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V IS RELIGION ON THE DECLINE ?
By Rev. E. R. Pendleton, Pastor Covington Baptist Church. 5
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The following is the substance of an ad
dress delivered at Hopewell church, New¬
ton county, on April 4th, and given publica¬
tion by request of some of our readers. The
occasion was an annual Sunday School re¬
union, and a large and representative gath¬
ering, with an old fashioned Georgia dinner
on the ground, made it one of unusual in¬
terest :
It seems to me necessary to change the
terms in the subject assigned me for the
sake of clearness. When we say “religion”
it raises in our mental sky a cloud of man
made creeds ranging from the sacrifice of
Cain and Abel down to the latest fad of
Dowieism or Eddyism.
A man’s “religion” is an indefinable and
unmeaning quantity. “Orthodoxy” means
my doxy and “heterodoxy” means your
doxy.
I prefer to substitute “Christianity” for
religion and confine the discussion to the
history or progress of the Christian religion,
for when you say such an one is a Christian
we immediately understand that yon speak
of a follower of Christ.
Christ came into the world about 2000
years ago and found certain ideals and types
ot men—for example, Herod, Augustus,
Pontius Pilate—and set about making God
known, preparing the world to be a better
place to live in, and producing a better race
of men.
After he left, certain small churches
sprang up and became focal centers but not
many mighty, not many noble, not many
rich were called. It was several centuries
before Christianity was given any considera
ble importance.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
The apostolic churches were very faulty;
Corinth was very worldly and carnal. There
are better churches tn Newton county than
there were in all of Asia when Paul wrote
his epistles.
Doubtless in the future as men look back
over two thousand years of history a halo
will surround some of our small, discourag¬
ing, but heroic churches of today.
The early churches had martyrs who gave
their bodies to be burned, but it has not been
more than 100 years since Baptist preachers
in Virginia bared their backs to the lash for
their faith.
It is a matter of opinion what the churches
would do today under persecution. It would
prove the wheat and sift out the chaff.
Are there no martyrs today? What'of mis*
sionaries who take their young and cultured
brides and bury their lives amid the squalor
and degradation of heathen people? What of
preachers and their families living in town
and country side in every Christian land,
bolding the cause together by sacrificing ev
crything but honor?
There was in apostolic times only a hand¬
ful. John had a message to seven churches
in all Asia. Today there are thousands of
churches and an innumerable host of Chris¬
tians, among them the mighty, the noble,
the rich of earth. Then, the churches were
poor and despised; now, vast fortunes are
being turned into Christian treasuries. Nev¬
er in any age was so much spent for benev¬
olence, hospitals, education, and missions.
Men hail fortunes before but when ever did
they devote them to the very work Christ
came to do?
But what of the increase of evil? Do«s
no?the Bible say that evil men and seducers
shall wax worse and worse? And has it not
come true? There are several answers:
First, opposition to Christ and righteousness
is greater than ever. The forces of good
and evil have joined battle. The devil does
not retreat without a fight. There are more
people on both sides and the fight has as¬
sumed large proportions. Perhaps in Amer¬
ica the opposition has increased in larger pro¬
portion than the churches; for, while the
early settlers were godly people fleeing from
persecution, the latter immigrants are large¬
ly godless people fleeing from justice, and
seeking shelter under our free flag, This
presents a problem and a danger but one I
confidently believe the churches are able to
meet victoriously; but taking the whole
world field and reviewing it, and remember-
mg the design of Christianity was to make
the world a better place to live in, we are
obliged to notice that many and glorious re¬
forms have been wrought by it. Each wave
has left its mark higher up on the shore
line than the preceding one.
Think of the evil things which have been
abolished by the people of God —idolatry is
gone from many heathen nations, slavery
has been abolished from the earth, the serf¬
dom of women has been destroyed, the
Louisiana lottery is gone, the mails are clos¬
ed to indecent and fraudulent communica¬
tions; and now temperance is sweeping a
mighty and evil giant from his accustomed
haunts, foot-binding and opium eating in
China are on the wane, and wbat may come
in the future has hardly entered into the
heart of man.
I have no doubt the day will come when
whiskey drinking, tobacco using, licensed
prostitution, and selfish fortunes will be
looked upon as we look back upon the age of
barbarism, slavery, and idolatry.
The weapons of our warfare are not car¬
nal, but mighty before God to the casting
down of strongholds; casting down imagi¬
nations, and every high thing that is ex¬
alted against the knowledge of God. Then
Home Life shows the tremendous uplifting
power in the gospel. The ancients had no
home. It was but a place i*or the planning
and perpetration of crime. Now, home
with all its faults, notwithstanding that here
and there are godless households, is en¬
trenched behind gospel standards, Law
protects it. “Mother” is a name sacred in
all lands. “Home, Sweet Home” rings
sweetest melody in the hearts of the weary
prodigals of the world. It is the purest,
noblest product of Christianity, and gives us
a foretaste of Heaven. When Christ came
the pagan home was under a plague of im¬
purity; man and boy, maid and matron rest¬
ed under the curse.
In National Life it is perhaps easier to
see improvement. War is more humane
and less frequent than ever before. Justice
more even, and tempered with mercy. Po¬
litical parties less partisan. “No unbeliever
has ever been elected President of the U. S.
tho more than one has aspired to that great
office.” The trend is away from party lines
but in the direction of better men and better
laws.
We are expected to note more specifically
the Religious Life of today. It must be ad¬
mitted that prosperity is a severer test of
godliness than adversity is. In times ofdis
tress the world has always been more re¬
pentant and pious. In the Dark Ages when
the church was poor and persecuted men
dated State papers—“As the world is now
drawing to a close.” Human hearts dwelt
in great fear, and God and eternity were
themes uppermost in many minds.
We make two or three propositions re¬
garding our religious life, and consider these
worthy of closest thought.
For one thing. Christianity cannot be con¬
tained in statistical tables, One cannot
count the number of church goers or even
professed Christians and draw a line around
them and say “This is all there is of Chris¬
tianity in the world.” There is an outside
influence and sentiment of varying degrees
of importance as you look from the center
outward. There is an ethical circle that de¬
rives its teachings from Christ. This
we
cannot stop to discuss—whether it will save
souls or not, but the fact remains.
Again, we must not mistake a falling off
m preaching, in sectarianism, in symbolism
for a falling off cf Christianity. Christianity
;s a very simple and subtle thing.
We must not be surprised that denomina¬
tionalism lores some of its vitality as ad¬
Denominations we
vance. are to a degree like
political .... parties; they serve their day and
pass into some other. The Whig and Tory
became the Democrat and Republican. The
Democrat and Republican will as surely
pass away and only the principles will l ast
Ever since the day of Sadducee
isee there has been such disadvamfJ? a rib-t- n*" N**
ties. Has it been a
Verily. By this means error" .s wee : e’
THE ENTERPRISE, COVINGTON, GA
out and dies amid his worshippers while
truth advances nearer the meridian.
In like manner denominationalism is not
as interesting to the children as to the fore¬
fathers. The children did not make or
name the sects. The truth seeker is look¬
ing for a principle of unity and not of di¬
vision. Baptists and Presbyterians and
Methodists are not expected to get enthusi¬
astic over the tenets of Anabaptists, Arian
ists, and Mennonites; and yet perhaps these
all contained germs of truth for which we
stand today. Christianity changes its for¬
mulas and creeds and ought to do so. There
is consequently a breaking up of old lines, a
coming together on many points. Is it not
a good sign? When the swaddling clothes of
man-made creeds falls away the church is
always maturer and stronger limbed. Really
great minds welcome such emancipation from
dead men’s creeds.
“Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh is of God.” (1
Jn. 4:2.) The revolt against denomina¬
tionalism seems unwise and futile for our
age but it is not wholly bad. I glory in
many of our traditions but I glory more in
Christ. Only little men like little creeds.
High Bridge, Ky., was built from each side
of the river simultaneously. Skeptics said
the sections would never meet in the middle.
As each succeeding section was laid it be¬
came more and more a source of speculation
whether the architect had not missed it.
When the last iron section had been laid,
sure enough they missed by a few inches.
In dismay the builders telegraphed to the
architect in New York. Immediately came
back the answer t ( Wait till high noon.”
Patiently they waited hour by hour. As the
sun came down upon the great iron span it
came nearer and nearer together. At the
stroke of noon the two sections came to¬
gether, and were riveted in place.
Onr architect has designed that they
shall all be one- There are skeptics enough
who doubt it, but under the expanding Sun
of God’s love the different sections are
coming nearer and nearer together. Who
can doubt that at high noon of his provi¬
dence they shall not meet and be riveted
together forever.
I glory in all that gathers with Christ. I
glory in onr Christian Presidents and Gov
ernors and reformers and educators. 1
glory in onr democratic principles 1 have
not yet lost faith i» a republican form of
government. I still believe in the coming
of the Kingdom of God.
Mr. Cladstone and some friends were
discussing one day what age they would
rather have lived in. One said, "I would
like to have lived in the palmy days of
Athens.” Another gloried in the day of
Romes' power. The grand old man said.
“I would rather have lived at Pentecost;”
but (or myself I would rather live now
with thousands of Christians and ten
thousand advantages of a Christian civili¬
zation.
The leaven is at work and you are part
ot that leaven. Religion has come ir,
waves. The 19th century was a great re
ligious century. Shall there be a reaction
in this? I have a brother in the great city
of St Louis who remarked to me recently
that the only way you can know who any¬
body is in that place is by the attitude lie
holds to Christ.
Hannibal encamped with a great army
before Rome, and threatened its destruc¬
tion, but while he was preparing for battle
the very ground he occupied was put up
and sold at an undepreciated price. So
the church can look upon the temporary
triumph of her enemies and believe that
one day their territory Rball be hers.
Great events come noiselessly but they
cast fheir shadows before them. There
was a shadow of the Kingdom in the the¬
ocracy. There was a shadow of the ser
mou on the mount in the decalogue. There
was a shadow of the Universal church in
the temple and synagogue. There was a
shadow in the law of Moses of the law
written upon human hearts.
Divine processes are slow. Ccal beds
represent thousands of years of decaying
forests. Petrified groves represent count¬
less ages of changing from wood into stone.
Christianity came to work a mightier
change. It came to make good out of
evil, love ouf of hate, soft hearts out o*
hearts of stone! It to change men
back into the image of God: and every old
passion must be replaced with a divine as¬
piration; every old habit must be replaced
with a new purpose; every old thought
must be replaced with a new ambition! It
is no wonder that such a mighty change
should require time. It is no wonder that
Christianity has been mixed with pagan
ism - The wonder is that Christianity has
made such mighty strides!
“Life is a book ot volumes three:
The past, the present, the yet to be.
The first is read and laid away,
The second we are reading day by day,
The third and last of volumes th ree
Is locked from sight—God keeps the key.”
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these seed Jhe first of May and on
20 bushels I made 22 bales of c->t
ton. This is the first crop of these
seed and they are yure. For a
short tune I offer them at Go cents
per bushel. In lots of 10 or more
bushes GO cents. Delivered in
Covington. Leave orders with
Lee Bros.
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It PAYS to advertise.
THE
When the Room Was Darkened
the Cow Went to Sleep.
IT WAS A VERY SIMPLE TRICK
How the Transformation Was Effected
and How Some Other Seemingly
Wonderful Effects May Be Produced
by the Aid of Chemicals.
The Chinese Emperor Tai Tsung pos¬
sessed among other treasures a picture
known as a magic painting. It repre¬
sented a pastoral scene with a cow
standing In a field and mountains be¬
yond. When the picture was shown to
strangers or guests and they admired
It, the emperor would say:
"Yes, this is a remarkable painting.
The cow, as you see, is standing, but
If the room was darkened the cow
would think it night and would lie
down.”
Then the emperor would order the
room to be darkened, and the cow
would be seen to be lying down, ap¬
parently asleep.
The picture was a water color, over
which was painted in colorless phos¬
phorescent paint a similar picture rep¬
resenting the cow lying down. In the
light the standing animal was seen,
but at night or in a darkened room
only the phosphorescent picture was
visible. So the magic picture was, aft¬
er all. a very simple trick.
A Dresden chemist named Schade
discovered a metlfod of imitating it
which can be accomplished as follows:
First paint iu ordinary colors the
picture of the cow standing. Then
melt some Zanzibar copal over a char¬
coal fire and dissolve fifteen parts of It
in sixty parts of French oil of turpen¬
tine. Filter this aud mix with twenty
five parts of pure linseed oil which has
been previously heated and cooled.
Now take forty parts of the varnish
so obtained and mix with six parts of
prepared calcium carbonate, twelve
parts of prepared white zinc sulphide
and thirty-six parts of luminous cal¬
cium sulphide, all of which cob be ob¬
tained from any chemist
This emulsion should be ground
very fine in a color mill. The result
will be white luminous paint which
should be used to paint the cow lying
down.
Many seemingly wonderful tricks
can be performed with the use of a
few simple chemicals. One of them is
the ball of fire. Take for this barium
sulphate (CP) one part magnesium
carbonate (CP) one part gum traga
canth q. a. This should be mixed and
rolled Into marbles aud kept at a red
heat for about an hour, then allowed
to cool slowly and placed In a glass
stoppered bottle. A few hours before
using place in the sun, and the marbles
at once become luminous.
At the entertainment ordinary mar¬
bles are passed among the audience,
one or more of the luminous marbles
being concealed in the hand. The ex¬
hibitor then takes a marble from some
one In the audience, holds It between
his thumb and forefinger, blows upon
It and asks to have the lights turned
down. As this Is done be substitutes
the luminous marble, and the mysteri¬
ous light Is 6een. This is handed
around and changes again as the light
Is turned on, when the magician pre¬
sents to the audience several of the
ordinary marbles as souvenirs.
Another trick is very effective. Take
two similar bunches of artificial flow¬
ers. Brush one over with glue or mu¬
cilage and powder It with the dust
from one of the marbles described.
Then place in the sun. When taken
Into a darkened room, luminous flow¬
ers are seen. The magician exhibits
the flowers that have not been prepar¬
ed and shows that there 1 b nothing pe¬
culiar about them. Then as the light
Is turned down he substitutes the con¬
cealed bunch, blows upon the flow¬
ers and, presto, displays to the as¬
tonished observers a luminous bunch,
each flower of which statute out as if
at white heat
Luminous letters can be written and
exhibited in the dark to the wonder of
the audience. Luminous ink Is made
by placing a piece of phosphorus about
the size of a pea In a test tube with a
little olive oil. Place the tube in a
water bath until the oil becomes heat¬
ed and the phosphorus liquid. Shake
well and pour into a bottle with a
glass stopper. Admit air just previous
to using it. and the fluid will become
luminous tracery in the dark.
Water can be rendered luminous In
a very simple manner. Dissolve a
small piece of phosphorus In ether for
several days in a glass stoppered bot¬
tle. In this place a lump of sugar,
then drop the sugar in water, which
will at once become luminous.
Luminous paints can be made any
color—green, yellow, violet or blue—
and if applied to various objects make
a wonderful display at night
The ©cW •urious Names ^f^MarJdand given farms.
names to tracts of
land by the owners in olden times are
illustrated in a conveyance recorded in
Liber W. G„ No. 60, folio 57. It was
executed In 1790 and conveyed from
Joshua Stevenson to Richard Gettings
five tracts of land in Baltimore county,
the consideration being £200. The
name of each tract and its dimensions
are as follows: My Sweet Girl, My
Friend and Pitcher. 62 acres; Here Is
Life Without Care and Love Without
Fear, 41*4 acres; The Unexpected Dis¬
covery, 262 acres; Hug Me Snug, 15
acres, and Stevenson's Cow Pasture,
With Little I am Content, 22 acres.—
Baltimore Sun.
There is one good thing about the
gas bill. It is a monthly lesson In
punctuality.—Washington Times.
Take A Little Precaution.
This is a season of the year when
every procaution should be used
by all housewives in the disposi¬
tion of garb ige and other material
thrown away. A little care in dis¬
position of refuse matter may be
the means of preventing disease
ar.d the free use of lime is sure
death to germs. By carelessness
of one household, an opidemic of
fever may result and if every one
will see to it that their own in¬
dividual property is kept in a
thoroughly sanitary condition then
the whole city will be free trom
disease. There ib Gvery reason to
believe that the people of Coving¬
ton are careful in not allowing
filthy matter toaccoaulate about
their promises. Still a word of
caution will not. we trust, be
taken amiss. It is the duty of the
city authorities to see to it that
the sanitary laws are rigidly
enforced.
Every well iu the city where
water is drawn for drinking pur¬
poses, the surface about them
shouid be kept in a perfectly clean
condition and all possibility of
anything of a polluting nature
getting into them. Typhoid fever
is caused largely thru impure
water, Covington is blest with as
pure drinking water as any place
in the world and this can be said j
generally of the whole city, if the
people will exercise due regard as
to keeping the surface around the
wells clean.
A Man’s Life.
A man’s life is full of crosses
and temptations. He comes into
this world without his cons ij‘,
and goes out against his will, and
the trip between the two is ex¬
ceedingly rocky. The rule of
contraries is one of the important
features of the trip. When he is
little, the big girls kiss him, but
when he is grown, the little girls
kiss him. If he raises a large
family, he is a chump, but if he
raises a small check, he is a tbief.
If he is poor, he is a bad manager;
if he is rich, he is dishonest. If
he is in politics it’s for pie, if he’s
out him, of and politics, he’s you can’t place! J
no goad for his
country. If be doesu’t give to
charity, he is a stingy cuss; if he
does, it is to show. The road of
life is rocky but man loves to tra¬
vel it. A busuiess man’s life
would be much easier if he would
put more money in printer’s ink.—
Ex.
man
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THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Sarah M. McC
art ^1
Died at her hotn e
Thursday \ .
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Sarah M. McCart, »
Friday afternoon at t| ltei / )r '
Mrs. McCart, Y"' °’c! 0
Hutchins, was born 'V
olina April 24th, 183 °"' 1 0
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April ‘ 30d
2, 1908. ’ 4
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Mrs. McCart was rai ^<*
natal sttae, where she in [
married M. James McCart a ,
They them were born seven c!'^ 'v!
moved from South
to Mississippi, and fro m
to Georgia. While Quite sin
Mr,. a ™»
woman McCart u
Carmel church, but »h ?
church e „ ’’l
t.,t wa, organic
mon she became one of it
members, 9 , h ”
or she might s , ((l
called the mother of A] monch
She it having was always statded i n her J
ready 1° help i
any good work, and t0 spread
gospel. She was t|
a tr ue and i
voted , wife .. and ,
neighbor, mother, a viZ helpf
and a cheerful
the sick and needy.
The funeral was conducted R
Joe Stepherson and M. etl
D. Geor
both of whom had served h
as
pastor and knew of her B
works.
Although Mrs. McCart was t
able to walk and had been suffetJ
er for sometime never murmet
or complained, and in her de
Almon church has lost oue of it
best members.
Mrs. McCart was survived fci
four children, Mrs. L. J. Raj
Mrs. S. K. Ellis and Mr. R,
McCart, all of Almon, and Mr, J
B. McCart, of Poterdale.
“Dearest mother, thou hast left cj
And thy loss we deep'y teel,
But, ’tis God that hath bereft as,
He can all our sorrows heal
ONE OF HER CHILDREN
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<fe A. M. will meet in reguUrco»| ill
munication Friday evening,
7:30.
W- rk in the Entered Apprentictl
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all Candidates for this degree audj
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Secretary.
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