The Newtown bee., 1877-12-20

| ings Of Inc society during Au now elns- ! Ing yrar, and cOunsplng hls hearers with great affection, Iu spirit Oi "unlly, peace ani enneordH Htunng lhem He 1 dAelt impressiyrly upon The unfortunate disposition that prevailed In, and Uni oi Inc parish. To quarrel, and in hear false wiln-ss ngtlnsl nelghb0r, Hdm0nlshibg them To love one anulher and to do good To Those who did evil t0 them, as we'll as tn extend fnll aud complete forgiveness ty all who bnd In any way transgTessed upon lhelr rights
 These cXcelleut lessons, it Is gratitys Ing lo feel have mol been wasted, for, al, though IL Is more than half century since they were uttered, their good effect is sill apparent 10 every citizen ui inc town, aud To every stranger within it's gates"
 Perhaps some of your readers will laugh. and be inclined to doubt ihis. or to suspect that nm joking, but l must proceed with my story, and cannot stop lO argue the point,
 The music for Christmas Eve. wns al- ways intended To be fJtrd .fne. so that not one of the congregation ycutured io join in (unlcss it might be Andrew Glo- yer. of ancient reuown, who had voice and will peculiarly his owD through fear of marring the harmony and em- barussing the action of the choir.
 The leader f this hailed, believe, from ZIar, and only turned ont on great occasions, and this was ore ot them He WAS well posted up in the music of l.l atl tRts4 4Ef composers of sacred music, and had squeaky voice, of considerable power, which was something between baritone and tenor, with strong HdSdI tone, that made it conspicuous over those of his colleagues in Inc organ gallery.
 The choir did not boast of having in it my sopranos, cOnlratOs or hasso pro tundOs, of which we hear SO much now a-days, but it waa A very Credilable one for M0Se days, and acquitted itself to the delight and satisfaction of the whole au- dience.
 The old church, hy inc way. never looked finer in il's inle,ior. than when dressed with wrcaths and ropes of ever greens and running ivy, inlerwoven and encrcling the columns that supported the root and galleries, the result of whole weeks work by the young lads and las:es of lhe village, who no doubt were more h0n pleased with the oppor- lunlty of rendering lhis service To the church, as they could sound one ano- lher hearts at the same time
 The pulpit, desk, and the altar, win the two black and git-ettered tablets in lhe Tear, were profuscIy decorated. snch devices being added as were appropriate for the time and pac'.
 The old, quaint sounding board. came in for it's share of decoration. It was suspended. as your readers will remem- Der, from the ceiling, by means of an iron rod, which WIS afraid might some day drop and eXtlnguish our great light. Dr. E., for Il somewhat resrmhIed an 0Id fashioned candle eXtinguisher. little halIened at the top Fortunately il held on till the last, and did not come down from it's high eminence" until the whole structure was demolished. To conclude. it has always b. en n sub. ; jfct for regret, with me, thal this old church could not have been spared, and been suffered 10 remain npon it's Origi- nal site, where, with it's white and graceful spire, it served as a never-fnil- Ing beacon for the citizen or stranger in his approach 10 the village, 10 say noth- ing of it's associations with those near and dear, who have long since passed away, and who SD often, in their young CT days, worshipDed beneuth it's time honored roof. " P. C.