The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-10-17
Celebration OF the East Lancaster Union
Sunday School.

Celebration of the East LaHcnster Union
sunday School.
Mr.. Editor I'm compliance with tie
solicitation Of several friends. and DEEM.
ing that lew incidents connected with
the celebration Of the first Sunday school
ever established 10 this place, may not be
uninteresting 10 your readers. / will at
tempt brief description Of that, which
occurred on Thursday last, day joyously
anticipated by the little ones, and full Of
happy interest and pleasure in us realiza
lion. -..-r
This school. at the suggestion Of a faith.
ful and Jealous laborer 10 his Masters
Vineyard, was opened under the superiu
tendance Of Mr.. THOMAS WEBSTER, on the
last Sunday in April, of the present year;
numbering more than fifty in attendance;
and with such encouraging prospects,
that Notwithstanding the expressed fears
Of many that it would not be sustained,
and would sooner or later fall through and
utterly prove vain and fruitess effort,
we are rtjoiced to say that the number
who inst met on that happy Sabbath
morning has never been diminished, but
steadily increasing in zeal and interes'.
the school has progressed step by step,
encouraged by the faithful and punctual
attendance Of its teachers, the mamie st
appreciation of the parents and the gen.
eral good feeling, hearty cooperation, and
unity of all; showing evidently, that all
'uch fears have proved groundIoss, and
our fOndest hopes more than realized.
A neat and appropriate Library case.
was made and presented to the School by
the Librarian. Mr.. JoHS SrRENrz, and a
number OF second land volumes kindly
donated BY the Methodist Sunday School,
to which have since added hundred or
more nicely bound volumes, together with
good supply Of Testaments, Hymn,
Books, number of the Sabbath School
BellS,.' with forty copies or so OF tho
"Child's paper" aud the "Gem,' an ee.
giant and popular little paper. published
at Philadelphia. all paid for by the School,
with asurpluc Of several dSlIArs still re.
naming 10 the treasury.
The children have also met to sing one
evening in the week. number of times.
at which there has always been a good
attendance; and we confidently trust a
happy influence. and manifest improve
ment will be the result.
The celebration or the pic mic, was a
day long to be remembered; aud those
who witnessed the pleasant gathering Of
more than seventy of these bright and
smiling faces, all of them neatly an ,idily
clad, marching with orderly department &
well filled baskets to the pleasant grove a
little distance from the School House, and
which commands delightful view Of the
city and surrounding country; aud no.
ticed the expression of satisfied enjoy
ment that rested upon the countenance Of
each, as the bounliful supply of Lemonade
Pies, Cakes, Candies and other good things
SO literally prepared for the occasion,
were arranged upon the table beneath the
wide spreading shade for their entertain
men; aud also, as the little groupe were
assembled in pretty circle, listened TO
the sweet songs that swelled out upon the
breeze from their infant voices; to the
feeling and appropriate address of the su.
periptendsnt, the earnest, heartfelt pray
er that followed. and the apparent interest
and sincerity manifested by all, could not
but feel that Heavens blessing had thus
far crowned each feeble effort and encour.
aged all to hope, that their labor had not
been in vain; but that the seed now being
sown, will ere long spring up and bring
forth an abundant harvest.
Yours Respectfully,
A. H. DWELLING.
East Lancaster, Sept. 8. 1861.