The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-13
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The Second Parish Sunday School
Celebrates Its 72d Anniversary.
The SCHOOL, In Very Prosperous Con-
. dItion.

The Second Parish church Sunday school
celebrated its I'D anniversary last night with
very pleasing exercises. There was a large
attendance. A beautiful bank of flowers,
eyergreens, and plants in full bloom occupied
the front Of the platform the memorial tab
lets were decorated with smilax; Gala lilies
and other plants, bouquets and baskets of
fresh flowers gave the front of the church a
very beautiful appearance. Shaw's quar-
tette sang and the programme that has al
ready been published was carried out in an
admirable manner. The members of the
Sunday school class occupied the pews in the
front of the church. Superintendent W. w.
Mitchell submitted his report of which the
following Is an extract:
MR.. MITcHELL's REPORT.
In reviewing the work Of the past year we
have abundant cause for, thankfulness to
Him who gives us all our blessings, for the
favor he has shown us and for the loving
care with which He has watched over and
kept us. 81 "
We have been favored with large attend
ance, the largest in the history of the school,
and good interest in all departments of work
To the teachers and others of our school,
who have so faithfully labored to attain this
high standing we extend our hearty thanks,
nor would we forget at this time to thank
our former pastor and his excellent wife who
were constantly by every means in their
power promoting the we'll being OF this
school. We remember them and their work
with gratitude. An event of great interest
in our school has been the going out from
among us of Miss Mary S. Morrill, one of our
teachers and also of the Chinese department.
She devotes her life to foreign missions and
is located in the China field. This will add
and extra interest to our Chinese work and
the thought that we are represented In the
foreign field will prompt us to greater zeal
at home SO we may be more ready with our
money and prayers to aid Gods work in
preaching the gospel to every creature.
The secretary Mr.. e. g. Woodford reports
as follows:
MR.. wooDFoRD's REPORT.
The school has three departments. The
infant department with six teachers and
eighty-ive scholars, Chinese department
twenty-five teachers and twenty-five schol-
airs the main school with nine officers, forty
forty-seven classes, leaving one class without
teacher. Taking into account that six off.
GERS and seven teachers do double duty, we
have three officers, sixty-eight teachers and
507 scholars. Total membership 57S. The
largest number present at any one session
was 442, on January IS, and the smallest
number 10S, August II
There were fourteen Sundays when the
attendance was upwards of 400, and three
Sundays, when 1t was less than 200: aver
age attendance 341. On the first Sunday in
June class books for keeping record of at
tendance were introduced, and we think that
the increase In average attendance from 322
last year to 341 this year is largely due to the
interest awakened in the smaller scholars es-
pecialiy, to have their names appear on the
roll Of honor.
| The treasurer, Mr.. J. w. ID. Carter reports
receipts as follows.