Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-14
HAPPY CHILDREN
CONDUCT SERVICES.
The Delightful Anniversary of
the June Month.

sweet canarleS, great banks OF flow
ers, bright sprightly music, together
with the most delightful weather,
made Children's Day in Bridgeton all
that could be desired.
How happy it all is-this anniver-
sary where the little folks and old
Bible students come from the Sunday
School rooms fill the large church
auditoriums and conduct the bright
services so much enjoyed by great
congregations. There is melody and
happiness, glad sunshine in every
number. Each flower has in it SER
mon, and song notes of the beautiful
canaries is but a note in the grand
swelling melody of brightness and
cheer.
In nearly all of the churches these
happy services were held. The floral
decorations were beautiful, the pro-
grams inspiring. In addition to the
pOtted plants the bright flowers, the
graceful ferns andi stataly palms, the
white fields of daisies and the great
laurelbushes gave much of the beauty
that made up the pretty picture.
The spotless white dresses of the chill
dren were also appreciated by those
looking on, the bright faces of the
children furnishing the only dash of
color that relieved the whiteness of
the pure organizes, lawns, and other
white goods.
Manifestly unfair it would be to
give in detail the program of this
and that church and neglect another,
and yet to mention each feature of
each program would require page of
this paper, and no matter how deserv-
ing the effort, how pleasing the num-
Der, the presentation here of each
program is impossible. Then it
might be said this little miss sang
sweetly or that bright boy recited
cleverly, but it would seem a cold
treatment for the really meritorious
selections that were presented by all
this army of Christian children.
"Pioneer'' reporters were assigned
to look after the services and the host
of copy brought to the EDITORS desk
was such thatit could not begin to
be crowded into the columns At
Central there were all day services
commemorating the event. In the
morning the tiny little folks were in
evidence, and in the evening the
more advanced program by the mem
bers of the larger school while large
orchestra rendered the most spirited
music And so over at Trinity M.
E. Church. The printed service,
1sThe Crown of the Century" it was
entitled, was rendered with much
effect, and there were special num-
bers, duets, solos, and other part
songs. In the First Presbyterian
Church the program was unusually
lengthy, the occasion being the S4th
anniversary of the Sabbath School.
There were twenty-five numbers on
the program and they were especially
varied. The program of the First M.
P. Sunday School consisted of solos,
0oSOc3 HodA uOOUOs anu uld-
logues, together with happy choruses
Out at Wesley Memorial Church there
>. were flags, bunting and flowers, each
class trimming separate window,
giving a varied effect. In fact the
Wesley Sunday School thinks it's dec
OrationS were the most elaborate of
any. The program was largely musi-
cal. Out at Commerce Street M. E.
Church, the decorations were tasteful
and the musical program interspersed
with responsive readings and recita-
tions, was entitled "Joyful Praises. y
Down at the Fourth M. E.. Church
and out at Irving Avenue there were
special services as at the West and
Second Presbyterian Churches.
Special Services.
In addition to the Children's Day
services there were sermons to the
graduates of the South Jersey Insti-
tute and West Jersey Academy. The
baccalauraete sermon to the latter was
preached by Rev. Fl. Fl. Beadle. his
oSNo ooAhS ohO <hoo OhoPoOi VI VVAA,
2lst verse, "And what shall this man
do?" An earnest forceful sermon,
especially appropriate to the occasion.
AT the Berean Baptist Church there
were services to the religious societies
of the Institute, in the morning, and
in the evening Rev. G. L. Hart
preached a sermon before the gradu-
ates.
A Runaway.