The herald., 1894-12-27
CHINESE CH|LDREN'S CHRISTMAS
Small Celestials Enjoy a Tree
and Gifts.
A Remarkable and Entertaining g
Programme Given.
The Youngsters Sing and Give Recits-
tfons at tho First Presby-
tsrian Church.


yesterday afternoon at the First Presby"
terian church on the corner of Broadway
and Second streets, enjoyed q unique
entertainment, given in English by IL
small Chinese children, members of the
kindergarten Sunday school of that
church. The sacred edifice was appro.
pristely decorated with holly berries,
smiiax and evergreens. A large tree.
laden with gifts. bags OF candies and
nuts. strings of popcorn and the regula-
tion trinkets, stood at the extreme end
OF the pulpit platform just in front OF
the organ, three large bells made OF cot
ton batting, to represent snow, were
suspended. Along the choir railing was
ledge of moro snowy batting, and above
the bells was @ motto also OF batting
sewed onto cardboard letters. The
children, ii in mum Der. were seated i'll
row at the back of the platform, and
were gorgeous in silken attire Of all col
ors, made after the fashion Of their
native garb.
One small tot was radiant in a dull
pink Chinese elk blouse, with orange
trousers bound about his ankles and
fancy Chinese shoes; another had a
regalia coat also of pink silk, but decor
ated with bands of gold en- broidery !;
still another was atfired in light blue
silk, the whole costume. and about his
head was golden band. while directly
in the center sat the largest one OF the
group clad in brown velveteen.
1t was impossible to distinguish their
sex as they sat there, but later as their
names were called to participate in the
exercises the mystery was cleared up.
They all had handkerchiefs OF vivid
colors which they used with telling ef-
feet. and the picture was kaleidoscopic,
az they didn't sit still for more than q
second at time.
The exercises opened with hymn, in
which the congregation was invited to
join, followed by reading OF scrip
ture and prayer. Mr.. Wadsworth.
who conducted the exercises, then gave
resume of the different Chinese mis-
sions connected with the church, and
their growth; he told of the various
efforts that had been made and the OBJ
stacles contended with; OF the kinder
garteD started in October, 1889. with five
scholars, not one of whom could speak
a word of English, and then allowed the
little people to chow by their rendition
of songs and recitations in English the
progress they had made.
A Christmas story in sections was then
told in song and verse as follows:
Gong Chimes, Welcome Christmas-Charlie,
Anna, Nancy and Clara Sing
Children's Christmas sIory-Ying Hoy, AlOu
Chou Pock, Hong, All Ssvu, Nancy and Clara
Sing.
Chou Pock ana All Savu.
The Three difts-Fung Hoy. Sing Hoy. Alou
Chou Pock and All Saw.
Song, Bethlehem Star-Charlie, Anna, Nancy
and Clara Sing.
The Rev. Ug Poo Chew. e graduate
from the theological seminary in San
Francisco, then made an address, using
extremely good English, and spoke at
length on the necessity for missionary
work and the good it does.
Charlie Sing then sang solo, Sound
Over All the Waters; Anna Salisbury
Sing gave recitation, Happiest Christ
mas Charlie Sing followed also with a
recitation and Clara Chaplin Sing re-
cited Two Offerings.
Then Nancy, Clara and Francis FL
derkin Sing sang When Little Children
Sleep. Mr.. Wadsworth made an ad-
dress in which be told the audience that
the missions would be charmed to re-
ceive about 500 if the audience felt like
contributing, and the plates were
passed. After the collection Mrs. Chew
sang When the Shepherds Watch Their
Flocks by Night.
Nancy Condit Sing recited Chris
mas legend, and programme closed
with a song in Chineae, sung by the
school.
The distribution of gifts followed inns
There were number of Chinese men
and women in the church and the exer-
cises throughout were interesting. and
the children were precocious, their
voices good, and their enunciation and
pronunciation clear and good.