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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
riATt'lUMr, UCTOUhll 17, 1W.
“THAT YOUR JOY MIGHT BE FULL”
Jno.
IS: 11
By REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN,
PASTOR NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
J OY Is the normal state of the
Christian. It Is a fruit of the
Spirit, and as we have said be
fore, It Is quite Independent and supe
rior to any mere natural cheerfulness.
As a fruit of the Spirit. If It be want
ing. Its lack Indicates an abnormal and
unhealthy condition. It Is not God's
Will that any Christian should lack Joy
but Instead as He tells us In our text.
He has done everythin* that Is needful
and has said everythin* that Is needful
that our Joy may be full. Moreover,
the Joy that our heavenly Father would
have us possess Is not only full, but
permanent. In John 1«:23. Christ, In
speaking to those who believe on Him,
declares: "Your Joy no man taketh
from you. In other words. He means
to say that the Joy of a true Christian
Is beyond the reach of any man to dis
turb and Is Independent of any matter
of circumstance or environment. Now.
this can not be said of any other kind
of Joy. All other Joys known to man
are dependent. They arise out of cir
cumstance and environment and must
vary as their sources change. Thus the
Joys of power, of riches, of honor, of
friendship, the Joys of liberty, of labor,
of love, arc ull dependent upon a man's
own condition and upon his surround
ings. It does not take much to disturb
these Joys. In a very little while and
hy a very little reverse In fortune it
may come to pass that cheer Is changed
to sorrow and the day of gladness to a
night of grief and gloom.
But tlila Is not so with the Christian's
Joy: that Is, If he be a real Christian
and If His Joy be the real Joy of God.
The Joy of the Christian, according to
God's plan, may be and should be con
stant nml unabated, despite all of life's
vicissitudes and losses. This was the
case with Christ. He maintained His
Joy throughout all His career of sorrow
and His death of shame. It was the
case with the apostles and with many
of the early Christians, and It should be
the case with us today. But though a
full and constant Joy might and should
he the. normal experience of us all. alas,
for many this Is not the case. It was
Alexander MacLaron who said: "The
out and out Christian Is a Joyful one.
The half and half Christian l« the kind t tlnued to grow- until It illumined his
a . . ol you ar e—little ac- great, broad, manly face. We stopped
qualnted with the Joy of the Lord." And and anked him why he was smiling.
continuing, he asks: "Why should we ”' -
live half way up the hill and swathed
In mists when we might have an un-
clouded »ky and a visible sun over our
head* If we would climb higher an#:
walk In the light of HI* face?". Now.
that Is Juat the quentlon we want to ask
today. Why. should we fall of this
blessed plan of God which Is that our
not as God meant It should be,
not only may we be assured that some
thing Is wrong, but a« well that this
wrong may be righted, for God makea
no plan for us that He will not enable
us to attain. Let us then today see If
we can not discover the sources of a
Christian's Joy In order that we may
climb up to them and experience their
blessedness. If you will take your com
mentary and consider the passages that
bear upon Joy, I am sure you will he
surprised, oven as we have been, to And
in how many different ways this Joy
may be experienced. We can not by
any means note all of these, but let us
consider a few. First:
The Joy of Pardoned 8in.
No matter what Joys we have known
heretofore, when the load of sin at last
rolls off from our heart and of fore
boding concerning the past and future
are banished by the sweet sense of
God’s acceptance. Ihe Joy that we then
possess Is Incomparably better than
anything until then we have known.
Some time ago a friend of ours who
Is now a stitng and active Christian
man, one Wednesday night at prayer
meeting was moved to give himself to
God. Until a brief lime before this
when his heart had been touched, he
had been a nian of decidedly evil ten
dencies and had lived a life of open
sin, but that night he had come Just as
he was In acceptance of God's offer and
had dedicated himself to a new' service.
After the meeting of the session had
adjourned we asked him to stay a while
and talk, a* there were a number of
things concerning which we wished to
give him Information. As we were
speaking to him we noticed that he
began to smile and that the smile con-
His answer was: "My! this is great
Why, It Is the biggest thing I have'ever
R otten Into." We assured him that
e was right and that he would And It
even bigger than he thought. As we
went bn with our explanation he step
ped us and said. "Look here, this thing
Jias gotten hold of me stout," and he
was indeed so happy that we soon saw
It was no time for Instruction. His
w'hole mind was absorbed with the glo-
rioue fact of Ills forgiveness. The next
time we saw him he said that that
night he had scarcely been at*e to sleep
at all, but lay awake and laughed with
Joy. About 1 or 2 o’clock Ills wife said
to him: "Tom. what Is the matter with
you?" He *ald: "What is the matter?
Why, I feel so happy I can not sleep.”
It was the experience of 'a man who
had turned square around and was con.
hcIoun of forgiveness as he devoted
himself ns heartily to the service of
the Lord as he had been heartily de
voted to the service of Hat An.
It was of this Initial hour In the
soul's conscious experience of God's
savine grace that Uharll* Wesley ,
sang—
"How happy are they who the Savior
obey.
And have laid up their treasures
above!
O. what tongue can express the sweet
comfort and peace
Of a soul In Its earliest love!
O, rapturous height of that holy de
light
Which I felt In the life-giving blood!
Of my Havlor possessed. I was perfect,
ly blest.
As If filled with the fulness of God."
Some of you know from blessed ex
perience all that these words signify,
and some of you do not. and the rea
son may be that you have never ex
ercised a saving faith In Christ and
s<*. of course, know nothfhg of a Chris
tian’s Joy. But It is even possible that
some of you who have exercised a sav
ing faith In Christ do not find that your
REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN.
experience corresponds with this, and
although you have a real trust in Him
and are seeking faithfully to serve Him,
yet you have never come to the point
where you are willing really to take
God at His word and rely upon HI*
promise with such bold confidence a*
that you have the assurance of fnlth.
And It Is the assurance of faith that
begets this Joy.
Tho Joy of Winning 8ouls.
If the Joy of our own conscious sal
vation Is great, there Is even a greater
Joy In the consciousness that we have
been the means of another's salvation,
for then we not only live over the
blessed experience wo first knew when
we came ourselves to the Savior, but
there Is added to It the holy joy of
sympathy and the exultation of victo
rious service. There I* scarcely any
exercise of will more heavenly than
BAPTIST.
PONCE HE I.EON AVENTE BAPTIST—
llov.„lnnlu» W. Millard. D.D., psstor. Serv-
Ire* nt II n. ra. and 7:3t) p. m„ with prench-
inx by the raptor. At the evening hour,
thi* poster will preach the third of a se
ries on "The Gospel of Manliness, ns
follows: "Tho Norms I State of Man; so
school at 9:30
Appeal for Faith.” Bondar school at 9:30
* m. Prayer meeting Wednesdsy evening
at 7:99.
CAPITOL AVENUE BAPTIBT-Preachlng
hy pastor, ltev, John E. Ilrlggs. nt 11 n.
in. snd 7:30 p. in. Morning subject, "The
Right Use of Mammon." Evening subject.
• How to Make Sure of Heaven." Sunday
school nt 9:30 n. m. New pupils snd worker#
wanted. Classes suited to ill. Junior lnlon
st 3 p. m. Ladles' Missionary,Society Mon-
day at 8 p. m. Special exercises, together
with their'enlistment day. Other service*
ns usual. The public Is cordially Invited.
KDCJEWOOP BAPTIST—Sunday school at
9:3ft a. tn. Preaching at 11 n. ra. and 7:3*)
... in., by V. C. Norcross. Every one cor
dially. Invited. t
FI RUT BAPTIST— Peachtree and Cain
directs, Dr. w. w. Ijindmm. pastor. Sun-
.tut school nt 9:3ft; morning worship nt
II; B. Y. V. U. nt 7:P- 3 , ’ ! 11 * v *5 , ‘g
worship at 7:43. Strangers nnd all others
cordlnlly Invited.
WOODWARD- AVENUE—Sunday school
METHODIST.
ENGLISH AVENUE METHODIST—E. M.
Stanton, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m.
by pastor. Preaching nt 8:30 n. m. by W.
M. Ilunton. Sunday school nt 9:30 n. m
JEFFERSON STREET METHODIST—B.
M. Stanton, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m.
by W. M. Ilunton. Preaching at 7:30 p. in.
hy pastor. Sunday school nt 9:30 n. ra.
Revival services through the week nt 7:10
p. ni.
nt 9:3ft. followed by awarding of prism hy
High Point, S. C.
school nt 9:30. Strangers cordially Invited
to attend Colonel P. II. Brewsters lecture
class. Preaching by psstor nt 11 n. m. nnd
7:30 p. in. Prayer meeting 8 p. m. Wednes
day. Rev. W. II. La Trade, Jr., pastor.
NELLIE DODD MRMOR!AL-Rev. M. L.
Underwood, pastor. Preachlug at 11 a. tn.
atad 7:30 p. m. by the pastor. Sunday school
nt 9:46 n. m. l'rnyer meeting Thursday at
7:45 p. m.
PARK STREET M ET HOD IBT—Corner of
Park and Lee streets. Rev. M. L. Trout
man, pastor. Pastor’s residence, 179 Lee
Saturday night at Chapel Street Metho
dist church. Rev. Dr. E. fl. Oliver pastor.
Dr. W. A. Fountain, pastor of Allen Temple
church, will address the meeting. Itev.
William Byrd, teacher of theology In Mor
ris Brown College, will address the men's
meeting Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The
hoys' meeting will be held nt 3 o'clock, the
m. Sunday, by nev. _ .. ..
tor. Sunday sobool at 9:3ft a. tn.. J. G. < .
Woodworth, superintendent. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday at 7:15 p. in. Strangers ape-
dally Invited.
EPISCOPAL.
(Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity.)
CATHEDRAL—Corner Washington and
Hunter. Very Rev. C. T, A. Pise, D.D.,
dean. At 7:30 a. ui., holy communion; 11 a.
a. m., holy communion: 9 a. tn.. morning
m. Every one Interested la any phase of
the work Is most earnestly requested to be
present nt that time.
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN—Corner of
Jackson and Chamberlin streets. Preaching
every Sunday nt 11 n. m. and 7:3ft p. ui. by
the pastor, Itev. T. H. Newkirk. Regular
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, U. S. A.-
Rev. George II. Mack, pastor. Corner Har
ris nnd Spring streets. Iter. J. A. Moore,
of Johnson City, Tenn., will prench nt the
11 o’clock service. He visits the church
with n view to the pastorate. Congrega
tional meeting at the dose.
ill
strangers cordlnlly Invited. N
night. Sunday school at 9:45 n.
ig
loo street. op|toslte cnpltnl. Dr. Therou 11.
Rice, pastor. Services nt 11 n. m. and 7:3ft
p. m. Preaching by Dr. Rice, who has Just
returned from a four months' stay In the
West. Sunday school nt 9:3ft n. hi. Splendid
music by orchestra under leadership of Mr.
E. Mueller. Strangers cordlnlly welcomed
INMAN rARK—Corner Edgewood and Eu-
lid avenues. Preaching by Dr. N. Bach
man. of Sweetwater. Tenn., at 11 a. m. nnd
This Is the opening service in
Erl*?;’. tile Methodists. Baptists and I’resby-
Wednesday and Friday. Lltan) nt 10.39, tor I a ns join In a series of meetings. Sunday
school at 9:30 a. in. Young People’s meeting
n „. , „„„„ „ . . ,, . ; Sunday at 6:46 p. m. J. B. Flcklen. pastor;
8 J„^ ,;KK i U ‘ p< ‘* oh A re ?:... h€tww, . t } .Currier W. E. Newlll, superintendent^ Everybody
onderful fifteenth
ipter of Luke, where Christ tells us
the parable of the lost sheep, the lost
coin and the lost son, nml the Joy that
finding that which was lost gave. He
twice declares "that there Is Joy In
tho presence of the angels of God over
one sinner that repenteth."
Alas! too many Christians are lack
ing in Joy because when they come to
Christ they do not. like Andrew and
Philip, likewise seek to bring others to
Him. I>r. Trumbull In Ids ’individual
Work for Individuals," tell* how the
manner of his own conversion Ini-
i pressed upon him ids llko duty
said:
“I as an Individual had been won to
Christ by an individual follower, a rep
resentative of Christ, and I had been
. taught that every individual follower
1 of Christ has a duty to make known to
j other Individuals the duty of serving
and representing Christ, and thus my
I life mission was given me as a duty
1 when my life trust In Christ was shown
j me as a privilege.”
■ His pre-eminently Joyous and sue
! cessful life was but the result of a
faithful following out of this plan of
God realized so early In his Christian
experience.
In a meeting once we were conducting
we were struck by the absorbed ex
pression on Ihe face of one of the au
dience. She was a beautiful young
woman who we learned afterward was
distinguished for her social gifts. She
u«* a member of the church but to her
Pitch membership had meant very lit
tle. During the meeting she became
profoundly Impressed. We could see
her face kindle day after day until one
day she came to us after the service
and told us Uhout some friends of hers
concerning whom she had become deep
ly Interested, and for whom she asked
us to pray. Next evening she was In
her place and her friends were with
her. One of these she seemed partic
ularly anxious to help, and after the
invitation was given at the close of
the morning, I saw her turn nnd speak
to this one, evidently urging her to
accept Christ. Her prayer and effort
were not in vain. Her frleml came
UNIVER8ALI8T.
FIRST UNI VERBALIST * CHURCH—Cor
ner Peachtree and B. Harris. Rev. E. D.
Ellen wood, pastor. Residence. 40 E. Har
ris. Phone Main ’J906-L. Regular preaching
service at 11 a. iu.. with aermou by the
paator. Subject, "The Use and Abuse of
the Bible." Sunday school at 9:45, with
clasacs for all. Mr. II. C. Blake, superin
tendent. All seats are free and afi are
cordially Invited.
LATTER-DAY 8AINT8.
the rnuntil of jksuh ciiiust-
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Regular evening
service at 7:3ft. Choir practice Wedneaday
at 7:30 p. m. Location. 350 Woodward ave
nue. Stranger* und vialtora are moat cor
dially Invited to attend.
8ALVATION ARMY*OPENS
WORKING GIRLS' HOME.
Subject nt the morning hour: The , »
Worth of the Human Soul. Matt MM-
At night the subject will be: How May I
Know That I Ain * Christian.' Rom. 8.14.
The oilier service* of the day and
trill to* held a* usual. All arc cordially
JnrJtcd to attend.
NORTH ATLANTA BAIT 1ST — Breach!ng
nt I! a. in. and 7:3ft p. m.. by the paator,
Win. II. Bell. Sunday school nt 9:30 «. m.
TEMPLE BAPTIST—Corner Ms ogam and
Went Hunter street*. Rev. A. i. Ward. D.
D . pastor. Preaching nt, 11 a. n». by th#
I. nsN.r. Song service nt p.
II. d. White. Sunday school .nt 9:30 n. in.
W. M. Perryman, superintendent. Prayer
meeting every Wedneaday at 7:3*) p. m.
IIROWN MEMORIAL—Iter. \v. A._ B«l>l>.
t'M,tor. I'rriu-lilnii nt 11 ». tu. nn.l < !'• **>■
Stitt day school nt 5:30 a. in. Prnyrr martin*
Wo*nonlay at 7:3» p. m.
WEST END BAPTIST—Tile pn.tor,
Min K. l'nr.rr, will prmrli Sunrtny morn-
in* and, evening. Sutnlny school «t M i.
nt.; Mr. ColeortT. superintendent. U. v. I .
I Monday afternoon at 3:3ft. 1 rnyer meet-
ins Wednesday evening, 7:9».
INMAN PARK BAPTIST-Preaching nt
4 l«. tn. hy t!rt» pMMtor. Her. C. N. Donald
son. D. D. Sunday school at 3 D. m.; II.
It. Cobb, superintendent. All services held
In Presbyterian church.
JONES AVKNUF.*BAPTIST-Senrlceij At
II a. m. and 7:3ft p. m. will Ik* conducted t»y
id v. j. f. Datneroo.- Sunday school nt 9:3ft
m. Ladles' Aid Society Monday after-
noon at 3 o'clock. Mid-week praise service
Wednesday nt 7:30 p. nt. Special call meet
ing of deueons. finance committee. Ladles
Aid Society and teacher* nnd officers or
SECOND BAPTIST—Sunday school meets
»t 9:30 s. in.. A. C. Briscoe superintendent.
The paator. Dr. John K. White, will con-
dm t the 11 o’clock service*, hi* subject be-
•ng ••The Christian's Motive." Kttfidny even-
mg Dr. While will deliver hla third sermon
••n "Husband* and When." The choir will
have its usual musical program. Monday
l ight the Young. Men’s. Missionary meets
cordially
TRINITY METHODIST—Corner White
hall nnd Trinity. Dr. J. W. Lee. the pastor.
the Young Men’s Missionary in<
o’clock. Friday night the IL Y. I.
meet at 8 o’clock. Everybody cord!
JACKSON HILL BAPTIST—N. Jackson
"ireet nnd East avenue. John D. Jordan. D.
h.. minister. Service and sermon at 11 a.
ft sod 7:3ft p. uj. Morning subject. /The
Third Reautlttide." Evening subject,
’ Some Peril* In Religious Thought nnd
Life.” Sunday school *t 9:3ft n. m. Prayer
meeting nt 7:1ft p. in. Wednesday. All per-
"on* without other church engagements are
° r dlolly Invited to all the services of this
hureb.
WESTERN HEIGHTS BAPTIST-Corner
Kennedy and Chestnut afreet*. T. K. LI-
-•ft, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m. and .:3ft
i* »n. Sunday school at 9:3ft a. m. Pfarer
•nestings Tuesday and Wednesday at .:3ft p.
r " Lndic*’ Missionary fiooletr Wednesday
3 p. m. Choir practice Friday at .:Jft
P m.
AT THE TABERNACLE.
her. J. R. Jester, corresponding secre-
Jr T of the education commission of the
Georgia Baptist convention, will f»J the
pulpit Sunday morning at the Baptist Tab-
ernaoie in the absence of the pastor. Dr. I*
Broughton, In Beaumont. Tex. Mlsa
KHi D. Leverett, a noted missionary from
hhangbel, China, will talk at the H o’clock
' ••ur. Miss leverett has oe?n In China for
past ten year* under the Methodist
'■•'"hlonary board, and ahe Is a most Inter-
••hag talker.
, . , '; ,n *t let yonr dealer fool yon t»V saying:
■ * have something else Just n* good. He
'•working for the extra profit on the sub-
•utute. Insist on getting what you oak for.
..Ill preach at It n. m. and 7:3ft p.
special musical program will be rendered
nt 4 p. m.. thirty singers taking
day school nt 5:3ft a. m. Weekly prayer
tneetlug at 7:3ft p. m. Wedneaday.
WESLEY MEMORIAL—Corner of Auburn
nreniie nnd Ivy street. Rev. R. F. Knkes.
psstor. Sunday school sr 9:30 a. m. Busy
People s Bible class. W. C. Wftbsra. teach
er. Young Men’s Barncn Bible Class. Miss
l.lssle t.upo. teacher. Young Ladles' Phlla-
then Bible Class. Mr. Walker White, teach
er. Preaching at 1! a. in. by the pastor.
Hong service at 7:3u n. m. Hneela! mush*
l»y the chorus and orchestra. Preaching nt
S' p. in. by the j>a»tor. Epworth longue
devotional servlco nt 8:3ft p. m. Sunday
school workers' meeting Wednesday at fi;3ft
p. iu. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30
p. in.
ST. MARK METHODIST—Rev. S’. R.
Belk. pastor. Residence, 38 E. Third street.
Preaching st 11 a. m. by Her. II. L Crum
ley. nml nt 7:3ft p. m. by Rev. C. A. Jamison.
Sunday *oh«wl at 9:30 a. m. Deaf mute
ejnss. Mr. W. F. CrnsaeJI* teacher. Mr. II.
Y. McCord, superintendent. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening at 7:90. Public cordlnlly
Invited to attend all these service*.
ST. JAMES METHODIST—T. R. Kendall.
Jr. Preachlug nt 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by
pastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.: D. K.
Gorman, superintendent. Prayer meeting
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
iiung at __
Sunday school it 9:10 a. m. Mew
ards* meeting and fourth quarterly confer
ence will l>e held Tuesday at 7:3ft p. m.
Presiding Elder J. II. Rakes will bo present,
EG ELSTON MEMORIAL—Comer Wash
Ington snd Fulton streets. Preaching at 11
a. tn. and 7:$> p. m. by Rev. A. F. Elling
ton. D. D. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Epworth League at 6:3ft p. m.
ST. LUKE METHODIST—At the June,
tlou of Ilerenn avenue and Powell street.
Sunday school nt 9:3ft a. tn.: H. M. Davis, su
perintendent. Preaching t»y the castor,
George W, Grlner, at 11 a. in. and 7-J0 p.
m. The first fifteen minutes of tho evening
service will In* devoted t*> sluglng.
P astor. Sunday school nt O.ii a. ra.: >\. If.
atterson. siipertntedent. Preaching at II
n. m. nnd 7:3ft p. m. by the paator. Junior
League nt S p. in. Epworth I^ngne at 6:41
p. tn. Mid-week service Wednesday nt 8
p. ra.
WEST SIDE METHODIST—C. L. Pattlllo.
pastor. Sunday aebool st 1ft a. m. Preach
ing hy Rev. J. J. Orlnstend nt 11 a. m.
Preaching by the pastor at i:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday at »:3ft p. m.
BATTLE HILL METHOPI9T—Ber. c. L.
Pnttlllo, pastor. Sunday school at 9:45 a.
m. Preaching by Rev. R. J. Blghsm. D.
D., at 11 a. m. Teacher*’ meeting Wednes
day at 7:3ft p. ra.
PAYNE MEMORIAL METHODffiT—Cor
ner of Hunnlrutt and Luckle street*. W T.
Ilunnfcntt. pastor. Preaching at II a. m.
and 7:3ft |». m. by the paator. SnmUy
school at 9:30 m. W. >L Phsrr. anpeHn-
tendeut. Prayer meeting Wedueaday at .JO
p. m.
ST. JOHN M ETIIODI8T—The pastor.
Rev II. c. Chrlstlau will preach at tl n.
in Subject, "A Pot of Gold.’ At 7:30 the
iiHstor will bold special rerfral aerrlces.
Vhe church will he*f,mI *iid
The building has t*eeu Ina^t j by tbq dty
InsiNN’tor and i.rononnrcl .iajrfccUy safe.
AllsH angers conllally Invited,
f t. m.. evening r ._, . ...
res by the Rev. John Hartley, of Iaike
Charles. l.n. Sunday school nt 9:45.
INCARNATION—Lee, near Gordon. West
End. Morning prayer nod sermon at 11.
Sunday school nt 9:45.
ALL SAINTS—Corner West Ftachtree and
North avenue. Rev. Z. S. Farland. rector.
At I a. tn.. holy communion: at 11 s.
morning prayer and sermon: 5 p. .....
evening prayer. Sunday school at 9:45.
Wednesday: Litany at 10:9ft.
EPIPHANY—Corner Moreland and Euclid
avenues. Inman Park. Rev. C. A. Langs
ton, vicar. Morning prayer and sermon at
11. Sunday school at P:4o.
CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Plum street, near Corpe* Sunday school at
9:30.
MISSION OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS—
Woods avenue, near West Peachtree. Sun
day school every Sunday at 3:90 p.
_ ter Atlanta
avenue and Pulliam atreet. Bar. Gilbert
Higgs. D. I)., In charge. Evening nrayer ami
sermon at 4. Sunday school at 3. Friday
Choir practice at "
ST. ANDREWS-Corner Glenn and Kent
atreeta. Rev. Gilbert Hlfgs, D.D., In
charge. Sunday achool at 3:3ft p.
PAULS—Baat Point.
D. D.. In
sermon at 11.
8T. T1 MOTHYS—South Kirkwood. Holy
wnraunlon and aertuon at 11 by th# Rev.
Clllxrt lllggs. D.D.
Rev. Gilbert
... Morning prayer
Evening prayer and ter.
ST. JOIlNff—College Park
Illgg*. D.D.. In charge. *
and sermon at 11
moil nt 8.
ST. MARGARETS—Carrollton. Rev. It
F. DeBelle In charge. Morning prayer,
litauy and sermon at 11.
Rev. A. H. Day. In charge,
nlon at 6:30 a.
sermon nt II n.
sermon at 8. Sunday school at
•lays: Morning prayer at 8:3ft. Wednesday
and Friday: Litany at 8:3ft a. m.. alao on
Wednesday, evening prayer and address a\
7:45.
PRESBYTERIAN
NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN—
Corner North avenue nnd Peachtree atreet.
Rev. Richard Orme Fllnn, uastor. Morning
worship at 11. evening worahlp at 8, preach
ing by Rev. Agnew Johnston. T>. of New
York city. Sabbath school at 9:3ft. Hoke
Smith and Charles I>- Tuller ■ui^rltitend-
cuts. Young Men's League sod PbUathen
id Men'* Bible conference at 9:45 a. tn.
Teacher’s training class. |tr. Marlon Mcil
IInil leader at 1ft a. m. • ovenanter baud
" "») p m rhrl,tl«n Knd.xvor nt 7 p
. Th-r. will l.e wrrlwn nt ,b« ^burrh
ery afternoon at <.. anr * evening at 7:1*,
a%nt*4_bT _«rT-_!i_ ,0hn
Hlmnn-r.
to nt-
ASROt’lATK REFORMED rilKHBVTE-
llAN-t,'*.llon. ,’orn-r Whlt.hnll ntr«.|
Tb« MCOH.1 «f tbc «rlc. of "Snturdnj will l>« morgnnli
RIAN—Location. Corner Whitehall atreet
nadWbltrtnll t»rrn«- Pr-noh
i n w nt jt n m. adn i.b p. ni. by Itev, i.u-
!■“ B liVl., who will ncrapT th- polplt
.Inrlnx th.- ntw-n— "t pn.tor nt
hri-rv. Rnhbtth n-h.«>l nt ion. m. Y. I*.
!■ I'.' nt 7 p. m. RuhJ—r. "Th» Dntl-n of
tho Iw)-." I’rov. -’t J'S,■
BARNETT PREHBVTERIAX—"A homo-
llko rhurt-h.'' I'orn-r llnmptnn Mr-et nii.l
Mrn.llo; nvonoo. Mr. J. B. Il-mphlll. pnn-
lor- f. A. Ilnrwoll. .llr»otor of moolo: Sim.
j.o'kono. ornnnl.t: Mlw Fronkl- lllokn,
lilnnl.t. Rrrrlooo or-rr Ron,In,■ nt It n. u.
nn.l 7 |, to Hao'lnr whool nit.1 np—Ini
win. .orvliv m .1 p. ni. Th- .ntlro work
W oa Octebrr it. nt i p.
. and 7:45 p. m., by Rev. W.
McMorrles. Sablmth school at 9:30 a. ui.
l'rnyer meeting Wednesday at 7:45 p. in.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. Walter L.
J.Ingle. D. D., will preach at 11 a. m. and
8 p. m. The Sunday school opens at 9:30.
pastor. The music Is made a’ feature of
every service; the pew» are free, and
.. .. * Bible
Endeavor
trllmtlnn. rnlnnurj.
CHRI8TIAN
FIRST rilRIHTIAN-Corn.r Snath Pryor
,n.t Trinity nvonuo. Rot. II. K. I'ondloton,
[inntnr. Pronohlnn nt 11 n. tn. nnd 7:3.1
,y Ror. Alton R'llwm, ovnuxoll.t.
j<-hool nt 70:30 n, in. Chrl.ttnr "
nt «:30 a. iu.
Muilonl profrnin In n. fallown
MORNING.
Ortrnn proltido.
Anthom, "I Will Food My FI.)Ck"-Slm
p-r.
Qunrtrt. "O. Eyoo Thnt Aro Wonry”—
Ml-.es Mtrtbn nnd ltnlny Reardon, Mour*.
Cnldwoll nnd Jonen-Brown.
pontlndo.
EVENING.
Organ prolndo.
Anthem, "Koloicn In tho lo.r.l"—Aahfor.l.
Offertory. "Jo.un I.orrr of My Roul"—
The Amorlenn Salvation Army hen now
polled for llliomploye.1 working iclrln n nloe
lome nt 1S6 t'entrnl avenue. Tlie home la
In obargo of Mtnff Captain Mr,. 8. R.
tlon and plennnnt l.oar,Tlng tilaee I. iu-enrr.1.
A few more nritelea „f furniture und
1.0,1 elothlng lire lloedeit. and tho pifldlo In
Invited to mnke donntlonn to the work, and
any girl without work or n h..nn- will tlnd
n cordial welcome nt 1W Control nvonuo.
forward and at tho clone of the meet,
Ing ntayed to have a conference with
us. The young woman of whom we
npoke remained with her and helped
ua as we tried to open the Word of
Clod and point her to the Lord. When
at last the friend had taken the stand
and had fully committed herself to
Christ, the young woman who had
brought her turned to us and said:
"Oh. I have never known such Joy In
my life.” She had had a great many
social triumphs, but this was some*
thing entirely new. Merely from the
standpoint of the "Joy It gives the words
of Solomon are true. "Ho that wln-
neth souls Is wise.’!
Dr. Theodore L- Cuj'lcr. In the sixth
chapter of “Recollections of a Long
Life,” tells how, after his graduation at
Princeton, when he was strongly In
-•lined lo enter law, he was Invited to a
cottage prayer meeting In Ludlowvllle,
In which he took part, speaking only for
n few moments. After the meeting was
over more than one came to him and
eald. "Your talk did me good." And he
tella us how, "On my way home
drove along In my sleigh, the thought
flashed Into my mind. If ten minutes'
talk today helped a few souls, why not
preach all the time?" It waa hla flrat
taste of tho Joy of winning aoula thnt
dqrlded him to enter a ministry where
in for a long life he has known Increas
ingly the blessedness of such an effort
Tht Joy of Full Surrender.
The Joy of full surrender should be a
Joy known tn every child of Ood, for
nothing 1s more unreasonable than that
we do not yield ourselves utterly up to
Him In whom we claim to trust, and
nothing Is more sure to bring us rest
lessness and grief jhan a hesitancy so
to do, and yet, strange an It may be,
If we may take the confession of many
ns Indicating the atate of many more
this Joy of full surrender Is an unknown
experience to a large number of even
those who arc active In the service of
God. Most of the friction and the waste
of effort and of time that accompanies
f’hrlstlan service Is due to a failure to
yield ourselves utterly up to God's plan.
Wo were assisting In a protracted serv
ice In another state and the minister
brought to us one afternoon a young
woman with whom he asked us to
speak, and In Introducing her he told
us that she was afraid to give h-rseif
up to God and to yield her will to His
lest she might hava to go as a mission
ary. Turning to her, we asked If she
did not think her fear very unreason
able. "Why." we continued, "It would
be the height of folly for God to send
such a person as you art to represent
Him at the front. You are not fit to he
a missionary. You have nothing to tell.
You have no Joy. You have nothing In
your experience to enable you to per
suade those who know not God to seek
Him, or to cause them to desire to
know anything about Him, and certain
ly." we told her. “unless there Is a radl -
cal change In you and In your attitude
your fear In unreasonable. If God wants
you to go as a missionary He will have
to do such a glorious work of grace
for you that It will be worth your while
In order for this to do anything or suf
fer anything that He might require."
And then we tried to show her how-
unfair It was to God tn doubt Him. and
how well assured she might be of peace
and Joy that could only be found
through a full surrender. After a pray
er we left her. That night, when the
Invitation wnn given at tho end of the
sermon, almost the first one to start to
ward the front was this young woman,
nnd as wo saw her coming from almost
tho rear of the church nnd went for
ward to extend our hand there was no
question nhout what had happened—
her fare was radiant. As she reached
us, with a smile ns joyous as a sun
beam. she said, "It U all right. God
can have His way with me now.” I
want to say concerning her that Go.l
has made a missionary of liar, and a
very faithful one. hut she rejoices now
In the privilege of doing that which
formerly she feared.
My dear friend, do yau know any
thing of this Joy of full surrender? If
not. In God's name tre beseech you la
yield yourself to Hint and let Him prove
to you and through you how wonderful
Is His power and how glorious Is His
plan for those who will give Him .
chance to show them what He can do.
THE DAY’S WORK
Terse Comments on the Uniform Prayer Meeting Topic of tho Young Peo-
plo’e Societies—Chriatian Endeavor, Baptist Young Ptoplo'o Union, Ep
worth League, Etc.—For October 20 la, “The Duties of the Day” Prov.
24: 30-34. Rom. 12: 11.
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOI'NG MEN'S CHRISTIAN AHHOC1A
TION—At the Han.lsy afternoon servlc
the Young Men', t'hrlstl.n A.soclntton there
-rill to- nn addre.s l.y \V. IV Nleolsou. M.P.,
on the .object, -The Proper cere of the
Body ns n Maehlno." Hr, Nleolson*. I.
tho third of a series of eddresses l.y prom
inent physlelnns of the etty n-lileh hnvo
Httru.-te.l to the nssoelntlon the lurgesl
,lienee, of the seiuoni. At this service,
Axi-oclntloo orchestra will furnish the
sic. In addition to playing s preliminary
program, nil, Nix will he the soloist. Tho
meeting begin, promptly et 3:30, closing et
Misses Martha. Hel.y nnd
Foetlude.
Ml.. M.tnl, l.ee R.urden, organlet and
director.
WEST END Cfl ItlSTIAN'—Corner Got-
don and Doan street.. Rev. Bernard I*.
Hmlth, pe.tor. Preaching at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. in.
HOWELL STATION" CIIRIIITIAN-Knd
Marietta atreet c.r line. Rev. It. L. Rond,
paator. Rlhle school at 3 p. ut. rreachlng
at It a. in. and 7:8» p. m.
COLLEGE PARK CltRtRTlA.S-ttev, F.
I. Adam., pastor. Bible aenooi every
l/ord'a -lay at 10 a. nt. Preaching tlr.t
laird', day nt It a. in. and 7:30 p. m.
CONGREGATIONAL.
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL - Oppo
idle Carnegie llhrnry. Sunday horn- for
*trang«ra. calendar for October 20, 1007:
Sunday. '■>:*> a. in.. Sunday m-hool; 11 n. t
preaching aerrh-e; d:t& p. to., Young I’
pie's prayer meeting: 0 p. in., mush- s
vice. Tuesday, 3:30 p. m„ ladles' union:
Wednesday, s p. m., mid week prayer meet,
lug.
RBREAN CONGREGATIONAL—Preach
ing nt II a. in. end ?:30 p. m.. hy tiro,
lemons. Prayer meeting Thnraday at 7:3d.
Sunday school ol 3 p. to. J. It. Moll, super,
tntendent.
CHRH5TIAN.
church OF CHRIST—West End are-
(te. Bible study at 10 a. in. Communion
jerviee at II a. in. Preaching at 11:30 a. in.
and 7:3o p. tn hy Evangelist s. II. Ilall.
Subject nt 11:10 a. tn.. "The Earth la Not
Our Rest." At 7:30 p. lu„ "Will We Know-
Each Other There." Prayer meeting Thur.-
day night nt 7:.V.
CATHOLIC.
SACRED HEART—Peachtree and Iry
atreeta. Sunday: Low mass nt 7 nml »:»>.
Children's mass nml SuuiL-ly school
. 4:30. 7 nnd 0 i
lutTiIran.
CHFRCn OF THE REDEEMER—Corner
Trinity avenue aud Capitol pl.ee. Rev. E.
• Cronk. pastor. Morning nervier with
aermon at H o'clock. Rlhle school at K:M
n. m. Superintendent. Mr. c. II. Stelgllta.
Evening service at 7JO.
C-30.
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION-
The Union of the First Baptist church will
hold Its regular weekly meeting Sunday
evenlug nt ■ o'clock, at the church. M. F.
Ramsey, odc of the test Rlhle scholars la
rite city, will dellrcr an address on Romans
till.
CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY At.
I.IANCE—Regular services In Alllunee hill.
72*-j North liroml street. Wednesday and
Sunday afternoons nt 3 o’clock. Young pen.
pie's uteetlug Thursday night at 7:30 o clock,
Services nt Alliance home. 143 Davis street,
Friday afternoon nt 3 o'eh
FIBST CHURCH OF CHRIST (RCIKN
'LISTl—17 West linker atreet. "Probation
After Death" Is the subject of the lesson
sermon at It a. in. and » j>. at. Wednesday
testlmnnlal meeting nt 3 p. hi. Reading
rooms, 33 North • Broad atreet. opposite
Piedmont hotel. Open dolly from » a.
to 5 p. m.
ATLANTA BIBLE SCHOOL-4* Cooper
atreet. two blocks from Whitehall. Public
lecture eneh nfternoon except Snturdar,
Sunday Included. Tuesday crcnlnga at 7:45,
studies In the epistles of st. Paul, conduct
ed by Rer. Rolfe Huui. D. D. Thursday
erenlngs at 7:43, miscellaneous lectures on
tlinelr topics by nuecessful Christian tench,
era and workers of different denominations.
To each of the glaive the puhllc Is cordially
Invited.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY—The At
lantu Payrholngh-al Society will meet Sun
tiny afternoon at 3 o'clock nt 127 Peachtree
atreet. at which time Dr. 3Y. It. Forks will
give his Instructive lecture. "Educative
Prohibition," llliistrnted by clinrta. Thero
111 lie tn Interesting muslCnl program
The society extends a cordial Inrltatlon tc
diK-lora and temperance workers, as well aa
the public, to attend.
NEW8 AND NOTES.
The reiarrt thnt John D. Rockefeller
has given, or agreed to give, $50,000,000
to Chinese education Is unfounded.
More than two thousand delegates,
twlco the number expected, attended
the recent International Congress of
Religious Liberals In Bouton.
The Brotherhood of 8t. Andrew In
North America han agreed to co-oper
ate with Hrltlah hranchee In observ
ing the last week In November ai a
week of prayer for young men.
Torrey and Alexander, the famous
evangelists, are not working together
this year. Alexnnder Is doing Inde
pendent evangelism In Australia, and
Torrey Is assisted by Butler, the singer.
Two "holiness" bodies, the Church of
the Naxarene and the Association of
Pentecostal Churches, are merging Into
one body, with a Joint membership of
eighty or nlnety.ehurchea.
The Presbyterian men of the eastern
section of the United States wilt hold
a missionary convention In Philadel
phia February 11-13, t908. This will
be along the lines of the convention In
Omaha which made such K stir last
fall.
The deputation of the American
board which has lately returned from
an investigation of nearly a year's du
ration. of conditions In China, report
Of all the burdens which the spirit of
man Is called upon to bear, Is any
quite so heavy as the burden of an
empty life? Not to be needed—not to
have work to do—no{ to have per
plexities except the mlaerable cares
which pertain to email selflshness—
this Indeed Is a hard lot. Tet we often
hear persons pining for leas tn do; they
think that If they could escape labors
and responsibilities they would be hap
py. A crowded life Is a boon to be
coveted; nn empty life Is a fate to be
shunned.
Duty Is the grub that la transformed
Into the butterfly of delight.
Duties are pressing nn me.
And the time for work Is brief;
What If with purblind vision
I neglect the very chief?
What If I do with ardor
What a thousand could, maybe,
And leave untlone forever
What was meant for only me?
From that. O Master, save me!
Move my hand, thought, voice and
pen.
To their peculiar service
In this world of needy men!
And oh! whatever labors
Are not finished with my day.
Let them be for self—for others
Grant the doing. Lord. I pray!
—Charlotte Flake Bates
A person Is called Into the world for
twn^treat purposes: to live hla own Ufa
and to do hie own duty. For these,
everything else should be made to stand
aside.
Faith is man’s salvation for the life
to come; but work Is Ills salvation Yor
the life that now Is.
hatevrr
he cun do he oughi to do. Growth la
achieved by ever attempting larger
things. The person who “settlea down"
for life Into a comfortable routine,
without any thought of development or
E rngress. simply atrophies his dlvlnely-
estow-ed powers.
Doing one's duty Is an expanding
process. Each duty becomes larger, or
better done, than Its predecessor. Thus
the soul mounts to a nobler estate. The
Increasing dlflleuliy of one's tanka con
tributes, as nothing else can do, to the
Increase of one's powers. The harder
the lot the hardier the life.
By the use we make of today God
Judges -vhat kind of tomorrow we are
fitted to employ.
Like the Lillputlan threads that
bound Gulliver, repeated procrastina
tions and Indolences Anally hold the life
In thrall. For the sake of our own
freedom, we dare not yield to the day’s
baser Inclination*. Each day's duty
has a relation, not only to that day,
but also to all the future.
The camel, at the eloae of day.
Kneels down upon the sandy plain.
To have his burden lifted off.
And rest to gain.
When daylight drawetb to a close,
Master lift thy load,
repose.
Else how could thou tomorrow meet.
With all tomorrow's work to do.
If thou thy burden all the night
Dost carry, through?
The camel kneels at break of day
To have hla guide replace hla load.
Then rises up anew to take
The desert road.
flo thou shouldst kneel at morning's
dawn.
That God may give thee daily care.
Assured that He no load too great
Will make thee bear.
—Anon.
Week-day dutlea are as sacred as
Sabbath devotions. All worship and no
work would as truly distort a charac
ter aa all work and no worship, By
the example and precept of the Cre
ator. we know that there should be
six days of faithful labor for every d»v
of Sabbath rest. It Is Inconceivable
that the Great Judge should pass bv
Ihe dally duties which All the lives of
men and women and Inspect only ihe
specifically "religious" phase of activity
anil rhameter. By the work we do to
day wo shall be Judged at fhe Judgment
■*ny.
My duty Is my own. God’a peculiar
gift to ma alone. No one else can de
termine It for me, or do It In my stead.
Upon me Ood depends for the faithful
doing of this bit of His great work. If
1 fall him, Hla plana are hindered. So
my dally duty Is sacred. By If I know
God's thought for me. When He give*
me a hard duty. I exult In the conlt-
dence that He repoaes In ma. When
duties are easy, I wonder If I am wan
ing In fidelity. But In every duty I find
delight; It Is mine. mine, mine!—God’s
gift to me, my gift to Hla work, and
my opportunity to sound my peculiar
note in the great symphony of the uni
verse.
strongly against the practice of Inter
ference In civil cases. In behalf of their
converts, by missionaries.
The various churches. Including the
Roman < 'athollcs. are taking active
measures to establish churches or spe
cial religious work In college towns,
especially to care for the students.
Father James F. Winter has thus been
appointed Catholic chaplain of Cornell
University.
8EVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
He who wishes to secure the good of
others has already secured his own.—
'onfuclus.
I do not think It unfair to aay that
the fault of American conversation Is
that It la often wearylngly personal.—
Lady Henry Somerset.
Men name Him Trince Immanuel,
With attributes divine;
But. O 'tls sweet to think of Him.
A little child like mine.
—Oxora 8. Daria.
The depth from which our words are
spoken Is the measure of the depth at
which they will be heard.—Julian Haw
thorne.
It Is a good thing to be rich and a
good thing to he strong, but It la a bet
ter thing to be beloved of many friends.
—Eurioldes. ;
There are nettles everywhere.
But the smooth green grasses are mors
common still;
The blue of heaven Is larger than the
cloud.
—E. B. Browning.
I will govern my life and my thoughts
as If the whole world were to eee the
one and to read the other: for what
docs It signify, to make anything a se
cret to my neighbor, when to God (who
Is the seerrher of our hearts) alt our
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