Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-17

To-day the Sabbath Schools attached 20 he
following churches of South Washington, had
their celebration, observing the day by pro.
esssIon and interesting exercises ~ Wesley
h1pel, corner of 5-h and streets, viz Rylapd
tBspel, Fifth Baptist, Sixth Pres oyta-iau,
Seventh Presby terrain and 0orsuch Chanel
The SCHOOLS OF these churches some time since
frmed Union. Independent of the Washing.
ton City Sunday School Union. which latter
c'ded some weeks since to abandon the idea
or procession 20 day, bot the Island Inoav
1oois determined on having their proce .sion,
a = q verv fine one II was. The scholars at /.
tacn d 70 the several schools, assembled az their
respective school rooms about O'CLOCK and
msrcned thence to the Smithsonian grounds,
where tbav were formed in the folio wing order:
p. NJ. PEARSON, Marshal in Chief; Is; dIyi.
sim, John II. Henderson,; Independent Bras
Baud, led by Van Tasseli
fftn Baptist School, accompanied by the
pastor, Rev. q. T.. Meador, numbering s,ont
2tO IN the line This school bore a, the head of
tne inca beautiful white satin banner. trim m sd
Nh MN mowers, inscribed on the front, "Sourh
washington sabbath School Uuion. May, 1861"
sEo on me reverse the name OF the school. The
Marsnals were .ames Deatley W. f. Carter,
James ID. Avery, James Hall, and Taylor
Seventh-street Presbyterian Church, mar
shallea by w. Church AMI +. Burns, with 10
In the hne-tij girls aud o. boys. beautiful
O. uesllk banner, finely decorated with flowers,
having on the front painuD representing n
youtn clasping Bible asceudinC The mouat of
lame, with the motto, II press toward he
of organization Of the school, l-5}. ReV. Mr.
Biit-n ger. pastor OF the church. accompanied
this school
Ryisnd CHAPEL - hool. headed by Rev. Mr.
Baldw IN. pastor Of he church, and Mr.. =. K
Gray, Superintendent. A heauItul scarlet
SATIN bar ner. with open b be on the IRON; am:
motto, Light for all'' and the name and dat.
OF Organization tSi]J OF the school. WA horn
in the line, Il which there were :iC2 scholars
aud 70 teachers. marshaled by w. Il Virgil
Second DIVISION, Samuel Ysatrau va-zbal.
National BaLd, led by Chase.
Go -sucn Chapel school, numbering n :aa L.
ers and scholars: headed by Rev. NJ .. Hobbs
pastor, and w. II. Hunt, Superin .erden..
nandsOne wnlta silk banner with an open
iIole. inscribed Light OF the World" headed
tue, line in VII ch were carried I number of
hass. MeSsrs- all and Lacy We're the
mar balls.
Sixth Presbyterian school, q. " Feutop.
superintendent, ard Messrs. Linton, Stuars and
Harvey as r1arshas. a beautiful whit. SIN
bann er with a painting of two children read
ing the biolP with motto From Child hon
hast known the Holy Scriptures headed the
line, aud IN the centre was a circular banner
heavily trimmed with flowers. on which were
the wo. DIS Jesus Loves Us, We are his Chill.
ore. j.
The procession. about haIf-pas. nine o,clock
took up the line OF m arch. leaving the grounds
by the l2th-street gate and d. ssiny along 18th
street and pennsylvania avenue TO the Presi-
DENTS House, attracting much attention, the
children being dressed uniformly and wearing
ro>ettes and ribbons. Many of them ca rried
flowers in their hands, adding much to the
appearance OF the line. On arriving a. the
mansion the children We're taken INTO the East
Room and forming q line around II the Presi.
dent soon appeared, accompanied by Rev Dr.
Hamilton, when the line marched past him
singing marching On" many of them DO wing
10 the President as they passed. The schools
l-ft the mansion by the south door, and by 18th
and streets proceeded to Wesley Chapel
Over the entrance to the church was nag.
and the word Z" Welcome" while on tn. starr.
WAYS number Of boys, wearing a badge IN.
rfHad "nlr
persons TO seats, but after the schools were
seated, their work was very light, as II became
impossible for spectators 10 find seats The
assemSlage was called to order by W. J. Muir
tagh, Esq, President of the u MON. and tue ex.
ercises were commenced by singing .. The
Gross, MIR. b. L Lloyd leading and Miss Ra
.nei Garrett organlst; after which. the invoca-
ton prayer was offered by Rev. b. f. Bittinser
Mr.. George 4. Hercus, the secretary of the
mon, read the annual report, In which h.
states that there are but five schools in the
MON, the same number as last wear: the mum.
Der OF the scholars has not materially in
creased; but looking deeper for success they
nnd that the grand object of the Sunday school
cause has in ~reat many cases been attained
) KY -four Conversions have been made
through the fundamentally Of these five sun
day schools. And the report is that the inter-
tue schools there are prayer meetines con-
ducted by the scholars; thus the young are on.
listing their rnergies on he side of Christ in
sn usneng ineir companions oy their example
TT
Inc missionary work is also receiving a great
deal OF attention BY the schools. South Wash.
have been made by which every family NAV
be visited and parents and children in yited 10
the house of God. The monthly meetings OF
.nr mon nave oeen steadily growing in in
terest, until they have become Strengthened
attend.
The report states that before the prssen. year
they Wee a part OF the Washington CITY Sun.
day School Union, but on account Of the
distances from the other parts of the civ
making ii Impracticable to attend their meet.
lngs, IL mas long been thought by MANY that
they sh)uld form a separate uniep; so in
January last resolution was passed organiZ l
ing the Union Of south Washington.
TIE reports received from the schools show
the following results: Number of teachers t0s.
Hunber OF scholars, 9i2; number in admit RInIs
classes, ~; number in infant classes 2sJ;
inter OF diversions. 81; mum Der OF deaths. 3;
volumes In library, ASH; amount collected for
school purposes, 1910; amount collected for
purposes s25l.
On the Happy Time is Coming was sung,
siter Whlcn capital address was delivered by
Rev. Dr Samson, President of Columbian Col.
ege, IN the course of which he urged that the |
scholars and children should be taught love
,, country. re sunday school battle song |
On was sung with fine effect, after l
y hlcn an address was delivered by Rev
Byron Sunderland, OF the First Presbyterian |
'hurch. The schools next sung There's a Il
Gross for the Young" which was followed by
Rev. DIR. Newman, of the Methodist church. /
delivering an address. The exercises Were i
,losed by the scholars singing The Good Ship /
zion. the benediction being pronounced by Il
Kew. h. +. Brown, OF Wesley Chapel. The l
procession reformed and marched to the Island
where the schools separated, each Of them par |
aklng OF refreshments IL their res pectiye /
lHk COUNTY JAIL-AhsmPt II Prisoners 10
z 81 dPe-GeR, raj RsHoratioR-A fe W DAYS since |
len Croc keT, the warden OF the Jail, in passing
trough the corridor facing the cells IN the l
cortneast portion OF the building on the third /
o., noticed that some l. OF % prisoners in
hat section looked suspicouslv, and Judging |
nat all was not right determined that thew |
should be watched. careful examination of
NE walls revealed the fact that hole large /
,nough for man TO pass through had been
ut almost through the wall, in which the old |
bricks had ben carefully replaced and pias.
FRED up with SOAP and lime IL, was also found |
mn 'heS nao made good progress in cutting