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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
THIRD CHURCH TO
 PRESENT PAGEANT
George Erik, Jr., Laura Chipman to Be SOlOists
 Tomorrow Evening

Rev. Conner Lewis, pastor of the Third Congregational church, will speak on Christmas at the 10:45 o'clock services tomorrow morning. The Sunday School will hold Its regular meeting at 10 o'clock.
 Monday evening the Get-Together Club will serve a covered dish sup- per. Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock the Girl Scouts will meet and Thursday evening at ' o'clock the Sunday School will hold a Christi mas tree party.
 The program for the pageant to- morrow evening follows: Organ Prelude Processional-"God Rest Ye Merry
 Gentlemen" Invocation and Lords Prayer-Rev
 c. R. Lewis Anthem-Choir Christmas Prayer--Rev. c. R. Lewis Offertory-Organ Procession of Angels-"Brightest &
 Best of the Sons"-Choir Christmas Story-Bible-Rev. G. R
 
 Hymn-"O Little Town of Beth-
 lehem-Junior Choir Solo-"Thou didst leave thy throne
 Laura Chipman Solo-"Away in @ Manger"-Esther
 Roden solo-"silent Night"-George Erk
 Jr.
 Solo-"Angels We Have Heard"-
 Laura Chipman Carol-"Shepherds Shake Off,
 Senior Choir Carol-"O Come Little Children
 Junior Choir Solo-"Bring a Torch, Jeannette
 Isabella"-George Erk Jr. Solo-"Sleep my Little One"-Mrs
 Ruth Roden Solo and Chorus-"We Three Kings
 George Erk Jr., George Erk Sr Solo-"Which Child is This?"-Jean
 Chipman Solo-"O Holy Night"-George Erk
 ST. Recessional-"Joy of The World
 Congregation Benediction-Rev. G. R. Lewis Wassail Song--Choir pnetlt9do-Or0an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
Weekly Sunday School Lesson--- THE BIRTH OF JESUS
 Text: Luke 2:8-2O
Text: Luke 2:8-20

It is in Jesus of Nazareth that God and man meet. Human life has revealed nothing higher or better than the life that came into the world with the birth of the Babe in the manager in Bethlehem. The world is not given so much today to speculations concerning Him as 1t once was. We do not know and we cannot understand our own souls; and much less can we under stand the mysteries of this deville being in human form.
 There is nothing in His age or environment to account for Him. EI comes as the gift of God to man.
 He came to tell men of another world of divine relationships of love and kindness; world of different values where men were not seeking their own ends, but where they were living with a sense of the welfare of all. It was a world that could be realized only as men learned to love one another, and ven their enemies.
 But this live, 50 different from the world of humanity's daily life of selflshness and greed, He brought into this world of actual relation ships with me. He lived the things that He taught, and He inspired other men to live in the same way.
 We do not know much concern ing these shepherds, but we do know considerable concerning the lowly men that this Babe, when He had grown to manhood, made His con- panions and His friends, the apostles of His teaching to the world, and the founders of His church. Surely, we must think of these shepherds as men of the same sort, humble people whose lives were not occupied with aspiration after wealth and power, who lived healthy, simple lives in the fields with their fiocks, and who had much time to mediate upon the wonders of the fields and of the starry heavens.
 It was to such men whose hearts were pure and simple and attuned to hear divine music that the mes- senger came on that night in the Judean hills; and the shepherds, thought they loved their fiocks, journeyed into the town that they might visit the mother and her Babe.
 They shared the glory of that new birth into the world; and we, if we are wise, will humble our hearts like these shepherds.
 We cannot journey to Bethlehem or see the Babe; but we can know the beauty of the Savior and we may have the mystic joy and cor1l- fort of His presence. Copyright, 1887, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

the words of the Psalmist: "The Lord is good to us all, and His tender mercies are over all His works"
 "Tenderness to animals" says Lecky, "in one of the most beautiful features of the Old Testament writer's" Judaism from the start insisted upon fair play not only between man and man but also between man end beast. Unlike organism, 1t never maintained that some animals are superior to, or even the equals of, man. It admits that their planes in the scheme of creation is manifestiy lower than mans. But 1t insists that their rights are none the less to be recognized. God, who made the one, has also made the other.
 It has been pointed out that in their hymns, prayers and also in their instruction the Jews were fond ito point e moral and adorn a tale" from the animal Kingdom. It has also been as- serted that the Jewish method of slaughtering animals is less painful than any other method thus far devised.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
BAPTIST SCHOOL
 PLANS FESTIVAL

The annual Christmas festival or the First Baptist Church School will be held next Thursday evening at 2 o'clock in the church school auditorium. There will be beauti- ful tree and a visit from Santa Claus contemplated.
 Tomorrow morning the junior de- partment Of the church will pre- sent 6 pageant of the birth Of Christ. The curtain will rise at 0:45 o'clock. After the pageant the Y- ing Peoples group will go carol- ing.
 service will be held in the First Methodist Church in honor of the young people who will be home from college for the Christmas holidays. Some of the college young people will assist with the service.
 Sunday, January ?, all downtown Protestant churches will meet at the First Baptist Church to hear Rev. Herbert Judson White, DID,, former pastor of the Central Bap- tist Church of Hartford. Rev. J. Melvin Prior, pastor of the Bridge port Baptist Church, will be heard on January 16 at the Baptist Church.
 The opening service worship at the Baptist Youth Conference to be held in Hartford, December 29, will be conducted by representatives of the local B. Y. P. U., namely, June O'Neil, Helen Marggraff and Donald Sterner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
NATIVITY TO BE
 OFFERED SUNDAY
2d Congregational Church Pageant to Be Preceded
 By Organ Concert

A Christmas pageant, "The Story of the Nativity" will be presented at the Second Congregational church tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. The program will be as follows: Program of Traditional Carols played on the Organ, 7:15-7:30. Processional: Hymn-Joy to the World.
 Invocation and Lords Prayer. Hymn-It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.
 Scripture Reading-The Christmas Story According to St. Luke. Hymn-O Come, All Ye Faithful. Prayer.
 offertory-The Christmas Tree ........................ Schilling Baritone solo-o Holy Night .... ................. Auaill
 Kenyon Congdon Chorus-The Inn at Bethlehem Tyrolean Folk Song Carr. Dickin- son) - Incidental solo parts by Mrs. Nuhn, MT. Boyd and MT. Congdon.
 Chorus-Lo, How Rose Fer Blooming .............Pra .Praetorious Soprano Solo - Gesu Bambine (Lullaby to the Christ Child) Ton
 Mrs. Nuhn Chorus-Lulling Her Child (arr. Donovan).
 Double Chorus: Echo Hymn While By My Sheep Carr. Jungst)
 Junior and Senior Choirs. Contralto Solo-No Candle Was There and No Fire .,... Lehman
 Mrs. Fenn. Tenor Solo-Sleep Holy Babe .... .......................... Dykes
 MT. Boyd. Chorus-Break Forth, Oh Beaute- ous, Heavenly Light ...... Bach Chorus-We Three Kings of Ori- eit Are ............. AopklIls Incidental solo parts by MT. Boyd,
 MT. Foster, MT. Congdon. Chorus-Glory to God in the Highest ................. Pergolesi Recessional Hymn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn Benediction.
 Gloria in Excelsis Dep. Postlude-Fantasia on "The First Novel;" ..... John Tasker Howar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
WOMEN WORKERS MEET TOMORROW
Mrs. Nancy StrOub Silver Tea Hostess for Zion
 Church ParlshiOners

'SThe Supremacy of Christian Revelation" will be the sermon of Rye. A. A. Perry, pastor, at tl1g 1O:45 o'clock services tomorrow morning at the Mount Olive A. M. 2. Zion church.
 Tommorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock his sermon will be Inspiration of the Stars" in conjunction with tl15 annual service for the Order of Eastern Star. A feature of the pro- gram will be a musical program by the ladies chorus.
 A silver tea will be held tOmor- row afternoon at 4:30 o'clock by the Women Workers at the home of Mrs. Nancy Etfoub, of Vine Street. Mrs. Carrie Tisdol is president.
 ST. JOHNS Ey. LUTHERAN
 (46 Cooke Street. Sunday school e:30 g. m. English services at II a. m. Organ Prelude-Mrs. F. Munter Opening Hymn The 1ntroit Gloria Patri Kyrie
 Gloria in Excelsis Gospel--JcSti 1, verses 1928 Epistle lesson, Phil. Chapter 4,
 verses Al Hymn
 Reciting of Apostles Creed Hymn
 sermon-By Rev. John N. c. Mohr-
 mann Offertory Lords Prayer Benediction NSilent Prayer
 A children,s Christmas party will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The pastor announced to- day that an early Matin service will be held Christmas morning at 6 o'clock, and 8 children's Christmas service week from tomorrow at 5 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
CHURCH TO OFFER
 SWEDISH SERVICE
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Plans Christmas Pro.
 gram at 5 A. M.

Maintaining custom that has been in use in the Scandinavian countries for many centuries, mem- bers and friends of the Zion Evan gelical Lutheran church will gather early Christmas morning ct the church on Cherry street for the an- nual Christmas service. This service, known as "Julotta" in Sweden, will begin ct 6:30 O. m. with Q short Swedish service, after which the liturgy will be conducted in English and the pastor, Rev. E. Einar Kron, will bring message in that lan- guage.
 The impressiveness and solemnity of this early service adds much to Q worshipful spirit and makes Q fitting beginning for this great day of rejoicing. The church choir, lin- der the direction of Herbert Bohlin will sing several Christmas songs and hymns, among them one Swed- ish favorite, "Hosianna." Tho ser. vice is open to all who wish to at- tend.
 Tomorrow at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church Sunday School will be conducted at 0:30 o'clock with Everett drahn In charge. Divine worship will be held at i0:4B O. clock with Rev. Mir. Kron speaking on "The Testimony of John."
 Next Thursday evening choir practice will be held at 6 O clock.
 Rev. Mr. Kron, who is also pastor of the Bethlehem Evangelical Luth. eran church, will ccndust tho alvin, worship tomorrow evening ct 7:3t o'clock ct that church. His sermon will be "The Friend of tho Bride nronYa.v
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
By VIM. E. GILROY, D. D.
 V7AaA~. ~R

The story of the birth of Jesus is at least, one story that never grows old. Each succeeding genera ton tells to its children the story of the shepherds in the field, and the glory that shone round them as the angel came announcing the birth of the Babe of Bethlehem.
 It is a story for children, 8 story that has above all others emphasized to the world the value of the child and the romance of the newborn Babe.
 But it is much more than a story to tell and to teach to children. It is a story for adults, and for those of all ages. It is the story of the birth of Savior, of the coming in- to the world of one who revealed divinity in human form, and who brought into the realm of human words and action all that is highest,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
Methodist
FIRST M. E. CHURCH

 Order of service: Prelude, "Jesu Bambino" Pietro Yon Processional Hymn, Angels from the Realms of Glory" Call to Worship-by the Choir The Invocation - minister and ' people The Legend of Cathy, Rev. Theo- dore c. Bobiltn Choir Anthem--"Sing o Heavens"
 Tours Gods Gift to Us-Responsive Scrip ture. Hymn-"Joe to the World" Our Gifts to 0od-White Gift Service Unison Prayer 0uartet-"Carol of the Russian Children from White Russia"
 Arr. by Gaul DtOry-"The Other Wise MGnn,"
 Mss Dorothy Gates necegsional Hymn "Hark the Her. aId Angels Sing" Denediction-Sev Fold Amen Organ Postlude Nazareth"
 0ounod
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
Congregational
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL

SECOND CONGREGATION
 Christmas Sunday, December 10, 10:30 a. m.-The order of morning worship:
 Prelude-Pastoral Symphony from
 "The Messiah" ....... Handel The Processional Hymn, Once in Royal David's City The Call to Worship, Invocation
 and Lords Prayer Anthem: Little Chile in Manager
 Bare ........,.....ar arr. Dickinson Responsive Reading Gloria Patr: Baritone Solo-But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming
 (From "The Messiah") .. Handel The Scripture Reading Prayer Offertory Anthem Today There
 Is Ringing ..... .Christianson DoXology The Children's Sermon Hymn-O Little Town of Bethlehem Sermon, Good Tidings of Great
 Joy" The Recessional Hymn-As With
 Gladness Benediction Postlude-The Shepherds in the '
 Fields ......,........... Mailing
 The flowers in the vase will be in memory of George E. Judd and Miss Eloise Judd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

Celebrating the climax of . sue. cessftl year, members of the fife and drum corps of St. Stafislatls church will conduct their second annual Christmas party on MOfl. day night after the regular week. ly rehearsal in the basement of the basement of the church at the church 6s3O o'clock. Arrange ments for the affair were finished by Director Ted Olschefski. Each member of the unit will bring an inexpensive gift for the grab bag, one of the features of the social. The remainder of program will include 8 concert played by the Boys band of St. Joseph's church, singing, acts and refreshments.
 Other members of the commit tee are Rev. Walter 'Sirachi, and Irving Czczarety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

The remainder of the days serv- ices follow:
 prelude-Gesu Bambiro ....... .Yon Hymn-O Come, All Ye Faithful Arthem-The Birthday of a King Neidlinger Soprano and Alto Duct Children Pray This Love to Cherish Spohr Hymn-Hark, What Mean Those Holy Voices
 Hymn-1arkl The Herald Angels Sing
 Postlude-Alleluia .......... .Loret
 Music for Pageant Prelude
 Christmas Reverie ....... Seeley A Lively Rose Is Blooming ...
 .................. Brahms Christmas Pastorale ...... Rogers Silent Night ................Bl Black Professional
 Joy to the World
 O Little Town of Bethlehem
 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing The First Noel-English Traditional Away in a Manager ....... .Spilmar1
 Ruth BurWeH There Were Shepherds .... Vincent Sleep of the Child Jesus .. Gevaert What Child Is This?. Old English Come, All Ye Shepherds ......
 old Bohemian This Highway Beheld ........
 ....... arr. David Stanley Smith While By My Sleep ..... Jungst Organ selection-March of the Magi .................. Dubois We Three Kings of Orient Are. ........'. '........ .....'.. 1OpAAlS Sleeping the Christ Child Lay. ........... ''''..'.. 31aA Silent Night ................ .Cruber o Come, All Ye Faithful ...... ............ arr. Ralph Baldwin PoStlude- Chorus Handel
 Notices for the Week Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.-Christmas party of the Boy Scouts, troop No. 22.
 Thursday, p. m.-Christmas party of the Girl Scouts, troop No. upstairs in the church parlor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
Baptist
FIRST BAPTIST

AAs04 ASsAA 4A04
 (Tomorrow) Morning Worship, Eleven O'Clock Organ Prelude-"Christmas Pastor- ale .................. bach Call to Worship Processional--"fIarkl the Herald Angels" Prayer of 1nvocation-The Lords Prayer Carol "A Babe Lies in a Cradle" ....................... Austrian Betty Allen and Junior Choir Responsive Praise--Gloria Patri offert ory-"The Shepherds and the 4iA s'.'....'...,. MeAlCdu
 Combined Choirs The Doxology Carol-"O Nightingale, Awakel" Betty Evans, Lorraine Downs, Emily Tavel, Virginia Fenton, and Intermediate Choir. Christmas Prayers Carol "Who Knocks so Loud7" Lorraine Downs and intermediate Choir Announcements Hymn-"The First Noti"-(A Des- cant)--Congregation and Choir, StanEa 2 by Choir Alone. Sermon Merry Christrnasl Can We Be Merry?"--Rev. David P. Gaines Carol-"From Highest Heaven" .s............... america Betty Evans and Combined Choirs Prayer of Benediction (Congrega- ton Heated) Carol--"The Sleep of the Child VoouE ssss.. ......s...s... rTeuCn
 Senior Choir Postlude Festival March"--Seifert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. Bonnie w. Crowder, pastor of the Zion Baptist church, will preach on the special topic of Seeming to Have" at the service tomorrow morning at l0:45 o'clock.
 The B. Y. P. U. will hold their weekly meeting at 6:46 o'clock.
 The pastor will be the speaker at the evening worship at 7:46 o'clock. His subject will Do "The Conflicts of Dutv".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
Q. Can one be . good Cath ollie and an absolute pacifist?

A. Inasmuch as the Catholic church has not made any speci. fic pronouncement on pacifisin in the face of modern war, the. question cannot be answered with a definite yes or no. The majority of authoritative Cath olic writers on questions of peace and war hold that absolute pacifism is not compabilte with Catholicism, while there is a small minority who maintain that because of changed condi- tons in waging war, one can be an absolute pacifist and Q good Catholic.
 The first group, which looks unfavorably on paciflsm, bases its stand on Catholic teachings regarding the duties of Christi mas as citizens, on which Pope Leo XIII wrote at great length, deyoting a whole encyclical to these duties.
 The second group bases It's support of pacifism on the ground that modern warfare cannot possibly meet the the- ological requirements for Q just war.
 It is generally taught by Cath office theologians that patriotism, which is an ordinate love of country, is a virtue, the defect of which is pacifism, and the ex- cess of which Is nationalism. The majority of informed Catholic opinion maintains this defini- ton, and holds to the views that the virtuous mean, of pa- triotisrn, is to be sought.
 c. What did the apostle Paul mean when he wrote (-.Cor. 11:1O) "Eor this cause ought Che woman to have power on her head because of the angels?"
 A, The world translated 'power" in the above, which is the King James version, Is trans lated "a sign of authority" In She Moffatt translation the pas- sage reads, Therefore, in view of the angels, woman must wear a symbol of subjection on her head"
 The entire passage Is an argu- ment for the necessity for 6 woman to veil herself or cover her head during worship. The Hastings Bible Dictionary says, "The apostles argument seems to be, because the woman was derived from (verse 0) and was created for (verse O the man, therefore she should have on her head a covering in token that she is under the authority of the man. The abstract authority" Is put for the concrete ''sign of authority. Then c new eav couragement Is added. If women will not do this out of natural seemliness, let them remember that the angels are present In their assemblies, and for their sakes, the messengers of order, cover their heads. This is the interpretation of almost all mod ern expositors."
 Q. What does Jewish teach. ing say with respect Co anlmalss
 A. Jews neithv1 worshipped nor maltreAted their animals. The basic principle of Jewish theology may be summed up in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
BUNKER HILL

BUNKER HILL
 Donations for the Lincoln House will be accepted at the Christmas service of the church school at the Bunker Hill Congregational church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, 1t was announced this morning by the pastor, Rev. Alan M. Fairbank.
 The morning worship at Il o'clock will be featured by sermon by the pastor entitled, "A New Birth
 A pageant of adoration will De enacted at s o'clock under the direc. ton of Margaret Croft and Edna Rush.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
RELIGIOUS QUESTION BOX

Readers invited to send In auestlons regading Catholic Jewish faiths Questions VIII be column promptly possible They should address 0 the writer and shouq be this journal to The National Conference Jews and Christians Fourth New York City, where nersonal reply Is requested t sh0ud Dc 90 stated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
RARE CORN IN OHIO

Painsville, O.--(Up)--Two and one-half acres of red flint corn--al- most an oddity in this section of the Countiy--were harvested on the farm of Mrs. Catherine Orient this fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
Naugatuck ChWrch
 Directory
SALEM LUTHERAN
Rev. W. R. Frendberg, pastor. Fourth Sunday in Advent

Ushers-Almer Svenson, Elmer Sanford. ..,. 9 a. m.-swedish. Juniors Willis Peterson, violin.
 10:r6 a. m.-Sunday school-Bible Glass.
 Il a. m.-English. Seniors. Mrs. Adolph Nelson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
CONGREGATIONAL

CONGREGATIONAL
 The church school will meet at 9:45 @. m. in the parish house.
 Morning worship will be held at il o'clock. The minister, Rev. Ed ward R. Hance, will preach on "The Lost Chord" Children's subject, "The Visit of the Wishing Man."
 Music, Quartet and adult choir: Introductory Voluntary, "Christmas Prelude" Kreckel; Introit, "The Bird Carol" Whitehead; anthem, And the Glory of the Lord," Han del: Offertory, "There's a Song in the Air." Speaks; concluding vol untary, Christmas Pastorale," tra- ditional.
 The church. Kindergarten. where parents may leave their younger children while they attend the morning service, will be in charge of Miss Eleancr Johnson.
 A Christmas Candlelight service will be held at 7:30 p. m. "Child Jesus" by Joseph Clokey will be sung by the church quartet and the combined choirs of 90 voices with string quartet accompaniment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
ST. MICHAEL's

S1s MAOuAEH 0
 The services at St. Michael's church tomorrow. fourth Sunday in Advent, will be as follows: Celebra- ton of the Holy Communion at 7:S0 a. m, The regular session of the Sunday School will be given up to listening to Q Christmas play under the direction of Mrs. Mildred Hair. It will be at the usual hour at 0:30 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon at il a. m. Sermon subject: "Joy and Sorrow in Waiting" There will be 9 preparatory service, under the guidance of the Service club, for the Christmas Communion at 2 p m. in the church.
 Sunday: p. in.-Altos and so- pranos. 8 p. rn.--Girls' Friendly So- ciety in parish house.
 Tuesday: Q a. rn.--Holy Comn1u- nion at St. Thomas Day. 6:4D ?. m. ---NovitiateS.
 Thursday: 2 p. rn.--Altos and so- pranos; entire choir at 8 p. m. . ?. in.--Troop 2 B. s. A. in parish house.
 Saturday (Christmas Day): 10 Q. ln.--Holy Communion.
 Announcements
 The children of the Sunday School are asked to bring their Christmas gifts for the day nursery on Sunday, Dec. 18th in the nature of canned goods, cereals, etc. They will be col. lected in the Sunday School and will be taken to the day nursery later. This Is Q customary offering of the children Of St. Michaels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

Q. What does Jewish teach. lng say with respect Co anlmalsf
 A. Jews neithv1 worshipped nor maltreAted their animals. The basic principle of Jewish theology may be summed up in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-25
Lun1beYtOM
Strike Is
NOzUEnded

Lumberton, March 25-(AP)-Ada
Mclean Cotton Mill resumed opera
tions here today on a full-time basis
after a strike which had closed the
plant since Monday.
After a conference with mill Of
ficials, Ben Edwards, representing the
strikers, said the mill made no con-
cessions other than to promise to in
crease pay of workers sas soon as it
could be worked out"
Mill officials voluntarily took off
part of the speed of machines Mon
day after the strike began.
Edwards said Everybody was hap
py and glad to get back to work.
Cliff Taylor and Furley Thompson,
meanwhile, were at liberty under 500
bond each for recorders court hear
ing Monday on Charges of secret
assault growing out of the strike
Douglas Prevatt, a striker, swore
to the warrant yesterday after a
group of pickets reported they were
peppered with birdshot while sitting
around fire in the early morning.