National Republican., 1876-05-27
surpaY SCHOOL CELEBRATION.
South Washington Sunday School union-Pro-
cession and Mass Meeting.

The several schools composing the South Wash
ipyton Sunday School Union yesterday united in
ana outdoor celebrat for which preparations
have been in progress for some time. The days
programme embraced a procession through the
central part of the city and an assembly at the
Smithsonian grounds. The line was formed at
Ryland chapel, and, as the march was taken up,
the schools of the other churches in the Union
Ioined in the procession. The route Of the pro-
eesson was from Ryland chapel, down Eleventh
street, to + street south, thence along 70 -Four
and-a-half street, down FOur-anda-half street 70
Pennsylvanis avenue, to Tenth street west Inc
line marched then TO the Smithsonian grounds,
entering through the Tenth-street gate. The nVe
Sunday schools 10 the mon were Iu IISSin
teachers and scholars, were in line. Mr. Y. Is.
Pearson acted as chief marshal, having as MS
aids Mr.. James Q. DeAtley, Of the Eifth Baptist
church; Mr.. A. b. H. Lacey, OF Gorsuch chapel;
Mr.. George C. Aercus of the Sixth-street PresDy-
terian church; Mr.: w. J; Murtagh, OF Ryland
Presbyterian church.
The line was headed by Donch's band, de-
taehent Of ShSG u fne bT s oeePs and
teachers, and was designated by appropriate M
banners GOrsuch Chapel school marched az tne
head next came the Sixth Presbyterian, hyia
Chapel, Fifth Baptist and Westminster. The
little ones marched two by two, and presented
very handsOe aPPears1tees wi1n 9reat deal Of
attention as il marched through the streets with
handsome banners and flags, and before reaching
spectators had gathered there.
ArTHE GROUNDS.
After countermarching over the lawn and wind
ing through the trees, the children and throng OIL
centre Of the lawn. Seats were provided on the
stand for the Rev. b. f. Bittinger, who presided;
Revs. Noble, Wheeler, Owen, Ingersoll; Meador,
Hammond, Cramer and Bender; Mr.. 5. NJ. Heat-
man. secretary of the Union; Mr.. Ben T. Lloyd, d.
rector of the singing; Miss Emma webster
Organist; the chief marshal and his aids and the
ho,d ha uCpr nnnna1
formance of several selections OF music by the
band. The hymn Hold the Fort" was sung 0y
the schools. accompanied by the organ and band
Rev DR. Wheel er led the assembly in the recital
ofthe Lords Prayer.
The secretary of the union, Mr.. Heatman, read
the statistics Of the union for the year, as ioi-
lows:
STATISTICS.
RvIand chapel-Mr William ]. Murtagh, su-
perinteudcnt; Mr.. William H Wright, secresaoy;
church members; 25 teachers church members; -
scholars church members; average attendance,
2Is: adult classes; 50 volumes in library; iSO
naners taken monthly; 10 conversions; deaths;
amount of contributions, S3G2.
Fifth Baptist, organized IN 1s1IJames y; DC
officers, rs teachers, 2sO scholars; ofncers
church members; - teachers church members; 4
scholars church members; average attendance,
SO: adult classes; $50 volumes in library; 200
papers taken monthly; conversions; death;
amount Of contributions, $50.
Westminster, organized lS52-Abraham Depue
superiutendent; VIM. Church, assistant superin-
tendent: officers, IS teachers, 10 scholars; 4
officers church members, 10 teachers churen mem n
bers; average attendance, ITO; SO volumes IN
library: 100 papers taken monthly; death
amount of contributions, $50.
Sixth-street Presbyterian-C. b. Pearson, super
iptendent; Miss Mary Hatch, secretary; oihcers,
Is teachers los scholars; officers church mem
hers IL teachers church members, 70 scholars
church members; average attendance, IS; adult
classes: 800 volumes In library; 10 conversions.
Gorsuch Chapel organized lS50-Wm. r. Hunt,
SUPERINTENDENT; Daniel q. Smithson, secretary;
officers u teachers y scholars officers church
members: teachers church members; average
attendance S.: . adult classes; 800 volumes in
library: conversion: uraIn.
Total for the Union, 33 officers; 81 teachers, $50
scholars 2s officers church members. 81 teachers
church members, 81 scholars church members;
average attendance 7U9 10 adult classes, LILO
volumes in library, 40 papers taken monthly, 80
conversions, deaths. amount OF subscriptions,
sSg2 ,,
each made short and interesting addresses to
the Union. Rev. DIR. Bittinger in conclusion
extended congratulations to the children The
hymn America" was sung and the assembly was
dismissed with benediction pronounced by Rev;
MT Bender. The occasion was happy one, and
will long be remembered by the children ana
others who participated.