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Show CHILDREN'S CHURCft PLACE OF WORSHIP EXCLU8IVE-LVDEDICATEDYo'LITTLE'dNE's. EXCLU8IVE-LVDEDICATEDYo'LITTLE'dNE's. " i Oulldlng and 8ervlce Are Ordered with Special View of Meeting the Needs of Boys and Girls-Located Girls-Located In Chicago, Churches havo boon established for corlaln classes, certain nationalities, certain special needs, but novor before hns n church boon organlzod and maintained main-tained exclusively for tbo llttlo tots, who ordinarily aro supposed to abhor tho Irksomencss and sombcrnoss of I tho to thorn uninteresting and solemn church service as maintained for tho adult momborshlp. But Chicago, which city can lay claim to many sonalble In novations, Is thn possossor of a children's chil-dren's church which hns recently booh organized. To be sure slnco tho Founder of tho Fnlth spoko tho words by Galilee's lako, "Suffer tho llttlo children to como unto mo," they have boon made welcomo In nil tho temples of worship, but'dt Is u new thought to have a house ot prayer and worship ex. ctuslvoiy for thetil. Tho building, which hears tho title, "Tbo.,Flrst Children's Church," has Just been dedicated, but tho enthusiasm enthusi-asm (t aroused has "rcsultod. lu a dou-' bled membership In its brlof month of activity. "' i William Fllllno Is superintendent at this Juvenile church. A printer by trade, bo has long been Interested In religious work, having graduated from tho Moody Illblo'lnstltiito. Assisting him in tho work Is Boruard Grousath, I a somewhat oldor, but no loss oner- I getlc evangelist.. The movement had Its Inception a year and a half dgo at a mooting hold lu a Chicago lodgo room. For sovmi jnonthH meetings Were held In this place, but the atmosphere lacked tho essentially religious tono that won de- I aired, and tho organizers kept on tho outlook for n church building which, ' could bo obtained within the small limits sot by their funds. During tho summer months a shift was mado (o, a tent, and youngsters crowded nightly) to hear the, spnakors secured by Jjii:i perlnti ndent Fllllno. t-V: Others had boon watching tho work,' and had begun to pe Its pwotbllltlestH bo when Superintendent P?iyiV)ri-BH or a former church .tailldltMfc.kn heUnl W VH used as a storage hemte, that would bijr v obtained for n not rxcftfVa, sum m ' found liberal proffers of help when hV.BH started out to oWfJnil. ' , M Six montha of hardta4aUuWsH qulrpd to get tho butIyMncjU ''jH dltlon to church. 'srVleH ovorybody helped, Much ot, thjfB cnrpcntorlng, pointing and mtM Ing was dono Messrs. Qrgnsoth, voIuntjH other churches, who bad heH value tho .work lu pl When tho little ohurch ftH refurnlshod presented K.prK terlor a uomfortablii.jBfsH chllir.'en who bad seen lf9H vlrtuaP-Unrn. kH Ono boy,niiej KsrjfLH unexpected powenraT' ahH ho tho Jbhu'rcli lnH wblcli lasted for riwo, ihqnKM chtldrctl being c)'ver Cur time that the youtiksfcr.cuplvflH The now church doeumdt fljmndoH the regular Stindaj-'irfy mckKjaH other churches, Jih(itMr. WXM It, Sunday 'sclvooi llftl day aftnrriooait tlir'o'clocH On Himtay'J owning-from 'H eight, Is 'held (ho, JlgtilAndlH church pralee serjfefl, which .H of Hinging and proyr? little 'iifJjjHH by Om'yowwraluwl, arid QHH by tho clilWcn. gr tho up)liUeuKiUM For'thlrrcryif; tlu-ru la a, chlldrenV H cljolr uhda Vrmuuwr , ITuifMvtidn.i.H havo bqen ltt Jr a chlldrwi'f prehes, M trn, aiidfit ' Aonoi to havo one withrg.4H the noxtiimpotha. IH Tho'"'dtl regular church. mefn3H la held)mWt-dnc;day nights, and, con HH slsts of lilbio study and exrclsVa doJH signed' 1 bach chlWrVn that (iHuaH coHB.'lnollglon oi-'ln'tiructlcal )lr,th'ilH flrai'Tule s to Oq able, to lioln outaolfl y In ridltlon to these Sprvtst, )f''tH alt? lpod to idrodnco dtfie.ra,, wh'lctH &vill jncludo a night for koytS aim.IHH fnlgh for girls once acek, "f HH |