North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . ervice. Dinner will be served onthe ground immediately after the ser-vice. We urge that all former pas-tors, members and the Advocate staffbe present. A. J. Bowling, Pastor. HOME-COMING AT REHOBOTH The fifth annual gathering was heldat this historic church on the firstSunday in May. As it was also theoccasion of the quarterly meeting, Pre-siding Elder Kirkpatrick preached at11 oclock. Pastor H. C. Byrum wasin charge of ceremonies. After the sermon dinner was servedon a large table in the grove. Thecrowd was estimated from 1200 to1500. We noted peopl
North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . ervice. Dinner will be served onthe ground immediately after the ser-vice. We urge that all former pas-tors, members and the Advocate staffbe present. A. J. Bowling, Pastor. HOME-COMING AT REHOBOTH The fifth annual gathering was heldat this historic church on the firstSunday in May. As it was also theoccasion of the quarterly meeting, Pre-siding Elder Kirkpatrick preached at11 oclock. Pastor H. C. Byrum wasin charge of ceremonies. After the sermon dinner was servedon a large table in the grove. Thecrowd was estimated from 1200 to1500. We noted people from Catawba,Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabar-rus, Forsyth and Richmond counties. After dinner Professor McConnell,of the department of history at David-son College, made a forcible talk onOur American Ideals. Liberty, thefree school, freedom of religion, andthe home were named as the promi-nent features of our civilization. Thebulwarks of the home, the professorsays, are Sabbath observance, churchattendance, the family altar and Bible. CEDAR GROVE CIRCUIT PARSONAGE The Cedar Grove circuit parsonagehas been built and paid for since Jan-uary 1, 1924. It is situated just northof the little country vilUge of CedarGrove, and a few hundred yards southof the new brick school building, call-ed the Aycock High School. It is inthe midst of one of the finest countrycommunities in North Carolina. Thepreacher, Rev. E. C. Durham, and hisfamily are now living in this splendidparsonage, which is one of the verybest furnished and best arranged par-sonages in the North Carolina confer-ence. Mr. Henry Liner was the archi- tect and leading carpenter, while McDade, the chairman of theparsonage board of trustees, was onthe job from start to finish as a leaderin the whole movement. To many oth-ers we are greatly indebted. Besideswhat the charge collected in moneyand material, the Duke Fund gave$250 to the cause, and the generalboard gave the same amount, forwhich amounts the circuit i
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