The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
Sunday School of Yesterday and Today
to Be Depicted at Dedication of
Church Site Marker.

ally interesting program has been laid
out by the committee for that purpose
In connection with the unwilling and
dedication of the marker on the com
mon next Wednesday afternoon on the
site of the Centre Congregational
church before the church was moved
to its present location. A pageant in
which many persons will join will be
given entitled The Sunday School of
Yesterday and Today, as the first
event in the centennial celebration by
the church. The public is cordially in
vited and it is requested that all who
have camp chairs bring them. The
following is an outline of the pageant
First Episode Beginnings
Scene l, Hannah Wells and her
Bible Class. For short time previous
to May, 1915, Miss Hannah Wells had
brought together a Bible class of
young women who met from time to
time for the study of the Scriptures
under her instruction. The part of
Miss Hannah Wells will be taken BY
Miss Mary r. Cabot.
Scene >. Meeting of the Praying
Circle. May, 1915. Miss Wells class
so increased in numbers that she was
unable to do justice to so large u
group. Therefore, on the first Sabbath
in May, 1915, at her request, the fol
lowing persons were chosen by the
Ladies Praying Circle connected with
! this church, to take charge of the
school. Miss Hannah Wells, Mrs
Samuel Elliott, Mrs Eben Wells, Mrs
G. Knowlton, Mrs. Patty Fessende1,
This was the first organized Sunday
school work in town
Scene 3. Helpers come from West
| Brattleboro. First Sunday July ),
| 1916. The school was carried on by
the members of the Praying Circle un-
! til July, 1916, when II women aad
| two men came from the church in
| West Brattleboro and opened a school
| at the schoolhouse on the village com
mon, boys and young men being ad-
| mitted. These men were requested to
take charge of the class of boys:
! Deacon Arson Barber, Al c. Putnam,
| Joseph Steen.
| Second Episode Organization.
On the first Sunday in May, 1922.
as near as can be ascertained, this
organization took place. Deacon David
! Wood was chosen superintendent and
uniform lessons were adopted. the
books used being Vol. / of the Union
Questions. Deacon Wood continued t.
serve as superintendent until about
the year ls2S, when J. c. Holbrool
was chosen assistant superintendent
and served as such and as superintcnd-
ent until 1898. This scene will in
elude the singing of one or two old
! hymns. The part of Deacon David
Wood will be taken by Fred c. Brown.
Third Episode-The Sunday School
Concert.
Sunday school concerts were begun
about 1925. The plan of these con
certs at this time was concert of
prayer for the Sunday school work as
| the monthly concerts are now for the
missionary work abroad and at home,
but in the course of 10 years they be-
gan to develop in another direction,
the members of the school occupying
much of the time by recitation of
scripture, etc. The program planned
is supposed to represent a portion OF
a typical program. 1t viii include:
Singing, There Is a Happy Land; the
Beatitudes, Marguerite Nixon; recita-
tion of scripture, Maud Brown; two
Sunday school hymns. the choir; reci-
tation of scripture, Clyde Horton: reel.
tation, Hymn for a Sabbath School
Lunice Clapp; hymn, Ola Hundreth.
Fourth Episode-Thc New Era.
Professional, Onward Christian Sol
diers School; departmental exercises
Cradle roll service. the beginners de
partment; birthday exercises, Che pri
mary department; exercise, Christian.
Everywhere, the junior and intermedi
ate department; occasional, Faitl
of Our Fathers; unwilling of marker
: | by Helen Thompson and Hadlc,
/ SUBWAY; hymn, o God Our Help il
Ages Past; address Rev. Roy NJ
IIoughton; prayer and benediction
Rev. Richard II. Clapp.