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OFFICIAL PROGRAM FOR APRIL
OF THE U. D. C. MEETING.
:
The U. D. C. meeting will he
he d with Mrs. J. M. Pace on
Thursday afternoon, April 9, at 0
o’clock, The following is the of
ficial prog-am for April:
•JABE7. LAMAR MONROE CURRY, 13
r>., l l d 1825-1908.
1 lUmnsDr. Cnnv , b.,.,
of what ancestn?
o u . i.„, r> u.,cr.i «••><;
graduated and where did he after
waids study law.
di.l h. t.k« h» ^
it. Where
versities c conferred hl oll on lum tt . - •
gree of L. I*. D ?
4. Name briefly the different
posts Ot honor lv> occupied in Geor
gia and A'abun i?
5. To what c ui'trv was he mode
in mister during Cleveland o rirsl
administration, and at what mi
portant event did he again repre
cent the United States?
“WHAT IS A BAPTIST?”
BY INGRAM E. BILL.
Typical definitions of the Baptist position
differ in phraseology but agree in their fun
dsimental conception. The following state
meats trom three Baptist historians, two
Baptist ministers, an editor, a missionary
secretary and a theologian, are of much in¬
terest : acknowledged
Dr. H. C. Vedder, the au
thbrity upon Baptist principles and history,
defines Baptist as one who believes ‘‘in
a
the organization of the church upon the basis
of spiritual life.”
Dr. A. H. Newman, the distinguished
historian who has served so well to clear the
Situation regarding the Baptist antecedents
of history, defines a Baptist as one who be
in the absolute supremacy of the ca
nonical scriptures and the New Testament
idea of a chuTch as that of a body of im¬
mersed believers who have been regenerated
and sanctified.” preacher-his¬
Dr. Thomas Armitage, the
torian who has made the story of the Bap¬
tists a mattar of interest to the popular mind,
defines a Baptist as one who believes as a
primary tenet that the inspired s c n F
contain the full and supreme authority of
Christ in all that relates to Christian taith
and practice.
Dr. R. S. MacArthur, a regnant factor m
all that makes for denominational progress
and prestige defines a Baptist as one who
believes that “man’s salvation depends sole
ly in personal faith iri Christ an t e re
-sultant change of inward character a
,n baptism and other church ordinances.”
Dr. Lorimer, the peerless, the greatest
pulpit orator of his day, defines a Baptist as
who stands for “individuality in the re
one
iigious life; for the ^
res
tonomy and authority of the individual.
Dr. H. L. Wayland, who gave to Baptist
journalism the impress of a clear and pow
erful mind, defines a Baptist as one who be
litres in an intelligent reception of baptism
by immersion as a profession of the disci
pie’s faith in his once dead, now risen and
ascended Lord.’
Dr. Henry C. Mabie, the marvelous lead
er of missionary enterprise, whose spiritual
exegesis of scripture reveals more than a
human mind, defines a Baptist as one who
believes “on a first hand, direct and imme
diate relationship with God.”
Dr. Augustus H. Strong, the theologian
cf prophetic scholarship, impressing con
ventional terms to unfold a fresh theological
content, defines a Baptist as one “who
stands above ail things tor a spiritual church. I I
With this consensus of expression in mind,
J ventue to submit a definition of the Baptist
position, which, as it seems to me, sums up
At s cardinal elements:
have one of the best
selected stocks of Straw
Hats in Govington.
You will be surprised
when you see our big
selection of 5c Ging¬
hams.
" |
(3. What f reign language did
he speak fluently?
7. For what large sum of money |
was he made one or the trustees in
18(57? Give a brief account of the|
r-Kru- r:
rcr-r^n:
, h|3 lm,d? j
9. Describe his personal charac-
1Q Mention some of the books
j written by Dr. ( urry.
n W h.t City h.dbMn his home
.
for many years .,et..r, h» death,
\\ here did he diei
j 12 In his ••Southern States of
th e American Uofm.” what d„es
D| . Curry say 0 f the true record I
of the 5 >uth, related with histuri- j
cal accuracy?
■ Answers to questions may b ,j
f. nin< ] j,, The South m History and
j teralure by Miss Rurhl'urd.
- -
A Baptist is one who stands for the or¬
union ot the individual believer with
Christ, as expressed in adequate ex¬
forms and organizations.
There are two elements involved in this
On the one hand, the spirit of a
church or, the principle upon which
is based; on the other, the form of a Bap¬
church or the mode in which the spirit
expressed.—Chicago Standard.
POES MISSI ONARY W ORK
^ ^ 1903 was ma rked in the history
Q eorg ; a Baptists because of the large in
into our churches. How our
rejoiced when the reports of all the |
were combined and we found that
thousand and fifty-seven had been
during the year. Only one State
in the Union reported a larger number, and
that was Texas; but the average number of
converts per ordained ministry for that year
was less than eleven. Combining the bap
tisms on all the foreign fields, the report for
1903 shows two thousand and seventy-six.
This number, divided by all the ordained
ministers in these fields, both native and
^ mer ; canj g ; ves an average of nearly six¬
teen per ordained minister. Eleven to one
:n Georgia, and sixteen for one in foreign
lands - That is to say, fifty per cent more
p er ordained minister were baptised on the
fore j gn fields than in our own State. It is
uue , we have from £our t0 five hundred or
d a j nec i preachers in Georgia who are not
giving the i r time to the ministry-perhaps
nlore 0 f course, if these were taken into
account, it would change the figures. On
the other hand> many o£ our missionaries
were new on the field, and had to jjpend
t heii time in learning the languages.
We have heard good men reflect upon the
f aracter of the conver ‘ s in ^ athen lands '
Christians for rice and not for salvation and
higher living. If sacrifice is the test of true
religion, our converts in heathen lands are
.
able to stand even on a financial basis,
Georgia leads a.l her sister States ,n her
, tnbutions for missionary vvork beyond her
; borders. Her total contributions for al. pur
poses, including home expenses, in 1903.
were a little over twenty-six cents per mem
ber. In the same year Christians on our
foreign fields gave a little over twenty-five
' cents per member Y,hen we contrast our
ability witn neirs they put us to shame b,
their liberality. Christian Index.
THEY’D FIND OUT.
Minister's Wife—“Wake up! There are
burglars in the house, John.”
Minister—Well, what of it? Let them
find oat their mistake themselves.”—Chris¬
tian Register.
I
THE ENTERPRISE COVINGTON Ga
In Men’s Wear
we have on hand pret¬
ty selection of belts,
collars, shirts, ties, sus¬
penders, hosiery, etc.
See our new Millinery
Anderson Owens.
All that was mortal of Ai.der
soti Owens passed awav on JVbru
ary 4th, 1908, into that rest that
reimiineth to the p«,,ple of God
God’s finger touehed him and he
slepf The Pub j.. ct of this ske , c(l j
was born in South Carolina. Jumi
arv2 g ( 18l5; “"v-d to Georgia;
tr:;
came a member ul Salem Baptist
church bv letter on the 25rh day- J f
he Utb^ed
cause and the upbuilding of his
kingdom on earth. While it is.
heyond human power......... sac
nfice for sm or of ourselves to as
sure our own salvation, y^t we
have this test: By their fruits ye
shall know them. Judging him by
tills standard, we call to mind his
tender ministration to the poor;
his cheerfulness during times of
affliction. We L.ved him; we have
lost, him ; but our loss is Heaven’s
gain. Thelt-foie, be it
Resolved 1st. That in the death
of Brother Owens wa how in hum¬
ble submission to God’s will know
ing that He doetii till things well.
Resolved 2nd. I hat we tender
to the bereaved family our heart¬
felt sympathy, commending to
them the love of Him who said,
I will not leave you cotnfottless.
Resolved 8rd. That though our
church and community have suf
ferH<i a severe hiss, we feel assured
our God will make a silver lining
tor this seeming cloud ct adversity,
Resolved 4th. That these reso
lQtion8 ^ gd ^ minute . ■
book °I the church, a Copy be fur¬
nished the family of our deceased
brother, and that a copy be fur¬
nished The Enterprise, of Coving¬
ton, with request that they pub¬
lish the same.
T. ~ N. Skelton, ,
Com.
Adopted by Salem church in
oonferenie, March 21 1H0S
T. N. Skelton J W Sha«- *
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* n ‘ Mod. Protem.
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VVHAT 4 SFfiumi PREA^HFP rnerr ,,,,
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; A successful preacher says- '‘Tusuallv
prepare for these needs months or years be
| forehand I was fnnr Zl 2"** i
*
mon on Philip. 4:8 ft i.°
get a suitable subject ‘The ’-''fT* 1
| Fine Arts; the Finest of the the'"first *;!
Life.’ In a few months
main
Sloped, ‘the salvation of charac
thought is in the idea :.’ idea’s^ ' ■; t^w^sha^
we create the highest The third
thought came at the end of four years ‘the
j salvation munion with of the ideal is found in the’com
the best.* ‘Ever keep thyself
» the presence of the best.’ At the end of
the fourth year the sermon bom d !
the was an
j specific opportunity to preach it came, j
being a commencement sermon at a young 1
ladies co.Iege. I cannot well study for ‘next
,
Sunday.’ I usually h ave a dozen or more '
sermons in growth. The p roduct ot aU
:
reading, experience and observation J go to
build 'f these sermons. s I have, £rom be . |
“ ,e n years’ ministry, made
iron c a rule to be sure as far as I can
to know what the text means; know what
to
-e text says, to know, feel and believe all
say, and it I
to say as God gives I f
me grace.
“Introducing the Bible into a country is
like building a railroad through human
‘aieilect.” the
We have the prettiest
line of Embroideries in
Band Edges, Allovers,
we have ever shown,
from 5c to 75c yd.
Ladies* tan Oxfords
$2.00 and $2.50.
TYBEE SEASON
M,ut«v .all ™ C
Hotel Tybee to be Refurnish
ed and Improved. |
.
with new furnishings through
ztJZZ
A military / ball will ba the large
social ■ , event of , the t . year vptir 3t at . tne rhp
,
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of .he 8«e..n.h
Guarita r „ Ci , m „ersn.
.
11 ,\T’ P"se"u.ai _
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V*'™'* * ”*'***' fr,m anoUer
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date^iMhe to announce
the \ ball us Tuesday. open’
Mav iQi Wo days after the
mJ .
The encampment will continue
from May 1(3 for ten days »r two
weeks and it is probable that
several other social affairs will be
given iu honor of the officers and
men of the military.
For the season Prof. Levin of
Raleigh, N. C. has been engaged
and his orchestra will furnish
music at the hotel on many
occasions before the cold weather
drives the guests away. Messrs.
George Keene and F. B. Stubbs,
proprietors of the hotel, announce
that the entire building will be
thoroughly overhauled and that
new furnishings will be installed
readiness for the reception of the
guests.
The improvement at the Tybee
Hotel will cost a considerable
amount and will include not ouly
changes at the hotel proper, but
in the other accommodations tor
the patrons of the hotel at the
beach ’
■ ,• of c the v.
.mention ► manage
“ ‘° ,Ws * lT * l *‘
the best it had, and the island’s
attrac tions more attractive than
. c
t ^ *’‘ ur>
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Letter to Geo T. Smith.
Covington Ga
D^rSir: We asked City Drug
o } bpr ‘ . Dg9 M ,, ‘ 98 t0 Sel)
’ ’ ’
^ ev e - They wanted 'O know, of
their own knowledge, how it com
P ared with another paint they
knew all about-it was sold right
^ *-•
They painted the house of \V B
^ C 9 iUUe ^ tWO c ° uts 011 purpose
t0 teSt the two paints against one
another : one coat Devoe 0 gallons'
the other coat that other paint 10 I !
gallons. Difference $20 : $7 for
paint. $13 for labor
That Other paint is made in New
Orleans ; is pure ; is Considered an
excellent pailit and has a good
deal oflocal gdod W115.
But the standard of paint has
That been low all trough the South west s^e
paint IS thin ; It is. you
six-tenths of a paint. Devoe saves
$20 over it on half a small job.
It is a case of local best com
pared with actual best;
Yours truly j
. F W DEVOE' & CO
F V DEVOE & CO.
Fincher-Norris Hardware Co.
sell our paint.
Linens Linens
Linens in solid brown
blues, tan, stripes and
checks. Just the thing
to nake up pretty suit.
See our new Millinery
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# Skirts from 75c to$1.50
Lace Curtains 50c to $1.00
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, ! THE CONSTITUTION,
I Atlanta, «
eaching Religion in (he Home. I
<t ,
said, religion should not
"Jght to anyone in any form until
t mind is mature.” This has be
“ q ct/v-k ar o S UI »ent among those
morals and religion, and
w :rit ed as an advance step taken by
f who claim t0 advocate a newer
T' iser Pedagogy. History is the
I refutation of this false nhilosonhv P y 1
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arisen “no movem
Europe in a thousand years
1101 originated in the home.”
the children had received a mor*
religious training. The strenp ■
nation is in religion in the home.
immature mind must have feed restff^^B
must have basic truth to .
. Wi11 md
run riot in sin
. is the nourishrnent -
really as food is the nourish®^
body.--Christian Obsei>«