Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-07
EpS0n1 Neu,S
By MRS. FLETCHER FULLEI

Oxford, spent the weekend as the
guest of Miss Evelyn Ayscue.
Miss Margaret Aston, Mrs. w.
S. Ayscue, and J. R. Collins at
tended the funeral of DR.. w. c.
! Wicker, at Elon college, Sunday.
Miss Bessie Lee Aston returned
To Albemarle Sunday to resume her
duties as teacher in the Albemarle
school.
Rev. S. E. Madren, Mrs Brook
ston Eaves, Misses Marie, Harriet.
and Juanita R. Ayscue attended the
Eastern NJ c. Pilgrim Fellowship
Rally at the United Christian church
in Raleigh, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Morgan
have returned to their home in
Pennsylvania after spending some
time with Mrs. Morgans mother,
Mrs. W. H. Ayscue, in EPSON.
Sallie Perkins, of Richmond, Va,
is spending some time with her.
sister, Mrs. Guy Winn.
Chloe Ayscue, Of Tngleside, spent
last week with Helen Ayscue.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Newman and
Mrs. J. r. Collins visited White
Lake last Sunday.
Rev. Alfonza Grissom and Mrs.
GrissOm are spending some time
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
L. Grissom.
Mary Nell Eaves left Sunday for
Abbottsburg, to begin her work as
teacher il the Abbottsburg school.
Misses Margaret Aston, Verlie
and Gertrude Rem, Mrs. r. J.
Newton, and Mrs. L. T. Patterson
spent the day in Raleigh Tuesday.
Valeria Perkinson, Of Kittrell,
Sidney Paige Eaves, Dorothy Col
Inns. and Edith Foster were the
weekend guests of Lenelle Fuller
recently.
Miss Carrie Aston returned home
Tuesday after spending some time
in Louisburg as the guest of Mrs.
Earle Murphy.
Christine Eaves left Monday for
Elon college to begin her work as
q Junior there this year.
Rev. Joseph McCauley and family.
CT Richmond, Va, were pleasant
visitors in the community last week.
Mr.. McCauley has accepted a call
to become pastor Of Liberty Christ
ian church and will move into the
community as soon as his work here
begins. A hearty welcome awaits
their arrival and the church feels
very fortunate in securing Mr.. Nc
Cauley as pastor. He comes from
the First Christian church of Rich
mond, Va. The church suffered
much sorrow and disappointment
when their present pastor, Rev. S.
q. Madren, offered his resignation
as pastor for the coming year. Mr..
Madren has served the church
eight years and will take other
w ork near Franklinton for next
year. The community and church
feel they are giving up good man
but also feel that they are securing
cne, as Mr.. McCauley has assisted
here in revival meetings and is
widely known in the community.
MIR. and Mrs. j. K. Foster and
family, of Townsville, were visitors
III the community last Sunday.
Mrs. J. D.. Newman has returned
home after being away for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Faulkner, of
Henderson, were visitors in the
community last Sunday.
A series of prayer services are
now being conducted in the COM
munity. Tuesday night services were
held in the home of E. NJ Newman,
with c. 0. Eaves as leader We'd
nesday night services were held in
the home of w. S. Avscue with
Mrs. T. F. Ayscue as leader. Thurs
day nights service will be in the
hCme of M. L. Grissom, with Mrs.
RroOkson Eaves as leader and Fri
day night at the church with the
missionary society in charge. This
meeting is being held as a memorial
Of the fiftsenth anniversary of the
society, and there will be a birth
day celebration given by the So
ciety IN connection with the prayer
services. Everyone is invited to at
tend these Eervices.
The prayer services are being
held for the benefit of the meeting
which begins next week, also be-
icause of troubles in other countries
which have caused war. Never was
prayer needed more than today, so
everyone is asked to try to attend
these services and join in prayer