The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-27
FOR THE POOR.
Tabernacle Sunday School Scholars
offer qhrir Mite for
others.

The Tabernacle Sunday School. like
everything else ~connectsd with the
Tabernacle, aud the Sunday School is
good portion Of it, had special Thanks :
giving Day exercises yesterday. II the
people Of the Tabernacle eau help H., no
destitute perGon in It's vicinity sh all go
without something to make hi ~ or her
feel next Taursday like praisiug God for
the manner in which He has blessed all
the American people.
In the language OF MIRA. Alice My
Scudder. the wife of the popular pastor
Of the Tabernacle, whose IDEAS are
materially mingled with those
reflected from the Tabernacle pulpit, the
Sunday School service Yesterday morn
ing WAS "a beautiful object lesson to the
children" And 1t Was.
The progra WAS most enjoyable.
Tue big auditorium of the church was
filled wish Sunday School pupils. And
what y beautiful sight they presented!
The little ones who took principal paris
OF the service were seated with ths Pas
tor aud others on the pulpit rostrun
Little Miss Norma Anpess first read the
Feast lime of the Year" Tneu NJ 4ster
Charlie Hunt reciSed What the Poor
Have % he Thankful For" Reasons for
ThankfulDess" was next reclted by e Idle
RAVES. Then came a reading of u poem.
entitled "rhanksgiying M Seen by Poor
Childrsn," BY Miss Allie Scuddsr. This
was folio wed by II song, GOD Will Take
Care of YOU" by Miss Norma Auness.
At this point OF the programme a collec-
ton for the poor was taken. after which
Matter Cecil Williamson recited The
Restless Boy in Church" Mas Jessie
Parker. = member of the choir. sang In a
saost charming manner. Harvest
Homei' aud then Mrs. Alice May Scud-
der read q poem, entitled ''1hanksgiviag
Ia the Home" This was followed by a
recitation, entitled "Rsnembsr the
Poor" by Miss Florence Clerfhew.
Mr.. A. w. Edison, whe for three years
was Superintendent of the Tabernacle
Sunday school, but lsft Jersey City six
years ago for Worcester, Mass, and who
WAS present. was called upon for az adj
dress. He said that whenever he saw
anything III the papers about the Taber-
nacls Church or its Sandsr school, it al
ways made him feel homesick. Recently
he saw an announcement of a sermon to
which was attached the request, "Plsase
omit flowers" Hs said to his wife,
That's Pastor Seudder." He WAS still
engaged in Sunday scnool work, and de-
lig tied in he prosperity of tine Taber-
nacle Sunday school.
Mr., Parker delivered an address Gu
titled practical Benevolenoe."
This was followed by a scene OF unusual
interest. Up one aisle Sexton John
Thomas rolled a hand truck laden with
a barrel of -four. This was the especial
gift of Mrs. Deacon Hunts class to the
poor for Thanksgiving Day. Then
another truck was rolled up one of the
aisles. 1t was laden with a Darrell of pa-
tatoes. That was Mrs. Wares class
| especial Offering. This was fol-
lowed by a box OF oranges tae
especial gift of Mr.. Negus' class.
OF course, the individual mem bers
| all contributed cans of vegetables. fruits.
Gallery, etc.. which, together with the
fferings of the individual members OF
other classes, enabled those who took
charge OF the donations to make a sp!en-
did array-really a Thanksgiving Pic
ture." The poor could appreciate that
picture. IL was but a dissolving view,
but its memory will last probably AS long
as thai of any painting by the most cele.
brated artist who ever lived. A jeweller
arranged the group. but a wholesale
ROGER looked on aud applauded. The
Rev. Mr.. Wells Bible class gave a siiv er
Offering.