Smyrna times., 1900-09-19
METHODIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL HAS A REUNION
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM GIVEN AT AS.
BURY NJ. E. CHURCH, SUNDAY.
Impressive Feature Was the Presentation of
Handsome CrayOn Portrait of the Late
Hon. John Henry HOffecker.


Sunday was day of special signif-
canoe with Asbury Methodist Episco-
pal Sunday school, when with the
changing back to the afternoon hour
for service, they made it the occasion
Tor happy reunion" The heavy
rain storm which passed over the night
previous, had left the weather warm,
and the afternoon was like
balmy summer day. There were no
decorations. The Sunday School with
a large congregation gathered in the
main auditorium of the Church, and
when the organ voluntary had been
played by Mrs. Marion Coverdale, and
after Superintendent L. NJ. Price
called the school to order, the follow
ing program was rendered:
Opening Services.
e, Song, What are You Doing for jesus
School
Prayer-Rev. Charles A. Hill.
Singing-Infant Department.
Duett, Peace to This Dwelling, Miss
Helen Waters and Mr. l.. NJ Price.
Address-Hon. Henry C. Conrad, Will
mingtOn.
= Song, 'Ah, My HEARTS Heavy Laden
School.
Solo-AIrs Mary w. Wolcott. Dover.
Singing Infant Department.
Address-Rev. A. 5. MOwbray, Port De-
post, Md.
:, Song, "one Thing Thou Lackest,"-
School.
When the collection had been taken
feature was added to the Ipro-
gram that produced a pleasant sur
prise to the school 1t was the pres
entation of large crayon portrait of
the late Hon. John Henry Hoffecker,
who for twenty years was superinten-
dent of the school. The excellent
likeness was handsomely framed and
was the gift of his widow, Mrs. Lottie
). Hotfecker, who is now visiting her sis
ter Mrs. S. l.. Baldwin, at BROOKLYN.
The gift was placed on an easel inside
the chancel and was in full view of the
sudience. Mr.. Walter o. Hoffecker
made the presentation in behalf of his
mother, and 1t was accepted in
neat speech by Superintendent L. M.
Price, in which he said that the por-
trait would be hung in the Sunday
School room, where the scholars
could look upon it with grateful re-
membrance for the long and use
full services the deceased rendered the
school, where they could emulate the
Christian character and fortitude he
possessed and be inspired with more zeal
and labor for the Master. Mrs. VOL
colt followed with solo: ''Will there
be Star in My Crown" Pastor Hill
offered rising vote OF thanks to the
singers and speakers, and the exercises
closed with "Will You be One, and
the benediction.
The reunion service was considered
IN every way success, and the people
left for their homes at the end of two
hours in pleasant state of mind. The
visitors, Henry G. Conrad, ESQ.,, Rev.
A. s. MOwbray (who had preached
most acceptably in the morning) and
Mrs. Wolcott, who had assisted with
her sympathetic voice in the singing
exercises of the day, each contributed
no little share to the pleasure of the
occasion.
The first speaker took two charac-
ters from the Old Testament, Daniel
and Belshazzar, and showed through
them the value of character building:
the other in a shorter but very happy
way, dwelt on the Importance of the
young to the church and the necessity
of their early incorporation into
its services.
The "service of song" which had oc-
cupied the first half of the hour be-
tween half past seven O'Clock was dis
pensed with, Rev. G. A. Hill resuminp
the regular services at 7.9O O'Clock.