The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-16
CORRESPONDENTS
ApAxsynlE. N. Y. Oct. %. 1916.

ApAxsrnLE. n. Y. Oct. 90. 1916.
Last evening the NJ. 4. Sabbath
School, Of Adamsyile, held their annu-
al service Of Leaves" The church
was crowded to its fullest capacity
with the friends of the Sunday School.
Ia the audience we noticed many famil-
lar faces from Albany. The church
was very beautifully decorated with
bright.tintcd leaves, evergreens and
pyramids of iluit. The exercises OF
the evening were conducted by the
Rev j. Ii Clark. First on the pro-
gramme was singing by the school,
then prayer. followed by more sing.
ing, then the recitation by the classes
Of passages Of Scripture giving the
different Titles of Christ" from A. be
is called Adam in | Cor. Is as TO Y,
he is called Young Child in Matt. 2 s,
comprising one hundred and eighty
three titles Tpis exercise was inter.
spersed with singing. Quite number
Of the little folks recited appropriate
selections aud did well Mr. Carr Of
Albany, known as street preacher, .
delivered a glowing Christian address.
The exercises closed with good col.
lection for benevolent purposes
These services Of leaves aud flowers,
making the passing seasons preach to
us, ! never witnessed in Vermont. SO
interesting and profitable are they that
they oughtnot to be hid under bushel
but set on candlestick that it may
tighten the whole world of Sabbath
Schools. Therefore | propose TO give
short accounts of other services we
have held of the same character Our
FIRST was called Floral Gathering, the
church profusely trimmed with flowers,
large cross composed Of flowers in
front Of the pulpit. Addresses by able
speakers were given, in which the
cross now made of flowers, and that
rugged cross on which the Savior
suffered for our sins were compared
Tue children recited texts containing
the word cross or Christ. Thus their
minds were called to these subjects,
and IN after years, when they hear
those passages their thoughts will
return to the lessons learned from that
occasions
The first Service Of Leaves. the
subject was our lie. 1--WE all do fade
as leai he next, the Autumn
Service or Harvest, church trimmed
with leaves aud grains, boquets of fruit
and nuts arranged in appropriate de-
signs
he thought impressed on the chih
/ dren here was, The harvest is passing,
the summer is ended and my soul ID
not saved At all these services
singing and regulations by the scholars
all bearing as much as possible on the
one central truth Of the evening. wat
an important feature
I At another Floral service an arch d
green with the word Heaven ia white
flowers at the top served to fix the
attention Of the children on that topic
And thus With missionary meetings
except s'iat the decorations are omitted
the sabbath School Scholars being
catechised on the subject of missions
aud missionary spirit as spoken Of II
the Bible Greatest missionary, Jesus
Other missionaries. Moses, Jonah
Isaiah. Jeremiah, the Twelve Apostles
etc.
As result Of these services the
Sabbath School has grown wonderfully
both IN numbers ard interest Tb'
pastor who wil devote time and
thought t. these exercises will Gnd biz
reward ia The increased spirituality o
tie Sunday School aud often in the
bringing d many 10 Christ
The foundation Of the extensive build
ings which are 10 be used By Messrs K
II. lieoi & o., for the manufacture o.
phyroiigneoas acid, in Bennington is be
lng laid.
The saie Ia the office Of l.. & A. Lin,
coin, carriage makers, PownAl, wal
blswa open by burglars, Nov. 2, and !
small quantity Of silver coin abstracted