The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01
ALMYRA GLEANINGs


a demonstration meeting last Sat
urday at the home of Mrs. j. NJ
Huev On account Of the meeting
not being well advertised, to the re.
gret ef those interested, the attend
anee was small.
On Tuesday of last week County
Superintendent Of Education H. H
Robson was in this community and
while here bout a lot from Richard
Sadler, (col.) for the purpose Of
building a schooIhouse for the color
ed people of this end of district
No. 8. II will be a consolidation of
the Pleasant Grove and Galilee
schools.
Mrs. S. O. Huey and Miss Gladys
Rodgers. the teacher of the orphan
age school were in Covington.
Joe Achley, one of the larrest or
Dhan boys at the orphanage, left on
Monday of this week to work in the
/ Morrison machine shops in Coving-
ton. Joe is a good steady hey and
/ seems to have considerable talent for
machinery, and his friends in this
community expect to see him make
I his mark in the world.
\ Mrs. ]. H, Carter near the Clopton
community has been very sick the
past few days from malarial fever.
At this writing he is reported better.
Miss Myrtle Pierson, one of the
largest girls of the orphanage, has
bnen nuite sick from tOnsilitis the
last few days.
DR.. H. B. johnson, presiding elder
of the Bolton circuit, preached at
Macedonia last Sabbath afternoon.
The doctor has many admirers IN
this section of the country who are
always glad to hear him.
AT the close of the morning service
last Sabbath. Rev. W. f. Snipes, who
has been serving Sharon church as
pastor the past two years, rendered
the congregation his RESIGNATION, to
take effect at once. During the two
years Mr.. Snipes has been here, he
has done splendid work, and his close
friends regret to see him and his
ctmable wife leave. During his
pastorate there have been so access
sions to this church. a new parson-
age built, and he leaves an active
Young Peoples Christian Union, and
one of the best Sunday schools in
the county.
On last Sunday afternoon Dis
trict, Sunday School Convention, OF
this district No. 4. was held at Sha-
ron church, District Superintendent
J, H. Boyce, presided. He had ar
ranged splendid program which was
well carried out. A fairly good rep
reservation from most of the schools
of the district We're present. Besides
the song service and other devotional
exercises, Miss Myrtle Chapman, of
Covington, made splendid address
on primary work. She was fsllswed
by Judge R. B. Baptist on systematic
work in the Sunday schools. Then
MI, J, w. Darby on, Teacher Training
and last, Rev. M. R. Gibson on Using
tEE Pruning Hook in the Sabbath
School. If we had space we would
lil8 to. give an outline Of each one.
f6re they were all good and full of
Wholesome truths which will doubt
less be carried home to the different
schools and more or less made prac-
teal use. =
The Sharon Sunday school recently
put in their church a Sunday school
register which adds much to the IN
terest and convenience of seeing and
knowing the record Of their school.
The Sharon Y. P. C. U. had a good
meeting last Sunday night They had
a good program, and an appreciative
audience. The work in Sharon is do
ing much in development of the
Christian work and graces of their
young people.
The misunderstanding Presbytery
of the A. R. P Church is to have
their fall meeting at Salem, Rev.,I. S.
Caldwell S in charge, BEGINNING next
Saturday morning at 1880 o'clock, and
will run through to Monday night.
The opening sermon will be preached
by Rev. T. P. Pressly. of Troy, Tenn,
retiring moderator. The moderator
elect is Rev. j. H. Smell, of Ellsbury,
No, and Rev. r. w. Carson, of Rose
mark, Tenn, is secretary or clerk.
On last Sunday Miss jamie Beloate
and her brother Ira, who is working
in Memphis, came out in a car and
visited their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Williams. near Dunlap
orphanage. They were accompanied
by their cousins Miss Eloise and Mr..
Elvin Shoultz and Mr.. Robert Lee
of Memphis.