The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17
TRINITY N. n SUNDAY SCHOOL ami
YERSARY.
Interes ting EXERCISES

According to previous Aotloes sn0
Thirty-third Anniversary exercises
of the Trinity NJ. i. Church Sunday
School were held In the audience
room, yesterday. occupying the whole
morpfng, from nine until twelve
o'clock. and were probably as enter
tanning, if not as instructive, as SER
mon from their able Pastor.
We are glad the time has come
when christianity can be taught by
other means than staid doctrinal ser
mons, fer surely yesterdays exercises
evidences the truth that 49,,
"Out of the mouth Of babes
Thou hast perfected praise"
The opening exercises were led by
VIM. Igleheart, the Superintendent,
in singing, reading psalm, and
prayer. A hymn was then sung, after
which Scripture Recitations."" by
Mr.. IIillys class Of little girls. which
was very good for children so young.
Then followed a defamation by
Waffle Thayer, of the. truthful poem,
mo Sects in Heaven. ~ Waffle had
probably never addressed quite SO
large an audience in so large house,
bat he did himself much credit In
his rendition.
The next in order was the report of
the Secretary, Mr. FL. s. Bennett.
which was well written, and well read
with the exception of being a little
too fast to be distinctly understood
The hymn by the Infant Glass was
good music, but the little ones were
unused, no doubt, to so many to lis
ten and so much TO listen to. The
black board exercises were omitted.
The recitation by Miss Sturtevant's
class was very good. T. G. Igleheart
gave an original Grafton; subjects
Desire for Existence" which was a
decided success, showing much ability
in composition and better taste in de-
livery than we ordinarily hear in
older speakers. Miss Spence's class
recited a psalm, after which Miss
Kate Catch read an essay, the title of
which we did not get, which was very
good, and was read with unusually
good taste, in a clear and distinct
tone; and we should not be surprised
if it has left a deep impression upon
the hearts of some of the young of
the audience. w. p. Hargrave de
liverea real nice little poem; subject :
May. Trinity Sunday School
seems to abound in poetry.
g Institute Exercises" by A. j.
McCutcheon, was a very good thing
for SO short time as was allowed
him. His remarks on the object Of
institute exercises were pointed, pTac
teal, and forcible, and he did the
subject full justice. The essay By
J. K. Igleheart was short and pithy
and was we'll rendered.
The Rev. DIR. Andrus was on the
programme for an address, but said
twenty minutes was not long enough,
and he would just talk little, and
defer his address till some future
time. He gave a nice little talk, in {
real good -natured way, as though
he was happy himself, and loved
everybody else in the wide world.
After singing the hymn,
"5hall we gather at the river
The audience was dismissed with tn,
benediction.
We viii not forget Prof Matthias
who so skillfully manipulates thu
keys of the organ, producing thu
sweetest melody. 81"
Trinity Sunday School numbers il
its largest meetings about $50 mem
bers, but the average, attendance i;
about 290. Tho school has an excel
lent corps Of teachers, who hold thei,
weekly Teachers Institute 4. for tn
purpose of studying their lessons
thing that every Sunday Schoo
should have, and which every teache
should attend, az no one is fully com
petent to teach without it.