The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-24
BAKING POWDER.
wEs1EY,s ANNIVERSARY.
Celebration Of the Twenty-sixth Yea.
of Successful Sunday School Work.

Celebration Of the Twenty-sixth Year
of Successful Sunday School Work.
Wesley Monumental Sunday school cell
eb.ated it's Goth anniversary at the church
last night, its scholars presenting an in
teresting programme of recitation and
song, which had been prepared by the
committee for the occasion.
The exercises began at S:15 o'clock
with the song, Marching Along With
Banner and Song" by the school. After
prayer came scripture reading by Mr.. G.
Fl. Carson. The salutatory by Master
Frank Brooks, was well rendered. "Crea-
tion's Hymn of Praise" was one of the
prettiest songs on the programme, 1t
being arranged appropriately for the diff
ferent voices so as to render it most eff
fective
The superintendent report was an en-
couraging one for the school, showing it
had accomplished a good years work.
The secretary, Mr. G. e. Wright, stated
in his report that the attendance on
the Sunday school for the year had
been S,744, the average attendance being
l75 each Sunday, or three ahead of the
average for last year. The Sunday school
has at present go scholars, % teachers
and 10 officers, the total number on the
roll being 30S. E'orty-One scholars have
been added to the school since the last
anniversary.
The recitation, "Jesus and the Chill
dren, by Misses Matte Billiard and Sadie
WaldrOn, was very pretty feature, and
Consider the Lilies" by ten girls,
Misses Edith Cavanaugh, Claude Harris,
Flora Fulton, Ida Barnwell, Eva
Dobson, Sallie Harris, Blanch
Cavanaugh, Sadie Workman, Eva
Righton and Marian Zittrouer was a
bright selection and was well rendered.
Mr.. Ernest Dunn displayed much talent
in his recital of 1.-THE Bishops VISIT
THE May Flowers" by sixteen girls, was
QUE of the prettiest features of the pro-
gramme. The flowers were represented by
Misses Emmie Hall, Porta Ray, Virginia
Rice, Matte Billiard. Lila Manucy,
Stella Manucy, Florence Clark and Ida
Corsey, and the little angels who gave the
interpretations of the flowers by Misses
Maggie Schley Thompson, Leila Adams,
Marie Cheatham, Winnie Rice, Annie
Ernst, Helen Wilkerson, Miriam Moor
house, FlOrrie Fulton and Ida Barnwell.
Rev. A. M Williams, pastor of Wesley
church, delivered short address to the
school encouraging its members in their
work and congratulating them on what
/ they have accomplished during the past
year. A recitation by Miss Marion lit
trouer was very pretty and well rendered.
The decorations were among the hand
soonest that have been seen this year.
Around the altar were many ported plants
all in full bloom, and the space just back
of the altar was one mass of white roses,
oleanders and evergreens. Among the
decorations was memorial to little Miss
Godbold, a scholar of the Sunday school,
who died during the year. 1t was beau
tiful shaft of white roses and evergreens
surmounted by White dove.
The singing was one of the brightest
features of the celebration and reflects
much credit on the chorister, Mr.. w. D.
Thomas, and the able organist, Miss
Emma Weeks. Superintendent Stubbs
has aided materially in the progress of
the school, and much of its success is due
TO his earnest efforts. The committee in
charge of the anniversary was Miss Hat
tie Saussy, Mrs. J. A. Winburn, Mrs B.
F. Billiard, Mrs. Belle Priddy, Mrs. w.
w. Doty