Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-07-05
ToWNSHEND.
chlldren's Day at the Baptist Church..


The children's day exercises which were
held at the Baptist church last Sunday
were very pleasing i'm character and well
carried out. The church was tastefully
trimmed with river ferns, maidenhair,
palms, daisies, roses and syrngas. The
professional was the opening feature,
when the young ladies of the seminary
class with Misses Flossie ODER and Grace
Chase as leaders, followed by The primary
classes, marched up the main aisle, d-
viding at the front clrcled the body of
the church, returning through the cen
trail aisle the little ones hung wreaths of
green tied with white bows upon each
pew as they passed, making very pref
~ addition TO the other decorations. In
the closing of the professional the young
ladies who composed the chorus choir
filed to the seats by the organ, the re-
maindcr of the school being seated at the
'front.' The program was opened by the
Sunday school and audience repeating the
twenty-third psalm, followed by prayer
by the pastor, Rev. w. w. Gushee. "Our
! Childrens Day Carol" by chorus: vel
come by Miss Ruth Reed; First Children's
Day. Miss Maud Greenwood exercise Of
Hover baskets, Marion Cummings, Katie
Chase, Ruth Reed Ella Ware, Nina
Jones, Miranda Marsh, Doris Bemis; carol
by chorus, Onward with Banners;
Rotations. THE Nearest Duty" Miss
y
Bems; our Privilege" Miss Ruth Wat
son; The Flowers Sunday" Miss Ethel
| Sparks; carol, Grown Him; recitations,
| The Boys of Today Raymond Phillips;
"Ungarnered Sheaves." Miss Bessie Dut-
ton; Gods Jewels at our Feet" Ray
Bemis; carol, Shine out Bright Chill
drens Day; recitation. THE Children's
| Day" Ervng Macdonald Jesus Loves
Me-" Rosie Watson, Ruth Hebb, Sylvia
kidder, Marjorie Reed; song, wen Try
to make Jesus Glad" Merrill Sparks
Katie Chase. Miranda Marsh, Erving
Macdonald; recitation, Little ones SER
mon" Eloise Cummings; Beautiful
Things Gordon Gushee Busy Small
| Boy Richard Davis
Rev. Mr.. Gushee gave a few interesting
facts about the work Of the Baptist Pub
| LEGATION society. This society was or
ganized in Washington in 1924. Workers
have organized 1917 Sunday schools in
every state and territory in the Union.
out Of them many strong churches have
grown Last year 1913 schools were or
ganized, SO trained workers are employed
and special attention is given to training
OF teachers through Institutes. Unique
service Of chapel car evangclization is
sull advancing. These receive the en-
dorsement of people wherever they go
reaching those outside OF ordinary
methods. Special blessing has fallen upon
the car Glad TidinEs' in Nebraska
under care Of Rev. 6. L. White and car
Emanuel on Pacific coast, under care
of Rev +. r. Mermiston and wife. Num-
Der of churches organized li7. meeting
houses built 10; pastors settled, 1j4; Bible
schools organized, 2S5; bapusms through
chapel car work, 1926; more than 1000
profcssed conversion. The programs
for the childrens day exercises were
furnished by the publication society ana
the training was under the direction "
the committee. Mrs r. 4. Kenyon. Mrs.
r. u. Phillips and Mrs. Gushee, assisted
by Mrs w +. Blood and Mrs. H. w
Lewis.