The New York herald., 1871-12-26

10 the listensrsne solo. by MIA 0iivcr, niine tns
edfce wlsh the sweetest and psnderess Of exqdsise
melody. and when n died seeming to be echoed by
unseen cnorsses. The 'Ilorap Of Costa. Mosen.
'.GIorian was followed BY the olden nymn for this
season, beginning
n 'o HsrtI wh.. mean n those holy vSisss,, stsssg
Le snSi ss snsec lH's hos, 'Tss recies ~ ' Nss
Heavenly haieuiahs rissi te f-'se =
selections from sThe Messiah' fned tho other
In the ceremonies whtch closed with
bambys anthem" BY Mr. George simpson, the
l No sermon was preached; butthe rector. tho Rev.
Dg. Henry @. Potter, gave has congregation plea
SAINT address. He thought thai was tobe lansnted
III -'iG3 TIE GOOD OLD aREEfiNG asi u ans 2
usual on this day was dropping ont Of uses Instead
81 happy Cnrissmas;n YET ID 10 S could IA not not doubt
that or the two forms OF expreseaon the nrss
WAS beth tne nos. ana ,ns tfces sn Esss
g cling 9 those honest words mat aEe mo most
70 drop y used oftenest "a an expression OF Joy
thankiulness cneerlulness ny the old !ewiS6
The reyersna speaker gave examples from St James
and Others showing this 70 bs the use n the New
expressed tho lowest Kind Of ieiicIty- something
that came and went by CHANGE Therefore Arch
%s Ws
- easily - We can RaAn-somctnlng which 10 4 ssac
10. al yYe AN ACCIDENT OF TIMEs ee.gss .ag Z.
The ideas Of 10y ana cheerfnlnsss are ident1caiiy
represented by smirtn > which comes from q creek
which we associate with the fact We arc 70 ceebrae
to-day. Therefore. meeting you here In tne Lords
For Us sns JOY q
a. y s We s
But Tor this reason the celebration belongs to those
Ss very q
these = gloams Of green,s because IN ~ this
S?ld vinss. aTearinsss Y ,s they ass symbol;
amer an there Is some one who does not perish
does nos fail The closer We draw. 70 Him and
e n SSs s ws y ss ps S
gave, Ut cannot take away. We win md HIM who
q the Christ child. And. after ALL the assurance
can aisspsss No g one yi has ~ better aSs
70 % -..soaa haa a.-fso.o .ssa s.- l.-0- acq
than Se to whom, ON tSe the Master err has revealed Himself
he wished them TO keep the festival In spirit Of
n At the close OF the address the holy Communion
was administered to O. large number OF persons,
while prisons and anthems were 'chanted at IN
Christ Church-sermon by DR.. Thonpson, Of
e8f Chicago. ts-.,...,
y A large and fashionable congregation assembled
in the holy edtce situated upon the corner Of Fifth
avenue ana Thirty .nftn street yesterday morning
10 perform their Christmas prisons and listen to
Miller Tnompson. or st. James church, Chicago.
The church has been very prettly decorated, the
pillars being adorned with spiral wreaths Of ever
green's and festoons or Ivy and holly ana DR., which
dro0p between the Romanic arches. Over the door
to the right OF the altar Is an Illuminated scroll,
'Hosannan to the Son Of Davld.D and above the
entrance to the vestry room Is the INSCRIPTION,
"Hosannah In the highest.n The beautiful -,,tss.,.
STAR OF BETHELEA !. a..
which crowns the reredos did not shine, In conse.
quence OF the failure of the gas. TINS defect will
be remedied, however, ere yulettde ends. Accord
ing to the original programme Bshop Potter was to
have ociated at the Christ church services yester-
day, but IN consequence OF the demise OF relative
he was unable to attend. Doctor Thompson took
for his text the following passage nom Hebrews
'G0d who IN suldry time and IN divers places
spake un.o the fathers py the prophets hath in these
divine proved BY extempore argument the neces-
sity Of incarnation, holding that man was utterly
lied upon tradition Combined to tsie Axe ana nd
THE RxPoUNDATIONs OF THE PATRIARcHs. ai...s
s oy tSs sSI n n arh n p,s r %sroy
sna saa sxnSea ah0nsa s favor s
to be ana aehs oy se
to and cOequai with the Supreme Ruler or the UNI
s shes1
Hs ABLY eiucl0ated those things which are prone to
tRraied by bis eioquence. "A An earnest ana deyout
laborer In the vineyard OF our Lord DR.. Thompson
WIN we'll merit ine reward be wlli surely receive
when called to the kingdOm OF heaven. The lnsrru-
mental music cOnduced to render the service efTec-
tive, anc the dapasons that rolled from out the
small army Of choristers. The anthem-.AptiOoh,'
G. M-which commences, "Hark The glad sound,
the tuneiul voices OF the congregatiOn mngling with
those OF the surpiced sOngsters produced an eject
80 charming as to merit the highest commentator.
st. Johns Chapel The, 'Incarnation . Mani.
fcstaiton or the Power, Wisdom, JusiIce
and Love Of GSd-<crmon W Rev. Or.
vx,ester. eg0fH .sE19Giss1B aaUQ[ e4t iIe3f
large congregation gathered yesterday
IN St. johns chapel In varick street, to
whom the Rev. DR.. Weston, the rector,
set forth some OF the lessons which the
incarnation reveals to u.s. The church Is plain and
unpretentious building, but is large and commodi-
GUS. Branches Of 1r trees adorned the windows,
galleries. aisles and chancel over the communion
table in evergreens on the wall were formed the
words, "Benold your Godn and on the gallery front
facing 1t the words, 'sThe Prince OF
Peace,n also wrought in the same. The
side galleries contained respectively these scrip
tures "Fear not for behold bring you
good tidngs Of great joy which shall be to all peo.
ple" and "Glory to God in the highest, on earth
peace ana good VIM to men," After the ante-com-
munion service had been performed DR.. Weston
ascended the pulpit and preached from Luke H.,
1a, 14-"And suddenly there was with the angel o
multitude OF the heavenly host, praising God and
saying, Glory to God in the highest and on earth
peace and good Will to men.,r That was the first
Christmas carol he said, that ever was sung, but
to-day the earth is vocal Christmas carols To.
day they are sung by men, but this was sung by an
" mi fha fra ntfo
pathy with men which angelic beings gave. wncn
Coo created man Ia Ills own image f'llN0ga & 1I
.rr THE MORNING STARS SANG TOGETHER,
and the sons OF God shouted for 10y But as they
looked again upon the world and saw II In sin and
misery m0urnful spectacle must have hushed their
songs OF Joy. But 1000 years passed away
and God manifest In the nesn again dwelt among
men, ana now the morning gtars sing together again
And the angels snout ..Gl0ry to God and peace aud
good Will 10 men, This starry veil which separates
earth from heaven Is rent, and once more the world
e hooded with a0eesic music and song. Was II not
eminently proper thai they should rejoice
over our redemption as they had sorrowed
over our fall Had we not slnnei VIC should doubt.
tauo hn ann MN mad tn AAtA