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REV. NEILL McKAY, D. D.
who served as pastor of Long Street
Church for several years and was one
of the founders of the North Carolina
Presbyterian,^ now the Presbyterian
Standard.
district council
FOR BOY SCOUTS
Tuesday evening of last week an
interesting and enthusiastic meeting
was held in the West Sanford school
building at Sanford, N. C., for the
purpose of organizing a District Coun
cil of the Boy Scouts of America. At
this meeting representatives were
present from the counties of Lee,
Chatham, Harnett, Montgomery and
Moore. The advisability of the in
formation of a District Council out of
these five counties was discussed.
These representatives were com
posed of some of the leading citizens
of these five counties, among these
were the attorneys, the ministers, the
teachers and business men. Quite a
number of the active scout masters of
the district were also present, who
spoke with much enthusiasm of the
work which was being done by the
Boy Scouts in their respective com
munities. W. M. Marr, Deputy Re
gional Scout Executive, was present,
and he made a strong address in the
interest of scouting. In this address
Mr. Marr stressed the fact that our
boys are perhaps our greatest asset,
and that scouting is a program of vo
cationally purposeful activity for boys.
He very vividly outlined the purpose
and work of the proposed district
council. After a few other strong
talks in favor of the council it was
unanimously voted to organize the
council at this meeting. The organi
zation was perfected in a few mo
ments, and after the election of officers
quite a few important committees
were named. It was unanimously
voted to name the council the “Walter
Hines Page District Council Boy
Scouts of America.
It was estimated that the entire
yearly cost of this work would be
about $5,000.00, this to include salary
of executive, purchase and operation
of a Ford car, securing permanent
camp equipment, cost of operating a
training school for scout masters,
charter, National Council fees, office
supplies and miscellaneous expenses.
This budgett is alotted to the dif
ferent counties as follows: Lee coun
ty, $1,500; Moore county, $1,500; Har
nett county, 1,000; Montgomery coun
ty, $500; Chatham county, $500.
It is hoped that the citizens of
Moore county will realize the value of
this Boy Scout movement as a char
acter building and citizenship train
ing asset to our district, and support
this movement liberally. Any town
or community that can get together as
niany as twenty boys between the ages
of twelve and twenty-one can have a
Boy Scout troop. If your town or
community has a troop organized, then
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1924
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
FAYETTEVILLE PRESBYTERY TO MEET
AT LONG STREET CHURCH
Met There Just 100 Years Ago—Genera) Bowley, Com-
manding Officer of Fort Bragg, to Provide Shelter and
Bedding for the Night—Artillery Display Wednesday
PRESBYTERY WILL
CONVENE TUESDAY
Rev. C. E. Clarke, of Carthage,
Retiring Moderator; Dr.
Moore Preaches Wed.
The Presbytery of Fayetteville will
convene in regular stated session at
Long Street church Tuesday, Septem
ber 16, 1924, at 7:30 p. m. Long
Street is sixteen miles west of Fay
etteville on the old historic Yadkin
Road. It is located in the heart of the
Fort Bragg Government Reservation,
about ten miles from Fort headquar
ters.
This meeting of the Presbytery will
be of more than usual interest to the
Presbyterians and other church peo
ple of the State, and of special inter
est to the descendants of the early
Highland settlers of the Cape Fear
section. In the first place, the Pres
bytery will
ginnings and subsequent development
of the Presbyterian church in this
part of the State. Long Street is one
of the three original churches in the
Cape Fear section. The first formal
religious service held in the Long
Street community, under the direction
of an ordained minister, was conducted
by Rev. Hugh McAden on Thursday
night, January 29, 1756, in the home of
Alexander McKay. The next year
Rev. Kenneth Campbell, a native
Scotchman, came to this section from
Pennsylvania and settled on the west
side of the Cape Fear river, fourteen
miles north of Fayetteville. October
18, 1758, Mr. Campbell accepted a
“call” for his pastoral services from
Bluff, Barbecue, and Long Street
churches. Thus, without any local ec
clesiastical organization to foster their
efforts and without any foundation to
begin their work', these sturdy sons of
old Scotia set up the Presbyterian
church in a new and strange land. No
doubt they felt a personal need for the
ministry of the Kirk; but it is reas-
SOME HISTORY OF
LONG STREET CHURCH
Extracts Taken From a Pam-
phelet Written by Rev.
R. A. McLeod
“encamp” on the church jonable to believe that they were moved
grounds for its three-day session. A I with an equally strong desire to pro
field outfit will be set up near the | vide for the spiritual interest of their
church to provide shelter and bedding i children. This was indeed a work of
for the night. Supper and breakfast
will be served from a field kitchen by
trained cooks from Fort Bragg. Din
ner will be served in picnic fashion by
the members and friends of the
church. This unique and somewhat
faith, and has been abundantly re
warded. From this small beginning
the strong Presbyterian organization
of the Cape Fear section has develop
ed, with more than om hundred or
ganized and growing churches, with
It is impossible to properly under
stand or appreciate the history of an
individual, a family, a church or a
community without some knowledge of
the background of that history. The
background of Long Street church is
the Highlands of Scotland, which is at
once the most beautiful and hardest
country in which to live. Its hills and
mountains are numerous and very rug
ged. Its streams are generally small
but rapid and beautiful. It abounds
in small lakes and mossy glens. Its
climate is severe. The hard natural
conditions of the country developed a
hardy race with habits of thrift. But
these beautiful' hills, frolicking
streams, and charming lakes did more
than this, they created the natural en
vironment for noble deeds and noble
thoughts. Many Bible students think
the one reason why the Lord appoint
ed Palestine to be the place where His
Prophets, Psalmists, and and other
Writers of inspiration should live was
because of the uplifting mountains
and other inspiring natural conditions
REV. DAVID FAIRLEY, D. D.
yvho esrved Long Street Church as
pastor for fifty years. He began his
ministry at Long Street and ended it
^ere.
SOUTHERN MAN-WINS
AKUSHEQUA BRIDE
LONG STREET CHURCH AS IT LOOKS TODAY
novel arrangement for the entertain- its excellent high school for boys and of the country. It was in just such a
■ ’ ’ girls at Elise, with its great college country as this that the Highlanders
for women at Flora McDonald, and of Scotland developed their domestic,
with a constituency of more than their national, and their religious life.
15,000 members. ' , Their history can be traced back to the
The second day of the Presbytery, beginning of the Christian era. Thus
September 17th, will be given over isolated as they were from the rest of
largely to a celebration of the organi- of the world they very naturally de-
zation of this old church and a study veloped their own peculiar institutioiK.
of the part the Scotch of the Cape In their domestic life they developed
Fear section have played in church and a strong love for home and family.
State. A program that gives prom-, No doubt many of their family cus-
ise of unusual interest is being worked toms seem severe as compared to the
out. Dr. Walter W. Moore, President present day, but no one will question
of our leading theological seminary, i the statement that these customs
will preach at 11 a. m. Following the j wrought in the Highlanders a devo-
sermon the Presbyterian communion | tion to a pure and honorable family
will be observed. The silver com-1 life that has never been surpassed,
munion cups brought to America in I if equalled, by any other people. In
1770 by Rev. John McLeod from the national life they developed into a pa-
Presbyterians of Edinburgh, Scotland, | triotic, liberty loving people. They
to the Presbyterians of Cumberland never forsook their leader in battle nor
^ HON. J. McN. JOHNSON
Scotch poet of the Sandhills. Mr.
Johnson wrote ^especially for The
n poem, “Long Street’s Living
Dead,” carried elsewhere in this
paper.
ment of the Presbytery has been made
possible by the courtesy of General
Bowley, who has given his personal at
tention to working out all the details
necessary to provide for the complete
comfort of the members of the Pres
bytery. General Bowley is also mak
ing liberal provision for entertainment
during the recess hours. The Band
from Fort Bragg will render a pro
gram of sacred music and Scotch airs
during the noon recess of the second
day. An opportunity to observe artil
lery firing will be given the same af
ternoon. Very few of those who will
attend the Presbytery have ever had
an opportunity of this sort, and it is
a safe guess that it will prove a most
thrilling and delightful bit ot enter
tainment. The General asks that vis
itors be assured that there \^11 be no
possible danger from this firing. The
rang^of the firing will be over a small
untravelled part of the r^ervation.
Besidese, it will be securely guai;ded
while the firing is in process. The
Polly Ray Mountain, a high elevation
commanding a long range view, locat
ed some five hundred yards from the
church will be the point from which
visitors will observe the firing, ^he
firing will probably not last more than
thirty minutes.
But the chief reason for inviting the
Presbytery to hold its semi-annual
meeting at this old church is not mere
ly to give the members the novel ex
perience of an unusual entertainment,
although it is very
■ttible to do that, but it is primarily
on account of the historwal mteresc
that clusters around this ancient
church. It is hoped ftat f« “eetog
will stimulate an interest, Especially
among Presbyterians, m the early be-
Kushequa, Pa., Sept. 5.—^The mar
riage of Miss Harriet G. Kane, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Kent Kane
to Mr. Howard N. Butler of Southei^
Pines, N. C., was solemnized at XV^ '
home of the bride’s parents at Kushe
qua, at twelve o’clock, Thursday, Sep
tember 4th, 1924. The Rev. A. A.
Nellis officiated.
The bride’s gown was of Molly O
Crepe and Venetian lace. The veil
was caught with orange blossoms. She
carried a boquet of bride’s roses and
white sweet peas. Her handkerchief
was one carried by her grreat-great
aunt when she danced with Lafayette.
The maid of honor, Miss Florence
M. Kane, sister of the bride, wore
green georgette and gold lace and car
ried a boquet of sweetheart roses. The'
brides maids. Miss Helen K. Butler
and Miss Virginia Kane were gown
ed in orchid and peach georgette crepe
with gold lace, and carried sweet peas.
The best-man was Fairly Ray, of
Fayetteville, N. C.
The ushers were Evan O’Neill Kane,
Jr., Elisha Kent Kane, III, and Cyrus
0. Butler.
Mr. G. C. Burch sang “Until You
Came,” by Metcalffi followed by the
wedding march “To a Wild Rose,”
played by Dr. T. L. Kane on the violin,
accompanied by Miss Sybil Kane. “O
Promise Me” was played by Dr. Kane
during the service.
A wedding luncheon of four courses
was served immediately after the
ceremony. Covers were laid for six
ty guests. The bride’s table was cen
tered by a heart-shaped wedding cake.
The color scheme was the pastel
shades with asters and sweet peas
predominating. The favors were small
oasket-shaped roses filled with nuts
and mints.
The young couple were married be
neath an arch of sweet peas and as
paragus ferns. Golden rod and as-
e s yrevQ rsed extensively through
the rooms.
The bride is an attractive and ac-
''omplished ’•■oung women. She re-
'■eived her e lucation at Oberlin Col
lege, and for the last four years has
been one of the faculty of Bradfoixi
high school.
The bridegroom is engaged in busi
ness in North Carolina, where he is
an executive officer and director in the
Carolina Coal Company. He serv^
in the artillery during the world war.
The young pair left for a sea voy
age to the Gulf country, after which
they will reside at Coal Glen, North
Carolina, where the coal company has
just completed a new house for them.
The bride was the recipient of many
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county, will be used in this service
During the recess hour the members
of Presbytery and visitors will be en
proved disloyal to the government to
which they had sworn allegiance. But
npt withstanding their unwavering
tertained with the band concert and loyalty to their rulers in purely civil
the firing demonstration. Plans are
under way for a number of appropri
ate addresses in the afternoon. This
will be a day of days to the descen
dants of the early Highland settlers,
for no people love their national tra
ditions more than the Scotch, especial
ly when those traditions are linked
with religion. It will be a great “home
coming” day, when friends and kin
dred will assemble for worship, study,
and social intercourse at their father’s
old Kirk.
It has been one hundred years since
the F^esbytery met at Long Stereet.
It will be interesting to compare the
PreiSbytery of that day with the Pres
bytery of today. Minutes of special
interest from the records of that form-
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matters, the Highlanders from time
immemorial have contended for liber
ty of conscience and the right to wor
ship God as their own conscience di
rected. In religious life they develop
ed into earnest Christians. The High
landers had a deep sentiment without
a superficial display of Christian ex
periences, and an unwavering belief in
Christian doctrines without any dog
matic Phariseeims. They had a vig
orous religious creed and for the de
fense of that creed they were willing
to die, but never in all their history
did they try to impose it upon other
men. These are the people from which
the early settlers of the Cape Fear
section sprang; an ancstry to be proud
of and worthy to be emulated. This
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j
REV. R. A. McLEOD
the present pastor of Long Street
Church. Rev. McLeod is a Moore
county boy, bom and reared on Vass
route one; a son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. McLeod.