Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-12-24
CHRISTMAS At
CITY CHURCHES
Only a Few Congregations
Will Have Religious Ser
vices Tomorrow.
TREES FOR CHILDREN
Sunday Schools to Have Entertain j.
Hents This ana T0TlioirOW Evening.
others Have Had Trees and S0mr
Will Wait TIE SUNDAY.

Most of the Pine Rlnff churches
htlC their Christmas services last
Sunday Or will hold them next sun
day. and as a result only one or Two
O. the many congregations viii have
SCI vices tomorrow
! Only very few Of the Sunday
| schools will have Christmas trees.
ana in almost every instance these
viii be fore the beginners, ihp b1by
classes. exclusively.
Al the Carr Memorial church,
Christmas night, there will be a
Christmas tree. following short
service appropriate TO the day and
ihe great event that will be celcDrat-
ed
Services will be held at Trinity
church at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
OF Christmas day. with sermon by
he rector Rev. II. A. Stov ell. Christ
| mas music will be d feature of the
service.
A Christmas service for the child
rem, with a Christmas tree. will be
Eeld at Alexander Memo1ia church
Christmas evening, ARRANGEMENTS for
the affair having been completed yes
to-day, by Rev. A. A. Boyd, the pastor.
i end w. \. Kientz. superintendent of
tie Sunday school.
Children of the Sunday school
classes of the Hawley Memorial
church will also have Christmae tree
exercises Christmas night. starting at
80 o'clock. An interesting program
of appropriate numbers has been ar
ranged.
The beginners in the Sunday school
at the First Baptist church will have
a little Christmas tree next Sunday.
in connection with the service to be
feld at that church.
First Methodist Church,
AT the First Methodist church
spt cial Christmas services will he
ftld this evening, consisting princi-
pally Of appropriate music.
The exercises will begin at go
o'clcck in the evening, and the fol
lowing program has been pre- pared:
Opening exercises, by the primary
grades.
Song, Coward Who're Glory
Gudes," by the Sunday school choir
Responsive reading, led ~ the SUP
cr:ntendent, ]. r. Sanders.
PRAYER, by the pastor, Rev. d. R..
Steele.
-D,i!l "Message of Peace" by
-"enty juniors
Song, "The Shepherds Vision
Miss Sarah Frances Arnett, with
chorus by the Sunday school choir.
Tableau, "The Three Wise Men"
Song by the Sunday school choir.
Santa Claus will then distribute the
gifts from the Christmas tree, and
then the children Will hand in their
offerings for the poor children Of the
city, which will bring the exercises to
a close.
There will be no Christmas service
at the First Presbyterian church, DR..
J. I. Norris the pastor, having con-
ducted Christmas services at that
church last Sunday. Next Sunday
will again be devoted to Christmas
Song and text, and at the evening
service there will be special Christ
mas song service.
Lutheran Churen.
The Lutheran church also viii
hold its Christmas services this even
Jig, beginning at 1880 clock The
rrstor. Rev. w. c. Schrader, will con-
duct the services, which will be ap-
p,opriate to the occasion and tn
children of the Sunday school will fa
rcgaled with Christmas tree festivi-
ties.
The children will participate in a
pre- gram of exercises, and Wilt
Koeberlein will sing the anthem. "Thc
Birthday of The King" There will
BE- presents distributed from the tree
:. by Santa Claus, to conclude the enter
ta nment.
I On Christmas forenoon, at the regu
lar hour for morning service. a
Christmas festival service will b.
held in German, at the church. witt,
sermon by the pastor.
Volunteers OF Ame'ica.
The Volunteers Of America are pre-
pairing to conduct "a big Christmas
service at the courthouse Christmas
n ght, With special music. The SER
wee will be conducted by Staff Cap
t. in Dowell, in charge OF the Voiun-
teers work in Pine Bluff and this
saction of the state, and because there
will be few ether services, it is eX-
rtcted the attendance will tax the ca
rs.city of the courtroom.
Capt. r. A. Steele will! reach Pine
Buff this afternoon from Salt Lake
CITY and will take part IN the service:
to be conducted by the Volunteers
!. Can't. Steele is an old railroad m79
having been for about thirty years
: connected with the Pennsylvania sys
! tenn in various positions.
!. Capt Dowell has arranged for
E number of solos. duets. and chorus
3 numbers for the Christmas service Il
: make it a festiva, song service. 1t +
g not impossible that because few o
the churches will hold services, o.
Or more of the local breaches NAV as
sist in the services bv the volunteers
D Christian Church.
D The Christmas tree entertainment
; end service for the children of thu
Sunday school of the Christian
3 church was held Tuesday evening a
U the church, under the direction o