The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29
MISSIONARY CHILDREN MEET.
Trinity Society Celebrates It's Ami
Versary.

The missionary anniversary celebration
at Trinity church by the Sunday school
last night was largely attended Those
present gave every evidence of having
enjoyed the programme that had been ar
ranged
A number of hymns were sung the con-
gregation joining. The song of the in
FAINT class was also enjoyed. number
of those in the audience, upon the call of
Mr.. Varnedoe, the superintendent read
passages from the New Testament upon
missionary work. These readings were
followed by a recitation. THE Boy With
the Loaves," which was nicely rendered
by Master Talmage Winu. A few statis-
ties regarding the missions of the Meth
odist church abroad were given by mem
bers of the school.
A brief address was made by the pas
tor, Rev. J. II. Scruggs. who related a
story of one of the churchs lady mission
aries In China. The recital appealed to
the children. as it was about child and
they enjoyed it greatly. Mr.. Scruggs then
asked the scholars of the school to make
earnest efforts during the course of the
ensuing year to save something to be de-
voted TO the cause of missions He ad-
vised the children to do all they can to
make their lives noble and good. Turning
10 the boys, he asked them what they de-
sired to grow up to be. Men" they an
swered, and for this Mr.. Scruggs com
mended them, telling them something of
what the name signifies in its nobest
sense. Then turning to the little girls,
he asked them what they wanted to grew
up to be. They demurred for bit, but one
of them finally mustered up sufficient cour-
age to say that she wanted to grow up to
be "a lady.
This answer did not chime in with per-
feet accord with the views of the pastor
upon perfect womanhood. He wanted the
girls to become noble useful and copse-
Grated women and so told the children.
Mr. Scruggs rather amused his hearers in
telling of his admiration and respect for
a noble woman He said he would rather
be one woman than ninety-nine ladies.
The treasurer's report showed that there
has been $16772 subscribed to the cause
of missions by the school during the past
year The amounts that each class sub
scribed during that time was given, one
of the sums being as much as $40. The
treasurer was followed by the superin-
tendent, who asked all the scholars to be
present next Sunday afternoon, when the
grand Sunday school rally OF all the Meth
odist churches in the city will be held at
Trinity He also added his voice to that
of the pastor in asking the members of
the school to do everything possible to
add 10 the mission fund.
A story was told OF the efforts of little
Miss Sabra Fulford, a member of the
school, who wanted to do all she could for
the cause. This little girl owns a very
industrious hen. 1t seemed as if the bird
was filed with sense of what was ex-
pected of her and of the little girls ankle
~ to raise a nice sum for the heather Of
foreign lands, for the eggs went long
way towards getting up the $40 which
she handed in as her contribution. a num-
Der of the children signihed their inten-
ton of trying hard to give more literally
10 the missions this year.