The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
A HAPPY SCENE.
St. Matthew's Second Easter Festival
Celebration.

St. Matthew's Second Easter Festival
Celebration.
There was hardly standing room at st.
Matthew's chapel yesterday afternoon at
the second Easter festival of Sunday
school. There were 14T scholars who par
ticipated in the interesting exercises. the
class offerings amounting TO STA o..
The class banners were varied
and beautiful. many of them
being hsnd-painted or embroidered with
crosses, notices and flowers appropriate to
the Eastertide. The carols of the children
were like the carols of the birds in spring
and as each banner was taken forward to
the chancel the class furnished floral
letter, which was arranged on a massive
cross, forming a scriptural motto, Christ
has won the victory"
Whel the congregation hsd been seated
tine classes marched in singing the pro-
cessiOnal, 20, Come to tho Temple Reioic-
ing After the Lords Prayer the children
and choir sang the carol, bright, Beauti-
full Morning." after which the school re-
cited the Apostles Greed, and this was
followed by the carol:
Tell US gardner dost thou know
Where the rose and lily grow.
The congregation joined IN the refrain at
the end of each stanza.
The emblems and offeri es were then
presented. and after the carol, "Welcome,
Happy Morning." Rev. Mr.. Fitzsimons
addressed first The parents and then the
Sunday school. He impressed upon parents
the necessity Of bringing up their children
In the Sunday schOol, and pointing to a
golden motto arching the chancel, Suffer
little children to Gomez he urged upon them
to see that the little children do come unto
Christ.
To the children he said that they are the
little corals that are building up the future
church, and he complimelted them highly.
The teachers were paid high tribute, aud
the rector said that he had not only found
them jealous in the Sunday school room.
but he had heard OF their christian work
and samaritan deeds in their visitations to
the sick and the needy, and at the Sunday
school aud the church could but prosper
with such christian workers enlisted. He
paid compliment to Supt. Canu for his
good work, aud who II ne introduced as one
who could tell the children more of the Sun
day school,
Mr.. Cam reviewed the Sunday school
work Of ST. Matthew's. He said that two
years ago the Sunday school was started in
little room over drug store. with but
twenty-nlne scholars. Last Easter the
school numbered 1855, including teachers and
officers, while this year it numbers Ia Tns
parish has church in which to
hold the Sunday school, and an
earnest and Woodworking rector
TO help build it up, and ne asked his hearers
to give the rector the sans assistance which
had besn given to himself. "rhere are. 5"
said Mr.. Cam in conclusion, "l47 scholars
present on this Easter Sunday, and the
glory of the past Is but beam Of progress
cast on tine present to show what the Sun
day school will be in the future
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. CAMS address
the carol, Christ, tie Lords Risen To-day"
was sung, and on Bonded knee the conclud-
ing hymn, "Now Thy Throne Addressing"
when the benedic.ion WIS pronounced. The
classes and congregation were dismissed
with the occasional, 80 Paradise, o Para
disc"
Mrs. c. S. Park was the organist who
played the accompaniment for the vocal
exercises