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GEORGIA BAPTISTS BEGIN NEW YEAR WITH GREAT PROGRAM FIRST YEAR OF 75 MILLION CAMPAIGN REGISTERS REAL v VICTORY—ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE DENOMINA TION BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE—ORPHANS’ HOME RECEIVES MANY VALUABLE DONATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS. By Louie D. Newton. In the face of the present financial depression, Georgia Baptists have rounded up the first year of the 75 Million Campaign period in a great yictory. They gave $1,774,399.74 to the causes included in the campaign dur ing the year just closed. This is more than a million dollars more than Geor gia Baptists ever gave in any pre vious year. All thiß in the face of the fact that the majority of Georgia Baptists are affected by the farming Interests, makes the victory most sig- t ' •- ... ~ 1 MAKING THREE HUNDRED BOYS AND GIRLS HAPPY This freight car was loaded to capacity with good things to eat by the Baptists of the Campbell and Mercer Associations and shipped to the Georgia Baptist Orphanage at Hapeville. The picture here shows the boys at the home unloading the car on Christmas Eve. nificant. This extraordinary report was read before the recent session of the Georgia Baptist Convention and was received as high tribute to the faithful spirit in which Georgia Bap tists are keeping the pledges they made a year ago to this five year pro gram. With such a record Tor the rirst year of the campaign Georgia Baptists have sej their faces to the tasks of 1921 with a hearty confidence In the co-operative spirit which they have developed this first year and with the determination that they will make a still better report to the one hundredth session of the convention which meets December 7-9, 1931,. iu Savannah. The New Year holds many increased opportunities of service for the Chris tlan people of the world and Georgia Baptists are enterthg every open door with the hope that they may help to carry forward the program of Jesus Christ to the utmost bounds of the earth. The present European plans which the Baptists of the United Stateß and of every other nation in the world have adopted, gives to Southern Baptists all or southern Eu rope as territory for which we are re sponsible in the preaching and teach ing of Christianity. The peoples of these nations gje heartily responding to the work <>r oqr ( Foreign Mission Board, and this one aspect of the work offers unlimited expansion of the work of the denomination during the year. Southern Baptists are also joining In the campaign tq relieve the imme -diate suffering; ill China, and Europe, caused by famine and the general re sults of the war! This work is chal leuging many 'of our people to real sacrifice. The offerings made to this work are being transmitted by our own Foreign Mission Board and placed In the hands of the sufferers at a minimum expense} .Contributions for this relief work should be sent to Arch. C. free, Treas,, Flatiron Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.. and' designated as for ■“Special Relief.” Our Home Mtss-iori Board Is meet ing the increasing calls that come to this great <dppa|i;tment of the de nomination. and' lV thereby having to ask that our people meet the pledges to the campaign" promptly, thus giving the board funds with which to carry on this great work. The immense *um of $2,900,000 was appropriated the lirst year of the campaign by the Home Board. Editor Edmonds of the Manufacturers' Record recently said. “The work of the Home Mission Board Is fundamental in America's service to the world.” Georgia Baptists are glad to have a part in this great work and to have the board located in this .state. Os the work which is more directly handled by the Georgia Baptist Con vention and having to do with our own THE HIGH COST OF WAR According to the I’nited States Bureau of Standard;;, 93 cents out of every dollar of Uuc'.e Sam's money, this year, goes for war, past, present or to come. Only one cent out of j every dollar goes for education and the improvement of public nealth. Copies of this remarkable analysis of our national budget may be had Georgia people it may be said that every department is planning to make the year 1921 the banner year in the work of the white Baptist of this stute. The Mercer University System of Schools and Colleges is one of the high peaks of Christian education in the South at this time. This group of Baptist schools and colleges represents one of the most constructive education al programs ever launched by any de nomination. With Mercer University at the head of the system and with Bessie Tift College and the dozen or more preparatory schools forming the complete system, the Baptist of Geor gia have a good start In the great work of teaching and training the youth of the state. President Rufus W. Weaver of Mercer University has been elected chancellor of the entire system and in co-operation with the heads of the Several institutions he is working out. a really great plan for the schools. There are more students in each of the institutions than have at tended in any previous year. The Orphans' Home at Hapeville Is an institution in which Georgia Bap tists have always found great joy. The cut in this story shows the generous manner in which the Campbell and Mercer Associations have receutly re meinbered the home by sending a car loaded with good things for the home. Thts car is estimated to have been worth a minimum of $3,000 to the home. It should be s ited here that these gifts are all the more magnani rnous, when It is remembered that such gifts are not credited on the 75 Mil lion Campaign. They are made as voluntary expressions of esteem on the part of the individual churches. The Georgia Baptist Hospital is rap idly enlarging and will soon be one of the largest hospitals in the South. The recent session of the convention authorized the hospital board to carry forward the building plans of the new hospital plant in Atlanta, and if nec essary to issue a million and a halt' dollars’ worth of bonds. The institu tion is doing a great work, and not only Georgia Baptists, but all Geor gia people, appreciate its service. The evangelistic work of the de nomination reached new high records last year, and the Baptists of Geor gia feel that this phase of the work must have first place in the plans for 1921. Rev. T. F. Callaway has returned to the state and is at the head of the evangelistic staff. It is believed that there were more than 30,000 baptisms in 1920 and every' pas tor and lay member in the state will strive to make the number not less than 50.000 in 1921. The enlistment department works hand in hand with the evangelistic department in teach ing and developing the entire program of the denomination. The Christian Index, the denomina tion’s own paper, has recently observ ed its centennial with an extraordinary edition which is enjoying a wide ctr culation. The convention itself will reach its hundredth aniversary in 1922, at which time there will bo suitable observance of the occasion. Mercer University is soon to reach its centennial also. Georgia Baptists, join with other Christians of the Empire State in striving to make the New Year the best period in the life of our state and of the world. by applying to Dr F.. B. Rosa, L nited States Bureau of Standards, Wash ington. D. C. According to itus an alyses. the National Government is levying a tax of soo, this year, on every man. woman and child in the United States; so that of this amount $46.50 goes for war and militarism and just 50 cents for education and im provement of public health. How do you like it? \ THI, VIDALIA ADVANCE, VID ALIA, GEORGIA BILL’S HANDICAP TOO HEAVY Os Course He Couldn't Play Golf With Such an Opponent and Such a Gallery. Bill Is a Presbyterian by marriage. of us who have heard him play golf would never have guessed that he had any such church connection what ever. His language when he misses a shot (and he misses quite a number of times during an afternoon) Is what might be termed of the explosive and highly Irreverent variety. Bill appeared at the club the other afternoon with a friend whom he intro duced as Rev. Mr. Sanderson —accent- ing the Reverend as though he were afraid we were going to miss it and treat him as one of his ordinary com panions. Personally, it Isn’t necessary to tip us off in advance that the stranger is a minister. But Bill seemed to be afraid of us, although not quite so afraid as we were of him. “You and the minister going to play together?" we asked. “Yep,” said he. "Join us?” "You bet,” said we. “If you and a minister can go 18 holes and you don’t explode we want to see it.” Bill began gamely. His drive was full of slice anil his iron shots were mostly all turf, and he put on a stage grin that was marvelous to behold. Toward the middle of the afternoon he tried whistling, switching to hum ming, tackled silence and reverted to plain grinning. He dubbed a shot on the twelfth hole and said: "Good night!” "That isn’t what you said when you dubbed one here last Saturday,” one of us remarked. He missed a putt for a win on the fourteenth and whistled. "First time we ever heard you whis tle after missing one,” we casually re marked. On the sixteenth he went to pieces altogether. But he was game. He made no apologies. “That shot you just made used to be good for quite a string,” we sug gested. “Sa.v,” he finally shrieked, “how could anybody play golf with a couple of birds like you pecking at him all day long? You haven’t given me a minute’s peace since the parson and I began this game.” “Peace?” we exclaimed. "Is it peace you want? You look to us like a man who wants to start a riot.” —Detroit Free Press. The Sadducees. Sadducees and Pharisees were the names of two powerful but antagonis tic parties in the Jewish church, and In Jewish society at the time of Our Lord's earthly ministry. They dif fered radically respecting what* may be called politics, and respecting cer tain religious beliefs. The Pharisees were the national party, adhering with all possible strictness to Jewish tra ditions, and labored incessantly to keep alive the national spirit, although their country was a conquered part of the Roman empire. In politics the Sadducees were trimmers, adjusting their practices to prevailing conditions. They were the priestly-aristocratic party, who allied themselves always with the ruling power, even when that power was anti-national In its aims. In Our Lord’s time the name indi cated differences which were religious as well ns political. The Sadducees may broadly he described as ration alists, the Pharisees as ritualists. The radical difference as regards fnith that is brought out clearly in the Gospels, is this: The Pharisees believed in the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead; the Sadducees did not. The First Bicycle. The first man in England to make a bicycle was James Plowright, who died in September last. He copied the first “boneshaker” brought over from France. Mr. Plowright’s first bicycle was built entirely of Iron, with clattering iron wheels, but later he in troduced iron-shod wooden wheels. Subsequently he made the tall ordi nary. The actual inventor of pedals to propel the front wheels of a bicycle was M. Michaiix, of Paris, who in vented the bicycle proper in 1566, 18 years after Mr. Plowright was horn. It was imported into England in 18G8, and it was apparently this bicycle that Mr. Plowright copied. James Starley, a Sussex mechanic, was the nmn who converted the old-fashioned “bone shaker” into the modern bicycle and tricycle. Cars to Be Run by Sugar Power. Sugar as a source of alcohol for use as motor fuel was predicted by Ad miral Dumas at the Imperial motor transport conference, held at Olympia, London. He looked forward, he said, to sugar being a by-product of coal and alcohol becoming the main product. Similarly with wine. He hoped to see wine the by-product and alcohol the main prod uct. The admiral added that he welcomed the “Pussyfoot” campaign, as it might set free sources of alcohol now wasted in wines and spirits. “I should like to see,” he declared, “a prominent government official hang ing on every lamp-post where gas is burned owing to the loss of benzol in curred In the burning of coal to pro duce gas.” The Trouble. Patience —What’s become of Percy, who used to go with you so much? Patrice —Why, a cloud came into his life. “About the size of a man's hand, I suppose?” “No; exactly the size of my papa’s toot " Union Pharmacy ANNOUNCEMENT | TAKE pleasure in announcing to the people of this section that I have bought back an interest in the Union Pharmacy, and the business will now be in charge of N. O. Carter* and myself, Mr. Don Auld retiring from the firm. I sold out last July-, expecting to move to some other town in South Georgia, but after visiting a number of towns, I have decided that none has brighter future than Vidalia and I am back home to stay. Mr. Carter and I will strive to make our store up-to-date in every way, handling the best and purest of drugs and we hope to have a liberal share of your drug business. Yours to Serve, N. S. Meadows UNION PHARMACY » % . 444444444 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ❖ AIMWELL HAPPENINGS. 4 •I* 4 +t+ + + The pary given at the home of Mrs. A. L. Wilkes on Tuesday night of last week was enjoyed very much hy a large crowd. Miss Jeanette Thompson, who is teaching in the school at Wadley, spent the holidays with ehr mother, Mrs. Thos. Thompson. M isses Mary D., Ina, Sadie, Dubi lee and Mary B. Peterson of Sadie spent part of last week with rela tives here. Thejre have several new families moved into our community. Mrs. Amanda Sharpe spent a few days of last week with relatives at Alston. Misses Ruthie and Ruby Wilkes spent the week end at the home of their uncle, Mr. j. L. Wilkes. Howard Hamilton )and sister of Kihbee spent last F ttesday night with relatives here. Mrs. W. G. Dickerson entertained the Ladies* Aid Society at her home ~ar Union Friday afternoon, and a large number, were present. School opened here Monday morn ing, after a two week’s vacation. Rev. D. F. Sheppard of Daisy will fill his reguk i appointment at the Aimwell Presbyterian church next Sunday at 11 o’clock and again in the afternoon immediately after Sunday school. We would be glad to have a large attendance at these services. Mr. and Mrs. l.awton Morris an nounce the birth of a girl on Jan. 2nd. 444444444444444 1 # * + 4 HARMONY NEWS + ♦ * 4 4 44444 4 4444444 4 Rev. N. H. Burch filled his regu lar appointment here Sunday. Miss Viva Ricks returned Monday to Mt. Beney School, after spending the holidays with her brother. Mr. T. M. Ricks. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ricks were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Braswell Sunday. Rev. N. H. Burch was the dinner guest of Mr. W. A. Kitchens last Saturday. Miss- Sybil Holmes spent the week end with her cousin. Miss .Viva Ricks. Mr. Tom Kitchens made a trip to Vidalia Monday. Mr. John Kitchens of Gibson was the guest of his uncle, Mr. W. A. Kitchens, last Wednesday. Mr. Arthur Jennings and Miss Hat tie Sammons were out riding Sunday afternoon. Mr. Marcus Boyd of Harrison and Mr. Edward Boys of Tarrytown were guests at the home of Mr. W. A. Kitchens Monday night. Mr. G. W. Sammons and Mrs. Ocie Durden attended Sunday school here Sunday. Misses Viva Ricks and Sybil Holmes were the dinner guests of 'Miss Fannie Belle Holton Sunday. Misses Ollie Branch and Josie Mer ritt spent a few days with Miss Florence Kitchens lat week. The fruit supper given at the home of Mr. T. M. Ricks last Saturday night was enjoyed by a large at tendance. Zetter. +++ + + + * * * BETHEL NEWS. ♦ i * 4 444*4**444444444 Rev. Ralph Griffin filled his regu lar apointment at Bethel church last Sunday. M iss Cleo Adams and Mr. W. A. Cooper were married on January 2. Mrs. W. M. Osborne has taken charge of the Swift Creek school and will finish the unexpired term. Miss Clyde Braddv and Mr. Clyde Palmer were married at the residence of the bride’s mother, Mrs. M. A. Braddy, on December 27th. They will reside near Zaidee. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peace, who are keeping house for Mr. and Mrs. James Peace, spent Sunday with the mother of Mrs. Charles Peace. Mrs. Katherine Morris Mr. and “Mrs. James Peace are visiting relatives in Florida. Messrs. Glaze, Morris and Graham killed thirty-five birds last Friday: also several rabbits. Miss Delle Tharpe, vvholi as been spending the holidays with her pa rents, returned to her school Mon day morning. Mrs. Make Morris, Mrs. L. C. Graham. Mrs. Newell Dickson and "Mrs. Katherine Morris visited Mrs. John Dickson Sunday afternoon. Mr. George Yarbrough, who has been living in this community for the past three years, has sold his farm and moved out last Monday. Miss Bessie Morris spent last week with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Make Morris. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Mitchell have returned from Tennessee and the latter has resumed teaching at Mc- Gregor, the former returning to his work in Atlanta for the Gillette Rub ber Company. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Morris vis ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Mathias Sunday. Tulip. 4 4 4 ROUTE FOUR ITEMS 4 4 ♦ 44*4 4444444444444 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sharpe spent Sunday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. A. J. Mclntyre, in Vidalia. Mr. and Mrs. Massie Mclntyre at tended Sunday school at Hughes Chapel Sunday afternoon. Among those who visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sharpe on Sunday were Mr. a.nd Mrs. VVilmer Thompson. Mrs. John D. Hughes, Mrs. Richard Oliver, Mr. John Jar riel, Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sharpe and Mr. R. S. Sharpe, Misses Neita Mae, Oree and Lucile Sharpe and Mr. Otis Jackson. Mr. F'rank Taylor was the social guest of Miss Estelle Thompson on Sunday afternoon. Messrs. Don Palmer. Mallie Foun tain, Alex Blount, Allen Sharpe and M. C. Dickerson and Mr. Duncan spent last week end on a fox hunt near Reidsville, but we don’t think they had much luck. Misses Neita Mae, Oree and Lu cille Sharpe attended Sunday school at Aimwell Sunday afternoon. Messrs. Allen Sharpe and Joseph F.. Taylor have opened up a black smith shop at the old Davis shop. Nobody’s Darling. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with Worms have an un healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a rule, there is more or 1 ess stomach disturbance. GROVE S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC given regu larly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, improve the digestion, and act as a general Strength ening ToDic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle. Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BRCMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one “Bro.no Quinine.” E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c.