The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-29
McLENDoN RECEIVES BIG SUM.
Leaves Spencer, n. c., Poorer Finan-
caally but Richer Spiritually.


Rev. Baxter McLendon, popularity
known as Cyclone Mack, who be-
gan series of revival services in
spencer four weeks ago, concluded
MS campaign here today and will go
10 Atlanta, Ga, to begin next week
similar campaign in the Georgia me-
tropolis.
cyclone Mack, and his party leave
inns community financially about
$4,000 poorer and morally and spir-
itually intellectually richer than it was
when they came.
approximately $4,000 was raised
early In the series to defray the ex-
penses Incidental to bringing. .raising !
ana equlpping the giant tent which
sheltered thousands of eager hearers.
and a voluntary offering of in the
helghborhood Of $500 and $500
was made the evangelist and his as
sistantA
Inc financial side Of the campaien
is mentioned to show the magnitude
OF the meeting and the interest taken
IN IL. Although the railroad men of
Spencer and the citizenship of this
section are liberal people, they dol
not give their money unless thew
Know they are giving to worthy
cause or are getting value received
especially in the strenuous times
| Cyclone Mack" struck Spencer at a
ume when the majority of the sbop
Iorce were out Of employment but so
great was the service rendered that
encouraged by Improvement in em.
ployment, the people paid the evan
eeilst the largest sum ever paid an
evangelist in this section.
u Cyclone Mack" came with a mes
sage, and the people heard him rlad-
iy. In his own way he told the won
derful story of his own conversion
preached sinful sin, hot hell. short
Nre' and sure death. Dragged on Jesus
and won thousands of sturdy rail-
readers from the error OF their wav
HIS message reached the men-old
men and young men-as we'll as wom-
en- and children. Followers of Lee
and jackson, since the passing of
tnelr commanders have been follow
Ing the devil deserted his satanic ma
]esty to follow the Man of Galilee.
Measured from almost every stand
point. the religious campaign Just
closed has been the most marvellous
enterprise that ever came Spencerway.
Nothing that has ever happened in
this community has so completely
taken hold of the people as has this
meeting. Truly may it be said that
'Cyclone Mack" came, he saw. he
conquered; and, most important of
Jail, he converted.
Spencer and this community have
been stirred before but never so COM
pletely nor so genuinely as by "Cy-
clone Mack" and his party, and the
opinion is well nigh unanimous that
the stir has been wholesome. The
churches have worked together
harmoniously, the brotherhoods and
IauNiliaries have co-operated. and the
races have not been estranged
Spencer has had big days before.
| but the revival furnished the biggest
In her history. Circusses and carni-l
walls, fairs and fourth of July cele-
brations, have come this way and
brought great crowds with them, but
these crowds were small in compari !
son with the masses who have throng-
edinto and around the great tent
pitched in the park here four weeks
Iago.
Thousands of people heard 'Cy-
clone Mack" at every service. and
hundreds who never before professed
! faith in Jesus Christ or who had back I
slidden, were won by the power of
his preaching. They have been here
from every corner of Rowan. from
Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Randolph, !
Wilkes, Carbarrus, Iredell. Stanley. !
Forsyth, Burke and other places. and |
there have been marvellous demon !
strations of the old time religion.
Wherever one goes about here one
hears the meetings discussed The la
borerer or mechanic in the shops, the |
engineer on his engine, the street |
car conductor on his car, the mer-
chant in his store, and women and |
children in their homes are bubbling
over with Cyclone Mack" and his
meeting. !
The singing. like the preaching and |
the shouting, has been a remarkable
feature of the services. From 800 to
400 voices have been lin the choir. di-
rected by Prof. ]. H. Jones, and they
have given a good account of them
selves.
In his farewell message "CycloneI
Mack" paid the people Of Spencer
high compliments for their hospitali-
ty. He also praised them for their
interest and activity in the campaign.
IT is yet too early to arrive at an
accurate estimate OF the true signi-I
ficance of Cyclone Mack's" visit.
There is a tendency sometimes to
discount what is seen at an intense
campaign Of this kind; there is a feel
ing that there will be backsliding.
and there doubtless will, but there is
no getting around the fact that Spen-
Ger has witnessed her greatest Penta-
cost.