The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-02
Anniversary Of Centenary Methodist
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Anniversary Of Centenary Methodist
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The anniversary of Centenary Sunday
school was celebrated last night in the
Centenary church, the exercises being UNI
der the management Of their worthy su-
perintendent and faithful co-laborer. Asa
Snyder. AS we entered the church we
were particularly struck with the tasteful
and beautiful manner of decoration. The
church was nterspersed with baskets of
most beautiful and fragrant flowers. while
around the edge Of the altar magnolias.
boquets and evergreens were profusely
laid, and on either side Of the gallery were
hung at appropriate points frames contain-
ing the rolls of honor of the school, sur
rounded with. evergreen, all showing that
neatness and tastefulness Of which fair
maidens alone are proverbial. NA# q
The exercises commenced with singing
by the schools and reading Of the XVIIIth
Psalm, superintendent and scholars alter
mating in the reading; after which prayer
was offered by the pastor, Rev j. L. Ed
wards. .HN&&sfa 1A4s6'f.s 70 sadaslal
The programme, which was we'll gotten
up thongh lengthy, consisted principally
in singing and lessons in Scripture history,
finely illustrated by pictures gotten up for
the occasion. These pictures were thrown
on white cloth by means Of magic lantern,
| where they appeared in bold relief and
with splendid effect. The apparatus was
scientifically managed by Mr.. w. II.
Keiningham.l s6la
Superintendent Snyder's report, which
was rich in thought and full of interesting
matter, gave brief resume of the history
OF Centenary. From this report we gather
the following facts and figures: Centenary
Sunday school, for the year ending Decem-
Der 1871, had 10 officers, l5 male and
26 female teachers, 100 male and 12S fe-
male scholars, or total Of officers, &C., of
2SS. For the last year the school had 12
officers, IL male and 2S female teachers.
ia male and 1872 female scholars, or a to-
tai Of 3O3-being an increase in total on
the previous year of Is. Average attend-
ance in 1871 was 10; last year, ISL /; in-
crease, IL. asa ~ -
During the past year Is children of the
school have been converted. The school
has not lost a scholar by death. The re-
ceipts to the 1st of December last were
$l,l94.05, and the expenditures $509.1O,
leaving balance of $6S4.95s on hand.
There are 6S5 volumes in the library, and
in use in the school 159 Bibles and 3l7
singing-books, &c., while 200 Sunday
school papers are taken per month.
The Children's Aid society is spoken of
as most useful auxiliary to the school and
church. The Dorcas fund has 65 benefici-
aries among the pupils of the school Al
| girls and "a bOys--at an expense the past
year of S405.53. 80 Il 4 a'ls 3 tz1k !
The presentation, OF awards which con-
sisted of medals. photographs, and certif-
Gates, We're presented by the pastor, Rev.
DIR. Edwards, to the following pupils: First
roll of honor leach one named receiving a
| fine photograph of the whole class as a
prize): A Kirkwood Snyder, Lena Gau-
zert, Belle Brown, Melissa Pulling, Charles
Bransford, Sallie Evans, Nancie Forbes,
Florence Morton, Minnie, Cox, Kate Evans,
Annie Brown, Alice Gill, Willie Sue
Woodson, Annie Lee Snyder and Annie
Hobson. -,
Second roll each receiving a medal !:
| Charles Knowles, Sallie Habliston, Wesley
McGee Winston, Amelia Miller, Mary Mil
! Ter, George Julian Snyder, Fannie Wagner,
Minnie Deaton, Eliza Peck, Lettic Hutton,
Kate Lee and Zaidee Morton. .s
/ Third roll each receiving certificate OF
honor for attendance: Melissa Pulling,
Kate Evans, r. E. Napier, Charles Brans-
ford, W. McG. Winston, Sallie Evans, ,Alice
Gill, Lena Gauzert, Clara Puliam, Amelia
Miller, Mary Miller, and Willie Sue VIM
ston. at
(The above pupils are indebted to Mr.,
o. S. Morton for the neatness and get-uI
of the rolls of honor). This being over, the
school sang " Good Night" After which
the benediction was pronounced by the
| pastor, all dispersing to their respective
homes, we doubt not well pleased with tht
anniversary of Centenary Sabbath-school
/ THE BARRIERS CASE DEcIDED-
THEY ARE ALLOW ED TO KEEP Open
ON THE SABBATH.-The continued cas-,
of the nineteen BARRIERS who were reported
some time ago for keeping open on thu
Sabbath, contrary to tie ordinance, was
4 decided by Justice White this morning
who held that it was necessary for then
to keep open on the Sabbath
The accused were thereupon dis
charged. The circumstances that leat
to an Issue being made of this ordi
nance are briefly these For some month
past there has been an organization in thi
city known as "The Barbers' Union.
The members of this union agreed to clos
on the Sabbath, but it seems some Of then
went back on it, and have been keepin
{ j open. This coming to the knowledge Q
! the union they appointed vigilance com
mittee to go around and report those VIII
i violated it, and all others they found open
This they did, and the result is as abov
J stated. We understand that Mr.. John
4 Wise, counsel for the union, will carry th
case to the supreme court of appeals.
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