The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter., 1962-07-13
BAPTIST PASTOR
TOUR WEST COAST
Msniee Preacher and Wife Travel
TO Convention and
Worlds Fair

The M. J. Davises of Manteo
Baptist Church know how to
combine business and pleasure,
and in big way! The fast
travelling minister and his wife
proved it a couple of weeks ago
when they took an across-coun-
try jaunt with Rev. Davis
brother, Rev C. S. Davis Of
Whiteville, and his wife, to the
Southern Baptist Convention in
San Francisco and the Seattle
Worlds Fair.
Taking the southern route a.
cross United States by car the
group stopped for a day or so in
in Ell Paso, Texas and trip to
Juarez, Mexico before proceed
ing to the Mammoth Masonic
Hall on Mob Hill, which was the
scene of the convention.
There they joined with some
$4,000 other messengers from
every section of the United
States and many foreign count
ries for three days of business
meetings, worship services and
inspirational talks.
Rev. Davis has reported that
more than 600 messengers from
churches in North Carolina were
present at the Baptist conclave,
"I believe we were the second
largest group in the attendance
department" he adds.
On June A and 5 Rev. Davis
attended meetings of the South
ern Baptist Pastors Conference
while Mrs. Davis participated in
conferences as delegate tc
the Womans Missionary Union
The most thrilling moment Of
the convention for Rev. Davis
occurred on the night of June 9
when missionary appointees, tc
the various foreign countries
served by the church, were an.
nounced. The preacher recalls
that it was thrilling and in.
spring sight" to see so many
Christian representatives ir
their native costumes on the
stage with the Missionaries.
The Davises found the addres.
by Rev. Herschel H. Hobbs
speaker on "The Baptist Hour
to be one of the most stirring ir
recent memory. Rev. Hobbs
President of the Southern Bap.
tist Convention, is pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Okla
homa City.
When the convention ended
the Davises took a tour of Sar
Diego, Hollywood and Beverly
Hills and then drove north tt
Seattle and the Worlds Fair
Enroute they took time off fol
a leisurely excursion through
the Redwood Forests in Calf
ornia and Oregon.
The one word which thu
Davises use to describe thu
Worlds Fair is "breath-takin.
The Manteo couple say the!
were awed by such sights as the
U. S. Science Building, the In
ternational Fountain, the Nam.
moth Space Needle, and the
Boulevards of the World.
The Boulevards of the World
was one of their favorite exhi-
bits. 1t featured booths from
every country on the globe and
was, as Margaret Davis puts it:
"like stepping from one country
to another"
The Manteo minister, who is
something of an automobile en-
thusiast was very impressed
with the General Motors exhibit
and spent "quite a while" going
in and out of the G. M. "car of
the future" which, he says,
modernistic automobile features
"was like an airplane." The
every gadget imaginable.
a bubble plexi-glass top and
For transportation to and
from the Playground the two
couples utilized the exciting
monorail vehicle which zooms
visitors to the Fair from down.
town Seattle in vibrationless
comfort.
After spending two nights and
a day in Seattle, the couples
toured Canada and returned to
Manteo after a side trip through
Yellowstone National Park.
The Davises were at home in
Manteo last week reminiscing
about their trip and going
through the scores of brochures,
folders, and photographs which
they collected on their journey.
"You know" Rev. Davis said,
"We really feel as though we've
been somewhere" Most of his