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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
8
A detailed schedule lists morning and evening services across numerous churches led by pastors such as Rev. Ralph Gillam Rev. T Clayton Welles Rev. Charles W Huntington and others. It notes times for sermons Sunday schools Y P S C E and special events including Christmas concerts and lectures across streets like Merrimack Highland High Street Kirk Street First Trinitarian and more.
Rev. John W. Eckman is pastor with Sunday school at 9 a m. Morning service at 10 50 a m and evening service at 7 p m. Located near Moore street.
Centralville M F church on Bridge and Hildreth streets lists Rev F M Pickles as pastor with preaching at 10 30 a m and 6 45 p m Sunday school at 12 wolock Epworth league at 6 p m Morning sermon by Rev C W
A list of morning and evening services across multiple churches on First George Street Mount Vernon Street Worthen Street and others. Includes pastors Rev Ford Millin McNally Martin Moran Kenyon and others with service times from 10.20 to 10.50 morning and 5.15 to 7.00 evening plus Sunday schools Christmas concerts and pageant events.
First Appleton Street at Davis Street led by Rev James M Craig offers morning service at 10 30 am Sunday school at noon and evening service at 7 pm The morning sermon is Finding the Old Book and the evening Objections to Religion Westminster United Tyler Street led by Rev H B Foster holds morning service at 10 30 am Sunday school at noon and evening service at 7 pm Morning sermon The Glad News and evening The Gospel of Healing.
Morning service at 10.30 led by Rev. Caleb BE Fisher with Sunday morning events and evening service at 6.00. Grace Princeton Street corner South Canton Street hosts Rev. Ransom A. Greene with 10.20 morning service and Sunday school at noon. Unknown Paths is the title mentioned.
On Merrimack Street opposite John Street Rev Charles T Billings pastor holds morning service at 10 45 o clock. On Middlesex Street between Eliot and South streets Rev George C Wright pastor holds morning service at 10 80 o clock with Sunday school at noon. Unity Guild presents Christmas Carols and the program titled The Power to Become Sons of God.
A list of daily and Sunday masses for multiple parish churches led by various reverends. Entries include St Patrick's Suffolks, St Joseph's Obalte Watchers, St Peter's Gorham, Sacred Heart, Immaculate Conception, St Michael's, St Jean Baptiste, and St Anthony's with schedule details such as first and high masses, children's services, vespers, and benedictions.
Numerous religious gatherings listed with times and venues including Christadelphian Ecclesia Grand Street Advent Union Mission Coburn Mission Central Mission West Sixth Street chapel Ayer City Salvation Army Lutheran Mead owcroft Street First Spiritualist Society Henderson Kingston platform Church of Scotland People’s Church. Services span morning and evening with Sabbath school and prayer meetings scheduled throughout the day. Reverend leaders include W C Westcott Isaac Lafleur J V Soderman and W M Rousseau.
Am bass Mr Litney R Fleet is identified as organist and director in the announcement.
A fragment lists musical pieces in a Handel Messiah program including Sing O Heavens Where is He that Was Born King of the Jews and The Nativity. Soloists named include contralto sopranos and a tenor with Adams as conductor and William Poster and Anna Meendy as performers.
Choir E R Wirt directs a Christmas morning and evening service featuring soloists Velton Wetmore contralto Ethel Torrey Smith and others. A twelve page souvenir programme will be distributed. Sermons focus on The Christmas Gospel and The Loss and Finding of the Star with an anthem program and responsive readings.
A large chorus will perform The Hope of the World in the evening with Bartlett singing The Christma Song and Mrs. O J Park as soprano. Morning features Hail, Hail, Behold the King and The Christmas Song by Mrs. Ridge, plus Rejoice the Lord is King with bass solo by Mr. Martin. The concert, led by organist Mr. Popplewell, features a Sunday school choir and singer contributions from Benly Chorus and Paige St Free Baptist performers.
Morning service features Mr Hamer and male quartet performing pieces including March of the Magi Kings Hark Those Holy Voices There Were Shepherds Glory to God Lift Up Thine Eyes and an unaccompanied Offertory Pastorale Star of Bethlehem and Allegro in D Minor Guilmant with contributions by Wilson Vincent and Rotoli and Mr Reid.
First Trinity Church on Dutton Street hosts a 10am Christmas concert by a chorus and children’s choir of about 100, with organ and orchestra. A procession titled Heralds of the Morning leads into selections from A Christmas service Star of Bethlehem and other carols. Evening program at 7pm features Christm as lessons, a message titled The Hope of the World, and choir antiphons and solos.
The article lists a church or school Christmas concert with carols and anthems including From Mighty Meav How Christ Comes Hallelujah Chorus and There’s a Song In the Air. It features soloists Mice M. Co Mlackmer soprano Mieze Kot Crab contralto Robert Learns and organ preludes and postludes by Leh seesien and Schnecker.
The choir under Mr W J Beaven will perform selections of rare excellence. The evening includes a Christmas Concert by the children and church choir, with a festival and Christmas tree on Thursday December 25 featuring music, recitations, and related festivities for all ages.
Preaching by the pastor with morning and evening services at First Baptist Church corner of Church and George Streets. Series installment titled Judgment and Justice. Musical offerings include choruses and quartettes with solo and organ pieces conducted by Buck J. Avison Baker.
Sermon by Rev. C H McNally pastor on Coming of the Christ. Bible School concert features choirs, quartettes, readings, recitations, and solos with titles like Brightest and Best and The Christmas Manger Hymn. Participants include Misses Marion Farley Olive Oatman Mamie Jones Katie Nickerson and Lila Field along with Mrs Willman and Miss Emma Coote.
Morning program includes processional The Guiding Star from The Birthday of a King and Nevin Anthem Oh Little Town of Bethlehem led by Miss Rutherford and Rev Asa Reed Dilts. Ambrose Solo The Holy Star and trio When the Christmas Bells Are Ringing. Offertory The Gift by A H Behrend. Recessional Ring the Bells. Evening service features a Children's Christmas Service with Miss Rutherford Mrs Carrow Stanley and Mrs Mortimer Darby assisting.
Central Methodist on John Street hosts a Christmas program with morning worship at 10 30 and an evening concert at 6 9 featuring songs like Joy to the World It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and a child’s name Christmas concert by the Sunday school and choir led by J W Lerman Lermon and the choir.
Rev S D Millin hosts a Christmas program at Mount Vernon F B Church with Lorena Scripture Reading Anthem Hark the Herald Angels Sing and The New Born King. Offertory Cappella Delibes, a sermon follows. Evening program features The Shepherds Watch There Flocks and March from Tannhauser by Wagner.
Immanuel Baptist Church prepares festive decor and special music for Christmas. Pastor Dee leads Sunday morning service with preacher Robert Fo True Ww delivering a Christmas sermon.
The choir will render Christmas songs at the morning service featuring Arthur Poole Glory to God in the Highest Hanscom While Shepherds Watone Mareten Duct and Songs of Praise. Hosmer Misa Jeannette and Mc Murphy are listed among performers for the evening service at 1H.
A Sunday school concert featured soprano soloists Katrine Jeannette Gertrude McQuesten and Eva Rolins, with altos Mrs Ek G Russell, and bass Frank B Murphy. George Sturtevant Bell and Charles Dorr provided tenor and bass voices while Jessie Todd played piano, directed by Fran B Murphy.
A circular from St Pauls M E outlines a morning program featuring Mr Chas C Hard as organist with Schnecker and Richardson and Roberts performing solos and quartettes. It lists a Carol When the Christmas Bells Are Ringing and The Angels Song with Pearls Duet O Little Town of Bethlehem and Hosanna Loud Hosanna among selections.
Morning service at 10 30 features sermon What Christmas Means with a rich musical program led by Jean L Sherburne and Handel choir. Evening service at 7 includes Christmas tunes, soloists, and a postlude by Handel pieces with a cordial welcome to all attendees.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock the Rev N W Mathews of the First Primitive Methodist church will speak. Mr Mathews is well known as a public speaker and all men are invited to attend.
There will be a song service before the address. The Sunday school teachers Bible class meets this evening at 8 o'clock with Rev. Geo B Dean as teacher. Ladies and gentlemen are invited. Mr Gillam will lead the men's class Monday at 7 45 on the First Epistle of John. A social committee meets Monday at 7 30 to plan the New Year’s reception.
The Christian Endeavor executive board met last night and elected officers including President Thomas Courtney, Vice President J. Chalmers, Lookout Committee chair D. G. Ryan, Social Mrs. A. Brown, Devotional Mrs. B. Jarden, Sick Mrs. J. M. Craig, Missionary Mrs. C. McKinnon, Musical Mrs. M. Rowan.
Monday at 10 30 at the First Congregations church for the deepening of spiritual life. Paper by Rev. A R Dilts. All ministers invited.
A basement display at PoLARD S basement offers a large assortment of parlor games for all ages. Readily explained by staff, inviting young and curious players to explore the toy department at A. G. PoLARD & CO.
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