Daily Republican., 1889-01-02
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Rodney Street Presbyter Sunday
sch ol had novel and very entertaining Q
gathering In the church last night, thu
a!tendaree being very large. The ohande.
Hers and pulpit recess were very taste
iuily decorated with evergreeus. At the
END oil the room was a large star will
. eenfs" In the center, and In the front
OF the pulpit was sold letter "V" IN
which was printed "Five Cents" The
exel c'ses op'ned by the school singlng the
coronation Hymn," followed by prayer
by the pastor. After the reading OF the
parable OF the "Gve talente," Superln.
tenuent McCorkle made an address In
which he referred 10 the prosperous con.
dition OF the school and the interes,
many OF the children took in raising
money to pay the expenses Of enlaigine
the church.
He said that be had giyen out mum.
Der oil n'ckels to the scholars for them tC
naIe on, and their report would be heard
during the evening.
Mrs, T. McCorkie and Miss Grupewald
gave an instrumental duet, and this was
followed by an address from Rev. w p
swartz, In which he entertained the school
with the story of q nickel spent while he
was a missionary In India. The children
were much interested In the address, as
we're the older meinbers of the cougrega.
tien, He tod Of how cents purchased
two gospels and some tracts and what
good resulted therefrom.
al or come sweet singing from the In.
iant school and solo from ldr. =. Rod.
gers, The collections from the children "a
whom cents each were given were taken
up.
Ibe number of nickels given out was
lof or these 80 were not returned, ID
returned with only the cents given and
~ returned with the capital increased to
t34 III the collection last night increas.
Ing the amount TO S340.47. or this
amount the main school raised S2S3. 2I.
and the infant school s5l. Two of the
children raised their money by painting.
by knitting, s by selling matches. 4 by
selling tootbpicks, II by selling splashers.
| by selling satchet bags, by sewing.
BY selling pins, by selling hair pins. Z
by making and selling pin cushions, 3 bv
croteheting, . by selling iron holders. /
by selling pickles, 4 by holding parlor
concerts and by Bible readiuge. One
little girl made hers by minding the house
when her mother was away. The story
OF one OF the nickels is thus told by Mr..
Barrett:
The story OF my nickle begins,
for with IL purchased plDer OF nina.
And these sold where'erI could
The percentage thou ht was very good.
Th m na doll was sent to me to be dressed,
Then ton bought and It's clothes made,
ANA ior IL indeed was aiuply repaid.
Now, MIR. McCorkle, 1 think have told.
about all the things have bought and told; ;
hnS hpnfcnsssd paper Of pins,
Aha nave ended up by peddllng pins.
young lad In Miss Bisselrs class in
returning his large earnings of F25 .O5
stated Hlst there was nothing of especial
interest to relate OF the methods used in
making this money, but 1t must be gratl.
Tying to dwell upon the hearty and gen.
erous sympathy and interest with which
the people both in the church and outside
OF it met the efforts of the scholars.
V. Brodie, returned $s25 and says this
money obtained by embrolderinR
tpiashee, for which received 81. 10. Jhs
real bsalned by making pin cushlons.
Miss Viola Moffit returned handsome
amount by giving bible readings and
holding parlor concert.
Fannie Stewart returned $7.T5, and she
made it in this way; She bought a half.
dozen pieces OF floss with which she male
crazy pin cushion, which she sold for
Do cents With this she bought satin and
ribbon and made some forty satchet bags
which sold readily She then bought
wool and knit nine yards OF lace Tor
which she got good sum. She then
made another pin cushion by which time
Sue had %. She thought che would make
some larger Investments and purchased
oil cloth and wool with which abe made
toilet mats for which she received 81 a set
1--WE constituting set.
She next embroidered bureau scarf
at which time the class decided upop
holding fair and she helped them
school having commenced she gave up
her work and went to study, and turned
In her $7.75.
Matte Price Stout spent her five
cents for box OF tooth. picks and sold
them for ~. rs, realizing f2. 20 protlt.
Rev. w. L. McEwan in his address
wished for that portion of the city that
they should have food 10 eat as long as
their tooth picks should last. A great
many boxes were sold. He referred TO
the pathetic story of little Mazey Miles.
who was run over by wagon and killed
Her mother and friends increased her a
cents to 70, and returned the money In
her name. "She being dead yet speak.
More vocal and instrumental music fol.
lowed, when the doxology W as sung, the
pronounced, and all started
home highly gratiied with the eyening,s