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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
7
A 1918 analysis argues 100 million Chinese children require youth-centered Sabbath schooling to sustain Christian growth as 80 percent of congregations are adults. It urges Bible schools and lay training, noting scarce 15–25 year olds and the need to train leaders within local churches.
Greensboro scene reports progress on hiring a director of religious education for Aulford county. Prof. E J Coltrane leads a ten day touring campaign to organize rural townships, gathering strong community support. The drive aims to unite religious and educational work, expanding Sunday school enrollment from 18 000 of about 70 000 population through planned surveys and efficiency first.
Multiple local churches including St Marys Episcopal Trinity Sunday outline services with morning prayers at 11, Sunday school at 9 45 and evening prayers at 8 00, plus solo, music and visitor welcome. North Main Street Methodist notes 9 50 Sunday school 11 A M and 8 P M sermons with subject The Making of a Christian. Lutheran Brown leads 11 A M service and 8 P M vesper. First Baptist on North Main lists 9 30 Sunday school and 11 A M worship with 8 P M sermon and 7 30 C E. First Presbyterian announces 9 45 Sunday school and 11 A M and 8 P M sermons, Christian Endeavor at 7 45. First Reformed notes 9 45 Sunday school revival progress and music by Miss Annie Simpson from Atlanta. Sunday plan 9 45 school 11 preaching 7 30 prayer and praise 8 preaching The Testimony of Sin and The Short Bed and the Narrow Covering. All invited.
The Churchman reprints war sentiments from Napoleon, Wellington, Washington, Grant, and Sherman. While opposing brute force, the leaders frame war as detestable and costly, favoring arbitration and peace over bloodshed. Chile plans a tin mine foundry as a separate note in the column.
Jen Morgan and his two setter dogs Mohab and Miguel are told to forget bear hunting after a Minnesota bear sent as practice arrives in Fairmont. The bear causes a wild disruption at the depot and through the town, with a runaway horse and wrecked shopfronts, before the bear escapes and Morgan decides the dogs will remain mere grocery setters.
Greensboro records show three deeds filed in the register of deeds yesterday. T. F. Wrenn transfers 9.4 acres in High Point township to H. F. Wright for 2000 dollars. J. R. Hughes transfers a Race Street lot in Gilmer township to Freida Johnson for ten dollars and other considerations.
Capt. A. M. Rankin reports his brother W. R. Rankin of Asheboro has recovered enough from a serious illness to take short daily drives. He has been ill since February and was once considered gravely ill.
Dr Dernburg Rustem Jey and George Fred Williams are all eligible to membership in the same diplomatic club.
By order of the Guilford Superior Court a sale of land in High Point Guilford County will occur on June 1 1915 at 12 noon at the Bank of Commerce door High Point. The tract in question described by metes and bounds includes 39 100 of an acre more or less with bidding starting at 770 dollars and a 10 percent raise on the prior bid. Commissioner J Goldstein notes this proceeding as part of case number 957 in the special proceeding docket.
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