The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-26

which in most instances we're equally In posing. The
Methodist sabbath School Of the ForsyA street |
Church had rand festival. Thsrs vn nrst an sr.
hihi:ion Of hne magic lantern. come Of the views
being excrediury beautiful. The siagfnS vas sfcs-
liant, sftsr which the children vsrs presented With
orsnsea spples ennd,s books and other appropriate
presents The Bible CiAss presented the supsrintsnd.
sns With handsome voloins after which bsisfspssch
we're made by himself and the Rev john Psee. Jr.
The VARIOUS Churehes and Charitable Institutions
tcok good caro- of the children and poor under thsis
charge Al Trinity Church the poorer eass Of pArtsh.
iopsr. had each sccd tn hey With abundance Of tea,
eueAr, nour and other articles Of fecd. A. 81. ste
phens tho ANIMAL donation Of Bread VA sivsn 70
thoss Who needed II And vhsrever the voice Of ths
poor made itself heard.thsre some one to step n
and bring sid. Christmas vss celebrated st the
''Giris Lodsins House, SOB Canal ssreet. BY the
sirs pArtskins Of an excellent dinner. aNer witch
tbsy returned to their spacious sitting ard suns
ssverai hymns Addrsass were made By several
gentlemen connected with the eecisty. 'ssnts
Cisus. made his APPEARANCE, And made many hearts
glad By distributing sarments and gifts freely among
them. At the -vtve ponts fadirs' kisson" sbund-
apes oS GOOD chaer vss distributed n the children
and pcm.
= ourroos csrllKnaA~ou.
The morning woniss Of . plsAsAnt day vas more
than realized. II seemed - wintsr hsd como hack
o pHtov ivy Hosn tin inuAn Summ<tsvitn vub1h
70 garland Christmas. The sunlight vas - bright
and rsnia that tempted thoussnds Of people out Of
doorN and our ursso verc thfensed. And stages,
street carr, aud epnveyaneos of all kinds eItsn
sivsJ pAfronirnd ThaAtrrh smussmsnts ana
skstins constituted tbs chief attractions. Al Bar
nuns shsss v1e pufotmanoes in the lecture room
nsasiy evsry hsur from 10 A. H. till midsishi. and
the PLAN crowded evsry time, while The VARIOUS
sAIosns seemed literally sl,vS vith1 visitors. The
Broadway AmphithsafSs C'rcuD anA Hcver great
CtrcuA, In the Bovery. gave three grand psrform-
spcea. each of which vss veil sttspdsd; While q
hrs. John voods Olympic msny had To b turned
away. bsins unable TO obtain . scat. Tho seversi
oonovt saloons we're not without their rowds Of pss-
roma thoush soald hs veil II uors restrictions
were put upon this olsW Of sntsrtainmspta.
Never before skatins s1tsnsivsly indulsed II.
All the popds In this city and suburbs we're thronssd
With pieaaure-seeks1p and pleasure sesrs from morn
Ing tili nasr midnisht-for the mncnlisht vss %
glorious that ths shades f evening did terminate
the enioyDent hot seemed 10 intensity II. Even
were the moonlight wanting. there v9e calcium
iiShu % illuminate the scenes. The Central Park
tho great object OF attraction, and not is thsa
wss haantifli and insptrins and thHe ~ fault,
It vas that the pands vsrs nos sufiesntly spseious
% accommodate all Who desired to skais. II s estt
mated that there ~ en- average Of I've thousAnd
psrssns on the Ice all day. There ~ . oontiaund
suoraason Of peruons snxious "a DAeapate, and the
presence a lsds rsndsrsd the scsns brilliant ana
attractive Towards evening the loo became badly
cut q, hut THE fanN vin b rsmedisd By this morn.
Ing - the lakes we're 70 Be flooded durias the ni6ht.
On the Fifth avenue pond thu ses.s vss hssnafni'