Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-05
A LABOR OF LOVE.

AhO - VI VI 10y ON'H
paDy," an organization composed of the
Young members of the PresbytsriaD
church and Sunday school, of this place,
was 6ttingly and Interestingly observed
on Friday night. Of last week, In the
presence of q large congregation. The
services consisted of singing, prayer,
recitations aud an address by the pastor,
Rev. DR.. Stephenson. The singing was
unusually good, the children having
been faithfully and skllfully instructed
by Col. J. G. Baker. The vocal duette
"China and japan" a missionary hymn.
by the above gent emau and his daughter,
Miss Lou Baker, was beautifully rendered
aud greatly enjoyed. The singing by the
Little Crusaders" was very pleasing,
each of the little ones carrying White
fan with letter on it, the whole forming
the words, Little Crusaders"
The pastors address was interesting IN
every word. and was followed with the
closest attention. The amount realized
from the mite boxes of the organization
was $6S "a. To this WAS added the
monthly collections, making a total OF
s95 IS.
Below we give an interesting history
of the Try Conn any and it's work.
SKETCH or THE TRY COMPANY.
On the Sth day of March, 1873. some Of
the young people of the Presbyterian
church, in WoOdsto ok, Va, met to or
gsnize q society whose object it should
be to assist the cause Of Foreign Missions.
The society at is organization elected
Miss Maggie OFT President, and adopted
the name of Try Company, and entered
| upon its WORK. At Its organization II
consisted of Is members. OF this original
membership only two remain. Ten OF
them have moved away and three have
been called by the Master, in whose
service they had enlisted. to lay aside
his works on earth and enjoy hencetOrth
the blessedness awaiting the Redeemed.
But not with standing the constant
thinning of Its ranks by removal and
death God IN his Providence has raised
others TO step IN as the ranks were thinned,
and the interest of the society has never
fl igged. nor has the zeal of its members
to obey the command of Him who spake
as never man spa5e, go ye into al the
world and preach my gospel" ever abated.
At this 18th anniversary the member
ship numbers fifty-ssven. At its organl-
cation the Society selected Mexico as its
Foreign field and undertook to assist the
Rev. A. T. GrsbIlI, a missionary from the
Presby terrain Church, in his labors there.
This continued to be the special object of
it's endeavor until 1893, when il chang d
it's field to Brazil, in order to assist the
Rev. Geo. Z. HeDderllte, whs had gone
out from this Church to labor IN that
land. During these seventeen years OF
its history this Company has sent out to
the Foreign work the sum of five hundred
dollars. FMS amount was raised by its
members alone, il being the aim of the
Society to let each of its members earn, 10
some way proper for raising means for
the Lords work, as much as possible by
their Individual eXertiOns each year. In
addition to this amount the Try Company
paid for ten shares in the Congo boat
enterprise, contributed dress goods to the
Mex lean children, and cards to interest
and please them in the Sunday school.
After the death of Mrs. Grablll, the wife
Of the missionary, a chapel was erected to
her memory IN Lunares Mexico. Each
member OF the Try Company contributed
one stone to this memorial chapel. Two
quilts have been made by the girls of the
Society, one having been sent TO the Re
treat in Richmond, Va, and one TO the
Mexi, 90 misyion. The one sent to Mexico
was pelced by a little girl of the Try
Company then eight years of age, who
raised sufficient money to purchase the
material tor the guilt by selling rags. and
who made the quilt with her own hands
and without the use of a thimble. When
1t reached Mexico IL was given to The
wife of native preacher. During the
year just closing with the anniversary, |
twelve meetings have been held, one each
month, the average attendance has been
twenty.three and the regular collections
have amounted to t22. Sc. At each of
these meetings except two letter OF en-
couragement and cheer has been received
from the Rev Geo +. Hsnderlite, whose |
labors in Brazil the Company 10 still a.
sisting,
God has spared to us during the years
of our history as a Society one President
who has labored so zsalOusly and loving |
~ in this grand work for the Master, and |
VINO has been the instrument in his hands
to guide our purpose ard direct the work
in which we are engaged.
May our efforts be blessed abundantly'
and may the future year of our service be
more earnest and faithful even than the
past.