Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Christmas Music in
Gardiner Churches

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be observed in the Gardiner church
es with special music. and church
school exercises Many weeks o.
preparation have been put in fol
the pageants ami cantatas which
are to be presented on this occasion
and they will be witnessed by in
creased congregations,
The church school OF the I'M
versalist church Will give a Christ
mas play, "Christmas Everywhere'
at 6:;}0 O'Clock Sunday evening. Int
following children will have paft'
! in the play.
American children, Doroth!
Smith, Effie Dodge, Kathleen Clary
Richard Lasalle, Donald stone
Richard Brann: European children
Lucille Manson, Phyllis Merrill, Hei
en- Dick, Margery Davis, Dorotn.
Sargent, Harold Andrews, Calvii
Boston, Richard Merrill; Orienta
children. Olga Booker, Betty saw
yer, Dominique Blodgett, Charles
Brown; Christmas tree boy, Ira HUB
bard, Jr.; Evergreen children, Mrs
Laselle's class: candle bearers, Mrs
Emerys class: stars, Mrs. Caneyd'
and Mrs. Browns classes; recitation
Mrs. Flora illegal.
The special musical program al
presented Sunday, Dec. ID. will bt
repeated by request on the Sunda!
following Christmas; organist, Mrs
Jessie c. Moody; quartet, Florence
III. Moody, soprano, Eleanor Elem
ing, alto. Keith Ryan, tenor, sam
uel Titcomb. bass; organ prelude
The Coming of the Magi. G. ii
Morse; voluntary, The Chorus o.
Shepherds, J. Limmens; carol, Shep'
herds Returning, Straka-Kountz; an
them, Behold Bring You Good It'd
ings, c. Simper; response, Christmas
j. E. Trowbridge: offertory. Para
phrase on a Christian Hymn, VIII
liam Faull1es: anthem, Star of thu
Orient, III. r. Shelley: anthem, In
that Day, d. Protheroe: sermon
theme, Looking Forward: postlude
Christmas, Z. S. Hosmer.
Christmas music at the First Bap'
fist church, Sunday, Dec. 26: Pro-
gram for morning service-Orgar
voluntary, Christmas Offertory- b,
Hosmer: Doxology; invocation: Clio
ria; hymn, Joy to the World; Scrip
ture reading; carol, girls choiri
PRAYER; solo. "Dear Little Stranger.
by Dorothy Beckwith with violin OBJ
iigato by William Berry: notices and
offering; carol, girls choir: sermon
by w. S. Pendleton; hymn. 1T Came
Upon the Midnight Clear" benedic.
ton; postlude, THE Son of Goo
Goes Forth to War"
Evening seryice-Christmas can
tata, 1.-THE Salvation of Israel" b,
Ira B. Wilson; Seek Ye Out of the
Book, chorus: Thou Blessed Beth
lehem, contralta solo, Mrs. Leoie AID.
dinton; Blessed Be the Lord, God Of
Israel. chorus; Midnight in Her
Dusky Mantle. tenor and soprano
duet. Mrs. ernice Mooers, John Gil.
bert; And There Were Shepherds
| mems chorus; Ginning Bells, sopra
no and alto duet, Mrs. Marjorie
Leavitt and Mrs. Ruth Dale: notice.
and offering: The Alteration of the
Wise Men, chorus; A Lullaby, sopra'
ma solo. Mrs. Georgia Lord: Chris
the Lord Is Born, bass solo, w. I
Guild and chorus: My Shepherd and
My King, quartet; Miss Maude
Smith, soprano: Mrs. Caspar Cou.
sins, alto; Caspar Cousins, tenor; w
i. Guild, bass; Night of Nights, so.
prano and alto duet. Mrs. Ruth Dale
and Mrs. Marjorie Leavitt; Rejoice
Oh. Earth, chorus: members of chic.
rus, sopranos, Mrs. Marjorie Leavitt
; Miss Maud Smith. Mrs. Bernice Moo,
efs, Mrs. Georgia Lord. Mrs. F. r
Reach, Miss Winona Storey; altos
+ Mrs. Ruth Dale, Mrs. Levie Adding
ton; Mrs. Caspar Cousins. Mrs. Il. NJ
Cole, Miss Cleda Hopkins: tenors
Verne Fuller, Harrison Cousins, Ear
Danforth, John Gilbert, Caspar Cou
sins; bases, Albert keene, Frank Eu.
gle, Edwin Walters: W. l. Guild, di
rector; Mrs. Ainsley WEIGH. organ.
| ist.
Christ church, Christmas eve, eve.
| ming service and sermon at 7.30 p
NJ; midnight carols followed by holy
communion at IL o'clock.
The Sunday school of the High.
land Avenue Methodist Episcopa
church will have a Christmas tree
and concert at Z o'clock Saturda,
evening in the vestry. An interest.
ing program has been prepared, one
that will be attractive for both chill.
dren and parents. Presents will be
distributed in connection with the
exercises.
On Sunday, Dec. 26. at the Free
Baptist church, an elaborate pageant
entitled THE Kings Tribute" will
be presented by cast of nearly sc
characters. This is planned to be
one of the most interesting pageants
ever presented at this church and
should command large congrega
ton.
The annual Christmas tree for the
children of the church school of the
Randolph NJ. Il. church will be held
at Z o'clock Friday evening when
the customary exercises will be held
and each child will be presented
with a gift.
AT st. Joseph's Catholic church
there will be special music for
Christmas day. Masses will be said
at 0, $3.50 and 1890 O'Clock or
Christmas morning.