The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30
ITS e7TH ANNIVERSARY.
The First Baptist Sunday School Gel
ebrates Another Year of Prosperity

The First Baptist Sunday School Cell
ebrates Another Year of Prosperity.
The sixty-seYenth anniversary Of the
church last night was probably one of the
pleasantest and most entertaining in the
history of the school.
Those interested in the proceedings
began to gather at the church long before
the hour for the festival At o'clock
the scholars and officers of the Sunday
school, who had assembled in the room
below, came up and entered the church,
a large number of seats having been re-
served for them. Almost every one Of
Of the 263 scholars was present.
The decorations were among the pref
test and most elaborate that the school
has ever had. Considering the scarcity
Of flowers this year, which every body is
lamenting, the decorations could not nave
been prettier. On the back of the pulpit
platform was large arch Of evergreens,
In which were a number of water lilies.
Upon this arch was a dove, cOmmemOra-
tive of little Leila Rose, a 5-year
old scholar Of the school, who
died last December. On either side and
in front of the larger arch stood two
smaller arches of evergreens similarly in
terspersed with lilies and other flowers.
Directly in front of the large arch stood
some beautiful easter lilies and a design
of various flowers, while prettily arranged
around the other decorations were several
large and graceful palms.
The exercises began with the singing
of the hymn, Onward, Christian Sol
diers, - while the Sunday school children
entered. After the hymn, "Our Saviour
King" tho congregation was led in
prayer by MIR. j. r. Cain. A song was
prettily sung by the primary class, after
which Superintendent A. L. Earle read
his annual report.
Supt. FAIRIES report showed that the
school had 30 teachers, II officers and 263
scholars on the roll. The receipts, in
Guiding the balance on hand from the
year before, were $36s.29, and the ex-
penditures S3l1.38 leaving a balance on
hand of 1851 .Supt. Earle said
the average attendance has greatly
improved during the past year.
The schools library contains 497
books. He spoke of the fact that the
school endeavored To foster the mission
airy spirit, and during the year had
raised Sl25 for the missionary funds.
REGULATIONS by Misses Rochelle Tarver,
Daisy Rawls and Bessie Proctor, and the
recitation Of my Sister and l." by Miss
Maggie Eurse, were very pretty, and
among the most enjoyable features on the
programme. The scripture readings
were by MIR. c. M West, and as Dr.
Goodwin is absent from the city the an
nual address of the pastor had to be dis
pensed with.
The singing was a specially excellent
feature of the programme, this school
being one of the best trained in the city
Among the hymns sung, besides those
mentioned above, were: "Whosoever
Calleth," "Rejoice. Rejoice, Believer"
Tell Me More of That City" My Re
deemer," and 'Now the Day Is Over"
The pulpit of the church was filed
yesterday morning by Dr. Edward La
throp, of New York, who preached an
able sermon on tie principle laid down in
the Mosaic law, which requires every
man to work and to give according to his
ability