Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-11-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

Yesterday, being the second Sunday
in November, the anniversary of the
Marshall street Presbyterian church
was held. The attendance was good
the whole of the middle block being
filled with the scholars. The exercises
commenced with singing the hymn,
"Our Jesus" at the conclusion of
which Rev. E. A. Reinhart read the
fourth chapter of Proverbs, and the
superintendent, Mr.. +. D. Smith, offer
ed prayer. The school then sang Philip
Philips hymn, " Singing for Jesus"
and the Lords prayer chant. The
superintendent made remarks, and in
troduced the speaker of the occasion,
Mr. j. b. Patterson, Of the Second
Presbyterian church. The subject of
the address was Faithfulness" taken
from the text BE thou faithful un-
til death, and / will give the crown of
life. " The speaker handled the subject
admirably, explaining it by many pleas
ing and interesting stories. Mr.. Smith
made report of the school for the past
year. The average attendance, has
been one hundred and ninety-seven.
Death had entered their midst once.
Three members of the school have
joined the church. The treasurer's re-
port was read by that officer, William r.
Wilson. The amount in the treasury
on Nov. |, 1872, was one hundred dol
lars and two cents. The amount col
lected in Sunday school for past year
ninety dollars and thirty-fve cents.
Amount derived from Tillotson's exhi-
bition, twenty-five dollars and ninety
four cents. Christmas tree ffty-six
dollars and thirty five cents, and amount
collected for sundry causes eight dollars
and twenty-five cents, making total of
two hundred and eighty-one dollars and
eighteen cents. Amount expended for
the past year for lesson papers twenty
dollars and sixty-three cents, for Christ
mas tree fifty-two dollars and seventy
cents, expenses of picnic fifteen dollars,
for Sunday school visitor" twenty
four dollars, for new library books,
fifty four dollars and fifty-seven cents,
for singing books, catechisms, and cards
for infant room, thirty-two dollars and
seventy-nine cents, for repairs six dol
lars, Bibles nine dollars and sixty cents,
prizes, books, thirty-six dollars and
ninety cents, prizes, pictures, seven dol
lars and thirty eight cents. Total two
hundred and tifty-nine dollars and fifty
seven cents, leaving balance of TWEEN
ty-one dollars and sixty-one cents.
The report Of the treasurer of the
band oi " cheerful givers" was also read
The band was organized in April 1872,
Miss Hannah Ahrens elected treasurer,
and Miss Jessie Macdonald, secretary.
The band was organized for the pur-
pose of aiding the Gaboon mission. It
was at first decided that only females
should be members of this band, but in
1873 it was decided that the whole
school should contribute to this cause,
which they willingly did. Each class
elects their own treasurer, by whom the
money is kept until the end of the quar-
ter, when it is handed to the treasurer
of the band.
The sum raised in 1872 was thirty
dollars, and from January 10 to Novem-
Der -, sixty-two dollars-total ninety
two dollars.
The prize certificates for attendance
were given, fourteen scholars received
books for being present every Sunday
during the past year. Two scholars
have been present every Sunday for
five years, and one for eight years.
After singing the evening hymn,
Blessed Redeemer, the benediction was
pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Patterson
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