The Portland daily press., 1890-06-09


concert. Nearly 1900 were present; the in
FAINT department and many of the juvenile
classes were seated on the platform the rest
of the Sunday school occupied nearly half
utes had elapsed after the doors were thrown
open before the rest of the church, galleries,
aisles and standing-room, were closely
packed.
ing concert the following interesting pro-
gramme
Organ Voluntary.
0'''i 10 Bible Reading. '''''''ol00i
Prayer.
Reading. .............. Clarence Upper
Song. .Epworth Male Quartette
hecltaton. Bertha Hyatt
> Jennie Thompson, Annie Hoqghton, Cora Butler
RECITATION. Florence Callaghan
Ouortat,a MesSrs Coffin and Strout
I Misses Houghton and T0mpson
Song Eight Young Ladies ie
The Leper (by special requesD Mrs. Edgar Cole
Ohoi ScnOO
Benediction.
The present membership of the Sunday
school is 724; its average attendance since
The collections that were taken at both ser
vices were divided between the New England
Education Society and the Board of Educa-
tion of New York.
CONGRESS STREET CHURCH.
Yesterday afternoon many had to 60 away
from the church for lack of room. The house
was beautiful with flowers and children and
the large congregation was interested in the
exercises from first to last.
There were recitations and exercises by
Emma Cobb, Nellie Sinclair, Ella Quinby,
Grace Farnham, Gertie Conway, Ethel Bart
lett, Grace Libby, Mildred McKenney, Ella
Laiten, Lena Davis, Margie Mitchell. Mary
Bartlett, Grace GRAHAM, Mamie Locke, Cliff
ford Nansen, Mile Locke, Flossie Thomp-
son, Alice Nansen, Marion York, Lille Muir
dock, Inez Perry, Edith Houghton, Josie
Slower, Grace Mcdonald, Mabel Hallett and
Hattie Trott, and music by Miss Mabel
Blackwell, Ernest Leighton and the school.
In the evening there were recitations by
frankie Chace, Grace Tuckwell, Eva Davis,
Ethel Noble, Fred Twitchell. Harry Wicker
son, Gertie Flagg. Cora Cakes, Ethel Ben
son, James Vickerson, and singing by the
quartette, and Lottie Jackson, Myrtle Lit
tlefield, Cora Estelle and the choir.
The pastor, Rev. j. NJ Frost. administered
the ordinance of baptism to Crawford Ellis
worth Jennings, Lillian Cordelia Murdoch
and Frederick Morley Puddington. Two of
these were baptized at their own request,
| having always shown a love for Christ and
the church which was commented upon by
the pastor as prophetic of new and millen-
NAL era.
A unique feature of the programme was a
professional around the church by 100 chill
dren under arches of evergreen, all carrying
bouquets, which were at last used to ornament
m a nTah Lott
which was the motto Broom for the Chill.
| dren," the subject of the hour
The gateway upon the platform. the arches
| separating the Sunday school from the audi
| ence and the beautiful floral decorations
| completely filling the altar, combined to
make this a service delightful to remember
| by old and young.
Memorial tributes were displayed as fol
Ella A. Ayers; basket and star. Mrs. EfRe
| A. Dyer; basket, Agnes Chisholm; basket,
| Mrs. b. f. Noble; crescent, Edgar o.
Hamilton; basket, Mrs John Sinclair; bas-
| ket, Marion Laiten.
FREE STREET BAPTIST.
The floral display at Free street church
was simple but effective, consisting of pur-
pie and white lilacs entwined about the bor-
der of the platform and climbing vines
around the choir gallery with vases and pots
| of flowers gracefully arranged. The chill
dren's concert in the evening was very en-
| joyable. The order of exercises was as fol-
| lows:
Or gan voluntary.
M hxSsa.ER Lords Prayer =! M English
................. ....school and Congregation
MusicH"sweef is the Work. .:ci anu oon00'
Recitatons7re rsetlng' a6nildren's Day., TN
Music-"Children's Day.. School
st."qGhlIdhOOds Day" "Hours Of Tie.S
Lesson Of the Lilacs;
Musica"Glad Words of the Flowers. School
God s saS Msas w Urinary Pupils
why the Flowers" "The Flowers
| Mns,c-.sona 90 AVA A,Wa,kening."
Recitation '7The Gains Of Giving.
| Presentation Of Missionary and School Work.
The Offering
Music-"March on Ye Soldiers True. School
ra S and sSh0S
Music-our Evening Prayer ...............
| ....School and Congregation
Superintendent Teachers and School
Benediction. Pastor
wILLIsToN CHURCH.
Children's Sunday at this church, always
| joyous day, was rendered unusually so yes
terday by the presence of the former pastor,
Rev. Francis Z. Clark, d. D., whose address
to the children on "The Bible as lamp, guide,
guard, food and water for the journey of
life." was most appropriate and timely. Just
previous to the sermon, five children were
brought forward by parents for baptism. A
pleasing feature of the service was the pre-
sentation of Bibles to those children who
had been baptized in the church and attained
the age of seven years, custom inaugurated
by Mr.. Clark during his ministry, and ever
since observed. The recipients were Hattie
clark Lorinp, Franklin Henry Reeves,
george Libby, Jr., Charles Augustus Davis
Charles Jarvis Chapman. The music was
simple, as befitted the occasion, consisting
CHIEFLY Of familiar hymns. There was a
profusion Of flowers on either side and in
front OF the pulpit, tastefully arranged by a
committee of ladies Of the Young Peonle,s
| Society, who always have this matter in
charge, and faithfully perform the duty at
all seasons of the year.
ST. LAWRENCE STREET.
The pulpit arch was filed with flowers, a
fringe of purple and white Iilacs. surround
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