The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-05-29
M. E. Church Notes.

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Next Sunday will be one Of my bust.
est days. will preach morning and
night, here In town, teach my Sunday
school. class, preach at the Culp
schoolhouse In the afternoon, and
teach the Bible class there and con.
duct the Bible study class In the Ep.
worth League In the evening. This
life Is . busy one. =.
on Wednesday night Of last week, I
WAS In Tarkio, Mo-, acting as Judge In
the College Oratorical Contest. There
we're six contestants, and all the ora
lions we're Of very high order. i
WAS no easy matter to choose the win
ner.
On Friday, May %, l. was In Bar.
nard. Mo-, where ! had the pleasure
Of assisting In celebrating the Tooth
birthday OF an old.time friend, Broth.
er Isaac Price. l was his pastor for
to again visit him. There were
about $50 people present. In the q.
ternoon. . program OF song. and I'D.
given both by the present pastor and
the former pastor. Brother Price Is
still hale and hearty, sleeps we'll and
eats three good meals every day.
We sent another case OF eggs away
this week. This time to the Deacon.
ess Home In Kansas City, Mo. This
makes the second case We have sent
away this spring. While It does not
mean much to each contributor, yet
at the same time, II means much to
the institution receiving them. The
eggs we're cheerfully given and very
| vYat efully received,
The st. Joseph District OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church Is to
have an Efficiency Conference lasting
one day, to be held In st. Joseph on
Monday, June Is. Our local church
Is taxed q small amount to help In de.
fraying the expenses. The following
speakers will appear on the program:
Rev. A. +. Ragatz, ID d., OF Denver;
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, u. D., OF
Topeka: Rev. Chas. Boswell, D. D., OF
Philadelphia: DIR. T.. Il. fulkerson. OF
China: bishop Smith, OF st. Louis;
Dr. y. J. Maveety, OF Cincinnati; Dr.
n J. Coker. OF Denver: Dr. Fred 7.
Fisher. OF New York: Bishop Shep.
ard, OF Kansas City, and Dr. G. j.
Chase, OF st. Joseph. This will be a
great program. and II Is TO he hoped
that a large number Of our laymen
will plan to attend the meeting.
We united with the other churches
at the Presbyterian church IN the
Memorial Services, last Sunday morn.
ing. All the pastors In town were
present, and each lad something 10
do with the program. Brother Daw.
son, OF the Christian church, presid'
ed. Brother Dissinger led In the
prayer; Brother Kiplinger offered the
invocation: Brother Lukens read a
Psalm and read the Scripture lesson.
The singing was good, and the sermon
by Brother Clagett was helpful, broad
and optimistic. lie greatly pleased
the people and especially he Boys In
Blue" The Decoration day services
will be held In the Presbyterian
church next Saturday, and the ad.
dress vii be given by Judge Alkire.
We had q tine time In the SUNDAY
school last sunday. There we're IL
In the school In town, and ~ In the
school at the Culp schoolhouse. The
picnic. and this year II Is the purpose
TO unite the two schools and picnic
together.
The Epwor,h League was very
largely attended last Sunday night
and the study was the Gospel OF
Matthew, The young people took
hold Of the work like veterans. The
subject next Sunday night VIII be
MARK and His Gospel"
There was good.siled crowd out
for the union service, last Sunday
night. Two addresses were made, one
by Brother Clagett and the other by
Brother Dawson, They were much
enjoyed 10y the people present II Is
more than likely the next union ser
vice will he held In the park or air
dome, where we will not he so uncom'
Portable on account OF the heat.
Tonight, Thursday, at $ o'clock
want to meet all the teachers In the
Sunday school and others who can
come, at the church. will have q
message for them. Don't fail to be
on hand.
How rapidly the time files. Blu,
three days more and the month OF
May Is gone, and ere we know II We
will be In midsummer, and the au
tumn time again, with Its leaf oil
seer, and Its days Of melancholy, Ny
friend, we are fastening on to thu
end, and what will the Judgment be-
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