The Church Life of Avondale and Cliffside

The Church Life of Avondale and Cliffside

No towns in the country take more interest in church life than Cliffside and Avondale. The Sunday school rooms are filled practically every Sunday. The ministers never preach to "Empty Benches" as they do in some towns. All outside attractions are closed on Sunday while the people turn their thoughts, money and actions towards God and His Kingdom. The widows, orphans, poor and needy never suffer at Cliffside and Avondale. No worthy call is ever unanswered at either place.

The Baptists at Cliffside have under construction now one of the most attractive, commodious and imposing houses of worship in the entire South-land. It will cost about $100,000.00. The mill is bearing the major part of the burden. Certainly, no town the size of Cliffside in the entire nation has anything that will surpass it. It will take care of the ever increasing church needs of the town for many years to come. The Methodists already have a very attractive house of worship, also the Presbyterians.

Work is under way on a new church at Avondale for the Methodists. It will be of nice white brick and will be a credit to the town, denomination and the cause of Christ. Construction work began last spring.

The new $18,000 Baptist church was completed last spring at Avondale. This edifice does credit to a town much larger than Avondale. Ample provision has been made for the Sunday school as well as church worship. When completed Avondale will have two of the best and most commodious churches in this section of the state.

Rev. W. B. Jenkins is the popular Baptist pastor while Rev. J. C. Keeter is the much beloved pastor of the Methodist church.

Deep spiritual life and devoted consecration is stressed at both places. Religion is a living vital force at both places.

While Avondale and Cliffside have been growing materially the people have not forgotten God and His great cause. The churches keep pace with the growth for they realize that, "It Profiteth Nothing if Man Gain the Whole World and Lose His Own Soul."