The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08
STATE STREET SUNDAY SCHOOL
Appropriately Observes HIS Thirty-ihird
Anniversary.

State street church was we'll filled last even-
| ing with the Sunday School scholars and the
| friends who had met with them to celebrate
| the thirty-third anniversary of the school. The
classes and teachers occupied the front por-
tion of the church, which was decorated for
| the occasion, profusion of rich flowers being
| arranged at the front of the platform.
The exercises by the school were appropriate
| in character, consisting of singing and respon-
siye reading, and were well carried ont. The
choir sang two selections, and prayer was offer
ed by the pastor, Rev. F. T. Bayley..
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER,
Mr.. A. 3. Freeman, secretary and treasurer,
presented his annual report, of which the fol.
lowing is an abstract:
There has been little change in the school
during the year, the number of classes being
thirty-three, the same as last year. The pres
ent membership is $780, a gain of eight during
the past year. The school is made up of four
officers, thirty-four teachers, 1853 scholars in
the main school, and 81 in the infant class.
During the year 81 sessions have been held, AZ
regular and 10 special. The largest number
present at any one session was 236, average at
tendance for the regular sessions 100, and for
the special sessions r. Over fifty new books
have been added to the library, making the
present number about 700. The following are
the receipts and expenditures for the year:
Receipts:
Class collections. $250.98
Onurch and parish. -..... 1900
Other sources. S4.51
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $41O.49
Expenditures:
State Sunday School Association. ........S 1000
Congregational S. s. and Publishing Assn. $500
For special Objects by classes. .,........ TABS
School expenses. ...."...... 150.11
IotaI. .......;.......'.... $359.36
balance on mana. ....,. ........ ....,,.$ bI.l3
The collections from the school have been
used for charitable objects, the support COM
ing mainly from the church and parish contri-
buttons.
sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.
Mr.. Ansel G.. Dewey, the superintendent,
read report which supplemented that of Mr..
Freeman. He mentioned the omission of the
regular sessions during the summer months
and the substitution OF special sessions
a. plan which has given great sat-
isfaction. The franks OF the school have
not been broken by death during the entire
year. Seven of the members of the Sunday
school have united with the church and the
Friday evening meetings and prayer meetings
have been we'll attended.
ADDRESS By REV. NIB. DuNNING.
Rev. A. E. Dunning of Boston was intro
duced by Mr.. Bayley and spoke of the work of
the Congregational Sunday School Associa.
ton. He said that in view Of the fact of the
large foreign element in our population much
depended on the education of the rising gen.
GRAFTON. In the city of Chicago ninety-one of
every one hundred people are Of foreign BIRTH
Instances were then cited showing the good
success attending the establishment of Sunday
schools and keeping them supplied with good
literature. Churches have grown from these
schools in many cases and some of the worst
towns in the western states have been noticea-
bly, bettered by them. The speaker told a
number OF anecdotes incident 10 the work and
gave capital description of the man who
wanted religion for everybody but himself,
until he finally became a member of the
church. The speaker closed with few words
on the great possibilities of doing good afford
ed to the teachers and scholars of every Sun
day school.
Rev. Mr.. Bayley expressed qualification at
the remarks Of Mr.. Dunning and said the
school could do work both at home and abroad,
The meeting closed with the benediction by
Rev. Mr.. Dunning.