Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-13
Observance of Chi|dren's Sunday.
Special Sermons and Exercises Held in Many of the
 Churches-Many Baptisms.

Mrs. LeRue Bliven Mrs. Robert Cham- pin and Mrs. Arthur F. Howard had the successful evenings programme in charge.
 At Second Congregational Church.
 Attractively placed about the plat form were laurel. peonies, snowballs and other flowers for the Children's day service at the Second Congrega- tional church. Marching from the Sunday school room, the members of the school were seated by classes, the opening song being The Royal Way. The invocation was by Rev. Herbert J. Wyckoff, following which was re- sponsive reading and the song Wear ing Our Garlands. Three children were ba ptized.
 The programme continued as fol- lows: Recitations, Rejoice, 'Tis Chil- dren's Day. Louise Ernst; Wish, Jonathan Johnson; A Golden Thought. Exercise. Playing Daisies. junior de partment; recitations, The Beauty Touch, Dorothy Wyckoff; Know Christ Loves the Children. Elsie Ora | tation, Always Something to Sing About, Minnie Dufner; primary song There was a short address by Supt- J. H. Larrabee and following the of fertory. the offering being for the Rock Nook home. Rev. H. J. Wyckoff preach ed from Ephesians 6:1, his subject be- ing Obedience. Following the song The Joy of God, the benediction was pro-
 
 At Central Baptist Church. Children's day was observed by the Central Baptist Bible school with a special service held in the church at ' o'clock in the evening, which had a very large attendance notwithstanding Palmer presided for the interesting programme which began with the sing ing of a hymn led by the church quar- tette. After prayer by the pastor. Rev. ~ IT-{r rI1f md 1a4 h h following programme was nicely rem dered: Recitation, Matthew xviii, 1-5, Elizabeth Sevin; recitation, Best in the Heart Hope Sweet; anthem. church Love; singing. Childrens Friend, Elsie Chesebro, soloist Rosalind Crahska, Marguerite Gallup, Charles Eugene | Wright, Richard Arnold, Roy Dean, Raymond Leavitt; hymn. school; Best That I Can. Harry Covey: recitation, What Jesus is to Me, Hope Sweet, Helen Storms, Marion Palmer. Mabel Hagberg, Genie Dean; song by pri-
 mary class. Lillian Bellert and BenJa- min Covey, soloists.
 1 Rev. Mir Wright spoke to the school along lines suggested by the reef | tation Best That I Can, and also com
 mended the object for which the | schools collection is annually taken on
 Children's day, which is the Rock Nook l home. An anthem was finely sung by | the quartette for the offertory, and | after hymn the pastor pronounced | the benediction.
 At Broadway Congregational Church. | Having assembled by classes in the | Sunday school room, the members of Broadway Congregational school
 marched into the church and occupied l seats in the center for the Children s | day service Sunday morning. The platform was prettily decorated with laurel, peonies, roses, snowballs and | iris, the work having been done by Mrs. w. H. Dawley. There were many | in attendance, including members of | the Yale crew, who came up from | Gales Ferry.
 The invocation was by Rev. E. s | Worcester, after which the choir sang pression. Four children were baptized A scripturaI exercise entitled God ir Nature was given by fourteen children closing with the school repeating Rev "A, 12 and 14 verses. After the sing ing of the hymn With Happy Voices
 Singing, prayer was offered by Rev
 E. s. Worcester and he also read the scripture lesson. John 6, 1-14.
 There were exercises by the primary department and as the offertory there was finely rendered violin solo by Miss Townsend. The offering was fol the Rock Nook home.
 Rev My Worcester preached iron Mark 14:5. She hath done what she could snd it was particularly for the chNGren. The service closed witt prayer and benediction by the pastor
 At Nit. Calvary Church.
 Mt. Calvary Baptist church observed IChildren's Sunday with an evening service at which a programme by tho Sunday school children was well car
 ried out The pulpit was decorated tattractively with flowers.
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