The times-news., 1937-11-02
OLD SUNDAY SCHOOL
ROLL is CALLED

the days program was the read
ing by Mrs. Mamie Mitchell. of
, the roll of the Sunday school class
of Refuge for the years 1886 and
1887. OF this roll, 50 members
were present and responded.
Mrs. Mitchells remarks at this
point in the program were as fol-
| lows:
1T is with pleasure that we
welcome all former members and
/ visitors TO the Tooth anniversary
/ of Refuge Baptist church.
I'VE are justly proud and APP
preciate the Sunday school of
1886 and 1887 and want both the
aged and infant classes to feel
at home with us today, during the
commemoration of their mother
| church.
we received an interesting
letter from Mr.. and Mrs. Jona-
than Case of Asheville, former
residents of Dana, in which he has
pleasant memories Of attending
| Sunday school with his father,
who was preacher. in the old
] church i'm the year 1878. Mr.
| Case will be remembered here as
a progressive citizen and the first
postmaster of Dana postoffice.
But so far as we have any
written records of Sunday school
work. this marks the tftieth year
| for the first Sunday school (using
literature) in the old Refuge
church. We have upon the wall
an imaginary picture of The
First Church" made by Mrs. Oscar
| Revis. the former Miss Ruth Gar
rett of Dana.
"Mrs. Revis, from suggestions,
secured vivid descriptions OF the
old church building and grounds,
from aged residents of this place,
which enabled her to do this great
masterpiece that we all admire.
eve are also grateful to Miss
Aleze Stepp for the hand made
reproduction Of the church in
which we are now assembled, that
was built and dedicated about for
ty years ago.
"The old charter members, who
toiled through many hardships to
build the first church and those
who later built this one, have
most of them passed on to their
reward.
1--WE are proud of our forefath-
ers and appreciate their sacrifices
and services rendered in physical
toll and disadvantages that we OF
today are exempt from, but more
especially are we grateful 1or
The Faith of Our Fathers.
"As we think today Of the
thousands who have been saved IN
this church and of the many thou
sands who have been spiritually
strengthened by worshiping here
and who today, whether they are
present with US or not, they nave
only pleasant memories Of their
attendance here and the influence
will be felt inf years to come.
"Were | TO say a prayer to mark
this day, .
4 day sacred to the lives Of
many here, ,
| would ask humbly on this natal
day g.
That God increase our Love Tor
all men everywhere.
I would thank God for those who
lived before,
Brave men and women OF past
years, -.
Who worked and fought, His
name to adore,
That we might celebrate with
out fear
The Tooth anniversary Of Refuge
Baptist church
The Church whose triumph
speeds
The prayer, Thy will be done
For the Right against the
Wrong,
For the weak against the strong,
For the poor whO've waited
lang,
For brighter days and Victory
for their song.
II hold in my hand the Sunday
school record book of 1886 and
1887, with secretary reports by
the late Judge o. V. F. Blythe,
Prof. J. II. Merchant and G. F.
Clark, who is present, under the
superintendency of the late S. j.
Justice and ]. G. Stepp.
On July /, 1887, there were
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