Daily Republican., 1881-12-27
sUPERINrENDENTs REPORT.
Tho Following IL the VeSbatem IN Re-
port Of Mr.. W. X Crosby kODer.
intrntOf the Central Presbyaer.
Ian sunday ScnOOl for the Year
lsSl

port Of Mr.. W. X Crosby kOper
intentOf tue Central Presbyler
Ian sunday ScnOOl for the Yea,
1851.
We have assembled here on this joy
GUS CHRISTINA, sabbath to celebrate The
26tn anniversary of this Sunday School
In lookiug over the past year We Set
many things to be grateful for and
while the present co diLion OF the
school is not what we would like to
have 1t in every respect, still on the
whole We feel like thanking God and
taking courage.
Our school at present numbers 462
against 4jS ast year VIZ six officers;
33 teicAers, 423 scholars; of this number
lSj are enruIied i'll tho infant class.
Largest attendance during tho month
IN which the school III, cts IN the after
no 30; smal est aJteudaLce, llO;
average Attendance, go.
lhe treasurer reports that SilG. 50 has
beeI received whiie We have expended
f233.T', they are however bills recently
conraCtei, and yet not paid, winch tue
balance GA hand viii probably cover.
OF our receipts S7i i,22 was given to the
vali,us mission Boards OF our church
So, II fer new library books, balance
lor westminster teachers, lesson pa perB,
reward book, at last anniversary, &c.
Oar library now nun Oers 469 volumes
We need much better library, We
ought to have At leas. 1000 volumes for
school as large as this, ! am not sur
pristd that the teachers and scholars
sometimes complain OF the poverty of
our library. "A donation Of iU9 volumes
of real good books would be most ac-
Ceptablc.
| wish there were in our school a
greater demand Tor sol.d and subStan
liai reading, for bo. Ks of a II tCluruly
reilSlOus tome, rather than JnOde eXclJ-
ing love stories or eHtrLvasant tales Vi
adventure without tOuuuaIlUn III tact,
the mn teuce of wulcn Is anything but
saluI.ry on the mud. would H. not
90 " ell flr teachers, PARENTS aad guar
ulals 10 do nat they can 10 encoucagr
u taste for reading OF a higher order and
Of mVrc spiritual and religious tone
than hat Is luuu!ged III by the masse,
ot our boys aud alr!s and Young people
gcucrIily y at the present time. IL was
thou .,ht utSt to close our lLtlnb school
last May Wnlcn uld not reopen untlI
Septouuri; Jhls suspension OF effort 10
gelhcr with the retirement OF Mrs. 1at-
nall a, teacher " 10 h4d been 80 earnest
and .ltirleut Tor long Inc wu tualel
nigh nave an jun, GUS effect on TINS
nias, interesting and important class III
our school, Out am kiau 70 say that
uuCer Ire management OF Mrs. Ball,
Mrs. Rruiili ton anu Miss Jenblng,
VS. u.ver more pros peions slnee |
nave bivn connected WIN the scnool
The atrci Lance and interest Of the little
uneo Is very InarNci aad most encour-
asllG.
Ten of our scholars haze maie u FRO
fession OF religion aid united with the
church uucIng tue year; his Is well and
let us ue thankful iur II, but let II, tx
pe,t and pray stu" labor tor more fruit,
a larurr anu richer ing .theriEg during
the coming year.
Ano hel encouraging feature IN con-
nectlvn with the wcrk - the Increased
attendance of the children at the morn
ing church service, on IA average about
80 OF our SCHOLARS are present ed"h oaD
bath. We are glad TO SEQ the children
al church aad ne would !lhs TO see the
Increase more and more. 1t
ia hardly necessary for Inc 10 say tnat
our pasUor usually has IA poruon Tor the
children in his morning sermon.
During the year we we're called upon
10 part with on OF our most earnest aud
devoted teachers and u former sI'perln-
tendeut Uf this school, Mr.. Homer
Barry; his death has nado u vacancy
that has net ben filled. III all our
church and Sunday school gatherings
he is missed aud, indeed, there seems
to b. no one to come III and fi the place
he occupl.d in our church and Sunday
school work. We miss his hearty,
friendly greeting, he was so Ingenious,
SO sincere 80 hearty, so faithful that he
is greatly missed III lhi3 cnurch anu
Sunday school wh,rn We need earnest
workers 50 much. Auother, a member
OF this schcol until recently, was called
away in u moment in the freshness and
vigor Of his young MANHOOD put lew
weeksa.o | refer to. VIM. Jones VINO
died 20 suddenly last October. oIll
of the lambs OF the flock,
"A member of the Infant Class, who LETT
us last summer tor his heavenly home,
little Sammy Mitchell, seven years OF
ag4, most interesting and promising
little fellow.
" ith the memories of departed loved
ones G, owding in upon us win voices
from these new-made graves or rather
with VOICES from the heavenly word
almost vocal in our ears to-da. may our
heart be touched and sottened and may
the Blessed Spirit even now be cnkind-
lirg within each OF our souls desires tor
a better and more useful lie 80 that
when we shall be called helr We viii
be missed as tho e are 10 day WHO have
gone from uS durinY the year.
Another year of privlleg a 'ervlce
has closed, new year is u,t before us
We know not who shall be called
away ere we assemble to celebrate the
9th anniversary Vi this school. oh
how important that all Of us, young
and cd, should be up and dong, and
doing our very best; for We kuow not
the DAY nor the hour when we shall be
called upon D pass over TO tie majority.