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SPECIALS ; h BS3E& v Tuesday and Wednesday, February 13th, I4tfe, 15th | specials
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The Prices Below Are Forthe Above Three Days Only
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10 Yards 12kc Quality, yard wide Cambric,
10 yards to customer, each day, - - -
Wool Dress Goods
50 and 75c Dress Goods, all colors, this Sale, 4-
$1.00 and $1.25 Dress Goods, all colors, this sale Qo
TaJMe Linerv Specials
50, 65 and 75c Table Linen, all going at only *TQ©
.if 1.00 and 1.25 Table Linen, all going at only
Dress Goods.
All 10 and 121c Outings, while they last,
Only............. ............ 71c
All 10 and 121 Flannelettes, while they
last, only . 74c
All 12.1 and 15c Kimona Goods, to close
out..... ....... ... 81c
12Jc Cotton and Suitings, Oncks Spring for Ladies patterns Skirts in
Stripe
Boy’s Suits. ••..... ...... 81c
New Spring Goods Arriving
Beautiful line Children’s Dresses, ages 2 to 14 years. Prices 65c, 75c, §1.00, $1.25, $1.50.
Ladies’ New Spring Style Skirts in Black Voile, and all the New Spring Shades will give
you 10 per cent, oil - on them during this Three Days’ Sale.
We take orders Snecially Made to your Individual Measures—Fit Guranteed—Dresses,
Suits and Skirts. Our New Spring Style Book and Samples are here for your inspection.
Will appreciate your coming in and looking them over, whether you buy or not.
EMPIRE MERCANTILE CO.
Fifth Sermon
On The Creed
llev. Guyton Fisher Preaches
On The JjHoly Catholic
Church
(Continued from Wednesday’s
Issue.)
Furthermore into any Church
calling itself Christian I go as a
Christian man and an elder in the
Church of God and exercise such
privileges as that Church will al¬
low because 1 am a member and a
minister of the Holy Catholic
Church, testifying that by one
Spirit are we all baptized into one
body. In the Protestant Episcopal
Church 1 gladly approach the com¬
munion table, because it is the
table of my Lord, and the Supper
of the Lord is a sign of the love
that Christians ought to have
among themselves one to another
and a sacrament of our redemp¬
tion by Christ’s death. In one of
the two great American immersion
churches, I am invited both to
preach and commune, and I do
ftotli; in the other I am invited to
preach, but not to commune, and I
do what I am permitted to do,
fcaving the responsibility for a
line over which my self-respect
forbids me to step with him who
draws that line. The catholicity
of Methodism at all these points is
too obvious to admit of debate.
As Bishop Hoss long since said:
“Methodism rccoguizes not only
the Christians of other Churches,
but the Churches of Christians."
He was doubtless right also in
adding, “We have less to take
back than anybody.”
Let no man think, however,
that I depreciate denominational-
ism: I for one, am not enthusiastic
THE FITZGERALD LEADER. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1910 3
Special Towel Sale for These Three Days
8c Towels this Sale, Special, only. .... 5c
10c Towels, this sale, Special, only..... 7c
15c Value Towels, white Buck, (see
corner window display) this ’sale ... 8c
25c Towels, Special to Reduce Stock, this
Sale . .. - 19c
the lor a visible.ehurch on earth with
same outward forms and eere-
monies. As there is a place among
people for individuality, so of the
various denominations; if “one
star ditfereth from another star in
glory.” and in the resurrection
Cod giveth to every seed “his own
body,” surely we^muy not worry
over denominational differences.
Indeed l am inclined to think we
may do more thereby and not less;
better work and not the worse.
The Church is compared to an
army, you know, as well as a flock.
So eloquent an ambassador as Paul
brings the message of war; with
the scars of battle upon him, the
old veteran says: “Fight the good
light of faith—War a good warfare
—take unto you the whole armor
of God.” And in an army all do
not fight alike—nor wear the same
uniforms—nor use the identical
weapons. If the Church shall do
its best wotk against the arch¬
enemy of man we shall doubtless
take different positions; but we
must have the same leader and the
same spirit.
Sometimes I think in figure of
the Church drawn up iu battle
array, “looking forth as the morn¬
ing, fair as the moon, clear as the
sun, and terrible as an army with
banners.” And I see the Presby¬
terian Church, which is said to
take more pains than any other to
qualify its ministry for preaching,
standing with guns uulimbered—
the great artillery of the Church
of God. I see the Episcopal Church,
the first to occupy the ground in
this country, claiming they are the
only true church, after all, occupy¬
ing of course, the right wing of
the army-. The Methodists, equal¬
ly at home on the land or water,
are taking the sea with itheir fleets;
enterprising and always in advance,
are scouring the country end
slashing the enemy front and rear,
The other branches of the Chris-
tian Church are on the left wi g
devouring the stronghold of Sill
like the wrath of God. We must
except the great Baptist Church,
with their avidity for water, they
are the White Squadrons, theirs
to sweep the ocean with their
powerful Dreadnaughts and swift
cruisers,—-theirs to guard our
coast lines from the enemy’s boats
of a foreign realm. Here are the
Campbellities and Kellyites Hying
the Christian Hag,—sharp shooters
they, who ought to be on the land,
but lighting best ir, the water,
they are splendid torpedo flotillas,
and if they don’t blow up the
Methodist fleet, and the Baptist
navy doesn’t get in their way,
Satan will know their power. But
1 see a new implement of warfare:
these flying machines—not so safe,
as yet untried, hut destined, per¬
haps, to be a factor in the future
when they learn to he managed
and understand the varycurrents
and attain the power of going
there and getting there. Who are
these that mount up as eag-les?
To be sure, the Christian Scientists,
who are mostly “up in th. air,”
but when rid of the weaknesses of
Mrs. Eddy and able to use the
power of Cod unto salvation,
learned to light upon the earth
without accident, and when aloft to
drop their shells upon their ene¬
mies instead of their friends, it
may be that this modern religion
shall come to occupy the place in
the Holy Catholic Church in its
fight against sin that ve hope the
Aeroplane shall fill in the fights of
the future.
Speaking for Methodism this is
what we believe. I am glad I
don’t believe my church is the
1 Table in Center Isle, Embroidery, Special
Bargain for these Three Days, - -
Ladies’ Shirt Waists, $1.00, 1.25, 1.50, and
while 1.75 Qualities, they last, all Special,..... put on one counter, 79c
SILKS
40c Silk Values in solid colors, only 25c
All 50 and 75c Silks,..... 39c
All $1.00 and 1.25 Silks - - - - 77c
J. & G. Model Corsets, $1.00 Value, this sale, 59c
Ladies’ Underwear, Heavy and Light,
For Spring.
50 and 75c Underwear.... . ... 38c
25 and 35c Underwear.... 19c
$1.00 and 1.20 Underwear. .... 79c
50 and 75c Long Sleeves, Corset Covers.. 38c
Ladies’ Spring Oxfords Have Arrived
In all the New Leathers, including Velvets,. Suede,
Gun Metal, Patents, Etc., in all the Spring Styles.
only one. What could we see in
tire evangelization of the world, if
ro other than Methodists had done
anything, What had we accom¬
plished. if the Baptist church was
the only one? What hope that
Christ’s command would ever he
obeyed to the final consumption of
a world evangelized, if the Episco¬
pal church was the only true
church? But if each denomination
is one among many,—one of “the
seven stars in His right hand” to
enlighten the world,—one of the
fruitful branches growing out of
the Vine,—then is the Father
glorified, the church has borne
“much fruit: so shall ye he my
diaciples.”
Such a conception is rich and
full and all-embracing-catholic in
the real seme of the word. It
gives expression as no other theo¬
ry does to the intuition tnat lies
unformed in the heart of the
world that the God of the universe
will know His own, and will be
known by His own, and that He
will put His seal upon His own.
So that the Holy Catholic Church
is an acknowledged church—ac¬
knowledged by God and by man.
It gives satisfaction to inherit
belief in e^ery believer's heart
that in Lis personal union with
Christ there is a union with the
whole body of the redeemed: and
.that our faith in Christ, which is
the deepest of all personal things,
always involves something social,
ihat while the call cmaes to him
singly it does not come to him
solitary.
It is inspiring. Winn you pre¬
sent your children, as you may,
for baptism in th*- t hurch of
Christ, who said, * Suffer tne little
ones to come unto Me. and forbid
them not, for o. such is the k.ug-
dom of Heaven,” and where they
Entire Clothing Stock
At Cost and below for this Sale. See
Circulars for Special Prices.
Shoes
Ladies’, Men’s and Children’s Shoes
at Cut Prices. See Circulars.
are already members of the invisi¬
ble Church of Cod, you enroll
them thru the door of this congre¬
gation in the visible Holy Catholic
Church of Christ.
When you join the Methodist
Church, and for the lirst time
kneel at the Lord’s table, you do
more than become a member of
this congregation—you enter on
the membership of the Holy
Catholic Church. You become
one of that mighty multitude
which no man can number of every
nation and of every language.
Had we the faith and love to see
it, we are then taken in to that
fellowship of the Universal Church
of Christ on whose rolls are Abel
and Enoch, Moses and Elija, Jere¬
miah and Daniel; were our faith
tine enough we should strike hands
in a spiritual Christian fellowship
with Peter <fc Paul, James and
John, the sweet Magdalene and
Martha, and Mary the Mother of
our Lord. Good company that;
we may go farther but never find
better. And he who is in such
company need never fear, for he
is in company with those who
came up by the way of Him who
said. j, iii lam ,, the door, , , by Me .. if .,
any mau enter in, he shall be saved.
I am the good shepherd; and I
know mine own, and mine own
know me. Other sheep I have
which are not of this fold. Them
also I must lead; and there shall
be one flock, one shepherd.”'
Fish Dinner
The Ladies A>d Society of the
First M. E. Church will serve a
fish dinner at the W. R. C. Htill
Wednesday Feb 15 1911. Dinner
25 cents.
Mrs. M. E. Whitman, Sec..
Excursion Hastes To
New Orleans, La.,
Account Mardi
Gras.
The Seaboard Air Line will sell
low rate excursion tickets to New
Orleans, La. and return Feb. 21st
to 27th, good returning until
March 11th, 1911. Limit extend¬
ed on pullman of §1.00 until
March 27th.
For full information, see nearest
ticket agent or wiite,
R. H. Stsnsell, AGPA.,
Savannah, Ga. a
Libel for Divorce.
Mrs. Joe W. Tarver
vs.
Joe W. Tarver.
In Ben Hill Superior Court, April
Term, 1911.
Georgia—Ben Hill County.
To Joe W. Tarver: You are
hereby commanded to be and ap¬
pear at the April Term, 1911, of
the Superior Court of Ben Hill
County as defendant in an action
for divorce, to answer the petition
and complaint of Mrs. Joe W. Tar¬
ver. Witness the Hon. U. V.
™PP Court le ; '^ge of the Superior
of said County, this 12th
day of January, 1911.
D. W. t YV HITLEY
Clerk Superior Court Ben Hill
County, Georgia.
Elkins & Wall, W. H. Horne,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
4-2tjan 2tfeb
Notice To Tax-Payers.
I will be at my office at the
and county jail from 9 a. m. to 12 noon,
2 p. m. to 5 p. m„ for
the purpose of collecting delin¬
quent taxes until March 1, 1911,
when additional costs will be added.
J. W. Norris,
3-tf Sheriff Ben Hill County.
j WANTED—Sewing to do at
219 W. Oconee Ave. 9-2wk.