Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27
CELEBRATED
AT VARIOUS CHURCHES
NJ 4. Church


SneciaI Christmas exercises Wer q
held at all the services. At Sunday
school. the primary department for
the first half hour gave a program
in the Sunday school assembly room.
The primary pupils then went ~
their department where they were
given their treat of candy. The re-
mainder of the school had their reg
ular lesson study. The pastor at
the morning hour preached Christ
mas sermon. In the evening the
Epworth Leagues topic was THE
Music Of Christmas" Deane Nor
thrup was leader, and had prepared
an excellent program. Special mu-
Sical numbers were solos by Mr..
Wayne Jackson and Miss Margaret
Rothrock, and a saxophone solo by
Mr. Edgar Northrup.
At 8 o'clock an elaborate candle
service Of special music was render
ed by the church chorus choir of Is
voices. under the leadership of Mr..
III. C. Betz, with Mrs. j. E. Spence
organist, assisted by Miss Eleanor
Erwin. Dean Northrup. violins, Ed
gar Northrup, saXophone, and Edwin
Perkins, cornet. The program
which was spIendidly carried out
follows:
Prelude, Pastorale, IntermezZo,
Ashmall from Oratorio The King
Eternal; Professional, Joy to the
World. church choir; prayer, Rev
T. O. Norris solo. There's a song in
the air, Speaks, Miss Blanche Dan
rCy.5a fiy1er
Light, Wilson, church choir; duet,
Berceuse. from Jocelyn. Goddard,
Messrs Dean and Edgar Northrup;
solo, Hark, Hark, My Soul, Shelley,
Mrs #. Raymond Dougan; Candle
Professional, There's Song in the
Air, church choir and IL young
ladies'; solo, Open the Gates of the
Temple, Mr.. Frank Gray; remarks,
Rev L. o. Morris; solo, Unto You
Is Born a Savior. Kaull, Mrs. Jerrold
Scott quartet, Trusting In Him,
Wilson, church quartet-H. c. Betz,
Mrs. II. c. Betz, Mrs. +. r. Dougan
and Mr. Richard Bell; solo, (yiolin)
To Spring, Grieg, Miss Erwin; solo,
Consider and Hear Me, Wooler, Mr..
Raymond Blackburn; anthem, Seek
Ye the Lord, Roberts, tenor obliSa-
t.. -ir Wayne Jackson; pantomime,
oh Love That Will Not Let Me Go,
Miss Carroll and Miss Cunningham,
with Mr.. H. C. Betz, soloist; bene-
Giction, Rev. L. o. Morris; postlude,
Adeste Fideles Mrs. J. f. Spence.
The church auditorium, Sunday
school and primary rooms OF the
church were tastily and beautifully
decorated, in keeping with the sea-
son. The various exercises were
largely attended, and pronounced by
many as the best ever given by the
church.
Baptist Chufcn
At the Baptist church, the pastor
Rev. Thos. Lasley took as his theme
Sunday both morning and evening,
one appropriate to the Christmas
season, his morning subject being
Even Unto Bethlehem and See, and
his evening subject being The Won
derful. Mr.. Lasley is an exception
ally strong preacher-his masterful
handling of his texts making his
sermons always clear, forceful and
convincing, and his presentations of
the great subject in hand-Christ
the Savior of the world, made his
services on this occasion very inter
esting and profitable At the even
ing service. a special musical num-
her was Holy Night, sung by Miss
Ada Hatton.
Presbyterian Church
At the Presbyterian Sunday
school, while a regular program had
not been prepared, the Sunday
school hour included in addition to
the usual service, Christmas re-
spOnsive reading and songs, by the
school. and short appropriate ad-
dress by Supt. C.. A. Gaylord. Fol
lowing this came a fine candy treat
for the members of the school.
In the hour for public worship
delivered an excellent sermon, filled
with wholesome thoughts and appro-
pirate to the time, and with a strong
appeal for the standing firm in the
vital and fundamental tenets of the
church. Mrs. Geo. Lowell, church
organist, rendered some especially
beautiful mbers-Kamennoi Os-
trow by Rubinstein, and two selec-
tions from the Messiah-PastOrale
Symphony and the Hallelujah cho-
rus. A quartet composed of Mrs.
Chas. Walker, Miss Ada Hatton and
Messrs. p. G.. Ball and Fred McDon-
aid, sang an anthem--Oh Little
Town of Bethlehem. by Petrie, with
contralto solo by Miss Hatton. The
Camp Fire Girls, under the direc-
tion Of their leader Mrs. Robert
Curry, sang JOY to the World and
Holy Night.
Main ST. Church OF Christ
At the Main Street Church of
Christ no special Christmas program
had been prepared. However at the
Sunday school session a fine treat
OF candy, etc. was given the young
folks Of the school, At the public
preaching service which followed,
the pastor Rev. b. F. Pitman gave a
Christmas sermon, and a special mu7
sical number was duet by Emma
and Violet Strahl. The regular
church service was held Sunday ev-
ening.
NJ. p. Church
At the Methodist Protestant
church, the pastor Rev. w. M. Will
son preached Christms sermon
Sunday morning. The main Christ
mas celebration was held Sunday ev-
ening, the program about as pub
lished in this paper last week being
carried out. A large crowd was
present and the exercises were good.
OF the gifts presented by the differ
ent classes of the Sunday school