Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-06-13
oHILDREN's DAY.
Bright, Happy Children's Day Services in
the Churches on Sunday, Which
Bring Large Congregations.

fSrlnS Large CohSfeSduoHs.
Children's Day, with it's wealth of
fragrant flowers, it's bright, sweet music,
it's gladstone song, was celebrated in
many of the churches Sunday, and
Sunday night, and the services were given
over to the little folks.
All of the churches in which the SER
vices were held were resplendent with
floral decorations, and i'll some of them,
were designs especially appropriate to the
occasion. Daisies from the field, roses
from the garden, moss from the brook
side, and palms, ferns and grasses from
the tropics, all tended to make the pull
pits bowers of flowers.
Impossible it is to depict in detail these
Interesting services. The bright, happy
occasion presents an opportunity for the
young folks to conduct the services, and
their efforts never fail to please the con-
gregations that crowd the churches to
the utmost.
The Children's Day services become
more and more interesting, and the pro-
grams are prepared with great care, and
usually some well defined effort is made
to have an important, central object, sur
rounding which is the general program.
In Trinity M. E. Church Sunday night,
"The Golden Gate'' was presented. A
large archway, with gate being shown,
and the beauty was only marred from
the fact that there was lack of floral
decoration, that being explained during
the evening as the result of misunder-
standing. Six happy, young people, one
at time, presented themselves to the
Guardian Angel, who stood at the gate,
and asked for an entrance. Each was
supplied with key, bearing the word,
Glove" "Endeavor," and "Self Sur
render.'
During the evening there were choruses,
recitations, responsive Scripture readings,
solos, part songs, etc. An address was
made by Walter Felmey The part as
signed the primary department, was un-
fortunately omitted.
In Central M. E. Church there was a
pretty scene presented Sunday night The
floral decorations were very elaborate
and appropriate. A huge cross upon a
high pedestal was erected, the base being
Love-" "Peace," "Obedience," "Jesus
Christ" The whole was surmounted by
cross and crown. Early in the evening,
six little girls with banners, added fur
ther interest to the design, by presenting,
with recitation, the banners, which
read, Living for Jesus Day by Day"
The recitations were particularly ap-
propriate, and splendidly presented,
while the singing by the school was bright
and joyous. The exercises of the pri-
mary department were very interesting.
An orchestra accompanied all the selec-
tions, and an overture was very pretty.
Superintendent John S. Ware, presided
at the service. The collection was for
educational purposes.
Very elaborate decorations marked the
occasion out at East Bridgeton Chapel,
and the services were especially pleasing,
the program being everything that was
appropriate. The little folks did them
selves great credit, and the congregation,
which, was unusually large was highly
delighted.
At the Wesley Memorial Church, DR..
G.. III. Payne's service was used, and the
special design was beautiful, perhaps as
elaborate as any in the churches of the
city. The attendance Sunday night was
large, and the interest especially mani
fest. The Sunday School which is con-
stantly increasing, was in evidence, and
the exquisite manner of the presentation
of the program was remarked by many.
Children's day exercises at the First
Presbyterian Church Sunday morning
We're very elaborate.
The church was nicely decorated with
daisies, laurel blossoms and poppies; this
work was done by Miss Martha Bowen.
assisted by committee of Junior En-
deavorers, and was very handsome.
The program was very elaborate, as the
10Th anniversary of the Sunday School of
this church ought to be.
The program opened with an organ
voluntary followed by the ''Te Deum"
by five male voices, and an invocation by
Rev. Mr.. Beach.
Two infants We're baptized, making a
fitting prelude to what was to follow.
Responsive Scripture reading '"rhe
Cross" singing ''The King of Glory" and
other features of the program continued
superintendent James J. Reeves made
his annual report and address. The Su-
perintendent's address was most apt and
sparkling He took as the text of his adj
dress quotation from Saturdays Phtla-
delphio Telegraph, which was ''to-mor-
row will be day of birds and flowers"
His catching up the points indicated by
the flowers and the birds, and the appli-
cation of Scriptural illusions were ex-
caedingly fitting.
A touching allusion was made to the
death of Miss Margaret l.. Fithian, who
died few weeks ago, at the advance age
of 81 years. Miss Fithian, always con-
nected with the Sunday School of the