The Story of Christmas Told
By Great Artists of History
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THE NATIVITY: Van Dyck (1599-1641) "And she brought
forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no
room for them in the inn."
Detroit Schools Join
For Christmas Party
Detroit The annual school
program combining bom nign
and grade school students was
held at the new grade school
gymnasium.
The directors of the pageant,
Mrs. Eli Bangs and Mrs. Eva
Wise, the directors of the choir,
Mrs. Charlene Hanan, director,
and Miss Mildred Gooch as as
sistant. Mrs. Mildred Ray as ac
companist, Mr. Hoyt in charge
of the background scenery, and
of course all the teachers, Jani
tors and even bus drivers con
centrating to make the thing a
success.
The main characters in the
reader did a superb job. Beverly
Smith as Mary, Richard Hansen
as Joseph, Red Wright as inn
keeper. Stanley Timms, Don El
lingston. Donald Ketchum and
Quentin Finley as shepherds,
Joyce Wat kins as heralding an
gel, the three wise men, Terry
Ferguson, Donald Bray and
Robert Lady were outstanding
their solo work as well
doing a good job at pantomim
ing to make the pageant of the
Christmas story a fine success.
ADORATION OF MAGI: Laib (15th Century) "And when
they were come into the house, they saw the young child with
Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and
. . . they presented unto him gifts."
Immanuel Lutheran
Young Folks Elect
Silverton The immanuel Lu
theran young folk organizations
have elected officers for the
coming year to include for the
Luther League, Erwin Over
lund, president: Caroline Tor-
resdal, vice president; Barbara
Faarberg, secretary; John Aim
lie, treasurer; Louise Lahners,
P.T.M. Officers for the Im
manuel L.C.R. include: presi
dent, Verlee Holland; vice presi
dent, Joan Meland; secretary.
Myra Nelson; treasurer, Caro
line Overlund.
Special Radio Broadcasts
For Tonight and Sunday
New York. Dec. 24 W) Continuation of the radio-TV greeting
to the season will bring a full quota of broadcasts to both mediums
on this Christmas eve and tomorrow's Christmas day.
Among the programs will be the message of King George of
England, another Holy year broadcast, music, drama, parties and
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The radio schedule for the
two days will contain these specials:
Christmas eve:
NBC 8:30 Sing All We Noel,
including Lauritz Melchior's "Si
lent Night," chimes, chorus and
orchestra.
CBS 8:30 Music around
Christmas tree; 9 annual carol
service hour.
ABC 5:30 Musicale for bid
dies; 6 Robert Shaw chorale in
Christmas Cantata"; 7:30 Mt.
St. Michael choir; 9-midnight
Service at St. John the Divine,
New York.
MBS 8:15 A cappella choir
of Denver South high school;
8:30 Drama of Nativity "Thou
Bethlehem."
Christmas day:
NBC ABC 7:30 a.m. MBS 10
a.m., CBS 10:15 a.m. Record
ings of King George's greetings
to British empire.
MBS 9 a.m. Christmas
the Hollywood homes of Phil
don McRae; 10 a.m. Howdy
Doody party for United Nation
kiddies; 11 a.m. Hour's record
ing of opening of holy year by
Pope Pius and musical drama
tization of Nativity.
CBS 3:15 a.m. Christmas
Jamboree; 7:30 Story of Nativ
ity "While the Shepherd Watch
d"; carols by children over
seas; 9:30 Robert Shaw chorale
Ceremony of Carols"; 11
Serenade of Carols concert; noon
opera "Elextra" by New York
Philharmonic, broadcast time
extended to two hours' 2 hour's
drama, "Man Who Came to
Dinner," Jack Benny, Rosalind
Russell and others.
MBS 10:15 Carlton E. Morse
author of "I Love a Mystery,'
from Rome as an "International
Santa Claus"; Noon Sixteenth
annual appearance of Lionel
Barrymore in "A Christmas
Carol?" 8:30 p.m. Joy to the
World musicale, Dennis Morgan,
H. B. Warner and 100-voiced
choir
Detroit Church Holds
Christmas Program
Detroit The Christian church
at Detroit held its Christmas
program with the program di
vided into two sections, the
Sunday school children having
part I, two songs by the junior
choir, with a unison piece by
Mrs. Ferris class also by the
primary class, a solo by Don
Weisgerber, and a duet by Carol
Hansen and Donald Bray.
The second part of the pro
gram given by the choir was en
titled The Christmas story,
scripture reading, the prophecy,
the shepherds, the birth and the
wise men was read by Mrs,
Lloyd Ferris, Mrs. Crowell, Mrs
Mildred White, Warren Knape
and James White.
Poems of Christmas time
were read by Dorothy Palmer,
Mrs. Noble, John Davis, Rich
ard Hansen, Ida Hansen, Jack
White and Mrs. Eva Wise.
Special numbers were by
choir members and a duet by
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Marlcne White and Warren
Knape and Vira Bray and Opal
White. The men gave a number
with solo parts by Harlow
White, Clifford White and War
ren Knape.
Sublimity Council
Again Aids Needy
Sublimity Over 200 mem
bers of the Knights of Columbus
attended the monthly meeting at
Sublimity, this being their an
nual Christmas program. A
group of Lebanon Knights of
Columbus, headed by their
grand knight, Leonard J. Tho
ma, visited the council.
The principal activity of the
local Knights of Columbus at
this time of the year is the
preparation and distribution of
approximately $500 in staple
gifts in baskets at Christmas
time to the needy in this terri
tory served by the Knights of
Columbus, regardless of race or
creed. Last year over 30 families
were given a "Christmas Cheer"
basket.
The committee in charge of
this work is: Vincent Mertz,
John P. Gries, Merrill Brass
field, Clarence Goffin, Fred Zig
linski, Andy Slovkovsky and
ftnny Kintz.
CHRISTMAS WORSHP
SERVICE
First Congregational Church
6 o'clock In the Morning
Central Lutheran Church
North Capitol and Gaines
G. B. Rundstrom, Pastor
CHRISTMAS DAY, DEC. 25
No Sunday School
Christmas Service, 11:00
Bring the Children With You
Christmas Caroling, 3:30
No Evening Service
Children's Christmas Pro
gram, Dec. 26, 7 p.m.
Listen to the
Central Lutheran Hour
Every Sunday
9:15 Over KOCO
ONE HOUR
Christmas
Morning
10-11 a.m. Rev. M. W. An
derson of Watsonville, Cal
ifornia, guest preacher.
7:30 p.m. "The Christ Who
Came Too Soon," pastor
preaching.
This Service Broadcast
Over KOCO
First Church of the
Nazarene
Center and 13th Streets
Orvlllc W. Jenkins, pastor
Turkey Prices May Drop
Portland, Dec. 24 (A) Trade
sources today reported that tur
key prices might drop 5 to 6
cents after the holidays.
ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS: Garofalo (16th Cen
tury) "And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away
from them into heaven, the shepherds . . . came with haste, and
found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger."
Churches Make Special
Preparations for Christmas
Scenes and music, old in tradition but carrying the appeal to
old and young that has been in evidence down through the cen
turies, will be re-enacted over the week-end as Salen. churches
observe the anniversary of the birth of the Christ child.
With altars and sanctuaries lighted with tapers and in other.
ways appropriately aaornea,-
at the First Presbyterian church
The service will feature singing
by the congregation of Christ
mas carols while the choir di
rected by Charles Stowell and
the girls' trio will give special
numbers. In keeping with the
highlighting the observance.
Sunday morning at 11, there will
be dedication services for the
recently purchased choir robes.
"The Nativity Song," a can
tata, will be given by the First
Baptist church at 5 o'clock Sun
day evening.
"No Room in the Inn," i
Christmas drama, will be pre
sented in the West Salem Meth
odist church at 7 o'clock Sun
day night.
Calvary Baptist church will
observe a special morning watch
at 6 o'clock Christ day. This
service is a new venture al
though it has been traditional in
Europe for centuries. Dr. Victor
Hugo Sword will speak on
"Bethlehem."
choirs and Sunday schools will
nrpsenl cantatas, pageants and
musical programs, all dedicated
to the "Prince of Peace."
Many similar programs were
held last week by churches of
various denomiations.
Jason Lee Methodist church
will present its junior depart
ment at 9:45 a.m. Sunday in a
program befitting the Christ
mas advent of Christ. Later Dr.
Louis C. Kirby will preach on
the subject "His Name Shall
be Called Wonderful."
St. Joseph's Catholic church
will conduct Christmas day
masses at 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9
a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Con
fessions will be heard Saturday
afternoon from 3 to 5:30 and
from 7 to 8:30 at night.
Saint Paul's Episcopal observ
ance will begin Christmas eve
with a song service of the Holy
Eucharist at 11 o'clock. The
junior choir, under the direc
tion of Miss Ruth Bedford will
sing at the 9:30 Sunday morning
service and the senior choir at
11 a.m., directed by Ronald
Craven. Communions will be re
ceived at the 7:30, 9:30 and 11
a.m. services.
The Turner Methodist church
will conduct its worship service
at 10:45 Sunday morning with
Dr. Robert Moulton G a t k e
day, Dr. Chester Hamblin, the
pastor, has chosen for his Christ
mas meditation "Journey's End."
The First Evangelical U. B.
church will feature a dedication
of children in baptism in the 11
o'clock worship service. Rev.
Wilmer Brown will preach a ser
mon on the theme "God Moves
Toward Man." "Christmas in
China" will be the theme of the
7:45 p.m. service when Rev.
Paul Shen of Formosa will
speak.
The Sunday school of Bethel
Baptist church will present a
Christmas program at 7:45 Sun
day evening with two pageants
preaching on the subject "Res
cuing Christmas From Its En
emies." Terry Murray of the
Willamette university school of
music will sing "The Holy City."
Two identical services will be
given at 9:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday
EVANGELISTIC
TEMPLE
Assembly of God
Market St. & Park Ave.
Take Madison St. Bus
Christmas Day Services
9:45 A.M. Sunday School
11:00 Sermon
"The Incomparable Person"
6:45 Four Youth Groups and
Vesper Service
7:45 Evangelistic Rally
"Finding the Christ"
Sat, Dec. 24, 6:45 P.M.
Children's Carol Sing
Over KOCO
WALTER S. FREDERICK,
Pastor
Saint Paul's
Episcopal
Church and Chemeketa
CHRISTMAS DAY
Choral Eucharist
11:00 P.M.
CHRISTMAS DAY
Holy Communion
7:30 A.M.
Children's Euchorist
9:30 A.M.
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Bethlehem is a long way from the Pyrenees. And the
Nativity was more than nineteen centuries ago. But shep
herds have changed but little.
Shepherds are lonely men of the broad steeps. They have
time to think and hope and pray. They learn to love the
humble and helpless creatures of God. They are men of
courage, yet men of mercy. .
Perhaps that is why God chose the Shepherds to hear
the Story first! ,
But as they hastened toward the little town to "see this
thing which is come to pass" the glorious News could have
meant no more to them than it can mean to every one of us.
And the King they worshipped in a humble stable, we
may worship today and always, in the churches of our
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