, 1880-06-27

The Cook County Sunday school centennial
anniversary, in commemoration Of the starting,
100 years ago, by Robert Isaikes, In his native
town Of Gloucester, England, Of the first Sun
day-school WAS celebrated yesterday morning
at Convention Hail, in the Exposition Building.
The hour set for the opening Of the exercises
was 1850 H., but long before that time the
Sunday school children from all parts Of tho
city began pouring into the vast building. At
$3.50 o'clock there were fully 5000 adults and
children in the hall, and, when tho gathering
was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. D. W.
Potter, President Of the Cook County Sabbath
School Association, there were presentfuuy 5000
men. women, md children
The scene was very pretty one, in one re-
spect presenting quite contrast 70 that which
Convention Hall contained when the work Of
PresidentiaI-naming WAS going on within its
walls The darkly-appareled audience which
then occupied it presented an appearance quite
sombrc in comparison with the bright effect
produced by the light-coorcd dresses worn By.
the large majority Of the Sunday-school schol-
The haa maS xey
esquely disposed. while the banners OF thou
sand Sunday school classes, some Of them lifted
hung upon the inclosing walls, added to the
brillancy OF the scene The reporters stand,
where few days ago 200 newspaper men piled
their pencils btslly, had been converted into
miniature conservatory, where large va
ricty of rare and beautiful flowers were taste
fully arranged, Alargc,slzed po1trnatof the ven
cradle philnnthrppist, Robert Palkcs WAS sus-
pended above the speakers desk: Upon the
speakers stand, Immediately behind it, vases
e ,@a Of D ou had d 3he
guests balcony was Il tnll archway OF rioWers.
Upon the walls Immediately iuclosfng the speak
er stand the clas banners ne s. naa
ness Of the boards being greatly relieved by the
brightness Of their tints. The decoration Of the
ball. Which mot the 81
Anniversary, was done BY. the following Indies: H.
Mrs. F. X. tracy, Miss Matte Van 0sdel, Miss
Willcc, ii Mis- Mary Roncy, of the Second Baptist
Church; Miss Edith Caukin, Of the Lake View
sunilayschool: Miss Wishard, Of tho Sixth II
Trinity H5 { Church; Miss l. II: Collins, Lanalcy
Avenue Baptist Church; Miss Nellie Brooks,
Miss Mamie Merrill, First Congregational
WtckuT, Baptist Tabernacle; Miss MARY
Pluuisted. Miss Julia Calughan, Second Baptist
Church: Miss Waterman, Lake View suudny. ua;I-
Church; Miss Hunt, Sixth Presbyterian Church;
Mrs Smith, Quinn Chapel; Miss Nett1e Bennett
Chicago Avenue Church aud others, s. c,.,u..,,
in calling the gathering to order the Chairman
expluined briefly the occasion Of the anniver.
sary, describing the efforts OF the founder OF
the Sunday school, and concluding with the
uuickeniug Of the interest already taken In tho
Sunduy-echool movement
Inc f8SL hSSEIup14tSG AA0A ANikIA AZ esAA&tAA9
the hymn, & We praise Thee. Q God, for the Son
Of Tbs love" and My country, It's Of thee."
The Rev. ". C.. Willing, D. D., then read tWo
Scripture lessons, one from the Old the other
from the New Testament, and made an eloquent
PRAYER, in which he thanked God for the Sum
aay-schooi and fny1ked the @ Dlsne o,esRE uPod Peg
founded on earth through the agency OF hooers
Raikes.
tah. lis done" after which the Rev. R. a. Hoi-
land, D. D., Rector Of Trinity Episcopal Church,
addressed the meeting, having The Bible" for
Robere h5 sefs Rake 9 sa ID 9e
for the first time: i had since grown ,E
spiritual but also the temporal affairs OF the
place where the experiment WAS made we're I'M
proved By the benehcent influences of the SUN
day-school Devotion took the place OF dissfpa-
ton. and the homes which had before been the
scenes Of squa1or and debauchery became re,
deemed and converted into comfortable ana
happy family circles In six years the reforma-
inlid, ana both the state Church and the Nom
conformists saw in the Sunday school me nttese
Enlisting the sympathies of those who had
hitherto been apathetic In the matter OF re-
gon it raised The entire t sy od tr
movement Of whitfield and Wesley had done
great deal to produce this result ont 70 1ae ou =
The Sunday school was the strongest or AZ MS s.
siO;,ary Instruments. Out on the frontier the hrst
evidences Of the taking root Of religion was the
Sunday school, and It did not take long wnen
one was planted for 1t 10 grow into congrega.
Hon requiring the presence Of a minister and OF
place 70 worship IL. A. wtallzer Of fa,ans tae
fance. It provided work for the Church mem
bers, who otherwise might grow apathetfo IN toe
cause OF religion
d1ence. the combined vocal enort-for every one
of. the thousands present seemed to take part "a
the popular hymn-pTovtng very grand y.
Chariea Lee was musical conductor, and UNDER