Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-06-18
THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES.
THE DAY GENERALLY OBJ.
SERVED IN THIS CITY.
Tle Churches Beautiful In Ap-
pearance. and Programmes
of Rare and Delightful
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WIS IL more generally observed than
In this city. Almost every church in
the city gave some portion of the day
to the young people, and the services
We're interesting and beautiful.
| Every effort had been made to make
the day one of special importance
The pulpits were almost invariably
| transformed into bower of blooming
flowers, stately plants or graceful foli-
age. Canary birds raised their pure,
sweet voices aloft, and heralded forth
the gladness in their little breasts, and
t was significantly appropriate to the
glad fulness of the hearts of the young
people.
At every service the attendance was
very large, some Of the churches being
overcrowded. Large money offerings
were made. In the Presbyterian
church for the cause of missions, in
the Methodist churches for the educa-
cation of young men for the ministry.
The work of the various churches is
given in considerable detail below.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Children's Day at the First Presby
terian church, was also the 10th ami
versary of the Sunday schools belong
ing TO that church. Its Sunday schools
now divided into the Infant or Primary
Sunday school with its superintendent,
and the Bible and Advanced depart
ment were begun in the very infancy
Of Sunday schools.
James j. Reeves, Esq !, is the super
intendent of the schools, and Miss
Nancy P. Elmer is the superintendent
of the Primary department.
Now interesting would have been a
detailed sketch of the history of this
school during the seventy-fve years of
its existance, but this history is no
doubt reserved to form a part of the
historical sketch of the old Broad
Street Church, at its centennial next
year.
The Children's Day exercises were
held Sunday morning.
The churcn around the pulpit, had
been trimmed with blooming branches
of wild laurel, and pot flowers and
ferns. The Sunday schools were
seated In the gallery and rear of the
church.
A program of scriptural readings
and hymns by the choir had been ar
ranged as an order of exercises. After
an organ voluntary and a beautiful
anthem by the choir, the opening
prayer was made by the pastor, Rev
Sylvester w. Beach. Following is the
program:
Organ Voluntary; Anthem by the
Choir; Invocation; Singing, "Sweetly
Dawns the Sabbath Morning.; Bible
Reading, Parable of the Sower";
Singing, Come My Soul, Thou Must
be Waking; Prayer; Singing, Lamp
of our Feet"; Responsive Reading,
THE Holy Scriptures: Singing, "The
Bread of Life'; Bible Reading; Sing.
ing, "Over the World": Bible Reading;
Superintendent's Annual Report" Sing.
ing, 'Now Let Each One That hath n
Ear; Address, Rev. Jas. A. Werden,
D. D, Superintendent of the Sabbath
School and Missionary Department, of
our Board. Singing, Now the Sow
ing and the Rsaping"; Closing Words,
by the Pastor; Offerings for s. s. and
Missionary Work; Hymn, so Day of,
Rest and Gladness''; Doxology; Bene-
diction
The chief feature of the program
was the address by Rev. Jas. A.
Worden D. D., Superintendent of the
8. 8 Missionary work This was a
telling address and struck at some in
novations in the Sunday Schools of to-
day, might attract the attention
of distributors of Sunday School liters-
ture.
just proceeding Doctor Worden's ad-
dress, the superintendent, Mr.. Reeves,
read his report. He referred to the
day being tue 10th anniversary OF the
school and the report showed that the
school was now composed of 2OS schol-
ars and teachers, having 30 in the Iu-
fant department, 20 in the Bible de-
partment aud 13S in the other depart
ments.
The amounts contributed by the
schools for the various benevolent OBJ
jsets of the church were given, and
touching illusions were made to the
sad death of little Harry Laains, and
also to the death of Toy Hong, a Chioa-
man belonging to the school, who died
on his way home to see his mother.
Singing Now Let Each One That
Hath an Ear" followed, and then
Doctor Worden began his very prac.
tical address to the children. He said
that severe and prolonged conflict in