Christmas In A Church

A.t the Coneiregational church the morning service on Chnstmas day was giren up to a Christmas concert by the children oi the Sabbath school. The little folks were seated in the front pews, and took part in the exercises with a will. The chuich was modestly but tastefully trimmed with evergreens for the occasion. The services were opened with an antliem by the choir, "Hark! what mean thoe holy voiceg?' folio wed by a series of responsive readings and songs euitable to the day. The infant class, in a series of recitaron?, told the "story of the babe;" and fifteen of the little people displayed the letters forming the words "Babe of Bethlehem." The subject of Rev. Mr. Ryder's evening dis course was the ennobling of childhood and motherhood through Christ's birth. Monday evening the Sabbath school were giren a Christmas supper in the basement of the church. About 150 enjoyed the bountiful provisión that had been made, and then the children had a glorious romp. When they were again assembled in the Sunday school room, they wera entertained with a series of sliadow pictures and tableaux, illustrating the story of Little Bopeep, the mailen who had some difficulty in stowing away three lovers in succession, and who met with some disastrous consequences ia the sequel ; the three fair maids that became three old maids because there wasn't anybody good enough for them ; and finally it was satisfactorily demonstrated that the reason why Johnnie was so long at the fair was that he had been swindled.