Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-27

HeW Et was spent-Services at the Churches
Festivities. &c.

Hew lI was spent-serviees at the Churches
Festivities, DC.
Christmas morning was ushered in by the
discharge of fire works and sky rockets, and
notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather,
the demonstrations of rejoicing were kept up
with moro or less vigor during the day.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Were held at several OF the churches, but the
congregations we're not as large as they would
have been if the weather had been mo;e PROPS
tious.
At the N. E. Church, Rev. j. B. Ford
preached on the subject Of Emmanuel" the
day of whose birth was being celebrated by
thousands of Christians throughout the clvlllzed
world.
Religious services were also held at the ST.
Johns Episcopal and the Welsh churches.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Three Masses were held at the Cathollc
church on Christmas day, and the members
turned oft well, as they usually do on any occa-
sion of the kind.
GEMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.
On Christmas night the Lutheran church
presented quite an attractive appearance, ana
notwithstanding the inclemency OF me weasIe ;;,
the house was well filled. In front of the pulpit
were three wreaths which enclosed three WORDS
of great ioy, peace on Earth" and to the
right of the pulpit was a beautiful Christmas
tree filed with presents suitable to all the cnIl
dren present. The extreme perseverance, vi M.
Kern was again made manifest III that he
furnished all the toys at cost, and all the canoles
and cakes. of which there was an abundance,
gratis. That church is truly blessed In having
as liberal a man as Mr.. Kern connected Win IT,
In fact, all the members are earnest woFheIs;
and when they undertake anything OF the KIND
they generally make it success. Inc exercises
were opened with singing and prayer, a!ter
which a system of questions and answers sulta,
BILE to the occasion was taken up anu
finally concluded by the pastor in answering
the question ''why q tree on that nIghtI his
de fnition was, that it is in memory OF the Tree
of Life, lost by sin in Paradise, but again re-
stored to the world in the birth of Christ. AT
the conclusion of the pastors short Lecture the
presents were distributed and all the young
hearts we're made happy. The exercises closed
with merry Christmas song and all wont home
we'll pleased, having spent Few hours ol
solid enjoyment.
A number of the dry goods stores and bust
ness houses were closed, though many DINERS
were not. The streets were very MUDDY, put
lively withal, and the many friends OF Jonn
Barleycorn paid their respects to that person.
age. while their manner clearly evlnced that
the libations had been plenteous and strong.
Women, too, yielded to the seductive influence
of old Falernian (Anglais whisky and Few
abandoned creatures were seen reenng IN Tue
last stages of intoxication, several OF Wnom
were furnished with lodgings in the calaboose.
Mere infants were also seen under the influence
of liquor, staggering through the streets Inc
miscreant who would tempt child of tender
wears to drink, is wretch unfit to mingle with
his fellow men.
AT NIGHT, rrg
The children of the Baptist Sabbath School i'll
Mechanicsville enjoyed the distribution OF gifts
from Santa Claus, who had placed them nicely
N q tree for the OurOOse. . .r
At night the colored people enjoyed leap
year party at Hoxsies Hall, which was we'll at
tended. In these parties it is always customary
for the order of things to be reversed, and
Othello was paid all the honors by his Desde-
mona, handing them from the buses and pre-
senting the yiands prepared with a lively zcst
There was not as much business done as
might have been desirable, but on Monday and
Tuesday there was wild rush at the fancy
stores and holiday presents speedily disappear
toys have gone where the ''woo1bine twineth,"
to be replaced nevermore until st. Nicholas
again makes his annual visit.
Pleasant memories dwell around this blessed
the chalice of suffering having been passed to
the lips of many of His servants, who bowed
with submission to Divine will, saying Not
my will, but Thine be done"
At the same hour, on this blessed day, in
every quarter of the globe, millions of bells
ecnoeo Tue Siau tulnSs neaIu oy the Chaiuean
shepherds eighteen hundred and seventy-two
years ago, and millions uf believers in him who
spoke as never man spake' assembled in the
sanctuaries where His chosen followers
Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King!'
How grand the thought; how sublime the
fact. The manger, the Jordan, the crucifxion,
the third day, and noc. What triumph! and
yet the march of the conqueror has not been over
fields of deselation and through seas Of blood.
Peace it was and peace it remains. Love the
cause, eternal life the end, naught could stand
against it. Think and wonder Earth's heroes
triumph with armies and cannon. Heaven, with
love. .-...