The Marshall republican., 1908-12-11
First M. E Church Notes

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The pastor, Rev. E. o. Smith,
spent last week in st. Louis and
various points In Illinois. Mon
day morning he visited the ses-
sion OF the Ministers Alliance, a
large body, as 1t includes the min
listers Of all the Protestant demon
nations in the city. The Gypsy
Smith meeting" which are to be
held in st. Louis In January, e
discussed. They are to be held
in the Coliseum, a building which
would seat every man, woman
and child in Marshall and then
be only half full. They expect to
have it packed every night.
After Alliance dismissed, the
Methodist ministers Of the city
about twenty-five in number
gathered at a convenient hotel
for luncheon. They compelled
Bro. Smith to give a report OF the
situation at Marshall, this he
did, reporting progress but m
phasizing the fact that 1t has
been bought by the self-sacrif.c.
ing efforts OF a large proportion
Of the members. That Marshall
Is a fruitful fled was earnestly
commended. This conversation
will probably aid in bringing
forth something substantial Of
the next session of the annual
Conference.
Wednesday evening Bro. Smith
addressed about a hundred people
at Union NJ e. Church, st. Louis
His topic was "Impossibilities
Realized" This is the largest M.
f. Church, numerically, i'm st.
Louis, and is nj OF the largest
Methodist Churches in the world.
Its pastor DR.. N. Luccock was a
candidate for Bishop at the last
General Conference He visited
Marshall about two months and
delivered a powerful lecture from
the theme "Holding the Sky
Line"
Thursday afternoon Bro. Smith
was a visitor at the Epworth
FEyangelistic Institute. After
attending a prayer and praise
service OF deep spiritual power,
he accepted the urgent invitation
Of the principal to dine with the
girls who are preparing them
selves for the Deaconness work.
The occasion was made especially
pleasant from the fact that dur
ing his five years stay in st.
Louis he had made quite a num-
Der OF acquaintance among the
students OF the Institute. This
is the Alma Mater and headquar-
tiers OF Miss Lillian Dillin, the
singing evangelistic deaconess
who did such beautiful work dur
ing the five weeks she recently
spent in Marshall.
McKendree College, Lebanon,
Illinois, Is the Oldest existing
Methodist College in the world.
| Bro. Smith graduated from that
school with an average of ninety
seven and two-thirteenths-the
highest average ever made by a
graduate OF McKendree in its
eighty years OF history. After
spending a a day OF great hap
piness renewing friendships
among the faculty and students
he dined at the home OF the presi-
dent and was made the object OF
a surprise too detailed to be re-
corded here. Friday evening al
the open session of the PlatoniaI
Literary Society, which Is sale
to have the most beautiful soci'
ETY. hall in the state OF Illinois
and Is attended not only by thu
students OF the college, but also
the cultured people of the towr
and adjoining towns-Bro, Smith
spoke about fourty-five minute.
from the theme "The Fascinating
Side OF College Life. He was re
quested to surrender his Ms
that 1T might be filed In tn,
archeives OF the society.
The pastor Is In Bosworth, Nc
this week assisting his fathe
father, the pastor Of the M. I
Church there, In . revival; bu'
he will return to Marshall Il
time to meet his Sunday appoint