The morning times., 1896-09-28
WEEK OF REUNIONS BEGUN
E Street Baptist Church Hon
OrS Its Pastor.
BEEN THERE EIGHT YEARS
Anniversary Exercises Began With
Special Servicesint the Sunday School
and Will Lust Until Friday Evening.
Vacationists Celebrate Their Re
turn Home in Happy Songs.

A week of reunions began yesterday morn
Ing at the E Street Ba ptist Church.
There were reunions ia the eSunQay-schOOl
| Lie congregation, anu the ChfisIian Ia
deayor Society. The event isin oommemora.
tion OF the eighth year or Kew. j. j
Muir's connection with the church.
A grand rally Of the Sunda school In
the ncrning was the chief feature CT the
celebration. 1t was review Sunday"
ana the attendance was naturally large.
| The spacious parlors were handsomely
| decorated iD bunting and fall flowers, and
| special musical program had been pre-
pared for the occasion. A pretty soprano
solo was sung by MISS Wade.
sUNDAY-sCHOOL WORK.
AT the close Of the regular exercises the
| scholars assembled In the main hah be-
low the audience room. Prof. E. p. Pol
lard, the new instructor in English at
Columbian University, delivered a brief
but Interesting talk On general Sunday
school work. When sunGay-schoOis were
first established, about 12O years ago.
he said, they were commonly known as
ragged Schools" The ragamufiins of the
streets were collected by kiEd-hearted
teachers ard instructed In the word OF
God. Upon conir aTison with the sel60Es
of today he feared q aigression had been
made. Very few ragged children are To be
seen In the schools, on. -,,.e.,
Broad-hearted kiDdliness should operate
ON all sides TO fetch together all kinds Of
children. Tie teacher should follow and
watch after the scholar. The correct con-
ception OF Sunday-scho ol. lie said, is a
place where the weil-dfessed and the lily
clad miDgie for the same purpose.
DR.. Muir, In the course of a few brief
remarks. advised tue scholars to Fever
think or graduating from the Sunday
school, The soul WILL starve II it IS net
nOurisiied, he said, and one OF the mCst
wholesome fools for H. is Tia. Sunda y-sChoUt
lie referred 10 the bright prospects for the
winters work, end spoke oi the Halter
ing condition OF the school al present.
Mr.. James II Bristoe, supe rinterdent of
the District Sunday School Union. ldded
few words OF encouragement to the
scholars and compiineRted them Upon the
sho owIDg they had made among the SINH
lar organizations OF the city. 80
The regular church services were marked
by special sermon by the pastor A
raly anu conservation service oil The Chris
tian Endeavor Society at O'Clock in the
evening was attended by a largeand enihu-
siastic gathering.
OTHER SfECIAL SERVICES.
Special services have been arranged for
the remainder OF the week. There will be
a special Sunda school prayer meeting
Tuesday evening. A Bible club and a
church prayer and covenant meeting viii
mark Thursday evening. A social reunion
OF the church congregation and Sunday
school has been arranged Tor Friday even
ing. Tor which a musical and Literary pro
gram has been prepared
Sunda y-school rallies were also features
OF the day in the Presbyterian Churches Of
the city. These events are held annually
upon the return OF the summer vacatienists.
The same order OF worship was carried out
in each school ot the denomination and con-
sisted mainly OF a special song service and
responsive readings. - ---- geo
Mr. Baker, superintendent OF the inter
mediate department, presided over the
exercises at New Yorx Avenue Presby-
terian Church. Rev DR.. Radcliffe, the
pastor addressed the scholars. Mr. Robbins
the general superintendent. brought greet
!ngs from the absent members Of the school
The Young Peoples Society was heard
from through Mrs. st. Clair, and Col Flint
gave q greeting from the home depart
mene.
Similar services were also held In Gun
ton Temple Memorial Church, the Ninth
Street Presbyterian, and First Presby-
terian-