Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-12-28
Pageant, Around The Manager"
Carried Out at the Evangelical
Church Sunday Evening
MRS. FOSNOT DIRECTS
PLAY AT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH ON SUNDAY EVE.
Methodist, Congregational, Trim
ity Episcopal, Catholic and 9th.
er Churches Have Services

Christmas services at the majority
OF the city churches were held on
Christmas eve, Sunday. Beautiful
decorating schemes were carried out
at many, largely with Christmas
green's, and there. were brightly
lighted trees bearing bags of candy
for the little folks.
First M. &. Service
At the morning service Of the First
NJ b. church there was special music
and Christmas sermon. A pageant,
The Nativity" by the Sunday school
pupils was we'll presented in the
evening. The story of the birth of
Christ was read by Miss Eva Var
nell and scenes from the story were
presented by the pupils AT the
close the little folks adjourned to
their class room, where they were
presented with gifts.
Around the Manger"
A very pleasing and instructive
program was carried out in the Evan
gelical church, Sunday evening, by
the Sunday school and choir en-
titled Around the Manger" and in
cluded an introduction anthem by
the choir, followed by scripture and
prayer by the pastor The program
was divided as follows:
Part one-Waitidg for the King.
including the appearing of the shep-
herds.
Part two-The Nativity.
Part three-MOI ning JOY.
Part four-The adoraticn.
A well filled church listened with
intense interest. The church was
beautifully decorafed for the occa-
sion. After the program each child
received a sack filled with good
things.
Midnight Eucharist
Probably one of the prettiest CT the
Trinity Episcopal services was mid
night Eucharist, which was attended
by a large congregation. The church
was beautiful with wreaths of ever.
green and a full choir rendered spe-
cial music with Mrs. G. W. Snyder
as soloist On Sunday evening. the
chilGrens' services were given and a
nine o'cock service on Christmas
morning.
St. 1oseph's Services
High mass at FIVE o'clock on
Christmas morning at st. Joseph's
church was we'll attended and the
music rendered by a choir of thirty
voices was exceptionally beautiful.
Second mass was rendered at eight
thirty and at ten o'clock mass the
childrens' choir sang.
Beyond Bethlehem"
Special music and a sermon of ap-
propriate theme were given Sunday
mornlAg at the Presbyterian church
and in the evening. Christmas exer-
cises of the Sunday school entitled
Beyond Bethlehem" under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. Bert FOsnot Among the
numbers on the program were a solo
by Daniel Roberts with violin OBJ cato
bv Roy Pine, song. by classes. an
thems by the young peoples choi".
and a talk by the pastor. Rev. + e..
Henke. Gifts were distributed 10 the
little folks.
Other Services
At St. Johns Lutheran church,
childrens Christmas services were
given at seven on Christmas day.
The little folks Of the A. c. church
gave an excellent program before
large audience on Christmas eve.
There were solos, Christmas carols,
recitations, readings and exercises
bv the children. The church was
prettily decorated and there was a
beautiful tree for the Sunday school
pupils.
The Congregational church mem
bors also enjoyed program by the
young people on Christmas eve, scme
OF the musical numbers being especial
ly pretty.
The Gospel church Of Lyons had a
Christmas tree on Friday evening and
nearly every member of the Sunday
school was present for the program
and distribution of gifts. On Sunday,
the pastor, Rev. H. G. Goodenough
gave two excellent sermons and the
usual services took place.
The German NJ E. church heard a
Sunday school Christmas program
consisting of dialogues, songs, recita-
tions by the little folks and Christ
mas partomine Unto One of the