read from an old copy of the M. E. HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS-WORD |} PTET
: * : . . . bg a SITES SER RS,
discipline, printed and in use in 1792, Wha fhe. sussect letters & « laeed ; white pare o m :
tndieated en Stieee The ett eek word
“Bellefonte, Pa., April 22, 1927.
ESS
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH,—BELLEFONTE.
Paper read by Mrs. Charles Harrison at
a “Memory Meeting” of the aid society last
week.
The word Methodist comes from
the word method, whish means der:
regular, exact, and systemauc.
I Lh and his brother Charles,
students at Oxford college, England,
were so exact and systematic In
everything they did, so regular in
their habits and conduct, that they so
attracted and excited their college
chums that they called them Method-
ists.
And Episcopal—was and is the es-
tablished church of England—Thus
the Methodist Episcopal.
The Wesleys were converted but
had no thought of establishing a
church of their own, but they did not
believe in the ritual form of worship.
They believed in conversions, and in
knowing that your sins are forgiven.
They were forbidden to preach in the
church of England. Petty persecu-
tions then compelled them to organize
and have a church of their own, and
through their out-door preaching they
were converted, and through their con-
versions the M. E. church was organ-
ized in England in 1738.
Just thirty years later a M. E. so-
ciety was formed in New York, and
within the half century the never dy-
ing hymns of Charles and John Wes-
ley rang up from the foothills of the
Allegheny mountains. ol
In 1787 there were in the United
States sixty chapels and 132 preach-
ers. In this same year, 1787, the first
Methodist Episcopal society in Central
Pennsylvania was formed at Curtin’s
works by Philip Antes, a pious, earn-
est, self-sacrificing pioneer, who mov-
ed his family from Maryland in two
canoes, lashed together, up the canal.
As soon as he had a roof on his cab-
in the mill was built and services were
held there until 1806. The first Meth-
odist Episcopal church in Centre coun-
ty was built at Curtin’s works.
In the territory now Patton town-
ship the first settlers were members
of the Methodist society. They also
came from Maryland: fireside and al-
tar were daily established with then,
and Methodistism has prevailed since
the pioneer era as the popular creed
in Halfmoon valley.
Peter Gray Sr., came into that val-
ley from Hagerstown in 1788. For
the first few years the people attend-
ed worship at Warricrs Mark, some
twelve miles distant, but as soon as
Mr. Gray’s cabin was under roof it be-
came a stopping place for the circuit
preacher and worship was held once a
month, sometimes oftener in his house
for nearly thirty years. At Mr.
Gray’s cabin the preacher, coming in
the evening, would stay all night, con-
tent with a bundle of straw for a bed
on the floor: not because his host
slighted him in accommodations, but
because it was the best he had; a bun-
dle of straw and a blanket composed
what could be afforded. Sometimes
the preacher would arrive in the mid-
dle of a harvest day, and thereupon
the boys were sent to announce serv-
ices and to summon the faithful. It
is said the harvest fields were speed-
ily forsaken for the house of worship,
where they spent several hours in
prayer and testimony.
The pioneer of Methodism in Fergu-
son township was Capt. Geo. Meek
and his decendants and their endur-
ing moment is Meek’s M. E. church
and Meek’s school house, which will
carry the name of these life-long
Methedists down to the latest gener-
ation.
Now our own M. E. church, of
Bellefonte, was organized in 1817 with
only seven members. James McGee,
a blacksmith, moved to Bellefonte
from Curtin’s works, and the first
class was formed in his house of
which he was the leader.
The first church was built on Jail
hill. It was commenced in 1820 and
completed in two years. The trustees
went to the woods, cut trees, made
logs, and had them sawed into lumber.
A. M. Ward one of the trustees, went to
Pittsburgh, solicited and secured the
glass and paint used in glazing and
painting the building, and also secur-
ed the two ten plate stoves, which
were used for heating the building.
In 1853, with one hundred members,
the second church was built, which
was a large frame building and was
built on the same site where the first
one stood, and services were held there
until 1876. And now with great plea-
sure we can call upon one of the old-
est and most active of our church
workers today, and who has been a
worker in the grand old church she
loves so well for fifty-seven years.
I now call on Miss Ida M. Greene, who
will tell us something about the Ladies
Aid society in 1871.
During the time the church was still
on “the hill.” The Ladies of the
church held a fair in the court house,
out of the proceeds of which nearly
eleven hundred dollars were given to
the trustees of that old church on the
hill, which sum in all probability was
the final payment on the cost of that
building. Dissatisfied with the church
on “the hill” in 1875, with two-hun-
dred members, the present church was
built on the ground that was formerly
the old parsonage, which had come in-
to the exclusive possession of the con-
gregation through its share be-
fore. The old church on “the hill”
pas sold in 1881 for one thousand dol-
ars.
In two years the new church was
built and nigh paid for, which is a
great testimony of the liberality and
fidelity of the church membership. In
1884 the parsonage on Linn street
was built.
In 1887 one hundred years after the
first M. E. society was held at Curtin’s
works in 1787, the centenary of the
M. E. church in Centre county was
held. Also the first Central Penn-
sylvania conference celebration. It
was a day not to be forgotten. Rev.
George Leidy, the presiding elder
the rules and regulations by which the
itinerant ministry of one hun
years ago was governed; and the sal-
aries of the preachers were fixed at
that time at sixty dollars a year. Even
at that price they were obliged to
travel on horse back miles of moun-
tainous country. The corner-stones
of the church are education, salvation,
benevolence and temperance, and
Christ is the foundation stone under-
lying all. Many prominent men par-
ticipated in this pleasing service.
James A. Beaver, who was then Gov-
ernor of Pennsylvania, John G. Love
Sr., Wilbur F. Reeder, Hon. Samuel
Linn and others gave splendid ad-
dresses. :
Governor Beaver made the opening
address at the laymen’s meeting. He
spoke of the effect of the first sermon
preached by Philip Antes at Curtin’s
works one hundred years ago. That
very sermon has influenced the course
of the life of every generation since
and all of Centre county is reaping
the benefit today.
The Hon. Mr. Linn gave the histori-
cal address and to Mr. Linn we are
indebted for much accurate research
of the early history of our church.
The decorating of the church for
this celebration was done by the
Ladies Aid society and the church was
the scene of beauty and art. In the
center of the pulpit was a large oil
painting of Niagara Falls, owned by
Ex. Governor Hastings; overhanging
was a canopy of spruce and plants,
and a rookery of stones and moss be-
low. Above the oil painting was a
hanging basket. On the right, in gilt
letters, was 1787, and on the left 1887.
In 1917 a celebration of the cen-
tennial of the Methodist Episcopal
in Bellefonte was held with an in-
tensive campaign for the promotion of
the Sunday school and Evangelism. A
social reception was given by the
Ladies Aid society which was an oc-
casion of lively interest and deepest
pleasure for the large audience. Rev.
Yocum gave the historical address.
In 1901-1902 the church and parson-
age were greatly remodeled with the
expenditure of a large sum of money.
The elegant wainscoting of hard
wood, the beautiful pews, the altar and
chairs, electric light, and a general re-
furnishing of auditorium and lecture
room, gave good and lasting beauty
to the church.
The beautiful pipe organ was pre-
sented through soliciting and the gift
of friends by Mrs. Daniel Hastings.
The carpets and the velvet cushions
around the altar were the gift of the
Ladies Aid society, which worked hard
to help pay the church debt. The car-
pet cost eight hundred dollars. They
also bought one thousand dollars
worth of bonds at the time.
Three times our church has royally
entertained the Central Pennsylvania
conference. Our church is also con-
sidered a missionary church, from the
fact that Methodism in Bellefonte took
its rise at the very time the mission-
ary society cf American Methodism
was organized.
Many, many thousands of dollars
have come from the hands and purses
of the Bellefonte Methodists in regu-
lar and special contributions for this
great cause.
In 1923 the dwelling back of the
church was bought for a parsonage
for nine thousand dollars, the ladies
aid helping make the first payment.
The dwelling was remodeled and the
Ladies Aid had it painted and papered
throughout, and later on had it beauti-
fully refurnished.
The growth of this grand old church
has been steady through all these
vears of its history, starting with only
seven members.
The Ladies Aid society has always
done a great work with willing hands
and loving heart, have given a help-
ing hand in every way they could.
Too much praise cannot be said of
them and their work. Sewing, quilt-
ing, entertaining, serving dinners and
suppers, and having socials and ba-
Zaars.
The many benefactions of this so-
ciety, the many times the trustees and
stewards have been helped; the many
comforts provided for the parsonage,
all these and other good works of
mercy and charity, if not recorded
here, are surely recorded on High.
Now, those of this society and other
lady members of this church who have
passed to the Great Beyond, and who
are in memoriam, are the names Miss
Ida has already mentioned, of the
old society of the church on the hill,
and of the deceased members.
IN MEMORIAM FLOWERS ARE PLACED
ON TABLE BY THE PRESIDENT.
In their memory we place these
flowers on the table. Their faces are
absent tonight from us, but their work
goes on.
Let us pay tribute to their memory
by rising and standing a moment in
silent prayer.
And now it remains for us, who
tarry, and for those who shall succeed
us, to de our part as they did their
part, and to win our crowns as they
won theirs,
Mrs. Charles Harrison
Treasurer of the Ladies Aid soceity.
——————— fp —————————
Increase of Quota,
The rush of applicants for permis-
sion to attend this year’s encamp-
ment and the general enthusiasm dis-
played by the public has prompted
Major General Douglas MacArthur,
commanding the Third Corps Area,
to obtain an increase in the original
quota of 4,300. The total increase
authorized is 540. Fort Eustis, Vir-
ginia, will take 240; Fort Howard,
Maryland will be increased by 50 and
Fort Washington, Maryland will train
100 more for Basic and Infantry
courses. Fort Monroe, Virginia will
take 50 more for Coast Artillery and
Fort Hoyle, Maryland 100 more for
Field Artillery, including basic and
advanced courses. The War Depart-
ment is greatly impressed with the
activities of last year’s candidates in
interesting their friends, and with the
recognition by parents that these
young men (most of them between
the ages of 17 and 24) return home
from these camps greatly improved
in courtesy, health and discipline.
by a mumber, which
Thus ‘No. 1 ander the ‘column
all the
under
vefers te the defisition listed below the pussle.
headed “horizontal” defines a word whieh will
white spaces up to the first black square to the right, and a number
defines a word which will fill the white squares to the mext
r “vertical”
black ome Below. Neo letters go in the black spaces. All words used are die-
{lomary words, except proper names. Abbreviatioms, slang, initials, techmieal
terms and obsolete forms ave indicated in the definitions.
CROSS-WORD PUZZLE No. 1.
Be sure-
Every day we see how fortunes are lost. |
A bequest of a large amount in cash, orin |}
cash or in securities to one unaccustomed to
handling funds, is a serious risk. The waste
is not due to extravagance alone. Appeals
of all kinds, glowing prospects of big prof- ||
its, lack of particular knowledge, will often |}
dissipate large fortunes.
A trust fund will avoid this, and pro-
vide a sure and permanent income.
We will welcome your inquiries about
this important matter.
The First National Bank
BELLEFONTE
hs
~.
wd
<q
34 35
37 Sg 39 40
42 4
4 27 _ 98
75 s.
5 [= 5
ee
a (©, 1926, Western Newspaper Union.)
Horizontal. Vertical.
1—To gain by conquest
8—Become; grow
6—A tree and its wood
8—To undermine
10—Sign
183—Girl's name
1§—To be unwilling (Latin)
17—@Girl's name
20—A color, as of a horse
22—Aect of disjointing
23—Character in “Little Women”
24—A Latin diphthong
26—A kind of hard rock
29—To recollect
31—In the year of our Lord
82—A mammal allied 30 the martens
38—A state (abbr.)
84—Brought up; raised
86—A knot to make fast a rope
(naut.)
87—A conjunction
88—A tree
49—Titanium (abbr.)
ti-fomething unnatural and horri-
e
44—Spiral
46—Pronoun
48—United Kingdom (abbr.)
49—State of changing from one
form, nature, or substance to
another
b4—@Girl’s name
56—Pertaining to tides
b6—A prefix meaning before or in
front
68—Short pastoral poem
60—Power; force
62—Boy's nickname
€3—To watch narrowly
64—To put to some purpose
65—Not in
1—A fleshy excrescence
2—To be unwilling (Latin)
8—Pronoun
4—A yellowish dye
6—One who shirks his duty
7—Pronoun
8—Interjection
fowls
9—To seize and hold firmly
11—To misconceive
12—A slight coloring
14—One skilled in arithmetic
16—Smell
18—One or any
19—On; by; for (Spanish)
21—Now; soon; again
23—Initials of a famous American
used to frighten
poet
25—To lengthen
27—Bible character
28—An element purer tham air
29—Strand; shore
80—Pertaining to an order of archi
tecture
86—Friend (French)
88—Brutal; filthy
89—NMessengers
41—An animal called the wapiti in
America
43—Boy’'s name
45—Female relative
47—A fop (colleq.) ®
50—Foray
51—A note of the diatonic scale
52—Tantalum (abbr.)
63—Preposition
54—To project
67—Corrode
69—Pronoun
61—That is (abbr.)
Solution will appear in mext issue.
SEER
The Cavalry camp at Fort Myeti|
cannot acommodate all who have ap-
plied for training there and no more
applications for training at that camp
can be considered. This is also true of
the first encampment at Fort Wash-
ington, Maryland.
Many members of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and
Virginia are planning to encamp at
Fort Washington, during the second
trining period, August 7th to Sep-
tember 5th, as these dates do not in-
terfere with National Guard encamp-
ments. -
——The butcher, baker, grocer, dry
goods, clothing, in fact you need not
spend a dollar in Bellefonte for which:
you cannot get free porch rocker
tickets. 15-1t
Solution to Last Week’s Puzzle.
EDIT Hi!
AL IOINE LIAIS|SIO
L/ABNDA LILIA} EIR
ATE EETIRTIVUIB
S| EIN THIRD B|1|D|S
TIE AlL
ERE L
AR BIE
IT|S E IE
LTERT LED E
LIAT| IN L [E|IP EIR
RIOINIE F
Comfort
Shaves
are due to sharp |
blades.
shaving a plea-
sure. With a
Valet AutoStrop
Razor every
‘shave is speedy
and luxurious.
Self -stropped |
im 10 seconds.
Valet |
/Auto-Strop |
Razor
—Sharpens Itself
Make
CCAMNANAGRAA NT EERE,
J
Drinking Pearls |
ee
TE
pr
leopatra is said to have dissolved %
a necklace of costly pearls in 5
F
Ed
5 wine and to have drunk them.
: For safety keep your valuables in a
)
:
;
2
¥
Lock Box in our Safe Deposit Vault.
The rental is only $2.00 and up per
year.
Mh
Z J)
| THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK |’
: STATE COLLEGE, PA. /
XQ MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Y 5
Qefocfoddofedofoocfofocfocdodlodledfedfoocfoclodfofocfocioconfodde
oe 5
% Lyon& Co. Lyon &Co. 3
Ix] y . y . 5
oe 4
Se 4
oe -
k% % 5
0 s*
¢ (Closing Out Sale #
oe 0
& >
O
Cael
®,
*
@
00,
/
*
The store-room where Lyon &
0,
% Co. have been located for the last J
% 50 years must be emptied. @
3 3
% The Entire Stock Will Go on Sale
0, dn. : 3
5 Friday, April 22, 9 A, M. 3
& %s*
J
1 00500,09,
9,
0
/
at prices never before heard of in
» o
% this community. Z
0 @
4
NOTHING RESERVED
7
00 9,90,99,
LC 0
S
Hh 0
& Everything to be sold regard- +
3 less of cost. kA
&
4 This store---the oldest in Centre &
4 county--has always been known for 3
4 its wonderful merchandise and &
% money-saving values. Our final J
& sale will be no exception. &
@, %°
‘ All prices below cost. All
merchandise must be sold as the &
o
20edee!
room will be for rent June 1st.
6%,
J
Lyon & Co. Lyon & Co.
ES 20.6%6% 6% 5% 6% 2 0.6% 06% %0s% 2% 0 4% 20%
2000 Qe nde indo ioile dle de dein de indole de de dead do dled]
9,
doidedloddnd
00.0, 0. 0. 0 0 0 0 9,
PO 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Oo 6 6
*
@,
*
9,
o
90%