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FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1934
WHAT PRESIDENTS OF THE
UNITED STATES HAVE SAID
ABOUT THE BIBLE.
Thomas Jefferson (3rd president) :
“I always have said, and always will
say, that the studious perusal of the
Bible will make better citizens, better
fathers, and better husbands.”
John Quincy Adams (6th Presi
dent:) “So great is my veneration
fo r the Bible, that the earliest my
children begin to read it the more
confident will be my hope that they
will prove useful citizens of their
country and respectable members of
society.” *
Andrew Jackson (7th President) :
“The Bible is true. Upon that Sa
cred Volume I rest my hope of etern
al salvation through the merits of
our Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ.”
Abraham Lincoln (16th Presi
dent) : “The Bible is God’s best
gift to man.”
Ulysses S. Grant (18th President) :
“Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet
anchor of your liberties; write its
precepts in your hearts, and practice
them in your lives. To the influence
of of this Book, we are indebted for
all of the progress made in true civil
ization, and to this we must look as
cur guide ni the future.”
William McKinley (25th Presi
dent:) “The more-profoundly we
study the Bible, and the more closely
we observe its divine precepts, the
better citizens we will become and the
higher will be' our destiny as a na
tion.”
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Theodore Roosevelt (26th Presi
dent) : “No other book ever wi-itten
in any other tongue has ever so af
fected the whole life of a people, as
the Bible has affected the lives of
the English-speaking peoples.”
*
Woodrow Wilson (28th Presi
dent) : “By the blessing of God I
ascribe to Bible study the help and
strength which I have had from God
to pass in peace through deepeer
trials in various ways, than I have
ever had before; and, after having
now above fourteen years tried this
way,l can most fully, in the fear of
God, commend it.”
Calvin Coolidge (30th President) :
“The Bible has been the source of
inspiration and comfort to those who
have had the privilege of coming in
contact with it, and wherever it goes
it. raises the whole standard of hu
man relationship.”
Herbert C. Hoover H3lst Presi
dent) : “The light of the Bible truth
shines as a steadfast, guiding beacon
on all conditions of men and in ail
perplexities of mind and spirit. As
e nation we are indebted to the Book
ol Books for our national ideals and
representative institutions. Their
preservation rests in adhering to its
principles.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd Presi
dent) : “I am glad to include myself
Have Your • Eyes Examined
AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR
l am prepared and equipped to scien
tifically examine your eyes and fit you
with glasses.
Have been a Registered Optometrist
since 1917 and my registration number
is 127.
Jos. E. Edwards
Registered Optometrist No. 127
among the many who know the peace
which comes to those who turn to
the Bible for help. It is a fountain
of strength—a source from which
never ending comfort may be ob
tained.”
GEORGIA EDUCATION GROUP
WILL CONVENE IN ATLANTA
The Georgia Education Associa
tion will meet in Atlanta April 12-
14. State and national leaders will
appear on the program for the three
days.
W. C. T. U. MEETING
The regular April meeting of the
W. C. T. U. will be held Friday after
noon of this week at 3 o’clock with
Mrs. J. E. Woods.
Miss Annie Lou McCord and Mrs.
Eva Mae Smith are co-chairman of
the program at this time.
A good attendance is urged by the
president,' Mrs. J. L. Lyons.
EASTER EGG HUNT FOR CHIL
DREN OF METHODIST CHURCH
The children of the primary de
partment of the Methodist Sunday
School enjoyed an Easter egg hunt
Saturday afternoon on the church
lawn.
Miss Mollie Watkins, Miss Myra
Fletcher and Mrs. Marvin Farrar
looked after the pleasure of the little
folks. ..
After the hunt was over candies
and fruits mere served.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY HAS BUS
INESS MEETING
The business meeting of the Meth
odist Woman’s Missionary Society
was held at the church Monday after
noon at 3 o’clock. The president,
Mrs. A. A. Howell, presided and the
devotional was given by Mrs. G. D.
Head. She used for her subject,;
Christ arose, triumphed and life be
came everlasting.
Quarterly reports were given in
from all departments and a total of
$47.00 was sent to the conference
treasury.
Mrs. A. A. Howell, the delegate se
lected to go to the North Georgia
Conference in Elberton, was ready
with her wheel which was nearly all
gold. She was sent with best wishes
of the society. Mrs. A. C. Finley
was ready with her box for the sup
erannuate, Rev. A. C. Sears, in
Jonesboro.
LARKIN D. WATSON CHAPTER
U. D. C. MEETS
The regular monthly meeting of
the Larkin D. Watson Chapter U. B.
C. will be entertained at the club
house on Thursday afternoon, A]sril
12, at three o’clock with Mrs. W. B.
Thompson, Mi's. Ida Hendricks,, Mrs.
J. K. Sitton, Mrs. L. H. Hurt, Mrs.
J. H. McKibben, Mrs. J. A. Middle
brooks and Mi’s. W. F. Lavendar
hostesses of the occasion. Mrs. T.
G. Willis has charge of the program
and an interesting meeting is anti
cipated.
The president urges a full attend
ance as final plans will be made for
Memorial Day when the usual exer
cises’ will be carried out. Mrs. L. Hi
Hurt and Miss Sara Foster compose
THE JACKSON PROGRESS - ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
the committee for collecting the
dinner fund for the day and ask that
all members meet them at the club
house Thursday.
MARGARET FUND PROGRAM
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH
The ladies of the W. M. U. of the
Kimball Association wili meet Fri
day afternoon, April 6, at the Jack
son Baptist church for the annual
observance of the Margaret Fund
Program at which time one of the
Margaret Fund students, Miss Mary
Wallace Quarles, of South America,
will be present to speak. Miss Quar
les is a student at Bessie Tift College
and is the daugter of Dr. and Mi's.
Quarles, missionaries in South Amei
ica, sent out by the Southern Bap
tist Convention.
After the program, the ladies will
gather in the parlor of the church
for a social half-hour at which time
the “Silver” offering will be taken
to help defray the expenses of the
sons and daughters of foreign mis
sionaries who are attending college
in the United States.
MRS. SETTLE HOSTESS
AT LUNCHEON.
A lovely affair of the Easter sea
son was the bridge luncfieon with
which Mrs. Smith Settle entertained
the Gay Nineties Club on Tuesday,
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the occasion being a special compli
ment to one of the members, Mrs.
O. A. Pound, who left Wednesday
for her summer home in Grand
Rapids, Mich., for a stay of several
months.
Beautiful garden flowers deco
rated the hospitable home, an ex
quisite bowl of the mixed blossoms
centering the attractive table from
which the delightful luncheon was
served buffet.
The games were unusually inter
esting as they represented the last
of the series, totalling the scores
which had been kept according to
respective rank and according to
which each member selected her
prize from the collection of gifts
brought for the occasion. The dis
tinction of high score and choice of
the entire twelve gifts fell to Mrs.
H. O. Ball.
Mrs. Settle was assisted in entei
taining her guests by Mi’s. George
Mallet and Mrs. Elizabeth Thomp
son.
PERSONAL
Mrs. J. L. Futral is spending the
week in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Pound left
Wednesday for their sumemr home
at Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Mr. C. M. Compton was a business
visitor to Gainesville Wednesday.
Miss Lucile Lavendar was down
from Atlanta for the week-end.
Miss' Mildred Smith, of Atlanta,
spent the week-end with her mother,
Mrs. S. J. Smith, and family.
Miss Lillian McMullans, of For
syth, was the guest for the week-end
of Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Carmichael.
Homer Allen, student at Georgia-
Tech, spent the Easter holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Combs, of At
lanta, spent Sunday as guests of Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kimbell.
Mrs. John W. Moore, of Atlanta,
was the guest Wednesday of Mr. and
Mr.s R. E. Standfield.
Messrs. B. M. Drake, F. H. Mor
gan and G. E. Mallet were business
visitors to Atlanta Monday.
Miss Lula Ham, of Atlanta, spenL
the week-end with her sistei's, Mrs.
W. H. Mallet and Miss Lena Ham.
Miss Evelyn Merritt and Miss
Anne Lester who attend school at
Cox College are spending the Easter
holidays at home and will return to
their school duties Sunday.
Mrs. J. A. Middlebrooks and Miss
Ruth Middlebrooks, of Jenkinsburg,
v/ere visitors in Jackson Monday.
Miss Mary Lois Woodward was
the guest of friends in Atlanta Sun
day.
Mrs. O. P. Jinks, of Atlanta, spent
a few days of the week with Jack
son friends.
Mrs. Emma Rowlenson, of Macon
spent Easter the guest of her daugh
ter, Mrs. William Wright.
Miss Elizabeth Tuck, of Athens
and Hogansville, spent Sunday the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Newton.
Col. and Mrs. Jule W. Felton and
son, of. Montezuma, spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. R .P. Sasnett.
.Mrs. S. L. Austin, of Atlanta, and
Miss Dehlia Watkins, of New York
City, were guests the past week of
Mrs. G. I. Watkins at Indian Springs.
Mr. Gibbs Lyons, assistant comp
troller of the currency in Washing
ton, spent the week-end with his
parents, Hon. and Mrs. J. L. Lyons.
Miss Dora Bowden of Atlanta anu
Miss June Williams of Macon were
delightfully entertained as the week
end guests of Miss Harriett Car
michael.
Miss Sara Outhouse, of Atlanta,
spent the week-end with relatives
here. ,
Dr. Van Fletcher has returned to
Durham, N. C., after visiting his
parents, Prof, and Mrs. Van Fletch
er.
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Miss Amelia Fletcher left Monday
for Alma, where she will be connect
ed with the relief administration ir.
Bacon county.
Miss Mae Coleman,# registered
nurse with the Alto Santarium, has
been spending a few days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Coleman.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Rice, Erskine,
Jane and Edith Rice, of Fort Valley,
were guests Sunday of Mrs. W. H.
Mallet and Miss Lena Ham.
Misses Clara and Emmalu Nolen,
of Atlanta, spent the Easter holidays
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T
H. Nolen.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Ross, of Ma
con, and Mr. Mack Lewis, of Atlanta,
were week-end guests of their aunt,
Miss Annie Lou McCord.
Misses Ida May and Udelle Thom
as, of Atlanta, spent Easter with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Capps and
small son, of Atlanta, wert guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mc-
Michael.
Mrs. Helen Bickerstaff, Miss Helen
Head, Mils John Settle and Miss
Cornelia Griffin, of Griffin were
visitors to Macon Sunday.
Charlie Bantz and William
Brooks, of Atlanta, were week-end
guests of John Childs. All of them
are students at Georgia-Tech.
Benjamin Fuqua and Park New
man, students at the University of
Georgia, spent the week-end with
homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. William Otis Ball
will occupy the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. O. A. Pound during their
absence for the summer in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. O. A. Crittenden, who spent
the past week the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. R. L. Smith, left Saturday
for Chattanooga for a, visit before
returning to her home in Shellman.
Mr. R. J. Carmichael has return
ed from a delightful fishing trip on
the west coast of Florida, having
joined a party of friends from At
lanta, Griffin and other points for
the outing.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hurt and Mrs.
J. H. McKibben spent Easter the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Arm
stead in Atlanta. Miss Margaret
Hurt and Levi Hurt were guests of
Miss Dorothy Akin and James Akin
for the day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Newman hao
with them Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Eubanks and son, J. M. Jr., of Tate;
Mrs. J. W. Gentry, of Augusta; Mr.
and Mrs. B. G. Mcßride and three
.hildren, of Macon; Miss Estelle New
man , Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Duncan, o/
Atlanta, and Park Newman, Athens.
B. Y. P. U. RALLY WILL BE
HELD IN NEWNAN APRIL IS
Newnan, Ga.—B. Y. P. U. mem
bers from over the Central Western
part of Georgia will gather here at
the First Baptist church for an after
noon rally Sunday, April 15, begin
ning at 2:30 o’clock, according to
announcement by Dr. C. C. Thomas,
pastor. Speakers and musical por
tions of the program wil come from
every part of the region according
to plans being made by I. Gloer Hail
ey, of Atlanta, regional president.
15,516 members in 709 unions
throughout the 14 associations in this
region will be represented in the
rally. Among those apeparing on
the program will be: Dr. C. C. Thom
as, of Newnan; Miss Edna Hendrix,
of Hamilton, regional B. Y. P. U.
leader; and Edwin S. Preston, of At
lanta state B. Y. P. U. secretary.
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REV. G. L. RIDDLE WILL
FILL PULPIT ON SUNDAY
There will be regular preaching
services at the Jackson Presbyterian,
church Sunday morning at the 11
o’clock hour, when the pastor, Rev.
G. L. Riddle, will preach. The pub
lic is cordially invited to attend.
JACKSON BAPTIST CHURCH
A large crowd attended the Easter
service last Sunday morning.
Next Sunday morning the subject
will be: “What Do You Want?”
The text for Sunday evening will
be Ex. 32:26. .
The circles of the W. M. S. met
last Monday P. M. at three o’clock.
Circle No. 1 met with Mrs. 0. B.
Howell; Circle No. 2 with Mrs. R. B.
Harrison; Circle No. 3 with Mrs. W.
F. Tyler; the Young Matrons with
Mrs. Jack Moore.
The Y. W. A met with Mrs. C. R.
Gresham last Wednesday P. M. at
3 o’clock.
The deacons and the finance com
mittee assembled in the church parlor
last Monday evening for their
monthly meeting. Plans were dis
cussed and committees appointed to
repair and paint the church.
The primary Department of the
Sunday school enjoyed an Easter
Egg Hunt at the church last Satur
day P. M.
The Junior B. Y. P. U. had a social
last Friday P. M. Games were play
ed and a treasure hunt led the Jun
iors to hidden Easter eggs.
The Junior B. Y. P. U. officers
for the quarter were elected last
Sunday night. They are as follows.
President, Robert Harrison; Vice
President, Harry Ball; Secretary,
Add Nutt, Jr.; Pianist, Thomas
Boone, Chorister, Billie Lockhart;
Group Captain No. 1, Margaret Ham;
Group Captain No. 2, Rachel Wil
liams.
The Intermediate B. Y. P. U. offi
cers for next quarter are: Presi
dent, Albert Kimbell; Vice President,
Levi Hurt; Secretary, Gladys Ross;
Corresponding Secretary, Mary Mc-
Kibben; Bible Readers’ Leader, Re
becca McDonald; Pianist, Ruth Pope;
Chorister, Margaret Moody; Treas
urer, Ruth Pope; Group Captain No.
1, Dorothy Ann O’Neal; Group Cap
tain No. 2, Woodrow Tingle.
The Senior B. Y. P. U. Study
Course is well attended this week.
The entire Senior Union will go to
“Dinty Moore’s” for supper Friday
night.
The Women’s Council for the Sun
day School will meet at the home
of Rev. R. B. Harrison, Thursday
night, April 12th. All officers and
teachers are urged to be present.
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