Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-09-12
Farewell Meeting.

Westminster Presbyterian Church was
dIled with members of the different con-
gregstions Of the town and vicinity on Fri
day evening upon the occasion of the fare
well services in honor of Miss Emma Hays,
daughter OF Rev. L. Y. Hays, who took her
departure on Monday, by way of San Fran
cisco, for Toxic, Japan, where she will be
engaged in Foreign Missionary work, as
Teacher in the girls Seminary in Toxic.
under the auspices of the Foreign NissIon-
AIRY Society of the Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Campbell, of the Port Royal Presby-
terian Church ofticiated upon this oc-
casion, and after music by the choir, and
an appropriate prayer by Rev, Mr.. Kelly,
of the Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church,
read from Luke XIV chapter, which Was
folio wed by prayer by Rev. Miller, of the
Methodist Church of this place.
Rev. DR.. Mendenhall, of Huntington,
delivered a brief address upon the progress 8
of Missionary work, and the progress of the
work in Japan, and observed that if the
Jspanes continue to become christainiked
at the same rate OF arithlmttical progress
ion until the close of the Century, Japan
will be a Christian nation, and he termed
Miss Hays devotion to the great an good
work as heroic, sublime and Christlike.
The choir was joined by the congregation
in singing the 6Osth hymn which was fol
low ed by an address by Rev. Kelly, OF
Spruce Greek, who remarked the character
and abilities of Miss Hays, sad the great
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by the different societies for the promotion
| OF cd 3 work, OF which she was an active
member, and by her own family circle
where the loss would be felt most keenly.
A solo was sung most beautifully by Mis-,
Freeman, of Huntingdon who was accom-
panied on the organ by Mrs. J. W. Wagner,
which was followed by Rev. woodburn,
of Academia with an address.
Rev. Philip Graft, delivered an eloquen,
and very appropriate prayer, and the W.
c. T. U. of Juniata county in q communi-
cation read by Miss Lyons, of Port Royal
expressed their regret st the loss of Mis-.
Hays, who has been An active worker iu
that organization, but who now has beer
called to q larger and greater field of labor
but the Society, now fully reslises ths
congratulations and not regrets arc mors
appropriate. Miss Louie Jackman, rerre
senting the Y. w. G. 7. u. expressed tn,
farewell of that organization BY reading
several verses from the Scriptures.
Mr.. George Wilson in 3 carefully prepAr-
cd address represented the Westminster
Presbyterian Congregsti on in tho farewell
meeting and was followed BY Miss Emmi
Hays, Who expressed thanks to the interest
ed and sympathetic audience for the inter
! est taken and sympathy expressed snt
shown in herself and in her great under
taking. Many eyes were bathed in tear,
and the speakers voice trembled prsceptibl.
| as she clearly and distinctly outiiaed he
course in the Missionary fields, and many
prayers were quietly offered up, for tn,
preservation OF the life, and health and 70
the success of this brave young lady, VIII
I leaves home and her native land, that tn
light OF truth may be shown TO the benighi
cd OF the heathen land. May success
= | crown her efforts.