Christmas Music Programs in Freeport Churches
In Freeport churches several Christian denominations plan special Christmas music programs. The Birth of the Syntor is commemorated with se cresses defining the occasion's significance.
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1907
Page
5
Christmas at the Y M C A Observed with Talks and Sports
The Y M C A schedules a 3:30 p m Christmas program with talks on What Christmas Means to Me by W W Krape J M Lapp C T Smith and H Bowler plus a solo by J John G Oyler. A 2:30 pm boys meeting features speaker A Hoofer. Monday night features a Christmas tree with free admission. A newly formed basketball team plays Monroe in a doubleheader at 3:30 pm. Holiday gym hours continue with specified junior intermediate and high school schedules and swimming unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Krape
J. M. Lapp
C. T. Smith
H.§. Bowler
John G. Oyler
A. ‘Hoofer
Monroe
Christmas Service at Four in the Afternoon at First MBE
The First MBE church shifts the regular 7:00 p m service to 4:00 p m this Sunday for a Christmas service. A choir of forty under Mr Axel Titus will perform selections from Messiah and Handel including And the Glory of the Lord and Hallelujah Chorus. Morning Holy Communion at 10:30 a m invites parishioners to join. choir also sings And the Glory of the Lord and New Born King Nordstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Titus
Ashwall
Messiah
TGP
SG Ratge Busine Oshaah Sdeds
Gounod
Revitabon
Messiity
Ccccees
Ygaeeee
Handel Alpe
Tlis Fidel
Messtal
Handel Hallelujah Chorus
Martin Nordstrom
Christmas Program At First English Lutheran Church
The First English Lutheran Church hosts a Sunday school Christmas program on Sunday evening December 22 at 7 30 with obanti Holy Night Spent Night chorus and recitations. Carl Rirchbefer conducts a Bethlehem pageant with Three Girls Whitney Coombs and Ruth Skee performing. Chas Clemons Chorus Revitation Christus Bells Delbert Alurinin Reading and other acts include The Christmas Guests and The Night of the Shepherds. Miss Vollrath leads the chorus with all members asked to attend next Sunday at 10 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rirchbefer
Paste Ha Three Girls
Bethlehemr
Ccc
Whitney Coombs
Sejornt Obidron
Doorgthy
Christians Catt
Ruth Skee
Fheury Parker Chorus Choir
Miss Vollrath
Epworth League Service at First M E Church
An Epworth league program is planned for tomorrow evening at the First M E Church. Miss Reinhart and Miss Briggs will lead the service, with special music promised. Solo by Miss Kokendorfer, student at Chicago Musical College, with accompaniment by Miss Flora Mayer. Miss Avenen, home for the holidays, will also sing. Discussion topic: The Birth of the King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
M. E
Christmas Service at Epworth League Meeting
Tomorrow evening at the Minbury MBE Epworth League will hold its Christmas service. Mrs. Jostps Ginder will chair and speak on the Birth of the King. A musical program features Corine Courtney and Benhah Holmes in a duet and a chorus welcome to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minbury
Epworth Jeague
Chyristmas Servics
Jostps Ginder
Ning
Corine Courtney
Benhah Holmes
Holy Spirit
Christmas Song Service at St Johns Church Dec 22
The Yunong People's Society of St John’s Church plans a Christmas song service in the church lecture room on Sunday evening December 22, with gathering starting at 6:30. A good program has been arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yunong People’s Society of
Orphan’s Home Benefit at Bensenville Invited Guests
A benefit event will be held in Bensenville Illinois with a special offering to support the orphan's home. A cordial invitation is extended to all members and friends of the society to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
Christmas Program at First U. B. Sabbath School
The Sabbath School of the First U. B. church presents a Christmas entertainment on Wednesday evening December 26. Elaborate decorations and a splendid program are planned with presents and a treat for the pupils. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
U. B. Church
Hec
Christmas Services Across Many Churches in City Deluge
Sabbath announcements list multiple churches with Christmas programs. Second Presbyterian hosts special service, choir selections, and social music. Embury and Oak Street groups schedule morning and evening services with Christmas sermons, hymn tunes, and Sunday school concerts. Grace Episcopal and First English Reform add Advent and Christmas rites including special views, carols, and a school program.
Paradox of History Evening Topic at English Lutheran
The program invites all to an Evening topic If the Prophete had Lied. English Lutheran services begin at 10 30 a m with a Christmas sermon by Rev C A Gatwicks. At 7 30 p m the Sunday school presents Christmas exercises with special music by the chorus choir. Sunday school at 11 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witet English Lutheran
C. A. Gatwicks
Baptist Concert Program by First Baptist Church Choir
A concert program will be given tomorrow night at 7 by the Bible Baptist Church choir with baritone soloist Martin Nordstrom of Rockford assisting. The program includes Good Tidings, Hear Our Prayer, Angel's Serenade, Te Deum, The New Born King, Oh Heavens, and Postlude Grace Wareham and Axel Walfred Mins listed among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Martin Nordstrom
Rockford
Lee Cee
King Hunt
Bing
Grace Wareham
Axel Walfred Mins
Tours
Hemimens
Program of muate at First Presbyterian church
Sunday morning program lists an organ prelude and multiple quartette items with titles such as Holy Night Arias O Holy Night and O Quiet Night plus a posiude titled Haadlelujah Onorus. Performers include Buck Schnecker Adan Dressler Neidlinger and ffandel in a varied church music recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muate
First Presbyterian Church
Buck
S Schnecker
Adan Dressler
Neidlinger
Posiiude
New Superintendent Named for Bankers Reserve Life
The Bankers Reserve Life association hires Nf. BE. Sies as superintendent of agents. Sies, formerly with Bankers Life of Iowa and Merchants Life of Iowa, is highly regarded. Management will raise maximum policy amounts to 4000 and stop 1000 policies, focusing on 2000 and 4000 sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers Reserve Life Association
BE. Sies
Sies
Bankers Life Association of
Iowa
Merchants Life Association
Madison Pleads For Train Restoration To Madison
Citizens of Monroe appeal to Forty Thousand club to urge the railroad commission to order Illinois Central to restore the passenger train service stopped December 1. The loss of daily service hurts Madison and nearby towns Fitchburg Basco Belleville Exeter Monticello Etner Stearns Monroe with delays in mail and business. Monroe officials met Chicago leaders. Harahan cannot restore service per his letter. Madison plans petition growth and a director meeting to settle the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Forty Thousand Club
Monroe
Railway Commission
Illinois Central
Fitchburg
Basco
Belleville
Exeter
Monticello
Etner
Stearns
Chicago
Harahan
Colin W. Wright
Wright
Tlinois Central
Rate Commission
Stevens
Railroad Commission
Holiday Travel Soars as Trains Run Heavy Express Cars
Holiday travel peaks with the heaviest train traffic of the season. Extra express cars attached to all trains slow movement, especially east and south bound runs. Madison train carries extras as university students head home for Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Mrs Schulz Reported Better After Illness Break
Mrs Fred Schulz had been ill for several days but is described as improved today. No further details on diagnosis or treatment are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schulz
Unclear OCR fragment yields scattered names and abbreviations
Fragmentary OCR text lists scattered names and initials like CGiverge and Yavllse with couplets of odd phrases, lacking coherent event or context to define a news item or record. No identifiable person, place, organization, date, or outcome is extractable.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed by Le Raysville Merchant
Woolever, a prominent Le Raysville merchant, touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the cure for piles he found effective twenty years ago. The salve is advertised to treat every sore, wound, burn, or abrasion and is sold for 25 cents at Joseph Emmert’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolever
le Raysville
N. Y
Joseph Emmert
Christmas Aboard Uncle Sam Ships in Trinidad Harbor
Twenty five thousand Navy men will spend Christmas aboard the great battleship fleet anchored in the harbor of Trinidad. Preparation begins days early as galley fires burn all night for wholesale baking of cakes and pies. Christmas morning features religious services and a convoy of shipboard revelry including sports and a grand dinner for sailors, with officers sharing in the festive feast and toasts to loved ones at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trinidad
Land of the Free
Uncle Sam
Men of War
Jackie
Ori
Sean Christans
Wall Street
Dee
Christine
Pond
Byaa
Christiaas Sitts
Drokerae
Distribution Surprise Seen In Payouts This Year
A fragment notes expectations of surprise among recipients who might receive a quarter of a larger amount as distribution payments. The item hints at equitable sharing and potential incentives this year.
This Date in History Highlights Key Figures and Events
This snapshot lists notable historical dates: Thomas a Becket born in 1117 and died 1170. Catherine of Braganza dies in 1705. 1775 British act impounds American ships and impresses crews. 1804 Lord Beaconsfield born, died 1881. 1848 cholera among U S troops in Texas. Federal blockade attempt at Charleston harbor. 1878 Alabama claims fully paid with surplus. 1900 Leonard Wood becomes governor general of Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A’ Becket
Canterbury
Catherine of Braganza
Charles II
England
Lisbon
Lord Beaconsfield
U. S
Texas
LSGI
Charleston
Leonard Wood
Cuba
Sir Charles Santley Seventy-Third Birthday Celebrated
Sir Charles Santley the renowned baritone, born December 21, 1884 in Liverpool, marked his 73rd birthday. He studied in London, achieved early stage success in 1857, and later rose to fame across Europe, Australia, and South Africa, completing fifty years as a public singer amid praise as Britain’s greatest baritone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Liverpool
London
Dinorah
Italy
Europe
Australia
South Africa
Britain
Grace Merritt stars in When Knighthood Was in Flower show
Miss Grace Merritt appears as Mary Tudor in Ernest Shipman's production at the Grand Opera house on Saturday December 28 with matinee and night showings. Critics praise her portrayal as Madcap Mary, rivaling Julian Marlowe's celebrated version in the original play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Merritt
Mary Tudor
Ernest Shipman
Grand Opera House
Mary
America
Julian Marlowe
Opposed to Ten Club Circuit in Wisconsin League
La Crosse directors voted unanimously to protest adding Beloit and Rockford to the Wisconsin-Illinois league turning it into a ten club circuit. They warn elimination would drop La Crosse early, given its far edge position. Kept signings include Kenyon Brothers Merceda Colo Harry Peacock Winchester Ind and others as they seek a pennant winning season. The January 4 annual meeting will pick a manager likely Pink Hawley who twice won the State League pennant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Beloit
Rockford
Kenyon Brothers
Merceda
Colo
Harry Peacock
Winchester
Ind
Pink” Hawley
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises $100 Reward
An advertisement claims Gatarrh Cure heals all stages of the disease and offers $100 to any case not cured. It asserts internal action on mucous surfaces, builds up constitution, and urges sending for testimonials from Guldene y & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists including Tac Takeda ll's Family Pills for consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatarech
Bo. Gquldeney & GO
Toledo
Tac
Takedall
Farnum Publishes World’s Annual Sporting Record
James Farnum shifts from issuing calendars to a booklet compiling the world’s annual sporting record. The state book is described as authentic and Farnum receives many compliments on the holiday souvenir choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Farnum
Farnum
Public Speaker Interrupted At Event
Public speakers are often interrupted by coughing fits, with claims that Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and prevents pneumonia. The advertisement asserts the genuine product has no opiates and comes in a yellow package, listing Hr. J. Moogk and Win, Ff. Jungkunz as endorsers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Y M C A and High School Play Exciting Basketball Display
A well played exhibition at the Y M C A last night featured a close two game program. The first tilt between the High School and Y M C A second teams ended 29 to 21 in favor of the Y M C A with Holmes delivering a remarkable center drive and Bonn and McCann leading scorers. In the main event the Y M C A defeated the High School 39 to 35 after a tight second half, with Wall ace center Wallace Hall and Schmelzle and Luebbing forming the forward duo for the winners and Ennen ga starring at center for the High School. The action displayed fine form and sportsmanship all around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yordy
Wagner
Schoeffel
Vaupel
Anangst
Association
Wallace Hall
Wheeler
Redlinger
Seitz
Schmelzle
Luebbing
Skinner
Heyman
Ennenga
Brandt
Toy
Freeport Y. MM. Q. A
Monroe Cardinals
Danger in Asking Advice About Colds and Coughs
A health notice warns against relying on unknown remedies for coughs and colds. It endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as a genuine, yellow packaged remedy that cures coughs, colds, and can prevent pneumonia. The file lists Hl J. Moogk and Wm FP Jungkunz as sources and cautions refusing substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Hl J. Moogk
Wm FP
Jungkunz
The Golden Eagle Neckwear Line in the City
The largest and tinest neckwear line in the city showcases Golden Eagle products. Expands options for formal and casual attire with a focus on affordable style and broad selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Eagle
Fifty Dollars to Sterling Y M C A Letter from Frank Lowden
A 1907 letter from Congressman Frank C Lowden to the Sterling YMCA finance committee thanks them for their support and encloses a fifty dollar contribution toward the year s indebtedness. Lowden recalls starting in law and learning penmanship with YMCA guidance, praising the organization s practical work for young men and noting he wishes the donation could be larger. He closes with best wishes for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Young Men's Christian Association
Similar Town Names Cause Travel Mixup for Mrs Paules
A Northwestern train brought Mary Paules and her three children to the city instead of Freeberg near St. Louis due to similar town names Freeport and Freeberg. Limited English left her stranded until Deaconess' Home staff arranged a ticket to Freeberg. She originates from Bellaire Ohio and planned to meet her husband, a coal miner, there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Freeberg
St. Louis
Bellaire
Ohio
Bauncher
Mary Paules
Real Wonderland Health Cure Spotlight
In Mound City, Mrs. E. D. Clapp reports dramatic recovery of her son from near death due to lung and throat trouble after using Dr King s New Discovery. The medicine, claimed to cure coughs and colds, throat and lung issues, is sold by Joseph Emmert with 50c and 1 by trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Mound City
E. D. Clapp
Joseph Emmert
Holly Wreaths With Christmas Bells Available Now
John Bauscher Jr promotes holiday greenery with holly wreaths, Christmas bells, and select stock. Orders encouraged early at his Bethany greenhouse, contact Beth and greenhouse phones 374 and 303.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bauscher, JR
Chicago St. Beth
Greenhouse
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