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Feb. 26 Children Run Their Own Church Services: Two Little Late-Comers Enter The Porch Of The Parish Church, St. Paul's Cray. Susan Booth and Bernard Lee arrive at the church to find the Services for Children, by children, has just begun. Gentleman-like Bernard removes his cap and Susan clutches his hand and holds her prayer book. The Parson Takes A Back Seat While These Children Conduct Their Own Church Services On Sunday: Sunday afternoon provides a brief respite for the hard-worked parson of the Parish Church, St. Paul's Cray (Kent). Between his busy morning and evening's services, formerly he used to conduct the usual Children's Service. Today he can sit back and confidently watch while his little parishoners run the Service themselves. So popular has the idea become that more and more children are coming along, and feeling that they are really part of the Church, join in with a devoted will, benefiting in all ways from this novel idea. Five-year-old hand out the hymn books, teenagers tug at the bell rope, and the choir is well-filled. Older boys or girls take it i turns acrually to conduct the service by reading the prayers and lessons. Only the Parson delivered the address - this is by general consent. But other children act as Sidesmen, do the Collection and Offertory, as well as pump the organ. Thus has an enterprising Clergyman stopped the rot of ever-decreasing congregations of Sunday School or Children's Service run on the old-style: and has turned them into a bright new, refreshing and spiritually valuable experience

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