The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-03

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The week just passed has been an nm
usually festive one among the churches in
this city. Indeed, it may be said that never
before has the prosperity of the dying year
been so clearly demonstrated by the bounty
discussed from the churches OF all denom-
nations and the unusually large attend
ance at the festivities has been or should
have been enough to satisfy the widest
skeptic that Christianity will not perish as
long as there are cornucopias.
The programme at the Tabernacle festi-
val on Wednesday evening was very inter-
esting and drew an audience worthy Of the
efforts of those who took part. Miss AIDE
line Negus impersonating Autumn, COM
menced the exercises by appearing on the
platform In the first scene of a cantsta.
being joined in the chorus by band of
merry reapers, after which she replied to
the last named In prettily executed song
tor which she received much applause. She
had scarcely finished the last line Of her
song when the children were thrown into
commissions Of laughter by the appearance
OF veritable Jack Frost in the person of
Mr.. Henry Bauer. Then another chorus
was struck up during the progress of
which Queen Winter, represented BY Mrs.
J. T. Edwards, and her attendants, the
North, South East and West winds entered
and were greeted. Miss Grace Fisher made
a lovely SNOWFALL and Libbie SenderIing
and Florence Turner as Hail and Ice, sang
q beautiful dnet, which was rapturously
applauded. Miss May Bunce was q sue
cessful Aurora Borealis and Mr.. William
NJ n l. L A..
children sang Christmas carol and then
Master George Bauer favored the audience
| with solo executed only as George
Bauer can. He came back to the platform
with beautiful pitcher which he presented
| to Superintendent George w. Clerhew.
Mr.. Clerihew thanked him in a neat
| speech, and then presented Mrs. s. Gould
with well filed purse on behalf of the
teachers. After recitation by Walter
| Farrier, Santa Claus, the Children's friend
George Belcher) put in an appearance and
made the children happy by the distribu-
ton among them of his nurserous stock OF
TOYS, candy and fruit. The exercises closed
with singing by the children The chorus
of reapers were Mrs. W., Fl. Vance, Mrs.
Anness. Miss McGown, Clara Kimball,
Nellie Wright Misses Slippery and Wern.
misiris.
Among the little ones taking part in the
entertainment were Misses Florence CIer-
thew, Bessie Spears, May Farrier Ralph
Farrier, Annie Turner. Fannie Bowman,
Mamie Dunken. Alice Lyons and May Jor-
Can. Altogether the affair was more
| than success.
The Christmas festival of the Sund av-
school of the Second Reformed Church
was h Id Wednesday evening. The pro-
gramme consisted of two parts A Christ
mas anthem by the Sunday-school opened
the exercises. Then Lille Stier recited
s'Now lay me down to Sleep" and Willie
Rickerick sour School" both of which
were applauied for their excellence of exc
cution. The primary class next sang a
carol, after which Lizzie Hosay recited
"Remember Now Thy Creator" and Sallie
Jordine "For Child Mr.. Walter Holmes
gave cornet solo, which was followed by
| "Guilty or Not Guilty." recitation BY
Jennie Anderson. The Misses Blauvelt
and Wanser sang pretty duet and the
s'Two Pictures" solo, was prettily sung
| by Miss Qnadland A carol by the school
brought the exercises TO the second part,
which was opened by an organ voluntary by
Mr.. Albert s. taswell Mr.. Caswell played
"Auld Lang Syne" to an encore. The bal.
ance of the second part was much the same
as the first. At the close of the exercises,
the distribution of awards was made. The
school sang, gathering around the Christ
mas tree. and then received tteir gifts
Rev. DIR. Wan Cleef, the pastor, was made
the happy recipient of beautiful Brussels
carpet for his study. Mr.. Coleman, a
prominent member of the school, who j.
about to leave for the West, was presented
with an elegant gold. headed cane.
The exercises at the Christmas festival
the Suuday-school of Grace NJ. e.
Church, on Tonnele avenue, last Wednes.
ay evening, drew a larger audience to the
church than conld conveniently be accom-.
modated. The entertainment commenced
with chorus : Coronation" The Tenn.
pest. was welI-recited by Master PhiiiY
Peioubet, and John Hepresheimer amused
his bearers by telling Il. m of oil and new.
time happiness. Teaching Public School
was prettiIy sung by Miss Josie Domlnick
The chilnren were then 6ountifully SUP.
Piled with candy and fruit sBridget's
Experience Among the YANKEES" was re.
| cited by Miss Autenreitb, aud ssAn Autumn
Reverie," by Miss Matte Bril- The enter.
| tainment came to close with an anthem
by the school,
The children and teachers of the Sunday
school Of the Lafayette Reformed Church
held their annual Christmas festival in the
church last Wednesday evening. The
cb-rch was beautifully trimmed with ever
| Green's and rare selection of flowers.
After a prayer by the Rev DIR Dnryea, i
| Christmas carol was very prettily snng by
| the scholars. The next thing on the pro-
yramme was an address on the Origin and
History Of Christmas Trees. pretty
| solo was sung by Miss Minnie Kimble. and
| 3 chorus by tho school closed the exercises.
| hearty supper had been provided for the
children in the church parlors, IN IL il
| needless to say they did it ample Justice
| The presents were then distributed nv
Snner,ntendent Sherwood, assisted by Mr.
Harry I,ouderbough and Mr. George Rogers.
afser which the children were dism ssed
Later in the evening the teachers and Off
GERS Of the school including Snperintend-
emf and Mrs. L. p Sherwood, Miss Brink.
erhoff, Mrs. Mary Van Horne, Mrs. Kim
bic. Mrs. Lefferts, Mrs. Bartlett, Airs.
Mcbride, Messrs. George Rogers, Harry
Louderooueh, Alexander Denniston. and
Miss Agnes Vreeianl-enj Eyed collation.
between themselves IN tho church parlor
The Christmas entertainment Of the
Sunday-scheol of the Greenville Reformed
Church was held in the church, corner Of
I lJAnfOYtN ana OCt04 ufFuucHt fdSb w 6Qn GS-
,lav evening. The exercises consisted al
singing by the school and recitations by
Miss Annie Dickinson, Miss vanderveer.
John Haley, Miss Lonise Buys, Miss Lizzie
Wagner. and Miss Esnily Brooks, who re.
reived bouquet at the conclusion of her
recitation. After The distribution of the
gifts, the children went home much pleased
with what they had seen and heard and
what they took away.
I Ii was a beautiful sight last Tues lay
evening 10 behold the chiliren of the Sum-
day school of the Bergen Reformed Church
march into the church qrsdrnpls file, sing
ing the professional, 'sThe Happy Day lfas
Come, /" and the vast Gu liancs which did
behold the scene 6llea every conc ivehle
space not occueied by the school Mr..
Harry v. W. brigham, the organist, opened
the exercises in the church with an nrgan
voluntary. After brief pryor by thu
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Brett, welcome VS.
extended TO the aldisnv Lsuren P .ior
addressing the m n a-s1 boss and Miss