The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27
PASTORS MADE |
A Wise CHOICE
Evangelists Selected Have
Helped Greatly in Effective \
ness of City Wide Revival 4

There is no gainSaying that
the pastors of the. Elizabeth
City churches made a wide
selection of the pastors WIG
have conducted the services il
the simultaneous religious re.
vival which comes to a close
here this week. Never did q
group of visiting pastors re;
ceive a more hearty responses
There never was n more effective
religious campaign in the city,. if tho
interest with which the pastors have
been heard and the approval they
have received is any measure. Eyery
pastor in the city and the mort
earnest church workers are decided.
encouraged and, pleased with the sue
cess of the campaign. t.
Along with the pastors, the choir:
of the city have done good work to
ward making the meetings interesting
Never before, perhaps have tn.
Churches of the city had more ex,
tensive musical programs, or bette
singers than the visiting singers ans
the city's. own local talent. =
The pastors who have preached a
the churches here ate all men Of .tb
top rank in; the STATE. They are mel
with: lot of experience in evanse
listic-. work, who take pride in re
viyals., For instance: (
At Blackwell Memorial Bhptis'
Church the preaching us being, dom
by Rev. A Paul Bagby, ID. D., o
Wake Forest, n. G. The singer i
Rev. L. 'B. Padgett of Farmville. n
c. At Calvefy Baptist where som,
of the largest crowds of the tw,
weeks have been present, the preach
er is Rev. W. G. Hughes, of the Bap
tistState Mission. Christ Church i
being served by Rev. John Hartley
Ph.D., of Southern Pines, n. G. Th'
preacher at City Road Methodist i
Rev. L. b. Hayes, of Greensboro. \
c., and the singer. A. \. = Fisher 0
Norfolk. The preached mt the Firs
Methodist is Rev. +. X. McI.arty o
High Point; while at First Baptist
the congregation having imported NJ
pastor, great numbers of thei eimember
and many visitors are enjoying tn
sermons of the pastor, DR.: 5. II
Templeman.
A Revival of Lasting Good.
The success of the campaign is no
to be measured 80 much by the i'm
mediate effect, says Rev. n. II. ID
Wilson. pastor of the First Methods
Church. who believes the force un
loosed will be felt even more in bot
church and Sunday School work j
the months to come. Mr.. Wilso
summarizes some of his impression
of the campaign, in the followin
interview:
Each of the visiting preacher
seems to have gotten great hold o
his hearers. There has been muc
discussion on the streets abput tn
lative:ybiliiy&:of, these men. Som
of the folks have. visited about an
sermon tasted to their hearts cor
tent. But all this has served 10 Il
the mind of the people on the service
and the common purpose. At tlI
noon hour the preachers and pastor
have held each day serpice'prsyt
at the Chamber of Commerce room
At 'thaN hour Christians througho'
the city have been asked to be
prayer.
THE attendance on the chureb'
has been large. From each chur'
comes the report that far from havir
4 reduced attendance because Of u
other services, the attendance hi
, ruled larger than when there has bee
the individual revival services. Thel
, has been a great deal Of work dor
/ on the part of the members Of u
{ churches and the underlying unity Z
. the churches has often been evidence
by the members of one church seeI
ing to induce those connected vii
other churches to attend and benei
by the work of the church with whi'
the Indifferent one was connected.
"a large number have already 81
en- their names for membership
I the several churches and it il hOp'
that the gathering will be greatly i
creased during the remaining ser
q ices. As most of the visiting mini
ters will leave after the Friday mig
+ service, there will remain but oI
p opportunity to hear and benefit. On
g evidence of the interest was Il
p great attendance on the Sumo
n schools last Sunday. Several OF 2
4 churches had record breaking ST.
day School attendance"