The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-10
IT Was CHILDREN'S DAY
Special Exercises Were Held in Many
of the Churches.
SONG AND FLOWERS PROFUSE
Bright Sunshine and All Else COnspired
to Make the Day the Most Memo.
rable of Its Kind in Ycars-Ser.
vice in Many Churches.

of the churches. 1t was Children's
Day and to the little ones the Sabbath
was devoted, in fact as well as IN
theory.
Everything conspired to make the an
maui gathering a memorable one; no
plan miscarried. while the bright sun
shine, and an even temperature aided
In making this Children's Day
in all the churches the most successful
ever held in this city. The Juvenile
element, teachers, superntendents and
pastors had looked forward to the event
with much planning and pleasurable
anticipation, and when night had fall
len the older ones We're assured that q
bright chapter had been added to the
city's church history, while the children
We're surely benefited by what the day
had done for them.
III Elm Park Church.
Magnificent Elm Park church has
| seldom contained such large audience
as that which comfortably filled the
editice during the morning service. The
interior had been handsomely treated
with laurel blossoms. roses, peones
field lilies andd other flowers. arranged
under the direction of Miss Grace Nor
ton and Misses Sophie Schlager. Dur
ing service of song and recitation the
pastor, Rev. DIR. w. II. Pearce bap-
tised thirty infants and small children,
among them being the little ones of c.
d. Jones, Charles Schlager +. =. Chris
ton, Alfred Connell and George Scott.
Among the delightful features of the
I n mn, solo J. ID
dam; recitation. Miss Maud Schlager:
recitation. Miss Josie Phelps; duett, the
Masters Walters. and dialogue by
eight girls. Prayer was offered by At
torney Bowers, and an address made
by Captain w. A. May, superintendent
of the Sunday school. The pastor
/ spoke briefly. The musical features
| We're delightful, admirable service be-
ing rendered by the church quartette
and the Epworth league and Sunday
| School orchestra, led by Allan Law
renee. In the evening an informal
| platform service was held and was
preceded by a music prelude of seven
numbers, consisting of solos, Duets
and quartettes by Miss Draeger, Miss
| Sullivan, Alfred Wooler and Richard
Thomas. Short addresses were made
| by the pastor, Captain May, William
| Connell and Attorney Bowers.
First Presbyterian Church.
| In the First Presbyterian church the
! day was celebrated by two services. one
! in the morning by the main Sunday
| school and another in the afternoon by
| the South Side mission pupils and
| teachers to the number of nearly 500.
! and whose limited quarters on the
| South Side would not permit the SER
vices being held there. The same gen.
| eral programme was carried out at each
/ service, and was styled THE Cross the
| Country, the Child
The singing of songs especially Sc
lected for the occasion were included in
/ each service. The services were con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. DR.. James
Mcleod, and Louis F. Mates, assistant
superintendent of the Sunday school,
who assisted the pastor in the absence
from the city of Superintendent A. w.
Dickson. An invocation, two respon-
sive readings and song preceded the
main exercise, during which DR.. Nc
Leod preached upon the training OF
children for the sake of nation and
church. His remarks were directed to
both children and congregation. A
unique feature OF the service was the
appearance of the primary department
of the Sunday school bearing flags OF
the thirteen original states. A respon-
sive exercise By these little ones re-
lated especially to matters patriotic
Offerings were made for Sabbath school
missions and prizes presented, including
Bibles for catechism recitaions. Dur
in the mission exercises of the after
noon the pastor made an appeal for
funds to build a chapel for the South
Side mission, the membership of which
has grown to such an extent as to make
the present quarters inadequate.
In North End Churches.
At the Asbury Methodist church the
annual Chldren's Day exercises were
held in the morning. An organ volun-
tary opened the services, followed by q
hymn. "Consider the Lilies" The Sun
day school Joined in a responsive read
ing led by the superintendent. The
rest of the service was upon the mot
toes: Duty" obedience" "Sincer-
ity." Truth" wisdom" Humility"
Service" Love" "Endeavor," "Cul-
ture." Life" and self Surrender
Each motto was represented by pill
grim. who was in quest of the object
which the motto named. After other
HYMNS had been sung, an offering was
made. The service closed with congre-
gational singing.
The day was observed last evening in
the Providence Christian church. The
| exercise, "The Light of the World y
was beautifully rendered by the Sun
dav school. The church was hand
somely decorated with ferns, ever
greens. laurels and potted plants. A
large arch of evergreens and laurels
extended over the pulpit, upon which,
in gold letters. shone the motto, THE
Light of the World" In the center of
the platform a fountain arose amid a
pyramid of ferns and plants. The
songs by the little ones, and especially
the recitations, were very attractive.
In the morning the roll call of the con-
gregation was held. The church was
crowded, very few failing to respond to
their names.
Providence presbytc Oh urch.
Special exercises in the, Providence
Presbyterian church attracted con-
gregation which filled the edifice even
to the aisles. The handsome audience
room was profusely decorated by the
generous use of ferns, evergreens, pot
ted plants, daisies and variety of cut
flowers. These were, tatstily arranged
about the altar and windows; large
flags wefe displayed, which were es-
pecially appropriate in view of the title
of children's day exercises, which was
''The Cross, the Country, the Child"
The exercises were under the general
direction of the superintendent, II. II.