The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-23
FORTY THOUSAND CHERUBs.
The Forty.ninth Annual Parade OF brook
iyn's Sunday school Army.

Yesterday was perfect for the forty-ninth
anniversary Of the Brooklyn Sunday School
Union. and II did not need the dcep-toncd
chorus OF bells Mt II o'clock In the morning to
tell the thousands OF waiting children that the pa
rade would not be postponed. Tho streets were
frightened Mt noon by girls in pink and white
darting about and an hour later every avenue
and street on which there Is n church or mission
chapel blossomed with gayly-robcd children.
The vast roof OF the City Hall was strung with
bunting and public and private buildings were
bedeckcd with every picco OF decoration on
hand as signs OF goodwill TO the Sunday school
army. The parade usually numbers from
10000 to $4,000 persons in line. Yesterdays
bright sun md refreshing mir crticed many cx-
ira and irregular Sunday school children into
the march. and the army was swcllcd Ia lo.OOO.
Each SUNDAY school first mot in It's own
church and formed into classes. With the super
intendcnt ~ Marshal in Chief and the tcnrhcrs
IA Sub Marshpls. Then. equipped with the
sunday school paraphcrnnlin, 1t smiled forth 70
visions. composed 81 all the schools. number
ing over 1870 in the WestefnDistrict. and neach
Of these divisions. with the exception OF the
Prospect Park division. there wcre several
central churches where from thrce TO Two
schools met to listen to stories told 10y the pas
tors. The most picturesque sight was that on
the green in Prospect Park. where twenty-siN
Sunday schools gathered on the hillside, which
forms natural amphithentrc, 70 hear the Rey.
II. Dewitt TalmagG speak. The long. smooth
lawn, whose turf was Ms soft ms velvet was SUR
rounded with n rope fence and divided into
avenues marked by green. rcd. md white nngs.
that finttcrcd in the pleasant breeze from the
bay. The throng OF children. IN their colored
dresses, looked from distance like luXuriant
flower garden. and the cleaning banners
seemed Ike no many towering lilies. On nearer
approach. n still plensantcr effect was produced
by the sea OF happy faces. above which tho
silken banners. rlcttercd in gold, Cleaned in
the sunlight The Twenty-third Regiment
hearers and Mr.. Talmage told funny stories
which the boatmcn padding on the lake
scura on Ocean hill enjoyed. The march up
ana down the green was varied with songs by
@yS S9Hf awa rG2 Wyock s rEysTe3 by
Board d lIducnlon; A. J. G. Hodcnpyl. Grand
Marshal: d. i BoXliss. President ot the Union;
for the hildren " its school. and the Lafayette
Presbyterian Church also had tent.
SEWN G@s' uss W.. say@,s o. ,o9T n
nart ,9i the deep stage. and c6oEcd the aislcs
the band played Mr. Sankey's tunes and tho
children cnrollrd their songs. In Plymouth
color startled tho visitor Ms he entered DIR.
sims made an address The parable Of the
Heights division was along Clinton. picrrepont.
Montague and JOralemOn streets The streets
were So crammed with the children that the line
OF march was twisted in short turns into the
the mothers, sisters. fathers. and friends of tho
children. The reviewing stand WIS occupied
by one or two ministers. and hy Mr.. John II.
Morris, secretary Of the Kings County Assoca-
ton. who has attended every parade Tor forty-
nine years. The children marched three
ahrenst. waving their banners. or holding aloft
the pastcboard shields labelled Love-" with
which many wore armed. Every conceivable
motto WAS lctere1 on the tossing silsen stand
ards. The children marched m and out OF the
streets named until after 1 ocloch. Then each
school went TO It's own church for refreshments.
The school of st. AIMS Episcopal Church
denied themselves the pleasure 81 joining in
the parndc. to give the money that IL would
have cost To the church debt
Tho PROFESSIONS at other points In the city
were ms happily disposed nS those described,
and the forty thousand children were all re-
turned 10 their homes unharmed.