The Evening critic., 1882-06-12
CHILDRENyS DAY.
Interesting Services by the Sabbath
schools of the Methodist Church
Yesterday.

schools of the Methodist Church
Yesterday.
"Children's Day" was celebrated in all tho
Methodist churches Of the District yesterday.
At the Metropolitan NJ. f. Church the pro.
gramme was as follows Hymn, "All Hall the
Power OF Jesus Name;" prayer, pastor
hymn, "God is Love " (wclcome Tidings, page
s3); salutatory, Master Frank Lutz; "The
Dible," Maud Duvall and Edward Thornton;
song, "The Master Has Come over Jordan"
Clara Yoder, Eddie Barnes, Ernest Gray, Ber.
tie Thompson, Lille Mc1ntlre and Edward
Thornton; "Almost Discouraged" Little
Lollie Blandford; 81 am Little Temple"
Louise Duvall "a Little Girl" Frankie Top
life; cong, "Beautiful Little Hands," Annie
Evans, chorus by infant class; solo, Miss Mat
tic Il. Gray: golden texts OF the lessons, April
TO June, Elsie and Freddie Sites: song, "Bue-
lah Land" Susie Hamilton; "Be In Earnest"
Clarence Hartman; "Wreck OF the Hosperus,"
Temple" infant class; motto infant class;
quartet and chorus, "The Golden Gate OF
Prayer" quartet Miss Hattie walker, Miss
Matte +. Gray, Mr.. W. b. Atkinson and Mr.. Il.
A. McIntire; ch, rus, Miss Annie Mcdaniel,
Miss Myra Hillman, Miss Isabella Evans, Miss
Isabella Howard and Mr.. Richard Edwards;
"Some Wonderful Children's Days." Carrie
Butler, clifton Edwards and Florence Devlln;
song, ''IIome at Last" (welcome Tidings, p. 81,
school; "Can You TellF' Harry Tullick; "a
Hppy HHp s and sr FreaSo aRa es spPy rc You
ing for Jesusf" f. Hall; 81 Would Shine for
Jesus" Eva Walker, Bessie sommers, Daisy
willie Baer and clifton Edwards; song,
"wlll the Angels Come" (wolcome Tidings,
p. i2), school; "Glimpses of Jesus Grace
Edwards, Lulu Twombly, Emma Hammond,
Lille McIntire, Edwin Thornton, Ada woilard,
Amelia Devlin and Charles Timmsi duet,
"Trusting in the Promise" Clara Yoder and
Dertie Thompson; chorus by school, "Trust-
Ing in the Promise of the Saviour" refrain,
"Resting on His mighty arm forever;" solo,
"From Jerusalem to Jericho" Frank Losano;
address by pastor and collection; song, my
Henderson; song, "Over There" Elsie Sites,
Freddie Sites (sung In Chinese language); the
Lords Prayer, Ruthie sites repeated In the the
Till We Meet Agaln;" chorus by school, "Till
We Meet, Till We Meet" benediction.
At Waugh NJ. Il. Church
the services were held at night and the attend.
ance filed every available space, many ladies
being unable to obtain seats. The church was
handsomely decorated with flowers, and the
programme, which was as follows, was excel
ieRily rendered; "Our Glad Jubilee" school
Apostles Creed, school; prayer. by the pas
tor; welcome song, Miss Ella Marlow: sing
ing, "Little Lights" primary class; recita-
trio, "The wonderful Name" Miss Kate Mid,
dleton, Miss O. Ober and Mrs. Dyre; solo,
"Nearing Port" Miss Helen NJ. Jefreries; read
''Iho Emblem" sixteen ladies participating
singing "Seek Yc the Gates" obligato solo aud
chorus; poem, composed for the occasion by
Miss Annie Armstrong; ilrst verse, "striying pht te
ond verse, "The Way" lRev., H., s-John x.
Oil, Peter, l., 11; third verse; Entering
In" Psalm, cxyihi 19;20ols9lah, XVI! y;
cxxil., 1.2-lxxxvii, y; NTH verse, "Helpine
Others to Enter - prov, WILL, 34-Jer, VII,
1o sfa Naw Tho Ina
isaiah, & X, ii. is; final chorus, Seek Yo the
Gates,'' school; collection; singing, "Alive ir
primary class; reading, "Tho Gates Ajar,
Mrs. NJ. E. Foxwell; duet, "Joyfully Sing,
Misses Laura and Kate shomo; address, sena
tor Thomas W. Ferry; chorus, "Drawinl
Nearer My Home, =" school; benediction.
At Foundry Church
the exercises consisted Of singing by the Sun
day.school, responsive readings by the super
intendent and the children, interspersed witt
prayer, the celebration of the rite of baptism
reception OF members into the church iron
| the Sunday-school, an address by the Rev
DR., Hagerty, Of 81. Louis, and singing by tn
| ized and trained by Mr.. VIII Cohen, the OF
| ganist This was the first appearance Of tn
| Madrigals before the Sunday.school and col
| gregation. Their singing delighted every
| body, and reflected credit upon their director
| Mr.. Cohen. Especially we'll rendered wer
the solos OF Mr.. Ben Stinemetz and Maste
Dick Whit. The meeting In the evenin
| was ostensibly the regular monthly meeting
| the Sunday-schooi Missionary Society, but wa
| really continuation OF the morning exercises
| prayer, singing, recitations and addresse
| making up the programme. The recitation
which were made by Misses Corinne Chandle
Emily Apline, Daisy Miller and Belle Wilt
Flowers Teach Us 4" The Madrigal boys agai
In the evening sang several selections In
most charming manner. The singing by q
Sunday-school was under the direction of NJ
Frank A. Wilson, tho chorister. Miss Ac
Wiley presided at the sunday-school organ.
At McIXendree Church
the programme was as follows Responsi'
reading by the superintendent and schoc
subject, ''Rain, Flowers, Birds and Fruits
singing by the school; prayer by the paste
quartet, "Lord, Hear Of showers OF Bles
upon us The Mown q Grass @ !" recitation, 81 Am Il
Least of ALI" Addie Ruth Mickie; singing
the school, 1--WE plow the Fields;" recitation
,'Under, Our Umbrella" Jennie Jennie May Mickl
them by the choir, "He Shall Feed II
Flock" recitation, Consider the I
les Emily RichSrdsSn Fann,o song a,",Ng
"use OF Flowers," Alice Tan and MAI
Barker; singing by the school, "By Co
siioam's Shady Rill; !" address by the pastor,
Herbert Richardson; singing by the infa
class, "Exercise Song" which the HIT on
rendered perfectly, under tho direction OF MI
j. @. Hardness and Mrs Addie Mickle, vi
| have charge OF the infant class; recitatiO
"The Sparrow" Miss Ida Tomlinson; sol
.Flee as a Bird to the Mountain" by III
Mamie White; singing by the school, ~
George Dick. Miss Fannie Gartrell presid
| at the organ and Mr.. l.. q. Wilson precentC
At the close OF the exercises the collection
the education OF the young men for the min
try was taken and the congregation dismiss
| with the benedlction.
Al Asbury N. 4. Church.
The church was tastefully decorated wi
flowers, and singing birds hung In Gag,
The choir, under the leadership OF Profess
Thomas T.. Bell, rendered some very benutii
selections. The superintendent. presented
the Sunday-achool a beautiful banner a
twenty four beautiful class standards. MI
Emma Matthews gave recitationi Miss Ka
Martin, secretary OF the Sunday school, re
an essay upon the subject "Our Work, Will
was very appropriate 10 tho occasion; Rev
NJ. Carroll. the pastor, delivered very int
| estiDg address upon the sunday'school wol
aud the Methodist Church In general, from
| commencement up 20 tho present ume, a
tho services were closed by singing tho ID
, ology and bonediction by the pastor.
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