The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-25
Texas Towns.

wichita FalIs.-Sunday was the
wind up for the year for Rev. e.
B. Bonner, pastor of A. M. p. church
services were good all day. Rev. A.
Il. Wright of st. John Baptist
church preached for Rev. Bonner's
congregation at $3.50 p. m. to the
delight of all who heard him. The
pastor gave his fare well sermon
at IL a. m. and his sermon will
Hive long in the hearts of his con-
gregation after the regular service
was over rally was pulled off by
the "a elders and 1887 was raised
by them and more than 5000 dol
lar money. Rev. G.. A, Simpson was
sent back to Titus Chapel to the
delight Of the entire city. We were
pleased to see how nicely Rev. e..
~. McLendon's congregation and
friends treated him during his 9th
anniversary. He is the oldest min
lister in the city in point Of SER
vice to Wichita Falls. Bro. McLen-
don came here when the town was
in the dark and ministers Of the
gospel had very limited stay in
| the liltia berg but this God sent
man stood when 1t seemed as he
said at times that life was as a
dream but now we have conquered
satan and have one OF the most pro-
gressive cities of the state. Every
church is one of commend and one
of the incest school buildings in the
state.
Center.-Rev. T. A. Amos left
Thurs lay night of last week for
Dallas to visit the West Texas G.
IN. %. church Annual Conference.
Rev. Jas. Brown of Galveston spent
few days here last week looking
after business matters. Mr. and Mrs.
L. King of Timpson, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. A G. Green.
Mrs. T. A. Amos and Yrs. A. Osby
attended services at 81. John Bap-
| fist church Sunday. Rev. j. v.
Griggs OF c0nroe who has been as
signed here as pastor of the G. M.
e. church, arrived Sunday evening
and began at once arranging for the
! first quarterly that Is to be held here
Saturday and Sunday. The tacky
party at Center Colored high school
Saturday night was success Mr..
George Cartwright and Miss Dora
Sim were the Prize winners. Mrs,
Noyella Stapeles Of Mesquite Is visit
ing relatives here this week.
I.aEonia. - The public School
OF aed a few weeks ago witt a full
house. We are boasting OF q new
school, three rooms Cor recitation
library and cloak rooms with ex-
cellelt faculty. Mrs B. o. Frye
principal; Miss Ellen Clarke, Isl
assistant to priaciDal. Miss Sadalia
Griffln, primary. Little Raymond
Clsrke entered school, Kansas City
Kans., with 9th grade honors, moth
er and fother are all smiles. Mr.,
James Henderson who had been III
for about two years departed this
life about o'clock Saturday morn
ing, he was one of Mt. Pisgah Bap-
list church most faithful members,
a goo, citizen highly respected by all
Rev Pryor, ex-pastor and boyhoo0
friend Of deceosa held burial SER
vlcss, laid to rest IN Soloan cemetery
lie leaves wife. several sisters
two brothers and a host of friends
TO mourn hia sost Resolutions were
offered by Sunday school. church
and Mission Society all Of which he
was a active member too much can
not be said for the faithfulness OF
the wife OF tho deceased Services
were fine at the Baptist church
Monday night. Rev. @, H. Pryor
ga7e soul stirring message Board
meeting at {. N. III churcF, Monday