This old city hes seen many strange things bot Curiatanas brought something new. The Sabbath School, made up of forei; ren and their teachers, gave as usual an entertainment, but this year the great feature was an original Christmas play with stage and costumes, wherein old Santa Claus and his happy family showed us some of their home life, and the scholars brought in presents forthe poor in the hospitals of the city. The whole thing was inimitable and a great success, and as the little folks and their teachers kept the affair a secret from the rest of the community, it all came as Nanking is indeed fortunate in its foreign most happy and, enjoyable surprise, community. united, progressive, enterprising, and happy. Whatever the rest of the world may think we think the fungshun of the city to be very good.
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