Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
Fourteenth Christian Endeavor An
nlVerSarY

Sunday was the fourteenth anniver
sary of the organization of the United
society of Christian Endeavor, duly
recognized by the two societies of this
town in commemorative services.
The extreme cold and icy condition
OF the pavements, made it unprOpitious
Tor large congregations, though the
day was otherwise bright.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. A. Stengle, pastor of the church.
preached thoughtful sermon in the
morning, adapted to the occasion, on
the Correlation of forces in building
up the Church"-like the Importance
In building house, of the man who
cuts down the tree for the lumber. as
well as the carpenter, the mason and
the painter. The particular applica-
tiUn was the work in the line marked
Out by the Christian EndeaVOr, COM
! plimenting the local society for its
| manifested talent to meet all occasions.
The evening services were devoted
entirely to the program as arranged bv
the sOclety-slnging and the reports of
committees. The President. w. f.
Brown, and the chairman of the resDec-
tive committees, had seats in the chan
Gel. After the opening exercises and
reading of scripture lesson bv the Pres
ldtnt, interesting reports were read
as called tor by "A slip handed the Das
tor, after stating the object of the meet
ing, as follows:
Report from lookout Committee.
Miss Susie Hudson; report from PRAYER
Meeting Committee, Miss Lizzie Tur-
ner; report from the Social COMMITTEES
Miss Susie Wright; report from the
Missionary Committee, Miss Annie
sutton; report from the Music Com
mlttee, Miss Bertha HofIecker; report
from the Sunday School Committee
MISS Hester Rutledge; report from The
GOOD Literature and Temperance Com
mlttee, Miss Arie Hynson; report from
the Calling and Relief Committee. Mrs
DR.. Clifton -
Each of these committees stated the |
work IN its special line, which was a |
revelation of the doiugs of the society
To most Of the older members of the
church. These reports were inter
spersed with select songs one solo
by w. o. Hoflecker, leader of the
choir. ''
AT the request of the reader in fur
nlShlh2 the report Of the Prayer Meet
ng Committee, the audience with
bowed heads listened to six or eight
'ritf, voluntary prayers, in quick sue.
;eSsion, from members Of the Societv
/ he collection for Missions was tha
anne as last Yeay-$lO So. which vas
afterwards made by he Society S15 90
The report Of the membership was
% active, associate and 10 honorary
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH {
The method of the Observance Of tho
ay by the c. + Society ofthe Presbv-
eran Church was very much The
anne, the pastor, Rev. G. c. Adams
reaching IN the morning on the "Ef'
'ctlVe Power of Well Trained Youth
IRON the passage from Timothv-
Let Il" man despise thy youth" {
10 ne evening the hour was devoted
h'Irtly TO the Association under the
Irectio9 OF q. b. Taylor. The papers y
ld readers were as follows: q
General Review Of the Eudeavor
.oVement,' q. b. Taylor; History of 9
ie Local society Mrs 5. J. ReynoIds Il
'resident); Platform of PripcjpJes ) "
: n. Beck; The PLEDGE Benton l'
'S,pT@ancg; The Pledge Inlcrpre- n n
a. Mrs II. d. Boyer; Christian o.
ldeaVor and Christian Citizenship ;, III
=. y. Anthony; international Eel. OF
"shlp, +. NJ Boyd; Christian En. III
avor and Missions" Miss b. Fl ="
'optT "A Walk in a &. f. Gene. al
ry, Miss Grace Swinney; The Snirit IN
Christian Endeavor," Mrs, ] W ee'
Ithony. " ia
These readings were interspersed hv en-
islns, see, See, Comrades See" a W.
arctic ny Misses Cooper and Swim Ia Ia
y, aud He7srs Boyd and Adams. sa
! ne exercises closed with the Miz. 20
b benedicllon. tLt