and his name shall be called Wonderful, Coun- i sellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Fa- ! thur, The Prince of Peace." The discourse held that Christmas ought to be kept as a reli gious festival, and not merely as a day of mer ry meetings. He then gave an account of the extreme antiquity of the celebration, tracing it as far back as tho second century. The choir sang, as an opening, "Thou Child Divine."