Evening journal., 1889-11-23
LAST EDITION
rweNrY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
Interesting Exercises of West Presbyte-
rian Sunday School.

rian Sunday SCHOOL,
The spacious auditorium of West Pres
terian Church was completely filled last
evening by an audience in attendance on
the twenty-frst anniversary of the
Sunday school. The members OF the
Sunday school occupied seats near the
front. and their parents and friends filed
the remaining pews of the church.
On the platform had been erected q
large arbor, completely covered with the
foliage of honeysuckles and other vines
not vet killed by the frest. Branches of
everereens, end two cedar trees, which
suggested the approaching Christmas fes-
tiyal, were also used to make the arbor look
summer like and natural Cut flowers
were woven in the foliage and several
plots Of blooming chrysanthemums, dis
played on the platform and on pedestals
in front, gave beautiful finish to the
arrangement.
The exercises opened with the singing
Of the hymn, Marching On, " by the
school Rev A. N Keigwin, pastor Of
the church, offered brief prayer, and
Superintendent Charles Baird read his
annual report, a summary Of which fol-
lows:
officers, q: teachers, AS; scholars in
main room, $40; primary department,
geo. total, 173; average attendance Of
officers and teachers, 80; average attend
ance Of scholars, 375; largest attendance
any one day, january 13. 500; smallest
attendance. August Is, 1874; collections
during the year, 1927 66; for missionary
purposes, $40. SO for church debt liquida-
tion, &2777 fol school purposes, 1884 IS;
for miscellaneous uses, g4479 balance
in treasury. &t72.60.
Misses Lizzie Costa Gertrude Hanna,
Bertha Craw lord and Mary Hanna and
Clarence Ocheitrea we've present at every
session Of the school during the year.
Marion Crozier, Edgar Ocheltree and
John Ruth missed but one Sunday. Joh1
Ruth has M ssed but three sessions in
nine years. The following named officers
and teachers of the school We're absent
from only one session during the year
Alice g. McClear Martha Hope, Jennie
Young John P. MoClear, r. 6. Janvier
Lewis T Wilson, Mrs Joseph Hayes.
Miss Carrie Wilson, memorized all the
memory verses in the lessons Of the year
Carrie Wilson, Walter B. Mendenhall
Grace Baird aud Clara NJ Ferguson re-
ceived Bibles for perfect recitation Of the
shorter catechism.
a NN1fIeIle composed OF AldS5fS. D. 4.
Clymcr, G. A. Wendell A. S. Muhlhau-
sen and George Baird sang, "Sleep on
Beloved Dead, in memory of the scholars
who aad died during the year. Lieuten
ant James Keigwin of Indiana, a brother
of the pastor, deliveredan address, which
was followed by exercises by the infant
school Ten boys took part in e Harvest
Home exercise called Scripture Trees,
and A. S. Mulhausen sang "The Choris-
ter boys
A responsive reading called Feast Of
First Fruits" followed The Anniver
sary Choral was sung and sixteen girls
took part in pretty Basket Festival
ar der the arbor on the platform.
Summer Song" followed, by the school
The qaartette sang peace it is /, anC
five children gave an exercise calleC
Little Sheaves." "The Anniversar,
Hymn" and Miss Lillian Berlin reeitet
Empty Hands" Rev. A. n. Keigwil
made an address, and after the ''Partin.
Son, the audience was dismissed.
J. + Ciymer led the singing, assisted
BY T Sheppard, with cornet, and L.
Wilson, at the organ.