Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-16
Greeneville Sabbath School Jubilee.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. l.


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 GreenevilIe 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 :
eve Glory in the Cross
3. Greenwood Sunday school, emblem /:
The Cross; motto underneath "In Hoe
Signo Vinces."
4. Mount Zion Sunday school "Holy is
the Lord"
5. Mount Bethel Sunday school; motto:
"Stand up for Jesus"
6. Wells Sunday school: "To the Cross
we Cling"
T. LIST. Cumberland Presbyterian Sun
day school; motto: SEARCH the Scrip
tureS.n
o Ia NTo4I,oI;4 I7.;coo,,ol C,,udo,
school enlisted for life"
8. 1st. Presbyterian Church Sunday
school; motto on the one side "Gethse-
mane," the other Bethany"
10. Shiloh Sunday school; motto:
Mighty is the Truth"
II. Episcopal Church Sunday school
motto; mo Cross, no Crown"
l.. Oakland Sunday school; motto
"Jesus Reigns.n
Several other schools were IN the pro-
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
a hundred wagons and carriages, loaded
with the parents of the youthful army, be-
sides hundreds of others on horseback.
The time occupied passing a 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, 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,
made a short welcome address and then
announced Major McGaughey as the first
speaker. The Major is one of the Oldest
veterans i'll the Sunday school army in
Tennessee. He enlisted for the war in
1915, and has teen a faithful soldier for
over siXty-five years. He is one of the
few who enlist for life in the Sunday school
cause. He gave a 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
they ought to be fed. The hungry crowd
Endorsed this viewwith a hearty good will.
The multitude was then dismissed for
little season, to dispose of Major McGaugh-
ey'S SauSageS and the immense quantities
of other goodies brought upon the
ground. 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
Scholastic the morality and welfare of the
nation. Rev. Mr.. WOrthington was called
out. He urged the friends of Bible Schools
on to more earnest work in leading the
children to Christ. The Sabbath School
missionary followed i'll his usual effective
style. Rev. Mr.. DObson made the closing
address, urging parents and teachers to be
true and faithful to their high and holy
calling.
The music deserves special notice 1t
was conducted by Prof. d. c.. Dukes, who
visited the different schools of the county
and thoroughly drilled 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
lngs OF Sunday schools we have attended,
never has 1t been our privilege to listen
to .sweeter music from SO many " happy
voices"
AItogether, the second Sunday school
jubilee OF Greene county was a great sue
cess. g., Aooqt twenty schools were repre-
sented on the ground. 1t was estimated,
by good judges, that not less than three
thousand people were present
Had not the weather looked so unfavor
able, it is thought gu that twice the number
OF SCHOOLS ana people would have come to-
All honor to old Greene the hammer
county of Tennessee, in the glorious Sun
day school cause. We would that other
counties could be moved to initiate ber
worthy example, in bringing the SUNDAY
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