The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-06-23
CHILDREN'S SUNDAY.
The Flower Fe,tival in our Churches--Brief
Reports of the Beautiful services-An En-
couraging and Happy Time.

Racine, Wis.
Sunday, ane II, was observed as Chill
DIRE Is Sunday in Racine. Eight chill
dren were dedicated.
Mt. Gilead, o.
Rev. DR. Tucker was the officiating pas
tor at Mt. Gilead on Ohildren's Day. 1t
was joyful occasion. Three members
were received into the church.
saltwater, MINI.
At our Children's Day services, June
10, the church was beautifully decorated.
A large audience was present. All the
exercises passed off nicely. Ten children
were consecrated. Every one was happy.
Hoopeston, Ill.
Children's Sunday was appropriately
observed in the Church Of the Redeemer
in aoopeston. The church was filled at
both services. There were thirteen bap-
tisms and six additions to the church.
The day was favorable and the decora-
tons fine.
Newtown, o.
Children's Sunday was celebrated at
New town in a very beautiful manner.
Although without pastor, our friends
there are alive. Mrs. G. @. Common rem
dered valuable help in arranging and
conducting the program. The decora-
tons we're beautiful and appropriate.
Elgin, Ill.
We received in % the communion OF
our church yesterday Flower Sunday
thirty one persons, making eighty six
that we have received during the year.
The % were twenty min bsptisms OF chill
dren and adults yester day. Many OF the
persons who have united with u J during
the year are heads of families.
Windsor, Ill.
We observed Children's Day jane 10
After the morning sermon, one babe was
baptized and dedicated to the service Of
the Lord. The service in the evening
was given by the Sunday school. The
young people prepared and conducted it,
and the intelligence and fsithfulness
shown by them abundantly deserved the
success they met.
Morrison. Ill.
Children's Day was observed at the
Church of the Good Shepherd June IL,
being delayed one week to secure the
xuhinh naQ6Q tho
church appear very beautiful In the
morning the pastor gave sermon to the
children and received two of the church
workers into church membership. In
the evening the church was filled with
people to hear the children's concert
Woo istock o.
Children's Sunday was observed at
Woodstock on the morning of June g. A
large congregation was present. The
pastor delivered a short sermon on Prov.
tx. l. Following this were number OF
the school, interspersed with excellent
music. The decorations were neat. At
this service the five cent collection" for
the Sun iay-school Convention was taken
with good results.
Avon, Ill.
Children's Day was observed at the
Avon church June 10. Beautiful weather,
a happy group of children and large
audience greeted the day. The church
was beautifully decorated with the choic-
est flowers by the Y. P. M. A. of the
church. The sermon by our pastor, Miss
Fleming, from the text found in Isaiah
xvii. After the sermon eight children
were dedicated. Children's Sunday of
1888 will be held in happy remembrance
by pastor, people and children.
Joliet, Ill
Sunday last was observed as Childre u 6
Day with appropriate exercises at morn
ing and evening services. The floral
decorations were beautiful. Two chill
dren were baptized and two persons were
taken into the fellowship of the church
A large collection went INTO the Sunday
school boxes. The school has taken new
life under the excellent management OF
Supt. DR.. Brunson and his assistants,
and now numbers over one hundred
members. The Y. P. A. Society recently
gave first class entertainment at the
Opera House, the proceeds netting S25
Delphos, Kas.
We observed Children's Day as all
churches ought to observe it. The choir,
the children and the birds all did so well
that those who came to listen were mueh
pleased. At the close of the program,
two young ladies graduated from the
Sunday school in'o the church. This
does not mean that those young ladies
have ceased to have any interest in the
Sun lay school. 1t simply means that
they have extern led their labors little
further, as all our young men and
women should do, 10 the church. The
day was one to be remembered by all who
we're present.
Urbana, Ill.
June 10 was set apart for Children's
Sunday. The church was beautifully
decorated, and song birds added theiI
notes to the joyous occasion. A princi-
pal feature was a triple arch, with q