French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-03-28
Farewell Service
To Rev. Simpson
Last Sunday Night

Hendersonville Minister Left Monday
for Camp Wheeler to Engage IN
Army Camp Work as Associate
Field DidectOr of American Ked
Cross.
Rev. 7. Ellyson Simpson, for more
| than two years pastor of the
| sonville Presbyterian church, lett on
Monday~for Camp Wheeler at Macon
| Ca. O %engage in the work of assocl
40 field director Of the American
Red Cross.
The sthome service" feature of the
Red Cross work is a new department
and Mr.. Simpson has been compliment
| ed with the second appointment to
this division of work.
The work of Mr.. Simpson will con-
| sist of looking after the welfare, com
| fort and peace of mind. of h boys
in the camps. He will make frequent
visits to the boys, a systematic vista,
ton, except on Sundays. He Will
interest. He will take up with them
matters needing attention. The boys
will have in him a bigger brother; IN
him they will confide as to those
things bearing most heavily upon
their minds, such as problems back
home that are worrying them and
causing anxiety; probably a lonely
wife, inexperienced and worried; a
! kid brother or sister needing advice;
rents or insurance may be due; there
may be sickness; the family may need
protection or assistance in some re-
spect, Mr.. Simpson will give that
close, personal, human, sympathetic
touch that is found in the civil rather
than military side of camp life.
Mr.. Simpson will be provided with
an automobile for use in his service
and an office with stenographer to
enable him to carry on a great volume
Of correspondence with the home
folks and the home Red Cross socie-
ties in the interest of relatives and
loved ones at both ends of the line.
Mr.. Simpson is looking forward to
his new labors with a great deal of
JOY. He has been working hard in
the ministerial work for twelve years
and this will be something of a vaca-
ton for him, a change of work,
though of a nature wherein it is posi-
Bile for him to accomplish great good.
His HendersonviIIe Ministry.
Mr.. Simpsons work in Henderson
vile has been successful. He leaves
his flock in good shape. The church
| - LII d LSd1IIIN COlUlLlOu anu his pGO-
tple are bound to him with strong
cords of love, which is evidenced in
their unwillingness to give him up as
pastor by granting him a leave of alb
sence for six months rather than &C.
cepting his resignation. They look
forward to his return to the further
prosecution of his work. In addition
to the spiritual or religious side of
the work, which has been all that,
could be expected, with the organiza-
ton working we'll and new additions
in membership at frequent intervals,
the church has witnessed a material
progress. Since Nj. Simpson came
here last December two years ago, the
indebtedness on the church building
has been paid and a new nance pro-
perty has been purchased. The |
church building has been improved,
both exterior and interior. All in all, |
things have gone we'll since Mr.. !
Simpson accepted the ~Dastorate.
Love and esteem for Mr.. Simpson
is not limited to his church member
ship. The union meetings of the city
churches have been a means of per
ance and the cultivation of wide de-
sire for his interesting gospel mes
sages. 9 |
Mr.. Simpson came to Henderson
vile from Society Hill, S. c., where
he held his first p~astorate for ten
years, Hendersonville being his Sec
ond %pastorate.
Farewell Services.
Mr.. Simpson delivered his last mes
sage to his congregation Sunday
morning. On Sunday night a union
farewell service was held at the Bap-
fist church previous to the services
conducted by DR.. Booth.
Rey. K w. Cawthon, retiring pas
tor of the First Baptist church, open
ed the service with an explanation Of
its purpose and he was followed by !
Rev. c. S. Blackburn, pastor of the
East Hendersonville Baptist church,
Rev. NJ. f. Moores, pastor of the
Methodist church, and Mr.. Simpson.
Revs. Cawthon, Blackburn and
Moores spoke in high terms of the
departing minister and told of their
enjoyment. of his acquaintance and
Christian fellowship and wished for
him God-speed in his new undertake
ings.
Mr.. Simpson responded briefly, tell
ing of the nature of his new work |
and his desire to engage in what he
considered a very important mission.
He expressed appreciation of the
kIndnesses shown him in Henderson
vile, of his friends and Of the loyalty
OF his church and its evidenced love
for him. He said he was looking>for- ,
ward to the time when he miOhF m