Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-09
Second Sunday in June Observed
Turnout United States by
All Churches
PROGRAMS WILL BE GIVEN
Entire Day at the Congregational, Will
Be Given Over to the children-oth-
err Exercises in the Mornins-some-
thing of the History Of the Day
Other Services.

lOTlOTfOW, ln6 SecUIiu sSuilQdS II
June, observed turnout the United
States as Children's Day. will be cele-
brated locally in different Protestant
churches. Two of the Sunday schools
the Christian and First United Evan
gelical, held their exercises week il
advance, and some of the others vii
be delayed a week. At the Congrega-
tional the entire day will be given over
to the children, and at the Presbyter-
ian, Methodist and Baptist churches
the programs will be given at the reg
ular morning hour for church serv-
ices. M
Children's Day had its origin in the
early SOS, and was founded by the
late George r.. Crooks, Methodist
minister, who was then, and for many
years, editor of The Methodist, a
former leading UNCONVENTIONAL paper
published at New York. DR.. Crooks
was progressive. and realized the need
of educated young people for Christian
children did not have a proper place
in the church, and in an editorial ad
vocated TIE establishment of one Sun
day year, the secondi Sunday of June
as a day for children. So earnest was
the editor, and SO clearly did he ad-
vance his IDEAS that the churches OF
all denominations fell in with his plan
and Children's Day was the result. 1t
has been quite universally observed
ever since.
Dr. Crooks educational idea, which
was the foundation stone on which he
built his Children's Day monument, is
today the prime purpose of the Child
rens Day collection in the Methodist
church. Other churches have deviated
according to what they considered the
needs of their denomination. The Of
fering in the Methodist church, thru
out the world, goes to the board of ed
ucation of the church, and is placed in
the fund maintained to aid needy
young men and women who are striv-
ing to secure an education. The board
Of education receives all Children's
Day collections from Methodist
churches, and from the fund loans to
ally WOIl lily yOuilS uldl VI NOIlIdll
ey sufficient to educate them. The
loans6are without interest or security,
and made entirely on the honor of the
applicants. 1t is claimed that the per-
centage of poor loans is very small.
At the Congregational.
T At the Congregational church the
morning exercises of Cnildren's Day
will begin at 1890 The general theme
for the day will be Our Fathers Care
The program for the morning will be
as follows:
March.
Song, "The Children Are Coming
Today"-Chorus.
Devotional EXercises-Primary class.
Recitation, Our Festal Day'-Clem-
ewell Lay.
Song. blue Skies and Sunny Hours"
Chorus.
Responsive Reading-Led by Lyle
Grower.
Song. sSing Praise to Jesus'-Cho-
rus.
Leo Ward.
Song, "Chiidren's Praise"-Chorus.
Recitation, "a Child's Song"-Cath-
crime Coffeen.
Recitation, pass 1t Along"-Gale
Stewart.
Song, Shining Out for Jesus"-Cho-
rus.
Recitation, Helping Gods Plan;
Mary Willard.
Exercise, Praise God"-Alice White,
Dorothy Shove, Marie Wheehgan, Ha-
eel Smith, Margaret Wheeligan, Velma
Perry, Lena Preissinger, John Gar
wood, Spencer Huls, Donald Peterson.
Song, Beautiful Day''-Chorus
Recitation 1.-THE Child of Nazareth"
Robert Moscrip.
Recitation, Some Small Sweet Way"
Grace Wiley.
Song, Merry June-Tide Days
Chorus.
Recitation, 'The Fathers Care
Elizabeth Tallett.
Recitation, 'The Sweetest Thing
Catherine Thayer.
Exercise, Boys of the Bible"-Paul
Miller, Kenneth Burkholder, Harry
Ward.
Solo, "The Greeting of the Flowers"
Chamberlain.
Recitation, Consider the Lilies of
the Field"-Minnie Preissinger.
Recitation, Morning Glories'-Eliz-
abeth Urine.
Recitation, "Clovers"-Glen Grower.
Recitation, "Everybody's Business
Arno Harper.
Exercise, Recitation and Chorus
Harold Howig, Catherine Thayer, Vel
ma Perry, Donald Peterson.
Recitation, THE Little Ones He
ed'-Henrietta Durelle.
Solo, Where Cooling Waters Flow"
Chorus.
Recitation. "a Seed and a Word
Gretchen Bingaman.
Recitation, "a Cancelled Wish
Leslie Burkholder.
Song, Joyful Notes"-Chorus.
Offering-Presented by Wilfreda
Heald and Helen willard
Song, Goodbye"-Primary class.
Benediction-By the pastor, L. B.
aix.
Collectors--WiIl Rails, viii Thomp-
son, Eugene Stewart, Lyle Eason, My
ION Bay, Harold Howe.
The evening program Will begin at s
o'clock and will be as follows:
Organ prelude.
Recitation, Psalm 121-Maud Clark.
Chant, "The Lords Prayer"-Chor-
Us.
Song 90 Day of Rest and cIadnes ~