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VOL. 17, NO. 48. Douglas Baptist Church Notes. By Alexis D. kendrick, Pastor. The Baraca- Philathea, debate will take place Friday evening April 19th. at the Baptist church, and the public is invited. The subject chosen for the debate is “Resolved that Abiaham was a greater man than Moses.” The new 7 officers for the Bar aca Sunday School class for the next quarter are the following: Jonnie Williams, President, Vice President, Mr. Frank Head, Secretary and treasurer Verder Roberts, Assistant Teacher, Clifford Bartlett. At the 11 o’clock, service Sun day, those who were Paptzed and those who have not received the right hand of church fellowship will be extended by the church the right hand of church fellow ship. We hope every one will be present on this occasion. Notwithstanding the storm Sunday afternoon the Sunday School met as usual and fifty re ported present. The fact that so many came through the storm is good evidence that our School has some who are deeply interes ted in the study of the Bible. Personally, we feel proud of our band of faithful teacher and regular pupils. On next Sunday at the Sun day School, the superintendent will deliver to the teachers whose classes have gained the most new pupils during the past two months several beautiful rewards, also* to those teachers whose classes have made advance during the same time some token of ap preciation will be given them. Monday afternoon at 3:30 O’clock, the Young Ladies Mis sionary Society will meet and hold their first meeting since the society was organized. It is earnestly desired that a large number of young ladies be pre sent. The President Miss Hern don, will lead the service, and several others will take part, in cluding a paper by the pastor’s wife. The pastor is anxious that every young lady of the church and congregation will become a member of this society. Miss Dollie Freeman, is al ways doing something to interest and to entertain her Sunday School class of girls, and the latest w r as a Picnic at Gaskins Springs last Monday. To Our Contributions. Once more we are compelled to ask our contributors to send in their favors not later than Wed nesday noon. Those that are held out later than that hour will positively be left over for the next week’s paper. We are held back every week nearly, on this account, and while we are anxious to please, and want the ne-vs, we intend to apply this rule, and all contributes coming in later will be side tracked. Better Times Coining. Heavy frost for two mornings this week has damaged crops considerably. All cotton that was up is dead. Corn may come out. Fruit and gardens badly injured. Notwithstanding this, there is a general feeling that this will be one of our best years. We are optimistic, and if the people of our county will economize, this fall will show the most prosperous season we have had for some time. OBITUARY. Mrs. Arominta Daniel passed from this to the next life March 25 1907, in the 82nd year of her earthly life. The deceased was the sister of the late C. A. and Jack Ward, and of Walton Ward who is a resident of Coffee county, Bettie Graham, of Hazlehurst and Desta Ward and the=e three last are the only living members of Mrs. Daniel’s father’s family. Mrs. Daniel was married first to Mark Lott, a relative of many of this name in this county. He died during the Confederate war, leaving the widow with nine children, which she reared and it is a remarkable fact that all of these nine children had reared a family of grown children before any of them died. Her second marriage was to S. E. Daniel, and he died about four years ago, leaving two child ren, John, who died about a year ago after being an invalid all his life, and Tom Daniel who resides in this city. It is a great comfort to this surviving son, Tom Daniel, that he ministered to both his father and mother as long as they lived, the best he could, and from his home, the dear mother bade farewell to earth and its ties. The deceased was a good Christ ian and a member of the Metho dist church for many years, and she often said she was ready to meet God and go to His judge ment bar. After all the Christ ian life is the only life worth living. What a heritage to leave the children, a noble, true Christ ian life! Mr. Wesley said “our people die well,” and they do because they live well. May the grace and blessing of God be upon those left on earth and may there be a reunion in Heaven. Her Pastor L. A. Hill. Coffee County News please copy. Camp Spivey 1539 U. C. V. My dear Comrades—l wish to call your attention to the fact ! that our next meeting will be held in Douglas Ga., April, 26, 1907 memoral day, and that every member of our Camp is expected to attend. We will have with us Rev. C. 0. Goodwin, of Forsyth Ga. “Crosses of Honor” will be given to all Veterans who have their applications signed and sent in to Mrs. W. W. McDonald to this date all other Veterans wishing crosses can get them June 3rd, by getting application blanks from Mrs. McDonald, President of Robt. E. Lee, Chapter U. D. C. ane filled out and properly signed and returned to her, by tfie first | of Mav, 1907. Comrades, let us come together ! once more and have a good old I hand shaking and mingle together with the good people of Douglas, and Coffee county for it will not be many years before the place that knows us now will know us no more forever. We expect you to come to Douglas, on that day and bring your families, the United Daught ers of the Confedercy will serve dinner for the veterans and their families on the school grounds. There will be a program arranged for this occasion, (memoral day) the U. D. C. will furnish the music and resitations and the U. C. V. will furnish the speak ing, so let us all come out and have a good time and don’t for get the day, “memoral day,” April, 26. As ever your comrade, Major A. D. Burke Douglas, Ga., April 13th, 1907. The General Meeting a Success. Sunday, last closed tlm first General meeting of the Smyrna Association for the year. The interest was good from the be ginning and increased with each service. Monday strong speeches and sermons were de livered and listened to by appre ciative audiences. Brother H. M. Meeks, the former chairman called the meeting to order at 11 o’clock Friday and introduced Brother S. G. Taylor who preach ed a splendid sermon on the Christian race. G. A. Bartlett and H. M. Meeks were elected chairman and clerk respectively and Brother Cole treasurer. The opening address by H. M. Meeks was a strong one on why should the Smyrna association have a General meeting? Some strong argument was offered in favor of organizing a ministor’s and workers council. The ser mon in the evening was preach ed by G. A. Bartlett and was well received. M. A. Love de livered the first address Saturday morning on the “Character of vangelical preaching” which was a strong discourse G. A. Bart lett followed this address with one upon “methods of evangel ism.” The regrets of the writer are here expressed on account of not having space in which to present the readers of the En terprise the strong and all im portant points brought out in the address. We believe how ever, that much good will grow out of them. In the afternoon, Saturday Dr. Bryan of the En terprise made an eloquent speech upon the subject. ‘‘The power of a newspaper for good or evil.” Several of the Breth ren took part in this discussion. “The church and her interests” was discussed next. This im portant subject was divided in to topics and assigned to difer ent speakers as follows: “The church” to H. M. Meeks; State missions to Prof. Melvin Tanner; Home missions, H. Meeks; For eign was spoken to by M. A. Love. These were all good speeches and did credit to the occasion. At night this subject was continued by a strong ad dress on Christian education by M. A. Love. Sunday morning the discussion was continued by S. G. Taylor and Uncle Jim Freeman on the pastor’s place in the Sunday School, who both in structed and entertained a large and appreciative audiance. At 11 o’clock G. A. Bartlett preached from Gal. 3: 26. “For ye are children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” From this text the preacher showed that the plan of salvation is now just what it has always been —“the just shall live by faith.” At the close of the sermon a liberal offering was made to state missions. At 3:30 o’clock p. m. two deacons were ordained for Union church. No church or community can afford to miss having such a meeting as the one just closed at Nichols if an opportunity is offered them. No person can afford to miss a meeting of the kind if it is pos sible to be there. A word about Nichols: This is one of the “coming towns” in this section of Georgia; two banks, a fraternity hall, several up-to-date stores, a good school, two churches and various lum bering plants in operation, sev eral nice dwellings and business houses under way of construc tion. All this and more are some of the signs which indicate that Nichols is a good town and is destined to be one of the first towns in the section. Yours, Alex. Mr. and Mrs. Hart Entertain. Quite an elaborate social func tion of the season was the recep tion given Tuesday evening from 8 to 9 and 9 to 12 o’clock by Mr. and Mrs. Thos: S. Hart in com pliment to their guests, Misses Harden and McCall, of Quitman, The house was decorated with Palms, Ferns and cut flowers, the color scheme being pink and white. Mr. and Mrs. Hart were assisted in receiving their guests by Mrs. Comas and Misses Pax son and Norman, while Miss Luella Roan presided over the “Punch Bowl.” The guests were served with delightful re freshments consisting of ice cream and bonbons. From 9 to 12 o’clock the young people enjoyed the game of “A Tournament of Harts.” Misses Hall and McDonald were station ed in the hall and gave each guest a passport, a pink heart for the girls and a white one for the men, with a long ribbon to match, by which it was suspend ed about the neck, and by bak ing on the passport each guest discovered which table had been drawn by number. When the game was finished at the head table a bell announced the change of seats, and the heart of each player who lost the hand was pierced, those who won ceming unscathed through the ordeal, after nine games, time was called and the number of wounds were counted. The young man who came unwounded, through the series received for the prize, a small picture frame, showing a legued in place of a picture ‘ ‘For your hearts dearest.” The young man who received the greatest number of wounds received a whisk broom, and a cord attached by a ribbon, the winner found “Sweep not away the hearts you’ve won, Not thus my use you’ll find, I’m only meant for you to sweep the cob webs from your mind.” The consolation for the lady was a small box of kisses. At a late hour, the guests de parted, declaring they had spent a most delightful evening. Mrs. F. Willis Dart’s Picnic. One of the most enjoyable oc casions of the season was the picnic at Gaskin Springs Monday afternoon, given by Mrs. F. W. Dart, in compliment to Misses Harden and McCall, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hart. After refreshments, the guests at twilight bade Mrs. Dart good bye. Those present were Misses Harden, McCall, Rutherford, Ward and Canova. Messrs Stanton, Bailey, Fisher. Dr. and Mrs. Terrell. Mrs. Dart Mr. and Mrs, Hart. Payments to Troops. Governor Terrell announced yesterday that Judge C. G. Janes, of Cedartown, would begin today or tomorrow at latest, paying out to the Georgia troops who served in the war with Spain, the extra money which has been allowed them by the United States Gov ernment. Judge Janes wants to get the addresses on postal cards as fast as possible of those who have claims on this fund. No deduction will be made from the amount due those sol diers who receive $2 or less, it having been arranged that the officers will pay the expense of disbursement to these. The cost of disbursement will be about 5 per cent, but those receiving $2 or less will get all that is coming to them.—Constitution 2nd. The railroad presidents hesi tate to visit the president for fear he might have a brainstorm in their presence.—Portland Journal. SI.OO per Annum Nichols Items, On last Sunday evening Nicholls was visited by a cyclone which struch the town without Warning blowing down several small houses and doing consider able damage to the school build ing rendering it unfit for use. (The School is being taught in the Methodist Church for the present.) Mr. Melton’s new residence which was in course of construc tion was blown down but fortu nately no one was hurt. Work on the new bank build ing is progressing nicely. Mr. J. S. King has been quite sick for several days. We hope to see him out again soon. Mrs. Francis Thompson has been visiting Col. and Mrs. N. M. Pafford the past week. Mrs. J. B. Ellis has returned home after visiting relatives near Wilcox for two week. Mrs. “Bud” . Tanner and daughter Mrs. Wright of Fales Ga visited Mrs. H. Tanner Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Street are visiting relatives at Leliaton this week. Mr. Leonard Kirkland and Miss Alice Rawlerson were mar ried last Sunday P. M. .wonder who’ll be - the next girl to capture one of our widdows. Badger Anderson is smiles now its a girl. The meeting at Union church last Sunday was largely attened. It would have done your soul good to have been tftere and wit nessed that true emblem of faith Baptism. Twelve candidates were baptized by our beloved pastor M. A. Love. We praise God for the moral dignity of baptism How fair and beautiful the farm of baptism, an emblem of the death burial and resurrection our Savior. The type is so clear and restful to those who are thirsting after righteousness, and as we looked on those young boys and girls who have put on christ and have said by their actions that they will walk in newness of life our heart swells’ with gratitude to the great giver of all good and perfect gifts. After baptism we retired to the church and listened to some beautiful Music rendered by the choir, those people at Union can certainly be complimented on good singing, then Bro. Love entertained us with one of his most impressive and instructive sermons we think surely he is the right man in the right place and is reaping a good reward. We join Bro. Love in asking everybody to come over in Ma cedonia (Nichol) and help us out with our Sunday Schood what we want is help and all of us must help we want a school that is uplifting, interesting and helpful how are we to get it? By being present every Sun day instead of else-where giving some of our time and energy, having a good work to say to those who should come. Pray God to help us fight the great battle. All work like big a un dertaking but nothing is impos sible to him that believeth. Reward for Murderers. Governor Terrell yesterday of fered rewards of SIOO each for Jack W r oodward and John Brooks, alias “Nig” Brooks, to negroes, each about 22 years old, who are wanted in Meriwether county, for the murder of Henderson Gates, in January last.