Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-30
LOCAL NEWS


The SABBArH souooL Urfor ANHIvEnsLRI.
The anniversary Of the wa,hington City sabbath
School union tock place thi. %Stning and proved
The ssSsois Of t8s I}sst, second and Third Divi
rom rom whspos they proceeded % lafayette square
Union Chapel Western Presbyterisn, Foundry
cSrI,.i GapH Hs.osi. S '"' u w '0u"l %
Ths second Division consisted o. mcKendree
Ninth street @stbodis, Prots.tssa Z street Bsp.
tit and the wa'hios.on CITY orphan Asylum;
lev chapel, st. PauPs NJ. y. Mission, Wesley
Chapel Mission, Calvary Baptist, First Presbyte.
Providence Chapels. IT-.. " .0 -
The Second and Third divisions united on the
Patent Once psve%snt and Joined the Frs, in Ia;
Where the First DIyision stoppsd and were sd:
Rev. T. n. hewlett, Of the Calvary baptist church.
The procession then Continued 10 Dr. Smiths
stopped and were sddrs,sed By Rev. Byron sun
detlsnd, D. D., Of the Fourandachslf st.eet Pres.
byterian church, and by Rev. J. Geo,ge Butler, Of
the English Lutheran church. The First Division
alone rem shining, proceeded TO Wesley Chapel, and
were addressed By Hon. Senator Wiley, Of VIZ:
ginia, and by Rev, G, V. Leeeh, OF the Methodist
Tho schools OF the Fourth DivisIon-conbisting OF
Waugh Chapel, Capitol Hill Presbyterian, Meth.
Washington Navy Yard ehurehes-snd Of the Tifth
n-eon,istins OF Ryland Chapel, Goruoh
terisn, Island Baptist, and 81. Johns Inthsrang
assembled A their respective churches and pro-
eeeded TO the Capitol grounds, WHARF they were
street BAptilt, and by Hon. A. Myers, Of the House
OF Representatives.. - - =
The order OF exercises In the various churches
was an opening prayer, followed By the hymn,
eve Love to Sing Togetherj" prayer hymn,
"Meet Nc in Eeavenf' reading Of the annual re.
6,.a,. ffoA a. nj kA
dress, and doxoiogy, -.. -.
The annual report wAs listened TO with the pro.
Choats, Esq, the Secretary OK he ssbbsth sesooi
Union. The Union WAS established In 1910. In
1912 there II schools, sos tssohers, and s21
scholars Al the present time there arc rs schools,
500 male teachers, $50 female teachers, 0a4a male
scholars, 1855 female scholars. In the libraries
eopyer.ons we're fepotted dSIinr n yssr AZ
nity-two deatht. ~ - =
AZ this anniversary there arc u. Methodist
schools, with l6S male teachers and 1855 female
teacher, oe2 male scholars, I9T female Scholar;
u deaths reported, "a conventions, Asia volumes
PRfiBTTERIAS soHooIA.-Thsrs arc II schools
5loa male teachers, ioI female male scholars,
hionsI volumes In libraries, $500.
There are siS,DGptiIt schools, having 90 male
teachers femAfe teSeherS, So male scholars, lS6i
and 9,7tS volumes 10 iibraries
IL the Trlnlty Church school there are male
teaeherI female do, 30 male scholars, and 70 fe-
In the Trinity Mission, male teachers, II fe-
male do, IS male scholars, g. female do , and SoI
volumes In library.
In the English Lutheran school are u male
teachers, Q female, 8 male scholars 81 females,
and 600 volumes In library.
Including. besides these, the German Inatttution
and the Young Mems Christian Association
schools there 20 Sabbath schools, las teachers
and ,s26 sch Glars connected with the Union.
There are Roman Catholic schools, having
5000 scholars, Protestant schools, having 800
scholars aud 10 oolored schools, hayfng 500 which
are not connected with the Union, showing that
the total number OF children enjoying SibbAth
school instruction amounts TO 10000. There IL
about the same number who are deprived OF great
benefits arising from the sabbath schools.
The procession Of the children In their holiday
attire was witnessed by thousands who thronged
the streets and avenues whore II was expected to
pass. When the lGt, I'd, and I'd divisions went by
the Executive Mansion the President appeared at
the lsrge window over the main entrance and
bowed TO the children as they cheered. One OF the
most pleasing scenes was the fem,le infant class
Presbyteriaa church. they were thiIty.n Ave in
number, and represented the States of the Union,
each little gill wearing apron with the coat OF
arms OF the state of which she was the symbol.
They AttrActed the praise Of all spectators.
Tho sd division, alter the 1T and I'd were de
taehed, headed by q band from Carver hospital,
proceeded las ststsd) to the Wesley Chapel, where
CotneliA LaEsubS, little Eiil about years Of age
maize an enthusiaatlo Spe, Oh. Each school had IL
banner with notices, such a. Feed My LAMBS, !"
This An and 18th divI sIona we're sIso IVit m, .od
bV thouaAndg of persons IN the eastern aeation III