The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-08-11
Methodist Church Notes
Rev. G C. Wier, Pastor, Residence
236 Olivier, Phone Alg. 1873.

long remembered by our members.
At both services we had good at
tendance, but especially at night,
when we had the largest congregation
we have had in many months. We
all enjoyed the special music rendered
by Mizpah choir. The male quar-
tette, composed of DR.. Fay and
Messrs. Hebert, Cayard and Hickey,
again gave us a nice selection. This
seems to be one of the permanent
good things of Mizpah hoir.
OF course, the event of the day
was what has been long delayed,
almost a generation, the turning of
the first dirt for the new church.
This event occurred at the new
church lot on Opelousas avenue at
GAS p. m. Sunday, August Z, 1921.
The pastor and the members and
many well-wishers met promptly and
proceeded to carry out the program,
as follows: Announcements by the
pastor; singing, Come Thou AL
mighty King, Help Us Thy Name to
Sing" reading, Psalm "a; season of
voluntary prayer, by Capt. c. j. Eat
arain, chairman board of stewards,
Mr.. Edgar E. Cayard, superintendent
Sunday school, Miss Roberta Hafkes-
bring, president of the Epworth
league, Mrs. L. T. Dunn, superin-
tendent of the Junior League, and
Mrs. E. H. Cayard, vice-president of
the Woman's Missionary Society.
The pastor, after appropriate re-
marks, handed the spade to Mr.. ].
| u. Melancon, chairman of the build
| ing committee, who turned the first
dirt with remarks as follows: "As
chairman of the building committee
of the Algiers Methodist Church, and
in the presence of Almighty God and
this congregation, l hereby officially
turn the first spade of dirt for ouI
new church building, and commit the
building enterprise to Mr.. ]. A
Petty. contractor, and pray that God
may bless and preserve him and his
workmen from sickness and accident
during their labors." Mr.. Morris
Petty, as a representative of hi:
father, Mr.. j. A. Petty, accepted thu
spade, which symbolized service anC
responsibility, and promised faith
full discharge of the duties and obi
cations he was at that time accept
ing. Singing, Holy, Holy, Holy.
Doxology and apostolic benedictioI
by the pastor.
A large crowd repaired to the oil
church, where the pastor spok'
from Samuel, 24:24: Neither viii
I offer burnt offerings unto the Lore
my God of that which cost me moth
ling" He developed the old-time OBJ
legation that men had so long felt t
pay God that which was due Him
Emphasis was laid upon the fact tina
David did not want Ornan to pay hi
obligations that he owed to God.
practical lesson was drawn that tn
congregation now faced heavy obi
cations that must be met, and tina
they were to have the same spiri
that King David had when he PAL
the price to Oman the Jebusitt
After the service Capt Zatarain pre-
sented a brick from little Miss MAI
garet Duffy, who desired it to g
into the new church. The pastor az
copied it and said that he was gla
that even a little hid was seein
that even a little child was seein
and thanked her for the offering. w
must all meet the requirements tina
! are before us. The pastor told {
several little complimentary Offering
that had been promised in additio
to the absolute needs.
Personals.
| Anita Lucille, infant daughter {
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton L. Moseley, %
Eliza street, was baptized August
I1921, Rev. C. c. Wier officiating
Sponsors, Mr.. T. B. Fears, Jr., an
Miss Louise Braai.
Capt. and Mrs. Garland and Cha
4 lotte Hoffstetter are spending viii
in Vaudeville.
II Miss Jeanette O'Brien attended II
| OBrien-Heard marriage last. wee
| and was the guest Of Miss Gra'
| Monk, who has also had as b.
| guests her mother and her brothe
| James Thomas Monk, of New Iberi
II Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Miller were La
heard from in old Mexico, while M
, and Mrs. w. B. Warren were in Ga
Il weston en- route West.
III Mines. Cayard and L. T. Dun
| chaperoned the Junior League
Mary werlein Mission Thursd'
night, where they were entertain'
| by that league. Misses Orrie SUI
mers and Ida Harvey were also
the party.
The pastor is in receipt Of lett
from Mr.. Whippo, who sent his I
| CARDS to his Algiers frienda. He "
marine who attended our chur
before he went across. and after
was DO badly wounded returned al
renewed his friendships. He
slowly recovering.
Joseph Wier 10 at home. havil
IItaken . course ct the Gulf Coaht N
Hilary Academy, Gulfport, Miss