Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
UISNAL WEATHER GREETS
CHIlDRENS DAY PROGRAM
rAfRClSeS WERE HELD SUNDAY AT BOTH
"siHOOISTAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
decorations We're Very Pretty and the Music
Ne"uered Was Special Feature of Pro-
Sram-lnteresting Address es Made

gram-lnteresting Address es Made
Asbury NJ. f. Church was wo
crowded Sunday morning to witnes
Inc Ohlldren's Day exercises of Asbnr
NJ L. Sunday School, The churcl
was pretnly decorated with Jun
roses, cultivated and wild flower
SprlnkIed here and there with touches o
evergreen and palms which LITERAL,
Danked the chancel. On each side q
ne organ was large bunch of field
ualsles and each window held little
oouquet. Mr.. L. M. Price, superin.
tenuent OF the School, had charge OF
Une exercises, and an augmented Sun.
uay school orchestra assisted in the
eAceiIent music rendered, which was
under the direction of Chorister w
" honecker. As the organ voluntary
was oelng played, the Primary Glass
.Aarcned IN and took seats provided
1oi them on the platform. The adult
scnooi followed and were given seats
III tne center of the church. The exer-
clses were opened with a cborus
bugles Are Calling, and Miss Doro-
tiny Hynsonrecited a"May Day Song"
Primary Scholars Take Prominent Parts
Inc Primary School sang 'Oh How
Happy We Shall Be-" Miss Florence
Miller told ''What One Sunbeam
DID, and class of six of the primary
grade gave "Some Thoughts About
Jesus, Miss Margaret Hynson re-
cited What is Children's Day." Miss
charlotte McFarlane recited ''Ask the
Roses, Miss Hilda Berry told of 'The
Queens Gift, and Miss Rebecea Col
Inns recited "Happy Summer Time is
Here" These recitations were in
terspersed with songs bv the school
Pastor Collins and Superintendent.
Frlce both came in for short addresses.
the Children's Day collection was
taken, and the exercises closed with /
another pretty song ''Safe at Home.
Secretary Gilbert FAIRIES reported the
collection to be S2961, which was "a
more than last year.
Pastor Collins addressed the con.
gregation on christian Education.
After explaining the need of educa.
uon' the advantage a trained man has
over an unframed man, he said that
the funds raised on Children's Dav
were to help the boys and girls of the
church to get better education. The
churches are insisting that our bovs
nave a chance. Too often parents ma.
glect the training of their children
and leave an estate of $4,000 or $4,000
when one-fOurth of this, if it had been !
put IN their heads, would have left
.hem something that would never
leave them He spoke of the need of
christian education, an education
That teaches that honesty is the bed :,
rock of success. Heart training as
we'll as head training was essential !
70 higher and better development of :
he Christian life. Pastor Collins II
vas followed by Superintendent Price :
Who also made some appropriate re. j."
haIh hs on the day. ,
Exercises at the Presbyterian Church =
As has been the custom of the Pres. u
'yterian Sunday School to celebrate :,
'hlldren's Day the last Sunday in the u,
Month of May, the exercises came off a,
unday morning with more than M
sual zest and enthusiasm. The n
nurch was prettily decorated with ID
oses and other blooms and the music Y.
endered was possibly the best ever p,
lVen by the school. The program r
pened with a selection by the orcbes. A.
a. Superintendent George w. Pc
aylor had charge of the exercises. W.
esldes the pretty songs and the re- flo
'onsive readings, Master Grant Gar m,
gave the ''Children's Welcome" ff
Id Miss Mabel Ransom recited the
wonderful Lamp" During the
terlng pretty cornet duet was rem.
red by Mr.. W. G. Anthony and Mr. W.
'hn w. Watkins. Ct
Mr. q. b. Taylor, former superln-
ldent of the school, made a brief To
dress contrasting the past and pres 3. 81
methods in both secular and re- Re
lous education. The radical changes dar
a couple of generations he found wei
planned by a wider sympathy with enc
greater knowledge of child life. fail
these again are outgrowths of the ate
chings of Jesus Special emphasis trae
5 laid upon the latest teachings re- N
citing habit and heredity and of the Nor
'ortunity these give the real din,
cner' whose aim is service to the city
iFldual and the race. inte
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