Tuesday, July 19, 2016

A trip to Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting Flovilla Ga.

This weekend I made a trip to Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting in Flovilla Ga., south of Atlanta. This camp meeting was organized in 1890, ten years earlier than Morrison Park. Indian Springs has continued to grow and flourish and is most remarkable. With over 125 homes, cabins, apartments, trailers, motor homes, and even a small hotel, it is like a little city in itself. A great number of people assemble here every year for a two week revival/camp meeting. Most of them live on the grounds, eat, sleep, visit, and worship the Lord with numerous bible studies and preaching services each day.
   Henry Clay Morrison used to preach here most every summer. In 1930, and 1931, Morrison spent two weeks here, only to immediately travel to Glasgow Kentucky for another two week meeting. On another occasion in 1938 Morrison left Morrison Park, this time heading to Indian Springs. Morrison often spent his entire summer involved in such campaigns for the Lord. I traveled to Indian Springs with the intent to see this grand ole camp meeting, attend the services, and to walk where Morrison walked.

Left; Morrison and his wife Betty at Indian Springs, the last summer of his life, Aug.1941, age 84.
Below left; Nancy Richey and I stand in front of the same home where Morrison was pictured 75 years earlier. It was such a thrill to see this old apartment house almost the same as it was 75 years ago.


















Morrison right at the tabernacle at Indian Springs, and me, ( Gary Bewley) standing in the same spot over 75 years later. Oh' what I would give to here him preach then.









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