Rev. F. G. Peabody preached yesterday afternoon at the Vesper Service, taking his text from the story of Christ's birth, "No room in the inn." He said, although where once there was no room for Christ there now stands a beautiful church, and although He is worshipped all through the world, there is still a danger that often men have no room for Christ in their lives. This is apt to be especially true in the student's life. It seems at first that the life of a student or scholar is a very free life and leaves plenty of room for interests of religion; but studies and pleasures are apt to be very narrowing and the scholar often finds that he is making little of himself and shutting himself off from all the world and entirely forgetting religion. Sometimes it seems that especially at Christmas time, when we celebrate Christ's coming, we forget to welcome Him and give Him a place in our lives while we are celebrating. But let us try to receive Him in our lives and so strengthen and purify ourselves.

The choir sang, in addition to the anthems, Dr. Brooks's Christmas Carol to a very beautiful new tune by Barnby.