The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-07-04
Methodist sunday School Celebration.

Early on Thursday morning. the streets were live
iy with ldIle girls gaily and taseliy dressed. The
boys, looking as clean pins, were also about
The groups aud clusters o these little fairies were
soon seen moving out to he church 10 form process
SION. which, with martial music It's head--banners
and hags beautifully decorated, and with appropriate
notices, made an imposing display IN their oarch
round owiI, and out TO tlp grove IN BARCLAYS woods
Arrived there front OF The stand erected for the oc
eason, We Iound II buried In sbrubbery, wreaths and
iestoons-all we'll gotten up Mr. Gibson, pastor of
The church, IN his happy took the stand, and
opened the exercises with an appropriate prayer.
Mr. Saml. Shuck, Superintendent, was also there.
We suspected his brother, VIM. Shuck, very strongly
Tor beng out there BEFORE Judging from the taste
displayed in The arrangement the ground. We
wondered what the large horses standing hitch
ed at the fence for, covered with heavy harness but
in looking round found several barrels oil water and
good deal more than fee ioores and fishes there
IN baskets. We concluded the horses and biz rrars
had sonnet hing TO do with that part OF the arrange
ment. After seeing Mr.. Sigafoos the side Of the
stand with papers &c. in hand, Judged
there other feasts on hands besides those
10 come ont OF the baskets We were not disappoin-
ted Various literary and religions exercises the
form oil declarations, dialogues, singing &c, were
produced by many Of the scholars i'll manner rhat
reflected much credit upon them, and great deal
upon their hers and superintendent II was just
as ii ought 10 be. on must give children their
plays, their novelties and toys. The pareafs were
there giving ii theircoantenanre and encouragement
HitbOul titot HFiFstS all cons 3lItl9
don't come to much.
Mr.. Gibson, in a vely agreeable and pleasing man
ner, and with Just such remarks everybody fixed
on such occasion, introduced the scholars their
respective parts turned up. We will Distinguish,
ior all did we'll We must notice, however, that
SHnaog Sctooi hymn by the 1--WE little sirs-we don't
now remember their h appeared that the
wind ceased rustling the leaves, that all might hear
and appreciate it. The dialogue between masters
Cessna ard Blymire, was conducted with such ease
and natural outhurst OF expression made you ihnk
they were really in earnest. The star speech OF
John Shuck took Us down. His voice, his gestures
and clear articulation, together with peculiar Fash
Of his eye and little knitting of the brow OCCASION
ally gave evidence of good ground there for cultiva
fion. James Shuck made admirable speech (
Well may the parents OF these young men be I
nrood OF them. Josiah Gephait aud Henry Baker
I'D Themselves much credit in their speeches and
Dialogues.
The closing scene was dialogue between Joseph 1
and his brethren. IN appropriate costume This very
Interesting portion Of Biblical history was well dra-
natized. The character OF Joseph was wrll sustain
1t by JOAN FnlioTd, young gentleman OF consider {
ibe promise, and who made the opening speech .
with nnch credit to himself. This over. and we def
sire 10 close down a description; for the amount
u cold ham, chicken pickles, bread and butter cakes,
&C., &r., which were spread out a long table ard
lisposed Of by the scholars and spectators, hct-
er be imagined than told, when say that proba-
Ily four or five hundred paates well catered
q, and all The boys and girls scampered off with
ronseT pockets and haudkerchiefs full of what was
eft. SPECTATOR.