The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12
81 CHILDREN'S DAY.
yances in Many d the
Churches Of the City.
q I,o,ovs AND pATRsoT,cAa MUSIC

- uesAsa1ss. Hisss rrssbysssias.
90 et.>esfA go Oshsr Css@rsss.
6<e~as. Dsssss's ses0ss.
~ x.sev vss : festival day IN many
IS .r,rass throughout the land II Was
|sSz - - : DIR being the second Sunday
"a -. q sgrsed upon among ali Evan
u ,sSi7 Protestant churches wherever the
u e1ioca. sunday school Lessons are
IN tssis city the day US not for
- Services were held at I'll the lead
q eSafchss. and IN many Of them the
g n1ions and floral ofnsments we're
Is 0ne. I'm the morning childEent SER
we're ksld 1t the Plymouth Consre-
s 55116unnal ana First Methodist Protestant
csches. and ~ First Presbyterisn ana
1T Methodist churches Ia the evening.
At Plyfaeuih church In the morn
services of unusual interest were
8 "a. THIS Congregation. - 10 wei KNOWN
neains three missions--one on jackson
4 - near Fourtsenth, Of which A. P. Bur-
8 p 10 super ntendent: one on Joy street.
f1e Yssie. avenue. of which H. l. Sszer
- charge ard third on Wall street near
& ISarfh. Pan sius addition, under the care
INV. Earieigh. The morning service
= IL ehuseh vas in the nature Of . union
oev1oe. 4, which children Of these mis-
S6nas eossr!kuted. The decorations were
oousuaIiy sne. Two large United States
& lneu filled IKE fecssses to right and left Of
!. - organ 7he platform contained large
ootssd riants, and the space
/ susside ard between il aud the
} 1fst rox u seats also contained
n6wers. fhs choir space and the railing
r l5out OF IL and between IL and the plat
Z IN vess almost literally hidden behind
lUsns. wreaths Of evergreen and flowers.
~ elyeet from the rear Of the church was
o1ncst that OF garden growing in and
npusd tss ehanccs and organ. The pro-
lponme VAS very tine. 1t Was the Pilgrim
uku Of s;aIdren's services, No. q, pub
h>d b. The Congregational Sunday
lu1esl and Publishing Society. Of Boston
- chicsso. varied to suit the needs.of
1llnouts. church. II was partly religious,
3 10y patriotic, - vas evincsd by the se-
49, Of Julia Ward Howe's "Battle
Cna Of che Republic" ("Mins Eyes Hath
- the Glory OF the Coming OF the
1edrh America" ("My Country, It's Of
sza other patriotic pieces. An ex-
eRoas orchestra, under the leadership Of
- Kiessa. furnished the music. The pro-
nonme n detail was a. follows:
f-.rss Childssn's Sabbath Genes
ss 49, 4. =. :. >. -. ,.........-.-.-.
4tVnss II. r,v HrAss
Prayer BY tho pastor.
Nartured by His Bountiss''
Rsssisa r.sding--"Ths Conditions Of
ss!ss ..rS. Landing Of The Pilgrim
%e-~s,ns Flag. Jsckson street school
S Jssus, Whss the Chtidssa'.....
statemeus ~ TO coiiec.ion
st:snss Si:a ''ise'0n z sss sss,s
: euls--sAssis Hymn Of the Republic
sermon BY the pastor. 49,
- aT.e ia.si. aass s'' sns J.sa.
ssiisiisa -"Tha Little soldier. -
ne--~ay Country. 'ris of Ines' -.
Bonedicticn-
The song. "our Flag" by some children
IN The Jackson street school was very
I'D. |; was rendered by six small chill
IN, and they did well. Their names
vgse: Gay Miliet, Hugh Walker. frankie
sNakessld. May Dickson. Mamie Hawk
oad c.ess Wakefield.
eealiy sile whole day wss given 70 the
eAiidrsn, The decorations were excellent.
The Prevailing flowers in the organ space
vas tas rhododendron. = large monogram
Of ransies containing the letters &C. f."
tthrsssian Endeavor) being ct the left Of
osgaglss's seat. Rhododendrons also orna-
Hsnts'a all the Windows on the sides. tho
Fifss II friends Of the church from Port
Iosasead. The space beswesn::each win
dow ATTAINED festoons of cedar sprays and
along t.tc top of the wAinscottinR were
arraE .gi cedar aud salal.
At both the morning and evening ser.
vice. ihe church was literally crowded.
everg available inch Of space being util-
ized. The sunday school convened in tho
lectare room and marched in a body 10
the eaarch auditorium, n lively march be-
Ing ;sadered by the oreanist during the
professional. This was done at both SER
vics.. The sight was one TO be long re-
neassercd. The banners displayed by The
seveEss classes produced quite a pleasing
sfse4s.
TIE rastor.::Dr. Alison. preached = ser
NOS 30 the children at the morning ser
vlcs. from the text. John xiv:6 Il Am the
Wa, in which he held the attention Of
eves. tiie smallest child to the end. lie
eavs some very interesting and touching
ane.aioses in elucidation OF his text In
eiesiAg he told story Of an eminent law &.
yesr:s testimony AZ the dcath-bed of his
BssAT-old daughter which. in the Ian
eaTse Of one OF the older hearers, Jeff nos
aerS eve in the house The lawyer re-
kfez 10 had cndcavored 10 impress uron
Ass saild that there Vas nothing in the
tassssian religion. Toward the end Of her
isFess she asked her father. who had been
Yes attentive:
GU have always taught me that there
vas aeihing IN religion. and mamma has
heS.:t me there Is. Now. papa, the doctor
sats canno. live. and want ron 10 tell
fN cav. In the presence OF death, which
s2s ! shah take. mammals way or yoar
va The strong man VAS completely
ts9ssn down. lie walked up and down
saF NON. and finally fell upon his daugh-
Us's bed. exclsimins; MY darling
essaier, take your mothers way"
sri 50. said the speaker, Iii usually
SCREENS sooner Or later. especially in the
SFss@aee 81 death. thai skcpticism gives
sa ard Jesus Christ Is freely acknowi-
sssSd 10 be the 'oniy way" pr. Alison
asFassd six children AZ the service, Eve of
aasa boys.
IA The evening An attractive nror,amrs