Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-02
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Reopening of the Sunday schools Of
Harrisburg yesterday furnished an op-
portunity for many residents of this
city and visitors to see how many
young folk and little ones are enrolled
IN these branches of religious instruc-
tion IN Pennsylvania's capital. First
and last, counting in the suburban
churches there are probably 100 relig-
lous organizations in what might be
called the Harrisburg district and
practically all of them have Sabbath
schools: Approximately $4,000 pupils
are IN the schools of this city. public,
parochial and private, and it is safe to
say that almost all of them are con-
nected with some Sunday school.
Steelton and the West Shore add some
thopsands more to the army of schol-
ars and the mere statement of num-
pers SHOWS what a vast influence for
good is working in this community.
Harrisburg has long been noted as a
city OF churches, being as noted for
its rellglous activity quite as much as
It's official prominence and it's munici-
pal progressiveness and scenic setting.
IN 1act Harrisburg has some Sunday
scnools which are famous in the Pres
byterian, Methodist, Lutheran and
other denominations for the size of
their Sunday school enrollments and
their development is an exceedingly in
teresting study in the manner in which
GRurches are aiding in bettering daily
hie. The companies of children going
TO sunday school yesterday morning
and early yesterday afternoon after
some weeks of absence from their
places of gathering on the first day
OF the week was an inspiring sight and
one Wei calculated to inspire feelings
OF rellet that danger of spread of ill
ness was over and pride that Harris
ours Is bringing UP its youth so well.
In this connection 1t is interesting
to note that this month the centenary
OF the organization of the first Sun
day school in Dauphin county will be
observed by Market Square Presyte-
r1an Church, whose people established
the first school in a building just
across the highway from the present
location of the church in the middle
OF October, 1915. Market Square is
daughter of Paxton church and while
not the oldest congregation in the city
being antedated within the limits of
Harrisburg by the Reformed and
Lutheran churches, was the first Pres
byterian church. 1t dates from 1894.
The Sunday school has never been
interrupted from the organization and
among those on its rolls are descend
ants of the first elders of the church
and organizers of the Sunday school.
The centenary will be a notable event
as the change in methods of instruc-
ton will be shown and ministers con-
nected with the congregation will
speak Among them will be the Rev.
Dr. John Dewitt, of Princeton, son OF
the noted pastor of the church for so
many years and the Revs. Drs. George
B. Stewart, president of Auburn Semi
nary, and ]. Ritchie Smith, Of
Princeton seminary, former pastors;
Rev. William P. Schell, ministers who
were m members of the SUNDAY school in
their youth.
Miss Alice r. Eaton. librarian of the
Harrisburg Public Library, to-day re-
sumed direction of the Library after
an absence of some months on leave.
In Miss Eaton's absence the Library
was directed by Miss Susan r. Glen
denim, librarian in charge.
Enforcement of the dog license law
in the boroughs and townships of the
county is being attended by consider
able interest. The city has long en-
forced its dog law and now the county
CANNES are being listed. Their num-
ber appears to be running ahead of
the city and the number of animals on
the farm will probably astonish good
many people. The object of the dog
license law is to get rid of the so-called
wild" dogs, which have no homes and
no one to feed them and who are ter
rors to farmers, especially to sheep
owners. and which destroy many use
full birds.
Some idea of the extent golf playing
is engaging attention of people may
be gained from the fact that almost
any hour on Saturday you can see
some one with golf bag in Market
Square waiting for a car and golf
clubs are no more an object of curios-
to be when one who carried a tennis
racket had to answer facetious re-
marks about bat" and "sieYe." Now
the golfer even escapes. The main
tenance of the course at Reservoir and
the country club courses have done
much to popularize the game and
while some of the scoffers of a few
years ago may never become golfers
they are showing a determination to
try.