Newbern weekly progress., 1860-05-15
The Gsrent Sunday school PiIgramage TO
FxIttreIEs Springs.

The Great Sunday Sch0O1 -
Ex5ttreII's Springs.
We copy the following accout of this interest
ing event from the Standard.
The p esbyterian Methodist, Mission and Baptist
| of May by an excursion to Kittrells Springs.
The Baptist I M C4Srcs sa6h 1e TaS seboe Children and
teachers to assemble at the different Churches to
receive their badges, &c. Although the morning
was cool and cloudy this did not prevent the little
! folks - from turning out IN large crowds
| The procession formed in Capitol Square by
Willie J Palmer. Chief Marshal: aided by two As
sstant Marshas from each scool represented In the
ist. Baptist sabbath school-Mr P F Pescud,
| superintendent; Messrs John Armstrong and WIN
| Womble, Assistant Marshals.
! ID. Presbyterian Sabbath Schoo-Nr + Heart,
superintendent; Messrs Thos Richardson and u
| n 3omar Assistant Marshas.
Sd Methodist Sabbath Sehool-Mr Samuel II
Young, Superintendent; Messrs Lewis Peck and
! John c Palmer, SEN, Assistant Marshais;
| 4th Mission Sabbath School-MrS S Riddle, Su-
perntendent; Messrs II Parish and Henry Brown,
| Assistant Marshals.
clock and marched to the old uepot of the Raleigh
and CASTOR Railroad. About five hundred and fifty
parents teachers and children joined In the process
sion, and large crowd had assembledmft the depot
to witness their departure. About twenty m1nu es
was occupied in seating the crowd IN the cars, ana
making the necessary arrangements for the depar-
ture of the train 1t required rather close packing
to provide all with seats. but it successfully ac
comnshed Besides the Sabbath Schools a. num-
ber of ladies and gentlemen and the pupils of the N
n Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind
Joined the excursion in cars provided for their ac-
commOdatiOn
| The train was composed of eight coaches and four
fat cars fitted up with seats for passengers, and
| drawn by the powerful Engine " George w Morde
cal under the charge of Mr.. Mortimer Fleming, a
clever fellow, and of the best and most careful
engineers on the road. The Engine beautifully
decorated with Wreaths and festoons OF flowers and
evergreens prepared by several young ladies, and
presented to Mr.. Fleming for that purpose He GER
tany deserves much praise for the tasty manner IN
! nj Tph and
terest he manifested in the exculsi, n.
just before the train started three hearty cheers
were given for Mai Wilder President of the Rail
road-the whistle blew, and away went the cars
amid the shouts of hundre reds of children. Nothing
of special interest occurred on the way. At each
depot those who had assembled to see the crowd
were greee with the loud hurrahs OF the children
Everbohy appeared happy-the children, because
they were free from all home and duties, and
the old folks glad to their joyous, smll-
| ing faces.
| Sabbaths Schools the Cadets of the Henderson
Military Institute, and crowds of people from the
| ING the arrival of the Raleigh Schools
| The procession again formed, and after a
song of welcome from the Warrenton Schools,
marched to Kittrells Springs about half mile
The crowd was welcom@a by Mr. C Blacknall,
one of the proprietors of the springs. He said he
regretted that owing to the unfinished state of their
buildings they could not offer better accommoda-
| tions to the crowd. He alluded to the good lnhu-
! enC6 eXerted Dy SdHodLH CcHoolS anu gave one ana
| all hearty welcome
| Rev Joel w Tucker Pastor of the Methodist
| Church in Raleigh. responded in happy manner
He was followed by the Rev i B Solomon ofWarren
.on in few well timed remarks, at the close ofwhich
he mad, a motion that all of the Sabbath Schools
present form themselves into Union ST. bbath School
Ceebl alton, to meet the first day OF May, at
place convenient to all. The motion carried
by acclamation-
After song by the Raleigh Sabbath School child
dren Master Charles Reid and -- delivered
short speeches. just then 1t commenced raining,
and dinner announced to be in readiness And
til en- and iere was hurryng to and f'O.' The child
rem all rushed the tables and commenced filing
their pockets we'll as their stomachs with cake
candy nuts, raisins &c. the ladies took refuge in
fine bonnets and dresses 1t continued raining until
it time to bid adieu to the Springs which rem
dered impossible to get the crowd together again
hear several speeches and songs which had been
prepared for the occasion.
Returning the train left Maj Collins little before
without any accident having occurred. We noticed
several people who had been drinking freely the
MINERAL ~ WATER during the day, which caused
tn EN- tn become rather eak IN the knees and 9th
wise affected them. Some remarked that per
thaps little whisky might have been mixed with the
water, but it is improbable to think that any
would attend Sabbath School Cee ebration and carry
along bottle Of liquor. No, indeed! The above
gives additional evidence Of the wonderful effects of
the water at Ktrels Springs upon the human system
Upon the arrival of the train at Raleigh, the crowd
three cheers the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
and three to Mortimer Fleming, the Engineer
of the Excursion Train.
Mai Wilder made every exertion to render the
crowd comfortable during the trip to and from Kit
trells and he highly co1nplimented for he
pie accommodations prepared for the Sabbath
Schools, and all who accompanied them on the ex-
cursion