The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-11-28
THANKSGIVING DAY.

Genenally Observed in Lumber
ton-Services at the Various
Churches and Contributions
for Orphanages Dinner for
the Inmates of the County
Home.
Thanksgiving Day in Lumber
ton was very much like Sunday,
as usual. There was an almost
complete suspension of business,
the banks being closed, OF course,
all the stores being closed the
greater part OF the day, and
most of the industrial plants be-
ing closed down. Services were
held at all the churches except
the Methodist, where Thanks
giving services were held
Wednesday evening. The COL
lection at this church was for the
laundry Of the Methodist Or
phanage at Raleigh and amount
ed to S48. .42.
Services were held for the first
time Thanksgiving Day in the
new First Baptist church and
many from other churches met
with the Baptist congregation in
this first service. Miss Rebecca
Ward presided at the pipe organ
and on the pulpit with the pastor,
Rev. G. H. Durham, were Rev.
R. E. Sentelle, superintendent of
the Lumberton graded schools,
and Rev. R. A. Moore of Red
Springs. After several songs,
prayer by Mr.. Durham, reading
of Scripture lesson by Mr.. SEN
telle and prayer by Mr.. Moore,
Mr.. Durham announced that it
was not the intention to make
the service conform to the usual
order Of first services, but it
would be simplya a Thanksgiving
service and later it was the in
tention to have a dedicatory SER
vice. Mr.. Durham expressed
his great qualification at the
bringing so nearly to completion
of the new church and said that
since the beginning Of the work
there had not been the least
friction and he had never seen
so much loyalty, so much devo-
ton and less selfshness. Mr..
Durham then called upon Mr.. R.
| D. Caldwell. chairman Of the
building committee of the church,
and Mr.. S. Mcintyre, a member
of the building committee ane
also a trustee of the Thomas
vile Orphanage, who responded
with appropriate remarks. The
collection for the Thomasvillt
Orphanage amounted to $157 ane
collection of $6 was taken fol
Jesse Ivey, a cripple who is il
need. Preaching services will b.
held in the new church regularl,
hereafter, but Sunday school will
E be held in the old church for tn
present.
Rev. A. E. Baker preached a
t the Presbyterian church and tn
collection there, for the Bariun
| Springs Orphanage, amounte'
: to $1O2.
] The usual Thanksgiving ser
: vice was held Thursday mornin,
! at the Gospel tabernacle. It
: the custom Of this congregation
0 take a thank offering for som
special object and on this occs
: sion the offering was for the pull
j pose of doing some needed wor
j on the inside of the church. Tn
: collection was not sufficient
: finish the work desired and hel
s from any friends of the wor
: will be appreciated. Thursda
evening before the hour fe
:, prayermeeting the congregatio
d assembled at the church wit
n bundles galore and proceeded
Il the parsonage, where they gay
r. Pastor Weiss a good poundin!
@ The congregation then returne
J. to the church, where a prais
!. service, led by the new paste
:. Rev. G.. B. Weatherbee, W;
3 held. AS has been mentioned
% The Robesonian, Mr.. Weiss, a
t. ter the service Thursday. begs
IN his work as superintendent of tt
Missionary Alliance in this Sta
and Mr.. Weatherbee, who a
riA7d Wednesday night fro
- Kissimee, Fla. succeeds him
- active charge of the work her
az az Mr.. Weiss will make Lumbert'
~ " his headquarters and his fami
u u will continue to live here.
- The hearts Of the inmates
-, the county home were ma
y glad on this day of genel
10 10 thanksgiving by bountiful di
Ie ner contributed by the citiZe