New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27
PUBLIC MEETINGS
EXCURSION OF sAsBArH-S SCHOOL TEACH
ERS

EyCrRSIoN OF SABBATH SCHOOL TEACH
Frs.
Yesterday morning at O'Clock the thousand Sun
bol Teachers from Boston took the steamer Sun
and proceeded, under charge Of Gov. DRtFER, round
The Battery and up the East River 70 Randall Island
The boa. was very much crowded, snd occasionally,
when there WAS an extraordinary attraction on one
tide. such asa .hip on the stocks, 6 dry dock or
pretty piece Of woodland the little steamer careened
80 much a. TO render her freight "a her uncomfortable
Those who were acquainted with the City told those
WHO were not all about everything "a Il was passed
and in the ssbin some OF The Reverend gentlemen
gave short addresses On various subjects of ree
interest
On their arrival at Randslls Island they were re-
ce;vcd By tie boys drawn up in long inc, which
after the guests had passed, marched up in echeIon
aid formed in raok four deep. Ihey went throUSn
their evolutons, eci;ing loud applause.
Gov. DRAPER then welcomed the School leachers'
and pre.elted 70 them he said with PRIDE and sa'ls
faction a thousand chidrru, tie offspring OF the City
He hoped that hey would SEE them there again, and
Introduced two loys who had neve appeared in public
before. He hoped they would "Iass their imperiec-
'tiOrs by.
TIE BOYS sang sorg, after which
Master EDWARD RHINE. little boy mounted on
table gave another welcome, and pr0ceede 10 speak
Of tie importance OF sustaining the mon and putua,
S'gtes bound u, in oae tundle we're more lmQreknt-
be than Sevastopol Choopl Bat the ex itement OF
the occasion had led him away from his SUBJECT the
uportauce If education Laughter and applause.
He then eIarged on that ard tie importance OF Sooi
feeling b. .ween Athens and Gotham.
Another song. and
Master VIM SMIIH. a boy about half "a large, was
put up and talked about the dusyIworkslop the besu
IL, ~ nature the goodness of God and the doNi =
river which reminced one ot the river Of life. lie
The reviewed the history of the world from the 'all OF
n6 the days Of the New Testament, and concluded
with an Invocation OF general shower OF blessings
Loud applausel.
TIE TOYS wert then examined in the fra. page oi The
Cateclism. They met with perfect success not eYeo
bluIjtrrg a. Mothuseah.
Gro. I. HOMER OF Boston re pOndci 10 the O.
Iea;td welcomes at considerable leugth but in much
more simple spotcl than either q. die pr-cerias.
The lows could Understand lis {. Cecb; perhaps II
would lave been better II they MI have undCrs.ooi
tier own.
Ti,rc were huirals Tor Nassechu>etts ana the
Teachers pss.od though trc various ices yery much
Of oOarse. 10 t5c satisfaction Ct every bo:y.
A the Quarantine department stood little girl
vi csc sweet face scarcely n"tc ii by the ovid
a. hty wee hurr, ug the boat. BGt tcayengIre's
ard Jain straw bonnet bent over her. AL there
was k-s aud he sFtct face snusd 7oi'ly ant he
dr,s, passed CO. We did 90 see iae face beseath ,ha
traw bonnet tut sc IuoN that It must oe tae index ~
L beau iiul soul
Ihep th,re was such crowd in getting on board
anc epicGsout little ssi dovnlo BlacG island ihe
mir j. ar Of TIE Bethel Church prea hing by the way,
AID telling s'oriCs a. which everybody augbei. Ju9t
such 81 oil er cro~d there VIA 10 lgualng A. Black
Vol : lila, d, AZ young Tan. Charles II. Niclots
Of RostOu. who VS. stepplrG ahioN Wlu I'm Cetf
and shawl, snd locking at 'Ii"ud who vas bectouing
TO him. tud not a. the cla-m before him, suddenly
iu6uc hin,d IN petition where las umbrella could
90 little toward kctI iu- out % vet. Two prisoners,
VILLAIN Kelley anG Robert Hogan, rescued hin aud
tie heioisn which men who lived once in Rome
ilougot could bc Ietompous,d only by the highest
AtIOr, a civic CROWN N&s recognized yesterday by
thoueaud Sauday-Scbool Teachers ~ a collection OF
slmott 81. l. is well 10 noe the Improvement ia
taste viii the world has made IN 1000 wears. IL
ives st.:c FOR The satisfaction Of tie donors thai the
money would be paced in he HANDS of Gov. Draper,
ard would be divided between tie men when they
were discharged.
Tie S,lnol Teachers went through the regular
oouIec of ri, ht seeing BLACKWELL leland, and etI
il Win tie idea that New orA Was almost as large
CITY BoriOu
The return vas e. livcred with songs some of the
teachers having very fine voices 4 SuPerlntent eat
OF Sunday school told some long stories about the
conversion of BoIeyGugccal people aud on subjects
o. q kiIded nature. The ba<ktts OF bee', biscuit,
and crackers which cir u5ttd on bO nd cor att
tuted pleasant portion Of tie return. People were
r,CuccC 20 eating .Cef with the teal original tcrss but
hy were 'Gi az an ,4q aush a5gut H. ana alI not
=" hun Try. btlott % c"'h i'' lt'c sl'dIct NiNtu
Pier No 2 AID mrny Of The excursorists t-ok the
Sound boats Tor Boston.
At BFFCHER's CHrHCH.
in The evening the MGssHct uset,s Sabbath-School
Teachers were received by the Brooklyn sabbath
School Ulior, in the Plymouth Church, which wss
crowded 20 Overlooking. Mayor Hal presided. DR.
j. V G Smith Mayor of Boston sal on his right aud
several ctrGymen ~orn on the platform.
After an anthem. snd the foa> ln Of the Scriptures
By IT, Rev. Or. Hodge OF the Washington. Bap-
ti-t Chur h. prayer offered by the Rev. M.
WOOD of tic Sands-st. Methodist Church.
The Rev. Mr.. HOgGrth of tie First Presbyterian
Church rhen gave a rat er lengthy sa'utl ion to he
Nisitor-, BIDDING them welcome al pointing out some
Of he speoialt.,s Of Brooklyn.
DR.. ). Y. G. Smith, Mayor of Boston, rssponind
after which several voluntary addresses were delv-
cred, aud the exercises were closed by address by
tie Rev. Mr. Buddugton.
The reception passed OFF very pleasantly, and the
eXcur,iouits found that this the lcss; pcas4n
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