, 1863-12-27
cHRlSIMAs DAY.
It's OBSERVANCE III CHICAGO.
NclJszons-Educatlon -Qnstrouo1af.
cAl-Sevcrai Incidents OF tho Day.

Observation-Disclosures. ,,
cal-serctai Incidents OF rho Day.
Another Christmas hat psased. 1ts onjoymeuts
arc uve., and little reznxina taye pleasant memo-
s1es +sa1 few toss. Chsis&mss Da1, 1865, bclonga
now 10 the past, and each eucecedlns Jay Will s!uk
1t still deeper 4nto ths obllvlous Leths wharo lto
buried Ill tho hopae and fos1s, Toys and sorrows,
kuceesees aud hilnsss Of hskoua akcx.7 Yes, bu.
riet: for eoutempossnpouay wr1tton Histories fsll
to raspetuatc thr1u, and subsequent snmmariss Afs
Ntt!a better than attempts to dasuctfrotJpe tue
Wild II II whistles by. 4 tn2ss Q! tradition ttses
haziiy from tho bosom Of ttst uretp1osahlc river
nasutres various shapes. according 10 tho mental
~x1pirss Of tho or-looker, who f.hh.en. hia rle~a
10 sp!t to Ills ossn faney, and the a.anesrent,
Protean yapct Ands correspondent fotms Of be!ief
aud rpodss Of action TO suissAntiasc It.
This il exactly tho eaae With opr Caflst1uss OBJ
ecrsances. They vary With The national Q. sociA
tar:e, trough p.plct<cdly ba{lt Up Oh the tame
model In byGona ssta. tao stately pro,casIon
r:oved 10 tho church. and pageant shows cnbla,n.
aslzcl tho evtrt co1aNe1nos1ted- In somn othnr
.a.As, tho churches are hllcd with woyahtpre.p,
and A. e1se t. nsde snbsesvjeut to devotional ro
nentsa14e4 ct tke Redeeaer'a atFnut. In Aresi-
"a, the popular .asta takes another DIRECTION aud
tbs church serv3> il rather tha accessory th.n tho
main feature HsTe the Jay IL ono nf eoei2t fes-
tl.Ity, period Of retirement fro tho casr4 Ct bu-
siEess :ffc. seasou Of finally rspose social ming
Hnrs lad mutual r1chahes nf souvenir; 4 tins
WHEN primatkeniIo the 1itt:e oncs aee to bo sada
happy.
TIE vta:hsr OF Fridxy was ali that eocld b. do
rlrtd. except by those whose supremacy Of cato,-
n.ent lie. IN sieiEhtnx and sAouag. Snow xpd leo
wrrr rE. ecn!, but tha ts.t Was 1"t abundant and
The latter Vas thawed in the snefn.;~n too much.
for pleasant skasins. offtesrhs NO ssw ."ne, bus
oa .ua .sans n,eslsa % on the Cd ss.as poua. md
anon aeme s,ro would meet w,:h his doom CT
ihc mia, nj .eries Of ir4,,nrvr.tous e.1en,.,a
to amaze INC oehelaets. come Gown Ei1a ran,
Iet him thas thlassth ha tta.ldelh tsko heed les;
he fait
I e~,~.. t. ~. reuno,,o
l. SERVICES In soe Shu1ches'
II. is.,ivs! va os:esrsd w'.h ssl's!oa 'o'sa,nl.
HN ~ tne Itseapaa Hao " tas
pno;.,rd @ fox ,he d., IN tnsir .nbnes. b. tho Oh
CT denominations l. wAs not generally observed,
,n.nv ri Tho chu,c1.es pot being ooeupt 1t all and
a~.. %,I =. ~ ~ .t.e-' ~ 49, H'u
! IN the .c "na1a WIT cps3e 1ae psoeecaanes Effe
s.ther holiday greetings than de.otso.al exercises
The religious ses'xs .sTs ne1d l" To- morning.
I, '.a'Ss' ~~~
| The B&fhGp'8 GEnfCM, IpC1tG4 on to9 corner Of
| fepT;a sEd IT, ssl;urtoa sirpsts wa: attended br I
ia7Ee ,.agrrra,iou tNng every par. el lA. bald
Ius. This church, new Almost cpE1pirtcil psr1cnty
to ihc eve mote. Of chnste and -oiemA h,auty
! iu.ny1l fur Divine NoYahan In ~. ur1nlehrd state
nkern month. s,;,re it his hoen im,,ruEe I'd IN tis
.~ster,al fn-e,. Ttr scala i,aye hem rnshinnsta
End kpe*liur hens hes provided. sIch a1as basin
rsxyi1e. tie o.icsIp:;s Of he congregation, and
rnt ;1t nous IL tfo nctottai fou sxslaI-te In liz
y fo,,n md srr{ntnrc TAn scu.fo;a!nc oxsr ltc
,1:a- 49, ~. thfs eccs.fou for ihr f9rs, ttrne rr
Tonrrt xad thc 3fxpfat!uns IN il dotnn wryc = r.
| hIbitet in their Eu!Atti a,nte, the btIo coacayt
ftnadSI villa stass aEo r.. smotemaue aes5eea y
!. / 9ns tAse F1atls - 1G aots-Sltaase'' ~
!, Ie:ens1MT et7o.au.sns s ~ .etslnk "oa
t!spt esGnk tne ~ ~. ~ " ~
naa 1tansepss w oM itn.ansu auu 1tE
~ tne.t sn1espt%;oa ~ a.n 1872, +h
+ apFsuttane ~ Es @1psu - "S Usass.s
n tnttt anq VITA !ae !e5tooneo 2enuaSt !sG1n tns
hammer txasns tafnasn tne aate, nfattes sna sna
ennel-ne UoasHa 70 Is,s T. VEL ao ~ =. ~ ~ ~
eeitnE.T7apIfr-"sea az ~ saes "ete i's VI A'Ea-
d f-hetkulst.sssn. ..- .t.1.t T., ,,,.&.. ...,
4 Ace Wtua2, - e, ~ ~ ~ -h...sS t,,e,i 81
R ~ ~ arsra .e S.x H. s,,t,.
inrsrI desryIhinr Ard ct,mroer,c-atitc thc r.o.,e
Efiof The Saint while oyer II u the text spplu
Il PIRATE 10 the eFsnS An1 1ne largo dipel oyer ~
tront entrance Ssoleatea 70 .nn natistf hsd "
- tanner Et3ss "A'ea Wy nSsoFe e. T. rspsetn ~ o.
a Enes "tfuoW o1 fH.teS snsS ~; -. 1ssu41 Eut ~
i