The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-30
ITS SEVENTH BIRTHDAY.
-bs Duffy Street Baptist Sunday School
Celebrates Its Anniversary.

-be Duffy Street Baptist sunday School
Celebrates Its Anniversary.
The puffy street Baptist Sunday school
-.,.t-ated its seventh anniversary last
..r- The church was crowded with mem
,.~s of the school and the congregation.
The exercises were of an exceedingly in
,srsstlng character.
The decorations were unique, and were
.r-freIv in chrysanthemumsi and ferns.
-,-7pIetely filing the pulpit platform. The
-.-f,.fpal design was the tabernacle Of the
Ark of the Covenant, a typical tent COW
.~sf with chrysanthemums, in front of
,.1,-b was a frame of chrysanthemums
With the names Of the twelve tribes of
Israel. Surrounding the tabernacle were
,.rar symbolic designs, forming a part of
49, subject of the lesson to which the pas
e., referred later on in his address
The pastor and officers of the school oc-
,r.nied seats in front of the platform.
THE opening song was go and Work for
1asusH The prayer was by Mr. Norton
F~iersou. The first exercise was the song
and recitation ~, - by seven little girls
Cf-fne infant class dressed in the seven
C7lors of the rainbow, little Virgie Wenz.
Matte Wells, Lillian Bernhardt, Carrie
Kenar. Annie May Arden and Edna
Haunt. This was one of the most inter-
astirg features of the evening, and the
subiect of the recitation and song was
made use of by the pastor in an interest
IN manner in his address.
The scripture lesson was read by the
rastor. After it the school sang Tell the
Sweet Story Again" Another exercise by
the infant class followed. This was the
recitation Little Builders" and the song
"They Shall Take the Land" Another
song, Send the Light" was sung blythe
school. and then the superintendent Mr..
James T. Wells, read his report. The
school is in a very prosperous condition
The number of pupils since November.
1893, is 500. The active membership is 1893
pupils and thirty teachers, a total of 22s
The average attendance is 1853. The suDer-
intendent referred as an evidence of the
interest that is taken in the school and
its work to the fact that for the last two
Sundays the attendance each Sunday has
been 1873 within thirty-two of the entire
active membership of the school. This
is a remarkable attendance, viewed in the
experience of Sunday school workers. 1t
is usually the case that the attendance is
very much smaller. The interest in the
Duffy street Sunday school work is
such. however, that the attendance is
larger than is usually the case. The SUI
perintendants report made a very graf
flying showing of the work accomplished
by the school Since its last anniversary.
The song Seeds of Promise followed
the superntendents report, and after it
the pastor, Rey, T. J. Shipman, made a
short adA-ess in which he referred in an
interesting manner to the subjects that
had been made a part of the exercises
The exercises closed with the song Just
over the River" and the singing of the
DoX0lOgy.
The Duffy street Sunday school is one
of the most progressive schools in the
city. Organized seven years ago when the
church was organized, 1t has grown under
the Jealous and untiring efforts Of those
who have been at its head to one of the
most active and influential schools in the
city. Its officers are: James T. Wells, su-
perintendent; William c. Fripp, assistant
Superintendent; G. W. Haupt, secretary
and treasurer; N. Frierson, Jr., librarian.
The floral decorations were the work of
Miss Fox, one of the teachers in the
school, and who has taken an active in
terest in it.