The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1915-06-26

S"'nii iiAu aooclIlDleu I0r night
services, and at $50 the benedic-
ton was pronounced and the peo-
pie were going home. That is
9:30 by standard time.
was in Atlanta on two occas-
ions when | began preaching at
~ O'Clock by South Carolina time
and 8 O'Clock by Central time
There are few men that have ser
vices like DR.. Walker-on time,
In South Carolina | noted the
promptness of DR.. N. G.. Nix of
Orangebnrg, Rev. A. r. Bacote
Society Hill and Rev. James Kirk
land Of Newberry, and some
months ago l preached for DR.. J.
}. Durham in Columbia. He
believes in "Redeeming time"
DR.. Walker and his congrega-
ton worshlppeds in the Sunday
school room - rreat church.
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structureeWf{ich when completed
will cost thirty-five thousand dol
lars ($35, 00o). 1t will be an in
stitutional church. This great
man deserves such house of
worship, for he is great, great
gospel preacher "a deep preach
er. His sermons are high as
heaven, deep as he'll, broad as the
earth tor they save unto the ut
most them that believe. | am
always delighted to visit this, my
old friends and his congregation
or to be in his company. The
collection raised and given me af-
ter my lecture to Men Only was
certainly a surprise to me. It was
more than | expected. The men
gave every dollar he ask for and
Vas more than pleased / can
never forget when visiting Au-
gusta that great scholar and
teacher, that unselhsh, useful
citizen that serves his day and
generation well, the Rev. Silas
X. Flovd. | asked a prominent
citizen .'who are the leading and
first citizens Of Augusta?" This
man is rot =, rember Of DR.. Wal
ker's chu' III nut is a prominent
profession. 'ls.n. and his answer
was '0r. & L. Walker and Rev.
SiIas ~, Floyd are the first citi-
zen> oi Augusta.
DR.. Walker owe ,.uch Of his
great success. be II, Augusta
and elsewhere in America. to his
armor bearer, Silas X. Floyd.
Rev. Floyd is to DR.. Walker
what Emmett j. Scott is to Dr..
Booker T. Washington. In the
audience recognized Col. Judson
w. Lyons, Prof. j. l.. White,
Prof. +. H. Craig, several minis
ters Of the gospel and other pro
mlnent citizens. 1t is known
that Georgia has more "Colonels"
white and colored, thar any
other state in the South. There
was colonel Wilkerson who has
the distinction of being the only
colored steam boat captain in the
city, having had charge of diff
1SI SllC oCCdIil OOdlS IuIt!llHS DC- |
tween Augusta and Savannah for
more than Is years. ColaWilker-
son drove me everywheN unday
md Monday brought me to the
train in his fine touring car. This
genial gentleman took delight in
taking me around. Miss Annie
Adams accompanied me around
on all my trips except to the
meeting for Men Only. | stop
/. + while in Augusta with her
brot,.er-in-law, DR.. G.. S. Carr
who married Miss Annie's sister,
Nell. Both Of these young ladies
lived at one time with the writer
several years ago, and take de- :
light in looking after my welfare |
No chinches visited me in the I,
home. only one large mosquito
paid me a call aud | murdered
him. The bed was roomy and
comfortable. Calls, Mrs. Carr s
brother took pleasure in waiting
on me. DR.. Carr was full of
good cheer and was anxious for
his family to contribute to my
happiness and comfort. V. at
fine garden they have, v. r;"ble
were plentiful, the cofl.. vas
fine and the beef steaks and
roasts were juicy. New pota-
toes and plenty of cake and lots