Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-19
BUILDING IN MINIATURE.
Elaborate Celebration of Children's Day at
the Calvary Baptist Church.

Elaborate Celebration of Children's Day at
the Calvary Baptist Church.
Staniing room was all taken yesterday morn
ing mt Calvary Baptist Church and great many
PEOPLE failed to gain admission. The exercises
were very interesting aad despite the warm
morning the great crowd remained to the close
of the program. A platform large enough to
accommodate 800 of the children had been built
across the east end of the audience room and
supplied with chairs. These filed. and
the girls in their white dresses and ali in bright
eolors. presented beautiful sight. Two great
flags were conspicuous on the platform. At 10
O'Clock Mr. Howard the church orssnst. played
q fine voluntary At 1915 the signal was given
that the primary intermediate departments.
under direction of Miss Sadie White. and the
junior departments were at the doors OF the
audience ROOM where the adult department
holds its sessions, waiting for Abundance. In
stsntly the organist began playing the process
sional hymn. The Banner of the Cross and
the three departments began the march
down the broad aisles. When half way
down the entire congregation, including
the four departments began singing this hymn
and continued while the children were being
seated This followed by the song Follow
Ne" I. +. Chambers, son of ID. 4 Chambers,
one of the promising young men of the church,
offered PRAYER and Rev. Dr. Greene. the pastor,
stated THE Objects of the Hour During the
program a chorus choir assisted Mr.. Lillibridge
and the church choir gave some fne selections
Mr.. Kimball. assistant superintendent, in charge
OF the junior department, led the audience in
reading the eighty-fourth psalm. Mary Grand
sang very beautifully the solo Dwell With Ne. ~
Then began the theme OF the morning, laying
the foundation aud corner stone and building
the front elevation OF the new Sunday school
house which Calvary Is now building. Carrie
Biting Elsie johnson, Birdie Bowler and Ed
win Eshleman took part in laying the founda
ton. In the absence of Sadie Guard, who wa;
to have recited Foundations, her place wa
Allied BY little Miss Feri Hoskins. Then came
the corner stone laying by Walter Plumley ant
the appropriate recitation by Lucy Myers, fol
lowed bv a recitation, The Corner Stone" BY
Selma Hopper. Nearly 100 little people, the
smallest in the school. then sang a motion song
"Rise Temple. Rise, under direction of Miss
Marshall the teacher. and Miss Helen Wood
ward. the assistant. Miss Woodward had i'm
mediate charge of this portion of the exercises
recitation. Temple Building" by Lydii
Koch was followed by song. Little Builders.
by the intermediate department, under
direction of Miss Kate White and Miss katharin
Stickney. At given signal curtain wa
drawn exposing q representation of the from
elevation Of the new Sunday school house nov
being built 1t was Oh BY IL feet IN size
The stonework was represented by beautlfu
grew moss the brick BY red roses and red car
nations and the windows by colored electri
lights the lighting being the handiwork and gen
erous effort OF Mr.. l.. II. Bliss When the piece
was exposed and the lights turned on the entlr
congregation. nearly 1000 people. arose an
sang The Completed Temple" to the air Q
america the words being written for tn
occasion. The Living Temple was given b
Miss Haskins in the absence OF Gertrude John
son. and tho junior department sang an anti
phonal. Rest IN the Temple" The choru
choir sang send Forth Thy Light. by GounoG
fitting close 20 the building of temple dedl
Gated to the sunday school work. The doJolog
and benediction by the pastor closed the ez
ercises of the hour.