The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-10-27
Methodist Church Notes
Rev. G C. Wier, Pastor, Residence
236 Olivier, Phone Alg. 1873.

Rev. c. c. Wier, pastor. Phone
Algiers 13S, residence 236 Olivier
Last Sunday was one of good
crowds at both services and the mu-
sic was good. At the morning hour
the Junior Choir sang two anthems
! There were seventeen present and
DR.. Fay led the singing. Mrs. T. p.
Bell was at the piano. The pastor
subject was Mark 1879: Verify
say unto you, wheresoever this Cos,
pei shall be preached throughout the
whole world, this also that she hath
done shall be spoken of for a mem
orial of her" The cbngregation
was even larger than when we fill
ed our cornerstone bCx. Come again.
At night there was a large crowd
to hear the Rev. Hugh w. Jamer-
son. He spoke of the Church OF
the Laodiceans and the rebuke Civ
en- by the Savior through John, the
Evangelist. He handled his sub
ject thoroughly and it was enjoyed
by the congregation. Brother ia
merson has many friends in our con-
gregation and is a nephew of Mrs.
Hafkesbring and a cousin of Mr. r.
Hafkesbring and Mrs. Joel Lilly.
The Bazaar that was announced
in last weeks paper is to be given
by the Woman's Missionary Society,
at the home of Mrs. B. H. Blake
man, November IS. The ladies are
making all of their plans to have
this a great event. They have to
bestir themselves to find something
to put in their pretty new Church
The Church is going up rapidly and
it is promised for December %. This
will be fine Christmas pleasure So
mote it be. The new Church is not
all that is interesting our people.
for the annual conference will meet
in Alexandria November 8. We al
ways like to have a report in full
and this year must not be an excep-
ton. A new Church and other
things failing will not sound well
days before conference.
The Sunday School workers have
enjoyed the school of methods that
has been in session daily for a week
at the First Methodist Church. 1,
has been one of the most beneficial
that has been held. The
President of the Orleans-Jefferson
Parish Association said We are going
to put Sunday School work on tn.
map in New Orleans.
The Boy Scouts from various
troops had a nice treat in the way
of supplementary to the Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse, tina,
has been showing at the St. Charles
for several weeks. There was
crowd who attended.
Some of the congregation forgot |
about the change of prayer meeting
night from Thursday to Wednesday
night and missed the meeting.
1t will be of interest to the many
friends of Mr.. Geo. E. Whippo to
know that he is married He and
Miss Helen Barrows of New York
City were united in marriage in the
parsonage of Grace NJ. E. Church
II that city, the Rev. F. B. Harris
officiating, October Is. The happy
'oung couple have gone on a trip
nto Pennsylvania. Mr.. Whippo was
me of the Marines that identified
himself with us before he went over
Ind again after his return, when
lie was so badly crippled. He has
about gotten we'll We wish for
hem the best.
Services next Sunday ate11 a. m.
md 1880 p. m.
The catechism class meets AT $40
friday and the Junior Choir at 1870.
AT p. m, October %, 1921. the
uneral services of Mr. J. C. Orcott
vas conducted by the Rev. ]. E. Selfe.
'astor Of the Epworth church. of
which church the deceased was a
member. The services were conducted
rom the funeral parlors of Prescott &
'chopp. There were a few friends
nd loved ones present as the last
ties were read by the pastor. The
deceased was man of gifts and
races. He was a physician, but not
practitioner. He was an ordained
Minister, having been a local preach
r for about thirty-three years, and
ct he was not a pastor He preached
pom invitation when his health would
ermit He has frequently filled the
ulpit of the Algiers Church to the
and pleasure of the mem
ers. He had been an inmate of the
onner home for several months. The
eceased was born in Ohio seventy
Tree vars ago. To the sorrowing
nd lonely widow we extend our sym.