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•v,: H A THE ENTERPRISE »•/; VOL. 45. NO. 25 13 EAR IIST IVJ1ND l Many People Read THE ENTERPRISE Who Do Not See Any Other Newton Gounty Paper * .V ZB&SSi 8 i a l" ’ V m w I 'l SALEM CAMP MEETING Ministers and Workers Who Will Conduct the Services By REV. W. O. BUTLER. The camp meeting for 1909 will opei vriri'iv night August 6th and will con tinue to the ’l 3 th. Efforts will be made ™ n make it an evengelistic camp,run i, y jn the interest of the sal- 7 'ation of souls. iii All making who attend it a time are ■, .1 t0 i ie ]p f salvation people and get Let the come a blessing and help to impart one to others. ministers who will be Among the : r m 5 *'■» r i * WM \ » sm?. m •A ». ' •• [ ' t worshippers. They are both enced workers along evangelistic ones and will help along other lines be sides singing. Mr. Haines will have charge of the choir and music of the entire camp. Mr. and Mrs. Haines have held ser vices in nearly every government prison in the United States from New York to San Francisco r-d have had great success in prison work. In 1907 they were appointed by the govern or of Ohio as delegates at large to the National Prisons Congress, from Pistol Toting As Seen by Sam Snip By SAM SNIP. I think my own thoughts, express my own opinion about a thing, put it down as it strikes me and I am re sponsible for what I write. iru-s&L'tss x STOSS'. V? ^TEool. MLa!t nt r n pT,r«» test of mankind they make their mis- 2S£*.2S,.“1 1.1 or i ?r“" r ,'d,Tc e e et L l d'“ , m«„ y e ‘» t u E a maon, are throw,, to them. Ah big a fool as I am I think I can point out one evil they can rem «dy and help the state of Georgia, and that is the evil ot pistol toting. It I were to tell it around that I had found a ferocious lion in a certain swamp I could get the aid of a hum died me;, m two hours to help me ki * • ^ would not be as danger ons as a fool with his stomach full of liquor and a pocket full of pis OIs - (Fntlemem of the legislature, if you v. an ' r st6p; Jth^3 evil do like Sam Jones said do the bull—slow it up. The very idea of as ignorant a e? The Lowest Market Prices Are always to be had of us in Bed Room, Parlor, Dining Room, Kitchen and Office Furniture. fjLawn Swings, Porch goods, ; ! j Matting, Rugs, Art squares, cook stoves, ! 1 Refrigerators, Ice Chests, Ice Cream - freezers, Fireless cookers Everything that make Home place of comfort. ! goes to your o ] Our Undertaking department the best j in j I city having the only Licensed Embalmef. 1 Everitts Furniture Store. COVINGTON, GEORGIA present are the following: Dr. C. E. Dowman, presiding elder. Rev. W. O. Butler, preacher in charge. Rev. Ford McRee, of Milledgeville. Rev. H. M. Quillian, of Covington. Rev. H. F. Branham, of Conyers, Rev. H. C. Christian, of Barnes ville. Rev. T. J. Christian, of Gainesville. j These able ministers will give va- | , rietv to the pulpit ministrations. In addition to these ministers,Rev. i L - B - Haines and wife, Mrs. Kather- i ’.no Raines, of. it. Louis, M~ uin . I be present to add to the interest of the meeting in their gospel duets, in which they, charm any audience of that, state. They have just toured the states of Missouri and Texas in evangelistic services and are at pres ent in Northwest Georgia in a revi val meeting, Preceding the camp meeting a pro traded meeting will be held in Salem church, beginning Sunday night July] 25th, to run a, week. In this meeting Rev. Haines and wife will assist the pastor. Everybody is invited to be present, W. O. Butler, Pastor. race as the tree negro carrying a deadly weapon concealed about his person whenever and wherever he pleases! less I have seen them in rags with xzrz P court “• 1 j I I -’’ 01th £ old 1 h from a “ST S d lurr once . he said ! “ “SaV dSS. w“ Td ZZyi i be gentleman had no use for one.” \yken I was a boy what I did not know wou id have made a big book, ’ I bought a pistol and as soon as m y father found it out he told me if l thought I had enough enemies t6 make it necessary to take a pistol witb me for protection to stay at home 1 took his advice, the first . t ime 1 found a fellow who had less seuse than I had I maaehim a pres- ] ent of it and that hasbeen my last [ ownership of a pistoL Last summer while I was in South Georgia I met a cultured lady who had six children to provide for. Her COVINGTON, GA., FRIDAY JULY 16 1909. ln pT n?t r T, A T | 8 G nd Rally in the Interest of Good o d Roads will Be Held Then. The date fixed, for the big gath ering suits all. The farmers wil be through with their work and a day off will do them good. At least 5,000 people should con¬ gregate in Covington on the 18th of August for a general old fash¬ ioned friendly talk on the subject of good roads for Newton. The issue is before us and me must rise to meet it. Farmers’ Union Endorses Bond Issue At a meeting of the Newton Farmers’ Union held this week in Covington strong and hearty endorse¬ ment was given to the proposed is suance of bonds for good roads by the adoption of ....... the following .» >3 resolutions: Whereas, There is at present a movement on foot in this county for good roads, and Whereas, We believe that a bond Endorses Bond Issue By R. P. LESTER. I have read with a great deal of interest the opinions of the various gentlemen who have discussed the Good Roads question. Do the people of Newton county want good roads ? I think every one will say— YES. Then how are we to get them? Will they cost us much? YES. How are we to raise the money? I am in no sense a financier, or th< son of one, therefore I am willing to let other men (who have made a suc¬ cess with finances) think for me. It seems to me that the only so¬ lution of the question is to issue a sufficient amount of bonds to in¬ sure the county good roads. This cannot but equally affect .the tax payers. The man who has the most property will pay the most tax in the form of interest and money with which to redeem the bonds, and the man who has less property will have less of the extra tax to pay. Then, too, the next generation w,ill , d father „ ma“ild lim _ n , hor history ‘ She a youna man SinS j d cir T ’ °° k to and one day while on a drunk pulled out a pistol and shot a man down. His wife spent all they had on him and after it was SothTS he was sent M nn 'Tx for lifo and was then doing business in Chattahoochee brick yard, As I looked on those little children and heard this pathetic story my was melted to tears. On and on sucl cases can be enumerated Gentlemen of the legislature.come to our relief, put a tax on pistols or send every owner to the chain gang and let him stay there. I have heard too many sad stories caused by pistols, but no more than you have. Gentlemen,think of it and act.Think of , my . boy, your boy and the rest of mankind.Do something to purify this poisonous stream of evil that is carrying a deadly drug down stream, Where a pistol has saved one man’s life it has made a thousand and orphi 3 You can CL it, and it is your CL to do it. O to make an earnest effort. Sam Snip. Life 100,000 Years Ago. Scientists have found in a cave in Switzerland 100,000 bones of men, w ho livid years ago, w-hen life was in constant danger from wild Today the danger, as shown by A. W Brown of Alexander, Me., is'largelv from deadly disease. “If it been for Dr. King's New Discovery, which cured me, I could not have Uv he writes, "suffering as I did from a severe hing trouble and stub born cough.To cure Sore Lungs.colds obstinate Coughs, and prevent Pneu monia its the best medicine on earth. 50c and $1.00. Guaranteed by C. C. Brooks and Geo. T. Smith. Good roads are coming and it won’t do for Newton to lao behind. Tell your neighbors when you meet them about the great rally on the 18th of August. There is no reason why Covington should not be crowded with enthusi astic good roads advocates on that day. Let the word pass along— j TO COVINGTON ON THE 18th DAY I OF AUGUST 5,000 STRONG. issue would supply money to give us good roads, RESOLVED, That we are heartily in favor of this movement if the whole plan of issuing bonds and si'ending the money is wisely car rieJ cut in a business like way. G. Q. Livingston, President. R. P. Boyd, ’ Secretary. have most of it to pay. And will they object to doing something that will prove one df the greatest bless¬ ings a county can enjoy? I think not. I desire to express my commendation of your editorial on the subject, as one of the best utterances I have read. We haVe demonstrated that under our -present system we will hardly live to enjoy good roads. All honor to the County Commis¬ sioners who are doing the best they can with the limited means at their disposal, but let us, the citizens of the best county in the state, come to their relief and put in their hands enough money to enable them to put every road in the county in first class condition. That a bond issue is the only pos¬ sible solution of this important ques¬ tion I am fully convinced. Keep the agitation up until the sentiment shall crystalize on good roads first, and a bond issue as a means thereto. R. P. Lester. A FINK PROGRAM Below will be found the program of the Sunday School Convention of the Central Association to be held with New ***$&£!£$ *** ^ 9;30 and » a ise service. R. L. Oxford, J. M. Davis. 10 Enrollment of delegates and or¬ ganizations. sermon—Rev. Geo. 11 Convention W. Garner. 12 Adjournment for dinner. 1:30 Report trom schools by rep resentatfves. 2.30 The Teacher that’s Worth While—Dr. Joe Broughton. Discussio and adjourn.near THURSDAY. 9:30 Prayer and Praise service— j. b. Harris, L .L Mercer 10 The Country Sunday School,sue cessiul and why?—Geo. W. Andrews, Jim Newman and others. 11 .Broader view' of Sunday school work—Dr. Joe Broughton. 12 Aujourn for one hour. 1 Business session, reports of com mittees and vice presidents. 1:30 Demonstration or primar work—By one w r ho knows how. 2 Our boys. What are you going L° Sun do uay ab scho01 ^ \ hem as as an a indBid cb ^’, «- 11 a8 and a ’ , ’ General discussion led by Geo. W. Annie ws. Superintendents are earnestly re quested to fill out statistic blanks 6ent tbem and return same by mail or messenger to T. J. Chaffin, Sec.. Mansfieiu. Ga. ' • I tIe Dr. and Wilson, Mrs J. and A.Wright Mrs. George and lit- C. j son Carr visited Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis at Monticello this wYek. Dr. Wright returned Tuesday and the others Wednesday . SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. WROVEMENTS TN RELIGIOUS MATTERS IN NEWTON COUNTY By REV. GEO. W. YARBROUGH. My attention will be confined to the Methodist church because I know more of it than of the the others, as it relates to the times about which I shall write. In the early fifties, and later, the Oxford Circuit extended from the Brick Store east to Conyers and Eben ezer west, in one direction, and from Red Oak to Philadelphia in the other direction.The names of the churches stood as follows: Oxford, Shiloh,Sardis, Mount Tabor, Philadelphia, Brick Store, Starrsville, Newborn, Red Oak, Salem, Prospect, Ebenezer. Middlebrook, Conyers, Ce¬ dar Shoals or Liberty. There were other preaching places, not regular appeintmer-.s, where we were ex¬ pected to hold forth while resting. Week day preaching was the order of the day, and the local preacher taking part, we were able to cover the ground. Think of LaPrade, or Quillian, or Henrv Branham, or Butler, on such a circuit, with a junior striker, now! One blessed advantage we eujoy ed then was that, in hot weather like we are having now, when study ing was a task, we could repeat our sermons without being caught. A sermon preached at Brick Store,for instance, could be carried across to Conyers, and be new to everybody, and so the same sermon could do good service at Red Oak and at P t T II adelphia. I have heard of a Methodist preach er who reared a family on four ser mon s.His preaching places must have been scattering like they were in Newton. The junior preacher then was an institution. The preachers in charge were expected to take charge of the juniors and teach them good man ners and how to preach. One of the old brethren went with me to one of my appointments to see how I was getting along in the business. I insisted on his preaching, stating that, expecting him, I had made no preparation. He said something about the Spirit filling my mouth, etc., and I had to do the best I could. This was one way the old preach¬ ers had of breaking the younger ones. They treated us like the big boys used to teach the small boys how to swim. They would build a raft out of slabs, —♦ the boys on it, float SNAPPING SHOALS SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATION PROGRAM. 9 MBK 3 Z : - ' 11 Mp 1 | > - ’ as , i v - .-ij 'V 1 C’.* '■ J i. ■< fe V i m K; '' *: m i^l k ' l* II i S vi •V.l f/A 1 s -v '■ mmkmi SMITH WILL SPEAK Below lx the program oT the Snap ping and S ri,ir,“tr«rh.^“ of in the grove near the residence S. W. G. Lummus, on Wednesday August 4, 1909: 10 Song by all— Coronation. Prayer—Rev. John B. Gordon. Welcome address—T. L. Lummus. Response—Col. A. H. Foster. Singing contest by various schools each school being allowed two 1 Bethany. 2 County Line. 3 Hopewell. 4 Liberty, 5 Lovejoy. 6 Prospect. 7 Sardis. 8 Snapping Shoals. it out into the middle of the mill¬ pond, sink it and wash us off and theu make us pull for the shore, keeping close enough to prevent our drowning Many a youngster has had to learn to preach that way. Helps of one sort and, another,have n ie.plied until the young preachers, are at out as shiny those days with a ten uk the older ones. We note wonderful improvement in. cam. it i.i.iitcnes and p;u socages. In my first ilay J it: Newton sin re was not a tarsonage in the county. A pr. acker was expected to.preach like thunder and lightning and find him¬ self in such matters. Some churches were built of logs, with cracks thru them which you could have thrown a fico dog and such a thing as a stove 'n winter was considered un I parliamentary, it not irreligious,and i sure to give people a cold. The ne- 1 groes now have better churches than we had then and they too, following our example, are providing comfort able homes for their preachers, The. way to ascertain what our bless ed religion is doing in any partic ular locality, is to look hack over a hah century and more, I was licensed to preach in the old frame building that stood where the Methodist church in Covington now shinds. It had two front door en trances and an old style pulpit standing between. This was in the summer of 1857'. In sweeping over the past my memory frequently folds ] its wings over Covington and many other sacred spots and scenes adja ceut of which The Enterprise may hear when the thermometer marks a lower degree. 1 will say, before putting down my pen, that the preachers of Coving¬ ton are acting wisely in rallying to one church,when Sunday night comes this hot weather; and bunch your singers and have at least a half doz¬ en songs. The people will stand any; sort of preaching these hot nights, if it falls inside of thirty-five minute* ana has lots of good singing to help it out. In my first days in Covington there was but one congregation.unless there was one on the hill, across the creek, west, represented, by a large frame building, taken down years ago, and owned, if memory is not at fault, ly the Primitive Baptists. Geo. W. Yarbrough. Rome, Ga. Annual addre.s-Hon. Hoke Smith. Oinner 2 Literary exerc s e Music. >r G. A* Declamation To the Liouo, j Woodruff. Industrial Education—e. „ L. r King Music. Address Rural School Improve men t_Prof. J. O. Martin, Address Bond Issue for Good Roads ' W. L. Jarman. ! Music. The Old South and the New—Ben i | Hicks Woodruff. Address “Silence”—E. H. Jordan. Music. Benediction.