. rs Almanac for Tomorrow .‘ signprgzutsyms. ‘5”«6: ":4: a. in; r1:39 p. m. 'mmua «mum. TELEPHONE , cuts. 44 —-Irnncli Office, Norwalk. m ~lditorial Room, -‘-I Hudson Office. mic—scum nous-m. . III-.0 --city Editor's Residence. r MAOONIC DIRECTORY. A “and Convocation of Butler W", R. A. M, will he held at it. muss. June 11th, 1907, at 8 o'clock A. III. Work, P. M. Degree. All R. A. “non- cordiaily and internally in- vltod. , Fraternity yours, ROBERT M. WILCOX, Sec'y. WHAT IS A CHURCH WITHOUT A BTEEPLE? Some of the. church structures re- cently built in New York city indicate that the old fashioned steeple is not popular with modern architects. The Madison Square Presbyteriai Church the pastor of-which is the Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst, which has an immense dome, is an example of the new style of ecclesiastical architec- ture. Situated at the corner of Madi» sun Avenue and Twenty-fourth street ‘it is one of a group of the most strik- ing buildings in New York. To the southwest, little more than a. hundred yards away. is the tall Flatiron; across Twenty-fourth street is the Metropoli- tan Life, one of the largest office build- ings in the world; two blocks to the north is the Madison Square Garden: and acres the square is the Fifth avenue Hotel, the old-time rendezvous of national politicians. The church proper and the parish house are joined so as to form one structure. The exterior is of brick ‘ . upn a marble bass. The floors and dome throughout and the partitions in , the, parish house are made of terrn ~ V, _. fitta tile blocks, so that absolute safe x ,' ty frm fire is assured. The cost of the church and parish house was $325,- 000. Another house of worship even stranger than Dr. Parkhurst's is the Broadway Tabernacle (Congregation- al) at Broadway and Fifty-sixth street. It has the appearance of a combina- .,_tion church and office building It is also of the most modern fireproof con- ntructure being built of steel protected by hollow terra cotta blocks. it costs $850,000. The Tabernacle has a tower, but not the sort commonly associated with churches. All of it is put to use. On its first floor are the Sunday school rooms. Between them and tho belfry there is room for all the activities of the church organization. Mission rooms and a ladies’ parlor are on the third floor, the Young Men's library on the fourth, the pastor's study, reception room and church library on the fifth the sextou’s living quarters on the ‘ ‘ sixth and a museum on the seventh. Above that is the belfry. In the base meat are two spacious halls for all sorts of gatherings. it is related that a well-todp Penn- sylvania farmer, who had sent his son to Philadelphia to begin life as a clerk, Wrote to the merchant in whose em- ploy he was asking how the boy was getting long and where he slept nights. The merchant replied: “He sleeps in the store in the daytime. I don't know where he sleeps nights." FASHIONS AND CULINARY. WRINKLES. .Have you ever tried scrim as a wash cloth? it has the virtue of be- ing easily and thoroughly cleaned, be- ing porous. and a great. many use it altogether in both sink and bathroom One of the smartest fashions of the season is that which appeared early of , .« having coat and skirt of different ma- ‘ terial, the skirt usually checked or piaided and strapped with the plain material like the coat. Tlils idea was first brought out in suitings, but now one sees linens made up in the saute way, and they are exceedingly smart. ~,"I)ead leaves" is a term which rep- resents onc of the new browns. 'Gree'n jade necklaces are worn with ‘ the brown coatumes with good effect. especially if there is a touch of green in the trimmings and on the. hot. it requires a woman with a bit of artistic taste to handle with good ef- fect the dress materials with woven or printed borders. Bordered goods 4 are much in vogue. but they are not altogether satisfactory when made up . because they so seldom fall into the right hands. Write heavy laces are ideal for collar and 0qu sets. and these sets are still livery much worn by fashionable wo- man both home and abroad. if one a. want: a less dressy set she selects I'm. lino (but heavy) linen and has ‘ it ornamented with eyelet embroidery. An "indispensable item for the iron- or is a small piece of sponge. When a roar of a garment has become dry, 1' embroidered edge has stiffened. the. phone will give just the required mount of dampness, so that good re- ‘ taint will show from the ironing. Keep AM! of tepid water at hand in which to dip the sponge. The following suggestion is from tho Engiishwoinan. from whom we get primacy practical helps: An effectual tmont for stains on Willie tiarmol mix equal parts of yolk of egg glycerihe, apply to the stains. and .n to soak in for half an hour More the article is washed. 4 fliilfliifl m Millijfllflflflii Semi-Centennial of Interesting Observance Celebrated Yes- terday-First Universalisis oiClieisea Began it in June l857 in Norwalk yesterday. as all over the United States. was properly cele- brated as Children's Day in all the de- nominational churches. The sun shone, and the temperature shot up to comfort point in honor of the little tots, so that the day, which stands in the minds of most of them as second only to Christ- mas and Fourth of July, was one of un- siloyed joy. In some of the churches, the day was observed formally by a sermon planned especially for the children, but in most of them, the services were in charge of the children themselves, and recfta lions and songs from proud Sunday school scholars, told the simple truths of the Bible stories to record breaking audiences of fund mothers and happy fathers. Children’s Sunday is one of the most widely observed festivals in the calcu- dar of many of the Protestant churches of Norwalk and vicinity. The idea is a contribution of the Universalist church to the Christian church. This marks the fiftieth anniversary of its establishment. The following is a short sketch of the origin of the fear tivnl: On the second Sunday in June, 1857, the First Universalist church in Che]. sea, Mass. celebrated Children's Sun~ day as an established day in its church calendar. For a number of years pre- ceding, tiio pastor, Rev. Charles Hal] Leonard, now the venerable dean of the Crane 'l‘heoiogicaLschool, at, Tufts college, had set apart one Sunday in the early summer. in which the church service was devoted to the young. and which he called variously “Rose" OI "Flower" or "Children's Sunday," The practice had won such response itlltl such hearty endorsement that it wai deemed wise to fix the second Sunday in June as a permanent Children‘i Festival Bundsy. No attempt was made at the time it encourage other churches to join in the custom, but the beauty of the ser- vice shd its eminent fitness and ultil- ity, appealed to neighboring churches of our faith, and five years later it was generally observed in and around Boa ton, and in 1867, ten years after it: establishment, so widespread was ihx interest that at the session of the Univ versalist general convention in Built more, the following resolution was adopted: “Resolved, That. we commend the practice of those churches in our order that set apart one Sunday in each year as Children's day, when parents bring to the altar their most precious treas- ures and give them to the Lord by ap propriate and sacred rites." That the interest had already spread beyond denominational lilies was man , ifest when. the, next year, 1868, the Methodist general conference recom mended the setting apart of the second Sunday in June as Children's day, and in 1872 made it a law of the Methodist church to observe the day. In 1883 UN Presbyterian church adopted the day by a “hearty vote” and the same yeai the Congregational body through E committee appointed for that purpost recommended the observance of thc second Sunday in Julie as Children’i day, and in 1886 the national counci‘ approved of this action. in 1897 it was claimed that. “ion than half of the Congregationa' churches observed the day, and lhlb year, fifty years after its establish emtn, the Protestant church whici does but participate in this Christlar festival will be the conspicuous cxcep tion. in the fellowship of this commor blessing We join with the editor of the Congregationalist in the wish that "this festival may be fostered and kept. for these purposes by all oui churches, as coming generations, hold ing its blessings tenderly in their memories. transmit it to their child run and their children's children. NORWALK CONGREGA- TIONAL. SOUTH One of the Most Successful Occasions in History of the Church. llnder smiling skies was held yester- day the most successful Children’s Day exercises ever held in the South Norwaik Congregational Church. There was a very large attendance and everything passed off without a hitch. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion, the color scheme being green and white of dog wood. snowballs, spires and white lilacs and ferns. The decoration was done under the direction of Howard illy. The program follows: Organ Prelude—Polonaise Webbs Processional by the School—The Lord is My Shepherd. Selected Readings by the Superinten-i dent. - Prayer by the Pastor. Song by the School—Praise God the . Father. Responsibe Exercise by Deacon Glen. son and other members of the school. The Service of Baptism. Hymn—~By Cool Siloam’s Shady Rill. Anthem—0 Lord, How Manifold. Recitation—Six Little Daisies . Recitation—~My Piece. Leon Weed. Recitation~Just Lilia This. Duet with Chorus of Girls. Offertory-Csntilene . . . . . . . . . Salome Recitation—~Tho Loaves and Fishes, Lawrence Paul. Recitation—What Little Things Can Do, Four Boys, limitation—~Tho legend of the Daisies, Jennie Benedict. ms 4 some ' W ’ militia flii ifiouonv. JUNE m. 1907. i l NORWADK EVENING Summers LEVELAND’S ' ”if“ Baking Powder adds to the healthfulness of all risen IIour-foods,wlii|eit makestheioodlighter, sweeter, finersilavored, more delicious. Exercise care in purchasing baking powder to see that you get the kind that makes the food more wholesome and at the some time more palatable. Dr. Macfurlund's remarks were an address which was more especially an appeal to the parents of the children represented in the school. The work of the. primary department. under the training of Miss Margaret Weed was excellent. The committee in charge of the program comprised Deacon and Mrs. Frank H. Gleason, Mrs. W, H. Swords, Miss Helen Swartz and Miss Iiolcn lletherlngton. The children were trained in singing the hymns by David E. Disbmw. One :hild, Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Nash, was baptized at the ser- vice. SPRINGWOOD UNION CHAPEL. f‘hirty-clghth Anniversary Observed With Appropriate Exercises. The thirty-eighth anniversary of the Springwood Union Chapel and the 3hildren's Day exercises were held ‘esterduy afternoon, when the follow- ng program was rendered: long—March on Ye Legions. Prayer, Rev. Dr. Mucfarland. Song. Prayer. icripture Reading—lsniah 54: Song—Joyous llelis. Recitation—Long Ago. Madeline McFarland. Song—Let Praises Ring. Recitation—~Naiure Study, Helen Sacko and Bertha Vados. Recitation—The Unseen Guest, Mary Baddeley. Song—Strong and True. Recitation—Whore Shall We Flint the ‘ Lord? ‘ Jennie Benedict. Recitation—God's Work is Good, John Snyder, \Viliie ilull. Song—Mighty Youthful Army. Itecitation—The Teacher's Dream, Miss Marjorie McFarland. dong—Lift Up the Banner. Superintendent‘s Report, C. M. Lawrence. [2'17. Remarks, , M. M. Norton and Dr. Macfarlabd. Offering. long—Comrades of the Cross. Benediction. Dr. Macfariand. The report of the Superintendent C. \vi. Lawrence was as follows: Today we meet to celebrate the. thir- ’,y'?elghth anniversary of the Sping- .vood Union Sunday school. The Sun- lay school. next to the church. is one if the most important institutions in the world, but to be successful there nust be earnest and faithful workers, who feel the importance of impressing in the minds of the young the truths li' God‘s word. There are three initial P's to secure success—~prnyer, patience ind perseverance. There have been many discouragemeiits for us the past Year and but few encouragements, but perhaps we should have had better success if we had worked harder by going out after the children who do not attend any Sunday school. We have in our school some faithful teachers and an excellent and faith- ful secretary. but what we need most at the present time is two or could use three teachers, an earnest young man and one or two ladies. and a new su- perintendent We held fifty-two ses- sions last year, but we had a good many stormy Sundays and one Sunday the storm was so bad there was only one teacher present, Miss Grace Mo- ran. Number sessions during the year. .52 Present membership ...... 53 Home department members ...... 23 Total membership . . . . . .. ....... 76 Receipts for the your . ........ $143.45 Expenses for the year .. ....... 119.62 Cash on hand . $23.83 Contributed to ChlnnTmni'he relief fund, :11. Norwalk Methodist. Itnke up once more the conflict and iioila of daily life, and so loads on to' t Car; rnust beltaken lg av’oid bathing powdelrj ma e mm a uni. uc pow era are so CLEVEL‘ND BAKING POWDER CO. cheap, because they cost but a few cents NEW YORK per pound. But alum is a mineral. which taken in food is deleterious to health. .mw - ‘y u q . Song—Blessed Childrens Day, curred the baptism of children, and CALL TO THE CONGREGATION- Primary Class. after the very effective singing of l ALISTS. Exercise—[gig They fall? Up? Think When i Read the Sweet Story orus o . ms. of Old, by Mr, Hirst. the following y.- | n- Rec"““°"""‘VhM a. Child Can D0. children were presented for baptism: rom the Pm?" Mgr: Ntorwa k 00 Johann Nicuwboer. ., William Kellogg Chamberlin. Helen gregahonal "'c "' Song by the Sch001~Songg Arise. Robeson Cliamberlin, Chester Albert We avail ourselves of the courtesy Address by Dr. Macfarlanil. )omstock, William Clifford Comatock, or The Sentinel to call your attention The Benediction. Lenox St. John Currie, Ruth Adelaide in the vital importance of the General Recessional—Glory to God. Currie. Norman Lorraine Flewellyn, Conference of the Congregational Organ 105”“‘19‘411‘0-“0 Triumphs] Harold Newman Godfrey, Clayton Churches of Fairileld West Consocia Chorus ........ Guilmant Frederick Holmes, Janet Anne Slack, tion, to be held at the South Norwalk John William Slack and Nellie May Waterbury. In the evening the annual Children's Day exercises were given by the Sun- day school before an audience that completely filled the auditorium and gallery of the church. The chorus singing by the school was one of the strong features of the program, while the children performed with credit. the parts assign .to them. F r two of the numbers t. e lntermedia e and Pri- mary departments occupied the raised platform, constituting a chorus of more than one hundred voices. The com- pleto programwns published Saturday was given. , ~ --—--—-——-i Norwallt Congregational. A pretty Children's Day program was carried out at. the Not-walk Con- gregational Church. which included several recitations by members of the school, as announced beforehand. The regular church. choirwas assisted by Mrs. Andrew V. Heath and titles Olive. Gray and Clarence Arnold, violinist, and Mr. Collins, ‘celllst. The pastor, Rev. lcorge D, Egbert. gave an ad- dress on the subject, Bottle. rl‘lie ser. vice was Vi'l‘y largely attended. Ow- ing to this program. which was carried our at 10:30 IL; m., there was no Sun- day school session at the regular hour. The Mens' League meeting was also dispensed with. The offering of the morning was for the benefit. of tho Congregational, Sunday School and Publishing Society. MASTER MASTERFUL INVITATION Rev. Saul O. Curtice'a Sermon In the First M. E. Church. Rev. Saul O. Curiice, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, preached to a large congregation last evening. in the First Methodist Epis- copal Church. “The Master's Masterful invitation" was the theme. and the words of Scrip- pture that inspired the sermon were those of Christ saying “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy in- den, and i will give you rest." The sermon began with a brief sketch of the trying conditions under which the. Master did His worw and then proceed. ed to show the splendid courage, the majestic consciousness of divinity and the complete confidence in His own ab~ iliiy to meet the needs of all men, the invitation of the text evidenced. KKeeping before the audience the wonderful personality of the Christ, and unveiling the great soul needs He promises to meet the preacher went: on to speak of the rest here promised ! to those who will come to Him. "The ' servant is not greater than his Lord. And we need not expect to be except from toil, care, sorrow, suffering. After all~ to be so exempt is not the greatest blessing that can come to us. To be al- ways soothed to rest by a lullaby is not the ideal life, and it is not the life Jesus is here promising to those who willwcome to him. The rest. he promis- cs is the harmony of all the elements of our nation with each other. and the harmony of the whole man with God. It is the. frame of mind induced by the consciousness of being in ac- cord with eternal truth. It is the frui- tage of singlcncss and nobility of mo- tive, and the confidence of ultimate victory in the struggle against evil and adverse conditions. Then came a word picture. and the audience saw a little child, at evening weary with its play. feverish and fretful soothed, quieted washed and rohed for the night's sleep by the deft touches of the loving mo- ther. So all were helped to see how the Christ rests those who will come to Him, and resting prepares them to the land of perfect rest and immortal harmony with “God and truth. GRACE CHURCH SERVICE. Every service at the Norwsik Moth- odist Church yesterday was largely at,- tcndod. The church had been beauti- fully decorated by O. J. Clark with May-apple blossoms, snowballs and buttercups. and the music of the day under the direction of C. G. [van was of a high order. in the morning oc-ier, the attendance was small. At. (lrncd Church. Sunday morning, tthc rector. Rev. James Benton Wor- ‘m-r, preached in set-1mm commemora- tive of the sixteenth anniversary of the church. This sermon was a very in~ .tereating mic and was repeated from a Week ago. when. because of the weath- ‘of the chorus. Congregational Church this (Monday) evening. No question has arisen in our do nomination in the past century that was of more importance than the pres ent question of the union of our de- nomination with the Methodist Protv estant and the United Brethren. it involves important, far—reaching ques tions with regard to our entire organ- ization. polity and work. There are two questions to which we should give our serious consideration: First, as to whether 01' not such a un ion would result advantageously to us and to the other denominations. Second, if this union is consummated it will require a. great deal of thought and care with regard to its terms and conditions. The general conferenCt this evening is for the purpose of pre paring the churches of our Consocia tion to express themselves intelligent- .— ~- We therefore issue this call and car nestiy request all the members of our Congregational Churches to be present this evening. Please notice that ”it Conference will begin promptly at 1 o'clock. in order to enable the delc gates from outof-town churches to get home by the evening trains. it is to be remembered that the oth er churches are the guests of Nor walk on this occasion, and. that bill members should be present to givr them a hearty welcome. it. is hoped that this Conference may be. the beginning of a closer fellowship among the churches of our community It is even more important that on: Congregational Churches should be united in fellowship than that we should enter into the larger union pro posed. GEORGE I). EGBERT, CHARLES S. MACFARIAND, CHARLES J. VALS'I‘ROM, Congregational Pastors of Norwalk June to, 1907. CHURCH CALENDARS. South Norwalk Congregational. Mondny~3 p. m., the Fulrfleld Con soclatiun. 5:45 p. m., supper for the delegates. 7 p. m., a. general confer once. oi the churches. to be attendet by all of our members. Wednesday~8 p. m., the. clnssjn tht sight reading of music; open to all. i p. m., the Board of Deacons, at tht parsonage. Thursday-4:45 p. m., a business: meeting of the church to consider uni express its attitude upon the proposot tri-church union. 8:30 p. m., rehearsa li‘riday~3:30 p. m., the sewing school at. the Hungarian Club house 7:45 p. m., the Church Council. Sunday, June iii—7:30 p. m., ser mon to the graduating classes of UK South Not-walk, East Norwaik ant" ltownyton schools. Norwaik Methodist Church. Monday. it p. m.——Monthly meetinr of the Sunday school board. Boys Club will hold its regular meeting at the some time. Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.—-Young people's class. under the direction of E. L. Wetherwax. The adult class at 7:45 under the direction of F. T. Ruscoe The probationers of the church are expected to be present at these ser vices. The district conference wil‘ be held at the Bummerfield Church Port Chester, on Tuesday. Wednesday. 7:30 p. m.——Monthly meeting of the Woman's Foreign Mia sionarry meeting at the parsonage. An evening meeting has been arranged for the last gathering before the sum mer vacation. in order that more of the members may be able to attend. Thursday, 7:46 i. m.--Regular pray fr service; subject. “Count Your Bloss- ngs." Friday, 7:30~—Choir practice. 7:46 p. m., iii-monthly meeting of the Hip worth League Union at the East Ave- nue Church, East Norwalk. ,. RECENT ARRIVAL OF VESSELB. SIASGONSET, Mass, June 10,—Str Minnehnhn. London for New York, was 270 miles east of Sandy Hook at 8 a. in. Will probably dock about 7:30 a. m., Tuesday. . i, MONDAY. JUNE to, 3907. .L Rural-hoe Showing oi Women‘s Stutish Singer's 'Dr asses. Dainty creations of White Lawns, .' ...' Batiste, Linen and Pique. in lace” and embroidery trimmings, com- bining about fifty entirely diff- erent styles. Take a. peep into our Suit Room and see the beauteous array. 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