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VOL. 17, NO. 38.
Douglas Baptist Giiurcii Notes.
DY ALEXIS D. KENDRICK, PSStor.
was a beautifull day
and all of the services were well
attended.
The Sunday morning sermons
preached by the pastor are es
pecially addapted to the Chris
tian people, and we are pleased
to see so many of our church at
tending these services. We cor
dially invite the public to attend
these services and share these
priviliges with us.
During the past few weeks
there have been a great many
new people come to our little
city, and to those who have no
regular church home among us,
we cordially invite you to make
our church your home. Both
pastor and church will be pleased
to meet all of the strangers and
visitors at the close of the ser
vices. Come up to the front and
make yourself known to the pas
tor. We have a Home like
Church for the people, and
Uneed a church home.
Through the kindness of Mr.
Turner Brewer, the church has
received two beautiful silk velvet
lined aluminun contribution
baskets. Thank you Mr.
Brewer, for your thoughtfulness
and liberality. May we have
the pleasure of seeing them full
next Sunday.
Misses Neillie Dent and Ola
Bailey were appointed to meet
all of the visitors who attend our
church, and register their
names, home address and their
address while in our town.
These two young ladies will be
-’nit in the vestibule at the close
Bhf each Sunday’s, service and
■hr people are asked to assist
them in their work.
Next Wednesday evening at
the close of the Prayer Meeting,
the church will have the regular
monthly comference. We hope
to see a good representative of
our church at the conference.
Following the conference the
choir will practice some new
songs.
Monday afternoon the Ladies
Missionary Society will meet at
3 O’clock. The newly organized
Ladies Aid Society will be presnt
and decide on the time for their
society to meet each month. We
hope the ladies will not forget
this annouucement.
The good news comes to us
that Miss Norman, teacher of
the Beginners Class in the Sun
day School, will provide her
class with Kindergarten chairs.
She desires each child to bring
an offering for this good work.
Miss Norman is one of the
best literary teachers for chil
dren, and she is equally as well
prepared and adapted for teach
ing The Beginner’s Class in the
Sunday School. In faet she is like
all of our teachers; The Best, and
no one appreciates our noble
band of efficient teaching force
more than the ps.stor.
The series of .Sunday evening
sermons on The/Second Coming
of Christ wiil continue for some
few weeks, and, judging from
the large congre rations present
at every service jiey are proving
interesting and h jlpful. Sunday
Slight the pastordwill preach on
AThe Millennium 4 or The Per-
Reign of Christ on Earth.
We Ijelieve this will be one of
the most Interesting and helpful
sermons of the present series
and a large congregation is ex
pected, Come and bring your
friends. Don’t forget to be on
time for the congregational sing
ing, which begins at 7 o’clock.
It was decided Sunday to di
vide Col. Brigg’s Bible Class, and
give the paster, for the present,
the men, and Brother Briggs the
ladies. We hope to have a large
A YEAR BEHIND
With the State School Teacher’s
Pay.
Atlanta, Jan. 26—Effort will
be made at the coming session
of the Legislature, it is stated, to
catch up with the state school
fund.
The state, at present, is just
about one year behind with its
school fund. For instance, the
school teachers will get no pay
for the work they are doing now
until next fall, when they will re
ceive one installment. There are
five other installments which will
not be paid until January and
Febuary of 1908. As a matter
of fact, the state still owes the
school teachers of Georgia one
installment of about $300,000 on
the work which they did last
year.
It is readily apparent how this
causes, in many instances at
least, great inconvenience. And
yet the payment cannot now be
made sooner on account of the
fact that the taxes do not come
in until December and January.
It is said the state got nearly a
year behind with the school fund
during Gov. Bullock’s administra
tion when the members of the
Legislature were paid $9 a day
for their services, and as there
were no other funds available in
the treasury they were paid for
the 154-day session out of the
state school fund. This fund is
said to have been behind ever
since, or during a period of
thirty-seven years.
Just how the Legislature can
arrange to catch up, it is difficult
to see. It cannot be done by a
loan because the constitution pro
hidits further bond issues. The
tax rate cannot be increased be
cause it is fixed at 5 mills by the
constitution, and it requires near
ly this to meet the state’s present
needs. The only apparent
method of solution is the practice
of rigid economy for several
years during which time a suffi
cient amount of money might be
accumulated in the treasury to
take care of the situation.
number of new pupils in each
class next Sunday afternoon.
Remember that these classes are
for the adults. Come out Sun
day and foin one of these classes.
The Baraca and Philathea class
es will take charge of the young
men and young ladies. Visitors
and strangers will find a cordial
welcome in any class of our
school.
The Baraca- Philathea Reading
Room has been furnished with a
handsome Oak Table, and two
dozen comfortable chairs. Some
of the leading periodicals have
been placed on the table, paper
and ink have been provided and
everything is in readiness for the
young people. Every Wednes
da y evening from six thirty
o’clock to nine thirty o’clock, the
room will be onen to the young
people of the town. The pastor
will be present to assist the young
people in selecting their reading
and his library of six hundred
volumes will be at their service.
Once each month the young peo
ple assisted by the pastor, Mrs.
E. L. Tanner and Mrs. Sadie
Powel, will have some kind of
literary meeting, We believe
this addition to our church will
be quite helpful to our young
people. Visitors and strangers
are invited to share the reading
room privileges with us. Our
friends can greatly assist us in
making it more helpful by furn
ishing it with the best and latest
petiodicals. We do not want old
papers and old magizines. None
of the literature must be taken
from the room without permis
sion from the pastor.
Douglas, Ga., Ferbuary 2nd, 1907.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Gov. Terrell and Cther Visitors Like Douglas and
the Site Selected.
Governor J. M. Terrell and the Trustees of the 'llth
Congressional District met in Douglas last Thursday to agree on
the location of the buildings, and to receive bids for their con
struction.
The Board, some time ago, accepted a fine site of 300 acres in
the southern portion of the town and have now only to locate the
place for the buildings. This tract of land is one of the best in
wiregrass Georgia and a large part of it lies within the incorporate
limits of the City of Douglas.
The Trustees met in executive session in t; e forenoon, and in
the afternoon at three o’clock, they met at the courthouse, where
a public reception was given them and many good speeches made.
Prof. J. S. Stewart, Professor of Secondary Education at the
State University in Athens, was here to give his assistance in ar
riving at the certain matters that pertain to the Curriculum. Prof.
Stewart is enthused over the bright prospects of the Agricultural
Colleges and is devoting much time towards placing them on safe
and successful basis to start with. He has visited all the schools
of the country that have Agricultural features and is prepared to
render very valuable service to the Governor and the Trustees in
establishing these Colleges.
Col. Ben Millikin, the Chairman of the Board for this District
was here, but was not well, as he was suffering with an old wound
received in the Civil war, and left his bed for the purpose of attend
ing this meeting.
Prof. Parks, President of the Normal College at Milledgeville,
was here with Gov. Terrell and Prof. Stewart, and made a fine
address to the large crowd at the court house.
The contract was awarded to Mr. J. A. Apperson, of Atlanta,
at $46,500. The work is to be completed by September first, at
which time the College for this District will be thrown open.
The Board did not elect a President for the College but appoint
ed a Committee to take the matter up and procure a good man.
Judge J. W. Quincey, the Chairman of the Executive Committee
will have charge of the immediate superintendency of the work.
The money has all been secured aud a large part of it turned
over to the trustees.
Gov. Terrell expressed himself as liking the site offered by
Coffee county better than any offered. The Trustees were well
pleased and Coffee will have one of the best and leading Agricul
tural Colleges. ” *>'T4
A large number of visitors and in town all day
and enthusiam runs high in old Coffee.
His Opinion of Newspapers.
Here is a small boy’s essay on
newspapers: “Newspapers are
sheets of paper on which stuff to
read is printed. The men look it
over and see their names in it.
I don’t know how newspapers
came into the world, I don’t
think God does. The Bible says
nothing about editors, and I
never heard of one being in heav
en. The first editor I heard of
was a fellow who wrote up the
flood. He has been here ever
since. Some editors belong to
the church and some try to raise
whiskers. All of them raise hell
in their neighborhood. Some
times the paper dies and then the
people feel glad, but someone
starts it up again. Editors never
went to school because editors
don’t get licked. Our paper is a
mighty poor one but we take it
so ma can use it on her pantry
shelves. Our editor bon’t
amount to much, but pa says he
had a poor chance when a boy.
He goes without underclothes in
winter, wears no socks and has
a wife to support him. Pa has
not paid his subscription in five
years and don’t intend to.”
The James Town Exposition.
The James Town Exposition
opens April 26th, and closes
November 30th. This in many
respects will be the greatest Ex
position ever held. It celebrates
the landing of the Pilgrim
Fathers at James Town three
hundred years ago. What was
then a dense forest, teeming
with wild Indians and wild
beasts, is now one erf the most
erudite and pleasant place on the
contiment. Every one who can
should go to this great Exposi
tion, as it will be full of infor
mation to each visitor, and the
great historical events of the
immediate section will enthuse
great interest in the Exposition
to the visitor.
A RECORD BREAKER.
Mare Honey (liven to the Rivers
and Than Ever
Before.
The river anid harbor bill which
has been agreed on by the com
mittee gives btivannah $1,000,000
SIOO,OOO of wh|ch is to be made
available, now, continuing con
tracts authorized to the amount
of $700,000; $125,000 is to be
spent for a dredge and $300,000
may be expended for raising,
strengthening the jetties.
One hundred and forty-six
thousand dollars is to be made
immediately avbilable for the
harbor of Brunswick, continuing
contracts authorized up to $350,-
000 more.
The Oconee, Ocmulgee and
Altamaha rivers are to be put
under one item, and $60,000 is
appropriated,. It is understood,
however, that of this sum $25,-
000 is to be expended between
Macon and Hawkinsville. This
only leaves $35,000 to be spent
on the Oconee and Altamaha
rivers and the Ocmulgee between
Hawkinsville and the mouth —
not a fraction of that which is
needed. The bid carries the fol
lowing other Georgia items:
Improving Cumberland sound,
$72,000; Savannfih river below
Augusta, 125,0 ft); above Augus
ta, $3,000; inside waterway from
Savannah to Feriandina, $30,000;
Skidaway narrov's, $35,000, Flint
river, $25,000; Chattahoochee
river below Colu nbus, $150,000;
Coosa river, SSO 000.
The river and harbor oppro
priation bill will :arry an appro
priation aggregating $83,466,138.
Of this sum $34,631,612 is ap
propriated cash to be available
between July 1, 1907, and July 1,
1908, and $48,83f,526 is authoriz
ed for continuing contracts, no
time limit being ixed as to when
it shall be expended.
Nichols News.
1 Several people from town went
out to Midway church on Sunday
last to attend the first quarterly
meeting of Methodist church for
the Nichols circuit for 19G7.
Dr. D. 11. Meeks sold two val
uable pieces of real estate. E.
D. Douglas bought the Marvin
Meeks place, and Mrs. J. A.
Hewitt the J. C. Bostwick place.
H. P. Wilcox, well known here
as the enterprising merchant at
! Wilcox, of this county has pur
| chased the stock of goods owned
by J. B. Cooksey & Co., here and
! will open a mercantile busines in
the store occupied by Cooksey
& Co.
Dr. Meeks has sold his stock
of drugs to Johnson, of Appling
county, who will continue the
drug business at the old stand.
The district meeting of the
I. O. O. F. convened here on
Friday last. Quite a number of
delegates from Douglas, Brox
ton, Waycross, Brunswick and
Baxley and other points were in
attendance. The exercises at
night were largely attended by
the local order and some inter
esting and helpful addresses were
delivered. The delegates ex
pressed themselves as being de
lightful with their visit to Nich
olls.
The series of revival services
which were conducted in the
Baptist church for ten days
closed Sunday night. Several
members were added to the
church. The pastor was assist
ed by Rev. G. A. Bartlett, of
Douglas.
Mrs. Butler, of Upton, visited
the family of her brother, E. S.
Barber, here on Sunday last.
Dr. J. B. McGehee, Presiding
Elder of the Waycross District,
preached at the Methodist church
on Sunday night last.
The show attracted quite a
crowd in town on Saturday last.
It is said they carried away
enough money to build a church.
Our Baptist brethren are tak
ing steps looking to the painting
of the Baptist church. Every
man in town should assist in this
work. We should not forget the
fact that every neat comfortable
church, residence, school house,
and place of business advertises
the town, gives tone to character,
and adds values to property.
Nichols is a fine business point
and will grow to be a large town.
We are glad to see Dr. Bryan
at his old post on the Enteprise,
and that Uncle Jim the tried auu
true, knows how to please his
many friends. Both are cordial
ly invited to come down and help
us with our stock of collards,
yams and chickens. I am too
busy to write.
Some of the real estate owners
in town are planting out shade
trees fronting their lots and
homes. This is well, shade trees
should be set along every street
in town. Some of our people
seem to under rate the value of
shade trees. They are a pro
tection from the sweltering rays
of the summer sun, the destruc
tive flames of fire, the biting
frost of winter and the force of
violet winds. Besides these ad
vantages shade trees give an at
tractive and healthful appear
ance to the home and town, and
adds much to the value of real
estate. From a business view
point the cost of setting out
shade trees is a splendid instru
ment.
A good man who lives a few
miles out in the country while in
town last week said that his
farm work was being crippled
much on account of the disposi
tion on the part of his boys to
leave the farm and go to the
towns and cities. The same cry
SI.OO per Annum
j comes from every quarter. It
is to be regretted that such is
I the case, but philosophers say
that there is a reason for every
cause. Our people would do well
to study this problem. We
should keep the boys, as far as
possible on the farm and especial
ly the younger and inexperienc
ed. It is generally conceeded
that there is no better place for
the boy than the farm. Our
great and good men, as a rule
have come from the rural dis
tricts, naturally enough so young
people love things that are bright,
pretty and attractive, which
things are sadly lacking at many
of our country homes. There
fore the prettily painted homes,
music and flowers of our towns
and cities arrest the attention of
the boys on the farm, and their
minds go out in that direction as
readily as the needle points to
the pole. When the home on
the farm is made as attrative as
those in our towns and cities by
paint and furnishings, surround
ed by pretty groves, lawns and
grounds. Where hard by there
may be found well kept orchards
and vineyards of peach, apple,
plum and grape, and other lus
cious fruits growing in profusion,
where the father makes provis
ions for the boys, pony, little ox,
pig and lamb, to roam in the
open pasture at the pleasure of
their young master. Where the
boy after his work is done has
free access to boat and fishing
tackle on the fish pond near by.
and around the old plantation he
at the “bang” of shot gun bring 3
down the quail, rabbit, or cat
squirrel and returns to a well
lighted home where there are
books, pictures, music and songs,
where the sweet fragrance of
the chrysanthemum, rose, and
honey suckle perfumes the even
ing air; where the gentle inilu
ence of the Christian wife and
mother lightens the burdens of
the day; where within easy reach
stands a neat and comfortable
church building, and on the pub
lic highways stands a school
house located with pretty sur
roundings without, and comfort
within, where the weeKlv and
monthly meetings and societies
of the church are attended and
enjoyed by the many people of
the community, and where in
their fathers and mothers with
their sons and daughters discuss
the tenets of morality, industry
young people are contented and
educated. At such homes sons
and daughters delight to linger,
from such places they are loath
to leave. For such attractive
homes and pleasant surround
ings fathers are responsible and
for the provalent desire of the
boys to leave the farm and go to
the towns, parents are in a large
measure to blame, many of our
friends in the county with their
children work hard, save up
money that they deposit in books
or lend at a small interest and
live in unattractive and poorly
furnished houses and endeavor
to make everything controled by
them conducive to the one end,
that of saving money who after
a fruitless effort to keep their
sons on the farm, see them go to
the towns and cities to be sub
jected to the temptations and
failures incident to city life.
Later on, the fathers, because
of the fact that their sons have
lelt the farm and, that there is
sufficient labor to carry on the
farm work, rent out to negroes
or unwillingly tenants, buy a
corner lot in the city, erect a
large commodious residence
where the father makes an un
successful effort to enjoy the
money that should have been
spent in creat'ng and cultivating
a desire to live at the best place
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