The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
sIxTY-Two YEARS OLD.

The Lutheran Sunday School Cele-
brates It's e2d Anniversary.
The Lutheran church was thronged last
night with people who went to attend the
cd anniversary exercises and the Easter
festival Of the Lutheran Sunday school,
Every seat was taken, the aisles were
crowded, and the doorways and vestibules
were filled with people standing The
| church was beautifully decorated with
evergreeas and flowers. The school formed
IN the Sunday school room downstairs aud
| marched up into the auditorium, passing
down the center aisle, aud I'D the sides and
| down the center again, taking the seats re-
| served for it,
| The scholars were attired in white, the
! most OF them, and their banners floating
over their heads made a pretty picture.
! The older members of the school marched
| IN front and the little ones came behind
The school numbered about 400, and 125
were ciassed among the infants.
The "Gloria Patri'" was sung, followed
by the "Kyrie" and "He is Risen.' The
Apostles Greed was said and the infant
class sang Bring the Children" in sweet
manner. There were nearly 100 wee little tots
The senior class, composed of young ladies
! and gentlemen. sang "God Hath Sent His
Angels" and was joined in the chorus by
the school. Rev. DR.. Bowman offered
the prayer. He thanked the Lord
taat the Sunday school had lived
through another year and was permitted to
SEQ another Easter festival, aud to celebrate
its sixty-second anniversary. He returned
thanks for the SUCCESS attending the school,
aud that death had not per-
vailed the ranks and sickness
was not proving upon any of the members
He invoked Heavens blessings IL the future
as n the past 20 inspire to good purposes.
Supt KING then ii a scripture lesson,
and the school sang "Christ is Risen" The
| report Of the superintendent came
next. It showed that the pres
en5 number Of scholars is 414,
against 397 last year. The number. OF
officers is the same. bat there are three
more teachers. The average attendance
this year was 1856, agaius. iGS last year The
collections were S5l7 81, against S41S %
/ The present amount collected is $9il 80,
against $713 ~ last year The disburse-
ments for 1899 are 1876 Is. against S407 90
last year.
| Supt. King said that the increase in the
| Sunday scho j expenditures over last wear
| Is due to repairs, such as panel work in the
church vestibule, lamDs in front of the
church, picnic, the st. Pau.'s mission,
| library aud new banner.
| The new banner was made by Ms. \ Obj
| 1t is cross aud a crown. The cross is u
steel color lying within the.crown, sparkling
with jewels. 1t is magnificent piece of
work
The largest class contribution was made
by Mrs. w. S. Bowman's class, and the new
banner was awarded to that class. At the
| conclusion OF the report the school sang
''Go tell the Nations" and the explanation
| of the cross of flowers and the balance wa
made. Upon the middle of the cross
beam was fastened, and
attached to either end were receptacles for
things to be measured. Rev. DR.. Bowman
called for the "isns," which were weighed
in one side Of the scale. A boy and girl.
representing each class brought the "isns,"
which were formed like books with
! the names written on the back.
| Tae ''isms" were Judaism, Romauism,
| Mahometism, Arianism, sectarianlsm and
| heathcnism. These, DR.. Bowman said,
| represented two-thirds of the population of
the world. When they were put 10 one
side of the scale the side went down to the
| floor. He called then for truth TO put in the
other side and class brought the Bible,
and when 1t was placed ia the other side Of
the scales it outweighed the 'isms." The
design was very interesting and instructive.
After the explanation the school sang
Praise jehovah" and then came the dox-
ology and benediction.