The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-29
IT'S s1xrY.secoNp BIRTHDAY.


Celebrates It's Anniversary.
/ The FIRST Presbyterian church was
crowded with the Sunday school and con-
gregation last night. TIE occasion was the
/ 62d annivers ary Of the Sunday school. The
paws opening on tie center aisle, except a
few in the rear part OF the church. were
reserved for the scholars. The ulpit, pulpit
/ stand and communion table were tastefuliy
decorated with flowers and p3tted plants.
The exercises opened with the well-known
/ hymn: "All bail the power OF Jesu ,
name" which was followed by prayer by
! the pastor, Rev. M. Rugan. After that
ca me a respo lsive reading by Supt Train,
and the school followed By another hymn,
after which the members of the various
/ classes gave reel alton and presented their
/ 4 Jral offerings, which the superintendent
/ received and arranged about the table.
/ After the singing Of tue hymn Beautiful
/ Zion,n SUIT. Trail read lis report, from
/ which it appea that the Sunday school
/ was constituted by the Presbytery June 6,
/ 1921, and 1t is no. 81 years old. TIE proper
time to ceebr to the anniversary would be
! Ju 6, bat convenience co pels it's cele-
bration t the close Of the church year in
April Lowell Ma on, the composer, was
one Of the founders of the Indepe dent
Presbyte ian cAurcl and man well known
for his devo.i N to Sunday school work
with twelve members, and S a consequence
the SUlday SC COL was slimly ate ded at
first, bu, W tn suca a man as Mason at its
head it RAPIDLY i creaied il membership
until to-day both Sunday school and church
are among tn best attende in the ity.
During the year end & April l, 1889, 208
sc GLARS were enrolled AN increase of 40 over
the year before. The contributions by the
sea oil we're liberal IN the extreme, n o less
all 1897 81 having been contributed by
the classes, The class collections a'cOrding
to the treasurer's report w ere 1894 l6, and
tie MISSIONARY boxes footed up $l07 81
Both as regards members and finances tho
school is in prosperous con titiol.
The -upe lntendent closed his report with
an exhortation to the Sunday SC lool to
a wake to a sel-e of its duty toward God,
and he thanked the pa SCR. teachers and
pupils for their ready support at a / times
during the year.
Another hymn was sung by the scholars,
led by the choir, after which Rsv. Mr.
Roga made few remarks. Among other
things he said: If q d had not strewu the
world with beautiful h)wers how different
it would b. Flowers are SO common, be
said, tlat we don't appreciate lem nough;
so radiantly beautiful, so like to heaven
eb We. he quoted the pet VINO So Ike of
flower as the ars of g ,rth, and he added
tIat there is always good pc for a boy
vino is fond If Fl )wers. They serve as a
means of refinement aud help to keep him
from being rJugl. He )Jke briefly Of the
three f.vori flowers, the rose, lily and the
violet, and suggested Tat each one emu
late the lOveliness Of the rose
the purity Of the Ilv and the hui
uility Of the violet. If one cannot fill
the pace Of the rose. he SAID, try and be-
come like the lily or th5 violet, pure and
bundle. He referred to he Ike Of the oak
which was statistic and disc IRA Zed be-
cause it could not be as tall as le pine, and
tina pine also WIS discou aged because it
could not bear fruit Ike the vine OF the
pomegra ate, AMI this, he observed. is
Ia way of good many whJ are easily dis
c)uraged, because they cannot attain unto
"4ull b,O M ike the rose or the lily.
The pastor C osel his remarks with his
tory OF the "forger-me-not' After God
La named all Uae 40 gers, he sad, one
httle fl 'wer went back to God and sal l. Il
have forgotten my name" a d the Fa her,
boxing wn, said: Forget me not"
Boys a d giIl-," no ad lei, 'as you 90
through the world strive to Fl | It with
brig tless and sweetness as d. these festal
flowers AID the hymn was sung, the
be i"dc-ion was pronounced aud tue school
dismissed.