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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1956
Page
5
The piece traces Christmas observance in America from 1659 bans to early legal services in Boston. It notes later reforms and mentions gift items like a mink shirt from Tulsa stores, plus church services and Christmas programs in Melville. It highlights Saint Boniface promoting a fir tree tradition in the eighth century.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church lists an annual midnight mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services at Reed Point and Big Timber. The church announces a Thursday meeting on Dec 27 and Sunday school and church elections on Dec 30 at 8 p.m.
Brentwood Barker leads the First Congregational Church with church school at 9 45 and morning worship at 11 including infant and child baptism. The sermon God s Gift of Joy continues the Christmas series. Evening program by church school children at 7 and a Christmas Eve candlelight service Monday at 11 concluding at midnight.
Evangelical United Brethren Church led by Pastor E. J. Bott lists Sunday school at 10 and Sabbath services at 11. Reed Point Seventh Day Adventist led by Clyde Kearbey notes Sabbath school, preaching, and a Christmas program on December 23 at 3 p.m. with singing, speaking parts, a film strip, and a youth play. entire community invited.
Rev Richard Price leads at St Mark's Fourth and Hooper with Holy Communion at 8 a m and 10 a m Christmas Day. Church school 9:45 and 11 a m service with sermon. Children's Christmas program 2 p m with party at Dallman hall. Christmas Eve service 11:30 p m to early Christmas morning. New Year’s Day Holy Communion 10 a m.
Pastor Lindley conducts Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and worship with sermon on The Gospel at 11:00 a.m. A Christmas program is set for 7:30 p.m. with Wednesday choir practice at 7:00 p.m. The annual Congregational meeting for church and Sunday school officer elections follows at 8:00 p.m.
William Hood, Pastor. Thursday 8:00 p.m. Men's Club. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday service.
The piece traces Christmas from its early English origins around A D 521 under King Arthur through Puritan suppression in 1642 and the Restoration era. It notes Easter and Christmas were banned, then revived with Charles II’s return and highlights Dickens' Christmas Carol as a landmark work.
Three carols trace to settlers from Europe with England France and Germany contributions. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear dates 1849 by Edmund H Sears. We Three Kings of Orient Are and O Little Town of Bethlehem follow in 1859 and 1868 by Hopkins and Brooks.
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