Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-12-29
The congrega,ional church.

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f. The congregational Church.
In the town hall had tree dedicated tc
his honor by the ladies of the CongIe-
gational church. Here the good old
saint was impersOnated and sly sus-
picionaros in the young that W. T.
Vanderbilt, the mnsic dealer, had trans
formed himself for the occasion. The
suspicion on ripening into the minds of
the knowing ones, soon communicated
the cOntagiOn among all and break
was made to discover the truth. A
timely retreat left the riddle uns0lved
but not the removal Of the suspicion.
The hall was tableau of innocent life
full of that unspeakable loneliness in
childhood looking for angel gifts. 1t
was success in every way and as kind
ly memory will stay until displaced by
its recurrence.
CHRISTMAS AT ST. JAMES.
The congregation and Sunday school
of st. James Parish in this village cell
ebrated the great festival of the Chris
tian Church and year with the usual excr-
cises. On Tuesday, Christmas Day, thu re
was the appointed Christmas service wi h
sermon and the celebration Of the Holy
Communion, the new Rector OfficiatiD g.
Thursday. st. John the Evangelis Is
day. was the Sunday school celebration.
The children assembled at the Opera
House at O'Clock, where sleighs were
provided and the whole school was treat
ed to its usual Christmas sleigh ride, of
an hours duration. Soon after their
return to the Opera House, very brief
devotional exercises were held under
the leadership of the Superintendent.
Mr.. S. S. Eddy, assisted by the Rector of
the Parish, who also made brief address
and interspersed with chants, hymns and
carols. The notable feature of the must
cal exercises being a carol sung by one
family, the children of Mr.. Geo. Girls
brook, ranging from II to years of
age, the performance of the little ones
eliciting universal commentator. The
devotional exercises being ended beau
tiful Christmas tree was lighted, and
the boxes of confectionery with which
it was laden, were distributed to the
of the school, each class COM
up in their order, beginning with the
least, and when this had been done the
boxes were handed to "the
little wee ones" present, who, although |
belonging to the congregation, were yet
too young for the Sunday School. About |
this tine some curious person of the |
found hidden among the thick
foliage package for Mr.. Harry Baker,
which he took care of very quietly, and |
IN elegant copy of Bryant's Poems, a
gift from the teachers and scholars of
The school to the efficient superintend-
,nt, and received with brief but hearty
thanks.
A bOuntiful supper. provided by the la
lies OF the congregation was then served,
20 which about Is children first, and af-
terward 80 of the adult members of the
did ample justice.
After an hour or two spent in Christ
mas games and frOlics the little ones
dispersed TO their homes with sigh at
he thought that it was "a whole year
until Christmas" ~
While the joy of the little ones seemed
by any sad recOlectiOns, we
hought we saw on many an adult face a
hadow that seemed to suggest sad and
ender memories of the pastor, who so
ecently passed away from the leader
hip of the congregation to the sunny
and on the other side of the dark river.
LIVE TALK ON LIVE SUBJECTS.