Dr. James H. Thayer, with Mrs. Thayer and James Henry Jr., returned to the city late Friday afternoon after a trip to the National Capitol, and other cities.
“It was a trip,” said Dr. Thayer, “which Mrs. Thayer and myself had planned for years. We thought that we might as well take in Washington, Philadelphia and New York, as well as go up the Hudson all at one time. We went off purely to get a vacation and to enjoy ourselves. Of course, we were on the go practically all of the time.
Owing to very excellent sight seeing facilities in both Washington as well as New York, we were practically able to see both of these cities.
“Our stop in Philadelphia was a very short one—just long enough for us to run over to Camden, N.J., and see some friends and go to Independence Hall to see the relics and the Liberty Bell.
“Our stay in New York was longer than in either of the other cities. The party cam away from New York with the unanimous conviction that the folks to be envied are those of us who live where you can see more of God’s handiwork and less of man’s.
“I expect,” concluded the Pastor of Blackwell Memorial, “to be in my pulpit both Sunday morning and evening. I am going to be glad to see my people, and am more than ever convinced that the great need of today as far as the church is concerned is the preaching of a pure, spiritual gospel. We had the pleasure of worshipping the Sunday we were away in the famous Brick Presbyterian Church and of hearing an English congregational minister from Southampton. There was a good congregation present, and the reverent quiet of the worshipping congregation was a relief from the noise and hurry without.”
From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Sept. 1, 1923
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