The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-26

u. e., arrived Saturday Tor a WISH
with his wife and her parents Mr..
and Mrs. R. C. Smith. Mrs. Lewis
has been spending the summer
with her family in Bladenboro and
at Carolina Beach.
Mrs. c. B. Page of Gastonia
spent the weekend with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Free
man. Mrs. Page was accompanied
home by her son. Mr.. Gerald
Page, her daughter and son-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stegall, who
have been spending the week here
and at Causes Landing as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman and Mr..
and Mrs. Livingston A. Bridger.
Tommie & Billie Buie have
been spending several days at
White Lake. They are now visit
ing their grandmother Mrs. Row.
ena Buie of Emerson.
Postmaster and Mrs. R. L. Bird
ger, their daughter, Emma Louise
and their sons Jimmy and Johnnie
are spending several days at their
summer cottage at Causes Land
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Smith and
Family have returned from their
cottage at Carolina Beach.
Bill Moyle, Miss Beatrice
Douglas and Miss Wilma Grass
have completed their summer
work in the Bladen Baptist Asso-
citation and are leaving To-Day for
their homes for a short vacation
before returning to school next
month. Mr.. Moyle will return to
Wake Forest for his senior year.
He has worked with the Young
People in Bladenboro Baptist
church for several weeks and was
quite popular with the teen ayers.
Miss Grass and Miss Douglas will
60 to Louisville to continue their
work in the Baptist Seminary
there. All will be greatly missed
throughout the Bladen association.
The Rev. Henry Lilies preached
his first sermon as Pastor of The
Bladenboro Church of God on Sun
day. He comes, with his family,
from Selma, N. c., where he
preached about two years. The
Rev. Lilies has served churches in
North Carolina for about fourteen
years. Originally from Meridian,
Miss. The Rev. and Mrs. Lilies
have two children, Carolyn Louise,
age 5 and John, l.
The White Oak Free Will Bap-
list Church will hold their Dedi-
cation Service on Sunday August
81. The auditorium of their new
church has been completed and it
is hoped the entire building will
be finished in September. About
twenty-five of the original mem
bers of the church which was Or
gained in 1916 are expected to
attend the services along with
several of the church's former
Pastors, according to the present
Pastor, The Rev. Herman Wooten.
The Rev. Wooten said the fol-
lowing clergymen will nave a
part in the service next Sunday,
The Rev. w. E. Anderson, More
head City, The Rev. M. Fl. Nal
lette, Turbersville, S. c., The
Rev. j.. A. Evans, Supt. Of the
Church's Orphanage at Middlesex,
c., will preach the d~edicatory
sermon. The Rev. j. C. Griffin,
New Bern, The Rev. W. A. jack
son, Dunn, L.. l.. Moore, Hyman,
S. c., and The Rev. W. L. Gerni-
gan of Bladenboro.
Special music will be furnished
by The Brown Quartette of White
vile, and a duette of The White
Oak Church. The pianist will be
Miss Elizabeth Kelly of White
vile.
A luncheon will be served on
the lawn of the church from 1890
to 2:30 o'clock.
The church has trippled its
original Q916) membership a
large part of the labor on the new
church was furnished by the Pas
tor and the congregation. The
large stained glass window was
donated in memory of D. E. Hes
ter a charter Member and a lie
time Deacon of the Church.
Mrs. J. B. Vought and family
are spending several days in Will
mington.
The intermediate Union Of the
Bladenboro Baptist Church were
hosts to the Young Peoples Union
At a party during the weekend.
The party was. at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney D. Britt. AS
sociational Director of the Bladen
Ran+ist Association. Home made
ice cream was made, games were
played and a general good M
was had by all.
The Koran, sacred book OF the
Moslems. requires them to pray
five times daily at fixed times.