The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-18
An "ExperIence meeting."

The ladies of the Methodist Church enter
tanned crowded auditorium of people at their
pretty sanctuary, last Wednesday evening. in
decidedly original and pleasing manner.
The interior of the edifice has recently been
retouched and modernized in finish, resulting in |
one of the handsomest and most attractive
rooms for public worship in the county. But
the history of the undertaking is frequently in
terspersed by the presence of the immortal S,
followed by the familiar O. its first page, in fact,
being burdened with demand for the Hquida-
ton of certain pecuniary obligations yet unpaid.
But its concluding page is illumined with the
record of debt discharged, and if our readers
imagine that this desirable end was attained by
the ordinary methods in vogue almost since
Antioch became famous as the home of the first
Christian church, they are greatly mistaken.
| We will not undertake to spoil good thing
by attempting poor imitation, or in offering a
meager and necessarily unsatisfactory synopsis,
but we heartily wish all our citizens could haYe
listened to the Experience" of the ladies, as
related by them Wednesday evening, when they
told the ways and methods employed in raising
the sum required.
Each lady member of the church had pledged
herself to earn one dollar to be applied for the
purpose above stated, and further engaged tc
actually give value for value in raising the sum
and then, to still further aid in the good cause
: they generously offered to relate their variou
experiences in public for the benefit of thos
who desired to listen to some Of the "glt edged
talk of the ladies, for their utterances that eve
ming were not to be classed as having the slight
. est affinity to the busy colloquial emanations r
!, the sewing circle or kindred associations.
e more thoroughly " entertaining entertainment
was never attended by listeners to good tall
7 enriched by the narration of the diversife
methods and Experiences" adopted and pei
h tanning to the fulfllment of their pledge of vc
d tive offering and personal endeavor.
a The talents, ingenuity patience perseverance
e sacrifices and eager readiness to perform tn
i humblest task, that the dollar of the visio
u might become reality were unconsciously POI
: trayed by the speakers, as they lost themselve
> in the absorbing eloquence of their theme.
n We may safely say, should the fate of ii
). Union depend upon the ability of Ravenna
. furnish instanter a lady for every form of en-
= ployment possible for the fair sex to perform
: its duration would be assured, for are certai
i that we heard the ladies tell of their engagir
= in every department of human activity presen
II ing itself to the ordinary mortal in search
y employment. Works of high art were SO mil
:. gled with the various gradatons, that we a
tempted to classify them all together, and ca
a, them the inspired efforts of willing hands. B
n call it what you will the result was most sati
l. factory, for SII8.oo net was realized, and Il
n audience dismissed with enthusiastic praise
3 the evenings pleasure, and have, so to spea
encored the entire performance. and expect
IS be favored with some good response in the
n | ture.