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October 27., .1923
Jeruel Baptist Associa
tion Meets at Point Peter
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Point Peter, Georgia, Oct. 18,
1923—The* thirty-fifth annual ses
sion of the Jeruel Baptist Associa
tion assembled here 1a s t night
with the Rev. Dr. J. F. Henry,
vice-mpderator, presiding. New
Baptist Church, o f this
place, was the home of the Ccn
ventipn this year, said church
having invited the Association to
this community at. its adjourn
ment in 1922.
introductory sermon was
preafehed by the Rev. M. L. Fam
bro; alternate Rev. H. M. Smith,
Jr. | The welcome addresses from
from both whith and colored per
sons were most cordial. These
addfesses were grandly lived up
by the marked hospitality shown
the delegates by all concerned..
New Bethlehem, Forkßethel and
Thankful Grove brought dinner
the long, long distance, over bad
roads and in bad w’eatfier for the
pleasure and comfort of the
delegates ahd visitors.
i The Influence of New Hope
Mpch complaint was made be
forenand by the. delegates about
the great stretch of r„oad thai lay
between the railway stations and
New Hope Church: it is situated
near the Wilkes County lii e about
fifteen, miles from Berkley and
further yet from Crawford. But
the very sight of this magnificent
edifice <i I away with any regrets
that had formerly existed in lieu
of the association’s sitting at such
a remote spot. Like an mighty
abbey built far over
heightsand dentin d long to stand
as a monument to its builders
and to the Lowly Nazarene, so
THE ATHENS REPUBLIQUE
does New Hope-promising long to
endure-bespeak the lives of Char
les Jennings, and
Jennings, and others who labor
ed there. Tais sacred institution
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has, throughout its existence been
a great influence for good as is
shown by the exemplary lives o's
its and the people around
it.
The writer was glad to form the
acquaintance of Misses Mary C.
and Alie Jennings, daughters of
late Charles Jennings, who for
many years, was one of the pillars
of New Hope Church. These la
dies are ideal types of Negro wo
manhood, frought and maintain
ed through the same difficulties
hers td'lhe rest of our colored
youth, and to them we extend the
.highest praise. We only hope and
pray that the Colored youth who
live around these industrious peo
ple will take beed to their ways
"and, in spite’of the almost impas
sable stumhliflg blobks, walk out
of the darkness into the light and
enter the fields of duty. When
vou see the white boy and girl
board their automobiles and ride
away to college you do likewise.
When the white boy returns with
his diploma ready to open him an
oil mill, to sei ve his father’s ten
ants and all who will buy, bu Id
you one too. When he sets him
self up a brickyard to make his
fortune in. in improving houses
Tired Feet
Massage gently with soothing bBSH .
Tllentnolatum
C°°fo> rett> and refreshes
and streets, organize you WfoeUoo.
Above all, be a better Christian
than he seems to be.
The total amount raised by all
the auxiliarses and association
was: 66 letters $909.47; Enroll
ment $lO9 00; Collections $100.85
From B. Y. P. U. Convention S2O.
00; Ffom S. S. Convention S2OO.
00; From Woman’s Convention
$471.13. Total cash, $1809.95.
We regret exceedingly that our
moderator, Rev> H. 'M. Smith,
was indisposed during theassccia
tion and was able to attend on -
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i ly a few of its sessions.
Other sermons preached by
Revs. R. G. Cash, J. R. Barnett,
B. B_. Dunn and J. F. Henry.
The association will meet at
Bowman, Ga. in 1924.
There will be a Hallo’ween Par
ty at Jer u e Baptist Institute,
Wednesday night, Oct. Ad
mission 10c. Yon are invitijd.
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Amy Louise, the little . daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. JaujeaE/ Da
vis is, confined to bed at 376 Osd
street. Her daily chat is that she
iwants to go to school. She thinks
that her playmates are missing
her. • *
. Mrs. Priscilla A. Hill, of Chica
go, who * came to the city last
mcnth on business returned to
Chicago on the 14th inst.
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