Smyrna times., 1905-10-04
DEPART OF ASBURY
UNITE IN"RALLY SERVICES"
SUNDAY A SPECIAL DAY AT ASBURY M. e.
CHURCH AND FINE PROGRAM RENDERED
Summer Schedule Lifted and Winter Schedule
Adopted All Church Departments Re-
vlved For the Winter Campaign.


bury M. E. Church, at which time tue
summer schedule for holding meet
ings was lifted and the winter sched-
ule was adopted. The occasion was
made jubilee in which all depart
ments of the church took an interest
and a special program of considerable
merit was rendered. Primarily it was
to revive interest in all departments of
the Church for the winter campaign,
but it was Reunion Day" at Sunday
School and in order to accommodate the
larger attendance, services were held
in the auditorium. This service was
graced by the presence of two speakers
from a distance, the Rev. William
Cashmere, pastor of Frederick nj. Z.
Church and Daniel o. Hastings, ESQ.,, |
Deputy Attorney General of the State |
of Delaware. The reunion exercises
were presided over by Superintendent
L. M. Price. During the professional
which was played by Mrs. Marion Gov
erdale, Asbury's efficient organist, the
school marched from the basement to
the main auditorium. The little tots
of the Primary Department occupied
seats on the platform and the adults
were assigned seats in the front pews.
Chorister Walter %. Hoffecker had
charge of the singing and an orchestra
of six pieces assisted in the music. The
exercises opened with a hymn, the
Rev. William FAIRIES offered prayer,
after which the Primary Department
sang bright and catchy song well
Work For Jesus The offering was
then taken and Miss Rebec ca Watt
sang solo, Jesus, Little Flock"
Speakers Present From a Distance.
Deputy Attorney General Hastings
was introduced as the first speaker
who for short time held the close at
tention of his hearers on "What is it
possible for a Sunday School to Do"
Outside of the spiritual good to be at
tanned and the upbuilding of the
church, he touched upon the influence
of the Sunday School in the making OF
good citizenship. He said the polltl
cal parties may have more or less In
fuence in the development of citizen
ship but after all there was no train
ing, no greater agency for the de
yelopment of character than the Sun
day School. He paid a high compli
ment to the women teachers for th'
sacrifice they were making and pointed
out the influence of women in tn
church, in the home and its resultan
effect upon American citizenship. Fcl
lowing Mr.. Hastings address, Mis-
Roberts sang solo "The New Jeru
salem" (Stevens) which was an enjoy
able paIt of the program. Rev. Wi
liam Cashmere of Frederick, formerl
of the New England Conference wa
then introduced Owing to the fa'
that he was scheduled TO preach bot
sermons of the day he did not give a
extended address but confined his n
marks to a few words of encourag
ment to the teachers who come Sunda
after Sunday and give their time al
talents to the education of the youn
DIR. Robert Watt, pastor, made Il
closing remarks of the afternoon al
directed his attention to the little fol
and in his happy, inimical way broug
some truths to them that the audien
took much interest in.
Secretary Stevenson Praises Box Collecti'
Secretary George M. Stevens
made his report and said the after
ance was 329 and the collection v
S12.34. The attendance of the sch'
during the summer months has be
the largest for years. There was
average of 142 present at each sessi'
the smallest being los and the larg
1876. The collection during the fC
summer months was $45.96, an av
age of 1888 Sunday, the smallest
ing S2.7S and the largest $6.09. s
cial emphasis was made to the
collection, a method adopted at
suggestion of Mrs. Robert Watt. I
collection brought the Sunday Sch
$23.20. On the first Sunday in J
each officer, teacher and scholar
given box to put their regular S
day School collection in when abb
from the school. The method was
only effective but gratifying.
Watts class gave the highest 50
followed by the primary school '
S2.92
At the Other Services Of the Day.
The other services of tho day '
all distinguished by special featu
~ In the morning Rev. William g
more of Frederick gave strong
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