Someone uncovered this - and a stack of other old books - buried under other papers and  clutter in one of the church cupboards.  Suffice to say, it, and other similar items, have now been carefully placed into a storage box and put somewhere a little safer!

Beautiful copperplate writing recalling the very first day that Sunday School was held here.  And a reminder that Sunday School wasn't what it is now!  Two sessions, one at 9:30 a.m. and one at 2:30 p.m. as well as two services (almost certainly 11 am and 6 pm) made for a very busy day.  The morning class learned about the birth of Jesus (in June!) and we are not told what the afternoon class learned. 

A little bit of searching online (Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos is one book I don't have!) suggests the morning class sang 'Stand up, stand up for Jesus!'  whilst the afternoon class sang 'Come to the Saviour make no delay'.

So, for the record, yesterday we sang...

'I come with joy, a child of God' Brian Wren

'Make bread for the Table of the Lord' Christine Jones/Partnership for Theological Education, Manchester

'I am the bread of life' Suzanne S Toolan

'We come to your feast' (a video)

'Guide me, O thou great Jehovah' William Williams et al

 Whether someone will unearth this in 142 years, I very much doubt, but it shows something of a journey of faithfulness and change.