The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-25
RALLY DAY OBSERVED
BY CENTRAL CHURCH
PLEASING REPORTS MADE ia
HEADS OF THE VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS.
Telegram From Former suPefi"'e"-
dent J. VI. Gordon sending
Grcetingsc tn Sunday
school Was Read.

Yesterday AZ the Centfai i4e'N'
ran church. reginning at the sun
dav school hour, having a speciai
session in the junior department IN
TIE afternoon and rally az CHRIS
tan Endeayor. Trinity students
having come back to college maze
the Endeavor meeting OF special IN
terest.
At the Sunday school hour J. r.
rlummer. superintendent, was mas
Ter Of ceremonies. He told OF
telegram received Sunday morning
rom ]. NJ. Gordon, of Ada, okisho-
ma. who was the faithful superlh-
tsndent for eight years of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Sunday schooi.
MIR Gordon sent greetings, and ask
ed the superintendent to read to the
Sunday school Mark 1915, wnica
all Bible students know Is NISSAN
ary message. Mr.. Rudolph gave tpe
report from the adult department
telling of the charity and soou ueed'
done by the department.
The Mems Baraca class maintains
two,funds, one for the sick and as
tfe<sed. and another as a loan fund'
helping students through Trinity
university, which amount is return
eG when through college. They also
lend money on other conditions 10
the needy to help in a special ehier-
gency.
Mr.. Walter Mcdaniel gave the re-
port from the Home department, o.
which Mrs. Alex Chapman is super
iptendent. II. n. Mcintosh, as super
iatendent, gave the report from the
Senior department Robert Buliara
gave the report as superintendent OF
the intermediate department. Rob-
ert said in his report that the age OF
fifteen was the most impresslonaDie'
giving as illustration, that Thomas
Edison began his great career at the
age of fifteen.
Pastor Hogan gave review OF the
! Teachers Training class. He saia
teachers should begin their training
at the age of seventeen, because that
was the enthusiastic age, and sue
cess OF work depends largely on en-
tIusiasm.
Mrs. G. w. MeWhirter gave the
report from the Junior department
This work has until recently neen
conducted by Mrs. j. r. Mayhem,
but owing to sickness in the family
Mrs. Mathew gave up the work .
Mrs. McWhirter explained how they
tried to teach the children patriot
ism, and a very impressive part OF
the program was the patriotic num-
Der given by the Junior department
Mrs. G.. H Hogan, as superintendent
OF the beginners and primary, gave
an inspiring report from that de-
partment, thanking parents for their
cooperation, but asking for more
loyalty and interest on the part OF
the parents.
The missionary spirit marked the
ertire program, and songs and short
speeches by the children were very
impressive testimony for missions.
I he last number on the program was
the cradle roll report by Miss Kate
Lancaster, as superintendent. The
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Elliott, Charles Lloyd Elliott Jr.,
was admitted to the cradle roll. The
little baby was brought onto the ros-
trum in a cradle. by members of the
beginners department, and a lula
by was sung as they rocked the era
die. and went through the ceremony
that made the little baby member
OF the big Sunday school. 1he en-
tire program was an Inspiration to
10th workers and people, many OF
the parents little realizing the great
work being done by the teachers.
The hand work which the children
have done during the vacation was
on display. The exhibition Of what
the children are doing in memory
work was very encouraging. and the
workers of the various departments
received many congratulations FOR
the successful and entertaining pro-
gram.
WOMAN HEART BROKEN.