The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-30
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The state or city, like the individua
ierson, must be trained in hand, neat
and heart. To be an all-round goot
person, one must be well balanced
trained to physical efficiency, menta
power, and moral principles.
A city to be a desirable place o
residence, must also contain these ele
ments.
Ardmore has a fine class of stal
wart citizens. The care of the body
is given attention by our system o
sanitation and two fine hospitals tc
assist in the care of the sick.
The mental side receives attention
from the schools, for both white and
colored children, also public library
a lyceum course, literary and G. L.
6. C. clubs and other interests for
intellectual and artistic advancement
But body and brain are not suffic-
lent for the person or the city. it
requires also that the handspring Of
character shall be trained to elflcien-
cy. This can be done only by the
cultivation of the religious side of
| man.
For this purpose are churches. In
this respect Ardmore is well supplied
Ardmore has six churches FOR the
colored people and ten for the white.
These ten churches represent six de
nominations.
The Presbyterians are represented
by two of these. The First Church,
and the East Ardmore Presbyterian
church, which started as mission
at the time of the union of the cd
First and c. P. churches.
The First Presbyterian church, U.
s. A., and the Cumberland churches
were both organized about twenty
four years ago, and continued until
1907, when they united into the pres
ent First church, thus forestalling the
union of the national church by near
ly a year. Since the union the ut
most harmony and Christian fellow.
ship has characterized the member
ship, and the growth in strength has
been steady. An addition was built
to the church building at the time of
the union to accommodate the increas-
ed attendance, but this building is
now inadequate and a new building
will soon occupy the site.
The old church has been advertised
for sale, and arrangements for mod
crn, artistic building are being made.
The working departments of the
church consist of a session, consist
ing of the pastor and twelve elders,
a board of deacons of fifteen men,
hers, and board of trustees of five
members. There are two Ladies' Aid
societies, and n missionary society,
ustained by the ladies of the church
and these are active and energetic
bodies of the greatest value to the
church. In raising funds toward the
new church the Ladies' Aid societies
have been especially efficient and
they have undertaken yet greater
things. The Missionary society raised
nearly half the funds assigned to the
entire Presbytery
The Sunday school has always beon
live body. w. l. Cruce, the veteran
superintendent, for the past fifteen
years, is stili at the helm, and is ably.
assisted by A. c. Straehley. The
work of the school is thorough, and
each year a fine class of graduates
are sent from the primary room into
the intermediate department. 1t Is
a rule of the church that the elders
shall all attend sunday school and
take any part assigned as a result
eight of them are officers or teachers
and the others attend classes. The
pastor is also an attendant and
teacher in the school. The present
pastor. Rev. c. c. Weith, is in his
fifteenth continuous year of service
On his arrival the membership colt
sisted of tlfty-oue and now it is more
than three hundred. The membership
is loyal and thoroughly harmonious
and the church as a body has al
ways eXerted strong influence upon
the morals and welfare of our city.
Piano recital nigh school auditorium
Thursday evening. July 2, Miss Annie
ID Thomson assisted by Mr. 4 i