The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-06-12
WITH THE
CHILDREN
What the Children Did at the
Various Local Churches on
the Day devoted to Them.
PLEASING MUSICAL EXERCISES

PLEASING MUSICAL EXERCISES
Sunday was observed as ChildTen's
Day in the local churches. The day
opened bright and clear but a shower
came after the afternoon exercises,
which however did not diminish the
evening attendance to any appreciable
extent.
Firss Presbyterian Church.
AT the First Presbyterian Church a
pleasant program of recitations and
songs was rendered, the music being
under the direction Of e. NJ. Young.
The address was delivered by Rev. O.
G. Horsman.
The occasion was also the Goth an
niversary of the Sunday school. The
secretary reported that there were 519
pupils in the school, one hundred more
than last year. The largest gain was
made in the home department. cradle
roll and the mems Bible class The
average attendance was 218. fourteen
scholare united with the church dur
ing the year. One-hundred and sixty
one members signed the temperance
pledge. One pupil, Miss Ruth Hipson,
committed the W. S. cateehism to
memory.
The pastors Bible class has now
forty members. There were eighteen
scholars and three teachers present
every Sunday The pupils present
were Gladys Richards, Helen PiersOn,
Grace Lee, Norman Elmer, Jas. Nc
Intyre, Frank Buckle, Harold Elmer,
William Richards, Gordon Pierson, I'll.
Fridel. Those who have been present
more than one year are as follows -
Beatrice Lippman, 7 years; Augusta
Lippman, years; Fred Wilke, 3 years;
May Wilke. Gustave Fridel, Frank
Lippman and Margaret Buckle, 2years.
The teachers were Miss Grace Peck,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Van Doren.
After the exercises prizes were pre-
sentel to the scholars, Miss Ruth Hip
son receiving a Bible, and the other
pupils were given books. George q.
voorhees, presided at the exercises.
south Street Presbyterian Church..
At the exercises in theASonth Street
Presbyterian Church special music was
rendered by male quartet and the
following program was rendered:
Con~ Nv School
Opening Prayer. Joseph F. Randolph
Song Summers Praise to God. .....
BY School
Scriptural reading. led by Mr.. w. L.
r. Haven
Quartet love to hear the story.
Messrs. Eaton, Biggan, Vanaults and
Sherman
Primary Dept. Exercises.
Recitation Praise the Lord. ........
Lizzie Peters
Recitation Arthur Johnson, Ralph
Lanterman and Raymond Fleming
Song Alice Ironside, Eleanor LIE
Furge, Jessie Smith and Ruth
Jameson
Recitation-A Little Lamb ........
Freddie Smith
Recitation Flowers .......... .....s
Daisies, Marion Jones. Eleanor LIE
Furge; pansies, Ruth Jameson,
Pearl Deats; rose buds. Grace
Zolner and Cornelia Anderson
Recitation Louise Bockoven, Harold
Pierson and Maud Byram
Solo-The Shepherd 4. Frank Eaton
The intermediate Exercises.
Recitation ......... Gertrude Clarke
Song Blessed Children's Day. .......
BY School
Recitation 1890. Norman Viedt
Song Mildred Reeves. Lena Lanter-
man. Fay Beach, Louise McMul-
len, Addie Mum, Florence Mont
gomery
Recitation .....-..... Harold Ford
Recitation ........-... Louis Zolner
Recitation Harold Jones, James
Smith, James Lindsley, Clarence
Lanterman, BENJAMIN. Ford. Hen
ry Seely and William Van Duynel
Song .................... BY School
Address. Rev. A. Erdman, D. d.
The secretary of the Sunday school
read the report for the year, which
showed 728 pupils in the school an in
crease OF 81 over last year.
The average attendance for the year
was 1885, Twenty members Of the
school have joined the church.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The exercises in the Methodist
Church took the place of the regular
morning service. The children Of the
primary and intermediate grades were.
seated on the platform in front Of the
organ, under the direction OF Oliver X.
Day, SuDerintendent Of the junior de-
partment, sang choruses and recited
selections In an excellent manner.
George Q. Smith, superintendent Of
the school, opened the exercises with
few appropriate remarks. Nearly
every seat in the church was taken
and the large audience appreciated the
efforts tof the children Miss Viola
Runyon presided at the organ.
Before the exercises began Rev. r.
Urmy baptized six children.
The program was as follows:
Song school