Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-06
The news OF Sharon
Opening Services Held in New MethO'
dist Church.
LARGE CONGREGATION In ATTENDANCE


Presiding Elder Leonard Present
New Building Cost Several Thous-
and DoIlars-Church has Member
ship of About 60-Services to be
Held Twice Each Month-Personal
Mention.
(Cy Staff Correspondent
sharon, Sept. 5-Methodists from
many communities around gathered
here Sunday morning on account OF
the first services held in the new
Sharon Methodist church building.
Pews for the new church have not yet
arrived; but benches and chairs were
borrowed for the accommodation or
the audience which was so large that
all could not be accommodated, more
than fifty PEOPLE necessarily having
to remain outside.
Following devotional exercises con-
Quoted by Rev. NJ. 7. Wharton OF
Hickory Grove, pastor of the church.
the sermon was preached by Rev.
George G. Leonard of Rock Hill. pre-
siding cider of the Rock Hill District
conference. The sermon delivered by
Presiding Elder Leonard was mast
crlv effort, heard with interest and
profit by the large congregation. In
the course of his sermon the presid-
ing elder took occasion to congratulate
the Mcthodists of Sharon on their en-
tcrprise and zeal in completing the
erection of such handsome edifice
and prophcSicd great future Tor
Sharon's newest church.
Music Feature.
\ feature of the opening exercises
WAS the vocal music rendered by two
uuartettcs. One of the quartettes was
COMPOSED of Mcssrs. }. Mason, sam II.
and w. Il. Wilkersen and Mr.. John
Cobb of Hickory Grove. The other
uuartctte known rs the sharon
church quartettc," was composed OF
Mcssrs. W. a., j. \. and Ed Maloney
and Miss Eva Sherer.
Rev. Wharton announced that two
services would be held each month at
Sharon Methodist church. Preaching
is to be held at II n. m. on the second
Sunday in each month and at $3.50 p.
IN. on the fourth Sunday in each
month. A Sunday school has been or
ganized among the members and 1t IS
proposed to hold Sunday school each
Sunday. A Ladies' Aid society has
also been organized.
New Church.
Tie new church building which has
Il seating capacity OF more than 2o'
has been in course of construction for
more than n year. 1t cost about $4,000
in actual cash to build in addition to
much labor contributed by the mem
bers and by members of other Meth
odist CONGREGATIONS and friends at
large. It is constructed with an in
c!incd floor is handsomely furnished
both inside and out, the outside paint
ing being of white. II is located or
Yorkville street at the extreme east
ern edge of the town OF Sharon on 4
large lot including many trees.
The congregation at the present
time totals about so members. Other
Nethodists living ia Sharon who hold
membership in other churches are cX-
rcrtcd to transfer their respective let
tors To Sharon church in the near fu-
turc.
Stewards of the church are: NJ. NJ.
jones. NJ. \. IIclsCn, O. NJ. Spurlln
and Walker Edwards. Trustees are
W. q. Shcrcr. NJ. \. Holson and Walk
er Edwards.
Personal Mention.
Rev. and Mrs John \. McMurray of
Fayetteville, \. c., recently visited rel
ativcS and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John :. Raincy Of
Sharon. spent Sunday with Rev. ana
Mrs. r. \. Lummus at EdgmOur.
Mr.. ". r.. Sims Of Sharon. was
Visitor in Grccnville on Sunday.
Mrs. O. NJ. SpurIin recently visited
relatives at Ellcnhoro. y. {.
MIR. and Mrs. John :. IIartness were
called to Shelby Saturday on account
Of the death of relative.
DR.. 4Icnrv McNIurray Of Florida is
visiting Mrs ". l.. Hill and other rel