The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-22

Christmas will be observed by the
churches of Moscow in fitting man
ner, both in the Sunday services and
in special. services on Monday even
ing. Special programs have been
arranged, including cantatas, and
Christmas exercises of various kinds,
with treats for the little people, and
each church is attractively decorated
&or the Christmas season, and hun
dreds of Moscow people, both old and
young, will participate in the exer-
.ciseS.
Presbyterian Church
"The Light of the STAR" pageant
showing the alteration of the kings
and shepherds for the Christ child,
will be given Sunday evening at 1880
O'Clock at the Presbyterian church
The pageant tells the story of the
Nativity in an impressive manner
Miss Helen Hall has the part of the
Madonna. Others assisting in the
pageant are:
Angels-Verla Draper, Harriet
Swart, Virginia Walker, Hazel Heg-
sted, Violet Brummund, Nina King,
Mary Ellen Heckathorn, Irene Luke,
Florence Simpson, Elizabeth Vincent,
Esther Fitch, and Dorothy Davis.
Joseph, Harry Sampson.
Shepherds-Robert Vincent, James
Munro, and Stewart MingO.
Kings-Joe Sheldon Leslie Hedge,
and Joe Olson.
The Choir-Mrs H. H. Simpson,
Mrs Verna Campbell, Mrs. H. A.
Bendixen, Miss Louisa Martin, Mrs
c. A. Perkins, Miss Bernice Smith,
DR.. j. G. Eldridge, DR.. II. l.. Axtell,
Mr.. Harold Bachelor, Mr.. Joe Curtis,
Mr.. C. A. Walton, Mr.. j. D. Davis, and
Mr.. James Hawkes..
Miss Margaret Byrns and Mrs. r.
P. Mclaughlin are in charge of the
production Another feature OF the
program will be the reading of the
Christmas story from Ben Hur by
Mrs. E. o. Bangs.
Methodist Episcopal
At the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday evening there will be given
a cantata ''The Worlds Redeemer'
by the choir This cantata is written
by Holden and will be of unusual !
interest. DR.. I. R. Boyd, the choir |
leader, has charge and the sololsts
will be Mrs. H. D. Martin, Mrs. Lola
Fahrenwald, Miss Bernadine Adair
and Prof Frank G. Collins.
school will give a general program
This program will be participated in |
nv all of the various departments of
the school. The finest numbers of |
each department program will be |
used. The program will be featured
NV the singing of Christmas carols.
Also there will be one of the finest
sets of Christmas slides which have
vet been prepared. Concluding will
be illustrated on the curtain the great
Christmas hymn, "Come and Wor-
ship"
Those present will be given an op-
portunity to contribute Christmas
offering to stricken Japan. The Of
fering this year will be wholly de-
voted to the rebuilding and establish
ing the missionary work destroyed
by the earthquake.
First Lutheran
Monday there will be an early
morning service at the First Lutheran
church, at $50, with special music by
the choir, with Miss Olga Anderson
soloist. On Wednesday evening at
z o'clock, the Sunday school will hold
its regular Christmas exercises. An
excellent program has been arranged,
to which the public is invited.
Salvation Army
While the local Salvation Army
corps will devote it's energies largely
during the Christmas season to bring
ing relief to any who may be IN want,
the Sunday services will be in keep
ing with the Christmas thought, and
on Thursday evening program Will
be given, with large Christmas !
tree. from which gifts will be dis {
tributed.
Baptist Church
The Christmas thought will prevail ]
all the Sunday services at {
the Baptist church, with speclal ]
Christmas sermon at II o'clock by the ]
pastor. the Rev. E. Burton. At the ]
evening service at 7:30 the choir Will ]
present the cantata, "The Everlasting ]
Light" by Bishop, under the direction ]
Of Mrs. Burton, with Miss Parkins at !
the piano. This will be a musical I
of special merit. In
Monday evening the Sunday school \
program will be given, and promises n
to be of more than ordinary interest, n
with a large number OF the members n
Of the school participating. n
Christian Church n
At the Christian church the sermon n
In the morning by Professor II. Il.
Peterson will be in keeping with \
the Christmas thought, as will the \
various services of the day Monday \
evening a Christmas program VIII De \
given by the Sunday school and the n
young people of the church, to whlch n
the public is invited.
st. Marks Episcopal C
At st. Marks Episcopal church @
Christmas day will be observed with T
The holy communion at o'clock and r
1t IL o'clock. There will also be spe-1
cial services on the 26th and 2Sth. S
Catholic Church I
Holy Trinity Catholic church VIII 7
Keep the vigil fast on Monday ana on U
Christmas day masses will be salo at
, o'clock and at 10:3O. v
Norwegian Lutheran v
do OF Q0 services U