Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT
 CENTRAL BAPTIST CHUl

Before an audience which filled the Central Baptist church to capacity the Christmas Pageant, The Birth of Christ. which was so effectively presented last year, was again presented.
 The character carried their parts to perfection, and so impressive were the scenes that it seemed as though time had gone back through the years to the night of the birth of the Christ Child.
 The scene opened with a pilgrimage to Bethlehem where Caesar had ordered the Hebrews to report for a census. The pill grims were followed by the three F'nari- sees who talked of the sadness of the He brew people and how it seemed that God had forsaken His people. Soon the shep- herds come out to guard their focks and as they slept, heavenly music was heard and they awakened and heard the songs of the angels telling of the birth of the King in the manager in Bethlehem. They then left their fiocks to go to Bethlehem to seek the Christ and find Mary and Joseph in the manager. Seeing the babe they re- alized that it is the Christ told of by the angels and immediately they sent the news to the pilgrims in Bethlehem. Tine people came and the three Pharisees also. One doubting the news criticised the shep- herds for awakening the people to see a baby, and makes jest that the King of the Hebrews should be born in the man. ger.
 Suddenly star shone, the light resting where the Christ Child lay. Three Kings of the Orient then appeared, telling of the star and how it led them to Bethlehem where it had been prophecied that the Christ Child would be born. They offered their gifts.
 H1,a NH faII af the coming of Christ were sung softly by the choir, lending effect to the pageant which was a beautiful picture of what happened in Bethlehem on that wonder ful night.
 The order of scenes and characters of the pageant were as follows: Part Pilgrims On the Way to Beth lehem, The Pharisees, The Shepherds in the Fields, The Appearance of the Angels, Song of the Heavenly Host.
 Part 1.-The Manager Scene, Star Sin the East, Visit of the Wist Men, Presen- tation of Gifts, Hymn of Alteration.
 The two principal parts,I Mary and Joseph were taken respectively by Mrs. Carl W. Brown and c. F. Tarbox. The following appeared in the east. Pilgrims-Mrs James D. Rough, Alice Peck, Gilbert Adams, George H. Glider sleeve, Reginald Ashley.
 The Pharisees-Judge Barnes, Judge Pettis, Douglas Hunt.
 > Shepheros-Arthur F. Wyman, B. H. Davis, Donald Gildersleeve, Courtney Pitt, w. s. Spencer.
 Kings-Judge Allyn L. Brown, Arnold Smith Richard Arnold.
 Angels-Freda Moves, Amy Marsh, VI . ola Hill, Dorothy Gildersleeve, Marion Blackladge. Others taking part were Mrs. Arthur F. Wyman, Earl Swan, Guido Ottaviano, Jianetta Romano, Sydney Pitt, Mabel Hagberg, Elizabeth Williams, Carl Brend, Louis Covey, Harriet Williams, William Storms, Mrs. William Covey, LChas. flag berg, Benjamin Covey, Mrs. W. F. Hill W. P. Hill, Mrs. William Cousins, Miss Mildred Cass, Miss Elizabeth Smith, Mrs Floyd May, Miss Lila Phillips. Wallace Harbeck .. D. Geer was in charge of the mu- sic, Carl W Brown and Henry G. Au- rello of the, lighting.
 The service was opened by Rev. David A. Pitt D. D., who announced that the collection taken would be to save the children of the Near East. The collection amounted to $142.18, which with the s15G from the Central Baptist church schoo totals $292.1S. a splendid Christmas gift to those so greatly in need in that for. i eign land.