The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-19

night. There will be a program of mu-
sic and recitations. with q tree and
treats for the children. The offering
will go for benevolences. A fine service
will be held at that church at 6 o'clock
on Christmas morning.
Gethsemane cathedral, Dean Kloman,
pastor, will not have it's Christmas tree
Christmas, which will be Holy Inno-
cents day. A fine service, including
singing of carols, is being arranged for
be used in helping the needy were made
judiciously applied.
The Plymouth Congregational church,
Christmas program by the Sunday
school children, and tree on Christmas
night. A revolving tree will be an at
traction, and as usual, the children will
make donations for the poor of our
city.
The Scandinavian Evangelical Free
church, Rev. Sven Wuflestad, pastor.
will have its program and tree on Fri
will, as usual, be given treats, and
will themselves contribute donations to
| help make Christmas happier for the
Monday evening, Christmas night. is
| the time chosen by the Norwegian Bap-
| tist church, Rev. A. Menus, pastor, for
it's program and Christmas tree. The
children have been saving up their
money some time in order to make lib
| eral donations on this occasion. which
| will be sent to the North Dakota Chill
| dren's home, located in this city. A
feature of the program will be dra-
matte little sketch of helping a poor
widow and those dependent upon her.
The Free Methodist church, Rev. o. e.
| McCracken, pastor, will hold it's Christ
mas tree exercises next Friday evening
| at the Glad Tidings mission, on Front
street There will be program by the
sunday school children; and the latter
will be given the usual treats.
Pontopidan Norwegian Lutheran
| church, Rev. Edward Berntsen, pastor,
| will hold tis celebration next Tuesday
evening. and the collection taken will
| be sent to one of that denomination's
orphan homes. probably the one at
Willmar. Mimi, to which the contribu-
| tion was made last year.
| st. PauPs Lutheran church. Rev c.
| Davick, pastor will have it's program
and tree on Christmas evening, and, as
i usual. will send it's Sunday school Of
| fering to the orphans home of that de-
| nomination at Twin Valley, Mimi
| The Christian church, Rev. Norman
Brighton, pastor. will have a special
program and Christmas tree next sun
day evening. with treats for the chill
dren, and. as usual, aid will be extend
/ ed by the Sunday school children to the
| poor of the city.
Gethsemane cathedral will not have
It's usual Christmas tree celebration
Christmas tree and carol singing on
Christmas eve, in which the Sacred
Heart academy children have a part.
The First Norwegian Evangelical
Lutheran church. Rev. e. r. Anderson,
| pastor. has arranged for it's usual pro-
gram by the children. and Christmas
! tree, on next Tuesday evening. This
| Sunday school always gives its contri-
buttons to the orphanage maintained by
that denomination at Lake Park, Mimi,
| The German Evangelical Lutheran
church. Rev. Henry Mackensen, pastor,
will hold it's celebration Sunday eve
ming at 7:45 o'clock. Treats for the
children will be placed on the tree as
usual. and the aid extended will go to-
ward benefiting the needy of that con-
/ gregation.
The usual Christmas program and
| distribution of gifts to the children will
be an important event at the salvation
army barracks on Christmas night An
unusually interesting feature OF the
/ program will be the chalk talk that
| will be given by Mr.. Baer. cartoonist.
| Zion church OF the Evangelical asso-
citation. Rev. w. G. Menges. pastor, will
! observe its Christmas celebration Sun
day evening, with a program and gifts
to,the children as features. The contrl-