The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-09-18
M. E. Church Notes.

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school children all over the land cele.
brated the occasion on Monday.
1t was a very great pleasure for me
to have the privilege to attend the
district convention Of Rural Carriers,
In Parnell, with Bro. Jno. J. Lukens,
last week Monday. We made the trip
In the little Ford without mishap or
accident. had not been In Parnell
for more than four years until last
week. It was my privilege to address
the convention Of the Evolution OF
the Postal System 10 the U. s."
To give the readers Of these notes
some little idea OF how the world do
move, permit me to say, that week
ago l preached In Oregon In the morn.
Ing, at Culp school house In the Of.
ternoon, and leaving Oregon at AIS
went by way Of Maitland, Maryville,
and Ravenwood, reaching Parnell, IS
miles away, In time to be In the ser.
vice and preach At 1880 at night. Yes,
this Is fast age.
Our Sunday school and public ser
vices we're not so largely attended
last Sunday IS usual, owing to the ex.
treme inclemency OF the weather, but
the services were Of . very high or.
der and interesting. You, dear reader,
missed something by not being there.
We we're especially favored last Sun.
day morning by having with us Miss
Stubs, Of Mound City, who gave US .
very choice solo. Miss Stubs, Is .
beautiful singer, and greatly pleased
the people. We very much appreciated
her service OF song.
The services next Sunday will be ~
follow: Preashing In the morning
Immediately following the Sunday
school, at the Culp school house In the
afternoon, and at the Christian
church at night. Owing to the spe.
cial services beginning at the Evan.
gelical church next Sunday night,
there will be but one other service In
town, and at the Christian church,
BRO. Clagget preaching :the sermon.
One week later the evening meeting
will he IN our church. The public Is
most cordially invitedSto any and all
OF these services.
We were indeed glad the other eve.
ming upon stepping into Mr.. Tom
Curry's beautiful home, TO see our
old frtsnd, ID. =. Dobyns, having 70.
turned from his western trip looking
so hale and hearty, and feeling quite
young again. lie Is the veteran pen
pusher for TmE SENTINEL, and had
not enjoyed . vacation for many
moons. II will be hoped that he will
continue TO feel young many, many
years yet, that the reading public
may still enjoy those splendid editor
ials and articles from week 10 week.
At the session OF the West German
conference recently held In Wichita,
Kansas, Bishop Shepherd, who pre-.
sided, appointed . committee OF three
members OF the conference, to confer
with like committee TO be appointed
by Bishop Thrilled, Of our confer.
ence, to effect trade between the In.
terests At Cameron, for the English
interests al Richville, east Of Oregon.
As II Is now, the Richyille appoint
ment, Is held by trustees, under the
control OF the Missouri conference,
and Is directly under the control OF
the Oregon quarterly conference, and
has been for the past five or six years,
ever since Il was transferred from the
Maryyille district, having been q part
OF the Fillmore work. IL Is impossi-
BILE to supply It from Oregon, and
Fillmore does not want II, SO II the
trade Is not effected, II will he placed
on the Amazonia circuit and will be
supplied this next year by the ANA.
zonia pastor. However, the German
brethren need II, and personally l
hope the trade can be made. l shall
use my influence In that direction,
providing the German WORK at Cam
eron, will warrant It.
But three more Sundays remain OF
this year. This has been q wonderful
year In many particulars. Death has
not In q single instance invaded our
ranks and no serious sickness, or &C.
cident, has befallen any one OF us, un.
I'll the accident Of Bro, Geo, Greiner,
last Saturday. Therefore we have
much to be thankful for.
An exchange has been arranged
whereby DR.. +. +. Day, Of st. Joseph,
becomes pastor OF Newton, Iowa, the
Newton pastor going to Oskaloosa,
Iowa, the Oskaloosa pastor, becoming
pastor at Manhattan, Kansas, and the
Manhattan pastor coming to White
Temple. All the new pastors will be
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