New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-21
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BROOKLYN SUNDAY
SCHOOLS.

Yesterday a great day in the Sunday Schools OF
Brooklyn. II the Twenty sixth Anniversary Cele-
brstion and the weather being agreeable the turnout
was immense. The church bells were ringing at II
O'Clock, noon which was the signal Of preparation,
and the streets were soon after thrvnged with com
panes Of girls aud boys with little banners elevated
and wreshs of flowers mouuted upon staves marching
toward the various churches in which the opening
orcises were to take place. Their smiling countensnces
and neat appearance were peasant TO look upon, and
made many child of larger growth feel glad;
At 3 O'Clock the various schools formed into divis
ions, assembled at the churches designated where
appropriate exercises took place, comprising singing
and addresses, which were similar In all.
The churches opened and the schools attending them
are as follows
Strong place Baptist-South Congreg ational; First
place Methodist; North Reformed Dutch (Gowanus);
William street Mission Nelson street Mission; Strong
place Mission Schools-under the direction Of X. y
Slocum.
South Pres6yterian.-Strong place Baptist; He'd.
ding Methodist; Westminster Presbyterian; Smith
street Mission-under direction of J. Milton Smith.
First Reformed Dutch Joralemon street, Central
Presbyterian Border Mission; Fleet street Methodist
Moravan--under the direction Of {. c. Nudge.
Church of the PEgrims.-Middle Reformed Dutch:
South Presbyterian First Presbyterian the Rev. Mr..
direction Of VIM. b. Shaw.
Sends street MelAod,st.-Perrepont street Baptist;
Pilgrim; Plymouth John street hss'on-under the
direction of II. L. Monell.
First Baptist.-Second Presbyterian; Navy Ms
sion; York street Methodistunder the direction Of e.
Clark.
Plymouth Church.-Montague Mission; Third Pres.
byterian City Park Mission Concord street Baptist;
SLOAN; Washington street Methodist; Bridge street
Colored Methodist; Centenary Methodist; Reformed
Dutch Church on the HIghts; Union street Mission;
Dutch Reformed-under the direction Of j. N. Juison
Reformed Dutch Church on tee Hghts.--Ssnds
street Methodist; Pacific street Methodist; Warrea
street Ms.ioni Orphan ylum-under the direction oi
Wm. H. Brown.
Fra Pres5yterlan Church, Henry nree,.-S..
AIMS, Noe. and 81 st. Marks; Union Mission First
Reformed Dutch; First Presbyterian, Remsen street
Washington Hall Mission-under direction Of r. T.
Thorne.
Central Presbyterian.-Dea street Methodist; John
Knox Presbyterian; Atlantic street Baptist; Park
Congregational; First Congregational Methodist;
Mount Prospect Mission; Berum street Mission; Carl
ton avenue Methodist-undcr direction Of J. v. Har.
riott
FUn Presbyterian Church, Remsen sneet.-Firss
Baptist; Elm place Congregational; First Reformed
Presby terian; Central Baptist; German Evangelical
under direction Of f. L. Brown.
BedtOrd Grenue BGpfiSt.-Frankn avenue Metho'
dist Franklin avenue Presbyterian; Skillman street
Mission; Bedford avenue Baptist and Bedford avenue
Reformed Dutch-under direction Of s. c. Hills.
Clinton A0enus Congreg0ttonaL-N Reformed
Dutch Summerfeld Methodist; Washington avenue
Baptist; Clinton avenue Congregational Central
Congregational East Reformed Dutch; Glove Road
Missioni Bedford Congregational; Church Of the
Messiah; Adelphi Street Mission; Hope Union Ms
siOn-under direction Of George w. Bleecksr.
After services at the churches, the Divisions pro
ceedeG 10 Henry street and filed up that thorough
fare from Joralemon to Orange streets, numbering at
a moderate calculation some twelve thousand Children
The band of the shp-of-the-ne North Carolina wn
stationed in front of the Rev. DIR. HOgsrths Church,
and play yed number Of national and other patrotic
sirs while the schools marched by and then counter
marched their return 10 the respective churches.
where colations had been prepared for them
The beet of order was observed throughout and al
passed off pleasantly and without accident. The po
fce were attentive ana prevented vehicles from break
ing the lines as they passed through the streets.
In the evening meeting Of the friends Of the San
day School cause held in the First Reformed Dutch
Church in JoraemOn street, where reports the
oion Of the Sunday School Union were presented and
addresses were delivered. AT the cose of the
cises collection taken and the officers for the en-
suing year were elected.
The anniversary Of the Sabbath Schools Of Wilams-
burgb, belonging to the Sunday School Union, TOOK
place yesterday afternoon. Twenty schools were re-
presented in the procession, which marched through
several streets and presented very imposing sno
pleasing appearance. They met at the following
churches and listened TO short addres es, singing @c
At the Dutch Reformed Church. Of South secona
and Fourth streets; Divhion No. l, consnaog "
School No. lac, German Evangelical Church gn'
ham avenue, corner Of Wyckof; No. li5, New.
England Church, South Ninth street; No. 7s, t1fss
Presbyterian Church, South Fourth street, crper "
sixth street; No lO7, Reformed Duch Church, Busa'
wick avenue; No. l95, Mission School, Ninth street
No 1885, Protestant Methodist Church, Graham avenue
Division No. met at the First Baptist Church, cor
ner of South Fifth and Sixth streets, and eoDP1aea
school No. III, Second Baptist Church. No; o., re
for med Dutch Church corner South Second and four'
streets; No 1856 Baptist Church, Greenpointi 70 70
1sa Reformed Dutch Church Hewes street, NO 70
EyspeeI:cai Lutheran Church, Union sysIss; ;" No,
a Baptist Church BahEek q9fDas DSoo fGs met in the
schoo: ecmBHsips the T IhsS sSutS NDS street; No
iss German Lutheran L Church the Rev M Mean
drs No a Presbyer.n cSTcs csscs sSIS sSsS fStd fa
street NO. ", r;oS ..reet; No. no. Presbyterian
street. corner I o. street; no Iea Mission School
Diyision iS syense; No. &C. FIT Baptist Church fdn
street. corner Of South FIhh street NO. 100 ~
Snst,sl School, North Second street.
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