The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-15
lDAY FOR CHILDREN.
n,eeiaI Services for the Little
Ones Yesterday.
=. snANkLiN's FLAG SERMON
- Z. n. Actions Sermon 20 the
w~swhfs Of Pyfhfas-The Coming
xnworth League Convenefsa.

- seeend Sunday ia June has couss 10
- sspczs aniEerzally Acknowledged BY
s-.sessart cfsrches as '-Childreass day
- growing belief tina. the spiritual
.<Eufrx Of child is best accom- pisshsd ~
~ uberaI association Of children In
.Sxreb matters has brought e6ou. q
~-urse Of sermons and direct tzIkz 20 ne
snaxk Of the various parishes from the
esa,fss that has demonstrated the prHe-
s6cebtIlfy OF RTE theory that the child In
Yhiaxfng. reasoning entity. capable CT
~~xsrsnx heartily into the affairs OF the
ehzrch ard assisting In his own teaching.
8 Ia bean argued that IL the developing
nf.t. ~ = certain age. ss most capzbIs Of
,.oeisirx tire impressions Of secular esia-
eerson. then the same condition must CO.
sreu a. 70 bis spiritual training.
these effects are best observed when
- interest in the church matters IL
sroxssd liz q child by placing before BIN
a. same subjects on morality, coached In
riusuIe language. that confront hts elders.
anroa9ed In abstruse terms and uncertain
yerbsaze So successful 1as bexn the d.
net appeal 20 the thinking part OF chill
aren by these pleasant little sermons and
Informal talks that every If1erzI-msnded
rreacher Of whatever denomination has
wna Tor himself a considerable fraction Of
~ youth OF his parish by coming down
3 tbs mental level OF his little hearers
Nth sermons prepared expressly for their
understanding SO universal has thls
epzrxs of reasoning become that ore Gay.
,eIouxing entirely 10 the children. has
ssen set aside for them. although the tn
twss: In church affairs Il by no means
crcumseribed by the operations Of that
Dsrsicaiar day.
n nearly ali Of the churches Of this city
yestsraay special sermons were delivered
hat proved as interesting 10 the older
members OF the church as 20 tho children.
Bssit<s the sermons there were. In several
churches. special song services and pro-
ramnss OF genArai interest.
Al Dr. Ehankiin's church the morning
rssssnr at II o'clock consisted Of services
addressed particularly TO 'Oar YoGg
Crusaders at whieh q programme was
ruadared by the Sabbath school There
vns an introductory address by Miss Al
bsrta H. Hoyt. followed by exercises by
the primary class. what We Little Folks
Msaa 70 Do" was the caption OF an adj
dress BY Master Harry Gordon. followed
b. class singing. The Anti-saioon Ca
detss were addressed by their captain.
Charles Johnson. and the Good Conduct
Band'' we're represented by a dialogue. In
W1teH ftStl83 SAEVAti1Otls -A4G&E hsEAaAF.
Carrie Denny and Ethel Kahie took part.
There was more singing and the Good
Citizenship Brigade" and the Loyal
American League" were addressed By
shsir captains. Clayton Crawford and
Emily CARY 1.-The Conqaering Legion"
vas the first subdivision OF the Church
uefensers.' and the Student Recruits"
sers addressed by Nellie Harkins and
Arthur Barton. the respective leaders OF
the Branches The song service Was par
ucuixriy attractive.
At Plymouth church Rev. W. II. @. Tenn
pIs had prepared an interesting pro-
eramms that was fully carried ont. con-
stating OF songs. recitationE. instrumental
music and scripturai reading, features OF
vhieh were solo By Nina Bysrs. OF the
Pilgrim school: a song. Jewels OF the
King By seven little girls OF the Jack
sen street school; instrumental music BY
the Sunday school orchestra. and an ad-
drssz By the pastor. In the evening Mr..
Temple delivered an analytical sermon on
Cgngregationsllsm.
In the Battery street ". r. church
Special service for children was earfsst out
b. the pastor. Rev. II. - Brown. and IN
the First Methodist Protestant church
Raw. Eugene Miller. the pastor. dedicated
ths entire morning 20 an address and ser
vtea Tor ths juvenile element In the
church