The Big Sandy news., 1919-04-04
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
]. L. Pona. Paatnr.

Rev. J. T. Pope, pastor OF the Bap-
tist church, and Mrs. Pope attended a
reconstruction meeting at Ashland the
first OF last week. They report very
successful meeting as far as the
speeches and sermons of the men from
a distance was concerned but the at
tendance was not large. DIR. Ben Bru-
ner. who was a candidate for the Unit
ed States Senate last fall and DR.. O.
F.. Bryan, Missionary Secretary OF the
Baptist General Association OF Ken
lucky were there and delivered some
soul stirring messages. Rev. j. r. Rey-
nolds, pastor of the Washington Ave-
nue. Baptist church, Huntington, w
Va. preached as great a sermon as II
has been the privilege of this writer TO
hear in many years. After all II Is
deplorable fact and one to be very
much regretted, that people will treat
with such silent contempt so great
program as that one was. II men of
such ability and spiritual power as
those men above mentioned have will
come two hundred miles to speak to
the people 1t is nothing to their cred
II not to come to hear them. We won
der some times what these efforts are
worth and what they will accomplish
when no few people give any atten-
tion to them.
Last Sunday. March 80, was Home
and Foreign Mission day in all the
Baptist Sunday schools In the South
ern Baptist Convention. Our Sunday
school made a liberal contribution for
those causes. Now LET us forget that
we gave anything at that time and be
just as ready to come again the next
time. The ones to come cross with
something respectable the next time.
1t will be interesting to hear how
many thousand dollars were contrib
uted last Sunday by all the Sunday
schools of the South. Ii will be large.
Missionary Society.
The Ladies Missionary Society met
with Sister Yates Friday the 2Sth, that
being her 10th birthday. Many of her
friends came bringing tokens of their
love and good wishes. The subject
for the evening was: THE House
and THE Margaret Fund
Mrs. j. T. Pope explained the origin,
aim and results of each and gave a
few gleanings from the Reconstruction
meeting at Ashland. Following the
closing prayer by Mrs. Vaughan came
a pleasant social hour during which
most delicious refreshments were serv-
ed. All honor to Mrs Rife who knows
Just how to make every one feel free
and happy. With a hearty handshake
and wish for many happy returns
of the day to our genial hostess. all
departed feeling that It had been an
eveGing spent for the glory of God
and the good feeling of his humble
followers.
Those present at the missionary
meeting and others who called later
were: Mrs. p. Fl. Vaughan, Mrs. d. c..
Spencer, Mrs, Dunlap Waldeck, Mrs.
At Wellman. Mrs. Helen Gesrhart,
Mrs. jeff Wilson, Mrs. Geo. Kirk Miss
Lizzie jackson, Mrs. VIM. HayB Mrs
Tom Ferguson. Miss Ollie PieG Aiss
Stella Conley, Miss Margaret Lackey.
Mrs. f. II, Yates, Misses MART and
Elizabeth Yates. sgrs. Billie H'te Ma a5-
er VIM. Yates.
Pastors ,nouncemcn.s.
SUNDAY school 40 a. m.
Preaching service 10:30 al.
Evening worship 1900 O'CLOCK.
Prayer meeting Wednesd p. m.
First Wednesday nigh y each
month business meeting.
You are cordially ,invites b attend
all services. J. T. POPE. Pastor.