The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
FoRrr 1norsaND CnILDREM
BrookIyn's sunday school Union out In It's
Most SuccesstuI Parade.

Brooklyn was In holiday dress yesterday
The public buildings had their Fourth Of July
decorations. and private houses and business
houses on all Of the principal streets displayed
flags in honor Of the semi centennial ami
versary OF the Sunday School Union. Fifty
yenrs ago the boys were dressed in knee
brceches and their male teachers accompanied
them on parade in short clothes. bright buckled
shoes. and thrce-cornered hats. This holiday
is observed nowhere else In the world. the festi-
val being peculiar TO tho City OF Churches
"Old Probabilties" promise. telcgraphed
twenty four hours in advance. that the children
would have pleasant day wns kept, and at IL
O'Clock yesterday morning the church bells, led
by tho great bell in the City Hail tower pehled
ont the signal for the little ones to don their
white dresses and pink and blue sashes.
i no streets 10y noon began TO have their tides
ot population sprinkled with sunday school
children beHring flowers and flngs. Tho horse
railroad companies honored the day by stick
ing flags in their horses brides and on the
tops of their cars. Eight horses. hedecked with
hags drew number OF cars along the Atlantic
avenue road to the long meadow in the Park.
This green stretch. which is one OF the sites
proposed for the worlds fair, WAS covered by
from 10 600 to $4,000 children. bearing stand
ards. silken banners, and Rlistening gonialons.
There were four sections composed of schools
in the vicinity of the Park. which met at differ
ent points where there were stands and seats;
After singing the anniversary hymns that had
to a brief address, tho children were marshall
ed upon the green. At the Tnhernacle gather
ing where there were over 1000 children. Ar
buckle led the music with his cornet. while the
children sang. The marching. which was in
and out in long graceful lines across the
meadow made a beautiful picture.
BROOKLYN Heights swarmed with children.
One could hardly step without endnngering
some tiuy Sunday school pupil The Academy
Of Music where five grent schools met was
turned into a cavern OF color. The stage was
set "a park aud conservatory. and nearly
n thousand children crowded upon II. The
white satin banners Of DR.. Storrs's church
mingled in the auditorium with the golden.
blue. red azure. pink. crimson, pearl-tintrd
md silvered banners OF other schools
bearing every conceivable Sunday school
device from tiara to lamb. MIR.
George A. Bell. the sunday school worker.
had charge OF tho exercises. Tho band in the
orchestra led tho singing. and the children
joined in tho music.
In ST. AIMS Church on the Heights the pa
geantry Of the brilliant proc ssion ot children.
added to the bright interior OF the ediiice. made
IA pretty scene.
There are As 526 pupils and 5.2G5 teachers In
the l3l schools of the BROOKLYN sunday School
Union. II wis estimated that in tho seven divi-
sions paradng in different parts of the city
there were over 40 900 children in line. Gov.
Colquitt visited the larger gatherings. aud
Mayor Howell. Alderman Black, and MIR. BenIa-
min H. Bayliss the President Of the Union. re-
viewed tho parade in the Park. After the
march was over the children returned TO the
churches OF their respective schools aud ate
cake and ice cream.