The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-20

AT. NORTH
CHURCH
Sunday School Celebrates.
Has LOIS PnpiIs--Ad-
dresses on Work.

A comprehensive report of the past
years work of the three Sunday schools
connected with the North Reformed
Church was a feature of the celebration
of their thirty-first anniversary in the
church yesterday afternoon. The re-
port was presented by the pastor, the
Rev. DIR, James l. Vance, and included
statistics as to the growth of the vari-
Gus departments, notes of entertain
%rnents, work of instructors, contribu-
ions to foreign and domestic missions
ard tributes to the of in
structors who are dead.
"Our three schools have sustained
their reputation for being large as to
numbers and generous as to gifts" aid
Mr.. Vance. "The total enrolment is LOIS,
with $50 in the senior departments and
1893 in the primary. This includes our
corps of 40 teachers and officers. We
also have sixty-eight names on our
cradle roll"
Tho three schools are the morning
school. of which james S. Polhemus is
superintendent; the afternoon school,
with Frederick F'relinghuysen as presi-
uenL, hllu AuSOH n 1dl do bupEi VI
tendent, and the East Newark after
noon school, of which Thomas j.
Thompson is superintendent.
Mr.. Vance told of the many changes
in the teaching force, saying they were
due to sufficient cause, and came not
from lack of interest. He spoke of the
SUCCESS of the Cross and Grown system
of awards for perfect attendance in the
senior department. saying that the
first two months of it's use demon
strated its effectiveness. In thai time
eighteen teachers and officers n sew
enty-four scholars had won pins.
The generosity of Mrs. Robert Bal
lantine in placing a new piano in the
primary department was mentioned by
Mr.. Vance, who also spoke of the great
need of a new instrument in the Sunday
school proper. 'At present" he said,
the only instrument they have is an
~antiquated m~elodeon, which simply
squeaks, and often gets spunky and
will not play at all. There are $40 fam
lies on the roll of the home depart
ment,' he went on; lin these homes a
systematic study of the Bible is being
conducted under the direction of thirty
two visitors. Contributions have
amounted to s106, which was divided
amor mission work in India and the
Kentucky mountaineers.'
The membership of the mems Bible
class, said Mr.. Vance, numbers sixty,
and is led by George S. obart A
bowling club has just been organized
among the members, and a mems din
ner is being arranged, to be held in
the church parlors. Speaking of the
Christmas entertainment and it's sue
cess, Mr.. Vance mentioned that 2,I5O
gifts were given from beneath the
boughs of the tree.
1.-THE splendid missionary work done
by the schools may be realized when we
consider the money raised for this pur-
pose went on the speaker. THE total
contributions, regular and special,
amounted to 81, AGO. Under the head of
special contributions may be mentioned
s136, from five classes supporting Indian
children in the %orphanage at Fort Sill;
sos from classes sustaining Miss Kittie
Talmadge's work in China, $50 from a
class educating a native indian boy,
and $40 from a class sustaining hos
pital work in Arabia In conclusion
Mr.. Vance aid at is not for us to be
satisfied with the 1000 young people
who are already in our schools. What
about the 1000 or more we might have
within our doors if we took the trouble
to ask him? ?"
The anniversary address was MADE by
the Rev. Stewart Nye Hutchison, pas
tor of the First Reformed Church, who
congratulated the Sunday school on
its progressive spirit, and expressed The
hope that the coming years would see
ever a greater growth.
An appropriate program of songs and
Scripture reading was rendered by the
pupils.