Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-06-18
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excellent program was well carried
out:
Singing, Hail the Glad Season.
School; Recitation, Examples" Sadie
Grey; Responsive Reading, School;
Recitation, Our Saviour" Miss Edna
McGraw; Recitation, "God Wants the
Young" May and Charlie Grey; Sing
ing, Open the Door for the Children
six little girls; Responsive Reading,
School; Singing, 20 Matchless Love-
School; Recitation, What Gcd Does
for Boys" Randolph Smith Recita-
ton, "a Plea for Girls" Albertus East
ern; Singing, II Want to be Like the
Saviour" School; Singing, I'm Just a
Little Girl" Marye.ta Hunter; Sing
ing, The Pearl Divers,n School;
Singing, Child of d King" School;
Address, Pastor Singing, God be
With You," School. The collection
taken for the education OF young men
amounted to $13.0S.
AT CENTRAL NJ E, CHURCH.
In this beautiful new edifice there
was scene of brightness all day Sun
day which is seldom enjoyed by any
congregation. There was no profusion
of plants and flowers, but just suffi.
cient to give the large auditorium a
rich appearance. The new organ was
used, and proved very pleasant fea,
ture of the services. In the morning
Rev. s. Heisler preached appropri-
ately, and large collection was taken
up for the NJ. E. Educational fund. In
the afternoon there was infant baptism
and in the evening the congregation
more than crowded the church, in fact
very many being unable to obtain ad-
mittance. The services were especially
interesting and greatly enjoyed. The
following program was charmingly
carried out:
Organ Voluntary, Chorus, The Ban
ner Song Responsive Reading;
Prayer; Chorus, Praise the Great
jehovah" Responsive Reading; Wei
come, Alma higgins; Recitation, 'Pict-
ture Gallery" FIVE girls; Hymn, by the
congregation; Recitation, ''Anniver-
sary Day. Alma higgins; Address,
Pastor; Chorus, Sweet Summer Days."
Children's Day Offerings; Selected
Reading; Singing, Infant class; "Al-
phabet of Summer. by Infant class;
Singing, Only Pansy Blossom" In
faut class; Recitation, 1.-THE Beati-
tudes," eleven girls;" Chorus, "The
Music of Ch1ldhood;" Address, Supt.
Peck; Chorus, Sow Early" Respon-
sive Reading; Recitation, I'm Blossom
Time" Susie Peck; Singing, Corona.
tion,' congregation; Chorus, "Gather
In;" Prayer; Benedictiou.
N FOURTH M. E. CHURCH.
The preparations at Fourth NJ. E.
Church for celebrating Children's Day,
had been made with more elaborations
than ever before. The decorations at
this church are said to have been the
prettiest o. any of the four Methodist
churches.
Uoder an archwry of flowers we're
floral gates, repre--1 ing the Gates Of
Childhood; dur'tr lie day, these gates
stood cpe,, re!eaiing in the back
ground large bank OF flowers. The
church was otherwise handsomely or.
nsmented with flowers and cages of
singing birds. Daring the morAing
baptismal services, the birds sang
wildly, and between their songs and
the plants OF the little bsb .s, nothing
could be heard of the services short
distance from the font.
AT night ;he Church was packed;
chairs bad to be brought in, and the
side class rooms opened to accommo-
date the audience. Then the children's
services proper We're held.
The program as given for Festal
Days in The Gates of Childhoodn was
rendered, and WAS interspersed with
rec,tations ard Scriptural readings.
The whole was under the dire ction of
Superintendent Ogden, aided by pas.
tor Whitton.
Gates of Life, Love, Beauty. Know.
ledge, Usefulness, Righteousness and
Praise constituted the salient points OF
the program, and each was appropria.
tely represented with the Rotations
Scriptural readings and songs.
Children's Day will be rememt cred
by the children of the Fourth Church
with Joy and Gladness."