The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-11
LITTLE ONES At CHURCH
C~hildren's Day Appropriately
Commemorated In This
City.

A lovelier and more appropriate day for
"Children's Day" in Jersey City could not
have been wished than yesterday. So fair
was the day that never in the history OF the
observance of the event land that is since
1866, the centennial of Methodism) has such a
large number of little ones been seen in the
respective churches. The elderly people were
crowded out to make way for a sunny lot of
little worshippers, with bright smiles and
natty little costumes.
The exercises in the churches generally
took place in the morning, but some took
place in the afternoon.
At the Emory Methodist Episcopal Church,
as THE NEWS told in its columns on Satur-
day, an excellent programme was prepared,
and its execution was all that the most
critical could desire. The school children
acquitted themselves admirably.
The services in the Park Reformed Church,
usually of an elaborate character on Chill
dren's Day, were yesterday more than ordin-
arily attractive. Organist Williams choir,
reinforced by the children, sang very pretty
hymns. and the children recited. Among
the latter not previously mentioned were
%Schumann, May Davis, Grace Brown. Jessie
Mclean, Ethel Morgan, Gussie Blakney,
Mabel Blakney, Clara Smith, Sarah Davis,
Minnie Blizzard. Daisy Davis, Minnie
Spencer, Clara Louise Smith and Alena
Grande, all of whom performed their parts
admirably.
lam Eakins delivered an address, listened to
with great interest. The church was taste
fully decorated and the singing superb.
The services in Centenary NJ. Z. Church
were s%ingularly attractive. The Rev. (. G.
butcher addressed the children and the
Superintendent of the Sunday school spoke.
Sofo~ Lv Do1,oop L. r%co,,rb ond Fl Eilt-
more, Misses Askew, Lily Watson and
Bertha S~pringtime.
Linden Avenue NJ. E. Church was crowd
ed at both services n the Rev. G. F. Hull
was in charge of both services. .,
Bergen Baptist Church services were con
Quoted by the Rev. d. J. Ellison SS The chill
dren sang many pretty. hymns, and there
were several recitations by the children. Il
The Rev. +. +. Ellingwood OF the Presby-
terrain Beard of Foreign Missions delivered
q missionary address i'll the First Pfesby-
terrain Church in the evening. in which he,
in graphic style, told his audience Of the
dangers in the path of a missionary, the
labors, tolls and privations of his life, and
the glorious work achieved by unselfish, I'M
firing workers in foreign lands. The chill
dren's service was highly interesting, aud
the Rev. Charles Herr made the address. y
In Grace Church, Tonnele avenue, the ex-
ercises were unusually attractive. The
ladies had decorated the church with the
most beautiful flowers, and the children
each brought bouquets, turning the little
wooden ediiice into IL veritable bower. b
Rev. d. M. L. Gates preached the children's
sermon.
Palisade Methodist Church. owing to the
sickness of the Rev. L. N. Crasto, did not
make tho usual display, but the services
were admirably arranged and very inter
esting.
Il the First Universalist Church the chill
dren distributed flowers and sang hymns.
The pastor delivered the address.
CELEBRATIONS IN
Children's Day was observed in the Gus
tomary way in Hoboken churches yesterday.
At the First III. 4. Church the pastor, the
morning on the subject, This child, what
shall we do with itY' In the afternoon the
children presented an exercise entitled, "Fhe
church of the future" In the evening
Biblical scenes were presented along with "a
programme appropriate to the occasion.
Misses Fenton. Marshmann and Jones and
Messrs. Whitsell, Berries and Neill. Ad-
dresses were made by Superintendent q. l..
Pitts and William Harwood.
At the Presbyterian Church in the even
ing DIR. Beatty and others made addresses to
the children, h sang suitable hymns for
the celebration and mad determinations.
DIR. JENvEY's ANNIVERSARY, TOO.
Celebration of Children's Day at st. Paul's
P. e. Church was united with that Of the
eleventh anniversary of the Rev. DR.. DR.. W.
X. Jenvey's pastoraJe. In the morning the
rector gave an appropriate address and in
the afternoon the children had their time.
Prizes were awarded to Eddie Spicer and
Minnie Birch for attendance during the
year, and to Miss Josie Hull, who has not
been absent for five consecutive years. For
missionary work the first prize was given
to Archie Price and the second to Lottie
Broadway. Prizes for proficiency were
given to Wallace Hull, Ethel Lovatt, Eliza
Arnot, Nellie Wilson, Eddie Birch, Edgar
Lovatt, Bella Van Buskirk, Ethel Bedford,
Elsie Seidel and Josie Thomas.