Hickory daily record., 1922-11-07
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE

Rutherford Colleg. Nov. Quite
an interesting quarterly conference for
this charge was held at Connolly
Springs last Saturday, beginning with +
preaching by the Presiding Elder, Rev.
y. Paris, at IL a. - followed by a II
Isumptuous dinner 8 ii the church :!
by the ladies Of fnunity Con- II
ference began buss---s :. | p. m. Rev.
J. M. Terrill was elected secretary.
1 gathered the following inspiring
facts: In reviewing the past year it
was shown that there were at the be-
ginning Of this year 13 local preachers
and total Of 766 church members,
5 churches and parsonage, with total
valuation Of $1O,5OO, paid the presid-
ing elder $134, preacher in charge and
his assistants $3.50, church and par
sonage improvements 81 800, confer /
ence collections and all other objects
$2,98O, making a total Of $3.50, an av-
erage of $7.78 per member, which IS
not bad for poor country charge.
Facing the future, the same allow
ance was made for the pastor as last |
|year, which with the building OF the
new church at the college, is cour-
ageous step, and we mean to go our full
length to the accomplishment OF this
already too long deferred work. Then
we learn that our Baptist brethren
are contemplating the erection OF
church here, so that we will no longer
be a church college town without a
church.
The new garage will be completed
this week and opened for business with
Mr.. Johnston, formerly Of the lcard
garage, in charge.
The lecture last Thursday evening
by Rev. J.. E. Abernethy was pro
nounced one Of the very best Of the
series. Remember that each first
Thursday night in the month will offer
the public first grade lecture on some
live theme. This time the theme was:
"The successful man, and was worth
many times the value Of the time de-
voted to it's hearing to any young per
son. man or woman, who listened to
this gifted speaker.
The following delegates were CHOSEN
at quarterly conference to represent
this charge at district conference winch
lis to be held at Rutherfordton tins
wear. date not yet announced: K. r
Rerry. Mrs. j. E. Bolick, Earl Low
man and w. J.. G. Crawford, and the
pastor is authorized to appoint any
alternate delegates that become nee.
cessary.
Rev. H. S. Benfield who returned
Saturday night from Glen Alpine
where he has been engaged in revlva
services for week, reports a goodl!
number Of conversions with ~ ap
nlicants for church membership Il
the Baptist church. That church call
cd him and he has accepted the pastor
ate Of that church. He. preached yes
terday at Connolly Springs and lcard
He resigned the pastorate at the lat
tier place and will give. half time a
Connolly Springs, preaching there O
|the first and third Sundays IN eac
month, both morning and night,
Mrs. Lee Goode, formerly know
as Miss Jennette Sassels OF Iexa1
cana. Texas, arrived Saturday to Wis
+ her father and will return this WeeE
MI. J. U. Ledbetter and son, Ral7
are at home for the election. !,
Rev.SR. A. Taylor, we learned thl
morning, has very sick cnlld, po
IS saidsto be better this morning.
Mr.. Melvin Jensen left this mofr
ine. for JacksanViIle, Fla, to acceI
a business position there.
Nov kind readers, in and arou11
Rutherford College, please read tn
and it may move all to earnest G
oneratiye action. The building comm
tee has fully determined to bulld u
new Methodist church when was D
gun over two years ago. OF course :,
can can hardly be expected to build tn
costly building without some outs'<
help. but we can do the major part
it. and must do SO before the chur9 fl,,,
boards will come to our help.
Lord helps those who help themselves e.
Our plan now is to work IN the rot
ouarries and at hauling sand evel
spare day you can and also everyboe
who has a team anywhere in the cor
munity is asked to be on hand ear
each Saturday to haul sand and roc
especially sand as the best sand BED
where it can not be reached after u
muddy season sets in. Many who a
not church members, we trust, Will :
spond to these. work days, and get
good dinner and the sweet consclou
ness Of helping worthy and n1u
needed cause. 80. -,
Rev. H. C. Sprinkle, presiding eld
of the Asheville district, was vas here taaa "a
Thursday evening looking for preas :
er to supply vacant charge n
district. Our boys arc in demand; =