The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-08-30
THE 9. 8. CELEBRATION.
The Largest ever held In the state-Ten
thousand Peopieon the Grouuds-NearIy
1000 Children preseut-A Procession
sxtraordinsry-speechess Songs, &C..

4 4uUU RtG16ut-A Et0C6o1lOU
neutrality-suspicious. Songs, &C..
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In our last weeks issue We made q briei
mention Of the grand Sunday School Con-
vention held by the County g. 8. Union,
giving such particulars as We could gather
while the procession was passing through our
streets. On visiting Birchard Grove, where
the celebration was held, we found that the
half had not been told us.
The number of people by actual count,
in the procession far exceeded our estimate
and the grove was well filled with people
from the different townships, who came in
their own conveyances, and others from
town who were interested in the schools
The procession was in chsrgs Of the
mafshals under direction of Mr.. O. R
MoCuLIocH ard his assistants. and was not
less than five miles long, containing four
hundred and niHeteen wagons, several Of
them drawn by four, ak, eight and ten
horse teams and literally packed with
children. The wagons were handsomely
utCOTatt0 Httu ONcEkECoubI OhAuCib ., inOtbOC~t
emblems dc. Several were filled with
girls beautifully dressed in white, snd sll
contained fabulous numbers of little people,
one reporting sighty-siS, and many carrying
forty or fifty.
The preparations showed great taste and
cost much trouble and no little outlay Of
.-o.nv Ernrr .oboo1 r,oda rrad;to HE
appearance end had something novel in its
emblems, wagons or dress which marked it
as peculiar aud gave an interesting variety
TO the procession.
The exercises of the day began soon
after the arrival of the procession at the
grove The opening prayer WIS made by
Rev. J. B. THOMPSON of the Reformed
Church, after which DR.. SrILwELL was
introduced and made short lively address
to the children. Prof. J. TucKERxAN, the
Secretary of the State s. s. Union, followed
with one of the telling speeches he knows
so well just how to make, and after music
from the band, the schools adjourned for
dinner, which was taken on the ground in
true pic mic style. each school having its
own part of the ground.
After refreshments, the bands played from
the stand and ihs schools gathered sgain
for songs aud speeches, W. W. Rcss, Esq
and Rev. Mr.. ISeLr, of Fostoria, being the
speakers Of the afternoon. Both spoke
briefly and with unusual force.
The speeches over, several choice songs
were sung, the multitude OF children's
voices swelling the choruses until the woods
rang with the melody.
A pleasant turn was given to the exer-
cises by Rev. Mr.. BuLGER. the President, by
calling attention to two banners, borne in
The procession by the schools of Green
Spring and Clyde, both painted by GES.
Nc PHkRsoS. The first was plain banner
discoIored by age, with the design of an
eagle rudely drawn on the field. 1t was
painted and carried at celebration by GES.
MCPHERSON, twenty-five years ago, he
being then seventeen years of age and q
tescher in the first Sunday School ever
at Green Springs. The banner
was afterwards used in Wide Awake pro-
cession and was mslaid for several years.
and only cane TO light few days before
the convention. The other banner was
painted for school in Clyde, while Cadet
MoPHERsoY was at home on vacation
visit from " st Point in 1851. The device
is child leading lion and has underneath
it the following text.
"They shall not hurt nor destroy in all
my holy mountain, saith the Lord"
one of the Clyde schools also had a
banner presented to Capt. CHAPMAN by the
ladies' of Tfin on his departure for the
Mexican war, and brought home by him at
the return Of peace. 1t was borne by Capt |
CHApMAN's daughter in the procession. The
favorite horse from which Gen. MCPHERSON
was shot on that ever memorable July 22d,
before Atlanta was rode by one of the Clyde |
nsrshals and was brought up near the
stand SO that it could be seen by all.
II IS salQ Inat Sen. 4uCE HEheok 0Au u |
belief that this horse was invuluerable and |
that he should never fall In battle so long |
as he rode him.
After this episode which was full of the
of the gallant dead and yet so
appropriate in its connection with the
Sabbaih Schools at MoPHERsoN's home,
the benediction was pronounced by Rev
Mr.. LEASE and the convention, which Prof
TuoKFRMAH says is the largest ever held 10
this State, aud which will do more TO
promote the real interest of Sunday Schools
than half year of ord nary routine work,
was declared dismissed.
We give the following figures which have
been kindly furnished by the 8 cretary of
the County Union, Mr.. CHAs. Il. KREBs.
WAGONS.
Ten Horse tsEms,
Eight Bo sc teams,
Fo1r Horse teams, 6a
Two Horse teams, 24
Total ais