Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-12-26
LOCAL NEWS.


IChees oc usual, Dut Also very generally Oy
churches Of other denomn nations.
At St Peters Church, tCathoiic) y OaHitoI Hill,
Rev. Father Boyle, celebrated high mass at
o'clock n m. In the presence of a very large
compensation. The choir under the leadership
OF Miss harchia Melcher sang HAYDEN No.
A very able sermon was delivered by Father
Boyle. Services were also held at OK, 7,SsS
and 10Y a. m, the last being high mass. The
by hundred candles.
AT Christ Church, (EpiscopaI,l on q street
south, Rev. DIR. Olds,pastor. services were held
at ii a. m, a very large portion of the cougre-
CATION receiving communion. The interior of
the church was Handsomely decorated with
flowers and evergreens. Prot. Myrch pre-
sided AT the organ. In the afternoon the
Christmas services for children OF the Sunday
School were In the Church, Dr. Olds offieia-
ting.
At ST. Matthew's Church the altar was bean
tifully decorated. High mass was celebrated
at a m. by Rev. Father McNalley, the choir
rending MoZarts 7tb mass under the leader
ship OF the pastor, Rev. Father White
AT the ofertory the ,Adesta Fidelis" was
sung Al III O'Clock mass was said by Rev.
Father Button Cleary, Of Georgetown Col
Rev. Father McElroy preached discourse on
the birth OF the RedeeIner.
At the Church OF the Immaculate Concep.
hon (Cathollc) there was a very large attend
ance AT the two morning and the one afternoon
service. The church was handsomely deco
rated, and at O'Clock mass was celebrated py
Rev. Father Mccarthy, the pastor. the choir
| celebrated at 10 o'clock, At which hour the
| pastor delivered an appropriate discourse. and
services were again held IN the afternoon
AT st. Pauls Lutheran Church, services
were held at III O'Clock, and q large congrega-
ton attended. The pulpit was spanned sy a
large evergreen arch The services Were in
trodnced by the choir singing a spirited and
beautiful Christmas anthem, after which the
| pastor, Iev. j. q. Butler, discoursed from
Deuteronomy, 18th chapter, 18th and 18th
verses II Will raise them up prophet from
among their brethren like unto thee Moses.
and whosoever will not hearken unto nv
words which he shall speak in my name, will
require IT of him" The services were ex-
uemely solemn and Interesting.
For a week past the preparations at the
Foundry M. T.. Church have been in progress
| for the celebration OF Christmas The lecture
room was handsomely decorate ed with festoons
and wreaths OF evergreens, with appropriate
notices. decorating various portions of the
| walls. The day opened by appropriate reli-
| sious services at O'Clock a m, at which
| early hour large congregation We're in atten-
| dance. AT III O'Clock a. m, grand assembling
| OF the teachers and scholars of the Sabbath
school was held. for the purpose OF social
| enjoyment I; about 45O scholars and 50 teachers
We're present The exercises opened with
singing by the school and prayer by Rev. Mr..
Wright, chaplain at Fort Laramie, in Dacota
| TernIory. Rev Mr. Brown explained the
object 10 be the editication and happiness of
the children, and that these extensive pr-para
! uons Were to impress them with the great
| truths taught by the birth, childhood, aud life
| as well as death of the Redeemer. Over the
| nuIpI was Il motto Wredtled with
| 'God bless our SCHOOL, on the left was a star
| made OF evergreen, and over it in gilt letters.
| "BethleheIni IN another place hung a cross,
and over II Calvary An anchor hung on the
| extreme left. and around it in gilt letters
| "Chrlst and hope;' while opposite was a large
| shield in evergreen, ana over n. ssCnrist and
Shield" The great feature of the occasion was
| two large Christmas trees, loaded down with
| suitable Christmas presents for the children
| At given period Old 'sSanta Claus" entered
The room with the sound of the trumpet and
] nrh Sb.n
up IRON the young folks, was never surpassed
! in "Old Foundry Church He distributed al
The presents, and the scene ended with great
| JOY, and was perfect success. In the evening.
social meeting OF the congregation was held
| at which there was a large attendance, and a ii
| seemed 10 enjoy themselves.
| AT the Fourth Presbyterian Church REV
| Dr. Smith's) the pastor in the morning
preached an appropriate sermon 10 his congre.
| CATION.
The Sunday School connected with The
Western Presbyterian Church, Rev J. n
| Combs, held pleasant festival on Christmas
night, at which all the scholars and their
| friends, including Santa Claus himself Were
| present The session room was tastefuIIy
| adorned with eyergreens, wreaths, flags mot
toes &c. Baskets of hanging flowers were
| pendant from the ceiling; the gas lets were
| tastefully trimmed with the three national
colors, and two large, conical-shaped trees
groaned under the weight of their various
| fruits, which seemed to have been gathered
| from all countries and climes. The Superin-
tendant. Mr.. L. X. Wilson, made a neat open =
| ing address. which was followed by a dia-
| 1ogue by Miss Annie Loomis and Miss Mary
| Tuttle. A second dialogue, closing with a
| beautiful Christmas hymn. was rendered by
| hve young ladies. The Christmas carol was
| spoken with great deal OF force by Miss
| Irene Kelly, at the conclusion Of which Santa
| Claus dressed in furs from head to foot, with
a bundle oftoys on his back, and an evergreen
| wand in his hand. leaped in 10 the rsom throu q
window in the recess. to the great delight OF
the children, who had previously supposed
that that benevolent individual was a N ythi-
4 cal hafr rk,ra
| procession, and Joining in the song of March
ing on" passed in front Of the illuminated
| trees 10 view them and Santa Claus. Each
| scholar then received from his hand a present
of book a game a portfolio, &c, toeetber
| with confectionery, cake, and apples The
| Pastor, Rev. j. G. Coombs, was the recipient
| OF beautiful set of silver. Premiums were
| distributed TO the scholars for certain sums Of
money collected for the library, when, to con-
clude, the whole assembly Joined in singing
| "Happy New Year" The children will long
remember this visit OF Santa Claus, and never
cease to wonder how IT was that Harry Hark-
ness so completely concealed his identity
| Gorsuch Chapel (lsland) was the scene yes
terday evening Of one OF those happy reunions
| OF friends, which will not soon be forgotten b,
| those who were SO fortunate to be present
a few weeks ago the ladies' OF the school de-
| termined TO make the hearts Of the little ones
| glad on Christmas evening, and for that pur-
| pose prepared splendid entertainment
About o'clock the children and their friends
| began 10 arrive, and in a short time the room
was full. Alter opening with singing and
prayer, the superintendent, Mr.. Hunt, intro
| duced the pastor, Rev. ] w. DAVIS, who ad :
dressed the children in clog uent terms remind
| ing them Of the occasion that called for the
| celebration Of Christmas-the birth of :he Sa-
| yiour-and congratulating the officers and
| teachers upon the success OF their efforts The
| hymn. Beautiful River" was then sung by
| the school, assisted by Miss Rachel Garrett al
| the organ, led by Mr.. Yeaim man, musical direc-
| tor, with fine effect. The good things were
| then partaken OF, and the gusto with which
| this part OF the programme was carried out
gave assurance thar the fair ladies of Gorsucn
| knew how to arrange such matters. Speeches
| Were made by Messrs. Stahland and Black.
| after which, the distribution from the Christ
mas tree took place, gladdenIng the hearts Of
| the little ones.
At Waugh Chapel, on north street, PRAYER
meeting was held al a. m, conducted py Rev
| g. q. Markham. In the evening, at O'clock
an exhibition, given by the children of the
Sunday School, was attended by large nm
Der OF persons, who were highly pleased with
the entertainment. The church was hand
somely decorated, and presented a very neat
| Appearance. .g . :. ss-I. -
| At the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church.
| Rev. John Chester pastor, no services were
held In the morning. In the afternoon. at i've
| O'Clock, the annual Christmas festival Of the
Sunday School children was held az the