Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-20

is evidenced by the plans for the OBJ
servance late this week and next week
The churches generally are preparing
their Sunday school programs with the
idea of instilling into the children the
| spirit of giving to,others less fortunate
and bringing Christmas cheer to dom
ors and recipients alike that comes
only with giving Christmas
! Christmas cantatas viii be features
I of the observance in three churches
the CONGREGATIONAL. Baptist and Beth
any United Bfethrap.
The Congregational Progrsnn
The CONGREGATIONAL program will be
| given Friday evening beginning at
O'Clock. when ..Santa Claus, Sir
| Knight will be presented by twenty
children. There will be Christmas
tree. but instead or the children re-
! ceiving gifts they will be brought by
the members of the Sunday school for
the families of the Congregational
! mission on South Fifth street. The
| gifts will be distributed to the mission
| children at program to he given Sat
! urday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
| church. There will be a Christmas tree
on this occasion. with q Santa Claus
to distribute the gifts. Families who
are ordinarily helped by the -Associ-
0ted Charities will be assisted by the
church this year. and baskets for the
needy families will he made up at this
time The church viii buy meat to
De added to the hrt.shets. which viii DC
distributed in time for Christmas din
ner.
<- The Baptist Cantata.
Santa Claus" is tine name of the
cantata 10 be given Christmas night at
: O'Clock by chorus of fifty children
of the Baptist Sunday school, in addi-
ton TO Il church chorus choir. Santa
Claus and a Christmas tree have parts
in the cantata. On Sunday morning
the day before Christmas, the children
OF the Sunday school will bring dona-
tons for the poor, which will be dis
tributed Christmas morning by the Boy
Scouts of the church. At the Christ
mas program there viii be no gifts for
the children.
The Heart Of the Bells"
The Heart of the Bells is the title
OF the-cantata to be given by the older
members of the Bethany United
Brethren Sunday school Friday night
at o'clock. There will also be a pro-
gram given by the younger children.
The Bethany Boosters. class of the
Sunday school, will provide baskets for
the poor. Candy and fruit will be
given to the members OF the school as
"a Christmas treat.
Presbyterian Chapel. u
b The Presbyterian Sunday school win
make its Westminster chapel the scene
of its principal activities on Friday
evening. where there will be u Christ
mas tree and gifts for the children.
There will be q program OF music and
Rotations. At the church Christmas
eve there VIII be Christmas tree and
treat for the children. and a program
of music by chorus of twenty voices.
Donations for the poor will be brought
to the Sunday evening service.
Methodist Friday Night.
The Methodist program will also be
held Friday evening. beginning at
1880. when program of music and
recitations will be given at the church
Donations will be brought for the poor.
the clothing to be given to the Asso-
nation will be distributed by the
church. There will be a treat for the,
children of the Sunday school.
Tree at Central Church.
There will be Christmas tree for
the children at the Central Church of
Christ Friday evening. the program to
begin at 7:30. The tree will bear gifts
for the children. and donations for the
to \, ~ No.
distributed by a committee of the
school.
Army Tree Christmas Night.
The annual tree for the children of
the Salvation Army Sunday school will
he presented on Chri mas night. be-
ginning at o'clock. There will be
gifts for all of the children and other
child-e" Of the city whc ne. net fare
so well at home. A program will be
given in connection with the tree.
St. Mary's Christmas.
st Nary's Christmas exercises win
be held at the institute Friday morn
ing. when addresses on the meaning Of
Christmas and Christmas songs and
recitations will make up the program.
Donations. will be made to the poor.
Other Exercises.
st. Paurs Episcopal church will have
its program at the church Friday eve
ming at 1880. There will be program
and tree bearing gifts for the chill
dren. The members of the church and
SundayGschool will bring donations for
the poor.
Instead of presenting gifts at the
Friends church Christmas celebration,
to be held Christmas eve, the members
of the church and school will bring do
nations of food and clothing for the
poor of the CITY, and a collection will
be taken for the European war suffer-
ers. There will be a Christmas pro-
gram of songs and recitations.
The Christmas program at Elm
Lutheran church will also be held
Christmas eve. There will be a tree.
| bearing gifts and candy for the chill
| dren. and an offering will be taken for
| the orphans home at Belait.
Christmas eve will be celebrated at
| the Swedish Lutheran church. where
a tree will bear gifts for the children.
and Christmas program will be
| given.
| The German Evangelical church ex-
ercises will be held Christmas eve
Santa Claus will distribute gifts from
a tree. and program will be given
Il Donations to the poor Of the city viii
1 be brought to the church at this time
The Pentecostal Church of the Naz-
a-ene will hold its exercises Friday
evening at 7:a6. There viii be a tree
a Santa Claus. and the program vii
H include tabIeau. "Thc Real and Tin
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