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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
8ATURDAY, DECEMBER 28.
GIVE .AN ACCOUNT OF THY STEWARDSHIP
By REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN,
PASTOR NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A« Dr. H. Dwight H!!ll» has re
marked. "Astronomers count the com
pletion of a year as an event In nature;
but It I* not less an epoch In man's
life." No man but Is the better or the
worse for the year that Is now clos-
ln5 ‘ Two 8olomn Thoughts.
Among the many serious considera
tions which come to us as we stand
upon the steadily lessening margin of
tbe passing year there are two of espe
cial solemnity.
The one is this: In a few hours the
year will he done; Its possibilities ex
hausted; Its opportunities gone—what,
ever It might have meant It soon can
mean no mors to us. Not another thing
ran there be added to Its events; nor
ran a thing be taken from them. How
ever. It has been written; Its chapter
win presently be closed. Borrowing
and sighing and planning and wishing
will not avail. The record will be made
and nothing can alter It. While It was
before ua It held out untold hopes and
offered llllmltkble privileges;, but now
with It these alt are gone, and gone
forever.
An Inevitable Meeting.
The other thought la this; The year
that la gone, to which nothing can be
added and from which nothing can be
taken, we shall meet again. It has
passed not to our rear, but to our
front. It has been moving In the same
direction with us. only It has been go
ing more swiftly and has now left us
behind. But we shell see It again. It
will be at tha throne of God when we
arrive. There we shall meet It. When
the books will be opened and when
we stand, each man of us, before the
Judgment seat of Chrlat to give an ac
count of our stewardship and to be
Judged according to the deeds done
In the body. Yes. we must meet this
year again, and then what we have
done with it will determine what ahall
be done with us.
Lst Us Take Stock.
Seeing, then, that "we are not our
own." but that we are stewards of
God and that we muat render an ac
count unto Him of the use we have
made of time and talenti, let ua pause
today and review the year that Is now
so swiftly slipping from us, that we
may appreciate what It Is. that we
must face when It shall meet us at
tbe throne.
The year was given us for work;
have we used It for this, and It so what
have we accomplished? Has any teak
« completed that will seem
worth our while, when, a thousand cen-
P®“»*d and we contemplate
our labor In the light of eternity?
The Value of Time.
Undoubtedly time Is the most costly
thing we possess. It may be exchanged
for a multitude of treasures, and It Is
the only currency with which we may
buy some of thern. There are things
which are the most precious of all,
both In the now and In the hereafter,
which time alone will purchase. Have
we bought these things? Have we la
bored aa we ought to for that which we
ought? If the year has not been full
of hottest effort and If we have not
stood to our. tasks like men. we may
ws|| took back with grief over hours of
Idleness and folly.
There can be no sane satisfaction to
the Idle soul, who recalls nothing but
a year of lolling or of trifling, for as
Babcock sang;
“We are not here to play, to dream, to
drift;
We have^ hard work to do. and loads to
Shun not the conflict; face It. ’TIs
God's gift.”
Have We Been Faithful?
In reckoning up the year, let us not
be discouraged If we do not discover
any outstanding service which appears
to ua aa notable. The great question Is.
Have we been faithful? Fidelity Is the
thing. Have we done our best to ac
complish the task committed to us?
Or have we been cowards and quit
ters?
There are many of us with line Im
pulses. Our hearts are In the right
place, but somehow our wills seem out
of gear: or, at any rate, when we strike
a heavy grade we can't hold the pace.
« e And It easier to make excuses than
to make the schedule. We kindle high
hopes by the aid of our early zeal. We
enter an enterprise with gusto. Indeed
so eager do we seem for the work that
the matter is committed to us. and we
are trusted to carry It thru, but our xenl
does not last; our energy Is soon ex
hausted. Before the thing Is accom
plished we tire and turn aside, and.
to the shame of all, there Is failure
and defeat.
Splendid Fidelity.
Some years ago, during it terrible
winter, the wife of a light house keep-
floes, and realized that she was left t
alone, with no hope of help or succor I
until months later, when the govern- i
ment light ship would visit the lonely I
Island on Its semi-annual round. With)
the terrible memory of the tragic scene ;
and the heavy responsibility of the |
work of .three men upon her, she turned
to her task of keeping the signal light, i
Thru all the loneliness and monotony of i
her comfortless service she continued
until the supply ship came.
Kept Light Burning.
It Is said that though the men on I
the vessel were accustomed to stories^
of privation and heroism, "there was!
something that gripped at their hearts;
a little harder than usual when they
learned what she had suffered, and
heard her simple answer to the cap
tain's question, 'How did you ever
manege to get through the winter?’ '1
hardly know,' she replied, with a sup-,
pressed sob that had so much of mean-;
lag and heartbreak In It. 'I hardlv <
know; I only know that I kept the light
burning.'
"Through all those desolate months !
that faithful woman had kept the light
burning and ships passing on their dis
tant courses and seeing the signal had
kept their way true and steady, and
had reached their haven” because that
lonely, brokon-hearted woman, forget
ting her sorrow In a noble abandon to
duty had manifested such splendid
fidelity. •
Have you been thus faithful? "Give
an account of thy stewardship.
Doing One’s Best.
But merely staying by a task Is not
the only test of fidelity. The great
qflestlon Is, have we done our very
best? In his little book, "Glimpses
Thru Life's Windows," Dr. Miller tells
the story of one of the old cathedrals
in Europe In which the guide bids the
visitor watch a certain spot until the
light from a window falls upon It.
When at last the rays strike this point,
the beholder sees, carved on the rafter,
a face of such marvelous beauty thnt
it Is the gem of the great building. The
legend Is that, when the architect and
masters wero planning the adornment
of the cathedral, an old man came In
and begved leave to do some work.
They felt that his tottering steps and
trembling hands unfitted him for any
great service, so they sent him up to
the roof and gave him permission to
carve upon one of the rafters. He went
his way. and day by day he wrought
there In the darknese. One day he was
REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN.
scaffolding, with his sightless eyes
turned upward. And then they saw a
face carved on the rafter, a face of
such exceeding beauty that architects
and great men bared their heads as
they looked upon It and recognized the
muster In hint who lay there still in
death. You may be assigned to a very
obscure task, and but little may be ex
pected of you, but tell me, my broth
er, are you doing your very best? As
you look back over the year. In a renl
sense can you say. “I have been faith
ful r
Tell me! From the experience of the
year that Is past, have man and God
alike found that they can trust you?
No matter how few your talents have
been nnd how obscure your service has
been, can your Master sny, as you give
er saw her husband and his two ns- not seen to come down, and, going up
slstants swept away by breaking Ice they found him lying lifeless on the
an account of your stewardship, “Well
done, good and faithful servant; thou
has been faithful over n few things, I
will make thee ruler over many things."
The Dark Days.
As we look back through the year
somewhere each of us will And the dark
days. There have been (roubles tlial
met us during the year. None of us
has escaped. There Itas been no dif
ference In thla respect, attho to some
the troubles have been greater
land more numerous. However, It Is
not the number or the Importance of
i the troublee that we met that matters
' now, but rather, how we met them.
How to Meet Trouble.
Instead of morbidly dwelling upon
i the mystery of your troubles or Instead
'of mournfully recounting the multitude
lot them, let us ask, In the courageous
'spirit of the lines by Edmund Vance
. Cooke:
'"Did you tackle that trouble that came
' your way
With a resolute heart and cheerful?
Or hide your face from the light of
day
i With a craven soul nnd fearful?
| Oh. a trouble's a ton, or a trouble's an
ounce.
| Or a trouble Is what you make It,
I And It Isn't the fact that you’re hurt
that counts.
I But only, how did you take It?"
What About the Future.
| But there Is another question more
(Important still In connection with our
; troubles, and it Is this, "Whnt are we
I going to do with them In the coming
year?" Are we going to nurse and
coddle all of the troubles of the past
■ and hold them close and enrry them
lover to breed and populate the future
with an e#en more obnoxious brood,
or are we going to leave them behind
us and forget them? This was the plan
of the Apostle; "Forgetting the things
thnt were behind nnd reaching forth
unto the things that were before he
nressed toward the mark for the prize."
And this is the only method that will
vln.
Don't Whins.
The spirit of the conqueror Is the
spirit that takes hard knocks as a
matter of course and with a cheerful
resolution to succeed despite all diffi
culties.
Heroes are not always those who won
the tight, but they are those who hive
fought most bravely, -even when they
saw they must lose the light; yea! and
their life besides.
And so let It be with you. Be a true
limn and tnke the hurts of the conflict
without whining, and stnnd to the
shock of battlo without wincing, and
keep going on, even when you are
tired, for that Is worth while, and then
It will not much matter how the day
goes—It will be well with you at the
end.
Quit dwelling upon how hard a time
you've had and how heavy la your load,
and. Instead, .with an unconquerable
courage and a hearty good will, de
termine to trust God to arrange the
load while you do your beat to bear It.
Stand to Your Task.
Suppose the load Is heavy that God
laye upon you, fo heavy. Indeed, that
sometimes It crushes you to the ground.
Yea! suppose It Is that way now—and
that
"You sre beaten to earth? Well, well,
what's that?
Come up with a smiling face. .
It's nothing against you to fall down
flat.
But to lie there—that's disgrace.
“And though you be dono to the death,
what then?
tf you battled the best you could.
If you played your part In the world
of men
Why. the Critic will call It good.”
Yes, when at last you give nn ac
count of your stewardship. It won't
mntter so much what you have accom-
Dllshed ns what you have tried to do
ami how. Even It you have been an ap.
parent failure, nnd have been sore
wounded, you may come at length to
"Be proud of your blackened eye!
Since It Isn’t the fact that you're licked
that counts—
But It's how did you fight—and
why?”
Come give an account of your stew,
ardshlp.- As you close the year, do you
come forth from Ite conflicts wounded.
It may be, but unconquered?
Then this la well—nnd there
blessing In store for you, for God has
been watching you. and Christ says to
you, “To him that overcometh wilt I
grant to sit with Me on My throne,
as 1 overcame and am set down
with My Father In His throne" (Rev.
III. 31).
Measured by Possibilties.
IVIthln the Egyptian tombs, among
the many symbolic pictures which cov
er the walls, Is one representing the
Judgment of tho soul. In one side of
the scales Is the man as he la nnd In
the other side the man as he should
be. The Ideal Is put thus over against
the real, and the real Is Judged by his
correspondence with Ills Ideal. Let us
step Into the scales today and test our
selves thus: How haveWe measured
up during the year to our possibilities?
Have we attnlned our Ideals, or, rather,
have we approximated them?
The Man to Pity.
The man who has attained his Ideals,
and Is, therefore, content, la to be pit
ied at once and alike with the man who
has failed to approximate his Ideals,
and, nevertheless. Is content.
To attain Ideals here and to be sat
isfied, means a loss of vision and a
shriveling of soul.
For with each approach toward our
Ideal our conception should expand
even aa the mountain climber finds,
with each height gained, a clearer
view of the greater heights that still
rise on before him.
Discouraging Perfection.
A great artist once stood before a
completed statue. It was his master
piece and he beheld It with complete
approval; but as he thus beheld It he
sighed and said; "Alas, my genius
has departed. I can not see the faults.
I shall never be great again. My aim
has been so low that I have attained
It."
When a Shot Goes Wide.
But what If we have failed to reach
our Ideals? What shall we do? Why,
press on after them. And If we have
come wide of the mark, why shoot
again. Yes, and learn from our miss
how to take better aim.
“What Is a failure? It's only a epur
To a man who receives It aright.
And It makes the spirit within him stir
To go In once more and fight.
If you never have failed It's an oven
guess
You never have won a high success.
"What Is a miss? It’s a practice shot.
Which we often mun make to enter
The list of thoso who can hit the spot
Of the bull's-eye In the center. .
If you never have Sent your bullet wide
You never have put a mark Inside."
Napoleon's Method.
It Is stated that Napoleon Bonaparto
after a battle, would always go over
the field to see where his cannon balls
had struck. He meant to make each
shot count, and he learned how to do
this by the false shots as well as by tho
true. That we may give an account of
our stewardship with Joy and not with
shame, let us, then, learn from our
failures as well as from our successes
how to conquer.
A New Yesr’s Wish.
And now as we together face the fu
ture. my word of New Year's greeting
to you one and all Is this:
I would flood your path with sunshine,
I would fence you from all III;
I would crown you with all blessings.
If I could but have my will.
Aye, but human love may err, friend,
And a power all-wise Is near;
3 I only pray God bless you,
And God keep you thru the year."
Services in Atlanta Churches
BAPTI8T.
INMAN PARK BAPTIST—I’reochlttf by
tbe pastor. Dr. C. N. Donnlriamt. Burnlaf at
11 a. in. anil 7 JO d. tn. Sumlny aohool at
a. m.
SECOND BAPTIST—Wiwfny acbool nt
-:») a. m. At the morning hour tho pastor,
Dr. John E. White, will conduct the ■err*
lew. the subject of hit discourse l»elng
•The Irreparable Past.” The evening serv
ice begins at 7:31 with n song mttk-o led
\>7 tbe choir. At this hour Dr. White will
S reach on tbs subject, “Three Days of
race.” Monday night the Young Men a
Missionary Society -will hold « service np-
Inte to tbs closing year. At the rojnt-
ednesday evening prayer service the
■ will lecture on the Sunday school
for the following Sunday. Friday
night the B. Y. P. U. will meet at 8 o clock.
JAt'KSON IIILL BAPTIST—North Jack-
*nst. and Esst-ove. Tnke Forrest-nve or
Boulevard enrs. John D. Jordan. D. I>.,
minister; residence. 20 Bast-ave. Bell tele
phone. Service and sermon nt 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 9:30 n. tn.
Young people's meeting nt 1:46 p. in. Prayer
meeting Wednesday nt 7:30 p. ni. voting
Women's Missionary nnd Aid Society Mon
day at 3:30 p. m. Women's prayer meeting
at t». m. Thursday. Woman’s Missionary
and Aid Society Thursday nt 2 t». m. Sun
beams Friday st 3:30 p. n». All persona
without other church engagements arc cor*
dtally Invited to the services of this church,
n the shseure of tho pnstor, Rev. John It.
Jester will officiate.
IMMANUEL BAPTIST—Corner of East
Falr-at. and Rerean-sve. Rev. J. D. XS In-
fbeitcr, pastor. Sunday school nt 9:30 n.
m.. T. L. t.'nmp superintendent. Trenching
at 11 s, m. and 7:45 p. m. by the pnstor.
Junior Union st 2:30 p. m. Phllathea pray
er meeting st 6:39 p. ra. Mid-week service
Wednesday at 8 p. m. B. Y. P. b. brldnjr
■t s p. ra. Strangers nnd visitors cordially
Invited to nil services.
BRANT PARK BAPTIST—Corner Oenr-
e. nnd (Jraut-st. D. 8. Edendeld, pas-
. Services nt 11 n. in. nnd 7:30 p. in.
Sunday school nt 9:30 n. m. Junior Baptist
Young People's Union at 6:30 p. m. Prayer
and song service Wednesday nt *:S0 p. in.
First BAPTIST—Corner Peachtree and
Ualn ats. W. W. Lnndrum. D. D., pnstor.
Knndny school at 9:30 n. m. Morning wor-
"hip nt 11: subject. "Wealth That Pastes
H Wealth That Wears.” B._ Y. P. U. nt
old Year ami the New.”
WERT END BAPTIST—The pastor. Dr.
John F. Purser, will prench Sundsy morn
ing nnd evening. Morning subject. Help-
M Giving.” Sunday school nt 9:30 n. in.
5- V. 1*. U. Sunday nt <5:15 p. n». Womans
Missionary Union Monday nt 1:30 p. m.
i rarer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
Liiriif* Dnnlel Clarke Society Friday nt 4
P- tn.
EDGE WOOD BAPTIST—Sunday school
•t 9 30 a. m. Preaching st 11 a. m. nnd 7:30
P; m. by V. C. Norrros*. All cordially In-
Mted to theos services.
TEMPLE BAPTIST—Corner of Mnngura
*od w. Hnnter-nts. Rev. A. C. Ward. D.
b.. pastor. Preaching nt 11 n. in. and 7:30
*»r ll»» pastor. Morning subject,
Nhy f ndfovc In Foreign illusions. Hun-
day school at 9 J) n. m., W. M. Perrymsu
•'•perlntendent. Prayer raeetlug Wcdnes-
nt 7:30 p. m. Wednesday night n •!*-
2*1 praise service will be held to celebrate
[}* passing of the liquor traffic from Ucor
Sunday school i
BROWN MEMORIAL BA IT 1ST—Rev.
W. A. Babb, pastor. Preaching nt 11 n. in.
»«»d , n. m . Sunday school nt 9:30 a. m., \\.
V Mchols superintendent. Ladles' Aid So-
2f ,v . Tueaday at 2 p. in. Business meeting
»he church Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
BAPTIST TABERNACLE—Charlie Rut
,#r * the famous gospel soloist, who sang
Torrey and Alexander, will sing nt
both morning and evening services. The
jvenlng service especially will be arranged
2** great occasion of gospel song. Mr.
£l t 0r J r * 11 * tn * a number of his la tret
Dr. Broughton will preach the third
£ series ofhls Sunday night sermons
The Bible and Its Critics, the social
jubject being ‘The Bible nnd Its Divine
byrnUiilsm.** At tbe 11 o'elock hour Dr.
JrojtJ*ton's snbjeet will be 'The Funeral
1907.” The whole church and oongregs-
la expected to bs present on this occa-
kTbe meeting for men, which was to have
SK» brld last Sunday afternoon nt the
Tabernacle, was postponed on ac-
SjyN.of the rain. On Sunday afternoon
WOODWARD-A VE. nAPTIBT-Rundny
school nt 9:30 a. m. Preaching nt 11 n. ni.
nnd 7:30 p. m. by the pnstor. Rev. II. C.
Hurley. Junior B. V. P. V. nt 3 p. in.
Wouinu's Missionary Union Monday after
noon nt 3. Deacons meeting Moudny night,
- peelt* e ~* *
Igbt.
PONCE DeLEON-AVE. BAPTIST—Rev.
Junius W. Millord. D. I>.. nsstor. Divine
worship nt 11 n. tn. nnd 7:30 p. nt.. with
preaching by the pnstor. Sunday school nt
9:30 i. tn.. $lr. A. B. Caldwell superintend
ent. The public Invited to. all service*.
Prayer meeting Wednesday ettnlng at 7:30.
CENTRAL BAITIHT-Comer Onrnett-at.
nnd Fors.vtli-st. Rev. It. I* Motley, pastor.
Services at 11 n. m. and 7:30 p. in. Sunday
school st 9:30 a. in. Ladle*’ meeting Mon
day at 3 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
nt 7:3t) p. nt.
CAPITOL-AVE. RAPTIST—Preaching by
Pastor John E. Briggs at 11 a. nt. nnd 7:39
p. nt. Morning subject, "A Sermon for tbe
New Year;" evening. "The Shut-Outs.”
This will be n companion sertuon to n re
cent ono on "The Shut-Ins.” Sunday school
nt 9:30 n. nt. Junior Union nt 3 p. in., L.
A. Witherspoon lender. On Moudny after
noon the Ladles* Missionary Society will
hold n social gathering at the pastor's
home. The new finance committee will i
hold Its drat meeting st the church Monday
night. Teacher's meeting Turedny at 7:30
p. nt. Prayer nnd praise service Wednes
day at 7:30 p. in. Senior B. Y. I*. U. Friday
nt 7:46 p. m. On Sunday night the special
program of Christmas music will be ren
dered, which was postjtoned because of tbe
rain nnd storm. Everybody invited.
BATTLE HILL BAPTIST—Sundny school
st 9:10 s. m. Preaching nt 11 n. nt. by Rev.
J. M. Snloka. We were very fortunate In
liolng aide to secure the services of Rev.
Mr. Spinks on this occasion, and his many
tor. Hong service nt 7:39 p. in. Special mu
sic by the chorus nnd orchestra. Preach
ing nt 8 p. m. by tbe pastor. Epwortli
League prayer meeting nt 6:30 p. m. Hub-
ST. MARK METHODIST—Rev. 8. It.
Relk, pnstor. Preaching nt 11 n. ui. nnd
7:30 n. m. by tho pastor. Sundny school
nt 9:30 n. m. Deaf-mute class taught by
W. F. Crussellc. Prayer meeting Wednes
day evening nt 7:30.
PAYNE, MEMORIAL METHODIST—
Lnckle nnd llnnulcntt-sts. W. T. llunnl-
entt. pastor. Preaching nt 11 n. ni. nnd 7:30
p. m., by the pnstor. Fine musical program
nt each of these servlbes. Sundny school
nt 9:80 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
nt 7:30 p. tn. Public cordially Invited.
RONNIE BRAE METHODIST — Cor
ner Jamcs-st. and LBIInn-nve. Rev. A.
Weaver, pastor. Preaching nt 11:16 n.
snd 7:30 p. in. each Sundny by the pnstor.
Illblo school Sundny evening at 3 o'clock.
There will I* n special Christmas entertain
ment nt he church on Tuesday evening st
PRESBYTERIAN.
I ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTE
: RIAN—Corner Whitehall*!. nnd Whitehall
! terrace. Preaching by thp pastor. Rev. J.
' A. Gordon, nt 11 n. in. and 7:45 in.
I Morning subject, “An Inventory of Time.”
I Evening subject. "The Righteous In the Day
of Judgment.” Snhlmth school nt 10 a. in.
Young People's Christian Union nt 7 |>. in.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:45.
Subject. "A New Year's Resolution." (Phil.
III. 12 14.)
MOORE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN—
Corner Lnckle and Lntimer-*!*.. Dr. A. It.
Ilolderhy, pn*tor. Preaching by Vie pn*-
tor at 11 n. in. nnd 7:30 p. in. Christina
Endeavor at 6:30 p. in.
INMAN PARK PRESBYTERIAN—Corner
Edgcwood-nve. and Euclld-nW. Preaching
by pastor at ll^n^ m. and 7:30 p. in. Son
dny school nt 9:80 ... ...
meeting Sunday at 6:45 p. ni.
congregation. Friday nt 8 p. in. n social
reunion in celebration of the twenty-fifth
anniversary with special music and ad
dresses.
CHRISTIAN.
FIRST CHRISTIAN—Pryor at. nnd Trln-
Ify-.-ive. Rev. 11. K. Pendleton, pnstor.
Preaching nt 11 ii. in. nnd 7:30 p. m. Morn
ing theme. "The New Yenr. At night
there will l>e n song service. The muslcnl
program Is as follows:
MORNING.
Organ.
Anthem. "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye
On ten"—Ashford.
Anthem, "Sweet Babe of Bethlehem —
Warren.
Offertory, "Dny of Days,” Misses Mnrthn
nnd Dnls.v Ileardeu nud chorus—l^dimun.
l'ostlude.
EVENING.
METHODI8T.
EG ELSTON MEMORIAL METIIODI8T-
Pendlng the arrival of the pastor. Rev. A.
P. Boyd, of Portland. Ore., the pulpit will
lie supplied by visiting ministers. On Min-
dny Itov. E. J. Hammond, of the Newark,
*' ion rain. — —
Harrtaoo, the englneer-evangellst, will
at the men's meeting, and will tell
Z*r*JF rwit revival In Alexandria, Vs., In
£*n*etton with which be spoke to tbe rail-
tiMB -JJr. Harrison's meetings sre
F.PWORTII METHODIST—Edgewood. Os.
C. M. Unman, paator. Sundny school nt
9:30 n. in., C. W. Smith superintendent.
Preaching st 11 n. m. by the pnstor and nt
7 p. m. l».v Dr. Joel T. Dnves, presiding
cider of the Atlanta district. Prayer meet
ing nt 7:30 p. tu.
WALKER STREET - METHODIST—Wal
ker nml Nelson streets. Sermon nt 11 a.
m. by pastor. Rev. Will T. Hambr. Subject.
••His Name Shnl* Be Cnlled Emmanuel.'*
Special muslcnl program for morning and
evening. Rev. Gut Earnest will prench at
7:30. Sunday school at 9:30. All seats free.
FIRST METHODIST—Junction of Peach
tree and Ivy street*. Rev. J. 8. French,
pnstor. Sunday school nt 9:45 a. ra. Preach
ing at 11 n. in. and 7:45 n. m. by the pna-
tor. Junior l^uigue at J p. n». Epworth
League nt 6:45 p. m. Midweek service Bed-
neadsy st 8 P- ui.
ASRURY METHODIST—Corner Davis and
Foundry-ats. Rev. C. V. Wentbera, paator.
Sundsy school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at II
s. m. and 7:30 p. m. by pastor. Prayer
meeting Wednesdny evening at 7:30.
.... JOHN METHODI8T—Tbe pastor.
Rev. II. c. Christian, will preach n *|M»clal
Christmas sermon nt 11 n. m., which was
postponed front last Sunday night on no-
count of the storm. The church will Im»
beautifully decorated nud tl\e choir will
have appropriate Christmas music. At «:30
p. ni.. tne paator will preach s dosing ser
mon of the old year. All persons who have
moved Into the southern part of the city
are cordially Invited.
ST. LUKE METHODIST—At tbe Junction
of Berenn-sve. and Powell-at. Hunday
school nt 9:10 0. tn. Preaching at II n. nt.
and 7:30 p. nt. by the pastor, George B.
Griner. On Wednesday ft 7JO p. in.. Rev.
Jod T. Daves, tbe presiding elder, will
nna i^ce-sts. kcv, .u. 1.. irouiutnn. p«»ior.
Pastor's residence. 174 Lec-st. Hull phone
294 West. Preaching nt 11 n. ra. by Dr.
T. Daves, presiding elder, and nt 7:80
». in. by the nantor. Sunday school nt
9:30 n. in., Mr. John Klin niton superintend
ent. Prayer meeting Wednesdny nt 8 p. tu.
Teachers' meeting follows. Strangers cor
dially Invited to attend.
TRINITY M RTHODI ST—Corner White-
hall-at. nud Trfnlty-nve. Dr. J. W. Lee,
pastor, will preaeb nt 11 n. ra. nnd 7:30 n.
m. Sunday odtool at 9:30 n. nt. Weekly
prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
EPISCOPAL.
»«*Vf * * | Organ Largo— Iliitnld-Whitney.
J. B. Fiction, J ••(Boris In Excelsls"-Warren.
GETTING THE WORLD IDEA
Terse Comments on the Uniform Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young Peo*
pie's 8ocistiss—Christian Endeavor, Baptist Young Poople’s Union, Ep
worth League, Etc.—For December 29 le, “Foreign Missions: The Com*
ing of tho Crosei How May Wo Hasten )tr Isa. 11: 1-10.
By WILLIAM T. ELLI8
FIRST PRESBYTER I AN—Ono block 1
of nostofflce on MnrlPttii-aL Rev. Walter
L. 1.Ingle, D.D.. the pnstor. will prench nt
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN—Corner Jack-
son nud Cbnmherlln-sts. Preaching every
Sundny nt 11 n. in. nud 7:30 p. m. by the
pnstor. It£| T. II. Newkirk. Regular mid
week pmjlf service st 7:30 p. m. Sunday
school at 9:30 n. m. Student*, visitors and
strangers Ih the city nre most cordially In
vited to attend each of these services.
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN—Cor-
ner Forrest-nve. nnd Boulevard. Rev. 14.
F. Oitllle, pastor. Special prayer nnd work
ers' conference In the study nt 9 n. nt. Sun
day tchord nt 9:39: Evangelistic services
nt 11 knd 7:30. nud every night of the week,
under the leadership of Rev. E. I*. Loose, of
Wauke*lin. WIs. Mr. C. N. Anderson will
direct the music with n large chorus choir.
WALLACE PRESBYTERIAN - Corner
Walker slid Sfonewalt-sts. Rev. John D.
Keith, pastor. Preaching nt 11 n. nt. Sub
ject, "New Yenr lMtglnu* Marks,” nnd nt
8 p. m. Subject. "The Building That Stands
... . . . mi*.1
morning prayer and sermon: 4:30 »». «i..
evening prayer nnd sermon. Suudnv school
0,,.i
nniy communion; 9 a, ui.. ui»riiinn
4:3J p. nt., evening prayer. Wednesday
Friday: Litany nt 10:30 n. tu.
BT. LUKES— Peachtree-at, between Cur
rier and Pine. Rev. t\ It. Wilmer. 1>. D.,
rector. liSO u. ra., holy communion: 11 n.
morning prayer nnd oerraon^ 7:11 “
erenlng prayer aud sermon. Sunday school
nt 9:46.
INCARNATION—Lee-sL, near Gordon, In
West End. Morning prayer and sermon at
11. evening prayer and aermou nt 7:30. Sun
day school at 9:46.
ALL SAINTS—Corner West Peachtree-at.
and Nortb-nve. Rev. 7.. H. Far In ml. rector.
8 n. tn., holy communion: 11 n. nt.. morning
prayer and sermon; 4 p. ra., evening prayer.
Sundny school at 9:45.
EPIPHANY—Corner Moreland and Euclid-
aves. Rev. C. A. Lnngaton, vicar. In charge,
Morning prayer and sermon at 11.
reception will l*o tendered Mr. and Mrs.
Keith nt tbe church. I'rnyer meeting Wed
nesday at 7:39 p. m. Everylmdy will re
ceive n warm welcome nt these services.
NORTH-A VE. PREHnYTEItlAN—Corner
Peachtree-at. nnd Nortb-nve. Rev. Richard
Orme Fiinn. pastor. Morning worship nt J1
nnd evening nt 8. conducted by the pnstor.
Saldmlli school at 9:39. Governor Hoke
Smith and Mr. Charles D. Tttller superin
tendents. Young Men's League nnd I'hlla-
then. Strangers* class at 9:46 a. nt. Men's
Hllil# conference nt 19 n. in. Co vena liter
hand st 3 p. m. Christian Endeavor nt 7
p. 111. Wednesday nt 7:46 regular prayer
meeting.
WEST END PRESBYTERIAN—Corner of
Gordon nnd Ashhy-sts. Rev. Lynn It. Wal
ker. pnstor. Monday school at 9:39 n. tit.,
C. R. Normandy superintendent. Services
nt 11 n. ra. nud 7:39 p. 111. Special music
for each service, prayer meeting Wedne*-
dnv nt 7:30 p. m.. followed by teachers'
rat*.
Offertory, "The New Born King,”
Walter Rodgers— L'Espolr.
Organ. "March of tho Magic King*"—Du-
Ik>Is.
Soprano nnd alto duet, "Bright Star of
Hope,” Mlsse* Mnrthn nnd Daisy Bear-
den—Ashford. .
Chorus, "Glory to God In the Highest —
Lewis.
Postlude, "Festival March"—Kinder.
Miss Mnmlo Lee Bearden, orgnnlst nnd
director. „
Bible acbool nt 9:80 0. in. Christian En
deavor nt 6:39 p. in.
WEST END CHRISTIAN—Corner Gordon
nnd Dunn-sts. Rev. Bernard P. Smith, pas
tor. Preaching at 11 n. ui. nnd 7:31 p. ra.
COLLEGE PARK"CHRISTIAN—Rev. F.
M. Adam*, pnstor. Bible acbool every Lord a
day nt 10 a. m. Preaching first Lord's day
at 11 s. ui. aud 7:30 p. in.
Morning theme. "A New Year's Message.'
At evening service. Rev. A. K. Seddon will
speak. Christian Endeavor nt 6:39.
UNIVERSALI8T.
UNI VERSA LIST—Regular preaching sorv.
Ices will Ik? held nt the church sundny
morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at
9:46. Classes for all.
LUTHERAN.
ENGLISH LUTHERAN (Church of the
Redeemer)—Corner Trinlty-sve. and Capitol
plnee. Rer. E. C. Crouk, pastor. Morning
»— -J, j n connection
A new phrase has lately been coined,
"Amerlca'a international religious obli
gations.” This 1m being used among
audiences of men to take the place of
the hackneyed "foreign missions." The
meaning Is the same.. It Is that pos
session entails obligation—"noblesse
oblige." They who have are In debt
to (hone who have not. The West has
a duty to perform to tha East. Slncfi a
Christian civilisation Is the best pos
session of the Occident, that satra
Christian civilisation Is owing to the
Orient. The world can not any more
be divided up Into unrelated portions,
every part Is Intimately bound up with
the whole: and the day of hermit na
tions has passed.
To say that any land or Individual
‘‘has no religion to spars" Is to say
that that land or Individual ha* not
enough religion to merit the name
Christian. The basic Idea of the Chris,
tlan faith Is one of sharing: the re
ligion that Is not propagating Is perish
ing. Foreign missions will not only.
If a single heathen can be made over
Into a Christian character by the Gos
pel, then Christianity la proved to be
adaptable to other than white races.
Admitting the worst that ran bo
charged concerning the mixed motives
of some native converts, it can not be
service, with scrniQii. nt lk. ••• HIRHIMI
with the morning service communion will
training hml normal class.
JOCI T. uaves. lur prmwiuH
duct devotions! services, nnd hold the first
a nerterly conference for the yenr. The pub-
c Is Invited to ntteud these services on
Wednesday night.
B DODD MEMORIAL METH*
7.—Rev M. I.. Underwood, nastor.
^T.VdiV -S
StST'iSJJSrS
services.
WESLEY MEMORIAL METHODIST—
Corner Anbnrn-ave. and Ivy-ht. Rev. R. F.
Eakes. nsstor. Sundny school at 9:30 s. m.
Busy people's Bible els as. .YouPf^meps Bsr-
oca Bible class. Young Isdles* Phllathea Bl
MISSION OF TUB HOLY INNOUENTS-
Woods-sve., near West Peachtree-st. Hun
day acbool every Sundny nt 3:30 p. tu.
nud 1'nlllnm st. Rev. Gilbert Illggi.
In charge. Evening prayer and sermon at 4.
Sunday school at 9:45. Morning prayer and
nerman at 11.
ST. ANDREWS—Corner Glenn nnd Kent
•ts. Rev, Gilbert Higgs, D. !>., lu chnrge.
Sundny achool nt 3:30.
GOOD SHEPHERD—Auatell. Rev. R. F.
De Belle In charge. Morning prayer and
sermon nt 11.
UNITARIAN.
FIRST UNITARIAN—Spring-st., corner
West Gain. Rev. Alexander T. Bowser,
minister. Subject for Sunday, December 29,
•Transfiguration In Nature and In Life.”
Service* at 11 o'clock. All seats free. Sun
day school meets nt 10 o'elock.
catTiolic.
SACRED HEART— Peoebtre* nml Ivy-ats.
Masses on Sundny nt 7. 9:30 nud high mass
nt 11 n. tn. Sundny school at 9 a. m, Rom-
Instruction nml lienedlctlon it 4 p. in.
daring the week nt 6. 6:30, 7 ami 8
Hi.!
Rice, D. IV, pastor. Services nt 11
nnd 7:30 p. ni. Preaching hr Dr. Morrta.
SnhtMith school at 9:30 h. m., John J. Es
superintendent. Knlendld music by orcL _
tra umler leadership of Mr. Erwin Mueller.
Brotherhood meets Sundny nt 9:39 n. m.
nml Thursday nt 73J p. in. Mid-week
prayer meeting Wednendny at 7:39 p. . ...
conducted by the pnstor. Pewa free.
Stranger* cordially welcomed to all
Ices.
BARNETT PI1RSBYTERI AN—Corner of
Hnmptnn-st. nnd llmdley-nve. G. Edwin
Hemphill, pnstor Service* nt 11 a. in. nnd
7:39 p. m. Sundny school snd special song
service nt 3 p. iu. Dr. William Edwin IlalK
will deliver his fnmous lecture. "The Fool
Killer,” here next Tuesday nt 8 p. in.
Ilnll Is one of the most nttrnrtlve lecturers
In the South nnd Is alwnys greeted with n
largo audience when lie comen here,
splendid muslcnl program In lielng nrrnt _ .
for the evening. All nre Invited to umte
lu the watch service, which will follow Dr.
IlnlU* Accture.
CONGREGATIONAL.
UNION CONGREGATIONAL TABERNA
CLE—Corner McDaniel nnd lllghtnwer-st*.
Rev. O. A. Barbee, pnstor. Preaching nt
by Rev. Mr. Guv. of the Virginia
conference Methodist Episcopal church.
South. Mr. Guy l« on n visit to bis pnrenfw
. Prer ■ ‘
on Ira street. Preaching at 7:45 by the pa*.
“«•*«. fill Cf 'toxSSSrSKa 15, SS wta SR5kw.kltu«.»V«*ep^ t»*p.
CKXTItAI. tVI.VOBEOATIOXAI^-ffomtex
wbnnl nt 93D n. in. KliHlcrxnrli.il .r.tctu
ilicl In primary department, hpeelnl Indies'
rifles, led I it Hr. linker. Mnrnilix Kervlrr*
nt it. nrrumii by the Iter. Kndth linker. I>.
Ii., on "IVbnt I'ouxirexatbnmtism Ktnndii
Vouiix pr.ipli. n prayer iixhUIux nt
p. in. EtpiiIhx nervier nt 7:46. Hpe.
elnl none nervier nna lecture by Dr. Bnker,
tbe nubjeet lietlix “Yotiux I'eople: Hindi.
..I or Modest." Wednesday nt s the
first of n aeries of renders In celebration of
tbe twetity-afth anniversary of tbla rbnrcli
ttilb talk, by officer* aud member, at the
MISCELLANEOUS.
ATLANTA IdlYCHOLOGlCAL flOCIBTY.
Robert Itryan Harrison, president, will
meet Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, nt 12?
I’enehtree-st. There trill be n brtxht must-
cnl proximo nnd n ten-mlnnte lesson nn the
attainment of health. Topic for discussion,
".Selfishness." We can sll xet on this vibra
tion. All nieetliixn of tbe society nre open
to tbe piddle and visitor, receive n eordlnl
welcome.
CHRISTIAN ANt> MISSIONARY Ate
MANt'K— Krxiiler services In Alllnnrr ball,
7?H North Itrond-nt.. Sunday mid Wisliiesdny
afternoons at 3 o'clock. Youn* |icople’s
meetlnx Thursday nlxht nt 1 —
pordfslly Invited.
RAH.ROAII YOUNG MKN'H CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION—The steady downpour of
rain Inst Sundny made It necessary for the
association to rail off Itn afternoon meet.
Inx- Rev. Ilernsrd I*. Smith, of the West
Knd Christian church, who wn. to have
spoken, will fulfill his enxnfienietit next
Sundny nfterniHin nt S:J0 o clock. A Inror
attendance of men tn desired, nn Rev. Mr.
Smith Is one of tbe oldest ynutiff preach
ers of Atlanta, nnd all who hear him will
enjoy n xennlne treat.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST ISC1KN
TISTl—Church edifice. 1? West llnker st.
Services: Sunday st It n. m. nnd » p. ni.:
Wednesday testimonial meetlnx nt » p. m.
Subject of lesson-sermon for Sundny.
"Christian Science." Itendlnx rooms, n
North Itrond-nt., opposite I'ledmont hotel.
0|M’ii daily.
Dr. Young’, Lscture.
Rev. Dr. W. H. Younff. the well-
known Bible scholar and editor of The
Bible Studio, will on Tuesday, nt 7:10
p. m.. deliver at the Atlanta Bible
School n lecture on the history of the
Bible, slvlnff ntereoptlcon views of
ancient Bible manuscripts copied by
hln otvn hand from the originals In the
museums cf Ruropo. and tracing their
history. Thin In a matter of deen In
terest to all Bible students, and alt
nre Invited to be present. There I, no
charge for admission.
The school Is located at >8 Cooper-
st., only two block, from Whitehall.
The enlarged auditorium I, now ready,
and there will be nm|do accommodation
for all who attend.
nnndn of genuine, Intelligent, godly and
fiielf-sacrlflclng disciple, that have been
won from heathenism to Christianity.
Foreign mission, have demonstrated
beyond all cavil their ability to get re
suits.
The failure of foreign missions
would mean the Inadequacy of Jesus
Christ and the fallibility of all the In
spired prophets of Qod.
Agnln the churches are hearing with
renewed emphasis the bnttle-cry. "The
evangelisation of the world In thin gen
eration." One danger Into which some
may he led by thin slogan In a mis
conception of the nature of evangeliza
tion. There In a certain class of people
whose Idea of evangelization In entirely
too shallow and auperflclal. These
would count one proclamation of th*
Gospel story, even In the most stam
mering tongue, a, sufficient to fulfill the
Scriptural conception. The sane Judg
ment of Christendom revolts against
such a theory. Every man In the world
must hnve heard, or have had oppor
tunity to hear, a clear. Intelligible* and
repeated presentation of the Gospel be
fore he may be said to have been evan
gelized.
Frequently missionaries say: "We
are after our converts' children and
grandchildren.” They scarcely expect
the whole burden of heathendom to be
lifted In the first generation from
those who are heirs to hundreds of
yenre of Ignorance and superstition.
The gospel I, leaven; It must havo
time to work, to permeate society.
The gospel Is seed; It must have tlmo
to beur Its full fruit. Mission work
need, patience and long views, both
on the part of the workers In the field
and the supporters at home.
A frank study of non-Chrlstlan re
ligions In their practical outworklngs.
such aa I have been permitted recontly
to make In the Orient, must convince
a candid observer that the only hope
for the social salvation of these peo
ple lies In an acceptance of the teach
ing, of Christianity. All the deep and
fundamental noeda of the east run
down to moral and spiritual conditions
for which no remedy I* In sight ex
cept the gospel which has transformed
Europe and America, the gospel of tha
Nazarene. .
It la often argued that the great
ethnic religions of the east have equal
position with Christianity. The latter
Is merely a racial creed best suited to
the white man. Lika other well sound
ing arguments, thin one will not stand
a little thought. If Christianity t, ra
cial, then It Is Oriental, for It sprang
to life and power In tho east. That'
Christianity Is adapted to Asiatic peo
ple Is made plain by the single fact
that Korea has accepted It with an
aptltud# and sympathy and enthusi
asm which far outrun anything known
In the history of the evangelization of
the west Korea ts the unanswerable
argument ngalnst the racial conception
of Christianity.
Everybody is bound to help anybody
he can. and In the beat ways. Now
the non-Chrlstlan world admittedly
has grave needs. For these needs alt
altruist* are bound to seek a remedy.
Where can a sufficient remedy ho
found outside of the teachings of
Jesus? The answer It history.
Wherever n victory Is won for right
eousness, whether It be In an Indi
vidual heart. In the state, or In tho
uttermost parts cf the earth, there tho
ultimata triumph of Jesua is hastened.
Whatever promotes truth anywhere Is
of a piece with that enterprise known
aa foreign mlsetons. • ,
The Ideals of Jesua are the social
salvation- of the race. Progreulvely
they are being erected among men.
The peace tribunal at The Hague Is
the beginning of one of them. The In
evitable abolition of the Congo out
rages Is another. The banishment of
opium from China Is another. All the
reforms tn Industrial legislation aro
others. Step by stop, the more rapidly
a, the years pass, men are ceasing to
be content with social conditions that
are lower than the standards of
Christ.
Thus, “His day Is marching on.’’
8EVEN SENTENCE 3ERMON8.
Where freedom makes her horn
there Is the center of power.—Mat
rice Thompson.
There Is something higher than hap
piness—the blessedness of being good
and doing good.—Anonymous.
God hold, you responsible for your
nature plus your nature; for yourself
plus your possibilities—Maltble D. Bab
cock.
The epochs of bur life are not In the
visible facts, but tn the silent thoughts
by the wayside os we walk.—Anony
mous.
If I could hear Christ praying for me
in the next room, t would not fear a
million enemies. Yet the distance
makes no difference; He Is praying for
me.—Rutherford.
God has not given us vast learning
to solve all the problems, or unfailing
wisdom to dlrsct all the wanderings of
our brothers' lives; but he has given
to every one of us the power to be spir
itual, and by our spirituality to lift
and enlarge and enlighten the lives
we touch.—Phillips Brooks.
Every promise Is built upon four pil
lars; God's Justice and holiness, tgbleli
will not suffer Him to deceive; His
grace and goodness, which will not suf
fer Him to forget; Ills truth, which
will not suffer Him to change; Ills
power which makes Him able to ac
complish.—H. O. Salter.
A Fortunate Texan.
Mr. E. W. Goodlce, of 107 St. Louis
street. Dallas, Tex., says: "In the past
year I have become acquainted with
Dr. King’s New Life Pills, and no laxa
tive I ever before tried so effectually
disposes of malaria and biliousness."
They don't grind nor gripe. 2Jo, at all
drug stores.