The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-01


city was sustaining an enterprise Of
this kind. We refer briefly to. some.
of those whose existance and opera
tons have come to our notice:
The Crescent City Mission School
is the oldestand most generally known.
1t was organized in 1857 and very soon
became the largest school in the city,
composed almost entirely of poor
children, who were not in attendance
in any of the church schools Dur
ing the war it decreased considerably
in numbers and interest, and suffered
much Inconvenience from. having to
Vacate. Crescent City Hall and find
accommodation in the Court Room.
Last. year Mr.. John F. Glover was
induced to accept the Superintend-
ency, and has been devoting to the
good work his we'll known energy
aud enthusiasm in the Sabbath
School cause. AS soon as it was
possible he obtained a lease of
Crescent City Hall. and the
School returned to its old home,
where it had been so prosperous in
past years. Mr.. Glover has collected
around him faithful corps of teach
ers, earnest workers like himself; and
the result of their labors is now seen
In the great success which has follow
ed their efforts. The school
numbers forty teachers, and the ave-
rage attendance ranging from 600 to
700 children. This makes it prob
ably the largest Sabbath School in the
State. The aggregate is somewhat
swelled, however, by Quite number
of children from other schools, who
ought to be excluded, in order to ac-
commodate the poor and neglected,
who, alone, would crowd the Hall.
The benefits resulting from Church
Mission Schools are seen in the sue
cess which has attended the one un-
der the auspices of st. Paul's Episco-
pal congregation. A little band of
children were gathered together in
the north part of the city, hardly four
years ago; and the faithful and con-
slant labors of a few devoted teachers
has been rewarded by the establish
ment of very successful coDgrega-
ton, just about being organized into
the separate parish of the Church of
the Holy Innocents. Other churches
could profitabiy follow the worthy
home mission example set them by
st. Paups.
A very prosperous Mission School
has been in existence for sometime
pastin the Park School House, Frank
lin Street, Lamasco. It is sustained
under the auspices of the Ingle Street
Methodist Church. Mr.. Theo. Cur
nick is the Superintendent. The
numbers Of enrolled are two hundred
and fifty children, and twenty-five
teachers and officers, with an average
attendance of one hundred and ninety.
This School is doing a good work for
the rising generation of that section
of the city.
About four weeks ago, a few young
and active Christians of Trinity
Methodist Church organized a Mis-
sion School in Independence
Methodist Church, below Pigeon
Creek. Such school was serious
want in that community, as is attested
by its decided success. It commenced
with less than fifty children, and last
Sabbath the number in attendance
was one hundred and twenty-eight,
Mr. Ferd. c. Iglehart is the Superin-
tendent. assisted by William Storton.
With proper effort it will, we doubt
not, result in building up in that vii
lage strong and prosperous church.
Quite recently Rev. Geo. F. Pente-
cost, of the First Baptist Church,
with the assistance Of willing helpers
of his congregation, has opened a
Mission School enterprise in the dis
trict school-house in the extreme
southeast suburb of the city, adjoining
Knight Township. About fifty chill
dren and adults have been gathered in,
and it is confidently expected that the
enterprise will be attended with the
best of results.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
A NEW Universalist Church will be