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Bcrald and Advertiser. NEWNAN, FRIDAY. DEC. 3, Official Organ of Coweta County. Thos. S. Parrott, BROWN A PARROTT. nit. wan am. We print below three beautiful edito rial touching the Bigham ease -one from the Atlanta Constitution, one from the Macon Telegraph, and the other from the Atlanta Georgian. The articles furnish good reading for an editorial page, and are as follows: (Atlanta Constitution. 3d inut.) Rev. R. J. Bigham now states posi tively that he will not return to the Newnan Methodist church. Dr. Bigham says he has wired to Bishop Hendrix, who is at Searcy, Ark., that he cannot accept the New- nan pastorate. Dr. Bigham was in At lanta yesterday, stopping at the New Kimball. In his statement he said : "Under no circumstances will I re turn to Newnan as the pastor in charge," said the minister, with em phasis. "I shall ask the bishop to re lease me from the assignment. 1 have already practically asked him this morning, inquiring if what appeared in the press about my re-assignment to Newnan is official, and saying to him that if it is, I would have to ask for release from the Newnan appoint ment." This statement from Dr. Bigham adds a new complication to the situa tion, which resulted from the action of the board of stewards of St. John's church of Augusta in protesting against the assignment of Dr. Bigham to that church, this assignment having been made by Bishop Hendrix at the conference held in Atlanta. In the effort to relieve the situation, Bishop Hendrix announced Sunday that he would assign Rev. Joel T. Daves, who had been reappointed presiding elder of the Atlanta district, to the Augusta church, and make Dr. Bigham presiding elder of the Atlanta district. This announcement was followed by a meeting of ministers of the Atlanta district, at which a telegram was sent io Bishop Hendrix asking that Dr. Daves be allowed to remain in Atlanta. A meeting of laymen was called, but before it was held the announcement was made that Bishop Hendrix had transferred Rev. Ford McKee from the First church of Newnan to St. John’s at Augusta, and returned Dr. Bigham to Newnan, where he served last year, leaving I)r. Daves as presiding elder of the Atlanta district. It is now with the bishop to grant l)r. Bigham’s request or refuse it. Should he grant it, he may send Dr. Bigham to another church and name another pastor for the Newnan charge, or he may simply locate Dr. Bigham for a year and name a new pastor for the Newnan church. (IIucon Telegraph.! But what of the conduct of the Au gusta church? That is another ques tion. Peter fell, hut got up again and was forgiven not after three years of trial, hut immediately. Great was his re ward. Drunkenness is a great evil. It is an offense against society, hut it is a great er infliction upon the person indulging. It is a personal weakness that needs outside support. We know of no indi vidual who needs the hand of love and sympathy more than the excessive drinaer. He needs the bracing of the church and not its cold shoulder, unless he has gone beyond the hope of redemp tion, and there is hope as long as one can draw a sober breath one day at a time. The church was instituted to save pinners and not to build up an aristoc racy of self-righteous people, "for I am come not to call the righteous, but sin ners to repentance." Those who are struggling hardest against the tide of their evil tendencies need the church most. The strong who lived before the Christian era were saved without the gospel of Christ, it was to save the weak that Jeaui came. When His church draws up its skirts at the ap proach of a weak man, "and passes on the other side," it repudiates the whole object of His coming to save the fallen. The place for a weak n.an (we do not mean a conscienceless, rebellious repro bate) is in the church—not for a cloak, but for a guard, protector and friend. The religion of Christ came to the low ly, not in wealth and birth, but mor als. His was not in the kingdom of this world that is, not a power to sus tain the strong, and greaten the pride of self-righteousness ami self-esteem, but to open the door of hope to the fallen. Such people need the church, and the church needs them. ^ There is no aristocracy of religion in God’s tem ple. The church is for the fallen, and the fallen are for the church when they are repentant and are seeking to get up anti stand -even if they fall seven! times seven. In all the round of human affairs nothing so challenges the interest of; the angelic hosts as the struggling hu man being who resists inherited taints and sinful invironments. The man who fights to the end and dies in the strug gle has his reward. For two long years (according to the testimony) Dr. lfligham has stood erect and trampled upon his weakness. He has fought a good tight. Who of his critics have done better, or so well? Excessive drink is not the only ill that afflicts humanity. There are greater evils, because there are grades of evil. Who shall say that in the Book of Life drink is accounted a greater sin than is backbiting, covetousness, selfishness, and other catalogued sins named in the Decalogue. If Dr. Bigham, if cast out by all the churches as he was by the one at Au gusta, would he be able to stand, and would not his sins be upon others' shoulders? No church more than the Methodist church emphasizes the doctrine that a man may fall and then rise again. Christ went upon the cross and down in to the grave and rose again. So man must and will fall, and may rise again, lie mint follow in the path-if not in outward deed, in inward thoughts. "No man is without sin,” because he is so tprone-"as the sparks to fly upward." (Atlanta Georgian.) When the action of St. John's church of Augusta, Ga., in resisting the ap pointment of Dr. R. J. Bigham to the pastorate was first announced, several days ago, there doubtless flashed into the public mind the famous apostrophe of Tom Hood: “O the rarity Of Chriatain charity Under the »un!’' Gauged by the standard of the Au gusta stewards, how few of us are blameless? The Georgian is no apologist for loose ethics in the pew or the pulpit. Clean should he the hands and pure the hearts which serve the altars of the Most High. But who cf us is perfect? David, the man after God’s own heart, com mitted one of the most grievous sins in the decalogue. Yet he was not banish ed from the divine favor. His fall and his forgiveness put an added note of comfort into the songs of Zion. Peter, the boldest of the twelve disciples, on the eve of crucifixion thrice denied his Lord. Yet he was not cast off. And thrice in the dawn beside Gennesaret his Lord forgave him. Does any one charge that Dr. Bigham committed an offense which in gravity roximated Peter's or David’s? hen why this lifting up of hands in holy horror at the bishop’s assignment? J The telegram sent to Bishop Hendrix by the Methodist minister was not a protest against Dr. Bigham. who is re garded in Atlanta as a strong and ab’e minister, hut as an indorsement of Di. Daves. Dr. Bigham Preaches Fine Sermon. There was a large attendance of the membership Sunday afternoon at fra ternity hall to hear the special Thanks giving sermon to the Junior Order Uni ted American Mechanics by Dr. R. J. Bigham, the invitation to deliver the sermon having been extended some time ago. Dr. Bigham was at his best, and delivered a most eloquent and im pressive sermon, choosing for his sub ject the well-known motto of this popular order—"Virtue, Liberty and Patriotism.” He paid a high tribute to the order, and dwelt at considerable length upon the nobility and high pur poses of the organization. He commend^ ed the order for its hospitality, for placing the bible in the public schools, and for its efforts in promoting the great cause of free education. He further stated that an order that hon ored God and His word by meeting for the purpose of thanksgiving and praise, would he recognized as an organization whose life and substance was for the inculcation of American ideas and pa triotic principles. The music was rendered by a male quartette composed of members of the order, the closing piece being "Amer- At the conclusion of the ser- af $ holy % Not only has he been reinstated by his conference, but his church at Newnan has borne loyal and loving tribute to his character. , . .. . . . . . Never in his life was he better quali- vice the entire membership went for- tied to preach the gospel of grace and W{ * r fl to thank Dr. Bigham for his i of forgiveness. No man ever suffered j spl en( hd sermon. Members of other 1 more. There never lived an humbler fraternal orders were also present by Christian. And by reason of the dis- j invitation and enjoyed the service as cipline of sorrow through which he has j m uch as did the Juniors. been called to pass he may yet be the “ _ means of bringing thousands from sin Stung For 15 Years unto righteousness. by indigestion’s pang-trying many Which was justified of the meek and j doctors and $200.00 worth of medicine lowly Nazarene — the Pharisee who in vain, B. F. Ayscue, of Ingleside, boasted of his moral rectitude, or the N. C., at last used Dr. King’s New Life Publican who said, "Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner?’ The keynote of the old dispensation was "law,” but the keynote of the new dispensation is "love.” And St. John's church bears the name of the beloved disciple. To one of Dr. Bigham’s refined sensi bilities it is easy to imagine the distress of mind to which he has been subjected by recent events. But he is not alone. His Master was rejected, too. Dr. R. J. Bigham is Returned to New nan. Atlanta Constitution. 1st inat. Atlanta will retain Dr. Joel T. Daves as presiding elder of thU district, and the Methodists of this section will be abundantly satisfied. The First Methodist church at New nan will have as pastor for the next season I)r. R. J. Bigham, who has served that church for two years, and has done satisfactory work there. Rev. Ford McKee, formerly pastor at Milledgevillle, who at the Atlanta conference was appointed to the New nan charge, will go to cit. John’s church in Augusta. It is stated that Augusta will give a cordial welcome to their new pastor. These appointments were announced by Bishop Hendrix last night in a tele gram sent by him from Searcy, Ark., to The Constitution. The action of the bishop followed the receipt of n telegram from the Metho-1 dist ministers of Atlanta, asking the bishop to make no change in the pre-1 siding elder of the Atlanta district, and ! of another telegram informing the> bishop that the Methodist stewards would hold a meeting to discuss the proposed change. Dr. Daves was informed by The Con stitution of the bishop’s telegram. It the first information he hail re ceived, and it was welcome news, for, hile he was willing to accept the will of the bishop and go to St. John’s hurch, if the bishop thought it advisa- ile to send him there, he felt that the Atlanta district gave him a wide field for work, and that he was in a position to do this work well. I)r. Daves stated that he understood Dr. Ford McKee, who was appointed pastor of the Newnan church, was en tirely acceptable to St. John’s church. Atlanta’s lay and clerical circles have been greatly stirred by the action of Bishop Hendrix in announcing sev- ral days ago that he would appoint Dr. Bighain to the Atlanta district and Dr. Daves to the Augusta church. This action followed the protest of the Augusta church against the ap pointment of l)r. Bigham as pastor there, and the request that some other minister he named for that charge. Dr. Daves has won a large number of friends during his two years as pre siding elder in this city, who felt that he was the best man for the place, and could better serve the cause of Metho dism here. Pills, and writes they wholly cured him. They cure Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Stomach, Liver, Kid ney and Bowel troubles. 25c. at all druggists We can work for our bread and but ter or we can play for the delight of the devil. Kills Her Foe of 20 Years. "The most merciless enemy I had for 20 years, ” declares Mrs. James Duncan, of Ilavnesville, Me., "was Dyspepsia. 1 suffered intensely after eating or drinking and could scarcely sleep. Af ter many remedies had failed and sev eral doctors gave me up, I tried Electric Bitters, which cured me completely. Now I can eat anything. I am 70 years old and am overjoyed to get my health and strength back again.” For Indi gestion, loss of Appetite, Kidney Trou ble, Lame Back, and Female Complaints, it is unequaled. Only 50c. at ail drug gists. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with I.OCAI. APPLICATIONS, a* they cannot reach the scat of the disease. Catarrh Is a bIi>od or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the Mood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the beat physi regular prescripts •untry for years, and , is composed of the beat . 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Smiles southeast of Newnan, with nice ceiled and painted; e. painted, t of Sharpsburg, with 3 good new 4-room h> room tenant hoi ) acres, 1 mile w< houses. L0 acres. ’ j mile southwest from city limits on good road; well improved; fine place for home or investment. esn give you easy payments on most cf the above property. Ollice over Barnett, St. John & Co. s. TELEPHONE 32S. Have Been Too Busy to Write Ads. Hat have something to say this week. As you know, we sell foreash. and don't keep any books; and so many of our customers give us cheeks in advance. For their convenience we have had printed coupon books of $5 and U0. The idea is this; You pay five or ten dollars, (as you like,) and we give you this book, so that you can keep ut> with the amount traded. You tear out coupons to the amount of your pur chase; we send bill with each purchase, just like you do with the ice book. We guarantee to saveyou money on your groceries. We have so many new tilings that we haven't space to enumerate them. Just a few specials this week— Herring, with Tomato Sauce, Pimentoes, Beaten Biscuit, Two barrels Grape Fruit, Grape Nuts. Shredded I* hole Wheat, Cream of Wheat. Post Toasties. Wesson Salad and Cooking Oil, Beech Nut Bacon and Beef, Crystal Domino Sugar, 1 Kisses, Potato Chips, “Merry Widow” Puff Rice, Dried Figs, New Dates, New Raisins, Heinz Apple Butter, Deviled Crabs, Lobsters, New crop N. O. Syrup, Shredded Codfish. T. L. CAMP TELEPHONE 339. M QH Pairs Satur-M QH lOl day Shoes tOI $1.00 MEN’S—WOMEN’S—CHILDREN’S. Not a pair worth less than $1.50; not a pair over $3.50. One quick way to make room for large shipment. I. N. ORR COMPANY Potts & parkc; Dress Goods and Trimmings Never before have you found as complete a stock in Newnan as we have to show, either in quantity, range of weaves, patterns, colors or shadings—in woolens, silks or cotton fabrics—and then we have the correct findings and gar nitures for each material and shade. We invite you to call and inspect our goods. Silks Silks Silks Bengaline moire and jacquard silks are the season’s ideals, and are shown in black, white, Burgundy, rose, navy, Copenhagen and mauve. Goods shown here are up to the minute in style and effect, and cannot he duplicated in ordi nary stores. Wool Dress Goods The smooth satin finish for dressy gowns, and the rich, heavy, rough effects for suits. These in quality and price to suit all. Trimmings Handsome all-overs of Irish lace, tucked nets, jet spangled nets, and em broidered chiffon. Bands of jet, silk or tinsel combinations; buttons, braids and medallions. Cotton Fabrics Mercerized reps and poplins, French lina, and “Economy” linen. “Sun burst” silk and “Elmo” cloth. POTTS & PARKS NEWNAN, - - - GEORGIA ONE MORE MONTH ONLY is left in which to purchase the furniture you had intended to get this year. Now, listen: I have decided, in view of the short crops in our vicinity, and the large stock I have on hand, to make some sacrifices during the month of December. POSITIVELY, I am going to sell FURNITURE SURE ENOUGH CHEAP. I propose to unload more real bargains in the furniture line the next 30 days than has ever before been known in this city. So, if you are going to need Bed-room Furniture, Dining-room Furniture, Parlor Furniture, or any other kind, your cash will talk loud at this store, and you will save from 25 to 50 per cent, on your purchases. Now, get right and get busy. Yours for an honest and a square deal, Mar bury’s Furniture Store 19 Greenville street. Newnan, Ga,