The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-20


Harger, Billy John McDermott, John
Todd, Charlotte and Margaret
Valentine. Joan Davis and Betty
Lou johnson will be the narrators.
The Bible school Christmas party
will be held in the social room of
the church next Tuesday evening,
the %, with program in charge OF
Mrs. J. Guy Watkins.
BIBLE CLASS HAS
A BIG PROGRAM
Each year during the Christmas
season, the G. M B. class of the
Third Christian church gives a
Christmas pagent. This year the
pagent will be under the direction
Of Ed Palmer. The name of the
pagent will be "Jesus, the Light of
the World" The pagent will stress
the remarkable advance of civiliza-
ton since the birth of Christ. The
Junior choir of the Third Christian
church will sing Christmas songs,
and a ladies quartet accompanied
by music of a harp will sing, "Oh
Little Town of Bethlehem" by Phil
lips Brooks, and I'VE Three Kings
of Orient Are" Theodore Parkers
inspiring poem, 1.-THE LightP the
Life. the Way" will also be read.
Merle Sidener will give short
talk on Our Gifts"
The entire program will be broad
cast over station WFBM at $50
a. m.
Close to 600 young men are ex-
pected to attend.
Sunday morning at the Hillside
Christian church the pastor, Homer
Dale, will preach on when Jesus
Shall Come in His Glory" at the
evening hour a Christmas program
of music and readings will be rem
dered by the choir and the children.
The Rev. L. G. E. Fackler, pastor
of st. Matthew Lutheran church,
announces that he will speak Sun
day morning on Gods Christmas
Gift" In the evening the children's
Christmas program will be pre-
sented. Sunrise service on Christ
mas day at z a. m. "Ohl What
Wonder Filled the Skies" will be
the pastors subject.
At the morning service at the
Capitol Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church the pastor, the Rev. Joseph
q. Moore, will speak on God
Eternal Gift" In the evening the
choir will render the first and sec
ond parts of THE Messiah" by
Handel. In the morning the new
altar recently erected will be dedi-
Gated.
One Of the interesting and spirtu-
ally refreshing services of the
Christmas season will be held at the
Meridian Street Methodist church,
Meridian and st. Clair streets, next
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 81, at 4
o'clock. The service will be in the
form Of a pageant entitled THE
Shepherd Who Didn't Go" and
shows the rewards that come to
those who are loyal to the small
task at hand.
Canon Alexander will preach at
the forenoon hour at All Saints
cathedral on The Christ that
Casteth Out Fear" Bishop Francis
will continue the Advent series of
sermons on Some of the Implica-
tons of Advent" at the afternoon
service.
Dec. Gath. midnight celebration of
the holy communion at 1880 p. m.
will be held.
Dec. IS, Christmas service at 10
a. m.
The Rt. Rev. Joseph Marshall
Francis, D. D.. bishop of the Episco-
pal Diocese of indianapolis, viii adj
minister the apostolic rite of con-
firmation at st. Philips church,
West and Walnut streets, Wednes-
day. Dec. II, at 1880 D. m. This is
the second class presented this year
by the vicar. the Rev. M. B.
Mitchell.
at the New York Street Evangeli-
cal church, the Rev. Edmond Ker-
lin, pastor, at 10:40 a. M, will speak
on "Christianizing Christmas" At
7:45, Christmas musical service,
The Coming of the King" by Dud-
ley Buck, will be presented by the
chorus choir. Arnold Spencer, and
Miss Elsie MacGregor.
The Dodd Mission. 6os East
Washington street. will present a
program of recitations and songs on
Christmas night at 7:45 o'clock. The
public is invited. Another service
viii be conducted Christmas eve
with Mary Ellen Dodd in charge.
At the Christian and Missionary
Alliance, Park avenue and East
Tenth street, the Rev. James Har-
per speaks in the morning on Gods
Love Gift to Man" and at night,
rs it Christ the Saviour, or Santa
CLAUSE"
At the Second Reformed church,
the Rev. George o. Kehl will speak
in the morning on No Room in the
Inn" At night Sunday school
Christmas program will be given.
At the Bellaire NJ E. church. the
Rev. Walter B. Grimes will speak in
the morning on Jesus Christ and
the Modern World" At night a
Christmas cantata will be given by
the Sunday school
The New Christmas" will b< the
morning theme of the Rev. B. r.
Johnson Of Downey Avenue Chris