Goldsboro weekly argus., 1914-02-05
CONGREGATION cprCuD,
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
WORKERS IN THE CAUSE
FRIDAY NIGHT IN
FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH.

of CHURCH.
r. Ihere has surely never before he.
~ assembled in Goldsboro a more sn1e
IN ulo audience than that which W;
RS gathered in the First Baptist chure
10 friday night as Union meeting in II
le interest OF Sunday School promotio
= under the auspices of the Nation,
Sunday School Association. AS inte,
est In the great spiritual work of til
q sunday School was the influence thu
d lmpelled the presence of SO large
f congregation it was to be expecte
! that It's personnel would be of th
type -tnat 1t Was-and certainly coul
no better type of people be gathere
s anywhere on earth than this same con
d sregahon that greeted Rev. DR.. Brow
and Rev. ]. w. Long, here in Colds
ooro, for they were Goldsboro peo
pie, and as each of these distinguish
ed and much and widely travelled Wis
ltors stood up to speak the same es
; Innate was given utterance by them.
This union meeting under the ans.
plces OF the National Sunday School
Association had been heralded in the
Argus for some days, and in it's col
umns was told that Rev. DIR. w. A,
Brown, of Chicago, Superintendent of
the National Sunday School Associa-
ton, and Rev. J. W. Long, of Green's
boro, Secretary of the North Carolina
sunday School Association, would be
| present and make addresses.
Su1flce it to say that the editor of
tne Argus was never prouder of Colds
! boro, nor more confident of tangible
evidence that it is The Best Town in
the State than as he sat in the beauti-
full and inspiring First Baptist church
last night and viewed that assemblage
of Goldsboro citizens and felt the i'm
preston they must be making upon
the distinguished visitors who were
to address them.
The musical program of the evening
which preceded the addresses. was un-
der the direction of Dr. VardreyMcBee.
OF the I. o. o. F. Orphan Home. and
was itself an inspiring feature. DR..
McBee is master of the organ, and
as the congregation gathered and
waited last night, he sat at the great
pipe instrument and brought from it's
keys-its Incompatible scope. ripIing
tides of harmony, rivers, brooks and
cataracts of melody, white capped
waves OF sweet tones, bearing the |
souls of his enthrilled hearers away |
into summer seas they had never sail
towering mountains loomed in purple
glory, and love and nobleness and un-
earthly beauty combined in proclaim
ing the glory of God.
And then was heard that sweetest
OF all music the human voice in songs
of praise to the Creator First Misses
Eunice and Mildred Edmundson in a
duet that was super1atively beautiful,
their sweet and faultless voices blend
ing as exquisitely as spun glass; Next
Miss Bessie Bronson, whose voice is
OF rare sweetness and that reached
every corner and nook of the spacious
edifice with a distinctness that showed
its compass and culture. She was |,
followed by Mr.. John Arment in a bass
solo-"Lead Kindly Light':-that was
both sermon and a prayer beautiful
and powerful in its rendition, and he
IN turn was followed by Mrs. T. NAL
|
ald in duet that opened the very
windows of the soul for the rays of J.,
grace to penetrate and responsive
prayer to pass out and upward. ,
After this Mr.. E. d. Pusey, Superin-
endent of the City Schools, who had ,
oeen asked to preside, announced the
irst hymn, and this was fntoned by
he organ and taken up by the large
;hoir and congregation combined and !,
he superb chorus-not of ten nor of :
wenty but of five hundred-nay a {
thousand voices-all singing, singing .
n harmonious accord until it sounded
like the voice of many waters" that
St. John heard in heaven-a great
golden anthem of praise. No wonder
t inspired thes speakers who follow
ID: no wonder it impressed them that
hey had come into an environment
,ut of which might well be expected
o be raised on high the legend pro-
claiming that Wayne county, Of which
soldsboro is the capital city, is the
Banner County of the State''
Mr.. Pusey next asked Rev. N. III. d.
Wilson, pastor of ST. Paul M. E.church,
o lead in prayer, which he did In
beautiful and appropriate words, fer
vently spoken and voicing the senti-
nent of all hearts of his hearers.
Mr.. Pusey then stated the object of