Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-03-13
For the Ellsworth Americana
The Peop,es Church. Southwest Harbor

Our Sabbath school was organized Aug
Z, 1889, with membership of o.. The
total number present up to Feb .. 1890,
was 1924 Total amount of collection,
s3l Al, average number present, 81. aver
age amount of collection, Sl.2l. The
papers World Wide Missions. Young
Peoples Weekly, HAPPY Hours and Littie
Learners Paper. The library numbers 245
volumes. Feb. 9th nit. the Sabbath
school gave one of the grandest concerts
| ever rendered IN Southwest Harbor. Tie
music was excellent. the dissertations and
| Dialogues were TO the point. The most at
tractive part of the concert was rendered
by the little ones" The most instruc-
tive part was the building Of The Monu-
ment of Truth" by the several Classes
The school is now preparing an Easter
Day concert.
Death came to our school for the first
time since we organized, Feb. 10th. and
took from our number Miss Fannie Carroll
The following lines are inserted by the
school in memory Of the deceased.
Feb %, 1890. To day one face is miss
Ing which but two weeks ago We saw in
It's accustomed place. Our Sunday school
band was for the first time broken a. the
spirit Of dear Fannie winged its upward
light. How We shall miss her as we meet
from week to week and see not her pleas
ant face or hear her voice. We were hut
beginning to learn the value of mind
stored With 80 much wealth. when Death,
with his sickle keen, reapcd the flower
which had begun before US To unfold
Since We as Sunday school realize
what loss we have sustained in sister
Carroll- death
Hfsoired, That We extend 10 her family
ahtt especially To her parents. our heart
ieit sympathy in his. their sudden ber-a,e.
meut. And IL is the tatrest PRAYER OF our
hearts that He who has wounded may
make hole; that ~ the sources OF earth
" enjoyment dry up, they may have fieer
access I" the great fountain head Of pur-
er.r!Chcr, more abiding and heavenly bii>>.
She i not dcnd--thr child Of our affection
bui gone unto That school
" htre >nt no longer needs our poor protre-
tion.
Aud Christ himself doth fule
In that great cloi>tcr's -tillnc,. and scclu>ion.
Bt guardian angel. l,d.
Safe from trmp'stion. .sfr from -n'. lollu,
lion.
She lives, " hom We call dead"
Feb. 18th Rev G. G Phclan cf sullivan,
delivered his popular lecture, -ubj,c:--
w hat is He WORTH AT thr close Of the
lecture an Epworth League was organized
with the following officers President,
Wesley c. Haskell; Secretary, \. +. Rich
ardson first Vice President, W. c Holmes;
second F.cePresdrnt Joseph Harmon; .
third Vice President 5 II Mayo; fourth .
Vice Pr, >ident, Edward Squirting. Treas
urcr, Charlie, Deliver. The work OF The .
League j. carried ou through six depsrt-
ments The following are the names OF
the persons Who represent and have
charge Of the several dcpal ltmfut,: ~,
department OF christian work W {.
Fannie Harmon. frankie King;
2d, department Of literary work, Joseph
Harmon, Bertha Clark. Nellie Spurliu.
81, department Of social work, $. II Mayo,
Carrie Phillips, Helen Doltver; 4tl, de
partment of entertainment, Edward Spur
Richardson. May Lur,e,, Myra Herrick;
6th. drpar mcnt Of finance, Charles Dol,-
yer Otis Mills Dennis Norwood.