Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-26
NORWICH TOWN

Christmas services were <held in the First Methodist Episcopal church in Nor wich Town in observance of the Birth of Christ on Sunday.
 ! In the morning at 10.30 there was spe- cial music by the choir. /They sang as an anthem, Gather at the Manager, by B. S Lounz, and as an .offertory, Because He Loved Us So, by Ira B. Wilson. The verses of the offertory was sung as a. bass solo by Louis B. Aldrich with the choir on the chorus. The pastors sub ject was Luke 2.10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not, for, behold, I bring you good tidings of good joy which shall be to alf people.
 At 7.S0 o'clock in the evening the choir assisted by others, gave a cantata en- titled Sons of Promise. The text was by Lizzie DeArmond and the music by E. s. Lorenz. The voluntary was Oh ! Come All Ye Faithful, by E. L. Ash ford. The programme was as follows
 Introduetion-Volunta Oh! Come All Ye Faithful, E.. L. Ashford Break Faith Into Joy, anthem, by the chorus i; prayer, by the pastor; Marching On Re- joicing, anthem, by the chorus
 Part I-Preliminary Sons of Prom ise; recitation, In the Beginning, Fife Ladd; scripture recitation, Isaac, the Son of Promise, Beulah Rogers; Faith is the Gate of Blessing. anthem. by the chorus; exercise. The Testing of Abra- ham, Abraham, John Rogers; Isaac, Ar thur Bennett; All Come to Pass, sen tence, by the choir; exercise, The Story of Samuel, young girl, Beulah Rogers Samuel. Ralph Hudson; Hannah. Angus ta Miller; exercise, The Promised Son of David, young girl, Beulah Rogers Sol- omon. William Moors.
 Part 1.-The Great Son of Promise i; Lift Up Your Voice, anthem, by the choir; recitation, A Fallen World, Claude Stanton; A Gift, From the Fath- CT, anthem, by the choir; recitation, The Angels Rejoice, Claude Stanton; Light Breaks Anew, anthem, by the chorus i; exercise, Soldiers and Shepherds, sol- diers, Electors, Ralph Mitchell; Leoni- das, Arthur Clifford; shepherd, Herbert Miller; Onward Now We Hasten, an l them, by the chorus; exercise, o Happy Morn, 1st girl, Agusta Miller; End girl, Fife Ladd; 3rd girl; Gladys Cruthers i; 4th girl, Isabel Gimble; 9th girl, Grace Mitchell; 9th girl, Edna Judson; Unto Us a Son is Given, anthem, by the chor- us recitation, Christ Was Born a Sa- viour, Beulah Rogers; A Little Baby Over There, Primary solo, by Edna Jud- son exerclSet The WlSe Men, A Mark Aldrich, Claude Stanton, William Moors exercise, Gods Gifts to Us, Mark Aid rich. Claude Stanton, William Moors, and Ralpt Mitchell :. solo, Sons of the Night, Mrs. J. P. Comstock; All Hail King Da- vid's Son, anthem, by the chorus; re- marks and benediction by the pastor !; Benediction, hy the chorus. M
 The characters were dressed in appro- priate costumes of long, flowing robes. During the last song the children who took part were grouped around a manager while the GAorus sang. The chorus was of eleven, voices and. were: Sopranos, Misses Blanche Wheeler, Gladys Crutf- CTS, Augusta Miller, LouiseaS Luppert, Fannie Edminston, Mrs. John P. Com stock; altos, Mrs. Ida Richardson, Miss Florence Bennett; tenor, Lewis Irish passes, LeRoy Miner, John P. Comstock, Lewis E. Aldrich.
 The speaking was in charge ef Miss Florence Brown assisted by Mrs. John P. Comstock. Lewis B. Aldrich, chichester of the church was in complete charge of the eantata. Miss Hazel .Cruthers was or eanist. There were soIos by Blanche