The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
NUMBER II
MEMPHIS THRONCS
HEAR REV. ALLISTON
Water Valley Pastor assisted
in Big Revival Meetings Held
at Memphis Speedway Ter
race Baptist Church.

Rev Wayne Alliston, the beloved
pastor of the local Baptist Church.
returned home from Memphis Sat.
where he has been engaged during the
past two weeks in assisting Rev. J.
y. hill IN series of revival meet
lngs held at the Speedway Terrace
Baptist Church.
Rev. Alliston's five sermons attract
ed record crowds every night and
great interest and religious enthus-
lasm was aroused. The spacious
auditorium of the fine new $4,000
church was filed to utmost capacity
during the entire series of meet
ings, and 16 additions were made
to the church roll.
Rev. Alliston, although Country
preacher" tried his best to avoid a
re-occurance of the experience of
the HAY seed" who landed in the
City of New York and purchased the
Flat Iron building, several gold bricks,
ETC., before he got wise to "city
ways" He says he got by, almost,
without his "greenness" or country
fed" ways being discovered by the
city" folks. One little episode
gave him away, however, but he de-
clares no chance for it ever to happen
to him again. He was being enter
tained in one of the beautiful city
homes by one of the city's most ex-
cellent families when the accident"
happened to the country preacher. 1t
was at a dinner one day, several
young society ladies were also guests,
and everything was moving along
1 Fpo1ylQr nrHor o0oAnl;xnr 10 nf
rules of etiquette observed by genteel
city folks. We, who know Brother
Alliston better, know that he is so
full Of pep" that he requires con-
siderable pepper for seasoning of his
food. On this fateful day, Brother
AEliston called for the pepper shak-
er-well, he got it! But the sad
part of it was he didn't know what
to do with it, He shook it-vigor-
ously talking at the same time
shook it some more-more vigorous
talk-kept right on shaking the pep
per stand and talking for about three
minutes-no results. Bro. Alliston
knew there was pepper in the stand
how was he to get it, was his wor-
ry. He turned the new-fangled
silver container over, looked at the
bottom, turned it back and looked at
the top shook it wildly again, then
in despair sat it down without COM
ment (but, say, he thought some
thing). Later during the dinner, one
of the young lady guests called for
the pepper" Then Bro. Aliston
came to attention" at once. He
didn't say a word but the way he
looked and actually stared" at that
new-fangled pepper shaker was not
according to the law laid down In
the latest edition Of table rules. The
young lady didn't call for an ak or
file; she simply pressed with one
slender finger on little button ar
rangement on the top of the contain
er, and out came the pepper. Bro.
Alliston sighed, wiped his manly
brow, and in a few minutes recover
ed his usual pep" and finished the
dinner without any further mishap.
When he closed the meeting and got
ready to return home, the young
lady friends who enjoyed the pepper
shaker incident during the dinner
that day, presented Bro. Alliston
with beautiful pair of silver pepper
and salt containers-of the new
type, tool
The Memphis meeting was the
third series of meetings in big cities
by our country preacher" during
the past year. He held two big
meetings in Fort Worth, Texas,
which resulted in 11S additions.
During his pastorate here the past
two years, he has also held two big
local revivals, one in the Baptist
Church, the other in the City Park.
He is making arrangements for
another big series of meetings to be
held in his church. to begin on We'd
nesday night after the first Sunday
in June. DR.. r. B. Gunter, of Jack
son, Miss, will assist in these meet