The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1883-07-07
A CORDIAL WELCOME.
The Children Of the Presbyterian Sum
day School Honor Their
Pastors Return.
Several New Features introduced by
Assistant superintendent
Edward LOwndes.

L
terian church, this city, is held by the CON
stituents of the Sunday school of that de-
nomination, their assistant superintendent,
Mr. Edward Lowndes, had arranged for last
Sunday welcome service, consisting OF
several features entirely new in Canon. The
mat er was complete surprise to Mr.. Part
ridge, and, therefore, all the more enjoyable.
After opening the school in usual form,
Mr.. Lowndes asked the children and teach
ers who desired to express their pleasure
and thankfulness at their pastors safe re-
turn, and hopes that his stay with them
might be enjoyable and profitable, TO rise,
when the entire school arose to their feet.
Miss Lucas class of little boys then re-
cited, in concert and regular order, the
twelve Golden Texts of the last quar-
ter, after the recitation of each Mrs. Chem
berlain's class of young misses singing a
verse appropriate to the text.
A quintette, consisting of Misses Ada l..
Ellis, Minnie Rickard, Sadie Mack, Messrs.
George p. Brewster and James l.. Cooper,
rendered beautiful song, entitled " The
Pastors Welcome" Miss Minnie l.. Mack
acting as organist and the entire audience,
by request, joining in the final chorus.
The singing in this school is always of n
high order, the children evincing the thor
oughness of instruction and drill received
THE PASTORS ADDRESS.
Here Rev. Partridge was called upon by
Mr.. Lowndes to address the school, and re-
sponded, in substance briefly as follows:
DEAR CHILDREN-I was very glad to
get home again, and peculiarly so to meet
my people this morning in divine worship :;
and | assure this school-young and old
that am truly glad to meet you all again,
and look into your smiling faces, beaming
with freshness, joy and delight. This de-
monstration is IL surprise, and touches me
deeply, especially the last song you sang.
trust the sentiment of those words burns
in every heart, and may be realized in the
future. While away, l saw many, and
larger Sunday schools, but none which
pleased me better than this; none where
the children were happier than you, or
where the Bible was taught more earnestly
than here; none where the teachers were
more devoted and attentive, not only in
hearing lessons recited, but to the spiritual
welfare of the scholars under their charge.
The aim OF all teachers, if they love souls,
will be to win them to Christ we ought
never to let n year go by without witness
ing some of these children becoming la
borers in the vineyard of God. In my old
home, at Scranton, Pennsylvania, visited
the Sunday school, and noted two features
1t has n PRAYER meeting society conducted
solely by members of the Sunday school,
which is fruitful of great good. Where the
young are thus enlisted the cause of reli-
gior can but prosper The other feature is
the organization of socity of young ladies,
called Lilies of the Field" which each
year devotes its energies to some mission
ary object, and has, since last january,
raised $l00 for the aid of foreign missions.
This is n grand idea, and work you have
never especially taken up. therefore re-
commend the formation of similar society
by these young ladies, for the purpose of
raising funds to aid our worthy co-laborer,
Brother barley, Of Trinidad, in publishing
and circulating little Sunday school paper
he is now printing in Spanish at that place,
i'll an effort to Christianize the MeXicln
children who compose a large proportion OF
the population of that city and section.
Mr. barley lives in the Mexican quarter OF
Trinidad ; his little girls set the type for
this paper, and he is devoting all his ener-
gies to enlightcning the Mexican mind, and
doing good in every possible way. IwOuld
like to see this school raise and send to
him at least SO this year. l hope you all
will love your school and your teachers,
and sincerely wish you all would become
Christians You will be better and hap
pier by so doing; will live more honorable
lives here; and reap rich reward of ever
lasting joy in the Great Beyond.
Mrs. BaiD's class then gave an exhibition
of some of the Christian graces, each mem
bcr bearing before him shield, on which
was inscribed the emblem of the character
assumed-Robbie Balm, an anchor Eddie
McClanahan, lily Horace Melone, a
dove; Henry Thomas, wine-cup and ser
pent. Each of these boys recited text
appropriate to the shield he bore, and at
the conclusion, Superintendent II. Clay
Webster stepped before them, holding up
the Shield of Faith, and quoting St Paurs
eloquent words regarding it.
Miss Englemans class of little girls were
then ranged along both sides of the central
aisle, near the chancel, when each recited
passage of Scripture, and wrote upon the
blackboard n leading word in it. When all
had so written their words, the acrostic
formed read Counsellor"
After singing, and a fervent prayer by
Rev. Partridge, the school was dismissed
The exercises were most pleasing in their
nature; the little ones acquitted themselves
nobly, and the service was one at which
the pastor, officers and teachers of the school
may justly feel great qualification.