The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-01
EVENING MONDAY JANUARY

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OF which are IN perfect order.
The anniversary of the Sunday School OF the
Seamen's Mission Church, corner of Catharine
and Swanson streets, was celebrated yesterday
afternoon IN highly pleasing and appropriate
manner. The Rev. w. b. Irwin, the rector, was
assisted ty the Rev. Messrs. Chase and Durbo-
row. The church was we'll filed with the chill
dren and their parents. The reverend gentlemen
above named delivered short and eloquent ad-
dresses pointing out the evils OF the world that
would beset their path ways through life. The
safeguards afforded by religion, firm faith in the
Saviour reliance upon the mercy of God, were
hhenGs0mey mar portrayed N IN @MngIHagS MsI snaoe oNreG "a
around the reverend teachers. Towards the
close of the proceedings the officiating clergy
men took position In the chancei, for the pur-
pose of presenting the gifts. These consisted of
candy and other sweet things and little pamph-
lets or tracts containing useful reading matter.
The scholars were delighted. Benediction closed
the exercises.
The twenty.ninth anniversary of the Juvenile
Missionary Society OF tue First Presbyterian
Church, Buttonwood street. below Sixth, was
held In the church yesterday afternoon. The
order of exercises consisted of the singing of q
number of selected hymns by the children, and
the reading OF the annual report by the secre-
tary, which presented the workings of the So
clety since its formation, on the fifth day of
March, A. ID. 1897 from which it appears that
the sum total received by the society up to the
period OF the last report amounted to the sum of
$2024. During the past year the total amount
collected was S664'l, showing remarkable
increase over former years, The Rev. DIR.
Goddell delivered an instructive address, relating
his experience as missionary. Addresses were
also delivered by other gentlemen.
A meeting of the Sunday School teachers and
scholars OF the Eleventh Street NJ. e. Church.
Eleventh street, above Washington avenue was
; held yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF
establishing temperance organization, Inte-
restng remarks were made by Rev. II. J. Carson,
Alexander Sloan ESQ and r. A. Ei6pr EsQ- A
motion was made and carried that committee
on organization be appointed, and that this com
mittee report to the next teachers meeting. The
exercises closed with singing.
The Sixth Anniversary OF the st. Matthews
Y. M. Mission was held yesterday afternoon.
The services we're participated in bv Revs. John
Graeff and DR.. Schafier, assisted by Mr.. Abraham
Martin, the devoted friend OF Sabbath missions.
The attendance was quite large.
The Old Year expired in its winding sheet. The
first earnest snowfall and the first sleigh-beil
music this season came on Saturday. The sno "
began dropping at daybreak. The descent was
gradual, and the tall was about four inches deep.
The streets traversed by tracks were soon con-
verted into 'splosh," but upon the country roads
there was tolerably good sleighing. In the even
ing the sound OF sleigh-bell music was resound-
ing everywhere that the saltcar had not been.
The livery.sabe people reaped little harvest on
Saturday and Yesterday. Any price demanded
was paid to them for the use of their quadru
| pedal stock On South Broad street and Buck road
| and out on the avenues leading to Geflnanto wn,
sleigh bells during the whole of yesterday were
| in inctssant jingle.
The State House bell had scarcely ceased
| striking IL o'clock last night, before the old
bells OF Christ Church had took up the ]ong
accustomed practice of saluting the New Year
| and RIG hit merrily did the chimes sound. Those
who stood with the finger on the trigger of their
| firearms, let fly the contents; and some stood
| with anoCher formidable weapon in hand, and
saluted the New Year by looking through the
bottom OF a tumbler. Bass and kettle-drums
| horns, and all manner of noisy implements
| were brought into play, and Jolly time gene
! rally was had. The best OF feeling seemed tC
! prevail among the large number OF persons in
| the streets. This morning the weather woke uI
| in a provokingly bad temper, as though it had
been dissipating too much last night Never
| theless, we are not to be cheated OF our sport
| and weather or no weather. Philadelphia will
| celebrate the advent of the New Year with be
coming style and sports.