The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-22
Marked the Sunday Christ
mas Observance in the
Barre Churches
MORE PLAN AID
FOR Cv,N ,1MAS DAY
Special Concerts Well Car
ried Out in Three
Churches

Pursuant TO long established custom
of celebrating the Christmas festival
with special musical services everywhere,
choir leaders and organsts OF places OF
worship in Barre and vicinity prepared
programs of unusual interest for Christ
mas tide. Many of the Christmas serv-
ices were held yesterday, although spe-
cal Christmas day services are to be
held in several other churches. In all
the churches the musical selections have
been chosen from the works of masters,
past and present, while in number OF
instances secular works have been Sc
lected and adapted to the festival serv-
ices. Exercises in several of the churches
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday even
ings will be given by the children, al
though pastors and Sunday school teach
ers have extended general invitation
to everyone to attend. Most of the
Christmas trees in the churches will be
held on the three nights already men
toned.
the Sunday next before Dec. 25 has come
to be known, was observed in one way
or another by nearly every church.. Sun
day morning hornilies in the Church OF
the Good Shepherd and at st. Monica's
were appropriate to the Advent season,
while pastors in the other city churches
spoke on Christmas subjects, with spe-
cial music. In the afternoon at the Con-
gregational church, festival concert
was heard by large audience. There
were more than ITO voices in the chorus.
Evening services at the Hedding Meth
odist church and at the First Baptist
church were marked by Christmas exer-
cises in which the young people partici-
pated.
At the Universalist church, the Or
pheus quartet sang William r, Spencer's
Christmas cantata, entitled "The Story
of Bethlehem" Other selections rem
dered BY the quartet included Behold |
Bring You Good Tidings" (Wilgandl.
George f. Mackay sang "The Angels
Message" (Dresslerl, with violin obli-
cato, and Prof w. A. Wheaton played
Pastoral Symphony and 'Hallejuah
Chorus" from the oratorio of "The Mes
siah," by Handel.
Rev George H. Holt addressed his con-
gregation at the First Baptist church on
Following the Star" and the children's
address Of Rev. f. F. Newell of the He'd
ding Methodist church was delivered
from the subject. "The Very Best Christ
mas Present to Give" For the morning
service at the First Presbyterian church,
the pastor, Rev Duncan Salmond, adj
dressed the congregation on "The Christ
Child in the Midst" There was special
music at both the morning and evening
services.
First Baptist Church.
The First Baptist church was crowded
last evening for the annual Christmas
Nearly all children of the sun
day school were assigned to parts in a
program which rarely failed to elicit fa
vorable comment from the congregation.
The children We're trained under the di
rection of Mrs, +. j. Batchelder, the or
ganist, who was assisted in the program
by committee consisting of Mrs. f. A.
Hutchinson, Mrs. James Grearson and
Mrs. A. N. Stephens. A number of
Christmas ballads set to music with a
of seasonable recitations fig
lred in one of the best Christmas OBJ
servances ever held in the church.
The program began with procession
IL, Mrs. Batchelder playing the organ
Tor choir accompaniment, while the
children marched into the church. The
pastor offered prayer and the exercises
we're then carried out as follows: Selec-
ion, "The Hush of Night Has Fallen,'
.hoir; exercise, Like the Star" three
,oys; solo, Pretty Star Look Down at
Me-" Ellen nglis; exercise, Like the
Wise Men of Long Ago" three girls;
olo, Rev. G. H. Holt; recitation, Merle
3undry; duet, "Silent Night" Erma and
esther Cheney; recitation, Lillian Stew
ms; selection. "Silent Night" choir; ex-
rcises, IL little ones; solo, "Jesus Was
Little Child" Dorothy Perry.
Exercise, christmas Candles" eight
iris; song, "The Wondrous Gift" II
,oys; recitation, Mildred Churchill; re-
marks, pastor; offertory, "The Prince of
'eace," choir; exercises, rays of the
]hristmas Star" 10 girls; benediction;
At Hedding Church.
The Christmas concert at the Hedding
fethodist church was held at the serv
,e last evening. Over 40 children par
lclpateu III tfle cOnteIb pfORTdlii, e0IlbleU
Loves Offering" The church was taxed
lmest to its capacity to hear the young
ters Rev. 4. F. Newell, pastor of the
hurch, delivered on eloquent sermon OF
How to Garry the Christmas Spirit
through 1914" at the services.
At the morning worship, Rev. Newell
elivered a sermon on "Wisdom, Wealth
nd Power Bowing Before Jesus, the
ing" The musical program rendered
v the Hedding male chorus and the
Iedding choir was of especial merit
he program consisted of the following
umbers; "Cuius Amman" tRalph Tos-
mil by Mrs. William oliver; "The
ethlehem Babe" 1ra 3. WILSON,, He'd
ing male chorus; "Glory Be to God'
+. s. Lorenzel, choir.
The program at the evening services
as as follows; Opening chorus; PRAYER,
ev. i. F. Newell; recitation, merry
hristmas," Celena Veale; recitation,
At Christmas Time" Elsie Lambert;
Stanley Shores; recitation,
erbert Anker; solo, Proctor Martin;
lercise, "a Christmas Conversation;