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IS IT A TYPICAL CHURCH?
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By Richard W. Wallace.
Dr. Chas. E. Jefferson, says;
“Some of the severest strictures
made upon the church within the
last quarter of a century and some
of the most pessimistic views of
its present condition and outlook
have been made by its ordained
leaders, men who might reasona
bly be expected not to exagerate
the defects of an institution to
which they are commited, or to he
unduly hopeless of a cause the for
tune of which lies largely in their
own hands.”
Would it be worth while to re
late an experience which has had
the effect of giving one preacher
just the opposite attitude to the
church from that expressed by
I)r. Jefferson.
The preacher was about “play
ed out.” He was still young
under forty. But the incessant
“grind,” day in and day out, as
pastor of a growing city church,
this, and other things, taken to
gether with tlie fact t hat he was
never blessed with a robust con
stitution, had caused him to
reach the point where he was
somewhat the worse for tlie wear.
Besides, he had a little family to
think of. Deep down in his heart
this preacher had never been able
to get up much enthusiasm when
the congregation sang;
On Jordan’s stormy banks 1 stand,
And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan’s fair and happy land,
Where my possesions lie.”
After a time he was called to a
little church in a town of 4000
people, down in the old South, lie
knew Southern people, and ac
cepted the call, “sight unseen”
as boys in Kentucky used to say
when they “swopped” knives or
traded marbles.
Since early boyhood days this
preacher had lived in cities or
large towns, with many attrac
tions and modern conveniences,
and lie will admit that at first
this little town in “the red old
hillN,” with unpaved streets and
its sand sidewalks, didn’t look
good to him: and his wife sat
down in the “parsonage” and
wept. Mow mistaken both were!
They soon found that the day of
their coining to that little town
was one of red letter days of their
life. This preacher was standing
on the threshold of one of the
happiest and most fortunate expe
riences he ever hopes to haye.
He wishes that many fellow
ministers, who need a spiritual
tonic could he associated for a
time with just such a church as
the one which put so much of joy
and peace and hope and inspira
ration into his own heart. The
people have spoken of what lie
did for them: they do not under
stand that they did far more for
him.
What was the spirit of that
church? Well, for one thing, it
had the spirit of Barkis- it was
“willin’!” If there was anybody
in that church who was horn in
the objective case, the preacher
was fortunate enough not to find
it out. And “where ignorance is
bliss, ’tis folly to he wise.” There
bliss, ’tis folly to he wise.” There
were certain things that needed to
lie done—some that were impor
tant, others not so vital; and ev
ery suggestion or request that
the minister made to his Boa it
was gladly carried out. Were
new hymn hooks needed? It was
only necessary to mention it and
to suggest a plan by which the
required sum might he raised.
Did the adoption of anew finan
cial policy seem necessary to the
welfare and progress of the
church? No one hesitated to fall
into line. “Would it not he a
good thing,” said the pastor and
his faithful friend, the young el
der who was Sunday school super
intendent, church treasurer, cho
rister, and everything else that
one man , a busy, successful bus
iness man, can be to a church,“to
raise in cash, the intire indebted
ness of the church, so that we may
enter upon the duties and oppor
tunities of the Reconstruction pe
riod unhindered by any such bur
den? Aren’t you tired of carry
ing a debt on the church?” In
one week’s time the debt was paid
in full. And it was a considerable
debt, and the congregation was
by no means a wealthy one. If
you were a preacher wouldn’t you
like to preach for that kind of a
church? And don’t you think it
would revive your faith in your
brethern, and put anew joy in
your soul, especially if you had
been “a little run-down?”
And there was the spirit of uni
ty, of brotherly love. The “man
in the street” says of this little
church, “See how these Chris
tians love one another!” If Paul
were writing to this church, he
would not need to say what he
said to the church at Corinth:
“For, whereas, there is among
you jealously and strife, are ye
not carnal, and do ye not walk
after the manner of men?” To
he sure some of them “walk af
ter the manner of men,” hut no
one can say that there is among
them “jealously and strife.”
Nor was it a self-centered
church, everybody, for instance,
loved the dear old pastor of the
church on the next corner almost
as if lie had been their own min
ister. And how could they help
t? I think Margaret DeLand
must have known him or someone
very like him, else you and I
would never had made acquaint
ance with “Doctor Lavendar.”
Patriotic fervor, too, ran deep
in the souls of these good Chris
tian folk. A fine young matron,
daughter of a family whose name,
in the south stands for everything
that is good and true, and who in
herits the spirit and the ideals of
her great forebears, was teacher
of a class of young men, which
erected an electric service Hag
which contained more than 30
stars! There were sad-eyed moth
ers in the congregation every Sun
day, mothers whose hoys were
“over there” but how they glo
ried in their sacrifice, and how
all those people responded to ev
ery call of duty and of privilege
for their country and for humani
ty!
Did their subscriptions to the
Red Cross and the “V,” to War
Savings Stamps and Liberty
Bonds cut down their gifts to mis
tions and benevolences and for
lie support of their own local
church? No, they gave more to
missions than ever before, and
they added more than 50 per cent
to their current expense budget,
and, so far as the preacher knew,
there was not a dissenting voice.
What thoughtful, appreciative
Nervous headache is the result of a
run down weakened nervous system.
Yi'u It i l out of sorts —everything seems wrong
food disagrees with the tired stomach —you
can't sleep and have constant case of "the blues.”
Her Geo (Uffelman of blew Cumberland. Pa., tells how he
was cured after he haa almost civen up hope rrrrrm I
"Five or six vrar ago I became greatly worried I
on account of the condition o! mv nerves. I was -'’TI^KSnCn
pros:ated and suffered so much I thought I would
never be well again I used one bottle of DR- w, -iBHRMI
MILES' NERVINE and began to improve from 1 jjtCKißSfi
the first. 1 then used it until it completely cured /Hi
me. It is without doubt the greatest nerve remedy 1
If vou are troubled with a nervous
affliction, you will find the first bottle ||^ I !*S'lf||jra
of DR. MILES’ NERVINE will bring relief. It I |fJW^||l|ll ■ ,
is nonalcoholic and contains no J a
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people they were! They seemed
to love to say kind things and to
do kind things. The preacher of
ten wished that down in his heart
he could feel more worthy of it
all.
To sum it all up, this rather tir
ed preacher found that the Hood
Shepherd had led him into green
pastures and beside the still wa
ters. And so his soul was restor
ed. He lived and loved and la
bored for a time among a people
who helped him to see, as per
haps never before, what Christ
can do for folks who are willing
to open the doors of their hearts
ami let Him come in and sup with
them. Of course they were not
perfect people. Some of them
had a good way to go before they
would really have a good start
dii the journey. But the preacher
too, had his faults. No one is
nore aware of that sad fact than
le. But what can you expect?
The little town in the “red old
lills” is in this world, not in Heav
:n; and the folks there are only
on the way; they have not yet
•cached the goal. But they will
get there, many of them; all of
hem, let us hope, some day, and
he preacher who loves them all,
but who, in spite of that fact, has
eft them for a former “field of
abor,” where other dear friends
waited to welcome him, and
where as he thought, there were
arger opportunities of useful
ness.
, w- Tr—'y —sr - >
You may speak of the friendships of
youth and of age,
And select for your comrades the noble
and sage;
But the friends that most cheer me on
life’s rugged road,
Are the friends of my Master, the chil
dren of God.
Valdosta, Ga.
The above is taken from The
'hristian Evangelist, of St. Louis,
Missourie, and no doubt will he
•ead with much pleasure by many
if the people mv Winder, and es
leeially by the members of the
•hurch here, of which lie is writ
ng.—Ed.
We have on hand a few two
lorse White Hickory wagons and
me one-horse wagon that we wish
,o close out at once. Will make
lie price interesting.
J. M. BROOKSIIER & SONS.
FOR SALE—I have a few bit. of
very fine planting seed for sale,
vlexican white Rose variety; $2.
>er bushel.
J. E. PENTECOST.
SLEEPING SICKNESS.
The Columbia (S. C.) Record,
a few cases of which have develop
ed in South Carolina as the
widely scattered portions of the
United States, is rather terrify
ing when it is given its medical
name of“lethargic encephalitis,”
but Dr. Hayne’s statement that is
“more of a medical curiosity than
a menace to the public health” is
reassuring. The mystery of the
strange disease is doubtless a fact
or subscribing to the fear it in
spires that it may become epidem
ic. It is strange, but no newer
than sleep itself, which has al
ways been one of life’s greatest
mysteries.
On March 17, 1890, the London
Daily printed the following dis
patch from Vienna:
“Several cases of anew disease
which recently appeared inMan
tua immediately after the sub
sidence of the influenza epidemic,
have occurred in the eomitat of
Pressburg. Persons suffering
from this complaint fall into a
death-like trance, lasting about
four days, out of which the pa
tient wakes in state of intense ex
haustion. Recovery is very slow
but, so far, no fatal case has been
reported.”
Twenty-nine years have passed
since then, and the doctors are
still in the dark,but Dr. Peter Bas
soe, professor of nervous diseases
at Rush Medical college, says,“ en
cephalitis” is an acute nervous
disease. The specialists describes
it as a winter and spring malady
which may attack “one in ten”
people who suffered from influin
za. Eighteen years ago, he says,
it was diagnosed as a form of men
ingitis.
There is no cause for alarm that
Who Saved You $3
?
• Paul Hadaway
-AT MARTIN'S
' Difference in the price of our Slippers and what you pay else
where and then the finest slippers in the world.
Well known brands like J. & T. Cousins, Julian & Kokenge, Chas.
Ford Shoe Cos., J. J. drovers, Hanan & Sons, Leonard Shaw & Dean
that are priced reasonably because we get the CASH.
And when we have no long-time-credits you are entitled to a less
price—we tell you frankly that we are selling shoes for less mon
ey than any shoe store in the world.
Come let us prove to you that we save you a dif
ference of from One to Four Dollars on every pair
you buy.
WHO SAVED YOU $3.00?
Remember Paul Hadaway
HE’S THE MAN THAT CUT THE PRICE
MARTIN BROTHERS
NEW SHOE STORE
ACROSS STREET FROM HOLMAN BUILDING
125 Clayton Street Athens, Ga.
LADIES’ SHOES SHINED lOc
the disease will be wide or for
those, into whose homes it may
come, to be unduly frightened.
There is serious doubt whether it
is contagious, and most cases re
cover.
Sleep continues as baffling a
mystery as in the days when Eve
was created in the sleep of man.
Perhaps if the doctors could un
ravel that mystery and explain it
satisfactorily this “sleeping sick
ness” would be revealed as some
thing quite simple and as perfect
ly natural if not altogether nor
mal.
Snar In Credit Plan.
It’s a good plan to pay cash. The
people who Imagine they are getting
something for nothing generally pay
donhlp.—PhHfldHphln Rppnrd.
ICE CREAM
Since remote antiquity, man has found pleasure in the eating of frozen sub
stances. The Bible speaks of the people of Palestine appreciating the refrshing
qualities of snow in harvest time. The ancient Jews, Greeks and Komans were
aecustomed to its use for the cooling of beverages.
Alexander the Great relished a substance much like our sherbets today,
frozen with snow brought from a mountain top by a swift running slave.
But about the first real ice cream ever made w-as placed before Louis XIV,
King of France, by his chef, who used cream in the ice of his invention, and
thereby made ice cream.
In our own country ice cream became popular before the Revolution. The
manufacturer of this dainty obtained a high price in those days as the recipe
was kept a close secret. The first advertisement of ice cream in this country
appeared in a New York paper dated June 8, 1786, and reads: ‘‘Ladies and
Gentlemen may be supplied with ice cream every day at the City Tavern by
their humble servant Joseph Crowe.” The article furnished by the humble
Joseph was surely a luxury as it cost a dollar a quart.
Ice Cream is not only one of the most delicious of sweets, enjoyed by old
and young, but it is also a very nutritious food. It has several times the food
value of candies; a quart is worth nearly as much as three pounds of beef
steak. Because it is so nutritious and so easily digested physicians recommend
it to invalids and convalescent patients; athletes in training eat it; and, if
home made so that you know- it is pure and free from harmful adulterations, it
is the best of food for growing girls and boys.
I manufacture Ice Cream of all kinds, for any occasion—on just a few
hours’ notice. Mail orders given prompt attention.
FRESH FISH
I sell Fresh Fish of the best varieties, also fresh Oysters on Fridays and
Saturdays. Goods delivered anywhere inside city limits.
Telephone No. 337 P- O. Box No. 175
H.L. Bentley , S!a r .
MONEY TO LOAN
ON FARM LANDS
At 6 Per Cent. Interest
I make farm loans for five
‘ v
years’ time in amounts from
1500.00 to SIOO,OOO.
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I have an office on the third
floor of the Winder
Bank Building, and am in my
Winder office on Friday of
week.
S. G. Brown, Atty.
Lawrenceville, Ga.