Smyrna times., 1901-06-05
ASBURY CHILOREN'S DAY
CELEBRATED WITH EFFECT
DELIGHTFUL EXERCISES GIVEN SUNDAY
MORNING BY SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ResutifuI Decorations, Inspiring Music and
Happy Addresses Given Before an Audi.
euce Of Over Six Hundred People.

Happy Addresses Given Before an Audi
euce of Over Six Hundred People.
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School held its Children's Day exer-
c,ses in the church Sunday morning
before an audience of over six hun
dred. which has been generally COM
mented upon as being one of the best
ever held in the history of the church.
The decorations were not elaborate,
but in the arrangement of beautiful
flowers, especially June roses, in and
about the chancel, the organ loft and
window lodges, it made a cheerful eff
feet. The day turned out to be typi-
cal spring weather, clear sky, balmy
temperature, aud beautiful in every
sense of the word, a delightful con-
trast to the miserable weather of the
past few weeks.
Superintendent l.. M. Price had
charge of the exercises and Chorister
W. 0. Hoffecker had charge of the
singing. The chorus was strength
ened by large orchestra composed of
the following: Violins-Messrs. Will
liam Norris, A. B. Jester. John Gear
hart, Clifton Turner and Miss Eliza
beth Collins; cornets-Rev. Vaughn
S. Collins and Mr.. George Sylvester;
trombone-Mr. George Rose; flutes =
Messrs. Frank Hynson and Edward
Massey; Bass-Mr. Charles Turner:
organist-Mrs. Marion Coverdale. The
music was a decided feature of the pro-
gram and was rendered with inspiring
effect She program was as follows
Singing-"Onward, Forward" "-School.
Prayer-Rev. Vaughn s. Collins.
Opening Address-Mr. Baynard Fowler
Singing" 'Tis the Children's Day
School.
Responsive Reading.
Song-"Daises''- Primary School.
Recitation Daises''-Six Little Girls.
Singing Beautiful Flowers School
Recitation-' Summer Songs of Praise
Glass of six of Primary School.
Solo-"In the Garden''-Miss Rebecci
singing-"Ses the Golden Sunlight
School.
Recitation-"Our Heroes"-Mr. Cair
Price.
Chorus-"Sing We Loud Hosanna"-
H School.
Solo~"Wonderful Savior'-SIiss Adj
Hesser.
Singing God is Love" School
Responsive Reading.
# Chorus Singing for Jesus'-Primar
Recitation-"seed Tnne"-Miss Mildre
# Start.
Chorus-'Oh Happy Hours'-School.
40 Address-Rev. Vaughan s. Collins.
Collection.
Chorus Praise the Lord'-School
Report of Secretary Geo. NJ. Stevenso
y Chorus-"Hark the Song''-School.
The address of Pastor Collins was
harmony with Children's Day, and i
object being educational, his though
were directed toward raising the Wi
mington Conference Academy del
the appointment for Smyrna being SSt
Mr. Collins plan is to raise the amou
by subscription and collections, pla
the money in bank and wait the moN
ment of the other charges of the Co
ference, said apportionmeDt to be pa
on the condition that these charges
their part. 1t was previously agre'
that the collections for the day shou
go toward the apportionment
Smyrna, and at the evening service
was announced that $37s. 16 had be
raised. Secretary George NJ. Steve
son also reported that the attendaI
this year was 610 against $40 last ye
an increase of 27O. The collection L
year amounted to $17.6S.
Evening Service an Interesting One.
Pastor Collins continued the "CI
dren's Day" service over for the ev,
ing hour. The music, by request, '
part of that sung SO effectively in
morning, but the chief feature wa
sermon from one Of the broad sayil
from Solomon, the full force of VIII
was the choosing of the right kint
education. The discourse had in
some striking hits. The attendance
at night was not so large as in
morning, but more than was expect
The day throughout was denomina
very successful one.
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