Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-12-03
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Members of Baptist Church
Subscribed Large Sum.
Thanksgiving Day y.
Observed.

Sunday, November 80, will be a
memorable day for the members of
the Baptist church. This day was the
beginning of the great drive for the
campaign. The day was begun with
the sunrise prayer meeting and in the
early gray dawn, the members began
to arrive and scarcely before sunrise
the church was practically filled. This
was the greatest prayer service in
the history of the church. 1t was a
most wonderful and memorable hour
as in prayer and song, the hearts of
all went up for the great drive.
The service lasted an hour, and at
10 o'clock Sunday school was held,
then the regular service, at which
time, the pastor, Rev. w. S. Brooke,
devoted to discussing points of the
campaign.
At 2:30 the nine teams, of five
each, gathered at the church and af-
ter full instructions, started out on
the drive.
The report was made at the even
ing service, the church being filled
with happy and expectant people.
They were expectant of great things
and great things were heard. The
church was apportioned $4,000 and
gave S6O,O32.50. AS this was read
out, "Praise God from whom all
blessings flow," burst in song from
the lips of all.
Thanksgiving day was fttingly OBJ
served here. All public buildings and
stores were closed for the day. At
II o'clock a union service was held
in the. Baptist church, the various
choirs furnishing the music and a
beautiful Sermon was preached by
Rev. Ed. Kinartl, of the Ss j ohm
Lutheran church. It has been the
custom to give the objection ito the
orphanages, but this iEse Is as:sto
be given to a negro family of the
town, the man and woman being i'll
with pneumonia, and in a needy con-
dition. A committee, one from each
chuch was appointed to use the funds
for their good as they saw fit.
This committee was composed of
Messrs. T.. R. Hoyt, Methodist
church; j. C. Lewis, Baptist church;
Chas. Lamb, Presbyterian and Mr..
Derrick, Lutheran church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belton Stevens of
Good Hope have moved to Johnston
to make their home.
Miss Eliza Minis is i'll with pneu-
monia, this having developed last
week. Her many friends hope for her
an early recovery.
On Thanksgiving evening a "Com-
munity Sing" was held in the Opera
House, this being the first of the
kind ever had here and was so en-
joyed and so inspirational that it
made this the beginning of many
more for the future. Music is of the
arts, the most impressionable and the
vast part it played in the war with
'Uncle Sam" as song leader is we'll
known, and now that the war is over,
we are having songs of peace and
ss..crae, folk songs, love songs and pa
triot md inspirational songs. The
value of song cannot be estimated.
The time for the Christmas carol
is approaching and they will mean
more this year than ever before, as
songs of peace and love are sung.
This Community Sing was further
ed by the Apollo Music club, and was
conducted by Rev. David Kellar, who
is a fine singer, and good musi-
clan. The sing was held in the Opera
House which was given by Mr.. Hill
liary Crouch, one of the towns pub,
lie spirited men, and at the close he
stated that he had so enjoyed the
sing,> the Opera House was again at
the disposal of the club members fol
another sing.
Miss Nina Edison hiss been quite
i'll for the past two weeks, suffering
from partial paralysis. A trained
nurse is with her.
Master Marion Lott, who has been
so sick from an attack of pneumonia
is now better. A trained nurse was
secured to assist in nursing him.
The State U. D. C. convention is ir
progress this week in Columbia and
Mrs. o. D. Black, End State vice.