Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-28
Mission Sunday School.


The Sixth Anniversary of this inter
esting Sabbath School was held in Cres-
cent City Hall, on Thursday afternoon.
The large hall was crowded with chill
dren belonging TO the school, and their
visiting friends. We have not witnessed
more interesting sight than that pre-
scented by the 300 children assembled to
commemorate the organization of a Sur.
day School, in which they weekly receive
lessons of instruction in those things per-
tanning 10 rtreir rurrnus uvlfa.v.- Tl.v
exercises of the afternoon consisted in
singing, speaking by visitors, Rotations,
DC, the whole under the direction of the
Superintendents, Messsrs. Blount and
Tileson. The songs were sung with
the spirit and the understanding" The
children were happy in their souls, and
gave expression to it in their songs.
The exercises were as follows: $50
1st, Song; I'd, Prayer by Rev. Mr..
McCarer; Sd, Song; 4th, Address by
Rev. Mr.. Fellows; 9Th, Song; 9th, Ad-
dress by VIM. E. French; 7th, Song;
Sth, Recitation by infant class of bows
under the direction of their teacher. Mrs
Colonel Drew; 9th, Recitation by Mr.
Ashley; 10th, Song; 18th, Address by
DR.. Day; 18th, Refreshments
The latter were provided by the off,
GERS and teachers of the school. and
were received by the children with hear
ty pleasure.
The Secretary of the school, Mr. De-
witt Lamphier, read his annual report
which we are disposed to give our read
ers in full. 1t is as follows:
EVANSVILLE, Nov. 26th, 1868.
This being the occasion of the Sixth
Anniversary of the Mission School. we
have once more assembled together with
Joy IN our hearts, AMI songs Of praise in
our mouths to God, for the many mercies
He has bestowed on US as the omission
Sunday School"
Notwithstanding the many excite
ments and the many interruptions that
we have experienced during the wear
just passed, the School has Increased in
prosperity 1t has averaged 336 scbol.
airs IN attendance of a Sabbath-an in
crease of "A over last year. This is
quite an increase, when we take into con-
alteration the difficulty in obtaining
q nv e~nar;onoa :, neSS ga who have had |
that it is impossible to keep up regular |
classes without regular teachers. =
The increase has been in the attend |
ance OF the girls, and not the boys. who.
on account of not having teachers enough |
for them, have fallen off in attendance.
The average attendance of teachers was |
not as large this year as it was the wear
preceding, the number being "a. Out
of the 81 who commenced the wear with
as, ~ of the number quit teaching dur.
ing the year, and their places were only
partially supplied, leaving some of the
classes without regular instructors for
months at time. | find, in looking
over the names of the teachers, that out
of the 20 who are now teaching, there
are but four gentlemen fact that
speaks very badly for the young men of
our city, or very highly for the ladies. l
don't know which. During the months
Of July, August, September and October,
1ne-thIrd of the year, the average mum.
Der of teachers in attendance was only
Il, when there were 30 classes to be sun.
piled. l dwell upon this to show our
friends, who have favored as with their
presence, the difficulty there is in keen
ng up corps of teachers. This School B
vas established IN the year 1851, and had.
It the commencement, thirteen classes.
inc find among the names of the thirteen
eachers who helped start the School.
VIC Who are now teaching, and have al |,
way bsens present whenever it was. in
her power to attend, during the six
ion. Trg4s-. = : = 'Pe."
In saying this do not want To d;sn.r.
Ige In the least. the efforts of any of the
'ther teachers, who, although they were
lot present at the opening of the school
ave been as faithful guardians over
heir little hocks, as the mountain shep-
erd is over his heecy pets - :
Among the officers, Mr. VIM. Tileston.
OF Assistant Superintendent, is the only !
ne that was present at the opening, and
more faithful person, it would have