Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-30
CHRISTMAS CHURCH SERVICES.

\ supper for all the members of the
Sunday school was served in the vestry
Of the Universalist church Friday even
ing. and while the tables were being
cleared away Rev. Mr.. Trout showed
some stereopticon views in the church
on THE life of Christ" on the return
of the school to the vestry Malva Rob
erts made an address of welcome and
Dorothy Hubbard sang a selection, each
giving the audience much pleasure, af-
ter which Santa Claus distributed gifts
from a tree. The vestry was decorated
with holly ana steamers.
The members of the intermediate and
junior departments of the Congregations
al Sunday school met in the chapel
Tuesday evening and were entertained
two hours. After some pleasing shadow
pantomimes Henry f. Jordan operated a
postcard protector, throwing many
views upon the screen. Refreshments of
sandwiches and cocoa were served, after
which a few games were playd.
Decorations OF spruce and wreaths were
arranged effectively in the Congregational
church. The pastor preached a forcetuI
sermon on THE gospel Of Jesus and the
regular quartet was augmented TO eight
voices in the singing of the hymns. \
pleasing program was given by the sun
dav school in the main auditorium The
choir repeated the morning anthems at a
service in the Home for the Aged IN the
afternoon and at ; o'clock a musical ser
vice was given in the church, good
sized audience being present The cholr
at that service was made up of II voices
and the selections were taken from
Bucks Coming of the King and Han
deTs Messiah" The regular quartet
was assisted by Miss Butterheld and MISS
Cora Liscom, sopranos; Mrs. w. II. BOND
and Miss Gertrude Bailey, contraltos;
George NJ. Clay and Arthur l.. Maynard
tenors; Robert c. Clark and Arthur L.
Clapp, basses. ,.on,4o,
with the Christmas colors OF green anu
red. The decorations consisted OF
wreaths. streamers and bells and the ef-
feet was very pleasing There was
good attendance at both the morning
and evening services. In the evening
stereopticon lecture on Palestine was
given by Rev. d. L. Trout.
The Methodist church was decorated III
red and green with festoons OF MS M nv
holly and the attendance was large. Inc
subiect of Rev. +. A. Welss sermon
was "The message Of child Ihete
was no evening service. On MONDAY
evening a Christmas entertainment lo'
the members of the intermediate Grass
was held in the vestry. 1t consisted Oh
a colo nv Miss Helen Chamberlain, reel
by Miss Maize Betterley ana duet pF
Miss Gertrude Matthews and MISS Etul
Miner The fruits of a Christmas tree
gave the children much pleasure
The Unitarian church was decorated
with holly and carnations and the erect
was beautiful. The morning service was
we'll attended and was followed by car9l
service by the Sunday school. H. u
| Miller rendered solos accompanied by -
| NJ. Dugan who played violin ophgato
The Baptist church was decorated WIN
| holly and frs and a large audience was
| nresent In the evening a concert by the
Sunday school was given. The christ
| mas tree in this church took place Ihurs-
| day evening of last week and was re-
norted in The Phoenix Friday.
The candles on the affairs made the 10 Il,
man Catholic church respondent, ana
large congregations listened 10 the eA,
| cellent sermons. AS usual the huslca'
program was a prominent ana impress
| sive feature of the worship,
The Episcopal church was decorated ~
the christmas colors of red ana greer
| and the services were well attended lnt
snectal music was beautifully rendered
| "Wednesday was Holy Innocents day, pu'
owing TO the illness of Rev. A. j. Harper
The afternoon service for the children was
| not held At 6 o'clock "wednesday even
ING a supper was served the children II
| Grange han and afterward Christina.
| entertainment consisting of songs ano
recitations was held. All the children
were presented with gltts pelore theS r'
| turned TO their homes.