Evening star., 1902-03-08

IIle large lecture room of the Metropoll-
tan NJ r. Church, c street and John Mar
shall place, was the scene Of a most de
liShtful occasion on Wednesday evening, It
being the annual banquet of the Metropol-
ltan Bible class, an organization connected
with the Sunday school Of that church The
room was handsomely decorated with
American flags and potted plants and the
tables Were ornamented with candeiabr ,
shaded with the class colors and flowers to
correspond. The table was arranged in the
shape OF the Roman letter L and the speak
efs or the evening We're placed SO as to be
seen by all.
Professor Oberholser acted as toastmas-
ter y ou all know he said, the history
of this class. Its growth has been phenom-
email from mere handful. 1t has grown
within two years to a membership of near
y 100 This wonderful growth is due to
the united support of the members. We all
have the interest and welfare of the class
at heart and / hope that the success that
has attended our efforts in the past is but
the beginning of the success of the future =
Rev. Luther B. Wilson, pastor Of Foundry
NJ. +. Church, spoke briefly. He urged the
young people to unite their energies with
the cause Of Christianity and to labor
zealously for the upbuilding Of the great
church of which they were part The Y
M. c. A. quartet, consisting Of Messrs
Leonard, Hall. Sellers and Holland, sang
several selections.
Mr. Geo. F. Tibbitts. interstate secretary
Of the !. NJ. G. A., spoke eloquently upon
several Incidents that had come under his
personal observation. There is no power
50 great on EARTH" he said "as influence
and no duty so serious contemplate as
individual responsibility. You may be able
to do something which no one else could
do as well as you. Do not neglect your op-
portunity. prepare yourself for the work
and with the help of the Christ, do your
best for His cause
Judge Thos. H. Anderson responded to
the toast. Our Class" Judge Anderson
was at one time president of the class and
is still a member. His remarks were con-
fined largely to an expression of interest in
the growth of the class and in wishing it
great success.
Mr.. William c. Eldredge, superintendent
Of the Sunday school, spoke Of THE Sum
day School," He said the church had every
reason to be proud Of the Sunday school,
and the Sunday school to be proud of such
a band of young people as composed the
Metropolitan Bible class, and he hoped the
interest and enthusiasm would continue un-
til there was not room to accommodate the
people who came.
Mr.. Jesse R. Potbury delivered a very
eloquent address on THE Past, Present
the class, he too pictured glowing fu-
ture for 1t and spoke Of the past triumphs
the present glories and the future possibil-
tiles Of such band Of workers.
Mr. John v. Hamilton spoke on 'Our
New Members" "Our membership is al
ways changing" he said. 1--WE have a few
of the old members with u.s. but the ma
jority are new. From the old we derive
stability, but from the new must come the
virility. I venture to say the influence of
the Metropolitan Bible class will be felt in
every state of the Union" He paid q high
compliment to the administration OF the
class and the way the various departments
OF work was being conducted.
Mr.. A. p. Tasker was the last speaker of
the evening. His subject was Success"
and he pictured an ideal character. 1.-The
qualities and attributes Of my IDEAL" he
said, "are such that they can belong to the
ladies as well as the gentlemen. and 1 rec
ognize that the feminine element of this
most magnificent organization Is exceeding
ly strong. So 1t should be-"
Among those present were Rev. Luther
B. Wilson. Miss Lou Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs
w. c. Eldredge, Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Uhl-
fielder, Mr.. and Mrs. C. X. Ernst, Dr. and
Mrs. Roudybush, Mrs. Herbert Sanford,
Mrs. Needham, Mrs. and Miss Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Tasker, Judge Thos.
Anderson, Mr.. George F. Tibbitts, Misses
Belle Reeves, Lillian Ruddick, Clara Milli-
gan. Edith Potbury. Nellie Umbenhauer.