The New York herald., 1870-12-29
CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS.
Sabbath School Children Celstvat.
ing the Season.
At tne Colgate Mission.


The festival held last evening In the SUNDAY
school OF the Colgate Mission was delightful
affair, and elected the admiration OF tho large and
fashionable assembage that congregated TO witness
really excellent display the part of
the children The decorations were exceedingly
tasteful, while tempting Christmas tree proved
to he one OF the most attractive ornaments In thu
room. Awe arranged programme, which included
joyful songs addresses and humorous recltations.
was gone through with great credit, some OF the
young lady and infant students displaying marked
ability at the termination OF the agreeable exercises
Mr.. William Kemp, the superintendent, TO whose
generosity and bountiui bene6cence the worthy In
stltution Is indebted for its existence invited the
audience to partake OF refreshments, and distrib-
uted large supply OF good things among the chill
dren present Nearly 800 scholars attend the Sum
day school, which Is situated in East Twentieth
street. between First and Second avenues. The
arrangements and general preparation Of the youth
ful scholars. Tor the exhibition were entrusted
to tne care OF IN MISS Byrdsa AS Christmas festi-
est harmony and enjoyment prevailed throughout
the even ng. Mr.. Kemp aud tew others were ore
sented with beautiful tou luets by the children and
the proceedings closed with the benedction.
At st. Johu's Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School, Brooklyn.
The annual celebration OF the Sabbath school OF
ST. JOINTS Methodist Episcopal church, ON Bed.
ford avenue, in the Eastern District, was held on
fee was hronged in every part ,- the fame OF these
annual entertainments has Lccome widely known.
The interior Of this elegant structure tastefully
festooned with SILK banners oil every hue. with ever
green and holly and appropriate Scriptural nscrip.
tions. The platform OF the church was enlarged
so az to accommodate the primary department, and
'rhe upturned iaces' OF the hundreds Of beautiful
children furnished spectacle that never can be
erased from the memory. Perhaps the most inter-
eStlng part oil the programme was the choruSe3.
which were sung by the little under the guild
ance OF Mrs. Knapp, the gifted and esteemed wife
OF the superintendent Mr.. Joseph +. Knapp The
Organst, Mr.. Fox, performed an inspiring march AZ
the school walked In procession from the Sabbath
school hal-wnich Is gem OF beauty-tO take their
places in the audience room OF the church. The ex-
ercIses consisted OF solos by Miss Thursby and the
Hess family chOruses by the school. The enter
tainment was grand success, and the children
were delighted with the gifts which were distributed
al it5 close.
At nIount Washington Valley Presbyterian
Church
The Christmas festival Of the Mount Washinyto
Valley Presbyterian church, at lnwood was held In
the church on Tuesday evening" 27h inst The church
was tasteully decorated with evergreens and apprO
| pirate notices by Messrs. Spinner, Riddle and
various kinds. The exercises consisted of addresses
by Professor Merrill ana Messrs Dyckman and Cum
ming, and singing by the children; afser which
gifts were distributed to the school and refresh
ments partaken OF by all present, to the number
or 300.