The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-29
Interesting Exercises
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Cnurcn) CeleDrated their first Christ
mas in the new church, at the COR
ner Of Morris and Quarter streets,
by giving special entertainment
Monday night, which was largely at
tended by the members and friends
Of the school.
! The program rendered was enjoy
led by all and was under the direc-
| ton Of Mrs. P. w. Hunsicker, who
| was assisted in the training Of the
children by Misses Hazel Nutter ana
Ruth Rust. The church choir, led
| by Prof. Mason, rendered several Sc
lcctions Of great merit and beauty.
The offering Of the school consisted
or seventeen dollars in money and
| about twice that amount in provis-
ions and clothing which was divided
between the children OF the Day Muir
sery and the Davis Shelter. The en-
tire school together with all the Wis
itors, received souvenir Of the
church filled with choice candy, pre-
pared under the direction of the sec
rotary Of the school, Mr.. David Dick
The evergreen decorations were taste
fully arranged by Mr.. John C. Spur.
Among the classes making a fea-
ture OF their offering was the class
Of young girls taught by Mrs. Swi-
CERT, all Of whom were prettily dress
ed in japanese. Costumes and bore
rice and tea. The young ladies or
Mrs. Jerome Wildman's class were
very attractive in French cooks at
tire, and-they- made their offering Of
buckets of lard.
Judge H. C. McWhorter's class,
besides making cash Offering for
| the school, presented their teacher
with handsome umbrella The
| Judge, who has been connected with
this Sunday School for forty-eight
years, responded in a happy speech.
| The l.. B. L. G.. class, whose motto
| is Let Brotherly Love Continue"
besides sending flowers tn = SICK
member, Mr.. D. F. Hostet'er, IN
Washington, D. c., sent two barrels
Of the best flour to. the Day MUIR
sery
| A beautiful mission oak leather
seated rocking chair testifies that
| they did not forget their teacher.
On next Sunday they will as usual
on the Sunday after Christmas, put
into the Birthday Box of the Sunday
School a penny for each year since
Christ was born; this year the
amount being nineteen dollars and
| fourteen cents. The birthday offer
ings throughout the year are applied
to the support Of missions. The
class received Christmas cards from
the orphan boys they are supporting
at Barado Camp, India.
The teacher Of this large class Of
young men, Mrs. Mary r. McGwigan,
read an original poem entitled Sup
pose" which made a fitting prelude
to the giving by the classes for the
benefit Of the unfortunate:
observation-disclosures Suppose. '-----..-.----.--..
Suppose, on the day before Christmas
A stranger had entered your door,
A stranger with aspect more kindly
Than you ever had seen before,
And looking about on the presents
You had purchased with liberal
hand,
Your gifts for those who are givers,
TO be scattered abroad through
the land,
He had said, in a voice SO gentle,
Il was born that Christmas might
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You have gifts prepared for many,
Pray, what have you there for
me"
"Will some heart that is heavy be
lighter?
Will some sick one have Christ
mas cheer?
Will some who arc lonely find COM
fort
Because Of your gifts this year"
II suffered a life of privation;
l died on the Cross for thee!
Does love guide your creed and your
conduct?
Have you given your heart to me?"
Would you have been able to answer
Yes, Master; and I did not forget
That you love the homeless and
erring
And the poor whom we have with
US yet"
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$50 some one will be less lonely,
Have more faith in human kind.
Some heart be drawn close to the
Healer
Of the sick and the lame and the
blind"
What a smile would He then have
given you!
What glow in your heart would
be,
Because Of the love Of your Savior
Who was born that Christmas
might be!