The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-05-17

III iSoPoiiSe W Il query as TO why
he quit the Methodist and joined the
baptist church, the Reverend B. r.
McLendon, Cyclone Mack sends the
following dispatch from Fort Worth ::
My reasons for joining the First
Baptist church, Fort Worth.
BY B. f. McLcndon.
Twelve years ago l made applica-
ton to join the South Carolina Con
ference, and don't suppose there has
ever been a fellow in the history of
the world that missed it as far as |
did. But after much manipulating,
wire pulling, placating and pan
handling, they condescended to give
me a supply job. had a marvel
Gus record for two years, preaching
nell not, sin black, life short, death
certain, eternity long, and calling
people TO blood-bought redemption.
church; finances tripplcd but because
of the wrath of some of the hell
Wethers and minority leaders, | was
dropped without any ceremony or ex-
PLANTATION, and left on the cold
world. For six months | wrote letters
and begged preachers to let me hold
meetings for them. And they ali,
with one accord, said; nay, nav.
After while, an old Baptist preacher
threw open the door and said, Mack
II you want to preach, will be glad
to welcome you to my church. For
the balance of the year, he kept me
busy on his hard scrabblcd work.
From that day till this, nineteen
twentieths of my calls have been
from the Baptist denomination. The
last six months l have received fifty
calls to prominent places in America,
and forty eight of them have been
IRON the Baptist denomination
kight now have calls from the lead
ing Baptist churches of America
with me and love me-. / never have
in all my ministry found a chur.r
that, suited me, until came here
to the First Baptist church. And
then found what have been look
ing for, these years. A church that
believes in the Bible from Genesis
to ReNclation. They believe what
God says because God said so, and
Gods saying so makes it so.
"Thcy are not apologizing or
compromising. They believe in the
old fashioned, backwoods, religion.
They believe that the only way to
get to God is thru the atoning blood
of Jesus Christ. They are not whit
Ting nothing off to ii point, fighting
theological non-essential, shambattlcs,
splitting hairs over tritlcs. Here is
church of about six thousand mem
bcrs. No rich or poor, high or low.
No caste spirit. No big Is' and lit
tie 'yous.' No mcdiocricy or aris-
tocracy. Just folks, that love God
and believe in Jesus coming, the
Baptist of the Holy Ghost, and
believe in prayer and then getting
out and helping God to answer their
prayers by doing personal work and
leading people to a saving knowledge
Of Jesus Christ.
81 have been here four weeks. |
have seen no evidences of scctarian-
ism. But the motto Of this church
is to win men to God, and to fight
| everything that has the appearance
of evil and stand for the Bible Just
as it is written, nothing added and
nothing subtracted.
These are my reasons for coming
to this church and uniting with Dr..
Frank Norris in his great fight for
the Bible, vital Godlincss ana old
time salvation.
"My hearts cry today is Back to
inc blDlc, pack TO the supernatural !.
Away with the sickly sentimental
t"ash that we see all abou, us these
days. Back from this high tone,
kidglovcd, dcvil-concoctcd starch Of
. today. Back from this damning,
soul withcrng, worldly cmbcllish-
mcnt and human restitution that
have been instituted in the place Of
the Holy Ghost, and let's have that
old time, car-unstopping, limb
Strengthening, tongue -cmptying pow
CT. Let's have the supernatural that
gloriiics God and glorfics the Son.
A power that will empty scpulchrcs
! and break chains, take Off bands and
| let the captivcS go free"
"a revival is no innovation to this
church, because they have one three
hundred and siXty-Gvc days in the
year.
| McLcndon and j. Frank Norris
formed an cvangclistic party. While
Norris is out in meetings, McLcn-
don will be pastor of the First Bap-
| tiSt church. While McLcndon is
holding meetings, Norris will be pas
tor. r.'-The Piedmont, Grccnvillc.
(Signcd) 81. Frank Norris.'