Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-06
Among the Local Churches.

Among the Local Churches.
Rev. J. W. Morgan, who returned
the latter part of last week from
Philadelphia, where he attended the
Baptist Worlds Alliance as dele
gate from the Henderson Baptist
church, gave to his congregation
last Sunday morning partial but
very interesting account OF that
great meeting and its work. This
was one of the greatest and most
important religious meetings that
has been held in America for some
time, and the members OF the Hen
derson congregation were therefore
very deeply interested in what their
pastor had to tell them about it.
The partial report given by him Sun
day morning was not only interest
ing but very instructive and helpful
with reference to the work OF this
great religious denomination.
The children of the NJ. E. Church
gave a most enjoyable song service
at the regular Sunday morning hour.
The several choruses beautifully rem
dered by the Sunday school choir
we're interspersed by nice recitations
and other interesting exercises. In
a we'll rendered dialogue, which was
a plea for the heather who comes to
our shores, the leading parts were
given by Miss Lorena kittrell and
Master George Nelson. A beautiful
solo by Miss Elizabeth Corbitt was
another very attractive and enIoya-
BILE feature of the hour. The elegant
auditorium of the church was beau
tifully decorated with evergreens,
among which canary birds in pretty
little swinging cages, chirping and
singing, mingled their sweet notes
with the glad voices OF the children
in their pretty songs and recitations.
At the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning a special service was held
for the Vance Guards, who will leave
next Sunday afternoon for their an
nual encampment at Camp Glenn,
near Morehead City. The Guards
marched to the church in regular
order, and up the middle aisle to the
front middle pews, which had been
reserved for them. As they quietly
and orderly entered the church in
single file they presented fine ap-
pearance and were much admired by
the congregation. After the regular
preliminary services and the splen-
didly rendered special music for the
occasion, Rev. j. A. Mcclure preached
a very practical and thoughtful ser
mon to the Guards from Phil. 3,
1914, holding up the great Apostle
to the Gentiles as his ideal of the
Christian soldier, and telling the
young soldiers before him that they
must have definite aim and purpose
in life, deep and firm convictions,
and must enter upon the great bat
ties of life with much earnestness if
they would win the only victories
that are worth fighting for. 1t was
a strong sermon and very appropri-
ate to the occasion, and at the con-
clusion of the service the Guards re-
tired from the church in single file as
quietly and orderly as they had en-
tered, and marched back to the ar
mory where they were disbanded.
The entire company was in full uni
form. One OF the interested on-look-
ers, though not in uniform, was Gen
eral Francis A. Macon, of this city,
who never fails to take lively inter-
est in all things military, as well as
regular church services.
The evening service at this church
last Sunday was somewhat OF an in
novation in the way of church ser
vices in Henderson, being held on the
pretty lawn in front OF the church at
Z o'clock, temporary seats having
been provided for the congregation.
This open-air service was much en-
joyed and appreciated by a large
congregation. The hymns used were
all old and familiar ones and were
sung with a zest that is not alto
gether common when the new
tangled music is being rendered in
"up-to-now" style by a select choir
and big pipe organ.
Rev. l. W. Hughes preached twice
at Holy Innocents Sunday, and at
st. Johns, Williamsboro, in the af-
ternoon. In the morning Miss Mar
garet Steadman's sweet, well trained
soprano voice was heard in "One
Sweetly Solemn Thought" and at
night in "Thy Will Be Done"
The usual services we're held at the
Methodist Protestant church last
Sunday by the pastor, Rev. R. NJ.
Andrews. There was special and
beautifully rendered music by the
choir at both morning and evening
services, and this together with two
splendid sermons made it a good
day for all who attended this church.
There were no services at the
Christian church last Sunday, owing
to the absence from the city OF the
pastor, who was away filling other
appointments. But the usual ser
vices will be held at this church next
Sunday.
Notwithstanding the intense heat,
Sunday was altogether a good day
for the churches of Henderson and
their earnest and consecrated pas
tors. as we'll as the church going
public.