The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
WEEK OF PRAYER AT

WEEK OF PRAYER AT
 COURT STREET CHURCH. A daily service of prayer and Thanksgiving Is being observed at ss3o ?. n., blythe Foreign Missionary Auxiliary of the Court Street Church. On Tuesday afternoon the meeting was conducted by Miss Ethel Beane.
 The scripture. lesson was contained in the sJfiI chapter of Isaiah. The keynote of the chapter is. The giori- 'pus access of the gentiIes into the church. Miss Beanes comments upon the lesson were very inspiring and encouraging.
 The subject of her most instructive address was, Methods of Work in Miss Beafe's preliminary remarks, reminded the audience of the good ness of God and the many blessings from time immemorial bestowed upon his creature for which we should he thankful. .s
 Touching upon Missionary work in China, she related quite an amusing incident, coming under the observa- ton of Rev. pr. Morrison, a misslon- ary to China He was addressing q large number of natives who appar- ently seemed intensely interested in his discourse and also in the reading of the fourteenth chapter of John Of course Dr. Morrison congratulated himself, as they seemed such intent hearers---that seed were being sown in good ground--when 10, every one of them upon hearing the last verse of the chapter read. arose and left uncersp1oniously. The Doctor knew one of them and haiUnE him sale' why xare you all leavingg. Because the chinaEnan replied. you said.. 'arise. let us go hence"
 The interesting service was concluded by a brtef earnest prayer offered 1sY Mrs. j. w Bush. All are invited to attend every service,
 Mrs T. w deYampert.
 Recording Secretary
 MT. Armstead Brown will conduct the service Wednesday might In conT nection with prayer meeting.
 LUNCHEON FOR MISS JESTER.
 Miss Kate Jordan was the charmlng hostess at luncheon given to her guest. Miss Ida. Jester, of Corsicana, Texas. on Tuesday at l1:39. The table was decorated with autumn leaves anst fruits, and the hand-painted score cards were maple leaves. 1y
 Miss Jordan's guests were. Miss An- nie Gaston, Miss Kate Steiner, Miss Ttllfe Norwood, Miss Anna Pelzer. Miss Dorothy Seibs, Miss Elizabeth Baldwin, Miss Susie May Miss Roberta Roberts, Miss Louise Hopkins and Miss Rebecca Pollard.
 DINNER TO MIR. c. B. t-s'
 SIMS, OF MOBILE.
 Mir, c. B. Sims. of Mobile, President of the American Security Company. was entertained at an elaborate little dinner. yesterday evening by Mir. and Mrs. c. w. Covington. Covers were lafd for ten. MT. sims is the guest of MT. and Mrs covington during his stay in Montgomefy,
 WEEK OF THANkSGIV-
 ING AND PRAYER. Monday afternoon. in the Lomax Ans nex at S:i30 p. m, assembled a goodly number of Christian women for the purpose Of observing prayer occasion. Miss Maybelle Marshall a. consecrat- ed, helpful deaconess, conducted the service. She used as a scripture les son,4 the thirty first chapter of Ezekiel, which she asserted was the means of her conversion to foreign mission work. Foreign work. she declared. has become the popular sub- feet of tpday.sstherefore itsbeoouaes a necessity fn popular soelety Co familiarize ones self with the foreign fleIis of labor.
 I The tenor of Miss Marshall's fine address was the heathen's cry. and the ioy of service. upon which she7 dwelt most interestingly, touching upon tho paedge fund and the means of secur- ing 1t she heartily. advocated 1ssAlf.' denial. ,s,,y7sr,l The enthusiastic meeting closed by Miss Beane's offering a devout special prayer in behalf of Mrs. LAkin and her bereaved family.
 Services will continue throughout the week, every afternoon. except Thursday, to which all ara cordially invited. '.E
 Mrs. T. ". deYampeEt. fe