New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-26
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fun and their tongues too busy with each other to
express their gratilu1e That was best get forth ID
The newly established joys.
THE FOURTH WARD MISSION.
About three hundred children were 10 attendance
at the Fourth Ward Mission, 10 New-Bowery, yes.
terday afternoon and the Rev. Mr. Van Meter, by
bis characteristic happiness and huuor, kept them
and the friends who had gathered in to them in
the best Of cheer. Every child bad something to
eat, most Of them had something TO take home for
their friends 10 eat. and then the ,reewbo burst
Of Joy over the event of piucking the Christmas
presents from the branches No small portion OF the
Fourth Ward was thrilled with innocent merriment
and the thrill Of happiness which was sent forth
from Mr.. Van Meters Mission. Then the contibu-
lions poured in 10 make the merry Christmas but the
barbiDger Of Happy Nev.Year.
THE FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY.
The young people at Ibe Home Of Industry re-
ce;ved their annual dinner, the gift of tie Church Of
the Ascension in the afterpoon. The exercises were
varied by the singing OF the children, and short
speeches by friends who dropped in TO them. The
Christmas Tree was exhibited loaded down with Gu
riosties that were center of as many hopes and at
last these hopes were realized in tue distribution Of
the gifts among the little ones whose alyesGy brilliant
cOun;enances were lighted up into the aspect Of real
earthly glory, which they tanssted by the touching
accents OF their closing hallelaab.
THE THE.TERs.
The hearty dinners, anu the subsequent merriment
of the day. appeared only to have the effect Of pre-
pairing thousands 10 crowd the tbeaers in ,he' even
IL
spare seats and the audiences generally seemed to
have a keener appreciation Of tho perform ances.
The peopls were merry, and criticism was in abay-
ance. From Barnun's to Walsok's, tie Broadway
places Of amusement were jammed.
THE DAY IN BROOKLYN.
This festival was obseFved 10 the usual manner.
All places Of business closed, and in the morn
ing many Of TIE churches were open and were well
attended the services being adapted 20 the occasion.
In many of them the Sundsy-Sebeol children met,
and after singing and short addresses, furnished
with variety of good things. All the churches and
sundays holls We're more or less decorated with
evergeens and some Of them presented very pleas-
ing appearance.
AT the Sands street Methodist Church Tue thirteenth
annual Missionary Festival was celebrated by the
Sunday-Schoo. The Attendance was large. Mr.
Robert NJ. Lockwood presided and the Hon. NJ +.
Odell, who is Of the Superiutencents was pres
ent and took active pant in tie proceedings. The
Society is divided into claGses, each Of which is
lno xn by distinctive name such as Sunbeams,"
Wayside Flowers" Golden Links" Busy
Bees" &c. Each class collects a fund during The
yesr for the missionary cause and there s consider
able rivalry IS to which can accumulate he largest
sum TO be deposited in the general fund ON Christmas
Several missionaries IN Asia and among the Indians
are supported by this juvenile society and another
who was present, tire Rev. Mr.. Bal wiu is prerar-
ing to depart for China to engage in misaionary
labors.
Tie exercises were commenced with an invocation
and the Christmas Anthem, when each class was
called by tie President aud To collected during
Tie year was announced. Tie entire amount was
over $500. Addresses We're made by the Rev. Al
fred Goodman. the Rev. NJ. Baldwin, Messrs. Lock
wood aud 0de, after which the Society took Ios-
session Of the schoo-room adjoining where an ample
table was spread for their accommodation. All
seemed grahled with the termination Of the pro.
ceedipes, and returned home with pleasant counte-
p4nces.
Christmas entertainments were given to the Sab
bah-Scbools connected with nearly all the churches
and to The children in the different charitable insiu
tons in the city.
Tboee fond Of outdoor sports, who looked forward
TO a cold day and fine skating, were somewhat dis
appointed. The ice was strong enough TO bear On
some of the email ponds in the outer Wards, and
many were induced to undertake journey Of sew
eral miles in consequence Of placards ON the city
cars announcing "Good Skating in East Brooklyn"
&C. Those places which were covered with a thin
coating Of ice were soon uted up. Thousands pro-
ceeded 10 the large ponds only to return without
being able to crafty themselves. Washington Pond
was flooded the previous night but the water did not
freeze. The public pond on Fifth avenue was in
somewhat similar condition, although there was
little skatiue about the edges. number Of mishaps
occurred, but there were no serious accidents.
In the evening, the various places OF Amusement.
were well patronized.
There were few drunken rows during the day,
which we're speedily quelled by the police. TIE
most serious one occurred in Hudson avenue, near
Fleet street, where Patrick Fitzpatrick, after stoniDg
some boys, attempted to whip policeman who tried
to restore order. lie was, however, eventually
brought down with club and was picked up il Il
senseess condition and conveyed to The Fourth Pre-
cinct Station House, where lie soon after recovered
under medical treatment.
THE DAY IN BROOKLYN, Z. d.
The streets of the Eastern District OF Brooklyn
(wiHamsburgb) presented the appearance Of city
turned out to DO an extravagant amount Of walking,
running, skating. laughing, and jodGcaiion gener-
ally, as wei rs a very respectable attendance Of the
churches. The stoIes were very generally closed.
TARGET companies from New-Yoik iravcrsed the