Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-16
St. Paui'S Church.
An Interesting Occas1on-The Thtrtieth Anniversary of Judge HOllfster as Su- perfntensent or the Sunday School Forp,ar arp.s+ors u..s.u. u.a<.sxassas

An Interesting Occas1on-The Thtrtieth
 Anniversary of Judge Hoilister as Su-
 pertntendent or the Sunday School l
 Former Pastors Present-Addressss.
 large assemblage filled the spacious lec- l ture room of St. Paurs church last evening, the occasion being of reunion character in honor of the thirtieth year of the service of Judge Hollister as superintendent of the Sunday school of the church. It was very interesting occasion. Upon the wall over the superintendent's desk was in large crim- son letters ''1s32-1982" Flowers and foll- age plants added to the scene. Quite an ar ray of clergy occupied chairs on the speakers platform among whom were the rector, Rev. Mir. Lines and his predecessor, Rev. Dr. Lobdell, of Harlem, Rev. Drs. Harwood, Beardsley and Vibbert, and Rev. Mir. Babcook of New Haven, Rev. Dr. Deshon of Meriden, Rev. Dr. Bennett of Guilford, and Rev. Tim othy Wilkinson of Minnesota, who has been for some time past visiting in stratford and this city. Judge Rollister also occupied the platform. Prayer was offered by Rev. MT. Lines and the creed was then recited, after which familiar Sunday school hymn was sung by the assembly, Mr. Frank Osborn pre- siding at the organ and Mir. Arthur Jackson playing the cornet. Following, Judge Hol- lister read historical review of the Sunday school during the past thirty years. It was fraught with special interest to the assembly, most of whom have specially interesting rec- ollections of the school some of recent, some of older date.
 The historical address of Mr. Hollister embraced the following facts: MT. Hollister was appointed superintendent of the Sunday school March 16, 1852. He gave 8 brief sketch of the Sunday school from 1880, when l the church was established. MT. Hollister became 8 teacher in 1S43. In 1S45 St. Paul's church became independent, when the average attendance was 1O6. William H. Elliott was superintendent from 1S49 to 1852. When Mir. Hollister became superintendent the teachers were thirty-one and scholars two hundred and fifty. In 1853 Reuben Rice became assistant superintendent. Then MT. s. J. Bucknall was chosen assistant superin I tendent when Mir. Rice left town. He died \ in 1857, since when there have been various ! superintendents. Miss Sarah M. Rowland \ was teacher in the infant class for twenty. ! four years. From 1870 Miss Eliza \ beth P. Hall has been superintendent! ! of the female department. At first the ! schools of the Church of the Ascension anG | St. Johns chapel came to the festival on Eas ! ter day, but lately only St. Paups churcf \ have participated.
 ! The offerings for the past thirty years have been $15,638 60; in 1852 offerings were $49. 2S. In 1882 the offerings were S65O 69 ! have in va l more especially for charitable and missionary ! objects 2s7 out of the Sunday school have ! been confirmed during the last thirty years. From 1854 the school ha had midsummer vacations. Thirty-fve teach ! CTS scholars have been ordained minister during the thirty years, among them Bishop ! Robertson Of Missouri. No prizes have beer offered to bring children to Sunday school
 James Gallagher, jr.s has been librarian fo | fifteen years. Among those present las ! evening Miss Eunice F. Gilbert, who ha
 been Sunday school teacher for fifty years ! Miss F. A. Bunnell, who was superintendent I of the female department from 1880 to 1884 I and Mrs. Elias Pierpont, who was fema1 | superintendent from 1887, were unable to b.
 present. Rev. Dr. Deshon, R, D. Coan
 Rev. James G. Jaycocks, Wm. H. Bradley
 Mayor Robertson and other old teacher ! were present
 Following, Rev. Mir. Lines read 8 pumbe
 of letters congratulating Judge Hollistet up
 on his long and valuable service. Anon,
 them was one from the Rt. Rev. Bisho]
 Williams which was read at length, also oth
 CTS were from the former rectors of tn
 church, Rev. Dr. Cook, the Rt. Rev. Bisho]
 Littlejohn and Rev. Mir. Drown. Following
 short addresses were made by Rev Mir. Lob
 dell. Rev. Dr. Harwood and Rev. Drs
 Beardsley, Bennett, Deshon and Vibbert
 The speaking was all of very happy charac
 ter, and added much to the general interss
 and satisfaction There were present not ! few prominent members of other Episcopa
 churches in this city and town and in Wes
 Haven. Many memory of other day ) was revived during the reading o
 and anon some name was recalle
 of workers whose labors are ended, who's ! faces live only on the tablet of memory. Tn fraternal feeling and spirit of church asse citation was quickened anew under the ir | iuences of the evening, and the occasion wi ! no doubt long be pleasantly remembered b l those present. Many gentlemen of note an station in the community were present CT t toying the occasion, and there were the elder of the people present, the mother in Israe
 and the youth and rising generation. Th ! exercises in the lecture room closed at abou l 1 half-past nine, at which time the doors leat ing into large adjoining roo' s were thrown open and there aros 8 fragrant odor of mocha. som 7 other kind of good coffee, and the sight of
 | lOnS taDiS WltI SuO"y ClotA WHICH pure
 heavy burden of frosted, loaf, jelly an
 divers and numerous other varieties of sup r | rior cake, the composition and texture 8 | which is a secret generally monopolized Q ! the ladies. Also forth issued large bevy ! charming young ladies, whose spotless whit ! aprons and pretty caps bespoke their mission D l Of the hour. The clergy were first serve
 and then the fair walters circulated about { ! briskly as the crowd would permit, servin
 the general public. sociability reigne g ! and Judge Hollister was the recipie1 ? | of an endless number of congratulatior y ! and handshakings. An hour was thus sper T T \ most pleasantly for all. Among the fir U cakes was one of larger dimensions than u :, rest, which loomed up with it's coating 1 frosting, and bore in snowy figures ''185l 1882" It was the gift of Mrs. s. S. Thoml son. Another elegant cake, with simils 5 ! dates, had found it's way to Judge Hollister
 ! residence before the meeting, the gift of tl
 Ladies' society. Adorning the center of tt @ table was beautiful array of white and GO e ored artemesias, bowvardias, heliotropes an g calla lilies. the gift of Mrs. Charles I Mitchell. The flower and foliage plants l. the lecture room were mainly loaned by M - Dickerman, the florist. The ladies of tt l. Sunday school society who presided at tt d table were: President, Mrs. Walter Lee @ ! vice president, Miss Carrie Judson, and mal - agers, Misses May Hotchkiss, Sarah Mallor, 1 Fanny Jenkins Lulu Moore, May Davenpor s l Emma Pardee, Hattie Mansfield.
 E The exercises closed with the doxoIoe - Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. @ and the benediction by Rev. Dr. Lobdell.
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