The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-08-19
Letter from Bryan.

BRYAN, Aug. l6, 1853.
FRIEND HIGGINs :-Thutsday last was great
day in Bryan: being the day of the grand and
general Sabbath School Celebration. Presuming
the religious portion of your readers, at least,
would be pleased to learn something of the
facts and doings upon that occasion. | will en-
deavor TO present enough to give them general
but correct notion of what transpired,
Notice had been sent throughout Williams
county that the Sunday Schools of the county
were desired to be in Bryan by 9 o'clock of that
morning so as to be arranged into an escort 20
conduct the schools from abroad, from the de-
pot, to the grove prepared for the exercises OF
the day.
Before O'Clock the people commenced pour
ing in from every road. FIRST by single bug
gies or teams, then by twos and threes then by
eghts and tens, &c, until about O'Clock, when
the northeastern portion of the county CAM,
forming procession about half a mile long -
At this time the town was pretty well filled
with people, and as the procession came march
ing through the throng with banners, flags and
streomers flying, the scene Was truly grand aud
cxhilarating.
The Marshnls then formed the schools of the
county into an escort, and with the Bryan Union
Brass Band at their head, marched through the
principal streets of the town and to the Depot,
TO receive their guests from abroad. The west
ern trains should have arrived first, but did
not. The train from Toledo came in on time,
This train contained seventeen coaches, which
were not only jammed full, but the decks Of all
We're covered with people, and yet not passen-
ger had been taken on west OF Wauseon, anu
only about half tina, were waiting at that station,
The schools by this train formed into procession
with the Toledo Union Btnd in front, and pre-
ceded by the Williams County Schools marched
to the grove, both bands discoursing excellent
music. The train returned to Wauseon, &c
bring those who had been left
Alta few minutes later the train from Elkhar
came in with twenty-five coaches, filled insid,
and upon deck, These schools were formed in
to procession by the Marshals, and conducted
by the Goshen Brass Band, marched to tn,
grove,
Between IL and ls o'clock the Accommoda
tion trains came in the ene from the ives
bringing all from that direction except about l0l
who could not find even standing room. Thos
from the west formed aud marched to the grow
those from the east, about 100, waited unit
the train sent back should return. Between L
and o'clock tn train pturned, and the las
procession, containing probably 500, marched I
, join their comrades in the shade
All the schools having arrived upon tn
ground, the picture presented to mind and ey
was not only deeply interesting but highly in
pressive, Knight here expatiate upon the ben,
hts to accrue to the great and glorious cause
moral education, by this commingling inte
change, comparison aud consolidation of view
and sentiments, but have not tim' to WRITE
;, You probably have not space TO publish.
y OF the exercises upon the ground can ss
: but little from personal obSer atiou, as my dI
lies, most OF the uma, called me elsewhere
Tar,u was a reception spesch to Mr, Afford, Il