The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-26
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day, ard took the place of the usual morning
and afternoon services. Tue floral decorations
| in the audience room, though not so extensive
| in display were elegant ia design and rich in
| material. On the rear wall of the pulpit re-
cess was large Tyre, formed of English pansies
and roses Baskets of flowers we're suspended
| from the central drop Of the pulpit arch and
| the gasliers on either hand In front of the
desk was an arch bearing the inscription Sui
fer little children to come u1to me-, in letters
| of evergreen on u white ground. The desk anu
| the platform on which it stands WAS made ira
| grant and lovely with vases and pots Vi 'i,o
| rarest flowers and on the rail of the music gar
| lery were other vases of bright exotics' Ihe
| effect of these decorations was exceedingly
| fine and thew were in beautiful harmony with
tho occasion which was to be observed.
In the forenoon ten or twelve children were
| cbristened. and Mr.. Gibbs. the pastor, preach
| ed a beautiful discourse to the children. The
| musical portion of the service in the morning
and afternoon was given enthely by the chill
dren, with piano accompaniment.
In the afternoon, after a piece of select mus
ic, portions of the Scripture were read respon-
sively by the Superintendent and scholars, fol-
lowed by prayer repeated in unison. A sec
ond musical selection was followed by the Su-
perintendent's Report the leading statistics
are as follows: Number of pupils in the School
314 an increase of 20 over the previous year;
and the average attendance has been in the
same ratio. The average attendance of the
Bible Glass has been 80; an increase of 9. Re-
ceipts for the year from all sources 1882 IS;
balance left over from last year $7544; total
1888 %; expenditures $451 81 balance $136 Al.
Over 200 volumes have been added to the il
brary which now contains over 1000 volumes.
Four deaths have occurred in the Sunday
School during the year; and the report paid
beautiful tribute to each of those thus remov-
ed. Rev. Mr. Gibbs followed with an address,
in which he forciby set before the parents the
Importance of greater interest in the Sunday
School work; the necessity of a better prepare
ton in the family, and the influence of parents
as regular attendance at Sunday School SER
vices. Another piece Of music was sung and
collection taken, and then Mayor Kingsbnry,
Superintendent of the new Jerusalem Sunday
School, was introduced, who drew parallel
between Sunday Schools of the present day
and those of fifty years ago. He spoke of the
large Bible class in his own school, which en-
braced sixty heads of families, and referred to
the great Importance of the Sunday Schools as
a nursery of the church. In Jewish times
children were regarded as little better than
cumberers of the ground, and the gathering of
these little ones around thickness of the Saw
Jour excited the sneers of the Jews, who were
properly rebaked by Our Lord who said, Suffer
little children to come unto me and forbid
them not, for of such is the Kingdom of
Heaven" After hymn had been sung by the
children, the benediction was pronounced by
the pastor aud the audience was dismissed.
FATAL RAILROAD Acc1DENT.-About half
past five o'clock Saturday afternoon, when the
mixed train for Saco and Biddefcrd was run
ming slowly past Turner's Island, in Cape Eliz-
abeth, a man was observed attempting to get
upon TIE train between two box cars. Pres
emily he was seen by some of the train-men "
ing upon the track. The train was stopped
ard the man was found to have been run over
by two or three cars. His right leg, between
the ankle and knee was horribly mangled, and
deep and severe flesh wound was made Oh
the inside of the left thigh, from which the
blood was flowing prOfusely. The fore finger
on the right hand was crushed, AMI there were
appearances of internal injuries. The man
was taken on board and brought back to the
station, and from thence taken to the police
station. DR.. Getchell, City Physician, DR..
Gordon and others were called to attend him, |
but the mrn was beyond medical aid. At his /
request Rev. DIR. Smaller of the First Baptist |
Church, and Rev. Mr.. Luce of the Chestnut |
Street Methodist Church, visited him and re-
NAMED until the last agonies were over. The
mans name Was David M. French, residing in
Saco, painter by trade, who came to Port
land in search of work. Information of the
accident was sent to his family. and his wife
and one son arrived before he died, but the I'M
fortunate man was unable to recognize them.
He died at $50, and his body was prepared for |
burial by Mr.. Rich, the undertaken. AnotE er
son arrived after his death. The body was sent
out to Saco for burial by the midnight train. |
Coroner Gould was ordered by the County At
torney to hold an i1quest, anu aruer Examining
some witnesses the inquest was adjourned to
this morning at 9 o'clock. We learn that
man answering the de scription of the deceased
approached a man at work on the railroad
bridge and inquired when the next train would
leave for Saco. He was advised to go back to
the depot and take the $40 train, and it APP
pears that he went back as far as the gas works
and got upon the saloon car of the through
freight train, which runs upon the siding at
Turner's Island to allow the Biddeford train to
pass, as he was seen hanging upon the hand
rail of the saloon car when the train passed the
drawer 1t is thought that he left the train there
and attempted to get upon the mixed train
when it passed, with the result above stated
Deceased was apparently about so years old
and leaves wife and two sons