The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-22
EVENTS IN FAIR HAVEN.
ADELPHI LODGE AND DELEGI- TLONS FROM OTHER LODGES


 TIONS FROM OTHER LODGES Attend Divine Service at Grace P. F. Church-Sermon by Rev. Percy Barnes --Childron's Day Exercises in Other Churches-Boautlfm Floral Displays Many Children Participate.
 Rev. Percy Barnes at Grace Episco- pal church last evening preached ser mon to Masons. There were present the members of Adelphi lodge and dele gations from the several city lodges and from the lodges in Branford, East Haven and West Haven. MT Barnes is Mason and his sermon to the brethren was one of great interest. The sermon was preceded with the singing of the hymn "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" followed by creed and prayers.
 the creed and prayers.
 His text was: Honour All Men, Love the Brotherhood, Fear God" In his sermon he spoke in part as follows: "Men and brethren of an order whose
  times unresting wave for eras reach ing back to centuries now dim to mem- ory's keenest vision, I bid you welcome. Linked as is our fraternity to earth s most momentous periods it we'll be- hooves a master Mason to sit in the presence of an eye that never slumbers or sleeps, and which while beholding these stupendous revolutions of sun, moon and stars can as well behold the innermost recesses of the human heart and reward man according to the deeds done in the body. Your presence here tonight is an acknowledgement Of your belief in the corner stone of all true manliness. And so I have taken for a text the firm rock of brotherhood and upon it would rear the pillar of beauty and the pillar of strength, shonor all men, for this shall establish; fear God for in it is strength.
 He then proceeded to show that Ma sorry did not have it's foundation In the Eighteenth century, but that it dates back in it's formative period previous to even the building of the temple He then spoke of the order of the Patha- gorans and the Essenes as being deriv- atives from Masonry and not the pro- genitors. He continued: Thus from the flood we take our keynote, and as it develops in volume and rounds out into choral and octave, we follow il along until the building of Gods own temple, amalgamated the three, five or seven steps of progress and gave a united and working craft. The text embraces the principles for which we tnCothnr and inC1l1c1fPS the doctrine of every man his brother keeper"
 In several of the churches the exer- cises of childrens day, postponed from one week ago, owing to the storm, were held yesterday. At the Second Con- gregational church there was beauti- ful floral display arranged about the platform of the church. The service was entitled "The Children's Jubilee, " and consisted of music and recttatlons all under the direction of the superin- tendent of the Sunday school c. E Parmelee The services was ushered ln by the singing of Gloria Patri'' by the school and then the chorus Hail the Children's Jubilee" During the ser vice there were intaeesttng exercises by the primary department, with program as follows: Marching song, T Am Only a Little Heyald," Master Clarence Bish- sop; recitation, 1.-The Shepherds Voice, with response by the pastor Rev D. M James, by Miss Bertha Niles, Miss Amy Aivord, Miss Jennie Norton, Miss Grace Dunham, Miss Gladys Crossley, Miss Charlotte Fabrique, Miss Bessie Rus sell; Children's Day, Dwight Beebe, Or ton Rose, Leon Rose, Bertie Gessner Robert Rose; Song, Under the Tree tTops," Misses Bertha Niles and Gladys Crossley; recitation, Ethel Allen; Little Pansies," Misses Ruth Augur Ellen Con nell, Elsie Huntley, Katherine Connell Ruth Jerome, Ethel Allen. The recita' tion in the main department entitled s'Children's Day, was given by Misses Pearl and Ruby Crossley.
 The display of flowers at the Eas Pearl street M. E. church was yer! beautiful and the arrangements were by the social committee of the Epwortl aeague. The program of exercises wa as follows: Organ prelude; singing Praise to God Our Father; respons1y' reading, Ninety-eighth Psalm; prayer Rev. N. G. Cheney; singing, Birds ar Singing Sweetly; recitation, Songs 0 Children, Nellie Sears; primary exer hcises under the direction of the teacher Miss Jesse Smith; singing, Under tn Promise Arch recitation, Sowing ant Growing, Elsie Toronto and Agnes Vim bon; recitation, For Jesus Sake, fou girls; reading, Miss Kate Bristol; re marks by the pastor; collection for tn Children's Educational society; singing IA Promise in the Book For Me; reel ttation, Natures Voices, by ten younl people; singing and the benediction The exercises were in charge of tn Superintendent, Frank J. Mansfield
 Yonan H. Shahboz, g. Persian studen studying at Hamilton Theological sem mary, spoke on the religions and GUS toms of his people at the Grand ave nue Baptist church last evening. H also addressed the Sunday school a noon and sang Rock of Ages" in hi native language.
 The teachers in the Woolsey distric have presented Mark Putnam, the re
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