The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-11
MUCH LOVED VISITOR IN
 MESSAGE TO MENA FRIENDS
Marshall, Minn., Aug. 1, 1921.

Marshall, Minn., Aug. 1, 1921. Dear Mena Friends:
 While spending the winter in your city, wrote Sunday letter for one of our county papers, which the peo- ple here said they greatly enjoyed, so perhaps a Sunday letter from the North might interest you. The morn ing of July 31st attended union service in the Methodist church. The sermon was given by the Presbyterian pastor, who supplies the Methodist pulpit while the pastor is away on his vacation. After he gets back he will return the favor by preaching in the Presbyterian church while our pastor is taking his vacation. This Metho- z dist church is fine large building, and I enjoy the beautiful stained glass windows, on one of which is DOT trayed the kneeling Jesus in Geth- semane, on another is the picture of the blessing of the children, window much loved by the children, and one that is ever preaching a mute ser mon to them. Assisting in the pulpit was a young Methodist minister who
 
 On his vacation. He was warmly well comed by his old friends.
 The floral decorations consisted of one small bouquet of flowers, tho Sometimes we do have a better dis play. Memory brought to mind the Boston ferns 1 had seen in Mena church, as well as the many bright flowers there, and l wondered about ' the beautiful magnolias which were just budded when 1 left you. l hope you had some in the churches. We never see that queenly flower here, and the roses-your city must be full of them this summer. We have some, but not many. The customary notices were given in church; the W. c. T. U. meeting to be on Tuesday, this re- 1ninding me of that faithful society SI had met with often in Mena A "Mothers' meeting" for Monday eve was announced; picnic for the Pres byterians for Friday in neighboring grove. How I wished our children could have picnic in the Ozarks. They are some picnic ground. would have liked to bring one of your noun tains home with me to show the chil- dren, but our farmers would never give it standing room in field.
 The farmers here are busy thresh- ing, not with the old-fashioned horse power machine we children used to love to watch, but with the steam threshers. These machines and the heavy tractors go whizzing by on the Atreets, out to the farmers.
 have kept in touch with the affairs of the Southern church thru the "Christian Observer" which read in Mena and which is a welcome visitor in my northern home.
 The Woman's Bible Class in the Presbyterian church here numbers thirty, and we have a class meeting or social monthly at the home of a member. This class has donated a large number of hymn books to the Sunday school. Paid S1000 to send a O. F. delegate to the state convention, { besides writing letters to absent mem bers, sending flowers and paying wis., 2 its to the sick The sermon this Sun day morning was on "Eternitv." and 2 was very fine, but space forbids any Review. I do remember that the Preacher used radium as an earthly emblem of eternal life as it possesses the quality of retaining it's power. in sdefinitely. The women of the four 4 missionary societies recently held 9 union meeting in the city park, which was very enioyable. The spirit of zsunion among the churches seems to be eathering force, and points to not distant time of further union among all Christian churches.
 Cordially yours,
 Amelia G. Watson.