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“I Am The Way, The Truth, ana The Life.” The Georgia Baptists Orphans’ Home is to install a shoe shop to make shoes for the inmates of the home. Rev. Thomas Dixon, Sr., the father of Dr. A. 0. Dixon, of Boston, Thomas Dixon, Jr., and Frank Dixon, is eighty-five years of age and is the act ive pastor of three churches in Cleveland, N. C. President J. C. Brewton of the Union Baptist In stitute, at Mt. Vernon, Ga., has been forced to resign his pastorate of the Mt. Vernon and Glen wood churches to devote his whole time to his edu cational work. The Baptists of Kentucky, at their recent Gener al Association, decided to raise $500,000 for the better equipment of their schools. Dr. A. Gatliff, of Williamsburg, agreed to give 4,000 acres of coal land, estimated to be worth at least $200,000. Rev. G. C. Hutton, D.D., has been chosen modera tor of the Scotch General Assembly. He is eighty one years old, was ordained in 1851 and took charge of the Presbyterian church at Paisley, where he is still the active pastor, doing his preaching, his pastoral work as well as he did years ago. Prof. Benjamin W. Bacon, of the Yale Theolog ical Schoo], who for the last year has been director of the American School of Archeology at Jerusa lem, will return in the coming college vacation and his successor as director of the school for the com ing year will be Prof. David G. Lyon, of Harvard. A Presbyterian Church of colored people in Roa noke, Va., has unveiled a handsome stained glass window to the memory of Stonewall Jackson. The center of the window contains the design of a river. On one side of this is a. camp of soldiers and on the other a forest with the inscription, “In memory of Stonewall Jackson. ‘Let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees.’ ” The Baptist Young People’s Union will probably hold their ninetenn hundred and seven National Convention in Spokane, Washington. A half fare rate has been granted on all railroads. If the convention comes to Spokane the chamber of com merce, the Publicity and Promotion committee, the 150,000 club, the Association of Commercial Clubs of the Inland Empire and other organizations will unite to give the Baptists the greatest meeting they ever have held. Already $5,000 have been pledged to the Baptist authorities for the expenses of the convention. The Massachusetts Humane Society is one of the pioneers in the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and it has recently taken an important step in the same direction. There is a monthly publication is sued by the Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Massachusetts Humane Society lias agreed to fill a page of this perodical with articles on the humane treatment of animals. The theory is that if team sters better understood the treatment that animals should have they would be less cruel and thought less to them. OtlIM Mll • The Golden Age for July 19, 1906. A Remarkable Young Preacher. Among the truly remarkable young men of the Southern ministry, irrespective of denomination, is Oliver J. Copeland, the new pastor of the First Baptist church at Gainesville, Georgia. Converted at twenty-two, beginning his education at Patrick Military Institute, Anderson, S. C., and continuing that education every day since then— whether a. student of books in his library or a stu dent of men and things out in the world, he has risen in the six years of his ministry to one of the most important pulpits in the South. Mr. Copeland spent nearly three years at Waynes boro where a handsome new building was erected during his pastorate. About a year ago he came to Jackson Hill, one of the most solid and active - g' .j , t • A ■ REV. OLIVER J. COPELAND. churches in Atlanta. Jackson Hill went grandly forward under brilliant and consecrated leadership, and both pastor and people grieved at the recent separation. But Mr. Copeland’s health is not vigor ous, and he began to see that the ideal prosecution of a large church in a large city would cost him the expenditure of more vitality than kindred work in the mountain clime of Gainesville. A church that greatly needed him had reached her hands to him, and he felt constrained to walk into the open door of a wonderful opportunity. The gateway to the commerce of the mountains, the home of famous Brenau with her three hundred girls, Gainesville is the distributing center of an influence which any pastor should covet—especially since this work can be done while laboring at a per petual health-resort. Oliver J. Copeland is just that type of man which the Gainesville section needs. A self-made man (but not like many such men—too much in love with his “maker”) a magnetic orator, as consecrat- ed as the “beloved John,” as fearless as Paul and as humble as a child, we believe this remarkable young man will be mightily used of God io do a far-reaching work in one of the most beautiful and promising sections in the American continent. A Great Meeting. The reunion of the present and ex-members of New Hope Church at Coleman, Randolph Co., Ga., was truly a great meeeting. Rev. W. W. Arnold, the pastor, was assisted in the preaching service by Rev. J. S. Knowles, a former pastor, and Rev. John Martin, pastor at Valukah. The roll of ex-members was called and out of a long list only 6 or 8 answered present, though many kind letters from absent ones were received. Some of these were well posted as to the church history, going back to 1847, about the date of the constitution of the church, which took place in a private home. Quite an interesting account was given <>f the first meeting house, which was built of split logs. Th seats were also made of like ma terial with long pegs driven in, as a support. Af ter the first house proved too small, a second one, after that a third, then the fourth which has lately been remodeled and is one of the neatest and best furnished village churches to be found. During the meeting many beautiful things were said about the former pastors, their good work and great usefulness. The present membership of about eighty, forms quite a strong body which is doing good work in the Master’s vineyard. * The Sunday School is one of the best. It does not make or grow Christians, but. it teaches the Book, and prepares the young to be useful and ef ficient workers in the Lord’s cause, after they have been led through it teachings to yield their hearts to Christ. The meeting was intensely spiritual and lasting good was accomplished. It is impossible to name all visitors, but no one will feel that this visitor is unduly partial if special mention is made of Mr. E. IT. Thornton of Atlanta, who has grown to such prominence in the commer cial as well as the Christian world, being now President of the Young Men’s Christian Associa tion in Atlanta. Mr. Thornton’s father was an honored preacher in Southwest Georga for many years and the fragrance of his memory was only sweetened by the visit and heart-moving talks of his noble son. Such reunions of Christian men and women as that at Coleman, made that part of the world bet ter and enriched the life of a former citizen of that splendid community. Visitor. During the year 1905 the Methodist Episcopal Church sent out seventy-two new missionaries to reinforce its workers in foreign lands. Switzerland will probably soon enact a law in accordance with which exhorting to crime or glori fying it will be a prison offense. It is aimed chief ly at anarchists. “The Entrance of Thy Words Giveth Light.” 3