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now; more than half the families with
which we stop, do not have family
worship while we are with them; this
is to us sadly true. Let every one of
us have an Individual Lord's treasury
of our own, and lay by in store as the
Lord prospers us, that public collec
tions may eease. Let us love, pray for
and Instruct our young preachers and
pastors. Let us pray for the brethren,
and also for sinners, that God may
give us a happy ami prosperous year.
JAMES F. EDENS.
380 Woodward Ave., Atlanta, Ga.,
ATLANTA BAPTIST CONFERENCE.
Bro. Motley in the chair. Prayer by
Bro. Bealer.
Bro. Collier. Small congregations.
Bro. Hillyer preached at Kirkwood.
Bro. Bealer. Fair congregations.
Bro. Stovall preached at night.
Bro. Landrum. Good services. About
tw'enty-flve men asked for prayer.
Bro. Reed reported that Peachtree
church has organized a Sunday-school.
Bro. Hatcher supplied for Bro.
Ragsdale at Conyers. Pleasant ser
vice.
Bro. Marshall. Work much inter
fered with by rain, but services were
pleasant.
Bro. Smith preached at Forsyth.
Took collection for the Orphans'
Home.
Bro. Winchester. Small congrega
tions, but good services. One received
by experience.
Bro. Ward. Large congregations
for such weather. Hopeful condition
of affairs in Sixth.
Glenn Street. Pastor Norcross held
regular services, and baptised four
from the Fair Street Mission.
Bro. Jameson. It rained yesterday.
Regular services. Six have been re
ceived during the week, four by expe
rience and two by letter.
Bro. Motley preached at the South
ern Railroad shops on Thursday. Sun
day-school good. Congregations good.
Bro. Bell preached at night, opening
the protracted meeting.
Bro. Hall, pastor of the New Hope
church (colored), was present. Was
glad he came last week, and proposes
to attend regularly. He was cordially
invited to attend.
Bro. Gibson has been confined at
home with his wife, who has been
quite sick. He hopes to start on his
round again this week. He reports
larger receipts than are usual in Jan
uary.
' At the meeting last week Bro. Beal
er was chosen as our press reporter.
He will prepare all the announce
ments which the conference desires to
make to the daily papers.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Bro. J. O. Sessoms having resigned
at Cordele, would be glad to serve an
other church, or churches, in the State.
Any field desiring his services may ad
dress him, for the present, at Cordele.
A sister at Hephzibah writes: “I
am glad to tell you that our church
has called a consecrated young man,
just ordained, who is winning the
hearts of all our people, B w. J. W. R.
Jenkins.” I. '
Dr. Gibson begs the brethren to pay
special attention to the needs of the
State Board. He has encouraged the
special appeals of the general boards,
but thinks now the State Board should
receive some special attention, in view
of the near approachment of our Con
vention.
J. W. S. writes from Cuthbert: “The
Cuthbert Baptist church had six addi
tions Sunday to its membership. This
is the third time this has occurred re
cently, besides other additions in less
numbers, several times. Bro. Golden
is doing some of the best work and
preaching of his life.”
Bro. G. S. Tumlin’s many friends
will be glad to know that he is in de
mand in Texas, but happy in his field.
He was recently called to the Broad
way church. Fort Worth, but declined
the call. His work in Brenham is be
ing greatly blessed, and the church is
increasing in membership.
Editors Index: Now that meetings
are in progress in various churches in
this city, will you suffer a word from
one who is neither a preacher nor
teacher, but simply an interested
church member? Beg the pastors to
beware of unduly urging the uncon
verted to give signs of interest in per
sonal salvation. The Holy Spirit
alone can move human hearts, and
much urging wearies even Christians'
and dulls the spirit of prayer. I speak
from experience and observation.
Beg them also not to prolong the
service when there is no manifestation
of the Spirit. Short services will draw
the people every time.
I beg your pardon; you are both
preachers and I am simply a
CHURCH MEMBER.
LUMPKIN.—I am back in Georgia
after an absence of nearly two years
at Decatur, Ala., at which place I had
charge of the Baptist church. I re
gretted very much to have to leave
Decatur, as I had formed some very
close ties, and was prospering in my
work. But, as with all prodigals or
truants, there is a feeling that “there is
no place like home.”
It was in Georgia where I first saw
the light of nature. I was brought up
in Georgia. My sainted father, Rev.
W. D. Atkinson, spent his life in Geor
gia, holding up “Jesus as the Lamb of
God that taketh away the sin of the
world.” And it has beeh my earnest
prayer and desire, if it was God s will,
to return to my native State and
preach the Gospel. My prayers have
been answered, and in December last,
the Lumpkin Baptist church extended
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me a unanimous call to become their
pastor. I accepted, and entered upon
my duties the beginning of the new
year. I will preach here three Sun
days in the month, and Summer Hill
church has called me for the remain
ing Sunday. So I have a very pleas
ant field among an excellent people.
Bro. T. M. Callaway, now of Talla
dega, Ala., preceded me, and he is
much loved by the Lumpkin people.
Large congregations have greeted me
at every service and the prospects are
very bright.
You are giving us an excellent pa
per. I have been a reader of the In
dex ever since 1 first learned to read,
and it is better now than ever before—
and every issue seems to be better
than the one that preceded it.
Tell Uncle Jimmie to come down to
see us.
God bless the Index.
Fraternally,
EDWARD S. ATKINSON.
January 12, 1897.
DAHIjONEGA.—We are now with
out a pastor for our church; however,
we are trying to keep up our regular
meetings by engaging in some relig
ious exercise during the hour for
preaching.
On the first Sunday in this month
brother W. P. Rice read a very inter
esting lecture, in which we were im
pressively taught the true relation ex
isting between a Christian’s wealth
and his duty to God in its distribution.
The congregation was serious and at
tentive, and we feel that good will re
sult from the effort.
Our Sunday-school is growing in
numbers and interest, and this prom
ises to be one of its most succesful
years.
This morning, at nine o’clock, in the
beautifully decorated parlor of the
bride’s father, brother E. E. Crisson,
Mr. W. P. Price, Jr., and Miss May
Belle Crisson were united in wedlock's
holy bonds. The ceremony was beau
tifully and impressively performed by
Isaac W. Waddell, D.D., President of
the North Georgia Agricultural Col
lege. The fair bride is one of our most
accomplished and popular young
ladies, and is at once a general favor
ite among her friends and acquaint
ances. The handsome groom is the
eldest son of Col. W. P. Price, and if
true nobility of soul helps to make a
good husband, we feel assured that the
bride has chosen well, and that a life
of happiness lies before her.
Fraternally yours,
E. B. VICKERY.
January 12, 1896.
CORDELE. —Newsy news is rather
scarce in these parts just now. Noth
ing has developed along the Baptist
lines recently. The church has not,
as yet, secured my successor, but has
an eye on a good man. and is hoping
soon to locate him on the field and fill
his hands and heart with the Master’s
work. This is an important field. The
city is growing all the time, and if the
Baptist material could be worked up
and thoroughly developed, we would
soon have a strong and flourishing
church. As to my future plans, I have
none. lam waiting upon the Lord to
direct me. I believe that I am in his
hands. I contend that if the Lord has
called a man to preach he has a field
for him, and. if the field does not open
up, then he should willingly step down
and out and go out into the world to
make a living just as any other man.
A man who is in the ministry simply
to make a living ought to be ousted.
And again, a man who cannot make
a living at anything else, I believe,
will never do much as a preacher.
Preaching should never be a matter of
meat and bread with any man, but
what the Lord wills. I hear it talked
around that the Index is growing
better all the time. Long live the In
dex to honor God in preaching right
eousness.
J. O. SESSOMS.
January 12, 1896.
Program of General Meeting, to be
held at Rocky Ford church, to begin
Friday before the sth Sunday in
January.
1. Introductory Sermon —G. W. Lee.
2. What is baptism; and what position
does it occupy in the Gospel system?
.1. M. Cross, R. G. Carter, H. G.
Edenfield.
3. What are the essential qualifica
tions for church membership? G.
W. Lee, H. J. Arnett, J. M. Cross,
P. B. Grant.
4. The importance of missions and the
best method of raising money to
send the Gospel to the heathen. G.
L. Jackson, J. M. Cross, H. G. Eden
field.
5. Sunday-school mass-meeting, 10
a.m. Sunday, conducted by T. A.
Brewer.
6. Mission sermon, 11 a.m. Sunday.
H. G. Edenfield; alternate, H. J.
Arnett.
Program.
We give a partial program for the
Ministers and Deacons’ Meeting of the
Washington Association, to be held
with our church at Milledgeville, Jan
uary 29th, 30th and 31st.
Friday, 7 p.m. Sermon by T. J.
Beck.
Saturday a.m. Devotional exercises
conducted by A. S. Avant.
Some of the questions to be dis
cussed —
The New Testament Church: .
(1) Its constituency. Led by T. J.
Cumming, P. R. Taliaferro.
(2) Its officers and their duties. B.
H. Ivey, W. L. L. Bowen.
(3) Its mission. T. J. Holmes, J. F.
Jackson, A. C. Rainwater.
What is our duty toward securing
an educated ministry? M. L. Duggan,
R. N. Umar, T. J. Beck.
The Sunday-school:
(1) Its aim. L. A. Brantly, J. A.
Harley, C. W. Ennis.
(2) Its needs. J. D. Boone, Dr.
Stone, W. A. Jordan.
Brethren, do make an effort to be
present. This is your meeting.
J. A. W.
Called Home-
Dear Index: It was in my heart
and thought to write you some notes
and comments on the Florida Baptist
Convention, at St. Augustine, which I
was happy to attend last week, and"
also give some other pictures of that
historic and beautiful section, but a
telegram has suddenly called me back
home to the bedside of my dear father,
who has been very near death, and
whose condition is yet critical. I
know that my Index friends will pray
for me in this anxious trial, and that
my little friends in the “Children’s
Corner,” to whose generous, cheering
calls I intended to respond this week,
will forgive “Earnest Willie’s” re
gretted delay.
Mav I say in this brief, hurried note,
that I fell deeply in love with the
Florida brethren —from dear old Bro.
Chaudoin in the chair, to vigilant Bro.
Bailey at the table, with noble J. C.
Porter, who is “Witness-ing” so
grandly for the Master. Every brother
and sister on the floor was good to me,
and the blessed, working, united, lov
ing spirit of the convention fell on all
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. JANUARY 21 1897
hearts like a benediction from above.
Anxiously, trustingly,
WILL D. UPSHAW.
“Earnest Willie."
Douglasville, Ga., January 17, 1897.
Card < (' Ili nks.
Macon, Ga., January 13, 1897.
Dear Index: You will please allow
mo to extend, in behalf of the minis
terial students of Mercer, our heartfelt
thanks to the several churches that
have been so thoughtful of us as to
send us such splendid boxes of pro
visions as we have received in the last
few months. I can assure each church
that each box was highly appreciated
by us all. There are about twenty of
us who room in the buildings belong
ing to the college, and eat with the
clubs. Some of the very best students
in college live this way. Allow me to
say, that although only about one
third of the students live on the cam
pus, there is as much work done on
the campus as all the rest of the col
lege community put together. I have
been asked by several here of late how
we lived, and if we cook for ourselves.
We club together in clubs of from
twelve to twenty and hire a cook. One
boy of the number does all the buying
of the groceries and giving out of the
meals; this boy is generally given his
board for his trouble. By this means
we are able to board for from $5.00 to
$7.00 per month. This idea of clubs is
fast gaining ground here, and if we
only had the room fully half of the
students of the college would board
this way.
Again thanking the churches for the
boxes, I am
Your in Christ,
GEO. M. MOORE.
A i ni) of the University.
Circular No. 1.
Our forces are now gathering, and
the “good fight of faith,” looking to
glorious victory for Mercer University,
is on. Eight churches have appeared
on the field, and have taken position
in the center, on the heights. They
are: Harmony, Sharon, Elberton,
High Shoals, Eastman, Norcross, Con
yers and Eatonton. Seven other
churches, viz.: Hawkinsville, La-
Grange, Newnan, Gainesville, Una
dilla, Quitman and Elko, have also
taken up position, engaging in special
service—that of aiding the ministerial
students. Watkinsville Sunday-school,
and the Columbus Sunday-school of
the First Church, are on the field with
flying banners and can be found on
the right wing. And then here are
three Woman’s Missionary Societies,
one from Watkinsville, one from the
First Church in Macon, and one from
Athens, Dr. Young’s church. We as
sign them to position on the left wing.
Now, upon the alignment indicated,
let the troops as they come forward
in organized bodies, take position. All
churches will form on the center, all
Sunday-schools will take position on
the right wing, and all Missionary So
cieties will take position on the left
wing. This makes a good line of bat
tle. Many brethren and sisters, as in
dividuals, have sent forward contribu
tions. Does this indicate that they
wish to serve as skirmishers and
sharp-shooters ? If so, very well.
They will now here and hereafter take
any position on the field that suits
them, and do their whole duty. An
army is not complete without sharp
shooters. Bor is it thoroughly organ
ized without artillery. Will the
brethren throughout the State that are
rich note this. We need some big
guns. Private Hood, of Harmony
Grove, and private Selman, of Monroe,
took position some time since, and
fired a shell such that damaged the
enemy considerably. It is not known
that they are out of ammunition.
They are not. But they would be
greatly encouraged if they hear the
roar of artillery on some other part of
the line. Mention must also be made
in this connection of another gun of
considerable dimensions —a mountain
howitzer over at Lynchburg, Va. As
soon as it was known that there was
likely to be a fight, here came whiz
zing through space, right into the ene
my’s camp in Georgia, a shell that
crushed through whatever it .struck.
Another gun of equal caliber to this
howitzer, has been fired down about
Macon. We need, however, more ar
tillery. There is fine opportunity now
for the use of single pieces.
It is impossible to campaign with a
great army, without some “rules of
war.” Our troops will note the fol
lowing:
Ist. Every soldier is enlisted for the
war.
2d. No discharges or furloughs can
be granted.
3d. The service is health-giving and
highly invigorating to every brave
soldier who does his duty; therefore,
there are no ambulances, hospitals or
surgeons. If the soldier is attacked
with “sorehead,” or loses control of
his tongue and “talks critically,” or if
his life become embittered at the re
membrance of the fact that some forty
years since the dog belonging to the
President of Mercer University chased
a yellow cat across a potato patch and
ruined one of the potato vines, and he
finds that he cannot let it be a case of
“requies-cat in peace,” why this case
will just be quarantined and allowed
time to “come around” normally.
4th. There must, be no misgivings
or timidity under the notion that sup
plies of ammunition will be exhausted.
If our arms are loaded according to
our rules laid down in our book of
tactics, and properly aimed, the sup
ply of ammunition will never be ex
hausted.
sth. No breastworks are ever to be
thrown up. All the fighting must be
done in open field, in full view of who
ever may desire to look on, and in
broad day-light. No strategic moves
will ever be allowed. Every man faces
the enemy, having on the whole armor
of God.
6th. It is proposed to “carry the war
into Africa,” and at no time will the
Fabian policy be employed. Troops
will lose no time in maneuvering.
They will fight.
7th. Soldiers are to sleep only at
night, and are never to retire without
a short drill in geography. This is
necessary so that the troops, in lying
down, will face Macon, the seat of the
University.
Bth. All soldiers are expected and
required to be familiar with the first
six chapters in Nehemiah. If ac
quainted with these teachings, they
can scarcely misunderstand the duties
of the occasion.
9th. The army of the University will
fight the war to a successful finish on
What is outlined in the foregoing if it
requires a lifetime.
H. R. BERNARD.
ASSOCIATION MINUTES.
Clerks of Asociations who have not
already sent me two copies of their
minutes will greatly oblige by doing
so promptly. Quite a number are
lacking, and I need all to get statistics
of Georgia Baptists.
B. D. RAGSDALE,
Secretary Ga. Baptist Convention.
Conyers, Ga.
About rccr.
I have just been reading the Index,
and find that the issue of January the
7th is devoted almost exclusively to
Mercer University. It is not a waste
of paper, money, nor time to give so
many columns to this grand old insti
tution that has forged its way to the
front rank of Southern Universities.
1 am glad that so much interest is be
ing manifested in the permanent en
dowment of Mercer, and I trust the
day is not far distant when she will
have all the appliances and equip
ments necessary to make her the
greatest institution in the Smith. If
we, as Baptists, were fully aroused to
a sense of our duty, and could thor
oughly realize the importance of Mer
cer in shaping the thought and perpet
uating the principles of Baptists
throughout the State, we would raise
the required SIOO,OOO before the close of
the present year. Other denominations,
knowing the importance of maintain
ing their institutions of learning, rally
to their support by giving liberally, by
exerting their best influence, and by
faithful patronage. As Baptists, we
must awake to our interest, or we will
lose, to a large extent, our identity as
a denomination, and will be forced to
resign the honors we have so long
borne as the greatest people in the
State. Our country is rapidly increas
ing in population, and our only hope,
as Baptists, lies in our denominational
institutions. We cannot afford, for
the sake of a few paltry dollars, to
allow the great Baptist cause to suffer.
Every Baptist should read the Index
referred to, and preserve it for future
reference. The article by Chairman
P. D. Pollock is a good one and s
on the right line. I trust that all our
high schools will be placed in sym
pathy with Mercer, and will become
feeders to this institution. There is
certainly a mutual dependence be
tween the high school and the college.
Some system should be adopted by
which boys and girls could be pre
pared to enter certain classes in our
colleges and universities.
My heart was deeply moved while
reading the articles of A. H. Newman.
W. L. Pickard, F. C. McConnell, G. W.
Garner, and others, on what Mercer
had done for them. If it has done so
much for them, what has it done for
me?
Words are inadequate to tell, and
my 'heart will never grow large enough
to appreciate my alma mater as I
should. I was taken out of the field,
just as many other poor boys were,
and through the generosity of this in
stitution, I received a fair education
which has been of untold pleasure and
benefit during all these years. My life
has been devoted to teaching common
and high schools, and preaching to
rather poor churches; but the training
received at Mercer has been of incal
culable benefit in every work which I
have undertaken. The first and the
most important lesson that 1 learned
was that I was fearfully ignorant, and
that if I ever succeeded in anything n
would be by dint of incessant toil. I
learned that there was no flowery path
to fame, and this inspired me to be a
slow plodder, striving to do my duty
wherever God might place me. But
above all, and the best of all, I learned
that a pure, earnest, faithful, conse
crated life was worth ,more than
knowledge, fame or fortune. The
name of Mercer is sacred to my mem
ory, and around it the mast hallowed
recollections will ever cluster. It was
my privilege to as no
ble a corps of as ever
adorned the halls of 1 versity
Battle. Brantley, Woodfin,
Saii'lforil and St<-<-<l.
of Mercer hotllling the
names of these Christian
gentlemen with it. so kind,
courteous, affable, that
the impression left uponHhe minds of
tneir students will last and widen
through all ages to come. Some of
these 'have gone to their sainted rest,
while the others are connected with
other institutions and interests; and
the institution has been handed down
to younger men who are devoting
their best energies to making it a suc
cess. There is nothing left of Mercer
familiar to me but the stately old
building, but, judging from the bright
faces as given in the Index, and the
spicy articles written by them, I feel
sure the school has fallen into good
hands. They are good, wise, prudent,
progressive, scholarly men, who are
devoting their vigorous young man
hood, their trained intellects, and their
consecrated lives to the welfare of the
college; and all they ask is the pray
ers, sympathy and money of the Bap
tists of Georgia.
I never visit Mercer now without
noticing, near by, one of the hand
somest, most commodious and con
venient chapels ever connected with
any college. This chapel stands as a
lasting monument to the great, grand,
indefatigable Dr. Nunnally, who threw
his great heart and towering intellect
and unspotted life into the work of
building up the school. When he, by
wit, argument, and eloquence appealed
to the people they responded liberally.
Now brethren Pollock and Bernard
are calling upon the Baptists and
friends throughout the State for a
very small amount, when properly ap
portioned among the vast hosts be
longing to our denomination. Shall
we refuse them? Will the pastors not
place the matter before their people
and urge them to give? Let me ap
peal to the alumni to come forward
and help Mercer for the good it has
done them. Let all the parents re
spond for what it has done for their
sons. The denomination should help
because the college is theirs, and if it
lives and prospers and is crowned
with glory, the honors will be theirs;
but if it goes down in defeat, the
shame and reproach and disgrace will
be upon their heads. I>et us save our
institution, and make it one of which
we will all be proud.
R. H. BLALOCK.
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Heine Mission Collections
From May Ist, 1896, to January Ist,
1897.
Totals.
Alabama, cash .. ..$ 1,395.59
“ Value of boxes 793.80- 2,189.39
Arkansas, cash.. .. 344.05
“ Value of boxes 48.55- 392.60
Dis. Columbia, cash. 41.91
“ Value of boxes 51.00- 98.91
Florida, cash 408.30
“ Value of boxes 35.70- 444.00
Georgia, cash 5,214.02
“ Value of boxes 870.42- 6,114.44
Kentucky, cash.. .. 3,240.86
" Value of boxes 895.98- 4,136.84
Louisiana, cash.. .. 133.76
“ Value of boxes 127.00- 260.76
Maryland, cash.. .. 1,869.89 '
“ Value of boxes 1,245.97- 3,115.86
Mississippi, cash .. 1,265.84
“ Value of boxes 580.00- 1,815.84
Missouri, cash .. .. 2,189.47 1
" Value of boxes 305.95- 2,495.42
N. Carolina, cash .. 1,064.53
“ Value of boxes 527.84- 1,592.37 I
S. Carolina, cash .. 2,296.82
“ Value of boxes 217.75- 2,514.57
Tennessee, cash ... 1,254.46 i
“ Value of boxes 1,086.35- 2,340.81
Texas, cash 1,358.44
“ Value of boxes 360.00- 1,718.44
Virginia, cash .. .. 3,334.22 '
“ Value of boxes 1,284.20- 4,618.42 I
W. Va., et. al., cash. 73.84
“ Value of boxes 15.21- 89.05
Total cash $25,519.00 i
“ Value of boxes 8,448.72-33,967.72
In cash contributions to home mis
sions for same period, last convention
al year, Alabama, District of Colum
bia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Caro
lina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia
have fallen behind in their collections, 1
in amounts varying from SIOO to '
$1,300, while the States of Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri
and South Carolina have increased
their contributions in sums varying
from SIOO to S7OO, which makes a con- 1
siderable decrease in total cash re
ceipts for the period ended January 1,
1897, as compared to same period of
the previous year. The total cash re
ceived from all the States last con
ventional year amounted to $53,976.08,
and to enable the Board to report no
debt to the Convention the current
year there should be increase from all
the States of about 20 per cent., or
SIO,OOO, whereas, up to the present
time, a majority of the States actually
show a reduction in home mission col
lections.
Georgia heads the list in contribu
tions to home missions, as it does in
foreign missions, and shows, also, the
largest increase of any State in home
missions up to January Ist. If all the
other States will do as well, or better,
for the next few months, we may show
a balance cash on hand at our next
Convention.
WALKER DUNSON,
Treasurer Home Board.
Atlanta, Ga.
Good Wo;k.
A stay of a part of four days at
Eastman lias satisfied me (hat the
School of the Prophets there is
doing a needful and most helpful
work. In the main (he men seem
to be in earnest and appreciate
their opportunity. Dr Ragsdale
has had the class in the study of
the life of Christ, with Broadus
Harmony as a text-book. One les
son was enough to demonstrale
brother Ragsdale’s painstaking
accuracy and power of analysis.
The remaining part of the session
he will, with his class, pursue a
study of the book of Romans. Pas
tor B. W. J. Graham is doing
good work along the line of En
glish grammar, rhetoric and ser
mon-making. Pastor J. C .Brew
ton is a force within himself. As
manager of the school he deserves
the highest praise. His people
sympathize with him in this work,
and pastor and people may felici
tate themselves upon the good
work that is being done in and
around Eastman.
new pastor, Rev. Robert Vande-
At Hawkinsvillel found the
venter, thorughly harnessed in his
new work, lie takes hold of the
work like a man who has a pur
pose to accomplish. He is strong
in many directions and is a most
valuable addition to the ranks of
Georgia Baptists. With such a
church and such a pastor their in
fluence will be felt with increas
ing power. Last year the Sunday
school, apart from the regular
church contribution, gave SSOO to
missions; they have agreed to do
the same thing this year. Each
class agrees to raise so much, al
together aggregating over five
hundred dollars. It is a very
easy matter to do —when the Haw
kinsville people have the work to
do. Why can’t other Sunday
schools do likewise?
Mercer opened with twenty-two
new men. The total number on
the roll now is about 235. I do
not think there were ever quite
so many enrolled at one time be
fore. They are a fine lot of young
men. The ministerial students
number forty, and they are a body
of hard-working, consecrated
young men. It would be difficult
to find a place where faculty and
students work so hard. The fac
ulty has such a gift for entertain
ing the boys that notwithstanding
the hard work done in each de
partment, there is little murmur
ing on the part of the boys. What
a privilege for our boys to be as
sociated with such a faculty! Men
who think so profoundly yet who
are thoroughly practical.
j. D. CHAPMAN.
A Chance to Make Money.
Butter made In three minutes is what I
did and I am going to make a fortune sell
Ing the Queen Butter Maker, that makes
butter In three minutes, as everyone that I
have shown it <<> wants one. All you have
to do is to place the cream in the machine,
give a few turns of the crank, and the but
ter is made and gathered ready to be salted.
I am perfectly delighted with my success
and feel sure 1 am going to make SIOO a
month and not work hard either. 1 will de
vote my whole time to it as it is the easiest
thing to sell 1 ever saw. I met Mr. Hines
of Co umbus, who had made $75 the first
week, whicli is only live a day Anyone who
has made but Ur will know how hard it is to
chut n and will be glad to have a churn I hat
will relieve them of all this work. Anybody
can get circular by w’ Iting the Queen But
ter Maker Co., 85 East 3rd Ss. Cincinnati,
who will gave territory and sell machines
to anybody who may ask, WILuC.
Ihe Family Pockeibjck
The issues flowing, or failing to
flow, hum the family pocketbook
have made more misery than war,
pestilence, famine, and as much
uappiness as religion.
ino family pocketbook has
made more criminals than any
other one cause excepting whisky,
it has caused more eariy deaths
man any oilier agency. 11 the
holiest obituary was pul upon the
tombstones 01 one-hull the mar
ried women who die untimely
deaths it would be. "Died for
want of an independent 2o cents.''
A large part of the thieves are
made so irom pre-natal influences.
1 met a beautiful mother in a
Western Slate whose first-born, a
son, was serving time in the peni
tentiary. She spoke so tenderly
of him, yet told how he was a
thief from pre-natal inlluences.
Her husband was a well-to-do,
eminently respectable man. But
his wife could never have a penny
without frowns or bitter words
from him, no matter how neces
sary her demands for money. She
dreaded a family feud, yet the
little stranger would be in need of
apparel upon its arrival in the
world. The mother secured the
necessary funds by taking a few
pennies out of her husband's pock
elbook each night as he slept, and
the babe was born a thief. The
wife of a Methodist minister was
my guest, at one time, when a
dear old man, who had the gift of
having three hands, a right, left
and always a little behind hand,
came, as he was often wont to do,
to borrow a few dollars that he
might pay oil' his employes that
afternoon. The good old soul
had no commercial standing, but
he was honest. The business
world is not tender to such as he
when adversity or pay waits upon
them. So he came to me, a wo
man. After a few words of ex
planation I turned to my desk,
wrote a note, which he signed,
and drew a check for SIOO. My
guest looked amazed and exclaim
ed. "There, that is my idea of
heaven, when a married woman
can draw a check for that amount
without asking a man about it.”
Woman is the great unpaid
partner in the matrimonial union.
Man may raise the wheat, but it is
of little value until woman's hand
has made it into bread. She is as
much an earner as is he.
I quote a model family example.
A young couple started life to
gether without an inheritance,
but with education, ambition and
clean lives. The young wife had
been a teacher, and was used to
financial independence. She had
a perfect understanding witli her
lover before marriage that all fin
ancial affairs should be made a
matter of kindly and joint consid
eration between them, for she had
“boarded round,” and had seen a
great deal of family misery on ac
count of the pocketbook and its
contents being in the hands of the
man. It was arranged that, as the
husband was to be the home mak
er aud she the home keeper, that
each six months the husband
should take his wife to his place
of business and show her his
books, mid tell her his financial
condition. This has always been
religiously done. If expenditures
were too much or too little, the
next six months’ outlays were ad
band’s commercial standing as he
is and he says that he has al
ways been his safest business ad
viser. So will any wife be if the
proper confidence is reposed in
her. Married man! if you are in
the habit of handing money to
your wife in a grudging manner
and growling out “What did you
do with the dollar I gave you last
week?” put yourself in her place
and quit your meanness.—Farm
Journal.
By using Hall's Hair Renewer, gray,
faded, or discolored hair assumes the
natural color of youth, and grows lux
uriant aud strong, pleasing everybody.
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
At Wilmington, N. C-, May, 1897.
Dear Sir:-It is with much pleasure we In
form you that upon the occasion of the next An
nual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention
called for Friday, the 7th day of May, 1897, at
Wilmington. North Carolina,
The Southern Railway
will present most excellent service, with through
car ariangements upon very quick and comfort
able schedules, anil we request that you give us
your patronage.
Our rates will be very low and our general
plan, which we will p esent in detail in ample
time, will, we Ihink. ce quite satisfactory to you;
in the meantime, we will be g'ad to hear from
you and give any further information you de
sire Respectfully.
M. R. Powers, A. A Vernoy,
Dist. Pass Agt., Passenger Agent.
New Orleans, La Atlanta, Ga.
Jno. Mktcai.ee, Ranisali. Clifton,
T'ftv. Pass. Agt., Trav. Pass. Agt.,
Montgomery, Ala Macon, Ga.
R L Vernon, W. E. McGee.
.Trav. Pass. Agt., Pass. & Tic. Agt.,
Charlotte, N. 0. Greenville, S. C.
W. D. Allkn, E. B Wells,
List. Pass. Agt., Pass & Tic. Agt,
Atlanta, Ga. Columbus, Ga.
W. P. Irwin, Ticket Agt., Spattanburg, S. C.
J. M Culp, W. a. Turk
Traffic Manager. G» neral Passenger Agt.
8. H. Hardwick, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent.
guarantee Position. Aeceptnau-s rc?’.jition,orc»a<iopo«ii
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Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Shorthand, Tyj>ewritjng,
Telegraphy, etc.; 12 teachers. 4 weeks in Bookkeeping
with us equals 12 elsewhere. 600 students past year. Ne
vacation. Enter any time. Cbean board. Car fare paid,
To order our books for home studv is next best thing W
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We want a good Agent to sell our medi
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nothing towrite for terms and i artlculars.
Address,
The Atlanta Chemical Company
Successors to King's Roval Germetuer Co
Atlanta, Georgia.
an4t
ADVERTISING DIRECTORY.
This column Is for the convenience of the
readers of the Christian Index. Atten
tion Is called to the more detailed adver
tisements elsewhere:
Artificial Limbs.—W. <fc E. Chapman, 7J4
North Broad street.
Business Colleges. Atlanta Business
College, Whitehall near Trinity Avenue.
Clothing.—Edwin Stewart,26 Whitehall.
China and Cut ckeky.—Carver A Harper
Til Whitehall street.
Dry Goods.—Dougherty & Murphy, 74 A7O
i Whitehall street.
Dyeing.—The Southern Dye and Cleaning
Works, 22 and 21 Walton street.
Eyk Glasses —Goodell »t Pierson, In Doug
las, iThomas <t Davison, Whitehall St.
A, K. Hawkes, Whitehall street.
Implements —W. C. Holmes, Earm Level,
12 North Forsyth street.
Ikon Fencing.— K. L. shellaberger, For
syth street. Gate City Fence Co.
Lai'nd. y Trio Steam Laundry, 79 and 81
Edgewood Ave,
Oom,is r —Dr. J. Harvey Moore, Norcross
Building.
Plumbing.—Wingate Plumbing C0.,28A ü
burn Avenue, Y. M. C. A. Building.
Stoves Ac.—Hunnicutt & Belllngratn, Cor.
Peachtree and W’alton streets
Shoes. .1.11.4 1. Daniel, Whitehall street
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Do Not Despair!
WBWsW/'
Prof. J. J. Nichols,
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Do not linger in Pain!
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PROF. NICHOLS,
“ The Magnetic Healer”
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space to print them :
Mr. M. F. Echols, Agent Southern Express Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.; Locomotor Ataxia and Insomnia.
Hon. Martin V. Calvin, Augusta; Nervousness,
Dyspepsia.
Mr. J. F. Hudson, 200 Marietta St., Atlanta:
Rheumatism, Paralysis and Insomnia.
Rev. A. R. Holdirby, M. D., pastor of Mooie
Memorial Presbyterian church, Atlanta; Nerv< us
Debility.
Miss Lea Harrison, West End; Deaf for 2G years,
can hear well now; and many others.
If you reside ata distance, write and state fully
your symptoms and pains. Consult him by mail.
Effective Treatment
Will be Transmitted by a
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Th s Method is Very Effective
in case of Rheumatism. Nervous
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Same by Mail.
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confinement.
Granulated Sore Eyes cured by Dr. Moore’S
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