Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-26
Sunday school Picnic at AdRir's Greek
Church.

On Yesterday we had the pleasure of attend
ing Sunday school picnic at Adairs Greek
Church, about five miles from the city, which
was attended by the scholars teachers and
and given by the former The picnic ground
was beautiful grove short distance from the
church,, close to n spring of delicious water,
whose GOODNESS and freshness was tasted many
times and oft during the day.
y stand had been erected for the speakers,
beautifully festooned with cycrgreens and flow
ers, while in front, seats had been provided for
the large audience that had collected for days
innocent amusement and instruction, while to
one side were placed the tables flied with all
kinds of good things to ent.
The address Of welcome was delivered by Dr.
! b. Frazier, whose cordial greeting made every
| one feel perfectly at home, which was just what
! the Doctor and his friends wanted. ~ t.t.,ssyg
a suitable hymn was then sung amer which,
| Rev. E. 5. Heron, pastor ofthe church at Spring
| Place, made "A speech to the children, which was
replete with anecdotes and pointed illustrations
\ and was listened to with the greatest attention
! by all.
| He was followed by Col B. P. Stacy, of Knox
| vile, whose apness inaddressing children has
| made him famous Throughout the section. The
Colonel seems ~ have peculaI-faculty,f for in
terestiug the little folks, and his eiortycsterday
was one that VIII long be rememb ered. He took
his text from the First Epistlc ofJohn, list chap
ter and It'll verse: i.aas aaI u a.l.. ..'.
The blood Of Jesus Christ His Son,
lcleanseth us from ali sin.si
! srAllu 70 snow inc cleRHSulg power Of the blood
! of Christ, illustrated it by bottles filled with
colored liquid, representing the different kinds
of sin in the human heart. He then poured
them altogether, which produced an amalga-
ted color hideOus to behold which showed the
| heart in all its depravity. He explained the
various stages of sin and crime in the most lu-
cid manner, and to make the illustration com
plete, poured . powerful fluid chemical into
the compound, which totally destroyed the
previous coloriRg matter, leaving Tie liquid as
| Transparent ms water. The lessoA was complete.
| and Col. Stacy can rest assured hat it win not
! be lost upon the minds of his hcarers
| He closed his remarks with al appeal to pa
rents on the Importance of nGt only sending
| their children TO Sabbath School but going
! themselves, which sentiment whs echoed by the
! superintendent and teachers present.
! At the close of the speeches dinner was an
nounced, which Nras carried around and served
t9the crowd by a committee of ladies and gen
uemen, who did their duty intiis respect, and
0Hiy ceased their'ls bors when evry one had cried
| Hhold cnoughin
Mr. B. f. Sanders, Superintendent of Forest
bali School, and Mr. james C. Anderson OF
! Fancy Hill SchOd, doing Il good work
among the children ir[that neighbOriood. Both
| are Mon Sabbath Schools, and ali denomina-
tiueis work in full harmony. ~.
| W. y. \. Conner, Esq, and his colleagues of
! theG0inmittee of Arrangements, managed the
whole affair most plea sanity for all, and while
| the day will be remeRs bered AZ one Of enjoy
meat set it will be tiDged with regret, Cor
;, 1ls sad TO thiHik of pleasures past,
| ...- Zoo bright, too beautiful to last
! Several KHoXyilluns Eerc present. and en-
tered INTO the spirit Of the occasion with all the
| Zest Of school boys, and cast admitting eyes at
the beauty there assembled 4