New-York tribune., 1904-08-26
BIBLE SCHOOLS EXHIBIT.
Boys and Girls Interpret Biblical
Characters.

Y any stranger had wandered into the Sunday
school room Of the Second Aveaus Baptist Church
yesterday afternoon he would probably have been
considerably startled 10 hear roomful Of children
excl2ining excitedly:
-oh. they are killing him: They killing hirnI
Ee's killed."
But there would have been occasion for
alarm. for Il only traveller falling among
there's. who had emerged from under the piano
.or the purpose OF rthng his pockets and stripping
t.n CT q considerable part OF his rainent. The
thieves were Chatham Square boys, and with four
FIVE OF their companions, they were enecttng the
sary OF the Good Samaritan for ths benefit Of the
pzyLs OF the Vacation Bible Schools conducted by
es New-York City Baptist Mission Society, the
aliren having assembled for their commence
exercises.
ied formidable clu1z. with which they pretended
% belahor the poor traveller numerically. When
they had left him supposedly naked and bleeding.
naughty priest appeared IN purple robe and flowing
pix turban. but when he saw the poor traveller
he passed by on the other side and down IN
chair al end 0; the platform Next came
Lev1te IN pink robe and purple turban He took
tie trouble 70 look az the traveller. but having at
length concluded that Il was none OF his business
he went and sat down beside the priest
AZ last z Samaritan appeared. clad in white and
when he saw the traveller he had compassion on
him. bound Up MS wounds and carried him 10 an
nm Il other words ne lifted him into q chair.
where the innkeeper had been sitting beside the
priest and the Levlte.
While the drama was being performed the story
0fthe Good Samaritan was read by stephen Hard
ing principal CT the Mariners Temple school, IRON
whicE TIE boys came, and VIXEN the actors retired
only the fact thai the scenes enacted we're from the
Bible kept the audience from applauding VociteF-
oUsIy.
The cast ~ the performance vas arranged az
follow Traveller. Alexander ChIlburton; Frlest'
Tony Chzhiuo: LevIte, Rocco Tuccla; Samaritan
jeremiah Conenello; Innkeeper' Tony Dolno'
thieves. Tony Vanilla. Michael Taranto ana Iohy
Debracclo.
Th5 remainder Of the programme consisted OF
singing, drills and recitauons- Ihere were ~ Dtoe
C-i4s. among Others in which some OF Lle Ci1AA-
crel lola Bible stories and several tiny tolS Is'
cited ali The books o. the Bible from beginning 10
snd without ever stumble. They even went u
The trouble Of mentioning, as they reclteo thein'
winch were propheIical ana which HISTORICAL etc
The Swedish school sang d swedish song. The
ADEss.lsn schCo, composed o. coIofed cti4IoI IelI'
sang IWenLy-Iniro psalm. the AIe1ander-ags.
scnooi gave ullknalds' song IN costume, ana Iae
pupils ~ the Seconc-aVe. scnooi appeared az III
sis Il tG4l war pant, VITA cTochsIeG St,cTes
eh4Ws- sheesn and other convenient al IcieS s
-o - -, 10 mSlS 80 % me schooLs rna
E1oreSSes y the s-yef i1ts1loeL4I O Lt0 *
heV K & Bov-4le. ard the secretafJ' W. - JAN
Mr. BoviIe said that whereas tie public scnoo4s 9
la0gnt tne tnree As' Il was the am ~ -" NEW
so1 sfze5 = fbsT "a cS1Isren had been enrolled in
the schools, with al average daily aLtehu@n0S III
Al the conclusion Of the programme Prizes we're
Inent Mrs. George Z. FIoysr 70 Aa[1e ~ +9C' g ne
the Abyssiliap school. and Irene ware o. NJ
Alsxsnder-ave school, for the best work "a sew! sew
ing Both girls had completed the pest me- nttS@1
modes of rne Teachers College course IN iE sS~tIls
but Miss Wilson mad had extra MODEL a1LpGs Gd
he- teacher Miss Lille a Lee. had peen oeS opneeS|
C learn inc work herself after the scnool ope7os
The Central PARK school wen 4 footoaH oS goo"
conduct and regular attendance =. .L..~,,1
TIE afternoon closed with round of easeTnf iefr
Mr. Bov4lle asked little folks 10 11oicscS o.
APPRECIATION OF what their teachers hao oohs re-
them by giving them three CHEERS 40 ,5la Ia se
EDonse wss a thunderous outo1rsL ol IN
which nearly took OF the roof To this WSs aoS +Ss
stiu more signlncant indication OF the Wy -,
children regard their teachers when hastns ar
isned chesring they remarked 70 one atlos a1's
7 won't come next year Il I can't have Niles -
Miss as the case might De- =, Taraen
After The salute 20 the teachers JoalI u S1r
pr1ncfpsI of the Norwegian scnoo sIepPeII NJ
ward srd cslIed for three cheers for MI ana NI
B0vle A wilder outburst or apPaaIse iiTarinaic
previous one was tbs result, and the Iter.
wound 11p TIE salute by declaring ina 80 5rs
inteaderlt was First tn war, nfet Il po""4 ~
Il the hearts OF New YORK IHeh- -. ro.,iIle tolc
Before aisrassng the children all, a. or+inus II
them mat the vacation schools @ouIo sion.
operation on Saturdays aio ~---~ N-+'
WouId he resumed next summer. ...h .bs ham
Tfs roo-, vTes urettfIy decorated WIZ .lis snac
rraei 49, 49, "a made IN the schools ano speSSt
mems OF sewing and baskefry were AS" '