The daily gazette., 1879-01-17
FOURTH EDITION
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
NEW CATTLE, Jan. II.

NhW CASAtei ~ co"' 80
The second anni versary OF the Baptist
Sunday School was celebrated in the
Court House last evening. The exercises
were opened With prayer hy Rev. A.
Stewart Bastian, of Pit burg, Pa, when
the openisg choru, was rendered by the
school, Miss Julia Lint presiding at tue
organ. After " hich came tue Report OF
the Superintendent, Mr.. Edward Dolby,
who IN very plea.ing style recoun'td
It's history from b-ginniug of halt a
dozen and the disheartening assertions
of many that IL would never live, that
three months would hear its dying waii;
yet the infant has entgrown It's long
cloths and itssecond year, numb mb-red III,
with an average attendance OF 10, with
library of 100 volumes, 5000 III the
treasury aud with the assurance that he
school was no longer doubtful venture,
but fixed and established act. Alter
his report the Infant Class rendered
chorus in very effective manner. Ida
| Foster, aged SIX, delivered an address on
til. Biblr," followed by Molli, White,
aged eight, speaking # Beautiful
Things when Auna Dolby, aged nine,
rendered beautiful and pleasing solo;
Ida Foster was called n ADD IN u pleas
ing tone made "A second rec tat on. Bye
AMI Bye" was sang by the school after
which Master Freh Laboun, aged four
years, with The gravity OF tour score and
ten, male his appearance, and .iOing W. II
his part was applauded. he Rev. a
Stewart BIstiau maize au address couu-
selling perseverance and cJngratulating
the Church upon its wonderful increa g.
| Although he had never had the pleasure
OF meeting with any of us members be-
fore, yet he had heard tell of them ard of
their efforts, of In lr trials and of their
triumphs that the Church of New Cas-
tie, Delaware, was h, Id up az a bri .ht
aud shining hghi, that he story, or rath-
er the fact, tina "A fc " studeuts OF CroZler
| College had come to this city to start a
Sunday School, but not finding any Bap-
lists b. gan preaching met and in IL "
months had gathered toge her IA little
board of christians, and now in less than
three years they number 20 with Sun.
day School of Ill. aud a meeting house
under cover. This achiev, men, wa, "A
wonder. 1T showed that the Lord OF
Hosts was with them. His address was
listened to with marked atten n ion by the
large audience. Sarah Labour aged
seven, reciied Io-m ou the Sabbath
School, after which the R-v. b. NJ McMack.
IN, pastor, stepping forward prese nted a
copy of the Bible Dictionary TO Il. Dolby
on behalf of the sunday school as "a tokeu u
OF their regard Of their Superintendent
| Wuoi tdken somewhat D, surprise, re-
piled in a few but verv feeling wurd-
Pastor MacMackin again coming to the
| front SAID THAT 1t was not the entire pur.
pose of this gathering TO pr sent book
TO the superintendent, and IN proof OF
the fact the teachers madr their appear.
ance lader with oranges, candi,s aud
cake. and each child WAS bountlfully
supplied, after which they served all the
cbiidren in the Court House, then fel
back upon the older persons until the en-
tire supply gave out. Froiu the smi nl
faces VI the little ones IL was evident tha
they were pleased, and the second ami
versary of the Baptist Sunday Schoo
VIII no doubt remain fresh N their mem
orlrs as pleasant and successful affair.
The light fall OF snow of Thur-da,
morning brought "A number of sleigh.
ana our streets were enlvened BY ia,
juggling Of sleigh bells
An ord nance should be passed b,
Council compelling the cleaning of snu
from the pavements within REASONABLE
time.
here will be pound party in til,
Couit House, Saturday evening, and tn
proceeds are TO be applied to the pay
inent of n debt of Si75 on the Bap,is
Church. So far as they have gone all i
pad for but this amount. Ii is 10 b
! hoped that such aid will be given then
that this amount may be clea ed off iu
short time.