The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-09-14
Columbus Community SL SiTrOues
Greatest Event Of Its Kind Ever
Held In Any Of Southern States
First Baptist Church Filled to Overlooking and All Have Enjoy
able Time-Feast Fit For a Thousand
Kings Is Spread

The Columbus Community Sing
held last Sunday at the First Baptist
Church, was the largest and most sue.
cessful event of its character even
held in the South. The entire seating
capacity of the church was utilized
many stood in the sisles and at the
rear Of the church, and hundreds stood
outside and enjoyed the music as il
floated through the windows Conser
vative estimates placed the crowd at
four thousand.
The auditorium Of the First Baptist
Church was beautifully decorated for
the occasion with pottcd plants and
flowers. The church has a seating
capacity Of approximately $500, The
singing commenced at ten o'clock, and
by 1890 every seat in the house was
occupied.
The pulpit and the choir loft were
reserved for the song leaders. There
were more leaders than chairs, and a
humber of leaders occupied the front
benches The first leader on the
stand was Professor Jaudon, of Mon
roe county, who enjoys the distinction
of being the oldest song leader in the
South. He is 73 years o. age and has
been teaching music and leading songs
for fifty-one years. He makes
speciality of songs from "The Sacred
Harp" the hymn book of our grand
fathers.
Most of the songs during the day
were taken from the Showater book,
praise To Him. published at Dali
ton, Ga. At ten o'clock, PresidUlt j
A. Goree invited all the singers TO
come as close as possible to the pulpit,
and the all-day singing was opened
with a hymn from "The Sacred Harp"
led by Mr. j, H. Redus. It was the
old, familiar song, 20, When Shall
See Jesus ?"
This was followed by an earenst in
vocation from the Rev r. H. Gregory,
pastor of the Central Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, who acted as
chaplain during the day.
The address of welcome to the visi.
tors was delivered by the Rev. Jesse
d. Franks, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. The response was by the
Rev. T. w. Yungbood, of Ethelville,
Ala, who performed the same pleas.
ant duty last year.
At this juncture, Mr. j. l. Harrison
stated that as the Columbus Commu-
nifty Sing was TO be an annual affair
he deemed il advisable to have a per
manent organization TO take care of
it from year to year The following Il
named gentlemen were placed in d
for the several offices and
were unanimously elected;
President, Mr.. J. A. Goree.
Presidents, Messrs. j. II. I
Redus, George McCrsry and W. f.
Blake.
Secretary, Mr. c. NJ Brosius
President Goree thanked the people
'or the confidence reposed in him and
to do all in his power to
make the annual singing pleasant,
and edifying.
Mr.. J. II. Redus announced as a
ext for the singing, "Sing, Oh sing.
md magnify the Lord; let us cxalt
us name together"
On In Earnest.
With Mr. w. w. Milligan at the
.iano, and the Rev r. T. Black, Of
'ayette, as leader, the congregation
oined in singing Leaning On the
Everlasting Arms and the all-day :
inging was on in earnest
Professor J. c. Smith, Of Ethelville, !
Ia, was the next leader. /.
After Professor Smith had led two ,
Dngs, President Goree announced that
he Baptist Choir, with Mrs. B. X
essums at the pipe organ, would
ander a selection. This they did in I
highly pleasing and edifying man :
er, the following singers taking part:
Iessrs. Paul Jacob. Jud Smith. John
ohnson and Earl Burris; Mrs. W. K. .
parks; Misses Pearl Harrison, Olive r
anders and Nell S-n1ers.
The next number was a quarette, =
Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere by 4
.essrs. Jacob, Smith, Johnson and d
urris.
Mr. f. Miller. Of Vernon. was the J.
Ext song leader, selecting the soul u
irring hymn. "All Hail the Power Of !,
ssus' Mime" At the conclusion Of
le song. Mr.. Miller announced that a,
be forty third annual singing eonven- -
on Of this county would be held next