Smyrna times., 1897-02-17
UNCONVENTIONAL DAY."
A Programme OF Unusual Interest at the
Nj. E. Church.

with the Christian Endeavor Society of
the M. E. Church-United with a
union service in the evening, conducted
by Rev. A. Stengle. The latter made
Golden Candlestick the ''Object Les
son" for the evening as the symbol of
the Church-made after the dimensions
OF the one used by Moses in the Taber-
nacle worship-five feet high. 1t was
placed in front OF the pulpit and the
candles lighted by the pastor when in
Producing the service proper, remark
ing while doing so that the Methodist
Church could afford to be ''high
church" on special occasions when i'm
portant subjects were to be elucidated
that nothing could be too high to
portray and illustrate the position and
progress of the church.
As set forth in the symbol, the golden
candlestick or seven lights as seen by
John on the isle of Patmos, represented
the seven churches of Asia, one of
which was Smyrna, but said the
speaker, the church in Smyrna, Del,
would answer the same purpose in illu-
strating the position of the Church to-
day. The seven objects as symbolized
IN the lights of the Church were,-the
Pulpit, Sunday Schools, Education.
temperance, Christian Literature.
Church Extension and Missions.
Rev. L. H. Haynes was called on to
show how the pulpit gives light to the
world, which wall be found below.
The Sunday School was represented by
John Il. HOffecker, Superintendent,
commencing with the introduction of
the work by Robt. Raikes, of England.
IN 1889, when he paid four women a
shilling each for gathering the ragged
children on Sundays for instruction,
he gave resume of the work on down
to the present time when there are
gathered in the Sunday Schools of the
various churches, 25,OOO,O 900 children
for religious instruction.
Education was presented forciby by
Prof. Chas. H. LeFever. He first
quoted from the Annual Report of the
Board of Education figures showing:-
Universities and Colleges, 81; CIassi-
cal Scenarios, 60; Theological Institu
tlons, 20; Foreign Mission Schools, 76;
total number, 217. Total income last
year, S1,95S, 1859; Tstal number of
Scholars, "a, pa; Number Financially
Aided by the Church, 1000; Value of
School Property, 1926, 800, 1853 Passing
from figures he spoke extempore
showing the relation and i'm
pOrtance of education to the church.
Mrs. Kate E. Smithers, President of
the Kent County W. c. I. U. dwelt at
length on the relation of the Church to
the liquor traffic, quoting the first Of
ficial declaration of the Church against
the liquor traffic by John Wesley and
the growing hostility of the church
from that time on down to the present
insisting on total abstinence for the
individual and Prohibition for the
State.
Miss Elizabeth Smithers followed in
well prepared paper on the magni-
Jude of our publishing interest and the |
Importance of Christian literature for
5he family.
Church Extension and its vast inter
'st wasrepresented by Mrs. Adam Stem
gle. She stated that necessity gave
Use to the organization of the Church
extension Society. The rapid develop
nent OF new communities in the West
nd with them the need of
'laces of worship, suggested to the
hurch the necessity for such organi-
alton. This was go years ago. Dur
ng the intervening time there have
een collected So, 75O,OO and 1O.251
hurches built or aided. For several
ears the denomination has been build
1g at the rate of two or more churches
day. The rapid development of the
hurch and what it is doing for the up
1T Of humanity was presented with
nat glow and interest that belongs to
absorbing subject.
The Seventh candIestick-Missions-
as reserved by the pastor for himself.
ut owing to the time already con-
lmed, he cOntented himself with a
rief reference to the subject and ap-
cal for liberal collection.
Music formed an importent feature
the evening" spirited voluntary by
le orgsnist, Mrs. Coverdale, choral !
'ngs, and solo by W. o. Hoffecker. :
very part of the hour and thirty, or \
rty minutes seemed to be enjoyed bv =
e large audience. The following are {
q remarks entire of the succinct ad-
ess of Rev. Thos. H. Haynes: q