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V" ..wil N*i%335. " ""ZU_NEW-YORK. THURSD^.Lll^EMBER 2C, 1867.
PRICE FOUR CENTO.
CHRISTMAS.
TUR MAY IN NI W-TORS
Hoss?Iiik vi -i' -1 HI ( mi i:? H
Tai IOH - nu- i v i BSK s'?- I TV.
What dal old - oephow f-ay ? "lorn
en tv I all '''"' ft
kin.: ? only tJlne
i BBM9W "f. in Mi?? tong ealendar of the year, wbea ama
and ?? nen se :n i,y one eonsent to open t
:.?! to think of people bel?? tin m as If they
were reallv iel '?"? nndimt .?notlier
lier,
. i . , .??tit hasilommi? -ft.oi,.l,ULd
will. and I say, ?
Thus, young Snooze to bis cold .icaried r
. Him lo be ..
,?,,. if before be died, as the r.
family ituHctostly si
^ . Hob'." sail be to his old cl?rk,
one holiday, after hat inn learned a lesson from the
I'hai.ti'in: "a narra: |00d fellow,
tha?. ? yan for many a yeal '. I
salary, and ende ivor to assist your Straggling (an.
wo? -our affairs oon, over a
Cawtttmas bowl ?>f ?i i? the
Crea?, and bay a second coal-scuttle before you dot suothT
( ratcl.it!"
Tin re are. many old Peroone? lift in the world; but if
the - ; ro left free to travel
Itonevery Cliristmaeday,aatbey dal toonga
Qotbamyi
tbo face of ic carlh forever. The, city wua alive from
moriuiiirtillnight, through tho hours al i .".and
away into the murky, drizsly night, With happy pi
Vrciu of the sun even unto tbS going down of
the s
?f druin-, andsoundingOtether in-tiunicnts of ni
?kimi known to all the peoples of (.'nnstendoni. 1
red iblrted nun tramp, d with
rytba b1 ?ia ighti roi
y and the : round
about, couifi a-tabie homes rang with the merry shoota of
? thon?
with Hie bounty of the
n?h. It waa a floriona day. A pleaoanter 4
Hot I
w chronicles written ?.
Mi-. :..ct.
I BL
ble congregation as
? i of ( lil 1st
is?? went awaj i
eli-i .-.. 'mu? al.ii oth? r ,
t<? the Maas
.
tary conni
., thi i.
Mcf
wara read
-. e of this great I
year being
:
s ; "Vio. k. i i.o i burch
wit?' ? ? ni of
le in which t
llliU
IllOll
Cat!.
na ei rn on
S?y the oft, Mim put on a
wnii black bord bim
s?*if thrice "ii the!
unan a-.d I
?
tlUt!.
lau worship, and in I t Mu?
as h- Tatlon c1 1
thai
lunn
?
by a
trio "
as not being usual In A; . R
kiel.
and I'i i -cott ac' Ing
e? )? i ' In a chasuble, Min deacon v
ialasatk, ard the tub deacon a tunlcle. Each wore a
i tl.e 1? ft at
t and Mu
ind Ma tliie ;.
Bald' It
own "Ad
.'Mir?
ait r
b> ck. '
13Mi '? | nul
vent! . ?
I2th Ma??,
?
"Vu .
Mil i
I
?if . ,
? llitrh ami
I not
?hi a -
?STN I- I
i the Vltl
?11 lind the*
?
subsequent innovation. Tb ? both here and In
? nt a prettj ?
ana
St. Alb in'i ?
.
kid aa usual a ?
naen
111 IAH.
In the ?; I with I
<H?.?j?>?rs imam.; ? .'.uirth-M.,
1 ?
ti was
"f Pt
. snu fourt?
The n i n -I '" .
t?.-. .u o?? hristianitj i
?ni- result
j i .r. The I?
m. never realized, as
wetmgbt, tbi incale ?lable inflnenee noon the history ?>f
wrought,
birth ' ted Roman ]
inre. We du! not realise with a
'
A writer
on Mia lu-,
ban i
Idia- ?? with the civilized ad?an -.
?..f . . . ? . st, that 'nil
a lum.aii". and Luman, that
l??i a fact which, te
he perceive?! needed bul the
? do dlfferen,
,,.i the
? lu
ev ?
au, i . : .? ia
h?! m with
I '
ian ti tilings whose for?
um i! the word of a ?teapot ?
bai; Could ationl to lose ?'Mept that of
Jt - si hi. i. ia aiitifully and n ?fully, from
Japon the a
Ua 9]
?aei' ' - menta
are meet glon, and in
the :: : i in?.' dlspoalUon
?.f go
wen. I.fi giving : menta were
lim of tb
tji.li of " I ktood IX'fOI
bunal. It" saul that II. the world to t-.-ar wit
neat to tl.e truth. And waa it not M::b the foresight of
divine lot,. al*o, thal H? m ?if
boa-' , -. id reda If to
infinity, mid Infualug , ,d Its atrengtb
tbrou^n all time and tpaeel Thi ist ami the
Me ..' i,., m fa, t, the t? pt Of one -
irrow a mai ed to
agon- .?Id Ire assuage I bj m, ? .
.-t h m.m tin anniversary of whotc n rtb w?j ?
asttciii: brate.
m?
? B1 ):' it
erday's Barries! at Ginns Chnixfa Dut
afcgiitiy (1.ti? red fn.rn the ordinary ?sunday on. n. 't.
tendance wat miall, and the altar orly wa? ?Jpci
with a few tr< ? s and laurel wn aths. Mi Morgan, how
aver, i licit? ?I fi "in Min organ ila.s.. happy . ?
ana wont, and the Reva, lir. Mc Vicker and str, M
wera the oili. laling clcrgj men.
CUkttWTOBVBCB
At Christ ?jiisiopal Chinch, Filth-,iv?\, tin;
?gierte.1 duMet of Mi*> Christmas morning SStTI
acr.dBetOl by the IP-v. I?r. F. C, l.'wer, Kretin,atti-ti d hy
tbe Rev. Thouiat Inn,i,am. Thean were MRS coumm
jdratii.-j pressing foi ad'mssioii than the church could con?
te.i' Ia?iir*l Waves hung in arched festoons from eai h
em the roar ?tomes; and Mu? font, vestry, and al!
1
BRJMtd of Mrs ... u.? ...ii
A-ftrvlt, slip; Hi. t. n, K^iliiii, ti'Liyr, wj<i Mi'. Iltur)
Shout tho glad tiii
* " VeniU," compos? d for
?lou i.y Mi in.-, li
ria Tal 'To lu mu", f Well -
vas mt.d. n:ii a new christmas anthem, " Bnd there
; by Mr. Millard. Mr.
I ??< r'ad -. - ure? was np
: living: " Wb< n ?
_
PATRI1 K - ? Aim DI
, . hin, i'ii! | ? -' 1
Irai ',.-M,i.,y Boorning at l o'clock and at
io:30. At Mi" latter boni the proeeatdon of ?
entered, tin- following ?ngyinen
taking; patt in Mu- ci u monica : An hl.lsliop M. ( loski ? ;
? - Father
Deacon i
of Honor, the Rev Pat her Dally, Deacon i
Path? r lu. , 1.,
ti..a Mi
?i "f Mandam?. - Ma ?In ti, ,|. ii. .ned to 11
"lain.tul by Mi O.I
i -i.ii.,.- (lam?'. Soprano. Mi-, Gross, who
sang a - - Ali.? Mr li
IN
:: it
' .
II ?'-, a ino for Soprano,
Alt.; lutana" by
? "nu ibapt . and
took : | be tenth ami . leventh ? I ? n-w
Ingtl b, dwelling particularly
upon
i..-i fui life, uni from it drew
a le? .nil v and holy I; I
With an appeal to the people to ma ni"
to ??oil foi bis I ? brist Into
. itribuUug lils i illy i" lb f tbe
orphans, of whon
au di'p. ndant ii]
net d tia I
lia |h oi?ll -, I ? .-."el
- ROXA2? ' ; M ?la M
The d Bt. Ann's I burch, m
c.'iuiniis and gal evergreeaa
and ?1.a ki d ti Uta a profusion of frees, and the altara and
?\ u'l light ? ' ' i be
nuuibei "t i.met? "t i bol ??? hot
? is, tun! at ' ach end
and : in mil ol which
tuury
?
In Mi ?da mound
.dotted ? an
I m-., was surround? d
j
? morning,
principals. High
ti
- I st.
| -iii-d
iwed
t?> I
- : the
. ?cr
? alt";
i it
i of
ead.
?
nvier'i
Illul I? I
'
ouslj
?
?
?
morning st i v Ice al the Fifth . ?
l.t-foilnel I ?tittil ? lull ?ii. !
' ni'i bj tbi 1 ..- up of
.
i : pt?'roi Luke.
I
?
both in Its i :
that tu" world baa ? : d its
the con
I
mankind i
'
II
that
-
thoughtful
'
: ? ? dm 11
? i ? ? i,,
the good '.iver of all ti
1" whom this a
into
'
'
:
i . !,.:?! mm b
thankful for. if parted for a time froi
' '
?
if
a
'
? ful. but be could not? oi
'
' i??y.
!.. lie nu 11 ?. I .
'
thoughtful ni m. m ?
v ..f the du
i. m, can hardly be 1 I I ? Ung
win :.
so v . t " M. rry
winn we mean to ppy.
But not ? mas alone si.
bleb
niak' ? r, would make ever) othei day of
- tear to ti,, sp? ak< ?*
maul that (?ml iiitind. d II;.-i li,ali. , ,,,
* in the ' of a
. ? cheerfulness is the i
nur
??lion mu? aronnd - nu spirits
with the love of ??"d, .. ,
the fi ? ' i.aimed on
to ?"?I In ;
?m earth, peace, good v?ui toward men." s. ??.. evei
keep , .'i:t i?, maka avery ttay a ? i.n-i
' 3 . and lol e,
sion Mas unusually ev
undi r Mi" leadership of Mi Wardwell, The choir com !
? s in tin eil v, vi/ : lira. Farm |
worth, soprano; Mi?? Mayer, contralto; Mi I
: i Mr. \s. J. Hills, tenor. 11 oi the
church la Mr. & J. Connolly.
-1 PETER*! ?ill lu ii. BARCLAY R
In this chinch, iiliiih is the oldest with one
'. exception of Roaaaa Catholk thM i ?. I
d ty the p istor, the Rev.
.\ lui mi Quinn, at I o'i 'o. k, aaalated hy the Itev M.-ssr*.
? ?ii and siilid? aeon. The
aitais' were b< auUful ! ireh,
light* i st so early an .? ami
...u ;:pp' ai t Even eat i i : - l the
? d null ii . mud
Ingmaaa "f humanity, extending from tbe all
t!i. ? . into the church. The music ?us sung
by a number of j ?.uns ladies? onneeted ?. n ii tbe t burt b,
under tbe direcUon of Mr. Pecber, the organist, an
arrangem? nt by which tbe full vocal powi ra of tbe i
were KI ? ?? >l f.u Mu? 1"| O'clock tervue. At
lim lr. t high n.a-s, the K' v. Jolin Quinn, a yt
clergyman who waa ordained at the Provincial -
nary'at Troy on Fi 'titi as the
tirant. At the appointed time for the ?
Pastor ascend, d to the pulpit ami . pel, ?vim h
va-taken from the second chantai ol Bt Luke,b
nlng >\ ?'h the first vei Ooepal gil I
some brief accounl of the time an l i u i-: ?- ? and t
cuii.-t.s.u i s attendant upon the birth of ? brist. Thean?
nouncement of tins evenl waa Brat mad" by the angel? to
only a few persons, and these bul simple shepherds who
wii. f tia ir ft", ks; I.?it fruin ?in
tut) t?n riitury Htul fruin ago to ai?-Mu | I thal
ware then first proclaimed were extended from country
to ? oin. t rv until the m iuile world rejolcvl v. it li the knowl?
edge of Jeaaa Christ and nonet with ali its fullness
the Uospel of peace, which Infused Into man n?
hopes, loftier aspirations- m luth, tu a word, united
in.in vt.tii bia Mod. ami made lum a o heir with
the Bon, Jeaaa < lm-t. it is bnpoaaible for ?s to
1 tit- nature and UM eil? nt Of the charily ?if
de known tons in this mystery of the Inear
. ...in M would require na to know the attributes of
Mist, win h are beyond our ? (?uiprehi'iisi.ui. ?,od, wini is
tnflnl -iv. in ii ~ power, ami ia bia majesty, bar
no b4 ginning, bumbles lum-eif, leaves, as it, wi re, bis
.', uni takes ii j ? In- abode him.nu Iii'-n?takes up"ii
luni-eit "in fa.l.n natur", and is in tui raldat of poverty
?a Mi" it. pill-of misery, surrounded not even with
worldly splendor nor with the oniiii.ny eeanforts ?hu-li
i enjoy. What ,-, theru fur thta,
cr ? iltyl Nothing certalr ly of an ordi
charaetei could indine the Boaoai Pereoa of the
iiiiiitv ka ao far bombie hlmaelf as lo have anisar, d te
I.,?" left asale entirely his sacred character and hi?
power. Win n Mod created man he pla?* I bim as bo did
angels before oattor the law of obedience; but man,
int. nmg M? the tempt r. fell away and violated the sln
gle eon tnandnient wbii ti wa? placed anon aim. He coin
h grievous siu as rendered him subject to all
tbi punishments wh.? ti liad been pronounced hy Mod for
: disiibedienoe. H?? became a sinner, and this
d' red hin. ??dunn m tbe si?,iit of Ood, and was n.finitely
Waree Man bia ix]iuli.on from Paradise, than
the sterility of the earth, than tbe inflictions
"f ino flesh, and even d?ath Itself Tbli
a*-para ted him from Mod, ihut agsinsi bim the gstea of
Baa ron, and doonted kiai to eternal d.-ath. The angels,
j who m re moro like t'".l than Baa, Who Surround h?i
h who are bia Immediate messengers, fell an"? bj
? yi ide, and we Ui> not hear of au/ sxvfteje ^{??jj _j?jrge ty J
tlif-iii got BO With mun. 1 lu? BS_BU_I was mail?" Inims
. mu I tins ]. tutu -c WOB renew?.1 sad
ki ?it :i!ii.' t?. ti..- m.inl'i ..f tin.-, ji.-i jilr- s-.li?? wars faithful
to caiiy ti.i,lill,mi. It tins r"i..'-?i<i t" Nulli ??ft. r tin
.nilli,"-- u ?a,is bo i" Obroboaa lias
l ???furi? the? cutuiiii.' nf Christ, It **a* BBOdS
to other potriarcha Propbeti sullghtsnod by the Holy
?.li..st, proclaim? .1 ?).?? promts?, m 'i ipoke of the i
of t i-t.?t with o km h eor aa wo posossa al ti..
i a] [?roach? ii noan r
.nul nearer, thsy spoin more diatlnctiy, sud point? <i out
ti., tims sod the pla? Bethlehem, iba city of David.
'I be i boo n people ol llod ?' s Itfa sr? .i: i
for his ooming, bul the* bad theil o n rlews regarding
lils rliHr.u ter. The] 1
V. lui WO ' lust lilli, ti!. Hu ' ? li ' y f.'W'it
ttiat the promise waa mtda to atone for idas, ana bene?
Ignored < brisl i coi I hu offer, rt j'-.-t? ?I ins
amaistsd bia worst, ami. lastly, pal lum
, to I ""
of the circumstances vii, led bia hirth. Yon
know ii. . alatc nu.Hi? i and fusit r f.t t.. r o? re
obliged, from ncrcsaltv, to tliul shelter lo a stable, aod
: .. .1 in ti., di ad "'
alone, except accompanied by snarls the Havioor of the
aaa i".m. mu? ia ins birth bo bena t>y ins
bia bun - I
Buffering! to i remedj ("i the
culs which DP t.. tin? linn? bad run.?.I tin '
i . Wheo in- waa b.almost the entire world waa
1 srith vleo ia 1 is. To
-.ii eontur*, tlee i-, iuonn by it-?
ii ?< niui the t- i' Brass of
. .| the nublio ron?
scJenco. Where teni] devoted lo the worship of fslse
temples, <l< \ ob 't to the
?? orshlp of th m igniflcent
in to tin- service of lus
Jesus nui hla ( i The reverend gentleman continued
fur run.i til ir of a a?nilar chara?
'ter, ami i In? the sttentlon <>f tin- congre?
?ration tot! oui to i>c made f..?
?
? v bo should be i liai liable to the
mi ii poor a lu?, fruin iiuir tend? r soo
ami lu Ipi
Is - - . i. atei m m)' itiii. A f...'
?
m
?nu: CHI I ? :i 01 THE ?\HHUH< Uki [OH.
'II. i?'.. di lie < linn I? ** niiihe the -MNm of all
. ni y. ,ir, :i:nl II
?ninnie!.itmri j.-s
i to tin- ral? ;.',..
, .in, m belber cor
reference toaltar.band pulpit embroidery! or vtitli
ri ...ml to lim I .-iii k, sprigs um'.
ian very iii"
niui novel f i .ii m. i in ?. rila roreaci n bj tia al thlaaeason^
. onslstn b .ti nu m? nu Hu m
I in ...ir
. Ity byol
? of tiiu . nun ii
?
from ii?' ' lu.'! ?
? ?
li oin. I - ? I ? ' II.ipi
? a, 1'i'ri
Idltlon pecnllar to Hil?.
Mrs. Julia
Kavau, Mi Bl i?ln u i -I im? i
vi.iri. r
. to ? uk< r,
lut. I.. ?
ill. II"! 1
El cv :i!l ii> -, i ipil..i - \. -tei.l.ii
-
!.. M t:,. Il ti. ..? ? il V1 -1 Milt
'
?
'
ism pu
i ; . pital choil ?i tins i bun h pi i form? <l
iD . I
BOO Of tOS
its aktlli
-, ,
i p > i i
? i ' ? i
; i i i ? ii. n.li.
.
1 Kyrie
i . . ?? . run f.,
'
. 'i
1
i
i tin A| L'rt-i
.
? lit Ki II ni lil. I. 1 BJ
. Iiihllcli ol th. '
'
'.
ii laden with
'..if.oil
?if lill! J .
-
I '
and Mi ?
? II VI IV.
The following described : - lungdur*
i
?
I
do., do i I i
. Hymn
Handel; i lilorialnl
al III lilli, ' ! 'I
.- ? hour. 1
l .Hi.Uti, l'|.
I . ' " I .
with
and lain i i. order and e?uil
.
a , waa un
? bur H M its, choir i
. ? '
' ' i
lu, li. "And tho fur !>?
bold I brinj
v.ii I. li sii.il. b< i" . i . . i or ?lito i
ton ii tin?, ii.it. ni the in.? of Imvld, h H
til;,i li?-' . -, iiiii,,.Lu fur.? iciiiitil.?
i condition 'if
ii .lui .nul ii.iii', which at should eipei cues if sn angel
ni re no? to >?i ! I oui ~>i.?* nu
? bow we shoul i be
thrilled with i .ppr? - to bear
. -i arl m
ii shall be t.> all |ie?i|>li ' ' b? U it i
! !, i iii.- ?lllijri t ..f Hu- .
li,.ia tul I II. Hi" Ulli" '.Hill In
t. rest lu I ? Hu ? are : ? al .
III. Why the] . ' |
: swful mt s'. i \ Lord,
lim h m ? ni 'ni inn .nui too i i attie.
But tiii ?? ? . i -
humiliation 1. born at all. His whola life wss
ron ti.h.ii.;, to this birth ? He waa the fix ml of sinnen
and pnbli. ana, and hettei received bj the i.r uml oui
i ,i-' iii m the i Ich and I ? spiHJt, He li
I .It li.mili ; ?li ali.. ' '.ui li Hilo tin lui
If. me to H own, and II? o? n rec Iv? .1
li.1.1 ii" mother title denoting thi Havlor; the
Christ; ruea-ingl II in? am i ih, i be
Am "int. ?I One, It ?
Being whose i
of 1 <? union nilli ?
lull.II. * is Hu
uf i' othei predict uni
to llluoti
li ni- in ti,. -.-1 lu Istmai i listed |
tO ..1' |'i ? | ?
pi t pin ? a ii ii w.iiilif lu . it
'
for all. An.I often I
i
till tin- things of tu.
I b? . Imitate ii" ?i I
an. I iii. dirge only ren d over tlv.r undying
) ' - luve, li..'-'. ? .ans. soiui
m t ii at tu.m. ? ? i di trim, ol i
Bornean bold enough to den* It Redemption through
Hu- iiuiiination i.f i,...! i,'u Bool universal redemption.
??.i? im.- n n to th? ii refore
ambra i m.. rare of men. and He is not ashamed
UkOlowUsst of iiuiii His brethren. AU mon ore
si nlui s, iiiul by natur? enemies of dod i briat took their
lo i. .i. t m ti., m from km. *?. ?,
i whether nun will beor, 01 whether they
will foil? .ii Um Hosp? i, lin- .1 tj bi at uni* i .linns wi re
s.nt ?o.'.i ?./? ptofii. m ' .;.iuii tidings,
?i - h. 'Hie comprehensive
of ? lui-iiiii?. lia? is salvation. lint
min ..m tim- ii,ii> the m. .i !?..- of sol vat Ion 1
Here again in in> atei j. "l'or Bin i the beginning of the
world tuen bave no1 beard) nor pereeivtd by the ???'
aeither bath the ? -..- ?.. >n ?....! b. sitfc that what li?? bath
prepared foi bim that wsitoth for Him ;M bul tbooks bs
ti i ii.nl tii.it bow m- knnw in port, tin earth salvation tav
f Ins with forgiveness ..r sin ,?,,,| ,i Uvtwaaee fross 11?*
i.iii We are mad? children of ?Hod ami partakers of
saliatitiii, "nui fur ?urk* ..f righi that wa
have ?I'm ' .ii v..) ranal im careful to
maintain k""<i "?."ii.- we ara ti..
ciiitii.ii nf God, bj ii.in In .i.-.i? Christ, rsseoooa wo
an- saic.l ni II I ;, Ua Ml. Babel*! of
Ula own body. Therefore, ye are no1 cone aato fire,
nur util? iii... aneas, ami do? km ?, and b tam st, and fear
um! qui?tog, bot yo ore omi?? onto Mount Etoooodtts
Innumerable compaoi of angola rheae sro too a?? ttd
lags of greatjoy lo oil p. ...?i?-, toe* offer no pesos to Um
Uupenltent; no good wUI to the anMUevIng; no BkOtoj t"
the icorufiil. in? hope to the obstinate; no security to the
slotliful. Hut tlici ct.uii? to Hi?, ?reny aid licait laden
an,in-r?, to tin-i.ml?. ii lu utr-.i and oontiits,to toe doso
lute uml the lust If y* rofnss Him wliit ipOOBOth,
i.imI la lo yon a eonsnmlug firs. O, embrace tim Ssvtor,
and li.? niiit.-.l to Hun in Ids f,.,tiil|v ?mil elninh. tint II'
may dwell in you. andy? in Hla. iii. ihren, I lune. SOO
cloood the pleasant duri of proelolmiog, IB los name and
behalf of ? brist, th?- < hristuiaa Udlngl ,,f urcat Joy- But
I hiiv foil tOOt ii? i'h?i mu tier I uri- Uvlug to iii?' Klory
of God in the Highest nur manifesting to th? world t>y
nur unity . f spirit, ami h.lli es?, and leal lhal OO ON MO
i heUsvs trarseloes to i. members of christ and
f dod, and In fieri tors of th? I. ngdom of heaven.
liai Jtt ur r?;viu-, But) Ij?.i>uik wt l^v?; ic^tiTjf?? s Iluj
dom wild h eannol !>?? moved, let us luve cmco whereby
Wl mi.? --a vi nod acieplalily, with n M-n ia e and godsjy
f. in
-! I lill R - 1 MINI Y l.H. Hill ST.
KotwiUistandini Um grant capacity of this
t. ?ht. li !? i I Ung, It has not yi-t BOBO eniaift'i d suflkiently
t<> admit lija Minings of men and women, and children
? ithers Will insist upon l.r.i.ft'ltigto the
? Dining mass, who tttugsafed for a stantting
. a glimpse of the Interior,
lu. Oin 'li" I,Ia' "?l "f Whll fa :- IO j la.-i.i! and ?OC1
. n it is, the church ?- grand and Imposing, with Ita
almoat inn : uti aid graceful dea-oratlona,
formed ol natural Bowen mai wreaths of evergreen a.
Ahigb iiia-s vas celebrated by the Rev. Dr McUlynn.
1 bj the R? \ Mi ssre. Mi
McEvoj I important servi?-??, however, waa at
luj o'? I performed In
. ibstituted for Dr Mi ni.-, nu
? , t? hi.ii WM th'TUl, wa? Inter
preted by a lsrgi y augmented choir, and an oi
? ,ng 20 Insti ncei t> d pk
orchestral parts wera given with gn adwera
in marked contrast with the solus, which appeared
of the
i ?if brass and string Inatrunienu, which the
aided could neither overcome nor oome up to.
i udoiibtedlj the musical part of the lervtoea waa the
- portion of the congregation, and the
turned offener to the ornan than to the
he ii mit to ?t?..
. a ; !. execution a full sense and plea un of the
muslo, ah. b< | pearod Mttafled with tim entire
|.. l f"l l? ? i al iii I ,
o', in. k mata bj the 1
bul a i "mp' ii'iiuin of ti. ii rae w hu li he d
on Bum . the nth ln>,t., for the b?
..ti.u lad li.tli" Church, and entitled "Who is
iris) ( ' a synopsis of which was published
? "? the fo lo? Ing : The R Dr, tn sti d
of II H dil 'I " ft' m . ?
lave?! bj suffering, ami by Mm
Bat toi. barn a the Boa "f God waa obi! I
eome opon i i himself of that
suffering, which was Bot la '
i iiii-t m u i ii ft me ?..rai : ni remains I
and i ith a; d bj bia ? burch and la ns fresh and ? .
sa ?.?inn Brat ki.,.??!, in Mi" Beak to aten over
. I ? ' bun li is i, quired
form the works which occupied the attenUon Mid
mil -'a-, lu tin a. .-.iii? for iii" . o?peration of
'
now ? -??, the chun b; bul aa the
u r was compli t.- and i><
it to ho comp '!o and Di i f. . t the triumph Of the la
it VENUS B ami EIGHTH VTB1 ET.
< linn h posai ssi s uh.it ?s held by nany
lo bo the flnaat organ In ti The frontal oma
na nt;.m..a to elab?rate, and Includes a lite-atoe ?ictatoi
s; Patrli k. st ia, i., t.
tia- patron? is "f mu ; in, all <<t
which, ??nu ?iTin t .I., orations, wi re Impoi
from Muni? b
ble for i" ?
-..?ii ..f Mu fea day, the low?
. , .u of it, howat m, \? is almost i on? -
d tbi Or. from out of which pet ned freshly plu.k
? d ii..??- i m p. i flinn
?
?
? uduc? d tli.it would
tend t.? (!t ?nu ? ?.. u, the
strument. i he palut
, and th.- ?
it 4 a m. to it)
. . ,1 m i|iia k succession?
?i luveullesol to rk foran
i ?.-ii :, -uni: by the
: Met ni
.
"I, :. i on i
? : bul a ]>!'
?
bj mu :
Mi? pris I from
' : li, li."
chorus
?
I
I
.-inm foi ?
I CO of tVl! lill
platt I, -
MIDNIGHT MA.
?] he M t M I .? "((!
i
?
? ? ? ? 11
- e?
l
.
. i bardlj be di*
towt of I hi aisle?; but tbi iplendent with
m i r. Illuminait d bj .
VmiIuii af.'tv m?.ni- of the
hour ? pig to old
was h"; a m la ' bl? lu in?1 I
by ,i bingle altar-boy, entered the -an. tun?,
a i II . .ni in a
toa to.- -i ' ' eftli ..inns' 11? .
bad i ' ' t: a
? .m , Uni na n ?? is m. m- i on, and no twinging
ofcentui Only the priest in ins white and golden
, rep? al Ing ? be ? urda of the
.' d short
white Is lurplice I m1 about to the mldal of the
i. .??. i .if? h ,,n ,i floe'
end supplj li ? bim ??.'!? ? ni" ?'
: striking
? ii. 'inly tb
bl mt i- c< uni.unu'ii a? i bia servli e. 1
,
?uri] (loin :, to ? ,
. i III JAMES4
I I'liim b, SO f.inu ii foi I
li a. ted
nil, d, but i a front,
fi m Ma-ll "i to ? lialll.li .
pistol i " i i at P j
eel? iu.it,.i bj t:." Ri i ?
( .illa?:! Mr Ml
i .... .i for tbe iii it
' vocalists wt re "i exi ellen! ?
I. Till ' '?? ?- ~n:iK hy
?? ' re i in- -iriii-.ii. and an offertorium ?as
i bo acquitted h? rself in a mau
mr v?. |h reputation. A clergyman >>f the
i ? .?u u.a. i.. ?? i the
ft. i mun. _
rBoroiiAM
<?ii l.?.-r Bunda] norning, the Rev.O. B. Froth
? tted tbe appi "." by a
me up"ii " i lu- s'-'i tfli saee of the n
? - the fallon -
- i
i he speaker made a illstlnctlon between Chrtal and
jesus. ( i.i i-i i- uni a person, bat a d itedby
human thought -ii! K [Ul nt to UM I - TBl
eburcfa c. i. brstei the in? arnatloa of the a .und peraoa ..f
the Trinity. We eelebrate Um birth of Jeaaa, the waa,
teacher, lefoiamr, i Wa eelebrate the hirth of
raton on tbi Mount, who
announced the Holden Rule, who declared tbe worthi?
ness of but i m nature, the deaf hi. - ni -- uf hum in
the birth >>f the reforan i, >?? ho . ali, d on ti
np from artificial cual ?matotb? principles of iusl
I,uiiiaii kiiidin - W( oeli rate the bli iii "f ti.
rid. it
\t the birth "i this man thal muk' - this w ason significant
: ? ? i a.. i?, l) ?? bore, m "f ?a hal i I a ?.i i
s do not know. Thal be waa l'un al a
-' i ? '.-.. ] l . slgnifli im.- "f bia turill
i- - II -i blograph
bruablng away the fables that hi?" .
human glorj, bave brought lum home to us. ?te
t. .m of a t.-1 ? k1 huill?n eba i
; has doue mucb to undervalue tin Importance
of i bal scter. Character Is I
Bible. It i- p i a. fi el t, will, bli uded to
eather, aud fused Into ut which wo call quality.
n lull of ? ip i., oi ding it
I- prophet, pin ii. .uni kin:.- All love bim, i ist? n to bim.
brate the birth of acbai ictei so Illustrious thal
all men hav? accorded to it the minite of Muir honor.
lb nee Us jnt? rest < irdln iry limitations
do not cling to It He i- not Ureek, nor Roman, nor He?
brea We admire ti i..linne of Inequality.
Mea and women alike I in i his bonntj Ela wai
man ami kunian, if it i? deemed n inly ?... ?peak the
truth through good and i vHn-port,tob, : !. ne'e nurpose.to
a bitter death be foi? /%. r.ti,? i> mo essful life, tin a
j. ? is waa manful, Hewaaaa iron ma tee him
melted into team li? wa? pom] ? uneomplain
lag Bee him banging on thi nroaa. paasln and resigned
as women are lu theil hours ??f agony. Imagination must
be credited with man] of I ? wonderful deeds, huh,
something ia um?. Those flowing biographies moat be
a? ? oiiiitnl for. la fi ml? do nu t it ina iboul "idiuiiiy
mea rhe conversion, life, and letters of Paul ;
ration of Jesus to the Oodhead the Chritttsn Church?
mus? in so .. mil d fur. on that little punt of history wo
recognlte a lofty chura tosns, I hear it said,
would be oui of place m our Intellei tual, pnu !.. ii world.
; -i i ? art. Hu? Be aatli ipat. .t some of our I it? it
practical discoveries; tor Instance, our principle ul di
the ( Mm ? h flinn in . again, oui
I a ladom, that nu ia should make tin- Improvement
of tb? u- ? s i .1 coudlUon the obji et of their livnta, inttead
of -. ' king blessedness bej und the grave, um if tb? l!-'
ssinm wen- trna du mid we not, foi iii it von n aaon.tove
Hunt The gtvat deficiency of this Western world h the
deficiency of heart Another allegation is that HU stamp
of character Is obaoli te. To daj.lhere ?amihi '?? no pime
f.u Hun Such a Uta as His would su?nate llliu from
practMsi interests, and make Him a candidate for the
poorhouse. But moral i|ualities cannot be Identlfl? d vv nu
clothe? He |:\..?l in actmrdance with the customs of His
age; He would conform to oui? He ?mild inn BS vvo
live, only hitter. The t\oi ti, t<> iiitnkiud of su. h a char
acter la unspeakable. Thougb It abould Ik shown that
siiehai>er?"'i miv? r lived Mu luieauieii'- of Iflsobaracter
would remain. Mm. of our enids but proml Ing ideas is
that of tim moral nnitj of mankind. Jesus antioipated
and taught It. though lie came from ii ra. < which ?.ni
si bud itself the eh.?s? ii .i nutt, wbl? h ?bait wuh other
nations only by the iword a race of pnu.-. lio lists Mau
rlth Him, waa liidepetident t all condltlona Ha
haeconiviiauUti^miAn^lo *l ;?, ia i.? t,. ? foitii io be
'
the rrpeneratlng principle of the soclul world, that e:?fh
is t,, in. t that all ore to Urs tor ss?gb. Tos
world scasowledges the genius of Chai
tho mm viho ids laid syoal sbosss low by
tlio shaft of ins wit, unit frightened thaold devils that
?i the world. He is bul one of the gi I
of spostlos that Jesui bsssent forth
controvert the theology of the middle sgei
sging faboM *?.!.?> arc vindicating the reslity >.f mi
tiona] _ri<l spiritual I wits of roots
say, ?.?? have li. ? IO wo
areUredof biak. Ws hore boen hoaringof Christ, the
inthetnnlty. w'ehovejuatbegan 1
?the ty*
the . ..lu-c iatur of our beat pii.rpo.-c. 1,
1;. ni ?1 euoii??li of liiml
cri?MAN CATHOLIC CBVBCBBB.
Tho Gannan (?thulic Church in Third? t? ii
: li'ip.i-iiitf loi king house of worship of that pass
It in undoubtedly the nu
iterior, and sprssors to be a eopy, ?n a euc
thedrals. 1
b ssrvl. ' k. iii'
-.int vespei ?
at 7 o'. i bel flio Como
. Ifr. Lelmgraber, was I mt ut
I k, and ilie !;??' .i ? be IO, o'clock
?by the Roi Ichneider and Preis.
The chief. i Imported from Munich,
around which sre placed Ufe-slzi flgurcsof ti. Virgin
Mother, Bt. J
Muck- to isalk f<> Betbleb. m that they might kneel down
and sdore the mfanl Bavior. A desigB that ?t
. ;t n-j.i i tentation of
the i luid Jtsaiia, enveloped In ? balo. Reflectors wera
placed on either ilde and behind a gasliatht, w d.
increased roya of light uimu a aurror, ii toe eontor of
was pointed a likeness of a ni urn babe, tin?
: '
r,taking aa ins taxi "' rfa'ta ae?Urtil
ni .i ?m m i
ago, vi ben the B ii tor of mankind
ii. what Joy must have Ulled the hearts of the good
Inaud Bt. Jos? i'', .i- the huant
'??sua opened ? upon them.
v. hat i sptnreal T ? moi ?- I giv? :. to i
fore tin
angels . and 1
ii."--? of this heaven-born hyam human i ng
c ipsble of expreasing. In bewlldermi ; .1 leave
the song.if juc,uml run with th.- - 11?.l down
: .ntainina the cLii I. while th
end tiu
tuft." I he reverend i tho quality
.. .I to, alni described the mi n of go
ChrlSl ; ?>? tint tiu" ?let eil fill D4 .tee of til ? DOTil
of ill-tie.', u b: li y mi ii
doing right anti obeying the low. Four Ians were
spoken. ? a man of good wul might be known?
the luv.) of truth, to cherish, to es t, sod to
. very .... rifloe to retain It; 1 re ?ml
a? did th
David, who ssld : '? I have bathed my bed with mi
<> l^n.l," to bong? r n?t. r the
iks and papei a, to ot er. ons, and
tn pray for good, signs of a bad * 111
? ?
t. ?tchings of tho church to hare ii sotrrel feehng In
the hi art of avers! in t i do
seek tu do violence
? ider time In
i by the
.. te i- dot
and . nndenaiitlon, '?? -.? pesS,
?, and to kneel dot ? of the
?
then t.. lo? k u;...ii I
but one crib and o Church
Bl -I one truth.
?i iii Thon ?
?
Mould permit.
FIVE roivr- HOUSE OP I
The childn n of the Fii e 1 oil >f In?
ks. 1
vi. re c\. r. i-. I In th. k11 O'chx k they
. ru prcs
. ..' chiMr.
m. ne, singing, and i 111 of tbi m s
<l-i iii ?:
u aore ali
icveral well intenl I.
.. the Ut?
ily (Inn
; iirki? ?4,
?
?
-??.fdr
I
I lui liad :
'
dently
'
.i ii hicli
'
of Mr. B it. ti .lin! ij
.u ti ti
;?r tho bain? period w< it?
iti,!:. .
I.aIm?:-' BONE Ml.-.-:. ?H ?HY -"< li
At tin- Ladiea* Home Misaionarj Botriety*?
tho cliildreii t. l.-brar. d . !.: -tinas by sin.
various
Ai th.- conclusion coi b . sith s toy.
dally attend ?
lo .ii t... i iiiitii-cii. 'Kit em i
? . i wen li-..
:: ! i rni: u\\;
\ thi Howard r_ission and Home for Little
?
.tur.ti distribution
it to witness
?
iiii.l when tho condies were brought into the roon
- :. in t arry thei i, the subdued buss of a ti?
ru ipst? ?1 di light that run through the children must hutt?
.t sud repaid them a
bunilrod ' is been in operation nearly
seven fears. During I >n nave
been fed ind taught. Manj : i - son sup?
plied with i I '?.J children are
ii;.-, of the Institution.
iii.hdim, ML t:. CHURCH.
'ml Concert was riven last svei
thsHeddh .'i i m . ; ".,-HuiiHt". far tho b?*a?Mlt . f the
. ' H COktOBOpal Mission Sill.batt. -
M>1 waa BtortOd Injune, 1101, with only 14 pupils,
Uti are now on thi Kegtster, and ty lil children
attended. The edifice, which Is very espacions, ti,.s n led
nlng, and the programme waa egreeabl?
Bad. m?si?. '. .i.i. .icks, m m ?cr.ii solos, ?.?? greet? .1 with
applamw, while three gentlemen n
tiii.iv Bet down m " Grouse ?te Co.H m the programme,
ily encored Instilo entl ??! " wool Bhe
Bald.'1 The nnginf of ihe n bool tin;.hen was also ne rt?
_
niiLirs p, v.. PailH.
The congregation with ?'???iiin? n?l.ii?ii- nsal i ?oro.?
BBOOOOd O Foil Bl their church, in HalhllllJ st., betiveeu
BlSQShOI .iii'l HOOStOO, ou the 2Jd, for the purpose of pay
Ingofftl Iness of their ehurch. It la to eonUnno
until tiu ind on the follow. .
diiy, the Gili, th.ir t oulmlnots In s vooal snd
luatrumestal concert, to I?- held at Jefferson Hail. *ui!i
sve.ond Ureenwich-st. Thui tar, In iplto of Um hird
been prettj luocesiful. Lost evening
n considerable Dumb? r ?if vUttori arara attracted to it. a
' lad i *-" furnish loo goods, fancy srtl
. lea, I'liui.... aphlc i les s of the i burch, _c , were ronged
upon the tables. Master Richard Treadweil'i pen-draw?
ing ia one of the attractive tootitrosof tbeFair. There- I
? ni department waa ampi* ito? kel snd well msn I
.1? of tins church, of which the it*v. n. I. I
it- Costa m the Pastor, and th. Kev. John i
i sre pri -.sing, and the t>r,???>!it appeal to '
pallan and other ' bust.an denominations for in IP
liol be in linn. ThO church Is Btlll about ?IS,*?" ?O debt,
and until this li pani the building cannot be coiuwcraied.
TIIK HALF OBFH-J iffl I M
Al tim Ilnll-oiphiiii Asylum, N<>. 87 West
T. nth Bt, the .-hil.tren, |M ni BOOObtW. fattOOa Of a Bil :it;
101 duiner, pr-.vi.litl fur them Bf UkS BtOttaaWS of Mr.
i:..b.ui L. stuart, one of UM?Trtsteea of tbottosl :
The children passed Into the dunn? room lu s
ont.t1\ manner took rhclr place? at the ?bles, and at a
Signal from one of their teach, r?, sans, two or three
verses of a Christmas earol. when this was aoded, th.-v
reverently tai?! gi "'*"' i"'1"r" beglmuag their meal, womb
? dot poultry snd vegetoblgB. At UkS ml? of SO? h
vieil Ulled plum was placed an .,range, and l>- ii.-.ith cacli
orsmte tho attractive sight of a small pr> ?.m of money
(also from -*?"'? Steuart), divert.'.5 |thothought-of many ..f
them even from their savory neal After the dinner the
children assembled in the Behool room, ami r..ived each
?mr a a?'"'1 l"'k' ? '.?*? l,,1(l S but. or coriiur.'I'ia of con
f(, .(loiiti. I'll ? were provided by Mends 4>f tho Insti?
tution, ilic .lay ?a? spent in play, ?r willi.nit sp?cial
restraint, 011I3 suoh ss v?.ii m tin id to pr.-si rve iln healtli
m ii ?..f. 1, of the children. Andlt would hove boen ?li iii ?
eult tofiiui. -'.?ii. i.-j.-, happu 1, di Boaltasr,oraa?skc
children 'Al!luii tin. siiiuo liniit.?.
tuf. i-rrn.i: GbUPPIJ
ThifHi-li Ih?' kindness of Mrs. K. S. JafTiiiy,
the orlpplctl children at No. ?7 Second ave., nn'.sr the
care of I>r. Janies B?Ifhl of the Society for the I.ellef of
UM I.tiptureil and Ciiptilcd. enjoyed h Christmas feast.
The ?loy wes enlivened with merry song? and gleeful
gaines. A number of psroooi viiitcl the lii?tttu'iou, and
subscribed librrally.in aid uf th? object of tim Innitutlon.
but further asaistance ib greatly iti-.-ded. Tins Is one of
thu few societies that 1ms never rect'ivi-d aid from either
the (*tate or the city, and it is entirely dependent for Ha
support on its receipts for services from tlu.se ablo to pay
lor them, and the contributions of the benevolent, ive
are sure that charitably disposed persons only need to
vi.it Um Institution to open their hearts and piirsc
at i inst;-* Cm! "it kihi" nts and mat. rial fw dresalugs are
always UK*Vi Bud Utsuab.?? mii\s to the L_tituUou. ibc i
r? lune" ti" tedium "f <
?
plained, and tin g?>od \*?: ? e?l fh? n
?n festl ? i of direraii
and ha] PPtoa.
rno^wnx baptist ramr.iL.
A Chi i was In LI in tin I :? ?
W1U BapUat Crhareh, an Bei at., naas -ii h an .
the palpi platform, tour I . - - kmerl
i ware bandeomi I ? wi ra
v de. orated with flowers. Tbeexerclses - ?
i f min ? id reatta mi ?
i lera of beaut 1 lu white wi
itendol ' .
ding appearai
?. . borut,
: i and i
plauded rbeclosing i-i?-<-?-. representing Calypso ead
the Furies, waa well worthy ? t ni t., .?.
THE WORK I Ml ?I i ?M I. V S BOX]
At the AV(?ll?in.'-"?\nlil(li'ti HniliO tlnrc I
ptoasaai d taring? (?uiy absni nlsly of
the ladies were pre-? nt, UbB WSlndsr having gun?
tnto the country to spend ChrUtmas with frteuda and
relativ, s. 'in.' afternoon andev. mug wer.- -pe? t in ?
Ing, reading, daucing, and other agreeable n
Tin library of the Home baa been Increased bysen
volumes, ures? nted by publishers and otl I lurch
al Riveraale, N. Y, presented as a Christina? gift tim
(Hohe edition of Di. ken-'- works and Putnam'* Magtizine
for lRtw, and Charlea Seribner it Co., a year's s
to ?mara at iiumc, with a promise of further doaat
THE afBWIBOTaT UODQTKQ-liol -r
About SOO hoys sat down at 7 oYhx-k la-l
' to their annual Christ mas dinner in their lodging
in the sirth story of the Hun building. I ive tain? s
Were spread, two reaching tho length of the room, ami
ali wet? loaded with viands of every description Tho
youthful newavenderi ?lui ample lu ?> to everything
before theos. After the tables had iieen diapoeed of the
fun benn, and the boya bad a II U spe?Mhifylng among
. and ?.inn very good songs were anne, ne
evening's entertainment waa wound np with u
linn of warm clothing among the boys.
COLORED ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Tho children under the can; of the manager*
o' Mu- (.'..lured Orphan Asylum were regaled, yesterday,
aitha ifeiiiiliie Chri-Mnas dinner. Bo many g.."d tm-iyn
en -? i ' to the vartonaaddreasosaavertised,thal
- ?iii-niili intent, win n lu- call? d for Mum, laid ?lint?*
enough to do to i" .?r them comftMlablv a?- ay, 'I ha m w
turkey ami eranberry sauce, kept compaay with
uni currant jelly ; aid miine put
that enviable proximity In
which, time ont of mind, they have always basa at ti.u
?on. It only remains to say that tim
? i. With Bil that grati?
tude win. u, on - easton, can be so completely
iy good appetite and go4>d digestion. Indeed,
mm of the pleasant? t i ung yesterday's
ties, wa- Ma ai'pr?. .atnm of tbetw .?u'.'.r.-d orphan?,
... kappi? r i
upon, ami no more touching Lind. mem
tier l ihem by uni ?town
??I li PUBLIC IN IHi'TIMN-?.
II ' ill. II VI t. \M> 1" Bl w
'li.. ( it v Hall yesterday was as ouiel as on n
. ? ? -, i..... 11
machinery were blocked. AU the offices of
ment, Mayor's <>tli?*.
? 111. lit-, v? ? .
- ? .?.-.I a real Chrlstniss
l-l M v- IN THE ToMl'-'.
The prison? rs in the Ti to the.
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i d ?Jimmu?;-. I ? vie; r. d lack? ta, b
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tailed and snori I hlgb i.ti h;.<! ton
,wlth whin - i orb - ? tiered with ?
:
|,..i ? < con i, were oui ; ?
parading M.e streets, ami l>? ni "ii a ?-"???i time. Tlia"Ai
Ron lb!? ?," " I ?> '-,"-I Bqu id ?," ; cl i a
Pi att, " the '.:.- .t A mel .?
ed hn in? It !*??> '' ara
?? oo : r to the spectacle. K
I fra.i. -in, a of iib ; all? i
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ires? uti d
by their l?verai " . ? I lsst a ght,
of the targets that were borne lu triumph al the
n ,
,- ii-" of fire armi
Southern battle-Selds. Moel of t hete com pal
th.'ii- :, from pi ... ?[.,)
-,.-art?i, aad -p. ni ? this morn
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CHRISTMAS ON lill: ? ENTSAL PARR
Cliiistinas i>ay was ?lull at Central Pnrk,
: . on ?i. d. M.e euri igeo w. ?
? i '. d, tbe skating wai
? islno was empty, tin- tit us ion of parh-hcepac ha?
came, for the time, a sinecure. Between 1 and I o'cloeb
? \?i n- n turnii g I? Bl lea BJ
1 wearing an Identical look of d?jection.
fen aromen ventured tbei . than a
dosen la all. Peruano an equal numb, r of i i
draggi d, m ? . tai- i ni.i.g . nui-.-.
?-vat. ?- . happy andei
anj ill- ?lui to this f ii f It is due ti
?kating pond?, unfavorable ?s ??? n- theopportiuiltiei M.?.?
; d, wen n.niy soot? in tVsutral Pari
anything of the traditional obi - .?-Im?
wat vii
Tin: vii:;
The general Bspeet ?>f the stn?h ??,-u timi
of a iiiiM"!?al ?holiday. Roth stage ami car I!nee wera
.-. teil B thriving biisme??. In UM ? ariv
morning, many Fl tail stores were otvened. but as 11
wore alan.?; these ?ter?' < '.>?? d, al ii tile day assumed a
Sunday aspect There wa? renee, bowen
tin? rum-bolea were in full blast. The effect could bo
readily seea, f"r. of a certainty, sa maaj draahea men
never were sesa ob tbe itreets before. Policemen had a
busy lime if It, and the J
Inebriate* Bat, as an offset to thU dltgrarefal state ol
things, a ?at? a ?-in ? i Ing light to * e the respi ? tn'.ie por?
tion oftbe community, w.tb fa? es Indii ative of good rare
and gund huiiior. liurrv ing to meet Mu ir fi lends, shorUv
bet?rt j o'clock p m the ram began to fall; ?.? li o', loen
Um streets v n deserted, and Christmaa Daj Intheyead
[?ord IBM waa aaaong the thlnga of ti..
SKATINM.
The nioniing waa nnl.l and deUghtful? snd
?katers wera exhllerated. Thermotnetere were tcaaaed
sagatly. NU the alUtude of the mercury dash?'?!
Muir spirits. The eabalietto word?, "ball np," on
the -tn ??( cars renewed their cheerfulness; so with tk.it? s
tucked under their arma they bled them t<? the various
skating ?"?lal? Al an e irly hour(?atinan** and Mitchell'-)
were throng? ?I by the tot BIS of the graceful art "f
?kiting. By BOOn. however, the ice became ?oft ami
soggy, o? mg to tho mildnees of the weather and the
i? h ml ? r of skalers upon it. In the afternoon ?kating w.m
more Irk*.than ptoaaareahle, and only ita more ar?
il? nt devoten continued ia the excretan.
In Brooklyn, early y? stmlay morning, tho
-, old and ) OUBg, flocked to the v "arion? pond?. The
children went to take I. -?nous from the older pupils. |'a
reids ?st re there us spectator!, heartily enjoying tho
?jsirt wbti'h race they used to participate in Mfless
" rockers " and " riuks '' were dreamed of. Tho Ice st the
Batcllite, Union, and CardTollne was in givod cuiidiUon
during the earln-r partof the day ; but a-s the number ??*
ska(?Tt constantly increased, and the thaw continu? ?t.
the skating became exe? rabie; nevertheless, the multitude
crowded it,, and, at length, UM thennometei failing, ami
promising ?rood ikatnie.' in the evening, avery CU Donad,
to the pond? wat fill. .1 ra overflowing. The ice on Mabie
Oatinan's Rriioblyn pond was m splendid condition, con
?iilering the weather The park was not flooded, until
after the grein SBOW storm, c??n4e?p.ieutly the lee it a?
pur.? as a mirror, as l- i,?.t the cate with many otlu-i
ponda It was estimated that at l?-ast a.OOU persons were
admitted yetteidav, up to 5 o'clock p. io. No akatlng
euston mer had fairer pro?i?ect* of patronage, than tin?
?HRISTMA8 ELSKVUIEKi:.
IN RR00KI.YN.
Tin' ChriatanM of lrj67 was more ]?? minHy
observed ni Hrooklyn, thau the Christmas of matiy previ
oui year? AU places of bii,iness excelling di inking Mb?
liHMiaauilcoi.fectioiu-iy store.-, v? ; .My ni th?
f'ireiuvon. The principal streets were crowd, i the even.
lag previous and the stores were throng-d with pun
everybody appear??! io have fund? suaVn-u fu
any amount of expcudlture.
The usual s. rviccs were ye?t< rday maning lie'd in ti.?
Oaa 1 nana I'nae.

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