Evening journal., 1898-03-18
PASTORS RECEPTION.
Unique and Enjoyable Affair
at Epworth Last Night.
SPEECHES, MTRTH AND MUSIC
LATER IN THE EVENING EP-
WORTH'S FAIR YOUNG MEM
BEERS SERVED COFFEE AND
WATERS TO PASTOR SHORTS
GUESTS.

WATERS TO PASTOR SHORTS
GUESTS.
The reception of the members ana
friends of Epworth M. E. Church given
by the pastor, Rev. Il. Burgette Short.
last evening, was at once a unique and
very successful affair. AT the appoint
ed hour, S.15, the choir, preceded by
the pastor, filed to the auditorium to
the strains of voluntary by the Or
ganist, Mrs William p. Saxton, and
took their accustomed places. The ex-
ercises commenced with the singing,
Scatter Sunshine" after which Rev.
w. Il. Stimmel led the audience in the
Lords prayer.
Rev. f. b. Short then made an adj
dress of welcome, assuring those pres
ent that they should feel at home, and
not be constrained by reason of their
being in church building. He also
said If anyone felt i'll at ease, he would
be obliged If they would come forward,
when he would take their hand in a
grasp of friendship.
The choir favored the audience at
this time with the selection "Dashing
On Before the Gale" by e. Moore, af-
ter which the presiding elder, Rev. DR.
l.. e. Barrett was happily introduced
and spoke as follows:
Il am glad to be withEpworth folkthis
evening. l received the first invitation
| to Epworth twenty-five years ago, and
it was my first appointments in the
Methodist itineracy. ] always think oil
BEGINNINGS when confrontedwi an oc-
casion like this. For two years
served this people, and they were
| 1,xf 1fe~fra ND
fervor. The old structure at Tenth and
Church streets used to be so crowded
that il was nearly always necessary
to have a trustee clear path for me
to the chancel" He cited one instance
where the gallery commenced to sal
one evening with it's great burden
which caused some fear, but no acci
dent happened, and the building stool
for years afterward. He was looking
into many strange faces. many of tn.
older ones having crossed the flood II
a triumph of victory. AS far as thl
= church affairs were concerned he fel
sure there were none present witt
heavy hearts One year ago thing
were different. A great fear OF tn
( sheriff was in every mind. but he neve
3 once believed the church would be sac
rificed by the people. In the face o
7 the large audience present he could no
but believe that more glorious success
t | was yet in store for Epworth Tn
e | clouds were beginning to break, and i
o the near future he expected TO hav
Y another invitation to larger gather
ing to see the mortgages destroyed b
fire after being properly satisfied. +
Y felt and would always feel, deep an
abiding interest in this church's we
fare and prayed Gods richest blesi
/ ings upon her.
2 Mr. Short then gave a history Of n
s pastoral experiences. Had been in tn
e | conference eight years and was al
n pointed to Vinegar Hill" as his fir
charge under DR.. Murray as presidin
e elder 1t was now called Mt. Pleasan
l. He was sent to Harrison Street Churc
e six years ago.
l. Rev. W. L. S. Murray was then intrs
n duced. and prefaced his remarks,
# reference to a small child who VIZ
; making a mild protest against belr
e compelled to keep quiet by referring
ID Susannah Wesley, the mother
d MethodiSm, who raised nineteen Chi
Is | dren in the old Epworth parsonag
p and it is said none of them were heal
"a to cry after they were four months oil
l. and she raised them all TO adult ag
le You have had a triumph from last co,
4 ference to the present time.
IS reminds me, this audience, of Sa
Jones American eagle, Why is e
10 worth Church like Sam Jones eagle
T. Sam Jones said once The America
b. eagle perches itself on some hil
of mountain in the central part of d
IN United States, dips one wing into u
/ AL 1.rlff irlu in "a
n fic ocean, drinks out of the lax
ns at the north, and fans the gulf with h
M | tail Epworth is drawing power {
o. night from the northern, eastern, wes
ern and southern parts of this town
ours. Hewanted to eeEpwOrth spre
TG herself like the boy who placed thr
dozen eggs under one old hen. a.
n. when demonstrated with by his moth'
said he wanted to see her spread" ht
self. In 1900, when the annual co
ference comes here, as it is hoped
!. will, he wanted to see Epworth free
= debt. In going to this conference
NJ with other preachers, would feel Il
the Apostle Paul when he went
Jerusalem, Somewhat bound in spiI
- - not knowing what things were comi
e to pass" Brother Barrett would knc
oH however, that he would not be pres
ing elder amy longer. Pray for
presiding elder, for he has the welfi
of forty families and the interest
ny, the church on his heart. When y
er- have coffee and cream, don't you ha
OF large crowds? He thought the idea
OF this scheme was unique, and said
ek could not be otherwise when comi
from Brother Short. 1t was lOl
headed scheme for a Short cut to s.
cess. / hope. that. the pastor will !
Las have to walk much longer in sin
M blessedness.
raj Mr.. Short said he was much plea.
y'e to see so many young women appla
the latter sentiment The congre
tion then sang ''The Call for Reaper
after which the choir gave a splen
rendition of the selection "'The Mot
tain Land" Rev. w 4. Stimmel
IN. up to compliment the choir, but
sed switched off onto early "reminiscences
ant old Epworth thirty-five years ago.
lue Murray took him to task about it, 9
md in turn complimented the choir, uni
the able leadership of George E. XII
for its fine singing.
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