New-York tribune., 1879-06-05
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| ing.
| SUNDAY-SCHOOL PARADES IN BROOKLfN.
| MR. BFrCIFR AT THE CHURCH OF CHRISTIAN En-
DEAvoR TELLS WHY THE THIRTEENTH REGi-
MENT WENT To CANADA.
| The annual parade Of the Sunday schools III the
Eastern District Of Brooklyn took place yesterday
| afternoon under exceptionally favorable circum-
stances. There were numerous signs OF ram In the
early part of the day. but by tho time the children
began to gather in the various churches the sky had
become clear the breezes were fresh and bracing
and the pavement of Bedford-ave., where the main
procession marched, was absolutely free from dust
All the Sundayschoos turned out III full force and
the multitude of children, with their bright sashes
and ribbons and silk banners. made very attractive
spectacle All the churches and nearly every private
house on Bedford-ave displayed something in the
wav of decoration, and many houses were richly
hung with flags and streamers. Numerous iumi-
| mated notices were also seen. Windows facing
on the avenue were crowded with eager lookers-on,
and the adjacent streets were occupied with sight
seers who could only be numbered by thousands.
The several divisions formed on the side streets In
| the vicinity of the intersection of Bedford and
| DivisIon-aves. where the reviewing stand was
erected, and then marched from the fountain at
| that point along Bedford-ave., to Hayward-st.,
ard back to the starting point.
The largest schools IN the parade were those OF
| tine Church of Christian Endeavor, and of 81.
| Johns Methodist Episcopal Church. Each met in
| its own church. At the latter an elaborate
| musical programme was sung but there were no
| speeches. The feature at the Christian Endeavor
| Church was an address TO the children by Az.
Beecher who spoke of the recent trlp Of the l3th
| Regiment TO Canada. "lou may ask, he sad,
| "what il was that took 800 men. with Their mus
| kets flags and drums, to Montreal. Canada is
part of Great Britain, and Victoria Is Qneen OF
Great Britain and Empress of India. On her birth
dav we went to Canada to help celebrate the event;
although she wasn't there. When Mason and
Slldel were taken by one Of our men-Oi-war from
British steamer. 1t produced tremendous excitement
| i'm England. At that time the feeling III Great
| Britain was against the North and III favor OF the
| South The people of wealth and standing sympa-
| thized with the South, and Parliament wished TO
! acknowledge the independence of the South: But
Queen Victoria felt very kindly toward the North
because two or three years before, when the Prince
of Wales visited tins country, he was received with
wonderful cOrdality. When he came to New-YOrk.
the city boiled like pot. There probably was
| never such a reception in the world as he
was given here. This surprised him and delighted
his mother. Queen Victoria remembered tins,
and when her Ministers the point OF declar-
ing war against us, she interposed and stopped the
war until we had time 10 vindicate our cause and
maintain the Union. 80 wnen they were gong 10
we thought il would be pleasant thing TO send
regiment OF soldiers there. We did not go for war,
but to bear messages OF respect ana IoVe anu klnu
ness. as it were. on the points OF our bay y0nets."
| The seventeenth anniversary of the sunday
schools in Greenpoint was also celebrated Dy
! parade yesterday.
MEETING OF THE LOYAL LEGION.
Over seventy companions of the New-York Com
mandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion
of the United States met at the meeting for June at
Delmonicos last night. Among the prominent
| officers present, in addition to the newly-elected
officers, were General George H. Sharpe, ex-
| Commander General j. w. Robinson, General
James McQuade, General NJ. T. Mcmahon, General
Henry f. Dawes, jr.. Commodore Henry Eagle
| Inn ocl-w F. Locke
General John Cocbrane General O.V. Dayton, Cen
eral Jacob Sharpe, and Colonols A. ~ Clarke
Robert Watts and ID. o. Milne. A letter of regret
was received from Major-General John NJ. Scofeld,
! the newly elected commander. in which he stated
that owing to a. meeting of the Board OF Visitors
at the Military Academy at West Point to-day
! he would be unable to attend the meeting OF the
commandery. Before investing the officers elected
for the ensuing year, telegraphc greeting was
dispatched to the Military Order OF the LOYAL
Legion of Illinois, at Chicago TO which Generals
Rufus Ingalls, and John NJ. Corse and Colonies
James j. Hoyt and Taylor 7. Rqndlet had
been transferred from the New-York Com
mandery The greeting invoked q long era OF sue,
| and was addressed to Iieutenant-General z. II.
Sheridan, who was transferred from the Pennsyl-
yaqa 9se that or the Es5 S'io n
D. .'ii Trenchard ., s. n, senior Vice c9mnaRder;
Major General Henry W. slocgm, Y. 5. Vols;
Junior Vice Commander Breyet Brigadier-General
Charles A. Carleton, U. s. Vols. recorderi Brevet
lstrar; Rrevet-Major Henry {. Lockwood, U. S.
Vols, tTeasgrer Major & Ivan TRaof RS1. I yoIIs' yoIs
! CHAPLAIN. and Brigadler-Ceneral John Cochrane, u.
! s. Vols, Lieutenant-C Colonel John l.. Bro0me, Z. 5.
| Marine Corps Brgadier-General joseph Is. kiddoo,
T. s. A. (retired), Brevet-Maior Joseph 7. Sanger
| L. 5. A., and Commander Henry Erben. u 5. N,
council.
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
The morning session of the Reformed Presby-
teriln Synod at the Rev. r. NJ. SOmerville's Church
| in Thirty-ninth-st yesterday was devoted to de-
bate over secret societies. resolution denouncing
the secrecy of such societies a species of idoatry