Daily Republican., 1880-05-04
nEmoRIAL sERvICE.
ANA Impressive Ser.
vices in the Union M. Il. sunday
schOOl-Ths Thirtieth Anniver.

L
schOol-Ths Thiriiefh Anniver
sary.
Sunday having been set apart as me
mortal day in tho Union N. Il. Sunday
School, instead Of the usual services a
the usual hour, the school repaired Il
the main audience room, which wal
well filed, large number Of the par
ents and friends OF the scholars being
present. Additional interest was also
lent to the occasion by it being the
thirtisth anniversary Of the organiza'
| ton of the school. After the scholars
were seated, the exercises opened by
.he school singing the chorus, ''shall
we know each other there p Rev. T.
B. Killiam led in prayer.
An infant class then sung "Just over
the river" and the school followed In
singing the chorus, "Will they meet
US 7"
Superintendent Mcdaniel msds some
appropriate remarks in relation to the
large number of vacant seats in The
school caused by death during the lasI
year: also another matter OF interes
was that it was the thirtieth anniver-
sary Of the organization of the Sunday
school. As be named over the number
of dead, dwelling upon the virtues OF
each, the school was visibly affected,
Mrs. Ssllie Mccall and Misc Julia Wells
In very feeling manner sung The
Pearly Gates"
The pastor, Rev. A. Stsngle, made q
very affecting address referring in feel
| ing terms 10 the havsc that death had
made in the school. He did net know
but he liked to indulge in the idea
that there would be recognition Of each
other in Heaven. He urged prepara-
tion for living more than for death, fer
II person ID prepared to live right
he is always prepared to die right
He said the Superintendent stated thsr G
were 600 members Of the school but he
was Of the opinion that this did not in
clude all. In the thirty years since il
was organized probably 800 more had
crossed over the river. After the re-
marks of Mr.. Stsngle the infant school
sung another piece of music.
The Superintendent then presented
to the families Of the dead the follow
lag memorials Of remembrance:
In memory Of l3Verhard Skillman,
Belle earns and Walter G. Beeson of
the infant school, men orisl wreaths Of
inmortelles. In the adult school mem
oriA wreaths Of immoItelles were pre-
ssuted in memory Of Joseph Collins,
Emma Tazewell and Emma Jones, A
bunch of white flowers was presented
in memory of Addie Newell Lee by the
class to which she belonged; also wax
cross in glass case presented in memory
Of Minnie Moore by her classmates.
The class to which Frank 4. Sturgis,
deceased belonged, presented to his pa
rents a large life size chrome likeness
as q memorial of the esteem In which
he was held. Frank WAS young man
Of unusual promise and loved by all
who knew him. The presentation Of
the memorial was SO affecting that a
large portion OF the school and audi
euce was bathed in tears. Clayton
Yarnall, member Of the class to which
the deceased belonged, presented to the
school a motto worked In zephyr in
memory of the deceased. The follow
ing was the inscription on the motto:
tip ,sent but not forgotten" Miss u
la Wells then sang solo entitled,
Crest Christian, rest" after which
the dsxology was sung and Rev. Mr..
Stengle pronounced the benediction.