REVIVAL AT SWAN QUARTER
Rev. L. R. O’Brian preached for 12 days at
the Swan Quarter Baptist church. A great num
ber pledged themselves in reconsecration to the
Christian life. There were a host of mosquitoes
to fight, but the attendance was very good con
sidering our small membership.
Brother O’Brian preached some splendid ser
mons. There were nine baptized at the close
of the meeting. Those baptized were:
Mrs. E. E. Bridgman
Aleez Spencer
Gratz Spencer
Edward Lilly
Mary Elta Pegram
Vivian Vaughn
Edna Taylor
Jessie Vaughn
Wilson Brown
We welcome these into our fellowship. We
pray God’s richest blessings upon these. May
we strive together for the building up of His
Kingdom.
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REVIVAL AT FAIRFIELD
Rev. Theo. B. Davis of Zebulon recently aided
in a revival meeting at Fairfield. The services
were not so well attended but all who attended
enjoyed the splendid messages brought both day
and night. Brother Davis is a consecrated pas
tor and did his part in the meeting. There were
many who reconsecrated their lives to the serv
ices and work of the kingdom. There were six
professions of faith in Christ. The community
was bettered and blessed.
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WHO IS TO DRINK IT?
“Well,” said the merchant, with an air of
finality, “prohibition is a failure, and we must
get used to the idea of making America wet once
again.”
“But who is to drink the liquor?” queried his
friend. “Will you?”
“Why, no,” he replied. “You know that I am
a teetotaler.”
“Will your son drink it?”
“No, that shall not be!”
“Would you want it to come back for the sake
of your clerks?”
“No, it is my practice to discharge any clerks
who drink liquor.”
“Do you want your customers to drink it?”
“No. I would much rather they would not; I
am sure that those who use strong drink will not
buy so much from me nor pay their bills so
promptly.”
“Will you want the engineer on your train to
use it?”
“No, I admit I don’t want to ride on a drunk
ard’s train.”
“Ah, then, you want this liquor for the men
whom you meet driving cars on the public high
way?”
“No, of course not; that is a danger to every
body.”
“Well, then, who is to drink this liquor in
America, pray, tell me?”
“I am not so sure that anybody should drink
it. I guess we’re much better off without it.”
—Reformed Church Messenger.
PARTIAL REPORT ON THE NORTH CARO
LINA STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN
The North Carolina! State-wide campaign
which was conducted under the auspices of the
Baptist Home Mission Board, April 15-May 13,
brought greater returns to the Kingdom than we
will ever know. Were it possible to give a sum
mary of all the visible results, it would be a
joyful and a graitfying surprise to all of us.
I have done my best to get a report of every
meeting in connection with the movement, but
thus far I have secured only forty-one reports.
These reports give to us the following facts:
Number of prayer meetings held pre
paratory to the campaign. 509
Number of personal workers confer
ences ..._... 137
Number of baptisms . 1,003
Number additions hy letter . 390
Number additions otherwise .. 91
The total amount of expenses, includ
ing oherings to evangelists, to sing
ers, their traveling expenses and en
tertainment .$8,837.21
The amount spent on advertising. 1,213.12
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HATE YOU DONATED A GIFT TO THE NEW
BAPTIST CHURCH?
Bills continue to come due, and to be able to
meet these bills is our aim. If you can’t give all
that you would like to at once, then give us what
you can now.
Below are gifts that have come in since the
last issue of The Hyde County Messenger was
published:
Additional Gifts to the Fairfield Baptist Church
Dr. A. G. Harris .$ 5.0©
Immanuel aBptist church ... 12/80
Stokes Baptist church ......-. 4. 00
Mrs. Martha Gibbs ... {oO
Rev. T. B. Davis .. g.00.
Junior B. Y. P. U. of Emanuel Baptist 1
church, Greenville, N. C.. 4.10
A Friend, Lake Landing, N. C.. 1.00
Mrs. E. R. Stewart ... 1.00
Total ....$30.40 t
Dear reader you will want to have a part in
this new church building. ^ Decide how much
you can give and send it on. We appreciate any
amount you may give.