A Child’s Christmas in New Jersey
3 Quarks Daily • 12/25/2025 – 12/26/2025
Summary
On Christmas Eve, a carol sing took place at the big Presbyterian Church on Crescent Avenue, attended by many wealthy townspeople. The church is described as more cathedral than church. The author, Nils Peterson, and his brother attended Sunday school there after outgrowing the small Lutheran church of their parents.
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