Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
Church Items.

/. Is. church of this city will be held
next Saturday evening and Sunday
Rev. e. H. Bell the L. f. will be here to
dispaic ch the business of the conference.
\ full attendance is desired especially /
of tie officials. as there is to be a dele
gate elecIer To send To the annual con-
ference.
The Thursday evening prayer meet
Ing of the Methodist church has re-
ceIved new impulse and has an in
creased Tendance. Every member |
tins midweek hall0wed hour of prayer
and praise. Cottage prayer meeting
with lldgh Gallagher, West jefferson
street, Friday .vening.
Next saturday and Sunday will
occur the third quarterly meeting of
the NJ. +. church of this city for this
conference year. Rev. III. \. Ogden,
the presiding elder, will preach Satur
day at 30 p. N. and at 1890 Sunday
morning. The quarterly conference
will be held Saturday evening at $50
O'Clock, the sacramental service at the
close of the morning service.
The services at the Methodist church
Sunday were all held down stairs. The
Sunday school was large and interest
ing. The Epworth league service was
admirably led by Mrs. Howard Kelley.
Additional lights had been cow enient
ly placed, the floor carpeted and other
changes made, SO Transforming the
room as to create an agreeable surprise,
expressed by many who attended. A
large number of strangers were in the
evening audience. Announcements
were made of geographical Epworth
league social, to be held Friday even
| ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. How.
ard Kelley, on Walnut street.
The official board of the NJ f. church
a. its meeting Tuesday evening gave
orders for the preparation of the lecture
room for all services. The floor has
been carpeted, seats from the auditor
ium brought down, and other changes
made, rendering it coy and comfort
able. Its seating capacity is enlarged
by changing the location of the stoves
and removing the folding doors on the
west side, so that ample room is made
for congregation of $50 persons. The
| no llaru no ncad for fxr,N
classes in reciting the Sunday-school
lesson. The audience room is closed
for repair. A steel ceiling has been
ordered. Other repairs are contem-
plated, a statement of which Will be
made next Sunday Attendants at the
church have noted for months the un-
slightly appearance of the ceiling and a
portion of it recently fallin G off during
services has forcibly impressed the
trustees of the danger in continuing
the use of the room until repaired. 1t
is expected that the work of repairs
will be pushed rapidly forward and the
auditorium will be re-opened.
81. HOMAS SHO KCH.-AC Une an
nual meeting of the Ladies Parish
guild the following officers were elect
} ed: Mrs. Ella B. Simons, president
Mrs. Jane n. Cleveland, vice.
president; Mrs. Ida E. Smith, secretary
Mrs. Mary Augusta LamsOn, treasurer
Mrs. Frances +. Jilson and Mrs. Harriet
, l.. Marks, direct ors. There are $500 in
the treasury
The cOnvocation of the Northern
Deanery. at Lima, April IL and II, was
of extraordinary interest Bishop
White, of Indianapolis, and Bishop
Vincent, of Cincinnati, were present
and ten clergymen of the deanery. The
corner stones of Black Hall, and James
b Howe hall were laid Friday after
noon with appropriate ceremony. The
weather was delightful, the band iT
good tone, the cadets in full dress, ano
large assembly interested Howe
: military school is very flourishing. Ed
ward X. Danforth "striked the Gym
1 balls" in the band and Theodore Sher
man was in form with the Industria
i school pupils. The rector had chance
Interview with Mrs. KnickerbOcker or
the train at TT. Wayne. She has beer
in Indianapolis during the winter anG
is to go to California in May.