Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-04

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en- under the ausplcsis OF the M
y churches Of Ava, Seymour anc
Mansfield at the Mshafeld M. E
church New Years night was al
unqualified succeas NJ the unani
nous opinion Of ti,e Sne hundred
boosters who enjyetl the cca
sion.
The serving Of thesbanq uet be
gan At Gao O'Clock. tile menu be
ing provided by the members
and friends Of the church q,
these three places, which com
prise the circuit ofwhich Rev.G.
W. Holmes OF Seymour is the
live wire" pastor. ] NJ was a,
hls suggestion that tile affair was
held, aud tts success sis due to
the untiring work of the various
committees in charge. The menu
provided by the ladies and ser.
veh IN excellent style, in three
courses, consisted of It.onsom me,
celery, pickles, baked chicken
with dressing, mashed potatoes,
salad, cranberries, ice cream,
cake, fruit, coffee, mi1ts.
Dr.. X. NJ. Rogers of Mansfield
actsd as toastnAster with thu
skill of a veteran, and delivered a
greeting. THE New Year" The
response to this greeting was
made by q. S. Bnrney OF Mans
tielt, and G. Voliinweider Of Sey.
meur. Sunday schnl ideals we.
re discussed by Frank Search
ana y. C. Preston of Seymour.
and J. d. Reynolds Of Mansfield
'1'he Church,s Social POssibil.
ity" was the subject Of the toast
given by Mrs. d. Vanderbilt Of
Seymour, while Mrs. w. M. Divan,
pf Mansfield gave q toast on En-.
|istihg Women" The address Of
the evening was THE Top Notch
Campaign, bs Rev. Gny Willis
Holmes. All the talks were 10
tl,e point, and much GOOD work
during the year will slonbtless
result from the inspiration OF the
evening.
Pleasing musical nsnfaers- On
The program were a vocal solo,
Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes,. by Mrs. e. J. Freeman
Of Mansfield, and a violin solo by
Miss Rertha Miller Of Mansfield.
hnth we're accompanied by Mrs.
n. B. Paul of Mansfield; a clari
net solo by Prof. j. b. Crouch of
Mansfield accompanied by Mrs.
W. G. Coday If Mansfield, and a
vocal solo by Miss Elinor Adams
e Ava, accompanied by Miss
Daisy Martin of Ava.
The purpose of the banquet
was to boost the church work Of
the NJ. e. churches of this cir.
cult, to give the members an op.
poEtunity h get better acquaint-
I'd, and to advance the forward
work of the church.
Good delegations were in at
tendance from Seymour and Ava
Rev. Holmes spoke on the
''I'op Notch Campaign" He
said, in pat: I'VE are here this
evening to launch q great cam,
paign, tie Top Notch Campaign
We are here to become top notch
boosters. 1t ia within our pow.
er tobecome the top notch charge
in the St. Louis Conference.
With the proper application of
the forces in this charge we can
show the greatest per cent. in
crease in membership, and that
is our first aim; we can show the
greatest per cent. gain in sub
script;ons to the Central Chris
tian Advocate, our splendid
church pap"r-this is our second
aim; we can show the most per-
feet financial record, this is ouI
third aim; we can show the great
est advance In Sunday school eff
ficiency, that Is our fourth aim
And what more worth while cam
paign could we ask to engage in!
Winning souls for Jesus and His
church. not by the all toosusua
method OF sordid sensationalism
hut by the method that Jesus
used; that il our first activity
Out In the highways and byways
of lite wherever our fellows live
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