Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-11
Harvest Festival.
Interesting Exercises at the First MethO
 dist Episcopal Church.

 Interesting Exercises at the First Metho- |
 dist Episcopal Church.
 The Sunday school of the First Methodist Episcopal church held their annual harvest festival yesterday afternoon at the usual hour of church service The church was very handsomely decorated with fruits, flowers and the products of the soil, which were very tastefuTly arranged about the altar and choir gallery The preachers desk appeared to be enclosed in massive bed of autumn flowers and leaves and the entire effect of the decorations was indeed grand and beautiful. The Sunday school children were seated in the body of the church,s occupying all the seats in the center and many on the side aisIes The exercises commenced with the 'sProcessional :" the choir boys passing up the center aisle, while the organ and Thomas or chestra added to the interest of the same by the splendid music with which they accom- panied the young gentlemen in their song of praise Then followed a short scripture les son bv the pastor, Rev. MT. Adams, and a hymn by the choir and congregation. A prayer by the pastor followed, and then was chanted in fine style tBonum Est Read ing of the 14Sth and 15Oth Psalms in concert followed Then came in turn the "Gloria Patri," reading of Scripture, "Ofertory," and an appropriate hymn
 Following the opening exercises Rev. MT. Adams delivered a discourse especially adapt ed to the thoughts and comprehension of children His remarks were based on the words found in Genesis, 18th chapter and part of the 2Oth verse, Is it not little one." The thoughts which the preacher advanced, and which were interspersed with incident and anecdote, were intended to lead his youthful hearers to look out for the little things that are bad and to avoid them, and i. k.4 IL 41,aAo %r,1 In closing the speaker quoted from an old fa- miliar poem as follows Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make earth an Eden, Like the Heaven above. Little seeds of mercy, Sown by youthful hands, Grow to bless the nations
 Far in heathen lands. And then he added the following, of his own composition: Little children dying In many, many lands, Go olaughing home to Heaven In happy, happy bands Little graves in ohurch-yards Along the paths lie thick; Little tears falling From many eyes and quick But up among the angels The little voices sound, 'Hosanna in the highest" Through all the choir around For once in Bethlehems manager little baby lay Who was the Lord, Christ Jesus, And went to Heaven they say. He blesses little doings When for Him they done, i And gives His little servants | The crowns that they have won Then let us do our little, | Each little moment here, | For soon we'll see the glory l And join the angel cheer. 1 During the reading of this beautiful little poem many eyes were suffused with tears. The interesting exercises were closed with | a hymn and the benediction by the pastor. Transfers of Real Estate. | Transfers of real estate recorded in the Town Clerks office on Saturday are as fol- 1 lows:
 Henry Loomis of Poughkeepsie, and D. A. Loomis of New York to George c. Weber, forty feet on Collis street; Atwater Treat to Frederick C.. Cannon, thirty-eight feet on Howe street Jacob H. Simmons to John A. 1 Hearn, lot of rear land.