Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - August 27, 1904 THE FIRST MISSIONARY Sunday, August 13, 1904, will be a red letter day for time and eternity, to a circle of human souls whom God Almighty can name and number. Worcester township, Montgomery county, has given a fair daughter to go forth in the spirit of the Apostle Paul and bring the glad tidings, to those who have not yet learned of their Savior Jesus Christ. Farewell services were held last Sunday for Miss Flora K. HEEBNER, before her departure for missionary work in Shansi, China, under the auspices of the Mission Board of the Schwenkfelder church, in the Worcester church. Those who took a direct part in the exercises were, John H. SCHULTZ, as presiding officer; Josiah D. HEEBNER, as music director; the Worcester choir, Revs. E.S. ANDERS, G.K. MESCHTER and O.S. KRIEBEL; Carlotta SCHULTZ, Mr. BROWN, Harvey K. HEEBNER and the missionary herself, Miss HEEBNER. The large audience room was crowded with members of the various local churches of the Schwenkfelder church, besides many friends of Miss HEEBNER, living in the community or at distant places. The exercises throughout were of a simple, deeply spiritual, harmonious and impressive nature, long to be remembered. The Sunday school convention, held the day previous in the Towamencin church, had in part paved the way for the spiritual uplift the day afforded and also expressed its feelings in the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, "That we hereby express our hearty appreciation of the christian spirit shown by our fellow member, Miss Flora K. HEEBNER, who is about to sail for China, that we wish her safety, health, success on her voyage, in her labors and a safe return to our midst and that we pledge her our sympathy, our prayers and support, moral, financial and in other ways." It is impossible to report adequately the effect of the exercises or to give a summary of the addresses delivered. Among the salient thoughts brought out must be noted these: The reality, the personality of Jesus Christ, the guidance given human souls by the Guiding Hand, the grandeur of a life devoted to missionary work, the cheering aspects of such labors, the glorious privilege of gathering fruitage unto the day of the final account, the need of living the Christ life in the daily walk and conversation, the satisfaction that must come to parents who have children to go to missionary work. Surely a missionary is to be envied not pitied or mourned for in view of the stern realities of the here and the hereafter. Miss Flora KRAUSS HEEBNER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. HEEBNER, was born and raised in Worcester township, educated in the public schools, at West Chester, Pennsburg and Oberlin. She goes forth as a member of the Schwenkfelder church, under the auspices of the Boards of Missions of her church and of the Congregational church, supported conjointly by her own church and a Women's Mission Board of Chicago. Her field of labor will be the Shansi Mission, in North China, made forever memorable by the heroic lives and deaths, of both foreign missionaries and native christians during the Boxer movement of 1900. Her work will be of an educational nature and will as a first step make it necessary for her to give careful study to the Chinese language itself. She left home on Wednesday on her trip to her field of labor, that will take her 12,000 miles from home and keep her from home seven years. All honor to the family, the church, the community that has a son or a daughter to give to such Christ-like service for humanity. These words, quite inadequate to the occasion, may appropriately be closed by the following lines written for the occasion and expressive of the thought of Miss HEEBNER: My Saviour, Lord of all, I heard thy loving call, Thy call for me. What wilt Thou have me do, all, all life's journey through? I concecrate anew. My all to thee, Go, take my bread and feed, My brethren - those in need - Nor let one die. I am with you always. I heard thy dear voice say "Thy word I shall obey," Was my reply. Hence I shall leave those near, My parents, brethren dear, and sail away. Some day I hope to meet, Some day I hope to greet, All, at the Master's feet. To stay for aye. MR. BAER ENTERTAINS EMPLOYES The employes of four of the largest paper mills of Reading, of which George F. BAER, the president of the P. & R. railroad, is also president, had a picnic at Willow Grove Park on Saturday as the guests of Mr. BAER. The president had provided a specsal train for their accommodation. TWO COWS KILLED BY LIGHTNING A number of buildings were damaged throughout this section during the heavy thunder storm of Sunday morning and two cows belonging to Asa ROTHENBERGER, midway between Pennsburg and Geryville, were killed. YOUTH'S DYING REQUEST "I want you to take care of my remains in about an hour," was the request made by Walter BELL, of Norristown, to officer DUDDY on Sunday evening. "What's the trouble," demanded the officer, "are you tired of living? "Well, I just drank a quantity of laudanum and I don't think it will take a great while to fix me," replied BELL, coolly. After walking a square BELL asked for a glass of water. While drinking it he fell in a heap and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. It is said BELL has been despondent for several days because a young woman had refused to marry him. BREY WON FIRST PRIZE The second and concluding day of the fifth annual mid-summer target tournament at Griesemersville, was well attended last Thursday. M.S. BREY, of Geryville, won first prize, and L. WERTZ, of Temple, second. The experts who were present did some great work. They were SQUIRES, of Wilmington, and HAWKINS, of New Haven. The former ran 68 straight. Their scores, however, did not count against the locals. KRAMLICH ran 27 straight. Out of 195 targets HAWKINS hit 185; KRAMLICH, 171; SQUIERS, 184; L. WERTZ, 175; M.S. BREY, 176, and L.M. LINCOLN, 161. FAMILY REUNION The fifth annual reunion of the BERGEY Family Association will be held at ZERBER's Park, near West Point, on Saturday, August 27th. The morning session will open at 10.30 with a business meeting. Recess will be taken at 12 o'clock till 1.30 p.m. for luncheon. At 1.30 afternoon session will begin with music and addresses lasting till 3 o'clock. At three o'clock the games will begin, with a ball game, Norristown vs. Pottstown.