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Rev . ly'I . B. Oldt
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We are desirous of securing for t he Historical files of t he Michigan Conference complete and detailed
information concerning all ministers who have served and are now serving in t he Conference. The above outline
is intended to assist in securing such information in more or less uniform out lines. We urge the addition on a
separat e sheet, of such other important and interesting information as cannot be conveniently placed on this blank.
In the case of men now Jiving, the information can, of course, be only up to date. Photographs of living and
decrased ministers, diaries, letters and documents of historical interest are earnestly solicited. Your co-operation
in behalf of the Conference Historical work will be greatly appreciated. Kindly return the blank to the Conference Historian, W. H. Watson, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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Charlotte's Centennial
UR Charlotte ch urch, Rev. W. B.
Oldt, pastor, has had a truly great
celebrati o n of its Cente nnia l.
No ordinary chapter i~ :Methodis t his t o ry is the early s to ry of our work in
Eaton county, where in 1834, Rev. James
Davidson organized a class of fi ve
members.
In 1845 the Eaton circuit was form ed,
including Charlotte, Be llevue, K a lamo,
Carmel, Ka lamo Mi ll s, Ve rmontville,
Oneida and Hovey 's Settleme nt, and required the service of one man on ly.
The o ldest living m embers of the
church were "recognized" a t Friday evening's ba nquet: 1878, M rs. H omer Jacques
and Miss Kath erine Pe rry; 1879, Mrs.
F. G. Wa rren; 1883, l\'irs. A. R. Stealy;
1885, Mrs. F. E . Beard; 1887, Mrs. Carson P reston, Mrs. A lma Dawson a nd
Mrs. Millie Stamm; 1888, M rs. A. P.
Spaulding. Wi th the exceptio n of Mrs.
S tamm, widow of "Dave" Stamm, all
were present. During this ceremon ia l
the two sons of Mrs. Hazel Beard Stealy
presented corsage bouquets to each of the
ladies.
Remini scences ruled the week. Dr. G.
D . Chase and Dr. R. J. Slee furnishing
m a n y of them. This bi g j ob of pay in g
off the church debt ha d fa lle n to Dr. Slee.
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Editor DeFoe's Tribute
"The entire community feels a deep a nd
since re sense of pride a nd satisfaction in
the complete success of the several events
commemorating the o ne hundredth ann iversary of Methodism in Charlotte.
Every number-s ong and story-fro m
firs t to last seemed t o co ntribute to the
perfect w hole. lt was good to sec t he
capacity crowds at every program. The
bes t thing-fa r and away the best thingthat could happen to C harlotte would be
well fi lled churches at all r egular services.
So it was stimu lating to see m any people
sufficie n tly interested to stand during the
closing program of this centen nial celebration. n is difficult, in fact it is not
possible, to vi sualize the wholesome a nd
definite contributi on that this chu rch ha s
made t o thi s community in the past hundred years.
" In the natural o rder of th ings we bes t
remember our own t ime and peri o d but
on this occasio n it is w ell to think of th e
s trong a nd sterling characters of oth e r
days whose sacrifice a nd devo ti on laid
th e fo un dation for th e thing s we now e njoy and have come t o accept a lmos t a s a
matter of fact.
~"Rev. W. B. Oldt is a capable and conscient ious Christian leade r. Hi s work
here affords a perfect ill us tration of the
Lord's parable comparing 'a g rain of
musta rd seed' to the growth of th e
church. H e is a lways o n the j o b for the
Kingd o m of God. With him it is never
too early t o so licit a nd rec eive peopl e
into the living church. The large class
recei 1·ed in to m embership S unday morning must have g iv en him a profound and
\.pri vi leged persona l sat isfacti o n."
"-The Tribune's Notes
Dis trict Superintendent P ollock, the last
speaker a t the banquet, said: " Charlotte
has a fine name" in the Michigan confer ence. He presented th e greetings of th e
s tate and di strict bodi es of the churc h
an d spoke on S unday at the local church
on ISO years of Methodism in America.
A loving gesture in memory of Dr.
W. \ V. D iehl came at the conclusion of
April 5, 1934
MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
the banquet. Mrs. Marie Di ehl McCall
was introduced, followed by the e nti re
a ssembly s tanding irr s ilen ce for a m oment or two fo llowed by a verbal tribute
to the m emory of "the departed b:r th e
pas tor.
Dr. A. F. 'Nay, in his sermon, mentioned " the Hubers, the De n nies, the
Harmons, the Holcombs and the :\{ikesells" a s being loyal workers of the
church.
He added that man y more
should be included but tim e pre1·e nted.
O ne of the outstanding fea tures of t he
11-Iethodist chu rch morning service i s the
work of t he junior choir under the leaders hip of i\liss Paul ine Bond. The cente nnial s ervice nu mber by this youthful
group shou ld have been appla uded.
Rev. Paul Barnhart and his lovely family were introduced as was M iss Fern
vVhecler, following Miss Dennie's readin g of the letter from the former Grace
Crooks, one of the four for eig n missionari es who ha\·e go ne ou t fro m th is church.
!:.etters were read from Mrs. Grace Crooks
vVctsteon and Miss J essie L . Marsh. Miss
Lulu Tubbs is now in Africa and t he family was given recognitio n by the int roductio n of her bro ther, Arthur T ubbs, well
know Eato n farmer. The fourth missiona ry, Miss Bessie Wood, died in t he fie ld
in I ndia.
Fully 200 pers ons s tood up at the presentation of Sunday e1·ening' s pagea nt.
:\1a ny peop le had to do with the success of t he anni \·crsary. Taking the edito rial r isk of naming a solitary person fo r
prefer red mentio n, we beli c1·e the maj o r
ho no rs belong to l\-Liss Ellie De n nie.
· Rev . .M. W. Duffey, two years pa sto r
of the local church, now s tationed at
I o nia, spoke of the fine se rvice rendered
by E. C. Harmon in bringing boys of
hig h schoo l a ge into the fellows hip o f
t he church.
Lt. Governor Dicki nson, who with :\[rs.
Dickinson, attended the dinner, said he
attended Re\·. Henry Rob inson's class
mo re or less regularly for several years,
before the bui ldin g of t he pre sent Center
Ea to n church.
Dr. D. D. Iviartin, of A lbion, a pionee r
pres iding elder of the old Albio n di strict.
gave a scho larly resume of th e church in
hi s tim e. He eu logized th e "qualities
that mad e Dr. D. F . Barnes a g reat man
among us." I t was during Dr. Barnes'
r ~g imc that th e present ch urch was built.
Dr. Martin out of his \"Cars o f sa intlv
se rvice urged the young people t o tak.e
up religion earnes tly a nd actil·ely. Th e
s tyle, logic and eloquence of hi s cxho rta tio n served to emphasize the o ld leaders hip that has mean t so mu ch to t he present day positio n of this church here, in
th e district and thro ug hout the coun try.
A class of 60 was recei1·cd into full
m emb ershi p o n S unday, ).[arch 18, a nd
a lso a class of 50 into prcparaton· mcmLcrship.
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C ha rl o tte is no t co nte nt with a rcl"iew
of a century of progress, but m;u·che.
forward to begi n a new and grea ter o ne.
(Note: \Nc arc in debted to the Republica n-Tribune for these napshots. Ed ito r DeFoe turn ed his paper into a :\[ethodis t bu lletin for that big week.)
Personals
The District Con ference for Big Rapids
Dis trict wi ll co nvene in the First !V[c tho di st church B ig Rapids, April 10-1 1. b<'gin ning- Tu e!'day at 10 a. m.
A Tribute to Rev. Timothy
Edwards
E . W. Frazee
EV. TI1WTHY EDWARDS r eache s
one h undred years Ap ril l st. Sixtyseven years ago our names stood together
at th e bo ttom of the Confer ence Roll in
Ontario, Canada. Now they stand togeth er at the head of the roll in the Detroit Co nference and I am sending him the
following g reeting for his anniversa ry :
"Co ng ra tulatio ns" fo r o ne hundred years.
If you get there before I do, look o ut fo r
me, I'm coming too.
You a rc seven years ahead but I will
be in eternity in heaven as long as you
arc. "God bless you."
"Come let us ascend,
M y companion and fri end,
A nd taste of the banquet above."
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REV. TIMOTHY EDWARDS
"The mistakes of my life have been many
And the sins of my life have been more,
And I scarce can see fo r weeping,
B ut I'll en ter the open door"
T he posts of Mercy's "door" are the u prigh t and transve rse beams of the Cross
wh ere my Saviour di ed fo r my sins.
"Fo re\·e r with the L o rd, Amen, so let it be,
Life from the dead is in that word
'Tis immortality.
H ere in t he body pent
Absent from H im I roam,
Y et nig htly pitch my m ovi ng tent
A day"s march nea rer home."
A B efiowered Check
Here's m y check fo r t he Advocate for
th e year to come. I would be lo nely
with o ut it s weekly vis its. I miss, sor ely,
th e racy, concise, safe comments from
th e heart of Bro ther H ouser, but I n o te
how the boss edito r-business managcrad,·crtis ing adl"iser-circulating manage rlin o ty pe shop coun sell o r-reporter-treasurer fi lls th e vacancy. Your di s tress
calls t o the preachers of M ichiga n a re
almost tragic. Were I a pastor in your
territory I am s ure that your appeals,
a lo ng wi th your perennia l good nature,
wou ld driv e m e to a n u tm ost e ndeavor
fo r th e A~h-oca t e . "H owever, some laymen are g reater sinne rs than the lazy
pas tor. E\·ery Su nday I see t he Sunday
papers going t o :\Iethodi st ho mes in
which a n Ad \·ocate would be a s tra nger.
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PARTICIPA~TS r~ PAnT
I V -TilE Cuuncu oF TooA Y
1 8 34
1934
IK THE ORDER OF' THEil: APPEARAKCE.
Organist, llfRS. ,l OY CHEVAL lE it.
Senior Choir: Julin Snavely, June Robe rts , :\ Irs . C umberwo nh, Oor othr
S t ewart, Edna Pt·iebe, Ft·anC'es Cady, i\ lrs . Canon S e ifc n, Virginia Haidle , Bettr
Kjng, :\Irs. V\'endell Anderson, Phrllis Au ld , Pauline Bond, i\lrs . Haria n ~lcCall,
i\[artha S loan, :\fl·s . :llon·ls :\lerritt, :llrs . Huey Stall, l!:ilccn Smith, B. F. H c nni nk .
Chas. Woodworth, Gayton Seife rt, L:l.\\'I'Cn re \\oodwonh, !!:ulan :llc Ca ll, .H a rwood
Smith, Dt·. Ceo. Wilson, L eslie Oldt, Russell Cherry, .Jonathan Stutzman. Direct ed
by Harlan McCall.
Centennial Pageant
Sunday, March 18, 1934
7:00 P.
M.
Pastor, Rev. W. B. Oldt.
Soloist, J. Hans H e lder, Grand R:1plds .
Ushers: 'Vm. Che ney, Edward Che ne r, Donnie! Sexmith, Ge rald C ru·ingcr,
Floyd M e rritt, Robe rt Bryan, Charles rie ldc r, F'ranl< Brade n, Ca t·! Bottomlcr,
Raymond 'Wilson, David Barnhart, Eve t·e tt Young . C hie f t:s he t·, :llr. A. L. Chener.
Sunday S c hool Orc hes tra: Ruth Stcaly, Helene Wucbbcn, Katherine Sm it h,
H elen Erlcl<son, Frank Mo rgan, W e nd e ll Ande r s on, B~To n Flc lus . C harl e"
Woodworth , Donald Sc xmith. Dlrccto•·. 'Ye nde ll Ande rson: Piani st, i\ lr s . :llabe iiP
l\lorgan.
Boy S couts: Dale Bryan, Fre d e r ic k C•·eg-g, K e ith Huhbnt'd, Jay llyatt. :\! e.-rill
Root, Harold :ITc Cinnis, Cordo n N e ilson, .l e l'l'r Wilton, Lester 11obe t·ts , :IInson File.
Scoutmas t e r, Charles Smallwood: Ass is tant Scoutma.qt c r, Roger 'Vilcox.
Junior Choir: Phyllis Andre ws , Pattr Beec hlct·, Gloria .Jea n Beebe, :\[a.nha
Bryan, Frances B urton, Theo .Jane •Eric l<s on, Dorot hy Dean. E llen Fnrli n, R osem a ry
Fielder, D e lla Fishet·, William Grie t·, H e le n G rimes, Be rdlna H e nnings, Jane t Hi ne,
Duane Hlne , Mari e H oward, Bob H uhc t·, J:osemary King , Jac k Kt·ieg, :IIOI'I'is Dale
Lease, Louise i\TcG in nls , Frances 1\l erritt, Ge•·a lcline Nl ccom, Esl e ll:t Parl<et·,
Maxi n e Patton, Bo b Rauser, Eileen Si sson, :\lartha :\In c Snow, ?ITarllm Thompson,
Phyllis T hornton, K ath e rin e Tirrill. Belle .Jane \\ille lt, Sie be rt \\ille tt, Gwe ndolyn
Woodman, Audre y Youngs, Ft·nnt·cs Youngs. Direct or, Pau line Bo nd: I'ianis t,
Harwood Smith.
Standard Bearers: Be lt~· King, Anna ~larie Colizzl , Yirginin. R.'\iclle , Flor e nce
I'hilllips, Eva .Jean Kipli nger.
Epworth L eague: Donnn. C hapcll e , Ralph Rogers , .Tune 11obcrts, Evere tt You ng,
L eslie Oldt.
King's H e r a lds : D orothy Sn ol< c, Doree n Sn oke. Ft·atw e s :ll e t·rltt. Roberta
Thornto n, Phyllis Tho rnto n.
Woman's Home :lllssionary Soc iety: :\Jt·s. Bert Y o ung , :ITt·s. L a ura. Patton , :\!iss
Emma. De Ct·off, :\Irs. A. R Stea ly, ~lt·s . A . .J. Auld.
Woman's F ot·e ign 1\llsslonary Socie t y: l\lt·s. Euge ne 'Vilcox, Mrs . Fred 1\Turray,
1\Irs. J. W. Louc l<s, Mrs . L evi HaidJe, 1\lt·s. Ft·ed Cut·tlss.
Official Boar d: J. W. Louc ks, Huey S tall, 0. J. Kla.i ss, Tully Brown , H. n.
McPee k.
Ladles' Aid Soc ie ty: :\Irs . D . .J. 'Wig ht, :lft·s. J oh n RIC'hcy, :'ITrs . JTowm·d Russell,
1\lrs. Roy Fis h e r, :\1rs. Ra lph ~[ cUmbe r.
Mother's Jewels : Phylli s Smallwood, :\lary l\Tencl, Be t sy Ann l,;dell.
Little Light B ear e r s : B ob b~· Cha.pc lle, RaC'he l Ann Stutzman, C ha rles Burton,
.John H.ent')' Dic l<erson, Shirley Pittinger, Ir e n e Clal'l<.
Sunday Sc hool: :\It's. Alfre d Way, :\l r. i\lunget·, i\lt·s . 0 . .J. Klnlss, :ITt·. 'Vilson
Geddes, J OYC'! Messime r, Lue lle Totske, B e lly B ruce, Vh·glnia Ro g e rs , Ruth Ada m s,
Vera. Snoke, Ruth Hlne, Pete r Bn r nhart, Ga le C h e n e r, Elaine Bruc{', Bobby
Pittinge r, lila:..: Hosme r, ~laxi ne Roger s , .lunlor B eechle r, ~lax Fie ld, Hazel Adams ,
Gordon Cheney, M ary .Jane Cannan, :llnx Bottomle y, Bobby !jdell, F et·n Wheeler,
Mrs. Charles Smallwoo d, i\l orris Dale L ease, 1\laurine Nie ls on, Donald Tirrill,
Margaret Vance.
L ighting effects in charge of Mr. Paul Bond.
Lawr e nc e A ve nue
Methodist Episcopal Chu rch
CHARL OTTE, MICHIGAN
D EPICTING the Leaders and Scenes of Pioneer
Metl.todism m Cl.tarlotte and Yicinity, a well as the
Progress of a Centur y. TlJe Personalities have been
cast to interpret as near a s possible tlJe men and women
of our Chu rch History.
Programme
I. 0RGAX (La rg-o )
2.
Choir of T hirty Yea r s Ago. (Arran g ed by M1·. W. F. Lybrook.)
a . H ntx. "Fait h of Our Fathers," three verses.
(Cong r egation sta nd and join in s inging,)
b. Snw, " E ntreat Me Not to Lea ve Thee,"
Mns. BESS FuLTOx
(T he Song vf R uth ) Gonnocl
c . AXT II E~I , " The Ki ng of Love My Shepher d Is"
Caom
( This An~hem was s ung at t he Dedication of this Church Building.)
Mrs. J oy Cheva li e1·
II. PRoLOGUE, The Spirit of the Ch urch, Mr s. S. E. K iplingct·
III.
:\!e m bers of Choi r: l\lr s . Bess Fulton, :\Irs. Alma Dawso n, 1\lr s.
l :obcrta Fie ld , :\I iss .Tulia Snavely (represen ting her siste r , Nellie
Snave ly) , .\It's . E le a nor Se ifcl't (r e presenting het· mothc t·, l\lrs. .Tessie
PoP<') , :\!iss ;\lyrta .T. \ Va.JTe n, l\frs. L inn ie Ge ddes, l\1rs. Gert rude
L ybr ool< , :\Irs. Inez Fis her. .\I rs. ?.l innie Gille t te, Mrs . Carrie Spauldin g ,
H o w a r d Tirri ll, Fred l\lurray, .\la r s hall Fie ld, Don a ld Hine (r epresenting
his fathe r , :\!ario n Hine), \V . F . Lybr o <>l<, :\Irs . J ane :\Iunger H elder,
org-anis t.
FrnsT 25-YEAR PERIOD, featuring1. C ircu it Rider
R r-:.Y. PA t:r" D. HnT
2. Firs t Wedding perfo r med in E aton Cou n ty llY. a Methodi st P r eacher.
( Scene arranged b y Mrs. Iva Wight.)
Time, 18·11. Char a c t e r s: B ride, S usa n Searles, t·eJ)I"escnte d b y ::\lade line
::\litc h ell. B l'idegroo m, !{olio T. C u s hing, t·ept·esented b y Russe ll C he rry.
F r each e r, n c v. Bennett , r e prese nted by E ug-en e \Vilcox.
3.
QuaTterl y Meeting held in 1850 in a room of t he old Court HQUSC
which stood wh ere t he Carnes Tavern no w stand s. (S cene arranged
by Miss Pauline Bond.)
Pl:\yed byG. J. Ni el~on
Ke nne th T irrill
J o hn Duguid
.Jo nathan Stutzman
F. 0 . .Johnson
Fran!< B ea rd
Charles Smallwood
- Bert Y o u n gE. A. Ford
Pau l Ba rn han
H o war d B r yan
F r e t! ::\l u rray
Roy Fis h e t·
C h aracters Presiding Elde r, A. :\f. Fitc h
Preacher in ch a r g e, A. \Val< e fl e ld
Juniot· Preac h e r , H e nry ll a rris
L ocal P r eachet·, H ent·y Hobinson
L ocal Preac·he r , C eo. \ V. Nic ho ls
Deacons : .John TitTill
H a rry lllorey
lsa.a.e Piet·ce
Stewards : J acob Fu ller
V incent L ee
C lass L eaders:
H e m·y P . C hase
L e v i C. S p rague
J oseph Gridley
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I V.
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4.
Miss ion aries to F oreign F ields : Mr s. Grace Crooks Wetsteon, China;
Miss J essie Mar s h, Sout h America ; Miss Lulu Tubbs, Africa; Miss
Bess ie Wood, India.
F ounTH 25-YEAR PERIOD, featuring the organization of
the CHu RcH oF ToDAY.
VI.
(Arr anged by H . R. McCall; announced by R ussell Cherry.)
(Arra nge d by Supt. E. H. Chape lle. )
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10.
Char a c te r s :
Su pe t·intend e n t , Jonatha n Stutzman; Sec r e tary, Wende ll
Ande rson; Organis t, F ern Wheele r; ::\finis l e t·, Pau l Barn ha rt; T each e t·s,
Ed. F ord, Howard Tinill, ~ Irs . Howat·d B r ya n , ~Irs. W e nd ell Ande r son .
Scho ~a rs:
Catherine Hope 'l'irrill, Hac he! Stu tzman, M a r y :\lead , Frances
l\ferntt, H oward B o nd, Peter Barn hat·t, Louise ~1cGinni s, Rosemat·y Fi elde r,
l\iaTt ha Bryan, Ralph Roge t·s, Charles Woodwonh, Julia Snave ly, Alle n
Cox, Mrs . V ernon Gresso, ::\l r s. Preston, H e le n Ro binson, Gr ace l\lacombc t·,
Gertrude P r eston.
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13.
S UX DAY S CHOOL.
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3.
4.
Music. Time 1859. De dication of t he Old Brick Ch urch. Solo,
Mns . .JAXE :\i u x ca;n HELDEJt, accompa nied b y Mrss AxxETTE KxlGHT,
t he gran cdaughter of Annette Shepherd Holcomb, who played th e
mellopean on that occas ion.
Sabbath School S ession of 187 5.
H'l."Mx
" How Ted ious a nd T a steless t he H ou rs ''
Lined out by Dr. C. S. Saclwtt, using Hymn Book p ublis hed in 1838.
Congregation please join in s inging, remaining seated.
V. THIRD 25-YEAR PERIOD, featuring!.
Building Co m mittee fo r t he Presen t Buil ding:
Mr . J. W. Munger, Mr. J errie Mikesell.
OnGA:" TST, Mrs . J oy Ch evalier.
VESTED CII OIH. Processional.
IxrocA'rJOx. Rev. W. B. Oldt , Pastor.
SOLOI ST. Mr. J. J a ns Held er , Grand Rapids.
Us HEns, Offering.
(A generous r espon se from the audi ence will be g reatly appreciated.)
S uxoAY Sc HOOL Onc llt>STRA, Offer tory.
BoY ScouTs, P lacing o f Fl ags and Scou t Oath.
J uxron Cn01n, An t hem.
STAxuA ilD BEAtmBs, EL' WOBTII LE.\ GUt;;, K.I:'\G's H EHAt.os .
"VO.\fAX'S H O.\IE M ISS IOXAHY SOCJETY , 'WOl\1.\X'S F OHEJGX MISSIONARY
Socn::rrY.
OFFJ CTAL Bo.\no. LADIES' Aro SocmTY.
Mo'l'IIEit's J E\\'F.t.<;, Lit tle Light Bearers .
SEcOND 25-YEAR P ERIOD, f eaturing
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Mr. J ohn L . Dolson
3.
Work of the L adies' Aid Society from 1895-1909 . (Ana n ged b y
Mrs . Lena H a ig b.) Presenting MHS. HOMEH J ACQID,S. MHS. CAHS0:-1
PI!ESTOi'i, Mns . Mnrrm GmBAHD, MHS. C. S. SA ~J IO;TT, :\iH. \Vu.sox GEDDES,
Mrc.. FHED CURTISS, Mil. LEVI RA IIJLE•.
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VII.
H YMN, "All Hail the Pow er of Jesus' Name"
Sung by both cho irs, an d t he congregat ion, accompanied by piano,
organ, an d o r che stra.
VIII.
BENEDICTION
R ev.
ORGAN PosTLUDE
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B. Oldt, P astor
CENTENNIAL BANQUET
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lFrid a y Evening, March loth, 1934
Lawr ence Avenue
.MCeth<O>Ji§t EJP>:iS<C<O>JP>aR Church
CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN
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LAWR E NCE
AV EN U E
M ET H OD I ST
E PISCO P AL
Kn observance of the One Hundredth Anniversuy of McthoJism
in Charlotte and vicinit y
and the Thirtieth Anniversary of the lDedication of
the present Churcl1 Building
C H UF.C H
1\/( Gr.tth - /JtF:t Co.
JPiP ogr&iln m <e
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C II AIIDL\X. \V. B. 0LDT. P.\STOH
Processional
Hn;.; n, ".Anld L <mg Sync" - -
Su nday Sch ool O rches tra
REcOGKITIO~ ov Ho~on GuEST.
J[nvocati·o n
R ev . P au l D . H u ff
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lecl by B. F. Hcun ink
M emt1Ul
Mu.·1c
Mr . H azel Stealy, Detroit
a. '"Bless This House:· .lfay H. Brake
b. "Give l\le a House on th e Hillside." Arlllnr A. P enn
Viol in Obligato. :\ltss RrTII Sn:.\t.Y
Pia nist. :\Ins . Joy CIIE\".\I.I~:n
1R cY. G. D. Chase, Bellen10
) R c,-. H. .J. Slcc, Mu ·kcgon H eigl1tR
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M OLDED SA L A D
·w e Paid the B o111l ", r ead by :Mr:::. F rctl Murray
11 sic, "The Old Rugged Cros. " - - - Mixed Quartette
PnEl\1, "How
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SCA LLOPE D
POT A T O E S
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Ihwx1 RCEXC'F.S
BUTT ER ED ST R I NG BEANS
BROWN
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FELICI TATIONS
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W. F. Lvmwo ". How.,no T tnnn.r.
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:U. \r. Duffey, Ionia
RcY. D . D . :Martin, A lbion
MTSSIO;.; AnY GnEETIX as
BC',.. C. E . Poll ock, D. S., Albion
Soxa, "Blest Be T he T ie 'l'hat Binds", led by H o,nucl Tirrill
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B . OLDT, Pastor
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BmmoTCTTON
Oldt, Wesley B.