Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-14

receipts from au sources-collections,. pie
mics, entertainments, etc.-emounted 70
S92s ps, leaving net gain OF S6l4 Sc, S40o OF
which has already been invested in the bonds
OF the church and an order passed for the in
vestment Of 500 more in the same way. The
net assets Of the school in the way Of church
to Sl.425 s.. Ii must also be remembered that
our expenditures included contributions 10
m issiOns and to private charity.
The membership Of the school consists OF /
five officers. i've male teachers. nineteen te- 4
male teachers and 2TS scholars. making total I
Of S07 persons connected with the school. The /
average attendance on the pSrt Of the entire /
school was fraction over l6l. The largest /
attendance at any one time was on the 10th OF |
February. 1884. when 2l0 were present.
II is with gratitude to God that we are able |
TO close this report with a sentence Of JOY that
VIII send a thrill OF pleasure and encourage
ment alike throughout the school and tue con- |
gregatlon. On last Thursday mght, Few
hours after our late superintendent mao I
breathed his last IN "a distant state. ana I
whilst we were yet profoundly ignorant OF
the fact. we unanimously elected AZ his sue
cessor Mr.. Walter :. King, an esteemed elder
If this church. who viii enter upon the duties
Of his office on next Lords Day.
At the conclusion of the report the con-
gregatiOn and school Joined in singing the
song Does Jesus Love Little Children:'
led by Mrs. W. :. King and Mr.. j. c.
Puder, of the church choir. The princi-
pal feature Of the celebration was the
with the assistance OF Mr.. George b.
Clarke and Mr.. l.. W. Landershine. The
lesson was a picture Of the road TO
heaven. with the steps to be taken up
ward, and of the road to eternal punish
ment. with the steps in the downward
course. and was demonstrated by
means of the floral decoration within the
chancel. Upon either side Of the bank
Of flowers were steps leading upward to
the foot Of the large cross erected in the
chancel window and underneath the
golden crown. The pastor in referring 10
the lesson explained the steps upward in
the Christian life. the first Of which was
''llluminatiOn.' A member Of the school
then brought to the chancel a tablet m
scribed with the word illumination" in
large black letters. which was pre-
scented to the pastor with the recitation
of an appropriate verse Of Scripture. The
tablet was then placed at the foot OF the
ladder, and the next step Faith was called
for and presented in a similar manner
until all the tablets representing Humili-
ty, Repentance, Hope, SanctificatiOn and
Adoption had been placed in position and
the ladder was complete. In
the same manner the downward course
was pictured. Two large floral
anchor arms were then attached to the
foot Of the cross. a chain was liked to
the bar aud wound about it, and the let
ters comprising the words, He is Risen,"
were fastened upon the floral arms. The
emblem was then complete and the lesson
was explained.
The school then sang FChrist is Risen"
after which a collection was taken up.
The song The Lords Day." was sung,
after which the Lords prayer was said
and the congregation was dismissed with
the benediction. The arrangement Of the
object lesson and the beautiful floral dis
.of
Clarke, and was ingenious in construction
and beautiful in design.
FIRST PREsB YTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The anniversary Of the First Presby-
terrain Church Sunday school was cele-
blated at 4:30 O'Clock. The spacious
Sunday school room was filled with the
members Of the school and congregation,
and the exercises were Of a most inter-
estine character. The walls were apprO-
priately decorated with eyergeens
and bore the following inscriptions
on the north, east and south sides: "Sufer
Little Children to Come Unto Me-" "GOd
Loves Little Children" "GOd Bless Our
SCHOOL, ..They That Seek Me Early Shall
Find Me-" and Remember Now Thy
Creator in the Days Of Thy Youth"
| The desk and tables were laden
with bouquets and baskets of
flowers and emblems appropriate to
Z
with prayer By the pastor, Rev. J. p. Stri-
der, after which appropriate selections Of
Scripture were read. The opening hymn
was sung and at its conclusion the Treas
urer. DR.. Gallager. read his report, show
ing that $162 Sc had been expended from
the school treasury during the pastyear for
missionary purposes. Alter the Librarians
report the superintendent, Mr.. IL. F.
Train, presented his report of the years
work, showing the school to be in a
prosperous condition. with 156 scholars
"a boys and 1872 girls-l9 teachers, Of
which were gentlemen and ii ladies,
and officers.
The pastor of the church, Rev. Mr..
Strider, delivered the anniversary adj
dress, taking as his subject selection
of Scripture from st. Mark, from which
he discOursed upon the duties Of children.
The address, although somewhat lengthy,
was extremely interesting, and contained
many facts which those who were present
could not fail to remember.
After the singing of the doXOlogy the
benedictiOn was pronounced and the con-
gregatiOn was dismissed.
ST, STEPHENS SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The Easter celebration by the Sunday
school Of st. Stephens Church was large
" attended, ana the exercises were eX-
ceedingly interesting. They were con-
Quoted by the rector, Rev. John }. An
drew, assisted by Rev. Charles II. Strong,
rector Of st. Johns Church. Besides the
parishioners and their children, the audi
ence was augmented by visitors from
other churches, including many White
people.
The chancel was profusely decorated
with flowers of the choicest kinds, artis-
tically arranged IN such a way as 10 dis
play the exquisite colors in all their
beauty.
The school entered the church in the
following order, each class bearing ban
ner upon which was inscribed its name
with tasteful ornamentatiOn:
Mary Bakers class Excelsior"
John A. POrter's class-"N0 Cross, No
Crown"
L. Hardee's class-''Young Reapers,"
AT. Curley's class-"Band of Hope"
Mary Browns class -" Pilgrims of
Hope''
c. Deyeaux's class-''GOlden Link"
Florence NJ. ArtsOn's class - Little
Cleaners"
-.-. Farquahrson's class-"Lambs of
the Fold"
E. Ervin's class-"Cheerful Workers"
c. AndersOn's class "Early Seekers"
These numbered ten classes of intelli-
gent children, and as each class was
called out BY the rector member recited
a biblical sentence illustrative of or APP
propriate to its name. Rev. Mr.. Strong
delivered a stirring address, after which
Easter eggs in variegated colOrs were