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CRAWFORDVILLE, GEORGIA, ‘FRIDAY, AUGUST 23,1889.
SUNDAY SHCOOLS
HOLD A BIG CONVENTION,
At Messena—Full Report to the
DEMOCRAT.
The Sunday School convention of
the Norwood circuit according to ap
pointment. convened at Messena, Aug.
7th. The day was fair and -pleasant
and about 800 people gathered to enjoy
the exercises of the day, and to take
part in the big dinner, which the good
people of Messena had prepared. The
Convetion was held in a most appro
prate place, at the church, under a
large and delightful arbor built from
the piazza of the church.
The exercies of tho day opened at
9 o’clock. The Convention was called
to order and presided over by vice-pres¬
ident VV“. II, Cooper, of Norwood; the
congregation opened the programme
by singing “Glory Hallelujah” after
which the Scripture lesson was read
and prayer offered by Rev. F. P.
Brown, of Warren county. The reg¬
ular order of the exercises was then
taken up. The first thing in order
was.the enrolling of delegates.
y Jegates from Raytown Schools:
E/'t. Hoore, MissTommie Moore
y Aharon: 1 is Pearl MersJy.u. >
J. R. Kendrick, Dr. L. R.
rown, E. L. Duckworth, Misses
'ToSrnett, ary .p.avidson, and Lee Kendrick.
was not represented.
Ebenezer: P. M. Hill, E. T. Byrd,
Misses E. Y. Jackson, Hattie Wright,
and Annie Hill.
Norwood; J. A. Spu'gga, R. L. John¬
son, A. H. S. Andersou, J. W. Ham
mack, J. C. Evans, Misses Coshv
Seale, Eva Shurley, Mittie D. Heath,
Mamie Pilcher, and Lucy Hall.
Macedonia was not represented as a
school.
Meseena: Misses Elina Smith. Mu
mie Cart lodge, Pearl Graitani. Ailtli-*
Reviere, and Mary /l% v '"^’ ^hu.w
W®i.t
Dennis school, organized this year by
Dr. W. II. Pilcher on an independent
plan in Stagall district be allowed in
the convention accept in an official
way.
Daniel Dennis delegates; G. A.
Duckworth, B. L. Reese, A. R. Den¬
nis, Misses Sailie Davis, Lillian Duck¬
worth, and Rosie L. Reese.
Just after the enrolling of the dele¬
gates the following resolution was
introduced by E. T. Moore:
Resolved, tiiat all S. S. superinten¬
dents, local preachers and exhorters
and all persons present beloning lo
other schools, without respect to de
nominotion be invited to seats with us,
and that the privileges and courtesies
of this convention be extended them.
Carried.
Master Ira Ivey, of Messena school,
then delivered the address of welcome
in a most pleasing and happy style, as¬
suring the convention that they were
most cordially welcome to their hearts
and all the good thing! they had pre¬
pared for them. Responded to by
E. T. Mocre, of Raytown, in a very
appropriate and eloquent address
which was received with applause.
Song by congregation and the reports
of the different schools was then call—
ed for:
Raytown: E. T. Moore, supt. No.
of scholars on roll 70, average attend¬
ance 50, officers and teachers 10.
Song books used, “Triumphant
Songs,” use the Southern Methodist
literature. School in a flourishing
condition.
Sharon: L. M. Thompson, Supt.,
organized .July, 1889, 40 names on roll,
ayerage attendance 40, officers and |
teachers 6; well supplied w itb
Southern Methodist litorature, songs
books used “Gospel Hymus no. Book;! 5,”
and the Methodist Hyrn i
school in good working order. j
Ebenezer: F. M. Harrison, Supt.
No. of scholars 45, average attendance
25, officers and teachers 7, use Metho
(list literature. Collections for con
vention year 89,00.
Mksskna: J. C. Johnson, Supt.
No. of Scholars oa roll 107, average
attendance 40. officers and teachers 8;
amount of money raised this year by
school S17.22, use Southern Methodist,
litature, school in good condition:|Song
books used ‘-rrayerand Braise.”
Norwood: Dr. N. M. Darden,
Supt. No. Scholars on roll 104, aver
age attendance 00, officers and teach
e. s 10; amount money raised this yeai
824.65, song books used “Gospel
H in No. 5.” School in good condi
Some accessions to church
llp l jigh its instrumentality.
\NiRL, Dennis: I)r. W. II.
Pilflier, Supt. No. Methodist Scholars
30, overage attendance good; school in
P r *[tie working order, organized this
use Southern Methodist litera
tuPsand 1 "No. 5 Gospil Hymns”’ song
\ )l} I 3.
ter all the reports of different
8C ;j ds were handed in, the regular
ex j isos of each School was taken up.
ih proved v%ry interesting and
Wt ; J Jyorth the good patience of the
C ( relation
’
shown Scnool exercises:
Rayt] wn ^ h0ol not bei „ K fully repre _
sente [, filled their place on the pro
gnun tie ( i by sin&ftig that'beautiful song,
"Lea I sweetly on Jesus.”
8 |! ^l-on School exercises: Consisted
in sinl; na , aU( } a most excellent ad
(ires! olivered by Dr. L. It. Brown,
011 t pubject of Sunday school ac
merits in all its bearings. lie
t *> first its origin followed its
pi :ss, and in words that displayed
di bought and research told of its
agents,
®er Sunday School exercises
core I’iu singing by Urn school tin#
tin: .. e 8'ils a one; the sing- .
inn- vllif saar ** !t an<1 ,m,ch e ,s -> oyed
’
1 < *t-V Dennis exercises were good
and iliQ Uiil h enjoyed and we might- add
that Uvas the Banner School, as
no othei Ptehool had a banner. The
Banner yas borne aloft by our worthy
friend .VI, l A . u> Dlnni3i who waH M _
lected "i,, v unanimous U vote vote of or the the
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sc 1 I he exercises consisted in
so! M: l a recitation. The recitation
w. I the "Maiden Martyr” and
wa pfiilly rendered by Miss Julia
Les|! I Augusta, an honorary mem
ber | is Oiiilel Denni. School. It
was » Ibrodbction and ‘ Miss ‘ Lester ‘
in jnd't.on of same appeared ,
gra i and displayed-wonderful
lowers, well developed,
lien rendered by the
Jr^si
i\ E., 6f' ^Augusta lystvle district, under
most in' hs pi Mr Gofer
the U,e ins ^ t ion ion of or tke tive large large crowd crowd that that
bad gain,/(d to hear him, handled
his subject with good effect. II is sub
ject warn "8. S. Work,” and its rela
tion announced to tine church . Mr. Cooper then
I..,™.,.si dinner, which met the
hearty , Dinnetf 4 approval was served of all in the grove
around Never tx|fore tjbe chinch was there and in so many abundance, good
tilings spread around Messena church,
If any ope failed to get dinner It was
not the fault of the Messena people.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 1:30
o’clock, , , and , resumed . ,, the programme
by singiiig No. 83 “Joy andGladness.”
Norwood exercises were the first in
order, arid were somewhat on tho same
order of the other schools, exeicises.
Consisting of de^umation by Master
Elmo MfSSengalo Duet by Miss An
nie Chejwly and Miss Bettio Seale.
Recitation . .. , by Miss ... Mlttie ... .. Delle „
Heath; finging by the school and the
little chidren alone. The recitation
by Miss Mittie Heath was exception¬
ally fine md interesting, a i?d iri ren
dciing iljshe fully sustained her for¬
mer reputation as a fine elocutionist.
The Mjissena exercises was the last
on the irogramme but not by any
meam iltf least interesting; the exer¬
cise* con*»ted mainly of music and
sing rig a«d to say the least of it the
singing was good. All the exercises of
the ichocls being over, the regular
busi >ess ( f the convention win taken
up. Firs’ was the election of officers,
for eisuirg you, which resulted as
follcws- Ley. W. 11. Cooper, Norwood
Pre‘. Mr F M- Hill, Dr. W. II.
Pilfer, E f. Moore, of Itraytown, 1.
2, i-d J V -cc Presidents. J: O. Evans,
Sef- J- Q■ Johnson, Asst. Dr. L. R.
Brwn, of, Sharon, a d E. T. Moore,
of Raytown, were * lected Sunday
Schol Lecturers of the Norwood cir¬
cuit
ftsoIcMon were next in order:
Irsolred 1st; That in the future it
wijhe the fixed custom to su pport the
Supay School Convention by Basket
dliters, instead of holding be held the resjxmsi- com
nH yty dinner where it by may F. M. Harrison, !
bUfor ,
Ca*ed. ;
■ solved2nd; That the stiecial j
ikaofthis convention is hereby
.dered lev M. J. Gofer, the S. s.
.
A’’ ■. for lls ajipropriate address be- !
foi the coivention t'slay, by J. It.
KLdricle,7»rn( d. j
Resolved 3rd; That the thanks of
the convention is hereby tendered the
citizens of Messena and surounding
county for the ample repast set before
us for the tnnerinan and also for the
splendid arbor and seats made ready
for the comfort of the convention,
signed; W. II. Pilcher. Carried.
Resolved 4th; That a committe of
8, one from each school of tho Nor¬
wood circuit be appointed by this con¬
vention to confer with a committee of
8 from tho Warrenton circuit with
the view to uniting the two circuits in
Sunday School work and selecting a
suitable place foi holding an annual
Sunday School convention. Signed, J.
D. Pilcher. Carried.
Resolved , 5fch. That tho procediugs
of t his convention he placed on record
in minute hook and published in the
Crawford vill e Democrat and Warren
-ton Clipper Signed, J.C. Evans, Carried.
The convention then ajourned to
meet in Sharon, Go., next year, in
Burning up the whole convention it
was a grand success and a most en¬
joyable occassion.
J. C. Evans, Sect.
Written for tho Democrat
Uncle Sambos Goat Hide.
Uncle Sambo was a darkey of many
winters, the frost of time having gathered
its self around Ills scalp had tumodJdiose
0,lce dark kinks in to curls of snowy
wl,itft ‘ he loved to
nai rate the events of his life to Ned, his
ne j )bow One bright Sumer morning, just
as the arorarof morn had Illuminated in
Splendor the oriental horizon, Ned stepped
from the door of his cabin to visit tho ob
scuro little cottage a few rods distant
which was the homo of Uncle Sambo.
0,1 Uis ftrrlvul ’ he was " 1(4t >>.v unde Sambo
and seated, their conversation commcncoa
Bsusal aboat the pre80,lfc ' nml ,l <h ' iHwl
bacJ?WiU(1 Well unde Sauilgi commenced,
-‘Now, we are having some baautiufl
weather aint we?” “Well” responded
Uucle Sambo, "Is pretty far wedd fur dor
time of dgr yore; and I was jos tolling my
old oman dat dis lnornln minded me oh
.!» ,1„. „,t ,o„l ....... ...... I
was youn K RPrUrhtlv.” "1 don’t
surpose,” interrupted Ned, "that times
aroa!U o gather like they use to be?" "No
„1," conti„„,-,i "dey aint
wid folks, I know,] sWfeLso bln er
mlty man in my 1 tiu^
-^Jj
W< ! * :U,I)0 ’ you
8 T '"""7 , 1V"'*u
to what dar was den en I kan’t er count
fur it. Every generashlon gits fudder and
fudderer from do mark en, I jist believes
its high Hbing and odycatlon,” "1 don’t
believe tliat uncle Sambo, hut there Is a
{treat disparity between the present and
the pant, l’o.oplo do not have in this day
the fun they use to have " "No sah,”
responded uncle Sambo, as quick as the
twinkling of an eye as though tlio expros
sion bad brightened some Interesting
event of his youth. "I members well oh
der fun wo use ter hab en plenty ov It too,
,no ony 0,10 m « n would shake or stick at
squar’ly, sich as rldcu young mules, en
"* t,e 1 ‘ M yclli,, « 8 ’ cv,!ry
thing that we could stradle. i done so
muoh UIJ (l!lt until I ,-r
it der hole god blest night long.
"I rekeilects one night I driinp WUf»0
er ridin Marse Yancy’s big billy goat en I
maglna ted I hail er wun oh d.-r power
fulest times oh enj nigger hibin. Dat all
bapun In my mid night slumbers. So
“<>mln 1 gin lei think er bout my
dream en see if i could disklver sornpen
'
bout its meanon> aUcrvvlli | (! , Jwt(! nil>
ter der conclusion dat I was calledter ride
Marse Yancy’s big goat, an I spected dat dis
was der way 1 was ter coinince some great
wark fur det better-mint ov dor t world,
specially der black uns; being er preacher
er sornpen dat sort, but I dont believes dat
now Ned, but as I was goen ter
tell yer. I studld er bout dis call er
while it seem ter git der hole control of
me, en I jest made it up in my mi rut ter
obey dat call wid out er don’t, so goes up
ter Marse Yancy’s lot under first animul
I seed was dis Old goat, en lie looked jest
like be had bin called too, but 1 done
made up in my mind long of den dat I was
not gone ter lie haffulcd in dat ar way, I
jist walked right in ter der lot and
rueer bridle. J Wrought ter my self its
best for ter not try nos,del der fust time
fur, I didn't know whedder I would had
der time ter take keer ov it er not. Well
1 had er right smart rueuss fo I could
bridel him, but der rekerly I fix him an
deri I pared to git on dat auinill’s back’’
”1 guess,” interrupted Ned, “that aion
there the fun commenced. "Well" resumeg
uncle Sambo, "Ittwurnt no fun to no un
but dem wliar wusrit on dat ar fetched
goat’s hack, en der wu»nt nun on dar
but Hambo, en part der ov time tie was
potty high in der elements I give you my
word fur it. 1 hadnt bin on dat goats
back long fo I Hie nt my pinion bout dis
yore eallin on dat goat, will swar he was
dar devilisbist goat dat I ey.ir straddled,
hot I say stayed dar, sich stay ez it wi-,
be run under dar big cattle, and jump
over der little uns. It wusnt no sich time
. 1 ov d n,, »P having. ^ Mars yancy, com.:
down dar duirng dat rWcn frolic en loud,
Hey, Sambo, havin some fun dis morning
** r»r" No «ali I <ay; but (U yore goat
Ttrms: $ 1 . 50 , In Advane*.
NO. 34.
dog gone his cats, has habin er time en (
Mnrser, can yer, ketch dis yero goat cn
let me git off ov him cn rest ir while
Ketch hold ov your bridle rain on stop
him yere self; sey ho, jist like I had dar
time ter spar ter tor n dat goat’s neck er
lose. It was in dar Suyuner time en yer
mor know dar spnrienca 1 had will dar
loose dirt. I gin ter come ter der ‘elusion
by dis time dat I had nebor bin called ter
no sioli work as dat do old goat made fur
or low ponce In dar fence en den*whln I
got skeered fur 1 dldnt no VVInir ho was
goneter stop at whig lie hit dar road he
hit it or Ilyin, en der dust was or mity
time ;it scorn, on 1 was most outovbreff
1 gin tor feel like I had answered whin
I wttsnt called, reVerly he struch cr hi
snd bed en commenced bowing up bowlnS
up in his back like er rain bow twill it did
seom like I was on er p'nco not bigof dan
foot stool- Presently he made er dickense
overjump and off 1 went lu der soud
er bout two feets d” ep, fur two hours at
dat I don’t ovtlrat turned up nor wlmt
turned down, but when 1 got tor my self
dat goat was er stand on ter one side er
called ov me, er gin, but Nud l neber payd
no mo ter tion tor der yer callous dat yer
dream er bout. Mo sail,” "Well I must
go. Good evehig uucle Sambo,” "Coma
ober er gin Ned, on I’ll toll yer er bout do
fust slio 1 cber seed-los yer wliar dey
mesrlze folks so dey han’t move.
Unci.k Snyder.
Hloml Poison.
Is every liable to follow eontacet of the
hands or face with what is known ns poi¬
son ivv, especially in hot weahoror If the
body Is perspiring freely. The trouble
maj subside for a time, only to appear In
aggravated form when opportunity
offers. •The great purifying power of
Hood’s Sarsaparilla thoroughly eradicate
every I race of poison from the blood, n»
tho cure It lias accomplished conclusively
show. It also cures scrofula, salt rheum
and all other affections arising from my
pure or poisoned blood.
- •
mer, AtO ....« was M. sentenced W.aoMj.T, to 1... ninety ^Hub- ni.. years m
imprisonment, on convicting on i»
charge of arson.
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Physicians Confess,
A 1 ' (j .
I
JCillU'Aw*
have ever tried." Roekmart,Oa-.fTtesr
Dr. W. J. Adair,
«, T n 'it b im mm of the host blood
m( . dlc m . H ,” Dr-A. II. It«^. Nasi vllle,
T( , nn fa^hi*,; wrjteH "All reports of B B H is'
aro ftm , its speedy action
truly wonderful."
Dr. 8. .1. Farmer, Crawfordville, Oa.,
writes: “I cheerfully recommend B. IL
It. as a fine tonic alterative. Its use cured
excrescence of the neck after other reme¬
dies effected no perceptible good."
Dr. G. 11. Montgomery, Jacksonville,
Fla., writes: “My mother insisted on my
getting 11. 11. B. for her rheumatism, as
ber case stubbornly resisted the usual
remedies. Kim experienced immediate
relief and her Improvement has been truly
wonderful.”
A prominent physician who wishes his
name not given, says: "a patient of
mine wlioes case of tertiary syphilis was
surely kill ing him, and which no treat¬
ment seemed to check, was entirely cured
with about twelve bottles of Jl. B. B. He
was fairly made up of skin and bones and
terrible ulcers."
The Duke and Duchess of Marlbo¬
rough are coining over to America at
the beginittg of the autumn, and will
make a long tour here.
i>ywi>ei»8l«
Makastho live of many people miserable,
and often leads to self-destruction. We
know of no remedy for dyspepsia more
successful than Hood’s .Sarsaparilla. It
^ gently, yet surely and efficiently,
tl " , 14,1,1 otl “' r organa.
removes the fdnt feeling, creates a good
' ; " r ' vs '"-adache.and refreshes the
j eurdened mind' Give Hoods Sarsaparilla a
■ i fair trial. It will do you good.
Dropping Around . ... a Broad
Wily llolf.l, N. Y.
"New,” continued a reporter,"this
neighbarhoed is just full of luck of late.
Not long since a restaurant keeper around
in Bleeeker st., New York city, struck a
815,000 prize in the Louisiana State Lot
tery, and several other lucky strikes in
the same concern followed rapidly. On
top of this comes the announcement that
E. Amsden, the well-known printer of 137
Eighth st., drew 30,000, and Cassagnac Sc.
Vien, the feather merchants of 3 West
Third at., drew S2,.VS) at the last drawing,
They each sent $1 to M. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, l.a. They are well satisfied that
the lottery company is conducting a strict
ly legitimate business on sound business
principle*.—New York Dally News, July
‘J.
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IF rotm HACK ACHKH
{ r u all worn out, rcully t'txxl tor at A hi OR
It is general Try
li Hit II X*S t HO V li I Ti t;HA.
It will cure you, mud give a gf»r>*l cite. Soi4
by all dealers in imdiciue.
