Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-28

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The Metho1is( Church HAS crCwdet
with people Friday night last to wit
ness the juvenile exercises and enjoy
e-pleasure experienced by the little
fdlks in receiving presents from ths
heavily .ladened branches of the Christ
mas Tree. The affair was successful
from first to last, and it's success was
due probably to the absence Of the
regularly appointed committees which
have always heretofore attempted to
conduct things properly, and although
meaning well, never giving universal
satisfaction. II was happy thought
in MI. Kingsley to suggest the idea
Of changing the programme this time
by dispensing with the services Of col
lecting and finance committees, and
the general results proved that he was
very right. There were no complaints
this year that favorites got all the
presents; but all the children were re-
membered and received handsome pres.
ents. This was owing to the fact that
pains were taken to inquire and dis.
cover beforehand what little ones had
been overlooked, and then supply all
such. From sunrise till dark the bust.
ness houses were filed with ladies and
gentlemen selecting presents to hang
on the tree; and the disposition was
general that no child should be neg
lected. They adopted u system If
comparing notes-tl,at is. one would
ask another If he or she had yet provi.
ded such and such child; and neg
alive reply would straightway be fol-
lowed with the purchase Of present
for that one.
The distribution of presents was
preceded by the following exercises
If the Sunday School scholars. the or.
der of which was preserved and kindly
furnished US by Mr.. Strong:
1. Class exercise BY Mrs. Strons's class.
2. The Little Minstrel (rccitation & song
e-Nettic Hill.
& Hymn-"Brightest and Bcs,"-Miss
Hattie Parsons class.
4. Infant class exercisc-Mrs Hills class.
s. Infant class exercisc-Mrs. Kingsley's
class.
8. "Precious Jewels" = (song) -Ne,iic
!. StrOng-Chortls By school.
Z. Night after s-trcci,a,ion,-i
LOnnie Hill
g. THE old, old story"-Hat,ic Parsons
/. class
Q. To our Teachers and Parcn,s-Ella
Kingsley.
10. Christmas song-'Happy Grceting"-
audience.
The above exercises were cxccllcn,ly
rendered aid well received; and their
was followed by the music /
Of, tiny sleigh bells in the street, aud
. terrible CHATTER and din mt the d.ar. !;
when, amidst great coinmotion and !,
cheers, Old Santa Claus, with long
J cks and ! q .rd whitcned by Deem.
bcr's SHOWS, came bounding in, muci,
t. the CONSERVATION Of some of the
little IN. 8. After waving his magical
wand and executing few difficult
p QUOTES the kind-hcarted lite old
n;s,,. who once each year brings joy
j ~ every household, continued on his
flying journey around the world by
' .nishing quickly as he came.
This was followed by the appear
ance Of Mr.. Kingsley, who, in his inim-
'tably happy manner, proceeded to
address the children. He is unap-
proachable in the faculty Of mingling
fnn with instruction; and he always
expresses himself in language so sim.
pie yet forcibIe that the youngest fully
grasp rand bf thoroughly understand
him. And without wishing to be &C
cused Of going out Of the way we men
ton that Mr. Kingsley's mode Of i'm
parting knowledge is not confined to
children alone, which the scores of
young men that he has educated and 4
who, filling honorable positions in the
rari0us professions, are scattered oil
through the country, bear ample tcsti.
nony. After pleasant little talk
With his young friends. he announced
hat the distribution Of presents would
lext hc in order, and then the most in
crcsting feature ofthc evening began.
Things Progressed like clock-work.
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