Smyrna times., 1906-03-07
ASbURY SUNDAY SCHOOLS
GOOD MISSIONARY REPORT
CLOSES A SUCCESSFUL YEAR WITH A FINE
PROGRAM RENDERED SUNDAY EVENING.
Exercises Rendered With Considerable EcIat,
Good Music and Happy Addresses School
Finances and Missions Show Gain.

Finances and Missions Show Gain.
One of the most successful Mission
airy Anniversary Exercises ever given /
by Asbury M. E. Sunday School came
off Sunday evening before we'll filled |
church. The program showed unusual
merit all the way through and much
praise is due Superintendent l.. M.
Price, Chorister Walter o. Hofecker
and Mr.. Townsend Jefferson for the
training given the children and the
results attained. In addition to this
the finances of the organization as read
by Secretary George M. Stevenson
made most fattering report. After
all expenses were paid tie Sunday
School showed balance in the treas
Gry of $50 so, the largest amount car
ried over for several years. Mission
airy Secretary Gilbert s. FAIRIES read
an excellent report of the various con-
tributions made to missions and showed
that the School had contributed $344.5 6
gain of $2.44 over last year. Alto
gether Asbury Sunday School closes
the year with every reason to be proud
of it's accomplishments. The Sunday
School classes met in their room in
the basement and at the appointed
time when the organ voluntary was
struck up by Mrs. Marion Coverdale,
the professional started, the little tots
of the primary school occupying seats
on the platform and the adults to seats
allotted them in the front of the church.
The exercises were in charge of Su-
perintendent l.. Nj. Price and the mu-
sic in charge of Chorister Walter o.
Rof'ecker. The latter was assisted by
Mr.. Townsend Jefferson, to whom
much credit belongs in training the
juvenile quartette choruses. An aug
mented orchestra assisted in the mu-
sic which was happily rendered aud a
decided feature of the program.
One of the most unique and enter
tanning numbers of the program was
the selection entitled: "Voices from
Near and Far" This was in charge of
q special committee of which Mrs. j.
w. Clifton was chairman. Pearl ia
cobs represented Columb biz" sitting on
''tbe throne" while before her appeared
groups from all parts of the world who
came to bear their tidings of the great
missionary work that was being &C.
compished. The group from Asia in
the yellow scarf and cap was: Pear
Lyman, Mary Johnson, Stella Wright,
Maud Lyman; the group from Africa
in black scarf and cap was: Rosa Bar
low, Hilda Berry, Nellie Grant, Mar
garet Postles; The Islands of the Sci
in Persian caps aud scarfs were repr e
scented by Helen Jacobs, Leota Ryan
Hilda Deakyne, Mabella Johnson
America, in scarfs and caps of red
white and blue was represented b,
Amelia Winford, Dorothy Williams
Dorothy Hynson. Florence Miller
The choruses, which were under tn
direction of Townsed Jefferson were
catchy part of the exercise. The pro
gram in full was rendered as follows:
Hymn-"The Morning Light is Breaking.
Prayer. William Fsri,
Solo-'I viii be Sunbeam" ........~Rebe ca Wa
Church Collections and Announcements
Recitation Jesus Loves the Children
Dorothy and Warren Burdett
Rectation-"Two Pennies .....~ Elizabeth Wilso
Recitation" Babes in the Wood ~. VIM .Hurloc
Solo and Chorus. Jessie, Ruth and RolandWend
Recitation-"Two Pennies" 49,. Elizabeth Hudso
Recitation-"What Can Do.~.....K athryne Pris
Chorus-"Ten Little Bright Pennies for Jesus,
Primary Soho
solo-"For Jesus," ..................Wil William Jaco
Recitation-"A Sigh ...John Hs
Quartette -sMazarian,,
irving Brinton, Walter Chandler,
Ralston McCausland and Watson GearhaI
Ehorus-"The Penny Song" ....~P Primary Soho
Missionary ection,.........E Entire Audien'
Renort Gilbert s Fsri
school Secretary Report. M. Stevens
Hymn-'w Waterman Tell us of the Night"
Secretary George M. Steyensou's Report.
George M. Stevenson, secretar
made the following report:-"We ha'
a membership in our school of thr
hundred and seventy-one, an increa
vi wv Snt ~OuC OfCt iaot y C1tf ac Az
lows: Infant Department, 90; Int
mediate Department, %; Main Schot
146; Pastors class, 40; Bible classe
"a; Officers and Teachers, 46. We all
have Home Department of 30 mel
beers. The average attendance for {
year was 300; the largest attendan
was 693; the smallest attendance W
104. The average collection for t
year was 1928; the largest collecti
was $36. "a; the smallest collection W
1878. The collection last ys
was $4,000. The collection
classes last year was $232. so. Bel
an increase over last year of Sass
There has been eighteen (1s) cow
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