The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-06-19
Rathmel Union Sunday School.

The Union Sunday School was insti.
tuted in April, 1889, by Rev. Mr..
Christendon, of the American s. S.
Union Society, and was the first chris
tian institution organized in Rathmel.
Through the influence of Mrs A. b.
Nichols, Mr.. Christendon was induced
to come to our town for that purpose.
The writer notified few of the neigh
bors to meet ut the Wilson Co. boarding
house on Friday evening. Quite a
number responded to the call. Mr..
Christendon stated the object of the
meeting, followed by singing a hymn
and Offering prayer J. +. Shaifer was
named for superintendent. The organ
izer donated us ten dollars. A. b.
Nichols and George Elliott gave five
dollars each, and number of the work.
ing men gave liberally.
After getting permission from the
board of directors for the use of the
Deans school house, we met in that
place on the following Sabbath at 300
p. NJ. We held our Sunday school here
for about FIVE years. From there we
moved to the Rathmel school house,
remained there about three years and
six months, and from there moved to
the NJ. +. church. We do not mean to
boast of our school, but there are some
things worthy of notice. In twelve
years we have missed but three Sab
baths; one on account of extremely
stormy weather, two on account of
funerals. We have had our trials as
well rs other Sunday schools. Not
withstanding all the trials and difficult
ties the school has prospered. At
present IL is in prosperous condition.
We are strictly union and recorded so
in the American S. S. Union. Our OBJ
ject is to work to that end i'm the future,
also to bring the children into the
Sabbath school, as well as the older
ones, to teach them the truths that are
higher and more noble than earth can
afford. Our Sunday school numbers
about two hundred and ffty-thirteen
classes. Some of the classes are too
large; we are crowded for room and
cannot divide our classes. Five mem-
bers are working in the school who
were here when it was organized. We
have been represented four years in the
Jefferson County S. S. Association.
sending one or two delegates each wear.
We are composed of Baptists. Church
of God, NJ. +. and Presbyterians, also
" v Bibl'0I uEulISl any
other denomination making a report of
the school to their particular church
departments, either denominational or
union, without the authority to do so
from the school.
Our desire is to be mutual workers
together working for one grand object
We have established the banner class
system in the school, the class giving
the largest amount of money each
quarter earns the honor for the next
quarter. Mrs. Guiney's class had the
honor of carrying the banner on Dec
oration Day, and is the banner class at
present. Since January, 1895. quite a
number of our teachers have left the
town. Thus far we have succeeded in
filling all vacancies. The following are
names of teachers who have left us
B. f. Crosley, Fred. Crosley. Mrs. Bell
Broadhead, Alexander Oliver. Mr.. and
Mrs. Angus Walker and Miss Ella
Brown, who was our organist and a
teacher also. We are always sorry to
lose a faithful Sunday school worker
and hope they will have an opportunity