New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-09
SERVICES FOR LITTLE FOLE.
OBSERVING cHILDREN's DAY-FLOwERs GIVES

Church services in many of the churches Yesterday
were devoted TO the children. The chancels wero
decked with flowers and at most Of the churches tho
children took an active part IN some one service A'
rcmembrances OF the day, the flowers were given TO
the young people to carry away.
The Methodist Episcopal churches mako rather moro
Of Chldrcn's Day than those of other denominations.
! At the Cornell Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
, the pastor, the Rev Horace W hyrles, preached q
| sermon 20 young people in the morning. NJ p M
| a floral service was held, in which the children gave
| songs and rectat0ns. " its close each ch.id ~
ccived live pottcd plant 10 take home. For several
years the has followed this custom and prizes
are given 10 those who al the end of year report
their plants alive one little eIrl who recci' ed
bleeding heart last year. Yesterday reported that was
alive, and in answer TO the question what she did
with IT, answered between smiles and tears. on tho
grave Whose she did not say. ! song service by
the children completed the days celebrations.
The Calvary Presbyterian Church. at Nadisonavc.
and one hundred and thircenth-,t. held childrcn's
service in the morning as did also the Eighteenth
street Methodist Episcopal. the Forty third street
Methodist Episcopal, II. PaulS Methodist Episcopal,
the Thirty fourth street Reformed, ~. Lukcs Method
list Episcopal. St. James's Methodist Episcopal, and
the Leno1 Avenue Union chuches. Afternoon or
evening services held at the Central Methodist
Episcopal the Fourth Presbyterian the Beekman Hin
Methodist Episcopal and the Bethany Presby terrain
churches and al the Five Points House OF Industry
and the Church of the Divine Paternity. At Pilgrim
Congregational Church. One hundred nd twenty first
ST. and Madison ave, Yesterday, the services al had
reference TO " Floral sunday.
Childrrn'S Day celebrated in all the Methodist
Episcopal churches Of Jersey City. There special
services The day appropriately observed in the
Presbyterian. Baptist and Methodist churches Of Mount
Vernon. The Rev. Charles >. Lane conducted service
for the children of the Iresby terrain Church in tho
morning. and delivered the fifth OF his interesting
course OF lectures the Life and Influences OK
Daniel" At the Baptist Church the Rev. C. II. Dodd
conducted a childrcns service in the afternoon. Tho
Rev. Ichabod simmons conducted interesting services
In the morning at the Methodist Church. and IN the
evening the sunday school classes had floral fcs-
tival. at which there singing, rccltatloas, ETC
There were services in the oranges. At calvary
n musical programme. An address was made by tho
Rev Dr. Henry spcllmcyer. In the ut. Cloud Pres
byterian Church the address by the Rev. william
Adams Brown In the Orange Valley Congregational
Church the address delivered by the Rev. Charles
A. savage At the sanford street Methodist Epis-
copal Church OF Fast Orange the horal decorations
were the feature other celebrations OF the day were
in the First Methodist Episcopal Church OF orange,
the Maple Avenue Baptist Church and the TRINITY
Con gregntional Church Of East orange
services were largely attended In all the churches
OF Yonkers The Central Methodist First Prebytcran
and First Methodist had special exercises The War
burton Avenue and Nepperhan MISSION combined N
the afternoon at the Baptist Church.