Smyrna times., 1867-04-24
Written for the Smyrna Times "
Church Extension, &c,

: NT.lI " ' O0cu Ihe WatchWOrd of the
itue'uoulSt Episcopal Church from the time ri
her organization to the present ami ,o Any f,I ~
posting ourselves with her yarious p,o,o,,,',' III
thaC She has lost none Of her mower hrt
gaming strength anu influence every d,v ~,
10 di"dSS On the alert and ready To catch 4v,r,.
oPioituilty 10 advance her interests and n.
mote the Kingdom of Christ. Whcrcver tI,oo
Is a door open she enters with her muist,, ,
i"lty' Procialnlng peace aud salvation to :. io.t
ana ruined world The very tlqn of Nrthod.
lSul IS TO go Jor'odrd. Mr. Wesley said "tb.
word Is my, Parish" Take glance at bar ,r
Hii@ncai interests, as well as her spirtnal
Gl@5ei '";na5 Almost four million dollars were
"iSeu Gurlng the past year for Centenorv oL
lectS alone, besides a vast amonnt far ?.ILr Ip
benevolent purposes. One million dolIars :.
neqIlreI TINS year to sustain her missions, and
aS sue mas always had the missionary cane a.
, noaIt, ana met the demands year after ve.r
HoS"lthStandlng the Increase She will coma ~
noby to the work and fill the tra,snr r'11 ii !
ample means for this purpose. As tba "'.n ";l
:loGiry spirit increases, there will be an advance
III Church extension ~ 'NO0
D1'9 Our WORK here Is within the bounds of tbo
;n;n. iliauGlpnla ~ Annual Conference. BY exam
4LS nS Ine minutes OF said Conference we find
Pap t0 iono"lnS statement OF her finances: lst
I dDeheV0ient contributions, S63. 800 81 %
sabbath "a school purposes, S34 250 Io ~
Unurch Id Improvement and parsonaoes S9oS
tyf' -; 4th, Centenary purposes. SIS Ix5 -
$736, 1910. '''''' ~ lotal'
~" "Hel we compare our Church accom-
Ia Smyrna, and the surrounJ;n,
country with other parts of our worl, Io,,nSs
SiGie S9 NleIhodlSt influence is not so great we .
mu ourselves W greatly wanting in Church ex.
]emonjs omo.L me DeieVe our advanced position G
y aus S,nruS anof5er Methodist Episcopal Church q
vo -cn ind ID Py referring to the Minutes again Y
&c 'ne I0nOWlng statements of Smvrns |
otation and Circuit Smyrna Station ny Mam Ina
'cls' 4lo' probationary, l54. Value of3,bnrnh .
'iroperty, u $I2,5OO. Valuation of Parsnnal.on q
,U,ooo' AMOUNT raised for various benevoIent "
i oh poSeH; 9''oon9l. For ministerial slnnnrt n
'990. r.. Total number of members nm Stat;a y
n9 circuit, $50. Total number Of ,nnNbnn ,lul ~ -
nu probatloncrs, 1865 The above statenent - :.
1'cs Ih Us an Idea OF the strength of the NJ u W W
h"ion ,ho ;a IN and around Smyrna. Now If wa .,
ir'o consideration the great influence tbat s,
ucu ny our members and means ON tLn 6c
eel, ;i1y, Ihe demand Tor Church extension N
,o"Id ~, uio~ooEered severed In view of this necessity
I'lon All those who have the e'"o canse - wi
IllSI ~. truly at heart, will answer yes. tn,
III conversation with some of tho lao1;,,. die
onoerS OF The Station, we received nromn1 be
py III the affirmative There is M do,ht Yo
Il n,,,ol ~ ''''lOh Is oEernOWlng at present str
'ore 'n,,t H'oIe cannot be done within itself the
i@cle @ must be reaching out after worl- lea
any VINO might be useful in various denart. Sta
nus oi the Church are shut out for want NJ live
: ~ tne pest course to pursue would he far apr
circuit to build Church at once in Snrrl WI 0nf
anu form society, and have a re,nlar or c;rv
- - nITi9hC Ti ior preaching, Sabbath School &r Jar
O4Hrch should be built near the n.r,o,, .In' Af;
:. II thls was done it would throwtbe naStnr nnt
ons MS people and make his position \ vcrr Of q
m HE 80, ~ present ne Is almost isolated recC
~ us people, and occupies very unnjnas- mill
tTrcm;t :, Se tueIe are Stlll some members of and
NO cIose h. h., "nyIIna, nI anu goodly number long
rs rs Tiose ny, and quite number who belong ca !?
'n1 L',L otauo1 that would prefer belonging to
W Tu'ch m IN Smyrna, attached to the CircIIit il
'e &c; say again, that this project demands Sou
5ial attention, or the cause of Christ viii ors
eI' ana the Church. instead of advanc;nr gleaI
ueclhe' Ihls enterprise will no donbf rust,
i with opposition, by certain persons pbo the {
CT consider the interests of the Church mn fills
os sney Inlnk 1t will be profitable to them the s
esi Opposition, or competition IS some wratl
. 1ehenclal, even in matters pertain;nT 70 that
1GhsS' n;iS Ii we could not see our way clear his p
IL uH az ohce' let society be formed in dtcGt
re',,Ial IIaan OF some other suitable place. and a
ioSular preaching instituted. There mnSt ing {
. Deglnnlng to every project, and GOOD CLEAN
Si SpeHah9s special attention. Nav tho from
seI-"Inol I ol 'ne Church guide us by His m.
PROGRESS -"