Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-10
CELEBRATION.
Five Thousand Sunday School
Children in Procession
The City and Country
Represented.

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The great Sunday school celebration to-day
was the most wonderful and charming sight
ever seen in Memphis. At an early
hour the aged. the youth and beauty
of the city and country began to as.
semble on Main and Second streets.
The balconies and windows on both sides of
Main street, from Beal to Poplar streets, were
filed with ladies'. all anxious to witness the
glorious column Of children. numbering FIVE
thousand strong. The different Sunday schools
began to assemble in their respective churches
at 9 o'clock. Before 10 O'Clock each school
marched out and took up its respective posi-
ton in the column. The children came forth
in gladness, and with song filed the city with
divine melody. The Memphis and Charles
ton railroad brought in thirty car loads Of Wis
itors. Sixteen hundred came in over the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee railroad. Over the
other roads came also crowds of visitors.
From the adjoining country hundreds of citi-
zens poured into the city. which swelled the
number Of strangers to at least ten thousand.
COURT SQUARE AND THE STREETS.
The gates Of the Square were kept closed
during the forenoon. The superintendent
had large supplies Of water and lemonade
placed in convenient location for the use Of
the children. The police force, headed by
Chief Athy. Captains Smith and Weathers-
ford, took charge of the Square and streets.
At each street intersection two patrolmen
were stationed, who prevented all vehicles
from crossing or blockading the line Of march.
The street cars were taken off the Main street
line until the youthful army of singers
marched rapidly onward. The procession
as it debouched from Beal into Main, with its
floating banners and steamers, formed a most
charming sight. The column filled Main
street. from Poplar to Union, and was twenty
minutes in passing given point The chill
dren. in their white dresses and gaily colort
ribbons, and attended by their teachers and
pastors, and lifting their tuneful voices, cree
ated an impression on the minds Of all be-
holders that will not be eradicated for years
to come The charming panorama of beauty
moved past and tripped onward until it was
lost to the eye and hidden in Court Square
among the roses and foliage of that charming
retreat.
LINE or MARCH.
The head of the column formed at the cor
ner of Second and Gayoso streets and marched
down to Beal. thence to Main. up Main to
Poplar, thence to Second. and down Second
to Court Square, where the procession dis
banded and gathered about the stand previ-
GUS to the jubilee concert. The whole process
sion was under command Of Grand Marshal
d. Gober. who rode at the head of the first
division and the line, preceded by Captains
Smith and Weatherford of the police force.
THE FIRST DIVISION
was under command of Assistant Grand
Marshal w. f. Taylor, and was headed by the
Central Baptist Sunday school, W. S. Taylor.
Marshal. and preceded by the Old Memphis
Brass Band. The school numbered about two
hundred and sixty scholars in the procession,
with upward of dozen beautiful banners.
the largest being the school banner, of green
silk, with the motto - Jesus Only" The ban
ner class Of this school numbered forty-four.
Next to this school was that of the fernando
street Methodist Church. numbering two hun
bred and seventy-fve scholars. under com
mand Of Marshal l.. II. Estes. The Second
Presbyterian school, with one hundred and
fifty scholars, came next, under command of
Superintendent II. Wade and Marshal d. C.
Hill.
The second division was formed as follows
Marshal B. +. Ball and aids; then followed the
Linden street Christian church, W. W. Good
wyn, Marshal. with its teachers and scholars,
numbering, perhaps. one hundred and twenty
five, singing Hosauna." After them came
the South Memphis Mission church, with fifty
scholars. led by their superintendent and
teachers. Next followed the Horn Lake school
j. L. Lewis, Marshal, neatly attired, and mum
bering in the neighbOrhood of sixty souls.
Next in order was the Sabbath-schoOl fromCold
Water, Miss, in all about one hundred, with
children and teachers, with W. +. Baker, as
Marshal; and following them was Brooks
Chapel from DeSoto, with nearly hundred
scholars and teachers; and next to them in the
line was the Rehobath school, with at least
fifty scholars. The Congregational church
school Of Memphis followed, with over hun
dred scholars, singing We are Coming" and
following them was the Sunday school Of the
First Baptist church, with a representation of
two hundred. After them was the Oxford
Sunday-schools. four hundred in number, un-
der command of Marshal John S. Collins. as
follows: Presbyterian, l25-G. W. Gentry,
Marshal; Cumberland Presbyterian, T5-R. J.
Guthrie. Superintendent; Methodist Sunday
school, 5O-John S. Collins, Superintendent.
Next in order was the school from Iuka, Mis-
sssippi. numbering in all fifty; and the Poea-
hontas school. with one hundred; then the
Middleton. with one hundred or more, followed
by the school from Salisbury, with one hun
dred and fifty souls.
TIE THIRD DIVISION
was under command of Captain Arnold. and
was preceded by the Sodality Silver Band.
At the head of this division was the Alabama
Street Presbyterian school, numbering one
hundred, with Mr.. A. Lyle as Marshal. To
the right Of this school marched the pupils of
the Memphis Bethel, one hundred and three
in all, with Mr.. ]. H. Rice as Marshal. Next
in the procession was the Chelsea Baptist
Church school. about one hundred strong.
under command Of Marshal Geo. W. STRAIT
ton. Then came the Deutsche Evangelical
school. forty in number. with the pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Lesko Trisst. acting as Marshal and
Superintendent. The Third Presbyterian
school. Joseph Venable. Superintendent. with |
thirty-ive teachers and one hundred and
seventy-fve scholars, came next, followed by |
tho First Methodist school, Captain r. J. |
Black. Marshal, with three hundred pupils. |
all singing joyfully.
Four trains came into the city on the Mem |
phis and Charleston railroad bringing four |