New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-07
NETWORK SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

NETWORK SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Tie Forteth Anniversary Of the NewYork Sunday
School Union celebrated yesterday in ten Churches
by one hundred and fifteen Schools.
THE TABERNACLE
The largest OF the asse mblages was at the Taber-
naclc. Not less than three thousand children could
have been present. and all space unoccuped by them
was crowded with spectators Eighteen Schools were
present from me following places:
No 2.srd School, No. 81 Greenwich street; Geo. HIATT
40 s-Brok Church Chapel No. I55 Nassau streets A. L.
No IG-AiisaOn School No. lo6 Centre street; AMI Camp,
No i9NWard School, No 100 Henry street, Nathl NJ Ter g.
Superinendent.
No BAPTIST Church, Macdouga end vands street;
No 24~CoOred school No 10 TLosas street, Geo. Walker,
No 26-CCntrs Preb, terrain Church, BroOme Elm;
No Sc-Laght street Church No 20 Lsight street G. f. Au
No. sPIimary School Greenwich near DesbrOsses street,
No 96Mariners Church, CathsIue and Madison Streets
No s4-Tabernscle No GAG Broadway, w West, sup'nt
No 57-Cens street fresby,een Church, g. W. NJ hs5es,
No 5SsImg Presby Church Dwight H. Cooley,
No Gs-Wsrd School, No ssreeti Jas V. Freeman,
No. 8sIWsrd School No 2i5 William street; r A. Sawyer,
60 SI-Fyo Points Mission sehol; the Rev. L. NJ Pense
No. i72-Mh,ion School No 141 Re"de street; J. O. C'ns
No 9C-Mi.sion School No. p Oliver street. T. o. He'd
man, Superintendent
The platform and galleries 1ooed with banners.
and a powerful choir led by Mr.. VIM. Is Bradbury,
occupied the space in front Of the organ. Mr.. H. IT,
Ovington played voluntary of fifteen minutes dura-
tion beiore the exercises commenced. Mr.. j. {.
Leveiidge p1esided.
The exercises commenced with the singing of the
h,mn: & Come and Sing with JOY and Cladness.
The children entered into il heartily.
The Rev. Mr. HASKELL then offered prayer after
another hymn had been congregationaly sung
Mr.. JOIN G. NORTH OF New. Haven, told the chill
dren that he had come from New-iaven 70 miles, 10
see them and he would ike to shake hands with them
and kiss them every one. But he eoud mol 90 tha''
lie could however shake hearts with them and snake
eyes with them. He pointed TO banner when bore
a picture of the Sower and the inscription " In the
morning sow thy seed" About this time the blow
ING of horn reminded the children of the walls o.
Jericho al there was general 'dugb'l MI Norll'
however cid not stop, but went on To the coutHanu-
ments npressing upon them the necess " oil oDeyhS
cir fathers and mothers. Even the little chl,ken
minded their fathers and mOhers all but one Oh teni
v no did MT mind his mother, and when sbe saw Go
neck ss If lie would ssy I've seen dogs before, am
afraid of dog. And he stald andthe dog came aioDg
and grabbed him in his mouth and that was the as' %
him. Little children were IN great danger III NeW-
lCik. The ears might como t-iOhS aiu Oi"S"
and sometimes there fires IN their honSes lhey
would soon 60 home. Some of them would go ID ce!,
lars and some to fine houses, but by and 10y they would
all 60 to eternal home iney must take care 'na'
il 81 ould be the heavenly home.
The sorg "The sabbath School" was then sung by
nearly every one Of the little COS gregalion
The Rev. ALIEN. II. Thompson said that If they
would lend him their for little while, he would
give them back TO them by and by. lie wanted, 100
10 give them nice, sweet coy little text he would
not tell th m where it was for he wanted them TO hnd
it; it was in the Bible, and was this: The mother
OF Zebcoee's children" lie thought this was iioe
way of telling that Zebedees cil lren good boys
II ely mother SalOme, but instead OF calling
Ler Salme, the Testament called her tue mother oi
Iehedee's children. Zebedec was fisherman. lie
poor kind of halt water anu halt land-rdt, but
be had boats, and what more he had nets. lie
tMr. Thompson) thought he a sort OF rich man.
Ard these young men, Zebe3ees children, Were there
wish their fathers nets when Chris came By and called
them to GO with HIM, and they left their iaher and
went Witt bin. Ore e the boys was named James,
ard what was the others name John, cried a IT
Tie boy in front Of the PLATFORM. Yes, ."'" ..
James the GIst of the twelve to die, and John wa
the last. They prayed to be baptized and they were
TLcy were good Children, and SO their mother
called after taom. Mr.. Thompson had heard Of title
lov who wanted to be s0lder-ssilor and wear LITTLE
re coat and have little gold epaule;es on his shou.
ders. so be got m'dshpman appointment on a
British higate for that was before this was free
country. Didn't he feel Lice when he got thai h'te
red coat on, and came home with ms lrtic swori
How he thought bis mother would look glad when she
saw him! But Lis mother didn't look glad.
She G:,d, and looked ony, and tod her h'tle
ron sle could rot bear 10 Thick N ms 60
ing ing away 20 sea a,d l.sying bis mother T.. li;;lS
20 waited ~ 60 N,ry muca bat b. wo1l Int go ana
l. ave his mothtl &C. Bless the Lord hat he dicn. 10
TO tea, for be George Washington ana ne yea
TO be The savior OF lis country. And wheh bs M -ci
oied thoy rut on her tombstone Mary the mo her OF
And when Mr.. Thomp on read over
tic Teismeu he found paC WIRE sPTke o. , Mr.
wb,n he was a l.tle 10y not bigger han they weIe'
Mr. Thopya on went in Ton the little boy whose ulo h-
ers cou'd be called af'cr them. lie went I'r Una,
little toy of which people could say, LOOK iners
a. goes Mrs Jones, little Jenny Joness mother" ana
people would know Lor then hitle Jenny Jo2es was
such good by. There part Gu sr time IN |
boy'e life, he knew wbenit very hard for hn 20
nlnd be moleI. Ikai time was when b. ya:Ae, ee-