Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-21
CHURCH CRUMBS.


st. Paul's M. E. sunday .schooI cele.
brated its missionary anniversary Sum-
day afternoon. A large audience at
tended and the exercises were interest.
ing. William Y. Swiggett, superin.
tendent of the morning session, presided.
The appended programme was given:
singing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. School
Prayer. .............The Rev. L. f. Barrett
Quartet, "oh, Where Shall wisdom bs
Found ~ Mrs. Thomas Benson. Mrs
George Powick, Joseph Il. Jones and
Howard Carver.
Singing. Male chorus
John higgins, Howard Carver, N F. Had
ley, Vance Thomas, Harvey HofIecssr
Louis E. HHrman, Charles Waters ana
Harry ]. Guthrie.
Reports OF secretaries.
Singing. GODS Little ones,''
Infant department
! Singing, Thine Forever" 1890. Quartet
Address. .............T The Rev. W. L. White
hlhglhg,.... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Male chorus
Recitation, "What Tract DID,
Harry Baynard
singing. .............., School
Recitation. ............M Margaret Murray
Recitation, "Fingers and Toes
Sanford sawln
Address. ...... The Rev. o. a. Cries, 4 N
singing, "With Me-. Infaut de attmeat
SinBins.;...... .'.:...............S School
B'nedtction. The Rev. L. e Barrett
Joseph II. Jones was musical director.
The organ accompanies were Mrs.
Thomas Benson, George Powick, Miss
Harriet Riie and Miss Gertrude A. Har.
4 man.
Secretary Harry j. Guthrie read the
/ report Of the morning session, giving the
following statistics: Money contributed,
500 81; officers and teachers, II; scholars,
81; largest number of visitors at any one
tlne, 20; total membership los; average
7 attendance OF officers and teachers, ID; Of
scholars, 80; OF visitors, o. Of school, 6j
+ The report OF the afternoon session,
read by Flank Howard, contained these
I figures: Contributed for missionary pur.
/ poses, 1851; for other purposes, 2593 AZ:
total contributions, 1894 az; officers, IL;
teaehefs, 90; scholars, 5l5; total mem
besship, 5si; average attendance OF off,
cers, y of teacberg, 81; Of scholars, 372;
o. school 433; larR.ht attendance any one
day, G53; least, 245
Joseph Pyle read the report OF Kings
wood Sunday school, mission of st.
Paula, giving ths following ststisiics /:
Officers and teachers. 80; scholars. 426;
total membership, 456; average attend
auce, 285: recsipts, $3.50; expenditures,
$ls0; Balance in trtasury, $40.
# MIR Pyle, on behalf Of st. PauPs after.
noon session acknowledged the receipt
OF 81, the annual Gift OF Hr and Mrs.
charles Cook ia memory Of their deceased
daughte, Liliicn.
John Il. Goulay was presented with a
pair OF gold-rtmned eyeglasses q Gift
from his class John b. Iriebler, Jf.,
was the recipient Of handsome hoTsl
4 wreath, memorial from the class which
was taught ny his wife, who died recently.
4 Good singing was pleasant feature of
the exercises.
Tho Christian Endeayor societies will
attempt to organize local union at o
meeting 10 be hsld in West Church on
March 18th. Each society is requested
to send It's president and three delegates.
The executive committee of the State
sunday school Union met on Saturday 10
arrange programme for the convention
to be held in West Church on April Ilth
aud 18Th The programme was not COM
pleted and the communities adjourned to
meei ct the call Of the chsirmati.
Drring the conference year nov end.
ing Grace ii. E. Church has contributed
SO 737 sG for missionary purposes. OF
this amount the sunday school gave
So 202 So for foreign missions and
! $6a9.2S for home missions and the
church congregation gave 1856 for for.
eign missions.
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