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CCHIRANT AMERICAN.
Entem in the Pottojfiee at Car term Me, Ga.
0* teMnd ekm matter.
Small Items Corralled.
11. J. McCormick,
County Surveyor,
P. 0. Stilesboro, Ga.
Dr. Puckett's Dental Parlor, West
Main Street. aug4-tf
K. E. Cason, resident dentist, otllee over
Wiklc's drug store.
[ice Trammell is up from Madison, to
remain during the meeting.
Mrs. K. 11. Pattillo, of Atlanta, spent
several da.t s in town last week.
Col. Robt. A. Crawford came up from
Atlanta to attend the meeting this week.
A great many parties are in the com
munity looking after our mineral inter
ests.
Our Kingston eorresjxmdent chroni
cles the killing of a W. & A. brakemau
this week.
Miss Mattie Turned, of Madison, is
visiting the family of her uncle, Mr. C. G.
Trammell.
Mayor Maddox and Col. Seth Walker,
of Dalton, took in the Tabernacle meet
ing last Sunday.
Mr. P. 1.. Moon left for the eastern
markets Monday to lay in u large stock
for his excellent firm.
\Vc are glad to see Rev. It. It. Quilliau,
of ('ohm Station, able to be out again,
after a wevere illness.
Mr. Wesley Roberts hus brought bis
family from Tennessee, and is lingering
in our midst during the meeting.
Wood 11 nW. Waters, of Hot Springs,
Ark., reached town yesterday and will
spend several days with his friends.
Strickland Bros., have some new lo
cals in this week's paper. This is alive
firm who handle nothing but the purest
goods.
Judge Neel adjourned the city court
over to Monday, the 10th inst. Par
ties interested and jurors will return at
that time.
Miles Dobbins is in New York on busi
ness. Me went prepared to have a good
time with Jay Mould and the balance
of the boys.
A lady was thrown from her buggy on
West Main street yesterday afternoon
but aside from a severe fright did not
sustain any injuries.
Mr. 13. P>. Earle, one of Adairsville's
livest and cleverest business men, and
the efficient post master at that place,
spent Monday in town.
People are coming from the four quar
ters to the Tabernacle meeting. It
promises to be the greatest religious re
vival in the history of the State.
Mrs. C. It. Sjieer, and her charming
ami accomplished daughter, Miss Deua
Sanders, of Madison, spent several days
visiting Mrs. Akin, on Market street last
week.
Will J. Neel, Esq., has been appointed
by Uov. Gordon, as one of the commis
sioners from Georgia, to visit the Con
stitution Pen tenia! at Philadelphia, be
ginning t his week.
Rev. Theo. M. Smith, now pastor ot the
Second Presbyterian church at Jackson
ville, Pla., is spending the week enjoying
the Tabernacle meeting anil shaking
hands with his numerous friends.
Happy fatty Charlie Patterson was in
town this week, smiling on his host of
friends. Since his marriage, he wears a
smile of twenty tons displacement, and
looks one hundred percent, better.
There were many drummers iu town
Tuesday and not a few of them went out
to the Tabernacle. Their customers
were there and it was useless to attempt
any business during preaching hours.
Mr. Davis Garrison, the night watch
at the depot, has moved his family to
Canton. The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. G. will be sorry to learn of the
death of their infant baby a lew days
tigo.
Maj. McConnell, of Pittsburg, Pa.,
who is now located in Ihe mining busi
ness at Tunned Hid, was in town Sun
day. He, together with a brother, will
be in Bartow in a few weeks on a pros
pecting tour.
'l'hc street sprinkler is a success. If
Cartersville ever expects to figure much
as a progressive town she should have
water works. Then we would not be put
to the trouble of sending off for some
body’s else sprinkler.
Three immense blocks of iron ore have
been brought in for the Piedmont expo
sition. The specimens are coming in
with a rush and the prospects arc in
deed flattering for a full exhibit. When
that is made we do not fear the result.
Rev. Joe Jones arrived from an ex
tended trip through Indiana, Missouri
and Kansas a few days ago. He speaks
iu glowing terms of his trip and says he
had large crowds out to hear him. He
leaves in a day or so for Kansas and
Missouri.
Mr. R. 11. Couper and (apt. Joe l’riti
tup. of Rome, joined the throng here
Sunday, and spent the day most pleas
antly. “Next to a boom,” says Capt.
Joe, "the Cartersville Tabernacle mt*et
ing is ahead of everything up to the
present writing.
Mrs. Chambers, and her charming
daughter, Miss Mu.v, of DeLaud, Fla.,
alter spending the summer in Carters
ville, left for Marietta yesterday, and
will shortly return home. They made
many friends while in our midst, who re
gret their departure.
Prof. Excell, the width and breadth
of whose smile and genial countenance
sire subjects of such comment, is very
popular in t'artersville. His singing is
enjoyed and the only objection anyone
cun have is the fact that he cannot stay
with us always.
Hugh Young left last Tuesday for
(Vdartown, where he goes to accept a
position in the dry goods house of Julius
Scheuer, which has just been opened
there. Hugh is one of Cartersville s
most popular, gentlemanly and thor
ough going young business men, and
his many friends regret to see him leave.
Prof. J. H. Caldon,of Atlanta, who is a
mi aerologist of considerable experience,
is in the city looking after our minerals.
He is a mining engineer of note having
been sixteen years with the London and
South African exploration Company.
He is now looking up the minerals of the
Piedmont region.
Mr. L. I‘. Gaines, of the firm of the
well known milling tin A of Gaines A
Lewis, Kingston, was in town yesterday.
He is an enterprising man, and does
much towards building up his communi
ty. He says that a set of rollers are
soon to be put in his mill besides making
other vast improvements.
Mrs. Davis, of Thomasville, Ga., and
her accomplished daughters, Misses
Mattie and Marion, are visiting the
family of Mr. George Cobb on Lrvviu
street. They will linger with us during
the summer enjoying our pure mountain
breezes, and it goes without saying they
will have a pleasant time.
Mr. Joe Kobinson, of Rome, is at pres
ent. busily engaged m ojiening up his
manganese beds near town, with every
prospect of successful mining. Joe is a
hard working gentleman, and has his
friends bv the hundreds, and all hojie
that his “find" will bfe the means of land
ing him into a great state of atflueney.
The store of Scheuer Bros., notwith
standing its immensity, had to be en
larged for the fall and winter business.
' ar [S'ntors and brick masons have been
busy making an addition of forty feet in
the rear and have it nearly completed,
'the growth of this firm's business is
wonderful and is but the natural out
growth of their great pluck and energy.
The home of Mr. Mark W. Scott is en
livened by the presence of several beauti
ful young ladies, among whom are Misses
Georgia, Elliott and Sullie Tumlin, oi
t'herokee county, Ala. Besides given a
good time socially, the young ladies are
having a nice time listening to the ex
cellent preaching at the Tabernacle
meeting.
THE GOSPEL TRUTHS.
The Sain Jones Meeting’ a Great
Success.
The Distinguished Evangelist Ably
Assisted by Home and Htireign
Preachers—The Great
Crowds Gather at
Each Service.
THE OUTLOOK VERY UHOMISING. ]
The fourth annual Tabernacle meeting
is upon us, ami never before under more ,
auspicious circumstances. From the very j
opening service, at nine o’clock last Fri
day morning, the attendance has been
large, and the interest manifested deep
and earnest. These meetings have come
to be an annual event, not only to Car
tersville and Bartow county, but for the
country within a radius of one hundred
and fifty miles around. Perhaps no re
ligious gatherings, throughout the
South, will begi-i to com pure with ♦hem in
size and general good results.
The Sain .Jones Tabernacle is fast lie
coming the Mecca for Christians of every
denomination. The pilgrim comes from
every quarter. The head that has
silvered in faithful and obedient
service to the Master, comes to
receive new courage and inspiration and
drink afresh at tiie common fountain;
the young followers come that they
may have their faith strengthened and
hope confirmed; the wayfarer and man
of the world comes, eager to hear and
learn the truth, trusting that lie may ex
jierieuce that, glorious light and liberry
of a life “born again.” Many there be,
too, who come to gratify idle curiosity;
but none of whom, hut that give to the
services the utmost respect, -and not a
few, who listen attentively to the zealous
and earnest appeals of the devout men
are moved and quickened thereby. These
are great meetings, grand discourses and
soul-inspiring music.
The trustees have greatly improved
the grounds since lust year, though a
great deal of the comt cm plated work in
beautifying and grading remains unfin
ished. The whole has been enclosed with
a neat, substantial white picket fence,
with gates opening to the various streets
leading up to the grounds. More than
half of the vast auditorium is filled with
comfortable new seats, with backs to
them. At night it is brilliantly lighted
by a number ot chaudaliers and electric
lamps. The rostrum has been increased
to three times its size lust year, and will
now easily sent twelve hundred singers.
On this is a magnificent new Estey organ
and grand piano. These two instru
ments have been tuned iu harmony, and
under the manipulations of skilleed per
formers, make a most delightful accom
paniment to the hundreds of trained
voices that compose the choir. Nothing
has been left undone that would add to
the convenience, comfort or pleasure of
those attending the meetings. One new
feature is the check and baggage room,
where parties can leave their bundles and
baskets without danger of losing them
or having them misplaced. The im
mense crowds are handled with much sys
tem and comparatively little trouble.
The dust of last year has been largely
overcome by a street sprinkler from At
lanta. It is a small machine, but does
its work well.
Mr. Jones, besides having the assist
ance of the pastors of tin* local Churches,
has secured the services of a number of
prominent and able divines from a dis
tance, who are doing most efficient work.
The music, under the direction of Prof.
Excell —mid under his magnificent leader
ship—makes one of the most attractive
features of the meeting.
The Professor's matchless solos, that
have charmed and delighted so many
thousands and made him famous
throughout the country, are worth going
miles to hear. They are often the means
of moving a stubborn heart and tuning
it in consonance with virtue and
righteousness.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Sunday scored the greatest day of tin 1
meeting. The crowds began gathering
as early as four o’clock in the morning,
at that hour, caravans of jieople pouring
in from the neighboring counties, getting
and striking camp ready for the early
morning service. The East and West
brought in several packed coaches from
Cednrtown ynd intermediate points. The
Rome train came down well tilled. The
passenger trains of the W. & A. swelling
the crowds every few hours. The crowd
was immese. but the utmost decorum
prevailed. When Rev. Sam Jones arose
to deliver his morning sermon he was
greeted by an audience of fully 6,000.
He was in full trim and excellent spirits.
Among the many good things lie said,
the CofHANT-AMliltK’AX will note a few.
Now, all of us. even though there be
6,000 standing around und sitting
under this- tabernacle may hear
every word if you will all be perfectly
quiet, and I have selected a text not
only broad enough for the 6,000 who
hear me, but broad enough to cover
this world from pole to pole, from shore
to shore:
God so loved the world that he save his only
begotten Sou. that whosoever believeth Upon
him might not perish, but have everlasting life.
I am glad of the privilege of preaching
ft) such a multitude in various places of
the earth, but 1 am glad that I have
committed to me as as minister of the
gospel the grace of God and the gospel
of Christ, w hich is sufficient to save all
the race of men.
THE (I HACK OF GOD.
I thank God for the grace and for the
gospel that saved my mother; I thank
God for the gospel and the grace that
saved my father; 1 thank God for the
grace vouchsafed to me and my wife and
our little children; but above all things 1
thank God for the grace that bringeth
salvation to all mankind.
1 like that grand old gospel tha t stands
square upon the “Who so ever will,
and offers life and immortality to man.
This gospel is as broad a*the mind of
God. It is as high as the conception of
God. It is as deep as the heart of God.
It embraces a guilty world and calls
them back to peace and hope and
heaven.
“God so loved America;” that would
be a grand announcement. “God so
loved Europe,” that would be a grand
anouncement. “God so loved all civi
lized nations;” that would be a grand
announcement, but it is broader, grander,
higher than that. God so loved not
Europe, not America, not the islands,
but
Goil bo loved the world that he gave his onlv
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth upon
him might not per.sh but have everlasting life.
The alpha and the omega of the gos
pel has its origin in the great loving
heart of God. God loves us all. 1 was
talking to a man past middle life some
time ago, and he said:
“Mr. Jones, frequently in my life 1 have
had these softer feelings. Many times
in my life have I been impressed that 1
ought to be good; that I ought to lie a
Christain. 1 am sorry 1 have lieen a
sinner. 1 nin sorry lam a sinner, but,
said he, “Mr. Jones, a hundred times in
my life would l have loved to have gone
to God and poured out my love and my
feelings in his great ear, if 1 only though t
that God would sympathize with me; il
1 only knew that he would hear me in my
distress and dire wants, and would min
ister unto me.”
GOD LOVES THK WOULD.
Now brother, let me say this to you:
God loves all the world, and God loves
each individual. I, as a father, love all
my six children, but 1 have a very sjieciul
love for little Bob. He is not good ul
ways, though. I have a very special
love for little Julia Baxter. 1 have
a very special love for Mary, for Annie,
and when I go into my home this little
one puts her arms round my neck and
hugs and kisses me, and says:
“How-dve, papa: so glad to see yon;
and nil of them come, live of them, and
throw their arms around my neck and
kiss me and say. “Fin so glad to see
you.” But those five do not suffice. I
turn to wife, and say:
“Wife, where is litth* Julia Baxter?
I must see her,” and all the kisses and
caresses and the hugs of the five children
do not keep me from wanting to take
little Julia up ami blessing her and
kissing her. and hugging her and loving
her. and so I may say our great Father
in heaven loves all the little children of
men. But, my brother, he has a very
special love for you, and for you, and
for you.
ROOM FOR ALL.
He wants every man of us, and every
woman of us to come up and put our
arms round his m*<*k and say: “Abba,
father, my Lord and my God.”
God ko loved the world.
I have some times sat down and won
dered where is God's great store-house of
music from which he supplies all the
spheres, front which every warbling bird
can get its notes, from which every hu
man throat can get its harmonies, from
which every instrument, with its chords
of music, may draw its supplies. Oh,
where, where is the great store-house of
God's melodies, from which we are all
supplied? I know not. I know not. 1
sit down and wonder where is God's
great store-house of colors, from which
every flower gets its hues? Oh ! where is
God's great store-house of colors from
which he paints the rainbow and adorns
the universe? I know not. I know not.
Then I have sat down and thought, Oh
where is the great store-house of God s
love. I know where that is. It is the
great sympathetic heart of God. There
is the store-house from which we all re
ceive, and all enjoy his blessed love that
comes to redeem and to save the world.
God could not tell us how much he loved
us. When our Savior wanted to speak
of God’s love adjectives and descriptions
di<l not do the work, and he just picked
up all our adjectives and descriptions
and threw them out of his way and said:
God ho loved the world.
No adjectives would tell the tale.
(lod ho loved the world.
How much does God love us? 1 can
not tell. This much, I know, that my
mother, with just a little of the nature
of God in her heart, she loves me and
follows me in every winding step of life.
a mother's love.
Look at that mother; she follows that
wayward boy on and on bis downward
steps, when everybody else has lost pa
tience, when everybody else has ceased
to love. Then again, I find that mother
pouring her heart of love over her boy.
You have seen it. J have seen it. That
mother will follow her boy right up to
the very edge of the grave and throw
her arms around his dying body and kiss
him and caress him in his last moments,
and he dying a drunkard’s death, and
about to goto a drunkard’s grave. And
then the mother will follow that boy to
the grave, and bury him and shed the
tears of grief and love, and then that
mother will walk out to that grave once
a week and plant flowers over the grave
of her boy as a token that her love still
blossoms and blooms in its faith and in its
power. Then, I say, what is it that makes
that mother cling to that boy that way?
I'll tell you —it's just a little of the nature
of God poured into that mother's heart
Well, now, if that mother, with just a
little of the nature of God, will cling to
her boy that way, oh, how much more
does the great heart of God cling to his
children, that shall live forever in heaven
with him or be with the damned cast out!
[Cries of “God help us!”
Some people say, “Well, if God loves
me he won’t damn me. If God loves me
I will be saved. Can anybody be damn
ed if God loves them that way?”
LOVE CAN NOT SAVE.
Well, listen, brother. Will this moth
er's love for her boy save him from a
drunkard's grave? Will this mother's
love save her boy from degradation and
ruin? If love could save boys there nev
er would be another boy lost on the face
of this earth- Mother loves them, moth
er cares for them, but love cannot save,
Then, 1 say, her love is nonetheless
though the b'oy is bad. You may take a
mother with five boys. Four of them
are preachers, and one of them is a
drunken vagabond. You can go into the
house and sit down and say anything
you please about those preachers, but if
you say anything about poor drunken
Join., that mother will jump on you in a
minute.
“I won’t have anybody say anything
about poor John. You may say what
you please about these good boys, but
mind how you talk about John.
[Voices: “That’s so."]
I have said many a time that God
loves the meanest sinner in the world as
much as God loves the best man in the
world. No doubt, about that, because
God's name and nature is to love. That
sun, what is it? Its nature is to shine.
It is a great shining ball ot fire, and now
1 see that sun shines oil blossoming
rosebush, oil verdant valley, on the bald
mountain, on blooming tree, and on the
old dead stump, It shines on them all
nlike, don’t it? Why? Because it is its
nature to shine on everything that
comes under its rays, Well, God s na
ture is to love, and he loves the meanest
man as much as he loves the best man.
Herein is love, not that we loved God,
but that beloved us, and gave his son to
die for us * * * *
A drunkard's faithful wife.
And now 1 see that drunken husband
as he staggers down the street. T hey
have just kicked him out of the bar
room. The lowest-down vagabond in
town won’t speak to him. The very
dogs seem to shun him as he goes along
the highway. Now I see him as he tot
ters along, and his wife looks out of the
little window, and she sees the drunken
husband coining home. She gets up
from her chair. Every bone in her body
aches. Her head aches; her back aches.
She has been sewing all day for bread
for her children. She gets up, and she
lays her work down, and turns to the
little children, and says:
“Be quiet, darling, papa is coining.”
They know what that means. They
hustle off into a corner and get quiet,
and that wife walks out to that wicket
gate and takes that husband by the
hand—that husband they have just
kicked out of the bar—that husband
that nobody in town will speak to—she
takes him by the hand, leads him up the
walk, helps him up the step, and lends
him safely to bed—the only bed in the
house. She eases him down softly and
walks to the bucket and pours some wa
ter, for she hasn't either bowl or pan,
and pours water on the only towel she
lias. She comes back to the bed and
bathes that fevered, swollen face, pulls
off his muddy, worn-out shoes, and
kneels down by his bed and says:
“God be merciful to my husband, and
save my poor drunken husband.”
god’s helping hand.
What made that wife stick to that
husband that way? Just a little of the
nature of God poured into her heart.
Well, if that wife will cling to her hus
band like that with just a little of the
nature of God in her heart, how much
more will God's great heart hold on to
us and stand by us in the last hour?
Brethren, hear me; hearmeon this point;
1 don’t believe God ever suffered a soul
to sink down to hell as long as that soul
would run toward God: as long as that
soul could walk toward God ; as long as
it could creep toward God; as long as
it could look toward God; as long as it
could think toward God. God never
suffered one of his children to sink down
to Hell until that man walked up to the
feet of the devil, and stacked iiis arms
and said:
“1 surrender to hell and death, and to
eternal doom.”
God bless you, fellow-countrymen.
Arouse the uetter Instincts of your na
ture and run up and put your arms
around the neck of the best father a way
ward boy ever had. [Amen.]
God o loved the world.
Well, now, there are sonic men here to
day who love God in return. “VVe love
him because he first loved us, and if
anybody asks me why I love God. hear
it: It is because I can't help it, 1 can t
help it; I am obliged to love him. 1 have
lieen acquainted with him now for fifteeu
years, but I can't help but love him.
LOVE OF GOD.
Really, if the Lord Jesus Christ had
always lieen cruel to me. I would love
him for ever for what he was to my
precious mother —the liest friend my
mother ever had. She said it living, she
said so dying. I would love him if he
was cruel to me all my life, tor what he
was to my father. My father said it
living, and he said it dying: “Christ
Jesus was the best friend 1 ever had.
I would love Christ if lie was cruel to me.
because he was so good to my wife ami
so good to inv children. God helping
me I will never go back on the Is st friend
my mother ever had, my father ever had,
my wife and children ever had. No. sir;
I can't do that. I'll tell you why I love
God. I love him because l can't help it.
He is so lovable I am obliged to love
him. If you don't love God it is because
you are meaner than I am, anil because
you don't know anything about God.
That's it. Let me illustrate what I
mean. Igo into my home, i have been
gone six weeks. When l walk inside of
my front gate my dog meets me at the
gate and leaps up at me and plays all
round me. 1 can hardly get to the house
at all. He is the first one to meet me.
He seems above all others to be the one
on the outlook. When I come into the
gate he meets me and caresses me, and a
thousand kind expressions are in his
very movements, and when I look down
at him. all at once he becomes still, and
looks right up in my face, as much as to
say:
“I’m so glad to see you; I’m so glad
you are come home. If I can do any
thing for you while you are here just say
the word. If you want to go sqirrel
hunting get your gun, and I will go in
the woods and I’ll tree them as fast as
you can shoot them. If you want a
'possum to-night, get your torch, and
I'll find you one if tiiere s one to be had
within five miles of here.”
KINDNESS.
1 look at my dog prancing around me,
and 1 say, “Jack, old fellow, what makes
you love rue that \yay?” aud in his way
he says:
“It’s because you are so kind tome.
When you are at home you are just as
kind as can be, and when you started
off, I heard you tell the children, ‘Be
kind to Jack, children, feed him well, be
good to him, and look well after him
until I come back, “and now I will do
anything you want me to do because
you are so good to me.”
How did 1 win my dog? Just by being
good to him. Then I walk on down the
lot into the stall where my favorite horse
stands, anil when I walk in he turns his
head to look at me, and I walk up to the
trough, and lie leans his face against me,
and kisses me as a, horse kisses a man,
and then he stands there and looks at
me, as much as to say:
“I am so glad to see you. If you want
a horseback ride while you are at home
put the saddle on me and I'll give you a
very good one [laughter], and if you
want a drive, just hitch me up and I'll
give you the finest drive all over town.
1 look at him and 1 say: “Dren
nan old fellow, what makesyou talk that
way?”
He says: “Because you are so good
to me. You never did me anything but
kindness. I heard you tell Levi (the
boy] when you left, “Feed Brennan well,
curry him well, don’t let him suffer for
water, be kind to him.” I heard you tell
the children, “Don't you hurt Brennan,
boys; don't you be unkind to him,” my
master, you have won ray mind, because
you are so kind and goodto me.”
GOD’S- BOUNDLESS LOVE.
That’s one, and if you ask me how 1
get the love and confidence of my dog
and horse, I will tell you, “by kind treat
ment.'' Well, brother, if you will study
God and see how good he has been to
you, and you don't love God, then you
are lower down than my dog aud my
horse.
Oh for a love like thin;
Let rooks anil hills their lasting silence break
And all harmonious human tongues
Our Savior’s praises speak.
God so loved the world.
Loved all of us, loved every man oi us.
He looked at our surroundings, aud to
day if you will just look and see how
good God has been to you and to your
mother, and your father, and your wife,
and your children, and even yourself,
you will stand up to-day and say; “I
will love God and long to love him
more.”
Goil so loved the world.
Jesus Christ was the manifestation of
Ids love. Oh, such a love as he had for
men.
god’s love of the sinner.
God loved us, and loved us while we
were sinners. Loved us just as much
when we were sinners as he ever does af
ter we get to heaven, and, brother, I will
say it, I have got no Bible for it spe
cially, except some declarations like this,
and t know I have no utterance from
God to the contrary. I believe God
loves the sinner while he lives. I believe
God loves him when he dies. I believe
God loves the sinner iu hell, in hell for
ever, Don't a mother love her boy as
much in his grave as she did while he
lived? God loved us with an everlasting
ove.
Mr. Jones was listened to throughout
with the most intense interest, and his
sermon was accorded the event of the
day.
In the afternoon Rev. Mr. Johnston
delivered a very able discourse, making
a deep impression upon his immense
audience. For want of space, we are un
fortunately debarred the publishing of
his sermon.
SUNDAY NIGHT SERVICE.
Rev. W. H. Cooper, of the First Baptist
church, occupied the pulpit at the night
service. His discourse was able and held
the audience spell-bound during its deliv
ery. Mr. Cooper’s remarks were well re
ceived. He preached from this text:
“Father, forgive them, for they know not wlmt
they do.”—Luke 23-34,
The men whocrucified Jesus were guilty
of a sin greater than they thought. If
they had known how guilty they were,
they would not have done what they did.
Yet, great as their sin, there was room
for hope. So now men would act as they
do if they thought of their guilt as they
ought. Let us see:
I. How do men reach the idea that sin
is a trifling thing?
1. By taking encouragement from the
doctrine of human depravity. They say:
Sin is a part of our nature and the Lord
does not expect that we will be perfect.
Yet, if we are obliged to sin we are no
more accountable for sin.
2. By comparing themselves with oth
ers. They observe certain stalwart sin
ners around them, in and out of the
church, w ho do much worse than they do,
and so they reach the conclusion that
they are not bad at all.
3. Because most of the circumstances
surrounding them are such as to hinder
them from seeing their sins in their true
light. In lively company they see sin in
a different way from what they see it in
the earthquake, the cyclone, or the dying
hour.
4. Because punishment for sin does not
speedily come they are emboldened to go
on in sin. They encourage themselves in
the idea that if God really hated sin, He
would hasten to its punishment. “Be
cause punishment is not speedily execut
ed, therefore the hearts of the children of
men are fully set within them to do evil."
11. But sin is more sinful than they
have judged it to be. These three things,
out of man, w ill help us properly to es
timate it.
1. The effects of sin. Milton’s grand
verse,
“ Siu brought death luto the world,
And all our woe,”
is based upon the Scripture statement:
“For as by one man sin entered into the
-world, and death by siu,_so death passed
upon all mon. for that all have sinned."
Sin entered Edon and Adam was tamed
our. The cities of the plains were con
sumed because the junapie sinned. The
flood came because of siu. AH ihe pains
you suffer come from sin. Sin made all
our eemeteri*s a necessity and tills the
world with darkness and sorrow.
2. The jienalty for sin shows it to Is*
influitely sinful. All wise law-givers try
properly to proportion the jienalty to
the offense, and so we conclude the greater
the punishment the greater the sin. Now
what is the punishment for sin? An ev
erlasting hell, the torture of the worm
that never dies and the tire that is never
quenched. This forever and ever. And
remendier, God affixed this jienalty and
He can make no mistake.
3. The jirice jiaid for our redemption
shows the sinfulness of sin. The world
full of gold is not sufficient to redeem one
soul, fhe angels could make no atone
ment. Only the life, the sufferings and
the death of Jesus would do. Contem
plate Him amid the lingering agonies of
the crucifixion hour, and then see what
was necessary to wijie out its stains.
HI. Vet, great as our sins are. there is
hojte for us. “Forgive them, for they
know not what they do.” I believe tbat
men were saved. Christ prayed for this
jiardon and He said liefore: “Father, I
know that Thou always hearest Me," and
we must conclude that the Father heard
Him in this prayer. I think that these
men were converted at jientecost.
So her*; is hojie for us. If such is the
tender heart of Jesus for these, His cruel
murderers, surely He love us and will
save us if we come to Him. Let us all
come now.
Rev. Hugh Johnston, aMethodist, and
pastor of a large Church of Toronto,
Canada, who came down from his dis
tant home to helj> Mr. Jones iu the meet
ing. is a man of fine appearance, with a
frank, open Scotch face, full of expression
and enthusiasm. He is a preacher of
much power, and jiossesses to a high de
gree the gift of engaging and holding the
attention of his congregation. Asa
sjieaker, he is fluent, graceful, of exquis
ite diction, with a mellow, pleasing voice.
His sermons have all been fine, and have
made a deeji impression ujion the jieojile.
Rev. Mr. Lockwood, a Baptist, and a
pastor of a leading Church of that de
nomination in Cincinnati, is a young
man, perhajis not over thirty years of
age, of sujoerb presence, with a smoothly
shaven, handsome strong face, and a
kindly brown eyes. In his general per
sonal appearance, he is not unlike Judge
Howard Van Epps, of Atlanta. He has
a voice of great volume and sweet
ness and admirably cultivated. In
his manner and gestures, he is
easy and graceful, lie is a speaker
of much force and magnetism. His ser
mons show great thought and care in
preparation and never fall short of the
mark. He is eloquent, and some of his
flights of oratory ore really grand. He
is a young ministerof fine promise and a
brilliant and successful future lies out be
fore him in his—the noblest ofcallings. He
reached Cartersville last Monday, and
has preached three able sermons since
his arrival to good effect, aud to the de
light of his hearers.
Among the other ministers present and
assisting, are Rev. A. J. Jarrell, Rev. Mr.
Shea, Rev. Mr. Caldwalader, Prof. Bow
man, of Emory College, and a number of
others.
Last Tuesday was “Old Folk's Day,”
and was full of interest to the gray hairs
and furrowed cheeks. Rev. Hugh Jonn
ston preached the morning sermon and
Rev. Mr. Shead lead the afternoon ser
vice.
Wednesday was “Children's Day,” and
drew forth an immense crowd —almost as
large as that of Sunday. Sun
day School children from various parts
of the county were in attendance and
many from adjoining counties. The Pine
Log Sunday School, the banner school of
the county, was well represented.
The Little Pansies of Rome.
The Rome accomodation yesterday
morning brought from the Hill City, the
“Little Pansies,” under thechargeof Mrs.
Morton, and Messrs. Gibbons and Pence.
This noble little band had everything
their own way and was the subject of
much favorable comment. Their work
is a noble one and will live long iu mem
ory after they have reached the estate
of manhood’ and womanhood. They
have, by their own exertions, without
begging a cent, erected a neat little
chapel in Home, where services are held
as regular as any of the churches. In all
kinds of weather the little Pansies can be
found administering to the wants of
some distressed, they give out food and
clothing to the poor. These youngsters,
instead of whiling away their spare mo
ments in idleness, occupy their moments
in making up clothing, etc., and the
small amounts given them by fond j>ar
ents are saved and put into the general
fund of the mission. Fairs are held, the
proceeds-of which go to the general fund,
which is disbursed iu keejiiug up their
society and administering to the wants
of the poor. Theirs is a noble mission
and Rome can well feel proud of its
little band of Christian workers.
The entire services of the day were con
ducted with a purpose singly to the in
struction of the children. The morning
sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr.
Lockwood, and was full of sound, prac
tical thoughts, and presented in such a
simple and plain manner as to reach the
hearts and minds of the youngest of his
hearers. The afternoon service was con
ducted by Rev, Hugh Johnston and Prof.
Hudson, The entire day was most jirot
itably spent. ,
The children s service each day at 8 a.
m. and 4 p. m. are under the charge of
Prof. Hudson, of Ohio, a pious man de
voted to work among the young jieojile.
The sermon by Rev. J. S. Hillhouse last
Saturday night was an unusually strong
effort, and made a decided impression
upon the congregation.
Rev. A. J. Jarrell has preached twice
since he came, and he has been the means
of awakening much interest.
Dr. Strickland, of Nashville, one of the
foremost orators of the South, is expect
ed the latter part of the week.
Drs. Morrison and Lee, of Atlanta, and
other preachers of note, are expected be
fore the meeting closes.
Dr. Felton will probably preach the af
ternoon sermon next Sunday.
Rev. William Milner, of Summerville, is
attending the meeting.
Mr. J. T. Owen, who is general sujierin
tendent of the Tabernacle grounds, de
serves much credit for the splendid man
ner in which he has managed them and
the system he inaugurated.
Services will continue throughout the
week in the same order as commenced
last week.
It is thought that a larger crowd than
usual will be here Sunday. The Rome
train will bring in hundreds, and it is
thought the train will be held until af
ter the evening service. The jieople all
along the E. & W., and T. A C. V., are
interested, and large crowds from Talla
dega and intermediate points will be
here.
WILL BE HERE TO-DAY.
Mr. J. C. Kimball, of Atlanta, on Im
-I)ortaut Business.
Mr. J. C. Kimball, of Atlanta, will be in
Cartersville tliiw morning in the interest
of the Imperial Life Insurance Company,
of Detroit, Mich., of which Mr. Kimball is
the general agent. The company is said
to be one of the best doing business in
the South, with uni pie capital and supe
rior management. Its rates are only
about half those charged by the old line
companies, and it offers equal protection
to the insurer!. Mr. Kimball desires to
secure a first-class local agent for Carters
ville and vicinity. He can be found at
our office during his stay in our city.
Mr. Kimball has lived in Georgia for
many years and is well known all over
the state as an energetic, progressive bus
iness man, who would not represent any
company that was not sound and safe.
Go to Strickland & Bro. for the finest
coffee and spices in the market, Californ
ia peaches, pears and apricots, and the
finest brand of canned Bahama pine ap
ples, grated and sliced.
GREAT CLEARING SALE AT SCHEUER’S!
We have marked down our entire Summer Stock in order to
make room for our tremendous Fall Stock. We are determined
to sell every dollar’s worth of goods, such as
White Goods of Every Description,
Laces and Embroideries,
Parasols and Gloves,
Dress Goods, Seersuckers,
Sateens, Ginghams, Etc., Etc.,
Even if we have to make sacrifices.
WE CALL ESPECIAL ATTENTION to our CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
Every Summer Coat, Pants, and Vest will go at cost, and as we
bought some of them at ridiculous low prices you can’t imagine
what grand treats you have before you. Come soon and convince
youselves.
SCHETJEK BEOS.,
LBADEBS OF LOW PRICES.
TURNER & BAKER, Jewelers
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA,
With greatly increased lacilities are better prepared th n ever before to furnish any and everything i M
Watches, Clods, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles
And Cheap Musical Instruments,
All Kinds of Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing Neatly and
Promptly Done at Most Reasonable Prices.
Encouraged by the very lib ral patronage accorded us thus far we feel m >rc determined to serye our customers faithfully, tiring them of
every advantage afford and by a large expeiienre ia our lino. make a specialty of the
CELEBRATED JOHNSON OPTICAL CO.’S
PATENT EASY-FITTING SPECTACLES & EYE-GLASSES.
BUY THEM AND YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER.
B3t_(Jomc to see us, examine our goods and prices. It will cost you nothiag and may -ave you time and money. Respectfully,
TURNER & BAKER, (Bank Block,) Cartersville, Ga.
fel3-ly
LAYING THE CORN ER STON E j
The Ceremonies to Take Place Satur
day Morning.
The Sam Jones Female College is
an assured certainty. The building is be
ing rapidly constructed. Enough money |
is already subscribed to assure a beauti- j
tul building and an auspicious opening of
the institution.
On next Saturday, September 17th,
the corner stone will be laid. The exer
cises will begin at the Tabernacle at 10:30
a. m. with the following programme:
1. Song.
2. Prayer.
3. Song.
4. Preliminary remarks by Rev. Sam
Jones.
u, Address by Rev, J. B. Hawthorne.
6. Song—during which the audience,
preceded by the choir, officers of the col
lege and clergy, will march to the build
ing (about 100 yards distant), where our
own “Bill Arp” will give the audience one
of his characteristic ten-minute talks.
The corner stone will then be laid.
Everybody will be there, but accommo
dations will be ample.
Grand Republic Cigar
ros.
The courts have decided against the
manufacturers of the imitation brands of
the celebrated Grand Republic Cigarros.
The genuine cigars are made by Geo. P.
Lies & Cos., of New York, and are for sale
by Wikle & Cos. for this territory. Those
who enjoy a first-class smoke will make
a note of this.
Death of Capt. E. I). Puckett.
Another of the old land marks has
gone to join his fathers. Capt. E. D.
Puckett, perhaps the oldest citizen of
Cartersville, died last Sunday night, after
a lingering illness, at the rij>e old age of
eighty-one. He had been a resident of
the county for more than fifty-three
years, was probably indentified with its
history longer than any other man in it.
He was a good citizen, a true friend,
and a devoted husband and father. He
was a consistent member of the Metho
dist church and died full in the faith.
He was buried at Oak Hill cemetery
last Monday evening. The funeral ser
vices occurred at his late residence.
FRESH AND NICE GROCERIES!
SAM. ARNOLD,
at the
—Old Exchange Hotel Building,—
Has opened up anew and select stock of
staple and fancy groceries, to which he
invites the attention of the peojile of
Cartersville and surrounding country.
The freshest goods that will be rushad
off' at the closest figures will be the plan
upon which he proposes to do business,
thus guaranteeing satisfactory results.
For fresh and nice goods, at the lowest
prices, go to Sam. Arnolds, at the Ex-
Exchange Hotel building, east side of the
public square. septS-tjau
Rome to Cartersville.
The same schedule that governed the
running of the Rome accommodation
last Sunday, will be observed for next
Sunday. The train will leave Rome at
8 a. in. arriving at Cartersville, at 9:10
a. m. returning will leave at 5 p. m.
arriving Rome at 6:10.
If you haven’t bought your bagging
and ties you will do well to call on E.
Strickland & Bro., who are prepared to
give good barnains.
Down With the Hog Pens.
It is almost insufferable! It is little
short of outrageous. The hog-pens must
go! They are filthy to sight and filthy
to smell. They are nauseous and sicken
ing. One good citizen is worth a thousand
hog-pens full of the finest hogs. And
vet one good citizen lies now suffering,
and beyond doubt his sickness is caused
by two or three hog-pens near him. One
man keeps a pen of five good sized hogs
in forty yards of his neighbor’s dining
room window. If the town council will
not abate these nuisances, it will be
cheaper in the long run for us to
buy the hogs, for this town cannot
afford to have* its good name for health
ruined by the death-breeding hog-pens.
We call on the council in the name of the
people, to down the hog-pens.
County Maps.
Those wishing maps of Bartow county,
or any other kind of maps, can get them
handsomely made by Mr. Royal Smith,
who has just turned out some as fine
work of that kind as we have ever seen.
OVER THE COUNTY.
CASS STATION.
Cotton {ticking is the order of the*da.v.
Mr. Booker has had a bale ginned, the
first I have heard of about here. Most
all of the fodder has been pulled.
The many friends of Rev. B. B. Quil
lian will be glad to learn that he is great
ly improved and is able to attend to his
duties about the dejtot.
After spending a week or so with Mrs.
It. It. Hargis, Mrs. J. I). Rogers returned
to Kingston Friday.
Will Walton visited Adairsville last
Thursday.
Rev. Mr. Alldav and lady, of Florida,
are visiting Dr. C. F. Griffin's family at
CassvilLe.
Mrs. B. B. Quillian has in her garden
a gourd that measures 50 inches in cir
cumference and is still growing. I'll
wager it is the largest one in the county.
Most of our citizens are attending the
tabernacle meeting at Cartersville.
W. C. W.
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KINGSTON.
On the 3rd September I called the roll
at our house and we boarded a topless
plneton behind a fine mule and away we
went to Barnesly’s. Our little ones (Istale
naand Zeb) were as happy as if they were
in a coach and four, and we had a delight
ful trip. We are under obligations to
Mrs. I. C. Wortz and Miss Addie Baltzell
for the many acts of kindness to our
party. The beautiful gardens and grand
mansion (or perhaps I should say the
English Castle, as it was built by Mr.
Barnsley, an English nobleman,) has
been visited by most of our county peo
j)le, and I will not go into a description
of the grounds. 1 noticed in the yard a
jilaiu stone over the grave of Col. R. S.
Erie, 29th Regiment Alabama Cavalry,
killed by United States forces, May 18,
1864. After our picnic ut the beautiful
spring we departed for home delighted
with our first visit to Woodlands.
On Sunday at 11 o’clock Rev. W. M.
Dyer preached a fine sermon at the
Baptist church from second Timothy,
4th'chapter, and part of the 7th verse.
“I have fought a good fight,” and at 3
o'clock a class of six was bajitized in the
Two Run creek. Last week Prof. Shovv
alter, of Dalton, taught a class of 32
in singing, and gave general satisfaction.
He closed Saturday night with a concert
assisted by Professors Perry and St.
Clair.
Many of our citizens attended the
tabernacle and Morrison camp ground
Sunday.
Mrs. Ellis and Miss Wood, of Green
ville, Ala., are visiting the family of J.
W. Oglesby.
Mrs. J. D. Rogers has returned after a
week’s visit to her uncle, Capt. R. R.
Hargis, at Cass Station.
Mrs. VV. H. Goldvvire and son, of Mont
gomery, Ala., are visiting her jiarents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davidson.
I was pleased to meet Dr. Harris, of
Rome, visiting his sick brother, Mr. J. S.
Harris.
Mr. .1. E. Eubank, of Atlanta, is visit
ing his son, Mr. J. B. Eubank, of this
place.
Avery distressing accident occurred
here Tuesday morning at 5 o’clock. Mr.
J. M. Malcomb, train hand with conduc
tor J. ('. Glozier, was puttting on a brake
on a coal car and lost his balance and
fell in front of the cars, the train was
backing, three cars and the engine passed
over him. He was instantly killed. He
leaves a wife and four children. His
home was near Tilton. Mr. Patterson,
the coroner, held an inquest, the jury did
not put any blame on the railroad. His
remains were placed in a neat casket and
sent to his bereaved family at Tilton.
Our entire community tenders their
heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved
wife and children.
Our streets are so dry and dusty that
it is very unpleasant traveling. Farmers
are fearful', the continued drouth will in
jure the cotton. * Jackie.
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STEGALL. •
Misses Minnie and Sa'llie Stegall spent
a day or so, very pleasantly, with friends
at Smyrna last week. . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hill are visiting
friends and relatives at this place.
Mr. Bobhie Stegall, of Chattanooga, is
visiting relatives here and taking in the
tabernacle meeting. . .
Miss Lummie Jefferson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. (.’apt. R- B. Stegall, m hat-
Will Woodruff, of Walnut Grove,
Ga„ "is visiting Mrs. Capt. Larey and
fa \lr' Wiil Guthrie and family are visit
iu<>- relatives at this place.
We regret to hear of the death of Capt.
E. D. Puckett. Although his death was
not unexpected, yet it was a shock to his
friends of this place. He was one of the
oldest citizens of this county, and will be
greatly missed.
Miss Josie Seltzer, of Atlanta, is visit
ing Col. C. M. Jones’ family.
Last Sunday nearly the entire jmpula'
tion of this place and Bartow attended
the tabernacle meeting and all came
away well pleased.
We are glad to learn that Cajit. George
Maddox will ojien the academy at this
place on the first Monday in October. He
will attend the re-union of the Blue and
Gray at Evansville, Ind., from the 21st
to 25th or would open on Monday, the
16th inst. Sigma.
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PINE LOG.
Dry and dusty. Rain needed badly.
Cotton opening very rapidly.
A delegat ion from Pine Log went down
to the tabernacle on Saturday and Sun
day. Some of our boys seemed to enjoy
the trip very much, and one young man
especially, seemed prouder than ever that
he was a “citizen of Bartow county/’
and insisted on hanging his new beaver
hat on the “highest jieg.”
Mr. It. L. Boyd can now lie seen stand
ing behind the counter in his brother’s
store. He puts on a very historical look
and insists on selling the centennial style
of dresses to the young ladies this early
in the new century. The young ladies
tell a “good one” on him. We will not
tell it on him, but will rather cover hiH
mistakes with the broad mantel of
charity.
There is a good deal of sickness in our
sectiion at this time. Mr. Joe Goode’s
little child, Dr. Richey, Mrs. Shelton and
little boy, and Prof. Boyd are among the
sick of our neighborhood. Prof. Boyd
was unable togo to his school this morn
ing.
There are some improvements going
on in our little village. Mr. John Ford
has done some repairing on his dwelling
house; the parsonage lately purchased
by the Pine Log circuit, aided by others,
is under repair, and Mr. A. C. Shelton
will begin the erection of anew store
house this week.
We have had our gin and pr<*ss over
hauled and are again prepared to gin
cotton for the public. We find it impos
sible to get insurance on our gin, and
hence we can’t assume any risk as to fire,
but will insureagainst rogues. We thank
the public for their liberal patronage last
year, and ask that we l*e remembered
again. Very respectfully, etc.,
sept 14-2 t Galloway & Cues.
IV hen you need a Watch, whether a
#2,50 Waterbury, or a #l5O Gold Ticker
tie sure to call on us. YVe are confident
we can suit you in goods and prices.
. Turner & Baker.
Col. R. A. Crawford, of Atlanta.
Among the many distinguished me* of
Georgia there is here assembled to-day,
certainly not one who has received ana
is now receiving the cordial wel
come from all the representatives
of North Georgia, than him whose
welcome is so cordially extended and
which we so heartily endorse as the old
citizen of Cartersville whose name heads
this notice; a man whom we all so well
know, and whose worth, energy and en
terprise is more heartily endorsed. May
his coig|nanding shadow long continue
and aWle with us. “So mote it be.”
Carry your cotton toStilesboro and W.
E. Puckett will always pay the beet pi ice j
and will sell goods cheap for the cash.
sepls-tf.
We are making extra reductions on
everything in our line, especially on
Clocks and Musical Instruments.
Turner & Baker.
Strickland & Bro. have just received or
this week’s trade Hyman’s sweet pickhs
in gallon jars, plain and fancy cracker),
graham wafers and milk biscuits, aud ev
erything of the most desirable kind.
Call on us for anything in the Jewelry
line, and if our long experience and close
attention to this business is of any
value, you shall have the full benefit.
Turner & Baker.
R. S. Pattillo, (Sidney), a young man
raised in this community, now book
keeper for the Rogers Bros., at Renfroe,
Ala., has been in our midst several days
with his family. Sidney has, by his un
tiring energy and faithful discharge of
duty, engrafted himself into good graces
of his employers to such an extent as to
almost be termed as “one of the family.”
His many friends were mighty glad* to
see him and learn of his prosperitv.
Go to Wikle's drug store and get fruit
jars and put up berries, as there will Ije
scarcely any peaches in this section. You
can get the jars at bottom prices.