Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-07-09
Dedicatory Exercises.

Politicians have slogans that rally
their friends around them, nations
have slogans that call their people to
patriotism. The only church slogan l
know, if it may be called one, which
rallies the listeners, is the phrase, '"an
|all-day meeting with dinner on the
grounds" One of these occasions
was the sixth of July when the First
Baptist Church of Edgefield was ded-
|icated and when, from many miles
around people came to hear three
mastery sermons and to clasp the
hands of old and new friends.
II have heard it said that anyone
who has ever lived in Edgefeld or
visited here likes to come back again.
Sunday we saw that those who have
preached here like to come and
preach again.
literature and speech making may
Ebe divided into three classifications:
the literature which causes us to be
inspired, to be uplifted and helped;
that which teaches, instructs and
clarifies; that which arouses, stirs,
and stimulates. know of no better
illustration of this than the sermon
Of the morning by DR.. M. D. Jeffries,
which inspired us to give the best of
ourselves to the service of God; the
sermon of the afternoon by DR.. P. j.
Mclean which instructed US in the
thought that the world owed great
debtGto the Christian church, and the
sermon of the evening by DR.. c. E.
|Burts which aroused US to the
thought that the Brotherhood of man
and Democracy belong to the new or
der Of living.
The excellent music which always
improves any meeting was furnished
by Miss Helen Dorm and Mrs. Lily
ST Gogburn at the pipe organ, Misses
Miriam Norris, Elizabeth Calliham
and Mrs. A. B. Carwile, being assist
ed BY an able choir and orchestra of
yonngS people.
81 This was an occasion when the
aged grew middle aged and the mid
q ggd grew youthful during these
IS 5ces which helped everyone. go:
i9ssf5f. N.s e. Zee was che Scentre from
which all this good will radiated.
Some preachers are popular with all
of the people some of the time, with
some of the people all of the time,
but DR.. Lee is popular with all of the
people all of the time.
We were glad to welcome among
us our friends of the other churches
of the town. Our friendship and fell
lowship with God grows in proportion
to our friendship with our fellowman
and our spirit of good will toward all
fellow-workers of all denomina-
tions.
Several men were talking about
the uniting of all the churches. One
man, a Methodist, using the argu-
ment that since they were all Joined
together by a common tie of brother
hood, since they were all impelled by
the same power toward the same goal
and all more or less alike, they
might be compared to train of cars.
Since they were so closely associated,
he thought there was only a step to
the goal of uniting. One gentleman
lin the crowd, Baptist, said he
thought the comparison very apt
one provided that his denomination
might represent the pullman cars of
the train. The Methodist replied that
the idea would be very appropriate
since he understood tnat among tne
Baptists there were good many
"sleepers. Sunday was a day OF
awakening when the drowsy-eyed
Baptists came to the realization of
the huge task set before US. In the
words of the Marseillaise might say
"Awake we sons of our country,
The day of glory has arrived"
The day of glorious achievement
for the Kingdom of God has come,
not only through the Baptists or any
other sect but through all those who
call themselves Christians.
FLORENCE MINIS.