Smyrna times., 1901-09-18
ASBURY SUNDAY SCHOOL
HELD PLEASANT REUNION
DR.. SAMUEL W. THOMAS, AND MARTIN B.
BURRlS, ESQ.,, THE SPEAKERS.

Sunday School Scholars Join Teachers In a
Renewed Effort For the Winter Work,
After the Summer Holidays.
The "Reanion" of Asbury NJ. E.
Sunday School after the heated sum-
mer term, came off at Asbury Church
last Sunday with success and interest.
Indeed it was an interesting day with |
all the services, and the congregations
were large and appreciative. The |
weather had all the characteristics of
midsummer temperature, but it was
bright and sunny until the evening
when a refreshing rain storm came up.
With the Reunion" the church goes
back to its regular hour of worship,
10. 30 o'clock instead of eleven in the
morning, and 7.3O o'clock instead of
half after six in the evening. The
"Vesper Services" which were a COM
binatiOn of the Christian Endeavor
Society and the regular preaching SER
vice, dissolved ON this day, the former
taking the hour Of worship just pre-
ceding the preaching services in the
evening. The Sunday School changes
from ID o'clock in The morning to 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The Gre
union" had especial significance with
the Sunday School, and it was under
their auspices that the exercises were
given, the gathering together of Off
GERS, teachers and scholars with re-
newed zeal for the winter months.
Interesting Program and AGdresses ulven.
Asbury Sunday School met at
o'clock in the afternoon and marched
by classes from the Sunday School
room to the main auditorium, as Mrs.
Marion Coverdale played the process
sional. The exercises were in charge
of Superintendent L. NJ. Price, and
the music was conducted by Chorister
Walter o. Hoffecker, assisted by the
full Sunday School orchestra. The
following program was rendered:
Organ Voluntary .............Mrs Marion COverdalt
Scrptural g-RespOnsive-Sunday SchOO
sOng-"There IS JOY
PIayer............Rev. Vaughan s. Collins, pasto
Roll George X Stevenson
Recitation-"ReunionD Day" Master Roy Tucke
SOng-"We Pass This Way But Once .SchOo
Address ........ Martin Burris, Esq of MiddetOwI
SOlo-"Jesus Lover of My Soul .................."
..........................Mis Miss Bessie COunselmai
Song Department
ADDRESS
a samuel W.IhOmas, d. D., of Philadelphi
Collection and Organ VOluntary..................
ue'' Mesrs Me& L. Price and W. O. Hoecke
SOng-Christ is the ConQueror"
n BenedctiOn.
The two speakers for the occasion
were DIR. S. w. Thomas editor of tn
Philadelphia 4MethOdist and Martin B
Burris, Esq, Treasurer of the State @
o Delaware, of Middletown. Governo
9 HUM was invited and had acccpte
g the invitation, but was forced to de
cline at late hour, owing to throa
affection. Mr.. Burris was the fire
= speaker and he made an excellent tai
to the Sunday School on "Characte
Ie Building" He pointed out the gres
necessity for the young to start lif
with character and one of the creates
- agencies for developing character wa
; the Sunday School. Preparation shoul
% begin while young for the higher dutit
+, OF life, and he emphasized this poll
~ by giving illustrations of noted me
= who had acquired success through IL
10 training they had received in the scho
10 OF character building.
% DR.. S. W. Thomas also directed h
80 remarks to the Sunday School scholar
first pointing out the advantages to
4 derived in attending the Sunday Scho
: and other services of the churcl
= During his interesting talk he ga
~ some wholesome advice, with hapl
:, illustrations and left some valuab
II precepts for them to take to heart,
~ the character building that was fifth
i them for the higher duties of lii
- They were briefly as follows:
"Never sacrifice your self respect"
e Always do your best
~ say nothing"
by taking care of their eputation-charac ter
ur what you are; reputation is what people thi
q you are"
- HIGHWAYMEN ATTACKED COLORED Ma
no Daliavad H;r, of c7O m Of a I oueIv Soot