Year: 1875

The humid atmosphere and drzzng ram OF Christ
morning not at all in keeping with the train
OF elegantly attred people which kept moving along
lower Broadway at early hour with merry faces
flashing and rich and gorgeous naunt
ing till IL finally swallowed up the por-
tails OF old Trinity There the magniHcent net
work OF flowers, legends and symbols clasping the
gaunt pillars and covering the solemn naKedness or
the walls told we'll but plainly than the gce-
full looks and CHEEKY glances OF both young and old
that gad tidngs Of great joy" had been received
and well appreciated. As the great smiling chat
tering throng came surging In the light word was
hushed the merry laugh died the lips aud the
tain Of silence fell upon all with solemn awe-in-
spring elect, but with sancned JOY which ntcnsi-
ned while il tempered the gladsome feeling which
bazonry OF flowers and eyergroens burst upon the eye
From the organ lott and down along the walls depended
heavy Iestoons Of ivy and IN every window great arch
sprung up supporting star IN s centre and taperng
upward to a Around the columns and through


the rails aud carvings Or the pulpit drawn long
wreaths which dropped on AZ intervals into some or the
symbol shapes OF Christmas tide. on either side Of the
chancel rose two magnificent pyramids OF flowers
winding upward rom the floor almost TO the ceiling
and breathing soft sweet perfume while they gowed
9th hundred delicate tints.


And soon the bells, the grand old bells OF Trinity
which rang IN so many merry Christmas in the past
peaed out their carol Of JOY thanksgiving which
entering the lofty edice softly aud musicaly swept
through The arCGeS aDoVO the Nstehng congregation
Ike an echo or The angels song There Is something
particularly suggestive OF the day in the music or these
bells and all seemed affected as they Join In The
opening professional lynn, Come all ye Faithful"


When the choristers had taken their places tho
orchestra In the great organ loft began soft symphony
which introduced the anthem "Oh sing 70 God your
hymns OF gadness," I" the music composed by Gounod.
Ths chorus FOR altos and trebies inerspersed with
occasional SOLO two OF which by Messrs Pcksay and
Ward very finely rendered. Then came the Kyrie
and Ricenc Greed or Weber with a strong orchestral
accompaniment and sung with considerable effect by
Nhe entire choir.


Rev DR.. Morgan Dix then mounted the pulpit and
preached tho sermon OF the day BE said that like the
favored oil old have light the night The year
brought us another Chrstmas Day 10 umino the dark
plane OF everyday experience and 10 bring
Of and dsresa This is the time to be or good
cheer 70 forget the Or life and s burdens and
enjoy the luxury OF rest intends to pass through
lo IN bondage; " be wishes 70 shut away the light
from bis eyes, be IL but II not th the time
ioice This il the time when Christ is born when
dagns upon the world and the work
Of mankind's regeneration s glOrogsy inaugurated.
Take Jesus Christ away from the world, and what is
lett would be worthless Christ Is the inspiration Of
ali art OF ali philosophy Of al morals 50 FAR as they
are sterling and of benefit 10 and 70 the state He


Is the great omnipreeent force In the civilized and In
tehgent world % day, though everywhere men in
srns against Him He Is, indeed, like a monarch
throned in magnIhcenco beyond conception, but hold
ing sway a empire in tumult and revolt This
also Che time 70 lake retrospective survey Of in
70 con the lessons 1t has taught in the past and
hect well upon them. y - the time for casting aside
the conventonaites OF rank and fashion and to hum
bic ourselves before the manger where the OF the
Almighty was laid in His poor swaddng clothes nearly
two thousand years ago Let US remember that there
no place Tor proud man on this earth This scene
in Bethehem the elimination OF the greatest OF
mysteries. The stars Of Gods armament the iimita-
BILE universe arc all wonderful but wonderful
as the simple dogma Of catholic faith, 'srhe Word
was made nesh and dwet amongst us" Be.
fore this mystery the merchant the man or art and
Tho man Of toll can separate themselves from The
hard sphere Of matter and bow In humble alteration.
yhis too Ia the time for charity God has become our
brother Let az love brethren Nov that Christ
Is born. men should cease 10 wrangle Let Us keep
feast with all Joy without fear for the strength or
confidence measured BY our Iowa Let keep feas.
and sing throughout the octave the praises Christ
mot an Imaginary Christ who Is 10 come, but OF Him
who has come, and Ia Jesus Emanuel"


When Or Dix ceased sDeakng the orchestra began a
awcet STRAIN preIuding the onertory. This consisted
two solos snd double chorus supposed 70 repre-
tho songs ~ the eraphs and The responses Of tho
shepherds They we're sanE aitA c1quis.te taste aud