The Penn's Grove record., 1893-06-16

firsI tTnaiu: wor;jh E'i RhierS,. Arthur Bowen,
Third " Good citizens, Harry seeds.
Fourth " Christian schools Elsie Higgins.
Fifth sacred sabbath Bessie fleIee'
sixth D." Pure Religion Louie Stiles
Address to Columbia, Ltdle workman
The following program was rendered
in the evening:
italian Hymn, No. 72l, Choir.
singing. scatter Sunshine, school.
RecitationI; 'WeleomG' NIniGIifdde PSissricess'
Duet. Bound for the Mansions q Glory.
Misses Olive HaTkeF and Katie fyle;
Eccitati0n. The Brave Little Missionary
Frank Lanning.
What Can / Doe Iva wood.
TTio. The Great Teacher.
' Myra, Frank and Chas. Lanning.
Recitation, The Little Cook. Louie stiles;
Cantata, The Better Choice.
AT EMMANUEL
the special service entitled "Columbia's
Defensesn was rendered. This program
was prepared by the Board Of Educa-
ton of the NJ. f. Church as Il special
commemoration OF the Columbian year.
The Church was decorated with flags
and 5oquets Of beautiful flowers appro-
pirate for the services. Miss Hannah
Thompson gave the Introductory adj
dress entitled "Our Patriotic Pro
gram" She said: ''Children's Day,
the day that we always welcome with
much delight, comes this year in con-
nection with the celebration OF II of
the greatest events OF history. y
1t was II happy thought to have our
Children's Day celebration this year
harmonic with the great Exposition,
and thus teach the two and a quarter
millions OF Sunday school pupils OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church lessons of
patriotism and piety. Our programme
is called "Columbia's defenses."
Summerill Diver then lecited con-
corning "Just Laws" addressing his
remarks to Columbia, represented by
Miss Reba Cunningham, who held in
her hand a staff bearing the Stars and
Stripes and responded to each of the
speakers. The second guard, John
Hillman, next came on with a shield
bearing the motto Worthy Rulers"
He congratulated Columbia on the sue
cession of good men that had ruled the
land and proffered the support of the
young men for laws that will protect
the home and not the saloon. He was
followed by VIM. McIntire, whose
shield had on it Good Citizens" He
said Columbia was what her citizens
made her, and to be worthy of this free
land they must be intelligent, moral
and patriotic. Sarah Summerill bore
the fourth shield "Christian Schools"
She said the public school, the academy,
the college, the university, were for The
glory and safety Of the land. But even
these schools would be powerless for
good unless they were conducted under
Christian influences. The youth of the
land could never he trained to be WOr-
thy citizens except in schools where
God was recognized and his word hon
ored. sour own Methodist Episcopal
Church, she said, "is the firm friend
of the nation and of its public school
system. II only demands that the
time-llonored teachings of the Bible
shall not be neglected in these schools
nor substituted by the balrful teachings
of inidelity."
Stella Dolbow bore the shield "a Sa.
cred Sabbath" She pleaded for the
sancitity of the Sabbath and closed
with columbia, guard well this holy
defense-A Sacred Sabbath" The last
shield bearer was Lizzie Stanton whose
i, motto was Pure Religion" She quot
ed George W%ashington's farewell! adj
!, dress, in which he says:
got all the dispositions and habits
which LEAD to political prosperity, re'
!, ligion and morality are indispensable
supports. III vain would that maj
claim the tribute of patriotism who
should labor to subvert these pillars O!
human happiness, these lirmest prop;
of the duties of men and citizens. The
mere politician, equally with the pious
man, ought to respect and cherish
them.'
, After each one of these recitations
the choir sang Il stan2a bearing on the
subject. Annie Mclntire gave the adj.
dress TO Columbia.
The primary class sang "Oh, we are
Volunt GERS" after which the following
little ones recited; Charles Hillman.
Minnie Walker, Louie Fowl, Oral
Black, Lottie Patton, IIarlon Rogers,
Carrie Lawrence, Sarah Rogers and
Tillie Curriden.
At the close while the choir sang
THE Cross and Shields Columbia hung
the six shields on a large cross wrapped
with the Stars and Stripes. The upper
i, half of the shields were in blue with
thirteen stars. The lower half was
striped in red and white with tile mot
toes in black letters.
The program wa in~tersperced with
appropriate singing and responsive
readings. The following little ones
spoke: Jessie McIntire, Our Baby;''
Bessie Diver, "What y Little Child can
Do;" Ella Simkins, why God Made
the Flowers
Rev. ID. W. c. McIntire explained
how the collections in the various NJ.
Z. Churches on Childrem's Day is used.
They are put in a permanent fund and
loaned without interest to any worthy
young person who is ambitious to get
an education, they to repay it as soon
as their circumstances will permit. He
read an instance of 4 young man who
was aided by this fund and was so poor
that he made four meals off of one
pound of soda crackers alone. Another