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Bro. Dorsey was at Antioch
yesterday. Fair congregation.
Bro. Jitneson, West Etid. At
■Griftin last week. Preached
twice, one received for baptism.
Bro. Hatcher attended ad
journed meeting of the Noonday
Association. Preached yester
day.
Bro. B J. W. Graham, of
Ccchran. was present and made a
cheering report of his work
there.
Bro. Howard, Glenn Street.
Preached as usual. Absent last
week. Attended a Bible Insti
tute at Rome.
Dr. Gwin has closed his work
with the Central. He has, as
yet. no definite plans for the fu
ture. Baptized two at night.
Bro. R H. Smith preached
at Toccoa. Took a collection and
had a mass meeting in the after
noon. and preached on missions
at night.
Bro. Haygood repor ed the
death of Bro.T. A.Gibbs.of Social
Circle, who has been clerk of
the Stone Mountain Association
for forty one years. He was a
dear jn who used well his office
Bro. Oxford. Prays Mill
church doing well. Douglas
ville will begin to build at once.
Austell is growing. Good Sun
day school. Ai Riverdale yes
terday. Good services. Two by
letter. one for baptism.
Rev. J. L D. Hillyer, as Chair
man of a committee appointed at
the last meetirg of Stone Moun
tain Association to co operate
with Dr. J. G. Gibson in efforts
to develop a be tter spirit on the
subject of missions among the
churches of the Association, re
ported a very pleasant and hope
ful meeting on Sunday with the
Rockdale church. He preached
Saturday night and twice on
Sunday/ The church is a good
one. the congregation is large,
and the people bright and pleas
ant
This is the first meeting of this
kind that the committee has ever
held, but brother Hillyer reports
several similar appointments
ahead, and hopes to accomplish
some good in the work to which
his committee is appointed.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
“ Bro. P. B. Grant, of Ken
tucky.,a recent graduate of tl\e
S B.T. Seminary, will supply
here for three months—and 1
hope much longer."
G. W. Hurt, < ruyton.
We are more than sorry to see
Bro. Hurt go away. God bless
him in his new home.
11 The icea of beheading Whit
sitt because he has found some
thing. The idea too that the
Baptists are ruined because a
few of them in England, or
even all of them there, sprink
led. England is not all the
world. Tne first Baptists who
went there immersed."
E. B Carroll, Macon.
Mrs. T. C. Carlton, with her
two bright little boys and her lit
tie niece, Melissa Davis, came in
Friday last from Missouri to visit
relatives and friends in Elbert.
Mrs. Carlton is greatly beloved
in this county and her friends
will be delighted.to have her with
them for the summer.—on
Star.
Our Baptist friends are making
arrangements to resume work on
their new church edifice. We
are informed that Mr. Joseph M.
Brown has rtcgntly donated a lot
on Whitlock avenue to the church,
which can be sold and the pro
ceeds used for carrying on the
work. It will b- remembered
that he donated the site upon
which the building is now lo
cated. — Marietta Journal.
Rev. R H. Blalock, pastor of
the Greenville Baptist church,
will become a member of the
faculty of the LaGrange Baptist
College at the fall term of the in
stitution. Mr. Blalock will
continue to serve the church at
Greenville though he will remove
to LaGrange. H s flock, as well
as the people of the town, will re
gret the removal of Mr Blalock
from Greenville. Meriwether
Vindicator.
Dr. J. A. Wynne, pastor Eirst
church, Gainesville, will hold a
Bible institute at Oak Grove
church, beginning on Monday
after 1 he first Sunday in August.
All who can attend are cordially
invited to do so. Free entertain
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will come. Oak Grove is four
miles south of Gainesville. Those
expecting to attend will write to
Bro. W. R. Robertson, Woodley's
Ford.
The Baptist Sunday-school will
soon have a circulating library,
thanks to the indefatigable com
mittee. There is nothing so im
proving as good literature —
wholesome food for mental as
similation. Pure ennobling char
acters, moral tone and language
replete with beauty and plain
ness—this should be the nourish
ment for the young brain if fic
tion is desired.— -Millen Chat, in
Si/lcaniu Telephone.
The Thomasville Tinies says of
the sermon of Dr. Harris at the
late commencement of the Young
Female College: “ Not a vacant
seat in the church. Chairs were
finally brought in and placed in
the aisles, and these were occu
pied at once, and when the ser
vices commenced there were
many people standing at the
doors, while numbers of them
left because they could not gain
an entrance. It was the largest
congregation we have ever seen
in Thomasville.
“No synopsisof Dr. Harris' dis
course would do it justice and we
shall not attempt it. It was per
fectly grand. In his clear, terse
and eloquent style he spoke for
an hour, during the whole of
which time he held the closest
attention of the vast congrega
tion. It was strikingly appropri
ate to the occasion and it is the
universal verdict of all who heard
the discourse that it was the
grandest commencement sermon
delivered here in years.”
When in Atlanta, Ga., some
days ago, on our return from the
Southern Baptist Convent ion, we
went out to College Park At
this point is located the South
ern Female (Cox) College. Pres
ident Cox gave us a cordial wel
come as a fellow Baptist, and
though our stay was short, it
was extremely pleasant. In 1*43
this institution was established,
and until last year was located
at LaGrange, Ga. No school in
the South is more thoroughly
equipped in every respect than
this. Located as it is in a sub
urb of Atlanta it is "easily acces
sible to city advantages, and it
also offers a quiet, healthful op
portunity for young women to
go and prepare themselves for
the great battle of life College
Park is just eight miles from the
city. Beautiful grounds and a
magnificent four story college
building make the place very
attractive. We were shown
through the parlors, recitation
rooms, chapel, museum, and prac
tice hall. They are all perfect
in adaptation, spacious and well
equipped. The arrangement for
music pupils is the best we have
ever seen. Along the hall of the
fourth ft >or are a number of
small rooms, each piovided with
a piano, so that the student is all
to herself, and therefore suffers
no interruption. No school can
boast of a finer orchestra Tne
institution is not only a credit to
Georgia, but to the entire South,
and Baptists should justly feel
proud of it.— Biblical Recorder,
Raleigh, N. <!.
Among these distracting in
fluences, however, the most hurt
ful to the University in its effect
upon the people, is the large
number of commencement hops
engaged in by perhaps not more
than 15 per cent, of the students,
but which, as magnified in the
papers, prejudice manypeopleof
the State against the institution.
We believe these should not be
permitted to use the name of the
University and direct the atten
tion from the literary exercises
of the commencement, which
should stand for the highest lit
erary cu'ture and refinement. —
Athens Banner.
These are the utterances of the
Board of Visitors of the State
University to the trustees.
They are wise and timely words.
But the trustees say that this is
not University business, but a
private affair of the young men.
Yet among the commencement e.r
ercises, we venture to say, this
annual ball receives due and
prominent notice— not official,
but effective. In our young days
we attended a State university
and know the demoralizing effects
of these balls. Oh, that the Bap
tists would but realize what it
means to have an educational
institution under their control.
If they did they would nourish
it for the saving of their boys.
Gardl —I have never had the
pleasure of grasping the hand of
either of you brethren, but I love
you for your work’s sake, and
delight to co operate with you in
the great work of circulating the
grand old Inpex, which to me
seems more inspiring than ever
before.
I do hope to be able to put the
paper into the hands of many
more of the members of my
churches. I am pastor at Bax
ley, Johnson and Jones Creek.
We’ had a good meeting at the
latter yesterday, with two addi
tions, one by letter and one by
experience.
We had a valuable addition to
our church at Baxley on the sec-
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX - THURSDAY, JULY 2. 1896.
ond Sunday in this month by ex
perience also. We expect to
protract our next meeting, with
Dr. Nelson to assist. Will be
faithful to the Inpex, than which
1 know of no better Baptist pa
per. May God bless the editors
and guide them by his Holy
Spirit, is my prayer.
Your brother,
A. R. Richardson.
June 29th.
A Model Church
ANTIOCH CHURCH, LELIATON, GA.
Six years ago I took charge of
this church as supply. It had a
small membership, and has since
dismissed by letter forty seven
for the purpose of organizing
other churches; has excommuni
cated four; has liberated to the
ministry five; ordained one; will
ordain another soon, and will set
another apart to the work next
meeting. It has now a member
ship of 17H, a nourishing Sunday
school of seventy six scholars,
a missionary society, and a
weekly prayer meeting. Friday
before every regular meeting day
they fast and pray a l day at the
church. My membership is there
and I have tried to supply it for
six years, during which time I
have received 141, and have
failed to be thqre only twice.
The church keeps on hahd a fund
for the poor. God grant that
their light may never grow dim,
is the prayer of the nastor.
F.
Deacons' Conference.
Why should not the deacons of
the Baptist churches in Atlanta
organize themselves into a con
ference? The ministers have a
conference, and the young people
have a union, and they find it
profitable for progress in their
separate spheres of action. The
deacons are charged with certain
specific duties, and to meet to
gether to discuss how to more
perfectly and successfully dis
charge those duties cannot fail
to be helpful to the entire body
of dea sons and to the service. It
is well to counsel with one an
other and to strive for excellence
in well-doing. Deacons are sup
posed to know all the members
of their church, and to minister
ro their needs. There are many
deserving members that would
appreciate the weekly visits of
the Christian Index, but are
unable to subscribe for it. This
conference, in addition to discuss
ing the most effective way of
meeting the financial claims on
the church, could formulate a
plan for supplying the wants of
all classes of the membership.
Lit us organize.
Deacon.
West End.
Greenville.—We have just closed
one of the best meetings that the Green
ville Baptist church has ever had. It
lasted for two weeks and the interest
increased almost every day. We were
assisted by Dr E Z. F. Golden, of
Cuthbert, and Rev F M. Blaloek. of
Senoia These brethren preached us
some very able and eloquent sermons.
1 feel sure that much good was done.
The entire town manifested consider
able interest. For one week all the
stores and shops were closed between
the hours of 11 and 12 a. m. and
nearly every body was at church. Every
Christian heart seemed to yearn for the
salvation of souls.
There were only three additions, but
the church was most graciously revived.
We now have as good a working church
as there is in the State and as noble a
set of people as can be found any
where.
Prof. Wells, of Newnan was with us.
He is a most excellent musician, and
proved an invaluable aid in every ser
vice. His talks, his prayers and good
old gospel hymns were a real treat to
us all. Wishing the Index much sue
cess, I remain yours truly.
R. H. Blalock.
Ashburn. Our Ashburn church
is in a state of anxiety just now. We
have been preparing to protract our
meeting, beginning with the fourth
Sunday in June. The church has been
taking on new life under our beloved
pastor. Rev. Eliam Culpepper, of Jones
boro, Ga But we have had to post
pone our protracted meeting,‘•nd indeed
all our services, on account of acts •of
scarlet fever. It was thought best to
do so and not risk anything.
Our Sunday-school is growing in in
terest and numbers. We have a good
prayer-meeting. At the last prayer
service held, many hands were held up
for prayers. Maythe Lord send a great
conviction upon them, and may the
Holy Spirit work upon the hearts of
sinners and edify and stiengthen be
lievers. Will not Christians lift their
hearts to God in our behalf?
Yours truly.
L R Beal.
June 24.
Union Church. We had a grand
day yesterday at Union church (Me
Duffle county) Sunday-school on Chil
dren's Day. A large congregation was
present and dinner was served on the
ground. The occasion was highly en
joyed by all. and the Lord's cause ad
vanced. The Sunday school is in a
fine, flourishing condition, reflecting
much credit on the superintendent and
all the officers The recitations and
songs by the scholars were very interest
ing, showing good training and great
care.
At Friendship church, in Glascock
county, near Mitchell, we have the
largest and best Sunday-school I ever
saw About one hundred and twenty
answer to the roll call, and everybody
seems deeply interested in the school.
Great good is being done, and much is
yet to be accomplished by this work in
the Lord's cause. The Lord will bless
the faithful brethren and sisters in the
work. A. J. Lazenby.
Guaranteedin writing. (Students complete
course In >2 time at % expense of other col
leges Ten to 20 placed monthly. Address
at once GitoaoiA Business Collkgk. Ma
con. Ga. Itaprlw
For the Indkx.
B Y. P. U. Meeting.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The B Y. P. U. of Georgia is no
longer an experiment, it is a fact. The
second session of the Young People's
Convention of Georgia met with the
church at Griffin at 10 o'clock Tuesday.
June 23.
Delegates and visitors came in from
all sections of the State, and the
charming little city of Griffin threw
open her doors and gave t> em a most
cordial welcome
Before the Convention was organized
a sweet spiritual devotional service was
held, conducted by Dr. J. D. Chapman
This devotional spirit pervaded the
meeting throughout.
After the prayer service, President
J. L W hite called the meeting to order.
He was re elected to preside over the
Convention. Brethren ,T. W. O'Kelly,
Henderson. Hallman and W. M. Gil
more were elected Vice-Presidents.
F. J. Paxon was again elected Sec
retary. and B. H Hardy, Treasurer.
Pastor T. W. O’Kelly delivered a
hearty address of welcome. He
thought the B. Y. P. U. was going to
be such a big thing that Griffin was glad
to entertain it while it was young He
was afraid it would assume such enor
moils proportion that there would not
be room to receive it in Griffin
The soldier boys had had possession
of the city, but as the last of the blue
coats and brass buttons disappeared
the van guard of the Union was on the
ground. So cordial was the welcome
extended that every one felt at home
The address of welcome was re
sponded to by Prof. Geo. W. Macon, of
Mercer University, who in a happy
manner expressed the thanks of the
Convention for its hospitable reception.
The enrollment at the organization
showed one hundred and six delegates
present, and quite a number came in
later, running the enrollment up to near
two hundred.
The Executive Committee's report
was read by Chairman J. J. Whitfield.
The report stated that fifty seven
onions had been reported through
out the State. The committee
urged the adoption of the Chris
tian Culture courses Bible Readers'
course. Sacred Literature course, and
the Conquest Missionary course, and an
outline of these courses was given. The
report suggested a prize banner contest,
awarding it to the society having the
largest number of successful examiners
in proportion to its methbership
The report stated that as to aflilia
tion. the utmost liberty prevailed.
Each union is left free to go with either,
or both, or neither, as regards the In
ternational and the Southern Union.
The report was referred to a special
committee.
A FTERNOON SESSION.
Devotional services were conducted
by Bro. J M. Britain, of Barnesville.
The topic for the afternoon session was
“ The Local Union, " and some admi
rable addresses were made.
Brother W. M. Gilmore made an en
thusiastic speech on ‘’Some Reasons
for a Local Union in our Church." He
made a strong plea for organization.
Bro. 1. J.-Van Ness read a most in
teresting paper on “ Getting a Right
Start.”
An Open Parliament was conducted
by J. J. Whitfield. Many suggestions
were given, showing “ How we can
make the Local Union more efficient.”
In enlarging attendance upon .regular
church services, in the prayer meeting,
in promoting social 'te among our
young people, and it; soul winning,
were some of the ways In which to help
the Union.
Bro. G G. Miles, of Columbus, urged
Bible readings in the Union, getting
the different members to take part. The
social feature was emphasized. Dr.
Gambrell thought the boys ought to be
sent after the girls. Bro. I. J. Van
Ness thought if young people were go
ing to fall in love they couldn’t select a
better place than the Union, then
couples would not be unequally yoked
a Baptist would select a Baptist for a
partner for life. He suggested holding
meetings in a small room insttad of a
large one. This would do away with
formality and all would feel at home
Bro. W. H. Smith thought it a good
idea to hold purely social meetings in
the home.
Another suggested that some of the
most attractive young ladies be placed
on the reception committee to greet
visitors and strangers, making them
feel that they were welcome.
NIGHT SESSION.
After a delightful song service led
by Bro. Argabrite, Bro. J. L. White
delivered a magnificent, forceful ad
dress on “ Loyal Baptists." He took as
his text a part of the pledge for the
unions : “ Loyal to Christ in all things,
at all times." Clearly and earnestly he
set forth our distinctive principles. He
said “ Whether we came over land by
way of Holland, or through the sea by
England.it matters not, we are here.”
He insisted on Baptists studying to
know why we are what we are. 1
can’t conceive of a down right out right
up right Baptist who can’t give a reason
why he is a Baptist. Spiritual life is
the basis of organization with us
This howling all over the country
after the scalp of Dr. Whitsitt isndicu
lous. Ido not say that Dr. Whitsitt is
right, but if history needs revising, re
vise it. Turn on the light-! Turnon
the light! Our doctrine does not de
pend upon history. Baptists ne<sd three
things:
1. Backbone. TBiis is niade up of
grace, grit and gumption
2. Enthusiasm John was a burning
and shining light.
3. Love of souls.
The address made a profound impres
sion on the large audience, and was es
pecially enjoyed by the Baptists.
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
The Bible reading was conducted by
J. E. Howell, Esq., of Vienna. He had
the delegates to repeat after him the
prayer of David, as found in Psalm; 67.
Bro. J- D. Chapman talked on the " C.
C. C's.,” or the Christian Culture
Courses
He insisted on systematic Bible study.
Our people should prosecute the four
years' course as mapped out by the Bap
list Union. Not selfish culture, but
•Culture for service" should be our
motto. , ,
Prof. Geo. W. Macon was pressed
into service to take the place of another
on the program who was absent, and
presented “ The Relation of the B. \ .
P U. to Higher Education "
He urged that the Baptists rally to
the help of our institutions, and in
vited any boy who had aspirations for a
good education to come and he would
render what help he could.
Prof. Macon, who has been in Geor
gia only a short time, made a most fa
vorable impression on the Convention.
He is a good representative of our
young, enthusiastic, progressive pro
fessors of Mercer.
Bro J. W. Wills, of Atlanta, opened
the discussion on “ How can we intro
duce the Christian Culture Courses
more widely the coming year? ”
He said the subject ought to be agi
tated, and the organization of new
unions encouraged, we ought to take
our young people's papers. In the or
ganization nave a good leader, and let
each member do his full duty.
Dr. Nunnally said he couldn't make
an argument, tor he wasn't built that
way, but he would give some facts
He told how he had stimulated his
members to Bible atudy by printing our
doctrines on cards with Scriptural ref
erences. and having different ones to
look up these references Send our boys
to Mercer and our girls to our female
colleges.
What came near being a breezy dis
cussion took place .over the Executive
Committee report. In this report it
was suggested that the unions of the
State bear the same relation to the In
ternational Convention and the South
ern Union-affiliating with both, or
either, or neither, if they saw fit
This report was referred to a special
committee to report on the recommen
dations. S. Y. Jameson was appointed
as Chanman. This special committee
reported that while every union had
the right to affiliate with any organiza
tion it saw fi r ,as a State Convention we
ought to give the Southern Union our
sympathy and hearty co-operation be
cause this State organization was the
prime mover in organizing the B. Y. P.
U. :of the South. The point at issue
called forth considerable discussion,
quite a number of brethren trying to
gain recognition at the same time. The
matter was laid on the table till the
afternoon session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Prayer service was led by Bro J. W.
Wills. The reports of the Executive
Committee and the special committee
were taken from the table and referred
back to the two committees jointly.
While these committees were arranging
these reports an important discussion
was had on “ Officers and Committees"
led by Bro. G. G. Miles.
The committees arranged the differ
ences existing, and the parts of the Ex
ecutive Committee's report calling forth
the discussion in the morning were
eliminated
Bro Whitfield then read the Execu
tive Committee's report as revised.
The Special Committee then reported
endorsing the Executive Committees
report, but recommending that the
matter of hiving a prize banner con
test be deferred till another year The
reports were adopted
Bro. W. H. Sturman, of Augusta,
read an interesting paper on “ The or
ganizationand work of committees.'
NIGHT SERVICE.
The church was crowded at night to
hear the Convention sermon preached
by Dr. W. H. Smith, of Columbus His
theme was, “ A modern vision of the
valley of dry bones, seen by a new
prophet "
The theme as well as the whole sermon
was very apropos to the occasion. The
preacher had the closest attention and
sympathy of the large audience, and at
the close of the service many pressed
forward to grasp his hand, tilled with
feelings which they could not express.
TH U RSD A Y MORN ING.
The prayer service was led by Bro.
G G. Miles.
The subject of “Individual respon
sibility to the great commission. " was
discussed by Bro. C. C. Brown, of
Greensboro. Brother Brown is a mere
boy but he spoke as one having expe
rience. Cool and composed, he had no
difficulty in the choice of words to set
forth the responsibility of individuals
to the great commission.
Bro. Turpin, of Americus, discussed
“Culture for service. " We should strive
after culture, but culture alone nar
rows instead of broadens. Culture must
be for service. Culture must be conse
crated for Christ. Bro Turpin's ad
dress was chaste, elegant, and of a very
high order.
Dr. Henry McDonald was expected to
address the Convention on “ Luther
Rice at Home. « Adoniram Judson
Abroad," but he failed to put in an ap
pearance.
Dr. Gambrell made an impromptu
speech on “The need of the hour
trained leaders."
As Dr. Gambrell is a ready man. he
was prepared to take the place of the
absentee
Bro. Miles offered resolutions extend
ing, thanks to the hospitable people of
Griffin and to the railroads for courte
sies.
The resolutions were heartily sec
onded by Bro. Gaines in a glowing
tribute to the fair city of Griffin.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Devotional services were conducted
by Bro. J. E. Pound, of Macon.
An open parliament was conducted
by Bro. B- J W. Graham. The sub
ject discussed was “ How can we make
the Young People s Union an effective
missionary force? "
Bro. I£. H. Thornton, of Atlanta,
made a forcible address on the subject :
“Christ in the home, social and .bnsi
ness circles." Bro. Thornton said he
did not come with a diploma of a
finished speaker, but simply as a plain
business man, but he had not gone far
before his hearers were convinced that
he was master of his subject. He made
a sweet tender address, showing the
power of Christ in the life.
A consecration service was held
Thursday night, in which reports from
various unions were heard.
After this service the ladies of the
church tendered a reception to the dele
gates on the church lawn It was an
occasion long to be remembered.
The following brethren were appoint
ed on the Executive Committee for th’s
year: I. J. Van Ness, S. Y. Jameson. B.
W. Collier, J. E. Howell, E. Y. Mallary,
J. B. Turpin. W. H Smith.
The next session of the Convention
will be held at Augusta, Ga , Tuesday
after the 3d Sunday in June, 1897.
Every one promises the Convention a
grand success, and the prayer goes up
from many hearts. “ Long live the
Young People's Movement !"
T. M. Callaway.
Ephesus Church. Mrs Lula White,
a prominent member of this church, met
her death last Tuesday by a stroke of
lightning while going from the garden
to her house.
The church sustains a great loss in
the death of our much beloved sister.
She leaves six little children and a
heart-broken husband. The funeral
services were conducted by her pastor,
Rev T. C McCutchen May God
bless and console and care for each
broken heart.
‘ ‘The Lord giveth and the Lord hath
taken away, and blessed be the name of
the Lord.” In humble submission.
TALLAPOOSA CHURCH.
We have just closed our meeting con
tinned from last month. Baptizedß,re
ceived by letter 12.
The Lord has graciously blessed us,
and in the last nine months the church
has felt and realized the power of God's
grace. 87 additions. Baptized 30, re
ceived by letter .>7.
We have a good Sabbath school, a
lively prayer meeting and a young peo
ple's society for which we are proud
Scriptural in discipline and giving, mak
ing the lame places strong.
* T. C. M.
BUFFALO LITHIAWATER
FOR GOUT, BRIGHT’S DISEASE, ETC., ETC.
Or. William 8. Towles, Professor of Anatomy mid Materia Medica in the Medical
Department of the University of Virginia :
“ I feel no hesitancy whatever in saying that Hi Gout RlieiiniHtic Hout, Rheiiniatl.m,
Slone ill the Hladtter. anil in nil niaeaaeH of Uric- Arid IHhilifhlm, I know of no
remedy at all DirfFATA I ITUIA tA/ATFD Itseßects are marked In canning
lomparoblr lo DUirzALU J ITIIK ItMIVII a disappearanee of albumen from
the urine. In a single-ease ot brunt'i Dnease of the Kidneys I witnessed decided beneficial re
sults from Its use, and from its action in this case 1 should have great confidence In it aaa remedy
In certain stages of this disease. In Dyspepsia, especially that form of It In which
there Is an excessive production of acid during the process of nutrition,
in some of the peculiar atTectlons of women, and in Chronic Malarial Poisoning etc., 1 have found
It highly etfieaelous."
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balf-gallon bottles, J 5.00 f.o. b. nt the Springs. Descriptive pamphlets sent free on appli
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Proprietor, Huffalo Llthla Springs, on the Atlantic and Danville Railroad.
Southern Female College at La
Grange, Ga.,
CATALOGUES.
The catalogues for the colleges gener
ally are ready for distribution. It is
gratify ing to note the improvements in
the make-up of these publications this
year. There was a tendency a few
years back to make them a kind of illus
trated art gallary, scenery, houses,
faces, men and women and children,
but those received at this office this
year show less display of cut and en
graving. Faces generally have been
omitted and only buildings have been
engraved and half toned We notice
also less of the sophomoric, bombastic,
circus bill poster style of literature in
giving information, an evident effort
at a plain statement of the facts. A
gentleman said to me the other day, “ I
am looking for a plain, old fashioned,
good school for my daughter, but it
seems every one of them is the best, and
some claim to be better than the best,"
and he asked, How can that be?"
FURNITURE NEEDED.
About thirty rooms in our new dor
mitory are ready for the furniture, forty
more will be ready in sixty days.
Several friends have agreed to furnish
roc-ms. (>ne good mother whose daugh
ter graduated here several jears ago
and has since died, proposes to furnish
two rooms, one as a memorial of her
daughter and the other for her grand
daughter who will soon be ready to
come to college. A beautiful idea, isn't
it? Others might do likewise Some
churches are raising funds to furnish
rooms to be known bj the name of the
church, and in which girls from that
church will be domiciled when they
come to college. How nice, instead of
calling the rooms by number, as No. 1,
No. 6, No 43, etc , to have them known
as “West Point." "Newnan. Atlanta.
“Antioch," “Moreland." Mars Hill,’
“Bethabira," “Mills Creek,” etc. It
would be so nice to have one room
named “Index." The railroads also
will be represented in the rooms, one of
theui already having made a contribu
tion sufficient for that purpose. It takes
about fifty dollars to furnish one room
A brother who helps every good thing
and never fails, writes: lam ready to
make a pull along that line. One
room will have his name over the lintel
in gilt letters and the initials will be
‘A. D. F. ' Every Baptist in Georgia
can spell out the rest of the name.
While others are covering the $2,000 00
subscription, which is now about halt
done, let others get together in families
and churches and raise the money to
furnish one room, and then let them send
four girls to occupy Jit if it be a large
room, or two if it be a small one, and
thus make the Southern Female Col
lege at LaGrange, “OUR college.” as
well as “A Woman's College, built and
endowed by women for women "
G. A. Nunnally.
Macon —The summer is here in full
force, 'and the Baptists are not. yet
those of us in whose hands Baptist af
fairs are left, are busywn the Lord's
work. There is much to encourage ns.
and we are confident of great upbuild
ing in the future.
Dr. Gambrell is preaching for Tattnall
Square until they can get a pastor, and
you iliay know that that church is
greatly favored in this arrangement.
Dr. Campbell's removal was sad to
many, and especially so to the other
pastors. These preachers, in whose
hearts Bro Campbell had won a warm
place by his true Christian manhood,
his geuial spirit, and his full consecra
tion to the Lord, have adopted resolu
tions expressing their love and confi
dence in him In these they heartily
commend him to those to whom he
shall minister.
Bro. Campbell is a man of fine char
acter and as a preacher ranks with the
first in Georgia, and we know will sus
tain himself in the State that now
claims him.
The papers say some fine things
about Prof. Pollock s work for Mercer
University. If the rich Baptists of
Georgia could feel for Mercer as some
of the poor ones say they feel, the en
dowment fund would be in Bro. Hugue
nin's hands in less than a week. I wish
some of these poor ones, for instance
myself and Bro. Bernard, could come
into possession of a few hundred thou
sand. I'd like to have myself tested in
this matter. This dollar a head won't
work, nor will ten dollars from this one
and that one work The rich brethren
must put in their thousands. One
hundred thousand dollars will not too
richly endow Mercer, yet we would re
joice to get this much. Are there not
one hundred Baptists in Georgia who
can give a thousand each?
This SIOO,OOO would satisfy Mercer
for the present, and would silence her
friends on the endowment question for
some years Let there be a cry from
every Baptist pulpit in Georgia for this
SIOO,OOO, and let the cry be repeated un
til the brethren respond.
Let this be also our method towards
the liquor traffic The pulpits must be
heard from. For the present the Bush
bill would satisfy the prohibitionists.
This bill is a step in the right direction:
ami when we have progressed, as the
State would, under this law, we can
take yet another step Here is work
for Georgia pulpits, and I trust every
Baptist pulpit in the State will raise
theory for the downfall of the liquor
traffic, and repeat the cry until the peo
pie shall respond.
Benajah.
The next session of the North Geor
gia Baptist Convention will convene
with tie First church, Gainesville,
Tuesday before 4th Sunday in July
next. All delegates, representatives of
our denominational enterprises and vis
itors. who expect to attend, will please
forward their names to Geo. P. Estes,
Chairman committee on hospitalities, so
that homes be assigned them.
J. A. Wynne.
Pastor Ist church, Gainesville.
Guarantee Position. Acccp«noie>fv?t-ition, or can deposit
money in hank till position ia aeoured. For Catalojws Mdreaa
Nashviliejenn. Indorsed by Bankers, Merchants, •ndothera
Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Shorthand, Typewriting,
Telegraphv, etc.; 12 teachers. 4 weeks m Bookkeeping
with us equals 12 elsewhere. 600 students past year, fro
vacation. Enter any time. Cheap board. Car tare paid.
To order our books for home study is next best thing w
•ntoriag our school. Write ua. (.Mention thia paperj
Ba rnesville The Ministers,
Union Meeting of Middle Georgia was
organized at place and date above, by
electing Dr. J. M. Brittain moderator
for first quarter, and G. H. Perdue sec
retary.
Bro. T. H. Stout presented the de
signs and advantages to be derived from
such’ an organization in a brief and
pointed address, and was followed by
Dr. Brittain, fully endorsing and adding
additional reasons for such an organiza
tion. An experience meeting was par
ticipated in by Brethren Brittain, W.
P. Clayton and G. H. Perdue, of Bar
nesville: Bro. W. B Whittle, of Means
ville, and T. H. Stout, of Thomaston.
We. as a body, extend a wartu and cor
dial invitation to our ministers to meet
with us on Monday after the second
Sunday in each month at 10 a in. The
meeting was encouraging and promises
good results
The subject for next meeting is
“Church Discipline, to be opened by
Bro. T H. Stout, of Thomaston.
G. H. Perdue
Secretary.
Atlanta now has a city Young
People’s Union. It was organ
ized a few weeks ago at the
First church and its organization
will be perfected this week. Mr.
Henderson Hallman is its first
President, and he gives promise
of a vigorous and sensible ad
ministration. We welcome this
new factor in our city life. The
Baptists of Atlanta need mere
things to harness them together
and lead them into common
work This is a good way to do
it. The large churches realize
that the smaller churches beat
them frequently in all organized
and well maintained work. The
big church begins to see that
while it has many things it has
not some others. This will be
an advantage. We hope these
young brethren will go on and
make this association a great
success.
Prof. Pollock sends us a blank
form requesting the names of
young men who ought to go to
Mercer. Our acquaintance is so
limited that we cannot reply to
the request, We do urge all
brethren, however, to comply at
once with this suggestion. The
University needs endowment but
it needs boys also. If we get
plenty of boys we can get plenty
of money later. So send on the
names. This does not imply
either that you send only the
names of those whom you know
are ready for college and desire
to go. If you know boys who
ought to go or who ought to be
sent, send their names also.
Very often the college men when
they visit these boys can show
how the way is to be opened and
make it feasible. Make your
self a canvassing agent for Mer
cer.
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the entire system: take the place of
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3 Boxes $2 50. Sent by mall on receipt
of price. •
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