The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-26

pcnitentlary received thrir Christmas dinner:
that the pRupers in tho Workhouse had enough.
Tie chimes OF st AIMS In BrOOklyn p,ilcd
mrrrl yesterday morning and the churches NJ
the Protestant Episcopal aud Catholic crcrds
were open FOR services and were we'll filed
The seven hundred inmates Of the Prnitentipry
were served with dinner provided bv the Bay
state shoe aud Leather Company. for whom
they work. Tho inmates Of the county buildings
had no dinner. owing to the lack VI money At
me other Institutions special provision wis
tainmrnts occupied the evening.
AZ the thirtieth missionary festival Of the
Sands street NJ. f. Church sunday school in
posed ~ children and outlined with evergreen
occupying The plniform. The children were
dressed in white. AMI the effect Of the novel mr.
ranguncnt WIS pleasing. A piano, n bnssoon.
and n cornct accompanied the singing. Mr.
Bcgchcr spent the interim between the singing
girls aud hugging and Kissing them. He
talked To tho children OF the long time friend
SUN between the Sands Street Church and the
Plymouth Church, and bcwildered the little
none Of YOU" Mr.. Bcecher said that few DAYS
ago hu rode lace to lace with a man for tw,lve
hours. and they never saw one another. This
Il SUPPOSED To have been n reference to Theo-
dore Tilton, whom he met few days ago in n
The services in the Simpson NJ. L. Church
proved to he an cntertainment Of exceptional
interest to the children. After tho singing and
speaking. one OF tho teachers in the guisr Of
Santa Claus. descended . chimney rafting
sleigh BELLS lilo had presents for all the chill
The day was appropriately celebrated in
nearly all tho churches In Jersey City. Owing
Churches. At st. fetsrs Catholic Church S S soI
hers OF the st, Cecilia Choral Society. Mozan's
Second Grand Mass In was sung ut lO's A. NJ
40 @ and aToye sPecs tho Rv br
Hiram Eddy Of the First Free Union Church Of
Related. assisted by the Rev. A. + Foster OF the
Congregational Tnbernaclo and several other
clergymen. In 81 Marys Roman Catholic
Church, on Second street. Haydn's Grand Mass
Fidelis." At the benediction OF the blessed
sacrament. which followed Immediately after
tho mass. Rossinis Tantum Ergo" was
Three hundred boys with bright faces and
sparkling eyes sat down 70 the Christmas din
| Newsboys' Home in New Chambers street.
! There wore great slices Of roast beef Of the
choicest cuts, POTATOES swimming IN gravy
| the pic the boys could eat. They made a merry
and. rs the brisk mir had given them sharp
appetite. rapid feast OF II, while many visitors
stood by and watched them. Some OF tho older
| boys. who had observed the traditions by going
| u target shoot. came in after tho others had
| finished. They found "a plenty left for them.
| AMI went nj II with an ayidity that the specta-
| tors greatly enjoyed.
| themselves and their 5S4 inmates with good
chicken and turkey dinner. All attended a
| midnight mnss ON Christmas eve. which was
| immediately followed by u second. After going
| to bed at o'clock. all were aroused for u mass
| NJ y. There We're no more sorviccs until the
| afternoon vespers. Tho Sisters OF 81 Doni.
| ME gave u poultry dinner to their twenty-five
| orphans and tho twenty girls temporarily there
| until employment can be- obtained for them
| Tine House OF the Holy Family provided well
| for its hundred girls At st. MBry's Free Hos
| ptal Episcopal the Sisters had abundant gIts
| OF toys for their sick children.
| \ midnight mass was sung in St Ignatius
Church ON Tuesday night. Neutrality-suspicious.
| the awkward hour and the severe cold. the
| church was filled with many men and more
| women. The ceremony lasted for two hours
| and the service Of communion which followed
| lasted for half an hour. 70 numerous wore the
| applicants. During the first 81 tho mnss. the
| rush Of the elevated trains was faint
| " heard In the church; but this
| ceasod. as did all other sounds excep
| the occasional rafting Of couch along Tho
street In front. When the mass was over belatoc
| wuyiurcrs in sixth avenue stopped and con,
| tcmplntrd in amaZemcnt the thrung that pouret
| out Of Fortirth street into that thoroughfnre. L
WAS nearly 3 o'clock ia the morning. but th'
worshippcrs Of ST. Ignatius for IA brief tim,
filled the pav"mrnts with life and created
picturesque hustle Ia the neighborhood.