The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-06

THE SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION
AND PICNIc. Yesterday was. a gala
DAY to the Sabbath School children Of
this city and vicinity, a day that wi
long appear as bright oasis in their
pilgrimage of life. and to which their
memory will ever recur with iincreas-
ing delight. n3l4s 7-bae ff1sh - sG '1-'isl
At 81 O'Clock the Sabbath School
scholars assem- bled in their churches,
with bright faces and happy hearts,
and after preliminary arrangements
were concluded, the grand army was
concentrated or massed at Trinity M
|. e. Church. on Third Street, Here
two hours were spent in most delight
full exercises, consisting of music by
the Sunday School hosts, Ssaceom !
panied by the. grand organ ssimnusic
by the Crescent City Silver Band i,
solos, Duets, quartettes and choruses,
&C., and addresses by Revs. Sims, Nc
Carer, Pentecost and Rawlins. The
music, both Instrumental and vocal,
was surprisingly fine. An-echo song,
by Ida and Della Genung, Lulu Tile
ston,p Mary Stocks and Ida Bedford,
singing in response to the schools
was perfectly enrapturing. The cho-
rus came from the Lecture. room, with
the doors but slightly open, and at one
time took up refrain not laid down
in the programme, that took the au-
dience and even the musicians by
surprise, and produced hum of ap-
plause and enthusiasm throughout
the house. sian4. $3.50 lra'-t
The speeches were intended to be
short, but'the speakers, becoming in
spired with the magnitude of the
theme, spoke longer than they had
intendedHthough certainly no one
was wearied with the addresses, which
were very plain and highly appropri-T
ate to the occasion. .,..us, IL.
At the conclusion of the services
at the Church. which had been open
ed with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Iedge,
the schools, representing nea y all
the Protestant Churches in tt city,
with several from the country, and
the Cumberland Presbyterian School
from Newburg, were formed into pro-
cession. and, led by the Crescent City
Silver Band, and followed by vast
multitude of citizens, proceeded to
Blackfords Grove, where a most
royal feast was spread, of which all
partook-were sufficed and left, and
of the fragments were taken up. sun
dry baskets full which were sent to
the Orphan Asylum. After the din
ner, speeches were made by Gen.
Shackelford-who had presided on
the occasion with peculiar felicity,
DIR. Jones and Rev. g. f. Pentecost,
whose remarks were listened to with
marked interest. A great number of
the scholars, with that intuitive or
rather innate good sense that often
distinguish children, divided out into
small parties and rambled through
the grove, enjoying themselves. evil
IDENTIFY satiated with the rich feasts,
physical and Intellectual, of which
they had partaken.
The day was one crowded full of
delight, and will long be remembered
as bright spot in the history of each
scholar present.
1t is estimated that not less than
1 800 Sunday School children were
present, and all seemed to highly
enjoy the, interesting exercises. Many
fingered in the Grove, that beautiful
primal temple of the Great Creator,
till a late hour in the evening. 2is21f
The following Sabbath Schools
were representedzen naosse:a a =
! Trinity NJ. Is. Sabbath School, city;
Tngle Street NJ f.; Walnut Street
Presbyterian; Vine Street Preshy-
terrain; Cumberland Presbyterian;
German, St Johns Luther
an; lions; Crescent City Mission;
Ingle Street Mission; Newburg Sab
bath School, Warrick County; Will /
Iiams Sabbath School, Warrick |
County; Mechanicsyille Sabbath /
School, Centre Township, Wander
burgh County. !
The following Schools were repre-
,ented. but not en- n,asse:
McCutchaDville, Sabbath School,