The morning times., 1895-10-07

The officers and members of the Calvary
Baptist Sunday-school held their annual
rally day services at the church yesterday
morning and over twelve hundred people
were present. The services We're under the
direction of Mr. P. H. Bristow, superin-
tendent of the school, and the occasion
proved one Of the msot enjoyable in the his
tory of the organization. In addition to
the regular programme, which was pre-
pared for the service the scholars took ad-
vantage of the occasion by rendering a warm
reception to their pastor, Rev. s. H.
Greene, who has just returned from his
summer vacation.
The large Sunday school room Of the edi-
flee waselaboratelyd decorated inthe harvest
home" style, something very much out of the
ordinary for such an event, nevertheless,
tastefully arranged as they were, these
novel decorations afforded a scene OF I'M
usual beauty. The banisters of the stairs
which lead to the room were covered with
pieces of holly, other kinds of wild wood
and running vines. On the platform stood
large decorated jar filled with branches
of apple trees with the fruit growing upon
them.
FINEST OF ALL.
lHt StoN mug uttoidtioh was GIL SiEbt-
foot cross standing at the right of the pull
pit, the face OF which was covered with
hundreds OF punches of beautiful blue
grapes. Autumn leaves covered the foot Of
the cross.
The opening numbers on the order of ex-
ercise was a professional hymn, March
On" sung by the adult department and to
which the members OF the primary, III
termediate, and junior department marched
address OF welcome to the pastor was de-
livered by a scholar of each OF the four
departments.
Anna Goddard, pretty tot of not more
than seven years, told DR.. Greene how
glad his band OF little workers were to see
him, and Miss Resale Bartlett repre-
scented the iuterm ediate department
Mr.. Thomas Grasty spoke for the juniors
and Mr.. W. II. Davidson expressed the
adults welcome to their pastor. greet
ing song. written especially for the occasion
by Mr.. P. H. Bristow, was rendered by the
entire school and greatly enjoyed.
DR.. Greene made an eloquent response
to these many greetings. He said:
II have Travelled through England, up
her mountains, and on her lakes; l have
seen London and its magnificent relics of
the past as well.as its beautiful buildings
of the present; have been on the historic
fields of France and seen the famous city
of Paris; / have been in Germany and on
the wonderful mou ntains of Switzerland,
but in none of these places OF beauty and
historic interest, not even among the mar
yeIous works OF nature have | been SO
touched and my soul so stirred as in tha
welcome which ! have receiv ed here this
morning..
WISHED THE SCHOOL SUCCESS
The pastor, in the course of his remarks,
wished the school every success in the com
ing year, and hoped that it might grow and
be blessed in the future as it had been in
the past
Following DR.. Greene's address came the
service of resolutions under the leadership
of Mr. Miles NJ. Shand. Mrs. Dorothy
Rogers Moves, hose sweet voice has often
been heard at the Calvary Church, rendered
the Holy City" Mr.. D. A. Chambers who
has for the past thirty years been librarian
of the school, presented his plan for library
W ork, stating that the school proposed ad-
ding $4,000 new books to the library.
He also made an. appeal for assistance, in
raising funds for the same. Mr.. r. W.
Vaughn's class of young men pledged 500
and this was followed with .spledge from
Mr. S. W. woodw ard IS class for the same
amount The morning collection was
devoted to the library fund.
The regular morning service was held IN
the church Immediately after the rally
day services A congregation, which
crow ded the church to its doors heard .Dr.
Greenc's discourse on THE Glory of the
Cross"