The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-06-29
ChiIdren's Day and Memorial Services.

NhiAuiN h Dh9 anu hthtOt iui StI fitts.
The auditorium of the Presbyter-
ian church was beautifully decorated
on Sabbath morning for the last time,
as the church building will soon he
torn down to give way to the new
edifiee to be erected on the site of
the present building, the occasion
being the celebration of Children s
Day by the scholars of the Sunday
school. The wall back of the pulpit
was hidden from view by profusion
of vines and flowers artistieally ar
ranged and the front of the pulpit
was banked with potted plants and
roses while each of the large win
dows on either side of the church
was filled with plants all of which
went to make a lovely scene the
beauty of which was added to by the
sweet faces of the children who are
members of the school and took part
in the interesting exercises which
consisted of recitations and songs
The selections and songs were APP
propriate to the occasion and while
the recitatiops were each and every
one reJited in pleasing manner the
songs were delightfully."- rendered and
called forth many words of praise
from every one in the large audience
AT the close of the Children's Day
exercises proper, Rev. Buchanan re
ferred in most touching words to the
sad death, year ago, of little Hen
ry Turner who was member of the
School. He spoke feelinglv of
the sorrowful circumstances that sur
rounded his death and which proven
ted public funeral services being
held. He died of a contagious dis
ease while a little sister lay near
deaths door i'll of the same malady,
and referred to the love that every
one felt for Henry and then announc-
ed that the remainder of the exer-
cises would consist Of memorial ser
vices in honor of this bright and low
able child whom Jesus had taken I'M
to himself. Miss Jessie Moorhead
then sang that beautiful hymn "Jesus
Raise Me" The singers voice was
clear and sweet and full of pathos
and many head was bowed in sor-
row and many an earnest prayer
went up in intercession for the soul
of the beautiful child. After the
song Miss Bessie Whitehill recited
in sweet manner that lovely and
touching poem, "The Child at the
Gate"
Twas little faint tap at the golden gate
And st. Peter came with the key,
For never in heaven is soon or late,
Whoever may knocking be.
And all in rift of the morning star,
A small child waited there,
On tiptoe touching the jeweled bar
With the dewdrops caught in his hair
A mither-bairn who had never known
Aught save the tenderest care;
He had Jared to the heavenly land alone
AS the souls of all must fare.
The good saint opened wide the door,
Come in, there is naught to fear,
You have done with trouble forevermore
Oh little one, safe and here.
Now, enter in where the children play,
And the dear Lord smiles to see
Their guileless mirth las he did in the day
When he walked in Galilee.'
soft wind stirred in the lily beds,
The children paused in their play.
And bent their ranks OF their faxen
heads,
AS children in church who pray.
Then One drew near with the brooding
eyes
That are homes OF love unpriced;
And the little soul looked up trustful,
wise,
Into the face of Christ.
Across the meadows he went with him
He held him fast by the hand
And he gave him drink from the cups
that brim
With the sweat of the deathless hand.
Oh ! if the mother who walked and wept,
By cradles empty space,
Had dreamed how love had her treas
ure kept
In the dear Lords dwelling place,
She would never have mourned so Bit
terly,
Nor found it so hard to wait
Till the good st. Peter should turn the
key
For her, in the golden gate
Margaret f. ,Saagster.
During the rendering of a hymn
three young pupils of the school adj
vanced to. the pulpit where one of the
teachers gave to each ofthem wreaths
and floral pieces of the most beauti-
full and fragrant flowers which they
bore from the church to Oak Grove
Cemetery and garlanded the grave
of little Henry. The flowers were
purchased in Pittsburg and among
them was bunch of exceptionally
lovely lilies of purest white, fit EN-.
blems of the life of the child. The
children were trained for their parts
by Mrs. A. M. Buchanan and Miss
Laura Shisler and rendered them
in both happy and sweetly pathet-
ic manner. During the exercises the
little child of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Laishley was baptized by Rev. Buch.
anan with the beautiful services APP
propriate to the occasion.
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