The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-23

along with a barrel on his back. He
will place his burden in one of the holes
in the fort, and out of the barrel Will
be handed presents for the youngste IN
There will be all kinds of excitement
for the children of the Euclid Avenue
Methodist church. A musicale will be
given Monday evening and between the
numbers a story appropriate to the oc-
casion will be told by the Rev. NJ. M.
Jsulpapper A cantata will be given by
tree has not been forgotten in the eff
fort to please the children.
Sunday morning at the Kansas Ave
nue. NJ E. church, short program will
be carried out by the members of the
primary department. In the evening
the angelic Choir will be sung by 30
or 40 voices.
A cantat,. 1.-THE Spirit of Christmas"
will be given Monday evening at the
Walnut Grove NJ. E. church There
will be special music at both the morn
ing and evening services on Sunday.
The primary department of the Sun
day school of the First Congregational
church will render a cantata, "A Jour
ney to Christmas Land" this evening.
The second part of the entertainment
Christmas music. the former to be i'll
charge of Hermeione Pratt, and the
latter Ethel Kingsley.
DIR. SheIdon's Christmas Story.
There will be special exercises in
connection with the Sunday school of
the Central Congregational church.
after which in the regular church ser
vice hour DR.. Charles M. Sheldon will
read an original Christmas story. In
the evening there will be special
meeting for the children at which time
they will bring gifts that will be dis
tributed among the poor on Monday.
The evening exercises will begin at
$50.
The entertainment for the Sunday
school children of the First Presby-
terrain church will be held Saturday
evening in the new quarters beginning
at 1870 o'clock. There will be tableaux
and a tree. On Sunday there will be
special church music both morning
and evening.
Monday evening Christmas tree will
be enjoyed at the Redden mission, cor
ner First and Monroe streets.
The children of the Westminster
Presbyterian church will bring gifts
Sunday evening to be distributed
among the poor on Monday. This will
be the fourth Christmas that the chill
dren have brought their little offerings
for those who are not so we'll off as
themselves. The pastor, the Rev. Ralph
Ward, will give 1.-THE Christmas Story,
Illustrated
Our Christmas will be a time of
giving rather than receiving" said the
Rev. Charles A. Finch, pastor of the
First Christian church. Saturday
gifts of flour, meal, beans, and other
supplies will be stacked up on the
platform. The entertainment which
Will be given Saturday 1vening will be
in the nature of a surprise. Mrs J. w
Going's class of young ladies will re-
ce1ve the gifts for the worthy poor and
Fred Brewers class of young men will
look after the distribution.
The Central Avenue Christian will
follow about the same plan that has
| been adopted by the First church. The
] provisions will be received Sunday
| morning. special program will be
carried out by the members of the
Sunday school.
A Christmas tree is planned at the
First United Presbyterian church fol-
by the children.
The Old Fashioned Santa Claus,
| is the title of a cantata which will be
given Saturday evening at the Second
United Presbyterian church. There
will also be Christmas tree.
| 3 The entertainment at the First Unit.
| ed Brethren church will be a cantats
entitled, THE Kings Business" Al
! imaginary convention will be helC
with the scene laid in England There
will be fairies and brownies in the
various costumes of the nations.
Z
dral will be given Friday afternoon a
4:30 o'clock. There will be tree, ant
| special music.
There will be music, speaking anC
dialogues, at the entertainment which
will be given Monday evening at tn,
Swedish Baptist church. Services
will be held at the church at $50
O'Clock Sunday morning.
At the Church of the Assumption
solemn high mass will be solemnizet
| with deacon and subdeacon at
o'clock Sunday morning with tn
Very Rev. Dean F. M. Hayden. ce1e
brant. There will be mass at and
o'clock and high mass at 1890 O'Clock
Dean Hayden will preach at all tn
services The church has been ex
tremely deliberately decorated TIL
Christmas vacation of the children o
the Assumption school will begin to
morrow.
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