The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-23
Men of Derry Street U.
B. Ch urch Enjoy
Turkey. Music and
Speeches s
MEMBERSHIP OF
500 TO BE AIM
Principal Address of Evening Given by
DR.. G. D. Gossard, College President,
Who Tells of Christian RESPONSE
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AS a result of the annual banquet
of the Mems Bible Glass of Derry
Street United Brethren church, Fif-
teenth and Derry streets, last night
Bibles will be placed in the hands of
every member of the organization, for
use in the Sunday school sessions.
1t is the aim of Sabbath school lead
ers throughout the city and State to
dispense with the lesson quarterlies now
used in all adult classes and to provide
Bibles for the grownups. AT the ban
quet last night, Moroeco-bound hip
pocket Bibles were presented to each
member of the class, who has attended
ten sessions of the school, as favors of
the event.
The light was mixed with the serious
in a delightful way at the big feed.
From soup to the good night song it
was an evening of hilarity. Every
body wore a Ounce hat and that made
the men act like a crowd of college
boys from the go-off And then, too,
who wouldn't be hilarious with roast
stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce and all
the other ixh IS standing in glorious
array everywhere around about youl
o. K. Kines Presides
o. K Kines, auditor of the Cumber-
land Valley Telephone Company, who is
president of the big Derry Street class,
sat at the head of the speaker S table.
The affair was opened with the singing
of the class song, followed by the in
vocation by H. L. Carl, one of the class
teachers. o. P. Beckley, another of the
class teachers, was toastmaster.
Following the invocation the ban
queters settled down to the serious
side of the evening and filed the inner
man with the good things that the
caterer had provided. Then came the
fun and frolic.
DR.. G. D. Gossard, president of Leb-
anon Valley College, was the principal
speaker. DR.. Gossard spent five minutes
telling lot of negro folk lore. yarns
that nobody but chap from the heart
of Maryland ever could relate-Dr.
| Gossard at one time was a preacher in
Baltimore-and then he threw lot OF
hot shot into the crowd that set every
body to thinking of their responsible
titles as Bible class members. DR.. Cos
sard pointed out that it is not the
namby -pamby, wishy washy, spineless
criturs who make real Christian men,
but those of courage, strength and con
viction.
Pastor Gives Toast
Five minute toasts were given by the
Rev. DR.. j. A. Lyter, pastor of the
church; H. L. Carl, J. E. Gipple, super
intendent of the Derry Street Sunday
school, and by o. X. Hines. d. P. Jer-
auid, of the Baptist Mems class, gave
a short talk, bringing the greetings of
his organization. j. E. Sweeting, III
Rochester, N. Y, brought greetings
from a class of thousand men in that
city.
Solos were sung by Fred z. Lutz and
Sherman A. Allen. Readings were given
by William A. Kitchen. Another musical
feature was piano improvisation by
Prof. E. j. Decevee, head of the Har
risburg Conservatory of Music.
One of the fun making stunts was
given by "Ebbie" Little and Ray
"Piggie'' Snow, two Technical High
school lads. "Piggy" drew caricatures
of prominent members of the class
while "Ebbie' cracked lot of Yid-
dish jokes. 1t was a scream, with the
fat men getting dangerously near the
button breaking point.
But underneath the fun and hilarity
of the evening there ran strain of
the spiritual that had it's climax just at
the good night hour, when each mem
ber of the class was presented with the
Bible.
Want 500 by April
One of the keynOtes of the evening
sounded by the various speakers was
the boosting of the membership to 500
before April /. The membership is
now we'll over 800, and the Derry
Street church boasts of the largest
Men IS class in the city.
The music during the banquet was
furnished by the class orchestra of
twelve pieces under the direction of