Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-06-16
George Street M. e. Church.

Children's Day-BexusIfuI Floral Deco
Observation-Disclosures and Singing by
tho Sunday School.
Yesterday was childreE's day at the George
street NJ. E. church. It is g day which is
annually devoted to the children and collec-
tons are made for the education of worthy
Sunday school scholars for the ministry and
as missionaries. The church was very beau
tifuIly decorated with flowers. Over the
preachers desk was an arch of flowers, at
the apex or center OF the arch being floral
star. On the left of the desk was a cross of
white flowers, while on the right was a pillar
of handsome June blossoms. The church
was filled with intert sted spectators, the chill
dren and teachers occupying the body of the
church The services were conducted by Mr..
Hall, the superintendent of the Sunday
school, assisted by the pastor, Rev. G. B.
Ford.
A quartette choir, consisting of Mr.. aud
Mrs W. F. Armstrong, Misses Nellie and
Fannie Rich, rendered some selections at the
opening very finely. The singing by the
school was exceptionally fne and the Infant
class acquitted themselves with much credit,
showing evidence of faithful teaching. The
older scholars also in their Rotations and
singing gave great satisfaction to the audi
ence.
After the exercises of the school were con-
Guided Rev. Mr.. Ford made a brief closing
address, in which he stated the origin and
purpose of the children's day in
the Methodist Episcopal church. A COL
was apparently a liberal one. The pastor
then presented the ''centennial' medals to
the children who had subscribed for them.
These medals are the size of a double eagle,
plated with gold. On one side in relief is q
profile of Bishop Asbury, the first American
Simpson, the senior bishop of the church.
The profits arising from the sale of these
medals is to go into the educational fund of
the church For Sunday school children.
After the medals were presented the con-
gregatlon was very agreeably surprised by
the Introduction of Captain Andrews, the
80 year-old gentleman who is walking from
Sumpter, s. c., to Boston. The old gentle
man appeared inside the chancel rail, and as
he did so the congre cation voluntarily rose
to their feet He expressed the pleasure it
gave him to be pres Mt and then briefly told
of his long march on his way from South
Carolina to Boston. He Is O remarkably
well preserved old gentleman, and 20 one to
look at him would take him to be over sew
enty years of age.
The interesting exercises were closed with
the doxology and the benediction by the
pastor.
Personal.
Mr.. John Sunderland, of the New York
Commercial Advertiser, was in town yester-
day visiting frie nds.
D. N. Dutton of New Britain s. It. Dutton
of New Haven and D. L. Bishop of Norwich
were elected delegates by the Connecticut
Council of Education to the national council
to be held at Madison, Wis.
DR.. n. P. Tyler, of this city, will be mar
r1ed to day in Tarrytown, N. Y, to Miss
Mary W. Miller, of that place. After a we'd
ding tour they will reside in the brown stone
house No. 1,O79 Chapel street, which DIR.
Tyler has hired and had refi:ted
General Frank D. Sloat is in Kentucky on
business trip.
Rev. DR.. McLane of the College street
church, breaches discourse next Sunday on
the duty of citizens to their country, the dis.
course being suggested in view of the COM
ing national election.
Mr.. J. B. Reilly, overseer at the Jail, has
no knowledge, beyond what he derived from
an evening paper, that he contemplated re-
signing his position. Up to the present time
such an idea has not suggested itself to him,
and he thinks his alleged intention of
resigning exists only in the Imagination of a
too prolific reporter.