The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-13
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
OHILDREN'S DAY SERVICES IN THE
CHURCHES.

Large Congregations In Attendance
Beautiful Flowers, Flags and Other
Decorations Produced Beautiful Eff
ects I'm Each House of Worship Am
nuaI Financial Report of East PeNSl
Street Nj. e. Church.
Yesterday was observed as childrens
Sunday in several of the churches and
large congregations were in attendance.
Beautiful flowers, flags and other
decorations were used in producing
fine effects in the churches and Sunday
school rooms.
The special service for children at
the Grand avenue Congregational
committee consisting of Miss Hattie
Denison, chairman; Miss Edith Groot
and Miss Inez Brockaway, had worked
hard to produce a beautiful floral dis
play and their efforts We're successful.
Around the pulpit were masses of
daisies, peonias, syringas and other
flowers and in the background large
American flag.
The programme for the morning SER
vice was as follows: Organ voluntary,
doxology; anthem, by the choir; re-
sponsive reading; choir response; scrip
ture lessons; hymn, by the school;
prayer, closing with the Lords prayer;
| response, school and choir GLORIA" /;
| baptism Of infants; responses by the
| choir; hymn, school; primary class exer-
| cises under direction of TEACHER, Miss
Jennie Griswold; presentation of BIZ
bles; hymn 140; address by the pastor;
hymn, congregation; benediction.
The infants receiving baptism were
Ruth E. Ball, Arthur D, Goodhue and
Donald Eugene Rowe. The exercises
by the children of the primary depart
ment included Rotations by Visa
Huntley, Ruth Seeley and Gladys Visel
and a solo by Mildred Scheff1er and
singing by chorus of twenty-five
voices The children attaining the age
of seven years the past year and re-
ceiving Bibles were Fred Musch, Harry
Holmes and Raymond f. Chidsey BIZ
| bles were also presented to children
| bringing in the most new scholars the
past year: Katie BORNE and Annie
| Wickman.
| In the evening the church was again
crowded on the occasion of the praise
service by the choir, consisting of Miss
| Meta Skinner, soprano; Miss Daisy
Duell, alto; Paul Volckmann tenor, and
Samuel SEVERE. bass. They were as
sisted by Miss M. Louise Gallagher
harp; William Miller, cello, and Harry
Woodstock was the organist and choir
master It was an excellent service
one of the finest ever given in the
church, and this being the first praise
service by the new choir, special inter
est was taken In the event. The SER
vice was very highly enjoyed. The
programme was as follows:
Prelude-Berceuse ..........,. GODDARD
Cello, harp and organ.
Jubilate in B ........... Wagner Holder
Peace and Light. ........... Chadwick
Bass Solo--O Lord Most Holy. ......
........ 1854. ............. Hoffman,
| Ave Maria ................ Bach-Gounot
Cello, harp and organ.
Jesus Will Give His Beloved Sleep.
| ........ 1888. Spence
| Postlude--Scherzo ............ Guilman
| At the East Pearl street M. =
church, In the morning, the pastor
Rev. R. r. McNicholl, spoke to tn,
children from the words who hail
despised the days Of small things.
There was special music by the choi
and hymns by the Sunday school. Twt
children received baptism. There wa
a large and beautiful floral display ar
ranged about the pulpit platform. ma
lures Hallelujah' was the topic of TIN
printed service rendered in the evening
The programme was as follows: Or
gan voluntary; professional by tn
school; "Halleluiah," chorus; invoca
ton, Rev Mr.. McNicholl; singing b.
the school, 1--WE Praise Thee, Graciou
Father; responsive reading; chorus
Summer Greeting; recitation, Day
break; hymn, Natures Holiday; ex
ercise, Summer Birds; recitation, 81
Birds Nest: singing by primary de
partment, blooming All for Jesus
exercise by primary department, 9TH
Insects; singing, The Bee and tn
Cricket; gathering the offerings; sol
and chorus, Beautiful Summer Land
address by the pastor; singing by tn
school, "The Pure in Heart; recita
ton, "A Chrysanthemum" singing b
school, Awake from Your Dreaming"
exercise, Beautiful Leaves; recita
ton, would Your: singing by schoo
pretty Little Birds; responsive read
ing; singing by school. BLESSED Morn
mig; benediction by the pastor. TIL
exercises were under the direction @
the superintendent, Frank J. Mansfield
Both morning and evening services q
the Grand avenue Baptist church wer
set apart for the children. The ser
vices were appropriate and of an inter
esting character The decorations wer
very effective and consisted Of daisie!
syringas, roses and palms, with man
flags. The committee on decoration
consisted of c. D. Manwarlng, Mar
Hare, Mrs. c. c. French and Miss Eva
lima A. Jacobs. At the morning servic
the programme was as follows: Oh
:, gan voluntary: doxology; invocation
Psalm 90, 1.-THE Lord is My Shepherd
/, Gloria" by the choir; hymn, "Hol!
, Holy" choir and congregation; Lord
prayer; hymn, Trust and Obey" cor
:. gregation; collection; anthem, choi
| ssC4reat is the I,Ord''. Packard. scripi