The Portland daily press., 1888-06-25
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sIRgRs By infant Department and e1s cesetos sioss'
ReeItatiOn-Loving words Tor Jess hsiia hSsiee
Bessie Lang, Alice Raekley, Fannie stuart.
g. Grace Raekley.
=. Girs
necildtiOn. Grace PRAY
Song SgS'1'ion' Beulah Mundy
Closing Song BY school. W. ''''S'
EVENING.
Organ Voluntary.
p.s.ou.,.. Singing BY School.
"s'ponsiSs service .sqpt and School
hecitation-Beautiful, Glad Children's Day. ....
Three Girls.
Singing by School
keeitatlon-Tw0 WORDS :. .....,'. Mabel Hanaon
Recitation Feathers ana Moss zsi,s sr, ,v,.'
Song-slnging In the Rain. ........... -Four Girls
heetatlOn. ........ Wal er Wescoff
nccitdtiOhs- ..-... -....s...........N Nina SAWYER
kecllatlon-Little Lights........ Three Girls
Recitaon-IItiie WORKERS Ais,s Four TIs5e Boys
Quartette.
Reeitaton. .c,none,o,ii Wssteott
-NNtNi9c-FeiuuIo anu Bloom n.....s.........
r,,.., Six Young Ladies'.
kecitation-Safe in the Arms OF Jesus.
Sadie Littledeld
kecitation-A Free Seat Perlev Fiekett
School Singing.
hecltation-Halying the Peach. Gertie SAWYER
~'ins 0ons Quartette.
FIRST BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNTvER-
sARY.
Thes eYenty-frst anniversary Of this school
was observed yesterday with appropriate ex-
erelses. The church was tastefully decorated.
Flowers In pots, vases and baskets adorned
the pulpit recess, with memorials Of deceased
members, among the latter a beautiful chap
let IN memory Of Dea. Loren Beals. An open
voiume stoed To front or the pulpit, IN which
were written the names OF those baptized
curing the year, and above q legend In gilt
letters, MY Names Written There" The
morning sermon was for the children, who
occupied the centre Of the audience room.
and It was preached by President Pepper OF
Colby University. After the Introductory
services, Rev. DIR. Pepper addressed the
scho0l. He came to speak to the children
ana referred TO his own childhood and the
long sermons he sometimes heard. and prom
lsed 70 preach short sermon TO the children
He asked the children to think what a deal
Oh trouble they caused In their earliest child
hood and yet the fathers and mothers loved
tne children and were willing 20 do every
thing Tor them while they lived. To preach
ser. sermon s we must nave text, so he took his
IL y good text, for II has several heads,
l. Ihls damsel had good name-RhOda-a
rose, lovely name In month Of roses-June
Names are not always simple words; they
indicate some quality Of character. 50 chiL
dren are making for themselves names that
the Rose of Sharon" and those that love
ana follow him become like him, and are
united 10 him as branches to the tree, So
tneir names become lovely through him.
ERhoda was in good place. She was In
the house Of Mary-a good woman,--where
Christ, the Rose OF Sharon, was loved and
honored. Things that are out Of place are
full OF evil and and mischief IL makes a
vast difference whether boys and girls are in
2 good or bad place. II duty calls them to
dangerous places their Gsd will keep them II
they ask Him; and II they are IN happy
and value them.
3aRhOda had good ear. What Is a good
ear? IL Is one that hears all that Is good.
and does not hear the bad. A bad ear hears
all the bad and evil things spoken. We can
nake-0ur own ears. We must not let every
thing slip through our ears we must retain
the good and let the bad 90. RhOda heard
ought to bear. some children hear the
ones.
4-She had good foot. 1t carried her at
once 10 what she ought 10 do. 1t corresponds
70 the good ear-runs to obey the call to
5-Rhoda had good heart. She was so
glad that Peter was there that she forgot eV-
erything else In her 10y, and ran TO tell II. A
bad heart spoils all the rest.
6-Ihis damsel had a good tongue. She
knew Peters voice, and she held to that, be-
cause 1t was the truth. Children's tongues
should tell the truth always and cling TO il.
I-kh0da's life lives on, with the good in
huence and examples that were connected
with IT,. 1t Is she that Is preaching this SER
mon today. Thus every good life Is full Of
good influences continuing long after the
death OF the one who has lived 1t.
80 1t Is Tor all these boys and girls TO build
lovely characters while living ia this life so
that when they go TO the heavenly home
they shall leave an influence behind them
that shall bless the world
Inc regular anniversary exercises were
held In the evening, and consisted of music.
responsive reading. recitatiOns by the chill
lren, solos BY Miss A. M. Greedy and Mr. A.
b. HAL, and addresses by Rev Dr. Pepper
and the pastor, DIR. Small.
. From the report Of the superintendent, Mr..
Frederick Brnnd, we have these statistics: