The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-26


furnishings. Nobody knows how
much work and Sclf-dcnial these
things meant i'm those days. For
fifteen or twenty years after the
War Between the States, southern
people had little money. They
were only rich in faith and good
works.
Here is our first report to Pres
bytcry, on rather the first ! could
find:
zone elder. one deacon. two
added on examination, one infant
baptized. twenty five baptized
non-communicantS, children in the
Sunday school and Bible class
controlled by the session. One
teacher and one scholar admitted
20 the Lords table from the Sun
lay school. Total communicates
thirty-0nc, attendance on the
sanctuary Quadrupled, some ad-
vance in the grace of giving, but
not up TO the Scriptural standard.
Improvement in the observance of
Family worship, and the Sabbath
.atCcatical instruction. Session
had to deal with some cases of
worldly conformity. (WOrldly in
title Hcndersonvillc-l wonder
what they did Some advance in
the ease Of some. and some
Drought. into the church. Success
full Sunday school for colOred pco-
pie 'oe Sixty-fvc members. Funds
contributed Compare these with
those of today: Home missions,
$50; invalid, 50; foreign missions,
Sc; education, 81; PrcSbytcrial,
So. congregational S3l. BY Sun
day school for its own use, ST.
Forty-odd' years ago our church
paid the pastor three hundred and
Seventy-fvc dollars. do not know
Just what he received from Mills
River. which then had half of his
time. We owned 4 small farm, and
a fairly good manSc at Mills Xiv
CT, and here, for many years the
pastor lived. Sometimes when the
French Broad was out of its
banks, he would be unable To get
across to preach for us. Out there
they had Il garden, kept cows. and
rented most Of the farm. Thirty
years ago VIC paid only six hun
drcd and twenty-five dollars. A
few years later we climbed to
eight hundred. With the increase
i'm pastors salary the gifts 10 all
causes were largely increased.
About 1888. do not remember the
exact date, our lot on Sixth ave
nue., then ShawS Creek street, was
exchanged with the Henderson
willie Hotel company for the JuStuS
lot on the same street. Mr.. John
Spann and Mr.. j. 4. Woodburn
signed the deed. The hotel con-
vcycd this lot to the trustees,
McSsrS. l.. T. Williams, I. NJ.
Smith and Charles +. Ray.
How the women did work for
the building Of a manSc. Oyster
suppcrs, ba2aarS, lawn parties,
strawberry festivals. ice cream
parties. 1t was hard work too, cv-
cry dish, spoon, fork, cup and
saucer had to be carried to the
place of entertainment, not to
mention the cakes, icc-crcam, sal
ads and other things that had to
be made in the homes, and then
sent or brought to our parties.
Mrs. AS forks and spoons were
tied with Il green string. Mrs.
BIS with red, Mrs. C's with a
black. Even then there would
sometimes be a provoking ml-up.
We justly earned Il reputation for
delicious and abundant food. We
felt that our professional rcppta-
ton ms housckccpCrS was at stake,
SO we gave our best. Mrs. An
dcrSon'S icC-crcam was famous,
Miss Clara Patton's whipped
cream, my mothers Sullabub and
wine jelly, Miss Mary Millcr'S
pound cake, and so on. Behind
the scenes one would hear, AN
other cake. my it is too beautiful
to cut. Who made that chicken
salad? Miss Anna, then you know
il is good. Two more grand cakes,
we can never sell them all. | wish
YOUR look at this baked ham. DO
save me a piece. Has Mrs. Tayior'S
icc-crcam come yet? No, but you
know she will send it, do not be
uneasy. Somebody said there were
some strangers at the hotel, | hope
they will come"
We do not have to do these
things now, for which we are
glad, but it was necessary in the
long ago, what might be called
an emergency tycp of service.
The women worked hard and
faithfully, but / til twenty-five
or thirty years ago their names,
as DR.. Lingle says, "Thc pages of
church history are rarely cmbcl-
lished by a female name, unless
indeed one might have been call
ed before the session for partic-
ipating in worldly amusements, or
speaking i'll of neighbor.
For excellent reasons the
church accepted an offer from the
hotel to remove our manse to a
lot lower down on the street, at
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