The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-13
CHIIDREN'S DAY
IN THE CHURCHES
SPECIAL EXERCISES OR SERVICES
Many Of the sabbath Schools Have
Arranged Elaborate Programmes.
Some Of the Pastors Are to Preach
Special Sermons in the Evening.
Baptism Of Infants.

Tomorrow IL the day designated as
Children's Day in many Of the churches
Of the city. The many exercises or SER
vices and the hours for holding them
vary. except in that they will not take
place in the evening, though special
sermons will be preached in the evening
in several churches.
In the First Presbyterian church there
will be union service Of Sunday school
and congregation beginning at 4.SO
o'clock in the afternoon. Addresses will
be made by the pastor, Rev. DR.. James
Mcleod and Superintendent A. w.
Dickson, Of the school. There will be
no service in the evening.
At the Second Presbyterian church
the exercises will begin in the morning
at 1890 o'clock when the church quar-
tette, chorus. the Choral society and the
children's chorus will sing cantata
"Under the Palms" There will be no
evening church service. but at $50
o'clock at the Christian Endeavor pray
er meeting the chorus and the quartette
viii assist In a song service conducted
by Professor j. NJ. Chance.
At the Penn Avenue Baptist church
the Bible society will conduct child
ren's day exercises at o'clock in the
audience room. An interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged.
WEST SIDE CHURCHES.
In many of the West Side churches
children's day will be observed. At the
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church
the services will be held in the morning
at 10 o'clock. superintendent Of the
Sunday School George L. Peck will pre-
side. The children Of the Sunday school
will participate in the exercises. A
feature Of the service will be the bap-
tism Of infants. In the evening the
pastor, Rev. ]. B. Sweet, will begin a
series Of talks to young people.
There will be no special exercises at
either the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist
church or at the Plymouth Congregu-
tional church. st. David's Episcopal,
also, will not hold their special services
tomorrow. At the First Welsh Congre-
gational church, Rev. d. Jones, pastor.
the exercises will be in the evening.
the exercises. Mrs. George w. Powell
and William Reese have instructed the
Sunday school children for the service
d. D. Evans Is school superintendent
The First Welsh Baptist church will
not observe. q special service. and the
same is true Of the Tabernacle church.
The Scranton street Baptist church
will hold its exercises in the morning,
beginning at 1890 o'clock. The chill
dren Of the Sunday school will partici-
pate under the guidance Of Superin-
tendent b. g. Beddoe. The morning
programme at the Simpson Methodist
Episcopal church will be as follows:
Organ Voluntary......... Davis
Selection. ITO Scenes OF Joy" "........C Choir
Prayer,
Assistant Superintendent c. W. Lull
Selection. Marching On to Zion."
School
Recitation, "Our Baby" Bessie Sloat
Ministration Of Baptism to Infants
Solo and Chorus. I'VE Are Volunteers"
School
Address. Superintendent G. L. Peck
Selection. MY Makers Praise. Choir
Origin Of Children's Day. Miss r. Rinker
Exercises by Primary Department,
Led by Mrs. Sweet
Musical Selection. 1.-The Flowers"
Children and Choir
Recitation, 1.-The Use Of Flowers"
Bertha Fellows
Recitation, Nothing to Do,''
Bertha Carson
Selection, "The Brooklet". Choir
Collection Speech .................B. Myers
collection. Glasses and General
Selection, Send the Glad Tidings,"
Children and Choir
Benediction.