The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-19
oH1LDREN's SUNDAY.
The Days Exercises as Carried Out in the
Churches

With sunshine and gladness Children's
Sunday came, as well BELTS a festival of
such Importance in the life of the
church. The decorations everywhere
were worthy of especial mention and the
committees in the various churches
mcritcd all the many words of commend
ati,aI spuken for them. The daywas de-
voted entirely to the children, yet had in
it much that was profitable to the older
ones.
At the Baptist Church the space
back of the pulpit was made a solid
bank of white with daisies and syringas,
against a background of green. Large
bouquets of flowers with pOtted palms
and ferns were artistically placed about
the platform. The morning sermon by
the pastor, the Rev. u. Marten, was upon
the subject "The rich young ruler"
Matt. XIX, 20 In the evening there was
a concert by the Sunday school; in the
absence of the superintendent, A. +.
Loomis, the leadership devolved upon
the pastor. A short and meritoriOus
programme of songs and Rotations by
the children, and music by the choir,
was rendered, at the close of which the
pastor spoke briefly of the day and the
concert Just completed. The church was
comfortably filed with an attentive audi
ence.
At the Second Congregational Church
the floral tributes met the eye even at
the dOorways and one entered the church !
under the Towering branches to be greet
ed by the songs of birds at every win
dow, and to see the clusters of daisies |
thickly covering the platform and choir
gallery.
M .,,I;o,4 90 +I,o -, or,,;,rr ,,,,,,, 80, -
the Rev. G. r. Seymour was Doing the |
Fathers business" Luke II, 40. The |
Sunday school occupied seats at the |
front. In the evening programme of |
readings and music was given |
by the school under the leadership of the
Z. d. Bennett, assisted |
by the teachers of the younger classes,
and a choir of seven voices. The pulpit |
was temporarily deposed, and its place,
as well as the entire platform, frightened
by the faces of number of little girls
dressed in white. Robert Mattison rem
dered a violin solo during the exercises.
The concert concluded with a few re-
marks by the pastor upon the Sunday
school work as carried on by the society
of the denomination, and an offering for
the benefit of this work was then re-
ceived.
At the Methodist Church the Rev. A.
D. HeaXt preached upon Goodness
from the Scripture in Tim. ", s, a ser
mon especially to the young people. The
evening concert was the most lengthy of
all the days services, but was well sus-
tanned in interest throughout, being at
tended by an overlooking house. The
young peoples orchestra played at open
ing and closing. The ''Pearl Gatherersn
was the part of the programme around
which most interest was conferred, being
4 series of Rotations and texts in rela-
lion to the pearls of righteousness, edu-
cation, love, industry, gentleness, inno-
,ence and obedience; at the end IRE
igiOn' was crowned. Among the es-
Decial features were the songs by
Leila Mcintyre, Henry Sweet, Harold
Mcintyre and Guy and Grace Livingston.
This service was under the charge of the
Charles Cooper, assisted
by Miss Burt of the primary class and
,thers.
The decorations at this church were
very elaborate. In front of the platform
we're masses of flowers and pOtted plants,
With century plants at either end. The
pulpit was embedded in flowers, back of
which was canopy of evergreen, with
he word Religion" on an arch above.
From the windows came the songs of
birds.
As a whole, the day was apleasuro and
blessing to all who attended. The
churches were filled to overlooking and
the thought that Bennington
,ould "enthusen more over her ordinary
services with pleasure and profit to all.
rhe churches can be regularly filled and
should be.