The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-26
A SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
Nearly All Of the Children In Town
Attend Exercises at the
Auditorium.
Mgr. 6atolN VIII Arrive Ia Helena
on Wednesday, From the
East.
A Public Reception viii be Given at
Bishop Brondsps Residence 10 the
Pspal Delegate.

A thousand Sunday school SCHOLARS -
sembled on the north lawn Of the couF
honse square at two p. M. Yesterday before
auditorium. Nearly all Of the churches Il
the city were represented. For an hour BE-
fore the start the scholars we're arriving
accompanied by their pastors, teachers ant
parents. aud by the time they had all ar-
rived the green lawn was thickly dotted
With the white dresses and straw hats ant
the lower corridor Of the court house VA
filled. Two large American fiags and I
number OF banners flew In the breeze. Tht
military band took up . position at th'
north edge Of tho lawn and the Sunday
schools formed alphabetically by churches,
The A. N. E. church scholars leading. Al
the procession started The thunder rolled
nbove but no rain fell. Children of ali
ages and sizes were in the line Of march.
some OF them were 90 small that they had
to 20 along In . jog trot to keep up. All
were in their best attire and wore smiling
faces. In the center Of the column was a COM
pany OF young boys who marched In military
fashion. They wore uniforms with red
trimmings and carried small musksts. At
their head was a captain who gave COM
mands. The line of march was north on
Ewing to Seventh avenue. to Warren, thence
to the auditorium. 1t took s0u.o tims to
get the little ones seated, and many were
packed away two In q seat. n the place
wa filled when the exercises commenced.
1t presented a most interesting sight. From
the gallery all ono could see WAS the waving
banners and Aaps beneath and the nodding
Of aw hats and bright ribbons on the fresh
white dresses. Until President E. N. Wood
raised his hand for silence nothing could
be heard except a murmur like q wind In a
forest. Every portion Of tho large hall had
children In IL, with hero mi there one Of
larger growth but with hair Of silver hue.
The exercises opened with 4 prelude BY tho
military band, under the leadership Of VIM.
Higgins. then the invocation by Rev. Il. +.
Sohntfer. The programme was q long one
and had to be cut. BY four O'Clock many
of the children became restless. Al tho
opening they seemed TO regard the exercises
more in the nature Of an entertainment in
stead of a Sunday school rally. and they
joined in with q vim whom their
elders loudly applauded recitation.
p esident Wood raised his hand several
times and said something, but none except
those close by him could tell what ii was.
The applause was very loud when four
small children appeared on tho stage In
costume and gave the 'Song From Four
Nations" The costumes were japanese,
Swedish. German and Chinese and the tot
who led of with q song from Mikndo land
carried a quite little bamboo n paper para
aol. The little boy In blue, who suns what
WAS supposed to be a Chinese song. gave The
children great delight. His notes were
heard nll over the auditorium and the
scholars wanted him to come baek again.
The primary class OF St. PauPs M. f..
church also appeared on the stage. There
were fifty of them and they sang nicely.
There were a number Of rotations. hymns
and songs, and talks by the pastors. Rev. +.
w. Pool and Rev. j. p. Watson. Rev. W.
G. Sohoppe. of the Congregational church.
delivered tho benedictiOn.