Church leaders provide prayer, hope in first service since Capitol siege
Taj Simmons, Reporter
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ROANOKE, Va. – In the first Sunday since the deadly siege on the nation’s Capitol, faith leaders in the Roanoke Valley tried to find the light in a dark situation.
God’s House Baptist Church pastor Floyd Davis touched on the insurrection during his sermon Sunday morning. Davis, a Vietnam veteran, told 10 News he was “disturbed” watching the riot. However, he said he’s hopeful for the future and passed that message on to his congregation.
“Watching the desecration of those monuments that are so sacred to our democracy, I was devastated,” Davis said. “Howecer, that feeling only lasted for so long because I understood God is in charge.”
Reflections: Moving from the horse to the automobile
KP Click driving a Hupmobile in Cardington about 1912.
Reading the history of Cardington village, I find the village moved easily from depending on the horse for transportation to the automobile in 1911-12.
The first two cars in the village were owned by Dr. G. Gregory and Dr. Green.
Here is the “rest of the story.” It was July 22, 1912, when Jacob A. and Andrew L. Click (father and son) bought the old Shaw Tenement building on West Main Street under the business name of The Click Brothers Automobile Company.
This was located west of the railroad tracks on the north side of West Main Street. It was razed that same year and a new cement block building was erected by the Cardington Cement Tile and Block Co. and was to show the efficiency and beauty of a block building in the business district.