Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-10-11

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MR. EDITOR 1T is ith pleasure I take
my pen to jo. few words respecting our
Sunday School Celebration at Mt. Zion, on
Saturday the 18th inst. The school at M.
Zion has been under the super intendsnce
OF Mr. A. p Miller for the last three years,
and II has been glorious success. Through
the energy Of the Superintendent the school
has been built up so as to be looked upon
as necessity in the community. The
manner Of conducting it has been well
directed to interest the attendants who
desire information. The school is opened
with singing and prayer by the Superin-
tendent, after which he recites to the school
some appropriate, and important text Of
Holy Wrlt--sometimes followed by brief
exposition then the schosrs--beg inning
at the head Of the primary female class
reci,e in turn such texts ss they may have
selected, naming Book, Chapter and Verse;
after which follows the recitation O.. memor-
IN ed versps to the Teachers of .he, several
classes; then reading Of one (he same)
chapter by the school, upon their under
standing OF which all are freely interrog-
ated by the Superintendent respecting its
History, Geography Reference and Phrase.
ology;--dlsmissed with singing and prayer.
The Mt. Zion school formerly uni ted
with other schools in Celebrations. bot
owing TO the inconvenient distance to be
gone in uniting with others this season, we
have had our Celebration all alone--a rea |
home afair--a family gathering in which
all were well supplied with eatables o..
which they psrtook with great satisfaction
The dey was clear and old Sol darted his
fiery rays vengefully upon the earth, ss il to
recover the loss he had sustained by the
past ten days of Boreal breath which had
been disPelling his geni,l warmth; but they
were all svered from us 10 our festivity by
the roof Of Mr.. Harris's comfortable, com
modious barn which had been judc iously
selected BY the managers. instead of a grove
for the purpose of spreading the table -
While the Committee was arranging the
eatables the scholars were msrshalled in
order at the Meeting House and marched to
Mr. Harris's, from whose well they were
furnished with excel ent water, thence TO
the table from which, after Grace, or
Thanks by Rev. Coen, they were well cup.
piled with palatable cake, crackers, cheese
candies, figs, raising, almonds ana kisses
A!,er sufficient time enjoyed in gayety, oil
were marched in order TO the meeting
house, where, after singing BY the choir, we
were entertained by Rev. White, and
Messrs. Berry and Miller, with good mental
and mor,l food, which was attentive ly
received by young and old, Mr.. Miller
was very feeling in his remarks, aud it Is
TO be hoped that a Il were much benefited
by the days exercises.
Mr.. Editor, it would have given US plea.
'nse 10 500 your smiling fuce amongst us,
and know you would have been delighted
with the affair, end would have gone away
saying in your hear TIT is well that Il
was there. Sabbath schools are becoming
wha: they should be-let to be necessity
IN the community--the very nursery OF the
church in which to strain up the children
in the way they should go, that when they
become old they vii. not depart from it,"
but the children of the living God through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who sqid--"suffer |
little chi dren to como un, to me, and forbb |
them not; for Of such ia the kingdom of
heaven" Long may the banner of Peace
wave over us. ]. Mex
LAMpsvTLLE, o., Sept. "a, 1860.