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BAPTISTS RALLY TO STATE WOR Big Meeting—Millions For Missions—Mobilized For An other Victory—Great Day September 24th. Spencer B. King. ( Georgia Baptists are a mighty host.. There are over .'100,000 of them in Georgia. They are militant Christians And their reo.ords are rich with the stories of good deeds and great gifts for tho salvation and betterment of liio people of our State. , Big Meetings Now On The annual meetings of the District. 'Associations are perhaps the most in teresting meetings of tho year with Georgia Buplisls. To these Associa tions the churches of each district rend messengers with reports of the year's work anil to these meetings some tho representatives of the many Baptist interests, missionary, educa tional and eleemosynary, preachers •mil speakers of renown and ability, ■who add much to the interest of the occasion. The people come from all the coun try round about, in wagons, buggies, automobiles and Fords. Solemn mes sengers bearing with dignity their commissions from their churches ; eager, bright-eyed men and women, ■who anlicipate the annual pleasure of mooting their kinsfolk and friend for these Associations are great si c.ial as well as religious occasions, and not a few hoys and girls "a’court Jug bent,” for the destiny of many a Baptist couple has dated from the luoeting of tins Baptist Association. Georgia’s Debt To Baptists. The Slato of Georgia owes tho Bap fist people a great debt because of their consistent championship of the 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 tegrlty of the Individual, the freedom of the soul, the sovereignty of tied, the separation of Church and State, and the education and uplift of our people. In tho early days Baptist men and women suffered sore per- nocutlon and some of them even In At down their lives In defenso of th fundamental principles and privileges Of humanity They have contributed millions in men and money to the religious prog ress of Georgia by their aggressive missionary propaganda. In the pio neer days the Itinerant Baptist preacher with his horse, his middle- bags and his Bible pushed his way in to every nook and corner of this great Stnto, proclaiming his message of salvation and righteousness. In tho Just fifty years since the Baptists Jtave been more definitely organized, 'they have maintained missionaries ovangelists and teachers, who have llireached and taught, built church houses in needy sections where the cause was wonk, planted and developed churches and advanced every good cause that would bring men to a knowledge of God ami establish right eousness within the Stale. This Is (wlmt they term "Slate Missions” and jdurlnR the months hf Sopl. and Orf. *Ae Baptist churches of Georgia are K'ulUcd on to make devoted and gener- «ni» conlribullons lo Slate Missions. .A worthy investment wljere religion *nd patriotism join hands. Our Slate i H also much indebted to ffhe Baptists for great educational ad vantages. These people have always Mtwid for an open book and an un loitered mind. Their educational prop erty today is worth more than two ■million dollars. Belonging jmmedl- «tely to the baptist organization are -Mercer University at Macon. Bessie Tift College for women at Forsyth, «fght secondary or high schools, and tih* Wary g. Willingham training f<VI' tviourtfain pirls at Blue Ridge. In addition to these there Are a number of mountain schools supported by their Horae Mission Board and a number of other strong independent Baptist institutions, such AS Shorter College at Rome, Cox Col lege at College Bark and the La- Grange Female College at LaGrange. In benevolent work these Baptists Are not lagging. They support more than ”50 orphans in a home at Hape- ville and have an efficient Hospital in Atlanta. A Good Man Gone In their various meetings Georgia Baptists will sadly miss the familiar form and voice of Dr. H. B. Ber nard, who passed away on August '12th. For nearly half a century he had been active in the work of this great denomination, having parlicipal- «d 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, hut the crown of his life •work was the service he rendered as «n official of his denomination. He was recognized by Baptists as an au thority im law and order and efficien cy in denominational affairs and he was the originator of the "Schedule” by which the Baptist churches make their offerings to all 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 wilh him in his day, but none had ever 4)ueetloned his goodness. His was a white soul. His last message was, "The Igvrd reigns. . Be faithful. It missionary. Their fundamental task Is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to save the lost. They have stood like granite 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. I<ast year all the Baptists of the South gave 12,019,821.00 for all mis sions—tlie 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 record, and this year they have set themselves the task of raising $300,000.00 for education, be nevolence and missions. Stale Missions is the immediate lask and interest of Georgia Baptists Stale Missions is Baptist mission work in Georgia, and Sept, and Oct. are the harvesting or rallying month in which ibis great, people make large offerings to this worthy cause. Their slogan, “Redeem Georgia," has been sounded from Itabun Gap to Tybe Light and tho 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 State patriotism is kindling Ihe fires of their zeal and leading them to give support to the great task of meet ing the religious and moral needs of dear old Georgia. No Baptist church can turn a deaf car to this appeal and he worthy of its name. Tho pressure of other Interests has caused this work to ho somewhat neglected in recent years. But these Baptists are the kind that “come back" and from ail reports they are now determined to again give their Georgia work first place, not for any selfish reason, but because they realize that it is primary and funda ment al to Ihe success of overy other worthy interest. Rallying To A New Leader. La.st year Georgia Baptists made change in missionary leadership when they elected Dr. Arch C. Cree as Cor. See. & Treas. of their Mission Board This was no experiment. He was neither unknown nor untried, for, pre vious to accepting this office, he had been pastor of some of Ihe leading churches of Ihe South and Ihe Enlist ment Secretary of the Home Mission Board. , ., . . t Dr. Alex. Pealer In writing last year of Dr. Cree said, “In all of these places he has demonstrated his abil Uy to handle big movements and to lead men in doing great things for God, . . . Without doubt the greatest task that has ever confronted Dr. Creb Is Ihe one In which he is now en gaged. . . . He has already demon atrated that he is the man for the place. As a young man ho had splen did business training. . . . The clar ion call of the Board under the new leader is 'Redeem Georgia,’ and with lhis end in view Dr. Cree has begun his work and pitched his program for victory." Many problems and handicaps con fronted the new Secretary when he Was called to this work. But Imme diately upon entering Ihe work he ef fected readjustments and economies in administration that helped re duce Ihe expenditures of last year about $10,000.00, as compared with the year before; and he is instituting fur ther economies that will add lo effi ciency and in time save thousands more. As a result of his bitsiuessiike 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 time. He can do three men’s work any old day; but, even then, he has to go home and turn somersaults to get tired enough to sleep.” Mobilized For Victory Since his election, in addition to the heavy executive work of hfs office, Dr. Cree has traveled over 40,000 miles and delivered over 300 addresses. He Is now busy going the rounds of the As- soriational 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 the 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. The devoted Baptist women through their Mission Societies are also rallying to the State Mission task. Forty thousand dollars must be 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, Go-To-Sunday-School Day for Georgia Baptists. The aim set for the day is a quarter of a million pupils in attend ance upon the Sunday Schools and a toial contrtbuttoa t»jr the schools of $15,004.00 for State Missions. All of the Baptist people of Georgia and their many friends, who are not members of other Sunday Schools, are cordially in- Dr. Spengler of Donalsonv ille was among the visitors here Fri day aftprnoon. Pay your subscription to the paper and keep the high cost of paper pretty well balanced. Dr. Lyons and Dr. Abbot of Grady county were in the city a short while Saturday on business. Dr. Abbott will undertake the work of tick eradication in this section. “Gets-lt” .Never *•* Fails fer Corns! There’s Nothing on Earth Like It For Corns and Calluses. Judge Bryan and Mr. Brantley returned Friday from Atlanta where they had been on busi ness. When your clothes need clean ing and pressing. Phone Har vard’s pressing. Phone 373. Harvard’s pressing club, guar antees all work to satisfactorly, Phone 373. Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressing Harvard’s Pressing Club. Phone 373. All [work guaranteed. Mr. A. Fields of Donalsonville and; elsewhere, editor of the Booster Edition of the Donalson ville News has been in the city this week getting out the maga zine part of the work, Hon. Wallace Wright and wife of Quincy were injthe city a few hours Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. E. A. Wimberley was called to Pensacola this past week by the illness and death of her mother. Ivan Morgan a citizen now of Tifton but formerly of this place was in town this week visiting. The Busy Corner begins Satur day and they have made prepar ations to have bargains enough to go around. An immense stock to selectlfrom you can save money by attending this sale. The Hub will move immediate ly to the building next to Brock ets market and they hope to be ready for business in their new home by October First. The Ladies Shoplinvites all the ladies that are going to attend the Fair to come by and see them and get the very latest thing in dress to sport for the occasion. Miss Leona [Haire and Mrs. Hines left this week for Cornelia, Ga., to spend a while with their mother Mrs. Haire. The sale of the Avirette estate will take place before the court house on the last day of October and a splendid|chance to get a good home or farm is here offer ed. Real [estate buyers will do well to take in this sale as good proposition will be submitted. Mrs. |Tom Shingler and Miss HattieMcCaskill of Donalsonville were in the city Friday morning boosting the [Southwest Georgia Fair. Farmers Bank Located at Climax, Ga., At the close of business Sept 19, 1916. ■2,500.00 33,793.08 1,415.47 3,000.00 2,059.52 1,500.00 95.00 10,459.97 5,095.95 583.53 2,128.53 RESOURCES' Demand Loans rime Loans Kerdrafts, secured Bonds and stocks owned by the bank Banking house. "furniture and Fixtures, Ollier real estate Due from banks and bankers in the state. Due from banks and bankers in other states, urreney, •old. Cash Items Silver, nickels etc, Protit and Loss Total, -• LIABILITIES, apital stock paid in, Surplus Fund naivided profits, less current expenses interest and taxes paid. Due to i>anks and bankers in other states Individual deposits subject to check, 22,922.17 Saving deposits Time certificates, 10,876.01 Certified Checks 'ashier's cheek, 834.67 Notes and Bills Rediscounted 7,500.00 Bills payable, including time certificate representing bor rowed money Total, $60,452.52 $15,000.00 !,819.67 $60,452.52 Before me came W. B. Johnson, cashier of tlie Farmers Bank, who be ing duly sworn, says that theaboie and foregoing stateriient is a true con dition of said bank, as shown by the books of file in said bank. W. H. Johnson. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th dav of Sept 1916. "Whenever you pet corns and cal- lasefl, don't experiment — just us© "GETS-IT’* and nothing else. Ens* iest and simplest thin*? I know to uso —just a few drops on in a few eec- Sworn Expense Accou Statement of campaign expenses incurred bv \v of Bainbridge Georgia, candidate fer Judge nf .u’ °f the s election Ute “Gett-It” Tonight onds—"flETS-TT*’ does the rest.’’ Th© •►Id way is to bundle up your toes in harnesses and bandages, uso salves i hat make toe3 raw, cotton rinps that makeyour corns pop-eyed, knives and •‘diners’* that tear your heart out and leave the corn in. No wonder they make you limp and wince. Forpret all these—uso "(JETS-TT/’ the simplest < orn remedy in the world, easiest to use, never fails or sticks, painless. Your corn loosens, then you lift it off. You can wear smaller shoes. “fJHTS-IT” is sold and recommend ed hy druggists everywhere, 2"c a bottle, or sent on receipt of price, by 22. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago, 111.., Mrs. Glove r Garwcod of Donal sonville spent Friday in the city with relatives. Send your Sick or Dead bicycle to the Bicycle hos pital, 211 Water Street. We bring ‘em to life. Courts of the Albany Circuit, in Primarv September 12th, 1916. AMOUNTS EXPENDED. Advertising and Assessments Stamps, Stationary and Telephone ’*'* Registration Lists and Clerk Hire Auto Hire and Gasoline Railroad Fare and Hotel Fare Total * SOURCES FROM WHICH FUNDS WERE DERIvpiV W. m. Harrell RUED - Contributed by Friends in Decatur County. Total . : Georgia, Decatur County: Personally appeared before the undersigned, an offic for said county duly authorized to administer oaths Harrell who on oath says that he was a candidate for j U( L e Superior Courts of the Albany Circuit at the primary el held on Sept. 12th, 1916 and that the foregoing stateme tains a true and correct account of the campaign expences ed by him and also discloses a correct statement show! sources from which the expenees were paid. W. m. Harrell. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th, day 1916. (Signed) E. A. Wimberly, Notary Public, Decatur Georgia. - To My Friends Throughout Georgia** Your generous support of my candidacy in the recent 'mary removes the sting of defeat. I tender you my sin thanks. Be patient. The fight for the children of Georgia just begun. ALEX. E. KEESE. Atlanta, Ga., September 19, 1916. MR. ADVERTISER! ...A WORD WITH YOU... T his paper now has a circulation of 2500 paid subscribers and that circulation is in Decatur, Mitchell and Grady Coun ties in Georgia and Gadsden and Leon Counties in Florida. If You Want Local Business This is your medium and we are below publishing the advertising rates and they are just 25 per cent, less than any similar publication in the state with the subscription list that this paper carries. The List is Here And the fact that it is a PAID List of Subscribers war rants us in the statement that the folks that get it read it. The rate will be the same to everybody. 45 weekly publications with less subscription in'the section charge even more than this very low rate we are offering. The Post-Search Light is a family paper, a county and a local paper. It is the paper that everybody reads. .Advertising Rates. 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