Lanterna Rally

Author: Mrs. Edmond H. Smith Jr.

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-11

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 9780428862459

Excerpt from The Centennial History of First Presbyterian Church, Hickory, N. C., 1873-1973 One hundred years ago, North Carolina was struggling to meet the demands and excesses of Reconstruction. Money was scarce, prices were high and an attitude of demoralization and greed prevailed throughout the South. Yet despite the dark clouds which hung heavy over our state and her southern sisters, the light of the Christian spirit burned steady. As the state attempted to reorganize its governmental structure, the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina was going about the business of reviving the Lord's work. Recognizing the temper of the times the synod focused its attention upon Christian families, calling upon them to look to their children and to teach them the fear of God and obedience to lawful authority. Following up on its appeal to families, synod next turned its attention to all people, calling them to prayer and to-arise and rebuild the waste places, and urging them to the support of evangelists and missionaries. Although it was synod that was pricking the consciences of North Carolina Presbyterians, it was on the level of presbytery that the responsibility for mission and evangelization was directed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.