Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1895-08-09
A DAYS OUTING.
Ye Senior Editors Lines Fell in
Pleasant Places Last Thurs
day What He Saw
and Heard.

day - What He Saw
and Heard.
On Thursday OF last week we glad
ly accepted an invitation from Rev.
c. K. Shilling to seat In his buggy,
in his company, and behind his 2:40
roadster to go to Helsns church, In
Missouri township. II miles south OF
Keytesville, where there was held an
sll-dsy church service consisting Of
prayer and praiss and the discussion
OF TOPICS connected with Sunday
schools and other church work.
Helena church is one OF the points
on Glasgow circuit, at which Rev.
n. A. Whitmer. the preacher in
charge, prophssies to the people once
q month. It is q new and beautiful
structure, nicely seated with chairs,
and 10 a credit to the intelligence
and morality of the citizens there
sbouts. The people seem to be in
love with their pastor which is duly
reciprdcated by him. They have
live Sunday-school there that never
goes into winter quarters, but we
regret to state that we failed TO
learn the name OF the superintend-
ent, who is certainly made OF the
right sort OF material for that kind
of work.
We reached our destination short
ly after 10 o'clock, a. m, and found
but few persons present. but in a
little while the good people OF that
vicinity began to arrive and contin-
ued to come till about IL o'clock, by
which time the church was comforta-
bly, filed.
Doctor Hemingway, president OF
Pritchett institute, at Glasgow, read
a lesson in scripture and offered an
earnest prayer.
The first topic discussed was:
Importance of the Sunday-school
and the duty of the church toward
it," Rev. }. y. Swinney, we'll known
and n great lavorite in ksytesville,
was the frat speaker, and to those
who know him it is useless to say
his speech was both ediising and eu-
tertaining. He was followed by
Revs. Shilling and Whitmer, both of
whom handled their subject as
though they meant what they said.
why should we attend upon and
support the church," was discussed
hrst, by c. b. Harris, u consecrated
layman from near Fayette. Several
other brethren had something to
say also upon this important topic.
The hour OF noon having arrived,
before the benediction was pro-
nouncsd X. w. Cooper, in behalf of
the citizens, announced that there
was an abundance of dinner on the
ground and that everybody was vel
come. The audience then repaired
to the grove, Just north of the
church, where well-flled baskets were
taken from the wsgons, and u
spread OF edibles made upon the
grass that would tempt the palate
OF the veriest epicure Of the land.
Just at this iuncture Rev. j. D. Swim
ney, gathering inspiration from his
pleasant surroundings. propounded
TO ne conundrum which We could
readily havs solved had We taken
the dinner as ON object lesson. "Did
you ever see a bun dance on the
table?" We confessed We had not,
then with a triumphant chuckle, he
said look there, you Gun see il.
Abundance on the table," and so il
was. The several hundred persons
present ate to safety OF this magni-
neent dinner, prepared by the good
housewives OF the neighborhood,
AM had there been several times as
many more to eat, there would still
have been plenty and to spare.
Shortly after 1 O'Clock the people
returned to the church where the
program, as previously arranged,
was resumed.
why q church paper, and why
family devotion?" Was ably dis
cussed by DR.. Hemingway. When
he warns up to his subject he is as
full Of fire as an old-iashioped Meth
odist exhorter. One would not think
OF CHASING him with the Blue-Stock-