Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-03
THE MeLENDON MEETING
tc0ntInusd from Front psas)

The finance committee took pos
session of half hour at each Of the
three services Sunday, and gave the
people an opportunity to contribute
to the free-will purse for Mr.. Nc.
Tendon. Previously, during the
meeting various collections had
been taken to defray the expenses,
which amounted to over $4,000. a
The meeting was scheduled to run
four weeks and the collections were
based on the expenses for four
weeks; and so as a matter of fact
no exact provision was made for the
expenses of this fifth week. AT any.
rate, the finance committee Sunday
went Systematically towards raising
commensurate purse for Mack.
With ]. LeGrand Everett as score
tary, Messrs. B. T.. Payne and Mar
shall French mounted the platform
Sunday and made the financial am
nouncements.
Responses came from all quarters
of the tent, and by Sunday night
1880 had been raised. This was
later increased, so that finally, q
check for around $4,000 was turned
over to Mr.. McLendon. Among the
largest contributors was the XIII
Klux Khan with $3.50. All the Sun
day schools, and societies, fraternai
and religious, contributed, including
the Woodmen, Masons, etc. There
| were two individual checks for 800
each, one for $75 and two for $50;
the balance was in checks for $25,
and on down. And so it is seen that
great many people had share in
this purse. 1t was not merely the
handing out of big lump of money
by few rich folks-it came from all
stations and walks of life. And
certainly Mr.. McLendon must appre-
ciate this gift all the more, coming
as it did from literally EVERY
BABY. s;.s ne
And right here it might be well
for the Post-Dispatch to state that
Mr.. McLendon came here upon the
mvitation of the Rockingham
preachers. Not a word was ever ut
tered about money, about how much
he wanted for his services and for
the use of his tent. Mr.. McLendon'
has yet to say one word asking for
pay or remuneration for conducting
this revival; there was no guarantee
made whatever. He came, preach
ed, and gladly accepted whatever
the people desired to give him.
At the Saturday night service Mr.,
McLendon took occasion to thank
the people for backing him so faith
fully, and he urged them TO stand
squarely behind their pastors. He
read a card that had been received
here through the mails, from Rocky
River Springs hotel, on which was
an invitation to d dance to be held
there August 2nd. Among other
things on the card was this sem
tence: Rocky River Springs is
famed for its natural scenery
plenty OF foliage, etc, making it the
best place in the State for an inter
mission" Mr.. McLendon then pro-
ceeded TO wallop a place about
which such a card could be written.
And earnestly assured his 1900
hearers that never would he let a
member of his family 60 to hotel
that would permit such card to be
written about it. He then praised
Ellerbe Springs because no "buzzard
Topping was allowed there.
On Sunday morning he preached
on Run the Race" The Post-Dis-
patch will publish this sermon next
week. Sunday afternoon he spoke
on The Harvest Is Over the Sum
mef is Ended, and You Are Not
Saved Sunday night on And He
Said Tomorrow"
| AT the Sunday night service he
expressed again his appreciation OF
the backing, and said he had never
worked with more congenial set OF
preachers than those at Rocking
ham. He urged the people to up
hold their pastors, to attend church
services, and prayer meetings, be-
cause, said he, there usually are not
"