The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-05-22
M. e. Church Notes.

mere has not been single ueath IN
the church during the entire year,
and In the next place, the fellowship
has been one OF the most congenial
nature. Not anything has occurred
10 mar In any way the beautiful rela.
ton between the pastor and the PEG.
pie. We have had a year Of marked
prosperity from the very beginning.
Tie audiences are very much larger
than a year ago, and the Sunday
school has been at hlsh.tide through
out the entire twelve months. In
addition TO the work, as we found 1t,
we have organized a Sunday school at
the Culp school house with an aver.
aye attendance Of u, and established
a regular preaching point with good
attendance, and have organized
young peoples meeting In town With
an average attendance In the devo.
tional meetings Of 10 every Sunday
night During the year they will
have given over $4,000 TO the beney.
olences: $4,000 to the evangelist:
$4,000 TO the new hospital: over
$4,000 TO Cameron college; increased
the district superintendent claim
and will have paid the pastor In full.
In addition TO all this more than
$4,000 have been paid out In i'm.
provement on the property. The In.
terior OF the church has been beauti.
lied 10y the Aid society, a new furnace
has been installed, and city water
las been put In the yard.
During the year We have had many
noted speakers, such as Rev. &. Is.
Spencer, u. D., the editor OF the Cen.
trail Advocate. Rev. +. T.. lay, -.
D., pastor OF the White Temple
church, In st. Joseph. Rev Martin
Armstrong, u. D., Of Edmonds, Okla.
The Hon. Chas. J. Hall, OF California.
The Rev, G. J. Chase, u. d., the able
and efficient district superintendent.
Miss Eunice Britt, the Deaconess, Of
Kansas City, Mo. Miss Olive Dunlap,
Of the Home Missionary society. and
Bishop W. q. shepard, ID. D., Phi. D.,
Of Kansas City, Kan. In addition 10
all this, ~ subscriptions to the Cen.
trail Advocate has been secured, the
fall session Of the distric conference
was entertained, and 10 additional
members have been added 10 the
membership Of the church. We have
had q great year. Two things have
added very greatly to the success Of
the year. First, the presence and
help Of our Heavenly Father, and
second, the beautiful acquiescence of
the brethren Of the local church.
Iiut four months remain until the
tine Of the Annual conference.
The quarterly conference reports
showed growth along all lines Of work
Dr. Chase, the district superintend.
en,, expressed himself as being very
much pleased with the work Of the
church up TO date. lie peached sun.
day morning on the Multiplying
Power OF Methodism, and very great.
~ pleased the people. One man ex-
pressed himself thus: THAT was big
enough for a Bishop" Yea, verify,
Dr, Chase never disappoinis, lie al.
ways makes good.
Next Monday Is the time To send
the case OF eggs to the Deacone>s'
home In Kansas City. Have them
ready TO send out not later than Tues.
day morning. II any desire TO con.
tribute please see me or phone me by
Sat urday.
Next Sunday afternoon will he al
the Cup appointment, and will assist
In the Sunday school and preach.
Those In that nelghborhood who
promised eggs for the case TO he sent
to the Deaconess' home will kindly
bring them to the schoolhouse next
Sunday and l will be prepared TO take
care Of them.
Tomorrow, Friday, OF this week,
May %, II the weather and roads will
permit, ! 20 to Barnard to assist In
celebrating the Tooth birthday ami
versary OF = good friend OF mine. lie
was born May %, 1874, In an Eastern
state, and Is yet hale and hearty,
eating and sleeping well.
The Epworth League will meet at
the usual time next Sunday night and
the subject will be Matthew and His
Gospel" We will study II from his
torical, literary, and suggestive,
points OF view. Let me ask that the
young people and others give the SUBJ
ject much study before coming.
Our Sunday school was par excellent
last Sunday. Every teacher, save one
was In his or her place, and the class.
es were full OF interesting and en-
thusiastic scholars. There were l3(
present, and the interest at high tide.