The Robesonian., 1918-08-26
AT LAKE JUNALUSKA

AT LAKE JUNALUSKA,
A Perfect Day at a Lovely Place
Where Many Notable Folks
Gather to Improve Themselves
In Christian Work-Personal
Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Waynesville, Aug. 19.-Dear
Friends: The doctor and the chauf-
feur returned in safety from Robson
and brought friend, N. w. Jenkins
of Fairmont, who by his second day
here was as much in love with Way
nesville's GOODNESS as we were. 1t
was his first visit to the mountains
hut will not be the last, warrart. Of
course we were glad to have him and
xladder still to welcome Mrs. w. l.
Linkhaw and the dear children from
Lumberton; who are comfortably fix
ed at The Bon Air and improving
every day. The baby is the pet Of the
whole house and we shall be so sorry
to give him up.
Next came our son and his wife.
What a pleasure! But he soon said
roodbye and went to his work at Camp
iWadsworth, answering his country's
call to duty. A letter from him this
morning brings good news, that he is
well pleased, glad to help, and ready
- Nrfhon
comes. His wife is with us awhile
md helping me to bear this, the worst
trial Il have ever had. hope to be as
brave as the rest of you mothers.
sYour example is helping me every
day. tia
al This morning we greeted with great
tpleasure Mrs. G. Y. Jones and chill
{dren Of Laurinburg, who had come IN
Aast night. They tell us you are still
Jsweltering in heat down there.
We are having unusually hot wealth
er here, yet the thermometer has not
passed 80 degrees. We are sorry for
YOU but we enjoy having to pull up
the blankets by midnight, just the
same. We are expecting more friends
from Lumberton and Fayetteville and
hope they will come soon.
Last Sunday I spent at Lake Juna-
luska attending the last day of the
last large gathering they will have
this year. This was Haywood county
day, too, day especially for friendly
reunions of friends, and there we,e
over two thousand people there, yet
as the wonderful umbrella auditor
ium holds four thousand five hum
dred, there was no crowding.
It was a perfect day, with cloud
less sky, a cool breeze from the lake,
which looked like mirror. The doc
tor left me there but l soon found
friends and went to the auditorium,
where the Sunday school classes We're
finishing. They have special Sun
day school building, built over the
lake, but it would not hold the crowd:
I found seat and watched the crowd
come in, of course strangers to me,
I thought, but one of the first to come
was C. C. Covington cmolassess
king") of Wilmington, with his good
wife, then Capt. and Mrs. p. L: Hart
and Mrs. w. H. Shaw and Miss Wheel
er, all Wilmington friends. l also m
several preacher friends, among them
being Rev. z. Paris, formerly of Lum-
berton. who with his wife was at
tending the Bible conference. The ser
vice opened with old-fashioned Meth
odist singing and though we had a
piano. violin, slide trombone and cor
ret, we drowned them out and made a
joyful noise unto the Lord" even
though we couldn't sing. The sermon
was by DIR. Kincherbocker, called "The
Texas Whirlwind." 1t was magnifi-
cent, and at it's close he called for
renitents and they came, grown young
men and two of them were converted.
They had been having revival ser
vices every night and these two young
men had attended.
We also had a report from Rev
George Stewart of the seasons work
and as he told of the finest lecturers
preachers, teachers in the U. S., some
of them being Methodists but more
of other denominations, who had beer
there, how | wished / and all others
who want to know things could have
been there. The Sunday school insti-
tute was taught by gentleman from
Chicago who is considered the best
Sunday school man in America.
had heard him lecture q week before.
All Of our bishops, except two, have
been there, and three from the North
ern Methodist church. Several for
eign and many home missionary work
ers have been there. some on furlouol
to rest but all taking the training
courses, trying to do better work
saw grey raircd men and womel
studying as hard as I ever did a
f,reensNC"o COLLAGE to be better Sur
day school teachers, among them be
ing my own loved Mrs Lucy Robert
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