Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-25
CHILDREN's DAY AT HAMLINE.
Interesting Exercises Both Morning and
Night-Fourteen Little Ones Raptized.

Interesting Exercises Both Morning and
Night-Fourteen Little Ones Baptized.
Yesterday was children's day at Hamline N.
E. Church and fourteen children-nine boys
and five girls-received the ordinance Of bap-
tism by sprinkling with more or less Of meek
ness or noisy demonstration. If there was any
influence in the decorative surroundings none
OF the fourteen little ones can ever be disloyal
to the United States, for around and above
them, draped and festooned, were the national
colors- Starred and striped streamers hung
from central points in the lofty ceiling. their
lower ends affixed to the gallery fronts. Red,
white and blue bunting WAS displayed on the
pipes were the words, Room for the Children"
In great gold letters on broad violet streamer.
Arrow oflettered shields above the key board read
'God is Love-" Palms. Towering plants and
cut flowers, plentiful to profusion, surrounded
the platform. Within the semi-circlet of color
was the most beautiful display in the house
the infant class-a hundred pretty mites Of
mortality of both sexes. The presence Of their
teacher, Mrs. Clara L. Roach, suficed to main
tain order and a reasonable degree of silence.
A number Of singing birds had been loaned for
the occasion, and these added their notes to
the services.
occupied by the Sunday school (Which is the
largest in the Methodist denomination in this
city,, so the older folks were forced up into the
galleries.
The morning services, after a hymn had been
sung, opened with prayer by Assistant Super
intendent G. W. F. Swartzeil. Superintendent
7. B. Towner then read the twenty-third Psalm,
and this was followed by the ceremony of bap-
tism. Mrs. Todd, wife Of the pastor. presented
each little one with Q pretty souvenir, a small
basket of flowers.
-, A pa brief "a and appropriate address was made
Prominent for its excellence was the singing
of the school, conducted by Mrs. ]. Rifford
Mickle. The chorus was doubly accompanied,
Prof Frank Calhoun presiding at the organ
and Miss Fannie Bischoff at the piano. The
singing OF the infant class was accompanied
on the piano by Miss Kitty Martin. Messrs.
hulof L. Stratton and Robert l.. Weaver
played cornet Accomplishments to the choruses.
Recitations were rendered in good style by
Parker Reinohl, BERTHE Warner. Virgie Moul-
ton and Harry Wallis.
The evening service-the church being
crowded to as great an extent as in the morn
lng-commenced at O'Clock and consisted
principally of q service of song by a choir of
hfty-hve voices, under the direction of Mrs. j.
Rlfford Mlckle. Prayer was offered by Mr..
George II. Hough, and chapter from Ecclesi-
astes read by Mr.. I. III. Martin. Pastor Todd
delivered most interesting address, directed
to parents, In which he pleaded eloauently for
a more general recognition of the value of
children and the services they consciously or
otherwise rendered to adult mankind
At the conclusion of the service the cut flow
ers were distributed SO as reach sick members
of the church.
The committee in charge of the services and
which directed much of the decorating con-
sisted of Mrs. J. Rifford Mickle. Mrs. H. u.
Moulton, Miss Elma Saunders, Miss Kittie Mar
tin, Messrs. E. l. Booraem, J. W. Whitaker, W.
!. Bowman and DR.. Anton Coe. Messrs. Cope
land Holland volunteered their services for
the bunting decorations.