The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-17

adorned with beautiful flowers, and flags
and banners graced the organ loft.
In the morning Pastor Nicholson
preached a sermon to the children. The
regular session of the Sunday school was
held in the afternoon, but at night an ex-
cellent programme was presented, and
500 children, who looked as fresh and
pretty as the flowers, took part in the ex-
ercises.
Mrs. J C. Crilley, William r. McDon-
aid and b. F. Wakefield, the Entertain
ment Committee, deserve great amount
of credit for the arrangement of the
following excellent programme
Organ voluntary. ry.................J. G. Inwright
Psalm cxlv
Doxology.
Invocation, Pastor G. w Nicholson
Anthem.
PRIMARY CLASS.
Recitation, "willie's Rose. Ada Tice
Recitation. ..........s...............A Alice Banta
Psalm xiii.
Singing by the children.
Recitation. Howard Dalton
Hymn, For All Thy Love-. School
Responsive reading, 1.-THE Time of the Flowers,
recitative trio by Emma Duncan, Matte
Bates and Matte Bowman.
Recitation, THE Seed and the Sower.
Laura Dalton.
Hymn, "Oh Happy Day"..................Sc School
Recitation.
Hymn, Grateful Praise. .................Sc School
Recitation "valedictory' :. Ellsworth Crilley
Hymn, There's Song in My Heart. School
The recitation by little Ada Tice was
deservedly applauded to the echo. All the
participants did extremely well. Pastor
Nicholson raised heavy collection for the
benefit of the church mortgage fund.
At the Centenary Church,
At the Centenary Church it was an all
day service, which will long be rememem-
bered by the many scholars of the Sum
day school. Pastor John Krantz, .Jr.,
preached in the morning what might
properly be termed an ingenious sermon.
On blackboard he had drawn number
of original designs, which puzzled even
the DID, but with his characteristic ex-
plantations they were made plain as A, b,
G to the little folks.
The little ones had 1t all their own way
in the afternoon. They made pretty
sight arrayed on the pulpit rostrum with
background of flags and line of flowers
stretching across in front. The singing
was accompanied by the warbling of
canary birds from little brass cages
suspended here and there overhead, who
assist the youthful songsters These
little girls recited:-Nellie Grotfel, Matte
Spring, Nellie Westcott, Edith Askew,
Stella Larry and Mary Lockwood. John
ME O'Hara also recited, and Willie
Blowry sang "Jesus Bids Us Come"
They all acquitted themselves nicely, and
showed the results of Miss Sarah Carter's
admirable system of training.
Mr.. George H. Corfield, one of the best
Sunday school takers in the city, in
terested the little folks for time with
witty and instructive little stories.
In the evening the church was packed
to the doors by an audience that assem-
bled to witness the building of light
house. The decorations of the afternoon
had been made more beautiful by the ad-
dition of banners. The model of ship
rested upon a table to the right of the ros-
trum, against which leaned a large tin
seled anchor.
The foundation Of the lighthouse was
laid by Frank Perry, Harry Farmer,
Richard Foulk, Hettie Watson, Sadie
Hoffman and May McMullin. During the
progress of it's erection many hymns were
sung and appropriate recitations were de-
livered by Addie Perry, Birdie Bloom,
Julia Drake, Ida Schoonoven, Bessie How
let, Clara Quidore, Lulu Buxom and Will
lie Allis.
When the structure was completed the
lights were turned low, the tissue paper
masks were removed from the masonry"
and the name 'tJesus" blazed from the
top, beneath which the words ''The
Light, the Life of Man, were exposed to
view.
The choir and the school sang selections
befitting the service. Prof. Macomber
rendered skillful music, and Mr.. William
Cole, Mr.. John White, DIR. Kyle, and
Misses Lille, Flora and Amy Watson,
Miss Mamie Ensign and Miss Sarah
Ferndon contributed number of duets,
trios and quartettes to the already inter-
esting programme, the quartette. with
obligato solo by Miss Lille Watson, be-
ing greatly enjoyed. Superintendent O.
S. Church has reason to feel proud of his
school, and much credit is due Pastor
Krantz and Secretary William Cole, the