Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-17
CITY & NEWS ITEMS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
AND ORNAMENTAL PRINTING

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"a For City News, see first page
For Market Reports and Marine News, see fourth
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PLYMOUTH SABBATH SCHOOL PIc-NIc-The
rapid increase, the peculiar character and the
great spiritual prosperity of the Plymouth
Church Sabbath School in this city, has very
properly attracted considerable attention.
Thursday they united for the first time in
an out-oftOwn celebration The arrangements
were of the most perfect kind. The greatest
pains had been taken in the selection of the
place and in its preparation.
Committees of two each, on place, ,eonreyaness,
tables, music, amussments, prOUis.ons, address
es, finance, clothing and printing had been pre-
viously selected. These were all prompt with
out interference. The place was one of the
most beautiful and ample, three and half
miles on Euclid street, the 5th avenue of the
city 1t consists of seven acres all fenced in,
with pond of water, jet, boat and fish grove
and lawn, dry and shaded, romantic rayine,
woods and waters in the rear out Of sight Of
convenient buildings for clothing, children, the
sick and the aged; and carriage road Of half
mile circuit; table on the shaded lawn Of
more than hundred feet in length, protected
by ropes drawn from tree to tree seats and
stands, swings and balls, for foot and bat /;
wheeIbarrows for the blinded to trundle. and
circles for catch and buff, play making up
the programme for exercise and amusement.
The day was the loveliest of the season
Just after rain-no dust, not wet, not too hot
no clouds, all clear, CHEEKY, fragrant and in
viting. Prompt at nine O'Clock five hundred
Children, Teachers, Parents and Friends, from
the Great Grand Parsais on staff and crutch,
to the little wee bit of baby in the cradle,
/ white and black, and omnibuses, carriages, pub
lie and private, baggage wagons and provision
wagons, with banners and a hand Of music,
started up Prospect street to Euclid and the
grounds cavalcade more attractive and
more hopeful than many a one conducted by
political or martial leaders. The good people
on the route were taken by surprise. "What is
all this, and what does it all meani" was ask
ed again and again. The Committee on Con-
veyances preceded, an open barOuche with the
Pastor and all his family, accompanied by Rev.
Mr. Brewster, followed The principal banner
was a simple but touching representation Of the
landing Of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock
through the day. 1t wss carried by a son Of
Mr.. Berry, seven years old. The same boy who
received Bible, with others, a year ago at a
public gathering in the Church, for securing to
the school five new scholars. He was repre-
scented on the banner leading five other boys to
the Sabbath School His inscription war
"fhsss are my reer1its - and it ought to have
been added, ''aDd this is my reward" for be
had bible under his arm.
The Plymouth, not colony exactly now, bat
congregation, arrived on the ground in the great
est order and proceeded at once to the pleasures
of the day. The Committee were prepared
with checks. snd every child's loose eInihiHs
was laid aside with care ready at any time with
out trouble Swings were put in operation
balls, music and wheel-bauows. The Hftlesi
children we've let loose for the day as high
fence guarded them, and no danger within the
gates. The table was spread and loaded with
an abundance that was most unexceptiOnable
in character in,regard to health At l2 O'Clock
A NJ, after good speech from Rev. Mr. Brew
ster of the Wesleyan Church, and few re-
marks from the Pastor, Rev Mr. White, the
company marched around and to the table
more than $50 strongly actual counts. Full
time was taken for dinner, and the old people
were served with plenty of good tea made on
the ground
Among the participants were the lineal de-
scendAnts of the Religious band of 1920 and o.
the Plymouth Colony, the Whites, Hopkins
Vests and BreWsters; and among these, old
Captain West, who sailed out of Boston for hall
century to every port in the world, beginning
with the close Of the American RevOlution-ar
intelligent aad PiOus man, who has treasured
more knowledge and can make more ready
use of it now, whether of politics, history, war
temperance, freedom or religion, than many 1
teacher right from the schools.
Toasts and speeches followed dinner, in.
prOmptu from Ministers and Laymen, friends
snd strangers. Then there was scat
tering for play, ramble, or a r;de round ths
grounds, old folks and young folks, grave anC
gay, with one heart and one mind, making the
most os what God and Nature, Parents ant
Teachers, the Family, the Church and th'
School have furnished for health, happiness and
goodness Music and song from Band, ChOil
and School; speeches, short, witty and instruct
i've from Clergymen. Editors, Teachers anC
Business men of home and from abroad, mad,
short the hours to roll call at SIX
Not an aeeident-nOl a eomplaint-nOt al
unpleasant word or an unpleasant look maues
the scene. Even the babies did not cry nor tn,
nurses fret. The little ones slept and laughed
in shady bOwers and grew fat and happy OF
good air and good cheer,-and, shall say it
the Grand-Pa's and Grznd-Ma's, ran, and jump
ed, and danced, and frOIicked with the rest; am
the Great -Grand-PaPas, and Mamas eheered
and laughed and cried with memories of tht
past and anticiPatiOns of the future until the
all felt and said st is enough Let us thanl
God and 60 home ~ And so they did. Th'
grand procession formed in order and slowl,
vended its way back to the city with setting