The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-27
Church Festivals.
60 STppurx's nav

Yesterday the festival Of st. Stephen wee celebrated
Catholic and Episcopal churches but the festival
coming does immediately after Christmas Day. 10 not
go generally observed otherwise might be- In the
Catholic churches the proper Gospel and the epste
substituted In tho mass and the psalms and hymns In
the Office OF the day Service held in Trinity church,
and pretty we'll attended The OLD custom Of bVntpg
the wrenn doubt carried On with As much hArity
usual In those parts ~ The world favored by the kng
or all birds.n
Feast OF 81. JOHN rHE EvANGELIsT.
To-day the festival OF st. john the Evangelist is
memoratcd in the Catholic and Episcopal churches, NJ a
double Of the second class 81. John, styled In The
Gospel the beloved disciple OF Christ was Gslean
by birth, and the brother Of st. James the Great BE
called 70 be Disciple with his brother on the same
day, and after Peter and Andrew sDd, together
with James was given the Of Boanerges Son
Of Thunder, by our Saviour His abors were chiefly de-
voted 70 Parthis although he reBsned long time In Je
rusaem and IL also affirmed by Tradition that he planted
The Chrstsn faith in the East Indies In the second
the proconsu OF Asia to Rome vhero he was thrown into
csdron Of boiling oil bn miraculoosy preserved
He was then banished by the tyrant Domiian to the
Island Of Pstmos, in the Auhipellago where he was
favored with those heavenly visions which he has 20
beautifully recorded in Book Of Revelations, the
Apocalypse Donit,an CLAIM In the year 10, and his
SUCCESSOR Nena recalled eli those whom he had han
shcd his public acts having been declared void by the
Senate and e. John accordingly returned 20 Lphesns
long DISCOURSE, would simply say 70 the assemblies Of
the faithful, my dear children love one another; be
"
with II you enough When called TO be disciple he
about twenty Ave years al age, and he died about
the hundrcdth year OF the Christian Al Ephesus.
He buried n mountain outside the town. and the
dust OF his tomb carried away. out OF devotion.
In tho Greek Church the feast OF So John Is
rated the 10Th o September aud in the Latin Church
on Tho 9th OF December.
r.Asr OF THg holy lSSoCESTs
This festival which s also double OF the second
class viii be celebrated TO. in the Catholic and
Episcopal churches IN commcmoraiion Of the
by Hercd Of all the male children Of Bethlehem u two
years old under The circumstance connected with
this transaction well the warming given by the
angel the Lord TO the Holy Fam " and their flight into
Egypt being. ~ vas The Hrst persecution ~ the Man
Col 81 Of course, the earliest ep ode m Hs cvonlfui
life which IS Impressed tie mind and II Is 10 this
het 81 Matthew applies tho prophecy Of Jere
miah "a voice was heard lanrnistion and great
mourning, Rachel bewaliug her chdrcn aud would not
be cotpiorted, because they IRE not"
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL ~ 50. GEORGES MISSION
SCHOOL.
"A Merry Christmas Of dessert o that lively time
was enjoyed by the children Of the T. Georges Mission
school last evening The festival commenced at six
O'Clock and continued til about nine, aud the three
hours seemed 70 he taste Of Paradise Tor the
inDumcrable congregation OF laughing, glccfu 'litte
wanderers who dllcd the building. There were two
large Christina trees and many small ones all loaded
with sweotnea and fruit In fantastic array which, after
attracting the curiosity and admiration of the children
were distributed among the CHEEKY youngsters The
tables were well Billed with more substantial refresh.
fnents aud received aso their full share OF considerA
ton Notices of 10y met the eye suspended over the
platform and elsewhere Cheerful glees, hymns, songs
aud addresses long enough be tresome, made up
the exercises with which the occasion honored
From the gallery many OF the friends Of the children
contemplated the happy and deIoonsrative scene be-
heath them With not less real pleasure than she
active and enthu.lac participants in IT, so passed on
this festival