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VOL. XVI.
An Appeal to Methodists
We are face to face in each of
our mission fields with the great
est opportunity in the history of
missions, but such a thing as
really meeting it is utterly impos
sible with out re-enforcements. The
need is immediate aud desperate
Missionaries have fallen prema
turely attheir posts, borne down by
crushing responsibilities.
They have called and called for
years, and we have had to say
“Nay”, alway s hoping that the
next year would bring relief.
But the next and the next were
just the same.
bast year the appeal was for
twenty male missionaries, notsira
ply because they were needed, but
because they were desperately need
ed.
Funds were only available for
three.
Head therse heartbreaking ap
peals, which are just a few of many
such:
There are seventy-five thousand
people in Sungking and only two
hundred and fifty Christians.
There are more than one hundred
heathen temples and only three
Christain churches. O that the
church at home could but see the
fields as we see them I
“The harvest truly is plenteous,
but the laborers are few.”
Rev. L. 1). Patterson,
Sungkiang, China.
What opportunities! Would
that I could sound it alone from
every housetop in the homeland!
Chian’s salvation is in the hands
of the Christain Church.
Will the Church fail in this day
of her opportunity!
Itev. John C. Hawk,
Chingehow. China.
In Japan there yet remain 2*V
000,000 wholly unevangelized
farmers, 1,000,000 fisherman, 8,-
000,000 practically untouched busi
ness men, 763,000 factory employ
ees, 800,000 army and navy men
in active service, and a large lxxly
of students, who are still without
God.aiid mostof them known too lit
tle to be called in any sence evan
gelized.—Maud Bound I, Kola*,
Japan.
In thirteen years (up to 1912)
not one single man has lieen added
to the evangelistic work in Japan,
while a number have gone home
broken down.
Lack of funds to push even the
little w'ork these men could do, lie
cause of the smallness of their
number, has been no small hind
rance.
Nannie B. Gaines,
Hiroshima, Japan.
There are hundreds of villages
all over this district, many of which
have never seen a missionary, and
some h ave never seen a Christian
in their streets.
Rev. J. D. Moose,
Songdo, Korea.
For the Church to face such
tragic needs and inspiring opportu
nities and yet remain indifferent or
apathetic is to lie guilty of a negli
gence that we can not afford to face
sat the judgement
8. Jesus, looking upon the ripe
fields, commanded his disciples:
“Pray ye the Lord of the harvest,
NOTICE!
To Boys’ and Girl’s
All boys’ who wish to join the
Boys’ Corn Club and all girl’s who
wish to join the Girls Home Life
Club for the year 1914, will please
send their names,ages and addresses
to me at Baldwin, Ga., by Jan.
20th, next, so that I can send them
in and secure the literature neces
sary for you to use in the year’s
work
Respt.,
J. T. Wise, C. S. S.
BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
that he will send forth laborers in
to his harvest.”
Too much have we neglected
prayer. Too much have we de
pended upon humau means and
material equipment. We must
pray for laborers to go to their help.
We must pray for the means with
which to sastaiu them.
2. Onr prayers are worth no
more than we are willing to redeem
them at*
Therefore we must give, not as a
duty, but as a privilege and a joy.
It is a wonderfbl thing that we
are i>ermitte l to be coworkers with
G.d in the regeneration of a world.
It is a sacred privilege that we are
permitted to give to such au enter
prise.
How poorseemsour appreciation
when we spent more for chewing
gum than for the worlds evan
gelization, many times more for
cigars or candy or soda water or
any one of a score pf our coin
monest luxuries and extravagan
cies!
The week of January 4 11 has
l>eeu set apart as a week of prayer
and self denial iu the hope that it
may make possible the sending out
of twenty new missionaries. Dur
ing that week tw# million South
cm Methodists should face, upon
their knees, the responsibility that
God has laid upon them, aud then
meet the need as they are led by
his Spirit.
THIS IS PERSONAL.
What will you do about it. You
cannot say it is not j our affair.
Ouly a proper sense of personal
responsibility can meet this cor
porate responsibility. The
Church is made up of units. You
are one of them.
•
Your responsibility is your own.
It cannot be delegated or avoided.
Are you willing that our great
Church should go on discharging so
poorly its great mission to the
world!
Will you not share for one week
the real missionary spirit, thcßpirit
of Christ,the self-denial and ser
vice! Eternity alone will releave
the fruits of this week of prayer and
self denial.
What will be your share in that
eternal harvest! For once let us
make our giving count by giving
ourselves. Our Lord who gave his
life for us, sits over against the treas
ury.
Will every Methodist on the
Homer charge contribute something
in answer to this appeali Will
you do this by the 15th. of January
1914!
We will send this in as a SPE
CIAL. We dou’t want it to coun t
on our regular collections, but let
each of ussee to it, that our charge
does more this year than she has
ever done before. Lets all make
it a personal matter.
When you read this get on your
knees with your family and pray
God to help you see your duty,
and then go fourth in His name
and discharge it.
Send me your contribution as
soon as possible.
May God pardon us all, and pour
out His blessings upon us during
this conference year.
Fraternally,
Sam L. Hagan.
WANTED—A WIFE
I am 5 ft 4 inches in height,
weight 135 ibs, eyes blue, hair
black, man of good habits and in
dustrious, bat do not own any real
estate. Want to marry a yonng
lady who can cook, sew and do
general housework. A blonde pre
ferred. Address
Warren Mealor,
Lula, Ga.
Dr. MUe"' Ami-Fain Pills for all pain
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia* Thursday, January I, 1914.
Old Banks-
W. A. Harris, in Commerce News.
I am glad to see denied that
statement, which has been circu
lated through the press that Banks
county was bankrupt. It had even
been said that Banks was going to
be absorbed by other counties. It
is like hearing good news from au
old friend, to read that she has no
idea shuffling off' her mortal coil,
but is still enjoying a reasonable
degree of good health and has no
idea of sending for an undertaker.
If Ranks has suffered Irom “tax
ergitis,” she has only had that
chronic complaint that has effected
well nigh all the counties of Geor
gia. There are few of them that
do not need reformation. I hope
that new law will work a miracle.
I have a little home in the town oi
Rockmart, Polk county, on which
1 pay about 25 per cent of the in
come, to town, state and county.
There is little encouragement in
Georgia to buy property at the
present rate of taxation. We need
reform all along the line and we
need it bad. But speaking of
-Banks, I like that county. It was
on her soil that 1 laid the founda
tions of whatever character I pos
sess. The many years that I spent
digging in her reeky soil were not
spent in vain. There I met with
God and learned the lesson that
service to Him is the greatest thing
in all this world. I don’t know
how much of her citizenry, since
twenty years have passed, but I
know in those days of my coming
up, she had men who put charac
ter above pelt and who loved God
better than self. The influence of
some of these men abide with me
today. Not long since I met a
young lady who had taught school
at Homer, Miss Phillips, of Bush
viric. Talking to her, carried me
back to the little village of twenty
years ago, with a vividness that
made the old town real to me.
Dean Owens, * come into court,”
almost rang in my cars again, while
lawyers droned and juries nodded.
I’ll never forget one day in Horner,
while court was in session we boys
stal led a game of trail on lawn near
the school house. We made so
much noise in our enthusiasm that
the judge sent a bailiff to break up
the game. You’d better believe
however, he didn’t catch any of us.
No siriee! that game ended pretty
abruptly and we would have out
run forty bailiffs, rather than to
face Judge Hutchens. I reckon
Homer looks about the same, as
they tell me the same officials, at
least some of them still handle the
votes of Banks. Like Tennyson’s
book they go on forever. I reckon,
the crowd that has tried often to
beat them, by this time are looking
like the lean kine of Egypt, they
are so starved for public pap. I
never tried politics but once in
Banks. I helped elect brother
J. M. Heegars, tax receiver. But
I found that enemies were easier
made that friends in politics, so I
swore off and I have stayed reform
ed every since. When you hear
that lam in politics, you may know
lam deard straight for Milledge
ville, with a straigh ticket. I guess
Henry Miller and George Slaton
are no longer candidates. They
used to be in every race. People
need to take George’s race for cor
oner as a joke. On one occasion,
Turnbull, the representative from
Banks said to George: “If you
were elected corouer, should come
along and find my dead body Geor
ge, what would you say!'’ “Why”
answered George, “I’d just say
another dead dog and go on.”
Long life and pros per ty be to old
Banks is the ardent wish of this
writer.
keep your towns ciea* Ut Ur.
MM T Tablet*
Homer Locals
Mr. Fred Hill, of Charlotte, N.
C., is at home r or a few days.
J. N. and Judge Hill and J. D.
Hill left Sunday for Atlanta.
Mr. Fred Brown, of Atlanta, is
visiting honiefolks.
Col. Chas. Chandler spent the
holiday in Homer.
Mr. Fred Hunter spent a few
hours in Homer Friday.
Miss Lola Bardeu is visiting in
Toceoa.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Sample, a girl.
Plot. J. T. Wise is the proud pa
of a tine girl, lioru recently.
Mr. Obe Walton visited home
folks in Meriwether county Inst
week,
Mrs. Gillespie in moving into
the Daniel house recently vacated
by Dr. Rice.
Judge and Mrs. Logan Perkins
visited their daughter Mrs. G. C.
Mason, Sunday.
Misses Ethel and Sybel Fowler,
of Cuinming, are visiting their sis
ter, Mrs. Henry Furr.
Mr. Clarke Hill, of Atlanta,
spent several days last week with
homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mason en
tertained a number of relatives and
friends at a turkey dinner Sunday.
When writing to have your pa
per changed always give your OLD
address ns well as the new.
Grover Mason was presented
with afine Christmas present in
the shape of a 10 lb boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Burns, of
Jackson county, are visiting Mis.
Burns parents,Ksq. and Mis. J. A.
Hill. f
Mr. Oscar Griffin,who is attend
ing the Atlanta Dental College,
spent the holidays with sweetheart
and relatives.
Mr. Joe Hill, of Lula, came down
Saturday and spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Hill.
Mr. Niece Barden, accompanied
by his cousin, Mr. Walter Chand
ler, of Atlanta, spent the holidays
with the family of Sheriff Geo.
Barden.
M iss Lola Bardeu won the dia
mond ring offered for the most
popular young lady in Banks couu
ty at the school auditorium last
Saturday.
Mr. Pratt Hardy acted as police
man for Homer during the holi
days, and everything went off
quietly. Pratt makes a po
liceman.
Mr. G. C. Mason has been ap
pointed postmaster at Homer. He
made 92 in the civil service exami
nation and stood at the head of the
eligible list.
Prof. William Turk spent a few
days last week with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Turk and then
left for Alabama and Mississippi
where he will visit relatives.
Mr. H. C. McDonald is suffering
with neuralgia in his shoulder and
unable to work for some time.
Carr has many friends in this com
munity who wish for him a speedy
recovery.
WANTED
To buy seed cotton any quantity,
highest market price. Bring it to
me. S. B. Sims,
4-t Maysville, Ga.
Wanted.
Highest cash price paid for seed
cotton.
Walt & John Hill,
4-t MsysviUe, Ga.
Maysville Locals
(From Our Regular Correspondent.!
Miss Clevie Perry, with a party
of friends is spending the holidays
at Blberton.
Miss Martha Foster, of Atlanta,
spent the past week here as the
guest of Miss Gussie Carr.
Mrs. Robt. Haullirook and
charming daughter, Miss Kate,
who were with relatives and friends
here lat week, have returned to
their home at Louisville.
Mr. Lester Wood and beautiful
biide have returned to their home
in Athens after a short visit to the
formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Wood.
Messrs. Raymond Robinson and
Ralph Meeks, of Carrollton, were
guests of the latter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Meeks during the
holidays.
Mrs. E. 8. Comer, Mrs. J. T.
Smith and Miss Silvy Smith will
attend the marriage of Miss Pau
line Montgomery, of Gainesville,
and Mr. Marvin Yerner, of Su
wanee, at the home of the bride
Dec. 31st.
Married —On Dec. 25th, Miss
Myrtle Arnold and Mr. Monteiy
Hill. The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold and
]Kissecsscs many beautiful traits of
character. Mr. Hill is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hill and is a
young man of sterling qualities.
We are sorry to know they w ill
move near Gillsville the first of the
year.
Mr. Frank Reinhardt, of Blacks
burg, 8. C., spent the holidays
with his daughter, Mrs. Elpluis
Carr.
Mrs. Dock Carr anil Master Ben,
arc with relatives in Athens anil
Jefferson this w eek.
Miss Mary Anthony, from near
Athens, is the guest of Miss Mau
rine Hi ms.
Mrs. Ed Garrison has as her
guest her sister, Miss Fannie Lowe,
of Carl, Ga.
Married—at the home of the
bride Mrs. Anna Gillespie to Mr.
Grover Miecheil, Mr. Will LeMas
ter, J. P. officiating.
Mr. Fred Voyles was painfully
hurt recently when the bicycle he
was riding collided with Mr. Logan
Perkins’ buggy, throwing him some
distance and completely demolish
ing the wheel. It was extremely
dark and the accident wasun ivoid
able.
On New Year’s day it is the cus
tom of many people to resolve to
do, or not do certain things during
the following year. Naturally we
glance back upon the past year
and many of us realize it has been
a year of sadness and grief, because
someone very near aid dear to us
has passed away. That is a thing
for which no philosophy seems to
give us calm reason. 1 tut what
happiness there was b having such
a dear one though even a little
space.
When we look back upon the
old year lets not ouly remember
our troubles and mistakes.
Our blessings have been many
fold, and we should count them
with hearts full of gratitude to the
Giver. We should make new res
olutions, for they stimulate us; aud
ask God to give us the courage to
keep them.
Hope lor the best, resolve to
lighten the burdens of others, lor
by so doing your own burden will
be lightened. A kindly spoken
word, or a friendly smile often
dispels the darkness of a gloomy
heart.
Why wait for opportunity to do
some heroic deed when <wh day is
Pruitt.
Everything is nice aud quiet and
our people are enjoying the holi
days in the good old way.
In the absence ot Rev. Medium
sou, Samuel Norton occupied the
pulpit at Damascus Sunday, quite
a large attendance for the cold day.
We gladly welcome Robert Bol
ing and family of Rock Springs to
our burg. They now occupy the
Monroe Cochran house.
Miss Elsie Crump, of Carnot, is
the admired guest of Miss Martha
Anderson.
Carl Scoggins, of Gainesville,
spent the week end with home
folks.
Captain Cash, of Lamar, was in
our burg last week.
Mr. and Mrs. 1. 11. Sellers have
returned from Baxley, where they
have been on an extended visit to
the former’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Newt Wells, of
Line, spent Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Scoggins.
Marriel at the home of the
bride, on Dee. 27, Miss Gladys
Poole and Mr. Robert Osborne.
Rev. Freeman Rice officiating.
<>n Dec. 28, at the residence of
Esq. J. W. Cochran, Miss Gladys
Westbrooks and Mr. Geo. Brown.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Bury
W ini on Dec. 22, a line baby girl.
Mr. and Mrs. TJly Martin have
moved into their new home.
VV. E. Sellers and family, of
Ml. Pleasant, have moved to our
burg.
Clearance, the little son of Mr.
aud Mrs. John McDuffie, had the
misfortune to get his leg broken,
Dr. O. N. Harden was called at
once and the little fellow is doing
nicely.
School will open at Grady’s Mon
day.
DocK Griffin Hilled
By his Brother.
Dud Gridin shot his brother
Dock in the face and neck with a
shotgun recently and the wound
proved fatal three days afterwards.
Dud took to the woods and lias not
been heard from since. Dock did
not bear the best of reputation
among the colored population and
but little grieving was done.
A DIFFERENCE IN WORKING
DOCKS
A man’s working day is 8 hours.
His body organs must work perfect
ly 24 hours to keep him fit for 8
hours work. Weak, sore, inactive
kidneys can not do it. They must
be sound and healthily active all
the time. Foleys Kidney Pills
will make them sound and well.
You cannot take them into your
system withoutgood results follow •
ing their use. They are tonic in
action, quick in results, and contain
no habit forming drugs. Try them.
For Sale by Hill & Brown
NOTICE.
The teachers and trustees are
hereby required to open all the
public schools of Banks county on
the first Monday in January 1914,
if it is possible to do so.
Itespt.
J. T. Wish, c. S. H.
Passing. 1
"God love the world,” he breathed,
and the flesh sank from him. Death—
It was but the breaking of a rusty
scabbard to loose a flashing blade*—
Will Covington Comfort.
filled to overflowing with chances
to do great things.
The New Year is lull of oppor
tunities, therefore let us resolve to
look it straight in the face and do
jonly that which our conscience
j tells us is right.
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