The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-22
METHODIST CHURCH, SUNDAY
Children's Day In Morning Sermon
by DIR. Dulaney At Night.

In place OF the regular morning
service at the Methodist church the
Sunday school held its Children II
Day exercises.
The tasteful decoration Of the
church with daisies and elder flow
ers, the bright faces of the children
and their spirited singing and ap-
propriate recitations made the whole
service delightful.
Besides the chorus songs. the
charming and graceful duet by Ade-
laide and William Rowe. Margaret
JeffersOn's sweetly rendered solo
and the solo and duet by Bertha
Wright and Beulah Brown are es-
peclally worthy Of notice.
The rccitations From Nancy Gun
ningham' S at the opening to Elmer
Kings ~ the close-were faultless-
ly given. and the congregation was
particularly pleased with those by
the very little Ones-lielen Garner,
Mabel King, Annette Compton and
Roland Carver-even though they
may not have understood every word
the little tongues so glibly spoke.
The Voices OF Children Under Our
Flag. with Elsie Garner and Ida
Carver making the principal recita-
tions. was strong plea for Chris
tlan mission work in our own cOun-
try.
The following was the program.
Hymn sc. by school
God is Love. song. by a chorus
Of children.
Prayer.
DOxOlOgy.
Children's Day. recitation. by
Nancy Cunningham.
Responsive reading, by school
Asked the Lovely Little Flower,
solo. by Margaret jefferson.
Recitation by some little ones,
Helen Garner. Mabel King. Annet-
tc Compton. Roland Carver.
Vical duet. Tell Me Your Song, by
Adelaide Rowe and William Rowe.
Gods Love. recitation. by Pearl
Larkin. Elsie King and Elizabeth
Gore.
What Birdie Sings, song with
solo. by Bertha Wright. duet by
Bertha Wright and Beulah Brown
and chorus by children
Hymn 1SS. By school.
A Garland for Children's Day. rec
itatlon. by Christine Garner. Elsie
Perry. Tacy Garner. Leila Carpenter.
Pearl Bowen, Louise Larkin. Maud
Marsh. Mamie Marshall
All the Happy Children. song. by
chorus OF children.
Voices Of Children Under Our
Flag. home mission exercise. by a
group OF girls
Before the Offering. recitation by
Elmer King
Offering.
Hymn rs.
Bcncdiction.
At Night.
The service at night was also OF
special interest.
a beautiful arrangement OF Abide
With Me, with alto, tenor and bari
tone solos, was sung by the quartet
choir. The congregation was much
interested and impressed by the ser
mon preached by DR.. Dulaney. OF
Baltimore, on the Prodicai Son.
Giving a striking analysis OF the
story, DR.. Dulancy said that it was
divided into three parts: First. five
downward steps; second. five as
cending steps. and third. five-fold
reward. thus making fifteen diyis-
ions each of which he characterized
by word beginning with r.
The five downward steps I'm this
young mans career were that he was
restless, rowing, riotous. reckless and
ruined. Then followed the five as
cending steps in that he reflected,
reasoned, repented, resolved and re-
turned His five-fold reward lay
in the fact that he was recognized.
received, robed, given a ring as a
symbol OF his fathers unending love
and greeted with rejoicing.
DR.. Dulaney enriched his sermon
with many pithy sayings and apt IL
lustrations and was heard with close
attention throughout by a large
congregation.