Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-07-17
Correspondence Of the Sentinel.
Fourth of July Celebration at barnes
town.

Town.
Mr.. EDITOR. Sabbath and Par
ochial Schools, connected with the barnes
town Presbyterian Church, assembled in
large numbers at their new church, on
the 18th instant, and celebrated the day
by giving their I'd Annual Exhibition,
&c.
The exercises were under the control
of the excellent and efficient teacher of
the Parochial School, Mr.. Jas. G. Del
let, and were opened by the Choir (led
by Prof, Phelps singing the hymn,
From year to year in love we meet"
which was followed with a prayer by the
Pastor of the church, the Rev. Daniel
Metzer. The children then sung,
ooh, come let us sing" &c,
after which Geo. Peter, Esq. pronounced
an eloquent and instructive Grafton, which
was peculiarly appropriate to the day
and the character Of his audience. Mr..
Peter gave a rapid glance at the history
of our beloved country, from the earliest
settlements down to the times which tried
mems souls, and which led to the adop-
ton of that glorious instrument, the
Declaration of Independence, which he
read. and then showed how the princi-
pies contained in that ever-memorable
paper were carried out by the men who
adopted it and the gallant army which
so valiantly sustained it. He spoke Of
the suferings and defeats, as well as Of
the victories, of that little band, led by
our own dear Washington, that "boon Of
Providence to the human race, whose
fame will endure throughout all time,
and whose memory will be cherished by
our children's children"
Thestruggle being over, he spoke Of
the glorious institutions which were
adopted; how all parts of the country
improved and Aourished under them---of
its wide and still increasing extent---oi
cur privileges, civil, religious and social
of the peace and plenty we enjoy, and
how much, very much, reason we have
for gratitude to God.
This, Mr.. Editor, is doing no justice
TO the grafton, for your readers to appre-
ciate should read it. Suffice it to say, it
was well calculated to keep alive the
spirit of rs and make us all proud of
our forefathefs, of our beloved country,
and her glorious institutions.
The Grafton over, the congregation
united in singing the soul-stirring hymn,
"My country, IT'S of thee"
Then defamation, The Indian" by
j. NJ. Hall; dialogue, GA place for
everything" by Alice Warfeld and Van
della Magruder; defamation, dig
nifty of Human Nature" by Jas. Hall
Tschifely; dialogue, " Alexander the
Great" by JAS L. Thompson and Albert
Gambler; defamation, Downfall of Po-
land. by Jos r Thompson; dialogue,
Young Philosopher" by Americas
Biggs and Charles Rice; defamation,
"Hayne's reply to Webster" by Elgal
L. Tschiffe,y; 1.-THE Works Of God,'
by Granville Gambler; dialogue, "Tit
for Tat" by Kate Rice and Estelle Bos-
well; recitation, by dear little Sidonia
Gambler; dialogue, "Cold Water and
Fire Water" by Jos, Thompson and
Thomas Cross; defamation, Parody, by
John d. Thompson; defamation, by j
Caldwell "Hollow Tree" by James l.
Thompson GA place for everything,
by Dolly and Virginia Boswell; decla
nation, "The Young Soldier" by Alber
S'andieT.
These exercises were interspersed will
singing appropriate pieces by the chill.
dren and choir, and was closed by the
berediction.
The intellectual being over, the chill
dren were marched to the beautiful grove
adjoining the church, where committee
of most excellent ladies had prepared ;
feast Of different kind, and to which
the children paid their most particular
attention. The balance Of the day wa,
spent in social intercourse, by a company
numbering in all about three hundred
persons. 1t was, Mr.. Editor, "goot
day." and one that viii long be remem
bered by DARNESTOWN.