, 1885-12-25
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.


At the Congregational church a large
congregation gathered at an early hour,
composed In large part OF children, who
were, of course, expecting Christmas pres
ents. The church parlurs had been taste
fully aud beautifully decorated, and sew
eral young ladies, including Miss Estelle
Bullock, Miss Carrie Taylor and Miss
Helen McCrum, were at work for the
greater part of the day putting the house
in order j. 5. Taylor, superintendent
OF the Sunday school, had charge OF the
evening" exercises, made the announce
ments and also oiiciated as Santa Claus,
but not In costume. The exercises Of the
evening opened BY the singing OF "Coro
nation by the congregation, and was fol-
lowed with prayer by Rev. G. NJ. San
ders, after which christmas Greeting
was sung by Miss Daisy ferba and Miss
Mary Miller, the singing being very line.
a recitation by one OF the Sunday school
children was next In order and at its CON
eluSion Miss Mamie Thompson followed
with a recitation. There was then slug
ing again by the congregation after which
Maggie Hopkins, George Carr Miss
Hattie Armstrong and Others followed
with recitatiO 5. hlossle and Clarence
johnson then reclted a dialogue and, Ike
all that had preceded them, did nobly'
Inc distribution oil presents to the mem
bers OF the Sunday school then followed
and me exercises closed with singing and
the benedlctlon.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Inc Methodist church was packed to
Its utmost capacity many being unable to
obtain standin room only. The exercises
oil the evening were IN charge Of D. X.
Cowhick' superintendent oil the Nj. Il
SUNDAY sehooi' ana whcn the proper time
arrived ueorge Lord. IN iull and appro-
pirate costume oihclated as santa Claus
loere was no CHRISTMAS tree at this
church, but a sallboat from Lake Mime
nana' iui IlReeu anu ueecrateu' anu WIN
sails spread had been set up IN Its stead
ms christmas snip as 1t was called,
presented a very hne appearance, and the
only thing about 1t which tic not seem
very appropriate was the Tact thot the
cargo was carried on the sails, or IN other
words the presents that were to be dis
trlouted were fastened upon them and
when santa Claus got ready to distribute
the presents he mad TO send some OF his
sailors up aioit to uniasten and
hand them down. The church presented
a very hne appearance and was nicely dec
orated' ms part oil the work having been
done by a number OF ladies', among whom
Mrs. D. Ia RAIDER was the lrst and fore
most Inc exercises OF the evening
opened with prayer n singing followed
with a lew appropriate remarks by K'v'
u H. RAIDER. Following this there We're
recitatlons ana singing, after when the
numerous presents were distributed among
the children
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Of marx 5 Episcopal church was most
eiaoorately ana beautifully decorated anu
auorneu' uhti the ehtire Interior oil the
cnurcn resemoleu a SINAI edition oil para
use i.seii' Inc ehurch was packed nj an
carry hour In the evening ana the Christ-
mas Tree was loaueu with presents lor TIE
niue boys ana giris' anu some also Tor the
oig ooys ana girls inc lolio"ing is the
programme as carried out IN every re
spect last evening. CAROL hall to TINS
happy Ohr'stmas' Loru prayer aud
Sersicies' caroi, Onri't Is porn creed
""u prayer, ns'ou' oA'll' eace on
earth' auuress' lev. d w haiteri
CAROL brightest ana best Inc DIS
r,out'on OIL the numerous quits with
"h,ch the large Tree was loaded then
LOOK p'uce' 0eVera parties assisted IN
the d~htrioutlon' but rev. ueo' H. Halter
WAS tue ieaulng spur. III this part oil the
programme lttooN some iittie time TO
distribute tne gus, ana "hie ms was In
proRress tue i''le ioiks were IN a lever
neat oI excitement "hieh was quickly
over AFTER each little one had received his
OF ner Cnristmas present. Inc boy
ehoir whleh dld the principal part oil the
singing acquitted themselves nobly' and
the music they furnished was one Of the
leading attractions of the pleasant occa
sion The exerc;ses elosad with rho homo.