The Robesonian., 1918-09-19
LUMBERToN CAROLINA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1e 1914
CHURCH NEWS NOTES.

CHURCH NEWS NOTES.
Rev. DIR. G. L. Greaves Resigns
Passionate of First Baptist to Ac-
cept Call to First Church of
Bowling Green, KY. |
DR.. Charles L. Greaves, for over
four years pastor of the First Baptist |
church Of Lumberton, has been called
church of Bowling Green, Kentucky, !
and has accepted the. call.
DR.. Greaves has had the call under
consideration for over two weeks, and
has found it hard to decide as to the
path of duty. He says he has been
satisfied with his splendid church
here every moment he has served it
The church has been harmonious and
progressive, and there has never been
anything but the closest cooperation
and sympathy between pastor and
people. If he were to consult his
comfort and ease only he would re
main here, especially since the heart
| bonds are so strong. He has been
especially touched by the offer of the
finance committee to see to it that it
should involve no monetary sacrifice
on his part to stay, they offering to
equal the salary offered by the Ken
lucky church. Of course he could
not let that be a determining factor
one way or the other.
The church to which DR.. Greaves
;, goes is one of the most prominent
churches in the South. It has a
membership of about twelve hundred,
about equalling that Of all other de-
nominations there combined. In addi-
! ton to the large resident membership
there is large student population.
!. Western Kentucky Normal school last
year enrolled eighteen hundred pupils
from fifty counties of western Ken
lucky, and is quite near the church.
Over fifty per cent Of its students are
, Baptists. Bowling Green business
university enrolled over a THOUSAND
students last year from many States
In addition there is Ogden college, a
r small junior college for young men
All these institutions are quite near
the Baptist church. The church has
made ample provision for it's great
l opportunity so far as building is con
cerned by erecting magnificent stone
n temple costing $125, 900. Rss,entls
they raised sixty thousand dollars II
one month with which to pay off al
= Indebtedness on the building.
Il The town has about twelve thou
! sand inhabitants, mostly white. l
+ is situated in the rolling uplands AM
y in the cave country, Mammoth cav
; being only about thirty miles away
. It is in the midst Of rich stock an
agricultural country.
= DR.. Greaves feels that he canno
o deny the harder and more responsible
: task involved. He expects to NOV
sometime in October.
4 Of the work at Bowling Green IN
= E. Y. Mullins of the Southern Baptls
q seminary writes: "Something uniqu
q and wonderful, one Of the finest oI
4 portunities in America" DR.. Robert
SON of the same institution says. ~
,s tremendous opportunity to reach tn
young life gathered in the schools
IT. All DR.. Greaves' friends who know tn
- conditions at Bowling Green hav
al strongly advised him to accept.
< DR.. Greaves is recognized as one
80 the ablest Baptist ministers of tn
4 State and that he has received ca
!: = to such a magnificent field causes n
p surprise to those who know him. d
H.. and his family are popular here VIII
q. people Of ali denominations and tnos
n, of no church affiliations as we'll ar
~ the entire community will regret e.
ed ceedinglv to lose them. DR.. Greav;
n. will probably go to his new chure
~ about the middle of October.
al Bishop Kilgo at Maxton Mex
Ie' Ie'' Sunday.
. Last weeks Scottish Chief says tn
81. St. Paul's Methodist church at Ma
3; ton. "a beautiful edifce Of Spanish
chitecture," will be dedicated Su
1e, day. the 22nd inst, by Bishop John
n Kilgo. This church was organized
be 1876. The corner stone OF the prese
ire church building was laid in 1906.
Rev. A. L. Ormond Will Emit
N. Army "Y" Work.
The Scott sh Chief says that Re
A. L. Ormond, who is completing
nd fourth wear as pastor of the Meth
dist church at Maxton, has voluntee
al cd and been accepted for army 7.
IN G. A. work and expects to go ne
month to the Blue Ridge tram
Sx- school. His family will go with n
and his daughters, Misses Myra
Edith, will have charge OF the H.
oo Lee hall.
&C. &C. Robson Union Meeting septe'
Ieo. har o7-28-
nd wa Co.,
nts Friday forenoon, II o'clock-Serm
gn- by A. H. Porter. .+;
$50 Friday afternoon-The Elevat'
Iall effect Of Christian Literature.
day Fleming, R. E. Clark: Oh
ted The call for trained Sunday Sen
wer Teachers-E. J. Britt, L. p. Dally:
How best correct the living OF
rim consistent church members-R.
ant Cashwen, R. A. Hedgepeth; "
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