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A letter from Mr. Clyde T. Franks,
President of the Laurens 11. Y.
P. I'. Convention, is Very En
couraging:
Dear Brother Baggott: Just a
line to let you know that there were
four B. Y. P. U’s. organized last Sun
day in the Laurens Association, and
we hope to organize three more dur
ing this month. I requested the
Friendship Union to report to you
the twor unions that they organiz
ed at Highland Home and at Beu
lah. Miss Dean and myself helped to
organize one at Beaverdam, with Miss
Sudie Bell Knight as president and
Miss Zell Crisp corresponding secre
tary. 1 am enclosing a copy of the
program for our first quarterly meet
ing to be held at Warrior Creek
church, the fifth Sunday of this
month.
I visited the Laurens Association
at Friendship, and was Borry that you
could not be with us, as this is the
first time this honorable body has
given the B. Y. P. U. a place on its
program. Our local union is at work
on our mission study course, and we
find it pleasant and piofitable. We
meet at the different homes for the
study, and Mr. C. H. Roper is teach
er.—Clyde T. Franks.
Program of the Laurens Rally Meet
ing.
2:30 p. m.—Devotional service,
conducted by Mr. S. C. Gambrell.
Enrollment of delegates and miscel
lanous business.
Words of greeting, Warrior Un
ion.
Response, Mr. Scott George.
David Livingstone, the Pioneer
Missionary: His Early Religious
Training, Mr. Paul Bobo; An Un
raceasing Worker, Miss Eleanor Ed
Bwards.
WJF Special music, Bethany.
The Spirit of Jesus, Miss Lola
Bramlette.
A Compassion for Africa, Miss Ve
ra Baldwin.
He was Unswerving in his Purpose,
Mrs. J. B. Cook.
Special music, Laurens Union.
The Buried Heart, Mr. Ray Cooper.
Our Duty and Some Results of
Missionary Activity in Africa To
day, Mrs. Clarence Bramlett.
Prayer.
Mr. Charles W. Rentz, Jr., writes
that they are planning to have a mass
meeting of all the B. Y. P. U’s. of
the Barnwell Association at Bamberg
Sunday afternoon, November 14th,
beginning at three o’clock. They
plan to have a demonstration pro
gram, followed by an address from
J. L. Baggott, state superintendent
of B. Y. P. U. The aim of the
meeting is to organize the B. Y. P.
U’s. of the Barnwell Association into
a B. Y. P. U convention. Every un
ion of the Barnwell Association is
urged to attend in a body, or send
large delegations to this meeting.
Miss Olive Cox, of Yonges Island
(the small union which holds the
State banner), writes that her union
gave a good demonstration program
at the Osborne Baptist church,
Adams Run, S. C., last Sunday af
■ ternoon, and organized a B. Y. P. U.
Miss Mae Platt was elected president,
Mr. Louis Platt recording secretary.
We are communicating with other
churches and hope to report several
other unions organized in the near
future.
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Correspondence 1
From Brother Mellichamp.
How we love the coming of The
Courier. The world is passing .on,
and we old folks are left behind,
but not forgotten quite. God our
Father’s all seeing eyes are upon us
all way.
How dearly Gdd must love us and
this poor world of ours to -spread
blue skies above us and deck the
earth with flowers.
There’s not a weed so lowly,
Nor bird that cleaves the air,
But tells in accents holy,
-His kindness and his care.
No, oh no, I am not all alone and
sometimes quite lonely, but he is al
ways near. I have thought to write
and tell The Courier folks how Its
coming cheers me. There is nothing
like it-—both pleasant and profitable.
Since reading Dr. Ramsay’s sermon
in Thfe Courier of October 21, “The
Ghrist for Our Times”, I want to ex
press my joy and appreciation of it.
Am just enthused with its deep spir
itual thought. What a privilege our
Greenville Baptists, and especially
the Womans College, have. Yes, I
am thankful for the privileges deriv
ed from meeting just once a year in
Greenville, at the Assembly. It has
been to me a spiritual uplift.
How good and gracious our Master
has been to us, as the year passes,
the sunshine and but few shadows,
and here in November so balmy and
cool. Let’s we all just thank him ~
and be glad and see the bright side..
“I asked the robin as he sprang
Prom branch to branch, and sweetly
sang,
What made his breast so round and
red,
'Twas looking toward the sun he
said.”
Well, I had started out to write a
word or so for the children’s col
umns, bu.t just got It mixed, so will
just send it on. We are only grown
up children anyway.
It was great to meet you, Dr. Cody,
at the Fairfield Association, .and to
hear Brother Maxcy White on the Or
phanage.1 God bless him and his
work. Am hoping to attend the Bap
tist State Convention in Columbia.
It is always a privilege much enjoy
ed. ■
With kindest regards to all The
Baptist Courier Company and the
great work you are accomplishing, I
am,
M. Mellichamp.
Oct. 22.
From Evangelist Head.
Just to say the past six weeks of
my evangelistic work has been gra
ciously blessed.
At Akin Park church, Atlanta, Ga.,
ninety joined as result of the meeting
there, about sixty of whom were for
baptism. . Raised pastor’s salary
$100.00 per month and gave him a
$60.00 pounding with real grub.
At Edgewood church, Atlanta, the
results of the meeting were indeed
fine. Seventy-three joined church,
more than fifty for baptism.
Am at Ringgold, Ga., in meeting
this week. The crowds are by far
the greatest ever witnessed at Ring
gold. Power from on high is upon
us. Many are being saved. Twen
ty-four have joined church up to
date.
Believe we will have a landslide
before Sunday.
I go from here to Chattanooga/
Tenn., to join the other members of
the Home Board staff in a simultane
ous meeting.
W. L. Head,
Home Board Evangelist.
Ringgold, Ga., Oct. 28.
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Is America Worth
Preserving?
Is America worth saving.from radical social
ists, bolshevists, the untempered teaching of un
believing intellectuals, and the flagrant fleshly
sins of misguided multitudes?
Next to the faith which binds men to Al
mighty God, the safety and preservation of this
nation is today the most important thing in the
entire world. — V
The Home Mission Board
is this year executing for Southern Baptists
the greatest Home Mission program they ever
undertook. Baptist money to the amount ofe
$2,900,000 had been appropriated for the work.
The harvest is bounteous, and the laborers
were never more earnest and happy and busy. -
But the Program
is Endangered
It is projected on the basis of the 75 Million
Fund and most of the churches are not sending
in the money to sustain it. The present lack is
grave.
Baptists of the South" are among the most
loyal Americans and Christians in this nation.
Their hearts are deeply stirred by the present
situation in our country. ^
We appeal to pastors, churches, and mission
societies for continued prayers and for liberal
and sustained contributions to the 75 Million
Fund which they have subscribed.
Untie the Hands
of Your Board
which in its great advance in appropriations
is worthily expressing the passion of your
heart for God and for country 1
Baptist Home Mission Board
1004 Healey Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.