The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-03
M. E. Church Notes.

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The automobile parade, last Thurs
day, when ~ Of the finest OF cars In
the community, decorated with flags, |
formed In line and marched around |
the public square, made a most i'm.
pressiye sight. We have received |
many compliments from the best PEG.
pile because Of 1t.
There were three hundred people at |
the picnic Thursday Of last week, two
hundred and five Of them going from
Oregon, many from the other church,
es joining us for the day Of fun and
sport. 1t Is conceded by all present
that II was the greatest picnic, from
the standpoint Of numbers, sociablli-
ty, fun, and an all.'roupd good time
that Oregon ever had. We are al.
ready planning even greater things
for next year Please keep II In mind.
The basket dinner was the greatest
and best that ] ever saw. People lit.
orally brought the good things to eat
In tubs and bushel baskets, and mar
ket baskets galore, until when, the
three hundred people present were
filled to their greatest capacity, there
were more than twelve baskets full
gathered up from the fragments"
None went away hungry.
Many Of our people will be away
this summer on long and extended
visits. Mrs. Is. w. Smallwood |
and daughter, Helen, will 70 to
Boise City, Id; Grandma Meyer and
her daughter, Mrs. Kunz, will 20 to
Wyoming; Mrs. Thompson will 20 to
Hutchinson, Winfield, and Leaven.
worth, Kas., and Dr. Proud and fami
lywill 20 to Europe for an eight.
months stay and study, and perhaps
others OF whose visit ] have not |
learned will be away, thus depicting |
our ranks temporarily, but all will
come back TO do better work IN the
next year. Let the church pray for
the safe return OF them all.
The superintendent Of the Sunday
school will he absent from his post
next Sunday, for the first time In
many moons. lie Is the state vice.
president OF the rural mail carriers,
and with his daughter, Florence, will
be In Warrensburg visiting his daugh.
ter, Edna, who Isl student In the
Normal school Of that city, His Oh.
ject Of going, however, Is primarily to
attend the annual convention OF rural
carriers, which meets In st. Louis on
Friday and Saturday Of this week.
On next Sunday we begin the Sum
mer Union Meetings. They will be
held every Sunday night In the Air.
dome. A pulpit platform viii be
built this week, and oil arrangements
will be made for q good and great
summers work. Rev. Bro. Disslnger |
will preach the first sermon, and an.
nouncements will be made at the tlrst |
service, for the future meetings. The
public Is very cordially invited to
come; In fact, you, my dear reader,
are urged 10 be present At every ser.
vice. We shall have something good
~ every meeting.
The W. +. NJ. s. will meet on FRI |
day OF this week, at the home Of Mrs.
Bunker here In town. Mrs. Sarah
Ramsay will be the leader. The hour
for the meeting will be 2:3O p. m. Let
every member try and be present and
try and bring . friend with you.
Next Sunday viii be Missionary |
Sunday In the Sunday school. Let US
come prepared TO give . good mission.
airy Offering. There will he but three
more missionary Sundays this year.
We had . glorious day last Sunday
morning and afternoon. The Sunday
school took Q decided step upward,
having many more than score more
than the Sunday previous. The pub.
lie service was very largely attended,
many strangers being present, even
Chicago being represented by two OF
her citizens. Everybody was happy,
and the Lords blessing seemed to
hover over us all. As special at
traction, Miss Mary Moore, Of Evans.
ton, H., sang US . solo, very beauti-
fully, crock OF Ages" to the delight
OF all present.
The pastor and his wife were the
dinner guests at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Walters, Sunday noon.
After q delightful social time the en-
tire company went to the Culp school
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