ME Smith, Mabel Treleaven' Mary
walker. Julia Ames, Grace Frost,
Irene welchans, Rose zimmerman
Jean Treleaven, Mrs L. H. Stricken,
Catherine BodweH-
Beatrice Burge, Mrs. w: w. Bowman
Horner. Mrs Nellie B. Hughes, Mar
guerite Lembke, Mrs. c. III. Searle, Mrs.
K A. Shumaker, Lulu Waldron, Mrs.
F. A. Rooster, Mrs X ,. Magee'
Georgia James, Elsie Boon.
Tenors-w. w. Bollard. w. r. Carrie,
p Parr. E. F. Strain, H. G.. Wier-
enea J. T Shaw, w. H. Livers, Francis
Pribble, Fred Bowman.
Base-w w. Bowman, Fernley F.
Ginger, DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, Carl Men
ringer. L. S. Paxton, c. H.. Searle, A.
A. Searle, Carl Searle. Howard Searle,
K. A. Shumaker, DR.. r. s. Magee, E.
w. Rankin, Glen Johnson, Frank
Wright. Geo P. Stoddard. G. E. Head.
The First Baptist Sunday school will
Give its Christmas entertainment to-
night, beginning at 1880. All are invi-
ted and there will be no admission Zee
and no collection taken.
The following programme will be
given: