The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
the worshippers the blessing of a happy Christmas.
METHODIST

METHODIST
 The young people of the First Meth
 odist church will present an exception ally attractive pageant next Sunday morning, December 26, at 930 o'clock brief outline of the pageant, as
 given by c. B. Lampkip, chairman of the young peoples committee, fol- lows
 PART ONE
 Scene 1. An American home on the eve of Christmas. mother telling the story of Christ to her children and mentioning how years before He was born the prophets had told of the birth of this Child. She tells the names of several of these prophets, then the scene closes
 Scene 2. Presents four prophets, Samuel, Isaiah. Micah and John the Baptist in turn, each one dressed in oriental costumes and representing in biblical language the prophecies crn- corning the coming of Christ PART TWO Scene 1. The apostles enter Mathew speaking in biblical language gives the picture of Christs birth and the visit of the wise men. The manager scene and the wise men presenting their gifts are brought out by tableaux as Matthew tells of these incidents.
 Luke speaks in biblical language tell ing of the shepherds, at which time the shepherds are sen in tableau. PART THREE
 Scene 1. American home scene is given again and the mother continues the story, telling her children that
 the spirit of Christ still lives, and :heIe is still in the world chance to present
 gifts to Him by helping the orphans of tho world today 'In3SmIph a did it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto Me" The American mother then introduces orphans representing in order: China. Russia, Poland, Austria, Armenia and Alabama. the last representing our CT phans at home. These orphans finish telling her story for her the first four in the most part using biblical quota tions and the last two making a real plae for help.
 After this the different departm ants of the Sunday school will present their gifts As a conclusion of the service the pastor, Dr. George Stuart, in a short address, will bring out the deas of gifts of self, substance and ser vice. Each one present will then be given the opportunity to take defi lite step in each of these directions.
 The entire collection received at this service will be divided equally between the Methodist orphanages in Alabama and those reached by the Near East re- lief.
 First church chorus will render special music for the occasion.
 The personnel of the programme fol- lows:
 American Mothers, Mrs. Miller; Mary, Miss Gladys Crowson.
 Prophets-Sanuel, Charles Fisher: Isa- iah Erwin Jackson; Micah John Mabry; John the Baptist, Carl Swope.
 Apostles-Matthew, Cecil Self; Luxe, Albert Branscomb.
 Joseph. Leon Gibbs.
 Shepherds Roger Burr Winston Dobbs,
 Edwin Cannon, Jack Groves.
 Wise Men-Miss Emma Mae Stein, Miss Louis Dobbs, Miss Carmen Frobos.
 Orphans Selma orphan. Miss lone
 Baker Armenian orphan. Clarence Ira vis Russian orphan. Duey Turner; Poish orphan, Miss Josephine Trees; Chinese orphan, Howard Fix; Austrian orphan Miss Annie Lee MoKinn
 American Home Children-Miss Jane
 Seelbinder, Miss Jane stewart, MISS
 Neda Cramer, Oscar Reinhart, water Pucket.
 From the superintendent of the Nor
 wood Methodist Sunday school, Mrs. W. |
 sage of Christmas cheer: "The year just coming to a close mas probably been marked by the greatest progress spiritually, numerically and fina ncially in the history of the NOT wsod Methodist Sunday school. "As an expression of our gratitude to Almighty God on this, the anniversary of the birthday of the Christ, we will observe the White Christmas with of ferings of self, service and substance Our financial offering will be divided equally between our orphanage at Selma and the Near East relief fund, NORTH HIGHLANDS | "why the Chimes Rang" beautiful play in keeping with the Christmas 1 spirit, will be given by the league Of l the North Highlands Methodist church next Sunday evening at o'clock as a part of their annual White Christmas | exercises.
 Much care has been taken to perfect | the scenery, lighting, music, etc, and 1t | will no doubt be one of the most beauti- l fui and impressive Christmas exercises given at North Highlands The follow ing is the programme; l WHY THE CHIMES RANG 1 This play is dramatization of the story by Raymond Macdonald Alden | entitled s'Why the Chimes Rang. pub lished by the Bobbs- Merrill company. 1 Cast of Characters-tl tlolger. a peasant boy Ralph Terhune; Steen, his younger , brother Joe Miller Morris; Bertel their uncle. Charles Ellis; an old woman, lnez Eliot: rich man, Joe Reynolds, courier. William Elliot rich lady, Helen White; scholar. Louie Deaton; young girl, Annie Brown; king. Morton Hall, pastor. J, E. Morris angel, Helen Grain. Scene-Interior of a wood.cutter's hut | on the edge of forest. Time-Dusk of a day of long ago. l I-r,Il \