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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 49
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MINISTRY OF DR. STILES. 41 So also does the Sabbath School, Originally trans- fen-ed to the South Church from the Mount Pleas- ant School House, as before stated, it was in every respect a humble institution, if institution it could be called, but has since grown to liberal dimensions, — more than 200 teachers and pupils haying sometimes been in actual attendance. Under the able superin- tendence of Deacon Warner, supported by a corps of faithful teachers, its numbers continue to increase. From it many plants of righteousness have been transferred to the church, thence, it may be hoped, to be transplanted into the Paradise above. Two or three years ago, one whole class of young ladies, five or six in number, who had for a considerable period enjoyed the instructions and counsels of Deacon Hors- fall, were hopefully converted, and united with the church. It has long been customary, and still is, to have a Sabbath School festival on Christmas day, in the Ladies' Eoom, over the Chapel, where short addresses are made, hymns sung, and a prayer offer- ed, at the close of which a bag of sweetmeats, fruits, &c. is distributed to each pupil. These are always interesting occasions, especially to the children, and are very largely attended. At the last festival of the kind, December 26th, 1864, (the 25th being Sun- day,) there was a larger gathering than ever before on a similar occasion. The whole number of per- sons present, including children, must have been nearly or quite 400, About 165 bags of s-sveetmeats, fruits, &c., were given out, — and^l60 or 170 per- 4
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0049. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 49. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n51/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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