The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-01
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i a OLD AND THE NEW.

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NM Last night at midnight 1887 passed
out OF existence and 1898 came in like a
y new born babe. The dying year was
x celebrated in various ways There was
IS number of private parties around the
d city,,a ball at st. Joscph's Hall and
{ other attractions in different places
N An old fashioned love feast was held
\. at Central church from $3.50 to 1890
& then a sermon was prea ched by DR..
IS Ray,y and other religious services were
I. conducted. H
At Monumental NJ. f. church there
4 were also DELICIOUS services and num-
Der gathered there to watch the old
/. year out and the new one In.
S4 At Trinity p. r. church the services
. began at 1880 O'Clock and closed short
~ after II.
Al the Friends church there was a
& very interesting meeting and a large
number was In attendance
S The Court Street Baptist church r, Y.
n +. U, held a sociable last evening which
proved to be one of the most attractive
and Instructive occasions of it's kind
that has ever taken place in. the church
I The committee having in charge the
decorations certainly deserve the great
est praise for the beautiful and nttrac-
tive manner in which they had decorat-
ed the room. HsEsr
AS YOU opened the door to enter the
room you were greeted by the rccep-
ton committee, who extended to You a
hearty welcome and wished you n
q pleasant evening. Then y scene nf
! beauty burstcd on your View which one
rarely ever sees In cnurcn building
/ The pulpit stand was Handsomely de-
corated with rare and beautiful plants
and the chandeliers were tastcfuliy
hung with holly and cedar. Arranged
around the room were beautiful plants.
which were interspersed with hand
some banquet lamps, which gave forth
mellow and pleasing effect to the eyes
+ The tables were very prettily hung with
the colors of the B. Y p. U.-blue and
white Over the pulpit stand, facing
you as you entered the room, were the
letters b. Y. =. u, ',tastefully hung
with Ivy leaves. Taken altogether IL
formed rare and beautiful scene. One
feature of the evening was the serving
Oh refreshments by committee of
z beautiful young ladies free to all callers
The'recitations by Miss. Minnie Moore
were Of highly entertaining ana in
Structive character. The piano plav-
Ing by Misses Mary. Ellen Lawless and
Margaret Gaskins was or a very enter
tanning order, such. as the ladies' are so
highly capable of. The ,ndolin and
autoharp solos by Miss acle and Mr..
Eaton were very much enjoyed by those
present
At II O'Clock watch night services
were held in that main church. DR..
Owen, the pastor, made a very instruc-
tive address TO the young people on
their pagticular line OF work for the
new year.
Rev. Dr. NJ. j. Wharton rccitcd a
beautiful poem of his own composition.
The singing Of Mrs. 1renr I.iherldEe,
! MISS Flo Martin and Mr.. II. A. Hutch
ins was n decided featuratr the SER
: vices and added very nI,,5isto the
pleasure of those present. There were
number of prayers and short talks by
those present, which Were Of n highly
ENJOYABLE and instructive nature.
Taken altogether 1t was one of the
mast enjoyable evenings that 1t has
been the good fortune;of the writer to
attend. We wish the b. y. p. u. Of
Court Street Baptist church many
happy returnstof the day,
large number of persons Were gath
cred on the streets. Aboutten minutes
to - the bells at the City Hall and
these on the churches began to toll,
letting all the world know that 1897 was
slowly passing away and that In few
short minutes that it would be a thing
3 OF the past. At the nand pointed to
tha hour of - the bells began to ring
outsa joyous sound. welcoming The new
year. Fireworks We're sent off and
there was n general huhhnh, mingled
with the whistles from the boats in the
harbor
THE year just passed brought to many
sad hearts and to others joy and pros
perity. Let us all hope that the new
year will be one of peace and prosperity
and that II may be the dawainG OF
brighter days. and thnt those who
should live to see it close may be able
to say that /; has been the brightest
and most prosperous for many years
past.
To all our readers. both Mt home and
abroad, The VirGlaian extends to then
its hest wishes and promises that dur.
ing the year it viii DO its best to bring
them the news both from home aut
abroad, and that it feels deeply CRATE
full for past favors and asks a contin'
uance of the same