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BAPTISTS RALLY TO STATE WORK Big Meeting—Millions For Missions—Mobilized For An other Victory—Great Day September 24th. - PROF. ELMER MORRIS GAINED 24 to Spencer B. King. Georgia Uapllsts are a mistily host. Thorn arc ovor 300,000 of thorn in Crporgla. They are militant Christians and their records are rich with the stories of good deeds and great gifts for the hhIvation and betterment of 'tile people of our Slate. Big Meetings Now On The annual meetings of the District Associations are perhaps the most In teresting meetings of the year with Georgia Baptists. To these Associa tions the churches of each district stolid messengers with reports of the year's work and to these meetings come the representatives of the many Baptist interests, missionary, educa tional and eleemosynary, preachers and speakers of renown and ability, who add much to the interest of tlie occasion. The people come from all the coon try round about, itt wagons, buggies, automobiles and Fords. Solemn mes- aengers hearing with dignity their commissions from their churches ; eager, bright eyed men and women, who anticipate the annual pleasure %>t melding their kinsfolk and friends, for these Associations are great so cial as well as religious occasions, and not a few boys and girls "a’court- ing bent,” for the destiny of many a Baptist couple has dated from the meeting of the Baptist Association. Georgia's Debt To Baptists. The Slate of Georgia owes the Bap fist people a great debt because of til el r consistent championship of Ihe elemental principles of democracy and religious liberty. They are the original Democrats, spiritual Demo crats, and they have ever stood unwa veringly for religious liberty, the in tegrity of the individual, the freedom of (he soul, the sovereignty of God, the separation of Church and State, and the education and uplift of our people. In the parly days Baptist men and women suffered sore pet necution and some of them even laid down their lives In defense of th. fundamental principles and privileges of hunisniiy. They have contributed millions in men and money to the religious prog roes of (Borgia liy llieir aggressive missionary propaganda. In Ihe pio neer days Ihe itinerant Baptist preacher with Ills horse, his saddle hags slid Ills Bible pushed his way in to every nooV and corner of this great Btate, proclaiming his message of salvation and righteousness. In the last fifty years since Ihe Baptists have been more definitely organized, they have maintained missionaries, •evangelists and teachers, who have preached and taught, built church liouses iti needy sections where the cause was weak, planted and developed churches and advanced every good cause that would bring men to a knowledge of God and establish right eousness within the slate. This is whal they term "Slate Missions'’ and during the months of Sept, and Oct the Baptist churches of Georgia are called on to make devoted and gener- ,<ms contributions lo Stale Missions •k worthy Invoslment whom religion ,-auli pal riot Ism Join hands. ■♦mi S'ate is also much indebted to •The Baptists tor great educational ad vantages. These people have always _r“ Hd for nn <*I*on hook and an un "fettered mind. Their educational prop- criy today is wortli more than two .pillion dollars. Belonging Immodl- aj, V 1° ,h 0 Baptist organization are TMercer University at Macon, Bessie mi College for women at Forsyth •eight secondary or high schools, and the Mary 1». Willingham training ifc-'-L "Nunlaln girls at Blue iJv.uge, In adtl^lon lo these there »ro a number of mountain schools .supported by their ' Home Mission Board and a number of other strong independent Baptist institutions, such Os Shorter College at Rome, Cox Col lege at College Park and the l.a- Qrange Female College at LaGrange. in benevolent work these Baptists are not lagging. They support more •ban 250 orphans in a home at llupe- ville and have an efficient Hospital in Atla nta. A Good Man Gone In their various meetings Georgia Baptists will sadly miss the familiar form and voice of Dr. li. R. Ber nard, who passed away on August 12th. For nearly half a century he Bad been active in the work of this Kreal denomination, having participat ed in many of their most effective ad vance movements. He was a man of varied talents and experience—a teacher, a merchant, a railroad manager, a preacher and an editor, but the crown of his life work was l lie service he rendered as an official of his denomination. He was recognized by Baptists as an au thority on law and order and efficien cy in denominational affairs and he was the originator of the "Schedule" by which the Baptist churches make • heir offerings to alt causes today. For nine years he had been auditor of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. As a Christian his sympathies were ■as broad as the multitude of God's children. As a Baptist he was un swervingly true to the principles of his faith. Many had differed with him in his day, but none had ever onestioned ids goodness. His was a white soul His last message was, "The !s>rd reigns. Be faithful. It t* worth while " Millions For Missions- Tho Baptist people are essentially missionary. Their fundamental task to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to save the lost. They have stood like granile against everything that smacked of ecclesiasticism or religious hierarchy. Their leaders have ever been earnest, self-sacrificing, independ ent preachers who have gone every where preaching the Word. Bast year all the Baptists of the South gave $2,019,821.00 for all mis sions—the greatest record they have ever made in their history. They re cently raised nearly $200,000.00 to pay their Foreign Mission debt. Georgia Baptists had a large and noble part in the record-breaking rpcord, and this year they have set themselves the task of raising $300,000.00 for education, be nevolence and missions. State Missions is the immediate task and interest of Georgia Baptists. Stale Missions is Baptist mission work in Georgia, and Sept, and Oct. are the harvesting or rallying months In which this great, people make large offerings to this worthy cause. Their slogan, "Redeem Georgia,” has been sounded from Rabun Gap to Tybee Bight, and the mighty host of these in dependent, Bible-loving, God-fearing folk is being moved by the clarion call of this great cry to rally as never be fore to the support of their mission work in Georgia. The double appeal of Christian duty and Stale patriotism is kindling the tires of their zeal and leading fhem to give support to the great task of meet ing Ihe religious and moral needs of dear old Georgia. No Baptist church can turn a deaf ear to this appeal and be worthy of its name. The pressure of other interests has caused this work to be somewhat, neglected in recent years. But these Baptists are the kind that "come back" and from all reports they are now determined to again give their Georgia work first place, not for any selfish reason, but because they realize ihat. it is primary and funda mental to the success of every other worthy interest. Rallying To A New Leader, last year Georgia Baptisls made a change in missionary leadership when they elected Dr. Arch C. free as Cor. Sec. & Treas. of their Mission Board. Tills was no experiment. He was neither unknown nor untried, for, pre vious to accepting this office, he had been paslor of some of the leading churches of < lie South and the Knllst- metit Secretary of the Home Mission Board. • • -if iiG-M 3H Dr. Alex. Bealer in writing last year of Dr. (tree said, "in ail of these places he has demonstrated his abil ity to handle big movements and to lead men in doing great tilings for God, . . . Without doubt the greatest task that has ever confronted Dr. Cree Is the one in which he Is now en gaged. . . . He has already demon strated Ihat he Js the man for the place. As a young man he had splen did business training. . . . The clar ion call of the Board under the new leader, is 'Redeem Georgia,' and with 1 his end in view Dr. Cree has begun ills work and pitched his program for victory." Many problems and handicaps con fronted I lie new Secretary when ho was called to tills work. Bui imme diately upon entering Hie work he ef fected readjustments ami economies in administration that helped re duce the expenditures of last year about $10,000.00, as compared with the year before; and lie is instituting fur ther economies ihat will add to effi ciency and in time save thousands more. As a result of his businesslike policies Georgia Baptists have great confidence, in his administration. Dr. Cree Is a man of untiring energy and executive ability. The late Dr. Bernard said of him that “he could ride three different trains going in four different directions at the same little. lie can do three men's work any old day; but, even then, he has to go home and turn somersanfts to get tired enough to sleep.” Mobilized For Victory Since his election, m addition to the heavy executive work of his office. Dr Cree has traveled over 40,000 miles and delivered over 300 addresses. He is now busy going Hie rounds of Hie As- soeiational meetings and is rallying his Baptist people and mobilizing the forces for another victory in the great tasks of Georgia Baptists. Growing out of the plans and program which he has projected, the leading pastors and lay men of many of the Associations have been organized into teams of two or more to visit the Baptist churches of Hie State, to duplicate the message and mission of their leader and to ral ly the great Georgia Baptist host for another triumph in the State work this Fall. Tile devoted Baptist women through their Mission Societies are also rallying to the Stale Mission task. Forty thousand dollars must tie raised for State Missions in Sept, and Oct. Nearly this much was raised last Sept, and Oct. So victory is confidently looked for. A Great Day: Sept 24th. Sunday, Sept. 24th, will be a red-let ter day in the annals of the Baptists of Georgia, it is State Mission Day in the Sunday Schools and also State-Wide. Uo-To Sunday-School Day for Georgia Baptists. The aim set for the day is a Quarter of a million pupils in attend ance upon tlie Sunday Schools and i total contribution by the schools of $15,005.00 for State Missions. AU of the | Baptist people of Georgia and their many friends, who are not members of other Sunday Schools, are cordially in vited’and urged to attend Hie Baptist Sunday Schools on that day. Remem ber Hie date. Be sure to attend. Tennessee School Teach-; er Says He Has Found j Tanlac to Be the Best! Medicine He Has Ever 1 Tried. Of the thousands of letters that have recently been reciv- ed at the Tanlac office from well-known men and women, who have been benefited by this medicine, none are more interesting than the one received this week from S. R. Luton at Bumpus Mills, Tenn. This letter which was addressed to G. F. Willis, Atlanta, Ga., reads as follows: Dear Sir: Your will find in-i closed a testimonial from Pro- fessior Elmer Morris, who is one of my customers. Professor Morris had a delicacy in'express- ing himself and granted me the right to give you the particulars in his case. He tells me that he has been a great sufferer from chronic stomach and bowel trouble, and never had been able to get anytning to give any relief. He fell off in weight from 229 lbs. to 170. He went to Dawson Springs, Ky., and when he came back he said he was no better. I. persuaded him to try Tan lac. He weighed on my scales at the time he began taking it and only weighed 170 pounds. After taking three bottles of Tanlac he had gained 20 pounds. When he brought this testimoni al to me he had gained 4 pounds more and weighed 194J He did not want to get back to 225 pounds so he quit taking Tanlac. This man is teacher in the public schools in Stewart county, Tenn. He lives here in one mile of my store and bought the Tanlac fiom me. His true post- office is Dover, Tenn., R F. D. No. 1. Prof. Morris’ statement is as follows: “I have just finished my third bottle of Tanlac and have gam ed 20 pounds. I just weighed 170 pounds and now I weigh 190, and never felt better in my life. “I have been a great sufferer from stomach trouble for about a year. I tried every doctor I could get to, and went to a health resort at Dawson Springs, but nothing did me any good. I decided to take Tanlac and I found it to be the best medi cine I ever tried.” Yours truly, Prof. Elmer Morris. Tanlac is sold in Bainbridge exclusively by Willis Drug Co., in Donalsonville by the Palace Drug Co; Climax by the Climax Pharmacy; Iron City, by Strick land & Cordell; Brinson, by H. B. Harrell Supply Co; Babcock, Ga, by Babcock Bros. Lumber Company; Eldorendo, Ga.,J, L. Smith. Seed? Why Yes As Usu We Will Save The People of the county many dollars in buying their Fall Garden and Field Seed Rye, Oats and Burr Clover ..A SPECIALTY.. We have been your real seed friends for these many years and we will continue to be and all you need to do is to tell us your wants. Bainbridge Drug & Seed Bon Air Block CATION CONTEST An ovent of cosiderable inter est sr. August 31st, was a cotton picking in the lower part of Turner county, between Mr. C. H. Simmons of Rome, Ga. and B. P. Grimes, (col) of near Chula. The event was witness ed by a large crowd of interest ed spectators. The time con sumed was nine hours and 45 minutes. The picking began at sic o’clock in the morning and lasted until four in the afternoon, with fifteen minutes for noon. In this time the colored man picked 83o pounds and the white man 807. The prize was $50 in cash, besides the winner re ceived $17 bonus for his day3 work—not so bad after all to be a cotton picker at $67.00 per day. — Lee County Journal, Bainbridge, CHERO-COLA is sold only in the original bottle, sterilized, sealed and labeled at the plant. Each bottle is filled by machinery—the syrup and carbonated water are accu rately measured by machin ery, therefore you get the same uniform pleasing fla vor in every bottle, which is absolutely impos- p - rtucsuiuieiy imp< jfc VQrybody si . ble with the J j—S ordinary soda KftOWS it fountain method. ky name Let us do your Palm Beach Suit, at 50 cents. The Dixie SteamJLaundry. You can get your CHERO- COLA,“In a Bottle—Through a Straw” at Soda Fountains and other Refreshment Stands. Everybody knows it by its name.