Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-17

reduced by the number of inclement Sab
baths that have occurred during the year
under review. The distance that the ma
iOrity Of our members live from the church
building causes rs 10 feel sensibly in
the attendance any inclemency Of the
weather.
Notwithstanding the fact that we have
mad so much disagreeable weather, not
one session has been missed. Some Of the
faithful have always been on hand. and
our record book will show fifty-twO ses-
siOns to the year.
If the Superintendent constituted the
school it might not be becoming in me TO
say to this company that we have good
school, The constituent parts are good,
and therefore the whole must be, Claim
ing some experience in this work, give
it as my deliberate judgment that a Super
intendent was never blessed with corps
Of officers who We're more prompt. atten-
tive and efficient. Each one knows his
duty. does it at the right time, in a proper
manner, and requires no prompting.
We have twenty-eight teachers, who are
Jealous, faithful and prompt, / believe
they are striving to make themselves
wOrkmen that needeth not to be asham-
ed. rightly dividing the WOrd' / do not
mean that they have arrived at perfection
i'm this work, but they are earnest work
ers. lovers of the cause, and, therefore,
willing to deny themselves ease and COM
fort in srder to be ''meet for the Masters
use" To these officers and teachers is
LARGELY due any success that may have
attended my administration Of the Office |
hold. From them | have received hearty
cooperation, ready and sincere sympa-
thy. and. | believe. earnest prayers. The
Lord has vOuchsafed to us some encOur-
agement i'm the sixteen souls who have
avouched the Lord TO be their God, during
the recent revival. .'ThOu shalt see great
er things than these" as the result Of earn.
est prayerful effort in this work, il faith
full to it.
Our members are being added to every
Sabbath. and | atfectiOnately invite others
TO unite themselves with the school. Our
classes are all graded 10 suit any degree
Of adv anGement, and propose, as soon as
a teacher can be Obtained to organize a
adult Bible class for the benefit Of older
members of the church, some of whom
occasionally visit the schools. and when
importuned to supply the place of an
absent teacher. declare themselves incOm-
petent to teach class of little children.
| often wonder what spiritual food these
fathers and mothers in Israel = give TO
their children and grand children at home,
Yet. my hearers, in Methodist economy
these are constituted a board of sunday
school managers, to them we make our
repOrts. and at their hands we receive our
superintesdents This may account for
the present incumDescs.
In behalf of the school | extend to this
company Il hearty welcome to our ami
versary. We trust that the exercises viii
prove interesting, instructive and not too
lengthy. Ii would do as all good il you
would come here Oftener than once year.
After the programmes were printed the
school resolved to dispense with the usual
collection, therefore. that portion Of the
exercises will be omitted. We viii try 10
substitute something as sedative for
any disappOintments that may be caused
by the omission of this Methodist custom.
While our hearts have been gladdened
by the prosperity of our school, the year
has not been without sadness. Out Of a
class of four young ladies one member
has been called by the Master 10 'GOme
up higher" 4 very short time after our
last anniversary Emma Clements sickened
and died. She was an attentive and
faithful scholar, a bright light in
the domestic circle. cur hearts
were saddened by her removal
from us, but we have good hope that she
is enjoying perfect rest in the mansions
prepared for her in our Fathers House.
Our work teaches us, by precept and
hOly living. TO prepare these scholars for
this new year with a determination never
to lose sight of the object Of the work to
which we have been called.
The present officers of the school are as
follows:
Superintendent-C. II. Dorset.
Secretary. II. saUssy, Jr,
Assistant Secretary-D. c. Carson.
Treasurer. ii. Ii. Osborne.
ChOrister-H. II. Sasnett.
Organist-Miss VI. +. Weekes.
Librarian-D. V. Snedeker.
Assistant Librarian-A. T. Ward.
Assistant Librarian-A. Il, Brooks
The school then sang "Gather the Chill
drcn,' after which followed beautiful
recitation, Little Sheaves," by seven little
girls: Mona Saussy. Madgie Stahe, Hat
tie Saussy. Laura Shepherd, Gertha OPP
penheimer, Lille Elkins, and Fanny
Carson.
The song, "Jesus Loves Me- was then
sung by the infant class, and was followed
by a recitation, "Samuel's Vision" by
Miss Florence Calder. This was followed
by another song by the school.
The infant class exercises were con-
tinued with a recitation, ''Littles,'
prettily recited By one Of the pupils,
Mamie Wright.
The neXe feature was an illustrated
recitation entitled ''The Christian Sol
der" by Henry Ward, Julia Atkins, Sal
lie Kline. Josie Shepherd. Mamie Morgan,
Eva Middleton, Julia Cressler, Lillian
Icard. May Ward, Susie Elkins. Matte
Creamer, Louisa Icard, Helen Carson and
Oracle McGlashen.
The Christian Soldier is furnished with
arms for the conflict against sin, viz,
the girdle Of truth. the breastplate Of
the shield of faith, the
sandals of peace and the helmet of saliva
ton. The emblems were presented to the
leading member Of the class as the apprO.
pirate verse was recited. After the recita-
ton the song, "Gird on the Armor," was
sung by the class. the school joining in
the chorus:
Soldiers of progress, honest and true,
March to the front 'gainst the wrong;
Those who'd be vIctOrs, those who would win,
Must be valient, courageous and strong.
The recitation, 'sNear Jesus" by little
LOttie Sasnett, was very prettily recited,
after which the school again sang eve
are marching homeward to that land, to
the regions of the best" Miss Oracle
very effectively recited and
sang the beautiful poem, Crock of
Ages" which was followed by the song,
just Word for jesus Miss Daisy
llaxey then recited the 'Unfruitful
Tree
The Superintendent introduced Rev. f.
j.. Benton. Di lut W AlC-4 d59 hA1lAltif VIM
told the audience how he felt. Short adj
dresses were made by President II. b.
Reppard, Rev. J. o. Branch and Rev. G..
e.. y. MaeDonell, pastor of the church.
The song, s'Marching Home" was re-
peated by request, after which Mr.. Rep
pard announced the union picnic of the
Methodist schools tomorrow. The eXer-
cises were concluded with the song.
Where the youthful son Of Jesse
Touehd the harp with silver strains,
While the peaceful flock he tended.
Grad upon the fertile plains
Where ne listened TO the murmur
OF the broOklet. soft and low,
Came the blessed infant Saviour,
Eighteen hundred years ago.
The Lords prayer was recited in con-
cert and the audience was dismissed.
The exercises throughout were deeply |
The singing by the school, under the dl- |
rectiOn OF Mr.. II. II. Sasnett, was excel |
lent, and showed the effect Of efficient IN |
struction'
TOaspg Mems Suits, unsurpassed In |
style and beauty. Z. Heidi, l39 Congress