Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-08-27

sent suitable exercises in commemoration
Of the organization Of the first Sunday
School, one hundred years ago, by Robert
Raikes.
In the morning service Rev. G. A. Adams
delivered a discourse applicable to the oc-
casion and addressed to the pupils of the
school, in which lie presented several peach
twigs, filled with clusters of fruit, and
showed the difference between the fruit in
its natural state and that which had re-
ceived cultivation. The dscours abound
ed in striking illustrations Of development
through cultivation and the speaker closed
with a description Of the rapid progress
made in Sunday School work during the
century.
In the evening pleasing Centennial
concert was given, chiefly Ivy the mem
bers of the young ladies Bible class and
the choir, with Miss Anna G. Beach pre-
siding at the organ. Recitations were
given by Misses Lock, Wetmore and
johnson, interpreted with singing of the
TIE Deum from Elijah, Ivy Misses Hattie
A. Hunt, Meta G. Lawrence, and Messrs
Simon and Geo. Hirth.
Following these exercises Mr.. F. ]. OIL
linger, Supintendent of the School, delv-
cred the following hastily prepared o1-
dress. We say hastily prepared from the
fact that lie had been summoned on Thurs
day previous to the bedside of his mother,
at Germantown, who was lying i'll in conse-
quence OF which notice had been given
Of the post pouement OF the concert (; but
upon his return Saturday it was deter.
mined on Sunday to proceed with the CON
cert that evening. The remarks of Mr.
Oblinger, in connection with the letter of
information OF no little interest TO all in
terested in the history OF the Sabbath
Scho
Eighteen hundred and eighty II the Cen
tennial of the Sunday School, and ils com.
memoralion il observed throughout Europe
and America. As early as 1860 there were
congregational teachings in Scotland.
Martin Luther, the great Reformer, inaug-
urated system of Sunday Instruction. 1t
is also known that Sunday School gather
ings were established in this country by the
Pilgrim Fathers of New England. But it
was reserved for Robert Raikes to lay the
foundation OF the present system. This
man was born in Gloucester, England, in
1885, aud in the latter part OF 1880 he
opened the first Sunday School in his native
city. At that time he was a printer, and
was the editor and publisher of the Glouces-
ter journal, and in that year were publish
ed in his paper the first articles ever given
o the public advancing idens ON the sub
ject OF schools held on Sunday in connec-
tion with church services.
The circumstances which led Robert
Raikes to the establishment of the Sunday
School are so clearly explained in letter
written by him in reply to Colone. Town
ley, of Lancashire, that no better account
can be given, while it also throws much
light on the plain, simple, humane and ad-
irable character OF this illustrious man
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