The Portland daily press., 1896-06-15
State astrest Church.

direction of the efficient organist, FL ar
vey Murray. The address to the chill
dren by the pastor. Rev. DR.. Jenkins. was
excellent. He explained to them the
uses of the lantern and showed how the
Holy Scriptures are sure guide and
light to the feet into the journey Of life.
Bishop Hebers glorious hymn, Holy
Holy. Holy, and Matthew Bridges grand
hymn in honor of our Lords Ascension,
were admirably rendered, after which
the following class of young people were
presented with Bibles: Anna Eleanor
Rines Roy Kimball, Margaret Cooling,
Clinton Wilder Davis, Nathan Clifford
Cummings, Ruth Dunlevy Buck.
Second Parish.
The decorations at the Second Parish
church yesterday consisted of wild flowers
and pntted plants tastefully arranged.
Other than the baptism of infants the
service was of the regular order.
The PASTORS sermon from the text I.
Samuel $40, "And the Lord came and
stood and called as at other times" was
directed to his young and older hearers
and was powerful appeal for tho recog-
milton of God, to listen, to obey.
Wil.iston Church.
AS usual ut this church there was a
large attendance at the Sunday school.
In the evening the series of sermons on
1 the ten commandments was continued,
the pastor speaking on the seventh COM
mandlnent.
There were no memorials but the plat
form, table and the organ front where
charmingly decorated. The address of
the Rev. D. NJ. Pratt was very appropri-
ate and interesting to the old and young
alike.
| The morning service consisted Of sing
ing by the school,; the 23d psalm by
Theodore Thurston; exercises by the in
FAINT department; 'Voices of the Flow
ers," recitation, dialogue and singing by
Phillip Chapman, Helen Cressey. Alice
Cloudy, Laura Mildred Reeves; reoita-
ton, ''The Five Minutes, . by George
Cressey. Beaumont Pennell, Arthur
Cram, Henry Gooding, Ralph Thompson;
recitation, by Ethel Burrowes, Edith
Nash and Margaret Thurston flower
service, by Sadie Tinkham, Frances Scol-
field. Sadie Campbell, Blanche Wood,
and Vera Peters, recitation "This World
We Live in, H. G. Chapman; singing
by the school; presentation of Bibles to
Il. G. Chapman, G. F. Cressey, W. M.
Hutchinson, Fannie NJ. Libby, Jennie
Loring, B. H. Riggs, T. K. Thurston
and the PASTORS address. There was also
a baptism of infants. The evening con-
cert was fine. The Pilgrims Chorus,
Schneok's "Cantale Domino" the duet of
Gotze's by Miss Minnie Plummer and
Mr.. Day with organ accompaniment by
Mr.. Will Kimball and violin obligato by
Mr.. Will Cousins, Schumann's Abend-
leid, Schneoke's ''Son of My Lord, and
Lemmen's Fanfare" we're greatly ad-
mired.
st. Lawrence st.
Children's day was observed by ap.
propriate services both morning and eve
ming. The PASTORS sermon before the
| children in the morning was from Isaiah
~. 10, "And all thy children shall be
taught of the Lord" The meaning of
this magnificent prophecy was explained
and the good times characterized when
the knowledge Of the Lord should fill the
earth as the waters cover the sea and
children would generally become the
disciples of the Lord.
| The church was beautifully adorned
with field daisies snowballs and cut
flowers. The music of the church choir
under the lead of Mr.. Wyer was an in
SEPARATION and JOY.
| In the evening the Sunday school
rendered an enjoyable concert of music
and Rotations, the church choir assist
ing. There were Rotations by Charles
Norburg, the infant class, Helen
Havener. Bello Gould, John Jarvis,
Lillian johnson and Albertine Huckins,
songs by the school, Ethel Blake, five
| little girls, Francis True, Lizzie Oliver,
two girls and Gertrude Berry and talk
by Rev. Mr.. Wright.
Chestn ut st.
The anniversary of the American flag
was remembered at Chestnut Street
church. Large flags were festooned in
front of the organ and all the junior
scholars wore miniature flag upon their
breasts. The platform was profusely
adorned with flowers and plants and
canary birds sang swestly. The follow
ing were the memorial pieces: Annie
Legrow Eva, Mae Rich, Mrs. Carrie
Willard, Carl Clifford Wright, Harry,
Johnnie and Calvin Chase, Willie c.
Stone, Miss Almira ELS, Capt. Pliny
Crowell. Mrs. CalIe M. Green, Ina Martin.
Six children were baptized.
This programme was excellently
rendered:
Organ voluntary by DR.. Files singing
by the school, welcome address by little
Everett D. Rich. very cunningly delivered,
reoitations by Warren Norton Maud
Holdens. Lucy Thorrell, Winfred Skillln.
Winnie Hall, Emily Sawyer. Ethel Wy
man, Ada Wright, Lena Morrison, Susie
Kim ball, Christine Wyer, Marion
Andrews. Eddie Trimmingham, Leola
Drysdale, singing by the school by Bessie