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The Portland Daily Press
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Children's Day at Williston church featured a program with baptism, Bible presentations to four children, songs, recitations by kids, a sermon, and plants distributed to about 100 children.
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Children's Day was observed at Williston church on Sunday, with the following programme:
Organ Voluntary.
Processional-"Children's Day is Here."
Invocation.
Anthem Choir.
Responsive Reading-Psalm XCVI, page 72.
Singing by School.
Prayer.
Baptism of Children.
Presentation of Bibles, viz: Stanwood Lincoln Hanson, Margaret Holman, Eleanor Barker, Olive Holman Barns.
Anthem.
Offering.
Cradle Roll Song, Primary Department.
Exercises by Primary and Intermediate Departments,
(a) Song, Flower Children
(b) Children's Day, Four Girls
(c) Little Things, Charles Earl Foss
d) Flower Voices, Gladys Chamberlain
(e) Song-"In Our Dear Lord's Garden."
(f) Lessons from the Flowers. Mrs. True's Class
Singing, School
Sermon-Subject: "Benoni and Benjamin."
Hymn 1194.
Distribution of Plants.
Benediction.
The distribution of plants was a very pretty and interesting ceremony. About 100 children marched up to the platform, each receiving and coming away with a plant.
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Children's Day program at Williston church included organ voluntary, processional, invocation, anthem, responsive reading, singing, prayer, baptism of children, presentation of Bibles to four children, offering, cradle roll song, exercises by primary and intermediate departments featuring songs and recitations, sermon on 'Benoni and Benjamin', hymn, distribution of plants to about 100 children, and benediction.