Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-30
BIBLE STUDENTS
HAVE GREAT DAY
1913 from Corde1e Come Special
S. A. L. Train Sunday
GUESTS AT LUNCHEON
Prominent Men Speak at Open
Air Service at Park -

Baptist Bible students of Cordele
and Fitzgerald staged one of the big
gest religious rallies Fitzgerald has
ever seen yesterday when 1888 memb-
ers of the Cordele class came to Fitz-
gerald on special six car S. A. l..
passenger train to conduct Sunday
School, enjoy luncheon and partici-
pate in an inspiring open air meeting
at the Blue and Grey Park.
About seventy-hve automobiles met
the Cordele men at the S. A. L. sta
ton and, marshalled by the automo-
bile committee composed of A. H.
Thurmond, TIM. Walden and Harry
Vinson, carried them to the Baptist
Church. The reception committee
was composed Of U. =. Bennett, ]. D.
.Dorminey, L. N. Chasteen, J. B. Dav-
export, A. E. Ennis, president of the
local class. Scott Walker and J. T.
Reddick.
Services At Church
A. J. Mcdonald, teacher of the To-
cal class turned over the Sunday
School to the visitors, and w. L. Roe
buck, their teacher and leader of the
class presided. Mr.. Mcdonald made
the regular Sunday School lecture,
taking the parable of the good Samar-
tan as his text and urging true friend
ship and neighborliness and the finest
of human virtues. He related the
classic incident of Damon d
Pythias.
The Cordele choir sang during the
services.
Most of the huge crowd of men
that attended Sunday School, nearly
1000 n all, remained for church serv-
ices. Rev. ]. F. Singleton urged a
more serious and active attitude of
Christians toward Christianity.
At the close of the church services
the great crowd marched to the Blue
and Gray Park, forming a procession
nearly a quarter mile long, where the
ladies of the Philathea and Fidelis Sun
day School Classes had assisted the
barbecue committee of the mems class
in preparing a sufnptuous feast for
neraly thousand guests.
Barbecue Is Served
The barbecue committee was head
ed by G. c. Petty and included w. R.
Dykes, M. M. Stephens, Mayo, Sim
mons, and others. Among the ladies
who assisted in preparing and Serving
the barbecue were the following:
From Fidelis Class, Mrs. E. J.
Dorminey, leader, Misses Elvynne Al
berson, Ethel Mayo, Mabel Albrson
Clotile James, Louise. Gibbs, Thelma
Williams, Elizabeth McCarty, Louise
Bailey, Myrtle Scarborough, Mamie
Ross, EVE Russell. Ezell Hooks
Alice RUSSELL, Addie Davenport, Claire
Mashburn, Stealla Ennis, Mabel En-
mis-, Mary Lou Hobgood, Lois Hob.
good, Janice Singleton and Mrs
Jessie Bond
Philathea Class. Mrs. J. B. Wall
teacher, Miss Belle Gibbs, Miss Ma
bel Rogers, Miss Eula Graves, Miss
Mary Joe Reid, Miss Effie Brassell
Miss 1nez Mclaughlin, Miss Lilliar
Dorminey, Mrs Meme Frazier Mon
Grief, Miss Dura Askew, Mrs. Paulk
Mrs. English. Mrs. Spence, Mrs
Modena Rogers, Miss Lola Askew
Mrs. Asa Smith, and Miss Ozell;
Bradshaw.
The use of the grounds and build
ings at the park was extended by thu
use of the Fitzgerald Fair Association
Addresses at Park
The most inspiring part of the pro
gram of the day came after the barb
ecue had been finished and the i'm
mense crowd drifted out under tn
trees to hear the addresses by some o
South Georgia's best orators.
Col. "A. ]. Mcdonald presided at tn
open air meeting. He introduce,
Judge D. A. R. Crum, former presid
ing judge of the Cordele Circuit win
made an impromptu speech on fellow
ship. Judge Crum spoke of the uplift
ing influence on the fntermingling Q
men in a good cause and of the pow
erful influence for good of friendshi
and appealedfor better observanc
of the religion that teaches Glove tn
neighbor as thyself."
w. L. Roebuck, teacher of the elias
addressed the crowd on How
Build Bible Class" This work
the grandest on earth,' he declare
and the most worthwhile that ca
challenge the interest Of any ma
There is nothing better than tn