The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-07
CHURCH TRAINING
NIGHT PI..AIN|l0GETS.
UNDERWATER
Enthusiastic Meeting Held al
First Methodist Episco-
pal Church.

The big plan Of Church Train
Ing Night became a reality lat
night when more than three humid
red MethodistsS Of First Church
gathered for supper, which started
off the program for the eveniNy.
A Dalatable menu was pref red Dy'
the COOKS Of the q. M @. a., and
was served by the Mems Progress
siye Bible Glass TO the adults Of
the entire congregation. w. w.
Bell. assisted by members Of the
class, had charge Of the serving.
The members OF Dr.. q. w. How.
ard's class were honor .guests.
Music was furnished throughout
the supper by the Sunday
school orchestra. Clyde Polling was
toastmaster Songs and yells re-
sounded throughout the dining hail
as table after table Wed with each
other IN enthusiasm.
The meaning Of Church. Train.
ing Night was presented in n
pointed. forceful manner by five
speakers who brought out In a,telf
ing way the different phases %
training as needed in the church
today .. NJ! Jacobs was the first
speaker and he took for his sut,-
iect, "A Trained Church Is An
Efficient Church" W.. q. Buckley
spoke upon Training for Leader
ship Ia the Sunday School," and
Mrs. Levi B. Hafr took, "The
Child In onr Midst for her theme.
Miss Maligsaf Crowl's subject was,
Religious Training in Epworth
League Work. and @. W. Evans
spoke on .Trainiag in Eyangel-
ISM
After the talks Dr.. G. H. King
took charge and with no interrupt
ION the prayer meeting was colt
ducted. DE. King took for his
theme, 1.-THE Training Of Z the
Twelve, In which he spoke Of the
Disciples forming the first training
class under the leadership OF
Christ.
Training classes were organized
at the close OF the prayer service
and a large number enrolled. a
large class In evangelism, which
win probably be divided into small.
er classes wa sorkanized and G. w.
Evans was made teacher and chair.
man sg
The Epworth League organized
and took for its study, christian
Americanization.n The president,
clyde Polling, will be the leader Of
this class, and he will be assisted
by the following teachers: Miss
MaIissa Crowl, Miss Fannie Phil.
lips. Miss Betty Keelwetter, Miss
virginia Elsie, Robert Helmick and
Joe Feather.
The official board will study
The Methodist Church and It's
WorIks under the supervision Of
Kemble White. The Methodist
Church at large has put on an ex.
tensiye program, and the First
Methodist Church Is anxious to be
of service in the community, 1t was
pointed out
The work Of the Junior depart
ment will be supervised by juror
League uperintendents, Mrs. H.
81. Rose, and a corps Of Assistants.
This department will be very large.
The efforts Of the committee
comprised Of Dan Maurer, q. w.
Evans; w. q. Buckley. Mrs. H.
81. Rose and Clyde PoliS s, and all
others who helped in various ways
we're not in vain as the initial
meeting Of Wednesday night prov.
ed. nGhurch Training NigEt" Is
going to be an establisht4 thing
at the First Methodist Church for
eight weeks. On next Wednesday
evening the members Of the Off.
cial board will entertain their
wives with a dinner at the church.
on the following Wednesday night
q big indoor family picEic for the
entire church will be held.
At the conclusion of the program
d business session Of the Progress
siye Glass was held. and officers
were elected as follows: ,Presi
dent, i. 3. COT; vice president,
George Shields; secretary, Charles
i. Bunner; treasurer, D. 3. Kidd;
teacher, Judge Scott Meredith; as.
soctate teachers, Trevey Nutter,
Kemble White and Joseph Roster.