The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-11-27
Who
GETS EN- YOUNG
Rev. Mr.. Love For More Lib.
eral Interpretation of The
Scriptures

ember u, when the new pastor,
Rev. ]. Swindell Love OF Will
son, makes his first appearance,
The First Methodist folks arc
interested in Rev. Mr.. Love by
reputation. and will be interest
cd further in Mr.. Love, because
OF the things he stands for.
Conversation with the new pastor,
who arrived in town Wednesday of
this week. will reveal him rs Il most
unusual minister. Having been
brought up under the training of
the old school. and having served /
with the newer generation, both as |
minister and as teacher. he has
developed viewpoint that is |!
unique. and promises much i'll the
way of religious progress i'll this
city. To say the least.
Among other things that Mr.. Love
Processes most profound faith in
the value of. is Il more liberal inter !
pretatiOu of the scriptures. and adj
mitS frankly that this is necessary
in the light of present day rcvela-
tionS. He is strong for the unifl-
cation of the forces of Mcthodism,
north and south of God, and he III
Sists that the future of the church
lies not in Il vain attempt 10 bring
the old hardheadS TO repentance OF
ways they are "SOt'' in. but in max
ing the Sunday schools so inviting
! place fer the young people that they
will grow up in the service of the
church. whose future is wholly in
theic bands.
+ Mr.. Love has no doubts about the
I positian of the church today. and
l declares it the most critical time the
, preachers and the church have had.
tIIr believes that the greatest problem
of the pastor to-day. i Ia max" his
appeal t6 the reason nf the Younger
generation without forfcitinS the
confidence. and esteem of the older
generation. ysho still holt sway u
The churc,,. usStcad al the Worm
growing more immoral. hr believes
il to bc growing better. declares
that i'm spite of the freedom ana
lack Of restraint among the young
nrnplr of today. they are moral!
stronger. and thar the whole WORT"
i growing Stutl"r and kinder ana
g., more understanding.
Z Evidence of Mr.. Loves interest IN
the Younger generation is shown 10y
his special efforts on behalf ot the
Sunday school. His one specially
outside of the pulpit, Is Sunday
School work. Five years ago, ne
, took hold OF the Sunday School OF
! the First Methodist Church i'll Will
son. and has raised its membership
: from $50 to 800. and built an SSo'-
COO Sunday School annex i'll the
. meantime And all this has been
, done in Wilson County. where little
interest on the part of grown ups
To be expected because of IN" eN-
, trcme prevalence of Primitiv" Ban-
, fists who do not believe i'll Sunday
School work.
1 Began cn Il Farm
: Mr.. Love began life on Il Union
[ Comfy farm. Cf orthodox Methodist
!. stock and is the only one OF SiX
: hrothers that entered the ministry,
= He WIS named for the Rev. +. d.
: Swindell. Methodist preacher who
| came ont of Hyde County. and he
r grew mp with great respect for his
D C;odrathcr and the men of the cloth.
T. In Sact he WAS so impressed with the
- Importance of the preacher i'll the
: community that he resolved early
i'm life To- he one himself, and when
4 Ii years old. was ~ active i'll church
4 work rs to he superintendent Of a
! Sunday school.
+ Nv marriage. Mr. Love should he
Il fitted for the Methodist ministry.
+ His wife WAS Miss Phalia Hawkins
y daughter of DIR. &. VI. Hawkins
: formerly of MuSkogce. oklahoma
: and more recently Uf Rockingham
,N. G.. and IL granddaughter of the
1 late John Matthews. ID. d., leader
q of Southern McthOdiSm. At the time
= of her marriage eight years ago
r. Mrs. Love WAS one of the editors Oi
g the EpwOrth Era. and Supcrlhcn
: dent of the Junior work OF the
Y Southern EpwOrth League. There
a are three children.
Mr.. Love is II years old. and
graduated from Trinity COLLEGE
|. when II. lie later studied at Col
| umbia University where he took Tho
# degree Of Master of Political Science
c Anon. his most important charge,
D, have been Aberdeen. Morchcad City
.c and kin>tOn. where he served foul
= years. aud Wilson where he ha'
Il served five years. He served 1--WE
II Years in Brazil. ~ professor Of Ills
Ir tory aud English in CRANBERRY Col
ilc.c. and for nearly four years WA
II President of Ljui>bur% College.
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