Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-11
LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY
CBILDREN'S DAY.
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Beautiful Institution.
In accordance with custom established
in the Methodist Episcopal church ten
years ago, yesterday was celebrated as
Children's day in all tho churches of that |
of Christians in the United
States. The children are gathered into |
the church from the highways aud by
ways. Each little one, however poor, has |
its bunch of roses. The sermon is the |
simple story Of Jesus, told to them; the |
prayers are for them the music is only
the hymns going in their sweet, untaught
the custom and policy of those churches
which instruct and specially care for the
children the New York Tribune
says ''They are taught that they are an
actual acting part of the church, that they
are only the younger sons of the Heavenly
Father, the little ones whom He takes
into His arms and carries where He will;
that they, too, have something to do for
Him, like those children ages ago whose
palms thrown in His way are not yet
faded, and whose feeble hosannas still
echo in the world. 1t is not the children
only that are helped by this most beauti-
full of all religious festivals, but, probably,
still more, their fathers and mothers. The
poor drunken pauper who never enters
church door throughout the
year will creep into the back pews
to see his little girl 90 in with her clean
dress and bright shining face and bunch
of roses, and to hear her voice in the
hymns. The religion in which his child
believes, and which makes her happy, will
be true to him, and the story of Christ
told to her to-day will have new mean
ing for him. 1t is the little child that
leads us all. 1t is tho child, too, as We all
know, that leads the future man through
his life against all other influences
against reason itself. No force of public
opinion, no argument, no conviction even
in the adult mans own MUD can do away
with the impressions and faith of child
hood If, then, Christian churches wish
to establish Christianity more securely in
tho world forty years hence, they should
devote more time to the training of their
children in firm faith in Christ"
| Sundays Local Celebration.
| In this city the services took place in
tho Duke street NJ. E. Church, and were
of a highly interesting character. The
pulpit was removed from the platform
and the pulpit recess and chanccl
| we're transformed for tho time into bower
of beauty. Very large and luxuriant
orange and lemon trees, laden with fruits,
pomegranite, fig and other scriptural trees,
together with a gorgeous and elegantly
arranged assortment of rare tropical an0
other foliage and Towering plants, made
the platform aud chancel Verisabie
garden and orchard.
The church was crowded to its utmost
capacity and many left the doors who were
unable to gain::admittance.
The service was in printed form, pre-
pared by Rev. J. w. Sanborn, and pub
lished by G. E. BrinkwOrth, Buffalo, N
~, 1t consisted of music, responsive
readings, recitations, class exercises, Sc.
wherein were introduced the names ant
characteristics of the more prominen
trees and fruits mentioned in the scrip,
lures, and their natural qualities wcr'
shown to be typical of certain spiritua
. conditions-the cedar being the emblem o
grandeur and glory the pllm, majestic
and stately, represents constancy, fruit
fulness IN good works, patience i'll tribula
ton and final victory ; the fig tree typifie
prosperity &; the pomegranite, Ornamen
!. and refreshment the almond, hoary age
tho aloe, the fragrance Of gladness tn
hyssop, tie type of publication th
olive, of luxury and lest the wOrmwOod
the gall of bitterness and sorrow th
rush, or reed, signifies Weakness, as til
cedar, the grandest and ssateliest Of trees
is tho type Of tho strength of Christ, til
tree of life.
Tho Exercises.
Tho programme in brief was as fo
lows:
There was an organ voluntary fOllOwe
, by the hymn by the choir and cOngrega
! ton, commencing, Sow in the morn Jh
. seed.' This was followed by responsiv
, reading, conducted by Mr.. 3. +. Shenl
!, superintendent of the Duke street sch0o
!, the responses being by tho pupils. Th
lesson consisted entirely Of scriptural quo
! tations, the leading thought boing that
those who walk in the statutes of the Lor
n and keep his commandments, the Ian
. shall yield hor increase and the trees Of I'll
!, field shall yield their fruit. This lesson W.
; followed by a prayer by Rev. VIM. Powicl
of the West Mission, and q brief explain;
v tory address by Rev. J. 7. Satehell, paste
Of tho Duke street church. The hym
commencing. "My faith looks up
thee," was sung by tho choir and schoo
and thon followed tho first recitation b
Harry Spencer, being description Of I'll
cedar tree-the king of trees-and
! notice of its spiritual significance. Rec
u tation No. 9, by 4 member Of the We
|. Mission school, mentioned John Kno,
l Martin Luther and John Wesley,as good
, cedals. After a responsive exercise b'
J. tweon the school and the superintendent
~ tho doxology was sung and recitation NJ
J. 3 was given by Master Eddie Compton
I his subject being the bullrush or reed, tn
8 emblem of weakness. A class exercis
followed in which several scriptur,
phrases, illustrating the weakness of tn
reed, were recited. "The royal bannt
is unfurled" was sung by tho choir, schot
< and congregation, after which was give
q recitation by Gsrtie DorwaIt. on worm
wood, the emblem of trouble. The mex
! recitation was descriptive of the olive, th
emblem of prosperity and peace. Afte
0 further responsive reading, descriptive {
the spiritual significance of the olive, an
' the singing of the "Sweet by and by,
o Miss Grace Schofield recited a description
of the hyssop and its spiritual significanc
S purification.' ellis name::yields til
}. richest perfume" was then sung, afte
y which Master Walter HOllinger recited th
}. history of the almond tree, and Wes
Mission boy of the pomegranite. Mis-
Mercer of the Duke street school, fOllOwe