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Rev. R. N. Barrett, pastor of the
Baptist church at Gallatin, Tenn., is
an enthusiastic missionary worker as
well as a writer of excellent mission
ary books. He has made a close study
of the best means of putting the sub
ject of missions into the homes,
churches and associations of our land,
and has embodied the results of this
study in an excellent leaflet of twenty
pages. It would be well for every
pastor in the land to have one of these
leaflets, and then it would be well for
them to put one into each family in
their churches. His suggestions are
wise, practical, simple. Single copies
are five cents, but a dozen will be sent
for thirty cents, a hundred for $2.50,
or a thousand for $15.00. It would
pay our missionary boards to put a
copy of this leaflet into the hands of
every pastor in their respective States.
Bro. Barrett will send a free sample
copy to any one who will send a two
cent stamp for mailing.
Address Rev. R. N. Barrett, Gallatin,
Tenn.
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Miss Lottie Moon.
We wonder if any of our readers
know that it was under the influence
of a sermon preached by a Georgia
Baptist pastor Miss Lottie Moon de
cided to offer her services to our For
eign Mission Board for work in China.
We were glad to read it in the Cher
okee Messenger, which is edited by
Bro. R. B. Headden, of Rome. The
Miss Safford, of whom he tells, has
been for many years a most consecrat
ed worker under the Southern Pres
byterian Board. It was worth a man's
lifetime of preaching to have been in
strumental in influencing two such
lives. When a pastor faithfully pro
claims the duty of Christians to evan
gelize the world, he never knows but
that he is moving upon some life
which will be spent in the glorious
work itself. We hope many pastors
will read this article and go and do as
Bro. Headden did, preach the duty of
golab to the heathen for their saving:
The subject of this sketch has been
a missionary to the Chinese for twen
ty-three years. In the summer of 1871
she and Miss Safford came to Carters
ville, Ga., and opened a school for girls.
For two years she was a devoted mem
ber of the Cartersville Baptist church
and a teacher in the Sunday-school.
On Sabbath afternoons while there
she visited poor families and gave
them religious instruction. She had
the missionary instinct. When quite
a young woman she resolved to devote
her life to mission work, but at that
"TTme obi'Board was not re
ceiving unmarried women as mission
aries.
In the spring of 1873 we held a Min
isters’ and Deacons’ meeting with old
Oothcaloga church, in Bartow county,
It was an unusually rainy spell, and
but few of the brethren attended. One
morning, when no particular business
was before the body, I arose and asked
the moderator if the duty enjoined
upon the disciples to pray the Lord of
the harvest to send forth laborers into
his harvest was binding upon us now.
Quite an earnest discussion followed
the question, and the delegates present
pledged themselves upon their return
home to pray in private and public
that the Lord would send forth labor
ers into his harvest. On the first Sun
day after the meeting I took that same
Scripture for a text and preached upon
the duty of praying that prayer. I also
impressed the thought that praying
that prayer bound us to go into the
harvest ourselves if there was no ob
stacle to prevent. It was during the
preaching of that sermon that Miss
Moon made up her mind to offer her
self as a missionary to our Foreign
Board. This she did, was accepted,
and that fall went to China. Her as
sociate teacher, who was a Presbyteri
an, also became a missionary, and they
went together on their mission of love
and labor.
I did not know for some time after
Miss Moon was in China that my ser
mon on that day decided her to enter
the foreign field as a missionary. She
wrote me of it and said that she had
found her life-work.
When Miss Safford and Miss Moon
made known their decision to go away
from Cartersville there was earnest
protest on the part of their patrons,
one man saying that it was a shame
for a refined, educated woman like
Miss Moon to waste her life in trying
to elevate the heathen Chinese.
Judas said: “To what purpose is
this waste?” when Mary poured the
precious ointment on our Savior’s
head. Perhaps-some angel might have
thought when Christ was making
ready to come to earth on his mission
of love: “To what purpose is this
waste? Why should the one alto
gether lovely sacrifice himself to save
sinners?” Even so, Father, for so it
seemed good in thy sight. What
great sacrifices some make and how
small the sacrifices of others for the
same cause! Love makes the differ
ence.
Soon after Miss Moon’s departure
from Cartersville the ladies of that
church organized a society to aid in
her support. It was about the first
Missionary Society organized by the
ladies in Georgia. Now they are num
bered by the hundreds and are towers
of strength in the churches where they
exist. That faithful band of women
have persevered in their labor of love,
and monthly for these twenty-three
years have met for prayer and service.
No church has a nobler band of .work
ers in the Master’s vineyard than the
women of the Cartersville Baptist
Church.
Watchman, What of the Night?
All times seem critical to those who
live in them. Perhaps they are so.
Perhaps every generation can truth
fully sing, “We are living, we are
dwelling in a grand and awful time.”
But certainly comparing the present
with the past, at no time could the
watchman have seen more portents in
the skies than just now. The pall of
massacre hangs over Turkey, not only
for the rapine and slaughter past, but
shadowing with fearful apprehen
sion of indiscriminate massacre all
foreign residents, should European
interference stir up Moslem hatred.
The bloody warfare in Cuba and
still more frightful reprisals in the
Rfrilippine Islands seem a revival of
the most savage days of heathenism.
The embers of war still smoke in Ja
pan and break out into horrid cruel
ties in Formosa/ The merciless
slaughter of rebels in China and the
persecutions and riots constantly
breaking out against foreigners, show
that missionaries there may well feel
that they are living over a volcano,
liable at any moment to burst forth
with hidden Are of hatred. From In
dia goes up the wail of famine. And
though there is no open warfare
among the great powers of Europe, the
revelations of treachery, shaking the
foundations of mutual confidence, seem
equally ominous.
In the midst of all these turmoils
and apprehensions the church of Christ
would seem to have lost some of its
faith and zeal for the coming of the
kingdom: witness the great debts of
the church Missionary Societies and
the failure of missionary enthusiasm
in many quarters.
So much for the dark side; to read
the signs of hope needs the seer’s vis
ion that looks from within out, not
from without in, and knows
“That God is on the field when he
Is most invisible.”
This is the point of view of our mis
sionaries who continue their work with
such confident heroism in these ex
posed and perilous stations. Those of
us who heard Dr. Grace Kimball at
the recent Armenian mass-meeting in
New York and realized what brave
deeds lay back of her gentle words as
she told her experiences during the
dreadful day of the massacre at Van,
realized also what opportunities for
the display of the higher Christian
qualities these dark scenes afford. The
triumphant faith of many of the mar
tyred converts, the steadfast courage
of their missionary teachers, the wave
of pity and philanthropy which has
gone out toward them from the Chris
tian world —all these are moral forces
which will surely be felt hereafter to
the uplifting of the world. So too of
the workers in other exposed stations.
In China, India, Africa there are from
their point of view, In these wars and
commotions only new opportunities
for pushing forward the lines of the
advance guard.
And at home, amidst the apathy of
some, it is most encouraging to read
the accounts of such a meeting as that
held in Mr. Moody’s church in Chicago
on the occasion of the departure of
Prof. W. W. White for Calcutta, India,
to work among the college students at
that point. Prof. White, though one
of the ablest, and most successful Bi
ble teachers in this country, feels,
nevertheless, that at this crisis the
needs of India are imperative and that
he must leave his nets here and
“launch out into the deep” for a larger
draught. Dr. Pentecost’s church in
London has resolved to send him on
another missionary tour and one of
his congregation gave a thousand
pounds for this purpose. Dr. Bradford
proposes that deputations of the ablest
men from this country and from Eng
land be sent on missionary journeys
like Paul’s to counsel with the churches
in the wide field and give direction to
the work. So, though wars and ru
mors of war fill the air, those who are
working for the building of Christ’s
kingdom need not be discouraged.
What changes in the map of the world
the coming year may bring, who can
tell? but of this we are sure, that they
all are but preparing the way of the
Lord and making straight a highway
for our God. —Ex.
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In Cuba.
The following is a translation by Dr.
Diaz of a letter received by him from
Havana:
“Dr. A. J. Diaz:
“Don’t think we forget you for a
minute. Did not write you for a month
because been busy with the school.”
“The school’s work is going on nice
ly. In the month of September I re
ceived twenty-five new children in the
school, and have an aggregate attend
ance of 1,085 children during the pres
ent month. In October twenty-one
more children have been received. Ag
gregate attendance during the month
1,716 To-day is the 10th of
NovembtX, and thirteen children have
already been received.
"Our Jjpnday-school has an average
attendance of one hundred children.
This people here are glad to have such
school in their neighborhood. We
have religious meetings, too, and they
only come about 14 or 15 people. Broth
er Porta is the one who preaches here,
and he makes very good sermons, but
last week he could not come, and broth
er Valdes conducted the services. He
preached from the text, "I am the true
vine, and my father is the husband
man.” At the conclusion of the meet
ing he called for the sinners as usual
to accept Christ, and one lady gave her
heart to Jesus.
“All the preaching is very good, but
we are anxious to hear our Paul. I
don’t want to tire you with a long let
ter, close asking your prayers.
“JULIA LOZANO.”
We speak of "China” and the “Chi
nese,” little thinking that the natives
of the Flowery Kingdom never hear
those terms until after leaving the
place of their birth or coming in con
tact with some traveler. They have
many names by which they designate
themselves and the land which they in
habit, but “Chinese” and “China” are
not among that number. The most
ancient name of China is Tien Hia,
which signifies “beneath the sky.”
Since the present ruling house took
control of the empire in 1650, the name
of Ta Tsing Kwoh has been applied to
the kingdom as a whole, and Chung
Koo Woh to that portion known to
American readers as the “Middle King
dom.”
How extensively Japan is improving
her railway system, may be gathered
from her purchases in Germany and
England of steel rails, and seventy
two locomotives from one British firm.
The Japanese desiring to develop their
iron mines have appropriated $4,000,000
for this especial purpose, and have en
gaged twelve foreign experts to organ
ize a national foundry and the best
methods of arranging a plant. Japan
is also trading largely with British
India, Australia and Canada in raw
materials of all sorts.
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The British and Foreign Bible So
ciety distributes on an average over
13,000 copies of the Bible daily, nearly
4,000,000 a year. Its influence is con
tinually extending more widely over
the whole world, the Bible being now
translated into the languages of nine
tenths of the human race. At the be
ginning of the century it had only been
translated into the languages of one
fifth.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THUKNDAV. JANUARY 28 )W
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department
Prayer Meeting Topics.
Jan. 31.—The New Commandment.
John 13:34.
Looking Forward.
It is now but about three months be
fore the Southern Baptist Convention
and the Southern Baptist Young Peo
ple's Union meet in Wilmington. It is to
be desired that a large numberof young
people shall attend the coming meet
ing. We presume the Young People’s
Union will not have more than one
day’s meeting, but the session of the
Southern Baptist Convention will sup
plement the shortness of the meeting
and gives much that has to be included
in such a meeting when held at a sep
arate time. The rates will be reason
able, and Georgians can conveniently
get to Wilmington by many routes.
Wilmington itself will be a place
worth seeing. Every Union in Geor
gia ought to have a representative and
even a party to go with the representa
tive. It is presumed the pastor is sure
to go any way. Such trips are profit
able. The sense of being identified
with a great people brings strength and
courage. Then we see and hear men
whose names we are familiar with.
It is always helpful to know the faces
of the men we read after and about.
No better way of taking our annual
outing can be planned for than such a
trip as this. If we begin planning in
time we can, many of us, make our
arrangements to get there.
The Southern Union Topic-Jan. 3i
The New Commandment. John
13:34
The words have a peculiar solemnity
from the time of their utterance. Je
sus was speaking his last words and
giving his last commandments. He
now gives them a new Commandment.
In what sense is it new? His exam
ple and admonition has all along been
to love for each other.
It is perhaps in this sense: They
are commanded to love each other "as
I have loved you.” It is a new stand
ard of love. Until this time the real
extent of his own love for them has
not been manifested. Now every step
emphasizes it anew. He has just
washed the feet of the disciples and
overwhelmed them with his love and
tenderness. The touching scenes of
the Supper followed, and after it came
gracious words. Each step onward will
bring them to a more and more full
and complete revelation of his love.
No longer will their standard be to do
unto their brother as their brother does
unto him. No longer even the stand
ard pictured in the parable of the Good
Samaritan. John reflects the new
standard when he says “hereby know
we love, because that one so loved us.”
A new definition is given, and by that
they are now to love.
“As I have loved you.” That means
unrequited love. They had indeed re
sponded, but long before Jesus had
fastened his love on them. He asked
for no return. They forgot him and
went to sleep when he needed sym
pathy, but the very next moment he
saved them from the crowd that ar
rested him. It was also a toiling love.
It was more than an emotion. There
was no rest while his loved ones
needed him. It was also a love for
them at their best. Jesus makes no
compromises, nor suffers none with his
disciples. He loves them too well for
that. He loves them enough to die for
them. Better than his own life did he
love them. No pain, no agony, no toil
too great for such love to give. No
longer is the standard of love to be
to love as our brother loves. It is to
be to love more than our brother loves
us.
Primarily this love is among Christ’s
own disciples, yet it extends to others
as well. Still there is to be a specially
close love between the disciples of our
common Lord. It is one of the tests of
a regenerated heart that there is a
love for the brethren. We must love
our brethren in Christ in a different
way from the rest of the world. With
common interests, hopes and purposes
we have a tie such as exists nowhere
else among men. Love one, another
we must.
We must not gauge this love, how
ever, by our family love and expect it
to have the same manifestations. It
will be different, but none the less
warm and true. Father and mother’s
love to children are different from the
love the children themselves have, and
revolve around different ideas. Our
love for our country differs from our
love for our brothers and sisters. So
it will be with this love. It will be
itself and have its own manifesta
tions.
We are commanded to have it. It
is not something we simply sit around
and wait for. It is a new command
ment and a very positive one at that,
given as it is in the last hours of life.
It follows that it is possible to us.
We can have such love. As an accom
paniment of regeneration we can look
to the Holy Spirit to give it to us. If
it is not manifest to us we ought to
earnestly pray for it. With all this it
can also be cultivated. We can put it
into practice. We ought carefully to
cultivate the relationship it involves.
Above all let us remember that love is
to be looked for jn our impulses to act
as well as our feelings. A desire to do
service is as much an indication of
love as to have stirrings of emotion.
To actually do the service is love itself.
Love has been defined as “self giving.”
Whenever we give ourselves to our
brethren as we ought to give, it is a
bit of love. We must not leave out,
however, the element of feeling. We
should learn to genuinely like our
brethren and have a feeling of pleas
ure In their presence and in their joys
and sorrows.
It was said of the early Christians,
by their neighbors: “See how these
Christians love each other.” This was
an element of power to them. If It
could be said of us to-day, the cause
of Christ would be greatly advanced.
It is an evidence of regenerated life
and speaks with no uncertain sound.
Dots for tbe Doubtful
Dear Index: I am now at Colum
bus, Ga. I find Bro. W. H. Smith,
D.D., pastor of the First Baptist
church. He is a quiet, modest man,
but a strong, vigorous man of affairs.
Tney are remodeling their church and
will soon have one of the handsomest
and completest buildings in the land.
I have found no finer example of what
our B. Y. P. U. work can do than here.
Bro. L. T. Chase, who was raised here,
completed his musical education about
four years ago in the city of Boston.
While there he got acquainted with
the Young People’s work from Dr. A.
J. Gordon and others. On returning
home he organized the young people
of his church. The enrolled member
ship of the Union is now about one
hundred.
1. Under his leadership the young
people started the Home Department
of the Sunday-school, which now num
bers between 500 and 600, and is doing
a great work. Sister M. F. Taylor is
the efficient manager of this Home
Department of the Sunday-school,
The regular Sunday morning school
has between 400 and 500 in attendance.
Superintendent J. A. Kirven says the
Young People’s Union has rendered
him great service in many ways and
added very many to the Sunday-school,
especially of young men and young
women.
2. The Union started a night school
among the laboring people of the city,
which was so great a success that the
City Board of Education has adopted
it and made it a part of their system.
3. The Union has started and
through the church is carrying on a
flourishing mission Sunday-school.
4. The Union runs a large and free
kindergarten for the children of the
laboring people.
5. The improvements in remodeling
the church will cost about $13,000.
The young people, in addition to mak
ing liberal contributions to the general
fund, have assumed an additional S7OO
to enable the church to buy the organ
that the church really needed.
The pastor tells me that his young
people are a great help to him in all
things, especially in bringing people
to all the church services. He preaches
to large congregations at each service.
His night congregations are composed
largely of young people brought out
by the help of his own young people.
He says they have a “Floral Com
mittee” and a “Commit tee for Visiting
the Sick,” which render him special
service. The “Floral Committee" pro
vides flowers to decollate the church
on Sunday mornings. “The Com
mittee on Visiting the Sick” takes
these flowers on Sunday afternoon and
visit all the sick and distribute these
flowers among them.
In addition to all fhis extra work
and money the pastor tells me that the
work done by his yoking people and
their contributions for ordinary pur
poses are quite gratifying, and are in
creased rather than diminished by
their extra work and giving.
The pastor, Sunday-school superin
tendent, and other older members of
the church, tell me that the spiritual
growth, mental development and will
ingness to do personal work is, after
all, the most gratifying result of the
Young People’s Union of the church.
What Pastor Smith and his people are
doing is only an evidence of what can
be done by many other pastors and
churches. When I find such splendid
results from the Young People’s work,
I am persuaded that work in this de
partment of our Lord’s cause is not in
vain.
Yours fraternally, •
JOHN D. JORDAN,
General Secretary, Birmingham, Ala.
Columbus, Ga., January 21, 1897.
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TRUE AND FALSE GIVING.
Lesson for Sunday, Feb. 7, 1897.
Scripture Lesson. -Acts. 4:32 -
5:11.
Motto Text.—“ Man looketh on the
outward appearance, but the Lord
looketh on the heart.” —1 Sam. 16: 7.
Unity—Power.—“The multitude of
them that believed were of one heart
and one soul. . . With great power
gave the apostles witness of the resur
rection.” Unity and power are here
mentioned in close connection, and
the relation between them is vital. In
unity there is strength. But some
thing lies back of both. The secret of
all is the guiding and efficient influ
ence of the Holy Spirit. True unity is
never secured either by careful reason
ings or liberal compromises. True power
has its source back of thorough organ
ization and ingenious devices, the
Spirit gives unity and power, the
Spirit’s gifts are unto those wMse
lives and whose all are fully su»t
dered unto him. The spirit of surren
der on the part of these early believers
is clearly seen in their giving up all
their possessions for the maintenance
and advancement of their new cause.
Unparalleled Liberality.—These ear
ly disciples gave up everything.
Houses and lands were sold and the
proceeds put into the common treas
ury. No tie is so strong and so uni
versal as one’s love for what he calls
his own. But here is manifest a supe
rior force. No reasonings or persua
sions of merely human wisdom or in
fluence can explain such benevolence.
Had there been no mention of this but
that first outbreak at Pentecost some
might argue that it was only a wave
of fanatical enthusiasm. But that
wave has dashed against the rocks and
is not broken, but of increased force.
Since Pentecost persecutions have been
sharp enough to afford a testing, and
still the community of goods contin
ues. It has even gained in strength,
as the special mention of so prominent
a man as Barnabas would clearly im
ply. It is one of the most distinct
features of the new community.
A New Trouble. —The first trouble
of the Christian believers was from
without. Close upon the blessings of
Pentecost came opposition and perse
cution from the Sanhedrim, the relig
ious authorities of the Jewish nation.
Now there is trouble within. So dis
tinguished and worthy a virtue as
Christian benevolence has its counter
feits and shams. It is not without sig
nificance that this trouble in the
church arose about money, the giving
of money. To understand clearly the
difficulties encountered by the apostol
ic churches, the principles
them, and the manner of dealing with
them, is to be equipped for well nigh
all the difficulties that ever come to
any church.
The Disturbing Sin. —It ought to be
clearly seen and constantly borne in
mind that the book of Acts has an or
derly and well-defined plan. It traces
for us the setting up and full develop
ment of the Christian church. The
main lesson set forth in any chapter
must form a part, constitute a link in
this orderly plan. Then what lesson
comes from the incident of Ananias
and Sapphira? Surely not a general
lesson upon lying, or covetousness, or
conspiring together to do evil, for
however important these lessons may
be, it would seem utterly unnatural
and awkward to find them given a
distinct treatment in the midst of an
orderly discourse on the development
of the church. The main lesson must
evidently be one closely related to the
subject of the whole treatise.
It is to be noted that Peter charges
Ananias with lying to the Holy Ghost
and to God. As there was but one ly
ing act, the double charge clearly im
plies that the Holy Ghost is divine,
that he is God. But actually and liter
ally the lying representation was to
the disciples. What is from this to be
inferred, considering Peter’s double
charge? Easily we see that a close,
vital relation between the Holy Spirit
and the church is implied. Does not
the Holy Spirit dwell in them? See
the death stroke in Peter’s rebuke.
Did not the Spirit speak and act
through Peter? Clearly so. Here then
we come to the key of the situation.
Ananias and Sapphira fail to recognize
the church as established by Christ
for his own glory and indwelt by his
Holy Spirit. This fact, so vital to the
true character of the church of Christ,
must be powerfully impressed, hence
the violent death of these transgress
ors.
Spirituality—A Distinguishing Mark
of the Church. —The New Testament
gives us for the church a proper pat
tern of organization, proper forms of
ordinance, proper principles of doc
trine. But in all these points a church
may be up to a high standard, and yet
after all be no more than a well
dressed and well embalmed corpse.
Life is the essential characteristic.
Spirituality is the predominant feat
ure. These show themselves through
the indwelling Spirit.
How sacred then becomes that insti
tution founded by Christ himself,
meant solely for the purposes of his
own glory, indwelt by the glorious
third person of the Trinity. The
spirit and motive with which we give
to the church, with which we in all
things do for the church and with the
church, ought to be zealously guarded.
Alas! how many of us do so often re
peat the sin of Ananias and Sapphira.
Not Communism, but Liberality.
—lt must everywhere be counted an
extreme and narrow view that would
now insist upon a community of goods.
But not the only alternative is stingi
ness. Voluntary liberality is the prin
ciple. Wherever the Holy Spirit
dwells there is the spirit of generous
liberality. Count not yourself to pos
sess the Spirit unless you stand con
stantly ready to help by liberal use of
your means all the causes that have to
do with promoting the interests of the
Gospel in the earth.
RECEIPTS OF THE MISSION BOARD
BAPTIST CONVENTION OF THE STATE
OF GEORGIA.
From Oct. Ist, to Oct.. 31st, 1896
Foreign Missions. —Hiawassee ch.,
33c; Griffin W. M. S„ $2.50; Vineville
ch., $2.50; J. Q. Buffington (for For
eign Journal), 35c; Washington Asso
ciation, $289.44; Phillips Mills S. S.,
61c; South River Association, $65.05;
Hephzibah Association, $15.85; A. Moss
$1.50; Fairburn Association, $99.15;
Friendship Association, $82.30; Friend
ship Association, $30.38; Griffin S. S.,
$8.50; Piedmont Association, $15.93;
Moors Grove ch., $1.12; Hillsboro ch.,
$1.00; Greensboro ch., $10.00; Talla
poosa Association, $3.55; Blakely ch.,
$1.00; Pinia ch., $5.00; (by Mrs. J. E.
Gross) Arlington ch., $1.00; Houston
Association, $79.62; Cochran M. S.,
$48.00; Cochran ch., $14.23; Flint Riv
er Association, $100; Sardis, Children’s
Mission Band, 60c; Trion ch., $5.00;
Tennille S. S., $5.51; Wrightsville ch.,
14c; Pine Mountain Association, $74.07;
Monticello ch., 66c; Cuthbert ch., $10;
Brownwood ch., $1.08; Corinth ch., 50c;
Holly Springs ch., $2.00; Elberton ch.,
$5.10; Middle Association, $54.78; S. S.
Convention of Middle Association,
$9.16; Baptist Middle W. M. S., $5.15;
Grove Level ch., 33c; Columbus ch.,
$15.00; Winder ch., $1.00; Cash, 83c;
G. W. Milner, Zebulon, Ga., $17.00;
Washington ch. (Children’s Day for S.
S. Board), $13.00; Thundering Spring
ch., 68c; New Bethel ch., $1.00; Pros
pect ch., 20c; Morganton Association,
$6.75; Ga. Association, $785,49; Har
mony Association, $5.53; Noonday As
sociation, $1.00; Academy ch., $3.87;
Bethesda ch., 66c; Stapleton ch., $1.55;
Webbs Creek ch., $2.26; Bogart ch.,
38c; Summerhill Association, $42.00;
Shiloh S. S., $3.00; Ramoth ch., $1.01;
Acworth ch., $2.50; Hartwell ch., $2;
Hartwell W. M. S., $2.50; Hartwell S.
S„ $6.34; Center Hill ch., 68c; Madison
St. ch., Harmony Grove, $1.40; Capitol
Ave. W. M. S., $3.80; Mercer Associa
tion, $338.58; Philippi ch., $2.84; Pis
gah ch., $1.00; Cave Spring ch., $1.00;
Armuchee ch., 68c; Sardis S. S., $7.65;
Georgetown W. M. S., $8.25; Vineyards
Creek ch., $2.72; Western Association,
$250.59; Coosawattee Association,
$13.64; McDonough L. A. S„ $4.00;
Mallary Association, $34.45; Miller As
sociation, $4.70; Reynolds ch., $3.35;
Reynolds W. M. S., $1.34; Perry ch.,
$10.86; West End W. M. S., $10.55;
Tennille W. M. S., $7.50; Cedartown
W. M. S., $2.00; Griffin ch., $10.48; Mt.
Vernon Association, $43.45; Lexington
ch., $1.96; New Carnesville ch., $2.65;
Carnesville ch., $1.30; Double Branches
ch., 85c; Middle River ch., $2.36; Win
terville ch., $1.00; Ashburn ch., 77c;
Watkinsville ch., $2.05; Mars Hill ch.,
$2.23; Bethabara ch., $3.00; Shiloh ch.,
35c; Fork ch., 50c; Bairds ch., $4.40;
Cassville ch., $2.00; Bethany S. S., 68c;
Hephzibah Association, $163.78; Ebe
nezer Association, $85.40; Carrollton
Association $102.94; New Sunburry
Association, $2.00; Mrs. W. A. Pass,
$1.50; Glenn St. ch., $1.47; Hillside ch.,
$1.00; Concord Association, $28.50;
Mercer Association, $2.20; previously
reported, $2,325.57. Total this month,
$3,148.94.
Home Missions. —Hiawassee ch., 34c;
CHURCH ORGANS
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ROSES For 25c
All will bloom abundantly this summer.
lUr "TNftiL For only cents (Hllver or Nlanina) wo will send the ‘ ‘Queen** Het or
7 Kvcrbloomlng Koaes, us follows: The White Queen, The
fZ X\ bellow Queen, The Crimson Queen, The Carmine Queen, The
P'L* . v Ft Salmon Queen and the lovely Queen or Pinks.
f b Hh/ l jRk, For 50 cents we will send the “Queen Het** and seven more choice
rosesofour selection, all strong one-year-old plants on their own roots.
T 8 Prize-winningChrytanthemumt2sc 6 Mammoth Hibiscus 25c
6 Geraniums -single or double 25c 6 Hardy Scotch Pinks 26c
6 Flowering Begonias, choicest 25c 6 Lovely Fuchsias 25c
HALF A MILLION ROSES 6 Fragrant Carnation Pinks 25c 10 Pkts Sweet Peas, 10 kinds 25c
GROWN FOR THIS SEASON. 8 Oriental Coleus 25c 15 Pkts Choice Flower Seeds 25c
These are sampleN of our stock, and you may be sure we will not send Inferior plants or seeds.
Jtf" We pay nil |»<»Ntngv, and guarantee the plants delivered safely into your hands, all plainly
and correctly labeled. Ask for free catalogue.
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Atlanta Office-99 PEACHTREE STREET.
ATLANTA,
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FRINK’S for electric, gas or oil, give the most powerful,
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Griffin W. M. S., $2.50; Washington
Association, $222.96; Phillips Mills S.
S., 62c; South River Association,
$19.16; Hephzibah Association, $15.85;
Fairburn Association, $36.86; Friend
ship Association, $55.31; Friendship
Association, $57.38; Griffin S. S., $8.50;
Piedmont Association, $6.92; Moors
Grove ch., $1.13; Hillsboro ch., $1.00;
Tallapoosa Association, $7.50; Monti
cello ch., $2.50; Blakely ch., $1.00; Ar
lington ch., $1.00; Houston Associa
tion, $68.96; Cochran M. S., $46.00;
Cochran ch., $14.21; Flint River Asso
ciation, $100.00; Sardis (Children’s
Band), 60c; Trion ch., $4.50; Tennille
S. S„ $5.00; Antioch, $2.90; Wrights
ville ch., 14c; Pine Mt. Association,
$63.88; Monticello, 67c; Brownwood
ch., $1.08; Middle Association, $25.04;
S. S. Convention Middle Association,
$9.17; W. M. S. Middle Association,
$2.00; Grove Level ch., 33c; Columbus
ch., $15.00; Winder ch., $1.00; cash
83c; G. W. Milner, Zebulon, Ga., sl7;
Washington ch., (Children’s Day
through S. S. Board), $13.00; 2d Rome
ch., $5; Thundering Springs ch., 68c;
Box reported by Barnesville ch., S6O;
New Bethel ch., $1.00; New Prospect
ch., 20c; Ga. Association, $700.79; Har
mony Association, $5.53; Kennesaw
ch., $1.00; Bethesda ch., $67; Webbs
Creek ch., $2.27; Bogart ch., 38c; Sum
merhill Association, $51.66; Shiloh ch.
S. S., $3.00; Corinth ch„ $1.47; Ac
worth ch., $2.50; Hartwell ch., $2.00;
Hartwell W. M. S., $2.50; Hartwell
Children’s Day $6.34; Center Hill ch.,
69c; Capitol Ave. ch., L. A. S., $3.80;
Mercer Association, $221.25; Philippi
ch., $2.85; Pisgah ch., $1.00; Cave
Springs ch., $1.00; Armuchee ch., 69c;
Milan ch., $2.96; Scotland ch., $3.35;
Chauncey ch., 48c; Western Associa
tion, $162.53; Coosawattee Associa
tion, $8.46; Mallary Association, $23.51;
Miller Association, 60c; Reynolds W.
M. S., $1.34; Perry ch., $10.87; Little
Workers, West End, $3.00; Watkins
ville W. M. S., $2.00; Cedartown W.
M. S., $2.20; Carrollton Sunbeams,
$2.50; Griffin ch., $10.49; Mt. Vernon
Association, $35.64; Lexington ch.,
$1.96; Winterville ch., $1.00; Ash
burn ch., 78c; Flowery Branch ch.,
$2.62; Clarkesville ch„ $2.37; Flat
Creek ch., $2.72; Pleasant Hill ch.,
$2.29; Shiloh ch., 36c; Fork ch., 50c;
Cassville ch., 75c; Bethany S. S., 68c;
Hephzibah Association, $124.85; Ebe
nezer Association, $69.02; Carrollton
Association, $42.11; Mrs. W. A. Pass,
$1.50; Valdosta W. M. S„ $2.00; Glenn
St. ch., $1.47; Concord Association,
$28.50; previously reported, $2,334.43.
Total this month, $2,465.52.
(Continued on eighth page.)
In the United States last year there
were 122 legal executions and 131
lynchings. This is a bad showing for
the people who plume themselves on
self-government.
A Chance to Make Money.
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minutes. Last week I sold directions
to over 120 families; anyone will pay a
dollar for directions, when they see the
beautiful samples of fruit. As there
are many poor people like myself, I con
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make one or two hundred dollars around
home in a few days. I will mail sample
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of your readers, for eighteen two cent
stamps, which is only the actual cost of
the samples, postage, etc., to me.
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Application to Amend Charter
STATE Ob GEORGIA—FuIto.-. County.
To the Superior Court of said r duty The
petition of the Atlanta Baptis’ lemlnary,
situated In the city of Atlanta, Fu ion coun
ty. State of Georgia, respectfully showeth:
That your petitioner* as incorporated and
made a body corporate and politic under the
name and style of Atlanta Baptist Semina
ry by the Superior Court of said county on
the twenty sixth day of May, A. D., one
tho- sand eight hundred and seventy-nine,
and whereas your petitioner In order to pro
mote to better advantage the objects for
which it was made a uouy corporate, viz:
the • Education of the colored people of the
South, especially the training of preachers
and teachers of the colored ra le” desire cer
tain amendments to the charter by which
It was made a body corporate and politic,
to-wlt:
(1) That In the corporate name, “Atlanta
Baptist Seminary,” the word “College” be
substituted for the word “Seminary.”
(2) Tiatln substituting the word College
for the word Seminary In the corporate
name of the Corporation the corporate pow
ers heretofore possessed by the said Corpo
ration are not in any way changed or affect
ed, and that the said Corporation shall have
the power to hold In trust, as heretofore, all
tndowment and other fundsand proierty,
real and personal, which has been procured,
given or left by gift, bequest, or devised to
the sa d I nstltutlon under the name of “At
lanta Baptist Seminary” or which shall be
given to It by gilt, bequest or devise under
Its new name of “Atlanta Baptist College”
and to administer the same for the main
tenant e of said Atlanta Baptist College as
the donors have designated or may desig
nate.
(3) That the said Corporation shall have
the power to prescribe and maintain such
courses of Instruction, Academic, Profes
sional, and Techlncal as by them may be
found neceisary to carry out the purposes
for which It has been made a body corporate;
and that It shall also have power on the
recommendation of the faculty <f said At
lanta Baptist College to confer sucl d-greis
or marks of literary or piofesslonal distinc
tion as are usually conferred by Institutions
In the United States possessing University
powers.
(4) That the affairs of said Corporation
shall be managed by a Board of Trustees
who shall have power to appoint and r. move
the President of said Atlanta Baptist Col
lege, and such rofesso s, Instructors, teach
ers and other officers, agents or servants, as
It may find necessary to employ In carrying
on the work of said College, and to deter
mine the compensation for service of all Its
employes. The Board rball have the power
to make and ests blishfrom time to time such
rules and regulations as it may deem neces
sary to regulate the management of every
department of said Atlanta Baptist College,
(>) That the Board of Trustees shall here
after always consist of not more than eleven
and noi less than seven members, of whom
the Corresponding Secretary of the Ameri
can Baptist Home Mission Society for the
time being, shall be, ex-officlo, one of the
number. The majority of the members of
the Board shall constitute a quorum j,for
the transaction of business.
(6) t hat the said Board of Trustees at Its
first meeting after the granting of this pe
tition shall divine Itself as nearly as possible
into three equal classes; the first class shall
serve for one year, the second class for two
years, and the third clasi for three years,
t’he term of office of the successors of each
of 'hese three c asses shall be three years, or
until their successors are appointed, All
vacancies on the oard, whether caused by
the expiration of the term of office, resigna
tion, removal or death shall be filled by the
Board Itself. Appointments to All vacan
cies caused by resignation, removal, or death
shall be made only for the unexpired term
of office
(7) That no religious test shall be made for
admission to any department of the College,
but that two thirds of the Board of Trustees
and the President of the College shall at all
times be members In good standing In regu
lar Baptist Caurches; and so long as the Col
lege receives pecuniary help from the Amer
ican Baptist Home Mission Soc ety It shall
be subject to visitation by the Superintend
ent of Education of the Society, and the
teachers selected and appointed by said
Board of Trustees shall be subject to ap
proval b.' the Executive Board ol Society.
(8) That the said Board of I’rnsUes shall
have power t appoint of its own number an
Executive Committee which shall have
authority du Ing the Intervals between the
meetings of the Board to transact all of the
business of the C trporation, except the pur
chasing, conveying or mortgaging of real
estate, the In estment of fui ds, the appoint
men and removal of officers and teachers
and fixing heir salaries.
(9) That the term of years for which said
A'lanta Baptist Seminary hat been incor
porated by order of said Superior Court,
made May twenty-eight A. D,one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine, be extend
ed twenty years from the date hereof.
Your petitioner therefore prays that the
Court declare the foregoing amendments
granted, and direct that the shall be made
apart of the original charter gra-tec by
said Court and recorded as such by the rierk
of said lourt, and published according to
the laws of the c tate of Georgia, and your
petitioner will ever pray.
ABBOTT & COX,
Petitioner’s Attorneys.
Filed in Office January sth, ISB7,
G. H, TANNER, Clerk.
ST ATE OF GEORGIA—FuIton County.
I, G. H. Tanner, Clerk of the Superior
Court of said County, c o hereby ceriify that
the foregoing is a true copy, from the flies of
said Court, of the application for amend
ments to the original Charter of the
ATLANTA BAPTIST SEMINARY.
Wltinss my hand and the Seal of said
Court, this, the sth day January. 1897.
G. H. TANNER,
Clerk Superior Court, Fulton County, Geor
gia.
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