The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-02-08
SECOND ANNIVERSARY.
Business Mems Bible Class Celebrate
Birthday.

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and Monday. The various services
connected with the anniversary were
largely attended, and much interest
was taken by not only the members
but the congregation of the church
and the people of the city general
ly.
Sunday morning the class conven-
ed in weekly class exercises at the
church, holding the business meet
ing at ten o'clock. At ,10:45 the
class and visiting men assembled in
the class room, and in a body went
into the church to hear a most inter-
esting and instructive sermon by
Rev. w. C. Owen, Sunday-school field
secretary. At $3.50 in the afternoon
very successful Sunday-school rail-
ly was held at the church, and at
1880 Rev. Mr.. Owen delivered an ad-
dress to young men and women.
At the Sunday morning service,
Prof. J. C. Guilds, teacher of the BIZ
BILE class, read the following inter-
esting sketch of the work of the class
during the past year.
History of Years Work.
To-day we celebrate the second
anniversary of the organization of
the Business Mems Bible Glass. We
are glad to say in the very beginning
that since our establishment the
class has been evergreen. The tide
has ebbed very low at times, but
thert have always been the faithful
few and the class has managed to
hold together until, in some way,
new life and interest were infused.
At the present time it is very proba-
BILE that the class is in better condi-
ton, from every standpoint, than
ever before. Our men are becoming
more and more convinced that the
work of the class is worth while. AS
this realization grows the class will
grow in power and usefulness.
I'm our Bible study we have fol-
lowed the course of the international
committee, embracing for the most
part the life and character of ST..
Paul. AS we have studied the life
Of this great man, the great apostle,
many practical and inspiring truths
have entered, We trust, into our own
lives and characters. Our studies at
present are in the wonderful Gospel
according to St. John. Man has no
mathematics by which he can esti-
mate the results of such work as this
they are known only to Him to
whom the secrets of mems hearts are
open That is one of the joys and
inspirations of the work. 1t is our
duty to faithfully SOW the seed. the
harvest does not belong to us.
"In the department of charity the
class has never turned deaf ear to
any worthy cause or person. During
the year several appeals came to the
class, and in at least four cases ma
terial assistance was rendered. Our
department for this work is now bet
ter organized and doubtless even
larger things will be done during the
coming year.
''The social features have deepen
ed and sweete1 ed the fellowship OF
our men. All in all we have had a
good year, and as we celebrate the
the second anniversary we have
gratitude for the past and hope for
the future
Glass Banquet.
The banquet of the Business Men S
Bible class, held Monday evening at
Guilds hall, was a decided success.
Amid beautiful surroundings and in
an atmosphere of intellectually and
wit the business men of Bamberg
were indeed in a position to be en-
We'd. Brilliant repartee was con-
stantly engaged in by the speakers
to the thorough enjoyment of all
present. The quick minds of DR.. E.
O. Watson, DR.. H. N. Snyder, and
Rev. w. C. Owen were fully appre-
ciated.
Too much praise cannot be given
to the ladies of the church. They
toiled faithfully to make the banquet
success and their efforts are by no
means unappreciated. In fact the
possibility of the banquet was
brought about by their efforts.
The supper was served by the la
dies of the younger set. They were
daintily attired in white and added a
youthful freshness to the occasion
that cannot be overlooked. The sup
per was served in three courses. The
first was a meat course, consisting
of turkey, ham and coffee. The Sec
ond was a salad course. The third