Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-10
CHILDREN, DAY.


-tniiuren tri ht ana Sinilihk-Ad- |
dresses and Songs.
The Methodist, Presbyterian and Dap |
tist denominations held special services |
yesterday CONNIE morative of what is |
known MS children flower day.
In all these churches children most en- |
phatically had the day. Even the streets
wore gala appearance as children by the |
hundr DIS trooped to their respective
churches carrying bouquets of flowers. |
Ladies, young and old, carried bouquets |
upon their bosoms and gentlemen with
out "buttoDaire" we're the exception.
The following programme was gener.
ally observed either in whole or In part
in all the Presbyterian churches:
Voluntary, organ; dosoloey; invoca-
tion, pastor; singing, :, .sus, King of
Glory" school and congregation; prayer,
pastor; reading OF Scripture; singing, 'In
the Vineyard" school apG congregation;
singing, Ear Out Upon the Prarie,"
school and ngregation; address; sing
ing, "Our Country's Voice Is Pleading"
school and congregation; exercise, primary
class; singing, 81 Think When | Read
the Sweet Story OF Old primary clsss
and congregation; presentation OF offer
ings for Sunday school work; singing,
GAN Hail the Power OF Jesus Nance"
uOXolOgy, Denedictl0n.
In the First Presby terian Church, In
addition 10 ths above programme, the
pastor, Rev. George NJ. Hickman, deliv-
cred an interesting address. In Hanover
the pnsto-, Rev. Lafayette Marks, and
William NJ. Pyle, superintendent of the
Sunday school, delivered addresses. Tie
collection for the occasion was uuusual ly
large.
At Ctntral Presbyterian Cnurch the
children's services were held In tho even
ing and addresses were made ty the pas
tor, Rev. W z. Swartz, AID superiEten-
dent Il. II. Gayley.
At the West Presbyterian Church
services were held in the evening. The
floral decorations were u usually fine.
Rev. A. N. KeiRwin delivered IN address
splendidly adapted to tile occasion.
Very interesting ceremonies were held
In Rodney Street Presbyterian Church
yesterday forenoon and sfterno n. Rev.
j. l.. Mckee Of Kentucky has u WONDER
full faculty OF addressing himself to chill
dren, and kept them In very pleasant
state of mind.
Interesting services were also held in
OIyet Presbyterian Church, and Rev.
Mr. Thompson preached an appropriate
sermon.
Grace NJ. T. Church was most beautl-
fully decorated with flowers. The fol-
lowing was the program; Organ volun-
ta,y; song, "Welcome To-day, by the
school; Scripture lesson; song, Jesus is
Calling You, Children" by the school;
responsive reading; recitation, "The
Fist Childfen's Day" soDg, "Jesus Bids
Us Shine" infant school, address, Frank
w. Heisler; solo, Miss Alice Pusey; con-
cert recitation, infant school; sony, "He
Shall Come Down Like RAin," by the
school; recitative exercise; collection;
song, "Fiing Down Your Gold For
Jtsus," by the school; oaertory, by the
choir; cong, "hind to He Whose Loving
Eye" infant tchool; song "God be i ith
YOU" by the sch' ol; doSology; benedic
tion. A feature of the service was the
solo by Miss AlI,e Pusey.
Colonel Enoch Moore addressed the
Sunday school In the afternoon on the
horrors of Johnst0wn, he having return
ed from there on Friday evening.
Yesterday was Childreu's Day at Scott
NJ. L. Church. The services In the alter
noon were largely attended. Addresses
were made by the Rev. Wesley johnson
and William White. There were recita.
tons by Alonzo Mitchell aud Mrs.
Josephine Campbell. The collection for
the benefit OF the educational fund
amounted to $50. At the morning ser.
vice the Rev. Vaughn s. Collins preached
on "The Higher Education" In the
evening Mr. Collins sermon was on 1.-THE
Highest Education" Next Sunday a
collection will be taken for the relief of
the Johnstown sufferers.
Children's Day WAS appropriately OBJ
served at Asbury NJ. Il. Church yester-
day. The Rtv. Mr.. Hanna preached
both morning and evening. The chill
dren's exercises were In the afternoon
The church was very pretlily decorated
with flowers. The exercises consisted of
recitations, sin ing and an address by
Presiding Elder Murray.
At Union NJ. Il. Church ch h'ldren's SER
vices were held both morning and after
noon. The Rev. Adam Stengle, the pas
tor of the church, delivered an address.
The church was very prettily decorated
with flowers.
At Brandywine NJ. E. Church flowers
were In the foreground and appropriate
services were held all day. Rev. G. A.
Grice preached most acceptable and
! eloquent sermon, and the Sunday school
exercises were deeply impressive.
At Mt. Sa'em 1t was flowers all day,
eloquent sermons and addresses by Rev.
| W. f. Avery and au intensely interesting
Sunday school program.
There were no special observances OF
childrcn's day at ST. Paul's NJ. E.
Church.
Epworth on account OF enlarging their
church had no place to meet, and made |
no special demonstration, but services |
were held in tent on the church lot,
where flowers were not absent. Rev. ID. |
ii. Corkran delivered a most interesting
address
Interesting services were also held in |
Madeley, Wesley, Kingswood and SilYer-
brook churches. Flowers everywhere
pleGominattd and interesting services
followed
The Baptists were not behind their ELS
Ter denominations III their observauces OF
Chlldren's Day, ard interesting services
were held in their churches.
A Dastardiy Act.
About II. 80 O'Clock last Saturday |
night, some unknown person fired = pis-
tol in the vicinity Of Taylor and Lombard |
street, tie bullet from which passed |
through the paIlOr window OF the resi- |
Il, nee OF Z. +. LlymaD, on the south
west corner, breaking an image which !
stood inside the window, and also ST TX |
ing goblet on the opposite side OF the !
room. The bullet was found yesterday
morning lying on the floor, fattencd.
Had any one been in the room at the
time, they would probably have been
killed.
Trotting on Saturday Afternoon.
There was some fine troLting at Hazel
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