Evening star., 1909-06-07
CHIlORENS DAY CELEBRATED
SPECIAL SERVICES HELD IN
MANY CHURCHES.
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe Likens the Pro-
phecy of Raging Chariots to the
Modern Automobile.

Yesterday was the day of the year
that is known in the churches all over
this country as Children's day. 1t was
celebrated in almost all the churches in
Washington. There was special music
and in many churches there were special
addresses for the children. At the Yer
mont Avenue Presbyterian Church the
celebration was combined with the exer-
cises for the Foreign Missionary Society.
The program was under the direction of
Mrs A. l.. Williams and about $375 was
raised for the foreign cause.
At the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church Rev Wallace Radcliffe preached
a special sermon for the children from the
text The chariots shall rage in the
streets; they shall jostle against one an
other in the broad way; they shall seem
like torches and shall run like lightn-
ing.
Dr. Radcliffe said that this description
would apply very we'll to the automobile
of the present day and he compared the
automobile with the human being who
was trying to run straight course in
accordance with the dictates of the di-
vine spirit. He said that there were
many points of resemblance between the
auto and the human being trying to lead
Christian life. A small flaw in the COM
plex mechanism would render the whole
machine useless.
At Gunton-Temple.
Gunton-Tempe Memorial Presbyterian
Church presented an attractive scene
when the children of the Sunday school
assembled for the exercises of Childrens
day. The primary department occupied
seats on the platform, which was deco
rated with palms and cut flowers. The
choruses rendered under the direction of
10 N
and Mrs. Robert j. Boyd of the primary
department, with Harry Works and Mrs.
Edith Gait Mish as pianists. were aug
mented by stringed orchestra.
Those participating in the program were
Paul Miller. Esther Goodpasture, Mildred
Bromwell. Mary Langley Helen Hodges.
Elwood Whyte, Sunshine Rodier. Ber-
tram Mauriece. Horace Mauriece. Emma
Maurice. Kenneth Hayes. Julia Kinney,
Ralph Langley, Reginald Boyd. Roy VOL
ford. George Thrall Linton Herndon.
Robert Fisher. Edna Childs. Roberta
Patterson. Frances Jetmore. Phoebe
Nichols. Esther Roder. Dorothy Maui
riece. Elizabeth Richards. Ruth Kinney.
Lillian Mowatt Constance Mauriece, Bar
bara Hildreth and Mary Alice Eaton.
A beautiful violin solo was rendered by
Ruth Hollingsworth.
Rev. DIR. Allison, the pastor. made &
short address of welcome to the parents
and friends of the school.
The program and its execution reflected
much credit on the committee having it
in charge. Miss Helen Henry, chairman.
United Brethren Church.
Children's day was observed by the Sun
day school of Memorial Church. United
Brethren In Christ, corner r and North
Capitol streets, the audiences taxing the
entire seating capacity Of the church.
Both the morning and evening services
were given to the children. At the end
ing of the regular Sunday school session
| the entire school marched by classes from
the chapel into the church. After q song
and praise service, twelve little children
were presented at the altar by their par
ents for baptism.
The pastor. Rev. Charles E. Fultz
preached the sermon from the text.
whatsoever thy hands find to do. do 1t
/ with thy might" which was illustrated
by Miss Lottie Fahrenbruch.
In the evening an unusually interesting
program was rendered by the children
and school, as follows:
Songs from Joy Garlands"; recitations
by Miss Gertrude Jameson and Miss
Bessie Lineback. entitled DO You
Know?" "Childrens Day. by Jennie
Smith, Miss Minnie Stewart. Howard
Espey and Elizabeth Edmonston: exer-
else by six boys of the primary depart
ment. j. Carvel Paine. Frederick Owen,
Seltzer and William Lineback; exercise
Living Links" by Mrs. Lineback's class:
.Chidrens Day by twelve little ones
OF the primary department.; Motion
Song" by twelve girls of the primary de-
partment, Minnie and George Stuart