The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-13

which Superintendent Ch.solm reao tne uts'
lesson for the day, taken from Deuteronomy
xxi a-l3. AL present then united IN re
peating the, commandments, after which the
second lesson for the day was read from the
Gospel Of st. Luke II, 41-47v verses. Toe creed
of the Lutheran Church was next repeated
aloud by the children and congregation, fol-
lowed by the joyous hymn, ''Come join our
Celebration; ss.-- .s..... ii
An address on the Sunday-sch0ol," pre-.
pared, by request, by Mr.. E., A, VINEYARD, o
Walhalla College, one ofthe benefc'ares o.
this Sunday school, was then read BY Mr.. Johr
F. FIcken, q teacher of the school. Another
hymn, .Good Shepherd grant Thy blessing,
was sung, after, which Superintendent Chis
mintroduced Dr. ID. H. Bittle, who delivered
an Instructive and interesting address on
s. THE suSDAY.scHooL TEAcHER.
Christ. he said. had taught us to pray .sThy
Kingdom come That kingdom hath been
established In the teeth Of Satan, and while
we prayed for 1t TO come. We should also pre-
mare ourselves and others for It.. In another
place we. are told to pray that the Lord send
faborers. into His vineyard. whatever might
be- our vaEjons gnaiiacstlGns y, ss0a ol rbs Ss
Gities were manifold, srequiring different
hands and Qualities, and each of frps. was called
1ii,on "a do f,fs part TO obtain the promised re-
ward. In, the New Testament there were
three words used 70 designate teachers. The
frat means literally q teacher By authority, and
himself The second word meane g catechiSt,
orthose sent forth to instruct persons OF me-
turer age. The third Is slngularly applicable
TO our present teachers, and means teachers
OF children. You, teachers, belong to this last
denomination. In the second century,
q sclooli was organized at Alexandria;
where young men conid :, ne instructea @ !,
sent Hforth to preach aand defend the
faith against the attacks of atheists, &c. In
the tenth ceRtury new schools were organized,
and the degree Of D. D. for the first time con-
fprred.. In the days of the Reformation, Lu-
thef saw the great deficiency, ana little 60oS os
was to be taught TO all the children. Other
creeds followed the example, until, under the
impulee thus given, Sunday-schools were
everywhere organized In aid Of the church.
You, friend teachers, are sacred officers OF the
church, and have grave duty to Per.
without praeticing what you teach. For
your work Ypiety, Intelligence and conscien-
tIouS self-denial ara necessary qualifications,
ana particularly q punctual attendance to your
duties. The man who ploughs one day and
sleeps the hext will have but short crop, at
theharvest. So your teaching one Sunday
and missing the next will have but few
sheaYes to bind up In heaven. A close at.
tendance upon your pastor is also necessary
to enable you to learn the truths With which
you are to answer doubling questions and In
struet the young! You m6sts study, read, pc
dIHgent, aud above all, You must pray. It is
an earnest and serious work 10 which you are
a .hunn na 'HncHpaH.
{ ul- without praying for themselves and
the children under their care. The last mau
who signed the constitution Of the Lutheran
Church Ii sill living. In 1918, he began
teaching 10 the Sunday a class corns
posed of six of the worst boys he could ind
two OF Them to prevent the pair from fghting
In the church, He worked end succeeded.
and,every January he now. receives, six letters
from MS pupilsto their loved Sunday school
teacher. Five of these letters came from
working ministers, and cue from q practiclng
physiciaR, and old George Shryock yet lives
to testify to the truth of this. - -.
Superintendent Chlsolm next read paper
on charity, and this was followed by gentle
appeal from the Rev.tW. 8. Bowman, In behalf
of the school, for funds to remove the balance
of5thes debt incurred In furnishing the new
building. This matter was handled in quiet,
practical manner, which provoked frequent
smiles, and collection was afterwards taken
up. Fely tta iAtpgfa
The inspiring hymns aaWe are Marching
on" &c., was then sung, during which the
children of the Sunday-s,hools formed pro-
cession in the middle aisle and marched over
tostfie new Sunday school buildipg. It's capa--
city was tested to the utmost as the hundreds
of children came filing through the two en-.
frances aud filed the commodlous pews. The
ministers and members of the Synod also at
tended; and the congregation filed UP the
background by the doors, until not less than
four hundred persons could have been within
the building.
The eSunday-school ediace-a full de-
scription Of which has already been given In
TIE Nsws-was tastefully dressed for the oc.
casioB. 1t is built in the shape of a perfect
cros, the upright piece OF which represents
the main body of the building, the two wings
being fntersected for clsss-rooms devoted to
thetlse of the infant and Bible classes, and
shut of from the main body by large folding
doors. These can at any time be thrown
OpCu, oIluSIuS tuc tlliCC kOOLuo iutO OASs 3ho
main room has four rows of neat pews, separ.
ated by three aisles, the central one of which
Is clear. while opposite every pew along the
other Two are handsome fixed revolving
chairs for the use OF the class teachers. Along
the walls of the main rooms, at short inter-
walls, were hung large bouquets oflovely spring
flowers aud roses of every hue and kind, from
which delicate fragrance was dlnused
through the building. The bouquets were most
cunniBgly made, and when the high and
broad windows along the sides OF the rooms
were thrown open, the light, flowers and
crowds OF children made up scene of sur
passing animation and interest. &The raised
stand at the upper end OF the building repre-
senting the head of the cross was, however,
the oynosure Of all eyes. The stand Is semi
circular in shape, and along the archlng
wa,ls. between the deep windows, were hung
exquisite wreaths Of choice flowers and crosses
cnr,ou.iy fashioned of small white flowers,