Churches Across Town Share Holiday Services And Schedules
The page lists multiple congregations with service times and events for December 1910. First Church of Christ Scientist announces street meetings and a Citadel gathering led by M. G. Sainsbury. Stockard's Hall hosts Sunday worship and reading rooms. Other churches, including St. Andrew's Episcopal and local Baptist groups, detail sermons, Sunday schools, and midweek prayers, with notes on union meetings, Christmas preparations, and bazaar plans.
Pastor to Preach on the Dance Next Week
A church announces a sermon by the pastor set for the following week, inviting congregants to hear a message themed around the dance during evening services.
Morning and Evening Prayer Times Noted
Morning prayer and sermon at 11 00 a m and evening prayer at 7 30 p m listed in the church schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Jordan
Emma Stone
Palmer
Messers
Williams, Brierley
Brooks
Ramsey
Paul
Galatia
Christ mas Gift Likely From L. B. Boellner Jeweler
A reader suggests a silver handbag as a Christmas gift from L. B. Boellner, jeweler. The notice hints at a desired present and the local shop as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Boellner
Quieting Title and Estate Appeal in Fifth District
In Chaves County New Mexico a civil action by John Shaw seeks quiet title to the West half of the Northwest quarter the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter and the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter in Section 25 Township 4 South Range 25 East containing 160 acres conveyed to Francisco Gonzales by a 1888 US patent and corrected deed sought. The case names Foster Mailand L Mail and unknown heirs of William Mail as defendants with notice of default if appearance is not entered by February 4 1911.
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Foster Mailand
L. Mailand
William Mailand
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
County of
Chaves
Territory of
New Mexico
John Shaw
Territory
Francisco Gonzales
United States
Chaves County
William G. Urton
Wanted: Bookkeeper or Office Assistant Seeks Position
A young lady experienced in office work seeks a temporary position as bookkeeper or office assistant. References available. Address Miss Maud Boone, Dexter, N. M. 3916.
Etiquette of Gift Giving and Christmas Presents
Advice from the Ladies' Home Journal on giving and receiving gifts with consideration. Do not show costly pretension, include a personal card, wrap presents neatly, and ensure timely delivery to avoid appearing as an afterthought.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Christmas Fairy Display With Evergreen Table Tent
A central room setup features a large round table with green cloth and frosted evergreen boughs. Garlands extend around three quarters of the table from a chandelier, leaving one quarter open to reveal a silver cornucopia and a white silver dressed Christmas fairy emerging from it.
Frosted wreath crowns her curls with silver wand
The scene depicts a fairy figure crowned by a frosted wreath and holding a long silver wand as a cornucopia blends into the glittering train of the good fairy. The imagery emphasizes festivity and magical abundance.
Christmas Superstitions Remembered in Traditions
The piece recalls long held Christmas beliefs such as oxen kneeling at midnight to adore the Nativity and speaking for one hour, the resting spirits of Judas Herod and Pilate, and visions seen by sleepers in a manger on that holy night.
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Judas
Herod
Herodias
Pilate
Mount Pilatus
First Christmas Observance Ends Named for Christ Birth
The article notes Christmas derives from the mass honoring Christ’s birth, first solemnized by Pope Telesphorus, who died around 138. It explains Christmas began as a movable feast, similar to Easter, due to early misunderstandings.
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Christ
Telesphorus
Late Roman calendar reform and Christmas liturgy origins
The passage notes a fourth century ecclesiastical investigation ordering a new date for the Saviour's nativity as December 25, based on censor tables in Roman archives. It describes traditional midnight, dawn, and late morning masses to celebrate Christ's birth.
Obsolete English Christmas Candle Customs and Tree Introduction
The Christmas candle custom lingered among Irish peasants but faded in England. An old stem socket carved with a lamb, used to hold the candle, is shown in St John’s College Oxford. The Christmas tree arrived in England from Germany about a century and a half ago and became a common festive feature.
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England
St. John’s College
Oxford
Germany
Prince Consort
Westminster Guzette
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold H. Thompson
Prop
Salvation Army
the Citadel
Salvation
Citadel
M. G. Sainsbury
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Stockard’s Hall
Second and Richardson
God the Preserver of Man
First Presbyterian Church
W. C. Alexander
D. D
William H. Pope
C. EE
C. E
M. E. Church
South
the Armory
Holden
Miss Stone
Fifth Street
Epworth League
Men of Steel
Joseph
Egypt
Baptist Young People’s Union
P. H. McDowell
Southern Presbyterian Church
Corner Penn
West Fourth
A. B. Currie
Jesus Christ
EB. Society
D. N. Pope
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Corner St. St. and
Penn. Ave
Ernest N. Bullock
Ladies of the Catholic Church
Sheridan Building
District Court OF the
Oserre
Willis B. Allen
Roswell Seed CO
Nisbet
Roswell
S. J. Roberts
Geo. L. Wyllys
King George
the Jeweler
Pecos Valley Drug CO
ecistEeres
Stein Blogh
Roswell, New Mexico
Joyce
Pruit Co
Mary A. Cobean
Record Office
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