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PeNIle Gatherings.,
qpiltimqs•
District 17 Pg.2
t In then". Mother Bon' e folelell her tiny hcnis in her,Isp and ge,seti at t7.e blue
wed fienoe in the itttle caa heatev, eot to thinking things ovor theue,, an r
these
to eeelthingn sone elifferently to askpt I (111S r, few yenrs nrn I gael 1511:1t it is
underetoeiiiig nnd viedom th,t comes with agek I am getting close to 70 now an4
bvo deceiled that if we need merey to op:my the good work of the Lore! It is
eht to mnke it doing these honest thin, if We lo not deoecrnte the Tenets house
hairline these eociele and markets in the church. Now I still thin thnt ono none
nngee should not be conducted in the tensie of God. -4m4. tiler we hni our rennages
Ited than down town and I oent in nnd sent Whnt I could to help raise thP morey. I
4 to rree7f,,* 71ere is a dress thet some wonnn can get a lot of good wear out of and
will brinc: in another quarter for the church*: So it helped two ways".
*Mee of the niocest things we ever hod was a quilting. 7.ach meMber gave a lime. or
*et ever felt th.,t shocoI. Sp!Xe to jvon tho quilt and we pet the amount given
411a litti put the mseiberts urine on the block if she wented it on there,
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104 soloi th nhe:.'n only put the twasnnt given end left their nnnee off. One neMber
4 that hy3. given t/0.00 on the quIlt.4 Mother Bow's smile:11 ancl arew silent for
moment, 7,111e her eve- ton',. or a Isriv exproselon.
"hen we got enough blocks re pieoed them up nni ret to work to quilt it out*, The
ttle oll 1,Ay reneed herself and centineed. SOMO of the neribers lived so -far out
at they could onle get in once in reihi7e to work on it. ButT,tY. how we enlny the
We n11 get together)cptherings like that are good for women*.
eurse we sold it. though It was not so easy to do, money was
lend of ecexse then, and one of the nenbere finally bought it for t5.00, but all together
'hat Tint bre-1,Pllt the church t 90.00. It certainl- lid heft um out.*
Do I renem' r eho giere the IO. 00. why yes I reckon I do effraelt T 11,o not see
that there is arrr nPed to tell Th.t- `nit I gtve it Reself". The dear
ea ana her face fluehed with enbarraesrent. I got a good deal of pleneure out of
work though and an hnapiest when 1 am workin for the Lord. !very t1"i I take the
an, ree7 G. Lniihonk Siounty
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pollogrnnhy
Ore. Inrnh NO lan53,
1618 r7tvl n.,
Latodk, Texas.
!qher, !i'!u--h Z. ',Ionfin cane to Lulfhoolt in ley. 1921, the Inrat l'etho'list
7? e established he -e. ?he ReVerfIli :PA• J. Ihite, former nnstor nrf tho
-et" viiat Orareh of Wnzo, wps at that ti MP pastor of the Tinhbortr (P's•nrch. lothew
-nont of her frievris litvingly *all her, worshippeil et this ohnri,h until?, the
tale n-itu-ch hnilt on the corner of Pith Street s.7.313 Avenne J, then she nove4er
thore, as this —as cyn17 tro blheire from her home.
hoc' ancoltratniel -'-';•rother on<3 Siet-r .Arnite ohr...!.,ftnrnoor_ on tr to me of
strrn7:t 1.1•114.7r*,ez,4 :907;.A.si or_Lielit 4 tar: e011irZ hone tlie pantor toil In,. that we
to b l inot'r church in LabbocIr.4
"Rroth(=h, '17d.gnr, ,n.r1 1othor :10-afts ?anti nhe to:0 hi•:7.. 4 I litre the
st bvit It :1 Cteffl 11176 there ,I"it tn't lin& for neto to ter, I rant to be
worT.7„ I In.mt to•sento the Lo•-•!."
"I r serle -,hrtc t- (1,7, oiv-r ti re,* ihe whifi 7.roriller3 •re
Sikeni.'1, .41-' VI 1, '11111 e11.4, hys it 25
-7-meI h-trI tent Ffleott-47,4' it•t,c4.; grr.• 0' we ;•••.-,1 hne 7
ideratit t thr-A the win SO 't err,: ne Clrit 1r&nr..4
nc tPnt r. The o 120 t1.1mri ar,r4 rektie thfi. ront,e in' 1-711) it S-11 111Vii
f 3.gitt hor7i. thrin 1i e2 not it wrJuld biow nn flop €1,1 -11 'hiring the
3:771e of the worsen -.73,13.. get real nervrts.4
'II But e 31-7 s-Yot our leb,- church *cother -Pon-le went on, 7iroti----n. 7ierinson
11160 the prtntor ro, hr;i1 arri -.fter hhci."zrot'•er 1r3.ker with us."
4The 13,.-ItP5,! 1c' ths= ein.rch (11.7 Lai el".1.11 to heir.) out with the 9.1-1.-inc:ca
ero rirringe sttlee, new% to not. Ilelie4ve tn. thi-T-e like that, an4. WO` OA nit VIre
Ivey G. Lubbock County
bc,r 703,4.
District /7
-7=1s Gatherings.
qtalltinfn.
loga
o'it to we it, I et to thirering of the When NA 731 worthinoel in thn little
on C.-- corner. 7sArly ernr7todvr i.O4 to 111 Mheloe4 ns thpv c1,21A In
tlAng, we hnd onr Tint on Alsolay lt P/mters for awhile and do -7n town for
1e, b5i,t!ore 7 1)114,41t it.4
Anot:'z'r old oilstone now aholt crowded out of our new fnehionable chnrches, tint
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.-on,le lie in thP nhIllrenve ernr jar. Ihe ems it gnve each chill nn opoortnnity
an viitura offerinf *,ioh someti-ee npnnt some little personnl sacrifice on
r pretri am heloel to trein then to f-elthet thew hAA an ohligetion to the ChurCh
that tl', ,31,1117 jr Ilona a beginning of their education in learning to meet their
la1 rGaponE,Ibilitbes toward halwing to cerry an and promote the christinn work
doap by tAdr church and other 11119016- religous orgnntrotions •Beatrice the good it
the little children. ;other *Bonds says that the pennies count Iv mid reinlly help the
nore tin some neonle realize. She illuntrated this hy enpleiring that in one tOWA
thr, pennie9 enved from the children's penny jar helpefl to ptly the pastor's
It' fellows, shp saidefelt a great pride in having help -!pry' the prendher.
The tyiIst Church or the corner of 19th *treat rnd Avenue J. wne discontInrsti
it w,s ,I,ec1ded to build r, larger church in the southwest part of town. This property
sold anfl 799 the Ashur,' Musch was ereptd an Avenue U I, Just cot of Itt street.
era, D. P. Donk was Presidine Faapr of this district At that tirP "ieverenrI .73. P.
vnx pantnr IA charge of the new church.
Yes, I like the new church." !.lother r,on(le said proudly, Anlv it is n, little far
se to mr nee". rind she nii,ipe virAft1117, w Tory thnt I ma so ranne 1.1 the
nor"- !,11e- the pntheringe thnt the 71en hnve man even more to me than tYnNr lid
the veF-rs before nv 1,110,and died, these things help me to pass the timeXI cnn stnnd
Aiinilorellneen better when I have ething to do, and can work for the Lord.*