The Sunday school movement 1780-1917 : and The American Sunday-School Union 1817-1917 . prietors of public and private gardens in the city andvicinity. These baskets were borne by the children on lightframes and, together with wreaths of flowers and tasteful ban-ners, gave a beautiful appearance to the procession. The assembly gathered in the open park on WashingtonSquare, where appropriate music was furnished by an excellentband, whose services were generously tendered for the occa-sion. Hymns were sung, an address was made, and in theevening the flowers were arranged for exhibition and sale,
The Sunday school movement 1780-1917 : and The American Sunday-School Union 1817-1917 . prietors of public and private gardens in the city andvicinity. These baskets were borne by the children on lightframes and, together with wreaths of flowers and tasteful ban-ners, gave a beautiful appearance to the procession. The assembly gathered in the open park on WashingtonSquare, where appropriate music was furnished by an excellentband, whose services were generously tendered for the occa-sion. Hymns were sung, an address was made, and in theevening the flowers were arranged for exhibition and sale,which increased the funds for providing Sunday-school librariesfor gratuitous circulation in the newer settlements of theWest. This form of benevolence was unusual, and served tointerest the givers and increase their desire for promoting thegood cause, besides being of special blessing to thousands whoreceived the Women were always abundant in labors as members of theteaching force in the Sunday-school. Indeed, without their 1 Report, 1S44, p. 81, ff. SECRETARIES OF MISSIONS.
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