Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-15
sunday school Missionary Anniyersa-
rfes.
GRACE.


The ninth missionary anniversary of the Sun
day schools connected with Grace NJ E. Church
was celebrated yesterday afternoon in the pre-
sence Of an audience which filled up all the
available sitting and standing room in the vast
audience room, and many persons besides were
unable to gain admission. The decorations were
simple, consisting only of boquet on each side
Of the pulpit and the sabbath school banners
which were displayed in the pulpit recess. s. A.
Macallister, President of the Sunday School Union
presided, and the exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. II. Davis. C. B. Rhoads was
musical director, and under his guidance the
singing was very swest, especially au anthem by
chorus, solo and quintette.
ii. c. Conrad, Secretary of the Union, read the
annual report of the schools, from which it ap
peared that there are SO scholars in the morning
school 506 in the afternoon school, IT'S of whom
are church members !; 200 at Epworth, and 200
a. Madeley. @. W. Welden's WAS the banner class
of the afternoon, and all the schools, and
ceved the banner through Rev. jos Z. Smith,
who also spoke tittiDgly of the dead of the year.
Alfred Chandler and Frank Chalfant, whose
memory WAS revived by wreaths of mmortolles.
An appropriate address was made by Rev. 7. f.
Martindale, who spoke Of the necessity for mis-
sion work.
BRANDYwINE NJ. E. CHURCH.
The Missionary anniversary of the Brandywine
Nj. Il. Sunday School was held yesterday after
noon. The church was filled by-the children their
parents, and friends, and the exer cises were of
more than usual interest. Addresses were made
by Revs. w. Nj. Warner aud j. Kidney, and by
Joseph Pyle, Superintendent of st. Paul's after
noou school. A duett The Lord is my Shep-
herd, was sweetly sung by Misses Warner and
Todd, and a solo by Mrs Ida Wickersham was
sweetly sung the other music well selected and
sweetly rendered.
memorial wreath, in memory Of Maggie
Jewell a little girl l3 years o. age, was presented
and appropriately received by the pastor, follow
ed by singing Gathered Home" very hand
some boquet was presented to the pastor by
Miss Emma Carr, and motto, by love serve
one another Handsomely framed was presented
to Miss Salie Warner, the organist, by Eli Men
dinhall, and received by the pastor. The coec-
tons for the year amounted to about Sl25, of
which one Sunday in the month or S3l 40 were
gwen to tile Missionary fund, and the balance
to home work. The exercises were closed by
singing, " One more days work for Jesus
RIDDLES CHAPEL.
Very interesting Missionary Anniversary exer-
cises were held at Riddles Chapel last night,
the church being beautifully decorated for the
occasion aud filled to overlooking The singing
by the school was much admired and interesting
addresses were made by Rev. ]. France. L. +.
Riddle, ii. q. Conrad ESQ, and H. +. Pickles.
Amongst the contributions for the missionary
cause, was an English sovereign" which had
been given to Il Mrs. Mearns BY her mother 20
years ago with the injunction not to part with
1t unless for some worthy cause. Mrs. Mearns
had been for long time sick, and died last Sat
urday, but before dying she bequeathei the SOW
erelgn mentioned to the missionary cause. The
collestions amounted to Sl13, which was a CON
siderable advance on any previous year.
UNION NJ. f. ASSIvEBsARY. THIS EVENING.
The regular missionary anniversary of the
Union NJ. L. Sunday School will be held this
evening, commencing at a quarter before eight
o'clock. The exercises bid fair to be of more
than common interest. An admission fee of ten
cents will be charged.