Daily Republican., 1878-12-27
Christmas Entsrtslnment II As
bury II. r ChaPeh.

1t 10 generally admitted that tn,
Asbury people are bound to havs gooi
time whether II be in the prayer meet
ing, the social circle or the public en-
tertainment. The festival last evening
was by no means an exception, from
first to last ths exercises were varied
interesting and appropriate to the oe-
casion. Near the centre of the plat
form which had been raised, was a
large and 6ne Christmas tree hand
somely and tastily decorated, suspand-
ing from its boughs hundreds of bags
OF candy, bright oranges and suspi-
cious looking paper bags and pack ages.
The exercises We're opened with
prayer and the singing of "One More
Year Has Gone by the school. This
was followed by recitation by Anna
Durham. and dialogue the Quiet
Spirit, by Masters Robert Burns and
John Baldwin. May Taggart and Mary
Powick then very sweetly sang a duett,
followed by recitation, by one of the
very little ones-Clara Novel;, which
was well received,
Order in Sabbath school dialogue.
participated in by Annie Shockley, May
raggart, Ella Jefferis, Lizzie Vance,
Ollie Dunston and Annie Hudson came
next, after which the school sang Ring
Ring the Bells.
Another dialogue followed spoken by
Lille Day, Mary Sapp, and Ella Bart
lett. A recitation by Master Charles
Wood came next.
Twenty six small girls dressed in
White, then fled upon the platform, re-
presenting tn. Temperance Alphabet,
which was very we'll delivered, and
singing at its close temperance song,
entitled "We wage a Mighty War. !,
Family Government" a dialogue
which truly represented the parental
authority as it is in mary households,
was well participated in by Misses
Sall;e Moreland, Ella Moreland, Annie
Marvel, Way Gilbert and Herbert Day.
"The Changed Cross" was then
spoken by Stella Lombard, followed by
a recitation by Anna Lincoln.
Twenty-three very small children
from the Infant Department represent
ing spelling class--one of the little
misses acting as pedagogue. Four
words were spelled. Asbury, School,
Christmas, Celebration. May Welch,
one of the class then stepped forward
and sang "Shall We meetY' the school
joining in the chorus. A recitation by
BERTHE Macklin, a dialogue entitled
"Killing Time" by Ella Johnson and
Katie Waite, the singing Of "Peace, Be
still,' by six members of the choir,
and another dialogue, entitled "The
Orphan Girl,' BY five misses then fol
lowed.
"Arise and Shine" a Christmas ode
was then sung by the school, followed
by dialogue on Christmas by Sallie
Woodland and Emma Richards, q very
interesting feature of the occasion, and
while the bells far up in the Christmas
rec were ringing number Of misses
sang christmas bells" A
olo by Maggie Hayes ras well render
ID, followed by diaiogs on "Running
way from home,' b. Try Murdock,
Burrows McMullin ana IN. Note.
The entertainm1 losed with
'hristmas carol. III n came the dis
obing of the tree and the presenting of ,
ifts. Among them we noticed gifts
rom the pastor to Messrs. Gouley and I
pencer, the Superintendsnts of the $
forming and afternoon schools. Each !
hid was presented with bag of candy I
nd an orange. In good season all re-
lrned home well pleased with the As
ury Christmas Entertainment of 1878.