The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-22
Services Will Be Held in All
Topeka Churches.
Benevolent Organizations VIII
Aid Needy Families.
TO Be LIBERAL IN GIFTS
Unemployment Has Rendered
Some Families Almost Destitute
Many Christmas Parties and
Entertainments Arranged.

The real Christmas spirit is DelH5
displayed in Topeka. The spirit is not
only catching individuals but is grow
ing in the churches, and such benevo- |
lent organizations as the Provident as
sociation and the Salvation Army. The
real Christmas spirit of giving is need
ed more this year than for some years
past on account of the unemployment
which has placed so many worthy
citizens in poor circumstances and
made some families practically desti-
tute.
Christmas In the Churches.
The tendency of the churches this
wear is not only to be liberal in their
giving but also to interest their own
members by giving a number of Christ
mas entertainments and parties
The First Baptist church Will give
an entertainment for the children OF
the various childrens departments OF
the Sunday school on Thursday and
Friday afternoons. A Christmas pro
gram will be given at 1880 O'Clock Fri
dav evening. Every one attending is
asked to bring a gift. These viii be
turned over to the Provident associa-
ton to be distributed. Each class IN
the Sunday school will give appro-
pirate exercises for the occasion. The
Christmas offering of the church VIII
90 to George Lerrigo, a Y. NJ. C. A
worker in China, to aid him in his
work. At the Sunday evening services
illustrated pictures showing the first
Christmas will be shown.
At Central Congregational
The Central Congregational church
will give q party Friday evening Tor
its members and the members of the
Sunday school from to cloch'
The party will include Christmas
tree. Santa Claus, candy and stunts,
Everyone who attends is asked to
brino a present. not to exceed 10 cents
in cost.
pIavlet entitled 1.-THE Story of CHRIST
mas will be given by the junior de-
partment of the Sunday school- a
film entitled, 1.-The Prince Chap" Will
he shown at the evening Service al
7:45 o'clock The young people OF the
church will meet at s o'clock Saturday
evening at the church and will tour
the city and sing Christmas carols at
the hospitals.
At Seward Avenue Baptist.
The Seward Avenue Baptist church
will give a program for the chlioreh
of the Sunday school at 8 O'CLOCK sun
dav evening. There will be Christ
ing OF the Sunday services Will go u
the Near East Relief.
The members of the North Topeka
Baptist church will give a program at
7:45 O'Clock Saturday evening.
The Madison Street Baptist churcn
will hold special Christmas services at
6 O'Clock Sunday evening
The Sunday school of the Central
Park Christian church will give a spe-
cal program with appropriate CHRIST
mas music at 1880 o'clock Sunday
evening. The junior department VIII
furnish the program during the sun
day school hour.
Treat for S. S. Students.
A treat for the primary and junior
Governments of. the Sunday school OF
the First Christian church will be
| given at 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning
| The Rev. r. A. Schell, pastor of the
church, will preach special CHRIST
mas sermon on The Disarmament !;
| Conference That VIII Bring Peace.
The Sunday school of the North To-
peka Christian church will give a
| pageant Sunday evening entltled'
| Unto One of the Least" The otter-
ing will be donated for the fund for
aged ministers of the brotherhood.
| All those attending the services are
asked to bring clothing and non-per-
| ishable provisions, which will be
| turned over to the Provident associa-
ton. A number of special Christmas
music numbers will be given.
West Side Christian Church.
| A children's Christmas program will
be given at 1880 o'clock Saturday eve
ming at the West Side Christian
| church.
| A community Christmas party for
| school students will be given at the
| Seaman rural high school Friday
| night. A Christmas sacred concert
I I 81 Ind 10 II a
Congregational church Sunday eve
The Church of the Brethren will
| give a special Christmas entertain
ment Thursday evening.
A special Christmas program will
be given Friday evening by the mem
bers of Reorganized Church of Jesus
The First Lutheran church will
hold a special Christmas service at
$50 o'clock Sunday morning. The
| children's program will be held at
| o'clock in the evening.
A Christmas program will be given
by the children of st. Johns Lutheran
church at 1880 o'clock Saturday eve
ming. Martin Gehrt, a student at the
Concordia seminary, st. Louis, viii
/ preach at the Sunday evening services
A Christmas Cantata.
A Christmas cantata entitled, 1.-The
| Star OF the ORIENT, VIII D6 given GUN
day evening at the Euclid Avenue
Methodist church. under the direction
of Mrs. ]. H. Sutton. A pageant en-
titled bringing Christ to. every
Child" will be given Saturday evening
Mozart's Gloria" win be sung at the
Sunday morning service. At the
pageant Saturday evening, an offering
for the people Of the famine stricken
lands, will be taken by classes
| A pageant Will be given at 7:3(
O'Clock Sunday evening at the Eas
Side Methodist church.
The children of the various depart
ments of the Sunday school of the
North Topeka Methodist church viii
| give a program at 7:30 o'clock Sat
urday evening. Appropriate music
will be furnished. At the Sunday eve
ming service, the choir of the church
will give a cantata entitled The
| Manager Prince" by Ashford, unde
the direction of N. C. Holman.
The Sunday school of the Westmin