Rutherford Weekly - Shelby NC
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Page 4 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, March 26-April 1, 2020 Rev. R.L. Crawford left behind a photo and a letter describing his prayer altar. He passed in 1987, but his legacy lives on in a prayer garden Rev. R.L. Crawford left behind a photo and a letter describing his prayer altar. He passed in 1987, but his legacy lives on in a prayer garden and memorial up the hill from the cemetery at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. and memorial up the hill from the cemetery at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Continued from front page. "I asked him for a Bible once and he gave it to me. Later my sister asked me about it and she said, 'Why did you give you a Bible?' I told her, 'Because I asked him.' He wrote a verse in the Bible. 'Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.' It's meant a lot." She added that the prayer altar was a secret spot. "He would often take people down there to pray with him, but it wasn't like everybody knew about it. I was grown before I went down there." The altar is a massive collection of rocks, invoking the rock of ages, and the old hymn that sings, "On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand." For these three Christians and hundreds of millions of other praying believers, it brings to mind another hymn, "I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus, the Nazarene." Standing amazed by that, more than some old virus, might help us get through. Rock Altar AfÐirms The Rock 2400 Oakland Rd, Forest City 828-429-3129 Monday-Friday 8am-5pm NON CLIMATE CONTROL AVAILABLE WELL WELL LIGHTED LIGHTED with with 24/7 24/7 SECURITY SECURITY OFFERING OFFERING BOAT BOAT & CAMPER CAMPER Storage Storage 828.248.1408 r u t h e r f o r d w e e k l y . c o m r u t h e r f o r d w e e k l y . c o m A d v e r t i s e A d v e r t i s e W i t h W i t h U s ! U s ! Rutherford Weekly Sudoku Answers on page 23 On the fi rst day of spring, brothers, Blake and Lucas McClellan of Forest City, were shirtless while shooting hoops in their driveway. The brothers are students at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. Must be spring Article Provided By: Jean Gordon For upcoming events in and around Rutherford County on LIKE YOUR LINK TO YOUR LINK TO LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS Carolina Carolina CLASSIFIEDS .com