The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24
"Johnny is a better boy
Than Johnny uaad m ho

mon on Sunday School Christmas exer-
cises. Here it is:-
Johnny is better boy
Than Johnny used to be:
He never went to Sunday School
But now he goes to three
That verse strikes responsive chord in
the bosom OF every Sunday School
teacher. Iwish had written that verse
myself, it is SO good. When one sees a
train of 'transients" fock into the meet
ing room two weeks before the exercises,
and flock out two dyas after, one is
tempted to refer to the Biblical expert
ence with the loaves ana fishes, and the
subsequent free lunch schemes. 1t is
somewhat distressing to have them go
away again so soon-one might at least
expect to retain them one short Sunday
more, merely as an evidence of good
faith.
This paragraph may sound very cross
and fau1tfnding. but it merely expresses
very usual state of mind on the part OF
the Sunday School worker. 1t also forms
An Introduction to a statement of what
some Of the schools are going to do to
celebrate the king of Feasts."
ST. PAUL'S FESTIVAL.
st. PauPs p. E. Church, Duncan ave-
nue., holds its chiIdren's festival next
Wednesday night, December 28. at half
past seven P. NJ. There will be a tree on
which will be presents for the pupils.
The school will sing carols. This school
will also conduct the evening service OF
song tomorrow night in the church.
The Bergen Reformed Church, Bergen
avenue, will give its pupils presents as
usual, such as books, illuminated calen-
dars. or whatever the teachers may
select
The Summit Avenue Baptist Sunday
school will hold its Christmas festival in
two parts, December 27 and December
49, on account of the size of the school.
Each pupil will receive a substantial
present. There will be singing and reci-
tations.
The Lafayette Sunday school will con
duct the exercises in the church tomor-
row night, rendering a song service, "The
Promised King" A tree will be held
during the week, and pupils will receive
presents. These have been selected by
the teachers of each class. The exercises
Will be held on Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der 81.
The Lafayette NJ. E. Church, Pacific
avenue. will listen to its Sunday school
entertainment, December 2S. There will
be a canrata and hoop drill by NUM-
Der of little girls, Miss Gertie Seguine in
command.
ST. JOHNS PRIzEs.
The First Unlversalist Church, Sum-
NIT avenue and Grand street, will hold
no special Christmas exercises for the
children this year.
st. Johns Free Church, Summit
avenue, will hold its Sunday school tree
December 27, at half-past seven P. NJ.
The annual prizes will then be awarded.
This school. always filed to overfowing,
has lately added about one.tourth to its
regular attendance. The religious exer-
cises of the Sunday school will be to.
morrow at halt-past seven P. NJ. At
half-past seven A. NJ. the Sunday school
will sing carols i'll the church.
The Christmas Club, an organization OF
little girls that has for three years past
sent Christmas gifts to the destitute
children that are reached by the unsecta-
rian Medical Mission on Roosevelt street,
New York, have collected large number
of toys, games and books, which will be
sent away on Monday. The children are
Annie McDoug Il. Florence WiIkins son,
Annie Waters and Nellie Winters.
The Linden avenue Nj. e. Sunday
school will hold Its Christmas tree on
Tuesday evening, December 81. Presents
will be given each pupil and refresh
ments will be served.