Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-01
WAvERlY.
Christmas trees
Oh ristmas leasts.

SnriStmAS trees. Il
Christmas feasts.
Everybody seems happy.
The Baptists had a beautiful Christmas tree on
Satui day night, we'll loaded with nice things
Tor the Sunday school scholars, and the
little chaps were highly pleased with their pres.
ents.
On Saturday the scholars of the Christian
Sunday school partook Of nice feast prepared
by the lady members of the church. The table
fairly groaned under its load of good things. and
the scholars We're we'll supplied therefroln.
Mr.. j. A. Peacock, of Trinidad, COL, ID
spending the holidays in our town. = guest of
Capt. w A. Redd. Mr.. z. has u large herd Of
cattle on the Cinnamon river in New Mexico.
The Masons had an oyster supper Monday
night. which was largely attended, and pleas
anlly enjoyed.
The Good Templsrs' convention for the coun-
ties of Saline and Lafayette. meets Il Saline
City on the 18th inst.
The Good Tsmplars' supper. which came on
Tuesday night, was, as is usual. q grand affair.
Notwithstanding the thermometer WAS 20 degress
below zero, Ellnwood, Blackburn, and Dover
lodges were represented, and all seemed to en-
Joy themselves. Judge Cooley, of Marshal. rode
here through the cold and enow. and delivered
one OF the best temperance lectures l have lis
Leneu I U U Hlduy u uhy. II iouBc ulSI ~
hall nj 8 O'Clock. and ut 4 O'Clock marched to
the Baptist church in regalia. After the Judge
delivered his address. the members marched to
the City Hall and partook of supper, after which
they repaired to their ball where they were
again called to order. BY unanimous request
Miss Ella Whiting. of Dover lodge recited
''ROckett's Christmas Q be autiiul. touching
piece. The piece was we'll rendered. and slici-
tied hearty applause from all present.
AL. the colored churches In town had either
ieusts or Christmas trees Tor the scholars Of their
Sunday schools.
The colored Masons had a supper on Tuesday
night, ut one of their churches.
or the numerous entertainments given by the
members of the different churches tor their
Sab oath schools. that of the Presbyterian church
was particularly enjoyable. consisting as 1t did
OF q Christmas tree, concert. and exercises by
the members Of the school. At6 o'clock Christ
mas eve the church Was seated to ito full capacity
by Il we'll behaved and appreciative audience.
anxiously awaiting the opening exercises. The
church was brilliantly Illuminated. In front OIL
the pulpit was a frame sxl2 ieet, covered width
white canvass, the outer edge OF which Wal
wreathed with evergreens. To the left Of tn
pulpit was a beautiful tree nlumined with wa1
tapers, and laden with presents from tn
eCnOOl 10 lis sCnOl2I6. 1Q0 SCHOOL, COQSlbIlui
Of lilty Or sixty members, sat to the right of th'
pulp facing the audience. Two beautiful littlt
girls dressed in pure white occupied chairs Ii
front OF the frame to assist the superintendent
W. ~. Reid, Esq, IN carrying out a portion o
the programme. The whole taken together pre-
scented quite an attractive appearance. The ex
ercises opened with u song, ''Glory to God, - b.
the school, was sweetly sung and well receive,
by the audience. Then followed an upproprlat
prayer by the pastor. Rev.J. NJ. scott. Fol
lowing this was responsive reading by tn
, school, led by the pastor. from scrIptural selec
tons, bearing upon the coming OF Christ. Th
reading was in good time, clear and distinct
The next was possibly the most interestin
) feature of the evening, a song by the infar
|, class. This class Is taught by Mrs. DR.. Warren
and is composed Of eighteen little boys and girl.
l ranging from four to nine years old. At the Ia
of the bell they rose promptly, con ironting II
G audience. and sang with organ accompaniment
e Jesus Loves Me-" with marvellous regularit
and swse!ne,s. After this came ..Ghristm:
u would rise. one of the little girls dressed
) white would take from the head OF the class
letter covered with evergreen, which was han,
ed to the superintendent, who then hung it upO
a different class recitations. all OF which did
from memory the pastor and superintendent the
i. placed upon the top of the frame n star, GROW
and cross, thus leaving the frame at the close
the exercises in the shape Of a square. with Il
words Jesus, our Saviour and king'' enclose'
and ut the upper part u stlr, u crown and
q cross. After several other interesting exercis
and songs, the distribution of presents from u
o tree began. The little fellows enjoyed it hugel
and all seemed well pleased The audience W
then dismissed with u blessing, when the men
j., bers of the church and schol'rs repaired to 4
l.. Keith House, where An elegant supper had het
provided. Dot returns thanks Tor u special i
vitailon TO attend.