Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-08
DR.. HARRIS TELLS OF
MARTINSBURG VISIT
DegoieS Space In Travel Edi-
toriaI' To Local Church.

WI iQI ~ EUOdl Gllui IiIs
In this weeks issue of the Balu-
more Southern Methodist, the editor,
Rev DR.. Carlton D. Harris. uses his
travel editorial" page to an inter
esting description of his recent visit
to Trinity Episcopal Church, South,
of this city. The description of debt
raising day is as follows:
We arrived at Martinsburg about
10 o'clock Saturday night, November
rs, several hours later than we had
anticipated because We had been de-
tanned by important work at the Of
fee. One of our fixed principles to
70 give our best service to the paper.
for that is the one work for which
We are responsible and if there is
anything over to place il at the dis
posal of our brethren. We had taken
with us Judge Simmons new book.
The Science of Religion" but we
found il difficult to read upon the
train and we resorted to the Literary
Digest, whose matter is of a lighter
vein.
DR.. II. P. Hammill the pastor at
whose request we had wired the
week before that We could be with
him in the morning service, was at
the station. He told US but for the
lateness of the hour he would have
brought his car. We had had an ex-
perience the previous Saturday even
ing with machine. an account of
which appeared in this paper. and we
We're more than willing for his Ford
ship to remain at home toasting his
feet by the fire. A short walk through
the crisp, oZone-charged air brought
US to the parsonage where four years
were so pleasantly spent, when the
martinsburg congregation manifested
such a remarkable degree of toler,
ance Mrs. Hamill and Miss Brown
ing gave US a welcome to our former
home which called up other days The
parsonage has been much improved
A bath room and a modern system
of heating have been installed. Civ
ing the home of the spiritual repre-
sentative of the congregation every
comfort and convenience.
Sunday was a perfect day and
brought host of people to the ser
vice. Through the courtesy of the
had the privilege of a word of greet
ing TO the Sunday school. II is well
organized and is growing in numbers
and efficiency. The superintendent
wisely believes in introducing the
most up-to-date methods that have
stood severe tests He is prominent
among Sunday school workers.
The church is wise that makes the
best provision to meet the growing
of its Sunday school for it is the re-
eruiting office and the drill ground
for the church. A very large percent
age of the church's membership
comes from the Sunday school There
fore, no more profitable investment
of money can be made than to give
the school the most adequate and
modern equipment that its effective
ness may be at the maximum all the
time The old-time single-roof ar
rangement is as much in keeping
with the requirements of the age as
the numbering old-fashioned stage
coach. Each is simply a has been"
and calls up the days of other years.
The church was we'll filled at the
public service on the lower floor and
in the gallery with some chairs in
the aisles. These chairs We're either
stoutly constructed or they bore no
heavy weights; at any rate there
were no such embarrassing accidents
that some of the congregation may
remember in connection with other
years.
Following the sermon Dr. Hamill
called A. c. Nadenbousch, Esq, to
the secretary's table and put the fol
lowing solicitors in the aisles DR. II
S. Gardner, and Mcssrs J. r. Pc
land, F. A. Minor, Carson Grove. T
L. Dunn and E. B. Chamberlain. Near
ly three thousand dollars were sub
scribed TO be paid within twelve
months As the debt is only about
$4,000, another bite at this cherry viii
complete the task,
We met such a host Of old friends
that it might fill a page if We at
tempted to give names. Rev William
Hedges and Rev Allen II. Whisner
were among those present
The Improvements amounted to
something over $1,000, to better the
church facilities for service and to
put the audience room in keeping
with the handsome new pipe organ
the gift of the family of tho late M
George S. Roush, whose memory il
perpetuates in the house Of God