Smyrna times., 1931-03-18

epoch with many of its members.
Such was the case in this town,
Rev. T. H. Haynes, having served
the pulpit the full time allotted by
the policy of the Church-three
years. Presiding Elder Martindale
who had finished up his fourth
quarter of District visitations the
previous Sunday, preached the
morning discourse to a large and
attentive congregation. At the
conclusion of the sermon John II.
Hoffecker stepped forward and
asked on behalf of the membership
John b Cooper having been call
ed to the chair, the privilege 10
offer a series of resolutions eX-
pressing their esteem, confidence
and respect for their pastor, Rev.
I. H. Haynes now about to sever
his connection with the church, re-
counting the many valuable ser
vices he had rendered the society,
the ability and christian dignity,
that had characterized his ministry
and assuring him of their affection
and best wishes to follow him in
his future fields Of labor, which
were so expressively adopted by
the congregation rising to their
feet. Mr. Haynes, who had been
confined to his home for the two
days previous from acute suffering
and sickness was not in physical
condition to occupy the pulpit in
the evening and only did it be-
cause it was the last opportunity
Of his pastorate to meet with his
congregation He said that he had
not for many years preached a
farewell sermon and nothing
could induce him to but a removal
to a distant country from which
he never expected to meet his peo-
pie again. He preached an excel
lent discourse having for his sub
ject "Congratulation and Thanks
giving" after which he presented
to the congregation a statistical
review of the Church for the past
three years showing its condition
the report that he should carry to
Conference, complimenting the eff
ficiency of the Trustees, Board of
Stewards, Sunday School and Lay
helpers, Choir, and not forgetting
the efficiency of the Ladies Mite
Society and Sexton to all of whom
he felt under great Indebtedness
for their uniform kindness in see
ing after his comforts, and espec-
tally expressed his gratitude to the
society for their kindly expressions
of the morning in his absence. The
church statistics which he read are
as follows:
Membership
Members in full connection 537
Practitioners .. So
Baptisms during pastorate 122
Old debt paid off ...S 11,000
Amount expended en- church
and parsonage .....$ 1000
Sunday School
Number of officers and
teachers .... .... IS
Number scholars (includ-
ing Mission and Landing) 413
Expenses of School S 666.73
In the Treasury ....S 6200
Benevolent Collection
For general mission this
year } 3ZZUU
For Woman's Foreign Mis-
sion ....... ...... 5 1925
For general benevolent col
lections -. ....S 5400
Ministerial Support
Pastor p. E. Bishop and
esti. rent of parsonage. S $4,000
For Conference ClaimantsS 1850
Church Expenses
Current Expenses .. S 10000
Josh Billings" This noted hum
orist, billed to lecture at the Town
Hall on Friday night last entered
the town in the afternoon and his
walk through the streets was
good advertisement of himself, for
it took but glance to demonstrate
that he was a character. Tall,
bible-backed. long hair flowing
over his shoulders. angular gait
strong visaged- looked the very
impersonation of an Indian Scout
or frontiersman. He looks to be
on the shady side Of sixty-five and
though known everywhere asJosh"
his real name is David NJ. Shaw.
and was a school teacher until bad
spelling made him a fortune and
set him up to housekeeping on
Madison Square, New York. Some
time after his quaint proverbs had
made him famous he bethought
himself to embody them in a Josh
Billings Almanax" for household
companionship and offered the
manuscript to publisher for $3.50.
The publisher told him that he
would not give him $3.50 for it.
Josh was not the kind of man to
be thus turned down, so he had it
published on his own hook, and so