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Christian ChurchmcewiththChurch school, 9:30. Morning worship, 10:30; the church choir, under the direction of Mrs. Fred Fay, and with Miss Margaret Lowe, pianist, willpresent the following program ofChristmas music: Anthem, “And Thou, Bethlehem;” solo, “O Holy Night,” Mrs. Fay; anthem, “We Have Seen His Stkr; ” anthem, “The Song That the Angels Sang;” meditation, “Christmas Thoughts, 1940.” “A Child Is Born, a pageant of the nativity, by Rachel Smith, will be given at the evening Jl hour, 7:30. Characters: Mary, the!seathsiiMother of Jesus, Billie Mae Monroe; the Angel of the Annunciation, Charlotte Adams; Elizabeth the cousin ofsi:mBiElizabeth, Rogene Payne; Zacharias,; ri:ainlt;IVthe husband of Elizabeth, Robert Straub; Joseph, the husband of Mary, Carl Seitz; the Shepherds, Junior Decker, Lawrence Hawks, Calvin McCollum and Warren Hoover; the Angel Soloist, Charlotte Adams; the Heavenly Host, Jean Margie McCandless, Cheawwhean Hubbard, Betty Adams, Doris Berkebile, Helen Hoover; Eva Wheeler, Doris Clarkson and HarriettFletcher; Three Wise Men, John Mills, John Richard Johnson, James Price; two priests, David Keller and Junior Decker; Simeon, an old man, Wendell Price; the Interpreter, Sheila Ramsey; the Pageant Choir, the church choir; tlwr Speaking chorus, Phillip Johnson, Eugene Richardson, Donald Ridgway, Jimmie Logue, Eugene Hedrick, Shirley Jo Deininger, Henrietta Drescher, Virginia Love, Catherine Wilde, Grace Ann Mills, ^ Mary Glenn, Shirley Jean Condon. A feature of the pageant will be the j chants by Robert Straub, Wendell G Price and Billie Mae Monroe, who sl take the parts of Zacharias, Simeon L and Mary; also the speaking chorus, c under the direction of Mrs. Jack Dee-a'st11IIoRRP1gan and Mrs. M. W. Nilsson, adds ma- y ! terially to the impressiveness of the j presentation. While the singing of the Christmas carols by the pageant choir provides the background of beautifuland timely music to which countless jjjbiioFiSEgenerations have borne witness. There is nothing to surpass the telling of i the Christmas story. As it has gripped j F the ages, so it possesses a powerful appeal for today. The public is most cor-j dially invited to enjoy this drama of the nativity of Christ.—Rev. Marion W. Nilsson, Pastor.b¥
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Brookfield Linn County Budget Gazette
Brookfield, Missouri, US
Fri, Dec 20, 1940
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