Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-09
RALLY DAY

motion OF the boys and girls to high
er classes and higher departments,
and their loyalty toward the Sunday
school and effort to be put forth dur
ing the coming winter months to
make their respective Sunday schools
among the best. The celebrations
were largely attended, which is an
indication that much interest is taken
in the Sunday schooI work
First Methodist Church
The morning service at the First
Methodist church was given over to a
rally day program. Following the or
gan prelude by Prof. c. L. Hoyt was the
professional Onward Christian Sol
diers." The prayer and scripture read
ing was given by the pastor of the
church, Rev. Richard Evans. Mar
garet Thackray and Billy Anderson
then rendered a duet, 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner" How Betsy Made
the Flag" was given by the Pri-
mary department of the Sunday
school. Mrs. F. H. Barden and Miss
Corinne Schlegel sang, "One Sweetly
Solemn Thought" After the offertory.
Miss Gretchen Morgan gave a read
ing entitled, when the Fleet Goes
By followed by another reading,
"Lincoln's Gettysburg Address," by Ell
Roy McFaul. The congregation then
joined in singing the hymn, 80 Beauti-
full for Spacious Skies" Mildred Hud-
son gave reading, "Your Flag and
My Flag" The balance of the pro-
gram included Red Cross girls, re-
marks by the pastor, graduation ex-
| ercises, presentation of pins for good
attendance, the singing of America"
benediction and organ postlude Every
number on the program was very well
! given, and the morning proved a very
interesting and inspiring one to all
| present.
First Presbyterian Church
The Sunday schools of the First
Presbyterian church, including the
Home school, Hull, Mary Poor, Under
wood, Town Maine, and Wayside had
rally at the Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon. L. N. Larson, who
is general superintendent of the Sun
day schools, acted as chairman at this
great meeting. A roll call of schools
was taken followed by community
singing. Prayer was given by Rev.
| G. a. Adams. The scripture, includ-
ing the twenty-third psalm, was read
| by all in concert. The chairman then
| delivered a message of greeting after
which R. H. Starkey gave the bugle
! call. The Sunday schools then salut-
ed the flag led by Randall Johnson.
Recognition of the. graduates was the
next on the program, followed by two
minute reports by the superintendent.
Brayton E. Smith had charge of the
| presentation of the banner. Dr. D. j.
| Williams, the pastor, talked in an in
teresting way to the various Sunday
|
Roll, hymn and benediction ended
the afternoons program. 1t was a
| great afternoon for the children of the
different Sunday schools and also for
the grown people. Miss Wanda Hopp
was at the organ.
st. Johns Episcopal Church
The rally day program given by the
| Episcopal church Sunday was on the
order of the other rally day pro-
| grams given in Wausau Sunday,-pa-
triotic. Following is the program:
The subject of the service was God
| and Country" The congregation sang
the hymn, "The Son of God Goes Forth
to War" The Apostles Greed and
prayer followed. Frank Fuller and
Mark Belanger gave a recitation,
Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother"
A dialogue, Rejoicing of the Chill
dren," by Earl Rapraeger and Kath-
crime Schiller, was followed by reci-
tation by Lucille Schuler Miss Ida
| Hall rendered a solo, Ashamed of
| Thee" Charlotte Pradt gave recita-
ton, Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers"
The congregation then joined in sing
| ing the hymn, Faith of Our Fathers"
Marion McNown, Beatrice Whelpley
and Wilma Lucas appeared in a dia-
logue, 'The Reward of Earnest Eff
| fort" The dialogue, God of the Ma
TONS" was given by Okella and Jean
Bells, Elma Lucas and Jean Ross.
This was followed by an address by
Rev. John Lloyd, at which service he
also told of his resignation as pastor
of the Episcopal church in this city.
More has been said concerning his
| resignation elsewhere in this issue
The congregation joined in singing
America" Gordon Lloyd gave re-
citation, Present Day Crisis" "The
| Call of Our President" a reading, was
given by Helen Sturtevant A recita-
ton by Mark Belanger, 1.-THE American
Flag" was followed by salute to
the flag in which all took part. The
congregation also joined in the salute
to, the Symbol of Christianity, the
Cross. The closing hymn, 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" ended the morn
ing's service. The organ numbers
were given by Lawrence Bernhart, the
church organist
First UniyersaliSt ChuEch
Rally day was also celebrated by
the Sunday school of the First Univer-
stlist church in an appropriate way
The program was given as follows:
The primary class rendered a song. A
recitation. Our Heroes was given by