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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. KATI'RDAY. JINK IS, 1S<W. By REV. DR. JAMES W. LEE, Pastor Trinity Methodist Church U| IFE," we are told, "I* the con ' I tlnuous adjustment of tntcr- *~ J nal relatione with external re lations/* that Is, life Is adjustment to, and correspondence with, environment. This Is not a definition, but an accu rate ill (crlpllon of the way life man! feats Itself. A complete definition of life cannot be given, because no one kirnna what It fa, by Itself and within Itself, and what Ita behavior Is likely tn be in combination with this or that external element; no one can tell until In sees the combination. life Is a perpetual partnership be- tivneti original Interior qualities and external currents of Influence. It Is a in!;.Hating compound formed by the union of something within Itself, with something outside of Itself. Ita moat rilstlnct characteristic la Ita capacity tor f irmlng associations and of being transformed In accordance with the < hander of the company it keeps. II. re we find Its peril and - Its hope. In conjunction with what Is high, life is noble; In partnership with what l» Imv, It Is degraded. By refusing to consort with what Is beneath It, and by choosing Ita companions from the n- ending ranks above It, human life upward stairs of creation. Human nr. regarded as adjustment to and correspondence with environment la richer today than ever before, because ■■to; knowledge we have of ' the environment and of llfr S relation to them. The environment of life la the unap propriated part of Itself. The ocean "ui-:de la that part nf the whale which im* not been converted Into fish. The climate, soil and atmosphere of the pop aw together make up a rast sum of nebulous, diffused, unorganised and unappropriated elements which are uniting to be turned Into cocosnuts, buna nai, coffee and monkeys. That we may see how much more life has within Itself power to become. In nur lime, than ever before. It Is nnlv necessary that we consider the vailed and boundless wealth of that infinite store house we call environ- meat. The Environment as Intsrpreted by Selsnes. All the ancients knew of the envi ronment they were able to express by four general terms, which they named earth and air and lire and watar. Science has divided and aub-divided these huge masses until now, Instead • if four terms through which to express i nir knowledge, we have about seventy. These elements have not only been named, they have been weighed and measured. Their affinities have bean determined. Science has taught us how to group particular elements, so*as to gel compounds of one sort, and then bow to take the same elements and group them differently to get Com pounds of another sort; how to make ■arbon, hydrogen and nitrogen stand together, so as to give us bread, and then by swinging corners and changing Hide* to give us prussic add. Science hue t bunged caloric from an Igneous fluid Into n mode of* motion, and, by so doing, has started to dying the countless wheels of toll. Science has ;c“'r.,logx I id o ... ' ' 'll Id lid out of the wheel of fortune that once set In the hravcntt has made a useful and universal clock, by which our sail ors ride the sea. Science has convert ed' alchemy Into chemlaty. and while not giving us the philosopher's stone, which was to turn everything It touch ed Into gold, has given us something better, In the secret of preparing our food so as to turn disgruntled dyspep tics Into amiable men and women. Science has driven the gods and god desses from the classic mountains, the dryads and genii from the woods and the streams, hobgoblins and ghosts from the darkness, and closed the ca. rear of the fortune, teller among edit- rated people. Science has changed the doctor from a conjurer Into a rational physician, who no longer gives pre scriptions on a level with that of which Montaigne speaks, which consisted of the left foot of a tortoise, the liver of a mole, the blood from under the left wing of a pigeon, and rats pounded to n line powder. Science has Increased the vision a million fold by the gift of a telescope, and the power of hearing " > gift of the telephone, and the sense of smell by the chemical test. Science has taken down the thought habitations nf the fathers and replaced them by others so wide and high that many earnest people, long accustomed to close mental quarters, have been afraid they could never move Into them without catching. In the wide cosmic spaces, their death of cold. Science has Just recently given ue the eecret of sending messages on the un dulations of the luminiferous ether and Professor Ayerton, a cool and level headed man of science, telle us that we are In thinkable distance nf the time, when, If a father wants to talk with his eon, he knows not where, he will only have to call In a very loud, electrormagnetlc voice, heard by the eon, whoee Oar Is electro-magnetised to the same pitch—and by no other, and say: "Where are you, John?** The low reply will come back; "I am at the bottom nf a slate quarry In Wales, father," or "I am three days from Southampton on the Atlantic, "I sm spending the day with a friend on hie sheep ranch In Australia." If, in spite of his calling, no response comes back, then he may know Jila i la dead. When the time of which Professor Ayerton prophesies comes, then the world will be brought together like the rooms of a commodious dwelling house, ao that all the millions of people who live In It can talk to one another, na the members apeak one to another from the different rooms of a modern home. The Environment as Art Gives It to Us. Science gives us the Invlronment In terms of use, art gives It to us In terms of beauty. Science puls the elements around us to work, nrt puls them to singing In the oratorios of the master, or tn the glowing In the radiant vis ions of the painter. The question eel enre asks nf the environment, Is, what contribution have you to make toward giving life better food, better clothing, belter shelter and better modes travel! The question art asks of the environment le, what help can you render toward entertaining life, toward embellishing It, toward transfiguring It, toward decreasing the humdrum and monotony and common place of It, and | toward making It thrill with joy In the, performance of the common-task? The environment-ns manipulated by science lakes forms which are useful, but they are temporary. The Invlron- ment as art deals with It, lakes forms | which are permanent. The steam en gine rusts and wears away, to be re- placed by another and a better, but the poems of Homer are eternal. Si lence touches things for time, nrt for etem- ] Ity. Art Is Indifferent to mere huge ness and bulk; quality Is that with which It Is concerned. Art, through the genius of Burns, takes a tiny little rill, like Bonnie Doon, and Jiffs It to a place of more Importance than the Amasoti. The Avon Is not Urge enough to float a respectable river steambont. but Ita waters, i>v association with Shakespeare, have been Idealised and brightened, until every drop of them ehlnes like a diamond. There la far more water in the lakes of Minnesota than In those of Scotland, but because Sir Walter Scott has put the color of his many-hued genius on those of tils native land, they draw sightseers from all over the world. Athens, that fair and radiant city, among the capitals of the world Is smsll; It never had any commerce of Importance, but because of the great artists, who walked her streets, they gleam, and always will, with unparalleled brlghtnese. The Alps do not compare In bulk with the mountains that form the Andes range, but the former made glorious In art are a resort for tourists, while the Ut ter are left to solitude, unbroken, save by the flight of the proud condor. True art U truer than fact, and w It gives setting to an epoch makes The characters In It live. In a sense, truer to themselves and to those with whom they are associated, than history re cords. William Pitt once said that he had learned from Shakespeare all he knew of English history. In his Henry VIII, Shakespeare hoe put Into ever lasting form the real truth of a great time, and one ran learn more of the king and hie queens and rardlnnU and Intrigues from this plan than from reading the recorded history of his reign. Shekeepeare does not make king or queen say what perhaps they actually said, but what It was In their hearts to my, what, If they had spoken the word true of their real essential selves, (hey would have said. HU pic ture of the time, therefore. Is truer to the actual men and women who lived In It than that nf any chronicler, had he been able even to record every word they actually did my or every deed they actually did perform. The Environment as Intsrprstsd by Utsraturs. In literature we have the environ ment lifted/ refined, sublimated through the machinery of Intelligence and col ored by the changing experiences of (he heart, as In our finest rugs we have crude silk and wool made Into pat terns of beauty through the compli cated looms and marvelous dyes of the carpet weaver. Art transmutes the environment Into er be about him the aroma of rural hay | the vast outlay of great masterpieces of poetry, or music, or painting, each standing out distinct and complete In Itself. Literature breaks the elements up, pulverizes them,' and turns them Into an atmos phere which the spirit breathes, ns the lungs tnke In Uio breath of the morn Ing. Through literature the environ ment Is translated Into Ideas. In lit erature tho elements around us are served up In the exhalations of great souls, as they have contemplated the lights and shadows nf nature, the hopes and fears of life, and the un speakable mystery of God. Through literature, we are permitted to travel Into that Immense region, of territory we call the Past; to witness Its scen ery, climb Its mountains, rail Its seas, and talk with Its Inhabitants, as they have taken Ideal form In the writings of great men from Isalsh of Jerusalem to Thomas Carlyle, of London. Imply to go round this little w enisled by the time In which we live, leaves us parochial, provincial, and country-bred. If one Is to be come cosmopolitan In manners and widely enhanced and cultured In mind, he must travel outside his time and mingle with the peoples of other ages. He must sic dmvn with Job on hla ash- heap In the dim and distant land of Ux, and hear him pour out pottle wrath and Indignation upon the heads of those miserable and conceited com forters, Ellphas, the Temanlte; Blldad, the Shuhlte; and Zophar, the Naama- thlte. He must walk with Socrates In Greece and hear those marvelous con versations with Plato, which are to live forever; or visit with Horace In hla cottage out at Tivoli and hear from hla lips the best methods of raising cab bages. When our traveler returns from a voyage of this kind, there will no long- seed, nor will he The Environment at Intsrpreted by Society- In society we have the environment served up In terms of life. As the mineral climbs upward to bloom In the flower, and as earth and sunbeams get together to grow In the oak. so at lost matter and life conjoin to smile In the face of man. In partnership with him protoplasm stands up. oxygen walks about, plants sit at the table, rocks breathe, and clay Is agitated by the beating pulse. He Is the representative and trustee of all below him, and sue I- In < .iiiij.i co-lmc t lie whole with ■A ■ .! 1*1 I n r . I the -.mill . i.Ill[’II' - i.f Mile hundred and flfly exquisite pounds of animated dust. The environment Is man spread out, man Is the environment gathered tO' gather. In him the elements And I head and a heart, a tongue of utter' ance. and a face of beauty. In the blood which flows through his heart he cnrrlea In solution hills and streams, winds and clouds, flowers and birds, continents and seas. Out of relation with others of his kind he has no significance, but In tho race to which he belongs he seee his other and better self. And when In friendly, reciprocal relation with Ills larger and kindred life, his arms become long enough to encircle the globe. In correspondence with the eoclal whole of which he Is a part, he finds It possible to multiply the life of each by the life of all. In relation he becomes significant and great, for upon the supposition that there are 1.600.000. 000 of persons like himself on the earth, he finds his Individuality augmented by the possession of 1,000,- 000,000 of hands to help him work, and 1.000. 000.000 of eyes to help him see; and 1,000,000,000 of hearts to sympa thize with him. In solving the prob lems and bearing the burdens of life. His existence Is not then eked out In lone, Bedouin Isolation. He Is a part ner of a life as wide os the planet, whose throbbing currents come up around hlH beating heart to refresh It, and to float Its outgoing pulsations round th<- world. The race from the beginning of Its career has been painfully and slowly but surely pulling Itself together into one great human whole. It Is tho un speakable privilege of those who live at the beginning of the twentieth cen tury to see the work about complete. Humanity Is united today ns never be fore. The elbows of tha nations touch and they are supported by a common commerce and Inspired by a common hope and moved to a common destiny, as not In any previous period of the world’s history. In relation with universal life, man finds himself nt an open port, where, for a small contribution to the multi plex flow of exchanges passing through It, he can take toll of the merchandise of the world. He can use the millions Invested In street car systems for 5 cents a ride. He can avail himself of ey and thought the stage of action at the beginning of hich unite to produce the morning , the twentieth century, destined to be patter for 1 cent a copy. He can use : the greatest the world has ever known, all the billions which have been spent. They start life with more capital and In the establishment of railroads, under skies deeper and wider and full- steamship lines, electric light plants, er of stars than persons of other times shoe factories. Iron foundries, anti ever did. To make possible what to other forms of modern Industry, to day Is within Ihelr reach, martyrs serve every side and relation of his life, ' have agonized, patriots have given nt such compensation as comes within , their lives, and prophets have record 'd. ■ r.itic> ..f every -arm's: t-dlerV In- ed their visions. Hy no pow er-of ,n j; come. So king or queen of ancient metlc Is one able to compass the vast times ever had the comforts and con- value of the revenues from which you venlences enjoyed by any Industrious | son draw In the years to come, laboring man of today. No Lucullus Ihit we must remember that the un- or Hell*.gill,ulus ever fared ns lie does. 1 limited amount of assets which the and all because we have come to the j ages have placed to our credit, In time when man Is recognized as one f.u tor of an equation, of which the hu man race Is the other, and to the time when the smaller factor, which spells Individuality, hits teamed how to In crease Its power and multiply Its effi ciency by the multitudinous - fanmeoei- tjr of the larger factor, which spells humanity. The Environment as Interpreted by Religion. Science turns the environment Into a shop, art Into a song, literature Into a library, society Into a brotherhood, but religion lifts It Into a temple of wor-. ship that not only stands for tho eternal without, but for the undying and Irrepressible principle within man, which corresponds to It. Through re ligion the environment Is served up In synagogues, mosques, churches, litur gies, prayers and songs. It Is remark able that man has used the religious gateway, standing as It does, between the deepest within him and the high est without him, more than any of the others, through which he holds com merce with the universe about him. Nothing In history Is more wonderful than the everlasting cry which goes up from the deep, burdened heart of the race for companionship and peace, with the great Being of whose presence. In every age. It has had a conviction that nothing could destroy. That there Is an eternal and universal reality In the boundless, outlying spaces responding (o the spiritual nature of man, Is the glad truth It has been the function of religion to Interpret. It Is the work of science to give us the eflvlronment as It can serve us In this world; it Is the province of re ligion to give us the environment os It can serve us In the next. Science, by Its kindly ministrations, lets life down gently to the grave. Rellgon points It to a realm where no tomb shall stand as a reminder of Its mor tality. Those alive on earth today are to be congratulated; first, on being alive, and second, on the opportunities they have of making their lives so useful and beautiful and rich. Around them for equipment, furnlshment and Inspiration are the contributions made by all past ages. They are on the top of the cen turies, and form the latest links in that human chnin which extends back ward to the time when our ancestors first began the awful struggle of sub duing the forces within them and the elements without them. They come to sense; can nut be drawn on by us unless we are willing to pay for them In attention. Intelligence, discipline ami strenuous living. While all things have been named, classified and ar ranged fur us 1ft that Infinite store house we have called environment, still the universe does not propose to treat us as so many paupers, giving where w e do not seek, and opening where we do not knock. Today we stand as so many throbbing specimens of the lata* sqlttnsl Of humanity; hoping, fearing, expectant, midway between nothing and everything. For the fu ture. as so much has been Invested In us. each will be expected to add to his Individual worth, first by receiving the highest the world has to give, and then adding to It the Increment of his own contribution, return It for the en richment of the environment that shall feed the souls of coming generations. To receive the highest that science, art, Illerature, society and religion have to give will require on our part the coristant cultivation of the will, the Intellect and the heart. Paderew ski brings from the unseen about hint the notes which thrill all hearts, but only ot the price of the moat constant, persistent discipline. In order to be nble to fully appreciate his music. It requires training and discipline and refinement on the part of the hearer almoat equal to that of the great per former. The things we can receive without strenuous effort are cheap and com mon. The outer Inyers of one's sur face nerves may be set to vibrating by the ragtime music of the tin-pan serenade without effort on our part. Such music bombards us and captures us, very much as Buffalo Bill’s wild Indians take tho mail coach. But If we are to feel the wondrous meaning of the fuguea nf Bach and the scenes '•I .Mozart, we must bring :>•'! sldcratlon n delicacy of thought and height of spiritual culture which enn not bo attained without great dis cipline. We should not permit ourselves to be browbeaten Into the supposition that we are not of value. We may not be permitted to add to the world’s wealth any great Invention or poem, but remember that the greatest per son who ever lived on this earth said, I am among you sa he that serv- eth.” In the direction of service, there fore, we can pay the debt we owe for all the world has done for us. and In this direction find the shining way along which the noblest of our rate have walked and labored and triumphed. T HIS lesson Is a complement Peter*e confession, and narrates an event that soon followed. Jesus selects the three disciples that on n former occasion He had taken with Him In the death chamber when lo would restore the deed to life, with them He would hold a little prayer meeting. In eight of t’alvasy, He needed help, and they needed to he prepared for the coming event. Peter mum leern (hat the croes and crown tiro Inseparable; that without the shoddfng nt blood there can be no remission of elns. It wae the only time in our Savior's ministry that His dl- M n Ity. shone forth In all Its glory through the veil of His humanity. It was the only time that any of the departed ever appeared In vlelbla form. It was fitting that the two per sons who appeared should be Mooes and niu, as they represented the law ami the prophets. One of the charges that had been frequently brought against Him was that Hla leaching was contrary to the law of Moots and the prophets. It these dlsclptee had any misgiv ings before, they would now be fully satlefled with Christ’s statement that lie had not come to destroy the law and'the prophets, but to fulfill. They also represented the living and the dead. Moses died and was buried by the hand of God; Elijah was one of the two who leaped (he grave. Now Moeee that died and was bur led, and Elijah who was translated, are enjoying the same privileges, and come i>s. k to earth on the same mission. Conscious Existence sf Departed Saints. They have left us; ws no longer see their bodily forma, but they still live. They do not sleep In cold unconsrlous- nt -s; there are no. ages of slumber till the trumpet of the resurrection ehall xnund. They Immediately pass Into glory. Motes who died and Elijah who never died are consciously existing to gether. Though the sunken cheek and the ';■ -ed eye, and the hand that no longer ( limps our own speaks to ua of death, yet we may be assured that .nur de le i ted friends stiff live, a* ff we had seen them go up In a chariot of Are. or an angel convoy taking them to xlory. We should think nf them trans- eied rather than dead. Moses and ikins are together, though 600 years iintded them on earth. They had dlf- f( rent work to do at different times. God's servants are placed In different locatltiM; they never may be able to meet eech other on earth, or they may live In the same place at different pe riods, but yonder they are together. Heavenly Recognition. We are not told that two angels, or two unknown glorified betnge appear- • i, but two specific persons, Moses snd Ellas. How the disciples knew them, we are not Informed, but they knew them, and, doubtless, no Intro- luetton was neceeeary. They may have been granted spir itual Intuition, just as It will be grant 'd so to recognise prophets and others we have never known. O the bliss of meeting there the loved ones who have gone before; ere where the eye shall never loee i lueter, where the cheek shall never fade, where the brow shall never wrin kle, where no Infirmity shall remain, no possibility of misunderstanding, nothing to mar the harmony, and where the joy of reunion shall never be clouded with the thought of separa tion. Moses and Ellas were with Jesus. This la the chief joy of believers now. There Is no joy comparable to this conscious prsesnee ot Christ on earth. We are never so happy as when, like Mary, we sit at His fast, or with John, lean on His breast, or when He walks with ua, sa - He did with the two dleclples on their way to Emmaus, and our hearts burn within us because of His presence. But here we see Him through a gl nr In a mirror, but then we shall Him ax Ha la face to face. Heaven will be to the saints what Mount Hermon was to the three dlscl- plea Heaven would not be heaven without Him. Bo we have Hla prom ise. “I go to prepare a place for you, (hat where I am ye may be also.” He said to the dying penitent thief, "To day thou shalt ba with Ms In Para- 41m.** "I will (hat they whom thou hast glvsn me be with me where I am." Paul expressed his longing when he said. "Having a desire to depart and he with Christ, which Is far better." "Absent from the body,” without any Interval, "and present with the Lord." Ob! to behold the glorified body of Je sus, Ihs same Jesus who was trans figured on the mount, the same Jesus who ascended from the slopes ot Oli vet In Hla chariot of cloud, whom here we have seen faintly, obscurely, yet have loved and served, though Imper fectly; «o be In His very presence, where there Is fullness of Joy, and at His right Jiand, where there are pleas ures evermore. / Is death then ao very terrible? If departed saints still exist. If they are In glory. It they are with one anoth er, It they rejoice In recognition. If they are In the very presence of Jesus, and no longer see Him by faith, should we dread death for ourselves and la ment It for our friends? This Is our consolation If we are on the way, and whether we are or not, the character of Moses and Ellas In structs us. They who sustain their character milt go where they are. Moaee by faith renounced the pi assures of sin, and the luxuries of Ihe world, and so he came out from the world and was separate. If we are willing to do the same, then we are like him In the substantial element of character. Elias’ Steadfastness. Ellas was remarkable for steadfast- ma and decision. He stood for God and righteousness when he thought he stood alone. Are we like him In char acter! Then we are on our way to Join Ellas. If we are sharers with Moses and Ellas In faith snd decision for God. then we are on our way to Join them. If not. we have no hope. Was there anything special about tha mis sion of Christ to which these repre sentatives of the law and the prophets pointed? In praise of the coming Christ, David swept his harp, and with the suffering He was to endure and the glory that was to follow, Isaiah crowned the gorgeous canvas of hie shall bathe theme of Ihle mid- j night conversation on the summit of Mount Hermon? Events that had transpired In heaven sines our Lord's Incarnation, or events that had occur red on earth during Hle ministry. Only one thing Is mentioned, HU coming death. How strange It seems to us at first. That countenance shining as the sun, suggestive ot the countenance furrowed with grlefl That crown of radiance suggestive of the crown of thorns! The two saints, of the two thieves. The voice of the Fathers', approval of the bitter cry. "My God, my God, why hast IhoU fprsaken ms?" Hermon with Ita glories suggests Calvary with IU woes! Yet that was the very theme about which Moses and Ellas and Christ were moat likely lo converse. It was the event In which the angels had been Interested and to which Moses and the prophets had constantly re ferred by ceremony and prediction. It was to that decease that Moaee and Ellaa owed the enjoyment ot their glory. He diet! for them as well as for us. He bore their sins In Hls body on the tree. They believed In a Christ that was tn come, while we believe In Christ that has coma No wonder that owing centuries of bliss to that decease at Jerusalem, they should gratefully apeak of that which should so soon be accomplished. As Hls death on the cross was the subject of ihelr conversation on the mount of transflgurallon, so HU suf ferings and death niff be the theme As He appeared to He will appei Lamb that was slain. Patmos, He will appear to us as the We will not forget that the crown nf thorns rested on Ihe brow that wears the crown ot glory; oun robes of white ness wilt remind us (hat they were made white because washed In HU cleansing blood. The joys of redemp tion will not obliterate the agony of Gelhsemane and Ihe sufferings on Cal vary. The thought thpt will evoke the awsetest note In song of the redeemed, the richest music from the trembling chord of heavenly harp; that shall fill and thrill the soul with deepest grati tude will be, Jesui died for me. "Soon the delightful day will come When my dear Lord will call me home And I shall see HU face. Then, with my brother. Savior, friend, A blest eternity I’ll spend. Triumphant In HU grace.” Peter 8peakt. Peter, as usual, was the first to break the silence. "He spake, not knowing what he said." He was so delighted with the stene. No human voice or footstep Is heard. The birds have gone to (heir nesta The only sound Is the melody of the streams that have been swollen -by the melting of the snow on the mountain. The bright stare that a moment before were gemming the sky with their bright lustre dUap- pear by the cfulgence of a brighter light,-and Mt. Hermon becomes a pal ace of glory. Peter was so delighted, Jesus so glorious, even HU apparel be coming whiter than the snow that crowned the summit of the mountain. Moses and Ellas ao glorious, that he wished to build three booths where they might remain free from the plots and persecution of the Pharisees, and the wiles of Herod. Now the scene changes like a dis solving view. A white fleecy cloud seemed to come. In which the heavenly visitors are enwrapped, and disappear. It was the Shechlnah, the divine glory, the token of God'e specUl presen\e; the same cloud that retted on the tab• ernacle, and went In the form of a pil lar before Israel In the deeert. And then a voice comes out ot the cloud. This Is my beloved 8on, hear ye Him.'* It was the voice of God, con firming Peter's answer when Jesus asked, "Whom do ye say that I am?" Now the affrighted disciples fall on their faces, while Jesuwls lost to their sight tn hls canopy of glory. And they ao remain till they hear HU gentle voice bidding them, "Arise, be not afraid." The dassllng light, the bright messengers, the awe-inspiring cloud, are all gone, and they see Jesus only, not In garments woven In sunbeams. their souls was still left. /They might have to face new trials, but thsy had obtained n sight of ths crown, and now they can return to the foot of the mountain, more than ever willing to bear the cross. It was a scene never to tic forgotten. Years afterward when writing HU gospel, John Willi: "We li'iiiiil Ills glory as of the only begotton of the Fnther. full of grace and truth." And Peter In hls old age when writing a beautiful letter to hls converts, speaks of one place and ape to have fastened tti ere on hls memory. It was not hls first appearance on the banks of the Jordan, nor the chamber where the dead came to life, nor some Incident In the home at Capernaum, nor In the temple at Jerusalem, npr the walk on the sea, not even the garden of Gethsemane, nor the croes on Calvary, but "We are eye witnesses of Hls Majesty . . . when we were with Him In the Holy Mount. DO YOU KNOW Why we request you to use this label on your printing? WILL ATLANTA GRASP GREAT OPPORTUNITY? TELEPHONE TIME One of the attractive features of. the Bell telephone is that it is ready for use all the time—day or night. It is always on duty, In an emergency it may save lives. It is necessary in the modern home. Bell Service Is Satisfactory. The Rates Are Reasonable. Call Contract Department, Main 1300. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. "Will Atlanta grasp the opportunity which Is hsld out to her relative to the establishment of the Bible School and College?*', Is the question asked In an article which will, appear In the next Issue of The Watchman, the organ of the Congregational Methodist Church, ao It la stated In a communication re- celved by Ths Georgian from Milner, Ga. The article on title subject will read ae follows: "A friend writes that Atlanta has If not, send for our little pamphlet “To Our Friends, The Merchants.” ATLANTA TYPOGRAPHICAL UNWN, P. O. BOX 266. Bible 8chool and College that Annis ton. Ala., and other enterprising cities would have liked so well to secure. What may thU not mean to the future of Atlanta It that great Gate City of the South will rally to the liberal sup port and patronage of the Bible School and haeten the opening of a well equip ped college? To Atlanta many eyes are turned, especially the eyes of Congre gational Methodists from Pennsylvania to Texas, to see If she will show the boasted ‘Atlanta Spirit* In behalf of a great religious and educational Institu tion that Is to be national in Its scope, and for the benefit of all denomina tions. This Is one of the greatest op portunities ever offered Atlanta. Will she seize It by the forelock? 1 believe she will! A Baptist Minister's Opinion. "Rev. R. L. Bolton, a prominent young Baptist minister, an alumnua of Mercer University, and one of Dr. Hunt's former pupils, said ths other day: ‘Somehow I have been greatly Impressed for the last few days about Brother Hunt's work up there In At lanta. I believe that GodXIs In It, and that the people of Atlanta will soon nlte It and rally to Its support isy have to the work of Dr. Broughton and others. Brother Hunt has always been ao consecrated, and I believe that God will use any man who will give hie life In such unselfish Christian scrvlcg. He Is a young man yet, and I believe the Lord has a great work for him. ”*As soon as ths people of Atlanta fully realise the object of the Bible Schoql and what those behind It In tend to do, I believe they will gladly recognise In It a substantial way and co-operate In the great work.* ” “Gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. House- keep, “twenty-five cents a box for thoae strawberries? Why, they’re such miserable little, half ripe (hinge they'd be sure to give me colic." "But look at fie site o* de box. lady," replied tbs huckster. "You don't git enough o' dem to do you no harm."— Philadelphia “ NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS We now have In operation the largest end best equipped Cement Stone Plant In the South. We make a full line‘of building stone, window and door sills, Itntels, columns, pillars, steps and brick. Mr. P. Pelsgrenl, the oldest and most efficient stone worker In At lanta, Is In charge of our ornamental and special work department. .Estimates mads on all classes ot buildings, walls, etc. Atlanta Concrete Manufacturing & Construction Ce„ No. 530 Edgewood Avenue. (On the Bridge). Fulton County JaU. VULCANITE roofing y has the call by popular fa vor. Costly buildings covered with Yulcanito Roofing testify to its merits. The accompanying cut represents a monument to tho quality of Vulcanite, this building being covered with it. It is recommended by the Na tional* Board of Underwriters and the Southeastern Tariff As sociation. Enough said. “You can put it on.’* ATLANTA SUPPLY CO., Sole State. Agents. 29 snd 31 South Forsyth Street. -You say there wasn't a dry eye In the house?" "Not on*. But the throats were something Here*."—Milwaukee Send- RENOVATING tl'-hln?. all jtra<!e«. Work a*nt for i dHlvorml name tiny. I Mart beat work: .. 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