Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-26
CHRISTMAS SERVICES FOR
 OR BY THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Piece of Music Firty Years Old Pre- sentend Second nereaationsI
 School by Prof. C.. w. Tubbs.

| school, No 55, Angels from the Realms | of Glory; general introduction to the | America (tree with circle of chil 1ren about it singing It Came Upon the
 Midnight Clear): song by the school | No. 54 Joy to the World tableau II. Christmas in England (waifs singing
 before house. boys from junior depart
 rlen); anthem by the choir; tableau | III, Christmas in Germany CTannen- baum): song by the school. No. 61. | There's a Song in the Air: tableau w, Christmas in India; song by the
 school, No. GA. O Little Town of Beth
 mas. with scripture introduction. Luke | 2: IT primary department sings l Christ Was Once Little Baby; prayer,
 Rev. H. J. Wyckon.
 | Wyckoff rave the introduction to the | tableaux and Superintendent Haviland | had charge of the exercises. Rev MT. l Wyckoff presented to the school in be- l music which he had had framed. It
 vas found by him in looking over
 some old music and was entitled Our | Indian Bells. The music was given to | Miss May l.. Downing now the wife of Prof John Hewitt of Williams college, | by Dr. c. B. Webster in April, lS61- ] Rev. Edward Webb of the Madura nls- | sion in India had been speakine' to the l Sunday school of the lack of bells Tn India and the superintendent pledged a | bell and later pr. Websters class gave
 one. which drew from Dr. Webster the
 verses for the music which was com posed by a member of the school Su | perintendent Haviland accepted the | gift for the school with deep apDre- l citation and 1t will be hung on the walls i of the Sunday school room.
 At the close potted plants were pre- sented to the primary and junior de- partments and there were Christmas | cards for all distributed at the door. Norwich Town M. E. Church.
 At the Norwich Town NJ. F. church
 Sunday evening this concert pro-
 gramme was given with excellent re-
 suits:
 Organ prelude; processionaI hymn. i Brightest and Best; a Christmas song
 story, The Gift, by choir and readers. l This included the following: Chorus,
 A King Is Born; Scripture and pray cr duct Who is He? Mrs. Chester
 Snow and Mrs. F. H. Bushnell; read | ing, The Angel and the Shepherds,
 Marion Randall: chorus, Rejoice. O
 LowIy Bethlehem; reading. at Bethle- | nem Mrs G. b. Manning; unison cho- rus, The Starlight Bids Us Follow;
 reading. No Room, Gladys Miner; solo, nell: reading. The Shepherds Story, Gladys Thompson; Chorus of Shep- herds, male voices; reading, A Christ | mas Carol, Martha l.. Brown; chorus, Return of the Wise Men, male voices; reading, A Basket of Flowers, Theo- dora Brown; soprano, solo. No Gilt Bring. Mrs. Chester Snow; reading. The Christmas Angel. Mrs Manning; tette; closing chorus, To God be the Glory; beuediction; postluoe. Christ
 Park Church.
 The vesper service in the afternoon was especially for the children. The Sunday school was the chief part of the audience and the service consisted
 of their favorite Christmas hymns and Scripture readings and recitation by one of the classes. Dr. Howe gave them a short address on What if Jesus had never come to the World2 He spoke of all the things which this would take out of the world today- Christmas, churches, charities, schools, books, machinery, inventions of all kinds, as well as all religious life and hope; of all we owe him for this differ
 ence and what we should give to him. Broadway Church
 The annual Christmas service at the l Broadway church for the Sunday school was held at o'clock Sunday afternoon with many present The programme was finely given as follows: Processnonal, Hark. the Herald Angels Sing; prayer. Rev. Dr. Lewellyn Pratt; 91st Psalm by school; hymn. O Come. O Come. Emanuel; song. primary de- partment; presentation of Bibles to Courtney Andrews, John Atterbury,
 William Blair, Blanche Dygert, Doro-
  wood Tower; anthem, choir; hymn,
 Angels from the Realms of Glory; scripture readings and choir responses; address The Birthday of the Lord
 Rev E. s. Worcester; hymn, A Thou
 sand Years Have Come and Gone. The report of Secretary and Treas urer c. I. Smith showed the largest at tendance to have been 3O1 and the
 smallest 134, the enrolment being 36O.
 There were A perfect. Is having been present for one year, seven for two
 years. seven for three, four for four, four for five, one for seven, three for ten, these being George and Lillian
 Dyer and Miss Minnie Freeman. and
 one for 14 years, Joseph Spicer. There
 were two deaths. Miss M. L. Hunting
 ton and Miss Abbie Harris. The col lections amounted to $33e.92 and con tributions to missionary offerings
 Ss45.s7.
 First Baptist Church.
 At the concert at the First Baptist Bible school, the Bible school orches- tra of five pieces-Austin Linton, vio- lin; Robert Otis and LeRue Bltven. comets: Lewis Browning, 'cello-Mrs. F. O. Cunning at the piano, assisting with the musical numbers.
 Mrs. F. O. Cunningham had charge of the programme. The greens used were all from Broad Brook farm, Rev. MT. Cunninghan's home. The cleo trical star was arranged by MT. Gun ningham. as were the electrical chime bells, and played by him, adding much to the beauty of the music. The pro gramme was as follows:
 Singing, The New Born King, con gregation: exercise. Acrostic, The Worlds Great Need. Roswald Batty, Ernest Sterry, Arthur Lamb, Harold Lindburg, Clifford Oat. Willie Evans; processional; recitation, Susie Evans: singing, How the Angels Sing, school: recitation, The Story in Rhyme, Grace Mitchell, Mary Higgins, Althea Lewis; singing. Twas a Peaceful Night. Miss Leora Mitchell and school; recitation, Little Town of Bethlehem, Maisie Stamm; recitation, Bethlehem, Mada- line Perkins; singing, Holy Night, school: prayer by superintendent; singing. Hark, tse Herald Angels Sing. congregations; recitation, Marion Royce; exercise, The Chime of the Bells, 25 children: exercise. The Birth of Je1rs Olive Linton. Althea Church, NIarpory Phillips, Alice Lefflngwell. Marion Robertson; recitation, Adora- ton of the Wise Men, Helen Higgins; singing. Hail to the Knng. school recitation, The Star and the Angels.
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