The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-20
CHILDREN'S
GROWING
EVENT
WAS LARGE, BEAUTIFUL AND BRIL-.
LIANT AT GoFF MEMORIAL
METHoD1sr EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
SPLENDID PRoGtAM CARRIED OUT
IN MOST sUccESsFUL MANNER
BY SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN
AND ENJOYED BYsatL.

l.
Just as tie commencement season o.
the public srtools in the egowning OF
tie years study. and work, 10 is tn,
children's Day thesone great day for tn,
scholars of the Sunday school. ut i
eagerly looked forward to and made
much OF by old and young. =
The Goif Memorial Episcopal Sunday
school is noted for its splendid cclebra.
tions of this day and yesterday only
added to the laureis of the school. su-
perintendent j. l. Alexander aud his
corps of excellent officers and tsaehers
have done most excellent work IA the
past year and yesterday only showed
Off some of the splendid work that has
been accomplished. The ultimate object
Of Children's Day in the Methodist
Episcopal Church is the raising of a
fund to aid in the Christian education
Of Methodist young people in the schools
and colleges Of the church.
The general title of the program as
given in the Telegram Saturday was
Heirs of Tomorrow, or the Legion Of
the King While the entire program
was given in most satisfactory man
ner, perhaps special mention should be
made Of the two exercises, the @Royal
Bequestp and the Golden Band.' In
the first Queen Evaugei," Miss Gnssie
Guthrie, hears reports Of her relm Chris
tian education. from her faithful sub.
ieets, '.Academus." Miss Lenora Free.
land; "Bereus,7 Miss Lillian Harris. and
"Meritus," Miss Iona Smith, and then
Tives as her royal bequest the entire
'mpire Of Christian education to the
Young people of the church who are the
Hears of Tomorrow" and who form
The Legion Of the King" In the sec
md exercise. %'rtc Goiden Band,s sever
sirls are represented az finding or pos.
sessin;s wcndruus golden object. The
irst. Elna Suitr, la found "Golden
Ney"-thc key Of prayer; the second
Dicie. Reeder ''eolden star"-Icsus'
eve; ile third Myrtle Freeland. has the
Book Divine while Enlalia Sine bear
he golden heads of wheat, 2 represent
NJ he heavenly mama. Mabel Smith
with a -Soldcn watch.s tells now fast
he golden Years % by. Mary Arbuth.
not. .sgolden erOss.s once sign Of
shame. but sim Of glory now, and
Margaret Robinson completes the
Golden Band7 by exhibiting a .'goldcn
rown' and prays the Great King To-
give to each from thine own hand the
everlasting crown. The recitation sStep
By Step" by Victor Hess, was wei done.
The Heart Pictures by a class OF little
boys, was a highly enjoyable exercise.
At the beginning Of the services the
,astor Of the church. Rev. s. X. Aubuth.
not administered the sacrament of bap-
ism to sixteen persons, viz: William
Boyd Showalter, Abigail Pearl Harris.
Sarah Eloise johnson. Marguerite John.
SON, Frances Vadora Dean. Edith Pearl
Watkiu, Valerie Theresa Higgins, Ada
Baker staly, Cora Margaret Sheets, Ma.
bel Virginia Lynch, Flora Elizabeth vii.
-lianls, Iris Myers. Iona Fairchilds smith.
Gwilla Riley, Emma Susan Nntter and
Bnlab Marion Goodin.
The offering received for the cause Of
Christian education was Que Of the larg.
est ever given by this nourishine Sun.
day school. Altogether. it was '.red.
letter. day for the school and the church
and will live long as a pleasant memory
in the minds of all who were 50 fortu-
nate as to be present. The church and
school regret that many Of their friends
were unable to find accommodation in
the crowded church and reluctantly had
10 turn away
Miss Dora Ridenour and corps Of ef.
fcient assistants made the church beau.
tiful with potted plants, cut flowers and
innumerablc daisies. The beautiful ma.
tionas flag, the gift Of the Ladies Of The
g. 4. R., was conspicuously displayed
over the organ and added color and
beauty to the decorations.
II was also the writer's privilege to
attend the chiIdren's Day exercises given
at t9d Old Fair Grounds by the West
End NJ. L. Sunday school under the su-
psTiutendeney Of DR.. W. R. Andrews
Al that has been said Of Cbildren's Day
above applies with equal force here. Be
tween three and four hundred persons
were present despite the threatening
weather and the program throughout
was excellent and pleasing to the iargs
audience wbich-listencd very attentirely