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Atlanta At the First Church Pastor J. B. Hawthorne preached morning and night Baptized two, received one for baptism and seven by letter. At the Second Church pastor Henry McDonald preached in the morning and received two by letter. On next Sunday night he will begin a series of sermons especially for the young people. His first sermon will consider the question as to whether we need a revelation, to be followed by, whether the Bible fills this need, and others on the same line. The young people of Atlanta and every one else who is interested in the subject will find it of interest to hear this series of sermon. Pastor S. Y. Jameson has been preaching the past week most ac ceptably for Dr. J. M. Brittain in a protracted meeting at the Central Church. He reports the spiritual condition of the Central to be unu sually good, and the meeting in prog ress promising to bear good results. He occupied his own pulpit Sunday morning and received four by let ter. Exchanged pulpits with Dr. Brittain at night. Pastor J. I. Oxford reported a good week. Organized during the week the young people of his church into a class for studying the Bible. Receiv ed one by letter Sunday and admin istered the Lord’s Supper. Rev. W. J. Speairs closed his pas torate last Sunday at Villa Rica. Received two by letter. Bro. Mc- Cutchen has been called to this church and has entered upon the discharge of his duties as pastor. Pastor V. C. Norcross preached morning and night. Baptized two and received two by letter. Had good congregations. Pastor B. D. Ragsdale held the usual services at Decatur on Sunday morning and night last. Pastor A. H. Mitchell is doing good work for missions in addition to carrying on his pastoral work at the 3rd church. He preached morn ing and night. Received 5, 2 for baptism. He also preached in the afternoon at Piedmont Place Mis sion. The series of meetings at North Avenue Mission held with good interest. Bro. Mitchell re ceived 1 last Sunday by letter. The Simpson Street Sunday School met last Sunday in the new house with over 100 present. Bro. W. C. MoCall of S. C., was present and reported prosperous con dition of his church and the cause in S. C. Pastor R. A. Sublett has been rather unwell the past week, but preached Sunday morning and re ceived Iby letter. His pulpit was filled Sunday night by Dr. 11. Hatcher. Dr. J. M. Brittain occupied the Central pulpit Sunday morning and preached for Pastor Jameson Sun day night. The series of meetings will be continued at the Central dur ing this week and good results arc hoped for. Union Chapel correspondent writes Rev. A. B. Vaugh-an occupied our pulpit Sunday evening, delivering an eloquent and impressive discourse. Blackshear.—l have been de lighted with the accounts given in the Index of the many glorious meetings held over the country. I sptfnt about three months attending special meetings mostly in my own destitution, with very good results I saw at no time, wonderful manifes tations, but feel safe in saying our Baptist standard has been raised, and several additions. Blackshear Baptist Church received the past year fifteen by baptism, most of whom were young ladies. The loss of the President of our Woman’s Missionary Society proved fatal but Society has been reorganized and will ere long be in working condi tion. There is advance movement all along the line of church work in our section. Our Association is ahead of many of the Associations in South East Georgia. D R PRICE’S The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes— 40 Years the Standard- Brother W. F. Tarver has moved from Paul, Ga-, to Quitman- Brother A. B. Finley, Wares boro, has been on a three weeks trip through Middle Georgia. Mr. A. B. Vaughan Jr., has been called to the pastorate of Mt. Zion Baptist church near Marietta. Rev. C. W: Pruitt will stop one montn with Rev. R. H. Graves at Canton, China, before he goes to Chefoo. Please examine the printed label on your paper and thus see whether you are in arrears. The figures will show. We beg those who are due us to please remit. Brethren, it is scriptural to pay what you owe. The West Point correspondent says: Rev. B. M. Pack will, in re sponse to an invitation by Ivanhoe Lodge, Knights of Pythias, preach a special sermon for that order on Sun day, the 20th inst., at the Baptist church. Pastor P. 11. Murray of Valdosta for several days has been confined to his bed with a troublesome fever* While his symptoms are not danger ous his condition is one of discom fort and his labors for a while will be suspended. The religious spirit prevails with the girls of the Southern Female College at LaGrange. Rev. G. S- Tumlin administered the ordinace of baptism on Wednesday night of last .week to nine of the young ladies—all pupils of the college. They have all joined the church since Brethren now is the time for you to ask your neighbor to subscribe for the Christian Index. It is the or gan of your denomination. In cir culating this paper you are doing mission work. You are contribut ing to the building up of God’s cause and to the strengthening your de nomination. The Athens Banner says that Rev* A. C. Ward, of Gainesville, who is Organizer for the Order of Odd Fel lowship, has been in Athens three days securing contributions toward tho fund to build the home, and has raised sharply over three hundred dollars, not having seen one third of the Odd Fellows of the city. Centerside.—We held our Union Meeting on the 29th ult* at Debeny, No. 1. It was not largely attended, but was interesting. Dis cussed some church questions with profit. We wait with interest to see the result of the change the As sociation made in reference to these meetings. The next meeting will be at Concord, Friday before the fifth Sabbath in January, 11 a. m. We hope there will be a large at tendance at this meeting. Let the pastors of the churches in each sec tion insist on a full delegation from every church. Rev. J. W. Smith, for three years principal of the Hearn High School at Cave Spring, has accepted the call of the Calhoun Church and will move to that place very soon. He will also preach to two other churches, Etna, on tho Alabama Di vision of the E. T. V- & G. R. R. and Reeves Station on Ga. Div. of same Road. He is one of our rising young preachers and is blessed with an excellent Christian wife. Ho will no doubt receive a most cordial wel come by the good people of Cal houn. Centennial Dav in Greens buro. —These exercises were delay ed on account of the serious illness of one of our teachers. A most interesting programme was rendered on the sth Sabbath ult. consisting of a practical sermon at Ila. m. by Rev. R. E. L. Harris, Crawfordville, Ga. In the afternoon the large congre gation were entertained and benefit ed by the excellent rendering of a unique programme by the Sun day-school. Superintendent Davis was at his best. Rev. J. 11. Kilpat rick preached one of his strong prac tical sermons at night. The collec tions amounted to $l6O. Tfie Sun day-school had already remitted SSO for “Chapel Building Fund.” Greensboro.—Our church has just sent Centennial collection, $164,38, to Dr. J. G. Gibson, our State Secretary, part for THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1892. the Home Board and part for the Foreign Board, part for the Centen nial fund, part for immediate wants of the missionaries. Our Sunday- School had already sent SSO for Centennial fund. On the first of the month Dr. Gib son, our State Secretary, paid to Brother A. D. Adair, Treasurer of the Home Board, two thousand one hundred and sixty two dollars. Only about $250 of this was for Centennial fund. The remainder was for the support of the mission aries. Fairmount—Some of the brethren in Gordon county have been trying for some time to hold centennial meeting to awaken an interest in the minds of Baptist families in the county, to a greater extent in the cause of missions. According to notice given, a meeting was hold at Bethesda church on the2Bth,and 30th of Oct,, eight churches being repre sented and several ministers dis cussed interesting subjects. These brethren decided they would organ ize themselves in a body, known as the Gordon County Missionary Baptist Convention. The object being to keep continually before the minds of the brethren and sisters the im portance of missionary work, and to better inform themselves as to what the Baptist Brotherhood are doing. There are about 28 Baptist churches in Gordon county belonging to 4 dis ferent associations. Some of them are not in sympathy with tho mission cause and Sunday School work. These brethen think by coming to gether 3 or 4 times a year, and get ting acquainted with each other and discusing missionary enterprises, it would not bo long before all would be harmony in our mission work. We hope the brother sending us the above information will let us hear from him occasionally as to what is being done in his section. The conference of churches from the Mt. Vernon, Hephzibah, and Washington Associations was held with the church at Tennille the fourth Sunday in October. Bro. A. S. Brantly was made Moderator and Bro. J. C. Harmon, clerk. A call of churches was then had, tho following delegates responding: Old Bethel, Amos Waldcp; Betheny, J. S. Jones: Pleasant Hill,D. J. New, S. M, Smith and R. M. Layton; Jack son, C. 11. Sheppard, IL F. Shep pard ; Tennille, P. J. Pipkin, J. F. Murchison, L. Kelly, W. A. Sin quifield and J. C. Harmon; Downs, S. Murphey, W. F. Godfery and Stanley Kittrell; Ohoopie, J. R. Daniels, B. R. Sessions, B. S. Boat right and J- A. Ray; Mt. Moriah, Wylly Smith, J. T. Hartley. Tho following were not repsesentcdißeu lah, Rehoboth, Nails Creek, Pleasant Plaines, New Home. On. motion a committee of one from each church represented in the movement was appointed to consider the matter of organization, and re port back to the body at 2 P. M. The following were appointed: Amos Waldon, J. L. Joyner, D. J. New, C. 11. Shepyard J. C. Har mon, Stanley Kittrell, J. R. Daniel and Wylly Smith. REPORT OF COMMITTEE. Your committee beg to report that circumstances are such as will not justify the formation of a new As sociation at tho present time and we recommend the delegates to re fer the matter back to the respect tive churches for action. J. R. Daniel, Chairman. DE. 0. 0. POPE. Dr. Popo who is well known to our readers, because of the series of interesting letters during his travels in Europe last winter, has decided to deliver a series of lectures. Ho has traveled over Mexico, Cuba, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, besides his recent sixteen months trip around tho world, touring in most of the countries of Europe, and sight-see ing in Egypt, Arabia, India, tho Straits. Settlement, China and Japan. After personal observations on the fields ho has prepared a course of lectures, each lecture illustrated with from 30 to 50 beautiful Stereopticon Views, executed from photographs taken on tho spot, thus giving his audience the pleasure of seeing (as well as hearing of) tho historic places, fine scenery, habits and costumes of tho peoples of tho world. These lectures cannot fail to instruct and entertain all who hear. Tho courso consists of fourtoen lectures, with illustrations, as Bonnie Scotland, England, Paris, the beautiful, Belgium and the Rhine, Germany as it is, Austria and the Danube, Mexico the Land of the Aztecs, Climbing through Switzer land, Under Italian Skies, The Land of the Pharaohs, India as I saw it, The Chinaman at Home, Japan the Land-of the Mikado, California and Pacific Coast. Societies, Associations, Churches, Sunday-schools, can make favorable termes for one of these lectures. His address is, Dr. O. C. Pope, Tem ple Court, New York City. MAOON AND MERGER. A -week spent in Macon has passed very pleasantly for me, whether it was profitable to the Mercerites or not. I was the guest of Dr. Nun nally and his good wife, in whose hospitable home I greatly enjoyed myself. I did not see much of the Baptist Bishops—Taylor and War ren. The former was busy nursing the “assistant pastor,” whose arrival in Macon on Monday, Oct. 31, was quite an event in the happy pastor’s family circle. But he found time to call for me Tuesday afternoon with his buggy, in which I enjoyed a fine ride of an hour about the city. Bro. Taylor is succeeding well in his important field, and the old First church was never in better financial and spiritual condition. I had the pleasure of preaching to his large congregation Sunday morn ing. At night I preached for Dr- Warren’s people at Tatnall square who worship in the handsome chap el of Mercer. All Georgia will be glad to learn that the venerable pas tor has so far recovered from his re cent severe illness as to be in his pnlpit Sunday morning, and that he was able to preach. Mercer is doing well. Every thing I saw pleased me. The col lege classes aggregate 105, besides the preparatory and law students. Mrs Nunnally has undertaken to fit up several of the abandoned recita tion rooms in the old building as parlors and reading rooms. She has succeeded in securing sufficient funds to furnish one parlor quite handsomely, and will be grateful to any friends who will send her a small contribution for this laudable object. The parlor was thrown open to the public last Friday night after the lecture in the chapel, and the boys seemed to be proud of the new President’s wife. A day past .in Dr .Nunnally’s office would be a revelation to most breth ren. What a busy man he is! It was gratifying to see him open his mail I How his eyes would sparkle as he saw the checks in payment of the coupons duo on the endow ment notes. The brethren will be glad to know that the notes are being paid very promptly, and each day he w r as able to deposit SSOO or more to the credit of the College fund. Dr. Nunnally speaks enthusiasti cally of his faculty; indeed, he thinks it is the best in Georgia. The two Professors—Tichenor and Murray—■ are pushing things in Latin and Greek, and the boys speak of them as fine teachers. The venerabla Dr. Willett, of the chair of physics, has been in Mercer forty-six years, and yet he works on with the enthusiasm of youth, keeping up with the pro cession in everything pertaining to his department. Prof. Ryals has sue ceeded in making mathematics at tractive to his large classes, and he promises to prove an able and satis factory successor to his distinguish ed predecessor, Dr. Sanford, who for so many years occupied that chair in the institution. Os Dr. Brantley, the profound Professor of English, it scarcely need be said that his classes arc delighted as ho leads them into tho high excellencies of their grand mother tongue. Pro fessor Shurman is doing well as prin cipal of the preparatory department. If all who follow mo in the special work I was called to do in Mercer, shall bo as kindly received as was I by tho ministerial students, and oth ers, they will have cause to bo thank ful for having been invited to Mcrccr- O. E. W. D. The attitude of prominent Epis copalian dignitaries on certain moral questions is, to say tho least, remark, able. Bishop Potter, of Now York, has come out in favor of opening the World’s Fair on Sundays. Bishop Doane, of Albany, who wo believe is the senior bishop of his denomina tion, has come out in favor of freo whiskey in order to get the saloon out of politics.” Tho Rev. Dr- Rainsford, of New York, has come out in favor of church beer and wino saloons. It is interesting to bear in mind that several bishops of the Church of England to-day actually own drinking saloons. Yet these men claim to be “successors” of the Apostles and refuse to recognize as ministers the godliest preachers o the age.—Western Record. Read the Christian Index. REPORT OF THE GEORGIA BAPTIST ORPHANS’ HOME ASSOOIATIN FOR 00T. 1892. It was a pleasant gathering in the reception room of the Home on the first Tuesday in the month, at 3 p m., and the children recited a beau tiful Psalm in concert After the devotional exercises then school reports were read and it was gratifying to note increased prog ress in all branches. Vassie Burke led her class on the Roll. Donations of books, globes, charts and any thing pertaining to the school room will be thankfully received. We have received a donation of books from Mr. Smith, of Rome, Ga. and a map of the United States from Mr. Orr. The admission and Adop tion Commitee read a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, telling of the safe arrival of Katie and Johnie Lee and of their delight in their new home and adopted parents and how well pleased they were with them. The day following their de parture, a little boy, Percy Martin, was admitted to the Home. The children are all well, bright and happy. The Wardrobe Committee report twenty children clothed by individ uals and Societies, still there are more. The Woman’s Missionary Society Crawford, Ga., has just taken Percy Martin and Mrs. Snellings of Atlan ta, has taken Fred Harris during the month. Still there are more chil dren, boys who have not been taken. Let us hear from you. To avoid con fusion, Mrs. G. McD. Nathen has been appointed by the Wardrobe Committee to carry on the corres pondence pertaining to children’s clothing as they know just what is needed and can immediately reply. Address all communications pertain ing to the children’s wardrobe to her. The Home Committee report ed the new range paid for, the bal ance ($20.00) having been kindly donated by Mrs. Bozeman. The Home was in fine condition and while we need many articles, espe cially just now, donations of coal and wood would make our hearts warm with gratitude as well as warm the bodies of the orphans. The report of the entertainment held at the Home during the month, was very gratifying, SSO was the re ceipts and near the close of the en tertainment, our hearts beat with joy when Mr. Elijah Brown came in and handed us a check from his fath er, Senator Joseph E. Baown for SIOO. We know he felt “It was more blessed to give than to receive.” Yet we did feel it was blessed to receive an unsolicited gift for those whom our Father had said “I am the God of the fatherless and the widow.” Pray that wo may have many such offerings from the Bap tists of Georgia. Shall we lag behind other States and other denominations in this en terprise ? This Georgia Baptists Orphans’ Home that cares for the children of all denominations who are orphans. We hope all pastors will have an Orphan’s Day in their church during the month of November as suggest ed by Dr. Burrows at the Convention at Hawkinsville, and send the collec tion to Mrs. A. J. Moore, who will send receipts immediately and it will also be acknowledged in our yearly report. The following is list of do nations received. Several good sisters have donated provisions. Tho several amounts of money received from various ones foot up $309.64. Mrs. 11. Hatcher, Mrs. A. J. Moore, President. Treasurer, 104 Crew St. Address Sirs. A. J. Orme 123 North Pryor St., for admission and adoption of children. Mrs. Sam Lumpkin, Cor. Scc’y, 86 Washington St. Norfolk, Va., Sept. 5, 1892. This is to certify that the Electro poise is, in my judgment, a marvel lous instrument for relieving diseases —particularly those of the throat bowels, etc. I wrote to a friend that I would not be without mine for one thousand dollars if I could not get another. It is a valuable traveling companion. Ncariy all whom I have seen use it speak in glowing terms of its powers. M. B. WHARTON, Pastor of Freeman St. Baptist Church. Dr. W. E. Hatcher says in the Baptist: “Is not this a good idea? Once every three months the Beth lehem church in Chesterfield county, Virginia, has all day church meet ings. The people take their dinners, mingle freely and socially together and talk over the works and needs of the ehnreh.” WEST END AGAIN. West End is rejoiced to note the excellent contribution made by the Hawkinsville Sunday school on the occasion of the centennial collection and we are truly glad to know they are “keeping up with the proces sion.” Bro. O’Kelly evidently overlooked the fact that the number of pupils in the West End school was not given but it was stated they were backed by a church membership of about 160. •It may be to our discredit; but the West End school is not more than half as large as the Hawkins ville school which is probably back ed by more than twice the number of church membership as that of the West End School. Hence we are not “stragglers,” but are keeping along at least in sight, if not a “leetle” ahead of the column, and are happy indeed to have the Hawkinsville school as companions to help us beat down the grass and weeds and tread out a path for the balance of the great Baptist Army to follow, even though some of them may be found “following afar off.” J. C. Daniel, West End, Ga. Louisville, Ky.—The first of this month was missionary day. A paper was read by W. B. McGarity, “Sketch of Seminary students who have become Missionaries.” The November issue of our Magazine will be a “Centennial” issue, and con tain articles from many of our most prominent Missionary preachers. If any Georgia preachers want the Magazine let them write brother Arthur Willet, price one dollar per annum. Dr. Powell has been with us sever al days. He asked the students to subscribe two hundred dollars to build a chapel in Mexico, which we promtly did. Dr. Powell has made some strong talks to the students about going into mission work at home, or abroad. In Broadway Baptist church Louis ville, there is a Sunday-school for foreigners, Chinese, Germans, Rus sians,Syrians and Italians, attendance generally about twenty in all. Each one has a teacher. The Bible is the text book. They came at firstjto learn English, but soon learned to love it, and come for religious in struction. Every Sunday a collec tion is taken for missions, varying from a dollar and a quarter to a dol lar and a half. This work has been successful and we commend it to the other Christian workers. St. Joseph has six white Baptist churches. Rev. W. J. Coulston is pastor of the First church, with about five hundred members. Rev. Grant Creekmore is pastor of Sa vannah Avenue church, with about two hundred members. Rev. Lean der Hunt is pastor of Wyatt Park church with about one hundred and fifty members. Bro. Pittman is pas tor of Patee Park church with about four hundred members. Rev. R. T. Peak is supplying Moss Memor ial. Wyatt Park and Patee Park have new houses.—Arkansas Bap tist. Tho Labor League of New York threatened Gov. Flower with the loss of 12,000 votes to his party in the presidential election if he did not pardon James Hughes. This is the brave reply the Governor makes to the threat: “On account of the political aspect which Hughes’ friends have given to tho applica tion in his behalf, I have refused to consider it until after the election. It may as well be understood now as later that the Governor of this State is not to be bulldozed just be fore election, or at any other time in the discharge of Lis official obliga tions.” A faint comet was discovered by Prof. E. E. Barnard of the Lick Ob servatory on the night of Oct. 12, by photography. This is tho first comet discovered by the aid of pho tography. Secretary Christian, of Mississippi State Mission Board is at Waukesha, Wis., rapidly recovering from Lis late attack of malarial fever; ANO SCHOOL OF SHORT-HAND. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS COLLEGE IN THE SOUTH. ChoapcKt ami Moat Practical. Elegant Catalogue Free. COLUMBUS, GA. 1 -■.! '".'.P'.™!!.--" 11 !"”a-'AL -J MULBERRY HIGH SCHOOL. The efforts of the Mulberry Bap tist Association to establish a high school is about to be crowned with wonderful success. The association, comprising a part of four counties, Gwinnett, Jackson, Hall and Walton one year ago, ap pointed twenty of the most enter prising citizens to locate and build a house suitable for the school. After considering the several places suited for the school, they decided to locate it in a beautiful ten acre lot of original forest near Auburn, Ga., on the G. C. and N. R. R. The excellent building now completed, standing alone among the hickories, oaks and other decid uous trees presents a sight so beauti ful and grand that it cannot fail to inspire the passer-by with esteem and loyalty for its founders. The trustees not being satisfied with this partial success, by taking money out of their own pockets, have employed the very best teachers and reduced tuition to SI.OO per month. The public fund being deducted from this amount makes the tuition prac tically free for five months in the yea. The location of this school is in the country, where there is no whiskey or any other bad influence at all. The pupils are directly un der the control of trustees and teachers. The principal, J. A. Bagwell, late graduate of Mercer University, having had several years experience is thoroughly competent for teaching any branch of a common school ed ucation. Board can be secured from $6.00 to SB.OO per month. The first term begins January 2, 1893. For further particulars apply to principal at Auburn, Ga. Rev. T. W. Lewis, of Madison C. IL, when asked in what respects these latter times were better than the former, replied : “I am an old preacher—have been blowing the gospel trumpet for nearly fifty years In some respects there has been im provement, but in others we have not improved. Take the matter of revival meetings. The preaching formerly was more solemn and searching than it is now, as a rule. It’s more like a picnic now when churches meet for revival work. The light and frivolous demeanor now is in striking contrast with what I used to see in my younger days at protracted meetings. Then the main and almost only reliance was upon the presence and power of the Holy Ghost, and the elaborate ma. chinery of the present day was un known, and yet we had overpower ing revivals in those years, and the converts were sure converts, and did not drop away as they so often do now. There was not that rage then that we see now for counting and publishing results, I know how readily one is charged with not be ing up with the times if he talks as I do, but I am profoundly convinced that much of our present revival methods are all wron g.”—Religious Herald. Mount Ararat, the resting place o the scriptural ark, is, in reality, two mountains, separated by a valley The highest peak is 17,210 feet, and" the lesser 13,000 feet above sealevel. ULJIV -J_l_ X“. UHJIA-IHIIMRg Delicate Women Or Debilit.led Women, should uto BRADFIELD’S FEMALE REGULATOR. Every ingredient possesses superb Tonic properties and exerts a wonderful influ ence in toning up and strengthening her system, by driving through the proper channels all impurities. Health and strength guaranteed to result from its use. ‘•My wife, who wait bedridden for elgh. teen month., after u«lng JtradlMd’o t'emaln Uegulator tor two mouth, la getting well.” , J. M. Johnson. 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