Prof. J.D. Ives took advantage of the excursion to Washington, D.C., last week and went sight-seeing for profit and pleasure.
At the business meeting of the Baptist people last week after prayer-meeting presided over by Rev. J.M. Arnette, it was decided that we undertake to rebuild our little church; something after size and style of the old building, only it is to be brick veneer with tile inside, with a metal ceiling and a fire-proof roof. John C. Adams, Prof. J.T. Ives, Mrs. Miris Miller, Mrs. Hazel Allison and Margaret A. Kittell were appointed to a building committee to solicit finds, also the whole church membership is to consider themselves on that committee and the building is to be commenced as soon as the funds are available, and is to be built on the old site. All of our friends who are interested to see the Baptist people put up a good substantial building on their conspicuous corner to help take care of the spiritual work here and improve landscape scenery are requested to send us their offering either money or labor.
Grandpa Lamply visited the home of his son, Mr. Ray Lamply, last week-end.
Mrs. Zoe Howard left last night for a two months’ visit with Mrs. Frank Krug at Long Branch, N.J. Mrs. Krug and family spent last season in Needle Knole on New England avenue and made many warm friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith and children and Miss Ruth Zircle visited friends at Cheraw, S.C., last week.
Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. Pope’s sister, who has spent the last month on a visit here, left for her home in Philadelphia, Pa., last night, July 14.
Miss Rose Cagle visited her brother Robert and family at Lake Waccamaw, N.C., last week. Mr. John N. Cagle is on the section of the Aberdeen and Seaboard Air Line engine work at present, and is a welcome guest at his mother’s home on Pinebluff Heights.
Ripe watermelons for sale at J.F. Reidthalers on Pinebluff Heights. The early ones are selling for 20 cents to 75 cents each.
On Sunday last the lightning struck a tree in the forest across the road from Mr. Howie’s house and burned the grass, setting the woods on fire. He had a cow tied there but she broke her bondage and fled without harm.
Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Tyner spent last Sunday visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wilks at Hoffman. Mr. Wilks will be remembered by the older residents of Pinebluff as our sweet potato man, and he could grow delicious ones; and he knew how to keep them good all winter, and kept us well supplied. He is an old man now an very feeble.
The new hotel is growing in width and height, as they have the 3rd story frame work up on the west third of the building and the rafters set, also the frame work extended to the east end on the 1st story on a part of the building, and are laying the cement floors on the sun parlors on the north front side. All the frame work is not set on the 1st story yet.
A union church may come to Pinebluff sometime in the future, but the time is not yet. I consulted a Methodist authority, and he told me that their property was owned by the conference and if they did sell it, they would have to put the money into another Methodist work. They could not use it for any other kind of work, so that ends the union church work for the present, even if the Baptist were willing, which some of them are not, the Methodist could not on account of their property being tied up in the conference. I think all the Pedo or Anti-Baptists could unite as there is no special difference between them and all of the different Baptists who believe that immersion is the only Christian Baptism ought to unite, that would greatly simplify things and make the work plainer, and we should have a kinder and more neighborly spirit among ourselves, and practice the Golden Rule.
From page 7 of The Pilot, Vass, N.C., Friday, July 17, 1925
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