Daily Republican., 1881-01-03
score or ~ YEAR,.
the Auniyers sry .f CeUirai Pros
GyteriaT SUNDAY sOh"ei Hesses'
Day Afternoon.

The twenty-hith anhlVeFbary VI ~"
Sunday School o. Central Pfosbyterisn
cb urch took place yesterday afternoon
The attendance vas large. Amid the
drapery and decorations the figures
l85j-l88O stood out boldly. On the
pulpit we're two Inscriptions, One was,
"Hauoysr-lOS (ysars)-With my stan
| | passed over Jordan" The other read,
"West-l2 (ysars)-And no" become
two bands
Tho program was very interesting,
and the exercises wers we'll rendered
throughout, An interesting address
was M a&e by the Rev i. b. DnVal and
the pastor. The exercises OF the infant
class wers p rtioulSrly beautiful.
Mr.. Taylor, the Secretary, in his re-
port, which covered the 25 years OF the
schools existence, said that the lie OF
the Sunday School commenced with
the life Of the chur5h. The church
dates its beginning from December .,
1855, at which time, by the action oil
the Presby bytery OF Wilmington, a tew
members Of the Hanover Street Church
we're, at their own request, set apart
and organized into another church, be-
ing at that time "without local ha5i-
,atiOp or q name" The school dates
from the 23i OF the sans month the
frat Sabbath after the church had be-
come domiciled in the old stone build
ling, $. W. corner Sixth and Walnut
streets.
On December %, 1855, the school
was organized In room Is by 81 feet
square. There were J6 scholars and
| IS teachers. OF these scholars l3 sub
8rquently united with the chnrch, s
became teachers, aud are at present
occupying that position. or the IL
teachers there are but two besides my
self cunneoled with the church school.
Ala me .ting held January q, 1857,
the following officers were elected &:
Superintendent, Il. 7. Taylor Secre.
tary, W. b. Wjggins Treasurer, II. S.
MoComb; Librarian, q. 7. Clark; As
sistant, G. L. Baird. On April, n,
1856, the school, becoming straitsnsd
for room, vacated the old school house,
and with $50 scholars, arranged ths
classes in the gallery pe~s OF the old
church. February, 1857, the school
occu pied the room prepared for 1t In
this Central church, bniltiDg, now
known a. the church psrl0r.
In 1872 this room baoams too crowd
I'd, the average attendance being over
500 scholars, and the larger room was
laltared. The old-fs5hioned straight
paws were skilifully altered into the
present comfortable forms. Tires heavy
chairs were construc ed from the stiff
bench back Of the platform. A neat
stand took the place OF the heavy pull.
pit, and the rooms otherwise furnished
a: cost of 81 400, which was mainly
due to Mr.. p. I. X. Smith, who was at
the time, and for years, the efficient
Secretary OF the school. In the summer
Of 1857 the school paid a visit to the
home of Mrs. LS.iIner. She presented
la LaEdscms Bible TO tOnr of the schol-
ara. This was the introduction OF what
became the custom Of our school in
every succeeding year, until the num-
Der of Bibles and books thus distributed
csu be numbered by the thousands.
The ex ps1se incurred by these annual
gifts was generously paid by Mrs.
Latimer up to the time of her death, in
1853 In 1876 Mr. Homer Barry was
ele ;ted Superintendent. About this
time en- afternoon school was organizol
aud continued four years, al which
time the two schools were CoBsolidate1,
the sessions to be held alternately
morning and afternoon, according to
seasons. Mr. W. X. Crosby was chosen
Superintendent, and is How in thar
position, the same efficient officer.
Three mission schools have been es
taOlishsd Rodney Street School. 1857 ;
lG.lbert School, 1858; Monroe Street
School, DOW the West Presbyterian
church, 1860 and all ara in sncce5sful
Operation. The result Of the Is years
| ia: Whole number scholars enrolled,
5000; contributions, $4,000; books
presented, ! 500; cost of books, 32,2J0;
nun Der Of scholars added TO the church
$50.
The report eplosi2el Mrs. Wiswell
Mrs. Lstimsr and Mrs. Bush, now de-
ce!5ed, after which superintendent
Crosby read his quarterly report, as
follows: Primary department, 24l
scholars; transferred, 30; removed, l3;
died, 2; on the roll at present, 1856 !;
average attendance, 100; new scA GLARS,
lOl visits by teachers, $50; colec-
lions, $24 03; total membsrship of
scuoUl, ass; net gain daring the year,
So average attendance, 300 for three
months; $342.92 have boen received
during the year.
Books. as rewards of merit, were dis
tributed as follows:
Mrs McComb's class-Mary Il. Jack
son, Mary 4 Cooley, Katie y. Plummer.
Miss Smiths clsss-Maggie A. Jones,
Gertrude A. Wakenut, Mary Davis,
kIorsnoe Glautiog.
Mrs. Seiiell's oiass--Lillis Frazer:
Mrs. Qliglsy's olass--Rrnest B.
MoNair.
Mrs. Pusey's class-Mary Corson.
| MISS Vteen' ciass-Martha j..
| HONBter.
Mrs. Canby's class-Arthur w.
lSprnauce.
Miss perEins' class-Msriar Brown,
Agues 9. Logan, Nellie Parker.
Miss Taylor's olsss-J. DanfOrth
Bush.
Miss SteTart's class--Hattie K.
Smith.
Mr.. Crosby, the Superintendent, and
Prof. 5. W. McNsir we're each present
I'd with books.
OTHER SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Mt Salem Sunday School elected the
following officers yesterday:
Superintendent. II. Mccartney.
Assistant Experimentation Gar.
rett.
| Suppriutendeut Infant Danartmant