Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-04-19
ELM HALL.

ELM HALL.
Geo. Martens of Bay City will have
charge OF the cheese factory this sum
mer. 1t is expected 1t will open about
MAY lst.
Will Rings Is home from the Philip
pines. He expects to rent farm and
do farm work.
Miss Youngs of near Elwell has come
tu Elm Hall and will assist Mrs. Lyon
with her millinery goods. They have
rented the rooms under the Masonic
hall and expect to be established next
week.
James Hildreth Is on the sick list.
Adeibert Hicks has . nice line Of
bicycles on hand.
Chas Sheppard has his new house
we'll along.
AS Cal Hsnes, Of Sumner center, was
moving his goods into his house, IL
caught flre and burned down last week.
Chas Andrews was driving = wild
horse one day last week. When near
Carson, the horse threw Mrs. Andrews
from the buggy and ran until within
two and one-half miles Of Stanton.
when It hung the buggy on the fence
and ran into swamp, where 1t was
caught. The harness was entirely
ruined, the buggy badly broken, but
no one was much hurt.
Nelson Long, so rumor says, Is to
build new house this summer.
Mrs. Frank Shaler, Of near Clare, Is
visiting at James Toys.
Nick Hill expects to move on T. j.
Blair's farm one mile south and one
half mile west of town.
The ladies Of the M. Z. church
cleared s2.4O at the warm sugar social
Wednesday evening.
Program Of Sumner township s. S.
Association at Sumner, on Saturday.
April 13, 1901 at p. m:
Singing, Since l have been re-
deemed"
Scripture reading and prayer by Rev.
Long.
Address OF welcome by T. Butler,
followed by singing, More about
Jesus"
Report of the Normal work by Rev.
II. E. Wylie. There is class of thir-
teen members at Elm Hall. An at
tempt was made to organize one at
Sumner centre this week
Miss Anna Harvey read a paper,
'Can we obtain salvation without a
knowledge of God S word. Texts were
taken from the Bible to prove that we
cannot be saved without knowledge
Of Gods word
Bible training lessons by Mr.. Foster.
The old testament work was shown in
chart form. 1t outlined the work from
the creation to the birth Of Christ.
G. L. Sprague gave few facts about
"Our Bible giving logical proof OF why
it is the greatest book" The line OF
thought being IN unison with the Nor
NAL work so lately discussed.
Song service followed by an appeal
for the Normal work by Rev. II. f..
Wylie. He spoke OF the necessity Of
something along this line, also the
benefit to be obtained from the work.
"It being work not play" Followed
by five minute addresses by Rev. Long
and j. b. Sabin, as to the necessity Of
the work.
Reading of township constitution by
Mrs. Lorall.
Singing, followed by benediction by
Rev. Deming
The evening session opened at 1880
with a song service, followed by scrip
ture reading and prayer by Rev. Dem
ing.
Address 10y Rev. Deming. "The
home in the church and the church in
the home. The text was found in
Proverbs 22-6 and Hebrews 1925.
Singing.
Report OF home department., Supt.
7. Butler. A home department orga-
niZed at Sumner centre with fourteen
memters and at Elm Hall with twenty
members. April p was appointed as
the day for canvassing the township.
Reading Of paper prepared by Mr.
S, Story and read by Mrs. Sherman,
1.-THE teachers preparation"
Singing, followed by talk by Rev.
Culp and benediction by Rev. Long.