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Hof August Night at Indian
Springs Holiness Meeting
B\ Dale Whiten
It's a hot August night, the
grass on the ground is
smelling sweet and you pack
up the babies and ladies and
head down the road until you
hear the sound of that good
gospel singing.
Sweet refrains of "Heaven
ly Sunlight” greet you as you
enter the tabernacle, and as
the sun drops behind the
trees, the crowd hopes that
Someone will indeed “turn on
His air conditioner”—and
soon.
Already funeral home fans
are being worked vigorously
to combat the heat and
children squirm on the hard
benches as mothers whisper
promises that it’ll soon be
time to go home.
You’re at the “mother of
camp meetings in the
South.” the 87th Indian
Springs Holiness Camp Meet
ing in Flovilla.
It's a true, old-fashioned
camp meeting—at least in
spirit—despite all the mod
ern signs such as the public
address system and the
young girls making their way
to the choir in faded blue
jeans.
As the singing continues,
there is an occasional amen
and glancing around the
tabernacle you see several
people with their right hands
extended upward as a
particular line in the song
apparently evokes the re
sponse.
Some of the people in
attendance have made pil
grimages to be here. One
man drove 1,200 miles from
Texas. The preacher came
10,000 miles —from Korea.
Amen.
We’re sitting on the left
side facing the speaker’s
platform. There are no
mosquitoes. Everyone is
happy for that. The fluore
scent lights shine brightly
and make the night seem
even darker.
The preacher is reading
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A cutback in the supply of
oxygen results when there is
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supply oxygen to the brain.
The curtailment of oxygen
damages that portion of the
brain. This, in turn, affects
that part of the body which
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Irom Zephaniah, but the
orange lights shining above
the cafeteria get your
attention and you think about
the people standing in line
tomorrow.
Farther on down the street,
you finally make out the sign
on the green latticework
building—“ Nursery. ’ ’
A cafeteria and nursery.
But that’s not all. The camp
grounds are large and are set
among acres and acres of
rolling tree-covered hills.
Tucked in among the hills
are dozens of houses,
cottages, mobile homes,
three hotels, motels and
apartment houses which at
this time of year have rooms
by reservations only.
However, a lot of people
who own homes on the camp
grounds open their houses to
visitors, some hosting as
many as 15 guests.
There are a lot of
old-timers at the camp
meeting and one of these is
Dr. Z. T. Johnson of
Kentucky who has been
coming off and on since 1913.
Dr. Johnson says a lot of
changes have taken place in
the years he’s been coming,
that many new cottages have
been built and many mobile
homes brought in.
He notes that in the past
year all of the streets in the
camp ground have been
paved and that two deep
wells were reactivated to
supplement the Flovilla-In
dian Springs water supply
system which also supplies
the camp ground.
Attendance this year—Dr.
Johnson expects it to be
extremely good with about
1,000 persons attending the
morning services, 2,000 at
night and between 2- and
3,000 for both the morning
and evening services on
Sunday.
A professor of history and
formerly president of Asbury
College for 31 years, Dr.
Johnson is obviously proud of
the history and longevity of
the Indian Springs Holiness
Camp Meeting.
There have been meetings
annually since 1890 on the
grounds near the big oak tree
under which the originators
of the camp meeting claimed
“divine” direction in select
ing the site for the meetings.
The founders. Dr. Johnson
says, were representatives of
the Methodist, Presbyterian
and Baptist churches and he
notes that even then the
organization was inter-de
nominational as the meetings
have remained to this day.
According to Dr. Johnson,
the word "holiness” throws a
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THE JACKSON PROGRE3S-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Kiwanis Club
Heard Tuesday
From Its Own
Kiwanians last Tuesday
night had an in-house
program, consisting of three
humorous biographical
sketches from three of its
most popular members.
William Hindley, Dr. Ro
bert Pinckney and Jack
Little all gave rib-tickling
accounts of their rise from
rags to riches.
Bill Hindley, who confesses
to be nearly 75, delighted the
audience with a sketch of his
life, from its humble begin
ning in Savannah, to semi
retirement in Jackson.
Dr. Pinckney, a native of
Mr. Pleasant. S. C.. traced
his varied career through a
fertilizer plant, highway rod
man, shipbuilding factory, U.
S. Army and high school
teacher until his eyes were
opened by an exposure to
optometry.
Jack Little, of Tennessee
hill country vintage, the son
of a bee keeper, told of his
diverse experience in radio,
television and public rela
tions until he backed the
wrong candidate in a
Knoxville mayoralty race
and wound up in Jackson.
In a serious vein, all three
of the immigrants spoke of
their deep affection for their
adopted home.
M. L. Powell made a report
of an inter-club meeting held
recently at the Airport
Kiwanis Club of Atlanta.
lot of people who make the
mistake of associating the
word only with churches such
as the Church of God or
Pentecostal Holiness.
However, he explains that
in this concept the applica
tion of the word means a
description of the preaching
which follows the style and
principles of John Wesley
who started the holiness
movement in England during
the mid 1700s.
Whatever the meaning of
holiness, the spirit and flavor
of camp meetings you’ve
read about are at Indian
Springs.
Whether it’s the setting,
the singing, the preaching,
the friendly handshaking or
the amens, the Indian
Springs Holiness Camp Meet
ings bring all of these factors
together for a few hours of
"quiet rest near to the heart
of God.”
A year from now they'll do
it all over again—number 88.
Amen.
Smolka
On Golf
By
Johnny Smolka
Progress-Argus
Sports Writer
The results of the annual
membership tournament at
the Deer Trail Golf Club will
be featured in the next issue
of the “Smolka on Golf”
column. The reigning champ,
Gay McMichael will be on
hand to try and retain his
title.
Normally, there are three
tournaments held each year
at Deer Trail. They are the
Membership: One Special,
which last year featured the
Boosters Club of Jackson and
Butts County. This event was
won by Ken (Drake) Jones.
The Big One, the Annual
Invitational, that generally is
held in September, will be on
the 18th this year. The title
holders on this Four Ball
event are Bill Nelson and
Joe Brown, Jr.
This event attracts the
finest golfers from this area
each year. The golfer holding
the most titles, is Bill Nelson.
He has been on the winning
combination at least three
times. In 1970 Nelson teamed
with Milt Daniel to cop the
title; In 1972 Sammy Craig of
McDonough was with Nelson
when they took the title and
as we said, he and Joe
Brown. Jr. are the reigning
champs.
Note:
In the not too distant future
1 expect to do a story on the
ladies who play regularly at
Deer Trail. For example,
let's talk about one of the
midgets of the game. Well,
she's not actually a midget,
but for the most part she
ain't no bigger than a minute
and her name is Sarah
Pruitt. Take last winter when
the ice and snow was on the
ground, and, on the lake.
Little Sarah, felt an air of
confidence and it paid off.
You see, she hit the ball, it
landed on the ice in the
middle of the pond, and you
guessed it, landed right on
the green. Sarah’s playing
partner is Martha (Mrs. Milt
Daniel). We'll talk about
others later.
Poisonous Mushrooms
People continue to die
from mistakenly eating
poisonous mushrooms.
Throughout history, the
lethal species also have been
used to commit murders.
The Roman Emperor Nero
once gave a large banquet
and deliberately served
poisonous mushrooms—
killing all the guests, the
prefect of the guard, and a
number of tribunes and cen
turions he believed were
plotting against his rule.
YOU AND YOUR PET
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C\/~l Robert L. Stear, D.V.M.
11 Manager of Veterinary Services
\ If x-r l Norden Laboratories
AX EARFUL OF TROUBLE
Did you ever spray or dust
flea powder over your pet,
only to discover that your pet
still scratches its ears as
much as before? Well,
maybe your pet’s problem is
ear mites, not fleas.
Ear mites are small,
almost invisible eight-legged
creatures that live inside the
ear canal of both cats and
dogs. Like fleas and ticks,
ear mites pierce the skin to
feed on the pet’s blood and
body fluids. Unfortunately,
the skin lining the ear canal
is very sensitive, and can
soon beqome inflamed and
intensely itchy. Your pet will
scratch constantly in an
attempt to dislodge these
pests.
Besides irritating the pet,
mites also interfere with
normal wax production in the
ear. This condition favors the
development of bacterial and
fungal infections that can
cause inflammation extend
ing past the eardrum into the
brain. This kind of secondary
infection can be fatal.
Although mites are almost
too small to see, dark,
crumbly debris in the ear is
characteristic of their pre
sence. The frantic ear
scratching and head shaking
of most afflicted pets is also
an obvious clue. In long
established cases of ear mite
infestation, your pet may
even develop a bald spot of
red. scaly skin behind the ear
where the hair has been
rubbed off.
An ear infection is not a
condition that responds to
home remedies. Your pet’s
ears are very sensitive, and
you might cause consider
able damage to the eardrum
trying to clean out the canal.
Pouring water or sweet oil
into the ear to kill the mites
rarely kills them all and only
encourages additional com
plications.
Proper treatment consists
of washing out the debris
with an insecticidal prepara
tion that will kill the mites.
Your veterinarian will be
able to prescribe a product to
kill the mites, control the
accompanying fungus or
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THURSDAY. AUGUST 18, 1977
AUGUST-A MONTH OF
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
“Someday, he’ll grow up
to be President!” How often
a proud father makes that
statement on the birth of a
son. And now, with Women’s
Lib, there’s no reason he
shouldn’t be saying it about
a daughter, too.
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Three boys born in August
did make it to the White
House: Benjamin Harrison,
born Aug. 20, 1833, in North
Bend, O.; Herbert Hoover,
Aug. 10,1874, in West Branch,
la.; and Lyndon Johnson,
Aug. 28, 1908, in Stonewall,
Tex.
If the climate were differ
ent at the time, an August
born woman might also have
made it to Capitol Hill.
America’s first lady for
Women’s Lib was Lucy
Stone, born Aug. 13, 1818,
in Brookfield, Mass. Miss
Stone was an ardent feminist
who gave her first lecture on
women’s rights about 40
years before Annie Oakley,
also born in August, made
her first tour with Buffalo
Bill and his wild west show.
If you’re sending a friend
or relative a birthday greeting
card in August, you might
point out that it’s a notable,
quotable month. Confucius,
the Chinese philosopher, was
born Aug. 27, 550 B.C.
bacteria, and remove the
waxy deposits that encour
age their presence. The
treatment must be repeated
weekly until mites appearing
from newly-hatched eggs are
also killed. Sometimes pets
are reinfected by mites that
have dropped off onto
bedding. To prevent reinfec
tion, all bedding should be
thoroughly aired and
washed.
Ear mites are seen most
often is dogs, especially
breeds with long, heavy ears.
Although cats are less
susceptible to this problem
because of their shorter ear
canal, a dry, crusty dirty ear
is almost a sure sign of mite
infection in either animal.
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Patricia’s HW
Ponderings
By Patricia Smith, mBBt #C|
Butts <ount\ waWyyml
Home Economist WnSmM
FALL FASHIONS
For those folks who are
planning ahead and starting
to shop for fall fashions here
are some tidbits to help with
your selections:
- Dresses are very “in”.
The most stylish lengths are
mid knee to mid calf.
- Lots of layers, for
example sweaters over
sweaters, will be popular this
fall in an effort to turn down
heat and conserve energy.
- Fleece robes and big
shirts will help ladies keep
warm at home.
- Overcoats will be big for
both men and women.
Balmacann styles with rag
lan sleeves as well as
reversible and double
breasted styles should be
popular.
- Unlined jackets (worn
unbuttoned) will give the
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ladies a soft comfortable yet
tailored appearance.
- Because of higher cost for
labor and fibers, fall prices of
apparel may be 5 to 15
percent higher than last
year.
LUNCH N LEARN
Take a break on a hot
summer day and attend a
Lunch ’N Learn program on
"Home made Ice Cream and
Frozen Deserts”. The pro
gram will be presented at
12:10 p.m. (not 2:10 p.m.)
next Thursday, August 25.
The meeting place will be the
conference room of the Butts
County Health Center at 206
Mulberry Street in Jackson.
See you there!
Food Dollar
Farmers in the United
States get about 40 cents of
the consumer’s food dollar.