The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-22
WAS METHODIST DAY
Addition To Their Church Opened
Sunday.
FOUR SPLENDID SERVICES HELD
Two Strong Sermons - Beautiful
Music. ETC., Etc., Etc.

Sunday the addition TO the Sun
day School building OF the Metho-
dist church OF this city was formally
opened and the services OF the day
were arranged with special ref
erence to this consummation OF the
plans and labors OF so many months
At 9:30 A. NJ. the Sunday School
assembled, full of interest and en-
thusiasm over this advance step.
After the opening exercises OF sing
ing, prayer by Rev. DR.. j. ii. Light,
and the chanting OF the 23rd
Psalm by the primary class. the
first speech OF the morning was
made by Mr.. Charles Wissner, his
subject being "Our Equipment.
After contrasting the spirit OF Sc
clusion from the world as character
istic OF the Christians OF the mid
die ages with the saner modern idea
OF the eleyating effect OF Christian
ity among the people OF the world.
he spoke OF the value of such an
equipment as this OF the Methodist
Sunday School for bodily comfort
and mental stimulus as well as for
spiritual benefit.
The next speaker, Rev. j. r. ia
cobs. the pastor. in discussing THE
Modern Sunday School," called at
tention to the increased facilities
for learning and the wider life Of
the children today with the CORES
ponding necessity for better train
ing and teaching in the Sun
day School.
The primary class then sang
Around the Throne OF God and
the last speech OF the morning was
made by the superintendent, Mr.. p.
V. ID. Conway. His subject was
"Our Opportunity" and after de-
filming and illustrating the word op-
portunity he entreated those pres
ent to make the most OF the al
most unlimited opportunity for good
before them.
The service closed with the
singing OF DO You Give the Lord
Your Best?"
At the church service at IL
o'clock the former pastor. Rev. Dr.
Light. preached. In the course or
the service the Quartette choir
sang an anthem, 20. BE Joyful,
and as an offertory Mr.. Chas.
Saunders played violin solo. Raft s
CavatIna, with unusual power and
feeling, with beautiful accompani-
ment on the organ by Miss Vivian
NJ. Conway After the offertory a
soprano solo, Tears OF Christ,
BY Mrs. A. p. Rowe. with a violin
obligato by Mr.. Saunders, both by
reason OF the charm Of Mrs. Rowe's
voice, her spiritual Interpretation
OF words and music and because OF
the sympathetic blending OF the
violin, put all the hearers in tune
for DR.. Lights splendid sermon.
The text was taken from Ezekiel,
Chap. 2, verse /, and the sermon
was a vigorous and inspiring expo
sition OF Gods message to the up
standing" man, with the response
bility resting on such man TO de-
liver this message TO other men.
Although It may at times be a
message of judgment and wrath.yet
It must always contain a promise OF
revival and hope for the future.
The man who thus stands erect
and delivers Gods message becomes
the organizer and builder up and
has at his command the streams OF
the River OF Life.
At 3 o'clock a large gathering
in the Sunday School room heard
Mr.. Greed Fulton. Of Washington.
A pleasing feature of this service
was an anthem by the young peo-
pie of the Sunday School with a
solo well rendered by Mr.. James
Marsh. Mr.. Fulton spoke on 1.-The
Value OF the Ideal in Charac-
ter Building" enriching his theme
by many interesting illustrations.
At the night service DR.. Light
preached again, basing his sermon
on the 1lth Psalm, and giving as
its keynote the sustaining power
of a conviction of Gods strength
and immutability amid the troubles
and discouragements OF life.
Before the sermon the choir sang
I'm Heavenly Love Abiding"
charming anthem, with the immortal
hymn, abide With Me-" as its
basis, and sang with unusual
smoothness and finish. After the
sermon the sweet tender notes OF
Concone's Evening Hymn" with
a violin obligato, made fitting end
ing to the services. At each OF the
services Miss Vivian Conway, th'
accomplished organlst Of the church
played all of the accompaniment
with ease and skill.
The day marked the beginning o.
an onward movement in the religi
Gus life not only of the Methods
church. but to a considerable ex
tent of the whole community.
The improvements include large ad
dition to the rear of the church whicl
contains nine separate class rooms, Ii
brary, kitchen and basement. All clas
rooms are so arranged that when de
sired the entire building can be throw
into one room with a seating capacitl