New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-26
FIFTY THOUSAND CHILDREN IN LINE.

FIFTY THOUSAND CHILDREN IN LINZ
HOW ANNIVERSARY DAY WAS Celebrated IN TILE
CITY OF CHURCHES
I'VE couldn't have finer weather to-day, re-
marked an enthusiastic assistant sunday schooi
sunerintepdcnt in Brooklyn yesterday, II II had
heen made TO order" The same or a similar Sntl-
terosted in the parade OF the children on the fifty
second anniversary ( the Brooklyn Sunday-school
Union The number of children IN line was esti-
mated 10 be 81 800 and the parade was the largest
and most successful ever held IN the Western
District of Brooklyn. The intense heat OF the sun
in the morning was tempered In the afternoon ny
strong breeze from the southeast.
The most public interest centred III the parahe Oh
the division which visited the Long Meadow III
Prospect Park. There were 10000 children rom
twcntv-four schools i'm the division. The plluipal
schools were the Brooklyn Iahcrnaclc' union
Street Preshy terian. Lafayette Av"nuc Irc>uyttII'
sixth Avenue BAPTIST and Park Congregational.
The bells for the parade in the CITY nan tower
and churches at o'clock shortly AFTER tla' 'i'nc
the schools of Tire First Division were ON their way
10 the Park At 2:}O p m. the lines of the parad"
were formed About thirty acres of the urpcr part
of the meadow were fenced of for the thiIIrh' IN
the centre was the reviewing stand WIN iin'S W
guidons set up 10 direct the line of march outN'c
of the inclosrrc fully l. 900 persons were gathered
occupying nearly every available position tor sight
seeing. About 900 carriages were drawn ny on
the north aud east drives and the turf ana brlole
paths adjoining. 80
shortly after three o'clock the head OF the column
consisting of the Tabernacle School took ny III"
line of march by the stand; from wh,H M2EIir
Howell the Rev r. Dewitt Talmagc and Nrs. TAT
mage. The Rcy. Mcssrs. t. d. GnIick A. y: IaWS"n
and Melville Boyd Benjamin II. BaNliNs, pr Sident
of the sunday School Union Charles y. Schlrr'h'
marshal of the day, John r. Morris and others
viewed the parade. The band OF s'orniy lirr ~,
lines marched by the central poiut win many,
coorcd banners and brilliant costume. ana hl'd
of in different directions 10 the rr>lwcilt' h,iu
quarters of the schools. where ne 'illI'h III"
cake and ice cream before proceeding home,
The remaining six divisions. after assembling IN
various churches and listening to addresses. Hia9rd
al nf the he IiHlEN NV Nlul
was reviewed at Clinton and l1crrep'ht-Sts. lI' ic
were twenty-five schools, aggrgItinE -'o"o M
drcn. Among the churches represented we're ny
mouth. the Washington Street MrthodlSt ;. Itt :
EpscOpal the | mon nrrcgailonal, Il" OhuI.h" l
the Pilgrims and the LI,si fIr''y i'rAni MMu,,r
houses on the Heights were t" Grated ana IRON 'H'
public bindings in CITY lIall Square iars AID ban
ntTs of all sorts were H. int. ,r.
ton-avc and the division bore that nHlGr. II m
cludcd twcniy-thrcc schools ami 5000 scholars
The chief scho is were the simpson Nrln"H,N'' ',,r
Washington Avenue Baptist, IN" C!IHtnh Nl'I"r
Con yrcgational. the Hanson Lace M'ih"dl~' ai'
the Hanson Place Baptist. The reviewing stand
was at Clinton and Gat,--avcs. The music was sup
| piled by GiiHiorc> 22uj Regiment band, .o
The Carroll PARK Division, in, luding 5000
children from twenty 1.-TWO schools IN H"u' /,
| Rronklvn, m?rchcd for an hour IN I Hnln1 anu
Henry sis to the music of iw'hlndS ne piH'IpH
schools were tine Westminster l'r>ht l. nul' ~"
| Middle Reformed. the 'trous Place. Baptist. the
south CONGREGATIONAL the First Place Methodist and
The Bedford Division para'c@ in Gatc,-aVr.. h",
tween Franklin and GrIud-i'rS. Il consisted OF
twelve schools. with $500 pupils. The PRINCIPAL
schools were thc Marcy AYcmuc Baptist the BEDFORD
Reformed the Ciason Avenue Ir.'h' tcrI3n. the
Central C0ngrc satcHal and the A">trdhd Avenue
Methodist.
In the outlying parts Of the city tNo divisions
paraicd-the Nrw-lok ANcnnr Division WIN
eleven schools and 5000 children, IN Macon ana
N,rI0uollrl.,tS and the Tumpkn~ Park Division.
of nine schools and IL. 900 scholars IN Iomphin'
Park. .
TIE Unitarian. Criycr~ast and Swcd"nhorei4n
Snudav-schools were not ASKED to unite III tie
Daradc.