The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-18
FOR CHRISTMAS
Several Topeka Churches VIII
Hold Programs Tomorrow.
Elaborate Services Are Ar
ranged for Public.

part of the Topeka churches will
present special Christmas programs on
sunday. December 10. while other
churches will not offer their Christ
mas service until sunday, December
IS.
Among the most elaborate of the
Christmas services tomorrow will be
that Of the First Methodist church,
when the Christmas cantata, THE Ma
tivity," by Geibel. will be given Sun
day night by the vested choir of forty
five voices, under the direction of Paul
Lawless. Preceding the cantata. an
antiphonal of unusual beauty will be
given. The church will be in darkness
during the antiphonal. with an illum-
mated star shining as the music is
heard Among the soloists and other
principal singers in the antiphonal and
following cantata will be Paul Law
less, Miss Inez Tiffany. Miss Juanita
Mcdowell, Otto Nelson. Miss Nell
Smith. Miss Helen Malstrom. Miss
Lillian Malstrom, and Robert Steiner.
L. H. Anderson will be herald in the
antiphonal and Mrs. Anderson will be
the organist.
\ Christmas Cantata
A Christmas cantata,- "Redeemer
and King" by Adams at the Low
man Memorial NJ. E. church. will
be another large and beautiful musical
affair, Sunday night, December 1e,
orchestra and q large chorus taking
part. The soloists will be Paul Hotter.
Miss Eloise Morrison, Miss Lola Nor
rison, Miss Lillian Mechem. Miss
jeanette Schwartz. to be assisted by
the general chorus. the mems chorus,
the women's chorus, and Paul e. Lar
kins. organist. Sidney S. Smith is di-
rector OF the entire musical program.
In opening the Christmas program,
the church orchestra will give an over
ture by Reynaud.
At First Congregational Church.
An oratorio by Saint-Sains will be
musical service to be greatly enjoyed
at the First Congregational church at
o'clock Sunday afternoon, December
with the program including many of
the familiar Christmas carols. Miss +.
Page will sing. 20 Holy Night" at the
morning service with violin obbligato
by Herbert Guild. The morning SER
mon by DIR. A. z. Gregory will be
Gods Surprises"
At Unitarian Church.
a special Christmas service will be
held at the First Unitarian church, |
914 Topeka avenue, Sunday night at
1880. Besides the Christmas music, |
there will be an address by the Rev.
J.. NJ. Birkhead. minister of All Souls
Unitarian church of Kansas City, Mo-,
on Christmas Re-Interpreted for
These Times"
At First Presbyterian.
At the First Presbyterian church |
there will be Christmas sermons morn |
ing and evening with appropriate |
anthems, but the special Christmas |
music will be on Sunday, December |
70, when cantata will be given.
At Central Congregational.
Christmas music will be featured at
he Central Congregational church to-
morrow morning, but the special i
christmas program at that church will
De given Christmas eve, and on Sun
lay, December %. Friday evening
he pastor and his wife, DR.. and Mrs.
John Wells Rahill, will receive mem
)ers of the congregation at the church
rom Z until o'clock, and from until
To- o'clock a program will be given.
sunday morning, December 26, a
'manger service will be given, and
IN offering taken for Chinese relief,
With sermon at IL by the pastor on
The Story of a Star" On the eve
ling of the Sunday the Christmas can
alta of the church will be given.
At Grace Cathedral.
Grace cathedral will have its Christ
mas observance beginning with the
midnight service Christmas eve night,
when old fashioned carols will be
lung; with Christmas morning serv-
&c at 1920 o'clock and Christmas ,
music Sunday morning, December &c.
'oloists at the cathedral are Miss Irma
evils. Mrs. ]. X. Rankin. Herman {
springer and Leland McAfee.