The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-27
CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY.
Sabbath School Festivities
CHRISTMAS TREES, sc.

FIRST GERMAN BAPTIST SABBATH
SCHOOL. = The German Sabbath
School, which meets at the High
School Building, met last night, and
had really delightful time. The
room was decorated with flags and
evergreens, and large Christmas
tree freighted with gifts for the little
folks. The exercises consisted of
singing and an address by Rev. Mr..
Ticklenburg, the pastor of the Ger
man Baptist Church. This school
was organized five years ago with FIVE
children, and it has been steadily in
creasing in numbers till it has reached
one hundred and thirty in regular at
tendance, and is now in highly
fourishing condition. Mr.. w. f. g..
Meissner, the Superintendent, has la
bored assiduously for the good of the
school, and it is gratifying to state
that his and the efforts of his cola
borers have been crowned with sue
cess.
CHRISTMAS AT THE GERMAN NJ. E.
CHURCH.-At 103 o'clock on Christ
mas day, Rev. Mr. Trefz preached a
sermon at the German NJ. E. Church,
appropriate for the occasion. and at
night the Sabbath School children
had a pleasing and interesting time.
Two Christmas trees had been pre-
pared, and the little folks were made
glad. The exercises consisted of
singing, by the school, music by the
church choir, and few declama tons
by some of the boys. There were four
hundred and fifty scholars in attend
ance, all pleased and happy.
CHRISTMAS SERVICE AT THE GER
MAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.-The usual
Christmas services were held at the
German Catholic Church, on Christ
mas day, and a collection taken up
for the benefit of the orphans at Vim
cennes. The sum of $438 was real
lied. There are now in the Asylum
at that city, two hundred and twenty
orphans.
SABBATH SCHOOL MEETING.-The
children of the Sa bbath School which
meets at the Church of the Holy In
nocents, met yesterday afternoon to
enjoy feast and receive books and
other presents. The exercises con-
sisted of singing, short addresses, &c.
The scholars had most agreeable
and pleasing meeting.
THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL of the
children belonging to the Sabbath
School connected with Trinity d. E..
Church was held on Wednesday after
noon at o'clock. The rain kept a
good many away, yet the Sabbath
School room was well filed. The ex-
ercises consisted of singing, short
addresses by the Pastor and Messrs.
Glover. Hornbrook, Peck and Har-
grave. After these were disposed
of, refreshments, consisting of cakes,
apples and candy, were handed
round, and partaken of with evil
dent qualification. The children
seemed to enjoy the exercises
very much. The sociability and ease
that were prevalent was the remarka-
BILE pleasant feature of the gathering
BUsY.-The Sheriff and his two
bailiffs are kept constantly busy now
getting ready for the approaching term
of the Common Pleas Court There
are great many eases on the docket
Just at this time there is a good deal
Of sueing going on. The legal fra
ternity will be benefited, if nobody
else is. Such proceeding would look
as if people were expecting hard
times.
ToBACCo-It is estimated that there
was not more than $4,000 pounds of
tobacco raised in this county the last
season. The crop in Warriek County
is not near so large as in former years.
Farmers are delivering and disposing
of it now, while the weather is favor
able for handling and hauling it.
DIsGRACEFUL CoNDUCT.-On Tues
day night last, a set of graceless
scamps-candidates for the peniten-
tiary or the gallows-amused and dis
graced themselves ~ taking gates