Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-03

straight pendant wreath, scVcrally support
ing luXuriant hanging baskets and large
lilies in bloom. The wreath on the pulpit
wall of the church dropped from the mid
die, at the ceiling, in broken curves to either
side, under which, in corresponding curves
were the words in evergreen, "Glory to God
In the highest, and on earth, peace, good
will toward men," Enclosed in the larger
fcstoons on the side walls were the notices
FAITH Hope Charity JOY Peace,
and several others, of white cotton letters
on large shields of colored tissue paper
The exercises were opened with prayer by
Rev. Freed. AT the singing of the hymn,
Beautiful STAR" brilliant five pointed
star was unveiled in the apex the wreath
ing of the end wall This was followed by
rccitations from the Scripture by the diff
fcrcnt classes and the whole school. During
. the rccita io1 of passages relating to the
Cross and the Crown, beautiful Transparent.
cics were unveiled, the first disclosing q
Roman cross, on the horizontal arm of
which was the inscription, "Hold it up to
the World" and the second, a Crown, with
the word "Victory" in the frontispiccc in
illuminated letters. The cross was susrcn,
dcd in, and the crown on, an arch of re-
vcrscd curves, the outer lines OF which
were illuminated, from base to apex, with
wax candles, and the whole aristically
decorated with cvcrgreens The next in
the order Of exercises was tic building of
the arch of Christian Character" by
twenty young ladies' Five of whom laid
the foundation, or Precious Corner Stone,
which is Christ, on which the remaining
fifteen constructed the Arch This was
accomplished by each of the fifteen ladies'
placing block beginning on either side,
the last, or keystone, completing an arch,
with six feet base and three feet height -
The base was Tabled Christ" fourteen of
the blocks were Tabled. "joy. knowledge,
love. patience, humility. virtue, gcntlcness,
goodness, experience, hope, charity, kind
ness, mcckncss and temperance, respective
| ~, and the Keystone, "Faith." Each piece
was covered with paper exactly resembling
granite. At the laying of each stone the
scholar rcciled an appropriate passage
from the scriptures. The Sccrctary's re-
port was read and short and pithy addresses
were made by Rev. Freed and the pastor.
when the scholars were each presented with
goodly sized package Of candy The
exercises were closed with singing by a
qnarici:c and the bcncdiction pronounced
by Rev. Summers Where all concerned
did SO well, it would be ngcrous to men,
ton names.
AT THE Observation-Disclosures
the exercises which were going on in the
Lutheran church ut the same time, large
crowd also congrcgntcl in the Moravian
church To witness the exercises there. The
church itself was ia,icfUlly decorated and
frstooned with cvclErccns and numerous
notices were hung from the walls The
exercises conslstc< principally Of singing,
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