Smyrna times., 1898-06-01
PATRIOTISM AND SONG.
The PRESBYTERIAN Church held Most Inter-
esting Children's Day Exercises
LAST Sunday

Last Sunday.
A large congregation turned out to
the Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning to witness the annual exer-
cises of the Sunday School, set apart
as Children's Day services. Fortu-
natelv the clouds, which during the
past month have been so lowering,
broke away on Sunday morning and
gave the church gOers few hours of
Gladstone sunshine, and as it bathed
the inside of the Presbyterian church
with it's bright rays, it found there
a ready response in possibly the
most beautiful decoration ever attemp
ted for Children's Day. Everything
seemed to have q spirit of sprIngtime
gladness with beautiful flowers and
singing birds, and patriotism, so in
keeping with this season of the year,
was evinced in folded and festOOned
emblems, all about the church, in a
wav that seemed to inspire every
heart. The pulpit desk was removed,
and in its place spanned an arch of
red, white and blue bunting. From
the arch these cOlOrs were extended in
one solid sheet, back to the pulpit re-
cess. forming O beautiful canopy of pa
| triotic cOlors. This masterpiece dec
grafton was supplemented by an array
of potted and cut flowers, mingled
| with small flags that filled place IN
and about the pulpit, windows &c,
making a very charming effect. Gagged
canary birds were hung from the chan
deliers on each side of the pulpit recess,
and during the whole program, these
feathered songsters kept up a lively
| competition with the school in render
ing songs of praise.
The orchestra composed of Mis-
Grace Lloyd, and William Norris
first violins; j. Allison Start, second
Messrs. Fred Lang and Walter Hyn
son, flutes; Mr.. Collision, cOrnet; j
w. Watkins, bass viOl; and Mrs. f. f
Evans, organ, occupied place in tn
pulpit recess, under the arched canopy
Mr.. Edward NJ Boyd was the musica
director, and in fact it was to his effort
and planning that the decorations wer
so beautifully arranged, and as chair
man of the Program Committee, tn
congregation given such entertaining
: exercises.
When the orchestra struck u
Brooks Triumphal March,, tn
. teachers and scholars marched in frOI
the Sunday School room by classe
and took the seats in front of th
church allotted to them. The excl
cises were continued i'll charge of MI
4 Geo. w. Taylor, the superintendent
and the following program effectivel
' rendered.
Singing" Marching On''-SchOOl.
u InvocatiOn-Pasto j. L. Estlin.
: Singing Welcome Springtime."
RESPONSIVE Reading
e Address of Welcome - Supt. Geo
: Taylor.
Singing Ring the Bells"
Recitation Il Children's Day Greeting
d Singing : Little Golden Sunbeams''
II class Of girls composed of Myrtle Vansan
e Ida Heed Ruth Gregory, Eta Jones, Do
it Schaeffer, Edith Robinson, Mary Warne
r Emily Middleton. and Beulah Collins.
: Acrostical Exercise-The placing of Il
|, inscription, "Children's Day" across Il
= arched canopy, by:
e Howard Ransom, Willie RansoI
1t Eddie Tucker, Morris Hynson, E
Is ward HAZEL, Harry White, Cliff
g. FAIRIES, Franklin Middleton, and Ma
A. tie Warner.
IL Singing Fragrant Blossoms"
~ Responsive Reading.
RecltatiOn-Helen Watkins.
Solo-Miss Mary LeFevre.
Collection.
D. Exercse-'F Flowers for Thoughts, -
" which eight little children brought and la
flowers at the foot of a beautiful cross;
n Mary johnson, Helen Boyer, Lille p
+" mer, Jenette Watkins, Franklin Mi
dleton, Leonard Palmer, Margaret
n Klaumentzer, and Willie Schafer.
l. Singing-"W Walking in the Sunlight"
ed Singing" "Sweeter than the Flowers
Infant Glass.
er Recitation-Bess Middleton.
in Singing-"On the Lords Side"
Address-Rev j. L. Estlin.
Singing-"God Bless the Day"
~ BenedictiOn.
GO A feature of the above program W
. the recitation of Miss Bessie Midd
ton, and the excellent drilling of t
g Infant classes in the exercises viii
20 they rendered. Pastor Estlin partiC
% larly complimented the occasion
70 his address, and spoke touchingly
10 the influence of child life on I
he church. The strength of christiani
no must come from the education of cl
do dren. The custom of training
-" 'n children in exercises of this kind,
- - setting apart of a day distinctly th
&C. &C. own, was a splendid feature-an
of spiration to the church. He clos
u with a beautiful illustration of
nd quality of work to be done by the cl
10 S dren in upbuilding the church and
49, vancing the interest of christian
,o- in the world.