Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-24
Christmas 1881.


 The passenger trains yesterday were unu- sually large, bringing many persons bound | homeward to spend Christmas and lively 1 railroading times are expected to-day with the tide of Christmas travel in full blast 1 Some of the larger stores are being decorated with evergreen, and many of the smaller stores about the city are likewise wearing 8 Christmas look.
 THE CHURCHES IN THEIR CHRISTMAS DRESSING. @Trinity church is finely decorated and pre- sents beautiful appearance. A conspicuous feature of the display is seen on entering the church, in the letters
 ssGIory to God in the Highest, and Earth Peace" which are entirely of white immortelles upon groundwork entirely of ivy. They are against the beautiful rear windows of the church, over the chancel An elegant cross of cape flowers and ivy stands some distance below, in the rear of the chancel against the center panel Wreaths of immortelles are at intervals along the gallery breasts About 3, 900 feet of ivy and ground pine are arrang- ed in graceful curves and sweeps in all direc- tions. The parish is indebted for the work to lady member of the parish, assisted by her children, under whose supervision the entire work was performed. The work was finished yesterday at about three o'clock. To erect the ivy borders around the chancel and stained glass windows staging about ten feet high had to be erected, and 8 ladder fifty feet long was then brought into requisi- ton. A cross of cape flowers is to erected against the pulpit. The decorations will no doubt be much admired by the large congre- gations who will attend the services to-mor- row.
 DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH. At North church there will be decorations, not extensive, about the sacred desk, and at l Center there will be no special decorations. This year at Dwight Place church there has l been some very tasteful work in decorations, ! both about the pulpit and on the gallery | fronts, and in fact all parts of the church. The text Peace on Earth, etc., is fine feat | ure of the decorations. The Sunday school services were held at the church yesterday afternoon and evening, under the charge of John c. North, the superintendent and there being so large school the exercises were di- vided the infant class and primary depart ment generally having theirs in the after l noon, the main school in the evening. Dur | ing the year all the children have been put I ting pennies in little jugs given them for the purpose, having slits for the pennies to drop | in. The money deposited was for the poor. The jugs were opened yesterday afternoon and evening and the proceeds were assigned l to such poor families in the church as needed benefit, and the remainder was assigned to other poor families. It made many families | feel like having 8 merrier Christmas than \ they perhaps expected. A very happy sight was presented at both sessions. ANOTHER CHRISTMAS SERVICE. The usual Christmas anniversary will be ! held at the First Methodist church. Service tomorrow Sunday at 3:15, with an address ! by Rev. Dr.. Vincent, and festival on Mon day at 5 p. m. at the church. The singing l will be accompanied by the organ and quar- l tette of brass instruments. Aside from the | seats reserved for the school the exercises | are open to all.
 FAIR STREET GRADED SCHOOL. | There were very interesting exercises at the l Fair street graded school on Thursday after noon. Despite the indictment weather there \ was a large attendance of parents of pupils of the school and other friends. There were 1 very nicely done declamations good chorus 1 singing and two fine solos by the two daugh- ters of the Rev. Mir. Corbit, pastor of the
 George street M. E. church. Both have good
 voices, one contralto, the other soprano. There was very pleasant time also in the !
 marks giving high praise to Sarah A. Wilcox, 1 the principal of the school, and her assist
 ants, Miss Ullman and others, speaking of it as model school. MT. Zunder and others I also spoke.
 DWIGHT SCHOOL.
 At Dwight school, in several of the rooms,
 the teachers entertained the scholars with 1 Christmas tree exercises very much enjoyed by all.
 A CHRISTMAS TREE.
 The Third Congregational Sunday school
 were given an entertainment Thursday from 5 to D. m. in the lecture room, MT. Frank lin and MT. Potter supervising. The enter
 tainment opened with the singing of Christ
 mas carol by the children, which was very
 nicely rendered, as was the song Just a
 Mo-" The recitation Dressing the Doll, "
 by Oracle Perkins, and My Wants, '" by
 Mamie Crane, delighted the children. The
 rest of the entertainment was funny little
 play, full of tricks, entitled the s'Miser's Supper" and pantomime presentation o1
 "Lord Ullins Daughter, !" both very pleasing 1 After singing another Christmas carol the
 children were treated to their Christmas tree which presented 8 brilliant sight, loaded ] with presents.
 ENGLISH HALL.
 l Yesterday afternoon the Sunday school at
 tached to the English Hall work celebrated ] the Christmas anniversary. There was Christmas tree, and Christmas carels wert
 sung, and very happy time was enjoyed
 A number of active men in Sunday schoo work were present. and other friends of the } school,
 Christmas Music. TRINITY.
 | At Trinity church there will be the GUS tomary specially fine musical programme to morrow Sunday morning at 1O:3O. Rev Dr. Harwood is to preach at the evening service. The music will be of plain char , | acter.
 AT ST. PAUL's. At St. PauFs there are to be services al
 1O:3o and in the evening, the rector preach , ing on both occasions. In the afternoon
 there will be special service for the Sabbatl
 school, at which the choir will be presen and assist. Following is the musical pro gramme for the morning.
 Venite Wilson , Gloria Patr1a- Bucl
 Gloria Patr1a- .Parson Te Deum, in 5 m1nor-. .-..-.......-.... .Bucl
 Introit calm the listening of nightI.. Parson kyr1e. -Bucl
 Gloria Tibi.- Jackson Hymn-while Shepherds Watched their Flocks ohertory-Rejoice Greatly Soprano soo)... .Hands Hymn 20o -Hutch1n ] dtor1a In Excelsls.' Olo Chan DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH. TNN--