The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-29
FOR THE WESTERN DEMOCRAT.
Sunday School Celebration.

| 1t may be interesting to many of your numerous
readers to know that, notwithstanding the genera
Decentralization of the times there is religious life in
the land yet. The past Summer has witnessed re-
markable efforts and success in the various depart
ments of Church enterprise. The various Sabbath
Schools of the Methodist E. Church, South, in the
Western part of Union county met at Pleasant Grove
| Camp Ground Saturday the 18th inst, for the
purpose of celebrating the of their abors and
to witness the conferment of prizes which had been
offered by their Pastor Not less than four hundred
persons were present.
About ESQ scholars and teachers from the various
Churches formed in procession, and after march
ing and counter-marching for short time assembled
| in the Church, where, after appropriate religious
services chaste and beautiful addresses prepared for
the young orators of the occasion well deliv-
cred: The Salutatory by Master Willard Wolf: the
Exordium by Master Victor Redwine; Progress d
Wiltshire Reid; Value of the Present, S Wolf.
After the juvenile speakers had reached this point
DIR. NJ Wood was introduced to the audience. and
in chaste and elegant speech parents and children
forth to the former the advantages of early train
ing and to the latter the importance of studious
habits the government of passion and untiring dill
gence. His speech delivered with elegance
of manner that impressed his hearers with the dig
nifty of his theme, while its matter was highly enter
tanning and instructive.
Rev. Little of Monroe, then made a most tell
ing address to the ,hildren enforcing the duties of
parental obedience, reg devotion and the avoid
of evil habits, by anecdotes and incidents suited
10 their capacity in manner well calculated to make
lasting impressions upon their expanding minds.
The speaking interspersed with appropriate
songs
After a short vacation, the scholars formed
in procession and marched to extemporized table
in the grove, where they joined by the audience
to parake of bountiful pic mic, and their appe-
tites had been sharpened by waiting, the abundant
good things set before them received due attention.
Upon re-assembling in the Church. the Pastor, Rev.
L. Wood, called out the successful competitors for
the various prizes, and after short address, de-
lvered them as follows: The highest on the Circuit
awarded to Miss Sarah d Winchester, who had
committed to memory 1892 verses of Scripture, a
fine Morocco Polyglot Bible; the second highest to
Master S Wolfe, who had committed 2253 verses
fine Morocco Bible. plain Bible awarded to
James Monroe Reid Wesley Chapel; Margaret s
Sims, Rehoboth; Amanda Helms, Pisgah; Rachel
Porter, Pleasant Grove; w Sanford Belk, Bethle-
ham; Milbury Ross, Union, and Isadora Patterson,
Waxhaw.
The audience then listened to appropriate adj
dress from Rev. r Little on the advantages of Sun
day School education.
Master Leonard Richardson then delivered the
Valedctory, the benedicton was pronounced and all
retired with the best of feeling, and more than
determined to labor in the good cause. W.