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On Sunday there WAS larce gathering o.
sunday schools in the Artillery Rarrack.
About 3, 0U0 scholars aud teachers had been
invited 10 take part in tAs proceedings. Tho
popularity oi these singers in Hull j. such
Thai large numbers OF persons presented
themselves 'cr admission. aud the manages.
not anticipating any great attendance q.
: a9u.ts, or mat there we're In these days per
soos SO lost TO deceUey as to attempt u rve
Guide scholars from attending 4 ,eIrice srcci-
ally designed for them, did not. wr arc told.
apply for humber Of policemen Sufficient TO
Keep back an unruly mob. The rOnsequenle
was that large numbers &c adults, who had
no Kind OF sympathy with aunday-school
work, obtained admission, took seats, and
Kept scholars standing whilst one school was
unable to obtain admission. This large
assembly was presided over by he Row DR..
Aackay, OF the Presbyterian Church, Pros
pees street. The whole OF lie .s,iy singers,
with Professor White, and one 81 the male
members OF the band, were prcscnt, aud on
going on the platform they sang one of their
slnguiariy sweet hymns. The Chairman
then read portion OF Scripture, after which
prayer was offered. Mss JENNIE Jackson
sang a hymn, the refrain ct whigh ma.
Jesus OF Nazareth passeth ly.' Othe-
very appropriate selections were .ivrn. aud
addresses were delivered by the Chairman
and by Mr.. I. ID. Ball. AIr. White OK
piained that tie ot;"c: o. the gathering WAS
Lrst AID h'ie'u.st lie spiritual =, i uf the
children. lie xiiIluci that ~ FIX Uni
'efslty there Vas d library Nl.rh II wss De-
s!raDle to increase, aud Al y,iiuJ.- uult, Of
the country where they had held t. 50 ..:,c.,.
noon gatherings there had 5crr! collections,
IL aid OF that library, and the friend, who
had promoted that meeting had thought il
was desirable to take a collection. Waist
ms was being done the scholars eung sry.
eral OF Their hymns, and the jubilee Nln .cr,
afterwards gave more of their sacred ni,io-
dies. The collection amounted t. ell -
'h. Ihe expenses connected with the gath
cring We're borne by the schools taxing psrt
IN The proceedings, So that the amount re.
aIzcd by the collection is not reduced by
any payments whatever.
VA their last visit to Hull the jubilee
SINGERS expressed strong desire to see
NiiberiDrce-house, High street. the birth
pace oil William Wilbertorce, but they were
nor Then able to pay visit To the old man
s:ou. After they had left the town, Mr.. !
Masssm, who occupies portion of the build |
ing with his offices, heard that these emanci- !
pated slaves bad expressed a desire to see |
TIE birthplace of WilbeltOrce, AMI on Mou- !
DAY ne sent them an invitation, " hich was !
9iadiy accepted. On arriving ut WiibersorCe |
house. they were shown over several mart.
" the building, aud into the room in whirh |
llbeiforce was born. Here the party sung |
that song which seems to be as inspiring to the /,
emancpated slave as is the 'Marsriilaise"
to the Frenchman, "John Browns body lies
inoulder!nS IN the grave" A more than
ordinary amount of pathOs was unconsci-
ousIy thrown into the simple song. and tears
gllstened In the eyes of most OF the singers. |
who also gave the English National Anthem
with much force and sweetness. The party |
wandered about the house and on the quay. |
some OF the young ladies leading Mr. Mas |
sans children about, and before they left !
the children made them small money offer
inSs for the Fisk University. Mr.. Nassau
presented the singers with copies Of an en- |
craving representing Wilberiorce House. and |
also made them up parcel of seed. of the |
plant fe'ehfenm Gtya'sia, which grows 80 |
protuseiy in front Of Wherefore House.
Ihese seeds 1t Is intended to SOW In some
portion OF the grounds of tho University. In
return the Rev. @. l.. White ,geseuted to |
Sir. Nassau a copy OF the jubilee Singers
history, and a large photograph Of the group
On Monday evening a second service Of .
song was given in Ilengler's Cirque, Mr.. !
Holmes, who had been left behind at Glas- /
60" through illness, taking bis place with !
the rest ofthe band. The large building WAS !
even more crowded than on Friday NIGHT |
The demand for tickets was far in excess of |
the number issued, and many hundreds of |
persons assembled in front OF UrngIer's !
Cirque hoping to get in on payment The /
holders ot the tickets occupied nea.ly the !
whole oi the seats, and when the pl,,: bad /
been comfortably filled those outside aegged |
hari 10 be admitted on payment, even II tLcy |
had to stand. Soon the standing room. VA. |
all occupied, aud still hundreds Of Ierspr.
were sent away. There wa. II complete |
change 81 programme, several Of the .c.ec. |
tons being given for the first time ia Hull I
One OF them, II lac Gospel Train, )" vas NEST
heartily encOIed, and Miss jennie jackson. |
the dal kcst of this cOlOred band, received an |
encore for her excellent rendering OF "Old |
folks at home" At the end Of tn: frat /
part, there were cries for John brown" !
and the singers Cbli2n3iy gave Lhi- song az !
a commencement OF the second part Of the ,
programme. Miss Minnie Tate sang the ,
song, The Old mans dream" with force ,
and pathOs which .ecurcd tor her mos,
rapturous greeting. Maggie Porter and .
Minnie Tate gave The duet "Merlily DER the I
calm blue sea" Miss Ella sheppard accom- !
panied Minnie Tate on the guitar. and the !
other solos and duet Oh the piano. The IN !
terest OF the inconveniently crowded audi {
ence never wavered during the whole Of the I
evening, aud although the atmosphere va.
heated as that OF an oven, there we've regrets :
on all LANDS when the singing was ended. (
Before the last song was sung, the Rev. e.. ,
l.. White expressed tho gratitude Which the ,
Jubilee Singers ielt towards the people nf I
Hull. IL was as lie had stated a pleasing
thought to them all that in the birthplace II ]
Wi!bc.iorce they had fir. began h. make .
clear money above ih-ir cNItI-c~ They [
had that dag visited the hru-r Ia = hirh WI (
beri1rcs ~as bonn, nui lad ihrir .ung TIE .
English National Anthem. There at, moth
Ing they w"ulI more prize ihau SONG email (
meporal o, WIihcii'Jrc" i..r tErI! library al ,
Fisk University. There ~cre many ways /
in which that might br accomplished and I
he you'd leave it IT, the citizens OF that good !
old iowa, who bad been 80 kind to them, to !
take what steps they thought hight 10 pro-
cure memorial II WilJerfOrce.
On Tur-dsy forenoon, several ~ the sing
ers, with M. White aud Afr. 4. II. Hallcr,
wen. on board tho Southampton, being de-
-irous Of showing the lais there that they
had not forgotten them. Sir. White adj
dressed the boy. briefly, giving them sound
advice, and assuring them Of hearty vel
como should they ia Their wanisrings ever
yet 10 Nashville. HYMNS were sung BY the
lads. and By the jubilee Singers, Who on
leaving were heartily cherred.
The jubilee SINCERE irit Hull FOR York al
one O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon, several
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