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VOL. 17, NO. 45.
Douglas Baptist Ghurcii Notes.
By ALEXIS D. KENDRICK, Pastor.
Free.
The pastor and his family left Mon
day for North Georgia, where they will
spend one week with the parents of Mr.
Kendrick, at Rome. From Rome the
pastor will go to Atlanta where he will
spend several days atending Dr. Brough
ton’s Bible Conference In the absence
of the pastor, Rev. J. R. Gunn, manag
er of the Georgia Industrial Home,
will supply the pulpit next Sunday, Mr.
Kendrick, will return in time to preach
the following Sunday.
The pastor has organized his church
work on similar lines to the work of the
President’s Cabinet. The chairman of
the different departments of the church
and Sunday school, the head officers
of the church auxiliaries and the pastor
will compose the Pastors Cabinet. This
cabinet will met at least once each
quarter and transact such business as
may be on hand. From time to time
the cabinet will increase, but at present
the following will compose this cabinet:
Pastor of the Church, A. D. Kendrick.
Chairman of the Deacons, G. R. Briggs.
Secretary of the Deacons, Lawson
Kelley.
Chairman of the Financies, Johnnie
Williams.
Chairman of Pulpit Supply, Dr. Bryan.
Chairman of House and Grounds,
Turner Brewer.
President of the L. M. S. Mrs. E. L.
Tanner.
President of L. A. S. Mrs. Sadie Powell.
Superintendent of the S. B. S. Miss
DollL reeman.
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Chairman of the Ushers, M. H.
Turrentine.
The deacons will have one meeting
each month, but the time has not been
fixed for this meeting.
During the pastor’s absence the Sun
day School Teacher’s Meeting will be in
charge of Mr. Melvin Tanner, and the
teachers will meet in the Baraca class
room. It is earnestly desired that every
teacher attend these meetings.
The following are some new commit
tees for 1907. Financie Committee,
Melvin Tanner, chairman, G. R. Briggs
S. J. Brown, Lawson Kelley, E. L.
Tanner.
Pulpit Supply, Dr. W. C. Bryan,
chairman, N. J. Baily, S. M. Roberts.
Church and Grounds, Turner Brewer,
chairman, S. T. Thompson, C. B. Porter.
These are the deacons of the church,
and each department is to look after
the work assigned.
The Sun Beam Society will furnish
flowers for the church on Sundays.
The work will be divided among the
children so as each child will have some
part at some service during the year.
We think this a noble work for the
children, and too, it will train them to
feel that even a child can have some
part in the church and her work. We
must not forget the children even as
Christ did not over look them.
The subject chosen for the Baraca---
Philathea debate one month hence is
“Resolved that Abraham was a greater
man than Noses.” On the affirmative
are the followiig: Andrew Wood, E.
L. Grantham, Rufus Moore, Miss Ava
Moore, Miss Pauline McCormick. On
the negative are the following: Col.
Chastine, E. F. Dent, Carroll Rellihan,
Miss Mamie Toompson, Miss Kate
Normah.
The debate will take place in the
church and the public will be invited.
The Sunday School took a forward
leap in attendance Sunday, and while
we have had one Suuday when the numb
er present was larger, still the school
made a report of 181 present; we think
Nichols News Notes.
The Deen Realty Co., will soon
begin the erection of a number
of good dwelling houses on their
beautiful vacant lots in West
Nichols. When completed this
will supply to some extent the
long selt want among our people
for dwelling houses.
Messrs H. Tanner and J. W.
Prince each had a new traction
engine unloaded here last week.
They have them on the road fill
ing the place of mules and wagons
Nichols can count saw mills with
any small place to be found any
where in this section. Five is
the number within and near town
in operation the output of which
makes a larger pay roll. This
with the cross-lie business turns
loose larger sums of money regu
larly and gives employment to
large numbers of laborers all cf
which assists in developing the
and building a good town,
Rev. J. C. Williams and wife
are on a visit to relatives in mid
dle Florida. They are both in
poor health, and it is hoped that
the trip will be beneficial to their
health.
Miss Ida Myers and Miss Lilia
Belle Hall, are visiting friends
and relatives at Broxton.
Mr. M. J. Meeks our efficient
Postmaster has purchased the
residence formerly owned by J.
A. Cason and has moved his
familv into it. Mr. Cason with
his family have gone to Ocilla.
The community was startled
at an early hour this morning
(Wednesday) by the sad intelli
gence of the death of Mrs. Dr.
J. L. Dedge, which occured at
5 o'clock this a. m., after a brief
illness from LaGripp, at their
home two miles from town. She
was well and favorably known
here, and leaves a husband and
three children to mourn the loss
of a faithful wife and a loving
mother.
Remember the Sunday School
convention convenes at Union
Hill four m'les south of Pearson
on the 30th and 31st of this month
there will be dinner on the ground
Saturday and that uncle Jim and
old Brindy are getting ready.
The iron safe that was stolen
and carried away from the post
office at this place February last,
was a year ago, was brought in
to-day having been found by
Dan Hall, in a creek near a trestle
on the A. B. & A. R. R., about
two miles east of town. The safe
has one end blown completely
out, evedently there had been
some powerful combustible used
by the perpetrators of the crime.
There is, so far as the public
knows, no clue to the guilty
parties, but it is hoped that this
crime will be found out, and the
thieves may be apprehended,
convicted and made to suffer the
extreme penalty of the law, such
are dangerous characters and
the deep hard scheme for the
commission of this crime show
an abandoned and malignant
heard.
this a fine record and ahe which all
should feel proud.
Thirty five of the number who were
received into the church during the
meeting were baptized Sunday evening.
About one hundred extra chairs were
placed in the church to accommodate
the congregation, the children were
seated in the Kindergarten chairs and
others seated on the floor fronting the
pulpit and fact every available foot of
thejcburch was used to seat the large
congregation, but the building proved
too small to hold all who came.
Douglas, Ga., March 23rd, 1907.
Harmony Grove News.
The Harmony Grove School is
progressing nicely with a large
enrollment. Our able teachers
are having some very nice work
done at present.
We have a very good school
building now and I think the next
thing we need is a good library.
We hope to see the time come
when the boys and girls of our
country will be more interested
in an education.
Our assistant teacher, Miss
Della Blalock, has been on the
sick list and was not able to
teach Friday but we are glad to
note that she is some better this
week.
Mr. Randol Cason, of Berrian
county, has been visiting friends
and relatives in the Harmony
Grove settlement and returned
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Linder
and little daughter, of Willacoo
chee, visited relatives, Mr. Beas
ley and Mr. Carter, Saturday and
returned home Sunday.
Mr. W. M. Beasley has been
quite sick for the last few days
but is much better now.
One of the saddest events oc
curing in our community recently
is the death of little Narciss
Thompson, one of the little
school girls of Harmony Grove
School.
Narciss was burning grass in
the field when her clothes cought
fire and burned nearly completly
off of her. She lived about
twenty hours after she was burn
ed. She was a little girl of ten
years old.
They did all they could to save
her but it was the Lord’s will to
take her and I think we ought to
be satisfied about it.
“Is anything so innocent, so
lovely sweet and mild, as the
budding thought, the untrained
soul.
Of a tender little child?” Let
us sympathize with the bereaved
ones.
Success to the Enterprise and
its editor.
A Pupil.
Evangelist Coming.
Rev. J. W. Atwood, Supt. of
Home Missions and Evangelist
of Savannah Presbytery, was in
the City Monday night. He an
nounced that Rev. J. D. Flem
ing, a General Evangelist of the
Presbyterian Church and a man
of great force and power would
hold a series of Services here be
ginning April 22nd. The Rev.
Ames Kendall one of the most
scholarly and beloved Ministers
of the M. E. Church in Missis
sippi says of this Evangelist “I
never heard more powerful
preaching.” The Pontotoc Sen
tinel states “Evangelist J. D.
Fleming preaches straight from
the shoulder.” Futher an
nouncements will be made later.
Mr. Atwood also announced
that Rev. Charles Montgomery,
will preach at the Presbyterian
Church morning and night the
fifth Sunday, March 31st. Mr.
Montgomery will begin his work
here as Pastor in May.
Send twelve names and address
of Music Leaders, and Sunday
school Supt. and we will send
you a copy of our New Sunday
school song book for 1907, Wind
ows of Heaven. No. 5.
J. B. Vaughan,
Athens, Ga.
COFFEE COUNTY S. S. CONVEN
TION.
To be Held at Union Hill, (la.,
on the 30th and 31st of March
IQO7, Beginning on Fri
day Night.
PROGRAMME.
7:30 Opening Song Service.
7:45 Address—Rev. D. J. Pear
son.
8:45 Announcements. Benedic
tion.
SATURDAY MORNING.
10:00 Devotional —N. M. Pafford.
10:25 Welcome—B. Mills.
11:15 Music and Songs.
11:20 Response—Mrs. Margie
Kirkland and Rev. R. Roberts.
12:00 Noon Recess. Dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2:00 The Field is White with
Harvest—Rev. C. C. Buchanan.
2:15 Address—L. E. Heath.
2:30 The Sunday School as an ed
ucator—J. R. Overman.
3:00 Music and Song.
3:10 The Rural Sunday School—
Jesse M. Pafford and G. N.
Howard.
3:40 Short talks, delegates and
workers.
5:00 Announcements. Adjourn
ment.
EVENING SESSION.
7:30 Song Service.
7:45 Address-W. P. Ward.
8:25 Address—Levi O’Steen.
Benediction.
SUNDAY MORNING.
9:30 Devotional Exercises—M. S.
Corbett.
10:00 Spiritual Power—The Great
Need—Mrs. Margie Kirkland
10:30 Experience Meeting—Open
to all.
11:00 The Work and The End —
Col. W. C. Lankford.
12:00 Noon Recess.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
2:00 Report of Committees.
2:15 Children’s Mass Meeting—
V. L. Stanton and J. P.Lide.
3:40 Song—“ God be with you
’till we meet again.
Benediction.
COMMITTEE OF ENTERTAINMENT.
B. Mills, D. G. Pearson, J. F.
Smith, B. Vining.
L. E. Heath,
Sec.
N. M. Pafford,
Pres,
The Progressive Union.
Interest in the Progressive!
Union is growing and the pros
pects for the Union to do much
good in Douglas are flattering.
Those who became interested at j
the start are constant attendants'
and enjoy the meetings. Wej
now have forty members. The |
new ones that have been added!
are -Jfcsse Grantham, W. A. Wood,;
Mrs. H. C. Whelchel, Mrs. W.
C. Bryan, Judge andC. T. Roan,
Dr. and Mrs. W. W, Terrell. Col.
and Mrs. Lawson Kelley, Miss
Loye Deen, Mrs. E. L. Tanner,
Mr. H. A. Smith, Miss Annie
Ward, Mr. J. M. Dent, W. L.
Fisher, Judge and Mrs. F. Willis
Dart, and Mr. and Mrs. T. S.
Hart.
Dues of last quarter are due
and those who have not paid
will please do so at once, as the
next meeting is election night
and none can vote who are in
! arears. All new members, who
have not done so, will please
leave one dollar for initiation
fees with the secretary ot once.
They are not expected to pay
the last quarter’s dues.
W. C. Bryan, Sec.
SI.OO per Annum
Here-There-Elsew here-Other
where.
It was my pie isure last week
to visit several towns of the great
south Ga. The first three days
of the week were spent in the city
Cordeal, attending the South Ga.
Bible Institute. These were days
of great profit, as I came in touch
with several of the greatest
preachers of our state, and heard
from them addresses on vital
questions of our Holy Religion.
It is hard for me to think of a
hermit, for I am a social animal
and enjoy good cociety as much
as any one who has no more sense
than I have. It is such a great
thing to come in contact with the
minds and lives of those greater
than ourselves, and for this
reason I believe it is not wrong
for us to be a little selfish in our
friendships, seeking those which
will help us to a better, nobler,
and more successful life. Of the
sermons preached and talks made,
we have not space to go into de
tails, but will merely state that
most of them were of high order
and were helpful.
Cordele is a nice town and
moves forward on all lines. The
Methodists are planning to bnild
a $40,000,00 church edifice which
shows that their people have
sense enough to understand that
the church must command res
pect if the town is to be respected
an amount to anything good.
On Thursday it was a call to
preach two missionary sermons
at Ocilla that brought me to this
thriving new town. The con
gregation that gathered in the
afternoon was small, but we had
the crowd at night, and these
people know how to listen elo
quently (eloquens out-spoken)
whether the preacher knew how
to speak eloquently or not.
Well after all it is not so much
the question as to the size of the
crowd, as it is to the quality both
of crowd and discouse. Our breif
stay in Ocilla was enjoyed and
we shall be glad to go again.
However we must confess that
if we have to live there, it would
delight us to get rid of that saw
mill pond. We do not believe in
too much water, and certainly,
not in water in the wrong place.
Going to and from Ocilla it was
our pleasure to stop over in the
city of Fitzgerald, and we saw
our old friend Rev. J. B. Bozeman
and his family, and had the privi
lege also of dining with the
Methodist pastor Rev. J. C.
Flanders, in his new parsonage.
Friday on a train over three
hours late, we came back to the
best town in south Ga., known as
Douglas. There is room for im
provement tho even here. Let
us move onward and upward.
Sincerely
L. A. Hill.
Last Sunday at Americus there
was another wholesale escape of
county convicts from Sumpter’s
chaingang was made when five
men broke a bar in the prison
pen, and escaped. Going to the
railroad shops, they secured tools
wherewith to sever thier shack
les. There have been numerous
jail and chaningang escapes here
recently, w r ith the result that
seventeen misdemeanor convicts
are at large, besides Murderer
George Bundrick, and other jail
birds.