Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03


campaign of last year.
Mr.. Stackpole warmly congratu-
lated the school on its remarkable
record covering a period of hum
dred years, and dwelt upon the fact
that the influence for good of such
a shrine would be felt by many gen.
erations to come. He spoke of the
value of Sunday school training and
suggested that the morale OF the
American Army could easily be
traced in thousands of cases to the
teachings of devoted Christian men
and women in the Sunday schools.
The speaker complimented the
school on its fine record of service
in the war, and had no doubt that
the forty-tive or more young men
represented by the stars on its SerV-
ice flag would endorse his statement
regarding the sustaining strength OF
the schools backing during the
world conflict.
Mr.. Stackpole told of the splendid
work among the mountain children
of the South in which he is inter
ested and how the Sunday school
missionaries in those rugged hills
had been responsible for bringing
into touch with civilization and a
religious atmosphere many boys who
had later become able and brilliant
leaders, living monuments of conse-
Grated Christian effort.
Many Speak
The speaker advanced the
thought that in the Sunday schools
the country had an effective agency
for overcoming the unrighteous
propaganda of unrest and discon-
tent, the alarming aftermath of the
war. These girls and boys, the men
1,KsF In
the training here, he said, would be
prepared to combat the impossible
and malignant theories imported
from other lands and thereby safe
guard the ideals and institutions on
which America stands. He appealed
to the young people present to fit
themselves for the conflicts of
peace" and to be worthy of the
splendid heritage vouchsafed to
them.
The Rev. James Cunningham, in a
pleasing address, conveyed the
greetings of the Middletown Minis
terial Association and spoke of the
fine cooperation of all the religious
bodies without regard to denomina-
tional lines.
The Rev. DIR. Singmaster, presi-
dent of the Gettysburg Theological
Seminary, was an unexpected guest
and was urged to say a word. AL
ways a popular speaker, he delight
ed the large audience with some in
tereSting "reminiscences of Middle
town folk and pointed out the re-
sponsibility of the Sunday school in
this crucial hour of the nations
trial. 1t was a patriotic appeal to be
steadfast in support of the principles
upon which the government rests.
Mr.. Gerberich also called out of
| the audience Croll Keller, of Har-
| risburg, a grandson of John Croll,
who extended in a thoughtful ad-
dress the greetings of the Zion Lu-
/ theran Church, the school of which
| he is superintendent and which was
| organized by the Rev. DR.. J. G.
Lochman about the same time the
same beloved pastor established st.
! Peters school here in 1919.
| A beautiful closing incident was
! the presentation of large baskets of
| flowers by the superintendent in be-
I half of the school to Miss Elizabeth
Croll, who for more than sixty years
| has been a worker in the Juvenile
department and also to her sister,
| Anna NJ. Croll, for more than fifty
years school treasurer.
The present officers of this famous
| SCHOOl ell C. lIOllOl SUPER
| intendent S. c. Peters; acting super
intendent, E. S. Gerberich; assista mt
superintendents, r. E. Settler, DR.,
D. P. Deatrick, c. A. Ulrich; treas
urer, M. H. Gingrich; financial Sec
retaries, H. S. Fisher John w. Few
| Jr.; recording secretary. c. E. Ger
| berich; assistant recording secre-
taries, ]. Howard Seltzer, w. J,
Brown; librarian, M. H. Gingrich
assistant librarians, Fred Eshenauer
Rufus Schraedley, Nisley Ulrich,
Hurl Schwan; pianist, Mrs. A. r.
Hoffman; assistant pianists, Miss
Elizabeth SeltZer, Miss Betty r.
Croll; honorary superintendent ele-
mentary division, Miss Elizabeth C.
Croll; acting superintendent ele-
mentary division, Mrs. d. P. Deaf
rick; principal Junior department,
Mrs. r. E. Seltzer; principal pri-
mary department, Mrs. d. p. Deaf
rick; principal beginners depart
ment, Mrs. Fuller Bergstresser; su-
perintendent home department, Sis
ter Lydia; superintendent cradle
roll, Miss Sarah Fisher; superintend-
ent teachers training. department
the Rev. Fuller Bergstresser.
The parish house adjoining St
Peters Church is about to be con-
verted into a community center fol
| the extended activities of the school