Smyrna times., 1903-10-07
"REUNION DAY" CELEBRATED
At ASBURY SUNDAY SCHOOL
DR.. ROBERT WATT, PRESIDING ELDER OF
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, THE SPEAKER.
he Preached Morning and Evening at tine
Church and Gave the Principal Address at
"ReuniOu Exercises" 10 the Afternoon.

Church and Gave the Principal Address at
"ReuniOn Exercises 10 the Afternoon.
For Reunion Day" the services
at Asbury M. z. Church Sunday,
were marked with success and met the
full expectation of the Sunday School !
Board, who arranged the program.
The day was an ideal autumn day,
bright and sunshiny with the temper
ature as balmy as Indian summer. If
the reunion" had for its object the
gathering together and the reuniting
OF church ties, then Sunday will be
a memorable one. The congregation
at all services were large and the fall
campaign for religious work was
ausplciously opened with renewed
zeal and purpose. Possibly no one
thing had more to stir up this feeling
than the scholarly and powerful ser
mons of Rev. Robert Watt, presiding
elder of the Wilmington District, who
was the principal speaker of the occa-
sion. Sunday morning he preached
to large congregation from the 18th
verse of the 33rd chapter of Exodus:
AID he said, l beseech thee show me
thy glory" The sermon was scholarly
effort, full of power and unctlOn and
has been highly spoken cf by all who
heard it.
Interesting Sunday School Program Rendered
The reunion exercises proper were
at the Sunday School in the afternoon.
A good attendance was present and
the order of exercises were changed
to make it a jubilee occasion. The
meeting was presided over by Super
intendent l.. NJ. Price, while Che rister
Walter o. Hoffecker had charge of the
singing. The program opened with
an organ voluntary, followed by re-
sponsive reading, and a song, "March
with Happy Song" by the school.
The Apostles Creed was said, md Rev.
Vaughan S. Collins offered prayer.
Following this another song was rem
dered: "Conquering Ever" the secre-
tary called the roll, and Rev. William
FAIRIES was introduced as the first
speaker. He gave an interesting and
earnest talk on "The Sunday School
and the Man." their relation each to
the other with some practical thoughts
that the children might study about
to their own personal good. At the
&c he AI,a D,.1,
School sang: ''Suffer the Little Chill
dren to Come" This was followed by
the collection during which sn organ
voluntary was rendered.
DR.. Watt Amuses Children With Address.
DIR. Watt was introduced as the mex
speaker, who held the attention o
his hearers, and tried to show then
the purpose of the Sunday School
how best to promote its welfare, anC
the good results to be obtained in al
earnest endeavor for the Master
cause. He appealed to the Sunda.
School teachers to study the children
and to use tactful methods to interes
them in the great work While tn
address abounded IN good practica
thoughts, it was spicy and entertain
ing enough with happy illustration
to keep the children more or les
amused. After a song by the Pr
mary School, Pastor Collins gave
few remarks in harmony with th
spirit of the reunion" which b
hoped would result for the good of oil
Asbury. The secretary made his re
port and the exercises closed with
song and the benedition. DR.. A. /
Sudler of Millington, Md, was invite
to make one of the reunion addresses
but was unable to come.
Sermon at Evening Vigorous Discourse.
DIR. Watt again occupied the pulp
ofAsbury M. E. Church Sunday evel
ing ana gave another fine discour'
that pleased his congregation. HI
text was found in the 10th verse of I'll
18th chapter of Matthew: 'And
brought him to thy disciples and the
could not cure him." His sermon W
vigorous one in which he compare
thechurches t." o"spiritual hospital" al
their need in a community to help Il
spiritually weak and fallen and bui
them up.