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SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, JULY 3. 1913.
NUMBER 40
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Marked By Large  Attendance, Joyous  Reunions and  a
Genuinely Happy Time For All Participating.'
Sabbath day, June 29,1913 promises
to mark a new era of progress and
interest in the Presbyterian church of
Saline, for then culminated an ideal
that had long been the thought and
purpose of the people.
Teachers and pupils* were coming
home for the' summer; others, absent
for the year, were coming for their
vacations, with relatives and friends.
So the thought very naturally suggested* itself to our active and wide-awake
Sabbath school superintendent, Lloyd
Eairbank, why not make this event a
homecoming in the church, the Sabbath school and Christian Endeavor.
Instantly "our young brother, one of
the most promising young superintendents in the state of Michigan, in
his usual quiet, unassuming, but aggressive manner began talking home
coming, as though it were already an
assured fact. Such undertakings
had been accomplished by towns and
large municipal communities, on   a
bath school and.during all these intervening -years has been ■ closely identified with-the progress of the school.
-There was a brief review of the past ]
quarter, eniphasizing-jthe thought that
God has a purpose in every life and is
making life's discipline develop our
characters often in ways we fail to
suitably recognize. All was in keeping with the day and the occasion.
And coming back to these home scenes,
as many did, could not but graciously
recognize how God had led them
through all their lives.
The offering in the Sabbath school,
which so often, is regarded as a penny
affair, amounted in cash to over twelve
dollars, and was given without, any
appeal for funds.
The singing by the choir is worthy
of the highest praise, and was rendered
in a highly artistic manner.. Many in
the audience, well qualified to form an
opinion, commending the singing of
the day in most enthusiastic terms.
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SALINE  PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
large scale. Why not turn this civic
festivity to a religious purpose in the
church and make it there a grand social uplift among the people.
Such was the confidence of the people in the sincerity and integrity of
this.young man's purpose, that they
readily fell in with his suggestion.
To some at first, it seemed an arduous,
undertaking, but conference and discussion and no amount of talk pro
and con accomplished the desired end.
The ladies of the church became interested, plans were laid, committess
were appointed; the men, usually conservative, caught the enthusiasm; and
the young people, with youthful zeal
and energy, under gracious and favorable providences, pushed this Home
Coming to an assured success.
The ladies, with their fine sense of
discrimination, declared the initiative
step must be the carpeting of the
church, and with money in their own
treasury for this veryv purpose, they
proceeded to carry forth their purpose,
with every assurance of success.
The church was then festooned with
evergreens and. roses, \syrnbolic of
fragrant precious memories.
The eventful day dawned at last' in
the intense heat of summer, but the
Presbyterians of Saline were too much
interested to notice such physical discomfort. A large audience gathered in
the morning and remained throughout
the day.
In response to widely circulated invi-
ta,tiohs sent to all who had in any wise
been identified with the church, many
guests from abroad were present to
enjoy the uniqua services. The Rev.
Thomas Leith preached the sermon in
the morning. This reverend gentleman
was pastor here when the new and
beautiful church was built, and bis
quiet Scotch humor and persistence
well qualified him for that mighty
task. Many were indeed glad to greet
this good brother and to hear his voice
in* the message thatstill.expressed his
personal interest in the welfare of the
Saline church,       *
After a brief intermission the J3ah-
■bath school session opened, with
Dwight Crittenden presiding. This
good brother, over thirty years ago,
had been su"perintendeat of the Sab-
A very unique feature of the singing
was the presence of those who had
been members of what is called the old
time choir. The sight again oi these
familiar faces, singing with the old
time fervor and keeping well up with
the younger singers, was appreciated
by all present, and made the significance of the day more real to them.
Saline was never more generous to
her guests than at the noon hour of
this auspicious day, when the ladies
of the church had arranged that every
Presbyterian should sit down with
these invited guests to a bountiful and
generous luncheon. Fully^SO partook
of the ladies' hospitality at noon, and
100 remained for supper, and th'e evening service.
The afternoon was given over fo the
reading of congratulations and greetings and messages of love from form;
.er pastors and members who were unable to be present, but who still had a
kindly interest for the Saline church
and people. In these greetings and
heartfelt expressions a! Christian fel
lowshipj-there was the minor strain of
sadness and loss that so many with
whom they had taken counsel and
walked in loving intercourse had
passed from the scenes of this world
and were forever with the Christ who
had redeemed them and bid them.wel-
come amid the glories of heaven.
This silent testimony of the dead was
impressive. These letters came from
eleven states and widely scattered
areas of tlfis great country and were a
striking and suggestive evidence, how
the tender vine planted by that little
colony of early settlers from Newark,
New York, had spread its influence as
they came in 1831 into this section of
Michigan and organized -themselves
into a religious society under the corporate name of ''The First Presbyterian Church Society of Saline."
The Christian Endeavor service was
under the leadership of Prof. Walter
Isbell of Plymouth, one of Saline's
worthy boys and at one time qjosely
identified with Christian Endeavor
and Sabbath school in the old Presby-
terim church of Saline.
The day closed with a union service,
in the evening with the. other, Chris-
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