Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-09-20
Greenevillc sabbath School Jubilee.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 10, 1871.

We found a committee at the depot with
carriages to escort the speakers expected
from Knoxville, AS they failed to come,
we were placed in the carriage with Row.
w. b. Rankin, and drove to the hotel to
enjoy bountiful breakfast prepared by
DIR. Taylor.
We found Greeneville alive to the occa-
sion. People came from the country in
great numbers to join the schools of the
city.
Thirteen schools Joined in the process
sion, each headed with an appropriate ban
ner.
Another bugle was sounded for the
schools to fall into line:
l. The Rehoboth Sunday school has the
first position of honor. 1t is headed by
one of the most beautiful banners we ever
saw, having for its emblem the Cross
its motto, Feed my Lambs encircled
by the sweetest song that ever greeted
mortal ears, sung by the angels more than
eighteen hundred years ago: "Glory to
God in the highest, and on earth peace and
good will to men," Another was carried
by this school, having our own chosen
motto: "All for Jesus"
Then came the other schools, each carry
ing their own beautifully ornamented
banner, as follows:
! .. Gas Bridge Sunday school motto
1--WE Glory in the Cross.n
3. Greenwood Sunday school emblem
The Cross; motto underneath: "In Hoe
| Signo Ninces.n
4. Mount Zion Sunday school ''Holy is
! the Lord"
5. Mount Bethel Sunday school motto {:
"Stand up for Jesus"
we Cling.n
:. LIST. Cumberland Presbyterian Sun
day school; motto: Search the Scrip
tures.n
s. LIST. Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school enlisted for life"
o. 1st Presbyterian Church Sunday
school; motto on the one side "Gethse-
name, the other Bethany"
10. Shiloh Sunday school; motto :
"Mighty is the Truth"
II. Episcopal Church Sunday school !;
motto ''No Cross, no Crown"
II. Oakland Sunday school; motto :
Jesus Reigns.n
cession that did not have any banners.
The Greeneville brass band took its posi-
ton in front, and the grand procession
marched to the sound of music to the beau
tiful fair grounds, followed by more than
n hundred wagons and carriages, loaded
with the parents of the youthful army, be-
sides hundreds of Others on horseback
The time occupied passing n given point
was one-half hour. On reaching the
grounds the different schools filed into
places assigned them in front of the stand
erected for the speakers, where seats had
been prepared, while the band occupied a
stand at the right of the schools. After
singing an appropriate hymn, n most fer
vent prayer was offered by Rev. S. V.
McCorkle.
Other hymns were then sung by the
schools.
The President of the Greene County
Sunday School Association, Mr.. Smith,
| 10 81, al nd
announced Major McGaughey as the first
speaker. The Major is one of the Oldest
veterans in the Sunday school army in
Tennessee. He enlisted for the war in
1915, and has teen faithful soldier for
over sixty-tive years. He Is one of the
few who enlist for life in the Sunday school
cause. He gave striking contrast of the
Sunday schools of half century ago, and
of the present time, interspersing his re-
marks with lively anecdotes, that moved
the vast audience to the best Of humor.
Rev. w. b. Rankin made some appro-
pirate remarks on "Christian cooperation
in the Sunday school cause, and the i'm
portance of losing sight of sectarian issues
to reach the neglected masses.
The Sunday school Missionary was then
called out. He thought that as the old vete-
ran oxen who had been invited to do the
work of the day had failed to make their
appearance, before calling on the steers,
| they ought 10 be Ied. Inc hungry crowd
Endorsed this view with hearty good will.
The multitude was then dismissed for q
little season, to dispose of Major McGaugh-
ey's sausages and the immense quantities
Of other "goodies" brought upon the
EgrOund. After an intermissiOn of three
quarters Of an hour, the bugle was again
sounded, and the scattered hosts again
rallied around the standard, while the
Band played some appropriate pieces, to
aid in the digestion of the ample dinner
that had so quickly disappeared. After
vocal music, Judge Milligan, after frequent
and earnest solicitation, came forward and
made some timely and appropriate re-
marks on the relation Of the Sunday
Schools to the morality and welfare of the
nation. Rev. Mr.. WorthingtOn was called
out. He urged the friends of Bible Schools
Oh to more earnest work in leading the
children to Christ. The Sabbath School
missionary followed in his usual effective
style. Rev. Mr.. Dobson made the closing
address, urging parents and teachers to be
true ana faithful to their high and holy
calling.
The music deserves special notice. 1t
was conducted by Prof. ID. c. Dukes, who
visited the different schools of the county
and thoroughly dlilled the scholars in
singing, so that, when they came to rally
for the jubilee, they would be prepared to
sing together, OF the many large gather
ings of Sunday schools we have attended,
never has it been our privilege to listen
to sweeter music from so many happy