The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
SONGSAND SERMONS
ON CHILDREN'S DAY
Religious Festival VIII Be Espe-
ciaIly Observed in Oak
land Churches

OAKLAND. June 12.-ChiIdren's day,
the simplest, sweetest religious festival
OF the year. typical Of the spring sea
son, win be observed in many of the
Protestant churches Of this city tomor-
row
At the First Methodist Episcopal
church a special program has been pre-
pared for the children. A class viii be
promoted from the cradle to the kim
dergarten and another from the kinder
garten to the junior division The eN-
ercises viii be as follows;
Professional. Onward. Christian Soldiers
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scripture reading by Air. MaddrilIs bible class
and nome department
Soas 70 Worship the King ...-....--. School
-6iidrer's dav greetings. ........... Mary Holt
s-V oIcoule All .....-.--. Alma Martin
.-Children-s Day. ...-...-- Norma swanson
"a Dav In lure-' Esteua Walker
Song, solo. -.--..-. CLIFFORD ltugnes
Chorus. primary class.
Baptism of infants. Cradle roll promotion.
Little Pink Toe Brigade 800. gladys Merritt
Jesus and the Little children Helen hinnard
The Babies on Our Cradle Roll rern kader
That's Baby .----.---.------ bernlce Siratlun
Bat the Babies Grow Ip' JEANNE Poole
Song. -'Open the Gates for the Dear Little
Feet'' .-...-.-.-..-..- .-.-... Primary class
Song ..-...-..- Chinese children
Muster Them In'' '..--.....-...-. Florence Jones
''Nur ElaES ---- lass OF boys
Junior promotion and graduating song.
Song -------.-- ---.-------- Chinese cnilaren
Address. .------------ III. Morton superintendent
address .--.-----.-- .....--.--. Dr. White
oFer.ng.
Benediction.
ChIldren's day services viii also be
held in the following churches:
Plymouth Congregational. morning service
Grace Methodist Episcopal. morning service;
Eighth avenue Methodist Episcopal. morning
service Centennial Presbyterian. morning serv-
lee; Brooklyn Presbyterian. evening service
First Baptist. morninc service; Tenth avenue
Baptist. morning service; Twenty-third avenue
Bsprist, morning service.
The second part of Mendelssohn's
oratorio. Elijah viii be sung by the
choir Of the First Congregational
church tomorrow evening. Henry l.
Perry. the Oakland basso who recently
returned from a course of study in
London. viii sing the part OF Elijah.
In the morning the pastor. Rev Charles
r. Brown. VIII preach on Lessons
From the Life Of Edward Everett
Hale"
Al the II O'Clock high mass at St.
Mary's Catholic church the choir of the
render the "Kyrie Gloria" and "Credo"
from Haydn's imperial mass. and sane
tus Benedictus" and "Agnus Del" from
Choron's "AIesse SolenneLe." The solo
lists viii be: Miss Mabel Gagan, Miss
Gina Wilkie, George Carlson and Pro-
fessor Gregory; organ prelude, inter-
ludcs and postlude by Wareing.
In the evening at .-3O o'clock there
viii be solemn vespers by COrini, Mag
r-f I'm ssS.f1ae nd Ia
earth display from Mendelssohn's
"Athalla"; 20 Salutaris' in c by SpOhn;
"Tantum Ergo" Mercadante. Soloists.
Norman Wilkfe and Louis Spuller di-
rector. Adolf Gregory.
Special services and a sermon in
honor of the Knights Of the Maccabees
viii be held in the Fourth Congrega-
tional church, Thirty-sixth and Grove
streets, tomorrow evening. Rev. Fred
erick H. Maar, pastor, viii preside.
Holy communion VIII be celebrated at
St Pauls Episcopal church tomorrow
morning at o'clock The mathis and
sermon viii take place at II o'clock and
the vespers at sermon al p m
The parochiaI guild of acoIytes viii
hold their annual service tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock in St. Johns
church, Eighth and Grove streets, when
the guild Office will be sung, followed
10y a procession. Rev. c. \. Lathrop.
rector Of the Church Of the Advent, San
Francisco. win preach.
Rev Homer J. Vosburgh pastor OF
the First Baptist church. Telegraph
avenue and Jones street, viii preach to-
morrow morning on Whats Believe
About Prayer" In the evening viii be
children's day services.
Day for Children
BERKELEY. June Children =
day" VIII be observed in three of the
Berkeley churches tomorrow, a special
feature Of the occasion being made by
the Trinity Methodist church, where the
different Sunday school classes viii
render a musical and literary program
in addition to the regular services, and
DIT Wesley Nell Of Bombay, India, viii
preach. DR.. Nell is one OF the best
known missionaries in Hindustan. and
is visiting California before returning
to his work ia that country.
The Chinese children's chorus from
the Methodist mission viii sing at the
Friends church, where children's day
viii also be observed. Mead a. Kelsey,
pastor of the church, viii make a spe-
cIai address 1or the little ones.
At the Shattuck avenue Methodist
church special services will also be held
in honor Of the children, and pro-
gram rendered by the Sunday school
classes.
Miss Edna Beck Keisler, a missionary
recently returned from work in India,
viii speak on her adventures before
the Methodist church of North Berke-
ley. and Rev. J. A. Hanson, pastor OF
the church. win give an address on
church finance.
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