Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
CAN'T
Help Accomplish
ing Good.
Reserve Corps In First
M. E. Sunday School
Organized In a Power
ful Way.
Second Annual Banquet Held
Tuesday Evening.

Few indeed are the Sunday schools
founded upon a firmer basis Of love
and harmony than that of the First NJ.
Il. church. It is full of life, thoughtfui
and bright. Superintendent W. a. Up
ham seems to have kept predominant
in the minds of its pupils the thought
that a smile Is worth more than thou
sand sroans in any market, and that
for Christian to go through life as one
continually in distress would have an
effect so doleful and forbidding that
none would join him in the pilgrimage
They are taught to mix with weeping
over sin few smiles and hymns of joy
because there is redemption from 1t.
And this they do every little while.
One of the most important compon'
ents in the school Is the Reserve Corps,
taught by Miss Maria Parsons. 1t con-
tains $50 members, and each is
power for good in maintaining the ex-
cellent reputation of the school. The
Reserve Corps might also be called the
Old Guard" because when it rallies to
tre support Of anything 1t rallies not
ia vain. Every now and then it adds
n new member, and strangers are also
always welcome. When new member
enters the class he Is not forgotten after
he is admitted. He Is not made to feel
that the duty of the class toward him
ended when It's label was placed on
him. All the members help each other
and the entire school, and it Is said
there Is not a more powerfully organ
ICED Sunday school class in the state.
A splendid insight into the character
OF the class was given Tuesday evening
at its second annual banquet, held in the
church parlors and participated in by
200 people. Last year it was attended
by 1876. The function Tuesday evening
was full Of pleasure, the program being
lii up here and there by sparks of wit
and humor and sweetened with music,
while predominating over the whole
was as fine dispay Of brotherly
feeling as one could wish to see.
The banquet proper was tastefully
served on tables arranged in the form
Of a cross and decorated with holly and
carnations. The menu was good and
bounteous in supply. Mrs. w. Fl.
O'Dell was chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the tables and
menu and Mrs. II. V. Egbert was
Chairman of the committee in charge
of the program Of toasts.
Mr.. r. X. Crawford, president of the
class, acted as toastmaster, and the
first response was by Rev. Clark Craw'
ford, on "Shut-ins" He describec var
ious ways by which the lives Of peo'
pie are shut In, and urged his hearers
to live their lives to the fullest
capacity in doing good not only for
themselves, but also in aiding others.
Mr.. J. f. Barnhart gave a humorous
talk on baskets, their uses and the
parts they have played in history.
Baskets are very frequently con-
ducIve to high living" he said, "es,
pecially while one Is up In balloon"
"Flowers" was the subject Of a toast
responded to prettlly by Miss Ida
Ioreaux. and Mr.. A. @. Clemens gave
splendid talk on the value and
duties of friendship. Mr. II. e. War
burton talked on Freight" during
which he intimated that the b. & O.,
was all right in this line He is local
commercial freight agent for this com,
pany. Following this number was n
solo by Mr.. o. L. Dorworth, after which
the class poet, Mr., A, ], Harding,
eulogized "The Reserve Corps" in
three stanzas. Mrs. II. X. Crawford
responded to the toast, "Christmas
Carols" and Mr.. A. F. George gave a
good talk on "John and Jonathan"
Following this was a solo by Miss
Mary Myers. and the concluding num-
ber was a Talk by Superintendent Up
ham on "Buzzers." He Is willing that
the members of the class buzz as
much as they like so long as the
buzzlng is productive Of good.