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BAPTISTS RALLY
TO STATE WORK
Big Meeting—Millions For Missions—Mobilized For An
other Victory—Great Day September 24th.
Spencer B. King.
Georgia Baptists are a raighty host.
'There are over 300,000 of them in
■Georgia. They are militant Christians
and their records are rich with the
stories of good deeds and great gifts
for the salvation and betterment of
the people of our State.
Big Meetings Now On
The annual meetings of the District
Associations are perhaps the most in
teresting meetings of the year with
Georgia Baptists. To these Associa
tions the churches of each district
■send messengers with reports of the
year’s work and to these meetings
come the representatives of the many
Baptist interests, missionary, educa
tional and eleemosynary, preachers
and speakers of renown and ability,
who add much to the interest of the
occasion.
The people come from all the coun
try round about, in wagons, buggies,
automobiles and Fords. Solemn mes
sengers bearing with dignity their
commissions from their churches ;
eager, bright-eyed men and women,
who anticipate the annual pleasure
of meeting their kinsfolk and friends,
for these Associations are great so
cial a* well as religious occasions,
and not a few boys and girls “a'court
ing bent,” for the destiny of many a
Baptist couple has dated from the
meeting of the Baptist Association.
Georgia's Debt To Baptists.
The State of Georgia owes the Bap
tist people a great debt because of
their consistent championship of the
elemental principles of democracy
and religious liberty. They are the
original Democrats, spiritual Demo
crats, and they have ever stood unwa
veringly for religious liberty, the in
tegrity of the individual, the freedom
of the soul, the sovereignty of God,
the separation of Church and State,
knd the education and uplift of our
people. In the early days Baptist
aicn and women suffered sore per
secution and some of them even laid
down their lives in defense of the
fundamental principles and privileges
of humanity.
They have contributed millions in
men and money to the religious prog
ress of Georgia by their aggressive
missionary propaganda. In the pio
neer days the itinerant Baptist
preacher with his horse, his saddle
bags and his Bible pushed his way in
to every nook and corner of this great
State, proclaiming his message of
salvation and righteousness. In the
'ast fifty years since the Baptists
lave been more definitely organized,
hey have maintained missionaries,
avangelists and teachers, who have
ireached and taught, built church
louses in needy sections where the
ause was weak, planted and developed
■.hutches and advanced every good
tause that would bring men to a
knowledge of God and establish right
within the State. This is
what they term “State Missions” and
luring the months of Sept, and Oct.
he Baptist churches of Georgia are
:alled on to make devoted and gener
ous contributions to State Missions,
t worthy investment where religion
md patriotism join hands.
Our State is also much indebted to
he Baptists for great educational ad
antages. These people have always
tood for an open book and an un
ettered mind. Their educational prop
rty today is worth more than two
aillion dollars. Belonging immedi
tely to the Baptist organization are
lercer University at Macon, Bessie
Tift College for women at Forsyth,
-ight secondary or high schools, and
he Mary P. Willingham training
chool for mountain girls at Blue
tidge. In addition to these there
J re a number of mountain schools
upported by their Home Mission
’.oard and a number of other strong
idependent Baptist institutions, such
h Shorter College at Rome, Cox Col
age at College Park and the La
range Female College at LaGrange.
In benevolent work these Baptists
re not lagging. They support more
lan 250 orphans in a home at Hape
ille and have an efficient Hospital in
.tlanta.
A Good Man Gone
In their various meetings Georgia
iaptists will sadly miss the familiar
>rm and voice of Dr. H. R. Ber
ard, who passed away on August
jfith. For nearly half a century he
;ad been active in the work of this
reat denomination, having participat
j i n many of their most effective ad
-3 nee movements.
He was a man of varied talents and
■cperience —a teacher, a merchant,
railroad manager, a preacher and
a editor, but the crown of his life
ork was the service he rendered as
i official of his denomination. He
..'as recognized by Baptists as an au
\ority on law and order and efficien
/ in denominational affairs and he
4 as the originator of the “Schedule”
v which the Baptist churches make
L.jr offerings to all causes today,
ir nine years he had been auditor
; the Georgia Baptist Mission Board.
As a Christian his sympathies were
broad as the multitude of God’s
fcildren. As a Baptist he was un
vervingly true to the principles of
is faith. Many had differed with
m in his day, but none had ever
jestioned his goodness. His was a
bite soul. His last message was,
;he Lord reigns. Be faithful. It
i worth while.”
Mil!io:i3 For Missions
The L.’p'i-■■i people are essentially
missionary. Their fundamental task
i 3 to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ
and to save the lost. They have stood
like granite against everything that
smacked of ecclesiasticism or religious
hierarchy. Their leaders have ever
been earnest, self sacrificing, independ
ent preachers who have gone every
where preaching the Word.
Last year all the Baptists of the
South gave $2,019,821.00 for all mis
sions—the greatest record they have
ever made in their history. They re
cently raised nearly $200,000.00 to pay
their Foreign Mission debt. Georgia
Baptists had a large and noble part
in the record-breaking record, and this
year they have set themselves the task
of raising $300,000.00 for education, be
nevolence and missions.
State Missions is the immediate
task and interest of Georgia Baptists.
State Missions is Baptist mission
work in Georgia, and Sept, and Oct.
are the harvesting or rallying months
in which this great people make large
offerings to this worthy cause. Their
slogan, “Redeem Georgia,” has been
sounded from Rabun Gap to Tybee
Light and the mighty host of these in
dependent, Bible-loving, God-fearing
folk is being moved by the clarion call
of this great cry to rally as never be
fore to the support of their mission
work in Georgia.
The double appeal cf Christian duty
and State patriotism is kindling the
fires of their zeal and leading them to
give support to the groat task of meet
ing the religious and moral needs of
dear old Georgia. No Baptist church
can turn a deaf ear to this appeal and
be worthy of its name. The pressure
of other interests has caused this work
to be somewhat neglected in recent
years. But these Baptists are the kind
that “come back” and from all reports
they are now determined to again give
their Georgia work first place, not for
any selfish reason, but because they
realize that it is primary and funda
mental to the success of every other
worthy interest.
Rallying To A New Leader.
Last year Georgia Baptists made a
change in missionary leadership when
they elected Dr. Arch C. Cree as Cor.
Sec. & Treas. of their Mission Board.
This was no experiment. He was
neither unknown nor untried, for, pre
vious to accepting this office, he had
been pastor of some of the leading
churches of the South and the Enlist
ment Secretary of the Home Mission
Board.
Dr. Alex. Bealer in writing last
year of Dr. Cree said, “In all of these
places he has demonstrated his abil
ity to handle big movements and to
lead men in doing great things for
God, . . . Without doubt the greatest
task that has ever confronted Dr. Cree
is the one in which he is now en
gaged. . . . He has already demon
strated that he is the man for the
place. As a young man he had splen
did business training. . . . The clar
ion call of the Board under the new
leader is ‘Redeem Georgia,’ and with
this end in view Dr. Cree has begun
his work and pitched his program for
victory.”
Many problems and handicaps con
fronted the new Secretary when he
was called to this work. But imme
diately upon entering the work he ef
fected readjustments and economies
in administration that helped re
duce the expenditures of last year
about $10,000.00, as compared with the
year before; and he is instituting fur
ther economies that will add to effi
ciency and in time save thousands
more. As a result of his businesslike
policies Georgia Baptists have great
confidence in his administration.
Dr. Cree is a man of untiring energy
and executive ability. The late Dr.
Bernard said of him that “he could
ride three different trains going in
four different directions at the same
time. He can do three men’s work any
old day; but, even then, he has to go
home and turn somersaults to get tired
enough to sleep.”
Mobilized For Victory
Since his election, in addition to the
heavy executive work of his office, Dr.
Cree has traveled over 40,000 miles and
delivered over 300 addresses. He is
now busy going the rounds of the As
sociational meetings and is rallying his
Baptist people and mobilizing the forces
for another victory in the great tasks
of Georgia Baptists. Growing out of
the plans and program which he has
projected, the leading pastors and lay
men of many of the Associations have
been organized into teams of two or
more to visit the Baptist churches of
the State, to duplicate the message
and mission of their leader and to ral
ly the great Georgia Baptist host for
another triumph in the State work this
Fail. The devoted Baptist women
through their Mission Societies are
also rallying to the State Mission task.
Forty thousand dollars must be raised
for State Missions in Sept, and Oct.
Nearly this much was raised last Sept,
and Oct. So victory is confidently
looked for.
A Great Day: Sept 24th.
Sunday, Sept. 24th, will be a red-let
ter day in the annals of the Baptists of
Georgia. It is State Mission Day in the
Sunday Schools and also State-Wide,
Go-To-Sur.day School Day for Georgia
Baptists. The aim set for the day is
a quarter of a million pupils in attend
ance upon the Sunday Schools and a
total contribution by the schools of
$15,000.00 for State Missions. All of the
Baptist people of Georgia and their
many friends, who are not members of
other Sunday Schools, are cordially in
vited and urged to attend the Baptist
Sunday Schools on that day. Remem
i ter the date. Be sure to attend.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. Sept. 23 1916
Notice!
CORN, MARTIN & COMPANY
All parties indebted to the old firm
of Corn, Martin & Company, which
has been dissolved are hereby notified
to come in and make settlement with
John A. Corn who now represents
'Dickey & Martin in their new business.
All notes due the old company must be
paid to save cost and further trouble.
These notes are at the citizens Bank,
Douglas, Ga. The new firm of Dickey
& Martin will have plenty of stock of
the same high class as heretofore at
the same old stand. Come and see
us before you trade.
DICKEY & MARTIN,
By Jno. A. Corn.
Missions Abroad
And At Home
Let us look out upon the fields that
are white unto harvest, and in this
high hour of opportunity let us say:
“If God will show me any thing that
I can do for the redemption of the
world that I have not thought about
or attempted, I pledge Him I will un
dertake it now. For I cannot, I dare
not go up to the judgement until I
have done my utmost to extend His
glory throughout the whole wide
world.” If you made that pledge to
God today what would it mean in your
life?
Hundreds of thousands of Indians
in South America have never had the
gospel preached to them in any form.
These constitute a tremendous appeal
to the Christian Church. What will
we think when we see them in the
judgment day if they point their finger
at us and say: “You were our con
temporaries. Whay did you not tell
us the good news?”
“As I visited a number of the differ
ent mission stations and saw the work
that is being done, I just wished that
everybody could come and see it to.
If people in America only realized the
good that is accomplished, they would
take a greater interest in missions
than ever before,” says Miss Delia N.
Battles, a new Methodist missionary
who recently arrived in K'orea.
A young artist painted the picture
of a forlorn woman and child battling
with the storm. The suggestion rous
ed his passion, he laid aside his palette
and brush, and exclaimed, “I must go
t) the lost and not merely paint them!”
From the city’s slums he went to
Africa with the feeling that he was
going to that part of the world where
men seemed to be most hopelessly
lost. These few bold strokes set ir
relief th e career of Bishop Tucker of
Ugangda.
On Monday P. M. the regular mid
month business meeting of the Mis
sionary Society met in the Methodist
Church. Mrs. Avery Moore president
in the chair. Reports from different
departments called for. A church
wide campaign was inaugurated to en
list new members in our society. A
committee was appointed whose dutj
it shall be to see all available members
They visit you hoping to show you the
joy of service and the privalige of
helping Him win the world.
After some discussion it was decid
ed that we begin our Mission study
course first of October, Mrs. George
Stanton our leader being authorized to
order the books at once. We shall
study first, “South-Ameriean Neigh
bors” by Homer C. Stuntz. This new
mission study text book on South
America contains a complete survey
of commerce, society, government, re
ligion and education in South America,
This book was written after the close
of the Panama Congress and includes
the investigations and reeomendations
of that historic gathering.
Mrs. H. M. MORRISON,
Publicity Supt.
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SCHAFER BAKERY, INC.
Savannah, Ga.
September 14, 1916.
Dear Sir:-
So many of our customers have
expressed a preference for a 5c and
10c loaf even though somewhat small
er, that we have decided to make con
cession, and henceforth the NU-DO
and Twin NU-DO will be billed at the
usual prices—4c and 8c with the cus
tomary discount. We will bill all
bread at these prices hereafter, the
wrapped and the unwrapped.
Very truly yours,
SCHAFER BAKERY, INC.
By H. L. CARTER.
Why sell your cotton in the country,
when you can obtain better results by
shipping to The John Flannery Com
pany, Savannah, Ga.
NOTICE.
Just received a car load of the best
Brood Mares and Tennessee Mules
that has been shipped to Douglas ir
years. If in the market for a good
mule or Brood mare, it will pay you
to look this lot over, before buying
or trading, I will sell or trade and
can save you money if in the market,
I will sell for cash or credit and will
do my part in pleasing you in each
mule or horse. Make my barn your
headquarters when in town.
J. S. LOTT.
A MAN NEEDED MONEY BADLY ONE DAY*
HIS WIFE ASKED HIM-HOW MUCH;
HE TOLD HER; SHE WROTE HIM A CHECK
FOR THE AMOUNT. SHE HAD PUT MONEY
IN THE BANK, AND SAVED HER HUSBAND
FROM BUSINESS FAILURE
A woman witn a bank account makes a better com
oanion; she gets interested in her husband’s affairs; sh
mows where money comes from and where it goes, and
he takes mighty good care that it goes as far as possible
the can save you trouble and MONEY. Give HER a
ink account!
Make OUR bank YOUR bank.
We pay 5 per cent interest.
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