The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-12-19

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MIR. EDITOR During the session of the
Teachers Institute, which it was our good
pleasure to attend. we noticed, more particu-
larlv, remark made by Prof. Coffman, if our
memory serves us right, that to study man we
must study children, for children are men,
We know not how the Prof would explain this
utterance but we do know that it set us to
thinking and watching and searching the child
more. and we are constrained to say there is
more in children than are willing to believe
without personal proofs. Last Wednesday
evening, hearing that there was to be an Exhi-
bition and Concert given by the Children of the
Scott NJ T. Sunday School, in East Stronds-
burg, we thought, to while away lcasure hour,
we would walk over and see and hear what
was to be seen and heard; little dreaming of
the treat that was in store for us. Having pro-
cured our ticket we were ushered into the Ex-
hibition room, and found it already nearly filled
with cheerful, happy faces. The seats being
all occupied, we secured a reserved seat on our
feet, as our only resort. We found the Stage
for the Children very handsomely decorated
with crimson red curtains and neatly pinked
paper, and over the front part of the Stage,
suspended from the ceiling in large letters, the
word % HeIcome". When we saw this, we felt
at home, feeling it was the voice of Children,
though the room as yet minus their pres
ence. We found the lights turned down low,
which threw lovely cast over the room, and
upon the ornaments surrounding the Stage
At about twenty-five minutes after o'clock,
the lights were turned up light, and with them
the light of every heart seemed to brighten up,
and the merry, cheerful, words could be heard
all around us-they are coming. few min
utes later the tramping of infant feet were
heard on the stair.way, and in marched the
School, headed by AIr. Wilson Pierson, the Su-
perintendant. They were dressed in neat
dresses, the Girls generally in white. They
presented very fine appearance and marched
in the following order: First, the Infant class,
] followed by the Boys of the School, and imme-
diately after these was the young Ladies of the
Bible Glass, followed by the Girls of the School.
They marched in, two by two, and very order
ly, and were assigned seats; the Infant class
and Scholars of the School on the Stage, and
the Bible class, seated Immediately in font
After the preliminary arrangements had been
made, the Pastor, Rev. Daniel Young, came
forward and announced the Hymn, to be found
on the Programme, which each one had been
provided with, as they entered the room. This
was feature that we liked, for instead of puz-
zling our brains about what was coming next, as
we generally do at all such entertainments we
coald just consult the Programme and see
what was coming.
After the singing of the hymn-"All Hail
the power of Jesus name the Pastor led
in prayer, when the opening address was
very ably delivered by Grin Rhodes. Time
will not permit US to enumerate all that we
saw and heard. Several pieces attracted our
: special attention, however, one, particularly
by Miss Francis StoufFer in the character Of
Mrs Caudle, assisted by w. S. Barger as
Mr.. Caudle. The infant class, though such
a scene, to them was evidently new, did well
in delineating the character of God-each
little girl, nine in number, holding fan,
with large letter in sparkling colors, which
they held with the blank side out, only
turning it as they recited their verse. After
all was turned letter out they spelt nothing
until they recited a verse in chorus, when
they stepped into different places, like elock
work, and then it was we saw, "God Is
Lore. The Little Brown Church, Trio,
was beautifully sung by Misses Lizzie, Emma
and Edward Morgan. The New Scholar,
The Bridal Wine Cup, aud the Glea-
ners, were all handsomely performed.
There were number of pieces,
by the smaller children, that were spoken
well; among them Master George Peirson,
who, indeed, acted well the part of the man.
Master Willie Kresge did well with his Great
Man and Tin Crater and Potatoe The sing
ing by the school was well done, one deserving
particular praise being whistling piece, the
girls singing the chorus and the boys whist
ling it. We are sorry time and space will
not permit us to comment on all the pieces,
for we truly think all who had any part in
the exercises derscrye great credit. The
committee who had charge of the training off
the children must, we think, have been bles-
Sed with great patience to accomplisb such