The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-01
FROM A
FORMER CA|RO|TE
FEW. T. j. PORTER EXPASToR OF
THE CAIRO BAPTIST CHURCH
WRITES INTERESTING
LETTER.
TO THE DAILY BULLETIN
Roanoke, Ala. Where He is Now 10
Gated, is a Great Cotton Town
Has Many Fine
Churches.

The hosts Of Cairo friends of Rev
T. j. Pcrer. former pastor of the
Cairo Baptist church in this city,
who is now located at Roanoke, Ala
will be interested greatly to read the
following letter The Bulletin received
from him yesterday
Roanoke, Ala. Nov 2S, 1906
Cairo Daily Bulletin, Cairo. Ill:
Perhaps few remarks and few
lews items from former Cairo ciJi-'
.en would be read with some interes,
by your readers, % here goes a Few
adifyng reflections. The Bulletin
makes its daily visits to me and | as
sure you it is always welcome Wis
tog. In fact il Is the only paper in
The city of Cairo that has made its
way to Roanoke Perhaps the others
ire short on memory and out of sight
out of mind and appreciation but
lot 50 with The Bulletin 1t comes
ally with all the news of the city
nd a good portion of news the word
round
Perhaps some Of the acquaintance
lf this writer would be pleased 20
now something about Roanoke ana
icinity. so | VIII endeavor To ten you
something about my new home from
Z commercial and religious standpoint
roanoke is one of the liyeliest towns
Northeast Alabama On last Tues
lay. just one week ago today, there
5ere over seven hundred balls of cot
brought here and sold It was
picturesque scene to look at the long
tring of cotton wagons stretched out
or more than a mile from the cotton
warehouse. Tile banks Of Roanoke
laid out over 100000 that day. Mere
han $50 600 changed hands that same
lay Money is plentiful and every
hing good to eat is cheap Big, fat
elbow legged chickens can be borgat
ere for % aud - cent This !
now viii charm the chicken-hungry
afro preachers. Wish they would
ONE down to see me, but | don't
rant them all come at once! One
1t time would last longer and make
he chickens go further.
Roanoke is wonderfully blessed
With good churches The First Bap
St church has typical modern
milding, one Of the finest in the state
rhis church edifice would do credit
o any city Uf hundred thnnsaud
people. In fact, il is one of the very
inest buildings this writer ever saw.
rhe Methodists are building a new
church. The city is going to build
mother new $40 600 addition to the
,ollege building next year. We have
large school and a good number OF
boarding students.
preached last Sunday night to a
,acked house on the Subjects
There a Personal Devil?' and gave
ach one their portion in due season.
We have had ten new members added
o the church since our coming and
several more have written for their
etters and will join us very soon. We
IRE going 10 begin special revival IN
January or February. My brother DR..
J. J. Porter will assist me. We are
expecting a great meeting. We are
also looking forward to the time
when we are 10 have Evangelists Sid
Williams and Brown, who did such
great work in Cairo last winter II
we don't run the devil out of Roanoke
IN February. we surely expect Sid to
get him on the run. ! beg to send my
very best regards and Thanksgiving
greeting 10 all my friends and ac-
auaintances in Cairo. There will al
ways be a warm place in my heart for
he good people Of Cairo.
Yours very fraternally.
r. J. PORTER