Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-17
0hIIdren'S Dau At The NJ. E. Church.

GhlIdreR'S DAY At The ii. E. Church.
Lancaster Methodists observed
Chiidren's Day last sunday morning
by presenting to the large audience a
program abundant in thought and
rich in variety.
The altar was a veritable hotbouse
OF summers richest blooms that she'd
their fragrance and beauty over many
happy children
Exercises opened with singing and
PRAYER.
Following this was an .Introduc-
tory Address" by Homer johnson
that was appropriate and well deliv-
cred.
The Greeting, by Bessie Gibbs
was a pretty recitation by charming
little girl. It was an original poem
and written exclusively for Bessie, as
/ follows.
little girl, I make my bow.
AND greet YOU all TODAY
hlghl glad that yop have come TO hear
just what we children say
We're thankful for church that gives
a SABBATH once year
In which we in our little wav
NAY sing our title clear.
/ We're thankful for Savior too.
Who did little children bless
Did fold them in his loving arms
And 10 his bosom press.
And when we've sung mis- praises here
And gone up to the sky
| Wen with him there hold Children.s Dav
IN the home sweet-by- and-by
Clarence Webb's recitation OF Give
US Chance contained bits Of philos-
ophy well worth remembering.
Next was a song entitled "A Gar
land for Jesus" the first verse OF
which was:
We bring sweet flowers from perfumed
on this bright ChiIdren's Dav.
/ No diadem with sparkling gem
4 Is hall SO rich as they;
\ garland fair of beauty rare.
! The Savior 5 brow TO adorn
! We gladly bring 10 crown our King
/ once crown with cruel thorn
Ned Ivey wanted every body to DO
Your Best, and Freddie Macs told Of
the greatness OF Cyrus the Great. !"
The Town OF Used to be- thrilled
the audience with a pleasing pathos
well brought by the eloquent voice
and appealing face of Nellie Dickinson.
A large class Of little children then
sang a song which we believe was an
nounced as Glass Song.
Then followed recitation. God 5
Loving Care" by Miss Philbrick, which
was full Of assurance to the weary
and worn Of earth
DO all that you Can" was prettily
recited by Frances Burrows.
Mildred lvey and Florence Rundel
sang a duet entitled, "A Call to
Youth"
Why linger round the sunken wrecks
| Where old Armadas found their graves
Wny SUM Der on the sleepy decks
While foam and clash the angry waves
/ Up, when the storm blast rends the clouds
| And winged with ruin sweeps the gale
| Young feet must climb the quivering
/ SHr0QdS.
Young hands must reef the bursting sail,
Little Mamie johnson recited a
poem which had been written for her
by her grandfather II was entitled:
LITTLE GIRL soLILoQUY.
When grandma was little girl
Went to church on Sabbath day
/ Then little girls in sunday school
Didn't have very much TO say.
They went barefooted, in linsey gowns.
And sat by their mothers side
After walking far thro forests paths
or taking wagon ride.
They hung up their stockings Christn. as
eve
But awoke next morning to see
Ne such pretty things as children get
Nowadays OH Christmas tree.
They went to school and learned TO read
Just little TO write and spell
/ But no such thing as Chiidren's Day
To our grandmothers ever fell
Now little girls have lots of things
Which grandmothers never dreamed.
For times have changed since, in the
world
And on children blessings have
streamed.
Little girls can now at table sit
When visitors come around
And never think Gf n ~