The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-29
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cHgETNAs CELEBRATION At
ST. JAMES 3 s MISSION


rbere Il mission of St. James sun
dav school under which every sunday
there IA held IN the chapel Of the aims.
house a Sunday school The superin'
tendent Il Mr.. p. Augustine Arthur
The attendance averages from 100 70 10
each SUNDAY. Children from all por'
lions Of the neighborhood regularly at
tend and Mr.. Arthur, assisted by corps
~ young ladies' and gentlemen from n.
lame Church, are doing much good in
shef section Of the city. A large
,,,nher of the inmates of the aims.
houso regularly attend the Sunday
scbool exercises and the church ser
ICES which are conducted by Rev Pres
fsn Nash. the assistant TO the rector Of
~. James
Yesterday afternoon ct o'clock the
mission had its Christmas celebration.
The ladies. with the eyer-ready assist
ance OF Superintendent Garter. bad the
chanel nicely decorated a booth had
hecn constructed where the platform Is,
and inside were seen gifts Of every de
scriptlon. Over the entrance 20 the
fo'AIh were the words, "Glory 10 God IN
the highest, and on Earth Peace, Good
vii Towards Men.'
The superintendent gave ont the hymn
Jov 10 the World which 10 The tune Of
Antioch was sung with a vim by the
hundred smiling faces Of old and young
present.
Rev. Mr.. Nash then offered the prayers
Of the Church. after which he made a lit
lie address He said that what was be
hind the curtains Of the booth would
speak louder than anything which he
could say. We cannot see In the booth,
but. nv children, God can, because he Is
above It and can look down. SO with
vour hearts. We csnnot see into each
others hearts. but God can, because he
can look down right into yours and
zine We should have our hearts just
ike the booth Have something beauu-
ful. good, and useful In IT, so that God s
smile NH shed radiance about and in
Il. He thanked Mr. Carter and the ladies
for their assistance. but above all, he
said. our thanks should 90 out TO God,
The blessed Christ who had made all these
privileges possible
The curtains were then pulled aside,
and behind them was seen Santa Claus IN
complete costume and mask (Mr. Robert
NJ Burton, son Of Mr.. W. L Burton).
He distributed the presents. The first
prize was awarded to Willie Stone, who
had been present fifty-One Sundays in
the year. and had a mile TO walk 20 get
there. The prize Was handsome Ok
ford Bible, which the superintendent
told the little fellow would last him
during lifetime. Willie had not only
so regularly attended, but had learned
his lessons well and always behaved him
self. Two second prizes were awarded
10 Lucy Miller and Mary Young, and a
third prize to Frederick Shelters. The
first two had been present ffty-0ne Sun
DAYS. and the latter fifty Sundays
Prizes were then given all the scholars
and useful present given to every in
mate Of the almshouse. without excep-
ton. Messrs John A. Kratz, Hall, Blair
& Co, HARRISON & Crump, and Taylor
q Boiling, sent oranges, &c, in abund-
ance. The ladies provided the presents.
A large number Of presents and guam
titles Of fruit were left over, and they
were distributed among the inmates OF
the colored almshouse