Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-26
CHURCHES HAVE
LONG PROGRAMS
Report Churches Give Appro.
pirate Christmas Services
Cantatas Greatly Enjoyed

KEYPORT, Dec. 26-On Sunday
evening st. Johns NJ. E. Sunday
school presented the following mu-
steal program:
Chorus-"Wake the World from
Slumber."
Chorus-"The Promised Prince
of Peace"
Quartet-"Bethlehem, the Lowry
Mrs. Brannin, Mrs. Stratton, Mr..
Croes and Mr.. Bedle.
Chorus-"No Room at the Inn"
Chorus-"There Were Shepherds
Duet-"In a manger Lying" Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Pimper.
Trio-"Our Lord is Born Today"
MIR. Croes Mr.. Camp and Mr.. Badle.
Chorus-"The Light of Life"
Solo-"Gifts for the King" Mr..
! Bedle.
Solo-"Led by the Christmas STAR
Camp. assst
Chorus-"Praise to Thee o Child
Divine"
Chorus-'The Word That Came
True"
Sermon by the Rev. H. d. Stratton
when Darkness Turned to Light p"
Ohertory solo-Mrs. A. B. Pyott.
Las. night the Sunday school pre-
scented the story cantata Lord of
ALL"
Prelud9- .fSeNn.
Chorus-school, "son of the High
est
Chorus-"Great is Herod.'
Quartet-"Come in the Joy of
Morning."
Song by the School.
Song by the Primary Department,
Little Stars Shining Bright"
- Az nnl ChnruIC
Shepherds Song-"We Haste to
Bethlehem
Song by school-"In the Glory of
the Morning."
Trio-"O That We Knew"
Chorus-"Joys of the Sons Of
Men"
Duet and Chorus-"Mary and the
Child Are There"
Solo-"A Little Babe Lies Sleep
ing
Sons by all Nations-"Praise and
Alteration"
Closing Chorus-"Lord of All
In addition to the program already
announced, which was presented at
the Reformed church house last
night, a cantata THE First Aid to
Santa Claus was presented with
the following cast of characters:
Merry Christmas-Vera Cherry.
Happy New Year-Madeline Van
Rikxoort.
Valentine = Wilhelmina Wander
waal.
Mr.. st. Patrick-Louis Silcox.
April Folly-William Ormerod.
May Queen-Elena Cherry.
Miss Liberty-Constance Haigh.
Hallowe'en-Marion %Sprague.
Mr.. Thanksgiving-Victor Ansorge
Santa Claus-Harry A. Brown.
The presentation of gifts was
made by Santa Claus.
A special Christmas musical SER
vice was given at Calvary M. f.
church on Sunday morning and
evening under the direction of Mrs.
Edwin II. Wharton. In the morn
Ing Rev. DR.. William Marshall of
Ocean Grove, former district SUI
perintendent. delivered the sermon
and the choir and s~oloists rendered
anthems, while Fred L. Schildknecht
sang a solo.
THE Messiah Comes a Christmas
pageant was presented in the even
ing under the direction of Mrs. Ed
Earl I'll. Cherry and Mrs. Leroy w.
Bouton.
The pageant was presented in four
scenes:
First-The House of Simeon, a
wealthy Jewish family.
Second-The night following.
Third-Several days later.
: Fourth-House of Simeon.
The characters were:
Simeon-Russell Cherry.
Anna-Miss Mildred Calvert.
David-Edward d. Hyrne.
Rabbi Joseph-Theodore Dick.
Shepherds-George Cherry Lester
Dick. Herbert Van Giesen, Everett
Cokelet.
Three Wise Men-Edwin S
Wharton, Phelps Cherry, Jesse
Camp.
Angel-Miss Ruth ouackenbush.
Women at the gate-Choir mem
hers.
Speakers In the crowd-Miss Ed
ma Wethered. Miss Mary A. Nor
rell Mrs. William f. Bedle.
Child-Katherine Bouton.
Annunciator-Miss Mildred Huy-
lar.
Walter B. Cherry directed the
Sunday school orchestra and the
choir which was assisted by several
solosists. including Mrs. Arthur Per-
dy, soprano: Walter P Everdell. ten
rr: Miss Flora Voelcher violinist.
DIR. Marshall made a brfef address.