Daily Republican., 1880-12-31
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. Rntevsaisms hts IN The w,,,
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Tho Delaware Ayepu. n
. Church Sunday school, p. ".p''as
superibiendant, gave q pls,s,aHy Hyss
'erisinment last evening. The s e9'
andisuoe room OF the church was 49,, s,e
trimmed With evergreen. Tba snhs
led BY John Walthers, aud vim 'ISol, %
MARY Wslthtrs as orgaRist. ,snda.,s a @,s.
pnmber Of solos with plsasins lie,sa es q
The superintendent snd school : ,sas sasG'' \,
concert the tWsnty-third psalm -u "%,I n
was followed with prayer BY M .n "uica
i At tho conclusion Of A ,bo,n. s' M
AJsrs madea briefadaJess. wiz ti ar.
Il was aquery how onos, sbsr .,n ,h
church had 800 members, ths,s IN. .ne
300 scholars In the Sunday sohool L.. .,S
now that there are over 600 rnsnL, ~,
in the church there are 10 moss
200 scholars In the school, Tho soL Iuas
desires 10 teach Christ and him SuOS' orus,
fed. We are Bsptists, and hsi..
suoh, We believe and teach that tSaIss
10 no baptism outside OF imms,si'Ss' sISs'
he csuld not understand whv msmS"..
Of the church, who believed 10 inw..
sion, could afford to send tbsIr oSi,d
rem to Sunday school where tLev - ~...
taught the contrary. During tbs va.o ra.0
the school has succeeded sdr1irsb,~
Besides obtaining supplies II has ~
nished money for the education ~.
student for the ministry. Ths comir'
year scholars, teachers and Off vars ire
tend making an effort 10 do still hst,s,
There 10 room for those who desire "a
teach and those who want to be taught
A collection for q new library "a.
taken at the conclusion Of the sddrss.
Edward Carter, thu secretary, reported
that one yasr ago the average attend
anco was 244. II remainsd tbs s,m.
until the month Of July and Au1uat
when 1t averaged from l2E to 200. Tbs
smallest attendance during the ys,,
was last Sunday, when there w.r. AZ
scholars present. The next suaIIsst
was one month ago, there being an at
tendance OF rs persons. The Syersr.
attendance Of scholars at the presopt
time 10 $50; teachers, 80.
G. u. Cantwell, the treasurer. being
sick sent o written report. Tho rs.
ceipts from Last January have amount.
ed to ssl,70. The balance In the tress-
ury is e26.6l.
The next exercise was the buildipgof
the monument "Truth." In ia cop.
ntFuction, the stones sharity, brotherly
kindness, goodness, pRtisnos, temper.
ance, knowledge, virtue and faith were
used. After the Oap.stOne had bern
placed In position class sang "Thsrs
Stands Rock on the Shorsa Of Tina"
A Duet entitled "Rsjoios for Christ
Is Born," was prsttily sung by Mani.
Ind Teresa Bratton.
Daring the year there have been
hree desths: Charles Meginnis, Eddie
10 Vile and Jenuie WestcOti. Bouquets
we're given to the teachers Ufthe olssses
u which tho deceased wsYe members.
Eliza Reed aud Sallie Heck ssngs
memorial hymn and Er. AySrs offered
,rayer.
The exercises throughout we're we'll
endeEed.
Floral baskets were presented 10
slls Horn, Hattie Seymour, oil hs
members Of Mrs. T. stimnel's elass and
allie Shuster. Bouquets were girsa
o John Wslthers, Rev. 1 u. Halds.
nan, Edward Carter and Harry En-.
Mons. Rsq., Mrs. AmerdG Ds.1 aud
iAry Sova reosived floral baskets from
heir GLASSES. K. Nicholson was the rs-
tpiont OF basket Of fruit. Mrs. Qaig.
ey and Lizzie Van Trump, teachers Of
no infant Sohoul, received similar gifts.
'aokages were presented to the mem
ers Of the following ladies' and gentle
mems classes: Annie Carlisle, J3nnis
'oystiu, Mrs. Harry Bets. Lizzie Val
ntine, Hattie Seymour, Callio Fighter.
Ire. T. StimtDel, Nay sovs, amanda
ration and KduGrd Brattou. Mrs. T.
timmel was the recipiel. Of thres
ackaRes. Luoy Turner reosived q
'iblS Mrs. Clara Carter, apscksge;
NINA MscAllister, q picture Annie
arliSl'. II package Mrs. Amanda Brat
N, q silver pitcher and 7. b. AyarSS
Asket OF flowers.
(Ths Superintendent iu his remarks
sfsIrsd 10 the fac. whi9h 10 him was
cry remarkable to say the least, that
,ms few years ago when the member
hip of the church was but little over
90 that Of the Bible School Wa over
%, while now with . membership in
ne church ofover 1000, there we're less
ian 800 members in the school. 1t
as intimAted to tho reporter that this
as accounted for by the fact that the
rmeY pastor Of the church took sn
1.-Two interest In the welfare OF the
ibls School, while the school is prse'
oslly ignored by tho present pastor
no although specially invited to DO
resent and give words Of encourage
ent to the school, was only cODspi'u'
Is last evening by his abEenos.l
AsBURI suspAT SCHOOL.
Owing 70 the inclsment weather only
small, but an appreciative audience
70 witness the Christmas
Of the Asbury n. h.
.b6ath school.
The lecture room was prettily daocra'
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