The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28
1T IS BETTER TO GIVE
THE s,uTLDREN OF THF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS BRING OFFERINGS
TO THE POOR.
ADDRESS OF MR.. JOHN T. PULLEN.

MetEOp0!lGaa Efatt titSa ~ aus %oV
Pupils " no tome Bringing Thanks
giving Se,nem briances~a E'i.td High
on tie Stage, aud the Messages OF
Comfort sweelcncd 1t i,h Song.- Su-
periatendent noweli's Noble ldea--
"God Bless Our Native land -
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Metropolitan Hall was in a ripple OF
chatter-the chatter of the children
of the Raleigh public schools, whose
faces twinkled all over the house on
the occasion of the Thanksgiving En-
ercises.
The stage was decorated with cedar
branchs and hrysanthemums, and in
the center stood table about ten feet
long, piled three feet high with paper
wrapped packages to the number Of a
thousand or more. These packages
had come fresh from the hands of the
children of the schools. Each had
been put up uniquely and with a touch
that looked kindly, and they We're all
plump enough besides-clothing eat
ables, pickle, good things, provisions,
vegetables. 1t was a voluntary and
generous Offering to the poor, TO be
turned over to the Kings Daughters
for distribution.
Each child had contributed some
thing and was there in place TO send
il to it's destination with blessing of
song.
Then. too, there was good sprinll-
ling Of grown persons IN the body OF
the house while the gallery rails were
r.. ! x,~tG nm
both sides.
But it was a children affair through
and through, and the Offering piled up
by them and. before them on the stage
was eloquent with just one thousand
and more healt-throbs Of thought tor
and love toward those who were more
needy than the giyers. The best heart
tonic in the world is to do charity,
which warns the shiyering and soothes
the sore i'm heart; that gives bread 10
him or her who is hungry and shelter
and bed to those who are in a hand-tO-
hand struggle with those gusts that
chill the soul as well as the body
1t was not long before Supernten-
dent Howell, standing III front OF the
footIights, swept his hand over the
audience for silence, and the twelve
hundred children from the Murphey
and Centennial graded schools were all
attention. 1t was pretty sight.
Mr.. Howell introduced Rev. ID. II.
Tuttle, who made q simple but feeling
prayer.
lie was followed by the children in
song, led by IA choir on the stage com
posed of the following ladies': Miss
Ellie Haywood, Miss Annie Busbee,
Mrs. Charles McKimmon, Miss Jane
Ward, Miss Annie Simpson, Miss Pattie
Montgomery, Miss Matte HiggS, and
Mr.. John Pullen.
They sang in perfect chorus the two
anthems. beginning respectively, 70,
come loud anthems, let us sing. and
20, thou whose bounty fills my cup!'
Mr.. John Pullen followed in talk
on the blessings of giving. lie was in
troduced by Mr.. Howell as man who
loved all the children, and whom all
the children loved.
Children, / am glad to see YOU" be
gan Mr.. Pullen, Il was just thinking
of how many homes were going to be
blessed by your offerings this evening,
The line occurs to me it more bless
ed to give than to receive ;" IT was
=
Pullen told an anecdote about medi-
cine his mother gave him, when a
child, and how he had to be coaxed
with money to take it. Now he real
lied it was the best thing for him to
take it. He now realized that it was
best for him to go to school. Mr.. Pull
len told of the rod his teacher had, Of
how she calico come up here John
PuIlen." lie didn't know what kind
of wood the rod was made of, but he
could now realize it was best that he
was chastised and he felt like kissing
the hand that laid it on.
Mr.. Pullen then asked who said it
was better to give than 10 receive? \
chorus answered. Jesus" He said
you must give your heart to God. Here
he amused the young people by saying
that when young man went frequent
~ to see young lady you might know
that she had his heart. Some Of YOU
think you are too young to give your
hearts to Jesus. He took the children
up in his arms. He said suffer little
children to come unto me, for Of such
is the Kingdom of heaven Mr.. Pull
len believed that when a child was
large enough to love its parents, it was
large enough TO love Jesus. He told
some pathetic stories that had come
under his observation, coming again to
the statement that God asked the chill
dren Ito give me thy heart"
The children at the conclusion Of Mr..
Pullen's remarks, which were atten-
lively listened to, arose and sang with
one voice God Bless our Native Land -
with an effect that was quite sweet
Then they were dismissed by Mr.
Howell.
And then the house was silent ex-
cept for the eloquence of their offer
ings.
GERMAN OK THANKSGIVING EVE.
he Capital Club gave "A very en- Joy
able german last evening Mr.. II. w
Miller led the cotllion
The couples dancing were: H. w
Miller and Miss Tpree, of stanton
Va: s. j. JinsdaIe and Miss Mamie