The daily gazette., 1876-03-14
Sunday School Anniversary.
UNION N. e. SUNDAY sCHooLs-A sue
CEssFUL ANNIVERSARY.

UNION N. e. SUNDAY sCHooLs-A sUC-
CEssFUL ANNIVERSARY.
The anniversary of the Union Nj. +,
Sunday-schools, last evening, was very
successful, in regard to attendance
and exercises. The church was crowd
ed by large audience, and the pro-
gramme wos attractive and interesting
throughout,
The church decorations, though not
extensive, were neat and appropriate
ia their character. The recess in the
rear of the choir was spanned by the
work "WELCOME," in large letters
Of gilt and evergreen. (This decora.
tion will be allowed to remain during
the session of Conference.) In the
centre Of the recess was an evergreen
harp, while an anchor of cvergreens
was suspended from the ceiling, direct
ly over the pulpit. A large mound of
beautiful flowers occupied platform
near the pulpit.
The infant school scholars occupied
seats provided for the occasion, to the
right of the pulpit, and the scholars of
the other schools occupied the forward
seats of the church.
The programme, which opened with
the hymn "Soon may the last glad
song arise" and prayer by Rev. Mr..
Hutchinson, included "a number of
hymns, which were interspersed with
interesting addresses by Rev. J. f.
Mowbray and Rev. Robt. W. Todd.
The Secretary's report, which show
ed the schools to be in fiourishing
condition, with large membership,
contained the following summing up
Of missionary contributions during the
past year: Morning Scbool-Male
classes, $2791; female, $3l.S7. Infant
school - male, $500; female, $5.16;
collections, 58 cents; total, S79.52, of
which amount $20.04 were used for
school purposes and 500 .5s for mission
| ary purposes.
Afternoon School-Male, 1898 80;
| female. 8370.7S; infant school-male,
1882; female, 1920; PASTORS Bible
class, $22.7G; collections, $134; total,
$643.22, of which $272 were used for
school purposes and $37l.22 for mis-
sionary purposes; total missionary col.
| lections in both schools, $390.70,
which, with $50 taken at the door for
admission, makes the full amount
| $440. 70.
The presentations, which formed the
most pleasing feature of the anniver-
sary, were as follows:
To Rev. Il. E. Martindale, a beauti.
full silver ice pitcher, goblets and
waiter, from his Bible-class. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Albert
Jones.
10 Isaac Hendrickson, "a handsomely
bound volume, by his class.
TO Mr.. A. Kelley, a handsome
Bible.
To Mrs. Maggie Harris, a beautiful
collestion of wax water lilies, in a
| glass vase.
bouquets to- Prof. p. Allen, II. II.
McDanel, VIM. D. Pickles, Solomon
Hersey, Miss Maggie Davis, Miss Mag
gle Chairs, Mrs. Lydia Poinsett, Miss
Mary @. Hazlett and Miss Sallie Find.
ley.
Memorial presentations were also
made for members of the school who
had died during the past year, as fol-
lows
Three wreaths from the infant class
for Willie and Harry Wilmer, who
died within few days of each other,
and Maynard Mcdaniel, for the latter
was also presented missionary money
amounting to $1.21, which he had
saved just previous to his death.
A large cross of immortelles for Mrs.
Klmble, who died May 1st, 1875.
A beautiful wax crown for Miss An
ME Lewis, who died in October, 1875
and wax harp for Thos. Carter, who
died August 10th, 1875.
The exercises closed with the bene.
diction by Rev, J, Humphries.