Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-23
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The 5Oth anniversary of the organization
of the Sunday school work OF the Re
formed churches in this city was cele-
hr,ted i, tho First Reformed church On
Sunday and drew together an immense
conconrse of people both in the afternoon
and evening. The church was very hand
somely decorated, the OrnamentatiOn
being chiefly confined to the pull.
pit and Shancel and Somposed i
Of sc1t Aowers and plants. eAGRipse
the front of the arch over the pull
nit recess vas a quotation from LIST Samuel,
VII, L." Hitherto hath the Lord helped
u.s.: while just beneath this was the SEN
te1cS "Our Semi Csntennial, and below
on the cast column /" 1889 and on the
west column "1SS2." The letters and
figures werc cut from heavy card board
aud covered with tin foil, and being placed
against back ground of dark blue cam
brio, made beautiful appearance: Against
the wall in the recess behind the pulpit |
gas the figure 80" arranged from choice |
out flowers. In front Of the pulpit inside |
the chancel rail wasa mound composed Of |
flowers, leaves aud ferns, with, prOfuaion |
Of plants oneach side, the whole present. |
ing most pleasing aud beautiful appear
ancc. II I QTU- rE-. /
Tho childrenS 8 service was HoN Se 'S:OV
in the afternoon, and was attended by at
least one thousand teachers and scholars.
Every available seat in the church was Oc-
eppied. and itis estimated that tho entire
Sndieuos puntsred not fioss that :iftesn'
The Sunday school of the First church
occupied the two rows of pews on tho
west side and st. Paurs the two rows on
the east side of the church, while st.
Johns and St. Luke's occupied tho centre.
Immediately in front Of each was q banner
bearipa; the Dame of the school.
The exercises 6omme1oed with an an
them by the choir, which was finally
/ rendered. Invocation by Rev. A. +.
Dahlman, Of St. Johns.
Hsv. ]. b. .lShauake., D.. d. Of St. Panls
read a portion OF the third chapter Of Pro-
verbs and followed it With prayer, after
whichy' An hail the power Of Jesus name
,wSs sang, ths entire scopgregssipu joining
Rev. W. F. Lichliter, of st. Luke's
mission, addressed the children, reviewing
the progress of the Sunday school cause Of
the Reformed church in Lancaster, during
the past fifty years, saying that the
records showed to day an army OF almost
one thousand teachers and scholars, and
believed that tho next fifty years would
swell the number to three thousand. He
dwclt n0ch on the responsibility Of the
teachers and urged the Importance Of &C.
ting q good example to their scholars,
both in and out of the school ROOM. He
closed by asking the assembled children .
few questions which were answered with
promptDess.
l. After q German hymn" Hosanna,i HO-
1 hnA LlQnnA0
superiutendeut of St. Paups school, de-
Iiyered an address, saying that for forty
wears he had laborsd, in the Sunday school
cause. and a. hs looked back over those
wears. called to mind the early struggles
of those engaged In the work, cOntr sstoti
tho accommodations of forty years ago
with those of to. day, and looked over the
vast assembly Of teachers and schol'
ars before him, he had roasOu to
thank God that it had bee'l his
privilege to labor in SO noble a eau &c. He
referred to the small beginning OF Robert
Raikcs, in Manchester, England, in 1881.
i out OF which had grown the mighty army
of Sunday school workers Of the present
II is recorded that in 1856 q few benevolent
ladies in New York city started q Sunday
school. and he pertinently 9Sked, !" Wherl
were the men ~ 1t is q fact that stl.a
women largely outnumber the NEIL in thu
schools of the present day. Sunday schools
were doing a grand work, but there wer
many out of tho schools who might bs
there if tho parents would say sec0mo in
instead Of 6 co." He was glad t.oO see thi
, union anniversary; it loOkest' hke C
operation, and therin was sire ugh. ii
J believed there were some here who Woul
, engage in the celebration of the oentennia
. fifty wears hence, and urged all to labO
! earnestly and zealously Tor tho advance
: ment Of the cause.
A hymn, Brightly CLEANS our bar
, ner," was sung by the schools and dorln
. the collection chat followed, the choir san
D The afternoon services were close
by chanting the g Lords Prayer" singin
l the doxOlogy and benedictiOn by DR.. Shl
. maker.
\ In the evening tho church was agai
densely filled, the audience being almOs
entirely composed of adults. The exercise
were opened by an anthem by the chOil
}, after which came an invocation by he,
0 w. F. Lichliter, who presided. Att
!. congregational singing Prof. j. F. Stall
!, read the 55th chapter of Isaiah, and fO
}. lowed the reading with prayer. HO
# sweet, how heavenly is the sight = VI
s now sung by the congregation:
= Rev. j. A. Peters, Of the First Churct
then read the historical record Of Sunda
school work in the Reformed church {
Lancaster, tracing the origin Qf the NOV
Y ment first instituted by Robert Rsikes
: 1881 to establish Sunday schools. az
J, briefly rccounting the history and grow
t of each of the several schools now cOanec
O "a With the churSh iu this city. III
J. statistics as given by Mr.. Peters arc ;
follows: 49, y, j. .furgf. .
! Number of officers. rs.................-... ........
"steacn0rS. = 800. ...s. :. 90.
IS, e pupils. 49,, .,.................s.. j
Il Number OF books in in the Library ali new. III
J. T.. ------ 6T. RAUL,0. 0.---------.-------
Number OF officers. .
- Teachers.
., " pupils.
= Number OF Volumes in tie iibssry:...:.. 10
= ST. rAUL's MISSION.
). Number OF officers and teachers. ...........
pupils. ............................ -,
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J. Number OF officers. ...........................
= teachers. fS....................,-e- =.
y :" puptlS.....s .i:....s..s.s...
o. Total.
II ST. LUEEB. =, ~ .,,...
q. Number of officers.
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