The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-13
-FOUR YOUNG MINISTER'S.
rendered a 'sHome- Coming" by Friends
of BoyhOod Days.

For the Advocate.
One of the most unitue and deIgnt-
fui services, in which 1t has ever
been my privilege to participate was
Eesd in Providence .:v.; uodlst Protes-
ta,lr church at Gambler this county
august to inclusive
our young men, who had Deeh
members of the SUNDAY school at TINS
church in their boyhood days and
who have been called of God into the
work of the ministry, were tendereo
a home coming by the pastor ana
members of the church. Two OF
them, Rev. J. L. Ward, Of Cambridge
and Rev. G. Stocksdale, OF New
Church, Va, are honored members OF
the MARYLAND Annual Conference, or
the M. P. Church, and Rev. W. Y.
Harden, of Forestville, and Rev. II.
G. Spenser, of Congress Heights, u.
c., are honored members of the Baltl-
more Conference Of the M. E. church.
One other, whose absence was ex-
ceedingly regretted, was that OF Rev.
G A. Ogg, of PittsTille, Md, who was
converted in the old church when a
lad of eleven. The services were
great uplift to the entire community,
and were attended by congregations
that filled the large auditorium to
overfowing.
On Tuesday evening Rev. w. G.
Harden preached on the Humiliation
and Exaltation of Christ. Wednesday
afternoon a Fellowship service was
delivered by Lester S. Patterson and
Rev. Mr.. Burgess, of the M. b. church.
Each of the young men responded
briefly in a reminiscent way and eX-
pressed the hope that some OF the
boys now members Of the church,
might be called into the work of the
ministry
A very touching letter from Rev.
G. A. Ogg was read by the pastor.
Rev. e. A. Sexsmith, of Delta, Pa,
whose wife is member of Providence
church, responded very felicitously
for her.
Rev. ]. L. Ward preached in the
evening on Piety in the Home.
Thursday evening Rev. S. H. Stock
sdale preached on "The Unbounded
love of God, and on Friday evening
Rev. H. G. Spenser preached on
christian Sentiment AS crown
ing feature of the service balance
of $50, needed to complete the en-
trance fee into the Home for the
Aged, in Westminster, which the
church has raised for one Of its aged
and honored members was raised,
thus providing for her a comfortable
and a delightful home in which to
spend the balance Of her days.
It seems quite a coincidence, that
the four young men present should
have lived on adjoining farms, not
more than a mile apart and that all
of them attended school at the same
time at Malons school house and
were taught by J. c.. Nutting, a man
of more than ordinary ability. Some
of these young men had no other
teacher during their career in the
public school, Mr. Nutting died In
1891, and it was a splendid tribute to
his worth and the high esteem In
which his memory is cherished that
after eighteen years these men should
unite in a public memorial service
and cover his grave with green. They
honored themselves by honoring him
and he, being dead, yet speaketh. The
music was one of the delightful fea-
lures of the entire occasion.
Two Childrens Day services have
recently been held on the charge, tc
the delight Of large audiences. The
collections which were for missions
were as follows : At Sandy Mount
s11.38 and at Providence $3.50.
At Finksburg a sweet toned Nc
Shane bell of 1925 pounds was re-
Gently placed in the tower at cost
of $295.
S.. f. CASSEN, Pastor.
Finksburg, Aug. 9, 1909.