The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-28
BROOK Yh'S SUNDAY ScHo1l PARADE.

Forty-Flnh Anniversary OF tho Boys
and Girls-Finy Thousand Little Poo
pie An Procession--One Hundred and
Thtrty-Two Churches Represented.
Yesterday will long be remembered by the chill
dren OF Brooklyn who took part in the event COM
memorated. The occasion was the forty NTH ami
versary and parade OF the Sunday School Union.
For weeks and months the children have been
looking forward with pleasure to the dawn OF an
niverssry day with the fond anticipation natural
to youngsters OF making display in bright cOlors
before an admiring auditory OF ''chidren OF
larger growth" and Of vieing with one another In
making an appearance in public under the banner
oil the Sunday school, The teachers OF the sabbath
schools have made use OF these Joyous
visions OF their scholars by reminding them
that the happy day was coming on
rapidly, and they should therefore study
their lessons more carefully, IN order to reject
credit upon the schools to which they belonged.
Fond parents caught the contsgion OF looking for
ward to anniversary day from the little ones, and
SET to work with enthusiasm to prepare the pref
test imaginable suits Tor the children. As the day
grew nearer anxiety deepened for fear lest some
thing should occur TO mar their JOY. sit might
rain" was Oft recurring cloud on the hearts OF
the BLOSSOMS" that are soon to bun into men and
women OF the world and do battle alike In the
smiles OF prosperity or the frowns Of adversely.
True 1t might rain, and many little one lisped
prayer to heaven that the weather would not
prove inauspicious. 1t did not rain; and the innO-
cent petitioners awoke yesterday morning bright
and early to SEQ their hopes fulfilled in an
azure and almost cloudless sky. At eleven
O'Clock the City Hall bell rang forth the
signal which made known to $4,000 children
that there would be no postponement OF the
parade, and by one O'Clock the Sunday school
rooms OF the churches OF the eight divisions were
filled with children. The exercises consisted OF
singing prayer and addresses. About halfpast two
O'Clock the edIdces were vacated and the parades
commenced, the route being marked out for each
division by guidons and nagstaffs All the public
buildings were decorated with bunting.
PROSPECT PARK DIVISION.
or course this division had the advantage OF
position, and naturally attracted the largest num-
Der OF spectators to witness their evolutions
They formed ON Prospect place and Flatbush ave.
nue., under Marshal Edwin j. Barney, IN the follow.
ing order sixth avenue Baptist, seventh avenue
Methodist, Bethiehem Mission. Church Of the Cove
nant, Home Industrial, Memorial Presbyterian,
Swedish Methodist and Ohvet chapel. On enter
ing the Park they proceeded to the "Green,"
and there went through the customary mannuvres
In presence OF several thousand people. The
girls and boys attired In bright and various coors
marching and countermarchtng on the yelvery
added to the insprisiae strains Of bands Of music.
made up scene which VIII not soon be Tor gotten.
The Gowanus subdivision composed OF the follow
ing churches, also paraded at the Park
Eighteenth street Methodist First German Baptist.
Church Of the Green
donal and All Saints Protestant Episcopal.
THE HEIGHTS DIVISION
bore the palm perhaps in point q representative
the Jocks OF the fold OF the CITY OF Churches.
The route OF march. which was handsomely deco
rated with nags was along Clinton and Montague
CARROLL PARK DIVISION
was marshslled BY Mr.. Daniel Wadsworth and pa:
raded on Clinton street, between Harrison and
Union streets
the houses along the line were proiusely deco
rated with bunting, and several hundred ladies
and children revle wed the little ones as they filed
past from the sidewalks.
presented an equally fine appearance In the grand
army of the Sabbath school light infantrS. and was
Msssrs Redned and carence ssaniey AZ
the rendezvous OF section Central Congrega-
tional chnrch-exercses commenced at haIi-pass
two O'Clock. Addresses were delivered by Bishop
drew irs Smith At the East Reformed church Rev
James T. burysa and r. j. H. smith held forth at
tue Classon avenue Presbyterian church.
CENTRAL DIVISION.
one Of the largest In the line, numbered twenty
seven Sunday schools. This division was under
the leadership OF Mr.. James II. Wneatley, and pa.
raded on SchermerhOrn street, between Smith and
Powers. rsf
ToxpxINs PARK DIVISION,
OF which W. w. Shumway was Marshal paraded
along DeKalb avenue, from Marcy to ThrOop, and
at the close massed on the green sward OF the
park, where the children were reviewed BY their
teachers and friends.
TOAPKINS AVENUE DIVISION
numbering nine schools, was led BY Marshal John
d. Kelso. tat is II au \
The parade was on Pacific street, between Brook
Ign and Nostrand avenues.
WASHINGTON PARK DIVISION,
under the marshalsnip of william Edsal, was COM
posed Of twenty-seven Sunday school organlza-
tons.
the line ofmarch was Clinton avenue to Fulton
street, to Winough0y avenue. Lafayette avenue,
from vanderbilt avenue to Hamilton street.
band OF music preceded several OF the sections
and dlscoursed appropriate music to which thou.
sands OF little feet beat time as they stepped out
merrily, gazing from side to side upon the admir-
Ing throng assembled on the sidewalks. The route
for this division was not too long, and was there.
fore, well chosen. The banners borne in many In
stances were very richly and tastefuly worked
AT the conclusion OF the parade about four
O'Clock, the children wended their way their re-
spectve scn00lrOoms, wnere they rested and
feasted before separating for the day. Ice cream,
jeliies, cakes, candles, bananas nuts or oranges
ana lemonade were distributed among the classes,
and partaken OF with relish, and the forty.nltii
anniversary OF the Brooklyn Sunday School Union
passed away beneath pleasant SKIES leaving the
imprint OF happy day IN the young hearts.