Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-19
DRlTUSyMAS SERMONS
AND SPECIAL MUSIC
IN CITY'S CHURCHES
Cantatas, Carols, Anthems
and Children's Entertain
ments Tomorrow and
Through the Week.

DAY school children will hold elaborate
Exercises. Choirs and choruses will sing
The famous carols and Christmas can
tatas. Most of the ediices will be beau
tlfully decorated with holly, palms and
evergreens.
Following the customs OF the centuries,
there will be appropriate celebrations in
which the children will participate with
recltations. music and dialogues. In many
cases these observances will take place
IN the evening at the usual hour for
evenlng worship and large spruce and
cedar trees, brightly illuminated with
electric lights and laden with gifts and
decorations, will occupy prominent posi-
tions in the large audltorlums.
At the Central Congregational Church
the pastor, the Rev w. V. Berg, viii
take for his morning topic "And on
Earth, Peace" In the evening he will
speak on "The Song of Mary" At the
evening service Christmas carols will be
sung, with the assistance of q choir OF
young people. The subject of the SER
mon to the Junior congregation in the
morning will be "The Bestest Christ
special music, under the direction OF Ben
amin L. Kheedler. The soloists, assisted
by Roy Comfort violnlst. win be Miss
M. @. Gilbert, Miss Flora Robinson. Will
liam j. Clark and Douglass Macdonald.
The Christmas entertainment will be
given on Wednesday evening In the
chapel.
AZ st. Marks Episcopal Church. 18th
and Locust streets the Rev. Elliot White.
rector, holy communion will be admin
istered at and o'clock tomorrow morn
ling; at 1850 there will be mathis and at
III o'clock the choral eucharist will take
ipnce, and the rector will preach. AT
Iio'clcck in the afternoon will come choral
tievensong. with short address by Mr..
white. on Christmas Day there will be
elaborate services at 10:30 o'clock. and
1.-THE CAROLS "The Shepherds Watched"
land 1.-THE Shepherds Left Their Sheep
Twill be sung.
A beautiful effect will be produced to-
tmorrow evening at Messiah Lutheran
hChurch, 10th and Jefferson streets, when
I two large trees will be Illuminated with
| Electric lights. and will be surrounded by
"a large orchestra that will play Christ
mas hymns. The solo quartet, under the
direction of Shepard X. Kollock, Will give
Christmas anthems, and the pastor the
dress.
AT the East Baptist Church. the pastor,
the Rev. DR.. C. II, Woolston, will preach
on "The Message of Christmas" in the
morning, and in the evening he will give
an illustrated sermon on "a Midnight
Visit to Bethlehem" Special music will
be a feature at both services.
There will be an elaborate musical pro-
gram at both morning and evening serv-
ices In the First Methodist Episcopal
Church The pastor, the Rev, Dr.
Charles Wesley Burns, will preach In the
morning on "The Road to Bethlehem
Town." and in the evening on THE
Truce of God"
At the Methodist Episcopal Church of
the Covenant, the Rev. Milton Howard
Nichols will preach in the morning on
"rhe Central Fact I'm the Worlds Heart
and History" a 1880 p M the Christmas
exercises of the Sunday school will take
place, and in the evening there will be
special musical service. with hymns and
anthems. Miss COrbln, OF the Deaconess'
Home, 9th and Vine streets, will give
'''The Story of our Home Needs"
Special programs of music are an
nouneed by the Rev. George d. Adams,
pastor of the Chestnut Street Baptist
Church, for the morning and evening serv-
ices. Ray Daniels Jones is the organist
and director, and the sololsts will be Mrs.
T. Z. Newbourg. Jr,, Mary Newkirk,
Frederick c. Erdman and Horace H.
Hood.
The Rev. Arthur 4. Michler, pastor of
the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation,
viii preach to the members of the Young
Mems League in the morning, and in the
ayening the choir, under the direction OF
lees j. Frescoln. will give Maunders
sex 81 g1f. ,-v9u
be sung by Mrs. Charles Ewes. Albert
Moore and George Harrington.
At the Fletcher Methodist Episcopal
Church the pastor. the Rev. r. II, Craw-
ford. win preach a Christmas sermon at
1890 o'clock tomorrow morning. and in
the evening the oantata, THE Nativity"
viii be sung
The Rev. william II. Medlar, pastor
Of the Glenoldsn Congregational Church,
viii preach on Day Spring From on
High. a Christmas sermon, in the morn
ing, and in the evening his topic will be
no Room in the Inn"
Special Christmas music win be given |
IN the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, |
the Rev. DR. John Allan Blair, pastor,
tomorrow. In the morning Doctor Blair |
will preach on THE Day-Spring from on |
High" and his evening theme Is TO be |
The Christmas Angels" The Sunday
aehool Will hold White Gift" Christ /
mas service at 1880 p. m.
At Temple Luthern Church the Rev.
pr. A. Pohlman, the pastor, will preach 1
Christmas sermons at both services to
morrow.
The Rev S. c. Gamble. pastor or the
First Unitarian Church. viii preach to- |
morrow morning on Il Thirst" and at /
3, m. his theme viii be "Chrlstmas /
stars ana Golden Wedges"
Marching with the Son OF Man" viii /
be the topic Of an address 10 be given By /
ehe Rev X. E Evans pastor OF the 4
Girard Avenue Unitarian Church, to /
morrow morning. Following the address |
there Hill be a discussion Of the place OF I
Jesus IN modern religion.
ehriztmas services viii be held Ia ths /
evening IN the Fourth Presbyterian 4
lhnrch, the Rev. Dr. John 4. Reeve. 4
fsstor by ths Sunday school ia The \
uenIHs Doctor Reeve viii preach "a 4
'fhe Wonderful Saviour" ana N ths /
evening hia topic e q be no Room for
Jesus
a special program of mualc. arranged
~ aFa Laura Wood arabe VIII be
4lxen 81 the Arch Street Presbytsrian
rearen Tomorrow. The edlnco has baen
peaarfailg decorated With aowsrs ana
tassiataa srsans The Rev. Clarence