The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23

Service in charge of Rev. W. Aiken Kelly,
of the Mill street Methodist Church.
Hymus: Nos. 9l8, 9l5, 9l0, 1913, 67l
Scripture: Deuteronomy xxxii, Ia; Isaiah
iv, 10 l3; Corinthians iii, 6-23.
Those who plant. those Who water, are
nothing, except they be joined to God. We
must be fellow.workers with Him. Jesus
only is tho foundation. Let us keep the
temple fit for the Masters dwelling place
Prayer.
Make confession Of shortcomings and luke
warmness. We were redeemed with the pre-
-cious blood Of Christ; let us, ny his grace,
live worthy of the purchase.
TUESDAY, NOV. 22
Service in charge of Rev. 7. Y. A. Riser,
of the Lutheran Church.
hymns: Nos. 706, I'll, 7l6. I'll, 724.
Obedience-Alternate read: :gs:
Luke IL, 40: 81 must be about my fathers
business
John iv. 81: Ms neat is to do the will of
him who sent me-"
Joshua xiv, lS, "a: Therefore will we
also serve the Lord. for be is our God"
''His voice will We obey"
Judges vi, 81: 'sThen Gideon took ten
| men of his servants and did as the Lord had
said unto him."
Hebrews K, 1922.
Corinthians viii, 5: "First gave them
selves unto the Lord
The Macedouiaus little while before we're
strangers to God. TIE context explains that
| they were generous in supplies to the poor
saints In Jerusalem. They gave themselves
| and the rest came easy.
Luke IL: "Tbey forsook all, and fol-
lowed him.
Luke viii, 80: Return to thine own house,
| and show how great thines God hath done
unto thee. And be vent aud showed through.
out the city how great things Jesus had done
| unto him."
Luke Z, 80: ''Ma.y, which also sat at
! Jesus's feet, aud heard his word.''
| Romano xvi, 3: s"Priscilla and Aquiia,
my helpers in Christ Jesus"
Matthew XIV, 81, "a; Romano viii, II
| Peter /, 81 Revelation xxi. Z.
Prayer.
Pray for willing hands, obedient hearts ;
pray for our missionaries and their work;
pray for all our workers at home, especially
| for the absent. Some were providentially
| hindered, sope forgot some did not forget,
but did not care some were altogether occu-
pied by the things chat cumbered Martha !;
some had pleasures ore to their taste. Pray
for all.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. %.
Service to be conducted by Rev. G. G
Brown. D. D., of the Baptist Church:
Scripture: Chronicles xvi, 1886.
Hymes: Nos. TIT, 725, SIS, e7?, 60
Prayer.
Pray for aborers, money, and hearts alto
gether open to this call
THURSDAY, NOV. "a.
Rev. J. A. Clifton, D D., of The First
Methodist Church will conduct this service.
Scripture Psalm cxxi; CHI, 20.22; cl.
Hymos: Nos 4, s, 3, IA, %, SO, 1872.
Prayer
Offer thanks to the God of all grace for the
crowning mercies of the year. We have
passed through the awful horrors of war,
aod we live and still love the last words that
Jesus spoke to bis disciples. Have our bows
returned bone? Thank God /! Have sor of
them entered the everlasting habitation ?
Thank God for their few years of life given
to u.s. Place all interests in those vice hands
that we have chosen shall direct us-all ln-
terests, whether of the past or the faturs
Tbapk God, be is able to keep all that we
commit to him
Thanksgiving Day Let the meeting close
With testimony. Let every lady recoun: the
mercies of the year-oetter still. the mercies
of one week. Choose the week of greatest
care, and see if Gods goodness during the
time did not more than repay you for your
suffering
..They ,ha. feared the Lord spake often
one to the other" Lee the testimony hour
tnra upon what we have received and what
We owe God.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Is.
This service will be conducted by Rev. T.
J Clyde, Presiding Elder of the Sumter Dis.
trict
Hymps Nos. l3s, l4l, l45. l52, l53,
l56, 67s.
Scripture: Psalm xcik.
(See verse 6. If the Lord answered
Noses Aaron, Samuel. will he not likewise
answer us2
Scripture: Psalm C.
Let us rejoice in our work. We do not
stand alone. We and God together are to
! do it. This is our motto: Il can do all
things through Christ who ssreDgtbeneth
me-"
Prayer.
Fray toat God may use US TOT o;essing
to-day, for successful year, and great co.
largement Of our hearts.
Hymn: No. sl8.
Read together Numbers vi, 24-27.
SATURDAY, NOV. 2e.
This will be a conservation service, and
will be in charge of Rev. N. W. Edmaods,
D. D of the Presbyterian church.
collection will be taken at each service,
aud the amounts contsibated will 60 into the
treasury of the local society to be- used in
prosecuting their work.
Seven little girls, aGed from seven to
eleven years, sometime last spring, form
ed themselves into sewing society TO
help the poor. They decided to make bed.
quilt, and since then have met regularly and
worked faithfully, with the result that they
bov m doth ho eonaraa and we'd them tGOpth |