The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-02-18
A Methodist Supper-Ard What 1t Sug-
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Lies through their mouths. Vt mistake man-
kind "
The ,JupleI show thai ui,; ~ " alcott
knew human nature rs we'll rs the nature
II a good supper. And well feter Pindar
might have added that This same road Leads
to peoples pockets as well as to thrir hearts,
Il fact well attestcd ny the
"Ciang o. plates, OF knives and iorA,
That fell like tomahawks to work =
upon the bountiiully spread tables at Odd
Fellows Hall, on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, all presided over ny the Staid
matronS and mai,le':s fair Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of tkton. Mc,hodistS are,
any now, prov erbaiiy enterpriSimG. They 10
nothing by halves. Whatever they !ack in
individual means, they more than make up
in the aggre gate contribution of industry
and zeal To use II military phrase, they
have, as a denomination, the true esprit dc
corps. They enter upon every church under
taking with push and pluck. With fewer
wealthy members, they can, for any CHART
able rchristian enterprise raise more money
than any other denomination, and do it with
better grace. They make, as general rule,
fewer appeals to the community at large,
and :urn to better account the resources
available within themselves, than any other
Christian denomination, excepting, perhaps,
the Romanists. This enterprise, character
stic Of them denomination, extends
into every collateral branch of their church
work. Whether the task in hand be the
construction of il cathedral, or the prepar-
ing of church supper to raise the needed
funds to carpet the chancel of country
chapel-whatever be the work, whether
great or small. men and women, young and
old,-they all enter upon the undertaking
with zeal fully cominensurate with its
Importance.
This communion of effort characteristic
of MethodiSm, is largely owing to the social
possibilities within the reach Of every mem
Der of that church. As it should be, mere
society distinctions have less force in it
than in other denominations. We do not
mean to imply ANY reproach upon other
churches in this respect: But it is certainly
true that the fraternal spirit Of Methodism
fosters and cherishes in each member, in a
high degree, the idea of individual iden.iti-
cation with, and participation in, the gem
eral work of the church.
This social feature of Methodism is one of
Dr -. i,,
mem bership. Ii takes hold of young men
and women, whom the accident of birth
may have doomed to obscurity and want OF
social recognition. and affords them the OPP
portunity to devotion character and ability
which otherwise would remained unrecog-
niZed and undeveloped. Many of the high
est ministers of that church to-day owe their
elevation to positions OF usefulness and in
tluence TO the admirable social features of
Methodism.
Begging our reader pardon for this digres-
sion, we hasten to record the success Of the
entertainment given on Tuesday and We'd
nestiay evenings. Without any special deco
ration or display, Odd Fellows Hall never
better redeemed its promises to its patrons
than on these evenings Ten attractive ia
bles we're spread over its ample floor
At the head OF the room, Mrs. w. j. Jones
and Mrs. J. +. Alexander presided, with
their accustomed urbanity, over the table
spread with fruits and flowers.
Near them, in the center of the room, Mrs
w. +. Avery and Miss Idle Mercy, as
\ N.
thony, May Miller, Fannie Jones and Mag
gle johnson, did the agreeable to their nu-
merous patrons, on which central group the
Rev. Walter l.. Avery. the young and es-
teemed pastor of the church,
Looked with approving eye,
And grateful homage took. of the admiring thron"
Near them, in turn, Mrs James II. Scott,
Mrs George Lee, Misses Annie Brown, Jen-
ME Pennington and Clara Mccoy dispensed
their favors with their ices, and
Won approval with their smiles.
In generous rivalry with the rest were
Misses Maggie Ricketts,, Mamie Ellis, Ida
Johnson, Emily Frazer, and Louisa Rick
etts, whose
Cheerful faces made every dish a FEAST
while Mrs. John Cantwell, Misses Mary
Terrell, Annie Eambo, Carrie McNamee,
and Mollie Cantwell
.'Bade every guest 10 md ready chair.
No less attentive to their patrons, were
Misses Mary Harvey. Mary Wa!msley, Liz
zc Wells, and Katie Miller, who
Rtyalled in attentive mien their gifted sisters :
nor Misses Lizzie Walnsley, Dolly Cam
eron. Oracle Wells, and Jennie Ricketts,
who
Pressed the hashiul visitor to hi> FEAST;
nor Mrs. Lucy Litzenberg Mrs. Frank Price,
Misses Minnie Really and Lidie Alexander,
at whose table, during supper, generous
patron cried:
I'm quite ashaln dts mighty rude,
To eat so much-hut twas so good =.
nor Mrs. John Perkins, Mrs. w. j. Alrich,
Misses Addie Rutter. Maggie Marshbank,
Annie Pierson, and Emma Eambo, who
complete the group that served the meats.
That unnt the palate ior less substantial food.
Cnrollary:-In proof of every assertion
made above, let $4,000 gross receipts from
thi, church supper be accepted as the best
evidence.