The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-04-06
New Pastor GiUen
Cordial Welcome

Sunday evening the three churches
of Bamberg united at the Baptist
church in extending to the new Bap-
tist pastor, the Rev. o. B. Falls,
welcome to the church and the town.
The meeting was attended by pack
ed house, and Mr.. Falls's pastorate in
Bamberg was given a fine sendoff. A
splendid spirit of Christian fellow
ship and denominational cooperation
pervaded the atmosphere of the well
come service, and the Baptist pastor
was pledged the support of his broth
er preachers and the Christian peo-
pie of the town in no uncertain
terms.
MIR. Falls arrived in the city last
Friday morning from his late home
in Marion, where he has served the
First Baptist church as pastor for
the past year or so. For a few days
pending the arrival of the household
furniture Of the pastors family, Mr..
Falls, his wife and four children were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. i.
Black. The furniture was received
Monday and the family is now in
stalled in the parsonage on Railroad
avenue.
Sunday morning Mr.. Falls preach
ed his first sermon as pastor of the
local church. He chose for his topic
the duties Of the church to the pastor,
and the pastors duties to his people,
the discourse being largely in the
nature of an Introduction to his pas
torate.
During the Sunday school hour,
Mr.. Falls addressed the mems class
in a most forceful and interesting
manner.
Sunday evening DR.. Robert Black
presided ober the exercises. A spe-
cial musical programme had been ar
ranged, including two numbers by
the Rentz quartette, which was very
much enjoyed. After the Scripture
reading by DR.. George F. Hair, and
the invocation by Rev. w. S. Wood
son, of the Presbyterian church, Rev.
S. O. Cantey extended Mr.. Falls a
welcome on behalf of the churches of
the town.
Mr.. Cantey's remarks were most
cordial, and in his pleasing manner
made it plain that there would be no
denominational barriers in carrying
forward the work of the Master in
Bamberg. He said that the Christian
people of the town stood ready to
cooperate in every possible manner
with the Baptist pastor. He express
ed a certain sadness, by way Of pa
renthesis, on his own behalf, for, in
the absence of pastors in both other
churches of the town for some time
past, he had had pleasure in min
istering in a pastoral capacity to all
the people, feeling free to offer his
services.
Mayor LaVerne Thomas expressed
a warm welcome on behalf Of the
city to Mr.. Falls and his family,
turning over the keys Of the town
to him which the pastor good
naturedly accepted. Rev o. J..
Frier, moderator of the Barnwell as
sociation was to have welcomed Mr..
Falls on behalf of the association,
but was prevented from being pres=
ent.
DR.. J. B. Black extended the well
come for the congregation of the
Baptist church, assuring the pastor
that the people were with him, and
that he might feel free to call on his
people for whatever he would. He
felt that the pastor had been divine
ly sent to Bamberg.
Mr.. Falls made atmost gracious re-
sponse to the addresses of welcome,
expressing pleasure at such a royal
reception. He outlined briefly some
of his ideas of pastoral work, and his
conception of some of the opportuni-
ties that are open in Bamberg. He
extended a cordial invitation for the
peoples Of all denominations to visit
the parsonage.