The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
CONGREGATIONS RALLY
SERVICES AT FIRST PREsBY-
 TERRAIN CHURCH.
First Sunday in October Marked by Reports From All Lines of Work-oflcers of Sunday
 School,

At the Sunday morning service at the First Presbyterian Church, the pastor, Rev. C. w. Patterson, D. D., introduced feature that was in the nature of new departure. but which will annually mark | the services held in this church on the
 first Sunday in each October. Having observed. during the two years l or his pastorate that the first of October
 marked the resumption of activities of almost every sort in Montgomery. Dr.
 Paterson, with the hearty approval of the elders of the church, arranged to mako
 this service congregational rally. Let
 ters setting forth the plan were sent to
 the membership. asking them to be pres
 sent. and public notice was freely made
 to the same effect The result was a splendid attendance of the church mem-
 bers and their friends.
 After tho usual devotional services, Dr. Patterson explained the nature and pur. pose of the meeting, stating that the plan was to bring before the members of the church the different lines of activity, to a participation in which they were invited | As the Sabbath school Is one of the mos important departments of church work
 It was given the first place, and Dr. PaPt | terson introduced Mir. V. c. Griffin, tn,
 retiring superintendent. who. in an earn
 est and forceful paper. urged the claims | of the great work on the sympathy ant interest of the people. He explained tn, | organization of the work, In this connec ton, giving the report of Miss Woodruff
 the efficient superintendent of the primar, | department
 l MT. Grifln's appeal was stronng and ef fective.
 He was followed by MT. W. F. Fry. tn
 President of the Baraca Bible Class fo young men, a department of work latel,
 organized. but already showing encour aging progress. Mir. Fry showed the i'm
 portance of a work for young men. ant
 earnestly invited those present to enlis
 in this line of effort.
 l The next speaker was Mir. J. W. Spar
 renberger, who presented the claims O
 the Young Peoples Society, showing tn,
 need for such a work and the place Il filled in the general activities of thu | church.
 | Dr. Paterson then took up the thread oi
 discourse, and briefly presented the differ | ent forms of activity into which the la
 dies of the church had been organized showing that all these different divisions of the church body were suggestive to | those who wished to work for the Master and tor their fellowmen. During this part of the service cards were given to | every one present, which contained a schedule of the organized activities of the church, and which were arranged so that any one desiring to engage in special
 work could indicate the wish to the pas
 tor by a proper signing and marking of the card.
 It is the purpose of the pastor and of- | ficers to push the work of the church
 with the utmost vigor. special emphasis beinng laid on the Sunday school, which | is to be pressed to the greatest point of efficiency.
 Just before the rally exercises. accord
 ing to the rule, the officers and teachers
 of the Sabbath school met for the purpose
 of nominating officers of the ensuing year
 The following choice was made: Judge
 J. T. Cook, Superintendent; Judge J. B
 Fuller, Vice-Superintendent; w. H. Hub
 bard, Secretary and Treasurer; Brame
 Hood, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer
 Miss Kate Simpson, Organist; Miss Au
 gusta Woodruff. Superintendent of Pri
 mary Department; Miss Mabel Hood, As
 sistant Superintendent Primary Depart ment.