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VOL. 17, NO. 43.
Douglas Baptist Church Notes.
DY ALEXIS D. KENDRICK, Pastor.
Probably we are in the best
meeting in the history of our
church. The interest has been
good from the first service, and
the congregations have been un
usually large. The preaching
by the evangelist Mr. Buchholtz,
has been free from mere emo
tionalism and he has spoken to
the hearts and comsciousnesses
of hearers. No invitation has
been made to come to the altar
for prayer nor any other catchy
methods which are often used
by evangelists. The minister
has reached scores of the unsav
ed for Christ and many church
members i have dedicated anew
their lives to God.
The pastor and evangelist
have talked personally to neai’ly
one hundred people during the
meeting about becoming Chris
tians and through their personal
efforts great good has been ac
complished.
Among those who have been
saved and united with the
church are a member of adults
and some of the best people of
the town. Every child that has
united with the church has been
talked to personally by the pas
tor or some Christian worker,
and before they have been re
ceived into the church each one
has given evidences of having
been converted and united with
the consent of their parents.
The services will continne
through Sunday and if necessary
a few days longer, but at this
writing it is expected that the
services will close Sunday night.
The total number of additions
during the meetings are 38. ad
ding to this number the twelve
received by the pastor since he
became pastor five months since
makes a total of 50 up to Wed
nesday *iight.
The pastor and Evangelist
Buchholtz made a special appeal
ot every member of Douglas Bap
tist Church to be present Sun
day morning ac 10:30 o’clock.
We want every member present
at the beginning of the service.
Some things of the greatest im
portance to our church will be
considered at this special service.
Do not fail to attend this meet
ing. We also desire every Bap
tisn in Douglas to be present
with us at this service. The
public also are invited. The
pastor and church muse plan
for greater and larger increase
in church membership and con
secration on the part of our peo
ple, a bright future is before us.
Let us rise in the strength and
power of God and do our duty.
The Sunday School will meet
as usual Sunday afternoon, and
we hope to have a large attend
ance. We shall expect every
teacher present and on time.
. Do not forget the teachers meet
ing Saturday afternoon at 3
o’clock, at the pastor’s study.
For the teachers to do the best
service in the school they will
have to attend these meetings on
Saturday afternoons. We have
found out in our own school in
Douglas that those whose classes
made the largest increase
in attendance are those classes
attend the Teach
ers Meetings.
JjVi’l n-i. -N# D,
Coffss.Cjunty Midical Association
On last Tuesday, the Coffee
County Medical Association met
in Douglas, and transacted some
very important business for the
fraternity of Coffee county. There
was not a very full attendance
of the members, but it is hoped
that at the next meeting of the
society, that there will be a full
attendance of every Physican in
the county. Those present last
meeting were Drs. Sibbett, Ter
rell, Whelchel, Dorsett, Benson
and Bryan.
raca- Philathea Banquet will be
made Sunday. The time is next
Tuesday evening, March 12th.
We expect Mr. Will D. Upshaw
on this gala occasion and a great
time is expected. If the meet
ing should continue the Banquet
will be held after the service
Tuesday evening. Let every
Baraca and Philathea be present
on this coming occasion.
It is quite probable that the
services will close Sunday night,
and a large congregation is de
sired to be present to hear the
last sermon. Brother Buchholtz!
has made a profound impression 1
upon the people of Douglas, and j
through him many have been'
saved from sin, ana a large nura- |
ber of Christians have dedicated j
anew their lives to the service;
of God. The church has been j
greatly strengthened and more;
determined to live lives to the
honor and glory of the Lord. The
pastor has never had a minister
to assist him in his meetings
! whose methods and style of
preaching were more satisfactory |
than Brother Buchholtz’?. We!
know him to be a man of God, i
and the Lord is using him for!
great good.
The papers of Douglas have
been kind and liberal toward the
services during the past three,
weeks. The editors have attend- j
ed many of the services and have ;
given several notices of the meet : j
ings from time to time. Thank
you Messrs Editors for your kind
ness. We know that both of!
i you feel kindly towards the j
| churches of the town, and I assure.
! each of you that the pastors ap- j
j preciate you and your papers.' j
Some new deacons will be'
| elected Sunday morning, and at!
i the close of the Sunday School j
j Sunday afternoon they will he j
j ordained. We need at least five
! additional deacons and the church
I should pray the Lord to direct in
jChosing those who will help to
| carry on His work to His honor
and to the best interest of His
cause in our church. We want
men of good moral character,
men of God with push and life.
Those who are to be baptized
! will prepare to be baptised Sun
j day night, March 17th, which
j will be one week from the time
| the meeting is to close. An op
j portunity will be given for new
j members at every service up to
j the night of baptizing.
I The pastor will be present at
j the Sun Beam Society Monday
i afternoon, and will speak to the
| children. We desire to have
j every member of the Sun Beam
j Society present and every child
jin the Sunday School. We es-
Jpeciaily urge every new church
! member of the Sunday School to
|be present. A special message
awaits the children at this ser
vice, and we shall expect them to
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Douglas, Ga., March 9th, 1907.
THE WILLIAMSON PLAN.
Of Planting and Cultivating
Corn to Advantage.
What is known as the William
son plan of cultivating corn is
said to have revolutionized corn
cultivation in the State of South
Carolina. It is now attracting
attention i n Georgia. Boiled
down, the Williamson plan is as
follows:
Land is broken up in six foot
rows, leaving a four-inch balk.
The soil is broken one-fourth
deeper than is common, and a
water furrow made, in which the
corn is planted, care being taken
to plant as early as possible. No
fertilizer is applied, and the first
working is done with a sweep on
both sides of the corn and give
first working with harrow. Thin
when corn is about eight inches
high. In planting drop the grain
about five or six inches apart.
(Mr. Williamson breaks out balk
with scooter and follows in the
furrow with Dixie plow, with
wing taken off.) After this first
working with harrow and thin
ing, a stunting process should
be begun, on which the success
of the plan depends. Corn should
usually be from eight to twelve
inches high when the stunting
process is done, and “look worse
than you ever seen cor look be
fore,” says Mr. Williamson. The
fertilizer used is a mixture of
300 pounds acid phosphate, 200
pounds kainit, and 100 pounds
nitrate of soda.
At this point when your corn
has been sufficently humiliated,
put on half the fertilizer in the
old sweep furrow, on either side
of the middle and cover by break- j
out this middle with a turn plow, j
About one week after, treat the .
other middle the same way. With-!
a few days side corn in the middle j
with a 16-inch sweep. Put all;
of your nitrate of soda in this ‘
furrow, if less than 150 pounds;!
if more, use one-half of it now.'
Cover with one furrow of tu~n
plow, thenfsow peas broadcast in j
the furrow at the rate of at least;
a bushel to the acre and finish i
breaking out.
In a few days side corn and;
other middle with the same sweep 1
put balance of nitrate of soda in ;
this furrow. Ilf it has been di- 1
vided cover with turn plow, sow j
peas and break out. This lays j
by corn with good bed and plenty
of dirt around stalk. This should
be from June 10 to June 20 (in ;
this latitude) unless season is i
very late, and corn should hardb r
be bunching for tassel.
Lay by early. More corn is
ruined by late plowing than by
lack of plowing. This is when
the ear is hurt. Two good rains
after laying by should make you
a good crop of corn, and it will
certainly make with much less
rain than if punished and ferti
lized in the old way.
The stalk will be very small
and will not require anything like
the amount of moisture. Do not
be disbouraged by the small ap
pearance of the stalks; the corn
will make out of' all proportion
to its size.
Mr. Williamson considers the
final application of nitrate of soda
an essential point in making a
fine ear, and it should be applied
! unmixed with any other fertlizer.
He says he is satisfied with one
!ear to the stalk, unless a prolific
SMYRNA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
General Meeting Beginning Friday and Saturday Be
fore Fifth Sunday in March.
The General Meeting of the Smyrna Baptist Association will
be held at Nichols, beginning Friday before the sth Sunday in
March 1907. !Jhe fiogram follows:-
First, A sermon by S. G. Taylor, at 11 o’clock a. m.
12:00 Organize, Adjourn' l for dinner, which will be on the
g\round.
AFTERNOON.
1:30 Song Service by juniofi and senior choirs.
2:00 Address, by H. M. Mebks, subject; Why have a general
meeting of association?
2:30 Address, by A. S. Minch,ew, subject, Should the pastors
and Christian workers organize a council.
3:00 Song, after which a question box will be opened.
EVENING SESSION
6:30 Song Service
7:00 Sermon, byJas. Vinings.
SATURDAY MORNING.
9:30 Song service by both choirs.
10:00 Address, by Dr. W. C. Bryan. Subject; The Power
of a Newspaper for Good or Evil.
10:30 Address, by M. A. Love, subject; The Character of
Evangelical Preaching
11:15 Address, by G. A. Bartlett, subject; Methods of
i glism:
12:15 Dinner on the grounds.
AFTERNOON SESSION S \
1:30 Prayer and Praise service. \
2:15 The church and her Interests.
(a) The church, by H. M. Meeks. \
(b) State Missions, Melvin Tanner. \
(c) Horne Mission, H. Meeks.
(d) Foreign Missions, A. S. Minchew.
Question box.
EVENING SESSION
6:45 Song service
Address, by M. A. Love, subject, Christian Education.
SUNDAY MORNING
9:30 Sunday school lesson.
10:15 Pastor place in Sunday school opened by S. G. Taylor.
General Discussion.
11: Sermon by G. A. Bartlett.
G. A. Bartlett, )
H. M. Meeks, Com.
M. A. Love, )
County papers please copy.
variety is planted, and leaves a
hundred stalks for every bushel
he expects to make. He says
further. “I find the 6-foot, row
easiest to cultivate without injur
ing the corn. For fifty bushels
to the acre I leave it 16 inches
apart and for 75 bushels 12 inches
apart, and for 100 bushels 8
inches apart. Corn should be
planted from 4 to 9 inches below
the level, and laid by from 4 to
6 inches above. No hoeing should
be necessary and middles may
be kept clean until time to break
out, by useing harrow, or by
running one shovel furrow in
center middle and bedding on
that with one or more rounds of
turn plow.”
He does not pull fodder or cut
tops, nor does he cut peavines or
pick peas. Ail these go back
into the soil and are fvort’n, ac
cording to him sls to S2O an acre
as fertilizer.
Any practical man may follow
the plan which requires less work
than the old way, and so far re
sults indicate that South Carolina
can raise the crop of lowa on
>one-tourth the acre, the product
being worth more than twice as
much here on account of the
higher value of corn.
As the state of South Carolina
j has something like twelve million
I acres of land available for this
purpose, not now utilized, it will
be seen what a revolution this
would make, if the. plans fulfill
expectations. Macon Telegraph.
A whole lot of men who never
weighed an anchor or unfurled a
sail are forever sitting around
and waiting for their ships to
come in.
SI.OO per Annum
Some Scattering Remarks.
During part of this week, this
scribe was at Nichols, assisting
in a missionary institute. Our
congregations were splendid and
: much good was accomplished.
The people are to begin a new
j church building in a few days
on a lot given the church by Mr.
Geo. Dean. This is one of the
greatest needs of our people
there. How can we expect
; others to respect us, when we
;do not respect ourselves. No
church respects itself if it fails
to provide the best church build
, ing possible.
We can not successfully build
up a town without erecting
j suitable church and school build
ings. The new church being
built in Douglas has brought our
town to the attention of thous
ands of people in the United
States and other parts of the
! world.
Every intelligent man knows
' the value of churches and schools
to a town. The man who does
not support the religious and
educational interests of his town
does not love his town.
We are to be congratulated on
account of the fact that several
of our towns are waking up on
this question. Especially true
is this, in Coffee County.
Let us provide for the church
j and school interests of our peo
ple, in a way that will bring to
us the approval of God and be a
great blessing to the people.
Let us build upon the Rock and
! we shall stand.
| Sincerely
L. A. Kill.