The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-12
cHILpREN's SUNDAY.
How 1t Was Observed in Portland and
Vicinity.

Il
| Children's Sunday was bright, pleas
ant June day, and it was fittingly observ-
| ed in several of the Portland churches
and those in the vicinity. The exercises
were very interesting, and the children
appeared to great advantage.
Chestnut Street.
At Chestnut street, the platform was
| filed with chairs for the use of those
taking part in the exercises. Tall pines
on either side were a fitting decoration
for Maine church. and between these
and ssthe platform were displayed fine
specimens of evergreen and spruce. The
platform itself was banked with tropical
| plants, native shrubs in full flower, and
beautiful floral designs of every descrip-
ton. The emblems were memorials for
Captain and Mrs. ]. B. Coyle, Mrs. S. A.
Hunt, Eva Brown Lee, Mrs. Callie M.
Greene, Arthur w. Brown, Mrs. Han
nah v. Donnell, Willis A. lPurinton,
| Harry R. Chase, Frank Webster, Helen
F. Scott, John F. Chase, Mrs. Carrie w.
Willard, Anna G. Turner, Frank D. w.
johnson, Albion M. Craig, and Grace M.
Craig.
| Birds in cages added their melodious
| notes to the music of the organ and the
singing by the children, and the bright
faces and pretty dresses of the school
made picture long to be remembered.
In the afternoon, after the organ vol
untary by Mr.. W. c. Kimball, the an
thems by the choir and prayer, came
baptism of children and the chorus
Joyous Children's Day. by the school.
Then came recitations delivered in ex-
cellent style by Gilbert II. Luce, Chester
Patterson, Kenneth Dresser, Helen Nor
ton, Philip T. Hazelton, Bessie Wyer,
Richard Turner E. L. Hazelton, Chris
tine Wyer, Merton Whitney, Caroline
Tenant, Winnifred Skillings, Maud
Holden, five children, Willie Stone,
Bessie. Thurrell, and Chester Hussey;
solos by Philip Fisher, Title Ulmer,
with choruses by intermediate class;
choruses by the school, singing by Mar
gle Clay, Tillie Ulmer and Maud Coombs.
| In the evening there was another large
audience. DIR. Files rendered an organ
voluntary finely, the chapel quartette
sang with much taste, there were admi-
rable readings by Misses Ella Webster,
Emily Fisher and Mrs. George T. Ed
wards, singing by Miss Jennie Thomp-
son and Messrs. Stone and Pierce, Misses
Card and Thompson, chorusses by the
school, scripture reading and prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Luce, and fine address by
Rev. Matt S. Hughes.
Woodfords Congregational Club.
Children's Day was honored with an
elaborate celebration yesterday, at
Woodfords Congregational church. I'm
der the direction of Superintendent
Nevens, the church had been beautifully
decorated with ferns and flowers, while
four singing birds in cages added to the
charm of the arrangements. The exer-
cises were appropriate to the day.
/ West Congregational.
Children's Sunday was appropriately
observed at the West Congregational
church by special service in the fore
noon. A pleasant feature of the exer-
cises was the professional and chorus
singing by the younger members of the
Sunday school, by which the other SER
vices were introduced. The decorations
were very pretty and were lastly ar
ranged. A full church paid tribute to
the observance of 'Chil dren's Day.
Wi1liston.
The pretty audience room never looked
finer than on yesterday morning, deco
| rated for the children's service by the
| young ladies chosen for the work. The
chancel abounded in ferns, palms, ever
green and cut flowers. In the rear of
the chancel stood an arch of evergreen.
and under it large cross of purple and
white flowers. As the children entered
the church, the organist played pro-
cessional hymn. The exercises were I'M
der the direction of the superintendent
Of the Sunday school, Mr.. E. L. Say
ward.
| Congress Street.
At Congress street M. E. church. the
decorations were beautiful and harmon
lied with the spirit of the occasion.
There were memorial designs for Mrs.
George Erskine, Effie A. Dyer, Charles
G. Hallett and Lena A. Davis. At the
regular morning session of the Sunday
school there was an attendance of 2S7.
In the afternoon there was a baptismal
service of children, after which the pas
tor. Rev. Geo. D. Lindsay. preached an
appropriate sermon on early Piety,"
taking as his text the early seeking af-
ter God of King Josiah.-II. Chron.,
| xxxiv, 8.
| The concert occupied the evening, and
was largely attended. There were re ci.