The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-22
SCOTS Children's Day.

Scotfs Children's Day.
At Scott NJ. E. Church, Sunday a. M,
there was erected at the rear of the
pulpit platform q booth with canopy
Of white lace trimmed with green ten
drill vines and fusias, in the centre OF
which was the throne OF the Queen"
Miss Annie Richardson, who personi-
fled Religion" each letter OF which
was brought up In large size and gold
leaf, and hung upon the arch OF the
canopy, accompanied by recitatlons
head, Master Roy Field. Miss Estelle
Davis, Master Edward Foulk, Miss
Maggie Caldwell, Miss Ella Pierce and
Masters Ira Pierce and Willis Ober-
deer. -#...
Tie exercises opened with the
schools singing of Hail the Glad Sea-
son" as announced by Superintendent
O'Daniel. Rev. John France, pastor,
made the opening prayer and Miss
Katie Lockwood delivered the Intro
ductoiy Address" The pearl Gather
ers'" program was executed unusually
well, as the singing and recitations
were remarkably distinct, SO that the
large audience nearly filled the main
auditorium, Notwithstanding the rainy
weather.
The general committee of arrange
mepts added greatly to the pleasure
and success of the occasion. II en-
braced q committee on decorations,
with Mr.. Geo. Hepbron, chairman,
who adorned the altar with q profu-
sion of plants and flowers, commit
tee on hospitality, with the superin-
tendent and Miss Margaret Caldwell
at its head with tho Misses Lulu Cald.
we'll, Alice Bratton, Katio Lockwood
and many Others assisting. Miss sLulu
Caldwell was also the soloist. Messrs
Charles Holmes and ]. NJ. Spur were
cornetists. "....
The choir leader was Mr., j. d. Aldred
and the organist Miss Edith Barnes.
| Miss Alice Bratton read an able essay
on the ''Children's Friend OF the Board
of Education of the NJ. Il. Church.
Twenty-Five years ago, it being the one
hundredth anniversary day OF Meth
odism, a "Children's Fund" of fifty
thousand dollars was raised, which was
allowed to accumulate interest and re
ceive aceretions without any eXpendi
lures, for seven years, by which time
1t amounted to 100000. 1t has helped
educate 5000 children and youth, and
035 the last year. Preaching students
| Il3. Missionary candidates ll9. Young
| l2l.
Only partial support Is given and
that only to those who help themselves
Some OF the theological students
helped were so in earnest to study
that they were fonnd living on mush
and milk alta cost OF less than one dol
lar per week.
The collections last year in the NJ.
| +. Sunday Schools for this popular
| fund amounted to 552, 900. As there
are about 200, 900 children to supply
the voluntary contributors OF this
fund IL Is not noticed as burdensome.
The pastor supplemented this adj
dress in very happy and vigorous
| little speech, which he felt called to
make Notwithstanding lie was noithoi
on the program nor introduced.
(laughter)
One of our moet prominent and able
NJ. Il. pastors now serving q large church
In Wilmington, was formerlya student
at the Conference Academy. where, as
he was poor and in earnest he helped
himself along by washing dishes and
wheeling the baby in the baby carriage o
for the Principal aud by selling oysters
In the streets of Dover. Mr.. France
would not tell the name OF this distin-
guiehed minister, only IL was not him
self (lauRhter) but younger and bet
ter man, (laughter) but not pastor OF
better church QGughter).
AS the large Sunday school audience
arose to sing, the grand sea OF MILL
merry flowers with garden OF natural
ilowers in the foreground offset with
tasty decorations, cotpled with the vi
vacious beautyof the blooming Hover
of youth, was altogether tlanscendod
only by the spiritually enrapturing
sweetness of innocent voices tiowing
in angelic strains OF heavenly praise to
The Giver of Every Good and Perfect
Gilt.