[Letters of Rev. Dr. Thomas McHutchin Cunningham] Page: 102 of 414

                                
WWC.: J AKE. L ILA.GaineSville,
Trxas
Sept. 19, 1921.
Dear Folks at home,--.--.
Yesterday was redletter day in our church,as it
was the day we had most of the members of the KiwatLis
Club -to visit us.  The Secretary of the Club calls it
the Kiwampus 'Club.  After I had dismissed the congregation
the Secretary of the Club called them 'to order
again and said that in accordance with the custom of
presenting anattendance prize at each meeting of the
club this would be no exception and that they wished
as a club to present the pastor of the church in
which they were meeting with a small silver set,which
proved t? be an envelop with   9.   in silver money.
I couldn t respond with any safety so I simply thankec
them.
Next Sunday we tire -to start our meeting in the
two churches adjoining on this street, ours and the
Denton Street Methodist.   It is a little strange and
somewhat annoying that the same man who criticized me
,for. not ha vi.n a meee tin  some time last sprinE advise
navlnR a meelfns in tne summer, blocked the wayv when
I tried to have Fowling rreache   for us in a meeting
in July,concurrin! with the rest cf tne session in
putting it off till fall an^ unite witb the Vethodists
and now says we can't afford to affiliate wilh the
Methodists.   I have now ceased to nay him any attention
at all.  And he is an elder in the church too.
In view of the meeting we are to have a union Prayermeetinin
in our church Wednesday night which will be
devoted to prayer for the meeting.Presbytery
met and went away so quickly thaf I
hardly realize they met with us at all.    The church
people enjoyed their visit a great deal though.
brother -Wycouh sent his love to all at Eliasville.
Brother WycouGh, Dr. Varnwr and one or -two others
in this part of the 'State are planning to go *