Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-22
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Circies,
West Sunday. school, friday night cele-
brhted it's 20th anniversary with appro.
pirate exercises. The aitendance was
large, numbering fully 1900. The pal
PIT was transformed into a bower OF
bloom and beauty. In the centre of the
recess was pyramid OF poited flowers,
on either side OF which we're palms and
ferns, and above and behind these was .
gauzY drapery, with alternate broad
stripes OF white aud delicate blne, ana
studded with tiny bouquets. Suspended
from the top o. the recess was an oval
design, red and yellow 10 color, bearing
the monogram wv. p. 81 and the words
"Fwerty yeara' On either side of the
pulpit were ferns and palms and on the
front was o design representing rock
surnounted by oaurch, the rock bear
ing the inscription .'Upoa this rock viii
bnili My church tho Anninted One"
superintendent Chsrles Baird presided.
Inc vocal music was excellent snd vas
epprf the more because of the foe
Organ orchestral accompaniment, L. I.
Wilson performing on the organ aud tho
orchestra numbering nina pisces Jacob
= = F4'Sh Woo Lih'ANht ohSdtpAs III VA
exercises were Arranged by j. P. MeI,ear
and the Il oral decorations were tho work
Of Wiliisn J. Morrow, assisted by James
Walker, George orosier and Misses Clara
Mendinhall and Mary flcott Mrs George
Mckee and Misses Mendinhall and Ssott
had charge Of the infant department.
The Immense audience was delighted
With the exercises. The school sang the
hymns ''0nce Mere" "Joyfully On.
ward" Work Away" "My Light and
Song" and ave Greet You All" Miss
Nisgie Jones reoited crock of Ages, "and
read THE Building Of the Abbey" The
Rev. A. N. Kelggin prayed, and delivered
an address. An exercise, entitled The
Amounted One" and tracing successive
stages Of the unfolding OF Gods plan OF
salvation from its frat announcement
until the recognition of the Messiah by
the apoatles, was given by Walter Bsllah,
Mise Cla-a Ferguson, Edgar NJ. Oohel-
tree, Miss Annie Simmons, Walter Men
dinhall, Miss Carrie v. Janyier, Charles
Naylor, Charles Bower and Misses ella
Haines, Minnie CLARK, Lillian Berlin and
Nellie Danner. The church choir sang
"The Cburoh's One Foundation and
"Hallolnjah." An infant class exercise
was given by Robert Bellah, Preston
Heriug, Warren Taylor, James Stroud
and Misses Ethel Ferguson, Mary Taylor
and Bertha Everett, In his annual re-
port Superintendent Baird said:
This school held its first session Sunday
morning, November LIST. 1868. The church
was set apart October 10Th, 1858. nearly two
weeks previous to our first meeting "a o
school. The services were held Ia the VIII
mtngton Institute Building until the spring
of 1860. when we removed TO the Monroe
Street Chanel, then tho property Of Central
Church. We remained there until Decem-
Der, 1871, when we took possession Of our
present building. We organized with lG
teachers and "a scholars, the teachers being
Misses Sallie e. Springer, Ellen Walker,
Ella D. Jones, Eiaie 5lnikins, Jennie g.
Oapelle. Estelle Rice, Sarah A. Simmons
and Lizzls G Allen and Meesrs. James a,
Robinson, John O. Craven, Isaac g. Baird
James Morrow and Charles Baird, while
the scholars were Ella III. Smith, Mary
Mendlnhall, Annie v Mendinhall, Ella B
| Houseman. Rabeeca j.. Mari, Alice B
| McLear, Helen A. Day, Mary ]. Simmons
Lena Houseman, Charles W. Gouert
william G.. Morrow, Robert D. Morrow
Walter Day, Charles N. Baird, John
b. Ritcnte, Auluin COLLISION, Charles W
Bareford, Edward A. Taylor, q. Newtol
CLARK, ]. Eldridge, Pierce, Lewis D, Me-
row, John II. Morrow and Norris O. Pass
We completed our organization on Novem
her 18th by eiecttng John r. McLear super
intepdent; James A. Robinson, secretary
Charles Baird, treasurer; ]. Eidridgs Plerc
and q. F. Lummis, librarians. TIE SEES
sions Of the school were held In the morn
ing until we removed to this building. whei
thesehool was consolidated with the Monro
Street Chapel SCHOOL, and the presen
superintendent chosen, and the tins o
meeting changed to afternoon This unlol
closed the history OF the Monroe stree
school, which was organized May 81, 1891
under the caro- OF Central Church and car
ried on through the energy OF the Yount
Mems Christian Association Of that church
Our record for the year Just closed is o.
follows: Officers, g.; teachers, As; scholars
6i7; average attendance, $40. The larges
attendance during the year was on Ma!
9th, when II numbered 445, and the small
est was 81, on January LIST. l.. 7. Wilson
teacher, and John Ruth, Frank W, John
and Sadie Corson, scholars, attended eacl
Sunday during the year. while Miss Annil
Walker. teacher, and Frank Foster an,
Mary Richie, scholars, missed only on
sunday. Our financial report Is as follows
RECEIPTS.
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