The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-26
CHRISTMAS DAY AT CHURCHES.
Occasion Was One Long to Be Re-
membered.

Christmas services and decorations
at the churches of the city, due to the
fact the day of all days of the year
especially for the children-came on
Sunday, were particularly elaborate.
The churches looked festive in the ex-
treme with their floral and evergreen
decorative designs.
Aside from the things which please
the eye, there were special musical
programs rendered at nearly all of the
churches. and the ministers made an
effort to treat the church goers to SER
mons of unusual strength and elo-
quence.
It goes without saying that Dr.
"a Child Shall Lead Them drew the
members of his congregation and 9TH
ers like the "pied piper of Hamelin"
to the Central Congregational church
in the morning.
There was a good attendance at the
First Congregational church, where
DR. f. L. Hayes spoke on the "Spirit
of Good Will'' and an excellent musi-
cal program was rendered by a vested
choir of sixteen, which from now on
Both morning and evening the First
Methodist church was well filled. An
account of the strong address by DR.
F. L. Loveland on international Peace
VS.. The Menace of Militarisrn" is
printed elsewhere in this issue of the
State Journal In the evening the sub
iect of the address was Dickens
Christmas Carols" "Wor1d Tendencies
and Movements was the subject of
the morning address.
The First Presbyterian program
drew a large congregation for both
services The last of series Of ad-
dresses on 1.-The Hero of the Ages" was
given by DR.. S. S. Estey Christmas
night. The special music was good.
Bishop Frank r. Millspaugh
preached at Grace cathedral Sunday
morning. The church was appropri-
ateIy and tastefully decorated in holly.
"Salvation, Divine Mission" was
the subject of the sermon preached in
the morning by the Rev. Ralph WARD
at the Westminster Presbyterian
church.
christmas day is the day which all
Christian nations have dedicated to the
memory of the birth of Jesus" said
the Rev. J. H. Jones of the First Uni
tartan church. "It is the one time in
the year when the whole Christian
world gives itself up to those impulses
of love and generosity which were so
prominent in the life of Jesus. And
when we come to analyze this impulse,
we find that it is nothing more or less
than the natural tendency in man to
embody and reproduce the qualities
and characteristics of Deity
Special services were held at all the
Methodist churches of the city, A can
tata was given ldSI nlSIAt ol l1S Wda
nut Grove church. entitled 1.-The Spirit
of Christmas" and at the Lowman
mission a cantata was rendered for the
special benefit of the children. The
Rev. E. W. Allen preached his semi
annual sermon Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary. The congregation of the First
United Brethren church enjoyed spe-
cial music at the morning service.
The music and decorations at the
Church of the Assumption were pre-
tentious The Very Rev. Dean F. M.
HAYDEN preached at all the services,
which included high masses at 5 and
1890 O'Clock and services at 6 and
o'clock At the high masses Georgian
music by Borax was rendered by the
choir. Rev. Father Copplnger, ). J.
of St. Marys college acted as deacon
at the early mass.