Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-25
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

The "Globe's" Greeting to its PatrOns---
Scenes on the Streets MISUNDERSTANDING
nials---Exercises To-Day, Etc.
Christmas comes but once year, but it
leaves behind it 80 many pleasant memories
that the once Is sweetness long drawn out.
1t is good that it comes once each year, at
least to warm up the hearts of men with
touch of kindness for others. Christmas
is the season Of gifts, and in
day of our Savior be observed. Our Father
inaugurated the great example by giving
His only begotten Son to us. Once each
year, one day custom has set apart for the
bestowing of gifts. It naturally makes man
forget self for while and edo unto others
as he would be done by.''
Custom has ordained it and man obeys.
There are none too poor to give; none too
mean to receive. 1t is not the gift, but the
intent and heartfelt generosity in the be-
stowal that makes the present valuable. The
widows mite exceeded all other gifts in
value. All the world to-day is observing
"Merry Christmas In the palaces of
the rich, in the novels of the poor,
in city and town, in hamlet and country,
all are having their Christmas. All alike
observe it as grand day for great rejoicing.
The religious, in observance, shout forth the
glad tidings Of the new dispensation, and
the advent of Jerusalem's king. 70 each
it glad tidings. The great and the hum
Ole, both, have their share of
rejoicing. To none does it come with such
great good tidings, as to the children: They
anticipate the day by weeks, and build up
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outbursts of enthusiasm as they are brought
mas tree, brilliant with light and
the peep O. day confronts them with
stockings hanging full. The gladness of the
children are shared by the old folks. There
is no individual who is not better for the
coming of Christmas.
Money flows like water to provide for the
Christmas time. The rich man is lessened in
his burden, he even has chance to
get into heaven, made partially equal with
the cancels chance to get through the eye of
needle. The poor give with bountiful
hand from their hearts, wishing it were
more.
The streets Of ST. Paul have been alive
with Christmas buyers for several days.
Every store has had holiday at
tire, mothers, fathers and children
have been alive and equal to the great yearly
occasion. And how many hearts are made
glad day.
Yesterday there was a ceaseless tramp
along the streets. Not store along Third
street that was not crowded. The useful
and the beautiful were purchased for pres
ents. Run over the inventory of every stock
in trade in the city, and some article
Christmas to some fortunate person to- day.
Such have been the home preparations for
the enjoyment of to-day.
In q public way, due preparations for
decorous and appropriate celebration of
Christmas have been made throughout the
city.
THE CHURCHES.
All the churches are open to observe the
day. The Catholic churches will call their
children together at 5 o'clock to celebrate
high mass. The Episcopal churches have
been beautifully decorated according to Gus
tom, and the usual beautiful and impressive
ritual will be recited in all the churches. All
other denominations will have their doors
open to the people for religious observance.
The church entertainments for young and
old have been deliberately prepared and bid
fair to be enjoyable and interesting in every
respect
The Christmas festival of the Sunday
school of the House of Hope will take
place at II o'clock A. M. The
Sunday schools of the Fort street
chapel, and the Harvester Works chapel will
unite with the House of Hope children in
the Christmas festivity
Christ church EpiscopaD entertain their
little people with Christmas tree and con-
cert. st. Paul's church follows suit.
The Sunday school of the Church of the
Good Shepherd also celebrates on Saturday.
The First Presbyterian church Sunday
school delighted large audience of young
sters with tableaux symbolical of Jacobs
ladder.
The st. Paul parish school give grand
Christmas musical carnival at Music hall,
Friday, at o'clock P. NJ
The First NJ E. church gladdened the
hearts of it's children with Christmas tree,
last night.
CHARITIES AND GENEROSITY.
The Protestant orphan asylum children
will be fed with bounteous dinner to-day.
The Gas company management donated
over 300 pounds of turkeys to the employees
yesterday.
The st. Vincent De Paul society gave a
Christmas turkey to every poor family in all
the parishes
ST. Stephens day will be celebrated solemn
ly and appropriately tomorrow in all the
Catholic churches.
The prisoners in Jail are enjoying their
Christmas. Yesterday Sheriff King pre-
scented each with a pipe and tobacco
The prisoners dubbed together and have
with ever green's and gay paper,
at the rear end, they have put up the usual
"Merry Christmas motto, and have added
be served a bountiful Christmas dinner to-
day, with turkey and accompaniment.
PUBLIC OFFICES.
The county Offices are closed to-day.
All the city Offices excepting Jesserang's
hotel, will be closed to-day.
The custom house will be barred against
all intruders o-day. The postoffice is closed
from 9 A. M. until 6 P. NJ.
The municipal court will be opened at 8
o'clock for the judicial handling of such
unruly spirits as may have forgotten the
spirit of this especial occasion.
Business throughout the city will be to
all intents and purposes suspended to OBJ
serve the greatest day of the year.
All the hotels give grand Christmas din
ners, with bills of fare even alarming to
gourmands.
PERSONAL.
James Fl. Evans, head waiter at the Met
ropolitan hotel, was presented with very
handsome silver tea service of six pieces,
last evening, by the waiter boys of the es-
tablishment. The boys embraced the oppor-
tunity offered them by the season of good
will and kindly feeling, to express by their
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