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cution in the same school, besides teach
ing private classes in vocal and instru
mental music The citizens of Camilla
have built for themselves a handsome
brick school house, at a cost of about
seven thousand dollars, which would do
credit to a town of twice the size We
enjoyed our visit to Camilla much.
Jas. F Edens.
380 Woodward Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA BAPTIST CONFERENCE.
President Winchester in the
chair.
Bro. Stovall had only one ser
vice.
Bro. Bell preached at the U.
S. Barracks in the afternoon.
Bro. Dorsey preached at Old
Peachtree. Good congregation.
Bro. Ward, Sixth. Preached
twice. One received by experi
ence.
Bro. Donaldson, Fifth. Preached
twice. Baptized two. Meeting
closed.
Bro. Howard, Glenn St. Bro.
S. G. Hillyer preached in the
morning. Pastor at night.
Bro. Collier, Decatur. Fine
congregations. One baptism.
Considerable interest manifested.
Bro. Van Vess preached twice
for Bro. McGregor at Jackson
Hill. Much pleased with out
look.
Bro. Higdon, North Atlanta.
Meeting continues. Growing in
terest. Eight baptized. Four
by letter.
Bro. Gwin, Central. Preached
twice. Have sold church build
ing and will move to, or in the
direction of, Whitehall Street.
Bro. Hillyer, Kirkwood. Closed
meeting Friday night. Three
received by experience; one by
letter Bro. Haygood preached
in the morning.
The Committee appointed last
week reported in favor of the
Conference’s holding its meetings
in its present quarters, at 93
Whitehall Street.
Bro. Jameson, West End. A
funeral in the morning. Has
been sick. Young People’s
meeting at night. One received
bv letter and two bv experience.
Bro. Vaughan held four ser
vices yesterday. Walked six
miles, traveled twenty-five miles
in all. Held meeting at the new
factory, near the penitentiary.
Will organize a Sunday schiol
there.
On motion of Bro. McDonald, a
committee was appointedtodraft
suitable resolutions on the de
parture of Dr. J. B. Hawthorne
from the city. The Chair ap
pointed Brethren McDonald,
Bell, Collier and Jameson.
Bro. McDonald, Second. Us
ual services. Six baptized. Six
received for baptism. Meeting
closed Wednesday. Daring meet
ing have received twenty six,
eighteen by baptism and eight
by letter. Expects to receive
others.
Bro. Winchester, Third. Young
People’s Union elected delegates
to Chattanooga. Preached twice
during the week for Bro. Donald
son at Fifth church Meeting
will begin next Sunday. Pros
pects are good." One received by
letter.
On motion of Bro. Gwin, a com
mittee of fLe was appointed to
take into consideration the or
ganizationof a Baptist co opera
tive association in the city. The
committee consists of Brethren
McDonald, Gwin, Jameson, Bell
and Donaldson.
Bro. MacGregor, Jackson Hill.
The special meeting closed Fri
day night. Five young men
were baptized, and one young
lady received for baptism. Dur
ing the next few weeks several
more persons are likely to be
baptized. The meetings have
been full of interest and of prom
ise.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Married, at the Baptist church
at Smyrna, April 29, Mr. John
F Petty and Miss Eva Terrell,
Rev. A. J. Morgan, officiating.
Rev. J. B. Turpin has resigned
the pastorate of the chuich at
Americus. Efforts are being
made to have him rec ill his res
ignation.
The Baptist church at Doug
lasville, Ga., was struck by light
night on Saturday night and was
totally consumed by fire.—Hart
well Sun.
Receipts of the Home Mission
Board from Georgia for the year
ending April 30th, were $12,418-
10. This is the largest amount
given by any state.
A protracted meeting has been
in progress at the Baptist church
this week. Rev. E. M Dyer has
been doing some of the ablest,
best, most zealous work of his
life. It can but bring forth much
good fruit.— Dalton Argus.
The Second church, Augusta,
has just closed a most delightful
meeting of three weeks'duration.
Rev. W. J. Stockton, a young li
centiate of the church, did most
of the preaching. The results
were very fine. Thirty-nine were
received for baptism and ten by
letter and otherwise.
Prays church, at Bill Arp, cel
ebrated the birthday of its pas
tor, Rev J. I. Oxford, yesterday
and quite a number went from
Douglasville. There was preach
ing in the morning and afternoon,
and a sumptuous basket dinner
was spread at noon. Those good
people at Prays know how to
make you enjoy yourself and they
were at their best on yesterday.
—Douglasville New South.
The resignation by Bro. A. B.
Campbell of the pastorate of the
Tatnall Square church, Macon,
and his removal to Troy, Ala.,
will bring a feeling of deep re
gret to many hearts He seem
ed a part of Georgia, and pecu
liarly well suited to do a tine
work in Macon. We shall hope
to see him back in Georgia ere
many years pass, and meanwhile
bid Alabama treat him exceed
ingly well.
Prof. Emmett Stephens united
with the Baptist church last
Wednesday evening on profession
of faith. He was to have been
baptized yesterday afternoon.—
Cherokee Advance, Canton.
From a private letter we learn
that the Canton church is in fine
spiritual condition and it is hoped
that Prof. Stephens is only the
first of many who will soon con
fess Christ there.
Memorial services were held
last Sunday at Falling Creek
church in honor of Brethren D.
M Carlton and Thomas J. Hern
don, deceased. Rev. Michael
Adams, pastor of the church,and
Rev. H. W. Williams, pastor of
the Elberton Baptist church, of
ficiated. The services were
beautifully conducted and words
of gold dropped in apples of sil
ver were fitly spoken. These
two departed brethren were no
ble Christians and worked in the
vineyard for the Lord’s cause.
Notwithstanding the inclemency
of the weather a large crowd
w r as present. Appropriate talks
were made by Brethren Thomas
Herndon, J. E. Herndon, T. D.
Davis and Col. Geo. C. Grogan.—
Elberton Star.
From Albany.—The battle
goes well with the Lord’s hosts
here. Over thirty confessions.
Seventeen have joined the
church, fifteen by experience.
The meeting continues. Pray
for us. The Holy Ghost is with
us in power. We have not had
such a shaking up in a long time.
May the good W’ork go on.
May 4th. P. F. C.
From Milledgeville —We
had a good day yesterday. Large
crowds. One made a profession,
and several asiked for prayer.
We received one by letter, two
by experience, and baptized four
more last night. Praise the
Lord.
May 4th. J. A. W.
Vienna—The church in all of its
work is progressing nicely. The B Y.
P. U meetings are especially interest
ing Brother Kelly has returned from
the State Convention full of the enthu
siasm resulting from the meeting. Bro
Milo Massey, of Pinehurst, filled the
pulpit here Sunday and Sunday night
to the delight and edification of all who
heard him. Bro. Massey is a hard stu
dent and proficient teacher, and with
the blessings pf heaven will enroll his
name high in the annals of ministerial
history. Three were added to the
church by letter during the service.
Always a hearty welcome to you, Bro.
Massey.
Bro. Kelly is oft' to Midway, Ala,
where Sister Kelly has been for some
weeks visiting her parents—to perform
the marriage ceremony for Mr. George
Feagin and Miss Nora Bell Baker, and
to bring Sister Kelly home to her
friends who anxiously wait her return
• L.
Resolutions adopted by the young
men of the Twilight Prayer-meeting of
Mercer University, April 28, 1896:
Whereas Dr. A B. Campbell, pastor
of the Tattnall Square Baptist church,
after a prayerful consideration, has de
cided to move to anew field of libor;
therefore, be it resolved, by the young
men of the Mercer Twilight Prayer
meeting.
1. That we are deprived of the asso
ciation of our most trusted friend, of
our wisest counselor, and, as a pastor
one who is as tender and loving as a
father
2 That we feel unbounded gratitude
for the many kindnesses he has shown
ns while students here.
3. That we consider his removal a
great loss to Mercer’s Christian interest.
4. That we commend him and his
family to his new co-laborers as worthy
of the most sacred trust that may be
committed to any pastor and family.
5. That a copy of these resolutions be
given to Dr. Campbell.
Dear Index: It is said that we ought
to give hi nor to whom it is due, so I de
sire so to do.
Last January I came here to take
charge of the church as pastor, preach
ing twice each month. We could not
secure a very desirable place to rent at
that time, so I mentioned to the breth
ren the matter of purchasing of a parson
age. The church at once took steps by
appointing a committee to look after the
matter, and the result is that to-day the
Baptist pastor has one of the most desir
able places in the city to live. A beau
tiful lot and commodious building, with
the most beautiful mountain scenery
from the parsonage door, and situated
near the church. Verily, the Toccoa
Baptists are doing well. I hear many
things said of former pastors, for the
church has been fortunate in having had
some of the best in the land, such men
as Dr T G. Underwood, Dr. P. S.
Whitman, Van Hoose, J. L. D. Hillyer,
F. C. McConnell, D. D., Jameson, M. L.
Carswell, J. F. Goode. The last pastor
was Dr. A E. Keese, now President of
the “John Gibson Institute’’ at Bowman.
The people are kind and very attentive
to the preaching of God’s word.
Brethren, pray for ns that God may
abundantly bless his people here.
D. W. Hiott.
Toccoa, Ga., April 27, 1896.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. MAY 7. 1896.
Protracted services will be held this
week There will be services morning
and evening. The pastor delivered two
fine sermons today. Yesterday the
usual conference was held. One young
gentleman connected himself with the
church by letter. A special collection
for the benefit of Bro. Diaz was taken
up at this morning's service. The con
gregations are large and attentive.
R L R.
Hephzibah, Ga., April 26, 1896.
Program of Sabbath-School Convention
of Homerville Association, to meet
with Homerville church, May 29, 30,
31.
Friday. 10 a. m.—Prayer and praise
service.
11 a in.—Sermon.
2 p. m.—ls the Sunday-school a part
of the church’s work ?
3p. m.—The result of the teacher's
work
7:30p. iv.—Sermon.
Saturday, 9 a. in. —Does the Bible
authorize Sunday-schools?
9:45 a. m. Ought Christian parents
send their children to Sabbath-school?
10:15 a. m.— The relation of the Sun
day-school to missions.
11 a. in. -Sermon.
2 p. tn —Ought Christians and Sun
day school workers advocate temper
ance?
3 p m.—Woman's work in the church.
7:30—-To be arranged.
Sunday, 9 a. m. Sabbath-school
mass-meeting
10 a m Relation of Sunday-schools
to the Orphans' Home.
11 a m.—Sermon.
3 p. tn.—Sabbath-school and talks by
the brethren present.
Dear Index:—We want a spirited and
spiritual meeting. Bro. Bob Smith and
others who have promised to be with us
are expected. All are invited.
Committee.
Newton, Ala., April 23, 1896.
The sample cony of the “Dear Old
Index,’’of the 9th inst., was duly re
ceived. and most highly appreciated
The Columbian Star, its worthy prede
cessor, was the first paper I ever tried
to read, or perhaps ever saw, in early
childhood. 1 have been a paying sub
scriber and fond reader of the Index
from the days of Mercer and Stokes un
til the death of our lamented Dr. H. H.
Tucker I find this last sample copy
still freighted with the same precious
“gospel meat" 'as of old.
While every Baptist pulpit, with but
few exceptions, in my dear native State
(Georgia) echoed the same ever glorious
old “Jerusalem Song.” I have read and
reread this copy without the use of
glasses, after using them over forty
years, having commenced their use in
my forty third year. Oh! how the glo
rious old Star still shines and sparkles
amid the scum and rubbish of the pres
ent day. And how the Index, stand
ing in the midst of God dishonoring
whirlpools of “evolution" and “higher
criticism” (so called), surrounded by
the slums and quick sands
of “untempered mortar,” and
countless men-made isms on every
hand, is still pointing us onward and up
ward to the New Jerusalem ”
In the lore and defence of the “truth,"
as it is in Christ Jesus, 1 am as ever
your old brother.
Pitt Milner Callaway, Sr.
To the Pastors, Deacons and. Lay-mem
bers of the churches of the Hephzibah
Association:
Dear Brethren: —Many of yon will
doubtless remember that Brethren O.
H. P. Bealle, J. A Carswell and Jay,
J. Davis, were appointed a committee
by the Hephzibah Association, last Oc
tober, to sell Dr. W. L Kilpatrick's
Centennial History of the Hephzibah
Association. I dare say the committee
are doing what they can to dispose of
these valuable books, but I fear that
many of the books are yet unsold. Dr.
Kilpatrick, as you know, did not wiite
this book for his own benefit, but for
the Association. He does not expect
one cent for the work personally. He
expects, however, that we will buy the
book, and pay the printer; and surely
we ought to "do it. While he does not
hold the Association responsi file for the
book, do we not feel morally bound to
see that he suffers no loss?
Brethren, we appeal to each one of
you personally in all the churches, to
see to it that these books are sold, and
the printer paid. The price of the
book is only one dollar. Every brother
and sister ought, by all means, to have
a copy. Let the pastors and deacons
in all the churches go to work at once,
and dispose of the remaining books. I
would not be without it for many dol
lars.
The books are on deposit at Col. Henry
8. Jones's office, 830 Broad St, Augus
ta, Ga. Fraternally,
Jas. J. Davis.
Hephzibah, Ga., April 28th, 1896.
General Meeting.
The General Meeting of the 3d Dis
trict, Flint River Association, meets
with the Jonesboro church on Friday
before the fifth Sunday in May.
G. W. Wood to preach the introduc
tory sermon.
Subjects to be discussed:
I How is God dishonored in public
worship? G W. Wood, L. T. F. Ar
nall.
2. Is integrity necessary to the for
mation of Christian character and influ
ence? J C. Camp, Lamar Sims.
3. What methods should be employed
to advance the cause of Christ, or upon
what influence should we rely to that
end? E. M Hooten, J. F. McLean.
4. How shall we grow in the grace
and knowledge of Jesus Christ? E.
Culpepper, J. A. Little
sth. When is ordination to be per
formed, by what authority, and how
often? I. G. Woolsey, E M. Hooten.
Commencememt John Gibson Insti
tute, 1896.
Sunday, May 24, 11 a m. —Sermon by
Dr. J. H. Kilpatrick.
Monday, May 25, 9 to 12 a. m.—Dec
lamations and recitations.
8:30 p. m —Exhibition by primary
and intermediate departments.
Tuesday, May 26, 9 a. m.—Debate by
Alexandrian Society.
II a. m.—Address by Col. Samuel
Olive.
3:30 p. m. —Meeting board of trustees, 1
8:30 p. m.— Entertainment by Alcy
one Society. *
Wednesday, May 27th, 9 a m —Dec
lamation.
11 a m.—-Annual address by Hon.
Jas. M. Smith, of Oglethorpe.
3:30 p.m. —Meeting board of trustees.
8:30 p. m. —Closing entertainment
It Will be Truly Remarkable.
If, after the Baptist State Convention
has recommended that collections be
taken in all the churches for Mercer
University's current expenses, and after
more than 300 of our churches had
adopted the Convention schedule for
benevolence, and after a large propor
tion of the associations of the State have
indorsed the University and our ablest
pastors have favored the plans adopted,
we come to the end of the financial year
and find that a very few churches have
done a.thing It will be remarkable.
Yes, very remarkable And, if it fur
ther appears, that numbers of the
trustees have done nothing, and large
numbers of the Alumni, many of
them rich or well off, and many of
them pastors, have done nothing, that
will be still more remarkable. It' it
should turn out that the faculty have
done nothing, that will be astonishing,
surely. And if it turns out that our
richest and most influential churches
pay no attention to the urgent claims of
their school, to which they must look
(or to another like it) for their future
pastors, and have given nothing, then
we will have remarkable situation, in
deed. Altogether we will have a great
truth demonstrated, i. e., that there are
two sorts of peculiar people, some zeal
ous of good works and some not, and
that a great many of the note live in
Georgia.
Now, brethren, there is real danger
that this remarkable situation will con
front us commencement. It need not.
There is time, just barely time, to pre
vent it. If even a hundred of our best
pastors will explain the matter to their
people and give them a chance to do
their duty, everything will come up
right. Ido not doubt it in the least.
There are hundreds of pastors who
ought to take hold of the matter this
month.
If we all hold back, after all our
plans have been made and indorsed by
ourselves, and the cause is hurt, then
we will be in a remarkably, unenviably
awkward plight. lam just one man,
and I mean to do my best, but one man
can’t do what a hundred ought to do.
Whoever will give or take a collection,
let him send the amount to me prompt
ly, so that it can go into my report
which closes the first day of May.
J. B. Gambrell.
Report of Georgia Baptist Orphans*
Home for March, 1896.
LIST OF DONATIONS.
Mrs Henry Durand, city, one cloak.
Mr. W. J. Maddox, Maddox, Ga., fruit.
W. M. 8., Elim Baptist church, Oliva,
Ga., one box of provisions. Rev. R.
E. L. Harris, Crawfordville, Ga., one
box of provisions. Mrs. L. M. Al
mand, Conyers, Ga., one package of
clothing. Mrs. Dr. Hood, West End,
one package of clothing Mr. J. C. Fos
ter, Foster's Mills, Ga., one bushel of
meal. Mrs. Day, Isabella. Ga., one
box of meat. Mrs. F. Smith, Garbutt,
Ga, one package of bedding. Mrs.
Green, city, potatoes Mrs Connally,
city, three sacks turnip salad. Mrs.
Clayton, two scrap books L. A. S ,
Valley Grove Baptist church, Tax, Ga.,
quilt. Ladies of Fellowship Baptist
church. Bulloch county. Ga . one silk
quilt. Pastor’s Aid Society, Fifth Bap
tist, city, umbrella, over-shoes. Mrs.
Ellis, one pairs shoes. Mrs. T. J. Day,
three pair shoes.
treasurer's report.
WM S, First Bapt. ch. City .. sll 25
“ Second “ “ “ .... 28 05
Central “ “ “ .. .. 10 00
LAS, West End" “ “ .... 3 00
Cabaniss Bapt. ch, Cabaniss, Ga 194
Turza “ “ Sunny Side, " 180
Mr. R F Smith, Locust Grove,Ga 1 26
Miss Lila Selma, Monroe ch 6 00
Mr. V A Ham, Newnan ch ... 10 00
Dr. H A Lowrance, Athens “ .... 3 05
Mrs. W H Wiggs, Cochran'' .... 10 00
Birthday offering, First Bapt. ch,
Augusta, Ga 1 64
M C Kiser estate. 12th coupon... 125 00
Collections by Mr. R H Smith,
Agent-
First Bapt. eh, Macon. .... 143 00
Tatnall Square ch, Mac4n, Ga. . 11 40
Calder Willingham, “ .. 100 00
E. S. Smith. Eatonton, “ .. 31
Thompson Bapt. ch, “ . . 43 18
Union Point “ “ “ .. 39 30
Crawfordville Bapt. ch, “.. 13 85
Prof. F J Jones 1 00
Mrs R J Frazier, Columbus, Ga 100
Toccoa Bapt. ch 5 00
Marshallville “ 60 22
Total $634 25
Mrs. A J. Moore, Treas.
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin, Cor. Sect'y.
Mrs. A. D. Adair, Pres.
Mercer Notes.
The revival at Mercer this year took
a different turn from that of last year,
but it has been fully as effective. Only
a few of the boys professed conversion
this year, but the professors of religion
were greatly revived and strengthened.
Boys who had been cold and uncon
cerned have become earnest, zealous
workers.
The ministerial students have been
aroused from their lethargy; and two,
if no more, of the former lay members
who had been fighting against thtir im
pressions, have determined to devote
their lives to the ministry. Dr Pearson,
who conducted the services, presented
the gospel in a plain, simple, yet very
forceful manner, and did great good.
The feeling among us is that he is a
great prea :her. We cordially thank
him for his earnest efforts in our behalf.
Commencement is drawing near and
the year will soon be half gone. Is
half of the endowment assured ? Dr.
Gambrell is doing all that a man can
do to raise the amount. We are sorry
we have to lose his inestimable services
as a theologian while he is on the road
in the interest of the endowment fund
He is the right man in either place, and
does efficient work; so we have agreed
to let him travel the remainder of <this
session, and thus insure the endowment;
but next year we need him here to
teach us theology. Mercer will never
have a man that could do her more
good than Dr. Gambrell could right
here teaching theology We need it,"
He is a prince among theologians, and
his plain, common sense exegesis is a
source of strength and inspiration.
Mercer used to afford an opportunity to
young men to become reasonably effi
cient in practical theology without
having to go to the Seminary: why
cannot she do so now ? Dr. Gambrell
could act as President and teach this
branch. Why not give him to us ? Only
a very small per cent of the ministerial
students who come here ever go to the
Seminary. Then to increase the es
fectiveness of our ministers, as a mass,
we must offer means for becoming rea
sonably proficient in theology at Mer
cer.
In the name of the ministerial stu
dents here we offer our services to the
State at large for the comipg vacation.
If there is missionary work we can do,
or if we can supply weak churches, or
can assist the cause of our Master in
any way, we will gladly embrace the
opportunity. Dr Gambrell takes a
fatherly interest in all of us, and any
communication to him will reach us
promptly.
Is there not work for willing hands
to do ? Then brethren send Dr. Gam
brell word and let us go to you. We
burn with the desire to be at work for
the Lord who has blessed us, and we
are willing to do any service requested.
We feel sure there are churches and
communities in our State who could be
benefited by us; but we do not know
all the different places. Everybody
knows where Mercer is, so send word
to us through our honored President
and we will gladly respond to any call
to work for you.
Before we close, let us remind the
public that we have at Mercer as pro
ficient a faculty as she can hope to se
cure; all are young men. President and
all, and their hearts are in the work.
We'respect them for their attainments,
and we love them for their interest in
us personally. Mercer is not trying to
increase her list of alumni so much as
the competency of her prospective
alumni. They are doing solid work.
When the people realize this, the flood
will turn toward Mercer.
A Student.
The Recent Session of Hie Georgia
Baptist Convention.
It was a great disappointment to me
that I could not attend the meeting of
the brethren at Cedartown. Our an
nual meetings are so helpful, so cheer
ing, and so joyous to me, that no ordi
nary hindrance will keep me away.
My wife's illness at Troy, Ala., prevent
ed my going to Cedar town.
I have read with much interest the
different reports of the late session, but
strange to say, I found no notice of the
action of the Convention on the subject
of temperance. In the Motive, a tern
perance paper published in Atlanta, I
find the following paragraph:
“The State Baptist Convention at Ce
dartown, Ga., last week, was a very
large and earnest body of Christian
workers. They most strongly indorsed
the Anti-barroom bill and pledged the
Georgia Baptists to vote against any
candidate who favors the perpetuation
of barrooms in the State. They also
recommend the withdrawal of fellow
ship by all Baptist churches from mem
bers who drink whisky.as a beverage.”
Is it •true that the Convention took
this action and the wide awake report
ere failed to catch it? Not even the in
defatigable Uncle Jimmie? I do not
understand it!
If the Convention did condemn the
whisky traffic, and speak out against
the open barrooms of Georgia, let all
the people know it, and publish in
large letters: The Georgia Baptist
Convention endorsed the Anti
harroom Bill.
Yours for temperance.
T. H. Stout.
Thomaston, Ga., April 28th, 1896.
[ln the multitude of other matters,
this special action was overlooked for
a time. But the resolutions were put
in type for publication last week, but
were unavoidably crowded out. They
appear in this issue.—Ed 1
For the Indrx.
Variety.
Dear Friends: During April I
preached six times and circulated books,
tracts, etc., amounting to $45.55. Rev.
J. Frank Jackson, missionary of 'the
Mulberry Baptist Association, was at
our depot. He is bright and kind.
He is all aglow with his work of
winning souls to Christ. His presence
reminded me that his paternal grand
father and grandmother and five other
persons, were baptized with me on the
same day, in 1835, sixty-one years ago.
Then eight of us put on Christ. Since
then the seven, who joined the church
with me, have all died, and I only am
left. This teaches us that life is short,
and that death is certain.
Rev. J. N. Wall, a Methodist minister
from Elberton, Ga., was in our city.
His bearing to me was so kind that my
heart warmed towards him It is so
cheering to meet persons who talk gently
and lovingly like Brother Wall did.
How different to have them turn from
me and say (as many do), when I offer to
show them my books: “No, I do not
care for them;” or “No, 1 do not wish to
be bothered now;" or “No, I never read
such books." Sometimes they say, “No,
I read my Bible, and it is good enough
for me.” The trouble is that these
crusty people are not willing for me to
reply to their cuts. But sometimes I
do reply
Rev. H. M. Henry, Allenton, Ala.,
stopped in this city. He is a Presbyte
rian of very fine culture, and adds a
charm to all he says, and to mymind.be
is Christ like in his bearing. It is very
pleasant to meet with people dike broth
er Henry. May the Lord bless him and
help him to be useful, and scatter seeds
of kindness all along his pathway
through life.
Rev. ■ L. 8. Rader, pastor of Trinity
M. E. church,of Jacksonville, Fla., stop
ped at the union depot here. His wife
and children were with him. I was
made easy in his society. God’s true
sons and daughters are “a light in this
world,” and I found Brother Rader and
wife lights indeed. God bless them as
they go.
I went on a visit to Sunny Side,Spald
ing county. It is a nice little village. Has
a Methodist and a Baptist church. The
Baptist house is an elegant building.
Rev. R. F. Smith is pastor. They have
a good preacher, good Sunday-school
and good congregation. I preached for
them four times, and once at the Meth
odist church. I made my home at
Brother Wood’s, and had a good home
and was delighted with my visit. On
my way home I got off at Hampton and
spent one night with my old friend, Dr.
L. A. Folsom, and had a splendid time.
Was reminded of the days when we were
together at Mercer University. I also
called on Rev. E. M. Hooton, and saw
his new and beautiful Baptist church at
Hampton.
I saw many of the Georgia Baptists as
they passed Atlanta on their way to the
Convention at Cedartown, and also on
their return trip home. For the infor
mation of friends at home. I will say
that I think all the ladies an 1 gentlemen
behaved themselves well while they were
here T hey charmed Atlanta as they pass
ed. When Isee the name Cedartown.lam
reminded of the Indian war of 1838; at
which time I was a soldier, and station
ed at that place. My tent was near the
beautiful spring. I receive from the
United States a pension in honor of my
services then and there. lam grateful
to Uncle Sam. Ever yours.
F. M. Haygood.
Atlanta, Ga., May 1, 1896.
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The Texas Baptist Standard: The
tobacco worm uses tobacco, but
be doesn’t chew in the pulpit.
Neither does he smoke in the
church vestibule. Nor yet does
he congregate at the Southern
Baptist Convention and nauseate
the delegates with tobaccofumes.
Important Changes.
State Convention of B Y. P.
U. will meet with the First Bap
tist church at Griffin, Ga , on
June 28 instead of July. The
Executive Committee found it
necessary to make this change in
order to secure the attendance of
speakers. July is vacation month
and so not suitable for so impor
tant a meeting.
The Committee on Program
are gratified.with the prompt and
favorable response of almost ev
ery speaker. They are making
every effort to assure the success
of this gathering of Baptist
young people. Let every union
and society of young people, and
every church when there is no
young people’s organization,send
delegates. Pastors should attend
if possible.
J. L. White,
Pres. B. Y. P. U. of Ga.
Drifts and Tendencies.
BY REV. B. W. COLLIER.
The manner in which the same
great discoveries have sprung
up simultaneously in different
quarters of the earth constitutes
an interesting study. And it is not
only an interesting study, but a
valuable one, since it illustrates
a principle that we see acted out
every day in practical affairs of
great moment. The mere fact of
these coincidences is an interest
ing one. Sir Isaac Newton, in
England, and Leibnitz in Ger
many, were working simultane
ously on the abstruse science of
calculus, and arrived simultane
ously at the same conclusions
with regard to it. And so it has
happened time after time that
men in different parts of the
world, unknown to each other,
have’stumbled at the same time
upon truths hidden until that
moment from the eyes of the
wc rid.
What is the significance of this
fact? Simply that the men who
make wonderful discoveries are
merely focalizing the rays of
light that have been dissemi
nated everywhere. The univer
sal mind begins to think along a
certain line, and some intellect
springs forth from the bosom of
the people to crystalize and in
tensify that thinking in the form
of a poem, an oration, a system
of government or philosophy, a
great invention changing the
face of society, or the discovery
of a world. And this product of
individual genius, whatever it
be, is simply the summing up of
a general tendency
I think we are seeing some
thing like that to-day in the
moral world. Sometime since,
that institution, now happily ex
tinct, known as the Trocadero
shocked the whole country by
a mask ball in which shameless
profligacy was turned loose for a
night of revel. What was that
carnival of debauchery but the
outcropping of a loose moral sen
timent too greatly prevalent
everywhere? ‘ Men and women
of the church and of the world
had relaxed their grasp on the
distinctions between right and
wrong, and had bowed the knee
to a godless fashion, which had
itself thrown to the winds all the
principles by which true men
and women everywhere shape
their lives. The theater, the
sensational newspaper and the
decadent novel had slowly sapped
the foundations on which a sound
morality rested, the time was
ripe for such a disgraceful scene,
and in the fullness of time it came.
The man who contrived and car
ried out this undertaking went
somewhat beyond his fellows in
his defiance of decency; that was
all.
Take a more recent instance.
The papers have just heralded
abroad the tidings of one of
Col. Ingersoll's latest public ap
pearances. By invitation of the
pastor of a Chicago church, he
preached before tha; church a
sermon, taking as his text the
words of Shakespeare: “There
is no darkness but ignorance.”
The pastor in introducing him,
sail in sucslance that Mr. Inger
soll was trying to make the world
better, and that all men who
wanted to do this should come
together, regardless of creeds,
and work in harmony for the ac
complishment of the common
end. Was not that a beautiful,
broad and liberal sentiment?
Was it not entirely in keeping
with the utterances of many peo
ple who would be shocked at the
action of this pastor in inviting
an enemy of the Bible and a blas
phemer of the name of Christ to
speak before his people? Was
it not a focalizing of the tenden
cies of the age, a manifestation,
violent it is true, of the spirit of
the times? Every loose thinker
who exalts sentimental ef
fusiveness above the truth of
God is a partaker in that spirit
that invited a blaspheming infi
del into a so-called Christian pul
pit. Every man who goes about
decrying creeds and gushing
about universal brotherhood is a
brother and a fellow-helper to
this Chicago pastor.
It would be well for certain
weak and silly people who are
carried away with the tendencies
of the times if they would consid
er these facts. When we fall
thoughtlessly into the cuirent,
we do well to ask ourselves,
“Whither are these things tend
ing?” Above all, let us remem
ber that there is an eternal sepa
ration between right and wrong,
and with every question that con
fronts us. if there be a right side,
let us seek to be on that side.
Decatur, Ga.
7'Zie Amer lean Baptist Flag: We
have received a long communica
tion from the American Baptist
Publication Society, of Philadel
phia, containing a proposition of
that Society to the Sunday
School Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention for the con
solidation, under one general
management, of the two Sunday
school publishing interests, al
lowing, at least for the present,
the Southern Board to continue
the management of its Sunday
school publications under the di
rection of the Convention. To
us, this proposition points in the
direction of the further centrali
zation of these publishing inter
ests into a still more powerful
monopoly, which will be able to
crush any effort which may be
made in the line of Sunday-school
publications, for more consistent
and aggressive Baptist lit
erature. We have too much
monopoly already, even in
those two institutions. The
pressing need of the denom
ination is several more aggres
sive Sunday-school publishing
interests to counteract the down
ward tendency of these great
monopolies to compromise and
affiliation, and finally open com
munion and no-churchism.
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