Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-10

be given by the Smdayschool. All
parents and friends of the Sunday
school are cordially invited.
Second Baptist Church.
Corner Hill and James sts.. Rev.
r. A. Jones, pastor. Sunday school
at 8 am. Preaching at l0:30 AIN.
Children's day exercises at ppm.
You are invited to all services.
Evangelical Alliance.
Summit county Evangelical ALI
ance will meet in the parlor of the
First Congregational church Monday
at $50 am. All the ministers are
requested to he present. Business of
Importance.
I West Congregational.
( At the West Congregational church
tomorrow the morning service will
be given up to the children. A pleas
ing program has been prepared and
/ the auditorium will be beau tifully
decorated. In the evening at 7:l5
| the pastor, Rev. J. l.. Davies, will
preach on the theme appropriate to
the day. ''TheChild in the Midst
Luther League.
The Luther league of Trinity Luth-
eran church will meet Sunday even
ing at 6:l5. Topic, "Children of the
Bible" Leader, Miss Irene Sirde-
field. All are welcome.
First Congregational Church.
Morning at lO:30, Children's day
service and baptism of children;
evening at 7:3O. ':The Spirit Quick
ened." Seats free. All cordially
Invited.
St. PauI's Parish.
Rev. Jas. h. w. Blake rector.
ST. Paul's church-9 am, Sunday
school; l0:30 am, full service and |
sermon by the rector; 7:30 pm, even
ing prayer and address.
st. Andrews chapel-S am, Holy
communlon: 2:30 pm, Sunday
school.
Arlington Street Congregational.
Morning service at the Arlington
St. Congregational church, Old
Forge. will be held at 1O:3O. Evening
service at 7:30. The pastor, Rev. E.
7. MacMahon, will conduct the
morning service. At the evening
service Miss Myers, a missionary
from Odeville, Ceylon. will speak.
First N. E. Church.
Special Children's day services
will be held in the First ME. church
Sunday morning at 1880. A musi-
cal program will he given by MEM
bers of the Sabbath school followed
by Il 20-minute address by Rev. J.
w. Robbins, presiding elder.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Topic For the Week Beginning JuEe
1I-Comment by Rev. :. ii. Doyle.
TopIc--A perfect child.-Luke III 1852
children day.
But one perfect child ever lived-the
Lord Jesus Christ. .Joseph's childhood.
90 far as it is recorded, seems to have
been very near to perfection, and yet
in him the evidences of human weak
besses were clearly seen.
Little is known of the real childhood
of Christ. The record of His birth and
infancy is quite complete, and then 81
lence reigns In human biographies the
incidents of childhood are eagerly seized
upon and magnifed, but Gods ways
are not man S ways We might suppose
that where God has been silent man
would also assume a similar attitude.
but this has not been the case. The ]
apocryphal gospels tell wonderful sto-
ries of the child Jesus. Nothing more ,,
is needed to prove their spurious char
acter Jesus was probably reared in :
childhood as every other Jewish child, {
taught the law at home and in the |
schools of the synagogue and learned in
the arts of His fathers trade.
One incident alone breaks the silence
of Christ's childhood At 12 years of
age for the first time He attended the ,
Feast of the Passover What memories /
must have clustered round this first q
visit to the great feast Here also for 1
the first time He gave evidences of His I
of His mission in the t
world-to do His Fathers business :
"Wist We not He said to His mother.
"that l must be about My Fathers :.
business?'' This is the first utterance of a
Christ to show that there was dawning
on His consciousness, even in His child v
hood days. His mission and duty in the |
world G
The one thing emphasized about !.
Christ here is His growth 1.-The child :
grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and :
the grace of God was upon Him. p" S
"And Jesus increased in wisdom and L
stature, and in favor with God and i
man.. He grew physically, mentally t
and spiritually. This is the work of Il
perfect childhood, growth. development, -,
and in Christ is set forth the ideal "
growth, in body, mind and spirit How V
careful parents and teachers should be b
that there is this threefold growth in i.
childhood. in proper proportion Ali Il
depends upon the proper growth of "
child. No element of his nature should ;
be neglected, and none cultivated at q
the expense of the other, and specially l.
should We be guarded against the de
velopment of body and mind at the ex- il
pense of the soul Many teachers and y
pareOtS curafuIlv davo1o,, bod, ord "