The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-17
cHILDRENs DAY IN CHURCHES.
Exercises by Wesley Monumental
and Grace Sunday Schools


and Grace Sunday Schools.
Children's day services were held yes
terday at Wesley Monumental and Grace
churches. The service at Wesley church
combined the observance of children's day
with the celebration of the Sunday
schools anniversary. It was held in the
morning, taking the place of the usual II
o'clock service.
The exercises consisted of songs by the
school, assisted by the congregation, rec
itatlons, addresses and the report of the
superintendent, Mr.. C. V. Snedeker.
The pulpit was beautifully decorated for
the service, a profusion of cut and ported
plants, palms and eVergreens standing in
graceful arrangement In and around the
pulpit, and long row of bright colored
MOWERS, with an under layer of water
lliles ran beneath the choir rail directly
behind it.
The service at Grace church was held at
night, and the available room was com
pietely taken up by the large congrega-
tlon that had gathered to witness the ex-
ercises. At this church also artistic floral
decorations had been placed in the pull
PIT. In the choirs place the infant class
was stationed on TERED seats, the little
ones making a picture as attractive as
the MOWERS between them and the con-
gfegation. The programme rendered at
tne Two churches was in the greater part
Identical, one or two addresses, delivered
at Wesley being omitted at Grace and
concert readings, had at Grace omitted
at Wesley.
The children at each church entered and
marched with their class banners to the
places reserved for them, the professional
hymn, Marching to Zion" being sung
as they moved. The other hymns sung at
Wesley were, 1--WE Are Singing on the
Way" Jesus Lives" Leaning on the
Everlasting Arms" Sweet Sto-
ry, Welcome for Me-" go
Tell the World of His Love- BLESSED
re the Name" and when the Roll is
Called up Yonder." With the exception Of
Singing on the Way" these songs were
also sung at Grace church.
Ihe exercises at Wesley were conducted
by the superintendent, prayer being offer
ed by the pastor Rev. A. NJ Williams. An
address on Sunday schools was read by
Mr. w. d. Thomas, and another ON the
EpWorth League by Mr. p f Brown
Miss Ida Barnwell rected THE ChiIdren,s
crusade" and Miss Florrie Fulton read an
ADDRESS on missions. The address on edu-
cation was read by Miss May Pickett. The
superintendents annual report in its re-
cords was as follows:
our school Is operated under a consti-
tuition adopted December, 1884, and Is gov
erned by an executive committee com
posed of pastor superintendent, assistant
superintendent, one member of the quar-
terry conference and two members of the
school, '''
cannot better begin my report than
TO quote the first article of our constitu-
tlon; The object shall be to establish.
MAINTAIN and perpetuate in Wesley Mon
umental church a teaching department
wherein the word of God shall be studied
ana taught for the purpose of bringing
souls to Christ and building up souls in
Christ 80
We have on our roll IA officers, aver
age attendance, 10; % teachers, average
attendance, 90; $40 scholars. average at
tendance, 1853: and an average attendancA
OF visitors of 81; total. 1872 on roll; total
average attendance, PAP.
Our school is divided as follows: One
hundred and forty scholars in the infant
department; 6S scholars in the primary de.
partmenti 70 scholars in the intermediate
department; 81 scholars in the senior de-
partment; 16 scholars in the normal de-
partment; and visitors class or Bible
class.
For the first three months of the pres
emit year we attained an average of 296.
highest attendance for any one Sunday.
1873.
'As a result of the faithful and untirine
our scholars have recently joined the
church. for which we are thankful. and
pray God that before another year closes
many more Will give their hearts to Him
collections for domestic missions for
the year, S2O9.SS, an average of SAP"
AT the service at Grace church, the pas
tor, Rev. j. T. Ryder, offered the opening
prayer. He also delivered a short address
on the Sunday school. noting its present
good condition and urging the pupils to
greater efforts for it's welfare He refer
red touchlngly to two of the schools pu-
pills that had died within the year. paw
ing the dead warm tributes for their esti-
mable work for the school, Five little
girls, Misses Josie Ruth Marie Thomas.
Maggie Story, Bessie Krenson and Bertha
Story, recited in concert Have You
Heard of Jesus" Little Miss Mana Clark,
with memory of the address remarkable
in a child of her years, recited compost
ton on Missions" THE Children's CRU
sade' was expressively recited by Miss
Lassie Oliver. The report of the SUI
perintendent, Mr.. George p Virgins
showed 20 officers and teachers in the
Sunday school, and 175 scholars on the
roll. The average attendance for the year
had been 123, with IS new scholars, added
since the preceding year Miss Rena
Gnann's was announced as the banner
class in attendance, with that of Mr. Spier
next on the record. The Bible class was
announced as leading in point of contri-
buttons. The amount raised since the last
report was $l27.50. $17.15 of which Is bal
ance in hand. Miss Maggie Wilson was
awarded a prize for having brought in the
greatest number of new pupils during the
year.
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