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iring for weeks, and
an innocent young
Talk about groaning
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iness along this line
women get out their
;ts and trunks filled
ings which have been
;d for this occasion,
chicken, baked chick
ham, pork, beef, mut
fleu and otherwise ;
itato pudding, potato
thout end, peach and
pies, strap pies, "kiv
ered” pies, biscuits,
le bread, fresh coun
ts, preserves, pickles,
nade and coffee; and
igs too numerous to
that will make your
ings the women have
lat dinner on the
everybody is too full
iren though five thou
been fed, there are
all left, enough to feed
multitude. These Bap
al, if anything,
of the day’s services
nd visitors are par
; the people who live
to enjoy Georgia hos
itint. In wagons, bug
nd machines, they go
; miles to spend the
?s of their hosts,
ition And Purpose
irmed these associa
vgxH are strange bits of ecclesiastical
Machinery. They have no authority to
legislate for, nor to direct, the church
-i*' composing them. They are the
creatures, not the creators, of the
Lurches; the servants, not the rulers.
Cach individual Baptist is a spiritual
democrat owing allegiance in spiritual
uatters only to his Lord. The church
to which he belongs is an independent
iody, having but one law to govern it,
•&e law of the New Testament; and
one great purpose, to win men
to God. This is the faith and prac
<*ce of every well-regulated Baptist
tad, of course, every well-regulated
.•fcptist chiugjL
delegates,- or
EDBIG MEETINGS
bts Mission Day In Sunday School Oct. 3
Bsaler.
aggressive work in the year that is
to come. They are, “Simon pure,”
unterrified and uuterrifiable Spiritual
Democrats.
Thomas Jefferson Studied Baptists
it is claimed by Baptist historians
that Thomas Jefferson studied the
practices and principles of the Bap
tists and that in consequence he mod
elled the government of the United
States after the constitution of a little
Baptist Church in the mountains of
Virginia.
It requires no stretch of the imag
ination to see the Baptist practice and
principle running like a scarlet thread
from one end of this democratic gov
ernment to the other. There is the
individual citizen over against the in
dividual church member, the commun
ity corresponding to the local church,
the county matching the district asso
ciation, the State government side by
side with the State Convention and
the Congress of the Nation paralleling
the general Convention of the denomi
nation.
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A Story Of Progress To Be Told
Within the next two months about
one hundred of these associations will
meet in Georgia. There the people
will be told what they have accom
plished through their various mission
ary, educational and eleemosynary or
ganizations. It is a story of remark
able progress. In 1900 there were 190,-
000 white Baptists in the State of
Georgia and they had 2,000 churches.
That year they raised for missions
the sum of $42,244.00. The figures for
last year show that there are now in
Georgia 2,500 churches with a member
ship of 300,000. Last year they rais
ed for home purposes and for mis
sions $1,250,000.00 —a positively mar
velous advance in the space of one and
a half decades.
The Baptists of Georgia have made
great strides in education. They own
educational institutions worth more
than $2,000,000.00. Belonging immedi
ately to the State Convention are Mer
cer University at Macon, and Bessie
Tift College for women at Forsyth, to
gether with eight secondary or high
schools. In addition to these there
are Shorter College at Borne, Cox Col
lege at College Park, and the La-
Grange Female College, all Baptists,
but not the immediate property of the
Convention.
Besides they own and operate the
Orphans’ Home at Hapeville and the
Baptist Hospital at Atlanta.
DR. J. J. BENNETT,
The Old Secretary.
A Beloved Leader Who Will Be Missed
The Mission Board of the Georgia
Baptist Convention, located at Atlanta,
is charged with the duty of encourag
ing and directing the raising and ex
penditure of money for missions and
for educational purposes. When the
associations meet the brethren will be
greatly encouraged by the reports that
will be made. These reports will show
remarkable progress in the face of
great drawbacks within and without.
For eighteen months Dr. J. J. Ben
nett, who was the leader of the mis
sion work, has been laid aside by ill
ness; but the feeling of individual
responsibility among the leading
church members has helped to keep
up the interest in the work, and there
has not been so much of a let-down
as might have occurred. Few men of
his age have possessed the personal
magnetism of Joe Bennett, and few
men have aroused his people to make
such heroic efforts for advancing the
cause of Christ. He will be greatly
missed at the associational meetings
at which he was always a more than
welcome visitor.
A new leader has been called to this
work as Sec. and Treas. of the Geor
gia Baptist Convention, in the person
of Dr. Arch C. Cree. He will be heard
with interest and enthusiasm at many
of the associational meetings in the
next few weeks urging his people to
go on to still greater achievements in
the future. The campaign for Stjyf
Missions is already on and Geufl
Baptists are rallying lo
r Sta l <• M ' "!■ •!'
A Great
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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA., OCTOBER 2, 1915
AMBROSE NEWS NOTES.
Mr. C. A. Fretwell, of Fitzgerald,
! was among the business callers at
Ambrose Tuesday.
Mrs. A. J. Foxworth and little son
are visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. Y.
Touchton, of Howell, Ga.
Messrs. Woodruff, M, J. Ferguson
and I. H. Philips motored to Douglas
Friday afternoon on business.
Mr. R. J. Vibbert spent several days
first of the week in Augusta on bus
iness
We are sorry to state that Mrs.
Lester Day, of Route 1, is in Douglas
sick at the hospital. We hope for
her an early recovery.
Mr. Pafford, of Waycross, has, ac
cepted the position as cashier of The
Merchants Bank at this place.
Mrs. R. S. Norris and children were
recent visitors with relatives of Fitz
gerald.
Messrs. T. B. Harper and J. I. Bais
den, of Route 2, were transacting bus
iness in town Wednesday.
We regret to note that Mr. Pafford
is on the sick list this week. We
trust that his sickness will not last
long.
Mrs. Sarah (Grandma) Foxworth
is visiting with relatives and friends
of Douglas.
Mr. Charlie Towers, of Broxton
was here attending to business Tues
day.
Mr. R. S. Norris was in Douglas
-mingling with friends and attending
to business Tuesday.
Messrs. Dennis Vickers, Jr., and M.
C. Jowers, of Route 1, were in town
Wednesday.
Uncle Jim, it was Mr. S. D. Philips,
of Wray, that subscribed for The En
terprise for his sister, Mrs. M. R.
Jowers. Mr. J. .J. Philips of this
place says he does not need any help
to keep up with Uncle Jim.
Mr. A. J. Foxworth spent Saturday
night in Douglas with relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Day were week
end visitors with relatives of Route 1.
Mr. J. A. Royal, of near Fitzgerald,
was here last week visiting with rel
atives.
Mr. J. R. Young was in Osierfield
Monday calling on relatives and
friends.
Work on the bank building is pro
gressing nicely. We presume that
the building will be completed at an
early date.
Mr. B. S. Royal was in Douglas
Friday afternoon, and accompanied
his wife and baby horns.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Vickers, Sr.
and children motored to Fitzgerald
Tuesday.
Mr. W. V. Brown, of Wray, Route
2, has accepted a position as clerk
with W. T. Royal & Co., of this place.
Dr. I. W. Moorman was among the
business visitors to Fitzgerald Mon
day.
Mr. J. L. Young, of Douglas, was a
business prospector here Tuesday.
Mr. J. S. Brown spent Monday night
in Fitzgerald with relatives.
Mr. Evans, of Douglas, delivered
an address here Saturday in behalf of
the Farmers’ Union.
Mr. Woodruff attended to business
matters in Douglas Tuesday.
Mr. R. O. Lee, of Waycross, was
among the business callers to Am
brose on Wednesday.
Mr. Daniel Vickers has bought an
automobile. Suppose he will lay the
horse and buggy aside for awhile.
There is a nice present at our store
for every boy and girl in the neigh
borhood. The MAJESTIC man
brought them an will expect all of
the children to visit him and receive
their gifts, on Tuesday between 3 and
5 in the afternoon. Watt-Holmes
Hardware Company.
NOTICE.
I have for rent 20 one-horse and
10 two and three-horse farms. Good
houses, lands and mules. Will rent
Sure Rent, or Half Crop. Apply at
once, white or colored.
B. H. TANNER,
Fales, Georgia.
It is very seldow that one receives
something for nothing, but if you will
visit our SPECIAL MAJESTIC DEM
ONSTRATION during the week be
ginning October 4, we will
how '•< obtain v
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Fall Announcement
As we are in our New Home where I
have more room, our stock of goodAl
fall is larger than ever. "I
SHOES FOR CHILDREN
We have the best Solid Leather Shoes and the
Assortment ever shown in Douglas. None b
school wear, at prices that will please yoj
BARNES & COMPANY
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Our line of Shoes was never better. Patents,
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DRESS GOOj
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than ever before. Silks and M
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