The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14

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We stated last week that the several Sab.
bath Schools of this city had agreed npor
a My Celebration, and had hxel upon
Friday. 22nd inst, as the time. AT mas:
meeting OF the Schools on Sunday evening
| last, the time was changed to Friday. 20 Il
inst in order to give the children and
| friends Of Beth Israel congregation an OPP
porfnnity OF participating. This cougre-
cation have always taken a lively interest
Ia the May celebrations. but would be pre-
vented this year il the change of time had
| not been made-the 22nd being iFh Them
a day to be sacreliy observed. Tie Sab
bath Schools OF B~andon and Canton have
been cordially Invited to unite With tie
Jackson schools on the occasion. The
Brandon Schools have accepted, ami a SPEC
ial train has already been chartered. Sim
Tar action Is expected on the part of the
Canton schools. AT the meeting on Sab
! bath last the following Committees were APP
! pointed:
/ GENERAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
/ From the Baptist School-Dlvid Shelton
| VIM B Taylor, Henry ; Smith
| From Beth Israel 5chooI-Henry Strauss
A. Wolf, J. L Dreyius
From Christian SchuoI-Rev Geo A
Smythe, Geo l.. Potter, a II Kirkland
From Episcopal school % iver Clifton,
J. w Langley, W. T. Deason
From Methodist Scbool-W L NuRent.
J. P Stevens, r D. Hardy
From Presbyterian School, l. Power,
VIM. s Lemly, Halsey Boyd
Thu EF1-.otfsI-., Ta,u frtaa rnaaf af
Col Nugent's office tomorrow, (Friday)
urged
COMMITTEE on SELECTION AND PREPARE
TON OF GROUNDS
From Bap1ist SCHOOL, III. Bennett.
Cottie George, Willie Shelton.
From Christian SCHOOL,. H. Kirkland,
Chas Jones, Joseph Douthii.
From Episcopal School, W. Langley,
Shall Yerger, Mat Hooker.
From Methodist School-W J, Brown, Jr.'
John Smiley, Louis Fife.
From Presbyterian S.hool-Halsey Boyd,
Selden Watkins, Charley Lemley.
The Committee is expected to make
report on selection of grounds on Sabbath
evening next
ACTION OF THE BRANDON SCHOOLS.
At a mass meeting of the several Sabbath
Schools in Brandon Baptist, Episcopal
Methodist, Presbyserian,) held on Sunday
evening last, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
'An invitation having been extended by
the Schools Of jackson 10 the Sabbath
Schools of this place to unite with them in
,sr.,, - of H. h.4
22nd inst; therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Sabbath Schools of
Brandon. i'm mass meeting mbi-t send /
most hearty greeting "a the Sabbath Schools
of jackson. and DO most cordially accept
the invitation extended thr ugh Col l..
Power To- unite with them III a celebration
in the city of Jackson on Friday tae 23nd
Inst
Resoluea, That II committee OF four gentle
men, consisting of one from each iieoi, APP
pointed by this meeting, who shall ee clothed
with full power 10 appoint the Chiet Mar
shal, Speaker and necessary committees on
the part of This meeting, and ln conjunction
with the school comuiltteei, make all ar
rangementS, and pr0mulgate all orders
which in their Judgment may he best cal
culated to insure concert ol acton ana sue
cess to the enterprise.
ResoIUed, That copy of these resolutions
be transmitted to Col Power, and through
him to the different sabbath schools injack-
son.
L. Henry, Episcopal;
WILL SrEvENs Methodist:
r. NCDoNNELL, Pre- byterian
j. Ii. WHITFIELD. Baptist;
Committee
The Com mittee.desjr ogs Of ''insuriag COLI
cert of action and success tn he enterprise
aDpoint the writer 10 transmit th#St' r.~ott-
tions TO YOU, ana state that they @i.l taka
great pleasure In receiving any so4 @est'ca~
vou wish 10 make, aud that by We'd --stsoY 5
mail they viii be prepared 70 send ysoH,
their programme Of action, tog'th,r "ilh
such songs as the different schools desire 10
be embodied in the genprsi programwe oh
that occasion Truly.
JAS L. WHITFIELD
The next general meeting viii De #t the
Episcopal Church next sabbath afternoon
at O'Clock, when the songs selected for
the celebration will he ready for distribn-
ton All the details for The Celebration
may then be announced
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