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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLVII.
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** OBSERVER
Money scarce.
Garden “sass” again.
Red bugs and mosquitos.
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Corn crop looking fine.
Lost, strayed or stolen —pros-
perity.
Watermelons and cantaloupes
plentiful.
Horse shoe pitching and check
er playing the order of the day.
Old-time laying by time is not
like it use to be.
High tax, boll weevils and cheap
cotton makes things look gloomy.
The heavy rains last Saturday
and Sunday done some damages
to bridges.
Post Master Grady Ingram is
*quite sick with a seve case of ty
phoid fever.
Mr. Hugh Fannin wass bitten
on his hand by a highland moc
casion last Friday.
Revival services will begin at
Philadelphia church on the first
Sunday.
The death of Mr. M. C. Low last
Monday was a shock to his many
friends.
The Weekly came out last week
in a brand new dress —good.
A. C. Norman, W. J. Pendley,
H. B. Patterson and F. M. Patter
son worshipped at Bethany Sun
day.
Prof. Sam Rosser will begin a
te/i days singing school at Bethany
Monday.
Next Tuesday is the day ap
pointed to work on the cemetery
at Bethany.
The entire family of Mr. Wade
Turner, of McDonough, was taken
violently ill with ptomaine poison
last Monday which was caused bv
some unknown cause. They ate
dinner as usual and in a short
while they were all taken sudden
ly ill. Quick medical aid was
summoned and we are glad to
note that they have recovered
from the effects of the sudden ill
ness.
Revival services will begin at
Bethany church on the sth Sunday,
and beginning this week and con
tinuing through next week, com
munity prayer meetings are being
held with a prayer service at the
church on each Wednesday night.
The pastor, Rev. I. G. Walker, is
conducting these meetings this
week, and much interest is be
ing manifested in the preparation
for the „ revival. The pastor will
do the preaching, and the song
service will be conducted by local
talent. Everybody has a cordial
invitation to attend.
It was our pleasure to visit the
large peach farm of Mr. J. O.
Prothro near Hampton last Friday.
He has one of the largest peach
orchards in the county. He about
forty acres in peach trees and has
seven thousand trees in cultiva
tion. He will ship about five cars
this season, and he was contem
plating on shipping about fifteen
cars, but the heavy hail storm
which passed over that section
time ago caused him to lose
about eight or ten cars and seri
ously damaged to present crop.
The peach industry is growing in
our county, and several of our
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to thj Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
Mr. M. C. Low Passes
Into the Great Beyond
“We bunt todny o’er a coffined form,
And our tears fell softly down;
We looked our last on the aged faoe,
With its look of peace, its patient grace.
And hair like a silver crcfwn.”
Died at the Georgia Baptist hos
pital at 9 o’clock p. m. Monday,
Mr. M. C. Low, aged 63 years.
His death has brought the bitter
cup of sorrow to the lips of friends
and relatives. His was a heart of
gold. He was one of nature’s
noblemen in its truest sense
brave, generous, manly. His was
the soul of honor, and his friends
and friendships were sacred to
him.
There was a daily beauty about
his life which won every heart. In
temperament he was mild, concili
atory and candid; and yet remark
able for an uncompromising firm
ness. He gained confidence when
he seemed least to seek it.
He believed that “Men and
women, youth and children, seek
the friendship of the sunny-faced.”
That “All doors are open to those
who smile.” That “All social cir
cles welcome cheeriness.” That
“A sunny face is the open sesame
to hearts and homes.”
He believed in the fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood of
man. He believed that the man
who scatters flowers in the path*
way of his fellowmen, who lets in
to the dark places of life the sun
shine of human sympathy and hu
man happiness, is following in the
footseps of his Master.
Mr. Low was a member of one
of Henry county’s most prominent
pioneer families. His father was
the lamented John H. Low, and
he was a nephew of Dr. J. B.
Low, former citizens ot Atlanta.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Adam Sloan, and two sons, Mer
rel and Charles Low, and one
brother, Mr. J. B. Low, to mourn
his loss, besides a multitude of
friends. The funeral was held at
McDonough Baptist church at 10
o’clock Wednesday morning, and
the body laid to rest in our Silent
City.
As we stood beside his grave
Wednesday when the sky was
trimmed with her gorgeous rosy
hue, in fancy we could see him—
not in death’s cold shroud of sor
row and despair, but smiling upon
us from the sunset halo that marks
God’s farewell to the day—smiling
with all the well remembered
grace of his manhood, love and
devotion, and saying to us :
“The punset Ppeaks but feebly of the glo
ries of
Another day All is well.”
farmers are considering the mat
ter of going into the peach raising
business.
A special service will be held at
Bethany church on the sth Sun
day. A program of the following
subjects has been arranged and
will be discussed at this service:
The work of evangelism will be
the leading topic under the follow
ing heads —New Testament Evan
gelism, Sunday School Evangel
ism, Modern Evangelism, Evangel
ism of Reformation and the Evan
gelism of Former Pastors. There
will be a sermon at the 11 o’clock
hour. Dinner will be served at
j the noon hour and the services
| will be continued in the afternoon,
and even body has a cordial invi
tation to attend.
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McDonough, Georgia, Friday, july 22, 1921.
PROGRAM OF THE
HENRY COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
TO BE HELD AT
Methodist Church, Stockbridge
Sunday, July 31, 1921
Convention Speakers.
Prof. Floyd Field, Atlanta, Part
time Field Work, Georgia Sunday
School Association.
Mrs. Floyd Field, Atlanta, Part
time Field Worker, Georgia Sun
day School Association.
Mr. A. M. Smith, Atlanta, Teach
er, Men’s Bible Class, Tabernacle
Baptist Sunday School.
Rev. W. O. Butler.
F. M. Patterson.
Officers of the Henry County Sunday
School Association.
T. J. Horton, McDonough, Pres
ident.
S, K. Austin, Stockbridge, Vice-
President.
W. W. Milam, Stockbridge, Sec
retary.
Miss Bertha Bunn, McDonough,
Children’s Division Superintend
ent.
Miss Carrie Riley, Flippen,
Young People’s Division Superin
tendent.
Prof. A. R. Woodson, McDon
ough, Adult Superintendent.
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS:
No. I—Mrs.1 —Mrs. C. W. Gardner,
Stockbridge.
No. 2—Frank Patterson, Mc-
Donough.
No. 3—Prof. Harry Thomas, Lo
cust Grove.
No. 4 —J. R. Minter, Hampton.
County Sunday School Convention
Program.
Convention theme: “Building a
Righteous State.”
Convention text: “Let us rise
up and build.” —Neh. 2:18.
MORNING SESSION.
10:15 Prayer and Praise Service.
10:35 Address: “Laying the Foun
dations.”
11:00 Song.
11:15 Period of business. Con
ducted by State Worker.
(1) Getting the records.
(2) Appointment of com
mittee.
11:30 Address: “Together We
Build a Righteous State.”
12:05 Miscellaneous business.
12:25 Adjournment for dinner.
Basket dinner at church.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1:45 Prayer and Praise Seryice.
2:00 Story Telling Period.
2:15 Address: “The School that
Makes Good.”
2:40 Song.
2:55 Address : “Successful Meth
ods.”
3:25 Twenty-five Questions An
swered. By Everybody.
3:25 Period of Business :
(1) Report of County Offic
ers.
(2) Reports of Committees.
(3) Place of Next Meeting.
(4) Award of Attendance
Banner.
(5) Installation of Officers.
4:30 Adjournment.
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How Would It Do.
To liyen up.
To push things.
To boom your town.
To advertise your business.
To renew your subscription.
STOCKBRIDGE
Mrs. G. T. Sorrells left Sunday
for a visit to Turin.
Miss Irene Gunter has returned
after a visit out of town.
Miss Louise Kimbell, of Griffin,
after a visit here has returned
home.
Rev. G. T. Sorrells was dinner
guest at Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mil
lam’s Monday.
Mrs. G. W. Morris, of Rockdale
county, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Joseph Mann.
The county gang is now forty
three strong and they are doing
some good work in and around
town.
Mrs. M. F. Harwell, of Atlanta,
is attending the Methodist meeting,
ihe guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Milam.
Misses Gladys Branan, Lucy
Ward and Elizabeth Butler have
returned, after protracted visits
abroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee had
as guests on Sunday, Revs. Dr.
McGachey, Mark Hollingsworth
and W. O. Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bellah and
the Misses Bellah entertained Rev.
Dr. McGachey and Rev. Mark Hol
lingsworth at tea Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cartledge
and Miss Celeta, of Cellege Park,
and Nellie Cartledge, of Athens,
were visitors at the parsonage
Sunday.
Mrs. Gaston Hinton, of Atlanta,
was in attendance on the recent
Presbyterian meeting, the guest
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
T. Bellah.
Mr. S. C. McWilliams spent Tues
day afternoon in Atlanta, in at
tendance on a meeting of a sen
ate committee in the interest of
the public highway.
Mr. Robt. Milam, of Atlanta, is
on a visit here and is leading the
song services in the Methodist
meeting. He is a fine worker in
that line of religious work.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Harrel had
as guests on Saturday, Revs. D. P.
McGachey, Mark Hollingsworth,
W. O. Butler, Mrs. Emma Berry,
the Misses Lewis, Miss Willie Ruth
Branan and Miss Francis Grant.
Lost, strayed or stolen —One
Correspondent’s picnic. Reward
offered for it’s recovery. It ought
to have been a great county
gathering with an old time barpe
cue thrown in for good measure.
The third Quarterly conference
of the Stockbridge circuit is to
meet at Flippen on Saturday, July
23. Dr. Jim Eakes will preach and
preside. Basket dinner at 12
o’clock. Business session after
dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McWilliams
entertained at dinner Tuesday the
workers in the Methodist revival.
Among those present were pastor
Sorrells, Robert Milam (singer,)
Rev. W. O. Butler and wife, and
Elizabeth Butler.
Mrs. Bessie Ward had the min
isters and Mrs. Oliva Ward as din
ner guests one day last week.
Those present were Rev. Dr. D. P.
McGachey, Rev. Mark Hollings
worth, Rev. G. T. Sorrells and
Rev. W. O. Butler.
The protracted meeting: at Flip
pen Methodist church will begin
on Friday night. July 22, at 7:30 p.
m. Preaching Saturday 11 o’clock
bv Dr. Jim Eakes, also preaching
Saturday night and Sunday 11
o’clock. The pastor will take hold
Sunday night. The meeting runs
next week.
We are waiting to give some
body a nice little personal in ex
change for a big watermelon.
Don’t all send at once, but let
them come one at a time and we
Revival Services to Be
Held at Turner’s Church
Beginning Saturday, the 23rd
inst., revival services will be con
ducted in Turner’s chuch, to con
tinue through the following week.
Let everyone take advantage of
this opportunity to do good.
want Henry Riley, at Flippen, to
lead the procession. Uncle Jim
Hightower was in the lead last
year with a big Klecklev sweet.
See the program of the Henry
County S. S. Association to meet
at Stockbridge on July 31st. All
day meeting and basket dinner.
Expert S. S. workers from Atlanta,
to take part. It is likely the Mc-
Donough music club will be on
hand with some fine music. A
big crowd and great occasion is
expected.
The protracted meeting at the
Methodist church opened up Sun
day night, with a large congrega
tion and fine singing under the
leadership of Mr. Robert Milam.
Pastor Sorrells preached and will
do the preaching throughout the
meeting. Services at 11 a. m., and
7:30 p. m. We would be glad to
se6 a real old time revival in our
midst.
Miss Eunice Bellah entertained
at a social gathering on Thursday,
in honor of Miss Grace Hardman,
of Atlanta. The invited guests
were Misses Mary Joe Mays, Willie
Ruth Branan, Francis Grant, Cora
Hightower, Ida Mae Moseley, Ida
Pearl Grant, Mattie Berry, So
plironia McWilliams, Annie Maxey
Berry, Bertha Jim Patillo, Louise
Kimbell, Cornelia Lee and Helen
Clark.
The fight against the dance
among the Baptists is led by a
young woman, Miss Virginia Ham
ilton, who is getting Baptist girls
to sign a pledge not to dance.
This movement is gaining momen
tum daily. Now let all the Chris
tians of all the denominations in
the cities and in the country places
rise as one man and stop the dead
ly ravages of this enemy of purity,
of the church, and of God.
After a week’s run to Presbyte
rian evangelistic services closed
Sunday at noon. Rev. Dr. D. P.
McGachey, pastor at Decatur, was
the preacher. He made many
new friends by his visit and able
and interesting sermons and ad
mirable Christian spirit. There
were some four additions to the
membership. The meeting closed
with the solemn and beautiful
service of the holy communion, in
which the preachers and other
church people of Stockbridge join
ed in hearty and lovely fellowship,,
concluding with a general old time
hand-shake all round. It was
good to be there. Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Swann very generously
open their doors for the mighty
entertainment of the ministers.
None too soon, bAt rather late,
have the Methodist ministers of
Atlanta taken hold of the question
of the Deadly Dance. This men
ace to pure womanhood and stal
wart manly manhood has been al
lowed so long to go unchallenged
by opposition until now the preach
ers will have a desperate fight to
get meager results. It seems some
people are waking up and are be
coming fearful that great evil has
already been done and more is
yet to be done by the indecent, dis
gi aceful and soul-destroymg cus
tom of modern dancing. The
Methodist pastors of Atlanta have
passed resolutions condemning
this evil and call upon the Meth
odist people of Atlanta to follow
their leadership in stamping out
this, the Devil's strongest aid in
modern debauchery. Every pul
pit of that denomination resound
ed last Sunday with condem
nations of the dance. We hope
the Methodists will be able to be
successful in their efforts to stamp
out this flagrant departure from
decency and good order.
Ajax, Jr.
52.00 A YEAR
