Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-17
breaches TO THE CHILDREN
Pastor ofKountss Memorial Tails to Sun
DAY sohOol Pupils
TAKES sELHsHNEss FOR The SUBJECT
Special Services for Children At
First Pre.byterian, Plymouth Con-
EreEationnI and ImmanueI
Baptist Churches

Chndren's DAY was observed at many Of
the city churches sunday. the songs, ser
mons snd decorations being especially
addressed to The young people Of the sun
day schools. At Kount1e Memorial church
Rev. Edward Frederick Tref1 preached q
sermon to the children. and s collection
was taken up FOR the Lutheran Orphan
asylum a. Joysville. Pa which is sup
ported By the Lutheran sunday schools OF
the country. Miss josephine Tsnick. So
prano Eoioist Of the choir. sung That
Swee, story Of Old" About 200 children
of TIE Sunday school classes ATTENDED.
In his sermon Rev. Tref1 made use Of
John Ruskin's dream" about the children
who were invited TO spend a day at a
beautiful mansion. altering Il somewhat
to suit the occasion. The children knew
they would all have 10 60 home At 6
O'Clock" said the SPEAKER, because al that
hour the owner was going TO close up the
house and grounds. but meanwhile they
could play where they chose and as they
chose. All went well for awhile, and then
ore little boy marked With a stick one
piece o. the ground and said 10 his coupan-
ion that that piece OF ground Was his, snd
that no one else could play on It Then
other little boys and other little girls did
the same. They knew that 81 they would
Just divide up they could have the whole
park for theirs. but they were selfish, and
didn't want TO play that way.
shut. Out Real Happiness
And il the house the children were
selfish. too. Some little boy got 10 pull
ing brass tacks out Of the house and fur
niture to see how many he could get. II
was q beautiful house full Of picture books
and rocking horses and dolls and things.
and the children didn't have TO pull brass
lacks for Amusement, but that one little
boy started II and Others followed his e1-
ample. Thsn sons little boy said that
the only thing to do was to pull brass
tacks, and the rest believed him They al
began pulling brass tEcks and placing them
in little piles. trying TO see who could get
the most. They knew they couldn't take
them away with them. but that didn't make
any difference; they pulled brass taeks
just SIS hard as they could. And finally c
o'clock came. and they had 10 60 home. and
there we're all those beautiful pictures and
story books and dolls that hadn't been
touched at all, and there they had 70 20
and leave them. and leave their little piles
o. brass tacks. And out doors the little
boys and girls had to leave the plots o.
ground they had marked OF and guarded
so carefully that they didn't have time
TO hear the birds sing or TO look al the
flowers"
II was q sermon against s~elhshness, de-
livered in simple words. 1t will be renem-
bered that Ruskin wakes up" at the end
and says, Il discovered it was all q dream,
for children don't act that way; 1t Is only
men who are such fools"
At the elOse Of the service the children
-An- 49,. $500
standing, and each child SIS be passed the
altar received a ~earnation, go Of which had
been onated for the occasion BY william
Buthorn.
At other Churches.
Children's Gay exercises were also held
in the First Presbyterian church. the Ply
mouth Congregational church and the In
manuel Baptist church
At the First Presbyterian church the
pastor. Rev. Edwin Hart jerks. preached
9 teo-ninute sermon 70 the children on
Character Building There was also an
address Of welcome by Hawthorne Daniels,
q duet, Beautiful Home" BY Harriet
Mould and Mildred Mitchell, and a recita-
ton, "Chndren's Day Greeting" BY Mirfllis
sourA Ramona Harrington, EsA Sours and
Emily Wentworth spoke pieces. Dialogues
were given BY six little girls and eight
little boys Diplomas were presented TO the
following graduating class, Miss Harris,
teacher, Craig Hazlett, Hart jerks, Al
fred Kennedy, Merle Smith, Marvin JOY.
Ebert Knapp. James McCord, Wellington
Ledwtch. Casper OfUtt and Andrew Scott.
At Plymouth Congregational church there
were songs and recitations by members Of
the Sunday school class. The pulpit and
choir enclosure we're beautifully decorated
with flowers.
At Imnanuel Baptist church q children's
praise service Was held a. 8 o'clock IN the
evening. There were juvenile songs and
Rotations.