The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-27

AHMvKaRsARY or TIE TwEsrY-PouRrH
snr-x MISSION NJ r. SUNDAY sHooL This school,
which hiss now been In operation two years, hel4
repetition Of " anniversary Lac. evening q. the
osuych, Sth sxesA near othh avenue. From sta-
ns,ios kindly furnished By NJ. Jelh, Il u shown
tla, the number regularly On the books Of the
school Is $50, Of whom 80 belong W the infant add
% to the Bible clases,
The church was very neatly adorned With Amsri.
can hsgs, and, on en,glng the visitor was struck
with the vsry el, anly and indeed superior manner
Ia which the children wcre dressed. The following
was The programme Of exerciset
PART Finer.
L. 5ingipg-"Happy Greetng'-By the School.
Prayer-By the PAs,1r-Rev Y. Z eser.
- Openir Addre-s- OrigirAl-C. I. Crpc1-r.
u binging-'Star-SpAng' II tuner"-S ,ni. ohp-
4 p.a.,.. rus schc Chorus idisnce.
h'ctahon-By very ht,ls grl. y un STAG.
hcitshon--Whai Live + r'-L witnI
Chi d"-H Seaman, Blla .gg.
sinsing-'s indAy School ,cr,litng s,ng"-
.. II cita,ion-"I wan, 70 be a ,,isr'o IL U.,.
10. Recitation "P ~ and P--eep,,--g p ,o '''
II Sing Kllswottb's Avsngrrs"-M q .ban
H. Dacsue-"ExsggvIa ti ms. u nm, v. T..
~. 5Inging-AngelinA Mash. ''1''
IL. Relationships Bind Mo,her"-R,becc,
Is. Singing Up-er the willow She's Sleeping"
a., Infant Claa- scho p
70. Reoi,a,or-'Msd ile-oms Maity"-a, Fsl,,n.i
H. bdc-"Johny ssnds'-I,,u "A Wriuht
H. Notwithstanding n y"-Mary IT, Rutland.
10, Dialogue-"Dreas and Devotion"-M n Il.
m hf, r. Koch and N smith.
~ sngng-"PngIim ns"-l2 ,holars
ii. kecisation-"Ths Amer AN Fl,g"-M.ry
20. "silencc"- originsl-Charle- y,lk. 0'N'
~. Dia.nsue@"Auni Henrisua o. N arimony"-
henrietta Seaman c ny.rsa,iOn by q .ifls
PART sEooSp
l. Singing Marching S,n ,,'-srbooi
2. Adatus-E Baron
g. hc'iation-''Un ion," or Sons OF New Hngland
4. singins-"I RI. " Be- tho I,gb," ,sc.J
o. Reciiation,-''wnen Is tie II me 70 Dis
G. D alogue-'orph,n'sC hoice", G cr,1L.r
~ XII, Mar, lie IL, Mary Smith, NJ p Jtl.
]. singins-"A Friend Thars Ever Near I" .s,hool
8. Dialogue As eep or A saks". n s,agg,
sw smith.
Il. sii ging-"A Brighter Dty,i, .''',,'' s,bo, II
H. Dbl sue-''sabbsth School Dialogue :" .......
~. MISUNDERSTANDING Giri"' A Map,in
10 singing-'H We Voice. School
IL. Vaedict,ry -"Genus Hrms" Henrietta 8 ,rnan
The opening address WIS most correctly spoken
by very bright 10y OF fourteen The lit speAl ar
did II such Justice both in emphasis, pun I 1a,on
and gesticulaion, tina, ,s Author needed not u en-
nust II n better hands.
No, D. by child Of three years, who could hardly
speak plain, excited the feelings very much indeed
every person present giving audible expression Of
approval. The NJ 1t was by a child OF FIVE, and the
next by Little Ella Stagg Snd Mics seaman, a girl
about thirteen, child and mott er All these were
very pleasing indeed.
No. o wss delivered by light little boy o, Ave,
WHO appeared dressed Ia full Z,uave costume, will,
musEet, knapssok, 80. Previous /, commencing hs
went through SOME msneuvres with his little mus.
ktt, 70 the extreme delight Of the audience.
No. II was witty little dialogue between three
boys, each about 'welve years cd. It was on the
Evils Of ENsggerSiioD, and elected much laughter.
No. 10 was very pretlily sung. The child was
only seven years old
No. l5-Tbe beautiful soug ''Under the Willow
She's Sleeping" sung with much sweetness by
four very little girls. The history Of this
title song Is rot generally known, and 10 may
not be aniss " relate IL here Stephen @. L, s,er
whose beaut nj songs will live In the American
hesr+ tore 7, had = little daughter Of whom he
was extremely fond. One day, when abou, tire,
years old, the child suddenly missed and after
hunting for her every where without tf,ct, III,
,eping mother ut len.,th discovered her aleepinl
under willow tree 1T some distance from theil
house. So lovely did the chi "a Look with her GOLD
en- hair floating IN the br,eze over her face tina, tb,
loet and musician would not allow her ~ be- AwAk
cned for some moments. when he eturnei % IN,
house he touched the pian1 and soon y oduc.d tha,
beautiful melody. which has since become f., popu
| lar Throughout the land.
No. lG-By little girl Of ten, caused much mer
riment, p rticu,aily m her intati,n OF an.e,ing
when 'Meddies,ms NJ atty" is supposed 4, ,e, hold
Of her grandma. snua tox,
No. i7-wAs prettily .u =. Tho child Ia al,,u
pine 5 ears Of age.
No. II, by three young girls OF tender age. WA
very well spoken indeed. The girl who was I.
particularly fond Of Dire was well persona,,d b,
MIS- Koch, and the other young girls were s1uall,
good
But t. partieularize all would lie impossible. Thu
SINGING bv Ssyen Girls and a ye hoy. WAS decidedl,
good. and ,vas bivblv apprecia,od nv the audience
Inds.J ovo,,,h,,, ,'.s ,all do, b',, ~ halJv an
,o,, in the second MAJ, or I w,re voice" mich
ear IN b- shaken Of A. bein, particularly pleasing
| in consequence Of tue manner In which the 'Echo
came in 10 sonly after the iul chorus 81 voices
WAS accomplished by placing little girl In room
at the far end, her voice In so prettily as
| call forth much Approbaii IN. Her name Is Emm
| seaman, aged thirteen.
The most sugnabe Performance was tina, 81
/ child three years Old, named Charles Volk, VIII