Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-24
SUNDAY RED LETTER DAY
WITH ALL THE CHURCHES

The series ~ meetings that have
been running through last week by
the Business Mems Evangelistic Club
of Fitzgerald came to a close Sunday
night with a great Union meeting held
at the First Baptist Church. The fol-
lowing visitors from other wide awake
Clubs were here from Saturday until
Sunday night:
From Atlanta. w. Brown, Allan
ia District Vice President; M. L.
Thrower, ]. R. Whitman, Thomas
Johnson.
From Macon-O. F. Naples, R L
Anderson, F. c. Benson, L. Y. Mall
DRY.
From Albany-A. E. Mclean, T M
Tichnor and wife.
On Saturday night these brethren
were entertained by the Fitzgerald
Club with an elaborate banquet at the
Lee-Grant Hotel after which a con-
ference was held and assignments
made for speakers at the Sunday
Schools and churches for Sunday as
it had already been arranged by the
Business Mems Club and the. Pastors
that these visitors would conduct all
the services Sunday andI Sunday
night So, Notwithstanding the very
bad, disagreeable weather Sunday all
day long, practically all the services
at all the churches were we'll attend
ed and beginning at the Sunday school
hour it could be seen that the spirit
and power of God was moving might
lily on the congregations, preparations
having been made last week through
the services held each night and the un
ceasing chains of prayers from the con
Secrated Christian men and women
throughout the city. Reports from all
the churches are to the effect that at
each service held at the morning hour
great meeting were held and much
interest shown by the large congrega-
tons present. Then at three O'Clock
in the afternoon the mass meeting for
men at the First Baptist Church where
full house greeted the visitors who
conducted the meeting. This was tes-
timony meeting where every one pres
ent had an opportunity to witness for
Jesus and to tell others what he had
done for them, and what his life had
meant to them. This was a soul stir
ring meeting of men and will long be
remembered by those present, as be-
ing one of interest and power 1t had
been arranged for the visitors headed
bv Mr.. J. w. Brown, Atlanta district
Vice President to organize a club at
Della following the three O'Clock
meeting here, and about a dozen men
went to Della for that purpose but
there were so few of the Ocilla breth-
rem at the meeting on account of the
continued rains and cold weather that
the organization was not perfected
however, Mr.. Brown gave them won
derful address on the object of the
organizations throughout the state and
country, and arrangements were made
for the Fitzgerald Club to go down
and organize them as soon as they
got ready.
Sunday night closed these meetings
with great Union meeting, and
notwithstanding the weather had
turned off very cold and disagreeable
the building was packed with an en-
thusastic waiting congregation, and
proved to be the very best meeting Of
its kind ever held in the city The
spirit of God was moving as was new
err seen in such a large congregation
in the city before, and with Mr.. Brown
of Atlanta in charge and Mr. L. Y
Mallory of Macon, who brought the
message of the evening following Z
splendid song service and severa'
selections by the great orchestra com
posed of musicians from the different