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The Douglas Enterprise.
VOL. 18, NO. 10.
Douglas Baptist Church Notes.
By ALEXIS D. KENDRICK, pastor.
The Temperance kally was a
success. The addresses were pro
nounced interesting, instructive
and helpful.
We invite the public to the ser
vices Sunday at 10:15 A. M. 11
A. M. and at 8 P. M. Come
on time and bring some friend
with you.
The Ladies Aid Society, will
meet at 4 P. M. Monday, and it is
earnestly desired that a large at
tendance be present. In the ab
sence of the president it will be
the duty of the Vice President to
arrange the program and preside.
The Sunday night congrega
tions are taxing the building to
hear the present series of Sunday
Night Sermons. The subject for
Sunday night will be “The Com
ing Home”, or “The Coming
Pamily”. These addresses are
practicable and the peoDle are
showing their interest and ap
preciation by packing the church
to hear every one of the series.
Special music is an attractive
feature of the services.
The pastor has completed the
for supplies during the month of
August, and within the next few
<lays the program will be an
nounced.
The supplies for the month
and the character of the services
will vary and in this way the
interest should not w*me during
the pastor’s absence.
While away the pastor will ar
range some special plans to be
carried out in his work when he
returns. He will visit several of
the most progressive churches
and interview a number of our
most up to date pastors, and by
these conferences, visits to the
churches and with the attend
ance to the great Nort’nfield
Bible Conference, he hopes to be
better prepared for this work
than ever before. We hope this
fall to enter our work with re
newed -effort, and by the intro
•duc L ory of the newest and up to
date methods in church and
Sunday School work, with series
of sermons will attract and above
all prove helpful.
The B. Y. P. U. program Sun
day at 10:15 A. M. will be in
teresting and we hope to have a
large attendance. We especially
invite the young people to this
service. Come and bring some
young person with you.
It is a real fact that the out
look is encouraging for the new
church. 0, we have waited so
long, and we have tried to be
patient, but at times it seemed
to us that we would never so
much as break the ground on
which the house would be built.
Times are changing and within
a short time we will see the walls
being built, the roof put on and
the material being shaped into a
beautiful and modern house for
the Lord. Already the work
men have entered the lot, and
with pick and shovel are begin
ning to move away the old dirt
and clear away the rubbish. We
call on our people and the friends
of the church to lend a helping
hand and offer a silent prayer
that the blessings of our loving
Heavenly Father may rest upon
us as we bulid for Him a House
for His service. We ask the
Qarrant Happenings.
Last Friday (July 12th) brought
to a close Mr. M. D. Collins'
school at Friendship. The exer
cises far exceed any ever exhibit
ed at this place, regardless of the
short time spent in preparing
for them.
From 10 o’clock a. m., until 1
o’clock p. m., the members of
The Farmers’ Union had many
interesting addresses delivered
by some of the prominent men
of Douglas and Broxton, includ
ing Hon. Melvin Tanner, Dr. W.
C. Bryan, Mr. Turrentine and
Mr. Hatfield, of Douglas, and
Col. Philipp Newbern and Mr.
Clifton Allen of Broxton. We
wish to extend many many thanks
and our kindest regards to those
distinguished men for being pres
ent and showing such a willing
interest in behalf of the boys and
girls of our community, along
the line of education of which
was the most important feature
of all addresses delivered.
Miss Inez Turrentine also dis
tinguished herself, not as a speak
er but as a musician, and we wish
to confer upon her our many
thanks and highest regards for
the excellent music she rendered.
When the congregation was
dismissed a nice dinner was
spread and every body enjoyed
themselves eating and taking
recreation until about 2 o’clock
when the school exercises began
and continued until about 11
o’clock at night, with the excep
tion of about two hours, late in
the afternoon.
We feel it our duty to again
ihank Hon. Melvin Tanner for
kind Father to give us wisdom
and patience in this time of
great need. We ask our friends
to give us all the encouragement
that is possible, We are not
rich in this worlds goods, but we
are undertaking to build for the
Lord a house that will stand
through the ages a monument to
His glory and a testimony to this
sacrifices of a heroic people.
The seryices Sunday morning
should be well attended, especial
ly by the membership of our
church. The pastor will bring a
message that should be of great
importance to his own flock and
to all others who are present.
Only two more Sundays re
main before the pastor will leave
for his months rest, and he in
sists that these Sundays will find
his people loyal to every service.
Our congregations have held up
unusually well for the summer,
and for this spirit of loyalty we
feel grateful to o«r people. We
have not felt it our duty to mur
mer nor scold those who may be
indifferent or seemingly careless.
People can be led and not
driven, and this principle shall
ever characterize our efforts.
We have a noble band of sacri
ficing members, men and women
who seem to feel the burden and
are willing to share their duty.
Our young people are not to be
excelled anywhere; they are
ready for every duty. They
haven’t long faces nor heads
that are as fully matured as our
old people; we are glad that this
is true. They believe in having
a good time, but in such a way
as will not injure their fair name
as a Christian.
Douglas, Ga., July 20th, 1907.
Methodist Services.
All are invited to the first Sun
day’s services next Sunday in
the Sunday School Department
of the new Methodist church.
Epworth League at 10 o’clock.
Preaching at 11 o’clock.
Junior League 3-30 o’clock p.m.
Preaching at Sun Set.
As will be seen from the above
the time of the Sunday evening
service has been changed from
8 o’clock p. m. to about 6:15 as
the service will be held at sun
set, and the congregation will be
dismissed in time to get home by
dusk. This is because we have
not yet received our electric
light fixtures and then we may
continue this hour of service dur
ing the summer months if it
proves satisfactory to the con
gregation. This time of meet
ing will give the people a chance
to attend the evening worship
and yet have an evening at home
with their families.
The public is invited to all these
services next Sunday, and the
men can leave their coats at home
if they desirfe. The pastor will
preach at both services Sunday,
i or as the old preacher friend of
ours used to say “will try to try.”
Yours sincerely,
L. A. Hill.
City Court in Session.
City Court was convened here
last Monday by Judge Roan.
Solicitor Dickerson was at his
I place and the Douglas bar was
present with a number of visit
ing attorneys. There was much
business for the Court and it got
down to it at once and has done
a good weeks work for the county.
We like the way the City Court
is run and feel that is is very
valuable to Coffee county. It
more than pays the cost of oper
ating, and saves much time and
money to the county.
Among the lawyers attending
court this week were Judge Grif
fin, of Valdosta; Hendricks, of
Nashville; Padgett, of Baxley;
E. S. Fuller, of Fitzgerald; H. L.
i Lankford, of Lyons; W. G. Har
rison, of Nashville, Pafford, of
Nichols; and Moore, of Baxley.
Th 9 early part of the week
has been taken up with civil
business, the criminal docket
being reached Thursday morn
ing, a full account of which wiil
appear next week.
obtaining and sending into our
midst such a worthy teacher as
Mr. Collins. Never before have
we had a teacher that has given
perfect satisfaction all around
as he, and probably never will,
for everything has moved along
in perfect peace and sublime and
is it possible that we can get an
other that will do as much?
Every person in the entire com
munity, not only his pupils, but
all the patrons and citizens re
gretted very much to see him
leave.
He not only faithfully preform
ed his duty as a teacher, but took
an active part in everything he
come in contact with, which was
educating, uplifting and consist
ent with his creator’s will.
We can no longer tell him how
much we appreciated his presence
his help and the interest he de
voted to our welfare, but we can
still praise his worthy name as a
teacher, and citizen, and rec
commend him to any community
where he may go.
Schoolboy.
An Interesting Trip.
On last Friday, the editor, in
company with Mr. J. I. Hatfield,
went out to Friendship school
house to a school closing. There
we spent a very interesting and
pleasant day. There were a
number of short speeches made,
among the speakers being Col.
Phillip Newbern, Judge T. C.
Allen, Prof. Melvin Tanner all of
which were timely and highly
enjoyed. There was a good din
ner on the ground.
Prof. Collins has done a good
work at this place this year and
he and patrons are satisfied with
it. There has not been the least
sign of any trouble during the
whole term, and there has not
been a dissatisfied patron, some
thing unusal in a country school
or city school either. Prof. Col
lins has worked faithfully
and hard and his patrons have
stood by him and appreciated his
work. The Commencement ex
ercises were very good and the
debate by six of the young men
and children did well in the part
they played. Miss Inez Turren
tine furnished music for the oc
casion.
We are glad that we made this
trip out to this place, and it is
gratifying to see the great
improvement that is taking
place in the good county of
Coffee generally. Our school
buildings must be improved and
our school term lengthened and
the funds supplemented by local
taxation. The time has come
when local taxation is imperative
to preserve the common school
system in country districts. The
state has not and cannot appro
priate enough money to make
the schools what they should be
and it is now up to the communi
ties themselves to supplement
the state fund, thereby getting
good schools, and giving the
boys and girls of the country as
good advantages as those who
live in town.
There are several boys and
girls in this community that the
Southern Normal Institute wants
this fall. They would take a
good stand in the classes, and
can get as good advantages here
as any where and would be close
to home. Prof. E. G. Hall, the
new principal, is one of the best
teachers in the country, and they
will be able to take such boys
and girls as we found out at old
Friendship and makestudents of
them that the country will feel
proud of.
We compliment Prof. Collins
and the good people of Friend
ship for the school that they
have had this year, and trust
that they will always have as
good or better school.
He Went to Town.
We are publishing to-day a
piece of poetry that is pathetic
and true to life. It is one of
these cases where a boy and girl
were raised up to-gether, learn
ed to love each other, and he
went to town to make a fortune
with the promise that he would
return and marry the girl of his
boyhood days. In town, it will
be seen, Charlie’s head was
turned the wrong way by some
town girl and he writes to Nellie
to return his letters, &c. It’s
sad, but true, and just like some
young men will do a trusting,
loving girl.
SI.OO per Annum
Tribute of Respect.
John Washington Philips, old
est son of J. R. Philips was born
July 4, 1886, and died May 18,
1907. His funeral was preach
ed by Rev. G. A. Bartlett. He
was buried at New Hope church
by the Farmers’ Union of which
he was a member. Bro. Philips
was a consistent member of the
Wray Local Union No. 338.
He always responded cheerfully
to the demands made upon him
by the order. He will be sadly
missed: Therefore be it resolved
Ist. That in the death of Bro.
Philips, our Local has sustained
an irreparable loss.
2nd. That we bow in humble
submission to Him who doeth all
things well.
3rd. That a copy of these reso
lutions be published in the Union
News and the county papers, and
also a copy be spread upon our
Minutes.
To The Public.
In reply to Sheriff Ricketson’s
letter of last weeks issue I feel
it my duty to reply to same. Re
plying to same I have served a
good many papers and served
them as I though Deputy Sheriff.
I guess I am one of the parties
he has reference to, as he said in
his notice there is several parties
that claim to be Deputies. While
I signed these papers as deputy I
am sure I thought I had a legal
right to do so. Had I not thought
so, I am sure I would have taken
up my commission with W. P.
Ward as an official officer (which
I have done since his notice to
the public) therefore I take this
method of putting my self before
the public to explain my position
in the matter. Sheriff Ricketson
asked me to serve some papers
for him, and I asked him would it
be legal for me to serve them and
he said yes, the same oath I was
under would be binding this is
why I have signed them as Dep
uty.
Yours very truly,
J. E. Shaw.
To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that on or
about Feb. Ist, 1907 J. E. Shaw
and Dave Ricketson was at my
store. Ricketson gave Shaw some
papers to serve and Shaw asked
Ricketson would it be legal for
him to serve them and Ricketson
said the same oath you are under
will hold good. Shaw said he
would serve them.
Signed this June the 28th, 1907.
W. S. Lewis,
Attested before G. F. McCranie
N. P.
Commends the Sheriff*
Dear Editor: Allow me space
in your valuable paper to com
mend the Sheriff and his col
leagues for the noble fighc they
are making to stamp out gam
bling in this county, and most
particularly, may God bless them
for their hard and desperate
struggle they had at Nichols to
overthrow that devil’s den of
gamblers. God bless and help
our Sheriff and his men to go on
and on until the last one of the
gamblers and other lawless ones
shall be brought to justice and
reformation.
Yours,
T. G. Eaddy.
Baker’s Still, July 15th.