Daily Republican., 1882-06-12
CHILDREN'SDAY.
METHODIST OHuR.
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r,s what is known among
yesterday liis,s n" ss Children's Day, and
Mdhoaiii's'So observed in the churches
! gsu,s::aao,aHs, Hs,ipstion in this city. The
hs' denv eart Of the second Sunday IN
ltua apsII. Isy " TO be especially devoted
bs iD'siis'1lSs NJ ~ 1866 the Centennial ami
GnsteSa, y, ,he III introduction of Method
rary Of l4e l,le,tad , states. Among the
lin tDe s',s s. that claimed the atten.
,Dy, 0Se'dtI 'Sss dtIenomination during that
not .as' M ,be raising of a general
~ .'as, S@ fund. 1t was foreseen that t
rsstes'n1 ...s 'nssfulness ia and prosperity of
sh'a'ssh ~ would depend largely upon
.SsisI Slsss, christian education OF 1T; Its
!,il.n asnI, ADD youth. HENCE 1t was decl-
dldhtp s,rs 1sI a permanent fund, the pro-
4, iTf winch could be used in in nadm;as aiding
asvi y iasssisting young persons OF promise ohn
% q as,Issd sS,Issbosdist Church, to avail them
The a,n a,hs advantages of the iustitu-
1s \ = lsaruing s,r Of that denomination.
pns ~ ,tjs u is design specially pointed to
- In.b .u'1 Of the Sunday schools, it
ySu,r y,sn"pb, proper to give the chill,
'uvl1 aud friends of the schools the
% usu0 sua of co operation. They were
Saa.dsSgy invited to aid in establish, t,bd n
",iI "a hrapc7 of the educational iuna, 10
amn u,1I Al the Children's Fund. This
lpvsD sl n.t with such approval that
opc;s, |Sl ss6-4 a. we're contributed as the
Se;!S,sn's !; S% Centennial offering for
.nlut0n lIatOn The combined fund
FrinD G,'' been held few years for in,
..ss sus reached in 1873 the sum OF
" ss'S1 SO Butas the proceeds Of that
.wt s.Hv, we're not sufficient for the de-
eu SuI Iconenplated, it was resolved to
s.ssss sS them by annual collections in
s,ss's .ss sunday schools of the church.
.'Is MA tbe day was set apart to be
'ru .rsbere observed as "Children's
.1i",nd on which, whenever practi-
\, collection should be taken in
I sIStbe Sunday school fund of the
sJ d Education. While the ap.
,tmsnt I of Chiltren's Day primary
..smpIsted ssr the CO operative action of
Sunday schools of the church few
iss in which all connected with
u vould be Interested for the years
r0sinp it was also designed to make
,dv interesting and profitable to all
Sa,boull take par IN its exercises.
M that view it was observed yester
4 s the following will show
SCOTT NJ. +. CHURCH.
NE display Of flowers at Scott church
yery fine there were 64 hand
"A bouquets on, and around the pull
besides wreaths and other beauti- |
emblems. The services in the
Irping we're conducted by the pastor
rMr, Creamer, and were of an in
aCive and impressive nature. The
srises opened by the school singing
N Hail the Power Of Jesus Name"
ID effective manner, followed by
pun,ve readings which were done
iyay that showed careful training.
tpStor selected as his text the 18th
kmof the Sd chapter of Proverbs,
khh be divided into three heads:
Nst Education as related to happi-
hot individuals.
Second, Education in its National
)Mt
Third, Education as related to the
R1sh and all professionalism in gen
MCrsamer preached an interesting
ID tuquent sermon, in which he
Ea the great importance of his sub
n
Nnclusively showed that educa-
y was absolutely necessary to the
fsperity of the nation and the happi-
poi individuals, and an alarming
|Hure Of the misfortune and ruin that
Cta bssure TO 0vertake US as q peo-
80 soon as we should neglect it.
tssrnon was one Of the pastors best
Frs, and while be presented his sub
rAa concise and logical manner, it
Mo- plain that even the children
(ldnOt fail to understand it. The
fIets were closed with singing by
ESlndsy school.
|lasezelcises were continued in the
Fsinoon and in the evening another
('lfuI sermon was delivered by the
FMr. Creamer.
AsBURY CHURCH.
AsdecoratiOns at Asbury were not
|Eoluse as those at Scott, still the
ePay was neat and beautiful.
FEEev. Chas. Hill preached an appro-
M sermon in the morning from the
s1uSe Of tho 34th chapter of the End
1Ralcles, his subject being "Youth-
|lnS indeed sight not soon to DO
((tt'Nn' to BEE this aged man of God,
tlsa l.a sllVered DER with age, plead.
n earnestly with the little ones to
|CMasnoer CSl!s |, their Creator in the days
Luz sst ! YOUTH" and there were no
rsA E lAose present whose minds will
Is'W |sI Inc scene long years after the
'S.' ESaa snail G have been gathered to his
EI''s; nv There were the usual exercises
',ri.l '-isuay In the afternoon, and in the
(r'Is " W. sermon was preached by the
|" Vaughn Smith.