The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-16
FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY.
INTERESTING EXERCISES AT
GRACE CHURCH LAST EVENING.

INTERESTING x Il II CISES AT
GRACE CHURCH LAST EVENING.
Grace NJ. e. Sunday Schools cele-
brated their fifteenth missionary
anniversary last evening in the large
Sunday School before large and
highly delighted audience.
The decorations were appropriate
especially those around the plat
form, which were simply superb
The exercises were varied and in,
terestlng, and opened with chorus
by the school "Our Glad Jubilee -
this was followed with prayer BY
the pastor, Rev. G. w, Miller
The school then sang chorus en-.
titled: 1.-The Swing of Conquest -
Walter L. Butler next delivered q
short aud interesting address, which
was followed by the infant school
singing hymn.
At the conclusion of the hymn.
the Secretary, III. G. Downward, read
his annual report, of which the fol-
lowing is brief synopsis:
Number of officers and teachers,
II; number of scholars in the large
room, ATS; number of scholars in in.
FAINT room, 100. Total, 742.
Average. !. attendance i'll Sunday
school this year, 445; average atten.
dance in Sunday school last year,
300. Increase over last year, SO.
Number OF volumes in the library,
S36; number added during past year, 800.
Amount raised for foreign missions,
$2,l5S.79; amount raised tor home pur-
poses, S365.72. Total amount collected,
S2,524.5l.
The highest amount raised by one
class is. Sab .07 the class being that ofMr.
g. Wesley Weldin. The next highest
was raised by the late John M. Scott's
class amounting to $2Sb.lo.
During the year the school has suf-
feIed the loss of two of it's most use
full teachers: Rev. T. f. Plummer and
John M. Scott. Two OF the scholars,
Marion Z. George and AT. Fipps, had
also departed this life. The attend
ance in the school and the missionary
collections had been larger than any
previous year.
The report of the Infant School was
read by Walter Rudolph, and showed
a very gratifying condition of affairs
in that department.
Following the reading of the reports
the school sang chorus entiled:"The
Lion of Judah"
Next Miss Letitia Kendall of the
nf ant School, delivered very inter-
estirg address, which greatly pleased
her auditors.
AT the conclusion of Miss Kendall's
address the school sang chorus enti-
tied, "Praise Ye jehovah"
A short address was next delivered
by Herbert Mullen, of the In tant
School. An organ Voluntary by Prof.
L. f. Johnson.
The poster, Esr. W. s..!ls., ss::.vn
presented handsome nag to the
class of G. Wesley Weldin, it being
the banner class.
The most interesting event of the
exercises, was representation of the
"Triumph of Christianity" 1t was a
short and pithy representation Of the
triumph of the Christian religion and
the spread of the gospel over the
world. 1t was divided into four parts
aud opened with the school singing
the hymn, ''Glad TidiDgs of Great
JOY" During the singing, shepherds
and lshephsrdessss and their aocks
entered on the stage dressed in appro-
pirate costumes, some of which were
exceedingly handsome.
at the conclusion of the singing
Christianity, represented by Miss May
J. Primrose came on the stage, ac-
companied by the Magi. Christiani-
ty delivered a short address, and was
addressed by the shepherds. She ans
wers, singing "The Magi." The Magi
addresses her, and she replies in
short speech. The kings then enter
singing. Part four: Representatives
from India, Africa, China, Japan,
Hindoostan, Scandinavia, Germany
and Italy enter successfully, dressed
in their national costumes, and bear
ing their offsringe to Christianity. At
the end little band of Columbia's
offsprings pay their tribute. The part
concludes by singing America.
The entertainment closed by the
school singing, "What a Gathering
That will Be, and the benediction by
the pastor.