The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-04
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Il Sunday School Celebration. w.

Mr., EDITOR Sir, permit me through
the columns of your valuable journal, to
give an approximate synopsis Of Sun.
| day School Celebration, which came off in
this locality, on the Evening of the 18th
inst, under the auspicces Of the Superin-
tendent and Teachers of the school.
| propose being brief, Mr. Editor, as it
said that ":brevity is the soul of Wit
but sir, cannot have 9 Omnibus IN parvo,"
or everything il a nut shell The place
Of meeting was a sanctimonal elilice,
known as the Methodist Church. Near
the hour Of meeting, | found my way
along with the company to the point Of
attraction. After paying the admittance
fee to the keeper of the door, man Of
rather gentemanly deportmen1, was ad-
mitted into the building, which was bril-
liantly lighted with petr lem. ..
took my position n front of a platform
tasSetulIy ornapented with beautiful wrea-
(thes and fpwerlets, interapcrsel with
bountfful profession Of the human flowers
| Of varigat, tlnts and shades OF color.
From the adult, the lady in her teens, up
TO the aged matrnn, all contributing II the
entertainment, and Shedding around their
benign influence. "... r.. ......,'s.,..,,f
Above and on each side of the platform
were appropriate mntos, arttully wrought
with leaves, The building is now filled
still they come, until it is almost uncom-
tortably corwded. The proceedings of
evening now commence, by the choir sing
ing a piece Of music and with prayer, and
then, the Salutatory Address by one Of the
Scholars, expatiateing on the advantages
Of Sunday School instruction. Next came
| the juvenile, or rather the Infantife de-
partment, some of the actors being so
small, and from the various infantile ap-
| pendages lying around it would suggest
the idea Of nursery rather than the more
serious business Of study. However tn y
got along admirably with their recitations
an we're rewarded by showers Of Fragment
flowers which they carried off in triumph.
| Next came the adult female and male
departments. ,a.,-.,,, .,,.,
The programme for the evening, consis-
ted of re'itations, dialogues and various
other appropriat e pieces adapted to the
occasion, interspersed with various pieces
of choice music, sung and, uperformeeil by
a. choir Iu all, sufficient to occupy from
TWO TO, three hours, Ia%I linn
! 1.-The pieces in general were well spoken
and performed, particularly two or three
pieces sung by one and twovery small girls.
There, were, other pieces well peffofmed,
but. to describe. them would .. necessarily
swell out my paper greater than'I wish to
tiatrude on your. limits at present. Upon
1.-THE whole il passed off creditabiy, both to
teachers and scholars, aud all interested
lin the well being Of the school, ii.
|, Too much praise cannot be, awarded to
the choir, for the able. and efficient man
Liner in which they sung and performed
The various pieces Of MUSIC, Music, Mr..
Editor, when well performed GREATS a
soothing sensation, awakens the finer
feeling of nature and throws as i were
a charm over all the proceedings, After
they edictory address, and after the Ben
sdiction being propopced The, assembly
dispersed for their homes, apparently
highly pleased with che proceedings proceed Ct the
evening. " BENL MAN.
| Aberdeen Nov, I2tl 1868. & .s,i !
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