The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
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It's Observance In Euporaa-Ehe Doiae
at the Different Churches by the sab
bath schools.
The greater part Of the day Sunday
and till far into the Light of the sam
day. tie snow came down, ilake upoI
fake, Competing the earth, festtaEIag iii
trees and giving to ali nature fairy
like and festive appearance. and It wa
amid such surroundings ~ these tina
the Christmas Of 1882 dawneI upon tisi.
part OF the habitation of man. Righ
glad, TOO, did it make the hearts OF al
people, sud particularly pIeasan, MAS i
10 those who have come fram regiunl
where Ch1istlnas seldom comes nnse.
com panied BY LeAGIiim coating o
snow. Our business men, win u few
excepiions. CIostd up their esiab
lishments, and enjoyed the day y itt
their friends and neIgbboTs in "A sers
seemly manner. The hospitsliy ol
friends was, perhaps. never more man ked
in EmpOria than yesterday. and time
and space would fail as la mehtain in
detail ali thal took place,
A great many elegant d,un,fs were
served, however, ami Hast nignt lie
various Sabbath schools in Inc cay had
very Appropriate nud enjoy abb; e4iier-
tlinments, OF which we VII nlas e men
ton in turn below.
The Flint Baptist church had a cry
enjoyable entertainment, consisting ~
literary exercises "f different Kinds,
such rs speeches, essays. dsclau.auiuns
also some very good music. A veiy
beautiful part Of the program, WAS all
exercise in which the following young
ladies represented the six virtues:
Misses Ella BriIell, Emma Curtis, Edith
Hill. Title Hobbs, Trcssie abd Cora
Richardson. At the conclusion of the
literary exercises presents w,Te dis
tributed TO the members of The school.
Al the PIcsbyierial church the Sab
bath school celebrated with a "Chrisi-
mas house." which was greatly admired
and enjoyed by all present The house
was erected on the platform, aid was
about six by eight feat, and about nine
feet from the floor TO the top uf the
chimney, which was large enough Ia al
low Santa Claus 10 stand ia and hand
OuI the presents for the children On
the front Of the house WIS the inserip-
ii0n Santa Claus at Home, 1882 -
When the two rows of wax caLcl,s
/ Al, Of al a
''Old Chris' were lighted and tue gas
| turned down, the effect was charming,
indeed After the singing of very
choice piece of music by the choir
ana school, Santa Claus made his
appearance az the top OF the chimney,
and began handing out presents Tor the
children at lively rate, his quaint APP
pearance and odd manouvers greatly
delighiIng the little folks. The distTibu-
ton of presents was inteTspeTsed with
music, and toward the close Rev J. f.
Hcndy, with appropriate remarks, pre-
scented rewards in the shape of valuable
books, Tor puuctual attendance during
the year, To the following members Of
the school: Miss Anna Riggs, Laura
Baker, Lille Harris, Donnie Mcdonald,
Jessie Beers and Bertha Laughlin.
Near the close of the exercises, Mr NJ
r. Barker was called upon and made Il
very reat little speech which was more
especially intended for the young folks,
lut which contained advice and Gdinpn-
i,i"ns that Old as we'll a. young cuu;,.
we'll afford to be governed by.
The exercises at the Cougrgst.
church consisted simply in the dis,ribu-
tion of presents to members of the
school The presents were artisticaliy
arranged on Il beautiful evergreen tree,
and altogether the occasion was very
much enjoyed.
The Second Baptist Sunday school
had a very nice entertainment, ;here be.
ing very choice literary program, at
the conclusion of which the presents
provided were distributed.
The Episcopalians carried out the 81
aborate program yesterday morning
which we published in SATURDAYS
NEWS, the attendance on that occasion
being large, and the interest very con
siderable. In the evening there was
good music. an address by Rev Henry
Macky, and the PRESERVATION of p,es-
ents.
There were very interesting "X'. rcise-
ut the Friends Sabbath school. there b.
ing music. addresses, recitations, It,,
followed by the pres, ntaiion of pfesenis
with which a beautiful tree hung tull
The A. NJ. f. sunday school was moi
h hi"d the rest il its enterprise add en-
'i' Av"rs To make Chris'mss "a la, 80 hc
enjoyed and remembered by AZ nsenl-
beers from The least L. The greatest
The Catholic Sunday schoui had
very interesting exercises ye5gerdry and
last night, AMI there, too. The young
folks were treated to presents AMI In,! ,
jolly, good time.