The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-01


Rev. VIM H. Fanst, as guest of honor
and Mr.. L. Thrasher and wife. Mr.. and |
Mrs. E. L. Droege and other rela-
tives, and a pleasant evening was
spent until the church bell rang for
the series of meetings that is being
held by this reverent gentleman.
We are sorry to note the serious i'll
ness of Mrs. c. H. Shreve. Of near
this place. Mrs. ShreYe is the mother
of Mr.. Scott Shreve. one of the ef1lci-
ent clerks Of d. E. OfTutt & Sons, of
your city. \ message this evening
lNOv. 18TH states her condition slight
iy better. We hope for her speedy
recovery tor she is a loving wife and
devoted mother and a sincere friend,
and among the best women we have
ever known.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Chadderton
gave dinner to number of friends
on Sunday last. All were greeted by
this genial host and hostess with
courtesy and kindness, and the
sumptuous feast was enjoyed by the
many invited friends and with a
relish
Miss Annie Clary, daughter of the
Rev. w. H. Clary, of this place, has
been qnite sick the past two weeks,
but was able to be at the closing of
the interesting meetings in the Union
church on Sunday night and friends
feel that she is out of danger
Rev. c. J. Price, of the NJ. E. church
at Swanton, and of the Baltimore
Conference, preached an able and
much appreciated sermon in the NJ
h. church of this place at 2:3O Sun
day last and will fill this appointment
as supply during this Conference
year, although he has seven other
charges on his work in the Swanton
dictrict The gentleman made a ia
vorable impression. He is a fluent
speaker, as are all the ministers of
this conference. We are glad our
Methodist friends have one that will
fill their pulpit and hope his work
may be crowned with success for the
Master whom he serves.
Mr.. ana Mrs w S. Germany of this
place, Twill leave on No. As Friday
next for their winter home in Wash
ington. We will miss these kind
neighbors and friends, but hope to
see them back to their mountain home
when the roses bloom.
A message calls us to the home of
our old friends, Messrs. Thos. R.,
John F., and Ralph 7. Browning, of
near Thayerville, this Tuesday to at
tend to some official business. We
fully realize that we will have a pleas
ent time visiting these friends whose
home we have not had the pleasure
of entering since the death of their
late father, Mr.. John l.. Browning, a
friend of my boyhood DAYS.
The series of meetings held in the
Union church of this place closed
Sunday night, and the closing sermon
by the gifted Baptist ministes was
fitting finale to all the soul string
sesmOns for the past three weeks by /
this young divine. His subject was
open Windows" taking for his text
Daniel 6: 10: Now his windows were /
open in his chamber towards Jerusa-
lem" Incement as the weather |
was the church was packed and this /.
closing appeal to sinners to initiate |
a Daniel, dwelling on the efficacy of !
prayer so stirred this large audience |
that many eyes were bathed in tear. |
The most unsectarian and true Christ |
ian act was to ask the twenty two
converts, who had been happily CON
verified during the meeting to select !
the church of their choice and unite |
with some branch of the Christian
church and to so state by writing |
their names and the church they
wish to unite with and he would pre-
sent their names to the pastors OF
the different denominations. Seven
joined the Baptist, three the Metho-
dist, two the Lutheran and one the
United Brethren; nine are waiting to
make final selection.
A closing..solo was rendered by Miss
Mamie Rodeheaver, one OF Deer
Parks most charming young ladies,
entitled, "Will There be any Stars in
Ny Crown" Miss Rodehaver is a
soprano vocalist of no mean order
and is quite an acquisition to the
Deer Park choir.
Mrs. S, P. Specht, who is a regular
attendant at.Iall religious services of
the various churches, sang many
solos quite:effectively during the pro-
gress of the meetings, among them
being Looking This Way" which
has beenIused with such wonderful
effect bYiCommander Booth fuckers
daughter.
Miss NellieSThrasher the efficient
organist, was untiring in her efforts