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ATLANTA BAPTIST CONFERENCE.
Bro. Van Nees in the chair. Prayer
by Bro. A. W. Bealer.
Bro. Stevenson preached at Berean
church.
Sixth. Pastor Ward preached twice
and received one by letter.
Bro. Hatcher was at Jasper Associa
tion and preached in the afternoon.
Decatur. Two pleasant services. Go
ing to begin a meeting next Sunday.
Bro. Donaldson has been at Buena
Vista in a meeting with Bro Norris A
fine meeting.
Bro. Stovall. After a month's suspen
sion, had regular services at East At
janta yesterday.
First church. Dr. Landrum preached
in the morning. At night a welcome
service to the pastor.
West End. Pastor Jamtsin preachtd
in the morning. Attended welcome
services at First church at night.
Fift’’. Bro. Norcross preached twice
very large congregations. Large Sun
day-school. Five received by letter.
Bro. Barnett, pastor at Johnson City,
Ttnn.. is on his way to New York and
London to study city mission work
Jackson Hill Bro. Marshall preach
ed at night. Good congregations Bro.
Marshall is supplying this church.
Glenn Street. Pastor Howard preach
ed in the morning; Bro. Oxford at
night. Six baptized. Meeting c Mitin
ues.
Kirkwood. Pastor Hillyer reported
regular service. Matters are looking up
at the church. Condition of church en
couraging.
Bro. Lamar. Heard Dr Landrum at
the First church. Was delighted. Has
been in the West and North lecturing
and preaching.
Bro Oxford reported good meetings
with his churches. Church at Douglas
ville has given contract for a good
church building.
Third. Pastor Winchester preached
in the morning. For r received oy letter
and one by experience. Pastor was at
First church.
Capitol Avenue. Sunday school full
Bro. Spalding preached in the morning,
attended welcome service at First
church at night.
Bro. Gibson attended two Associations
during the week. Is much encouraged
at signs of progress in the Jasper Asso
ciation. Bro. Smith did well there for
the Orphans' Home and Sunday School
Board.
Bro. McDonald spent last week at
Marpay. N. C. Preached in Murphy
once, and attended the Western North
Carolina Association, up in the moun
tains. Preach* d at tne Association.
F retched at Second church vesterdav.
THROUGHOUT THE STM'S.
At Powder Springs the Lord
has greatly blessed the labors of
Bro. Spinks. They have had a
gracious ingathering.
“We have organized a B. Y.
P. U. and expect good results
from its work.”—Rev. E. Cul
peper, Jonesboro.
Brown-Roberts. —Married, at
the residence of Mr. P J. Roberts,
August 31st, H- H Brown, or
Toccoa to Miss Emma Roberts,
of Jefferson, Rev. J. W. Butts
officiating. A long, prosperous
and happy life to them.
“Our church is on the upward
move. We see the results of our
revival a month ago. We have
organized a B. Y. P. U., with a
nice membership. We will be
gin at orce the erection of our
new church house.” —Rev. E.
Dickenson. Ashburn.
isro. E. W. Hammond has had
a very fine meeting at Holland
ville. Thirty-four have been re
ceived by baptism and seven by
letter, and “still there’s more to
follow. ”
Bro. T. E. McCutcheon has had
good meetings at Ephesus and
Villa Rica.
The time of meeting of
the Miller Association has
been changed from Tuesday
before the second Sunday to
Friday ‘before the third Sun
day in October. The asso
ciation meets with the church at
Emit, eight miles south of States
boro. So writes Bro. Jos. W.
Smith, Statesboro.
Sarepta Association will meet
at Glade church, Oglethorpe
county, five miles south of Carl
ton, on S. A. L. road, Tuesday
after third Sunday in September.
Delegates and visitors are re
quested to reach Carlton on
afternooon trains on Monday,
when conveyances will be pro
vided. They will do well to an
nounce their coming to Bro.
C. M. Witcher, Point Peter, Ga.
Flovilla. —The church here has en
joyed the-blessings of God in two meet
ings. The church has been greatly re
vived. Three converts were baptized.
Bro. Stanford, of Cuthbert, and Bro C.
W. Durden, of Jackson, assisted in the
July meeting. Bro. Durden did the
greater part of the preaching in the Au
gust meeting He is a fine young
Preacher and promises very great use
ulness.
Bro. Solomon, of Dublin, preached one
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He was once pastor of our church. W e
were glad to welcome him home again
to tell us of the love of God and salva
tion by repentance and faith in Jesus
Yours in Christian love,
N. W Hurst,
Aug 31.
Burtsboro.— A series of meetings
has just closed at the Mill Creek church,
which lasted nine days. I had the
pleasure of assisting the pastor, Bro. W.
T. Dowdy It was a revival in deed and
in truth. The Holy Spirit was present
at every service. The shouts of new
born souls were heard in the camps of
Israel, and the children of the Most
High God were made to rejoice in the
hope of their salvation.
The Lord be praised for it all.
Five have already joined by experi
ence and several others expect to join at
the next meeting. The church was
wonderfully revived, and the brother
hood strengthened.
Fraternally,
W. A. Jackson.
Aug. 31.
Sugar Valley.—The Ryals' High
School is in a prosperous condition,
with Prof. D. E Green, Jr., as princi
pal Prof Green is a graduate of Mer
cer and is doing some good work in the
school.
Rev B. F Hunt has accepted the call
to the Sugar Valley church and will be
gin work in October
We have just closed a two weeks’
meeting with good results Ten were
added to the ehurch by baptism and
three by letter. The church was much
revived under the good preaching of
Bro. J. E Hudson, of Rome, and others.
The Gordon County Baptist Union
met with us Friday, Saturday and Sun
day last. There was a large attendance
and many questions of interest were dis
cussed. W. A. Hall.
Aug. 31
Bairdstown.—Our church here has
just closed an interesting meeting of
one week’s duration, ’’’he members of
the church have'! been strengthened
spiritually, and I think some of them
have awakened to a sense of their
Chrstian duty. Twelve were received
into the church. Bro. J. F. Cheney,
the pa-tor. preached some able ser
mons, assisted by Bro. O P Harris,
We have a good Sabbath school,
with-Bro. E R Cheney as superin
tendent. But there is one thing in our
church that I am sorry to see; there are
so few who take the Index. I do not
feel like I conld get along without it
myself. It is the only paper that I
take. Yours in Christian love,
Mrs W. H. Cheney.
Bartow. —I have been waiting for
some one else to give you the news from
this section, but as I have seen not a
line from our church, I will give you
the result of our meeting, which was
held in July, beginning on the 24th
From the first day the Spirit of the
Lord was with us in great power. Our
beloved pastor, Bro J. A. Mobley, was
assisted by Bro Milo Massey. The
meeting lasted six days and there were
fourteen added to the church, twelve
by baptism and two by letter. At our
August meeting, which has just closed,
four more came forward and joined the
church Since our last association we
have received twenty-five.
Amos Walden.
Dexter —Our preachers ought to re
port to the dear old Index their good
meetings. So I write. I have just
closed a meeting at Lee’s church, five
miles from Dublin, on the O C. W.
railroad. Lee’s church was constituted
October 23d, 1895. with a membership
of nine, bv myself and elder J. T.
Smith, of Dublin Our meeting began
on the 21st and closed on the 27th. The
church was revived. I baptized eleven,
received one by letter and one under
watch care of the church We had
large congregations and good order. A
good many inquiring souls were left out
of the church. We hope for a good
meeting next fourth Sunday. I love to
hear of so many good meetings. As this
is my first report to the Index I will
close, hoping the paper will live long
and find its way to all our people’s
homes. Yours,
D. E. Green, Sr.
Aug. 29
Crawford, Ga.— l have just closed
meetings of one week’s duration each,at
ray churches We received by baptism,
nine at Cloud’s Creek five at Corinth,
four at Crawford and twelve at Bairds.
The Holy Spirit pervaded the hearts of
the people The churches were revived
and sinners brought to Christ, for
which all the praise is due the great
head of the churches. Though suffer
ing greatly, as I have been for six
years, I was able to preach every day
but two or three. During the
month’s services I was ably as
sisted by Bro. O P. Harris, of the
First Baptist church Atlanta. In this
connection I wish to say that Bro. Har
ris, though a young minister, is destined
to occupy a high position in the galaxy
of Georgia Baptist ministers, and any
church or churches in need of a pastor
would do well to confer with him. His
address for the present is Crawford, Ga.
Yours in Christ,
J. F. Cheney.
Sept. 1, 1896.
Forsyth.—l have some cheering
news from old Enon church, Jasper
county.
I served this church for three years
and a better people I never was among.
They always treated me with the great
est respect, and what makes me love
them the more, is they respect me more
for the cause I represent than for my
personal bearing. This pleased me, for
I want, my Master to have first honor
and then if I deserve any, let me have
second, if any at all.
This church is now in the care of Bro.
J. A Graham, a consecrated man. He
seems to be the right man in the right
place and he and his people are devoted
to each other. This is his second year
and the church has prospered greatly
under him. I paid them a visit the last
fourth Saturday and found a large con
gregation engaged in prayer-service, on
the subject of prayer, and we had a
good meeting. Two joined. They
were Methodists; an old lady, sixty-odd
years old, and her husband. She had
been a Methodist fifty years and had
recently become dissatisfied She felt
taat she had not followed the Savior in
baptism and she wanted to follow as
nearly in his tracks as she possibly
could. She did not want to go to a
branch, or creek, or pool, but to the riv
er,! The Ocmulgee was only three
miles off, so, on Sunday afternoon, a
large crowd assembled on the banks of
the river, and Bro- Graham buried the
two, with one other, in baptism. It
was a most interesting scene to me. I
have witnessed many baptisms but nev
er one in a river. It seemed to bring
to my mind the incident of the Savior’s
baptism. After our brother had buried
them in the water, it seemed to me I
could see the Savior coming up out of
the water. I remarked to a brother
that that was a sermon preached to the
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sight, that was more eloquent than any
thing we could preach to the ear. This
is what I understand baptism is for—it
preaches the Gospel in a picture, and a
living picture at that
There are others around Enon that
will soon follow the example of this
good old sister.
Yours fraternally,
B. L. Hencely.
Aug. 30.
Union Meeting —The union meet
ing of the Jackson district of the
Sarepta Association met with the Grove
Level church, Banks county, Friday,
August 21st.
After the introductory sermon by the
writer, the meeting was organized with
Bro. D. H. Crymes, the pastor, in the
chair There was a goodly delegation
present, with increasing attendance
from day to day. the Itjst day, Sunday,
bringing together a mighty host of peo
ple from all the surrounding country.
The various subjects on the program
were discussed pleasantly and profit
ably. Preaching at night and on Sat
urday by brethren A. C. Strickland, L.
E. Roberts and A. J. Cobb, in the order
of their names.
Sunday .was devoted to prayer service
—a mission talk and distribution of
mission journals and tracts—by Bro A.
J. Kelley, and a collection for foreign
missions. It is proper to state here that
this literature was furnished by Bro
Barden, a layman, whose heart is in the
work.
Then followed an impressive sermon
by Bro W. F. Stark, on our responsibil
ity as individuals, churches and com
munities, for the repression of evil and
the uplifting of mankind in the day in
which we live.
Following this was a short but thrill
ing talk upon education, by our gifted
young brother, Prof. Wyley Kytle, who
is now in charge of the Maysville High
School.
The entertainment by the good peo
ple of Grove Level and community was
all that heart could wish. The next
union will be held with Accadimy
church. Jackson county.
In the absence of the Index man,
several of us tried to play his part,
which resulted in some renewals and a
few subscribe’s.
Fraternally,
R. D. Hawkins.
Maysville, Aug. 31.
Dublin, Ga., Aug. 28,1896.
Dfar Index: -1 have just returned
from Union church, Washington coun
ty, where Rev. J. F, Jackson and I con
ducted a very precious meeting of six
days’ duration, commencing on Friday
the 21st inst. The writer did not reach
the church till Saturday, but the ser
vices from that day till the close of the
meeting were well attended and much
interest was manifested in them. Many
Christians were revived and sinners
awakened and converted. There were
sixteen accessions to the church, four
teen by experience and two restored.
Nine of the converts were young ladies,
six young gentlemen, and one married
gentleman from the Methodist denomi
nation. What a power for good and
for God this noble band of young Chris
tians may exert if only they be
thoroughly consecrated to the service of
God !
Rev. H Turner Smith, of Dublin, is
the happy pastor of this amiable flock
of the Lord. He has been called in
definitely to the care of this appre
ciative church, and I congratulate both
pastor and people on this fortunate
union. Bro Smith is a good preacher,
and he has one Sunday in the month in
which he is not engaged. Some church
would do well to secure his services for
the idle Sunday.
Rev. J. F. Jackson, who assisted in
the meeting, is a rising young minister
whose services might be secured for
three Sundays in the month. I learned
to love Bro Jackson and the noble
brethren and sisters at Union during
my short stay at the meeting.
I will take the liberty to state that
the services of the writer might be se
cured for two Sundays in the month.
He has had very precious revival meet
ings at Mt. Zion and Oconee churches
in Lawrence county.
J. T. Smith.
Pleasant Grove, Madison county, nine
miles northeast of Athens, has been a
place of great attraction for the last two
weeks. Prayer service commenced
Wednesday, August 12th, and continued
up to Saturday night, when our pastor,
Bro. J. L. Fields, reached the'fields that
were “already white unto the harvest.”
He preached for seven consecutive days
and nights with much power and
demonstration of the Spirit.
The services increased in interest
from beginning to close, the subjects
being selected with great wisdom and
appropriateness.
The meeting was closed Friday, Au
gust 17th, much to the regret of many,
our pastor having an appointment in
Athene for Saturday.
The number of accessions by experi
ence to this time, ten.
Prayer services began on the follow
ing Wednesday night, and on Saturday
Bro. Field came again and preached,
when two more came forward and told
of the goodness of God, making in all
twelve.
On the next day the pastor adminis
tered the ordinance of baptism to thir
teen obedient ones. J. I. Ray.
Senoia —The meeting began at Mo
lena Friday, July 31, and continued un
til August 6. There were no accessions
to the church, but the revival was ex
cellent.
Our church at Macedonia began a se
ries of mt etings August B,and continued
to the 15th. The interest was good from
beginning to end. There were added to
the church 22 by baptism—one in his
87th year—four by letter, and one re
stored. Brethren A. D Freeman and K.
W. Hambrick were with us some of the
time, and did us good service. I went
immediately to Whitesburg and began
a meeting that continued up to the 20th.
Most of the services were precious sea
sons. One came under the watchcare
of the church.
As the year is a political one, I almost
dreaded to see the annual meeting time
come on,for fear that we could not have
even a revival in our churches. But I
thank God my meetings have all been
as good as ever in my life.
To God be all the praise.
F. M. Blalock.
Aug. 27.
Bairds.—The meeting at Bairds be
gan August 21st. There were fourteen
added to the church by experience.
Rev. John F. Cheney, the pastor, was
fortunate in having with him Bro O.
P. Harris, who has just returned from
the Seminary at Louisville. Bro Har
ris is a member of the First church, At
lanta. Both of these brethren gave us
some powerful sermons. The church
was revived, and at the close of the
meeting a great many were anxiously
“inquiring the way.” On account of
the illness of the pastor, the meeting
closed two days earlier than was expect
ed. We hope to see several more added
to the church at the next meeting .
P. M. Cheney.
Sept. 2.
Variety.
During August I circulated books
etc., amounting to |24.20 and preached
three times. Rev. David M. Ramsey,
pastor of the Citadel Square church,
Charleston, S. C., passed through our
city. He was kind, Christ like and
bright. He sent his best love two of
his Atlanta friends, Messrs. 841 and
Van Ness.
Rev. C. K. Henderson, who has left
Perry, Ga., stopped in Atlanta, enroute
to Cedartown, where he is again made
pastor of the church. Bro. Henderson
was all aglow with cheerfulness and
hope.
Rev. J. L. Norris, pastor of Buena
Vista church, is also pastor at Rochelle
and Jesup. He is cheered by the outlook
in all of his churches and is sprightly
and happy.
Prof. W. E. Jenkins, Chipley, Ga , a
graduate of Mercer, is now located at
< iglethorpe and has charge of the High
School at that place. He is happy in a
wife and two children.
Mrs J. J. Ohanton. of Macon, Ga..
and a party of friends, all were traveling
together. I knew all the older part of
them long years ago, and had not seen
them in a long time. I was much de
lighted to see my old and tried friends
and to see how good God had been to
them. All the party were cheerful and
happy.
More next month.
Very truly,
F. M. Haygood.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 1, 1896.
Agnes —We have just closed a
glorious meeting at New Hope, and 1
write to tell you that you may rejoice
with us.
Under the plain Gospel preaching of
our beloved pastor. Rev. J. Hogan, and
his son, Rev. W. A Hogan, our
church was greatly revived, and we can
but feel that the Holy Spirit has been
at work among us, for twenty two souls
were added to our number by baptism.
The oldest, Miss Sophie Hardy, was in
her eighty second year. Our ehurch is
in a glorious condition.
Bro. Hogan has been its pastor for
thirty-six years, during which time he
has never missed*an appointment.
He has now reached his three score
and ten years, and feeling that his work
as pastor is finished, he resigned at our
last meeting, and his son, Rev. W. A.
Hogan, was unanimously called by the
church to fill his place.
Our faithful and much honored clerk,
Bro. Newton Hawes, who .has also
served us thirty-six years, resigned on
account of feeble health, and his eon,
Bro. Marshal Hawes, was elected to
succeed him.
It makes our hearts sad when we
think of giving up these good, faithful
ssrvan*s of God, but we feel that God
has wonderfully blessed us in giving us
such noble, Christian men to take their
places. May God long spare the good,
old servants and bless them with health
and strength, for we feel that we still
need their counsel and advice.
The Index is an ever welcomed visi
tor in our home. May the time soon
come when it will be found in every
Baptist home in Georgia. “M.”
Oconee. —Rev. H. R. Bernard has
taken the month of August to preach
and bid farewell to his churches, that he
may begin the new duties of financial
agent for Mercer University. For a
number of years he has been preaching
to four strong churches in Oconee coun
ty, where he has formed many strong at
tachments, and it was a great surprise
to him when called to this new duty.
Bro. Bernard is a man of prayer, and he
begins his new duties trusting that it is a
divine call and that the God of Jacob is
his refuge. i
He hopes the Geoiyia Baptists will
give him their hearty co-operation in
this great and important enterprise. It
is his desire that the - people should be
thoroughly acquainted with the needs
and undertakings of Mercer University.
Many strong ties, which perhaps
death itself will not obliterate, he leaves
among his people, who bid him God
speed, while their hearts are pained to
give him up.
We are sorry to lose him from this
part of the State. May the God of all
mercy and wisdom be his guide.
C. H. Edwards.
Siloam —After tv’o weeks’ services
the meeting at the Baptist church was
suspended Sundaytnight, Aug. 23. In
many respects it was the most remarka
ble meeting ever held in this section.
The pastor, J H. Gambrell, did all the
preaching. There was no excitement,
no high-pressure methods throughout
the meeting. Absolute dependence upon
the Word of God and the Holy Spirit
was emphasized and insisted upon from
beginning to end. The number of con
versions is unknown. There was no ef
fort to count them. There were forty
five (45) additione to the church, thirty
five (35) by baptism and ten (10) by let
ter and restoration.
Most of those who joined are mature
men and women; several of them were
Methodists. One man was restored, who
was excluded forty five (45) years ago,
and joined the Methodists. Several of
those converted joined, and others will
join neighboring churches Still others
will join at Siloam, doubtless. There
was as great interest at the last service
as there had been during the entire
meeting, but circumstances indicated
the wisdom of suspending for awhile.
If it seems best the meeting will be
resumed in September. The church and
pastor are greatly rejoiced over the
Lord's gracious blessings upon them.
The church is in magnificent spiritual
condition, and s future was perhaps
never so bright.
Whereas, Bro. J. J. Bennett, who has
served us as pastor for the past year,
on the 10th day of August did tender
his resignation, be it,
Resolved, By Cave Spring Baptist
church, Ist, That it is with much re
gret that we do accept his resignation.
2d, That we feel that our church has
been much strengthened, and the cause
of Christianity advanced both in the
church and-community, by his preach
ing.
3d, That his preaching has been able
and edifying, that his ability as a min
ister is unsurpassed by any one of his
age, that he has forever endeared him
self to us by his many Christian virt
ues.
4th, That we congratulate the church
at Albany, Ga , on being able to secure
him as their pastor.
sth, That we pray God’s blessings
upon him in his new field, that his
capabilities may always respond to the
ever increasing demands upon him in
Christian duties.
6th, That a copy of these resolutions
be furnished him and be spread on our
church books. T. J. Davis,
Act. clerk.
Carlton, —lt is with a heart full of
gratitude to my heavenly Father for his
wonderful blessings during the last six
or seven weeks, that I write. There
have been added to my four charges
seventy-five, sixty-two of whom were
by experience; and the work is yet unfin
ished. Bro. Jim Edens was with me
two days at Carlton, and rendered great
service. May God bless him in his
faithfulness. The churches to which
1 preach are as follows: Vineyard’s
Creek and Fork Road River, in Madison
county, and Doves Creek and Indian
Creek in Elbert county. The churches
have all been greatly revived and are at
work for the Lord. Bless the Lord, oh
my soul, and all that is within me bless
his holy name.
Yours fraternally,
R. S. Cheney.
September 2.
District Union Meeting, Hephzibah
association.
Your correspondent has just returned
from a most delightful union meeting of
the Hephzibah Association, held at
Grovetown.
We assembled to receive God's bless
ing, and we believe that we received it.
Very fitting preparation for the meet
ings to follow was the early prayer
meeting conducted by our honored and
consecrated brother, deacon D. B
Plumb. Rev. W. M. Verdery. another
one of our patriarchs, who for years has
been the clerk of the Association, »ai
present and gave us some very timely
words on the necessity of having the
presence of the Holy Spirit with us
Bro. Verdery is quite advanced in years,
and at the close of this service mmy
went up to extend to him the righthand
of brotherly affection, with the hope
that he may be spared for some time to
come to work for the Master within the
bounds of our Association.
Bro. James J. Davis was elected mod
erator and Rev. R. B. Seals clerk Rev-
T M. Galphin preached the introduc
tory sermon. His text was taken from
the prophecy of Amos. The minister
showed how the people in the days of
Amos were very much like the people of
the present day, in that they were think
ing of political questions, and worldly
pleasures and amoitions, and were thus
turning their thoughts away from God.
He showed how terrible this was.
In the afternoon three questions were
discussed, viz :
1 Has the multiplicity of societies
aided the missionary cause?
2. Is mutual watch-care and vigorous
discipline essential to the welfare of our
churches?
3. Can we, by our own neglect, be the
occasion of the ruin of many others?
On Sunday morning the first service
was a Sunday school mass meeting, con
ducted by Prof. C. H. S. Jackson, of
Hephzibah. The house was filled to
overflowing. Prof. Jackson's address
was quite an able on* - .
The missionary sermon was preached
by Bro. Bush and a collection was taken
for missions.
On Sunday afternoon we held a mis
sionary mass-meeting. The need of in
terest in the missionary movement was
brought before the people.
Many thanks are due deacon W. J.
Heggie for his most generous hospitality
From the way in which he managed so
skilfully to see that all on the grounds
were well fed, he might very appropri
ately be styled '‘General” Heggie
The next meeting will be held with
the Woodlawn church, Augusta, in No
vember.
Wm. H Stu rm an.
Augusta, Aug. 31.
Mercer Universltas Augenda Est.
In the fall and winter of 1895 our as
sociations convened at appointed
places over the State. Said associa
tions were composed of messengers sent
up by the churches. The associations,
with other bodies, sent messengers to
the Georgia Baptist State Convention,
meeting at Cedartown the present year
(1896). Pursuant to the requirements
of the constitution of the Convention,
trustees for Mercer University were
elected, whereupon followed the elec
tion of a committee of seven brethren,
whose duty it became to take up and
prosecute the work of “endowment, ” as
recommended in the report on Mercer
University offered, considered and
adopted during the second day’s session
of the Convention. Said committee,
composed of brethren C. B. Willing
ham. E. Y Mallary, Rev. J. L. White,
Rev. T. W. O Kelly, Dr. H McDonald,
Dr. T. P. Bell and Dr. Lansing Bur
rows, have elected the undersigned as
financial agent of Mercer University
with the understanding that an‘office,
be opened in Macon and active work
commenced by September Ist I have
signified acceptance of the position and
am in the field for “business.” I take
up the task with unfeigned pleasure,
though the abandonment of pleasant
pastoral duties, reversal of many plans
and severance of strong ties incident to
the change, bring real pain.
Nothing has been offered, or is in
sight, as to salary, that inspires an aim
to increase my financial interests Nor
has the idea been conceived that the po
Bition can be used as a stepping stone
to something higher. There is noth
ing higher. The one simple, single aim
is to aid, by best endeavors, the breth
ren co-operating and God blessing, in
putting Mercer University in position
and relations that will make it glorious
as a factor in promoting truth, to the
honor of God and the highest interests
of humanity.
This aim will be carried out, if the
Lord will, regardless of “hard times.”
discouragements and temporary fail
ures. Should prospects become most
forbidding, and defeat for the time be
ing overwhelm us, we will remember
the word: “I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me," and
gathering inspiration from our brother
Paul’s example, who being stoned and
left for dead at Lystra, nevertheless re
turned at the opportune time and again
preached the Gospel, we will enthusi
astically press to continuous progress
and to approximation of the ideal Why
not to a finish ? Because you cannot
finish the work of enlarging the Uni
versity this side the millennium. There
will ever be room and necessity for im
provement.
Mercer Universitas augenda est, car
ries withit two ideas: First, that of ne
cessity—it MUST be done. Second, en
largement in a general way. More
money, more men, more build
ings, more sympathy, more prayers
and more friends. Better fa
cilities, better accommodations and bet
ter advantages. Mercer University, lo
cated as it is, standing for what it
does, with a constituency of 163,000
Baptists, ought not to lack for anything
It would seem from the report of the
committee on the University, at Cedar
t iwrqand the adoption of same, together
with what has been said and done since,
that we had determined to ' rise up and
build ” In view of this determination,
several items should be observed, and I
put first of all—prayer. When Nehe
miah undertook to build the walls, he
began praying. We can all pray for
the work and we ought to do it, com
mencing now. Second, I put right
aims. Aim for SIOO,OOO now, and
more, continuously, as the years go by.
The University should be considered a
great central depot, with a railway from
it into every Baptist church and school
in Georgia. Now third, and perhaps
this ought to ha ve been second, I hope
to build on sentiment of progress. Years
ago, in the infancy of Harvard Univer
sity, when it was poor and the people
were poor, the people resolved to give,
and did give to the school annually for
a time, one peck of corn or twelve shil
lings in money. All the people moved
in this, declaring that learning shonll
not die and be buried in the graves of
their fathers. We are not surprised
now that Harvard’s productive funds
are more than a58,000,090, her annual
income more than $1,000,000. She
has in her employ more than 300 pro
fessors. More than 3,000 students throng
her halls and nearly 500,000 volumes
are in her library. Here is food for re
flection Fourth. Concert of action is
necessary to the highest success. Let
us move as one man. Fifth. We will
not consider the work burdensome. If
it is God’s work, it cannot impair us to
go forward with it.
Many brethren are writing me ex
tending offers of prayer and sympathy,
assurances of support. lam grateful
and hopeful and take this opportunity,
as I cannot easily write to very many,
to express my thanks and gratification.
And now, beloved, when you have the
ear of the King, remember me and the
work, and think of me as
Yours to serve,
H. R. Bernard, F. A.
Indian Spring Letter.
BY REV. J. C. SOLOMON
Through the love of the Dublin
brethren, I, in company with my dear
wife an i children, was permitted to
take a much needed rest. We sought
that rest and found it among the hills
and valleys about the famous old In
dian Spring. This is a great place for
rest and solid comfort.
Very studiously and with much effort
we have been enabled to do nothing,
quite satisfactorily to us all.
Surely not in Georgia, and possibly
not in the whole Sout i.ds better water
to he found than the Indian’s wonderful
‘ medicine water” right here in old
Butts county.
Thousands and thousand i have found
a sweet surceass from toil and sorrow,
and pain and fevers, in these healing
springs.
Many a poor, tired preacher has re
gained his strength and obtained a sweet
rest about these old red hills. Weary
mothers have seen a joy and felt a de
lightful quiet here that they had hardly
expected to know. Pale and sickly
children, rheumatics, dyspeptics, ecze
matics, and many others, nave taken on
a new lease of life —have found in these
healing waters almost, if not quite, a
panacea for all their ills. It is not an
uncommon thing for a patient, especial
ly a fever patient, to gain from one to
two pounds a day. One young man
from Dublin declared he had gained five
pounds a day. He is my friend, and of
course I cannot question his veracity.
I know this—he sat at the same table
with myself and family, and there was
certainly no discount on his appetite.
His avoirdupois increased so rapidly
that he cut short his stay. Baptistsand
Methodi: ts and all the other brethren
are hei e.
The very good are here and those that
are not so good. Goldbugs and Silver
ites and Prohibitionists and Democrats
and Populists and sinners—all are here.
And some are so mixed yon can’t tell
“tother from which." They all come
together at the water and they are all
agrei d at the table.
After all the differences are more ap
parent than real. Party lines are very
narrow nowadays, and politicians and
sinners and common folks are not far
removed from each other. They all
want money. Any sort will really an
swer their purpose. Some of them will
finally go to the devil to get it ' The
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Let the reader remember that
Well, I saw at one hotel, andoneronly,
what Sam Jones would call “hugging
set to music ” It was very elegantly
and artistically performed. Os course,
they are very fine people and they see
no harm in dancing—but to tell the
truth it would be a matter of great pain
and mortifi nation to me to see a young
man hug my daughter in the parlor or
in the ball room, in dead silence or
under the intoxicating influence of mu
sic
I never learned whether these were
Baptists or not, I have heard that even
some of this sect had disgraced them
selves in the days that have passed.
There are other evils spoken of here—
such as "blind tiger,” (some of these an
imals can see), desecration of the Sab
bath, making merchandise on the day
of the Lord and gaming. I tell you
this selling of beer for cider, merchan
dise on Sunday, gambling, “blind ti
gers,” etc., should be stopped. Let the
good people, not only here, but every
where, roundly rebuke all such flagrant
violations of the law. I believe the
spirit that tolerates evil in a communi
ty is as bad as the evil itself.
The writer had the pleasure of preach
ing once more to his dear old flock in
the old Indian Spring meeting house.
I preached once at “The Calumet” and
once at “The Elder House’, to good
crowds. The Lord blessed his Word to
some May the gracious influences of
these occasions sweetly linger in the
hearts of many. I also preached once
for the Flovilla saints. This proved a
very precious service. Many hearts
were tender and many eyes were wet.
One dear soul's cup ran over and she
shouted praises to the Lord.
Rev. C W. Durden, the bishop of the
Jackson church, is assisting, this week,
Rev. A. N. Hurst, the much beloved
pastor at Flovilla.
Bro. Hurst is still enjoying single
blessedness, but he may not be enjoying
it so much after all. One of Georgia’s
sweetest women has gently touched his
heart-strings, and they say a change
has come over “the spirit of his
dream."
Bro Durden leaves for the Seminary
in October. He is a gracious, good fel
low —a young man of much promise.
He leaves a good church. May the
Lord send the Jackson saints just the
preacher of his choice. We are resting
and growing and rejoicing, but our va
cation is swiftly passing. Even now we
are turning our faces toward the “gem
of the Oconee” and wafting prayers to
the white throne for our dear brethren
at home. But “silence is golden" and
we will be “golden" for cncj
Then good night, gentle reader. May
the angel of the Lord keep you from all
harm.
Indian Spring, Ga., Aug.,'1896.
Notes from the Hebron Associa
tion.—Three weeks ago the writer left
his home in Stone Mountain to fill out a
program mapped out by Bro. T. A.
Thornton, of Hartwell. We had a fine
meeting at Shiloh, S. C., where several
were added by baptism. I also preached
several sermons for Bro. T. J Rucker,
at Bethany and Cedar Creek. These
two brethren, whom I helped to ordain
when I was pastor here seven years ago,
are succeeding grandly in the work.
Bro McMullan and his faithful helpers
in Hartwell are moving on grandly with
their new brick church, which will cost
about $5,000.
Bro. E. R. Goss has baptized about 40
at Rahoboth and Bro. Rucker some 12
or 15 in his church.
Bro J. B. Sailors has baptized some
12 or 13 at Rice Creek church. Bro. A.
E Keese is standing at his post at the
Gibson Institute and is doing a grand
work. I have had the pleasure of preach-
ing to some seventeen preachersand two
othersjljoking forward to the ministry
since I have beep over here. Os
course I am not worthy of such a priv
ilege but am thankful to have had their
inspiring presence, and a noble band
they are to be su: e. This field has the
brightest prospect for grand results I
have seen anywhere; the church
houses being too small to hold the vast
crowds that assemble to hear the Gos
pel After visiting two or three more
of the churches in this section, I return
to Stone Mountain, to assist in welcom
ing the messengers to the Association.
My old friends have received me with
a most affectionate welcome and for the
wart of time I have had to decline sev
eral invitations topreach
This is the second evangelistic tour I
have made this summer, and I hope that
the Holy Spirit will bring great and
good results out of these humble ser
vices of one who prays and longs to do
all the good he can before he reaches
the closing scenes of the setting day of
this strange, brief and fast receding
life
We all do fade as a leaf. One by
one we cross the river. How sweet and
grand the meeting on the bright and
happy shore.
Fraternally,
M. L. Carswell.
Western Recorder: Similarly, we
suppose, if all the Baptists in the
world shou’d die, and the world
be left without a live Baptist,
that God would raise some of
them to life again, and so make
good his promise. But as Abra
ham’s theory proved wrong,
since Isaac did not die on the al
tar, so our theory would not fit
the facts, since at no time since
John the Baptist preached has
the world been without Baptists,
by whatever names they may
have been called. Nor will the
world be without them “even
unto the end.”
The Romish Bishop Cameron,
Canada, applies the name of
“well inspired hypocrites” to
such members of his own church
as vote against State support of
1 hat church’s “sectarian” schools.
Matter here for a strong argu
ment, against the Bishop him
self, if he regards such language
as inspired from heaven; and
against the schools, if they in
cline the public to accept it as in
spiied so.
There is a tine irony in Dr.
John Hall’s recent remark: “It
is better for boys and girls in the
end, that they should not burden
themselves with the task of train
ing up their fathers and mothers
in the way in which they should
go.”
j-"* |—y We direct special atten-
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