Evening star., 1894-01-02
ST. PAULs SUNDAY SCHOOL
Holds Its 51st Christmas Anniversary
ON Sunday Evening.

ON Sunday Evening.
The fifty-frst Christmas anniversary of
the Sunday school of ST. Paurs English Lu-
theran Church. corner 11th and II streets
northwest, took place last Sunday evening
at 7:3O o'clock, in the audience room of
the church. A large number Of the men,
bers and many others were present. The
music for the occasion was from Golden
Bells." by John J. Hood. with other selec-
tons. Miss Grace E. Fox at the organ and
Mr.. Macnamee with cornet. and Mr.. Joseph
Finckle and Miss Clara Ruth with violins.
constituted the orchestra. Mr.. Geo. F.
Muth. musical director. had charge Of the
music, which was of a high character, and
was most excellently rendered, and the
school was highly compiimented for it's eff
ticiency in that direction. The following is
the program in full:
Professional chorus There is Joy in the
World Today" prayer, Rev. DR.. s. Domer,
pastor; The Lords Prayer. pastor and
school; reading of the Scriptures, superin-
tendent; chorus THE Music of the Bells;
responsive reading, BELLS of Promise" Pri-
mary department exercfses-Recitations by
Louis Lerch and Bessie Monaghan; motion
song, Merry Bells of Christmas Time. by
the class; recitation by Andrew Richberg
and Gilbert Nairn, followed by the birthday
box song, a new box being used for the first
time, and christened by pastor and superin-
tendent. Two little girls. Hattie Nairn and
Susie Gundlach, carried the beautiful box,
and the children, led by their teachers.
Miss Grace Fox Miss Nettie Seitz and Mrs
N. t. Haller, sang very sweetly.
intermediate department exercises fol-
lowed-Recita.ions, "Once a Little Baby
Lay" by Charles Eckert; Luther's Christ
mas Song, by Emma Viedt; "AI on
Christmas Day." by Olivia Souder and Bes-
sic Eckhardt and "A Christmas Wreath" Z"
by Gussie Thill, Mary Augusterfer. Myrtle
Moore, Mary Eckert and Susie Corcoran,
all five of Miss May Levie's class. Then the
school sang "Tidings of JOY" and the senior
department, represented by a dozen of its
members, Miss Ella Keefer. Miss Gerte
Blue. Miss Selma Spelshouse, Miss BERTHE
Muth, Miss Louie Leeds. and the follow ing
gentlemen: Geo. F. Muth, Geo. X. Linkins,
Harry 7. Domer. Charles Linkins and Ed
win III. Duff, sang "Oh, the Winds Are
Hushed." The anniversary offerings were
then taken up by Mr.. NJ NJ. RouZer. Mr..
John F. McClain, Mr. L. T. Kaiser and Mr..
and prominent members of the school. The
school sang ''Do You Know the Angels
Story" and then the report of the secretary,
Mr.. j. Granville Meyers, was read. followed
by the report of the treasurer, Mr.. Albert
F. Fox. The latter was congratulated on
his twenty-first year OF service as treasurer
and his thirty-first year of continuous men,
bership in the school, and stated his report
was the best one of all he had made in
that time The roll of honor awards were
then presented by the superintendent.
The I'm Memoriam'' roll was read by the
superintendent. Two adults one junior
year-Mr. E. w. Hansell. the oldest MEM
ber of the school, aged seventy four; Martin
Shuffier of Frederick. Md, on his thirty
third birthday; Katie Dahle thirteen: Will
George Rowell Cooke. six. and Frieda
Schafer, daughter of Mr.. Emil G.. Schafer.
of Mr.. McClain's class, aged four-and-a-
half years.
Dor, rlxc hxv tEn nj
ments and invitations to join the school. II
rot connected elsewhere. and happy New
Year to all was followed by the closing
chorus. Good Night Bells" and the bene-
diction was pronounced by the pastor, thus
ending the year, and one of the most in
teresting and noted of all st. Paurs anni-
versaries. modified very much in its exer-
cises, owing to the sadness that pervaded
all hearts. because of the deaths that had
so recently occurred In its membership.
The school has doubled itself in a little over
six years, and looks forward to greater
successes. The organizat ton of the school is
as follows: Officers. IA, all class members;
three departments, one adult or senior
13 classes 13 teachers, III scholars; total,
100. One intermediate or junior-20 classes.
20 teachers, 1I2 scholars; total 1872 One
primary class. teachers. 132 scholars;
total. 135. making a grand total of three
departments, thirty-four classes, thirty
six teachers. 4S1 scholars and a total en-
rollment Of 5l7. A net gain during the
year of three classes, four teachers, sixty
six scholars, a total of seventy members.
or over Is per cent. During the year over
200 were present on forty-five Sundays.
and over 300 on nineteen Sundays The
largest attendance was on Easter Sunday,
April 2 36S being present. Largest in 92,
$40. The class offerings amount to ST.
1855
The report Of the treasurer showed the
class offerings $1,114.69. and the receipts
from all other sources, $296.30 making a
total of H.410.99. The disbursements in
clude S5924 40 for benevoence, home and
foreign missions, church extension and
phan home; $264. IL for improvements;
s221.31 for regular supplies and 1921 for
repairs, charity, donations to the interna-
tional Sunday school work, the Central
amount in all to 81 81 for the year, leav-
ing balance in the hands of the treasurer
of s24969.