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• TEE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
rf.vrcnriAT. December a.
GOD’S GIFT TO YOU AND ITS INTENT
By REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN,
PASTOR,NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
“God to (ovod * * • thit ht gave”— .gift, tve may hope for In the future, we
John ill, 16. lare ,0 understand that here and no*-.
Somewhere we have read the itofy j t 5 rol Jf , J. liejjitendi ^Jrat
of an old woman whose only son had ‘ ""
(tone to Australia to teek hie fortune,
and who, In the absence of this, her
atay, waa reduced to penury. Her
neighbor*, taking pity upon her. used
to supply her with the actual necesel-
tiea of life,-but despite their care and
her own hard work, the found her lot
most difficult and she was often In sore
straits.
One day. after this state of affairs
had been continuing for a great while,
a kindly disposed gentleman who was
seeking to learn the facta concerning
her condition, asked her about her ab
sent son.
"Does he never write to you?" he
Inquired.
"O. yes." she replied, “he • • to
me regularly.”
"Well, how Is he doing?"
should be delivered from our tins. Yes,
HI* name I* Jesus, for He doe* save His
people from their slnt.
A Cure for Doubt
There are a great many people who
are troubled by Intellectual difficulties
In connection with Christianity. We
have a sympathy for such people, for
we have had similar troubles, but we
also have a remedy for these troubles
which we commend to all. It It a
remedy we trust because we have tried
It ourselvet and we.know Its value for
—ft works.
Instead of continuing to speculate
begin to experiment. Leave, for a
while, your historical and philosophi
cal and psychological and theological
problems connected with the person of
Christ; your debate about credal and
critical questions, and your question
nicely and/ Is making a good living.
“Well," asked the gentleman, "does
he not' take any Interest In your sup
port. and does he not give you any
thing on which you may live?"
"He seems greatly Interested In my
being comfortable and that I should
not have to work so hard In my old
age. but he has never sent me any
money.”
"What, has he never sent you any
thing at all?”
“No,” she replied, “nothing but a lit
tle piece of printed paper In each let
ter."
"Let me see one of them," her vis
itor asked.
Riches Unrecognised.
The old woman went to her dretser
drawer and brought him nenrly $600
worth of Bank of England notes, which
her son had been sending her for her
support and which were ample to have
made her comfortable, and yet the
value of which she had never recog-
nixed, and so had never used.
I wonder If, at thl* Christinas season,
when the world Is celebrating the be
stowal of that best gift of Hod to us,
which, as the angelic choir announced,
was Intended to bring "glory to Hod
In the highest and on earth peace and
good will to men," there can be any
who have not luarned through a bless
ed experimental knowledge, the real
value of this gift and why the Father
gave It?
A Savior from 8in.
If you will turn to Mathew I. 21,
and will read the story of the annun
ciation. you will And that the nngel
who appeared to Joseph and told him
of the child which Mary should hear,
declared, "Thou shalt call Ills name
Jesus (that Is, Savior, as the margin
shows) for He shall save His people
from their slnt.”
It Is a thrilling fact that this bless
ed name of Jesus Is the same In all
lands and In all languages. All of Ills
other names vary with the dialect and
are translated Into the speech of the
nation that employs them, but Jasua la
the same with alt.
And why Is this? Is It not because
the Father would have us all remem
ber the purpose of His gift? Is It
not that we should realise that what
ever else of blessing this gift may
mean, and whatever else, through this
Incarnation, transfiguration, resurrec
tion or exaltation, or about tha scientific
difficulties arising from tha miraculous
works accredited to Him by the evan
gelists, and instead just seek to take
Jesus Christ for yourself and for what
God gave Him to be to you. And as
you yield yourself to Him and allow
Him to save you from your sins, you
will find your doubt giving place to a
blessed certainty.
. A Twentieth Century Mlraole.
The practical twentieth century mir
acle of your own personal deliverance
from sin will give your mind an Im
mense rallef and clear away a multi
tude of doubts.
A Thrilling Story.
Home time ago I read a wonderful
story told by a missionary to Bouth
Africa, and It presents such a thrill
ing Illustration of the value and the
planning of God's gift, that I will repeat
It entire and In the words of the
narrator:
'1 learned a wonderful lesson," the
missionary declares concerning the
power of The Name, "from an old
heathen (n Mochuann. We were trav
eling In Bechunnaland; heavy rains,
causing swollen rivers, stopped our
progress, and we lay for days on the
banks of an Impassable stream, nur
only shelter from the Inclement wenth.
er, the old-fashioned bullock wagon.
Other traveler* by wagons and .carts
tame along; each stopped In turn by
the swollen torrent, until quite a little
canvas camp lay along the water's
edge.
There was no lack of discomforts
of every kind to be endured on that
marshy plain. Kaln, rain, rain above,
and mud, mud, mud below; anti when
ever the rain stopped, and the warmer
ulr made Itself felt, swarms of mos
quitoes made the night hideous with
their trumiietlngs and their stings.
Being limited for time In which to ac-
ompllsh our Journey, the trial of the
delay In our onward progress Increased
the burden of the adverse circum
stances in which we were placed, but
there was a ‘needs be' for our being,
led to, nnd kept In. that precise spot.
"Worse than all other trials, than
the enforced Imprisonment In the nar
row confines of that wagon, than the
Inability to cook or prepare a com
fortable meal, than the going for nights
without reat on account of the on
slaughts of the mosquitoes, wa* the
fact that we were aubjected to the hor
rible sights and sounds caused by the
exist*!lea In our near neighborhood of
one of those curses, which In those
days Invariably followed In the wake
of British occupation of new territory,
the wayside ,eanteen.
The Curse of the Canteen.
"Close to the drift of the river, on
the main road which all wagons going
to and from Kimberley with wood or
produce from the Interior must travel
lay this horrible den. this trap for un
wary passers-by; and there the ria-
(Ives of (he surrounding districts by
hundreds had lost their all. The wag
ons and c&ttle, goats and sheep, which
It had taken some of the poor crea
tures their lifetime ,to collect, were gone
In n few months Into the grasp of the
rapacious trader, who thus throve and
amassed wealth by draining the very
essentials of life from the poor besot
ted beings who yielded 'all up In ex
change for the vile adulterated com
pounds with which he robbed them of
their senses, and made them from their
'first drunk' helpless victims, to be
fleeced at will; pliable dupes for his
cupidity to fatten on.
"He told me himself, In reply to my
pleading with him to give up the In
iquitous traffic—'I came here almost
penniless, a few years ago, and now I
have gained possession of all these
acres. AH the land You see to that far
outlying beacon Is mine, and all these
(locks and herds, these buildings and
gardens, and you ask me to give up
the trad* that has brought me all this
wealth. No; the Interests of my wife
and children are to be considered In
the question.'
A Human Vampire.
"All remonatrance and pleading were
In vain. The proprietor of this money
making, death-dealing concern was not
to be moved, and 1 had to witness, dur.
ing those days of storm and rain; num
bers of fellow-men going backwnrds
ami forwards between those wagons
nnd that door of ruin, old men, young
men, here and there a white mnu. but
mostly black men—the Ignorant na-
of the country, ragged, wretched,
btsotted. Again and again my soul, In
an agony too deep for articulate pray
er, cried out to God, as those stagger
ing' figures, with brutalized faces,
screaming out ns only drunken savages
can scream, passed In and out of that
canteen door; every now and then Eng.
llsh oaths picked up In Kimberley In
termingling with their native lan
guage, making this horrible .picture of
what European civilization brings pi
I he savage races still more horrible. On 1
felt suffocating with the pain, the
shame of It all. and oh, so powerless,
so helpless to do anything to stay the
curse, to save those wretched lives
from the destruction going ^on before
one's gaze hour after hour.
With Christ to Rescue.
“My brain felt on fire, as It were, and
I cried In an almost despairing agony
to God, and then a calm came over me,
and a prayer, and with the prayer a
call; I clambered out of the wagon and
went toward the canteen. Of all the
figures there I seemed to see only one,
a poor aged man, with a few filthy
rags, only very partially covering his
REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN.
equally filthy body, loathsome with
sores, his bloated face and bleared eyes,
so repulsive-looking that one shrank
Instinctively from the sight. He was
just staggering toward the canteen to
get another drink, when I went up to
him and said, 'Old man, I want to speak
to you.’ He turned around stupidly
and gave assent, ‘Come aside a little.'
He followed me back to my wagon,
and there In broken 'taal,' which I could
speak and he understood a little of, I
asked him why he was killing himself
with this drink. 'Why?' he answered,
'why, you know why—because I can’t
help It.’ I said, 'But you can help It.
you need not go on drinking.'
•‘■What!’ said he, 'do you think any
man would be so foolish as to go on
taking that stuff, that "brandt" (literal
ly burning), If he could stop from It?
No, no! Ycu English know that well
enough, therefore you bring this "toer
goed" (literally, magic potion, witch's
stulf) to us. You know when we once
taste It we can never be free again,
never, never! It was so with me. For
months after that canteen was opened
I never went near It.
The Power of Drink.
“ ‘I saw how It diseased my neighbors;
how they went mad after the? had been
there; how they gave their cattle and
their sheep to the white man there. Just
to get a bottle with that stuff In It;
how they could not rest when that was
done, but had to get more, till ’every
thing they bad was given to the white
man. and their bodies were sick and
full of sores, like mine Is today, and
their eyes got blind, and their hands
could not carry the food to their
mouths without spilling It; and yet one
day I let a mate take me over to taste
the white man's mttgle. I thought I
would only taste a little drop. Just to
sec vwhat- It was like. That Is five
years ago, and—well, you know how it
Is when yoi^ drink' the white man’s
magic. You never leave off again. I
drank and drank. I drank Hint time
till I drank out all the money I had
by me; tjten I went home and brought
t goat to the canteen man, and sold It
fer the drink, and my wife cried when
he saw that I had also tome under the
pell of the white man’s stuff; but It
sail no use; I was miserable, too, but
: could not stop; and I drank more and
niofr. I drank out all my goats and .. _
sheep nnd cov s and my few oxen and'heard It In curses In his canteen ex-
inoney, wanted no pay; only for people
to ask Hint to make them well; but
here came the difficulty, to explain to
hint how lie could ask the unseen
Christ. He was quite a heathen; hail
wagon—the canteen man has them all
—and now I'm sick and half blind, and
with all these suras, and I only want to
drink, drink!'
" 'But how do you get th? drink. If
you huve no mire things to-sell to the
canteen keeper?'
"He chuckled, ‘Oh, 1 get It. When all
tnv money Is done the canteen keeper
gives me a drink till I owe hlin one
pound. Thcr, lie won't give me any
So then I-get my, brother-ln-la
"Here she man came up
transformed face! and with tea™
Joy. he Mild, ‘It Is all true.
what you told me. My wife w *
K-iinei, ne hud quite a tivaitivu, i i bat I did not know if i „
never had anything to do even with, tell her.’ Evidently he fell . ml *“t
Christianized natives- knew nothin* tlrous a poner might be too sari'V’"'
speak of, and had a dread of lt» Deli®
withdrawn, n *
all ’ * eR ’ * ' you r, W tell her
wife.* he said.
perlence. I asked the Spirit to help me
to explain to him the great all Father’s
love, and the coming of Christ, to Hv<
me.
arthly ministry only deepened the
sense that personal contact was neces
sary; then, praying for light, I was led
to get the Bible, and turning to Acts
er than uttered, the word, \fesu
Jesus! Savior!
“It Is Imp' rslble to cor.v
III, told him word for word the story of I JV*™ 1 w j* 8 *! 01 ' n f , ln on 115 V *'»u! then.
to lend me ills uagon. and, weak a.v 1 j that man lame from his mother’s womb j J* ^ as ,lvct * with in
am, I gather wood In the veldt, bushes
nnd bits of wood till 1 get »i wagon load.
Tho I am sick, the longing for the
drink, when the canteen man won’t
give me any more, makes me strong to
go to Kimberley to sell it; and my
brother-in-law sends some one with mo
(my wife Is with me now) to take one
poi/nd to him for his wagon, and I buy
a little brandy in Kimberley, and then
bring all the other money, sometimes
three pounds, to the canteen man here,
and I drink- every day till I drink all
the money out. Then he lets me drink
after that for another one pound; then
l have to get more wood. So I live.’
Killing Yourself,
“I said, ‘But you are killing your
self!’
“’Yes,* he answered, T know' that
am almost dying now, I shake all the
time, and I can’t be without the drink
one day. When my money Is done and
the canteen keeper w'on’t give me any
more, I cry so, (hat my friends must
give me some; but today I can get
plenty! I have Just sold my wood in
Kimberley. I can driqk! I must go
now and drink!’ And he wanted to
move off.
“I pleaded with him then—asked him
If he would not try and give up the
drink, for his poor wife, for his chil
dren. to save himself f>om dying. He
laughed a strange despairing laugh.
‘You ask, Don’t I want to get well?
Don’t I want to give my poor wife and
children some money to buy food with?
Of course. I do. What man would not
llkft to be well of this disease? Why
do you talk so? You know as well as
I do that there is no help for me. thtft
there Is no doctor on this earth can
cure a man of this witchcraft.’
One Able to Save.
•There Is; there Is!’ I said, as It
rushed over me. ‘They that be whole
need not a physician, but they that are
sick!’ I told him of that Jesus, that
loving One who healed all the sick
who came to Him. As I told him of
one and another who had come to that
Jesus and been made w'hote. those
bleared eyes seemed strained with
eagerness, and he broke In on me al
most breathlessly in excitement, ‘Is it
true; Is it true, missis? Are you tell
ing me true? Where lu this man? Tell
me; tell me! Is He In Kimberley? Oh.
take me to this Doctor. I will give Him
all the money for the wood I gather,
till He has ten loads, or even more,
more if He wants it; only take me to
Him.’
“I told him this Doctor asked for no
to whom Peter and John brought the
message, ’in the name of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth, rise up and walk;* and of
what cami:* to pass; how that help
less man got that perfect soundness In
the presence of all; I told hjm that
same Jesus was with us now, and would
heal him If he asked for It.
The Old, C!d Story.
“The blessed Spirit carried the mes
sage home; that darkened mind drank
It In. At last, he said;
’’ ’Tell me the name.’
“I told him. Then he said, 'How must
I ask Him?* I said, ’Just here we can
ask Him,’ and I knelt dowrn on that wet
grass by that wagon side, and the old
inan knelt, too. I can never forget
that moment; the sun broke througii
the clouds, and shed Its light upon that
po#r. ragged, besotted, old kaffir, kneel
ing there, with his face burled In hi?
hands, on the wet ground, seeking de
liverance. In a few- words, for my heart
was almost too full to speak, I asked
that God would glorify His child Je
sus and show His mighty healing pow
er on this poor life, and then the
poor, old, drunken heathen said himself,
’Great doctor, make me well.’ He rose
and asked me again, ’What Is the
Name?* ’Jesus,* I said. ‘Jesus. Jesus,’
he went away murmuring to himself.
“I lost sight of him anmng the group
wagons, and that afternoon wo
moved away to a quieter and healthier
spot, some miles distant. After some
days we returned to that crossing to
find the river had subsided sufficiently
to allow of wagons getting over. As
we approached one of the wagons, a
woman came tow*ard me. She said:
“Is it you that spoke to my husband
last week? Oh. what did you do that
he Is healed from that drink?’
The Secret oi Victory.
•“Why.’ said I, ‘did he not tell you?’
“ ‘No, he said he did not know if he
might speak of It, but O, he is cured,
my husband is cured! He has never
been to that canteen again, though
he has money In his handkerchief still.
Yesterday I was afraid he was going.
One of his drinking mates came to
ask him to go with him to the can
teen. He had half a crown, and beg
ged my husband to go with him; he
took hold of his arm, and they went
halfway to the canteen. Oh, my heart
was sore! but all at once my husband
turned around and pulled his arm loose
and came back. Ohl he Is cured! He
Is cured!’
cr sine
has come Lo me In hour M P
darkness end brought. light! * it" hail
swept through my being In moment* of
terrible temptation, and a S u n ml
again, when I have been at t> .., nt
of yielding. It has brought nv? vi r
It has given me hope for t* • .
hopeless lost lives, and the re* h r, of
this that took place that da
brought deliverance to numbers. .
drink slaves have been set free by‘*»it
ing them of that record in u.:eWri
chapter of Acts, and thin in-h’ent
which grew out of It. than \>v un/
other n\essage which it has b?er. given
me to bring to th^m.”
An then, continuing thfr. nppe-ii is
made to us to receive this gif: c, )( |
and to “Take the Name" for ‘it has
untold power.”
That old heathen Machnana found it
able to save, nnd give perfect sound
ness to his poor, diseased body.
lessly shattered will power and bev n-
ted. degraded soul.
“Jesus, Just a Name,” so he described
It to his wife. He told us that all he
had done after leaving me was to
that “Name” to himself, and the crave
for drink went away from him; and In*
felt Just like before he had ever tnsttd
the stuff; as he put It. "His mouth
felt clean, like a little child’s,” and his
body was well and strong.
Able to Keep.
On the day when he allowed t'vs
drinking companion by force and nrx.i-
ment to get him to go toward the < un
teen, he said, ‘‘When I was going to ne
canteen, all at once the old d s*
came back. I felt It burn in me. [
wanted drink. I felt It all over m.*
body. The sickness was on me ag*rn.
I was so frightened, but Just ns 1 . ;i.
halfway to the canteen, there, by t wt
bush, I called out softly, three ti n- -.
‘Jesus! Jesus! Jcrus!’ and the dis
ease Just left me at once, nnd
body felt cool, nnd I turned back nnd,
O, wife, you see It’s Just a Nome!’ - ’
This Gift for You.
And now, my brothers—you wh«
know, as this poor, besotted Machnana
knew*, the cruel tyranny of a thi.n
for dring, or, for that'matter, the en
slaving power of any other poison—
will you not, at this Christmas season,
take God’s proffered gift and let Him
prove to you. and prove through you,
your Heavenly Father’s love and pow
er? God help you so to do, and thin
to have the happiest Christmas season
that you heart has ever known.
BAPTIST.
CAP1TOI. AVE. BAPTIST—Tltpf* will l>*
„ companion
mo,, Of last KUHilny inornliiit.
natality school et »;*> s. m.. rlsssj*
to *11. All member* are urged to be at
Sunday school with their Bible* for n spe*
• ■ Junior . Union at
dal purpose. Junior i mott «*_•*»»•
Prayer nod prnlso Wednesday at «:30 p. tu.
Thursday nt 7:30 p. ra. the grand-* t ®Si!!n
entertainment of tne largest Junior InloB ...... M
In the world, when Baiitn Finn* *'?• nt 11 n. tu. by the pastor nnd at DJOp. '
given away. Senior B. Y. P. 0. Friday «*$!by W)tm , *
■ is n m The music will tie In charge of frrcttt-c.
WEST BSD BAPTIST—The pnator. Dr.
John F. Puraer. will pronch Sunday morn
ing and evening. Morning subject. ”01nd
Tidings." Evening subject. "Giving—Wise
nnd otherwise." Huuday school nt 9:30 a.
in. B. Y. P. I’, at 6:45 p. in. Knnclay school
Chrlstmns entertainment Monday nt 7 P. in.
Womnn’s Missionary l nlon Monday nt 3:39
p. in.
p. in.
l’rnyer meeting Wednesday nt 7:30
In the morning, nnd In the evening
sson From a Visit to Bethlehem.
7:45 p. in. The mnsle will be ... -- -
professor J. Halsey Thompson, assisted by
a large chorua choir nnd orcheatm.
JACKSON HILL IbAPTIRT—North JtrJ-
soa-st. and Esst av*. Tak* Fomst-ara. or
ltnulrr.nl cur. John J. Jordan.
Itlrr. Residence, 29 Ksst-sve. Bell (Awna-
Herrine aad sermon at 11 «. u>. and fan p.
in. Sunday ecliool at »:» a v —■”
people's meeting St p. in
.. Young
Prayer meei-
fng'Wednsiisy”at ?:» P. m. Yoon* \Vmn :
... 7 . MUalnmirr and Aid f
B. Y.
aft's Missionary and Abf Society Monday at
8- 30 p. m. Woman’* Missionary and Aid
F-'oclety Thursday at 3 p. m •.,f u T**"if,,\, r .‘’
«lav at 3:30 n. in. The public la cordially
Invited to HlPservices of this r *» | ireh. T h*
poster being absent In 4 ubn, Iter. B. D.
Grey, D. 1>., will officiate.
FUtBT BAPTIST—Corner Peachtree and
rsln-sta. Dr. W. W. Ijuidrum, pnator.
Herriees at 11 a. in. nnd 7:30 p. m
I*. I*, at 7 o’clock.
BROWN MEMORIAL*BAPTIST—Rev. W.
A. Babb, pastor. The church will eelebrtte
Its fifth anniversary at II ». ra. The entire
membership Is requested to be P/eaent.
Preaching nt 7:30 p, in. Suudny school nt
93) a. m.
GRANT PARK BAPT!8T-t’orner Geor■
gla-nre. and tJrant-st. D. H. Edentleld, ims-
tor. Service* at 11 n. in. mid 7:30 p. m. Sun
day school at 9:30 n. m. Junior Itnptlst
Young People’s I’nlon at 6:30 p. in. Prayer
and song service Wednesday at 7:30 p. ni.
BAPTIST TABEUNAtT.E—Sunday ulgbt
Dr. Broughton will give the second serinon-
lecture In Ids Hundny night aeries on “Our
Bible and Its rrttlca.” The special subject
will be "Its Divine Arrangement.’ All
friends snd nil critics of the Bible nre cor
dially Invited. Dr. Broughton promises n
wholesale slaying of Bible critics. Sunday
morning ho will preach a special Christmas
sermon.
JON ER* AYR. BA1TIST—Rev. J. T. Darn
eron will preach at both service*. 11 a. m.
snd 736 p. m. Hundny school at 9:9) n. m.
fiunday achool Christmas tree Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock. Hundny morning the
Hunday school will have a stocking shower
for the Orphans' Home; each person will
bring one or more patrg of children's stock
ings.
IMMANUEL BAPT1HT—Comer Fair st.
and Berean-ave. Itev. J. D. Winchester,
pastor, fcttnday achool nt 9:30 n. in.. T. L.
camp superintendent. Preaching at U n.
in. and f:45 p. in. by the pastor. Junior
Union at 230 p. n». Mid week service -
Wednesday at 7:-
day at 8 p. ni.
INMAN PARK BAPTIRT-Coruer Elisa-
lieth-st. and Edgewood-ave Rev. C. N.
Donaldson, D. D., pastor. Service* st 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school nt 9:30
n. m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7:36 p.
m. The public it cordially Invited to attend
the service*.
SECOND BAPTIST—Sunday school at
9- JO o'clock. At th# morning hour Dr.
White, the pastor, will preach a Christmas
sermon, his subject being “The Eternal
Christ.” This sermon will barn special ref
erence to the Christmas season. At night
Dr. White's subject will be “Christ Crowd
ed Oat’’ The evening service* will begiu
at 7:13. Monday night the Young Men’s
Mlsisoaary ftortety meets at * o'clock. The
legnlsr mid-week prayer service will Is*
conducted by the pastor, Pr. White, wh«»
will lecture on the Runday school lesson for
the following Sunday. These lectures arc
very helpful to all who attend. All fntcr-
ested In a tula y school work Invited. Fri-
prencher from the Methodist eon-
1:45 p.m. B. Y. P. V. Frt-
WOODWARD* AYE. It.M'TlRT-Kuii.lny
nclm.il at 9:39 ». m. , S. IV Moucrlff umicr-
Inteudcnt. Preaching at u it. in. nnd »:30
p. m. by the pastor. Bev. II. C. llurlcy.
At 1! a. in. tho subject will be "Grieving
the Holy Hplrlt.” Hpcelnl evnngeJlstle
Ice nt night.
EDGE WOOD BAPTIST—Sunday w'lwol'nit
9:30 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. in. nnd_7:30
l». m. by V. C. Norcross. “I
Angels at the Parlor'* Blrt ,
subject t of
TKMPLR BAPTIST—Corner Mangum and
West Hunter-sis. Itev. A. C. Ward. 1». .D.
pastor. Preaching at 11 a. in. by the pal
lor. and at 7:30 p. ro. Dr. J. C. Holomon
will preach. Special Christmas sermon and
music. Huuday school nt 9:3d a. m., W. M.
Perryman, snperluteudent. Wednesday at
7:30 p. m. all the inenilwr* of the church
and congregation are Invited to meet at the
church aud enjoy a iirogrmu of music and
worship. The waafon promises to l*e of
great Interest.
PONCF. DELEON-AVE. BAPTIST—"The
Church of Loving Ministries." Rev. Junius
W. Millard. D. D„ iwtator. Divine worship
at 11 n. iu. and 7:30 p. in., with preaching
by the pastor. Special Chrlstmaa music,
with a cordial welcome for the stranger.
Hundny school nt 9:3) n. Monday nt «:»1
p. m. the annual Christmas festival of the
nundny school will occur. No prayer meet-
lug Wednesday evening.
pastor. Hundny school and Rnraca-Phllntu
meeting at 9:.10 u. m. Preacblug at 11
and 7:30 p. m. Hong service begin*
CENTRAL BAPTIST—Services at 11 n. ....
and 7:30 p. m.; preaching by the pastor,
Rev. R. L. Motley, at l*oth bottra. Sunday
school nt 9:30 n. m. Public cordially In
vited.
Meeting for Mon,
On Runday afternoon nt 3 o'clock In the
Baraca hall of the Baptist Tabernacle Tom
Harrison, the englneer-evangellat, will
speak to men ouly. Mr. Harrison has Jnnt
returned from Alexandria, Va.. ami Wash
ington, D. C., where he addressed meeting*
of railroad men In rouueetlou with religious
meetings held In those cities. This meet
ing Is not only of special Interest .to rail
road men hut to all men In the city. Hong
service will begin at 3 o’clock.
METHODIST.
WALKER-RT. METIIODI8T EPIHCOPAI.
—Walker and Neison-sts. Christmas ser-
at 11 o’clock, by the pastor. Rev. Will
T. Hamby; also n special sermon at 7:30 by
pastor. Mrs. M. J. Anderson will sing
"Lead Kindly Light” at the 11 o’clock serv
ice. Snmlay school at 0:30, W. II. Terrell,
superintendent.
ENGLISH AVE. METHODIST-W. W.
BrinsfiePl, pastor. Preaching at 1) a. m. by
Rev. W. M. Ilnnton. At 7 p. m. by W. W.
Brtnsfleld. pastor. Stewards' meeting Mon
day night
JEFFERSON-RT. METIIODIST—PreacTi
Ing at 11 l. tu. by the pastor, W. W. Brins-
- . _ * ^ 3f. |}unton.
TRINITY MF.TIIODIHT-r.n
sermon
“A Lesson . , T ». „ .—.
Sunday school nt 9:30 a. ra., Mr. W. O.
Foote, superintendent. There will he a spe
cial iiiuMrnl service nt 4 p. m. Forty singers
will take part. All are cordially invited.
WESLEY MEMORIAL—Corner Auburn-
nvc. nml Ivy-at.. Rev. II. F. Enkea, pastor.
Hundny school at 9:80 a. ni.. M. M. Davies,
superintendent. Busy People’s Bible Class.
W. C. Wltkntn, teaeher. Young Men s Bu
rma Bible Class. Miss Llaxle Lupo, teacher.
Young I .miles' I'hllnthen Bible Class, Mr.
Walker White, teacher. Preaching nt 11:30
a. m., by Ibe pnator. Hong service nt 7:3»
p. in. Hpcclitl music by the chorus nml
orcliestrn. Trenching nt 8 p. m. Epworth
l«engne devotional meeting nt 6:30 p. in.
Subject, "The Birth of the King.’ Wed
nesday at 6:30 p. m. Workers’ Council. Wed
nesday at 7:33 p. in., prayer meeting. I hurs-
dny evening, Christmas entertainment.
ni. nnd 7:30 p. in., by the pnator.
HT. MARK METHODIST—Rev. R. R
llelk, pastor. Residence 38 East Thlrd-st.
Preaching nt 11 n. m. by Rev. J. T. Daves.
D. D.. and at 7:3U p. in. by the pastor.
Hpeclnl Christmas music at both services.
Hundny school at 9:30 a. ra. Deaf mute elnsa.
Mr. w. F. Crusselle, teacher. Mr. II. \.
McCord, superintendent. Prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening nt 7:30 o’clock. Public
cordially Invited to attend all these service*.
IIBII, UBBIOr. /IV iu m. IV Ml u xim-K •••-
Similar whool will hold a CbrUtmn, irrv
Ira. All parent, are cordlallj Invited to
come. At T:*> p. m. the paator will praacti
a Christmas sermon. Tho choir will have
special Christmas music. All strangers |u
tne southern part of the city are earnestly
requested to attend both these service#.
HT. LUKE METHODIST—At the Junction
W, Oriner. and at 7:30 p. ni. by the. presid
ing elder. Rev. Joel T. Dares, D. D.
PARK-8T. METHODIST—Corner of Park
ami Lee-sts.. Ker. M. L. Troutman, naator.
Pastor's residence 174 I.ee-at. Bell nlione
2H Weat. Preaching at 11 a. W. and 7:30
n. m. by the pastor. Sunday school at 9:30
a. m.. Mr. John Hhannou, ■upertntendent.
I'raver meeting Wednesday evenlug at 7:30
o'clock, followed by a teachers’ meeting.
Pews free. Stronger* cordially Invited to
he present.
INMAN TABK METHODIST—Corner of
Edgewood-ave. and Hurtst., Rev. Henry
B. Mays, paator. Bishop Warren A. Cand
ler will preach a Christmas sermon at 11
s. ra. The pastor will preach nt night. Hun-
day achool at 9:30 a. m.
Christmas night at ** ‘
EPISCOPAL.
CATHEDRA I,—Corner of Wnahlngton nnd
Hunter. Very Rev. C. T. A. Pise. D. I).,
dean. 7:30 a. in., holy cotnmuulou: 11 n. in.,
morning prayer and sermon: 4:30 p. in.,
evening prayer nnd sermon. Hundny achool
at 9:30 n. ui. All other days: 7:30 a. ra..
holy communion: 9 a. in., morning prayer;
4;30 p. tu.. evening prayer. Wednesday and
Friday: Litany nt 10:30 a. m.
ST. LUKES— Peaclitree-st.. between Cur
rier and Pine. Rev. C. B. Wllmer. D.- D.,
rector. 7:30 a. m., holy communion; 11 a. ni..
morning prayer and sermon: 7:30 p. m..
1NC A It N AT I ON—Lee-at., near Gordon. In
West End. “ ‘
11. evt
day sch
achool opens promptly at 9:30. Classes *ult.
able for all scholars. A good orchestra.
Bright songs. Prayer meeting on Wednea-
dny evening at 7:45. led by the pastor. Spe
cial Christmas music will be rendered by
the choir at tho Sunday evening aervlce.
MOORE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN—
Corner Luokie and Lntlmcr-*ta. Dr. A. R.
Holder by pastor. Special Christmas service
by the pnator.
-i.; Christian Ku-
deavor nt 6:30 p. in.
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTER! AN-Cor.
ner Boulevard nnd Forreat-nve., Itev. B. F.
Gullle, pastor. Sunday achool nt 9:30;
morning worship nt 11 o'clock. Tbcmo of
* 1*' Christmas Mes-
Theuio of
End. Morning prayer and sermon ai ..Anir *n i 'jink*. Kiniiii”
■h,»fa P t r 9-« ^ at 6*30!° Trayor’nrafinK tffi,
.h.wi ntlt.to. Uajr nt 1:30 will tw a pm Ira rarrlc. Vial-
tors welcome to all secvlces.
ALL HAIXTH—Corner West Peaehtree st.
nnd Norlh-ave. Rev, Z. H. Farlaud. rector,
s a. ni., holy communion
prayer ami sermon *
runday school nt 9
a. lit., holy communion; it/iau a. ui., luonmiK i MhiM—,'upV. '7i^i 7"
firnyer, ranpon n,„) holy rommunt,,,,. b&^lrhS
CHRISTIAN.
FIRST CHRISTIAN—Fryor-at. nnd TrJn-
Ity-nve. Rev. II. K. Pendleton, pastor.
Preaching nt 11 0. ra. nnd 7:30 p. in. Morn
ing theme, “The Significance of the Birth
of Christ.” At night there will be a special
WEST END CHRISTIAN—Corner Gordon
nml Duun-at*. Itev. Bernard P. Smith, pas
tor. Preaching at 11 a. nt. and 7:30 p. iu.
HOWELL STATION CIIRISTIAN-Eml
of Marietta street car line. Rev. Dean L.
Bond, paator. Bible school nt 3 p. m.
Preaching at 11 a. tn. and 7:39 p. nt.
COLLEGE PARK" < 'Tilt 1ST I AN—Rev. F.
M. Adams, pastor. Bible school every Lord's
day at 10 a. tn. Preaching first Lord's day
at 11 0. m. and 7:30 p. m.
HOWELL STATION CHRISTIAN-Cor-
ARHOCIATR REFORMED PRE8RVTE-, t'ff t-oiifl.r-ava. anil f'iiuroh-it.
mnm.intmi- 11 a m .oSziVnz I ASHOCIATB REFORMED I'RFHItYTE-, K ' r ‘-'
4 n rn RIAN-Coraar of Whltrhnll .t. nutl Whlto- I- I>"t
Ot i'ts p 'tq rl.tmn. ifiir’" 7 XI i ,ml1 terrora. rraaohing l\v th. pnutor, lt,r. 1 1 ■
.Immln i' i i . n monitor Jnm «' A- Gordon nt It a. tn. nnd 7:45 p. m. Mora n? th»m». "A ( tirl.tmn, Carol:'' .-v.-n
! ra .WEill°'“ *' m »i , t“ on,l,,C ! Mornuig anbjrat. "Th. Power of God In & p .' E " rt ™ ror 1,1
nvea. Her. c. a. tjiuitatou, vlrnr. In i-miree.,
Morning prayer and sermon at 11. Sunday I
school at 9:45. Chrlstmns day, holy com
munloti and sermon at 11.
swim 1 Reward of tfie ftlghteous In the Judg-
h.vio"' KU’hL” Snblmth school at 10 a. m.: Y. P. C.
ii.mi.iv i * • nt * !’• n, » Prayer meeting Wednesday
CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD— : every Huntlav at 11 a m
Plum-st., near Corpnt-at. Sunday school ptmtor, Rev. T. H™ *>
'■ mid week prayer aervlce
at 7:45 pr«il. Subject, “The Hon of Owl'
PRESBYTERIAN—Corner ...
nnd Jack*on-sts. Preaching»
and 7:30 p. ' -
Passengers arriving at
Terminal Station and spend
ing a night in Atlanta will
save time and trouble by
stopping at Hotel Marion
Annex, 57 W. Mitchell st., half
block from station. Euro
pean. Dabney Scoville, pro
prietor. Also proprietor of
Hotel Marion, N. Pryor.
American plan. Rates, $2
per day; with bath, $2.50
and $3.00.
FOR XMAS.
Felt and Leather Pennants
for all schools and colleges.
r^rEUnWk^SjThe “CO-OP,” 97 Peachtree
ting Vhurwtay «t 7 ; M i>. m, |gtreet. The “Cute” a'.r.l
MISSION OF THE HOLY INNOC^NTS-
Woods-ave., near West lVnchtree-st. Sun
day school every Sunday at 3:39 p. m.
HOLY COMFORTER-Corner Atlanta ave.
and Pulllani-st. Rev. Gilbert Higgs, D. D. t
In, charge. Evening prayer and sermon at 4.
Sunday school ot 3 p. m. Christmas day,
holy cotninuulon nnd sermon nt 11.
ST. ANDREW8—Corner Glenn and Kent-
sts. Rev. Gilbert Higgs, D. D., In charge.
Evenlug prayer and sermon at 7:30. Sunday
school at 3:30.
ST. PAULS—East Point, Gs. Rev. Gilbert
Higgs, 1>. D., in charge. Morulug prayer
and sermon at 11.
rcr
ST. TIMOTHY’S-Kirkwood. Holy com
munion aud sermon nt U, by the Rev. Gil
bert Higgs, D. D.
Newkirk. Regular
.. service every Wednesday
evening nt 7:30 p. tn. Sunday school nt
9:30 a. ra.
WALLACE PRESBYTERIAN—Corner of
Walker and Stonewall-sts., Rev. Johu D.
Keith, pastor. Prencblug at 11 n. tn. and
7:30 p. in. by the pastor. The morning sub
ject will be “A Christmas Sermon.” Halt-
bath school at 9:39 a. ra. Prayer meeting
Wednesday at 7:30 p. tn. All are most cor
dially Invited to ell these services.
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN—Washing-
ton-st., opposite capitol. Pastor, Rev. The-
ron H. luce D. D. Services Sunday at 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m., conducted by Dr. Rice.
Sabbath achool at 9:30 a. m., John J. Eagan,
superintendent. Chrletaee entertainment
Monday night at 7:10 o’clock. Mid-week
BARNETT PRESBYTERIAN—A Home-
like church, corner of Haraptoa-st. snd
Rfadley-five. t»ue short block rroin Mariot-
tor. Services every 8unday at 11 a. nt. and
7:30 p. tn. Huuday school nt 3 p. in. In
stead of the regular mid-week prayer meet-
ing on next Thursday night the Christmas
exercises will b« held.
ItoiUt. pastor, t ouicrcncc nununy. voiuvr
euo« lovo feast at 9:30, led by A. F. Elling
ton. Bishop Da rid II. Moore will preach at
11. At 7:30 Dr. Bovard wtll continue his
revival aervlce*.
r uunury*»»■., »»* », » . », uurwi.
Sunday school nt 9:30 a. ra.. W. H. Fincher,
xupcrlnteudont. Preaching at 11 a. ro. and
7:30 p. m.. by pastor. Prayer meeting on
Weduemlny evening at 7:39.
pastor. Preaching at 11 a. tn. by the pastor,
and at 7;30 p. m. there will be a Christ
mas entertainment. Prayer meeting at 7;3i)
Wednesday.
CATHOLIC.
SACRED HEART CATIIOLJC-Corner of
Peni'htree, and Ivy-sts. Sunday. December
£2, Is the fourth Sunday la Advent. Masse*
at 7. 9:89 and 11. Sermon at 11 by Father
Gantt and at 4 p. tu. by Father Rapier. On
Christmas day the masses will !>e at 6, 7. 8,
9 and 10 a. ro.
CONGREGATIONAL.
I’Mo.V CONGREGATIONAL TABERNA
CLE—Corner McDaniel and Hlghrower-ets..
Rev. O. A. B.trbee. pastor. Preaching at II
t»astor. will preach at It a. tn. and 7;39 J,
sermon at 11 by the Rev. *8. 8. Spear.
8T. JOHNS—College Park. Rev. Gilbert i
Higgs, D. D., In charge. Morning prayer
w,r,,,0,1 ** n ' j UNIVERSALI6T.
NORCK08S MIMIOX-Rn. C. A. Izing- I'XlVKIiRAI.IBT CHURCH-Cora.r
stun tn charge. Evening prayer and sermon I Peachtree aud East Harrla-ats., Rev. E. D.
Kllenwood. pastor. Residence 40 Eaat Hnr
BUFORD MISSION—R*r. H. F. D«Bcll,
charge. Morning prayer, litany and eer-1 l “ a * f* 11 # * m * tl1 ■ ennon h )’
tuon at 11:30. I the paator. Subject, ”The World’s Christ-
j urns Trde." Tho choir will give a musical
/program of unusual excellence. Sunday
PRESBYTERIAN. I school at 9:45, Mr. If. *!. Blake, anperln-
WEST END PRESBYTERIAN—Corner of j tendent. All seats sre free snd all are
Gmilon nnd Ashby-st*., Rev. Lynn It. Walk- cordially Invited.
•. pnator. Hunday school at 9:39 s. tn., C. I
coiumiitiloii services nt 11 a.
at 7:39 p. m. I
Prayer meeting
Lutheran. i “Cunning” Novelty Storo.
RT. JOHNS GKRMAN BVANGELICAI.! b J
LUTHERAN—Corner Forsyth and Garnett- i
ats., G. Nussmann, pastor. Preaching Inf
German and English st 11 a. m. Hunday
school at 10 e. ra. On December & a special
Christmas-service will be held at 11 a. nt.
The Christmas celebration of the Sunday
school will be the same day In the evening
nt 4:30. The meeting of the Ladles' Society
has been postponed from December 25 to
January 1. Important business will lw»
I rnnsacted at this meeting, so nil members
sre kindly requested to be present.
CHURCH OF TnE REDEEMER—Corner
Tr!nlty-ave. and Capitol place. Rev. K. C.
Cronk, pastor. Morning ssrrice with ser
mon at 11 o'clock. Bible school at 9:30 n. m.
Superintendent, Mr. C. H. StelgllU. Even
ing service at 7r*>.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Atlanta Psychological Society. Robert
Bryan Harrison, president, will meet Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at 122 Pencil-
tree si. There will be a bright musical pro
gram nnd n 19-minute lessou on the attain
ment of health. Topic for discussion, "Self
It. Normandy, superintendent. Morning
service ot It a. tn. by the pastor; evening
service at 7:39 p. m. Special music for
each service. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:10 o’clock, followed by Teach
era’ Training and Normal class.
mon. of Fort Handera Presbyterian church,
Knoxville,. Tenn., will tireuch at 11 a. tn.
Hunday school at 9;45. No aervlce at night.
NORTH-A YE. PRESBYTERIAN—Corner
North-nve. and Peachtree-«t., Rev. Richard
Orme Fllnn. pastor. Morning worship at 11;
evening worship at 7:45; preaching by the
pastor. Hablmth school at •:» a. n».. Gov
ernor Hoke Smith and Mr. Charles D. Tub
ler. superintendents. Young Men’s League,
1‘hllatben and Straugers* Class at 9:43 a. iu.
Men's Bible Couferenee, Dr. K. G. Matbe-
sun. leader, at 19 a. ra. Wednesday at 7:4S
p. ra. prayer meeting.
<t.j algtit the B. Y. •P. V, meets' at » p. tu. The pastor will preach a Christmas cie aiwut five* years ngo, will preach. at if a. tu. ’aud 7;3u p. m. The Sabba
FIRST PRESBYTEUIAN—On Marietta-*!.,
........ ._ ........ nc block west of the postoffice. Rev. W«I-
losser, w!h» organficl the Tnlierna- ter L. Ll»kle, 1>. D.. the pastor, will preach
11 a. iu. aud 730 p. ui. The Sabbath
CONGREGATIONAL.
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL—Sunday
school at 9:39 a. ra. Classes for alii ages.
Kiudergnrteii system used In primary de
partment Special ladles’ rlats, led hy Dr.
linker. Special Chriatraaa service at II a.
in. Sermon by the Rev. Smith Baker, D. D..
subject, “Christmas. God’s Unspeakable
Gift.” Special Chrlstmaa music liy the
choir and male quartette. Young People’s
prayer meeting at 6:30. led by Dr. Baker.
Subject, "The Magnificat.” Special Christ
mas music. Evening service at 7:45. Lei?
tare by Dr. Baker. Subject. “Young Peo
ple Away From Home,* Special Cbrljt-
nias entertainment Monday evening at 7:45,
to which the public Is cordially Invited.
Gifts for the poor will he received for dis
tribution hy the Ladles’ Union.
UNITARIAN.
FIRST UNITARIAN CIIURCH-Corner of
Spring and West Cnln-ats., Rev. Alexander
T. Bowser, minister. Subject for Hundov.
December zt “Loyalty to Jesus; An Appre
ciation of His Spiritual Power and Fnfiu-
euce.” Services at 11 o’clock. All seats
free. Sunday w-bool meets at 10 o’clock.
Uou. Hamilton Douglas, superintendent.
The Atlanta branch of the Watch Tower,
Bible and Tract Society will hold their
M ,ftr ,-2 ree , k,jr Ji ,b,e ,tud 7 ,n Woodmen’s
Hall, 122 Peachtree-nt., Hunday morning
at 11 o’clock. AH Bible atudent* Invited to
be present.
CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALL!-
ANCE—Regidnr^^ienlrea^lln Alliance 11*11,<
ng People
Miss Fa:
I
soclatlon has provided for another very In
teresting service at the rooms. 31H West
Abibii niu-Nt., Sunday afternoon at SJ9
o’clock. Rev. Bernard P. Smith, paator .T
the West End Christian church, will ad
dress the meeting. I!e Is n strong and st
tractive speaker and those who attend will
surely he Interested and helped. A large
attendance la desired and all men nre in-
vltd. Rooms open to all visitors during the
day after 9 a. m.
Y. M. <?. A.—"Citizenship In the King-
»ra" la the subject of the address to bo
-.ellvered Sunday afternoon at the 3:30 aerv-
ice by Mr. Marion M. Jackson, of the At
lanta bar. Mr, Jackson Ja a forceful speak
er and his talk will be one of Interest and
benefit to those who bear It. The associa
tion orchestra will provide the music for
the *ervh*e, aud In addition there will be a
violin solo by Mr. George Collins. All men
are invited.'
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES
Shftivlng the Arrlral and Departure of J'»*
tcuger Trains of the Following Roads.
Subject to Typographic:!I Errors.
ATLANTA AND WEST POINT RAILROAD
TERMINAL STATION.
No. Arrive from— So. Deport to—
•42 West 1»L. 9:15flmlSS X. 0. 5;- »
A PLEASANT SMOKER
EEM Medicated Cigarettes—Cigar and
Drug Stores 5c,
x44 West Pt. 10:39 am
18 Columbnsll:15 am
38 N. 0 12:00 n'n
40 N. 0 2:00 pm
13 Columbus.. 6:l-*
S3 Montgm’y. 9:« ' 1
39 N. 0 2:15 -i«
17 Colnmbns. 4:b» » , “j
ju . V/, ....il.W 1IUI| . . .
Trains marked • run dally except Sunday
Trnlnn marked thus x run Sunday only.
Other trains run dally.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY.
Savannah .... 150 amjMacon H.
Jacksonville.. 7.B0aa(Maeon
Macon 11.25 am Macon ......
Macon ........ 4.20 paujacksonvllle.
It a ron a.io nro'fiavannah
4.00 p*u
8.30
J.15 l*i»
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RV.
Arriving and departing time at Union
Ion. Atlanta. All train* dally.
(Muclnnatl nnd Louisville..j 3’JD pmI rt *
* “* 1 8:X am 7:ju I'.j*
J 1:40pm! «■■ ,n *
Knoxviiio via Clttlinilil.l 8:30 pm;l2‘C !' !i
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