The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-27
5000 PEOPLE IN
TENT MEETING
DIRECTORS
Mayor and Theater Man
agement Petitioned for
Action by Sunday
PEOPLE ARE PLEDGED
TO BACK CLOSING

The question OF open ouh-
days is to the front again with
Sunday movies as the storm cen
ter, the issue arising to q peak
last night at the tent meeting or
the Rev. j. Harold Smith. when
practically the whole of an aud
fence estimated at 5000 people
stood in protest against Sunday
movies and pledged their support
against them.
Petitions adopted by the aud
fence without dissenting voice
will be presented to the manage.
ment of the local theatres and
Mayor A. v. Edwards today,
feature of which calls for action
before next Sunday, when other
tactics, it was indicated, will be
resorted to if results are not sat
isfactory.
Evangelist Smiths sermon was
on what he considered the inn
moral background OF the theatrl-
cal business, to support which ne
quoted preachers, laymen, news
papers and showmen in high rank
as to their evil influences and the
life led by most of those connect
ed with the production of the
movies. Mr.. Smith had no COM
promises with movies at any time
but his, efforts were; directed
mainly at Sunday movies. He was
evidently carrying his vast audi
ence with him.
Upon closing his sermon he
called on the preachers to stand
with him who would 20 on record
100 percent against Sunday
movies; about 2e pssaehsas stood.-
His next call was for church and
Sunday school officers. These
stool by scores. He next appealed
to the audience, which he said
would probably number 1000,
counting the hundreds who could
not be sheltered by the tent. The
audience appeared to be almost
unanimous on its feet.
The Rev. George 7. Pennell,
pastor of Calvary Baptist church.
which is sponsoring the meeting,
presented resolutions prepared by
a committee appointed for this
purpose. These were read and
adopted without a dissenting
voice. r.
Mr.. Pennell reviewed the move
ment against the opening Of Sum
day movies in Hendersonville.
against which churches, pastors
and people raised their voices.
but to no avail" He took occa-
sion to highly praise Mayor A. V:
Edwards and Editor J. T. Fain Of
The Times-News. He quoted May
or Edwards during the fight as
being strenuously opposed to Sum
day movies, against which he was
willing to exercise all his author
ity and influence" Mr.. Pennell
then turned his praise towards
Mr.. Fain and lauded his activities
as one Of the committeeman who
protested against the opening OF
Sunday movies "and made him
hang his head in shame for the
church" when Mr.. Fain expressed
regret that the time had come
when the leaders in such move
ments could not depend on church
members solely but had "to 20
outside Of the church to appeal to
those interested in law and order
and the observance of the sab
BATH"
The resolution adopted and as
read by Mr.. Pencil, follows:
Sunday, June Is, 1888.
"Inasmuch as the good peace
loving citizens of Hendersonville
and Henderson county have been
engaged in . great countrywide
evangelistic campaign for four
weeks in q tent on the corner Of
Church street and First avenue
west;
"And ifasmuch IS the good peo-
pie of Hendersonville and Hendsr-
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