Evening journal., 1894-04-06
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
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RECEPTIONS TO PREACHERS

Reys. j. ID. @. Hanna and j. II. Howard
Welcomed Cordially by the People Of
Union and Asbury-A DIute Becomes n
Bride-Other Interesting Events
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Mid flowers and light and music the
new pastors of Asbury and Union were
welcomed to their respective churches /
last night. Al Asbury the Ladies' Aid /
Society had charge Of the reception ar
rangements. and by its efficient manage. |
ment, old Asbury's welcome to her new |
pastor was a cordial one.
Lewis Maxwell. James Mckay, Frank |
Shuster, c. Nj. Leech and w 4 Groves |
were appointed a committee to receive |
Mr.. Howard, and then introduce each
member Of the congregation to him and
his wife
But Mr.. Howard knocked all such ar
rangement in the head by just going
around and distributing handshakes and
smiles and little plessantries indisciim
inately thereby winning the good will
of the people who responded cordially TO
his overtures. Mrs Howard was pres
ent, and came in for a generous share Of
attention The younger element, con-
sisting Of three boys Of and years
and 6 months, was not represented
The lecture room of the church was
tsstefully decorated with large palms,
ferns and lilies aud other blooming
plants and nearly everybody wore rose
or q carnation tucked on the bosom Of
her gown or stuck through. or pinned
below his buttonhole. Mrs Elmer Perry
and Miss George Carver constituted the
decorating committee. The choir fur
nished music during the evening
Those prominent in managing the re-
ception were: Mrs NJ A Taggart, Mrs
Jennie Fox, Mrs Sallie Moore, Mrs w.
T Groves, Mrs b. f. Leonard and Mrs
Rebecca Stevenson.
About thirty members of the church
took dinner-and furnished it, too-at
the parsonage to day.
All was iollity at Union last night A
stray visitor would never have dreamed
that aught had distui bed the peaceful
and tranquil breasts of the w1rshipers
at that West Side sanctuary. A great
big smile beamed on Mr. Hanna's face,
and was reflected on the countensnce OF
everybody else Presiding Elder Barrett
I Il
and good will and good humor reigned
} supreme.
J The church was prettily decorated with
flowers, and so were most of the men and
e women. The women got out Of their
wraps, and wore an at home look, which
= | added to the attractiveness of the oc
e cssion. Bat according to Mr.. Barrett,
( The pleasant thing Of the evening
= entertainment was the ice cream, which
8 was served after everybody had shaken
e hands with Mr.. and Mr.. Hanna A
number Of the women kissed Mrs Hanna,
s but they all oonten ed themselves By
a merely shaking hands with MIR. Hanns.
3. Presiding Elder Barrett, on the part oi
u the Union people, welcomed Mr.. Hanna
, TO the church, to the homes and TO the
+ hearts Of the people. His speech was
p not one Of the tiresome, monotOnous
8, efforts that such speeches too often are,
i but pleasant, witty talk in a converse
# tional tone, which pleased those who
e heard it nightly.
He spoke Of the Methodistic custom oi
d giving preachers a chance to travel over
l. the country, and said that il the people
-e are good, the minister is allowed to stay
IS with them for five years. II not, ther
1t ne Is taken away at the end Of the year
Some people object to this plan but non'
le of any other denomination can compare
u with this glorious itineTancy Of the Meth
Of odist Episcopal Church. By it, not
church is vacant; there are no pastor
rs ess churches and no churchless pastors
ne You TO night are in the act Of receiving
er A man you don't know. You receive hin
l., cordially and kindly, opening the door
10 of your hearts and homes to him. Yol
say, come in You make things 81
pleasant for man that it is hard TO
a him to pull up and leave. How the
~ preachers do love the packing up time, tn
u. taking down of old furniture, the dust
% ing out of boxes Once in every fv
~, years, at least, the Methodist preache
n knows what he is worth. He is worth
- less fellow, generslly-so far as thi
IA worlds goods go, but on these occasion
.es he finds himself rich, and
so perplexed to find room for all his posses
sions, and he is als) peTplexed by TIA
freight bills 1t is so pleasant to move
there is so much pleasure ia mailing NJ
ID boxing and smashing fingers all unaC
he customed to hammers. Then he mus
no 20 among perfect strangers and be Il
y cynosure of all eyes. But great man
OF YOU know Mr.. Hanna He comes fro
. a good old stock and be will do goC
. work here You have perhaps, see
him during the five years he was on Il
East Side He has done a wonderfl
work there It may be fortunate th
you got him here-he may turn the tiC
Of matrim ony westward.
Then Mr.. Barrett, in a few cord
words, welcomed Mr. Hanna and his wi
to the church. Mr.. Hanna responded
bis usual happy manner, after viii
~ Frank Mitchell made short speech th
~ was direct and to the poiut, and met wi
& the appreciation Of all lie said: Lad
and gentlmen: Everybody come up a
y shake hands with the preacher and th
go back to your seats We're going
= have some ice cream.
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