Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S DAY
MARKED WITH MOST INTERESTING ExEP.
CISES SUNDAY.
Mr.. Thomas McCOrkIe, of Wilmington. Ad.
dressed the Children in the Morning and
Delivered a Sermon at Night

y
Sunday School has ever given. wa,
successfully held at the church last
Sunday morning. The interior of the
beautiful edifce looked charming in
its array of spring flowers. Banked
over the organ in the pulpit recess were
sprays of asparagus branches. and var.
lagated cut flowers. The baptismoI
font had its compliment of decorations
and on the other side of the platform
was a beautiful bunch of field daisies
lntermingled with the green of the as
paragus branches. Besides the fiowerv
display around the pull pit, each window
IN the church contained a vase of flowers.
Nearly every seat i'll the church was
filled, and it was an inspiring congre-
CATION to say the least. An orchestra
of six pieces composed of Messrs. !
W. Watkins and W. G. Anthony. cor
netists, William Norris, and Edward
Beck, violinists, and Walter w. Hvn-
son, flute, and W. 2. Garratt, Organist
furnished the music for the occasion.
AT the appointed time they struck up
march to which the school responded
by coming in from the Sunday School
room and taking the place allotted in
front of the church. Superintendent
George w. Taylor had charge of the
exercises, and the following program
was Interestingly wiven.
March - Or,ba,4,
Hymn Scbn,i
Invocation .............Dr. J. L. Estlin
Responsive Reading g................ School
Recitation "WhatLittle Things Did"
......-............ ......Helen Watkins
55ons .....-.: Primary School
hecltltlon-"The Beautiful Teacher"
...-..... ......... Bessie Middleton
nyIhn- :.......:. :.................... School
Responsive Reading g............S .S,.LnoI
Exercise Helen Boyer. Beulah Ransom.
Laura Green, franklin Middleton. and
Willie Schaeffer
Offering Cornet Sdo, 'wayside Chapel"
.- ...............W W. G. Anthony
nymil .--.- ................... School
hef'th flon-''C The Story Of the Christi
.,.................. Mary johnson
j.. ...... =. Ms Ethel Cooner;s GLASS
VI.
-......... Miss Eunice Anthonv's Glass
yuln .--.......... ............. School
AddTest ..... .:.... Mr.. Thos McCorkle
The exercises ofthe primary school
are always interesting to large ma
jority of people, but outside of this
feature of the program, there were two
sothers that made an excellent impress
sion. The duett and chorus by Miss
Ethel COoper's clas deserves especial
credit. The Duet vas sung bv Miss
Marie Estlin and Hiss Mary LeFevre
and the chorus Ns taken bv Misses
Lulu Beck, Allie Severson, Bertha /
Ransom and by Mis- Ethel Cooper.
The exercise entithd ''Steps Heaven
ward, taken by liss Eunice An
thongs class, was aother feature Of
the exercises. A lare chart contain
ing drawing of sips reaching from
the Gate of ReRntence" TO the
"CrOwn." These sips were ssRenent-
ence, Faith, Light, 6nfession. Love
Kindness, Self-Deni3. Sabbath. Bible
Study and Victory Those of the
class, who participate in this exercisa
Were: Misses Lavini Hill, Ruth Grey-
ory, Dora Schaeffer Ida Reed. Edith
Robinson, Emily Iiddleton. Mary
Warner, Beulah Colas. Lizzie Ha;n.
mann, and Eta Jone.
DIR. j. L. Estlin pastor of tbo
church, introduced Il sneaker of a.
morning. Mr.. Ihon.s MtCOrkle. of
wilmington, VINO adtessed the chill
dren in very entertning and force
ful manner. He hasa splendid man
uei anu ne naue ms loughts impress
Si'e WIN lhcluehces Nat came mostly
unuer MS own persoAl observation.
ne TOOK as ms text, he 18th verse of
the Hath psalm: 'Ths our sons mo-,
be as plants grown upn their vonth. (
that our daughters mt he as cornor
sVoheS' pollshed alter le similitude of
a p"iaoe' WIN tne s'rdy oak of the
iOieS' "S all liiustra'id, he appealed
to the young men to stnd firm and 90
cupy places in the Chu,b and SrnJa.
School to the glory ofGod Not %
figure heads, but he ,anted tbon o.
have abundant life" fotbe work of.Lo 7
Lord, and abundant nit, from tLo /
result of their efforts. Ie bel;evod - y
the consecrated life Ola woman oa '
power and influence, sd tbougbt :. Z
fitting that she shouldbe the corno.
oVoHe, Poiisneu a1ter u similtude of !,
thepalace. His Embellishments woro Y
full of force as he appeald 70 the chill.
uien W ehter the chrian life while :
young.
The music of the er q service So ID
Of character that sho,t prenara/
The orchestra played iii the kyI;.
sang sweetly, and thdu-xssda IL
the children gave zei hcl,ras
that quickened and eE AL W
thing. II ref e'y (,
Mr.. McCorkle occunieE Z