The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-10
CHILDREN'S DAY AT TRINITY.
MISSION AND SUNDAY SCHOOL ANN
VERSARIES.

sunday school work.
Services yesterday at Trinity church
we're not he'd as usual, but the children
TO whom the day was given over. held ex-
ercises in the morning and at night.
The children of Trinity observed Chill
dren's day in the morning. This day is
observed annually by each of the Metho-
dist churches, some Sunday as early as
POSSIBLE in the month of May being set
aside for the exercises. The purpose of
4be DAYS observance is to help needy Sun
day schools to buy literature and for the
cause Of Christian education. The fund
raised on these days is being applied with
most satisfactory results, and a great deal
of good is being done through the use of
the collections, both at home and abroad
1t was in observance of this Children's
day that the young people of the church
and Sunday school yesterday conducted
the exercises.
The Sunday school anniversary was cell
ebrated at night with exercises both an
propriate and very interesting. The Sun
day school of Trinity church has been es-
tablished 70 years, and one of the original
members, Mrs. NJ. G. Saussy, was present
at the celebration.
The morning exercises consisted in the
singing Of hymns, addresses and recita-
tions The hymns sung were Marching
to Zion" 1--WE Are Singing on the Way"
'Jesus Lives" Leaning on the Ever
lasting Arms" Sweet Story" welcome
for Me-" GO Tell the World His Love"
blessed Be the Name" ard when the
Roll is Called Up Yonder" A recitation,
"Have You Heard of Jesus" was given
reel rf-I.
Hardy and J. S. Sims read addresses, the
first on sunday Schools" and the second
on "Epworth Leagues"
Miss Eta Judkins recited 1.-THE Chill
dren's Crusade" and Miss Elaine Owen
read paper on Missions" and Miss An
ME VIM one on Education"
The anniversary exercises at night
were very interesting, and were conduct
a ed with rare good order and success. Mr..
N j. A. Varnedoe, the superintendent, pre-
* sided. The programme was opened by the
singing of the marching song, Onward
"a Christian Soldier" as the Sunday school
M entered the church. Each class was head
ed with its banner, and the procession as
M it moved in the aisles to the places assign
ed the classes, presented a pretty picture
The seats being assumed, the bearers of
the banners advanced to the chancel rail.
where their banners were taken and placed
with every provision for effect and the
n pretty decorations that graced the pulpit
The banners, some of silk with their tas
4 seled points and others of flowers. blended
81 with great beauty with the cut flowers
vines and potted plants of the decorations
and an imposing background was had for
the children that recited. The songs sung
were God Is Calling Yet" ITO the High
ways" Workers For the King" 81 Can
not Tell Why" Ring Out the Tidings,"
Beautiful Robes" and one by the infant
class
Though, as the superintendent stated
there was an insufficiency of the books
containing the songs, they were sung with
great beauty by the children.
Master Kingman White, in a very brief
address, welcomed the visitors Master
Meldrim Thompson recited "The Boy
Il with the Barley Loaves," and Master
Il Talmage VIM recited the Little Maids
Sermon" Miss Carrie Smith recited
sometime" A pretty feature Of the ex-
4 ercises was the Lessons From Scripture
flowers in which a number of little
H boys and girls, bearing punches of the
II lowers, spoke briefly of them and quoted
seriptural passages in which they were
mentioned.
Rev. J. II. Scruggs, pastor of the church,
addressed the school briefly, congra tulat-
ing it upon the success of the nights pro-
gramme and Of the morning exercises in
IA which it took part. He also suggested
neans for the schools increased prosper
W
superintendent Varnedoe read his report
of the year, which was as follows: Trim
ny Sunday school has just passed the
'eVenty-ffth milestone on it's journey down
me years Surely in all this three-quart-
US OF a century no brighter-faced little
mes have looked up from it's ranks, nor
.eemer
In making this, our second report as SUI
u Frintendent, we are filled with gratitude
the Giver of All Good for his gracious
are over us, and the measure Of prosper
" ne has given to our school
The Sunday school has been slowly. but
tduliy' growing, not only in numbers,
'ut IN attendance, in the proficiency in
5achlng, IN improved methods of instruc-
ou ana discipline, and the good order
Ieyailing during its sessions.
one feature for which the superintend-
'lt Is specially grateful is the more reg
-lar attendance of the officers and teach
s' very rarely now is a teacher absent
Acept Tor good reasons and in this fact
round the chief cause for the improved
condition Of our Sunday school.
we nave on our roll: Officers. 10:
Ndchers' %; scholars, 325; making a total
membership of 1851, with an average attend
snce for the year of 1870.
Ioudply the greatest advance in any
IlS Oh work has been i'm the infant class.
men, from mere handful, has grown
N'o ABOUT seventy-hve scholars. and Is
low distinct department, under the SUI
psl,Eislon OF Mrs. r. S. Nell, with three
assistant teachers From this de-
tartment we mourn the loss of two mem
us OF our school, by death, during the
Ear, Miss Beckie Booz, a faithful, devot-
teacher, and Eddie Barr. bright little
ooS the victim OF a most unfortunate ac-
ilent' These floral emblems. the offer
s OF thelr associates in the infant class.
eathe out In in their fragrance some
,nihg OF the love we felt for them. and tho
memory. 'eii'H the'r
our report would indeed. tell but half
story II 1t failed to chronicle the un-
itllng attentions OF our pastor to the
Inuay school Tie has been our guide
' uns s., and friend throughout the wear
~ ony by his hearty cooperation have
ia, 'e aenieyements OF the past year been
s.I possible Grateful for the blessings
o '"e PAST ana with larger welcome FOR
,e, poSSslohiues OF the coming year. we
'N Hou ana take courage"