The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-28
AUSPlCIOUS OPENING
OF Main Streets Beautiful New Meth.
odist Church.

Easter had a double significance
with the Main Street Methodist con-
gregation Sunday morning, for on that
day besides celebrating the resurrec-
tion of the Lord, the congregation
took formal possession of its new
church on Main street, just a short
distance away from the old one.
AS early as S:45 the Sunday school
pupils began to assemble in the old
building, and by $3.50 the entire school
was seated and the farewell exercises
began.
Supt w. A. Johnson presided. Mr..
Jno. A. Mcleod gave an earnest pray
er, then the pastor, DR.. A. F. Watkins,
addressed the school. He spoke elo-
quentlv of the many tender memories
of marriages, funerals and baptisims
of children, which the old tabernacle
held for many of the congregation,
then of the singular appropriateness of
going into the new tabernacle on
Easter. the resurrection day, the day
of mingled joy and sorrow. DR.. Wat
kins declared the day to be signal
one for Methodism in Hattiesburg and
urged his hearers to take more con-
secrated, earnest lives into the new
tabernacle, which their consecrated
labors have enabled them to erect; to
thank Him for allowing them to realize
their hope. In closing, his hope was
that God may reveal Himself more
graciously and cause the members to
labor more assiduously in every de-
partment of the church work; that the
glory of God might take possession of
the house and the spirit of God rest
in the hearts of each member and his
friends.
The Assistant superintendent, Mr..
R. L. Bennett, the Secretary, Mr.. H.
Ogden and Supt. w. A. Johnson, mar
shalled the entire school into line, a
marching hymn was played and the
march to the new church took place.
1t was an inspiring and beautiful
sight, showing the large school off
very creditably. The classes marched
in numerical order, with the Supern-
tendent leading, all singing and the
president of each class carrying the
banner in pink, blue or whatever the
class colors might be, with the motto
in golden letters.
AldSS NO. /, llc SllldllOSb Cuiiui Shi
called the "Rosebuds," and taught by
Mrs. G. W. Ellis and Mrs. H. D.
Foote, Jr., led, followed by No. 2, THE
Willing Workers" Mrs. Nelson, teach
er.
NO. 3. Good Samaritans.' Miss Will
liza Moore, teacher.
No. 4, Merry Makers" Mrs. w. S.
F. Tatum, teacher.
No. 5, "Gideon's Band, Miss Ethel
Laird, teacher,
No. 6. Galloway Class Mrs.
Thames, teacher.
No. I, Josie Huntley," Mrs e. j.
Mitchell, teacher.
No. 8, Cleaners" Mrs. A. J. Grove,
teacher.
No. 9, jamie Watkins" A. ].
Grove, teacher.
No. 10, ''Tri-Mai," r, c. Morris,
teacher.
No. II. Greek" Mrs. NJ. B. shar-
brough, teacher.
No. 70. Sigma Kappa Miss Bette
Conner teacher.
No. 49, Seth Ward" Mrs. A. F.
Watkins, teacher.
No. IA. CLARA Chrisman,' Luther
A. Smith, teacher.
No. IS, "Tabitha Glass" w. S. F.
Tatum, teacher.
No, 16, keystone" H. o. Stevens,
teacher.
81, Mesdames G. W. Ellis. M. B. Shar-
brough and A. J. Grove had charge of
the music, and the children sang es-
pecially well. One by one the long
PROCESSION of students, young and old,
filed in the door of the Sunday school
room and were soon seated In the big
sunday school auditorium. Instead
of the usual lesson in the class
rooms, Mr.. H. s. Stevens conducted
the lesson for the whole school,
This school is very large one,
numbering, with the Home Depart
ment and the Cradle Roll, nearly 500.
Mrs. Andrew McGregor has charge Of
the Home Department and carried
that banner, while Mastor Walton Bo-
bo- Jr.. carried the banner of the