Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-17
LARGE CROWDS HEAR DR..
]. M. SOMERNDIKE AT
ROUGH POINT, INDIAN
CREEK And WHIT
LEYVILLE.

Those who heard DIR. J. M.
Somerndike last Sunday at Rough
Point, Indian Creek and Whitley
vile, secured a vision for service
that challenges the best there is
in a man or woman.
DR.. Somerndike spoke at Rough
Point in morning, and although
the weather was unusually warm
a large audience greeted him.
AT the close of Sunday-school an
excellent program of songs,
drills and recitations conducted
by the superintendent, Alonzo
McCawley, was enjoyed by the
audience. After giving a short
talk to the children, DIR. Somern-
dixie plunged into the heart of
the Sermon on the Mount. show
ling from it that the Christian
religion was not only to be lived
on Sunday, but every day in the
week. His treatment of the
Lords prayer was masterful.
Stricking the keynote in the
first two words ''Our Father" he
lifted his hearers to plane of
brotherhood and christian unity.
|. In the afternoon DR.. Somern-
dixie spoke to a packed house at
the Indian Creek school house.
Sunday-school was held, after
which Mrs. Fine Long led her
clsss of singers in a number of
soul stirring songs. AS the old
hymns rang through the valley.
tender reminiscence of early
childhood were brought to the
hearts of the listeners.
DR.. Somerndike spoke on the
possibilities of a Sunday.school
doing social service and CON-
munity work. He mentioned
Bible classes organized to study
the Bible, visiting the sick and
needy. building roads and other
kindred affairs. He was so i'm
pressed with the Indian Creek
Sunday-school, that he presented
the school with a fifty dollar
library. This library was placed
at the disposal of DIR. Somern-
dixie by a lady in New Jersey as
a memorial to her son killed in
France, to be given to a deserv-
ing rural Sunday-schoyl. A. M.
Forkum, superintendent, receiv-
ed the library in behalf of the
school in a short talk. Mr.. Fork
um deserves congratulations for
the fine progress the Sunday
school has made, and the CON-
munity in general are justly
proud of their Sunday-school.
After the afternoon meeting
the trip to Whitleyville was
made in a car. The meeting
there was held in the Arbor
church, and the largest audience
ever assembling for similar
occasion greeted DR.. Somern-
dixie. He spoke chiefly to the
young people, taking as his text
the ''Prodigal Son." He laid
stress of the fact that is not
necessary for young man or
girl to go part way through life
SHINING deeply, before becoming
converted, but that God wanted
| His children to stay at home with
Him from the CRADLE up. This,
he contended is what the Sunday
school is doing for the young
people. But this work must be
supplemented with family altars
in the home. Rev. Van Smith
concluded the service with a
spirited appeal that gripped the
hearts of his hearers.
l DR.. Somerndike was accomp-
anied by Rev. Van Smith and s.
A. d. Smith and v. E. Coap-
| man. The reception with which
DR.. Somerndike was meet at the
three meetings. illustrates the
| hospitality of Jackson county
, citizens. and that they are be
coming deeply interested in Sun
day-school and other religious
work.