Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-23
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Union Thanksgiving services art
to be held in the Associate Reformed
church Thursday morning. Specia
collections for the several orphan
ages Of the various denominations will
be taken.
- Ministers Of the several churche!
announced from their pulpits Sunday
morning that the Rev. John Black
evangelist Of the Presbyterian synod
would begin an evangelistic campaign
in the Presbyterian church beginning
next Sunday morning.
- Attended by numerous people Of
the town and community, the annua
oyster supper prepared by the Ladies
Aid Society Of the A. r. P. church
which was held in the old Rose hote
building Friday evening. proved quite
a financial success, the total proceeds
amounting to about $65. Oysters,
stewed and fried, and a salad course
was served, to the enjoyment Of the
large number Of diners.
AN alarm Of fire about O'Clock
Saturday night, was caused by the ex-
room of the home Of Mr.. ]. B. Pc
gram. The fire was extinguished be-
fore the arrival Of the fire wagon
Leonard Curry Of this place, was bad
ly burned while in the act Of trying to
drag out the burning stove. He was
severely burned about the face and
hands, but his injuries are not consid-
cred serious.
- That occupation tax law is broad
enough to compel the help Of every
male citizen Of 81 years and upwards
who derives any direct or indirect
benefit from the municipal govern
ment, and the ordinance should he
made to include all. This idea Of tax
ing the active earning and producing
class Of the community for the benefit
Of all, including many who do moth
ing but enjoy the proceeds of the 9TH
er fellows labor, is not at all satis-
factory.
The regular fall communion SER
vice Of the A. r. P. church, was OBJ
served Sunday, services preparatory to
communion beginning Friday morn
ing. Rev. w. A. M. Plaxco Of Brigh-
ton, Tenn, assisted Rev. ]. L. Oates,
the pastor, at the services, preaching
Friday morning, Saturday morning
and twice on Sunday. Each service
was we'll attended, not only by men,
bers of the A. r. P. church, but from
other congregations. Rev. Mr.. Plax-
CO made profound impression on his
hearers.
Rev. Henry Stokes. for the past
three years pastor Of the Yorkville
charge which is composed Of Trinity
Methodist church Of Yorkville and OIL
vet church at Tirzah, left this morning
for Spartanburg, where he will attend
the upper conference Of the Methodist
church. The past year has been one
OF the best il not the best, year OF
Mr.. Stokes service here. There have
been about so accessions to the two
churches during the year which has
come to a close. The work Of the
charge Is we'll organized, there being
a Ladies' Aid society in connection
with each church, and an adult and
young peoples society at Trinity
church. Trinity church has three or
ganized Sunday school classes which
are registered with the Sunday school
board of the Methodist church at
Nashville. The work Of the Sunday
school and the attendance has I'M
proved about 200 per cent during Mr..
Stokes pastorate. During the past
six months the individual communion
cup service has been substituted for
the common cup. In a material way
the past year has been a good one for
the charge. The trustees OF Trinity
church recovered the edifice and in
stalled bath room fixtures in the par
sonage. The Ladies Aid society has
added a new room to the parsonage
and otherwise made it more COM
Portable The charge has raised for all
purposes about $1,S00. Rev. Mr.. Stokes
goes to conference with all claims ex-
pected from the two churches paid In
full.