The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-28
Y.FOURTH ANNIVERSARY.


Anniversary sunday Night.
My friends. am glad to meet this
happy tbi ong In prayer and song to ceie.
brato this 33th anniversary oil tho Mt.
Salem nj. h. sunday school. l hail this
event as GLORIOUS achievement. My
heart ~ made Hiau Tonight We come US
q granddaughter OF the historic Asbury of
Wilmington aud claiming the old Presby-
tetlan Sunday school as our father and
iiiusitlou5 Ezion al. Il. Church for our
mother.
i am very sorry to say we tonight can
not give an accurate account OF tho sun.
day school, like other schools we have
suffered the loss OF valuable historical re-
cords.
We come tonight with merry songs
aud Delighted faces to celebrate this, the
34th anniversary of the Mt. Suiem NJ. Il
Sunday school. 1he word Mt" means
mountain ana the word Salem means
peaceful. Hence we have for meaning
TO tho word Mt, Salem, the "Mouutain of
Peace" II the founders OF the Church
had searched the Bible from Genesis to
Revelations they could i.ot have found a
M ole appropriate name.
We lind as we search for facts from tile
records, gray with dust and age. the Sun.
day school movement has been inaugu.
rated here at New Castle. III the Interest
OF the colored youth Tor over u half cen.
Jury. US early as 1850. As WicklliIe was
tho morning star of tie reformation sn
was Mrs. hammond the morning star OF
The eolored sunday school work in this
city, great good WAS accom- mplished and
mahy owe their ieiigious life to lessons
they learned in this Sunday school.
John e. hanlun, president OF the Dis.
trict IN the Delware Conference. and Rev.
Samuel Dnie. Pastor, noticing the great
number of children running the sLIeets
on the Sabbath buy, no Sunday school for
them TO attend. Brother Dale began to
20 from door to door TO urge the people
to send their children 10 the Sabbath
school. The PreslJiDg Elder Manluff and
Brother Dals organized the tirst Sundny
school In tile frame church June lS 1861.
bro. W. ID. Blake, who was a member of
Ezlon Nj. Il. Church. was appointed as the
first superintendent OF the school and
Laac Young his assistant. numUer OF
other fronds of EzIon NJ. l.. Church vol
unleere1 their SCI vices. The iirst teachers
that tuught were w. ID. Blake. Isaac
Young. Lmaline Lilly and Amy j. russell.
w. u. Blake was man OF great influence.
who stepped forward and gave the com-
mund, Go forward"
leaac Young and his band OF workers
Jealous Tor the cause. went into tho high
ways logging the parents to send their
children to the SUNDAY school. Their ef.
forts for the school were q decided sue
cess. The old frame church was utterly
crowded every Sunday with children and
adults reading the word OF God. Surely
1t was the gate OF heaven TO the soul.
God moves In mysterious ways"
All ut once trouble came anu darkness
prevailed; all prospects seemed to be
biiRhted and the doors of the Sunday
scnool were closed, no lessons taught, no
hymns were sung and no prayers were
offered up in The Sunday school, The
way was truly dark. but thank God, be-
yond the clouds the sun was shining and
gilded the lilltops, which gave hops to
cn5er the weary heart ana the prayers OF
la ntltn at
which came th5 Sunday school banner,
iloatlBR to the breeze ut tho top of the
present pIbllc school Oh Williams street,
where all the children could be Taught The
word OF God.
Dr. A. 4. Stewart was superintendent
and Brother Perry Sisco treasurer The
following taught clRs. es In the school
house: Mrs. Charlotte Cooper, Mrs. Lucy
Spottswood. Mary luRgart injury Turner
anu Julia Jefferson and others. Great
good was accom- pl!-ked. Before the close
oil the pastorate OF Rev. W. b. Green, all
the cnildren were gathered home uucs
more in the old frame church. No piuce
like home
lhe sunday School was re.organizsd by
ltev. >. NJ White Sept. l2th 1873 James
Friend, superintendent; Noah Barrett,
Secretary. Emallne Ltlly, Treasurer.
Ieuchers-NOan Townsend Rachel BEN
son, mary William, Susan Davis, Jennie
Lilly.
The number of superlntendents the
school has had:-W. ~. BiaRe Jamss
Friend Richard Laws laaac Young. Noah
Townsend, Aaron Roy. -
The number WHO have taught classes
29. The numLer who have departed this
life aud we trust will be admitted to the
Sunday School above. tntui-i9.
The present officers and teachers OF the
Sunday school: A. hoy, Supt.; Noah Town
send Asst; Emma BeDuett, Sect; Mary
Murray, Iraas Matthew BAR, Walter
Myers and Geo. Wiley. LiUl arians.
Teachers OF glasses: No l. J. IL. Blake.
No =, S. l.. Blake. No. 8. Emma Bennett,
No. 4, Julia Painter. No. 5, A, Cornish,
No. 6 Noah Townsend. No. T. H. Benson,
No. .. Katie Russell
The present number of scnoolars on
roll IN the sunday school OF all ages 30.
1S5O-lS95 i5 years. In conclusion let me
say to every friend.
We must not forget the children,
Nor the pleasant Sabbath school,
By our church for them erected,
Where they dearly love to come.
Everlasting Love- they are singing,
''Mondrous Word" their tongues en-
Dloy,
up Tor Jesus stand" their chorus,
bursting forth in Notes OF JOY"
Pastors that 50 long were with us,
Brsaklng here the living bread.
Heavy burdens you haYe lif,eds
Words OF comfort you have said.
May our Mt. Salem Chnreh as now united
Till the march of time shah Cease,
Keep the union ol the spirit
In the sacred bonds OF peuee.
God has made this place His temple,
Wnndrous things its records show,
Since its joyful dedication
ThlrIy.four years ago.