Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-08
HUNDREDS GATHER
FOR THE SABBATH
SCHOOL RALLY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Is PACKED TO THE DOORS
Interesting and Unique Pro-
gram Given With All Sunday
Schools of Albuquerque Par
ticipating.

Thcre has never been a more in
teresting meeting of a religious ma
ture In Albuquerque than the union
Sunday school rally held last night in
the First Presbyterian church and ct
tended by a crowd of children and
their parents and friends that packed
the auditorium 10 the doors and turn
ed many people away. The Presby-
terrain church has the largest seating
capacity of any of the Albuquerque
churches, yet IL was wholly inadequate
for last nights crowd and the Elks'
theater would have been far more
comfortable as a meeting place and
would doubtless have been secured
had the attendance been expected.
AS II was, a great many people
stood during the entire program,
which Included selections from almost
every Sunday school in the city.
A large chorus choir occupied the
choir loft and the beautiful organ
was assisted in the music by a quartet
or vtolins which not only aided in the
accompanying but gave one very ef-
teVtiVe selection as the contribution
OF the Presbyterian church to the
program.
ID. A. Porterfield, superintendent of
the Methodist Sunday school. presid-
ed nj the meeting and with him on the
platform were every sunday school
superintendent and every Protestant
minister in the city.
Mr.. Porterfield opened the pro-
gram with a request for patience on
the part of those who could not find
seats, and announced the first hymn.
II was onward Christian Soldiers"
ana was sung by the entire congrega-
ton standing. The children's voices |
the dominant note to the grand
old hymn and the spectacle was an
inspiring one. No less inspiring was |
the singing of MY Country, Ills of
Thee which was called for right in
the middle of the program and which
the entire congregation sang with a
will. The accompaniment started with |
piano and v%iolins, but the voices OF |
the congregation soon completely |
drowned out this feeble accompani- |
ment and +. b. S~chwentker took the |
and concluded the national am
them with the full power of the big
instrument in play.
IL was such a program as mas never
been heard before here or anywhere
else. II began with selections from
he Indian school Sunday school. First
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"A particularly bright little indian
girl recited, with piano and voice ac-
compartment. The Indian school
band followed. Several of the Sunday
were prepared to give selec-
ions but could not secure seats to-
because of the crowd, and were | /,
'orced to give over their places on the |
program. The Barelas Sunday school, |
he Old Albuquerque Sunday school
md the salvation Army Sunday school
we're features of the program. ono
" the most attractive numbers was a
recitation by a tiny little 4
hap from the Lutheran Sunday |,
chool. whose clear, sweet voice and L
irm enunciation completely won the Il
congregation. The Congregational
school gave a flag song and q
other numbers. including a le
by Miss Lulu Palmer. There were Ia
ddresses and hymns and the rally S
in every way a complete success. =
I served to show something of the r
trength Of the Sunday schools of AL I
uquerque m its success will doubt c
ass cause the undertaking to be re- I
Gated In the near future. II
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