The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-06-12
+CH|LDREN'S DAY IN CHURCHES,
Interesting Services Yesterday
IL Throughout the City.
Beautiful Decorations and Special
Sermons for the Little Ones.
Rev. DIR. Clark Describes the San Fran
cisco Episcopalian Debate Over
the AFsistant Bishop
Question.

The services in large number OF the
churches yesterday were devoted to the
children. 1t was the event known as
children's day, which is annually cele-
brated at this time.
The sermons were 80 worded as to en-
able the small children to grasp the
various ideas and were also interpreted
with various little stories pleasant to
the juvenile heart. The children also
took part in the exercises, either by
singing hymns or reciting selections.
The churches were all neatly dec
grated, some with flowers and some
with flags. In the Methodist churchs
the day was entitled Columbian day and
the talks were in part upon the event
and its significance.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
This church was crowded to the doors
Yesterday morning, the event being the
exercises for the children.
The room was tsstefully decorated and
looked unusually pretty. The front OF
the platform was banked with peppers
and white flowers. On either side of the
pastors seat were large jars containing
ascension lilies and pink hollyhocks,
while behind him was q basket OF deli
cate pink roses resting upon an easel.
The choir railing was also lined with
peppers.
The most prominent part OF the deco
rations Was large arch representing q
rainbow and placed over the choir. It
was emblematic of the rainbow OF prom
iee.
The front Of the balcony was hidden
with peppers and geraniums, while in
the window stills were banked various
colored flowers resting in the dark green
of pepper leaves.
Geranium branches were also en-.
twined around the pillars.
The children sang number OF eelec-
tions from a hymn book, especially ar
ranged for the occasion.
Recitations were also given. A pretty
part OF the exercises was recitation by
seven little tots, each one dressed in one
OF the prihmatic colors.
Rev. Bert Estees Howard delivered an
object talks, illustrating by means of
few well-known laws of science, certain
parts OF the Bible. He. first took a mag
net, some tacks and a rusty nail. The
magnet easily attracted the tacks but
failed to exert any force over the nail.
The magnet he said represented chris
tiauity. The tacks were little children,
whom it was easy to bring to God, but
the rusty nail was the person grown old
and toughened and over whom christi
anity had Lost It's influence, and who did
not respond to it's attraction.
He then acraped the rust from the
nail. which was Immediately drawn by
the magnet. This represented he said
how necessary it was to get the tough.
ness away from the person before he
could be influenced by what was good.
Mr.. Howard then held up a glass of
c.r water. This represented the young
t,fhian heart that was pure. Many per-
sons said: "Well, let the young people
70 along and SOW their wild oats; they
Vill get over it and come out ell right"
This wac wrong the speaker said.
king black solution he let one
drop fall into glass and the clear
water was Immediately discolored. More
OF the eolution was dropped in, until the
water was almost black. This he said
was the heart after the many sinful acts
had been committed. A clear solution
was next produced. It represented the
Christ life. 1t was poured into the glass
Of dscolored water, which Immediately
became clear again, showing the inhu-
ence that the belief in Christ has in our
hearts.
A number OF different-colored candles
were produced and lighted. The red
candle stood for the Indian, the black
for the negro, the yellow for the China
man and the white for the Caucasian.
The lights of each burnt equally bright.
This went to show that, no matter to
what race you might belong, you could
let your light 80 shine for God.
Some excellent music was rendered
by the male quartette. consisting of
Messrs. Howard, Morrison, Combs and
Newkirk
EMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN.
Children's day was also appropriately
celebrated here. The church was richly
decorated with flowers and various
plants. TE
At the conclusion of Sunday school in
the morning the children all formed and
marched into the main body of the
church. They presented delightful
and refreshing picture, with their brights-
smiling faces, each one beaming with
expectency and interest. After every
body had been seated the Sunday-school
perintendent, Dr.. McClung, delivered
the opening prayer. This was followed
by song by the children. The pastor,
Rev. DR.. Chichester, then read the les
CON of the day.
The primary class next gave some ex-
ercises. ,.....s -
DR.. Chichester then delivered q talk
10 the children. His text was taken
from part OF the eighth verse OF the
seventh chapter Of Hosea-Ephriam, is
cake not turned. DIR. Chichester de-
livered an instructive and thoroughly
simple address to his juvenile hearers,
Interpreting it with numerous pleasant
stories that greatly pleased the children
and frequently caused them to laugh.
He told OF the manner OF baking the
cake in Samaria. 1t was placed upon a
flat stone which was heated and in this
manner cooked the bread. Sometimes,
however, the people neglected to turn
the cake until it was burned on one side
while the other WAS still nothing but
dough and 1t was useless. This, he said,
was like some people. Many did not
read bible and study to be good, but
attended to other things and so were like
an unturned cake. He believed in
pleasure but still the bible should not
Deserving Praise.
We desire to say to our citizens that for years
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