The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-12
Special Services at
All WOrcester's
Churches.
FINE FLORAL DECORATIONS.
Entertaining Programmes
Addresses By the
Pastors.

Amid continuous and impromptu
oratorio from the threats of a dozen
canary birds, hung in various parts of
the main auditorium, We're held the an
niversary exercises and childrens day
| services of the First Baptist church
yesterday morning. The church was
deliberately decorated with palms. ferns
and potted plants and the pulpit was
banked high with green interspersed
with Towering plants in a beautiful eff
feet.
At the door each attendant was pres
ented beautiful souvenir program in
the form of a booklet containing an
order of exercises and reports Of trea
surer and secretary of the Sunday
school, printed in connection with the
calendar of the church for the ensuing
year, The little book was of unique de-
sign, bound with blue ribbon and with
buff cover the first page of which
ended abruptly in a ragged edge as if
accidentally torn, disclosing a colored
half-tone cut of laughing children's
faces beneath which was the inscrip-
ton, Welcome"
The program opened with an organ
prelude by George n. Morse, followed
by a professional, I'VE are marching
to Zion" sung by the church choir
and school. After responsive readings
the choir sang Howard's The chill
dren." Albert Edward Bailey reviewed
the Sunday school lessons of the year
and this was followed by a reading,
The children" Miss Martha E. Peck;
singing, Little by little" Carrie Mees-
er, Winnie Jones, Lizzie Clark Inez
Davis and primary class; recitation,
Flowers everywhere" Elsie Rice; song,
Il heard the voice of Jesus say" Ralph
Winship Stone; recitation, Our Faith
er's flowers" Fannie Fisk, Hope Will
son; singing, joy to the world" school
and congregation; recitation, Little
things" Ruth Whidden; "A bouquet
of flowers" Edith Cushman. Hazel
Childs, Olive King, May Richardson,
Mary Hanks; singing, Our hands for
Jesus" primary class; offertoTy, choir;
recitation, "Honoring children's day."
Anna Cushman, Mildred King Flossie
Thomas, Hattie Lawrence, Alma Waite,
Georgia Steele and Grace Dewey; song,
shutdown" Ralph Winship Stone;
reading, The tapestry weavers," Miss
Phyllis Poskey.
Rev. Spencer B. Meeser preached
short sermon to the children, followed
by postlude march by organ and pi-
anO. POtted plants in flower were dis
tributed to the smaller children.
The report of the secretary showed SO
classes, 46 officers and teachers, ASS
members in the school and an average
attendance of 204. Nine members of the
school have joined the church by bap-
tism and three have died during the
year. The treasurer's report showed
that the school has raised $733.64 for
the work during the year and has a
small balance in it's treasury.
At the close of the exercises an ar
tistic fan, containing advance notice of
the annual picnic of the school in union
with the Quinsigamond chapel, was
given each scholar. The outing will be
at Quinsigamond park, June %. Spe-
cial cars will leave the corner of Fos-
ter and Main streets at a. m. There
will be a program of athletic sports
including a ball game, boat race and
track and field events. w. ]. Prices
orchestra will furnish music and in the
evening there will be a shutdown ser
vice in the dining hall.