Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-07-20
Number 3
BISHOP ANDERSON DAY HERE
DRAWS GOOD ATTENDANCE

DRAWS GOOD ATTENDANCE
The visit of Bishop VIM. F. An
derson to this place was a notable
event in church circles.
On Saturday evening re-
ception was given in his honor
at the Methodist Episcopal church.
A large number of persons from
that church and from other
churches Of the town and country
were in attendance. The M. E. Sun
day school orchestra furnished good
music. Light refreshments were
served, and the occasion was quite
enjoyable. There were colored
lights about the church and lawn
adjoining which added to the at
tractiveness.
Sunday morning Bishop Ander-
son preached, the service being held
in the Chautauqua auditorium and
being well attended. Rev. r. o. Nc
Rae, pastor of the locaf NJ E.
church, presided, and DR.. j. w.
Dowds. district superintendent, had
some part in the service as did also
Rev. j. f. Richmond and Rev. A. c.
Brown. Special music for the oc-
casion was an anthem by the church
choir, under the direction of Mr. H
c. Betz. Bishop Anderson's theme
was Stewardship, and some of the
points brought out in his interest
ing address are indicated in the vers-
es which follow. md which were
composed after hearing the sermon,
by Miss Mildred NJ Mercer, the
younger daughter of DR.. w. d. Mer-,
Ger.
would that l might lose my life
for Thee,
And only this my prayer shall ever
be
Take Thou my life and use it for
Thy will,
And at the journeys end it is Thine
still.
Oh, | can give my life in service true
And more than this no e'can ever
do,
My soul is mine, to use for good or
make it Thine to do with as Thou
will.
And if it be Thy will Lord, may /
Until some service to mankind
If Thou wilt show the way Lord un-
I'll journey forth and live and die
for Thee.
l give my all Lord, small-it is but
mine,
Ny heart, my gold, my talents, they
are Thine.
Wilt Thou but bless the gift though
poor 1t be,
And in return, a cross but give to
me.
Help me a messenger of life to be,
And give a message to mankind
from Thee.
"If thou would save thy life, it is
forfeit,
If thou would lose thy life, thou
findest it,"
In the afternoon at the auditor
ium we'll attended Sunday school
meeting was held, and this was ad-
dressed by Mr.. L. B. Edgar, adult
superintendent of State Sunday
school work; also by Rev. Maxwell
Hall and Mrs. Hall, all of whom
gave excellent addresses. Mr.. Earle
Eveland. county superintendent of
Sunday schools, had charge of the
meeting, and Miss Eleanor Erwin
presided at the piano. This county
has been organized recently into
eight districts which will hereafter
have charge of Sunday school work
of the county, instead of its being
done by townships. At the meeting
of Sunday, an organization of this
district, which comprises the Sun
days schools of McConnelsville and
Malta, was effected. Officers elect
ed were: President, c. A. Gaylord;
vice pres, C. B. Smith; sec'y-treas.,
Jerrold Scott; children's division.
Mrs. D. G. Jackson; young peoples
division, Mrs. Earle Eveland; adult
division, J. f. McKeown; admins
trative division F. B. Kraps.
At night came the great closing
service of the day-a festival Of SER
mon and song. Rev. r. O. McRae
and DR.. Dowds had some part in the
service. The address was by Bishop
Anderson and was we'll received. He
is a man of gracious personality.
The existence of the dual nature in
man, and the desirability of elimi-
mating the evil and living the better,
higher life were brought out by him
in a forceful and at the same time
most pleasing manner.
A prominent feature of the Sun
day night service was the music.
The opening number was America
the Beautiful, directed by Mr.. H. c.
Betz. The numbers following were
in charge of Prof. Omar Wilson.
DR.. Emmett Fayen presided at the
piano. The cantata Gallia, by Gou-
nod, was sung by the members of
the Muskingum Valley Music Club.
1t is a fine production and was
rendered Miss Miriam
Leasure of GAINESVILLE took the solo
parts of the cantata. Those COM
posing the orchestra were w. c.
Ballinger of GAINESVILLE, and Misses
Eleanor Erwin and Augusta Button
of this place, violins; Rogers Rusk,
flute; Harold Savage, cornet; Albert
Miller, clarinet; Carl Ross, from
bone.
Following the sermon the chorus
again sang, this time giving two of
the finest numbers from The Mes
siah-Worthy the Lamb and the
great Hallelujah chorus.
While the meeting of Sunday ev-
ening was under the auspices of the
Methodists, it came also as a union
meeting, as a series of union ser
vices of the churches here and in
Malta are being held on Sunday ev-
eningS, consequently it was we'll at