Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-21
Special Exercises Held in
-Four City Churches;
Three Pastors Christen
Glasses Of Children.
Pleasing Concert Programs Reu-
dered by Sunday School.

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dren's day with appropriate exercises
Sunday. They We're the Unitarian.
Winthrop street Universalist, Soutl
Parish Congregational and Green
street Methodist. Large audiences
We're present and in each of the
churches the children had some part
in the morning or evening service or
10th and sermons We're preached by
the pastors of especial interest to the
little folks.
AZ the Unitarian church Sunday
day morning the music was furnished
by the children of the Sunday school
and the auditorium was decorated
with daisies and other flowers of the
field. A simple but impressive chris
teninS service was administered by the
pastor. Rev. Edwin NJ. Slocombe, who
chrstened these children: France.
Catherine Fishon, Daniel Woolford La
| Rue, Mary Noel Slocombe. During the
christening service Mr.. Slocombe madt
| the following reference to Rev. Syi
veSter Judd, former distinguished
| pastor of the Augusta Unitarian So.
| cety:
1T is fitting on this day and in this
| church, where the name of SylveSte
| Judd is held in reverence that the ser
vice which has called us together her,
should begin with the singing of you
professional hymn, "Open the Door.
for the Children" No other words 81
| appropriately as these epitomize tn,
meaning of his ministry The view
which stirred mis- heart was the view
of a church the doors to whose high
| oct iXyil hnI .i1
stood open to children as their natura
| birthHght. We shall not miss the true
significance of this baptismal servic.
ii we remember that it is the symbol,
| cal register of a relation in which these
children already stand to their heaven
ly Father, a relation, which is thei
birthright, relation, which no saint
of the church can create, but which
it is the purpose of every heart of tn,
church to strengthen and sanction
At the Winthrop street UniVersalis
church Sunday morning the pastor,
Rev. Leroy w. Coons preached a ser
mon appropriate to the day upon tn,
theme, THE Training of the Child
The pulpit and platform We're atrac
lively decorated with daisies. wilt
flowers and evergreen and specia
music was rendered by the choir il
keeping with the occasion. The follow
ing children were christened by the
pastor: Leon Horace Ryder, Alic,
I.oring Ryder Charles Taylor Rand
Charlene Alum Mcnamara. Aileer
Lawrence Genthner, Hazel Lillian
Page, Charlotte Elizabeth Carleton
Elizabeth Matilda Hill, Ansel Lorenzo
Hill. Ruth Hill, Madeleine Eleanor Hus-
sey. Raymond Llewellyn Smith, Alton
Robert Smith, Alice Dutton Hayes
Kenneth Tetherly Merrill, Richard AL
Ian Merrill, Frank Hewins, Beverley
Hewins, George Bailey. Jacobs Phyllis
Josephine Ripley, Walter Cony Ripley
The auditorium of the church was
crowded to its utmost capacity at the
concert Sunday evening at which the
following program was rendered:
Organ yoluntary-"Canzonetta in 4 mi
Opening Chorus-"Our Own Bright Day. "
Schoo
Prayer. Minister
observation-disclosures Day" n,o v,,;am.
Howard Beale
Exercise-~A Cluster Of Daisies ,,or
| Edith Newman. Marion Beck. Itor-
tense Staples, Ada Soper, Marjorie
Hussey, Gertrude Mower, Marguerit,
Hussey, Eunice Williams, Helen Gage
| Marjorie Swift
| Recitation-"ClOvers, quentin Coons
Lullaby. Irene Goodrlci
observation-disclosures to Success,
| Douglass Newman
Recitation-"The Little Bird Tells
| Ruth Carleton
Scrg-"Bring Them Today"
| Marion Beck. Edith Newman. Ada Sopef
Reritation-"As Happy AS Kings
Percy Soper
Observation-Disclosures Polly's Secret
Ruth Vickery