The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-24
SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL.

The South church Christmas con-
cert will occur on Sunday at 5
o'clock. The Offering of last year
went to the Rev. s. P. Harsanyi then
OF Bridgeport. This year the OBJ
1ective of the gifts will be the First
Congregational church in the Island
of Mindanao, p. I. With such care
has the choice been made that we
know even that part of the edif1ce
which will rise up because of our
generosity. Church pews will be
put up with the money We contribute.
the price of almost four pews at IS
each. This offering will be feat
ure Of the concert. A new depart
ure will be the singing of several
Christmas carols by large chorus
under the leadership of a double
quartette. The complete program
follows:
Program.
Mrs. Elmer Beardsley, organ Mrs.
c. N. Worthen, piano.
Prelude. Canzona- Wheeldon.
Carol The Earth Has Grown Old,
Nevin.
The Lords Prayer, led by Mr.. w.
E. Wills.
Carol. The Silent Skies are Full of
Speech.
A Welcome, Charles Wight.
A recitation, The Snow Birds
Christmas, Isabel Phillips.
Song. The Little Candles, Marion
Hart
REGULATIONS, Two Neighbours: I
Have a Christmas Tree, Martha
Lasher.
Carol, Brightest and Best, LIE June.
Recitation, Many Years Ago. Fred
Barschow.
Offering.
Ofertory, Pastoral Symphony, Han
del.
Carol, Holy Night. Franz Gruber
Beginners department.; Greetings,
Kenn IN Lake and Georgia Mills. The
Walter Lasher, David Phillips, David
Barnes, Douglas Plumley. The
Christmas Story in song, Glass. The
Christmas snowflakes, Lillian Hop
kins, William Hawfey, Mildred Her.
man, Guerdon Welles, Florence AL.
ling.
A Christmas Talk by the Pastor.
Exercise, A Christmas Word. Irene
Kessler, Frances Bidwell, Mary Kelly,
Mabel Paul, Margaret Smith.
Carol, The First Noel. Traditional
REGULATIONS, The Music of the
Christmas Bells, Louis Hermann;
They Saw the Young Child, Lillian
Song. wonderful Night. Solo by
Constance B. Hathaway. Chorus, Lii
liam Grammar, Helen Osborne, Helen
and Esther Plumley.
Announcement of Offering by the
treasurer.
Pres ntation of Medals.
Carol, Everywhere, Everywhere,
Christmas Tonight.
Benediction.
Postlude, Hallelujah Chorus, From
Mount of Olives, Beethoven.
The Christmas carols will be sung
by a chorus Of about 40 voices led
by the choir assisted by Miss Ada
Tuck, sol -ano, Mrs. L. T. Warner,
contralto, and L. H. Moulthrop, ten
or.
PARK ST. CONGREGATIONAL
At the Park Street Congregational
church, corner Barnum avenue and
Park street, Christmas services will
pc held morning and evening. In the
morning DR.. Beard will preach a
Christmas sermon on the theme. "In
Lowly Ways" The quartet, Miss
Tuck, Miss Weber. Mr.. Ginand. and
Mr.. Hubbard, under direction of H.
H. Whitaker, and assisted by Dr.
Adams. violinist, will render the fol-
lowing music:
Organ prelude, GranD Offertoire
Offertory, Ailegretto. Lynes.
Antla> m. OF the Fathers Love Be-
gotten, Macfarlane.
Contralto solo. My Heart Ever
Faithful, with violin obligato, Bach.
Tenor solo, Hallelujah, Christ is
Porn. Bishoff.
Postlude, Finale. Symphony IT,,
Widor.
In the evening at 1880 the Christ
mas cantata, The Divine Birth by
Frank E. Ward, will be rendered by
The quartet and chorus, as follows:
Chorus, Behold, the Days Come.
Bass recitative, And the Angel
Ga briel.
Tenor solo, Hail, Thou Art Highly
Favored.
Carol Gold Germany, Silent Night,
Holy Night.
Bass recitative, And It Came to
Pass
Women's chorus, o Little Town Of
Bethleh EN-.