Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-30
Bible School For
Plank Chapel Ends

The Vacation Bible School of Plank
Chapel held commencement exercises
at the church Sunday morning with
AZ members who had perfect or near
ly perfect attendance receiving Ger
tificates of credit. Theie was ali en-
rollment of fifty-two members and
about dozen teachers and other
workers. The school was supervised
by Mrs. B. L. Rowland who is SD
perintendent of the children's division,
and Rev. j. A. Martin, pastor of the
church.
Each day the school opened at
o'clock and held two hour session.
Miss Betty Young, of sister dcnom-
ination, was pianist and also assist
ed Mrs. T. L. Fuller with the primary
group. Their NAH study was. about
Bible Homes" The beginning group
had Miss Sarah Gill and Robert Cline
as their leaders, ard their study was
on "The Out of 4Doors.' The juniors;
taught by Miss Ruth Gill and Miss
Frances Fleming, took up a study OF
the Bible itself, using the text book
what Is In Your Bible" while the
intermediates with Miss Alice Cline
Smith and Miss Sallie Mitchell were
learning the history of the Methodist
church in general but most especially
the history of the local church. Rev.
Martin conducted the worship periods
and taught the children the meaning
of the Apostles Greed, which is used
in worship services, reading the Creed
each morning and explaining &
phase of it each day, also giving a
Bible reading on which each phase
is based. Mrs. Martin assisted in the
group singing.
On Wednesday Mrs. Fuller, Mrs.
Rowland and Miss Betty Young gave
a surprise treat of iced lemonade and
home made cookies to the primary
and beginner children and on Friday
around thirty-five members of the
school and about fifteen adults, in
Guiding several of the teachers and
number of parents, went over to Ra-
leigh and enjoyed a picnic lunch on
the Methodist Orphanage grounds
and later were shown over the build
ings and amusement places by two
of their boys and girls of the teen
age who had lunched with the group.
Other courtesies were extended by the
making it a very delight
full visit to the Methodist institution.
About two O'Clock the group left for
the State Museum, where the children
enjoyed looking at the
many wonderful things exhibited
there, the live snakes attracting the
most attention of all.
TLo O0~ov,oo,,oo-onr% C1vndoxy tooOrsvN.
ing brought to a close two weeks Of
very profitable and enjoyable work
play and study together. Each teach
err, with her group, gave some exer-
else or dramatization, showing to the
something of the work
they had done and the things they
had learned during the course. Miss
Sarah Gill spoke for her group, tell
ing how the little tots had worked
and played together while they learn
ed about things "Out of Doors" Lit
tie Nellie Gray Kittrell, r. T. Hayes.
Vernon Abbott and Margie Brown,
sang a quartette and gave recitation
in unison, Miss Gill awarded the
certificates to all in her group who
had perfect attendance, or had not
been absent more than two days.
Mrs. Fuller gave a word of welcome
to the congregation in behalf of the
school and invited them to visit their
work room and see the many interest
ing things the primaries had made,
the flat-roofed house, pat
termed after Hebrew home in Pales-
tine, since their study was about
Bible Homes" The exercises of her
group included songs, prayer. Bible
verses and so forth. She presented at
tendance certificates to about ten of
the primaries. 49,
The main feature of the junior
group was a dramatization of the
amounting of David in the house of
Jesus, his father. About eight chill
dren took part in this. Miss Ruth Gill.
their teacher, awarded their certi-
ficates.
Most interesting of all was the
dramatization by Miss Alice Cline
Smiths class of the history of Plank
Chapel, the local church. This was
presented as visit of two of the old
Plank Chapel grandmothers and their
to another sister mem
Der in the early days of the church.
This history sketch was arranged
by Miss Sallie Mitchell and was taken
from former history of the church
which was gotten up by Mrs. Nettie
Allen Deans and Mrs. LESSEE Gill
Young. This history was presented in
a pageant at Plank Chapel about
thirteen years ago. During the visit,
the conversation of the ladies and the
questions of the children brought out
some of the historical facts in most
interesting manner and the ladies
were dressed after the fashion Of
their day.
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