Daily Republican., 1879-11-17
THE HARVEST aOl.E.
AutumBal Exercises at the Grace
M. e. Church Yesterday After.
noon.

M. e. Church Yesterday After.
noon.
The auditorium of Grace church was
thoroughly filled on Sunday afternoon.
The occasion was the annual autumpal
gathering of the scholars of the school
Of trace and the chapsls of Madley and
Epworth, The pulpit was decorated
IN the most tasty manner. On one side
was a sheaf Of wheat while on the
other was shock of corn. Beneath
the graceful drOppings oflarge bouquets
OF luxuriant Jampas grass placed on
each end of the platform, was arran-
geo bank of vines and foliage
which was almost completely buried
beneath sn exhaustive display
Of antumal fruit, vegetables and
cereals all giving an effect attractive
and pleasing. The space around was
relieved by sprigs of ivory entwining
convenient place here and there and
also by banners.
The exercises began by singing
Come ye who love the Lord" after
which Rev. David Dodd of Madeley
chapel lead in prayer. This was fol-
lowed by the school singing "Our Har-
vest Home"
The infant class edited the audience
with short vocal selection after which
the whole school Joined in singing
"Ring the Glad Bells" The infant
class again took part which was follow
90 by the school singing "Bringing in
the Sheaves."
Rev. DR.. Nixon, pastor of Central
Presbyterian Church, was then intro
duced. Taking up an ear of corn from
the mound ne held it up before the
children and announced to them that
that was to be his text. He then re-
ferred to the growth of the corn, from
the time OF its being dropped into the
soil how it must bs watched how the
ground must be cultivated and how the
germ must be cared for day by day
how man must do this and God must do
more how dust must be scattered, and
now light showers must descend from
Heaven and bathe the earth with their
freshness.
lie applied the simile to childhood,
and continued his analogy. In this he
spoke Of the duty of christians, and
what they were doing toward bringing
up the youth. While man was doing
this, God was doing more, and the re-
suit would be a lying up in the Crane
ries of Heaven.
Notwithstanding this there are tares
being sown. Satan is doing what he
can to mislead the mind of youth. This
unnatural rank growth must ba guard
ed against and eliminated. "What if
this corn," continued he, "would do
just as it pleased would curl itself up
and disdain the cooling draughts from
Heaven, and disregard all that was
good for it, do you think it would -four
ish?
No, nor does it do this. 1t rears its
head thankfully and stretches out its
blades to catch the genial warmth when
God bathes it in sunlight; ror does it
turn away from the gentle rain but
drinks 1t all in and lives on and be-
comes strong and healthy. So will
your children If you do just what is
good for you and religiously guard the
advice that is given you"
The speaker closed by further admon-
ishing the children and advising them
to b. careful of their actions. He was
toilo@ed bv the school singing, els
My Name Written There" and d" Ere
the Sun Goes Down"
DR.. Stevenson, pastor Of the church,
gave a statistical account of the condi-
lion OF the school as follows:
GRACE SCHOOL.