Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-01-05
Renrock


heard a German minister preach
who didn't use the plainest Of Eng
lish, He took for his text, "And
the Door Was Shut" When she re-
turned home her mother asked her
if she remembered the text. oh
yes! replied the little girl, he said
it over whole lot Of times, it was,
-he tore his shirt"
sAs we write this we are about
to see the year 1882 close its door.
Perhaps you would like to linger on
the last step of the back stoop of
this old year and correct some mis-
take, or recall some unkind word,
but you cannot do it. The door yill
close never to open again. Man
cannot, and God will not reopen it.
| What you have done, whether it be
| for good or evil, cannot be changed,
or blotted out. In years to come we
will look back to this year 1892 and
associate it with hard times and de-
preston. But will not many of us
be richer for it? Countless num-
bers of us have not prospered finan-
cially, but have we not learned
something during this year? Have
we not seen the finger of God writ
ing on the wall and we learned the
lesson by hard knocks to be more
saving and economical in our living,
We have read of many instances
where people have been compelled,
by the force of circumstances, to
! live the more simple life, and they
are coming out at the end of this
year with better health than ever
before, and health is wealth. But
as this old year is closing its door
on us, we face the open door of the
| new year. Can we not step into
this new door with joyous hearts
beating high with desire and de-
termination to make this the best OF
all years?
Yes-Bro. Walters, Reinersvillt
premier word Singer, we remember
that preacher who would say, '.Now
letus all gither round the halter
We 'erd him.
When this appears In print it il
expected that the revival services
will be in progress here, conducted
by Rev. Ray Huff.
national fame with four words
s'The sun do move" Well, thing:
have been moving here during tht
holiday week. On Christmas nigh
was the pageant, "The Holy Grail,
the best, most spectacular of any
thing of the kind ever held here
Time came the annual grange din
ner at the hall on Thursday, which
came UP to the usual standard. On'
! thing we observe is that the goot
women can "throw their heads to
gether," and get up a SUMPTION!
dinner in short time, "feed th'
; multitude - '.clar de Kitchen" ant
be ready to seat themselves in tht
audience and enjoy the Afternoon
program, without so much of tht
old time fuss and feathers. The
program consisted of music, read
ings and short talks in which many
took a part. Then New Years nigh
was jammed full of good things u
until midnight. We used to go tC
GAINESVILLE during the holiday season
to see All G. Fields minstrels. Now
we have minstrel show right here
at home. Think We're jokin'? Not
much, Ray Tnden, interlocutor
Dick and Forrest Huff, Jim Ziler
/ Alton Parks, Guy Blackburn, and
Isaac Morrison as black and enc
men put on a show that night that
| ought to please the most fastidious
Elizabeth Huff presided at the pi-
ano. Back of all this was that WON
an of remarkable ability to dc
things, Mrs. Ray Huff. After this a
plate lunch was served. Then fol
| lowed a series of exciting stunts di-
rected by Zail Thorla who, after an
absence of four months at an east
ern college, was home on a vacation
AS these stunts required quick
thought and action, the writer was
not in it. This Watch Night Party
was concluded with an impressive
service, and while the church bell
was ringing the hour Of midnight, a
specter slowly passed through the
hall and out representing the going
out of the old year, when a winged
child dashed in opening up the New
Year.
1t may interest some of the read
| ers to know that Zail Thorla, while
here over two Sundays, occupied the
pulpit for Bro. Ray Huff, at all the
points, except Mt. Carmel