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Sunday School Union reports large gains and outreach
The Sunday schools across the United States show a marked rise in scholar membership since 1884 totaling 365 645. The American Sunday School Union states it introduced 185 034 children into 4 947 new Sunday Schools and aided 4 825 other schools serving 49 774 teachers and 515 714 scholars through 9 872 communities and 700 748 children and youths reached with 92 584 family visits and 45 019 scriptures provided to destitute persons with 27 247 religious meetings held. Harmonic band plans an excursion to Toledo and Presque Isle next Sunday July 24. Fare round trip 1 00. New item reports death of Mrs John Butler Friday evening after stomach abscess complications. She had been ill and died after a prolonged period of poor health. Funeral Monday conducted by Rev J L Phillips. remains buried at Independence cemetery. Mr Butler, a Union soldier, lost both eyes in the Civil War and married schoolmate Dell Bennett about a year ago in a reportedly happy match.