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Correspondence
From Pastor L. F. Westbury.
My Dear Courier: May I beg for
space in your columns for church
news of Horry, S. C.? Two years
ago I came to this place from Leslie
county, Kentucky. 1 would rather
hare gone to any place In the world
to work it seemed to me. Somehow
I just felt If there was a sand desert
in the world it was' in the U. S. A.,
and that in Horry county. But my
feelings left out, the call of the Lord
came strong, and I yielded, and now
I love this place as X have never lov
ed one before; and the possibilities—
there is no place that has greater op
portunities’than this county. .For
instance, I have just closed a few
meetings; results as follows;
One week at Juniper Bay Baptist
church, with Bro. Julian M. Smoak
of Orangeburg, S. C., doing the
preaching,'plain preaching filled full
of the gospel of Jesus and his love;
and -the effect was great. We had
eighteen additions and fourteen uf
this number for baptism.
One week at Salem church. Broth
' er Smoak helped ae there also.
Twelve additions to the church, eight
of these for baptism.
The week following these two
meetings I helped Brother Joe Cau
sey at White Oak church; and the
second night of the meeting there
were seven made professions and
five of these united with the church.
Before the meeting closed we had re
ceived nineteen, and sixteen of these
for baptism.
The next week I preached for
Brother Neil Hendricks at Greenwood
church. Had five there for baptism.
And last night, I closed a meeting
in Gallivants Perry church, Bro.
Miles J. Kyzer, of Lodge, S. C.,
preaching for me; and indeed he gave
us some sermons fitted for the hearts
who needed Jesus Christ, and that
took us all in. The meeting closed
SHteith wonderful results; sixteen for
Swiptlsin, and a general reviving of
Kffhe church.
y' And I just want to say I have
four more weeks helping other breth
ren in their churches, taking me up
to December the first. Then I will
try and send you the news of these.
Many more thing I could say, but
really the letter is too long.
My best prayers for The Courier.
Fraternally,
Leon F. Westbury,
Aynor, Oct. 29.
resolutions.
On September 19th, after a solemn
admonition “To seek first the King
dom of Ood and his righteousness”,
Dr. G. L. Knight bade farewell as
pastor of the Millbrook church. He
came to us twenty-three years ago
a mere acquaintance, and in these
years has gone in and out among us
and has so grown into our hearts un
til each one in the community can
. feel that in him was a true and tried
friend, a faithful pastor, and a de
vout Christian gentleman, of the high
est type. .
He has rendered faithful and un
tiring service, and by precept and ex
ample has been ever ready to advance
the kingdom in our midst. •
The membership, although small,
has made steady progress through all
these years, the various organizations
fostered by the church, viz., the W.
M. 8., T. W, A., R. A., and Sun
beams being organized under his min
istry and many leaders of these or
ganizations have been developed and
gone out to bless the world with
their lives.
In recognition of the above facts,
the Millbrook church, with its vari
ous organisations in conference as
sembled, do offer the following res
olutions: ; ’ \
First: That in accepting the res
ignation of Dr. Knight, we do so with
a deep feeling of reluctance, and
pray God’s blessings on him and his
family in whatsoever field they may
labor.
Second: That we most heartily;
commend him to any field that God
■shall lead him to, and may he accom
plish a similar great work as that
done in the Mtllbrook church and the
Aiken Association.
Third: That a copy of-these res
olutions be inscribed in the minute
■ book of the church, a copy sent io
Dr. Knight, and a copy to The Bap
tist Courier for publication.
E. E. Woodward,
Chairman, Board of Deacons.
.. Pawnee E. Summerall,
President, W. M. S.
W. J. Price,
. f Supt., S. S.
\ ■ Alma Burekhalter,
Sunbeam Leader.
Those Four Year^..
The four remaining years of the
75 Million Campaign—how much
they will mean for all that is best
in our conquest of tho world if they
are wisely used, and how much they
will hinder us if we neglect them!
As 1 see it, we have our greatest
opportunity to reach the hearts and
minds of our people during these
years when we do not have to “take
collections.” It is a marvel to me,
the difference with which I have been
received and heard both by, pastor
and people, when I have been able
to say “I do not come to ask for
money, but to tell you pf the work we
are trying to do.” Both mind and
heart were more receptive.
Every denominational cause thus
has its greatest opportunity now.
Each department of our work ought
to be clearly and strongly put before
our people. It will be fatal, as I
see it, to “pool”, all of our work in
our reports as I have seen it done in
some of the associations. ■ Our work
is constantly growing in volume and
detail. We ought to give more
thought, time, and prayer to it, not
less. No speaker can in one address
or report adequately present the
cause of State Missions, Home Mis
sions, Foreign Missions, Hospitals,
Orphanage, Christian Education,
Ministerial Relief, and Denomination
al Literature. If he could I am con-,
fident no ordinary congregation could
take and return it. If there is need
for our different boards, there is the
same need that the people under
stand clearly what they are for.
There are certain causes that appeal
to certain minds and hearts which
are not reached in a general appeal.
This is our time to inform all of our
people. Information leads to inspi
ration, inspiration leads to consecra
tion consecration leads to glorifica
tion. “Herein is My Father glorified,
that ye bear much fruit.”
W. T. Quisenberry.
From Doctor Pentnff.
Dear Courier: I have neglected
to report two flne revival meetings,
one at Goucher Creek and the other
at Pacolet (Station)- in August.
In both of these meetings the pas
tor was aided by Dr. H. V. Tanner,
the popular and efflccient pastor of
Southside • in Spartanburg. The
meetings continued one week with
each church with a fine interest, re
sulting in a most helpful uplift to
both churches.
Goucher Creek received twenty-'
eight new members, eighteen of
whom were baptised. Pacolet receiv
de fourteen, eleven by baptism. All
the people enjoyed the earnest gospel
message of Dr. Tanner, who possess
es the rich gifts and training for
both the pastorate and for true evan
gelism. ”
Both these churches promptly paid
their first year’s pledge to the 75 Mil
lion Fund. Goucher Creek has
preaching two Sundays per month in
the morning and are now ready to
add more of these services. Paco
let has been trying to do with one
Sunday. Now they are arranging
for two Sundays.
„ • ' J. R. Pen tuff,
Spartanburg, Oct. 30.
Side Lights on the
Sunday School
Lessons
■i - v ■
The Sunday School Lessons for
the next six months are taken
from the Gospel of Matthew.
THE FOLLOWING BOOKS ARE
SUGGESTED
By T. J. Watts, Sunday School Secretary:
Blackboard Lectures on Matthew,
Broughton $ .75
New Testament Studies,
A. T. Robertson .90
Harmony of the Gospels, Broadus 1.50
Commentary on Matthew, Broadus 2.50
Life of Christ, Stalker .90
Map of Palestine, Class size 20x25
inches 75c; size 36x58 inches 2.00
Gospel of Matthew (Revised Version) .10
Order from
Baptist Book Depository
Columbia, S. C.