The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-13
DANA BAPTISTS ARE
FUNDING CHURCH BY
LORDS ACRE PLAN
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Call
Before
Noon


cultivating the crops. the last OF
which was done yesterday by sew
eral workers while the women OF
the church co-operated in serving
bountiful dinner on the lawn in
front Of the LYDIA home, where
co-workers, preachers and other
friends gathered for an interest
ing program and appetizing and
satisfying meal.
The Rev. L. H. Gardner, pastor
of the new church, acted as chair
man of the gathering and directed
the program. The Rev. NJ. l..
Lewis, who accomplished a big
work at the Refuge Baptist church
before it divided into two bodies,
pronounced the invocation at the
meal hour. Prayer was offered
during the program by the Rev.
w. j. Kelly, pastor of two Holi-
ness churches in the county; the
closing prayer being by the Rev,
Mr.. Clarke. Other visiting minis
tiers were the Rev. w. II. Davis,
former pastor of Refuge, and the
Rev. Robert NJ. Warner, Methodist
minister of this county.
The Rev. Mr.. Clarke was the
principal speaker. The other min
listers spoke briefly, as did Roy
Higgins, group superintendent of
Group No. l of nine churches in
the Carolina association; Roy G.
Bennett, clerk of the Carolina as
ISOLATION, Victor Rector, Miss
Martha Sullinger and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. V. LYDIA.
Two of the oldest persons pres
ent and getting inspiration from
this unusual occasion were Mrs.
Tilda King, nearly 81 years old,
and Mrs. Elina Wilson, sc years
of age.
An enjoyable part of the pro-
gram was the music of the East
Hendersonville quartet, composed
of Charlie Collins, Ralph Guice,
Donno Wilkie and Clyde Jackson.
The speakers expressed the con-
viction that the Lords acre plan
held out great possibilities for
rural churches which wanted to
launch a greater program. They
were of the opinion that the abil-
ity to work together would not
only prove a blessing in a material
way but that the spiritual bless
nigs would be untold and that the
church and community would feel
the advantages of working to-
gether for the advancement of the
Lords work. &C."
Enthusiasm of young and old
has been manifested and Mr.. Rec
tor in his remarks pointed out
what Buddie Pace, seven-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pace
had done in picking and selling
$50 worth of raspberries from a
small patch, and the selling of So
worth of eggs from bantam hen
as the project of his four-year-old
sister, Edna Pace.
Mr.. Clarke said the total num-
Der of projects was much larger
than anything heretofore under.
taken in Western Carolina and
that the goal Of $4,000 was the
highest attempted in the history
of the Lords acre movement.
Mr.. LYDIA reports the following
projects: .r
Twenty-six acres in corn, three
in Irish potatoes, two in sweet po-
tatoes, two in cabbage, two in
beans, one-half in squash, one in
rye, 100 bushels of Stark's double
red apples; five boys and girls
have popcorn; five ladies giving
Sunday eggs; four giving calves.
two giving cows, five girls and
boys raising pigs, one lady cutting
flowers, sixteen boys and girls
giving chickens, one boy giving
raspberries, eleven members CIV
ing cash amounting to approx
mately $500.
Material as well as spiritual
progress was evidenced as three
types of crop cultivation were
shown-plowing by OK, horses and
a motorized garden tractor operat-
ed by Roy Higgins.
Mr.. Gardner said the projects
had already proved a great bless
ing to the church members in inn
pressing them with the practical
side of working for the Lord.