The Holt County sentinel., 1913-12-26
M. E Church Notes.

The writer OF these notes most sin.
ceIely wishes every one who reads
them Merry Christmas, and a
Happy New Year"
The special meetings announced TO
have begun on the night Of the 2sth |
Of this month have been deferred for
one week. They will now begin on
the first Sunday in January, or one
week from next Sunday without fail |
The general public is urgently re.
quested to keep these meetings In |
mind and attend as much as possible. |
The Rev. DR.. Armstrong, with his
singer, the Rev. Ray $. True, will be
the leaders OF our hosts Let us pray
for a really great meeting. We need
II. You need II. the town and com.
munity needs II. Let us pray for 1t.
We have sent In sixty names for the
Central Christian Advocate. This is
a phenomenal record. II means, on
an an average, that every third per.
son In our church is reader Of our
regular church paper. doubt II the
record can be duplicated anywhere In
the country.
The pastor was called TO Graham,
last week, Thursday, to assist In lay.
ing away one OF his choicest and
truest friends, Mr. 4. G., snyder. lie
waS' the leading business man Of that
community. a true Christian and
congenial companion Five other
pastors had part IN the burial ser.
vices. lie will he greatly missed from
the home. the business, the church
aud the community. lie was a good
man.
The service last SUNDAY morning
was devoted to pre.ChristmaS ser.
mon and seemed helpful. At the he.
ginning Of the service, one small
Child. Edwinna Jean Thatcher by
name. was dedicated TO God IN holy
baptism.
Tie presence Of snow and cold last
sunday morning seemed to have kept
some away from the Sunday school as
We fell Just a little short Of the hun.
bred mark again. Let H. goad our.
selves ON to little greater activity
u you please. Let us keep up the In.
terest through the winter months.
I'm next sunday night will again
occur the regular monthly Union ser.
vice and II will he held In our church.
Tie Rev. Is. II. Smallwood, Of Forest
Guy, will preach the sermon. We
have u In mind 10 make this a great
service. Miss Mary Moore. who Il
home from Chicago. on her vacation,
will lead tie choir, and viii also ia.
vor w. with one Of her beautiful
solos. and In ~ much as the service
IL a Union service the singers from
the other churches are most cordially
invited upon the platform to assist
In the singing. Let each Of Us try TO
make this the greatest service OF the
season,
Next Sunday Afternoon will he the
regular time Of the service AT the
Culp school house. We shall be- on
hand unless some unavoidable cause
arises to prevent, Invite your neigh.
bors and let Us have a helpful service.
! viii preach a Christmas sermon.
Tie pastor granted two letters las,
week, both Of whom went to the
church IN Mound city. one Of them
was to Mrs. Myrtle Nandeyenter and
the other was to Mrs. Nellie Forney,
Mound City has had a truly great ~.
Niyal OF religion. There we're In
pfoicsscd conversions,
\ good lady In Maitland said 10 the
writer Of these notes few days ago,
"liruther Thompson We are constant
readers Of TuE SENTINEL and the
first thing We do when We get the
paper l. 10 turn to the NJ. T.. church
notes and read them. We greatly
enjoy them every week" Thank you
dear sister. We greatly appreciate
your appreciation Of them.
because Of Christmas day coming
on Thursday Of this week, the usual
mid.week meeting will he dispensed
with, The Christmas entertainment
for the sunday school will be held on
Wednesday night Of this week, and
santa Claus viii have come and gone
e'er these notes reach the reader.
The pastor was absent from the
mid-week meeting last week, and II