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those who get a square chance at
them generally groan, too, before
nightfall with the best the tables
afford.
What I would like to see is a Sun¬
day school celebration where the
Sunday school children and their
pleasure are made the prominent
feature. Where the front benches
are reserved for the little ones and
the old stagers are crowded to the
back rows. A day made merry by
the children the prospect of which is
sure to fill up the Sunday School
ranks as the time approaches. Such
a day always fills me with hope for
the future.
HARRIS COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. *
The annual meeting of the Harris
County Sunday School Association
was held at Clowers church, near Ca
taula depot, last Thursday, It was
attended by an immense crowd ot
people and delegates from fifteen or
twenty Sunday schools.
President T. H. Kimbrough made
an interesting report of the work ol
the Association for the year showing
more substantial progress for that
period than perhaps for any period
in its history.
He reported the organization of
five Sunday schools under the auspi¬
ces of the association during his term
with a membership of 260.
Dr. W. A. Carter, of the F'irst
Presbyterian church of Columbus, de¬
livered the annual address. His topic
was the early training of children,
and he handled it in an able manner
well calculated to impress all who
heard him. The address was as seed
sown in good ground and will bear
much good fruit.
Prof. A. C. Flewellen was called
for and made a few appropriate and
ell-ttmed „ . . remarks. .
w r
Dr. N. P. Banks made a short talk
encouraging those engaged in the
good work.
Dinner was then announced. It
proved a bountiful least lor the large
crowd and was enjoyeu to the utmost, j
A more hospitable i>eop!e than live
in Cataula district are not to be found i
anywhere. j
In the afternoon the Statistical
Secretary made his report. It show
ed that there are in the Association
21 schools with an attendance of
I, 300. About fifty per cent of the
people are indifferent to the S. S.
work, and about forty per cent are
church professors. Milner's, Blue
Spring and Davidson’s districts are
without Sunday schools.
Col. Mobley, delegate to the State
Sunday School Association, made an
interesting report of the proceedings
at Rome.
Mr. J. A. Frazer, President of the
district composed of the counties of
Harris, Muscogee, Chattahoochee,
Talbot and Marion, made a report
of his work in this district; promising
to be more active in the future in
looking after the interests of the As¬
sociation.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Dr. T. F. Brewster, President.
Tr H. Kimbrough, 1st Vice Pres.
J. M. Mobley, 2nd “
R. B. Mobley, “
J. F. jenkins, 4th “
Jesse Cox, 5th “
ExecutiveCommitee:—S. M. Bran¬
non, chairman; Henry C. Jones, C.
J. Williams, PI. I). Long and J. H.
Booker.
Rob't. PI. Fort, Recording Sec’y.
C. H. Cook, Corresponding Secre¬
tary and Treasurer.
Dr. T. F. Brewster introduced the
following resolution which was unan¬
imously adopted and a copy ordered
to be furnished the officers of the
r^ad in question.
Resolved, That this association
views with alarm the growing dispo
sition on the part of many of our
p e0 pj e disregard and desecrate the
holy Sabbath day. 'Phe running of
trains by the railroad passing through
our county, and the using of those
trains for ungodly recreation by our
p eo pi e being a notable instance of
disregard. This we do most
heartily condemn, and express the
hope that it may be discontinued.
Mountain Hill *as selected as the
next place of meeting, 1 st Wednes
day in No * ember.,
LOCAL POINTS.
Only the most favorable crop re |
ports reach us.
Mrs. F. J. Dudley is a guest of the
Hamilton Hotel.
Many Hamiltonians visited Catan¬
ia campmeeling Sunday.
Fine showers have fallen through¬
out the county the past week.
A general meeting is in progress
at the colored Baptist church.
The home raised watermelons are
becoming plentiful on the market.
Mr. John Sellers, of Montgomery,
Ala., is the guest ©f Mr. J. B. Mob
ley.
The family of Mr. O. S. Jordan,
of Columbus, is at the Hamilton
Hotel.
Harris county will not have to go
to Egypt or anywhere else for corn to
make another crop.
Capt. E. L. Stanford has returned
from a pleasant visit to the moun
tains of north Georgia.
'Phe friends of Mrs. M. B. New¬
man will be glad to know she is ex¬
pected home Thursday.
Col. J. M. Mobley is attending the
summer meeting of the Georgia Ag¬
ricultural Society a at Marietta.
Judge Hudson has a patch planted
in the Conch pea, and they are just
beginning to spread themselves.
Many of our folks will go to the
Warm Springs campmeeting just to
see the Georgia wonder, Sam Jones.
Col. M. Ivey and lady, and Misses
Fcola and Emma Ivey, of Perotr,
Ala., are guests of Mrs. J. B. Mob
ley.
Miss Genie Poer, of LaGrange,
and Miss Fannie Houston, of West
Point, are visiting Miss Ida Black¬
mon, near Cataula.
Judge J. F. C. Williams has or¬
dered the fence ebsetian in the dis¬
tricts over tne mountain for the 26th
day of this month.
Judge L. D. Hutchinson, after see¬
ing that his present corn crop is a
success, has placed two hundred buth
els of last year’s corn on sale.
Masters Frank and Olin Pattillo,
sons of Mr. Frank Pattillo, of Deca
tar, have been visiting their relatives
j n West Point and Harris county.
Curtis Beall has been removed
from the 1 .aGrange j>ostoffire. He
made a good officer, lmt he was an
partisan. All republicans
in office arc.