The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-09-23
CHILDREN'S DAY AT BRI-
cry BRANCH.

A Heart Gladdening Dinner
The Best of Churches and Peo-
ple-Bladen Court.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
Children's Day at good old |
Briery Branch church on Sun
day September 18th was an
occasion of occasions, the sue
cess, pleasure, and profit of
which was measured alone by
the rising and setting of the sun.
IT'S true, for at early sunrise
conveyances of all descriptions
were being loaded with the good
things beneath which the long
table was made to groan when
the dinner hour had arrived;
loaded with bright-faced and ex-
pectant boys and girls; with shy,
blushing young ladies and gallant
young men; loaded with parents,
! too, proud, happy, content. All
this concourse of people. making
for Briery Branch-and such a
scheming and a plotting and a
changing and a swapping until
each certain young man had man.
aged to get near to that other
certain one, the very being near
whom meant happiness without
limitation. And that .selfsame
sun had sunk again to rest before
this good, this happy people, had
reassembled at their homes.
The exercises began at 1000
O'Clock. Mr.. C. L. Long. super
intendent of the Sunday school,
was master of ceremonies, and
Mr.. ]. w. McDuffie, leader of the
choir. Different members of the
Sunday school classes gave reci-
tations. and Bible questions were
asked by the superintendent and
responded to by the entire school.
The questions and recitations
were selected with the greatest
care and taste, and the large con-
gregation exemplified striking
interest in the entire proceeding.
| The recitations and Bible ques-
tons were interspersed with mu-
sic-not instrumental music, nor
yet screaming, and screeching
and cooling: not that kind of mu-
sic that is to be seen and not
heard; not the fabrication of some
fantastic artists brain; but good
old-time music with swing, a
volume, a harmony, a cadence, a
rythm; music that sprang span
taneously from the hearts and
souls of the assemblage of good
honest folk-a people who ex.
, pected neither praise nor pay as {
, reward for their music, but who
having completely thrown aside
: week-a-day cares and come to the
, house Of God for a day of wor
, ship, sang because they just fell
; like they could not keep from
: singing. There's music for you
At 11:OO o'clock Rev. J. M
Gibbs. of Hope Mills, delivered
an address on the Bible. N
more impressive talk could hav,
been delivered than that to which
Mr.. Gibbs treated his hearers
The church was packed, and no
a man woman or child could hav
been pointed out during the ad
dress but was giving undivide
attention to the speaker as h
showed in a logical and interest
ing manner what the Bible reall
means to the people today. N
one could have listened to tn
speaking without being thankfl
that the privilege of this gres
Book can be unreservedly elaine
by one and all.
Next came dinner-and such
dinner, too! No sooner had
been noised around that it VIZ
time to eat than there came frol
every buggy, cart, wagon an
surry either a box or a baske
The long table stretching beneat
the tall pines was loaded ar
: loaded. For the sake of our oW
q feelings we refrain from givir
F! a list of the tempting eatables
which all present were invited
n help themselves. And help then
selves they did, too, as only
happy and care-free people cal
But when all were satisfied, whe
the word enough was write
on every face, we do not belle,
that seven baskets would ha,
held what yet remained.
After dinner the regular exc
cises were resumed until abol
Il 2:3O, when Bayard Clark, ESQ
s. delivered an adde's on the SUI
B day school. Mr.. C. L. Long an
Mr. 7 w Mcn,1ffio for tho Or,