, 1869-12-28
CHRISTMAS FkSIlVAtB.
Al lhc S'hureh of tho Epiphany. 81. Johns
Church, and orphan AsyIln7.
CNERcn OF Tx EF1rHANY.

cNERcn OF 1HK EF1rHASr.
The annual Christmas festival ior the beDed: oi
the children IN connection with the Church Of the
Epiphany was held last evening In the church ell.
IRE, On 1hroop atreet It wss the second festival
which hal been given In this church, and the
1age number Of children who werr present on
the occasiou waa pleasant indication OF ioe pro-
areta xhic1 has oeeu made Ia the religious cul.
tlre Of tho J0onR. When thfAe classes we're
started 1eaf sRo there were hot noIe ta1u eight
arc otmtderably over 8 huudfed. FAe ehYfrh
Wss decorated appropriately fos the festival OF Inc
Jear, and l1rRe Chrsttnal tfee WAS planted near
ne aiLat, bearing on .ts green boughs all knaa Of
It, d on Chr!ssna1 tEeea. Tha tEea looted veTy
Attractive, dUuut!e4s, to the little poe2 VINO Werc
ap',c'pasltg some OF the prtEel which sparkled
through the orancaeP, and beside II stood tasle,
on which were 01-plE3e ed rumpef OF handsome
Cht1Atmts bt,oka, Tor distribution among the E,em-
he14 Of the different classea-
The .cltg.ous services of the evening we.e con-
Quoted h] tue Pastor, HeV. Il T. Sweet, and u tha
cloee OF the exetct,ea the prizes were awarded,
sh1ch ras one of The most agreeable po1iloos OF
tfe festlvaL The Young !adles Of 1he Bltie class
snye aa1'er1nx testimony Of their appreciation
0E their pns;ct o5 presenting htin win baud.
tone gold pen, gill which ne acknowledged In
appropriate leTMh
St JOHNS CHURCH
TIC CHILDREN o! =. John's church tEnlou pafk)
held ther ann4si Christmas festival las: evening.
them which ~ss well ca.cntlted 70 enhance
The pleasures OF the holidays seseral hundred
little one4 belonging 10 The S7hdAy School
e!alees assembled in the afternoon at 81. John1
Church. Mt!ch hss beep beanrialy decorated IN
The TEtsror, ard from that they 1oarehei 10 joyto
pro Ssftd to Marine liutt On Ads atreet, where
g,aaEttc Chrtsimos tree WAS prepared tor t1alr
special s'eueut The halt IVES proluse1y adorned
with eyeirreeLs, AID variety o: little Chs1stnnas
t!te. too Numerous to mention, wese dtsplayed.
After appropriate religious services. tue pleasures
Of the evening commenced. and Christmas games
IN which all the children Joined, were gone through
WITH 10 fne intense deYht Ct the youthful partic..
pants, and the enjoyment Of The Spectators The
distributing Of the prizes closed ibe exercises OF
the evening, knd tue children went home nltee
spending merry eTertaZ and happy Christmas
long 10 be remembered ny them al.
CHICAGO oRrMA1 AsyLrM,
The Chicago orphan Asylum, which hsa some
two buEdTei inmates, Of at1 ages IloGn slx mootns
to six year.. had a thr1stn,as festival Yesterday
afternoon. The donations ttom the outside pub.
lie wtre quite large and generous. and were
EuIted 10 the children for hose enent theF we're
ILteuted. The parler EocIns were uttel up IN :
suitable manner, IN which the Christmas trees
were placed, There we're q large number
Of viaitc7o present. For these q very
handtome ser.st had been prepared,
children were MI brought into the rooms In pro-
cast1on. where their presents awaited them and
we're eiycn their gtt1A In regular order Their Riee
can b tier be imagined than described After tue
distribution Of The PRESENT., few membefa Of the
Metropolitan Glee tlub, who were present, entef-
tanned both the children and she visitors with their
Eot e Aud music Altogether, the children Of the
Orphan Asylum had aoout a. happy a Christmas
a. Is Souch.aied 10 the generality ct human Kind.