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At Anticch Bro. Dorsey reported a
good day. Three by baptism and five
yletter.
Bro. Haygood reported a visit to
Sharon on Sunday. The church is in
fine condition under Bro. Spinks’ labors.
Bro. McDonald was at South River As
sociation last week. A good meeting. At
Second church yesterday, usual services.
Bro. Van Ness preached at Hapeville.
Three received by letter, and one for
baptism Took up two missionary col
lections.
Bro Howard. Had a good week for
the Index last week. Preached fare
well sermon at Glenn Street church
yesterday
Bro Stovall preached at East At
lanta. Bro Donaldson has been in Ala
bama in meetings. Yesterday spoke at
Y. M. C. A.
Capitol Avenue. Dr. Spalding
preached in the morning. At night ot•
served Children’s Day, by the Sunday
school. A tine service.
Bro McKinny, Stone Mountain, was
pt esent. Meeting just closed. Six con
versions Four baptisms yesterday.
One other awaiting baptism.
Bro Strickland was at Fairburn
Saturday and Sunday Had a good
time Collection for missions Chil
dren’s Day was observed in the Sunday
school.
Bro. E R Pendleton has been li
censed by the Decatur church to preach,
and has left for the Seminary at Louis
ville. Bro. Pendleton is a tine man and
hie brethren expect good things from
him.
The services at the Sixth church were
of unusual interest. In the morning a
special temperance program was carried
out by the Sunday school Pastor Ward
preached both morning and night. Re
ceived four by letter.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Bro. S. R C. Adams, of Mari
etta, recently assisted in a pre
cious meeting at LaFayette
church. Sixteen were received
by baptism and three by letter.
Two others await baptism.
Bro. S. T. Gilland, Villa Rica,
has had fine meetings at bis
four churches, Douglas and
Paulding counties, thirty having
been received by baptism and six
by letter. Others are expected
to join.
Bro. T. J. Orr, Davisboro: The
Hephzibah Association will m et
with Davisboro church on Tues
day before the 4th Sunday in Oc
tober. Delegates and visitors
are earnestly requested to send
their names, at once, to Bro.
Orr. This is an earnest request.
Many brethren will regret to
learn that Bro. T. M. Callaway
has resigned Ihe church at Ham
ilton, to accept the call of the
church at Talladega, Ala. His
resignation takes effect Novem
ber Ist. Treat him well, breth
ren of Alabama; he deserves it.
Bro. W. R Otwell, Cumming:
Bro. R. D. Deweese, assisted by
pastor G. L. Barnwell, held a
ten days’ meeting with the Cum
ming church, which resulted in
twenty-two accessions by bap
tism and thirteen by letter. The
church is greatly revived, under
the power of the Holy Spirit.
Rev. A. E Keese, Bowman:
The Hebron Association meets
with Bowman church on Tues
day after the second Sunday in
October. Bowman is on the E.
A. L. railroad, twelve miles
north of Elberton, and thirty
eight south of Toccoa. Breth
ren expecting to attend will noti
fy Prof. P. Zellars, in order that
homes may be provided. Trains
arrive from Elberton at 9:30 a m.
and 2:40 p.m., and from Toccoa
at 10:50 a.m. and 5:10 p.m.
Bro. T. E. McCutchen, Doug
lasville: The Harmony Associa
tion meets on Friday before the
first Sunday in October, at 9:30
aan. at the First Bap ist church,
Tallapoosa. “All church work
ersand those who represent de
nominational interests, will es
pecially take notice of this very
important field and come the
first day and remain during the
session."
Barnesville. Our .Baptist
Ministers’Union met in the pas
tor’s study of the Barnesville
church Monday last.
From the reports of the pas
tors, thechurchesin this vicinity,
with very few exceptions, have
been graciously revived during
. the summer.
It has been the pleasure of the
writer to assist several of the
ministers in their protracted
meetings, and the service per
formed has been very pleasant,
notwithstanding the un precedent
ed heat and drouth which have
prevailed for many weeks.
LThe church at Barnesville is
moving on finely. Tie held a re
union of the members lately,
which was greatly enjoyed by the
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i large membership present, and
many earnest requests are com
ing in for another meeting of the
same kind at an early day.
We have received thirty five
members since the first of March.
Our congregations are large and
manifest much interest in the
services. J. M. Brittain.
Sept 17.
Brunsw ck Notes —Pastor
Jas. E Black was aided in a very
previous meeting at Bethel
church, near Jesup, last week,
by Bro W. E. Porter, of this
city. Ten were received into the
fellowship of the church, seven
by baptism and three by res
toration. The church was great
ly revived.
Bro. E R. Osborne, of East
man, has been called to the
united Jesup church. Brethren
Porter and Norris did a good
work in bringing about a union
of the two factions.
Bro. G. B. Webster, mission
ary of Piedmont Association,
was aided recently by the writer
in meetings at Jamaica, Lulaton
and Oak Grove churches. Some
good was done, we trust. This
section of the “wiregrass’’ is ex
cellent missiohary ground. Bro.
Webster has done faithful, hon
est work in laying substantial
foundation stones We were
loth to give him up. He has re
entered Mercer University to
‘ sharpen his blade” some more.
Pastorless churches in easy reach
of Macon would do well to confer
with Bro. Webster He is a
young man of fine qualities. He
has served very acceptably as
pastor, Jesup, Elon and Wal
thourville churches, and others.
Our work in Brunswick is hope
ful. We will have a very large
Christian Culture class this year
under the direction of deacon C.
D Ogg. That fact almost in
sures the success of the class,
which will be organized next
week.
Bro. Ogg is very active and
zealous as a business man, but
no less so as a Christian.
The pastor goes this week to
help Bro. P. B Grant, the new
bishop at Guyton, in a meeting.
We hope to see a goodly num
ber of visiting brethren at our
Association (Piedmont), which
meets with Union church, near
Sand Hills, on Southern railroad,
October 2 4
Walter M. Gilmore
Good Meetings.— On Satur
day, the 29th ult., brother L A.
Brantley, pastor at Rocky Ford,
and myself began a meeting at
that place. From the beginning
there was much interest, which
grew as the meeting progressed.
This little church, which has
been struggling for existence for
some time, was much revived
Six were added—three by letter
and three by baptism. A Sun
day school was organized at the
close of the meeting with good
prospects, and the pastor was
unanimously re-elected for an
other year, he to preach in the
afternoon and at night, after
preaching to another church in
the morning. We know of no
little church that has a brighter
prospect than Rocky Ford.
On Saturday before the Ist
Sunday in September, I began a
meeting at North Newington
church, in Screven county. This
is one of the oldest churches in
this section. We have the min
utes of 1792, but the old records
are not very plain and the first
of the record book is gone. This
church has quite a history, but
space forbids our saying more of
it here.
On Monday my brother, L A.
Brantley, came to assist in the
meeting, doing all the preaching
after his arrival. His preaching
was clear and convincing, having
its desired effect. The church
was thoroughly revived; eight
were baptized, and two others
related their experience at the
closing service and were received
for baptism.
Every one expressed sorrow
that the meeting had to close
when it did, sobs being heard
from various parts of the house
after the benediction.
That venerable soldier, Rev. W.
W. Lee, was present three days
during the meeting, and while
unable to take part in the ser
vices, added much to the interest
by his presence.
Rev. G. W. Lee was also
present during the greater part
of the meeting and preached one
good sermon and aided in the
prayer and song services. He is
a noble brother, good preacher,
and bids fair to do much for the
Master.
God be praised for these good
meetings. A. L. Brantley.
Augusta Items —Dr. Burrows
preached two very able and in
structive sermons last Snnday.
His morning theme was “The
Two-fold Law,” his text being
taken from Matt. 22:40: “Oa
these two commandments hang
all the law and the prophets.”
Many people think that they can
be moral without being religious,
or, in other words, that morality
and Christianity can exist sepa
rately. The doctor showed that
this was an utter impossibility.
The two qualities invariably go
together. One cannot love his
fellowman in the true sense
without loving God; neither can
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1.1886.
one love the Father and ignore
his neighbor.
The topic of the evening dis
course was “The Bible, the Jew,
and the Church.” The text was
found in Ecclesiastes 4:12: “A
three fold cord is not quickly
broken." Inasmuch as the Jews
have just been celebrating an an
niversary that has been observed
by them for the past four thou
sand years or more, this subject
was very fittingly taken. The
Bible, the Jew and the Church are
three continuous proofs of God’s
existence.
At our weekly prayer meetings
we have been discussing the Sun
day-school lessons for the follow
ing Sundays. Last night, how
ever, the order was varied and
the brethren discussed prominent
Old Test ament characters worthy
of our imitation. Bro. J. C. C.
Black was in charge of the meet
ing.
Dr. Chas. L. Burrows,with his
wife and child, have gone to An
derson, S. C., to live. Dr. Bur
rows will practice dentistry there.
May success attend his every ef
fort.
Bro. T. M. Galphinds trying to
raise a fund among the churches
of the Hephzibah Association, to
be known as the “W. L Kilpat
rick Bible and Colportage Fund,”
the interest on which is to be de
voted to circulating tracts and
Bibles. Our Association will
meet next month at Davisboro,
and it is to be hoped that at that
meeting glorious reports will be
heard from the churches with ref
erence to this fund, which is to
be a perpetual memorial to our
fallen leader.
Your correspondent would not
close this article without urging
all Baptist Young People’s Un
ions in Georgia to pursue the
“Christian Culture Courses,” the
initial lessons of which have been
published in the Baptist Union,
dated Sept. 19. Those who do
not take this excellent paper can
obtain it for .$1 25 per year, or in
clubs of five at SI.OO, by address
ing B. Y. P. U. Headquarters,
324 Dearborn st., Chicago, 111.
When our Convention meets in
Augusta next June let us have
some glorious reports of results
obtained from having studied
these courses.
Wm. H. Sturman.
Sept. 24, 1596.
Tennille.—On last Wednes
day night, the writer closed, at
Wadley, one of the most precious
meetings he was ever in. Many
declared that they never saw
such a religious awakening be
fore in that community. Chris
tians were greatly revived,
backsliders reclaimed and many
souls converted. The Holy
Spirit was present in his quick
ening, regenerating, and life
giving power. Bro. Chamlee
did the preaching. He was at
his oest and his sermons stirred
the people profoundly. Large
crowds thronged each service
and hung upon the words of the
preacher with breathless inter
est. An air of real seriousness
and earnestness pervaded each
audience. Sinners were quick
ened by the Spirit, brought to
see their guilt and ruin, and their
need of the atoning blood of
Christ. There were fourteen
added to the church. Rarely
have we seen a church more hap
pily revived and the preached
word more generally enjoyed.
Bro. Harvill has recently had
a very warm meeting at Riddle
ville. He reports that the meet
ing was one of great power and
much good done. The church
was greatly enlivened and en
thused. The lukewarm and idle
have fallen into line and the out
look is very encouraging. There
were twelve members added by
baptism and six by restoration.
We regret deeply to have to
report the death of brother and
sister Harvill’s little son. He
was their first and only child, and
the light and joy of their home
They have the prayersand sym
pathy of many warm friends.
Bro. Holmes continues to
gather fruit from his August
meeting at Darien. He received
ten more at his last meeting,
making in all thirty-seven addi
tions He has also received oth
ers at Antioch. Bro. Holmes is
a strong man any way you take
him —an able preacher, a splen
did pastor and an untiring
worker. B.
Cumming. —The church at this place
is now enjoying the most successful re
vival meeting held in ten years.
We began on the first Sunday in this
month and it is still in progress. Breth
ren G. I. Barnwell and R. D. Deweese
do the preaching and are doing it with
great power. The number of conver
sions up to date is seventeen. The
church has been greatly revived and in
dividual work has been a distinct fea
ture of the meeting
The writer has never before enjoyed
such a meeting.
We implore the prayers of the read
ers of the Index that the efforts of this
good meeting may be as lasting as eter
nity. W. H. All
Sept. 14 j
Dawsonville.—Yesterday old Lib
erty Baptist church had a feast of good
things (Gospel feast).
Pastor Wynne, of Gainesville, preach
ed the dedication sermon. The brethren
at Liberty have just completed their
new house of worship, one of the best
houses in North Georgia. A large con
course of people was there. Bro.
Wynne was atjhisbest.
Yours in Christ,
D. J. Bukt.
Sept. 14.
An Appeal to Georgia Baptists.
Na,mes of j oung men who are re
ceivingaid from the Executive
Committee:
Freshman. —C. A. Cox, L H.
Crenshaw, Jos. D. Harling, W.
D. Jones, M. L. Keith, Otis F.
Moncrief, J. J. Wilder, H. R.
Wimberly.
Sophmore —J. R. Jester, J no.
H. Logan, J. L. McKinney, W.
H. Robinson.
Junior.—C M. Brittain, E. A.
Burton,H. A Johnson.
Senior. —H. C. Cain, J. M.
Davis, Geo. M. Moore, W,. H.
Parks.
We need money, brethren, and
trust you will place in brother C.
B. Willingham’s hands enough
to enable us to meet promptly,
and for the whole session, our
promise to these young men.
There are nineteen on the above
list, but we have learned of a
few more who hope to come.
Your committee realize the im
portance of this work, and the
puipose with them is to wisely
appropriate the money you may
send them.
A Macon Baptist is sustaining
one young man whose name is
not on the above list. Let
churches and individuals select
men from the list, or send the
commitiee money. Sends checks
to brother C. B. Willingham.
E. B. Carroll,
Chm'n. Com.
Sarepta Assoc ation
The 97th session of this body was held
at the Glade church, Oglethorpe county,
a former charge of Dr, J G Gibson
who was re elected moderator, with
Bro. R. T. Pittard clerk.
This body consists of forty three
churches, approximating 5,000 members.
There was full representation from
forty churches, and a goodly number of
visitors from other Associations, mak
ing an attendance larger than many
former sessions.
A strong, forceful, and well received
introductory sermon was preached by
Rev. H. Pl Hardman.
The business sessions were harmo
nious and the work of the denomination
along every line was well presented.
There were 342 additions to the church
es by baptism during the year, a large
increase over the year before, while the
contributions for missions were about
SI,OOO more than the last, or any pre
vious year.
This, together with Bro. C. W.
Hood’s gift of SI,OOO to Mercer Univer
sity, with the contributions through the
year, aggregate overjs4.7oo more than
$2,000 above all past records.
Bro. R. H. Smith presented the Sun
day school work of the Convention ai d
took a col lection for the Orphans’ Home
of $77 00
The mission sermon, by Dr. B F. Ri
ley, was apt, pointed, and made us all
feel like doing more for missions.
Amen!
Bro. H. Hatcher was present repre
senting the American Baptist Publica
tion Society; Bro Bernard, Mercer Uni
versity; and A. E Keese, the John Gib
son Institute.
These interests werd well presented.
Bro Keese secured .$V| y to nay the ex
penses of a worthy yifiiig lady at tie
Institute for the next session.
The record shows that nearly $4,000
has been raised in this Association for
Mercer within the last ten years. This
is the more encouraging when we re
member that but few young men have
gone to Mercer from our bounds. The •
State University, at Athens, being about
the center of our territory, our boys
naturally go there instead of to Macon
to attend Mercer University; yet our
people are none the less loyal, on this
account, in giving aid and financial sup
port to their own Baptist college. In
fact, our moderator, Dr. J. G. Gibson;
Mercer's own financial agent, Rev. H
R. Bernard, who lives at Athens; we
ourselves, and our entire Association,
may be put down in the list of Mercer’s
best friends - giving it our support with
out asking or expecting direct benefits
in return; and we are in hearty sympa
thy with the present effort to increase
the endowment God bless Bro. Ber
nard in his work!
The hospitality of the Glade people
was unbounded, the entire community
entering so cheerfully and fully into
the entertainment of the visitors that
it was remarked that no one could tell
the Baptist members from the Metho
diet, or other good people of the com
munity.
It should be remembered that the
Glade neigborhood is one of the best in
Oglethorpe county, and that means a
great deal It was in this section that
Dr. Gibson spent all the years of his
active life as pastor of churches. The
record of the Glade church shows that
he is still its pastor, though he has not
preached there since he entered the
work of the State Board
The claims of the Index were well
presented by your own agent, brother
Howard, and other brethren Many
renewals and subscriptions were taken.
Among the many pleasant events of
this session, one sad one occurred. The
deaths of Dr. Deadwyler, of Elberton;
Bro. E. D Martin, of Corinth, and
Prof. Williams Rutherford, of Athens,
three of our best deacons, were an
nounced
Prof. Rutherford was so long identi*
fled with our work, that we cat) nit re
alize that he will meet with us no more.
We rejoice that the work of bis long,
pure and useful life will follow him.
May we all be as untiring and faithful
as he was. till our work is done.
This session will be long remembered
by all who attended.
Yours fraternally.
W. M. Coile.
Winterville, Ga , Sept. 24, 1896.
Ordination of Deacons. The
church at this place had a very inter
esting meeting on last Sabbath morn
ing. They had previously elected Prof|
E. B. Vickery and W. H. Saterfiela
as deacons, and they were on that day
ordained to that office. The pastor,
C. W. Stargel, preached a sermon ap
propriate to the occasion. Dr. B. F.
Chapman responded for the church in
answer to questions by the presbytery,
touching the fitness of brethren Vick
ery and Saterfield for the position they
had been called on to fill Deacon
W. R Crisson. the oldest deacon of the
church, interrogated the new deacons
upon matters of faith and practice.
After the ordination prayer by the pas
tor the special charge to the new
deacons was delivered by deacon W. P.
Price. Bro. Joseph Moore, a deacon
from Bethlehem church, was present
and acted as a member of the presby
tery.
Altogether the occasion was a pleas
ant one to the congregation assembled
to witness it, and it is hoped that the
c lurch, being strengthened by addi
tional officers, will grow in numbers
and usefulness. W.P. P.
Sept 16.
Macon—When the Index came to
day I looked for something from Macon,
and was surprised to find nothing.
W hope duty is it to write about Baptist
affairs in Macon? While this cannot
be among my duties, there have been
occurring so many good things here
recently, that for this time 1 must
write.
We have had the ordination of broths r
E. F. Wganer, in ; Tatnall Square
church, a few Sundays ago. brethren
Nelson, Parks, Dickens and Carroll
forming the presbjtery. Bro. Wagner
is a student in Mercer. He is past rof
the church at Wayside, where the Lord
has blessed him this summer
We have had the opening of Mercer
Universit , The chapel was well filled
on opening day, and addiessea of wel
come were made by brethren Mallary,
Steed, Coats, Carroll, White and Dr.
Moore More than two hundred young
men have matriculated, and the outlook
for the University is very promising.
If Georgia Baptists will listen to Ber
nard and give him 100,000 more dollars
for Mercer, he could go back to his
churches and Mercer would go on re
joicing.
There are in Mercer more than twenty
young men who are preparing them
selves for preaching the "glorioiH Gos
pel.” Nineteen of these have asked aid
of the Executive Committee This com
mittee, 1 understand, will need SI,OOO
for the work. The Baptists of Georgia
will send this money Baptists who
have money cannot invest it I etter th m
in this work If any Baptist or any
church will adopt a young man of this
number, I am sure the committee would
rejoict Do this biethren. or if you
prefer, s nd brother Willingham or
brother Eugnenir, *!(0 This amount
will enable a young man t> remain
through the session.
We have had the pleasure of welcom
ing to Tatnall Square church, brother
Jenkins, their new pastor. Bro, Jen
kins makes the fourth pastor in this
city whose native State is North Caro
lina. Can any other city outside of the
old State claim as much ? Tatnall
Square has already “fallen in love ’ with
brother Jenkins. He is a man ot strong
faith and full consecration, and God
will blesshim “Uncle Jimmie’’ knows
that this church needs a house of their
own, and whatever he says about Geor
gia affairs needs not to be investigated
for proof.
We are having a fine, blessed meeting
in Vineville church Dr Nelson has
been preaching there twice a day since
last Snnday, and the Holy Spirit is there
also. There have been several conver
sions, and the brethren have been re
joicing. Bro. Nelson preaches the truth
as it is in Jesus in such a plain, practi
cal, earnest manner that oelievers are
uplifted and sinners are saved.
We have put up again the house
known as the Waverly Mission, which
was blown down during the summer.
Many Baptists,under the direction of Dr.
Moore, will meet there Sunday after
noon to renew the worship of God in
the place where the storm bad hushed
the songs of praise Dr. Moore has a
large practice, but finds time to gather
with his brethren where God is wor
shipped.
But I must close, as you will need
room in your columns for other news,
Benajah.
The South River Association.—
This body held its 4th annual session
with Conyers church- Bro. J. A J ack
son preached the opening sermon, and
from what the brethren who heard it
said, they were pleased The body or
ganized by re electing Brethren J A
Jackson and B. D. Ragsdale moderator
and clerk.
One church, Ingleside, was received.
Bro. Van Ness preached at night, to the
edification of all. Text, Matt 26:53.
The second day found Brethren Hatch
er and Smith on the ground, which
made it look more like an Association.
The body adopted a fine report on edu
cation and agreed to send two young
men to school for a year Dr. McDon
ald, at the request of the regular ap
pointee, preached the mi sionary ser
mon. Matt. 10:8; “Freely ye have re
ceived, freely give.” Bro. Smith lifted a
gcod collection for the Orphans’ Home.
Dr. Hatcher made a fine speech on Edu
cation and Sunday schools, and sold
Bibles and other books
Bro. W. D. Winburn, of Madisor,
preached at night: “Render, therefore,
unto Caesar the things that are Ciesar’s,
and unto God the things that are God’s
Matt. 22:21.
The memorial services to the memory
of Bro. H. ,F Buchanan were very
feeling, showing how he was loved by
those who knew him best.
The Conyers church has in its mem
bership six widows whose husbands
were Baptist preachers.
The next session will be at Bethany
church, four miles east of McDonald.
i_j The hospitality of the Conyers breth
ren was so generous that two brethren
offered resolutions of thanks, and it was
agreed to make only one by taking the
best of the two. J. E C,
Warrenton.-Tne Baptists here
have recently had their house o: woi
ship thoroughly renovated, and have
purchased an elegant new organ, and
are now better equipped for the Mas
ter’s work than ever before.
Our series of meetings, recently held,
resulted in much permanent good to
the church, and in the addition of nine
members, seven baptized, one restored,
and one by letter.
On the morning after the meeting
closed, the community was much sad
dened by the death of Miss Allie Farm
er, daughter of one of our efficient dea
cons, She had been in delicate health
a long while, and realizing the uncer
tainty of life, and her soul’s deep need
of Christ, had just been able to make a
full surrender of herself to Christ, and
to trust him joyfully.
She desired to follow Jesus in bap
tism, and to live for him, but it was the
Master’s good pleasure to release the
trustful soul from the diseased earthly
tenement, and to give her a home with
himself.
Rev. Malcolm MacGregor, D. D., of
Atlanta, rendered valuable aid in
preaching the Gospel. He is a tower of
consecrated zeal and learning, and
preaches the Gospel with great clear
ness and force.
He is especially strong in two points
where many evangelists are especially
weak.
First, he is uncompromisingly op
posed to filling our churches with un
saved people, for the sake of reputation
to himself.
Second, he scrupulously avoids over
shadowing or side-tracking the pastor.
Georgia pastois are to be congratulated
that they have access to such an hum
ble, devout man of God to aid them in
their protracted meetings.
G. W. Garner.
Silver City.—A glorious meeting
has just closed at Concord church, in
Dawson county, conducted by Rev. W.
J. Hyde, assisted by J. Bannister and A.
S. Tatum. Thirty-one joined by expe
rience and several by letter. The ac
’ cessions were, many of them, of mature
years and heads of families, end the
whole church was built up. Although
a country church, the Sunday-school is
flourishing. A new organ has been put
m this 5 ear, the singing is good and the
whole church has put on new life. The
Institute held by Bro. Ragsdale in July
laid the foundation for the good work,
and the church will always hold him
in grateful remembrance.
Mrs 8. Strickland.
Sept. 24,
Mercer Notes.
Mercer opened on the morning of the
16th with the most encouraging and
promising attendance in the history of
the institution
One hundred and five neic students
are now enrolled Last year at this
time there were not more than fifty
five In all, the attendance is about
two hundred The personnel of the new
students is above the average.
We have now at Mercer as tine a body
of young men in appearance, character,
and purpose, as ever placed foot upon a
college campus The faculty are great
ly encouraged, and have taken up their
work with energy and enthusiasm.
The students are enthusiastic and
hopeful, and there is every promise of a
year full of high purpose, and of genu
ine. scholarly work
We send greetings to those who. with
loving hearts, and with confidence in the
great mission of Mercer, and with faith
in intellectual Jand spiritual manhood,
have worked for us and prayed for us.
Our educational conditions' are good,
our educational policy is sound and pro
gre-sive; our curriculum is in harmony
with the best things in modern ednea
tional methods and thought, and a
Christian influence, healthful and in
spiring, permeates every phase of pur
work.
We believe, as a faculty, that Mercer
has an important relation to the edu
cational problems that need be met and
solved in the State; that we sustain a
vital relation to the present and future
history of the Baptist denomination;
that we have a grave responsibility in
directing wisely the vigorous, hopeful,
and ambitious hearts and brains of the
young men committed to our care.
We are deeply sensible of all these
obligations and responsibilities, and
with faith and hope in all things good
and great, we are endeavoring to pa
tiently and perseveringly work out the
destiny of the young men committed
to our care to the honor of the State
and t o the glory of God.
My brethren, is not this a glorious
mission? Shall it fail? We cannot
stand still There are great needs in
order to maintain the present high
stand we have taken, and even greater
needs if we hope to grow in power and
influence.
Everything seems hopeful now.
At the openir gos this new term we
greet you
Ah students, as a faculty, we are look
ing to you, Baptists of Georgia, and to
you. friends of Christian education, for
the financial help which Mercer needs,
which it deserves; and as sure as God
lives and reigns we shall not fail.
Fraternally yours.
P D. Pollock.
Chairman of Faculty.
Columbus —The Bam
tist church, twenty three miles frop
this city, on the G. M. & Gulf R. R .
was dedicated to the service of the
Lord yesterday. Bro James F. Edens,
the Field editor of the Christian In
DEX, preached the sermon. His text
was Heb. 10:38, “The just shall live
by faith ” He preached a pure Gospel
sermon, lasting one hour and twenty
minutes. The house was packed and
not one appeared to be tired of it. At
the close of hie sermon he called on the
congregation for two hundred dollars
to pay the church out of debt. He held
the congregation for two hours more
until he got the last dollar of it. Then
he offered the dedication prayer, after
which he organized the church into a
Sunday-school, and then promised to
furnish the school with as much South
ern Baptist Sunday school literature as
they would need for the next quarter
He did the most good work in one
day that I ever saw one man do. Truly 7
the Lord was with him. We all love
“Uncle Jimmie ” and the Index
J. W. Howard, Pastor.
Sept. 14.
Dahlonega.—When I returned to
Dahlonega, about two weeks ago, I
learned that God had been graciously
blessing the labors of many of his serv
ants throughout this part of the moun
tain country. Many souls have been
saved and enlisted in the army of our
God.
Our church selected, and to-day or
dained as deacons, brethren W. H. Sat
erfield and your -correspondent. Bro.
C. W Stargel preached the ordination
sermon, and brother W. P. Price de
livered the charge.
The New Union Association meets
with our church on Thursday before
the first Sunday in next month. We
promise a hearty welcome to all visit
ing brethren.
Yours in Christ,
Elias B. Vickery.
Sept. 13.
Senoia. —It is my privilege to again
report good news from Macedonia
church, Coweta county. Our meetings
Saturday and Sunday. 12th and 13th
inst . were well attended and deeply
spiritual. Eight more were added to
the church, four by letter and four by
baptism. To the Lord be all the praise
for his continued presence with us.
F. M. Blalock.
Sept. 17.
BUTTER IN THREE MINUTES!
A Boon to Women-A Scientific
Wonder.
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THE QUEEN HUTTER MAKER.
There has just been patented in Cin
cinnati a most wonderful invention and
labor saving device that every person in
the country who churns butter will ap
preciate.
The Queen Butter Maker Company,
35 East Third Street, Cincinnati, have
patented a machine which, by a princi
ple of a combination of gearing, is able
to make butter in from three to five
minutes,* sweet cream or sour cream at
will?
As will be seen by the illustration
above, the Queen Butter Maker is un
like any’ other device that has ever been
invented for churning. At the bottom
of the large bucket shown is a screw
propeller modeled exactly like the large
screw propeller used on the large o ■eaa
steamer. The gearing of the machine
allows 1,600 revolutions of this propeller
in a minute, and agitates the cream ■
thousand times more strongly than the
ordinary old-fashioned dasher churn.
This immense agitation causes friction
of the particles against each other and
against the sides of the bucket, causing
the tissues to break, and the butter it
almost instantly made and gathered.
This rapid whirling moti m has an im
mens; power in gathering the particles
of butter that are in the milk but not
together. Hence, from a scientific point
of view, the butter must come gathered
in a few minutes—it does come, form
ing solid lumps at the surface.
Wherever this machine has been seen
it has created the greatest excitement,
and it is easily estimated that over one
million of these Butter Makers will be
required to fill the demand It is low
priced, costing about the same as the
ordinary box or barrel churn, easy to
understand, simple in construction, and
cannot get out of order, and very easily
cleaned.
During these hard times many mer
chants in the small cities, who have
been losing money’ trading in merchan
dise. have given up their stores and
taken hold of the Queen Butter Maker,
knowing if they have a machine to sett
they c in make not onlyzgood wages but
a compensation with the prospect for a
successful business for years to come
Nothing that has been put on the
market for years has appealed to Amer
ican people as this wonderful machine.
It relieves the household of one of the
most tiresome and disagreeable duties.
How many millions of tired, woru-ont
women, whose ba ks and limbs have
ached after the usual hour’s or two
hours’ churning, would not sacrifice a
new bonnet, or a new dress, or some
other luxury, to secure a Queen Butter
Maker that would make butter in a few
minutes before breakfast, and thus turn
their toil into an act of pleasure and
recreation ?
The fact is The Queen Butter Maker
is so entirely unlike any other machin«
that has been invented to make butter,
both in principle and practice, that it
is really a scientific wonder; it is such a
novelty, so new, interesting and excit
ing, '•hat when people hear that there it
a machine that will make butter in
from 3 to 5 minutes, they are wild over
it, and money or no money, hard timer
or Jno hard times, they will have one
It is the easiest thing in the world t«
sell and you will fl id it just so when
yon go out among the people and make
inquiry among your friends of those
who would like a quick Butter Maker,
everybody that churns will be glad to
lay away the old antiquated, tiresome
dasher churn and get “The Queen,” and
this is why agents do so well and make
so much money out of the business; any
persons standing by and seeing the but
ter come to the surface so quickly all
gathered in lumps, are fascinated at the
sight and never tire of seeing the won
der repeated again and again. Is it
surprising that the Butter Maker sells*
and that agents make big money by
taking an agency?
In addition to the labor that is saved
by this machine, it takes out all the
butter that is in the cream, the yield!
being much greater than from any or
dinary churn. Agents find the Queex
Butter Maker the easiest article to sell
imaginable No talk is required, nor
hard peddling. The agent who makes
butter in three minutes before eight or
ten people is sure to sell six or eight at
once. Agents easily make from $42 te
S2O a day, and some aS High as S-iOG a.
month, when the weather is -good..
Write to the firm named above, and se
cure an agency for the wonderful Queen
Butter Maker, and see if you cannot sell
from five to ten machines a day, and
thus realize a profit of from sl2 to $36
a day. The Queen Butter Maker Com
pany is composed of well known busi
ness men of Cincinnati, whose standing,
is high, and our readers will be fortu
nate to obtain a position with the.as..
J—' f - ) FT f1 " direct special attew
F* r\ P, p, I I ion to the follow iraifrw
* * •*■—*-—* innrkahle atateinente
Dear Madame:— ’k.
Yours to hand. Inc iT
ommend the Moore fj- , .(■ \
treatment because I
have tried it, and -A A,* wi
know it to be just r3~-, £
what he says it is I k
was cured by it, and
have remained ‘
eight year-; have . jiflly
known of many oth-
tiie very worst cases. By all means g«
it. Yours truly, W. E. PENN,
Eureka Springs, Ark . May 24, 1894.
The above is a letter wrlt'enbythe last
Rev. W. E, l’»*nn. tin* noted Evangelist, l*
Mrs. W. 11. Watson, New Alb'on, N. Y.
A Teacher’s Experience.
While teaching acoun
try school twelve years
L | ago, I took Catarrh ita ste
! $ worst form, which alma*
P made a physical wreck of
me. In 1892 J had La
•vdSfesS (.Grippe, was followed by
a very bad cough, free ex
pectoration,lofrs of weight
and strength. My physician advised
change of climate This I was not able
to do, but used Aerial Medication: to
the surprise of friends, it cured me, and
for three years have had the good
health that belonged to me twelve
years ago. Richard Osborn,
Brazil, Ind,
I took Catarrh in 1862
Grew worse for over thir
ty years,, suffered untold
misery with headaches,
attacks would come on ME JSiT
every two or three weeks
and last about three days,
then the gathering would
break and run bloody
matter; green scabs would form; hear
ing and memory became very much
impai-ed. Since using Aerial Medics
tiou four months in 1892, am entirely
free from all Catarrhal affection; hear
ing and memory restored, throat and
intense headaches entiiely cured.
J C. Carrithers, Riverton, Ala.
Medicine for Three Months’ Treatment Free.
To introduce this treatment and prove
beyond doubt that Aerial Medication
will cure Deafness, Catarrh, Throat and.
Lung Diseases, I will, for a short time,
send Medicine for three months’ treat
ment free. Address,
J. H. Moore, M.D., Dept. 8.9, Cincinnati,G.
The publisher of this paper has reliable in
formation that Dr. Moore is a reputable phy
sician, and recommends every interested
reader towrite him at once and investigate
Aerial Medication. Christian Index.
Guarantee Position. Accpptnui*» ru :_dtion, or can deposit
money in bank till position is secured.
Nashvibejenn. Indorsed by Bankers, Merchants, andothea
Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Shorthand, Typewriting,
Telegraphy, etc.; 12 teachers. 4 weeks in
with us equals 12 elsewhere. 600 students past year. My
vacation. Enter any time. Cheap board. Car tare peC
‘ To order our books for home study is next best thing t#
i antenug our school, Wiito us. (Mention this papery
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