Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-31
PLEASANT OCCASION.
Sunday school Exercises at Pleasant Hit
church, Near Concord.

Christmas evening having been deter
mined on by the officers of Pleasant Hill
| Sabbath School as the time of their annual
celebration, and having received an invi-
tation to be present, CuRoNICLE reporter
left Knoxville ON the noon train Christ
mas day, for the purpose of noting the eel
ebration for publication. Early i'll the
evening, after an early supper, large
number of ladies, gentlemen and children
assembled at Pleasant Hill Church, three
miles from Concord, where the evening
was spent in most pleasant manner, lis
tening to the exercises of the Sabbath
School of the above church, which is an a
tlourishing condition, numbering about
sixty-five pupils and being the fortunate
possessor of a very respectable library
The fact that the celebration took place at
the time it did shows that the school is
well differed, and that everything passed
off so well demonstrated that the pupils
had profted by the instruction received.
The Committee of Arrangements, Messrs.
J. A. Mitchell, L. Banker and G. w. Ma
bry, did their whole duty, and to them
much credit is due for the success of the
entertainment. In this connection we
would also mention Rev. Messrs. J. \.
Ruble, J. \. Stamper who rendered very
material assistance.
The exercises were opened with PRAYER
by Rev. J. n. Stamper, followed with mu-
sic by Mr.. {. B. Newhouses. We give be-
low the following
PROGRAMME.
which was intersperscd with music at in
tervals.
J'irst ,,.,, =, >, OIL lro,, 80, Al. />l..-.... -
of the Sabbah, by w. a. Dalton followed
by 5. McSpadden, on the Sin of Omission.
One of the classes then repeated the ten
commandments, when e. a. Haun read
composition, Our Mother, who in turn
was followed by l., Stamper, reading one
entitled The Sweetest Hour of Prayer.
A dialogue on Dates of Sacred Events,
by w. +. Mitchell and George Stewart,
was next, followed by ]. A. Branch and
Miss Belle Mitchell, on the History and
Geography of Palestine, after which Were
interesting exercises, participated in by
Bonnie Haun, James and Mollie Stamper,
and Henderson Grady, and Christmas
dialogue by Misses Ellie Banker and Mary
Mitchell.
james Haun, Miss Sallie McSpadden and
Wilbern Haun, the subject of the latter
being The True Honor of Man.
y dialogue between a. b. and Mr..
Gardner came next, which was well re-
ceived. Then followed other exercises, in
which Carson and John Lewalen and Il.
p. Mitchell took part and addresses by
William and James Rudd, on Careless
Words and Heavenly Wisdom.
Dialogue-History and character of Sol
ONION, by j. a. Beach and l.. Stamper.
mposition-Pass Homeward to Heav-
en- singing, by Miss Belle Mitchell, who
afterwards discoufsed on the value of the
Bank of Heaven.
a. 3. and WantalI. This gave an exhi-
bitlon OF the Influence exercised by Sun
day school scholars over the minds iof per-
sons often considered as past hone
Dialogue-The Bible, by G.. Mitchell and
+. Stewart and Misses Ellie Banker and
Mamie Stamper, followed by one on flow.
ers and lecture by ]. Mitchell,
Dialogue-,Sabbath schools, by Mary
Hurlen and Laura Smith. Address on the
Creation, by John Seaton and dialogue
Ship Of Zion, by Samuel and James Me
Spadden.
Dialogue-Christmas by Sarah New
houser and Lizzie StaltZfus composition,
The Heavenly Shore, J. a. Beach !;
| speeches by c. StaltZfus, formerly of Penn
sylvania James Seaton, The Bible the
best OF classics; Misses Mary and Tennie
Grady also delivered addresses, while the
cardinal virtues, Faith, Hope, and Chart
ty, were perSonated by Misses Ellie Ban
ker, Nanpie Stamper, and Sallie McSpad-
| den.
Speeches on the Little Familywero made
| by Misses Mary Mitchell and Mamie
| Stamper. Then came a scene depicting
| Wantalls family preparing for Sabbath,
| having yielded to the solicitations and
| been overcome by the logic of the Sunday
School scholars, alluded to above.
| Next was speech by w. Freytag, when
q dialogue, The Heavenly Railroad, was
followed by addresses from Charles Sea-
ton, The Fashion of the World Passeth
Away c. Mitchell, Remember me; L..
| Price, The World Transitory.
Paragraphs from the Scrap Basket were
read by George Hulen, J. w. Stamper
and Miss Belle Mitchell, followed by a
short speech from Miss Laura Smith and
the closing address to the school by Mr..
| VIM. Mitchell, succeeded 10y music aud
other addresses.
After the regular exercises were conclu-
ded, Hon. o. p. Temple, of this city, be.
ing present, made some appropriate re-
marks, showing his high appreciation of
| the influence eXerted by Sabbath schools
| throughout the land. Judge Temple was
! followed by Messrs. Banker, Ruble and
| others.
! The occasion was one of which all in
| terested may well be proud. The follow
| ing are the officers of the school:
Rev. James A. Ruble Superintendent
l.. Banker, Asst. Supt.: j. A. Mitchell,
Secretary; John StamPer, Librarian b.;
Mrs. Mamie McSpadden, Treasurer.
Our rCpOrter il indebted to Mr. l. 4