About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1924)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 9, 1924, Rll JOHN OUTLEB IIIMIM Pastor of First Methodist Con gregation Attends Confer ence to Advance Centenary Rev. John M. Outler, pastor of First Methodist congregation is in Valdosta today attending a “set-up’ meeting of the presiding elders of the South Georgia and Florida con ferences, going as a representative of the Centenary movement as ex pressed in the Sunday schools. He will be gone through Thursday. The Valdosta meeting was call ed by Bishop W. N. Ainsworth and besides leading pastors and officials of the two conferences, there wili be present a team of centenary worriers sent from Centenary head quarters in Nashville, Tenn., com posed of Dr. W. G. Cram, directing secretary commisison, Rev. L. D. Patterson, missionary from China, and Rev. Luther Bridgers of Gaines ville, Ga., one of the best known evangelistic singers of the denomin ation. The purpose of this meeting is to bring together Methodist leaders of ali the churches in this section that have pledged SIO,OOO or more to the centenary movement, on order to lay plans for the collection of their arrearage is the centenary cllection campaign sweeping Southern Meth odism. The Pay Out period of this campaign is set for Jan. 20th to Fdb. Ist, and it is to lay plans for an every member solicitation dur ing that time that the present meet ing is called. It is known that $6,000,000 of the $18,000,000 yet due on the $35,- 000.000 centenary fund lies in the 600 city churches thorughout the connection. Similar meetings of the pastors and leaders of these 600 churches in the SIO,OOO class will be held in the different conferences of Southern Methodism prior to the Pay Out period, January 20th to February Ist, it is announced. A San Francisco liberty bond thief can’t get liberty or bond. Only a few more slopping weeks before spring. STOUT PERSONS Incline to full fee) in st after eat in«, gftNsy pains, constipation Relieved and digestion improved by CHAMBERLAIN’S TABLETS Cleansing and comforting - only 25* $5,000 TO LOAN On Americus Residence Property Phone 830 1 LEWIS ELLIS THE STANDARD Misses and Ladies’ Coats At $2:50. There are plenty of Coats in this lot worth $12.50; all kinds of ma terials; some new styles; none bad; most all sizes; choice each $2.50 Ladies’ $25.00 Dresses At $5.00 to $8.25. Just like giving them away; fine materals, Canton Crepes, Poiret Twill Serges, Taffeta combinations; great variety of styles at $5 to $8.25. Ladi se’ Coat Suits At $5.00. Most "all of these Suits former lj sold for $25.00. Some sold as high as $35.00. None worth as lit tie as we are asking for them; here i now each ss.Of I Genuine Pequot Sheeting at 69c. None better made at any price guaranteed 81 inches wide. This i th e same price we were selling this grade for six months ago. Yov know it cani'.ot last at this figure Come early, yard ... .... 69c Pepperel Bleached Sheeting at 57c. Each bolt bears the Pepperel tick et; wide, for large double beds; bleached snow-white; here in any reasonable quantity at, yard 57c More Men’s Shirts At SI.OO One great table filled with some of the best shirts you have ever seen for price; small lots of course, but every size in some of. the lots; attached or detached collars; plain soisettc, madras and percal mate || rials; choice SI.OO Thousands of Pairs of Fine Shoes at. $2.98. We have sold more Shoes dur ing the past three weeks than we have ever sold for the same length of time, and we still have some of the best Shoes that we owned at the beginnig of the sale. It is a chance for you to stock up, buy two or thre e pairs. Th e best shoes in our house for ladies’ and men are only $2.98. There are some for less of course. Standard Dry Good* Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS, GA. 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