Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29

BIG MEETINGS
TO BEGIN HERE
SUNDAY, FEB. 8
Dickey Warehouse With Large Seat
ing Capacity Now Being Put In
Shape for Series of Meetings

Plans for the big revival which be-
gins in Fitzgerald Sunday, Feb. 9Th,
under the leadership of Evangelist
Bob Jones of Montgomery, Ala, are
we'll under way with many of the COM
mittces actively at work. Committee
chairmen have been selected as fol-
lows: Executive committeks w. R.
Bowen, chairman; M. NJ Stephens,
vice chairman; M. F. Mathis, Treas
urcr; X. J. Spell, Secretary. Building
Committee, c. T. Owens. Finance
Committee, f. K. Justice: Usher COM
mittee, w. A. Adams. Cottage Prayer
Meeting Committee, Mrs. J. F. Sing
! Teton. Music committee, Burr Stolloe.
Publicity Committee, G. A. Jolley.
Personal Work Committee, A. q.
Brown. Delegations Committee, ] E.
Turner. Secretarial Committee, Mrs.
| O. l.. Bradshaw. Women's Work com
mittee, RMS. NJ. M. Stephens Trans
portation committee, Mrs. J. A. Par
rot. Mems Prayer Meetings, James
Paulk, Jr Public Safety committee,
!. II. Mayes. In addition to these
chairmcn, each committee is made up
of members appointed by the cooper
atng pastors and w. G. Haymaker of
Winona Lake, Campaign Manager for
Bob Jones will be i'll Fitzgerald until
the meetings start to direct the work
OF these committees.
Everything will be done to put the
Dickey Warehouse in shape for the
meetings. Seats and choir platform
seating 200 singers will be installed
and SIX large heaters will be install
led so that the building can be made
| Z Al, 't,a
Building committee will begin enlist
ing corps of 125 volunteers from
the men of the community who will
build the seats and platforms at the
warehouse. The men will be divided
into teams of ten men each and will be
under the direction of W. G.. Haymak-
cr who constructs all of the Bob Jones
tabcrnacles. A big feature of the day
will be a sumptuous picnic dinner
served to the workers by the ladies
/ Of the various churches. The dinner
. will be served in cafeteria style at the
, warehouse. Announcement of the ex-
{ act date for this day which will be
: known as Tabernacle Day will be
= announced this week.
t The music committee met at the
library to perfect plans to enlist
choir of 200 voices. There are two
representatives on this committee from
: each church and they will be furnished
chorus enlistment cards and enlist
mcnts will begin at once. Every one
fifteen years of age or above who will
sing will be eligible. The choir will
> be given reserved seats on the tab
crnaclc platform and arrangements
will be made to give each member OF
the choir number This number will
be pasted in the fly leaf Of each song
book so that if it is impossible for
; member of the choir to attend every
service the book with the number can
be given to a person who sings the
same part and the bearer will be adj
mitted to the choir Mr.. Harry E.
Storrs, of Montgomery, Ala, who is
the Song Leader with Bob Jones will
have charge of the music during the
campaign and will direct the big choir.
Miss Auleen Rhodes of Buffalo, NY,
will be the pianist. From present in
dications the Fitzgerald choir promis-
es to be one of the best on record,
according to Mr. Haymaker and ev-
eryone should enlist.
Cottage Prayer Meetings
! The Cottage Prayer Meeting COM
mittee is at work organizing the city
for prayer meetings which will begin
TUESDAY, Feb. 3rd. The four city
wards have been divided into districts
with Lieutenant over each and cot
tage prayer meetings will be held from
$3.50 to p. m. on Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday beginning
next week and continuing throughout
the campaign. Uniform printed prayer
topic cards have been provided with
references given and these will be us
ed by all who attend the meetings.
The four ward captains are as foil
ows: 1st Ward, Mrs. w. A. Adams;
End Ward Mrs L. H. Chaple; 3rd
Ward, Mrs. H. B. Chestnut; Fourth
Ward Mrs. f. ]. Dorminy, about 20
lieutenants in all, will be announced
later.
A corps Of so men will be enlisted by
the Usher Committee who will serve
as ushers during the revival. These
men will be organized and drilled be-
fore the campaign starts and during
the campaign will be under the direc-
ton Of W. A. Adams, Head Usher.
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