The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-08

Anniversary Of the Sunday school Society OF
the uethodist Episcopal Church.
The anniversary Of the Sunday School Society of tho
Methodist Episcopal church took place on Tuesday 3lst
uk, In the Academy Of Music. Although the admission
was 20 cents each the spacious ednce crowded from
parquette To dome, and long before the
commenced every leading the interior Of tho
building occupied The proceeds are 70 be devoted to
the estas ishment Of mission schools destitute por-
tons OF the city. Every Sabbath school In the
CITY was represented by select number OF boys
and girls numbering In the aggregate 300 children
all Of whom we're tasetuy dressed and yed accord
ing to their respective ages the stageprese atog
galaxy Of juvenile beauty seldom Witnessed Viewed
from the galleries, the stage presented brilliant apec
tRcle Bshop Baker aud mos, Of the tngushs1 minr
and lay Of the Methodist Church. occupied
in front OF the onps aud appeared manifest deep
interest in the enter tainment
The exercises commenced by the singing Of o
hymn. coumencing-
All hail the power of Jesus name.
After which Rev. DR.. DuRBN offered an appropriate
prayer
Tue President, Bishop E. JAMES in few appropriate
remarks, introduced VIM fRrslow Esq who gave an in
erestine account Of the progress Of the Sunday
School Society,"
The sew York cry Sunday School Society Organized in
sp,.eoD:l sunday sch"o ssos,s.io9" when there
s. Re sss ssn's q sse. s' ss .
20 The Of ne
on petition the sesrd Of Dsssses o. tai,
Church formed and has until the
sSsn ss as IN sSa s
Influential convention assembled ft all parts onion
Of an editor Of scnoo saa ao OF ~.
Sunday School Advocate The petition sr.nted and
ss numSsred sS, m nave u nova .wssa
o.
tween Twenty seventh and twenty eighth after
CURED when o.s; formed long . small frame
nue. he society aomshea and in te. years The iis
church became too small for them and Soash: and
In society mn Il n with the AsOoy 50
Soe and sna ian
.ns .cse3 EsissIsd. no s%i, % oSsTs Norfolk
yssrs .er ls45 opsusa IN Amos street near
T:s he n h
church A. aeou. the same time school was opened
near .ss by Dock. AID wa; Known tls by
n saSs ] 1
Datnrsy ossng church worship H. procured lots
% ss9 ns
avenue, Freenh street and nourshns schrol was
~a Varied when Se
Lord visited them with E.cico. revival and MANY we're
purchase lots in Seventeenth stre stuyve
% a % IN %
this society conjunction with brethren Of the Tweuty seventh
s i At under rs
. hudson srss. =: BAKE. SSiI:s.oa,ss u Tsti
:sSoo near Forty fourth street; the Bang. als.on
ssi,h Street j. addition o these here @ mission
schools under ne charge Of i..
$ hoo win about ena
and about 34 scholar The business meengs q The
sHa sa
Tue report concluded by paying graceful compliment
70 Bishop James, who has manifested deep interest in
the society.
The programme consisted Of solos, choruses recatons
and dialogues, which 30 well selected, both
respects the matter and the abilities Of the respective
speakers and vocaliststhe best talent Of each school
having been laid under contribution 10 entertain the
sudience-that II would be difficult task to speak OF any
particular piece without being nvdous and unjust We
cannot torbear mentioning however the admirable man
Cds Of the Bedford street school, Of the song Sister
and l. by Grace Cox and Emma Cropsey, OF the Jane
street school, Of which W. W. Cornell Esq., ia superin
tendent; of the song ought to love my Mother by
the children Of the Five Points school, which elected
Of the Central school Seventh avenue and Of the duet
have Father in the Promised Land" by Masters
Dunn anu Braynard of the Trinity school.
Rev ALFRED GOODMAN of Pniiade'pha, delivered elo
quent address, He said that he listened to the almost
overpowerng chorusses of the children he thought Of
the angels who constantly ascending and descend
ing upon that mysterious ladder which connected earth
and heaven he imagined that they paused listened
| WIN neaLw oVeIHOWluB Win Brattuue, love and Joy
| and then sped away--ohl how swnty-to the eternal
throne that, Influenced by acommsn inspiration they
might strike louder note aud sing eweeter song The
occasion, 80 beautiful and memorable, had awakened
his thoughts inquiry respecting the probable ncep
ton of attruly magnificent idea Of Sabbath schools he
had cared TO go back beyond the celebrated Robert
Rskss and not only so, but beyond the days of Roman
and Grecan glory aud not only so, but beyond the age
Of the self sacrificing Apostles and yet beyond the times
of 1saiahs memorable prophecy, until, by the strug.
Cling light Of the pale he he speaker) discovered
upon Jndes's hills youthfu shepherd boy hing
bio Hnrt Inv uiOh he him. ha
sward looking through the dusty vista of the u-
ure deserving with prophetic ken hundreds Of Thousands
Of happy Sabbath school children bympne in sweetest
strains the praises of heavens Glorious King Now he
him he grasped his golden harp and with his
properly attuned sang sweetIy delightful songs Out
praise because Of Thine enemies What might have
been mere conception in Davids mind was, in these
aat days. blessed and glorious reality. The reverend
gentleman proceeded in the eloquent strata speak
OF the Importance ef the Sabbath school cause
! The audience dismissed with the benediction.