Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-09
AMONG THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The New Houston Street school Cele-
I.-,tes ~ Eighth Anniversary With

Tho Nevv Houston street School Cele-
b-atea IT. Eighth Anniversary With
Interesting Exercises.
The eighth anniversary of the New
Uonston Street Methodist Church Sunday
school was held yesterday afternoon
The exercises began about 3;5O o'clock'
and were witnessed by an unusually
Iarpe congregation, all the seats being
occupied and the aisles and other stand
Ipg room crowded. Many, being unable
IN Obtain a position favorable either Tor
hearing OF seeing, went away.
The walls OF the church were tasteiully
and appropriately decorated with ever
greens and flowers. Large wreatns OF
roses. camelhas and eNergreens were sus-
pended over the windows, and IarSG
cross Of white flowers. with other noral
decorations, was displayed on the wall III
the rear of the pulpit.
The exercises were commenced oy Ine
school singing the song: Footsteps OF
/ jesus" beginning with the INES
~weetly. Lord. have we heard Ihee Gaining
Come follow me-
! And We see where Thy footprints talllnS-
Lead us 10 Thee.
! The school then repeated the Greed, and
PRAYER was offered by the pastor, Rev. IL.
! p. MYERS. followed by reading of the
3 SCRIPTURE lesson ne 6NhotA lhNh suns
! findings Of joy beginning
..Ti.lings 81 10Y. Oh. wonderful story,
Voices celestial sing DER the plain
! At the conclusion Of the singing Miss
Anna Smallwo0d recited Failing OF the
/ AruIp.'' in a pleasing manner. The song
/ Watch" was then rendered by the
/ school with excellent effect, and
/ as soon as quiet was restored
Misses Letitia Waters, Fannie Greenlaw
and Anna SmallwOod appeared IN the
rendition Of a dialogue entitled Love and
b Hate" Its delivery was very credltaDle,
i and tue moral showed the banetul lnflu-
ence Of hatred, and how much better II Is
to cherish the kindlier feelings OF love
I and friendship.
The school then sang in a spirited man
I ner the song. lights Along the Shore
/ after which Mr.. W. II. II. Young address,
cd the school and congregation, taking as
his subject the Mission of the Sunday
/ school," Among other timely sugees-
lions which the speaker urged was
/ the necessity Of preparation on the
I part Of those who assayed to teach
in sunday schools; that they should be
T educated in their duties and be fully as
qualified as teachers could be. II lnslruc-
[ TORS in the secular schools, said he, are
/ required 70 undergo a regular course OF
/ tuition, il j. of some Importance that the
Z capacity and requirements OF the sunday
z school teacher should also be considered.
The Superintendent then submitted his
I report and also that Of the Treasurer, Mr..
II. W. Clark. The report showed that the
average Attendance of pupils during the
year was -, and then went on to show
that while the report Of 1881 showed a
membership OtljO scholars and 2Iteachers,
[ when the school was called to meet other
schools in mass meetings the attendance
] ~,T. win to tho
that when it meets on Sunday morning
the attendance is largely made up OF
children belonging to other churches, and
hence when their schools call for tnem
tapv feel in duty bound to respond. The
trouble. the superintendent stated had
now been TemediCC. Since the new
/ rarsanace had been erected, the pastor,
Rev. Dir. Myers. had bal an opportunity
10 devote great deal Of time TO the m
teresis OF the school. and il bad been
. much improved. The Attendance
lately has been increasing gradually
so that now the membership is 1C3, while
I the average attendance during the past
two months has been 80 with 10 teachers.
After the reading of the reports Miss
Lizzie She3ffer rccited in very accepta-
bic manner Though in Darkness after
which the school sang '.Life's Lot"
The pastor delivered sriet address.
showing the wholesome influences OfSun-
/ ddy school work not only upon the
children but upon society. lie showed
What the impressions made upon
the minds Of the pupils were and
illustrated his idea as to the power OF a
seemingly slight impression by citing the
action Of lon continued dropping ol
water upon stone. resulting in wearing
a hole finally through the tlickest rccS.
Miss Irene Miscally then recitsd g
poem entitled security" in very ac-
. ceptabIe manner. after which Gen. Har-
ris0n made a short address.
The school then sang angelic songs,
after which Miss Bertha BULGE Tecited
Now | Lay Ne" very distinctly and
sweelly. and the exercises were closed by
TIE singing of the DOXOlOgy and with
beuediCtion by the pastor.