Daily Republican., 1878-11-18
THE FIRST DECADE.
Tenth Anniversary es tisr west
church PresbS terssa Sunday
schSOi--An Interesting PrOx ram,
and . Prosperous school.

was held yesterday afternoon CONNER nc
ing at three o'clock, and though tn
afternoon was stormy and disagreeabI,
the church including the gallery wa
we'll filed. The decorations were few
but unique and appropriate. Upon th,
platform stood the light nousa sur
mounted by large lantern which at
given signal was lit. throwing ont 1t,
bright rays upon all other surrounding
objects. An unseen wire was stretched
across the platform above the light
house upon which were hung gilded
letters forming the sentence, ~ an the
light of the world"
Al the base 81 the light house was a
rustic mound from which moss,s and
ferns were apparently growing in great
profusion. A pillar at either side Of the
platform draperisd with evergreen
vines completed the artificial decora-
tons, but none of them equalled the
beautiful sight of a sea of happy faces
of teachers, and scholars looking up
from the front part OF the audience room.
The infant school occupied the right
hand corner Of the church and looked
so pretty and happy that they made
all around them happy.
To William J. Morrow teacher in
the School belongs the credit Of invent
ing the design and constructing the
light house already described, which
must have taken much tim. and labor.
II certainly reflects great credit upon
Mr.. Morrow's inventive genius, and zeal
for the Sunday School cause.
Mr.. Charles Baird the able Supprin-
tend-nt Of the school had charge of the
programme, and Mr.. Lewis Wilson
very ably presided at the organ. W.
would here say that the singing Of the
school was very crelitable, the piece
entitled "Hold the light up Higher" "
especially being finely rendered. The
exercises were commenced by the school
"AIl hail the day ofJubilee, p"
" hich was followed by the school re-
reating the Lords prayer.
Mr.. Baird the Superintendent then
read his annual report. He reviewed
the past ten years since the school wa4
organized in Monroe street chapel, and
followed it in its change up to the
present time. 1t was organized with
10 teachers and "A scholars, the follow
ing being the names Of the teachers:
Misses Ellen Walker, Sallie +. Spring
er, Eliza B. Jones, Essie Simkins, Jen
ME c. Capelle, Estella Rice, Sarah A.
Simmons, Lizzie q. Allen; Messrs. J.
A. Robinson, J. c. Craven, Isaac :
Baird, Joseph W. Day, John P. McL-ar,
John Taylor, James Morrow and Charles
Baird. Of this number nine of the
teachers and seven Of the scholars are
still in the school. Eliza B. Jones
teacher and Ella B. Houseman enrolled
as a scholar of that band have been re.
moved by death. The school has in
creased from that time to the present
and now numbers 46 officers and teach
.rs and about 42O scholars.
The amoL Mt contributed the present
year is $2s5.92. The following have
been present at every session of school
Turing the past year: Isaac 5. Baird
.pacher; George Taylor, Mary NJ. O.
Toole, Ellen Walker, Annie Walker,
Prescott johnson, James Bonner, George
;rozler, Mary Scott, Lottie Vyrick and
lizzie Jones Of the scholars, and the
One of these schol-
.rs, Miss Mary O'Toole, has not missed |
session for five years. Mr.. Baird |
hen reviewed some ofthe most notable
'hanges in the past 10 years, during
which time Rev George II. Smyth was
,astor three years, and Rev. DR.. Otis
i've years, and says Mr.. Baird, "this
lfteruoon we have one with US who We
rust and believe has been sent of
iod to preach unto us the everlasting
word"
fbe report then referred very fcelingly
IND at considerable length to the de
leased of the past year, the following |
being the names: Jennie Cookman
Who went away from the city several
months before her death and died while
lbsrnt. William Gallagher died July
5lh, after few days sickness very un,
and within few days of
lis death Joseph Morrow another young
nan in full health, was suddenly laid
till in death.
After the report was read three very
,retty and appropriate memorials were
,laced at the base of the light house in
memory of the deceased scholars, iy
he classes to which they belonged.
Going Home," memorial hymn was
l-n sung in very impressive and
olemn manner, when Rev. Mr.. k-ig-
Yin, the pastor, followed in an appro
'riate prayer.
An allegorical representation Of 81
m the Light of the World" with tn"
.ht house already described as the OBJ
tct was made in a very creditable
,anner by four boys and four girls.
he frs chapter of johns from the lst
, the l4th verse was read, when the
chool responded by reading a verse of
be same chapter. "Hold the Light
. Higher was then finely rendered,
hen young lady and gentleman in 4,
lrn represented Asia, Europe, Ameri- !.
\ and Africa, each repeating appro- !
riate verses, between which appropri- :.
te verses of missionary hymns were !;
ing. The pastor, Mr.. Keigwin, then !;
elivered brief but very interesting :.
idress, in which hA complimented the
hool very highly.
He said it was nothing strange to find
lnday Schools of from five hundred to
thousand scholars in New York, o
Philadelphia, Chicago, and D
her very large cities, but that he II