Evening journal., 1912-12-30
YOUNG PEOPLE
SHOW BETHLEHEM
YuIetide PIayIet Delights
Children and Teachers Of
New Castle Church
NEW cAsTLE DeI.. pec. 81

NEW CASTLE Del, Dec. 30.-
"Sllent Night, Holy Night. All Is
calm, all is bright, Round yon Virgin
Mother and Child. Holy Infant so
tender and mild Sleep in heavenly
peace. Sleep in heavely peace.
Far away, like a faint echo sounded
the words of the beautiful Christmas
carol--then-nearer, yet near-the burst
of notwithstanding, in very truth,
like an angels song.
And while the wondrously beautiful
words, (Which above all the carols,
belong especially to Christmas Eve)
rang out I'm a chorus of sweet voices,
the lights were lowered. the curtain
slowly rose. and there, before the
large audience who sat hushed and
still at the beautiful picture-there
came into sight scenes from the "Old
| Old. Story" which shall be told and
retOld at Christmas time, as long as
the world shall last
There were the shepherds, gathered
round, telling. in lowered voices. OF
the New Star in the East. and the
wonderful happenings of the night (;
and aven as they talked, to them ap-
poared the angel Gabriel bringing
]
way onward, uutil, at last, they reach
ed the place over which the star had
stopped and, entering, bowed in adOr-
alton before the blessed Virgin Mother
who, with St. Joseph standing at her
side, sat fair and beautiful and in
the name of the Babe Of Bethlehem
gave herA blessing to the Shepherds
and to the three wise men, who had
come to lay their Offering at his feet
The tableau thus presented was
perfect in its beauty, and as the
audience looked on, entranced, the
angel Gabriel once more appeared
with arms extended in a mute bless
ing: which completed the wondrous-
ly lovely scene and seemed to carry
one far, far back TO the first Christ
mas Night
Thus was the little play Of Bethle-
hem" presented i'm a very beautiful
manner, TO the one hundred and forty
and more persons who had gathered
in the Opera House, at New Castle, tC
witness it, on Saturday evening.
The play was presented by mem
bers OF Trinity p +. Church, of thil
city, under the auspices of Immanue
Sunday School and was a success
The young men and women taking
part went over to New Castle earl!
i'm the afternoon, and preceding
short rehearsal were served viii
supper at the parish house by a mum
Der of the church members.
Through the columns of THl
! EVENING JOURNAL, DR. Albal
. Richey rector of Emmanuel Church
d the members of the Sunday SchOO
} and all the others who had the ex
, treme pleasure OF enjoying the beauti
? fH play, desire to extend their heart
2 and grateful appreciation of the kind
/ ness shown them by those presenting
= the play, and also, to extend unam
b inous vote Of thanks TO each one i
= the play
Preceding the play, and during tn
+ wait for the change of scene, tn
audience had the pleasure of hearln
Christmas carols sung by the mem
bers of the Sunday School. and afte
the play the children received cand
and a church calendar was presente
to each teacher by Dr. Richey. Tn
entertainment was the regular Christ
mas entertainment OF lmmanuel Sur
, day School: and it was due 10 IN
hluuutNh vi Jis lAiNh'Af WIZ maui a.
the necessary arrangements, and {
/, the kind and generous response mad
, by The Trinity r. +. Sunday SchoC
children, that the general public wer
enabled TO enjoy the play.
Those taking part in the play we're
The Blessed Virgin. Miss Carolin
Raymond; st. Joseph, Joseph Ran
say: The Angel Gabriel, Miss Kaths
/. rinc Raymond Shepherds, Robei
Raymond, Arthur Stoyer, Guy Wortf
! ington, Baldwin Maull, Francis Prot
! tor: Kings. Lindsay Evans, Geore
! Owens. William c. Patterson; Page
!, John and Archie Foster: Angels, Mis-
Tevis Miller, Miss Jaidee Miller, Mis-
Margaret Miller. Miss Florence Mi
ler Miss Clara Raymond; Organls
Miss Florence Miller.