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ATLANTA BAPTIST CONFERENCE. Prayer by Bro. Ragsdale. Bro. Reed preached at Ingleside. Bro. Smith. Was at Gillsville and took collection for the Home. Bro. Strickland. Preached at Calva ry. Sunday-school and congregation are growing. Bro. Hillyer. Improved congrega tions at Kirkwood. Have organized a Y. P. ilnlon. Bro. Hall, of the New Hope church (colored). Reported a good state of affairs in that body. Bro. Bealer. Had best service on Sunday he has had since becoming pas tor. Seven additions by letter. Bro. Marshall. Pleasant day at Jack son Hill. Six or eight manifested in terest in the matter of soul salvation. Bro. Dorsey preached at Antioch in the morning, and at Fair St. Mission at night. Many are interested. Several have joined. Pastor Ward. Preached three times at the Sixth. Good service. One young lady professed conversion after the night service. Bro. Winchester. In the morning Bro Collier preached at Third, and he at Decatur. In the meeting at Third not much of visible result. Bro. Landrum. Preached four times Sunday. A* the Police barracks in the afternoon. A glorious meeting. At First church, took collection for State missions. Bro. R. S. Stephenson. Preached at the jail. He asks that religious papers be sent to him in order that he may distribute them among the prisoners. His address is 207 W. Mitchell St. Bro. Motley. Good service in the Sunday-school. One conversion at morning service. Large congregation. Another at four o’clock. At night a large congregation, and one baptism. Bro. Jameson. Preached at Third church last week. Large congregation at West End Sunday morning. Three received for baptism. At night he and Bro. Winchester exchanged pulpits. Bro. Spalding. Had a red-letter day at Capitol Ave. Bro. Van Ness preach ed twice. Cottage prayer meetings were held in the afternoon. Quite a number gave evidence of interest in salvation. Bro. Ragsdale reported the Eastman meeting a great success. There were between thirty-five and forty preach ers present from time to time. The Eastman people showed great kindness and liberality towards the brethren. Bro. Gibson. Went last week to Eastman and lectured twice. Thinks the results of the institute will be very fine. Hears of much good from insti tutes being held by Bro. Vaughan in North Georgia. Was present at Ath ens on Sunday, at the ordination of Bro. Edwards. It was a fine service. Bro. Collier. At Third in the morn ing. Good congregation. Bro. McDonald. Annual meeting of . the church yesterday. Reports from Lail departments of work. Church ex rpenditures last year were $15,000. The Lmissions of the church are in fine con ®ition. At the conclusion of the ser ■vice three joined by experience and rone by letter. Two were baptized at night and three await baptism. The two who were baptized constitute a household. THROUGHOUT . xi. fßev. W. D. Mar garet L. Thomas, were married at the home of the bride’s father, on Tues day, the 26th inst. Our best wishes are extended to bride and groom. A sister writes: The Thomson Bap tist church mourns the loss of Bro. J. P. Lazenby, one of its most devout members and a valuable deacon. Also Miss Lucindy Beall, one of the oldest members, a consistent Christian, and fpr years a patient sufferer. .Our deepest sympathies go out to Bro. G. W. Gardner, of Fort Valley, in the death of his beloved wife. Pneu-i' monia, following upon grip, proved' fatal, she falling asleep on Tuesday; May God minister to him of his grace in a measure sufficient even for such la time. j Bro. J. W. Stanford writes: Tlie Cuthbert church has interesting ser vices every Sunday morning; large I congregations and fine sermons. A i large, live Sunday-school, at whAch collections are taken each Sunday for the Orphans’ Home; a young people’s meeting, that holds missionary or de votional services every Sunday after noon. This is our month for Mercer, according to the schedule, w r hich we observe. We are not forgetting it. SAVANNAH. —Dear Index: Since writing quite awhile ago, our Bap tist host at this point has passed through varied experiences. Since injury to Duffy St. church by our people have been going ly, though working bj. wards getting a s did ' c hurch. Bro. (' hal'" ■ Hawkmsi ill- at.■ ! Iti : i.i > :i ),h\. i-'ir.cily Bro. A. E. Meyer - ?uperin'-ndetit of ti. • Bro W. to i; av .11. to . '’'''/-r'oo. 111 every Baptist father in Georgia who has a son to educate, will send him to Mercer in preference to any other school. Our cause, here in the Magic City of South Georgia, is constantly grow ing stronger. We have recently receiv ed some very valuable accessions by letter. Bro. George Gray and wife, of Leliaton, Ga., Bro. Springer and wife, of Marietta, Ga., and Bro. J. H. Hill house and wife, of Waynesboro, Ga. This is material such as any church or community might well be proud to re ceive. We have three or four await ing baptism. Bro. James Knox and wife, a prominent young couple, are among that number. Our Sunday-school Is the best I have ever seen. The attendance is good, and the interest in some of the classes is truly Inspiring. We are getting anxious to see Uncle Jimmie. Is it not about time for him to pay us a visit? W. H. SCRUGGS. January 20, 1897. GAINESVILLE. —Tue pastor of the First Church was royally remem bered by his people Christmas. A beautiful, large, highly polished, rol ler-top oak writing desk was placed in his study as a mark of their esteem. He had dreamed of having such a treasure for years, and yet so far as he could see, it was to be always but a dream, and his dear people, without a word of warning, have gratified his fond wishes. God bless them, how they find out what one needs, who can tell? The queen of the parsonage was not forgotten, for her sister queens sent her a magnificent lamp —no little brass thing, but a great tall, love ly parlor lamp She thinks it is the most elegant one in the land. Such deeds are binding the hearts of pastor and wife hard and fast to these good people. At the last session of the Chattahoo chee Association, the matter of estab lishing d high school in the bounds of the body was discussed, and a commit tee of fifteen brethren was appointed to correspond with the Board of Trus itees of Hightower Institute, at Cum ming, with a view to co-operation. This committee was further instructed that if they failed to make satisfactory ar rangements with the school at Cum ming, to call for a school in our midst. The committee, at a late meeting, re solved to build a house and establish an institute of our own. This is a step in advance, and the friends of progress are greatly rejoiced and encouraged. We confidently expect this school to begin at an early day. The many friends of Rev. J. W. Butts are sorely grieved over his removal to South Carolina. Bro. Butts is an able, consecrated preached of the Word and the church securing his services is to be congratulated. But we warn them now, if they fail to appreciate him, we will bring him back. The First church here will greatly miss him and his family. We pray the richest blessings of our heavenly Father upon his labors -in his new field. J. A. WYNNE. January 19, 1897. The religious outlook in this part of the State is more encouraging than it has been for a long time. The spirit ual condition of the churches has not been so hopeful for years. Since the protracted meeting season the churches since the protracted meeting sea have not, as has been too common here tofore, relapsed into a state of apathy. They are holding the ground which they gained in the summer, and are maintaining the zeal and which they then displayed. are unusually cheerful and Tiiis winter the attendance and est at the stated services been kept up in a degree. Young members are t;g| ing hold and helping forwi.M the Master’s cause. Many w’B had became cold and indifferent, jm returning to their first love. Som jfl praying and looking for a remaruM outpouring of the Holy Spirit uponj churches pi iy<Ts will |«. answH; I Hat i',n., la. rea lizcß ■ •TH 1., |, r( l| i iTm'u ■ i< h <■; il ■ as A.'ii'b :i B V'a "■ 'be yi-.ir. I iiiPi'H :■ 'il i',' various excel .’>■ bl' niio.-m in ahH . !'■ I' I" |,. r- , HJ | y Si ' ■'lol pl osju rity .1 ■■y |,: i.. 1 V'Mj I T ' I'l'-i! f y 4. :K bi : th.- ‘’•“gS Vo ■ in, i, i.M , I ii of l,<. r ' ' ll ' ■'' l i ,r f£ ■ ' " " -I'"' M AH .'ILL' jMiiM THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. JANUARY 28 ItfttZ home circle. He was the stay and solace of his aged parents, as well as an efficient church member. On the last day of ’96 he died, surrounded by his loved ones and many friends; and on New Year’s Day we gathered to gether at his funeral, a great company, to pay a last tribute of respect to his memory. His empty chair, draped in mourn ing, and his silence were the more im pressive part of that service. But we rejoice to believe that he has joined the choir above. Looking forward we see doors of op portunity open and much work to be done, which promises blessings for the worker and glory for the Master. We have already had with us, at Gillsville, by invitation, Bro. R. H. Smith, to present the claims for the orphans, and we will make a contribu tion for them to-morrow. The irrepressible, indefatigable H. R. Bernard came to see us at Maysville, because he was invited to talk to us about Mercer on last Sunday—that rainy Sunday; so the people failed to hear him preach or talk about Mer cer —not because he failed to talk and preach, but because they could not all be at the pastor’s home where he preached Saturday night, Sunday and Monday mornings. Bernard goes out to preach, and he does not fail if It does rain, even If his audience is only one. Now, if any pastor in Georgia wants to know all about Mercer and higher education, and the Christian’s obliga tions concerning these things—nay, let me amend by saying the Christian’s high privilege and golden opportunity for getting and doing good—let him Invite Bro. Bernard to hold a Mercer institute at his church for one or more days. The treat was too rich to be lost. I intend that my people shall have it yet. He has promised to come again the second Sunday in April, as that is the month for Mercer in our' “Regulation Schedule” for the Sarep ta Association. If he does not have a good audience that day it shall not be my fault. I verily believe that God has called Bernard to the work in which he is now engaged. If so, he calls us to hear him and help him in that work. If we will do our part In the same spirit that is actuating him, Mercer will be en dowed before 1898. There are other lines of work equally as important which must not be neg lected. Let us heed the calls of Gib son, Ttchenor and Willingham, for they are not self-appointed. In the providence of God we have laid a great work upon them; our individual share of that work can be easily performed. Let us not fail. Northeast Georgia Baptists are exceedingly fortunate in that the Georgia Baptist Convention will meet at Gainesville in April. Brother pastors, let us all be there, and let every church be represented. We cannot afford to miss it. The Index is doing its full share to make this the best of all the years in the history of Georgia Baptists. May it find its way into every home and heart, and may we become a mighty host united in every good word and work. Fraternally, R. D. HAWKINS. The following letter from Dr. Frost, of the Sunday School Board, contains information of interest to all our read ers. Beginning with no money, the Board has built up a great business for tue denomination, a business that is more than a business: it is a benevo lent business. cyclopedia article based upon a mis understanding of Ligntfoolt,” etc. It ought to have road. ’He quotes cor rectly Lightfoot’s account, which is the only full statement that we possess and follows this up with a quotation from a modern encyclopedia article based upon a misunderstanding of Lightfoot’s, that puts the matter in an entirely erroneous light.” Mercer Notes, The new year has brought bright prospects to Mercer. Twenty-five new students have already come, and more are expected to enter .it the beginning of the spring term. Very few of the old students failed to return; they all seem so much attached to Mercer and so hopeful for her success, that they cannot think of leaving without first receiving the honors she will bestow on them, if they only continue faithful in the work they have begun. We hope that every young man who comes to be one of us in the future will be so drawn by the tender cords of love and good will whifh are now charac teristic of both siudents and faculty, that he cannot, will not, be per suaded by an?' one or anything to leave the grand old ins'itution until he has gained that wffich makes him a more perfect man, and indeed, more useful. If we could only get the hand of every enthusiastic Georgia boy and make him believe we are really anxious to see him at Mercer, that he would be welcome among us, that he is the one for whom the many sacrifices of the dear old Baptists have been made, that he is the one for whom so many pray ers have been offered, for whom so many tears have been sited that if he will but seize the golden opportunity before him, and hasten to answer to roll-call with those who have caught a glimpse of the real side of life, and who, despite aN opposition, are determined to reach taa good of progress and use fulness, thus becoming ideal char acters and true models for the future generation, it would be well. Sure ly, surely, our people do not half estimate the great blessing they have in Mercer University, which is the corner-stone of the future super structure of the Georgia Baptists. She is the foundation of our coming great ness, both mentally and spiritually. To her we look for the most useful Bap tists whatever their vocation in life may be; for the thoroughness of her work prepares her graduates to pursue a skilful case in anything they may attempt. Instead of 225 students, why not have 300? Shall we be satisfied with 300, when there are 500 in the State who ought to be here? Mercer is growing, and we are proud of this; the more force we have, the faster we can give force. The greater the lever-pow er, ihe less the exertion; but we need more lever-power, with a ten-fold in crease of exertion. Are you a Bap tist? Have you a boy who should be in college? Send him to Mercer. It costs too much? Read Prof. Macon's statement in the Mercer number of the Index. If you cannot send him this year, send him next year. Encourage him to come, tell him this is his school and these are his op portunities. Young man, have you no one to en courage you to come? The professors say “Come”; the students say “Come”; those who have drunk from the head-waters of Mercer’s crys tal streams of knowledge and basked in the sunlight of her radiant glory, say “Come, Come!” With all these anxious calls, and the very nature of things about you showing you that ■Find for your life A''n i iin'l thr ■ W Muir I" ui.r li'ii II a I'T nl lima IT’!*,‘?.l "* -H'-vi'r 1,,H ' 111 11 '' Hi ii- • ■ c I ii-hl n IV. 11l ■ I Ill'll I "ll'. . > 111 I 111" I I.! | j) IWI I. ll' '. . ■ ■H I Hill'll Ill'll IL, '■ ' I Inn Illi Ii th; > <’■ . -f' 11 1 l ’ r.i'liin 11 '■ I > V ? ■ i' ll,l is sl dl F , ■ I ■ 'l |; i ’ 'll" ' "'ll" H ;H uh Mii'i pi' ""I : pi ni j 'in'a'A ■ . B ls swi .'i in''"jV ; i £ Him ' ■ up: JLiSi RESOLUTIONS OF liEUREI' Adopted by the Greensboro Baptist Sunday-school, Jan. 3rd, 1897. Greensboro, Ga, Jan. 3, 1897. The committee appointed at the last session of our Sunday-school to draft resolutions of thanks ai.d expressions of regret, upon the retirement of Bro. C. A. Davis, Jr., from the superintend ency of the Greensboro Baptist Sunday school, begs leave to submit the fol lowing: Whereas, In his j udgement, our very dear and beloved superintendent, Bro. C. A. Davis, Jr., deemed it best at the last session of our church conference, to tender his resignation as superin tendent of the Greensboro Baptist Sun day-schpol; and whereas, said resigna tion accepted by our church in conference; therefore be it Resolved Ist, That in parting with Bro. Davis, this school tender him our ■ heartfelt thanks, and the profoundest gratitude for the long and efficient ser vice he has rendered the school in so many ways. Ever faithful, never tir ing, in sunshine or in rain, through summer’s heat and winter’s cold, he was always to be found at his post of duty. Such being his love for the school, that he counted no sacrifice too great for him to make for it. Resolved 2d, That this school has unbounded confidence in his Christian integrity, having been taught from his earliest childhood to reverence the house of God. Giving his heart to his Lord and Savior in his early manhood, he at once entered actively to work in his Master’s vineyard. Resolved 3d, That under his effi cient management this school has at tained to a degree of perfection, second to none in this or any other city. Resolved 4th, That many a scholar in our school can bear witness to his acts of kindness. Naturally kind hearted himself, he was generous even to a fault and the rich and the poor, (especially the latter) shared alike his generosity. Resolved sth, That in severing our connection with Bro. Davis, it is the sense of this Sunday-school that we sustain a loss which we deeply deplore; one which we deem irreparable, feeling that his place cannot be filled. Resolved 6th, That this school will not give up Bro. Davis without an ef fort to induce him to come back to us and take hold of the helm and steer, under his management, the best Sun day-school in the United States. L. C. TORBETT, Chairman, MRS. L. B. MONCRIEF, MISS VIEDO BICKERS, CLIFF BICKERS, Committee, amendment by L. H. Branch. Resolved 7th, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to Bro. Davis, one spread upon the minutes of our Sunday-school, and the same be pub lisned in the Herald-Journal and Christian Index. The above resolutions adopted by the Sunday-school in session January 3d, 1897. L. C. TORBETT, Sec’y. One Hundred Dollars. At the last meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention the Foreign Mis sion Board was directed to procure a list of the churches within our bounds which contribute one hundred dollars or more during the year for foreign missions. We have thus far succeeded in getting for Georgia only the names of the churches given below. It may be that this is not a complete list, and in order to perfect it, I most earnestly ask that brethren will In form me at once if they know of any other church or churches which have given the amount designated. Here is the list so far obtained: First Rome, Athens First, Harmony Grove, First Cochran, First Macon, Second Atlanta, Eastman, LaGrange, First Augusta, Long Creek (in Wash ington Association), Quitman, Colum bus First, Americus, Greensboro, nille, Washington, I)uffy nah. First Allanta. ■, ’ End A'liiniin I 'la I in . Rrof. Chas. J. Wallace, Gaines- ville, Ga 10.00 J. C. Hill, Gainesville, Ga 5.00 Miss Tallula Dixon, Gainesville, Ga 1.00 Miss Annie McDonald, Gaines ville, Ga 50 Miss Pearl Dixon, Gainesville, Ga. 1.00 Mrs. Manett, Gainesville, Ga .. 1.00 Miss Kate Jackson, Gainesville, Ga 1.00 Mrs. Tesinger, Gainesville, Ga., 25 Miss Annie Bell Moore, Gaines- ville, Ga 1.00 H. M. O’Neal, Gainesville, Ga... 2.50 M. M. Sanders, Gainesville, Ga.. 2.50 J. T. Hargrove, Gainesville, Ga. 2.50 Miss Ellen Turmens, Gainesville Ga 1.00 Kelsey Dozier, Gainesville, Ga.. 1.00 Judge & Mrs. Pryor, Gainesville, Ga 2.00 Willing Workers, Gainesville, Ga 2.00 Baptist Church, Decatur, Ga... 13.65 Misses Ponder, Cheney, Wil- liams, Malen and Warner 1.50 Misses Hines & Brightmon 1.65 Misses Hall & Gordon 1.00 Miss Rosa Hardaway l.vJ Mrs. B. W. Brown, Pope’s Ferry, Ga 2.00 Hopeful Church 1.60 Oconee & Ebenezer Associations 4.88 Rev. W. J. Taylor 10.00 Dr. Robinson, Norcross, Ga.... 1.00 J. M. Jones, Midville, Ga 3.00 Tucker Association 5.09 Salem Baptist Church 2.50 Montezuma Church 10.00 Carmel Church 2.50 Whitehall Church 1.00 Little Workers, Abbeville, Ga.. 60 Sardis Church 1.20 Camilla Sabbath-school 8.31 Cash 1.00 Leary Church 3.65 Naches Church 2.60 Milford Church 1.75 McDonough Church 2.35 Harmony Sabbath-school 30 Miss Bertna Hawkins 1.00 Cusseta Church 4.00 W. M. S. Ashburn Church 25 W. M. S. Ebenezer Church 41 Lithonia Church 2.57 Total $552.83 MRS. A. J. Moore, Treas. Capitol Ave., Atlanta. DONATIONS. Weekly donations from Mr. Johnson and Mr. Nash; 1 box from Buckhead, containing household linen; 1 barrel from Buckhead containing clothing, household linen, provisions; 4 boxes from Norwood, Ga., containing clothes, household linen, provisions; 1 box of clothing from Camilla, Ga.; Mrs. J. F. Parker, Thomasville, Ga., 1 box of clothing and household linen; Mrs. McMullin, books; Minnie & Willie Cooper, 2 dolls; Ralph Gibbs, second hand toys and overcoat; Salem Baptist Church, Oglethorpe Co., sheets and pillow cases; Mrs. J. M. Bonn, 1 pair sheets; Second Baptist Church, city, 118 bags containing provisions, 1 pair second-hand shoes, 1 book; Mrs Boze man, turkey and apples; Miss E. C. Clark, sugar and bananas; Miss Ethel Smith, 6 dolls and $5 from her father, Mr. J. F. Smith; Mr. G. E. Johnson, 10 pounds candy; Mrs. A. B. Adair, cranberry sauce; Mrs. T. A. Hammond, turkey; Mrs. Joseph Hirsch, tur key; Mrs. Snyder, fruit cake and two toys; Mrs. Conklin, apples; Mr. Hay den Hamilton, 3 chickens; Mrs. J. H. James, half barrel flour; Mrs. W. S. Armstrong, turkey; Class No. 9 S. S„ Abbeville, Ga, clothes; Prof. Cox, Man chester, Ga, second-hand clothes; Ist Baptist Church, city, 127 bags contain ing provisions, 2 pieces calico and 50 cents in cash; 3d Baptist Church, 26 bags of fruits and tral Baptist Church, < niiiiiining provisions cash: Capilol Ave. i ll V. :.;| bags . '"■ms iiuarMH ADVERTISING DIRECTORY. This column is 'or the convenience of the readers of the Christian Index. Atten tion is called to the more detailed adver tlsemente elsewhere: artificial Limbs.—W. A E. Chapman, Di North Broad street. Huhinesh Coi.lkokh. Atlanta Buslnem College, Whitehall near Trinity Avena*. Clothing.—Edwin stewart,2tl Whitehall. China and Ckcckkky.—Carver4 Harper 79 Wht'ehall street. Dry Goods.-Dougherty 4 Murphy, 744 N Whitehall street. Dyking.—The Houthern Dye and Cleaning Works, 22 and 24 Walton street. EykGlasses —Goodell A Pierson, in Doug las, Tnomas 4 Davison. Whitehall St. A. K. Hawkes, Whitehall street. Implements —W. C. Holmes, Farm Level, 12 North F. rsyth street. Iron Fencing.—K. L. Hhellaberger, For syth street. Gale City Fence Co. Laund y Trio Steam Laundry, 7# and 81 Etlgewood Ave, OotiLis r—Dr. J. Harvey Moore, NorcroM Building. Plum Bing.—Wingate Plumbing Co., 28 Au • burn Avenue, Y. M. C. A. Building. Stoves Ac—Hunnicutt A Belllngrath, Cor. Peachtree and Walton streets Shoes. J.C.4 I. Daniel, Whitehall street CATARRH CURED BY A NEW METHOD. To prove the pleasant, beneficial effect of our remedy we will give a sample absolutely free to every one who will call at our offices or write to us. It is smoked in a pipe, or as a cigar ette, as preferred. It contains no to bacco, is pleasant to use, soon gives re lief, and cures the worst cases. We will furnish one month’s treatment for SI.OO. Dr. J. W. 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