Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
TOPICS FOR SABBATH
Christmas Programs to Be Sun
day Features in Some Of
the Churches Of the
City.

OlJy.
The Christmas programs OF the
Sunday schools of Kountze Memorial
and the Grace Lutheran churches will
be given Sunday night for the enter
tainment of the children and the older
people of the congregations
The kountze Memorial program is
a rendition of For Unto Us a Child
is Born" 1t starts with the introit,
the prophecy and concludes with the
tulhllment, In the work Mrs. NJ Nj.
! Nelson, soprano; Mrs. Q. A. Mel
cher. contralto; +. w. Bason, tenor;
O. Arthur MelCher, base; Mrs. NJ Z.
Benjamin, organist, and John S. Hell
gren, Choirmaster, are assisted by a
| large chorus that has been drilled for
the occasion.
At the Grace Lutheran church in
the musical program Gilbert w. Uh-
Ter, musical director; Morris G.. Hart,
assistant and Miss Mabel Compton
will be assisted by the choir and by
Leon Peterson. Miss Kathleen Ger
man. Mrs NJ c. Hart. Mrs Harry
Mcnamara, Mis- Irene NanNoy and
Mrs John II. kuhnS, who will sing
solos, III trios and anthems
The Christmas musical program at
the First Baptist church last Sunday
night. eight numbers, will he repeated
next Sunday night. These will in
clude "Ihe llallclujah Chorus" from
the Mcsslah;" Michael Haydn's
carol, Silent Night" sung from the
rear balcony of the church by the
chorus, unaccompanicd; Readings
grand professional & hymn, 20, Come
All le Faithful" Edgar Birch's
superb Christmas anthem There
Were Shepherds Watching Their
Flocks by Night" Dudley Bucks
Virgins Lullaby" from the Coming
of the King" Barrowski's "Adora-
tion" and The Angels Song" with
violin obligato and organ accompani-
ment; Wiedlinger's The Birthday of
King" soloists. Mrs. Howard Ken
ncdy, organist; Miss Marie French,
soprano Mrs. Frederick J. Clark. con-
tralto; Miss Gertrude Welding, VIC
linist.
For the convenience of those who
work Sundays and who cannot attend
an earlier mass, a mass will be cele-
brated on all Sundays and holy davs
of obligation at noon in the down
town church OF the Holy Family.
Eighteenth and lizard streets, com
mcnclng New Years day.
Friends of the English mission work
have made Christmas donations to the
Trinity Lutheran church amounting to
5000. None of this came from mem
hers of the congregation. This Eng
lsh mission was started a little more
than two years ago. 1t owns its build
ing and has membership of 12S, with
$50 children enrolled in the Sunday
school.
The Lutheran church of Our Re.
deemer has purchased the Pearl
Memorial Methodist Episcopal church
building and furnishings, Twenty
fourth and Larimore streets. expect.
ing to take possession March next.
Baptist.
Olivet, Thirty eighth and Grand. J. A.
Jonsen, Pastor-Bible school, 10; God In
Good, =" II; service conducted by pastor at
county jail, 8; Baptist Young Peoples
union. $50, At 1880 Rev. c. H. Bancroft, |
secretary Nebraska Baptist state conven.
tion. will speak. Wednesday evening at
8, prayer and fellowship meeting.
olivet Grove Mission, Thirty.sixth and
Crown Point-Bble school. 2:45.
Calvary Twenty-fifth ana Hamilton, W. |
O. Anderson, Pastor--lO:30. "rho New |
Evangelism" Church school at noon Rap |
tlst Young Peoples union, ESQ. 7SO. In.
Gods Balances"
First, Park Avenue and Harney, Alonso
Alvin DeLarms, Minister-9:45. church |
Blble school; II. ''rhe Red Cross and tho
White Star; $3.50 Junior Baptist Young
Peoples union $50. Senior Baptist Young |
Peoples union; 7:45, "A New Years Mes
choir and extra soloists
Grace, Tenth and Arbor, D. Il Taft
Pastoral II. THE Grace OF Continuance;' |
1880, Pharaoh on the Fence" Monday 10 |
midnight. watch night service. patriotic
and religious program will be presented.
Emmanuel. Twenty fourth and Plnkney.
Arthur j. Morris. Pastoral 1920,
school at noon. Young Peoples meeting at
$3.50; evening worship at 1880. topic Sc
locted. Prayer and praise service Wednes-
day evening at 8.
Catholic.
St Mary's Magdelena, 100 South Nine.
teenth, Rev. Il. Slime, pastor-8eglnninR
with Sunday, December 30. the services will
be ms follows: AT a. m low mass; 10
a. M. high ina 3; IL noon. low mass The
monday mass will be said on all SUNDAYS
and holidays of obligation.
Congregational.
Central. Twcnty-seventh and St Mnry's
Rev g. A. Hubert, Pastor-~Preach ching at
1880 Bible school at noon. Young Peo-
pies meeting at 7. Regular prayer service
Thursday at p. IN.
First, Nineteenth and Davenport. Fred 7
Clark, paator--10 30 The Lost and the
Saved" Church school at noon; 73O, We'd
nesday. at Young Womcn's Christian asso-
clation, school OF religion.
Plymouth. Emmet and Eighteenth, r W.
LoaVitt Minster-Church school at 10:
preaching at IL and 1880.
Christian.
First, Twenty-sixth and Harney, Charles
T. Cobbey Pastor-Blble school at 10. j. r.
Cain, jr, superintendent Communion and
sermon, "Chrsts Great Discovery" II; En-
deavor, $50; cantata, THE Shepherds
Vision," 74J.
Christian Science.
Lesson sermon In all Christian Science
churches Sunday Is christian Science"
First, Twenty fourth and st. Mary s.
Services, IL and S; Sunday school, 945 and
III Wednesday meeting. s.
Second. 5Ol9 Undcrwood-Services II;
Sunday school. 9:45; Wednesday meeting, g.
Third ?4l4 Ames-SorViCes Ii; Sunday
school, 0:46 and II; Wednesday meeting. 5.
Episcopal.
ST. Barnabas, FOrtieth and Davenport.
Rov. Lloyd B. Holsapplc. Rector--Matins,
ZOO; holy communion, 730 children's Gu
rharist, followed by the church school, $50;
choral eucharist and sermon, 1915; Christi
mas mystery play. 8.