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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 31.
JACKSONPLANNING
GO-TO-CHURCHDAY
Sunday, December 14th,
The Date
STRONf ENDORSEMENTS
Pastors of Churches Inter
ested in Movement That
Was Itarted Recently by
The Atlanta Georgian
The siggestion that the citi
i zens hav> a “Go-to-Church” day
and join n the movement started
| i n Atlanja, is meeting with much
favor in ackson.
Sunday December 14th, has
been deided upon as the date
for the >bservance of ‘ ‘Go-to-
Church”day in this city and on
that dab a special effort will be
made toget every man, woman
and chill in Jackson to attend
some hose of worship. Dr. R.
VanDevjnter of the Jackson Bap
tist chuth and Rev. James Brad
ley of tie Presbyterian church
are investing the people here
in the lovement and they are
meetingvith liberal encourage
ment ortill sides.
The ndert king is a worthy
one andneritsthe support of ev
ery citian of the town. A gener
al obserance of “Go-to-Church”
day on he part of the people of
Jacksonwill have a wholesome
and upliting effect on the moral
and reliious life of the commu
nity.
The flowing strong endorse
ments c the plan have been se
cured:
The airches in Jackson have
taken u the suggestion of the
Georgia and will have a “Go
to Chuii Sunday. ’ ’ The matter
was motioned by the pastor of
the Bajst church at the close
of the-ermon Sunday, and the
plan w: endorsed at once by
the nmbers. The endorse
ments hich appear in this issue
over tk names of a number of
our citjns is evidence that our
businei men as well as our
preachs are interested in the
movennt. The pastors will do
all the’can to make the day
serve b Kingdom.
R. VanDeventer,
s astor Baptist Church.
Theiggestion made in a re
cent ise of the Atlanta Geor
gian a enthusiastically adopted
by all danta churches, if unani
mousljdopted by the churches I
of Jacbn and supported by our
paper should prove an occasion
of protto our town. Think of
it, all e members of the church
es in ckson present at Sunday
Schoond church at the same
time-diat an impetus to the
work and an inspiration to our
pastoi Let's try it. The At
lanta jirit in church matters
and omwise is a good one for
us toilow.
R. P. Sasnett.
I hrtily endorse the idea of
gettiiall our people to attend
chur©t least one Sunday. It
certasy would be a great in
spiran to us all to know that
YOU WIN
If there is any good reason why one
should wait to the last minute to do his Christ
mas shopping the brightest intellects of the
ages have failed to find it.
On the other hand there are scores and
scores of reasons why you should shop early.
Let’s see:
1. It is a favor to the hard-worked clerks.
2. You get the pick of the stocks.
3. Shopping is a comfort.
4. There is no scramble.
5. You avoid calamities and had weather.
6. You can buy in the daylight.
7. You give the other fellow a chance.
8. You get the better values.
9. You get first choice —always desirable.
10. You set your mind at ease.
One could go on and on piling up reasons
why it pays to shop early, but surely the
above are enough to convince the most skep
tical that it does pay to SHOP EARLY.
Don’t wait to the last minute. Put yourself
in the clerk’s place. They are human. They
wish to enjoy the holidays as much as yourself.
The local merchants have attractive dis
plays of well selected stocks. It’s ten to one
that you can find what you want and find it
just as well today as you can three weeks from
now.
Let it soak in.
While there’s time
SHOP EARLY!
everybody in our town on a eer
day and certain hour assembled
themselves within the walls of
our churches for God’s worship.
Joseph Jolly.
I heartily endorse the sugges
tion that all the churches co-ope
rate and invite the people of
Jackson to attend Sunday School
and church services on Dec. 14th;
and make “Go to Church Sun
day” a glorious occasion,and a
grand success.
S. 0. Ham.
(Continued on last page.)
ONLY FEW VOTERS HAVE
REGISTERED THIS FALL
The records in the Tax Collec
tor’s office show that only a
small per cent of voters have
registered this fall. This, too, in
view of the fact that it is very
important that all voters should
register under the new perma
nent registration law.
Once you register now it will
not be necessary to do so again.
If you wish to be able to vote in
the elections next year it is im
portant that you call at the Tax
Collector’s office and get your
name on the book. When you
drop in to pay your taxes don t
forget to register.
JACKSON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1913.
LARGE CROWD
HEARS SERMON
Rev. M. S. Williams Talks
to Secret Orders
WAS ROUSING FAREWELL
Secret Orders Turned Out
in Force Sunday Morn
ing to Hear Dr. Williams
Preach Farewell Sermon
Attesting the wide popularity
of the man, the crowd who gath
ered at the Methodist church to
hear the farewell sermon of Rev.
M. S. Williams, Sunday morning,
was one of the largest ever as
sembled in the city on a similar
occasion. Mr. Williams preached
a special sermon to the secret or
ders of the city, but in the con
gregation were people from all
walks of life. The audience was
a personal tribute to the speaker
and such a hearty farewell greet
ing as he will not soon forget.
A SDace had been reserved for
the members of the orders and
bind men closer together. Se
cret orders bridge the chasm of
they marched in a body to the
church and were assigned seats
toward the front in the right and
center pews. The attendance of
Masons and Knights of Pythias,
both of which orders he is a
member, was noticeably large.
A funeral at that hour kept
away many members of the Odd
Fellows. A large number of Mr.
Williams’ friends from the
country attended the service
and were among the most atten
tive members of his audience.
For his text Mr. Williams se
lected the 4th chapter and the
seventh verse of Zechariah:
“Who art thou, 0 great moun
tain? before Zerubabbel thou
shalt become a plain; and he
shall bring forth the headstone
thereof with shoutings, crying,
Grace, grace unto it.” This scrip
ture has reference to the rebuild
ing of King Solomon’s Temple.
In the beginning of his dis
course Dr. Williams pointed out
that there is a great deal of ig
norance on the part of laymen
as to the purpose and meaning of
secret orders. This ignorance ii
due to the fact that they do not
understand the principles for
which the various orders stand.
“The orders to which I belong
stand for justice and charitv,”
declared Dr. Williams. “They
JIM PRICE BOOSTS
BUTTS COUNTY
i ''
Praises Local Live Stock
Association
TO HELPCORNCLUB BOYS
Agricultural Commission
er Wants to See Butts
County’s Plan Spread
All Over Georgia
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 29.—Com
missioner of Agriculture Price
spent yesterday in Butts county,
where he made a talk to the re
cently organized Butts County
Live Stock association.
If there is any one subject on
which Commissioner Jim is a bug
it isthat of stock raising. He be
lieves that the spread of this line
of endeavor all over Georgia
would mean greater and more
permanent prosperity than any
thing else.
“I tell you,” he said today,
“those Butts county farmers are
the real goods. A few months
ago they started this live stock
organization with half a dozen
members. Now they have 80 of
the best men in the county and
all are enthusiastic.
“Why yesterday they bought
sixteen thoroughbred bulls for
distribution over the county and
scores of farmers will begin
raising good cattle for the mar
ket and fine milk cows. They
are also interested in horses and
mules and good stock hogs.
“I want to see the Butts coun
ty idea spread all over Georgia.
It will add millions of dollars
worth of wealth to the state, in
crease the individual as well as
general prosperity. I want far
mers to get together and form
these associations all over the
state. Much more can be accom
plished by organization than
through individual efforts.”
Commissioner Price will take
charge of the Butts county corn
club boys .while they are here
next week. He is going to put
cots in the various offices of the
department, and the young visi
tors will be thoroughly comfort
able there. A force of hands
was busy today placing the ta
bles in the capitol corridors in
readiness for the exhibits of the
corn and canning clubs next
week. Exhibits will be out Mon
day.
nations. In the lodge room the
rich hnd the poor meet on a com
mon level.”
Dr. Williams disabused the
minds of the congregation of the
erroneous idea that secret orders
are banded together to protect
their members in diabolical crimes
The good Mason and the good K.
P., Odd Fellow, etc., he said, is
the first to frown down lawless
ness and crime whether in his
own order or in the outside world.
The speaker stated that frater
nal orders area great help to the
church. The constant emphasis
of their tenets make a lasting
impression upon the members,
said he.
Mr. Williams said it had been
a great pleasure to him to have
been associated with the mem
bers of the fraternal bodies in
Jackson. He declared his belief
that the secret orders, though
good in their place, were not
enough and that every lodge
member should align himself with
some church. The church he
placed above and beyond the fra
ternal bodies.
His sermon was listened to
with very strict attention and at
the close the invited guests as
they passed out grasped Dr. Wil
liams’ hand and congratulated
him hearicly upon his able effort.
NUMBER 49.