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THE nUTLEB HEHALD, SUTLER, GEORGIA, AUCUCT 22, 1220.
JjTjNNiVliRSARY OF ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
V" mdc MnU a ur# .nmir * nn
Bv MRS. NORA M. WOODWARD
to be
UU 1 a great privilege ^ horse > he attracted much atten-
ountj
ut^ir lintj
* order as i chutcl- of
I'hri-t. consulted each other on
L suoject and sent for
come
and James Steely
important
ministerial uni t o
Into the matter,
, r ,v Hootcll
* L ue.ined it would be wise to
church. So on the 25th day ol
18 oy they constituted -
viz:
William Kushin
o( color, George Palmer, Lpsy
Burk, Caroline L. Cox, Caroline
“ jiary Cox, Martha Palmer,
"color. They called the church
^next step to be taken was the
here dred people. During this period W. J
F. Mitchell was received into the
church. As u child I well remember
,,n his baptism in Flint river, just below
almost entirely J the flat landin K- In’ the large audi-
of the old enCe un 1 ,e hanks was Indian Dick,
the last member of the Cherokee
tribe to leave this immediate section.
When he came up on a large majestic
Die pleasure
M 1 ' 1 ' in i n the celebration of
t' 1 jpoth anniversary. What I
^ be slightly traditional
A ma>
4 lounueu
' authencity
b00h w men tens us that
, feW scattered baptists in
* Georgia, believing it
In 1854, W. J. F. Mitchell was
made a deacon on the 18th day of
and August, 3rd Sunday. So today we
celebrate the 75th anniversary of the
birth of his deaconship.
And may I be permitted to say
without egotism, it is my birthday
which I celebrate with Antioch, the j if He had been without this definie-
liev. mecca of many hearts, and with the 1 ness of purpose His work would
my beloved father, have come to naught when He left
THE HUMAN CHARACTER OF
JESUS
By A. P. FOSTER, Jr.
In a consideration of the human
character of Christ it is necessary
that we look for some time to the
purposefulness of His life. He was
great with purposes. In a close ex
amination of His teachings we find
that they teem with purposes. In all
of His recorded sayings there is a
great purpose to show humanity the
path that leads to God. A purpose to
teach mankind how to live in the
broadest sense of the term, and a
purpose to bring the Godhead nearer
to suffering humanity. This is only a
part of the great ami worthy pur
pose that Christ would have the
world catch from His ministry. And
PRESS
CONVENTNION .
PRGRAM FOR TOCCOA,
UA., IS ANNOUNCED
PLATTS ROAD ACT
13 members,
Be ll William T. Burk, Lemuel deaconship of
Ichabod Cox, whose memory I love and cherish. His visible form behind.
And another deacon, I shall add, When we see him moving among
which I discovered looking through ] the people of His home town we see
the church book yesterday. I copy it
just as written:
Sunday, August 19, 1860,
“Baptist church at Antioch in eon-
The following ference,
ption
in, Moderator
that every act has back of it a pur
pose. When we hear Him speak to
the fisherman who were to be His
disciples we find that He did it with
the purpose that they might carry on
the great work that He had com
mitted Himself to while here in the
world. When He said to the demon-
lti0n [) jf Henry'Hooten was chos- “S. W. Durham, moderator; open-
* )k .' i.,, e a nd Wm. T. Burk, ed the door for the reception of mem-
r || ' bers. Came forward Bro. C. F. Fick-
^February 15. 1829, the door of lin and wife, Sister Anna E. Ficklin j possessed creature, “hold thy peace
church was opened for the and united with the church by letter, 'and come out of the fellow,” we find
l0C ' 1 |if me mbers, with Bro. Bro. Ficklin is received as deacon of , that he had a purpose to set free the
and Wm. T. Burk, this church also. C. L. Walker, j immortal soul of one who had been
clerk.” j bound by evil forces. When He said
Sixty-nine years ago. How vivid to the sick of the palsy, “thy sins be
the occasion. I cherish the memory forgiven thee,” we find that He had
of the dear Ficklin family, I wonder a purpose to show His great passion
111 - woman lies sleeping in >f they look down on Antioch today for poor sinners and those that were
ral came forward for member-
one of them a negro woman,
of Ichabod Cox. The
cemetery outside of the church and en 3°y the happy birthday eele- ] suffering as a result of sin. When He
uu may be surprised and in- bration with us! j healed the man with a withered hand
1 I (o b|low „i le was Mrs. Cox, I The glories of the “Old South” end i we find that it was with a purpose to
of Ichabod Cox, and the grand- here. The Civil War is upon us. The place him where he could work for a
of one of our best beloved shadows have hovered over us for living. When He caused the food to
distinguished sons of the South, ; several years. Prayers are offered at
John B Gordon, who, when a Antioch for our dear boys who real-
•, knee pants came with his iz e- they are to leave home and com-
*r and grand-mother to worship forts when ordered to go.
| Butler, where crowds assemble to
en in its incepiency Antioch was dseuss the rumblings of a bloody war
ing its duty as a Missionary ! is full of excitement; companies be
st church by receiving into (fin to form and drill. The day dawns
bership slaves. i on the 25th of May for our loved ones
new members, indeed, the ! to leave. Beginning at the river the
liens of this vicinity, of all de-! Mitchells, the Caldwells, the Fullers,
ations of Christians, were ! the Millers, the Rileys, the Grays,
, interested in a new church , the Jarrells, the Gassets, the Mc-
the Baptist people. Everybody i Cants, the Sherdians, the Colberts
tied in helping to further the un- and others are called to Butler to
taking of their Baptist neighbors, 1 Butler to hear Col. A. H. Riley s
during the time of planning to farewell speech, weeping good-byes,
mplish their designs, they wor-1 and our dear boys of Antioch
pfcd In a little log house west
of • munity are leaving for whose steps
: present chutch on the right of
i road near Five Points, believing
t “where two or three are gather-
together in my name there am I in
nudst to own and bless.”
shall divide this 100 years into
■ periods: First, beginning in
, January 2otn, and extending to
h, first year of the Civil War,
i four years of the war and re
ins’ time to reach 1929, sixty
It years, completing the 100 years
Antioch’s history which we are
today to celebrate,
wonderful period o f ",ime filled
wonderful events as I under
lie reading in the old church
it seems Bro. Hooten was ap-
W to expedite the work of or-
a church so as to begin
st once,
30th day of August 1829, a
, ' J0n "as offered to purchase a
“ n? 4f l u church. On October
t thfl
increase to feed the thousands that
He had gathered around Him, it Was
with a purpose that He might send
them away without the feeling of
hunger in their bodies. When He
cried to his dead friend Lazarus to
come forth from the grave, it was
with a purpose to show His mighty
power and restore a dead brother to
his sisters and loved ones. When He
allowed Himself to be nailed to the
Cross it was for the purpose of
bringing salvation to a lost and ruin
ed world. It was true that His life
was a continued exhibit of purpose
fulness from the beginning ,of His
work in the world until He breathed
these words on the Cross, “it
finished.”
Many begin life seemingly without
any definite purpose. In this can be
found the cause for failure prevalent
among the youth. And in this can be
found the cause to some degree for
the success of Christ’s ministry,
definite purpose ruled the life of Hie
Master from the time He talked over
the law with the doctors until He
took leave from His disciples on the
Gallileean shore. Such should be the
rule with those who hope to be made
in the likeness of success.
we shall listen but never hear re
turn. We gather at Antioch for pray
ers. The church is lonely. The great
oaks throw shadows of sorrow. Our
dear ones are off and away. Antioch
continued the shrine of our hearts
for prayer; and a rendezvou for our
young people for social and religious
pleasures. Homes and mothers were
busy with spinning wheels and looms
making cloth for clothing for our
boys in Virginia, the Carolinas and
all states below the Mason and. Dixon
line. Fathers were engaged in farm- j —i n ■ ■
ing, making food for widows and or- j w yi gi ve you . hingles and nails,
phans, for the army and slaves, in-1 Haul them to the church and help to
deed the whole people of the Soutn. | nal j uiern on. ’ The otter was giadly
Sorrow prevailed for four long years : acc epted. Gene was then and is now,
During these days of heartaches, no doubt, always the light man in
Antioch was still in our midst work- j the right place. I venture to say thui
ing and praying for our sorrow | h e an d his sisters are here with well
stricken people. The old church j hlled baskets, and every family in
showed the touch of the war’s mock- Antioch community, and friends from
committee reported lot No.
ery, but few of our boys from An
tioch survived. Among those return-
in 24th -district of Talbot I ing was the dauntless sharp-shooter,
belonging to Ichabod Cox. IW. H. Gassett, than whom no braver
re ' ,ort was accepted. November' soldier ever donned uniform or
Mowing, agreed upon the | shouldered a gun fighting the
I
four
o preacher. In December bitter years without once returning
every part of Taylor county will send
contributions for a spread of good
things to eat, and when you look ovei
the table you will exclaim, “A mira
cle of plenty,” “no hard limes in
Taylor county.” Antioch speaks foi
her people.
These are the names of the pas
in conference made unani-1 home. After the war when he ,
d»ice of Rev. John Ross for given another post of trust, that of j tors 0 f Antioch during the last peri
ISI % year, 1830, as their pas- deacon of Antioch church, he bore | od 0 f t h e ioo years, viz: Dr. B. L.
an <l Lemuel Cox was chosen as a 1 aloft the banner of his stewardship BosS) SO n of Rev. John Ross, Dr.
"• The church was ready now I as loyally, as conscientiously and , John Searcy, Antioch’s war pastors,
tartl «t work. Interest in the new [fearlessly as he did the flag of the | F M . Blalock, G. W. Weekly, T. J.
“ increa.-t-d. Almost every con- Southern Confederacy and now that ! Be n ( Henry Mosely, George White,
e members were added to the '• the muffled drum’s sad roll has beat j Joe Hoyal, J. J. Farmer, A. S. Dix,
lrch r °U in any way known to the ; this soldier’s last tatoo, he lies j T L> Holmes, M. T. Gaultney, A Z.
s. ‘ | sleeping in the churchyard and the , Mathews, H. .0 Hughes, J. L. Pitt-
J °hn Ross served the church 1 place which knew him once shall | man an d Rev. Dunn; Deacons; S. iu.
years with great success, know him no more forever. Soldier Bazemore , Pickens Riley, John ar.d
** Passing the church took ; of God and Lee, we salute thee. will Haywood, W. D. Parker, E. M.
of his funeral and the ex- 1 When peace returned Antioch need- GaulLn ey, W. D. Jarrell.
! of his burial, “A proposition ! ed renovation, indeed. ’Twas thought when requested by Antioch’s mem-
'We JMid agreed to that the best by some members of the body, bers to WI . ite a historical sketch of
" i: h “ve a tomb erected over the to tear it down and build new house. the c h U rch I hesitated to do so on ac-
f,,f our deceased and much la-1 The poverty of the days of recon- count of iU health and defective signt.
, ^hro. Ross, the foundation to struction deterred our people from My informat i 0 n must come from the
' offt ek and the balance to bo of I risks of debt. The advice of the fe- 0 , ( , ehu rch book, which has faded so
burned brick, well painted with male members prevailed, which was j much from vhe touch of time, altho
a T surmounted by marble top.” I to have suppers and other forms of | some part8 were beautifully written
^'*‘5 in ihe Mitchell cemetery entertainments to raise money for | with goose quills, they have almost
the building—work began hopefully | become illegible. The task has been
for success Two of our enterprising | < iu j te tedious, yet it has given me
u, young ladies, Miss Nora Riley and ; p i eusure> having carried me back ov-
ago. The successor to , Miss Lucy Woodward borrowed Will er the sunny way and revived cher-
, Johri Ross was Rev James Per-1 Gilson’s cart and called at every , s hed memories of a life-time.
of Talbotton ’During his home in Carsonville District for eon- But 100 years ends with this cen-
^ administration of three or four ! tributions in food, money or anything tenial celebration. The hour has
S ’ ' v - Durham and Persons, representing money, to help in re- j struck to say, “farewell.”
" ere chosen as deacons. The building Antioch. The people Rave
"' as v "ry active at this timi .liberally and cheerfully. They retum-
The program liuo been arranged by
the president of the association, Miss
Emily Woodward. The convention u
ti last throe days, c L.ur.p Thursday
evening, Aug. 23
The program follows:
Song—Everybody.
Invocation—Local pastor.
Song.
Welcome Messages—By the citi
zens of Toccoa.
Response—Hal M. Stanley, corrc-
ponding secretary.
Music.
Annual poem, written by D. G.
Bickers, Poet Laureate of the As-
socia.ion, read by Mrs. John Hodges
Houston Home Journal, Perry.
Address—“The Newspaper’s Re
sponsibility to the Public,” by Henry
T. McIntosh, Albuny Herald, Albany.
Music.
Announcements.
Adjournment,
Informal reception.
Wednesduy Morning, August 28
Invocation—E. A. Caldwell, editor
Wulton News.
Music.
10:15—Reports of committes. *
10:30—Roll call, collection of dues.
10:45—“Diagnosing Georgia News
papers’ Ills’’—Louie L. Morris, Hart
well Sun.
11:00—“Suggested Remedies” Otis
Brumby, Cobb County Times.
11:30—“The Job None of Us
Know”—D. B. Turner, Bullock Coun
ty Times.
11:45—“An Operation — Georgia
Weeklies Dissected”—J. W. Mc
Whorter, Winder News.
Necrology Hour—Tribute to Jame:
Holloman, by James B. Nevin, At
lanta Georgian-American.
12:30—Reports.
Announcements.
Adjournment.
Lunch. . . u
Afternoon Session
2:30—Song.
2:40—“Journalism Through a Vet
eran’s Eye”—Jas. C. Williams,
Greensboro Herald-Journal.
3:00—“Journalism Through the
Eyes of Youth”—Albert £»• Hardy,
Jr., Gainesville News.
Round Table Discussion—“What
Can We Do to Improve the Profes
sion.”
Wednesday Evening, 8:30
Invocation by local pastor.
Song or Reading (Local)
9:00—“Educating Editors, Old and
Young”—Dr. S. V. Sanford, Dean,
University of Georgia.
9:15—Song—J. N. Dozier, Douglas
County Sentinel.
9:30—Address
Announcements.
Adjournment.
Thursday Morning, 10 o’clock.
Music.
Invocation—Rev. M. D. Collins,
Fairburn Messenger.
10:15—“The Member’s Obligation
to the Association”—Richard Reid
Editor, Bulletin.
10:30—“Making the Paper Solid
with Rural Subscribers”—Mrs. Nora
Lawrence Smith, Wiregrass Farmer.
10:45—Circulation” — Quimby Mel
ton, Griffin News.
11:00—Round Table.
11.40—Intermission.
11:50 — Address — “Georgia’s
Health”—Mr. Joe B. Bowdoin, Hon
orary Member.
12:00—President’s annual address.
12:15—Election of officers.
Selection of next meeting place.
Announcements.
Adjournment.
Trip to Clemson, S. C.
Thursday Night
Stunt night and farewell.
ADOPTED BY SENATORS
Atlanta, Aug. 16.—Passage of the
Platt highway reorganization bill, de
feat of the Lawson constitutional
classification tax bill and adoption of
resolution asking that the house
rush action on important legislation
were feutures of the senate’s session
Friday.
The highway reorganization bill
adopted was a substitute for the
original bill, which was also by Sen
ator Platt, of the Seventh, provides
for establishment of the federal in
terstate routes passing through Geor
gia as preferential paving projects j
to constitute a skeleton of the final '
levelopment of a paved state aid |
highway system. The bill also sets |
aside 50 per cent of all revenue of i
the highway department for paving, I
for construction und maintenance and
not to exceed six per cent for over
head expenses of the department.
It provides a penalty for frudu-
lent performance of duties by offi
cials and employes of the depart
ment and contractors under it, re
quires an annual inventory, of sur
plus property and directs the method
of its disposition and provides for an
examination of its accounts by the
slate auditor every 90 days.
fenatcr Sibley, of the 19tb,ameml-
I the bill U make the alloc.i 'on for
maintenance and construction in
clude graveling and topsoiling, while
A POINT OF SUPERIORITY
Some of our patrons hesi
tate about using our lur,ei'ul
home because tney beli. ve tnal
their privacy would be better
protected in their own homes
than in what they consider a
public institution.
Nothing could be further
from the truth. In the first
place, our funeral home is not
a public institution; before
and during the funeral it is
devoted /exclusively to the
comfort and protection of the
bereaved family. Because the
mortuary is designed special
ly for the purpose it serves, it
makes the handling of all nec
essary details much simpler
than would be possible in the
confused atmosphere of a
private home. However, we
are always willing to use the
residence if it is preferred.
J. B. HART & BRO.
MORTICIANS,
Phone 161 Macon, Ga.
45 STUDENTS GIVEN
MERCER DEGREES
MONDAY NIGHT
Macon, Aug. 20.—Forty-six stud
ents were graduated by the Mcrcel
summer school ut the final exercises
Monday night, bringing to a close
what Dean Peyton Jacob considers
to be “in most respects the best sum
mer session we have ever had.”
, . , - . _ i The baccaluureate sermon was de-
another amendment by Senator Ter- , „ , .
„ / — ., , , . livered Sunday morning by Dr. E. F.
rell of the 3 th, changed the provi-' „ , ,, , . .. „ .. ,,
, Campbell, pastor of the Tattnall
us to penalties for fraud by per- u ,
. i Square Baptist church and u
sion
mitting
to that
jury
of
to reduce the degree
misdemeanor. Two
jLwicer
ulumnus. Monday night Dr. W. D.
, , ... , Furry, president of Shorter college,
amendments adding certain roads to gave the baccalaureate addr ess, fol-
the preferential system were defeat-. , owed by presentation of dip , oma8 .
e ’ 1 The graduates, relatives of students
and faculty members were guests at
u reception afterwards at the home
of President and Mrs. Spright Dow
ell.
The bill, carrying the Sibley and
Terrell amendments, passed by a
vote of 26 to 16. The count showed
the vote 25 to 16. President Neill
voting aye to give the bill its re
quisite majority of 26. •
Enrollment in 1929 showed a slight
decrease as compared with 1928,
A bill by Senator Mathews, of the daaf Dean Jacob explained to failuru
23rd, providing for equalizing repay- 0 f t be stale to pay teachers their
ment of counties for state and high- g a ] a ries.
way construction, was adopted, 29 to | “But in every other respect,”- he
14, at the afternoon session. Under continued, “this has been the best
this bill, the highway department summer school sesssion we have ever
would be required to retire credits to had. There has been a significant in
counties for aid in state road con- crease in the number of advanced
struction at least one every five students. We have had no trouble
years. Counties having credits in ex- whatever on the campus, the studepts
cess of $200,000 as of Jan 1, 1930, have worked hard, and all member*
when the bill would become operative of the faculty have given splendid
would be repaid within three years, co-operation. Many of Georgia’*
Another provisions would consider leaders in education have been con-
highway districts which already have nected with the faculty or enrolled
credits on the books of the highway for graduate work.”
department in the same category as , Registration of upperclassmen for
counties. the regular session will begin Mon-
| day, Sept. 23. Freshmen will report
hoch about one mile. Per
[vj :! °1 the audience would like
the mv.
I
e of Antioch’s pastor young
MRS. McMICHAEL DIED
AT BUENA VISTA, GA.
Buena Vista, Ga., Aug. 17.—Mrs.
Elvira Amanda Stevens McMichael,
86, died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. J. E. Lowe, Friday morning af
ter an illness of a month’s duration.
Mrs. McMichael was the widow of
Dr. J. L. McMichael, a prominent
Marion county physician, whose
death occurred a number of years ago
She was the mother of the late E. H
McMichael, a prominent Marion
county educator and statesman und
Morgan McMichael who, prior to his
death, made Columbus his homo,
where he practiced law.
NATIONAL LETTER CARRIERS on Thursday, Sept. 19, for Freshman
MEET TUESDAY MORNING Week. Classes for all students will
begin Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 17.—Every
hour is bringing delegates to Savan
nah to attend the convention of the
National Rural Letter Carriers As
sociation which convenes at Savan
nah Tuesday for four days. By Tues
day it is expected that 4,000 persons
delegates and families, from all
parts of the country, will be present.
Mr. F. A. Peed, of Butler, is in at
tendance at the convention as a dele
gate from Georgia.
On Fifth Avenue*-
tMant/ of ihe Jxiirest~
owe iheit^ beauty to
EMON
CLEAN9INO
CREAM
waq to btauft)
Sold by
JARRELL’S DEPT. STORE.
Butler, Georgia
owe their beat
nanv
f
^legations were
K from two to
A word that has been and must be
spoken,
linger, yet,
% Cl,!," 6 ad<led t0 the mem *! ed ° ne evenin F fal ) of vvif'^ 'caUed i A sound that makes me
1 *0 If ti nn o -ere larg»— , joke on Gene Perkins. W hen ca e j “FAREWELL.”
three hun- on he said, “I haven’t any mone>, but |
Or. D. W. Pritchett
Eye, Ear, Nose
a nd Throat
THOM ASTON, GA,
Office Hours
1 to 6 P. M.
Have Your Cars
Properly Greased
We are pleased to announce to
our friends and customers that we
have installed one of the best high
pressure Grease Guns and guarantee
to put grease to all bearings and cups
in your automobile or truck with one
hundred and fifty pounds air pressure
and by well experienced white me
chanics.
Prompt and efficient service our
motto.
PAYNE’S GARAGE
AND SERVICE STATION
BUTLER, GA.