The Portland daily press., 1884-06-16

Lindsay Griffin, young man belonging to the
church, on the beginning and progress of Meth I.
oaism, was very creditable production and
gave evidence of careful study on his part.
Inc anthem, "Children's Day." solo and duet,
by Miss Sadie jackson, Miss Eugenia Soule,
abu AnnaDel Shaw, was rendered IN an ex-
ceedingly pleasing manner. The whole num-
per belonging to the school is 318. There has
been one death, that of Mrs. f. L.. Bowie.
PINE STREET.
The decorations of the audience room
showed excellent taste. On the organ front
were diplayed crosses, anchors, and other flo
raj emblems, while on the platform, and inside
the altar rail, were beautiful bouquets and
plants. Noticeable among the memorial offer
ings were those in remembrance of Mrs.
George 81 eastman, Mrs. D. NJ. G. Dunn,
Mr.. David Libby and Freddy Stsadman. On
the wall, on either side of the organ, two
large white stars, bordered by smaller stars
made of evergreen and bearing in the centers
the notices, "Gsntleness,' and Goodness"
formed conspicuous feature among the dec
orations. Birds and baskets of flowers were
suspended from the chandeliers, and ever
green Wreaths under each gas jet on the sides
of the room enclosed notices such as Gath"
"MeekDess," Temperance" Love-" "Joy,
and "Peace. The committee on decorations
consisted of N. s. Fernald, Harry Nickerson,
A. A Nickerson, Mary Mitchell aud Hattie
Thomas.
= In the afternoon the exercises were by the
children of the infant department The even
ing programme was unusually interesting, and
the REGULATIONS and singing by Bessie Furlong,
James Poyall, Mile Sawyer, Johnny Darker,
Mary Winter, Ray Masters, Annie Bracket,
Everett Waterhouse, Alice Eastman, Charlie
Fisher, Mabel Morris, Eta Sterling, Alice
ternald, Charlie Snow, ElVira Caswell, and
Beulah Waterhouse were excellent
cAsco STREET.
Cssco street church appropriately observed
yesterday as Chidren's day. A large audi
ence was present and profusion of plants and
flowers covered the platform and pulpit, and
festooned the organ, while numerous cages
OF singing birds made the church vocal with
natures music. A large portion of the front
and centre pews were filled with the children
of the Sunday school, to whom a sermon was
preached by the pastor, from Prov. iv, 26:
"Ponder the path OF thy feet" They were
told that every honest person was honorable,
and that the first aim of life should be to find
out what we could best do and be, and then
make it the purpose of life to excel in the
chosen path. The many illustrations and
anecdotes held the close attention of the little
answers to the questions asked by the preacher.
The services of the day closed with an adj
mirable Sabbath school concert.
CORPUS CHRISTI.
Yesterday being within the octave of Corpus
Christi, grand high mass was celebrated in the
Cathedral of Immaculats Conception by Ri
Rev. Bishop Healy, assisted by Rev. G. W.
Doherty, Rev. FIR. Stourton, and Rev. FIR
Scard, with Rev. T. P. Linehan acting as
master of ceremonies. After mass a grand
procession of the Blessed Sacrament, consist
ing of the BIT. Rev. Bishop bearing the
Blessed Sacrament. assisted by the reverend
clergy, Sisters of Mercy with lighted candles
acolytes carrying lighted torches, about one
hundred school children dressed in white and
strewing flowers, and members of the Married
Mems and Young Mems Sodalites moved
down the main aisle, returning to the affairs Of
the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph, at which
the benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was
given, with benediction at the grand altar.
SECOND PARISH.
The exercises of the monthly temperance
meeting last evening were of the usual inte.,
esting character. The subject was indicated
by the wall motto, "The Pledge-our Helper
The principal exercise was a postical repre-
s5ubatlOu CT OODduduJ Oh Oiu 46sbaHi6nt His
tory, pledgipg his sons, daughters grandson
and children, and OF the prophet Jeremish'
test, 300 years afterwards, as related in tn,
Both chapter of his prophecy. The various
parts were well rendered by number of chill
dren and adults. The other recitations ant
the singing by the temperance quartette
Messrs. Dresser and Clark, and the Misse
Chase and Robinson we're pleasing. Interest
inc ramarka were made nv MesGre. Could
Winslow and Daniels. Fifty-sx names were
added to the new temperance pledge.
FREE STREET BAPTIST.
Prof A. W. Small of Colby University de
livered an excellent sermon at Free stree
Baptist church yesterday, the morning dis
course being on "The Bible, the Source and
Light of all Knowledge" and the evening OF
"The Prodigal Son." The attendance in tn
evening would have been larger if the prope
notice had been given the PRESS, and if it hat
not haaD for the nnatinO at Gitv Hall.