The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-05
DIR. sHoAFF BREACHES.
Delivers Eloquent Sermon to His F,
 mer OpeIIka CongregatiOn.


 
 Delivers Eloquent Sermon to His FOr-
 mer OpelIl<a Congregation.
 opelika, Dec. 4.--(Special. )--Rev. J. W. Shoaff, former pastor of the First Methodist Church of opelika, and re- gently transferred by Bishop Hendrix to the North Mississippi Conference, filled the pulpit at the First Methodist Church Sunday evening.
 A large congregation assembled to hear the former pastor and citizen preach. He took his text from 2 He- brews and 9th verses: '.But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; taste death for every man" The doe- tor preached an eloquent and elevating sermon from this text. and he particu- IarIy stressed tre fact that salvation was free to every one.
 Judge John B Lyons left Opelika for Montgomery Sunday afternoon, where he goes to attend the sessions of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Ala bama, of which body he holds an im- portant office. Judge Lyons isl a great secret order man, and he is especially a zealous advocate and devout believer iH~Afasonry.
 The citizens of opelika, are hopeful that the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic Railway Company will build a branch of it's line into this city. MT . Chapman, an attorney of the company, from Atlanta, was In Opelika last Sat- urday looking over the road bed and right of way of the old Lafayette Rail- road N
 IE is thought the company contem- plates running a line from Opeika to Anniston, via Lafayette. Should this line t.. [ z ~s.n f7nldG for the merchants of Opelika, and make this place one of the best railroad cen ters in the State
 The Eighth Annual Conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution will convene in Opelika Thursday morn ing, December 6, at e:So o'clock, in the Elks Hall.
 The ladies of the city are making ex- tensive preparations to entertain the delegates and visitors to this confer ence, and nothing will be left undone that will add to their pleasure, Lunch con will be served the delegates be- tween the morning and afternoon ses- sions Thursday. There will be an ex- cellent- musicale Thursday evening at the ElKs Hall, which will be followed by an informal reception.
 Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, State Regent, has prepared an excellent program for the occasion, and many questions of importance will be discussed. The con- ference will come to an end Friday af- ternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 The many friends in the city of w. T. Wear, associate editor of The Daily News. who is. in New York city for treatment, are pleased to learn that he Is improving, and assurances are given by his physician that he will be perma- nently restored to health. It Is now thought he will be able to return to the city in about two weeks.
 John l.. Moon, the newly elected Sheriff of Lee County, has moved from the jail to, the residence formerly oc- cupied by Geo. s. Robinson on Lake, land Street.
 Hon. Thomas D. Sanford. Chairman of the Board of Stewards of the First Methodist Church of Opelika, left Mon day morning for Eufaula where he goes as a delegate to the Alabama Annual Conference of the M. E. Church, South.
 Dr. and Mrs. I. N. stone left Mon day morning for Atlanta, Ga, where they will make their future home. pr. Stone goes to accept a position as pro- lessor and lecturer in the Georgia Col lege of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery. He has been practicing medicine about eleven years and during that time he has fully demonstrated his ability and skill as a physician and surgeon.
 Rev. w, P. Dickinson, pastor of the First Methodist, and Rev. J. H. Hollo- way, pastor of Trinity Methodist Chupches, left for Eufaula Monday morning where they go to attend the Alabama Annual Conference. Both pastors have done good work in Ope- lika this year. and are deservedly pop ular with their congregations. The Lee County Teachers Institute came to a close Saturday afternoon after a most successful two days ses- sion. The Institute was under the charge of Prof. D. NJ. Banks, County Superintendent of Education, who fR prepared a most instructive program l for the occasion The addresses of Professor DuBose of the University oi 1 Alabama, and Miss Latonia Burns, Sec retary of the State School Improvement | Association, were most entertainlng and contained many suggestions Tor the l betterment of the educational methods | of the State. Hon. Reed B. Barnes went to Lafay' | cite Monday morning to represent A D. Johnson, who is charged with mur' l der, and whose preliminary hearing was to be heard before Hon. A. J. Driver of the County Court.
 1 Miss Marion Dickinson. who visited | friends and relatives in Atlanta fol several days returned to her rome 1T OpeIika last Saturday evening.
 Miss Jimmie Leila Wagnon has gone to Columbus, Ga, to visit her friend | Miss Juliette McPhail.
 Misses lone and Derrill Barnes. Lou ise Edwards and Carrie Mae Grinir have gone to Cusseta, Ala, to be the l guests of Miss Ora Owen at house l party. .,..
 MT. Flake Farley and his mother Mrs John c. Farley, left Monday morn. ing for Atlanta, Ga, where they VII spend several days.
 1 Chancery Court will convene in Ope' ika Thursday morning, December lS, a' l 10 o'clock, with Chancellor w: w Whiteside of AnnistonA Ala presiding | Several cases of importance are on th' docket, and will be submitted for ina decree. ,,-..,
 Hon. John T. German. State Exami ner of Public Accounts, left Monday morning for Cullman. Ala. where h' goes to examine the books and recordl of the officials of Cullman County.
 Mrs. R. W. smallwood of Thomas vile, Ga, and who has been visiting Miss Emma Smallwood in Opelika' re
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