The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-07

1 -" sVts utc uFNtNe " Tue intNu Oh SVuu
with lamb s,anding on . rock, one Of Its for,
feet resting on his arm, and ovsr IL beauti
fal scroll with gilt letters, "rccd my Lambs
On the back was circle Of large gilt letter
wesley Chapel NJ. u. sabhsth Schools.
The stat was snrmounis.d by gilt ball sns
dove with outspr-ad wings, bearing m. olis,
branch. The trimming In front WAS hcav,
gold fringe q, top and bottom, and broad scl,
lace ~ the sides and lccped frosn the stair IL
the centre 10 each side With gold tassels. Th.
back was trimmed In somewhat sin,ils,
manner. The whole banner cost about 90
exclusive Of the making and trimming. which
were done BY the ladies'. The school also car
ried iarg" American Dag. tho only cne In ths
procession.
First Baptist School, numbering IS.
s.-secotd Baptist Missicn School Of Eas,
Davenport Numbering a.
e.-s-cond Baptist School. numbering las,
with car
l0.-firsl Bapis, school nanberiag u.
H.--Scccnd Presbyterian school, number.
Ing rs.
Total number cf childrea g5l.
But the crowning feature Of the procession
was the Sccond Baptist sunday school car and
Its fixtures. This car was of crimson velvet.
very elegantly made. with a canopy Of red
white and blue, In itself beautiful. The whole
was ornanlented. with 6owers In rich profosion.
The car was capable VI holding nearly twenty
children. ami ever, part Of Il was In good taste
and very rich Il was drawn By sixty small
boys pulling hy loag rope. and aided by a
pair Of hcrae,. These lads wore dressed In
cambria shirts lincn frock coats helled, aud
straw ha', lccp~d up like cooked hats. In ,ls
car were thirteen little girls. dressed In pure
white. AMI representing tho old thirteen States
Each bore q striped shield. having upon Il the
name Of the State she represented Bu, that
which attracted the most attention were five
i,,nisoms li,ls fellows on the front snd rear
al the car. drssscd ia the old Continental uni
iorn-cocked hats, tight knse brseches and
buckles large bowel sleeves, long waistcoais
and the oil straight coats. Their appearance
was inimitablc. They were 80 many min!a alnro
Gen. Washingtons for this bcautiful aud
unique display. the public and The school are
indebted 10 the Superintendent. Mr.. II. L. sar.
gent, On the grounds he was prepensed with
an elegant silver goblet by the scholars, appro-
priately inscribed. lie is worthy Of the com
plmsns as ali individual, and for his services
as Superintendent, Of this doarishias school.
Master Frank Alling la presenting the gob.
let spoke - follows
sra In the name Of the sabbath School Of
which you have long performed the srduous
and rssponstblc duties of Superintendent al.
low me 10 present you with the accompanying
gin.
Our Offering might have been more glitter.
ing OF more costly. hut We give Il 10 you, no,
- measure Of our regard. but simply a. a
testimony of our grateful appreciation u your
s0orts aud success in our midst
May the sight OF !, urge you forward 70 fu.
turs GOOD deeds. aud encourage you BY rsm~m.
ossnre q the past. Remesnbcs. that with Us,
our teachers also unite. and our one wish and
earnest hops IL, that the connection 40 agree
able aud profitable msy 10 long sxtsndsd. aud
that your prssenee - teacher may still con
.inus with ~, while We remain upon earth.
ana that when we enter q brighter, holier
mansion above, you may 6nd there. many a
lear scholar Of this schoci brought thilhsr by
your iustrumensality. at rest In our Father :
home
Nj Sargent made an appropriate reply to
this complimentary address. lie knew nv,L.
ing Of The intended presentation.
Alter arriving On the grounds, long walk
from the starting poisi the schools separated
and ~ent 10 their appropriate places Hero
all their refreshments. and immense was tLeir
quantity we're produced. and the dinner pre-.
pared. Several stages were erected by differ
cnt schools, where they had singing and al
4 -sses. Amer dinner all the schools gathered
II the main stage. Here the opening prayer
was made BY Rev. Mr. Keelsr, VI the NJ. T.
church. The address was delivered by Rev.
Powers, Of 81. Luke's church. and the ciosinR
prayer by Rev. Mr. Butterfiela. Of the Second
Baptist church Tho children OF all the
schools united In singing. After . very agree
able time. the children r~tarned home. Ne
should have said that Mr. slaynaksr wss the
Chief Marshal, and Mr.. 6illett leader Of the
music.
The Disciples school, one Of the largest In
the city, went 10 Mr.. Mcintosh grounds, near
the corner Of l2ih and Ripley sarsess. Here
they listened TO two addresses. and then had
an excellent dinner.
The Trinity Episcopal church school wen,
70 Mr. usnry's residence. whore on the beau.
tiful grounds in front and rear of ths dwelling.
they enjoyed themselves finely during nearly
the whole day. Mr.. Henry and his lady taking
care Of the friends Of The scholars % s,,sy
dropped Ia. We have already occupied more
space than VIC could well spare on this subject,
or we should notice more IN desail the les,
mentcued schools