The New York herald., 1874-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN BROOKLYN.

IL Il becoming more strongly apparent each
year IN the City OF Churches that the great natal
day OF the Christian era Is destined to 0e "the"
FESTIVAL fof the calendar with tnat municipality.
Certainly never before mas Christmas Day been so
generally observed among all classes. Hours De-
lore daybreak the bells or the Catholic churches
rung forth their glad notes. awaking little dream
era OF Santa Claus rom their siumDers tue real
izatlon OF their most ardent expectations. the
treasures or KRIS Kringle's endless variety budget
upon the domestic hearth and arousin9 lond rela-
tives children OF larger growth. to q sense of
duty.
AS early as four O'Clock the sacrifice of the mass
was offered in the leading Catholic churches. and
large congregations were In attendance. The
other masses were celebrated the same as on Sun.
days. At each service collections were, according
to tme-fonored custom, taken mp In aid OF the or
phan asylums, and the people were exhorted by
the pastors to be generous in their donations to
tnls most laudab!e object, that they might share
the blessings OF plenty which they enjoyed with
those helpless little ones who, being deprived
OF their natural guardians, have become special
charge upon the Charitable.
The evening previous there were Christmas fes-
tivals held in many OF the Episcopal and Methodist
churches at which prayer, psalm singing, cneer-
ing wsrds OF counsel and last though not least
with the juvenile portion OF the congregation,
richly laden trees formed the attractions OF the
occasion. The good fruit which these trans
planted evergreens bore were distributed among
the young people. and JOY beamed upon every
in tina cnnrcnes OF various denominations the
pensioners assembled for worship at halfpast
Ten O'CLOCK yesterday ana the cholrs did their very
best TO enhance the devotional. enthusiasm born
or the glorious anniversary. The puipts, too, put
forth their choicest flowers Of rhetorical piety and
the shepherds exhOrted their n0cks to the study
OF the greatest or Christian lessons-that winch
was inaugurated In the lowly stable OF Bethlehem
me public offices, all stores and schools re-
NAMED closed, ana the streets were thronged the
hyeong day by Rayly attred people, SO inviting
was the condition OF the weather out DOORS The
chimes Of st. AIMS on the Heights were played
with nne effect at an early hour ana the O'Riely
st. Stephens Roman Catholic church, Summit
street, Ut four O'Clock IN the evening ana played
Adesse f1aeles" AZ the principal m service CON,
the iuil choir with the superior baud named form-
ing an orchestral accompaniment to the organ;
mer's grand mass IN nat, was sung by the choir,
Professor Hoey presiding at the organ.
oriered Dy bishop Loughiin, assisted by Rev. Drs.
Turner, Klely ana O'Hare. Haydn's mass No.
At St. Charles Borromeo's, Sidney place. the
mass sung was the +" "Pastorle de Lambnlotte.''
A. st. AIMS Protestant EpscOpal, the mus- @
Ter: and commenced with the proper psalms,
IOWcu W Tile lt Ocuus' ny 1uOmuS III u,
Jubllate, Garrett In F; Onertory, "Comiort ye
my people y rom Handlers Messiah. ana Mozaris
Az St. Johns. st. Paul's, Church OF the Messiah,
Emmanuel Church, st. MarK's, All Saints and ST.
GEORGES, Episcopal. special musical services were
liberal repasr Of turkey, cranberry sauce,
mince pce and other sweet morsels was served
to the well trained inmates or the st. vincent's
Home for Boys, Poplar street, through the gene
rosity OF Mr.. Thomas Carroll, one OF the patrons
OF the institution.
The aged and INDECENT females. inmates OF the
washington avenue Home, were made happy
over tine Christmas dinner. In the afternoon =
musical entertainment was given ior the enjoy
ment OF the 'dear old SOULS as their fair patrons
are wont to term them.
At st. Peters ana ST. Mary's hospitals the
patents were treated to q bOuntifll Danquer. Tne
orphans, too, were feted in the various asy yums.
Snerln Williams again astOnished his boarders &C
the Raymond Street jail by treating them 10
roast beef soup, irult and cigars In honor OF the
festival celebrated. At the County Nursery, Hos
pital and AlmshOuse the Charity Commissioners
provided roast chicxens for the atiicted Inmates
OF the establishments named.
At the Penitentlary Keeper Shevlen and his
deputy, Mr.. Cumming. lightened The hearts or tue
convlcts 0y furnishing extra 1are at noon time
and granting respite from labor In the work.
shops.
The Brooklyn Park and olympic theatres and
Hooley's opera House gave matinee and evening
performances. whlCh were well atteuded