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THE GREAT GOD SUCCESS
By REV. EVERETT DEAN ELLENWOOD,!
PASTOR UNIVERSAL1ST CHURCH
MMM
I N N18 eighth Incarnation. Vishnu, jua a measure of that holiness by which
the second god of tha Hindu triad, i alone la trua happiness, wo ara touched
U called Juggernaut. The great! with sufficient altrulam to be filled
■wl or bla worahlp la In Purl In Orta- I with a deelre to ahow to othera the
aa. The Mol la merely a wooden trunk bleaalnga of the worahlp of the one
ate feet in helehth without leea ,ruB ° ud - Aometlmae It may be quite
about as feat la hatgath. Without leg* | trtla |hat )n fh(l 0 f our na) >r
and with only atumpa of arm*. The i become unconerluua but very trouble-
head la dtaproportlonately large, and! aotne meddler*, dealroylng that which
the bideoua Image la painted black. 11* "acred and holy In the mlade of our
' r* ’rr rm T r : ,h /:- i
lean rnttgloue feetltale each year, that ,i**nt more worthy to occupy tna piece
chief of which la the Rath Jattra or of aupreme reverence. Rometlmea. I
tier feattral. At the featlral the Image, 1 "uepect. we arc prone to forget the lea
irKaT 'mlk 'ilMm'khMii > the Huinurltaii woman, and are apt to
In diameter, la drawn forth in I nai'wotwhflf of'llnd'hi imooaalbta"^aave
nfiv**ealim fnrmaH nf mult I. ' ***• WOrUnm Of God III Impossible, MVt
I eon of Jeaua In Ilia converaatlon with
lad upon a ponderous car.
three feet
feet
proceaalon formed of multi
deyotaea. In former time* a
t rated \hemra* ra^forecar°of ] otvU tretntnr And very
fagggMawe-Juring thu-festival fhtm * a "> tnr ® areal many people to forget
worship
the place and according to the
I formula frequented by (he hablta
irfialng for^bernaelrea* InTtlle^apinlon i or'til^T'hrlaHan^alUi* wlTo'an^dT^Slt
h^lSSTe^SS&^lmonhe ! .Tarac^umil M?
7y •C.mhorf I anS women rrilglou. " onvkt.on
1’wT.W worship*>*f Jug* -"■* »« ** f -.tier of •;««£
garnaut I. shorn of Ita mow dlailucHy 0t« of any daep, aplHWM
orthodox feature experience. But* In the main, we max
u . ,. | , I aay that hilaalonary. actlvlllea ahou.'d
Modern idolatry. , receive the Intereal and Ihe foaterlng
We hold up our hande In holy horror | care of evary Individual and of every
even at the memory of eucli degrading j rellgloua Inatltullon. Ood never allow*
Idolatry and devoutly thank Ihe Gfxl of any eternal mlatakaa to be made, and
all progreaa that such parvaralon a nd ; * r n, a>' real assured that the many
debauchery of Ihe natural Instinct* of |»rlsvo*s lilundrra which we shall make
raped from the degrading Ida* Ibat the
grant Ood who la abovt all goda had It
in Hla hear! to lortura Indaflnllely .ill
of Hla child ran who. through some
mishap, had navar heard of Hla exlst-
tnce. To be In hell In the present If
no more deelrsble than lu anticipate
It for the future, and our hearts should
go out In an earnest desire lo take to
all lha peoples of Iho world the Joys
which are ours because of tha civilisa
tion which so many of ua believe to be
vary lairgetv the outcome of the religion
w# profess and which we somethin..
even try to practice. But let ue oas
to It that In taking our religion and Its
clvlllagtlon to those whom the long
habit of apiniual blindness has taught
us lo call "heathen.” we expurgate It
and taka to them, ao far aa possible,
only Ita desirable features. In taking
to thorn our Idas of Clod and of Hla
propar warship. let ua leave behind Ihe
slavish Idolatrv of our own half de-
vehipag clfUlxailon.
Tha* Christianity of the , twentieth
century baa Its Idols and In’thalr wor
ship the devotee* attempt to divide
honors with tha one true Ood. who,
a spirit, requires to be wor
shipped la eptrlt ami In truth.
Bach of these
worahlp la rapidly ceasing among civi
lised men. In tangible token of our
gratitude for our own emancipation we
cebtlbu* to sand our meesensera lo Iho
benighted ones who etlll elt In tho
shadow of superstition to show to them
“a more excellent way." Bersuae w#
are religiously descended from thoee
favored people whoso spiritual ears
early haard a voice commanding.
"Thou shall hare no other gods before
me." and bacauas evan a nominal obe
dience of that command has brought to
In our effort to give lo othera that
which we have only Imperfectly mas
tered ourselves, sluill be overruled fai
ths ultimate mutual advancemant of
both the weaker and the stronger
brother. The mosi successful taacnar
Is the one who learns with hla pupil,
and doubtless It shall come to pass
that in our eurnesi effort to bring all
the world lo <'hi 1st we shall And Him
for ourselves. Nor should missionary
seal sutler any abatement because tha
majority of Intelligent men have ss-
variou* leaser deities
special phase o- form
of human seltahneas. and becomes very
naturally tho most convenient Individ
ual or family god. But It Is only aa
Iho contribution of-the service of their
worahlp to tho worth and power of
tholr great superior, the great g«d Hue.
cess, to whom they are hut satellites,
becomes fully apparenl to tre dH-mil
worshipper that this form of Idolatry
becomes really dangerous. Hu long a* a
man may be lad to pscngniir that his
*s|H*hness Is purely a psiamiul thing
Its vsry unworthlnegs may lead him tu
loathe It and thus ha may be *nved to
hla bet service for the community But
as noon. as ha begins fo recognlYc In
what III* neighbor* and even his own
conscience may designate sein«hneaa.
| know, and will not understand.^ The
worahlp of the great god Ruccrw la
not an Instantaneous process any more
than Is the worahlp of any other god.
It Is a development rather than a cre
ation. And Ilk# every other form of
Idolatry, every other spurious and In
sufficient worship, It baa Its root In
that which Is iho bare of all true aplr-
Hum worahlp of God, tho sternal as
piration for progress Tha worship of
Success, oven aa tha worship of Jug
gernaut, |g but a misunderstanding and
mtnpplieatton of the call to worship
laid upon man in tha bestowal at bis
religions nature. ,
Differing Conception* of Buses**.
Among the various Idolatrous p*o-
plea of the world ll.o tangible forma
through which the All Kalhee la oo Im
perfectly worshipped tpry'grOatly. ac
cording to tradition, ta*te ood artlstk-
conception. Hu alao I* It with tho earn-
**t devotees of tha great god ffuccaa*.
for one, mnrn means money fm an
other, perfect health; for another.
merclal supremacy, th» commercial ‘and that we In turn should b» nan.,.,
Success of our nation. Wo copiously ad by the lock of their association n, I
shed our rhoep and eaay team of pity *■ ' ln “'
and sorrow whan ws learn that there
was a time when a few Ignorant, fa
natical Hindu X*slots sacrificed. tholr
live* in order to Incur lho good will of
tltelr qod. and yet with apparent non
chalance we Icurn that every year In
this land of freedom and intelligence,
sn army of Intelligent and able-bodied
men and woman, our ovn countrymen,
friend*, neighbor.! and kindred, ore
rulhletsly sacrinced to the Insatiable
Juggernaut «f our much vaunted com
mercial success. There Is a single man-
ufartuilng concern In this country
which either kills or malms one work
man. every day In lha year. And the
railways of (his lend, taken as a whole,
on every day In the year, kill outright
twrntv-ilx persona, and wound two
hundred and thirty more. And the
most horrible and reproachful part of
ft .ill l* That hr the very loega majority
of , .ise* these calamities ore caused by
lied "leddents.*- which art easily
tbs ni'oan of.the overborne should f a n
unheeded upon our rare, that Ood or
nmn should bo forgotten. If we may &
allowed to realise the sucre- * of ,, "
knowledge, learning, scholarship; for j D rrvenUble. It would appear mar nu-
another, thut alualve and Indefinite life I* the very cheapest thing In
InlfUr IniAM ii na “Millnr* M mnil 1 * *A..hi>i riaoa im
REV. e. D. ELLENWOOD.
ihlng known a* "culture," moat oaally America today. Home aophlet rises up
iscogntxed when leoat displayed. And „n ua that we cannot hope to be
a most mdispansabls adjunct to hla
own hlgheot success In his chosen pro
fession or vocal 1(h), Just than he crosses
the spiritual and morel danger line. For
Just then his eeMahnras becomes In a
way an Impersonal, a coemlc Ihlng. He
no longer serves tha base desire nf
meret personal good. In the successful
realisation of thelmgffe which he has
begun lo wear In hla heart he sees ra
cial progress. Already Ihe success of
■ ho thing whrreunto he has set his
heart and his hand seem* to prophesy
un-advance of the vanguard of civilisa
tion. Other man may perhaps call Min
eclflsh, but that Is because they do nut
It la also true that h*re. as la othar lummorclaliy successful without this
forms of Idolatry. It Is almost Impos- iappulllng.snnunl slaughter. and we re-
.iw- .... * ignedly" fold our hands and lifting
slble Tor th< worshippers at oas shrtnr
lo nndareiand or appreclata tha oager
and unswerving devotion of those
whose god differs from their own In
form and feature.
Paying tha Pries.
If the worth of worship Is to be
measured by wllllnsness of service and
by abandon and fanaticism of sacri
fice. then the great god Succors re
ceives from hla devotees the moat com
plete adoration the world haa aver seen.
As a nation wo American people wor
ship coiislstenlly at this shrtna nor
ever shrink from paying our full quota
of precious human lives as a bloody
sacrifice. Apparently we covet more
earnestly than all things else, the com-
yearning eyes toward the greet god
Huccea* we murmur, "Thy will be
moil learned men of the time. „„
often It la that the one who would n. .
scholar-conceives that succe** con..
In packing the head with facts i„, ; .
of making the heart large with
pathy:
What la a Successful Life?
That the truly successful life j, „ .
at aii impendent upon ieuaiii of d ,
Is attested by the fact thut m.
unreservedly sucresaful earthly up.
which we have record was terminal*,!
at the very age »Wn mint of u» ii, lh
we use Just beginning to llv*.
.Many of us find Ihe secret of
success of the wonderful life of j*„,
of Naxareth. In His Immediate ami
venal obedience lu His cuncepiluu -
God. God was to Him the unlv.. - J
Father not the father of a favored p v
a little family group of righteous r
perfected sons and daughter*, hut ip.
war the Father of oil conscious
Con-equentlv all men nre of nece**||..
brethren Indeed." It woe this "cosim*
consciousness,” to use Ihe phrase ,,t .,,,
othei\ which made It possible for J. . .
to see In every man. whatever Id* ....
parent condition, a true Hon of (j,„i
Outlies »s t — w— ■ - •
done!" Yes. wo *n» xvor»o Ihnn the * Worahlp. In Its truest sense. I
Hindus.. In their ease the sacrifice was
mtlrely volitional, but with our su
perior Intelligence and foresight, we
have learned how lo rob the nursery
and the kindergarten, that our god may
be enriched thereby.
And how- lightly we appear to hold
our own honor,'our moral «» well a*
our physical health, along with tliul trt
our friends and those by nature de
pendent upon ua. whenever hucces*
hecito-s and demands. How little li
setup* to matter that men should be
denied the profit of our companionship
ration. The really :<ucce**ful
Ihe one which In Its worship and In |-,
work Is never uncunsclouu of « \ ,
other life within the grasp of <„t .
love. For such u life there rap I,.. , ,
happiness which docs not enmunpu-i
the happiness of all men, everw,h*i.
and the only failure possible would l*.
that aboence of the God <‘p»«*P.u-u*—
In the heart which could peimli u...
soul to be used by Instead ,,f nslnq ..
of Hie manifold mean* of develiipi,,, m
which our varied and beautiful u.u'd
affords.
•srsies tt 4. Wednesday, lea ten service
RT. HABKH— loUrsngi'. n«v. H. I>. Phil
al"ll c ^* rBr " Hornlny prayer end eermou
TO MINISTERS AND OTHERS :
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tad kccii-
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nuil eermou.
every Saturday afternoon—just aa anxious u* y nif nrr-.
rate.
To iuaure thin your uoticea must be received by the city editor not Inter than noon on Thursday.
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MABOABETH-< arrolllon. R*v. K.
11. Delh ll- la chars*. Merulnc prayer, lit-
BAPTIST.
GRANT PARK BAITIST—t oraer <:
sla a Ten tie and Grant atreer Sundayarhool
!:» p. BI. Preaching at 1:30 u. m. byjir.
J. C. Solomon. Prsyef mealing Thursday
at T» p. tn. fodle# Aid ioRoty meola
Monday at S y. m. at Mr*. I.umphln a. 33S
Great streot.
TBMPLK BAITtaT-l ornor Maomm and
Hunter atreela. Sunday arhoul at W:»l a.
rreacblra a a—mujei “"I,.
Flung. At 7-» p..
Je p. a- by Rev. J. B. fnmi
Prayer aerrlee Wedaeadsy-at T;» l*.
Uaracn and PUIlathea rneetlu* TUurs
•My at • p. ui.
NORTH ATLANTA RAITIST-Prearb-
- |*W It a. UI. and ?:» p. 10.. hy thopaatur.
williaai H. Bell, ihmday achool *:Jtf a. u.,
laud^SS^svenoe."" Jobs
p kdatatm. ficrrleea aed eermoa
At II s'.
^t »:*> *. _
w,
— The Motor will brail) 'a ssrslce of llvo
The Bool!' wic Urn Nth, The
are: "The Bool; Its Immortalityr*
Hoot; He Urowtb." "The Soul; He
Tragedies,*' The Meal: Its Letting Oo.”
•The bool; Heath and Afterward!.
BAPTIST—
_ _ Preacblas at
11 a. tu. and 7:li p. tu . by the uaatur. Kfv.
II. 4’. Harley. Hahjirt at the niuralug
hoar: "Jesoa a Mlulster-Uls People Mlu
latere." At ulgtil *t*e»lel eerrann to boy*
and young men. Mulijrel: -Where Are
the Boyal" Baptism wlU also lo- adoilul*
tered at this remit*. Juulor R. V. I*. I .
at t p. m. Wotnan'e Mlaakmary Loluo at
X p. m Monday. Uretlug of board of dee
■was Monday sight. Prayer meeting Wrd-
r ,raver aerrlee aud Sunday achool
eelure. Thursday evening. Ladles' AM
bos aoelal. 1‘rldny erenlng. free ahurthaud
rlaaa.
ENTII.ISII AVKNTK METHOI1I8T-B. K.
I.. Tliumnna. itasinr. Peaehlug at II a. tn
Sunday aehtiol at :t |*. iu. Preaching at 7AO
p. ut. I*y Hrv. tV. M llttnton. Prayer
meeting at 7:30 p. tn. Wednesday.
Revival aervleea at It a.
7 p. nt by llev. E. M. Stanton,
aervh-ea will iirtihably eouiltme a
longer.
NRLT.tB IXllllt MKMORIAL- Rev. M. I,
and 7 p. m
at «:4t a. n
AO >• m
paator. Praacbtag at It a,, at.
by tbs paator. Snsday school
. Prayer maottng Thursday at
PIRfl-r METHOD187—Junction «t P(
tree end Is* atreelf Rev. J. b\ fti
Mtstor. Ouodsy sehnol at I B A at, Pn
lag at tt a. m. and 7:44 p. m. by ua pa
Plass mretlng Immediately after the morn
ing sorrier. Junior Impn at • p. m. Bp
worth loiaguo at 4:44 p. m. Mid week aerv
Ire Wednesday at S p. m.
INMAN PARK MKTHOIHST-Kdxewood
avenue nad Hurt atreet. Rev. Usury II.
Maya, paator. Rev. II. J. Kills, a former
pastor, will prraeti nt II a. ni
o'clock by lha paalor. Iter. Ilr. J. B. Mack
Prayer meeting Wednesday even lug at *
o'clock.
n'MBKnicAN'l) PRESBYTERIAN—The
|iaator. Kev. Z. M. MeOeo. will preach at
Sabbath school at 4:44 a. tn.
MOORE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN —
Corner Lticklo ond Lallmer atreela. Ur. A.
It. HoMerby, pastor. Preaching hy the
pastor at 11 a. m. and 7:44 p. m.
WKST BJtU fREHBTTBRIAN—Corner
Dordon and Ashby streets. Err. t.yuu It.
Walker, pastor. Knuday school t:30 a. m.
Morning eenrlce 11 a.m. Sermon be the
paalor. Young People's Cbrlatlan Bndaaror
4:30 n. at. Erenlng asnrlco 7:U p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday 7:14 p. u>„ fallowed
by the teachrre' training and normal class.
r|wlTrprre*S~aEItA-« p,
.. .. ... lamrrm
Young l*eopl«'a prtilti
icr ac ?:10 p. m.
. , Ckvnk
fwwf after arnuon. Bvaning arrrlrr nt
rlU alao bf mlailula- 7:8U u. ui. Kumlay at bool at v:9U. I'rayrr
Junior n. Y. I*, lo \ mating Weduradajr nt 7:S0 |i
•T ulgtet.
■ BQ rwvjiii gum. »■ a*, ra
ssvss«
WEST END BAPTIST—The pastor. Ur.
Jeha 4*. Parser, srlu preach at 11a. m. and
7:3# 1* m. Morning subject: "Obedience
'. Purser, trill preach at II
"laming anhjt-
INaciplmhlp.' . _
Sunday Obserraore la lha
arhssl at 4A4 i
ly erenlng. S.-44.
Aid Sochtly,
Monday afternoon. I:t4; prayer meeting
Wednesday evening. 7:34. l.orile ItautH
Clarke Society Friday sftrraoo*, 3:»t.
t'APrTOI. AVKNl'E BAPTIST—Pastor
John E. Brlgm ho* returned from Cuba,
and will preach at H a. m. sad : »t p. m.
Meraiag aubject. “iarr to Christ." l.t
ealag snbjet-i. "Joseph. '* Sunday seh*evl
SAS a. nt. Junior Cnluu 3 p u Mr
Hrlgaa will toll of his trip lo Cuba Rsrt
- JEJ?
•T. M KK MKTIlODIBT—At the Jnnftlon
of llermu nvenue uu«l Powell ntivet. (Jeo.
W. (Irlner. |WHtoi. Sunday •ehool nt n.
ra. Prenchlnv nt 11 n. m.: nwU)*'(. *f hrln-
tlnn Prlellegi'E *’ I'renchlng nt i:»> p. in.;
nuhject. •*Tb« Slnner'n Hnxrlor."
WR8LBY MKMOHIJ
Alp—Comer Aulturo
nvrnue nml Iry street. Bev. rmuk Knket.
‘ 9:90 n. m. Prench-
Muutlar nrhftol nt I
nerxire nt p. to. ^pc^lnl munlr bjr
rhorun nnd nrchtntm. l*rendHng nt 8 n.
by Rev. J. U- Bnken. Kpworth l.en.
Ylerotlnnal Nervlre nt 8:30* |». tu. D^le
•rbool tenrhem* meeting Wednesday it
a. ... I _w.Ho. tt'_lnoailn >• m#
Noon pmyer meeting every <
pnvtnr. Preaching nt 11 n. tu. nnd
m. by the paator. Bundny action I nt
1‘myer nnd pmlee i
P in. H. Y. V. I
> #«4BiLat .*Sa(8.3» • m. Prnyer meeting followeil by a
the
MBC'ONU BAPVlST-Ur. John E. White.
u ' Hfe’TOWWdTfiiab’s
. . chi the sub-
eontlonlng
"the Asloius
litretloo " Moadar Bight. Young Men's
' - III bine Its regular d*
Wedaredar evening.
prayer meat tag led by the pastor Prl
day erenlng the R Y. P. I meets.
Handay e real eg hr will prearh o
lact~'0rttlBi la WHh Gad."
bla aerisa of three sermons aa “t
of Msattra
Mladooary I
rational e<
TRINITY METIIODIRT-roraar While-
ball street aud Trinity arenne. Ur. J. W.
fee. pastor. Service# at U a. m. and 7:M
p. tu The pastor will prearh at both aerv
tree. Sunder achool as *» n. nt. Weekly
prayer meeting Wednesday al 7:» p. in.
ST
1‘AI'L METHODIST—East llunter.
■ Hill street. Her. II. I. Kdmoatleou.
1'roechlng at It a. sis. sad 7:*t p.
AYENI'K BAPTIST- Preaching in
I II a re a re.I * AI aa aa* t.a* • ».- 1
IfMgtM HMtl nt i:4ft p. ^Ul.
pnatnr. H*r. W
to* n. m.
by th«f' .Mld-wirk prnyrr nnrvlor Winlui*nilay nt
nrhmil | ‘
d Mortnty Mundnv |
iIv'b Unruly - '
nt S p. ». Young IVople’B 8wf*ly Tum , roNOKKtiATIONAI. MKTH
Ony nt »•P m Prnyrr uirrilng Wedon. f ]t.»ir«* Hunt. t>. !>.. pnntur. Pi
dny nt p. m. i Cooper ntrmt Bundny nt II n
•—* 11>. m. Bundny school '
BAPTIST TABr.lt NAt'l.i; Tb- • '
Voting Worn no nml Utr Knemlnn,'
I »r. Brough ton's Mundny night nul.
II n. tn. bn will prvnch «»u * Find (tod
nt 9:» n.
nnd 7:3d
PTIST-TSt jpnntor. K. x. WII
Wnrmu I^ndrnm. D.U.. I.L.h . will
pronch nt it n. m. subject. “The t'hnrch
nnd thn t'Sild." Sunday school an usual nt
•:ll n. m. BnptUt Young Pnoplo’n ('nloa
meets at 7 p. tu. In Sunday school room,
ltfgutnr prnyer mooting norvlco Wwtnondny
n» p. m.. condnrtod by Or. I .an drum,
who will ddlvor n abort pmctlcal lecture
on aotit Blbllml nuhjnct.
. will be i ST. MARK MKTHOUIST-Rov. S. It
subject At Relk. paator. Preaching nt 11 a m. aud
7:45 p. tn. Morning nnhjoct. “Spiritual R»-
gennmtlott;" rvenlttg nubinct. “The l.lh»
nod t'hnrncttr of Noah " Soodny ncpooi nt
1:33 a. m. iVnf mut* clans Kpworth
Idonguo nt 7 p. in. Prnyer meeting Wednes
day at 7:46 p. in.
KPQRWAOl) BAPTIST—Service# by Pan
tor Barnett at II n. m. and 7:» p. m. Pro-
feasor A. A. IgMi wlU land thn song nnrv-
tre it thn prnnchlng hour. Them will
alto bn a mag serrten nt 2M p. m.
•Tnlntnd Money" will he the aubject of
B av. Nam Small at the erenlng service ut
gglnnton Memorial church next Nunduy
Wrong Plncee ’
METHODIST.
WAIaKKR NTS CRT METIinmST-Ser-
inon by thn pet tor at 11 a. m.. thn subject
Mil Agnlnrt t*#d" The eventug
aabject „wtlj bn “PnrtjhJag of the Dlvln**
Hr. Relk mIII preach on “The l.lfe nnd
rhnracter of Nonh" Sunday evening at Ht
Mark church. Hr. Bntk first nnlutn a vivid
word picture of the man and then drnwa
practical lenwMia from hla life nml Influ
care la then* special sermons eu “Bemvu
I.IgbtB of the Bible."
evening. The
will meet at tbn church
nt S p. m.
KOLCSTON MkUORIAI. MKTIIOIHSi
preach at 1SA9 a. m. on "ll-tr.tltig llrln lu
Wrens Florae," ami at 7.Si p. in. on -TH-
Abwut Tala:cl Meecy." Samlny
1 at 12 tl-Jrl noon M-mlnr etealag
Raaba lavlurs ua "la Uut Vhrlat>.iii
GEORGIA AVENUE PRERBYTERAN
Coraar of Uoorgla avenue and Grant
atreet. Rev. n. J. Wllllama, paator. Morn-
lag aerrlee al II a. in. Evening aorrlee
ar 7:34 p. tu. Preaching at morning aerrlee
hy the pastor. KreoTng aerrlee will bn
presided over by the following: Messrs.
F, It. Montgomery, W. U. Realty. It. K.
Ilnahtoa and D. A. Cameron. It being the
asnlroraary of the aaventesnth year or
tha ehurrh, and will be he tha orceslon of
helpful talks by tha abore nstued persona,
who are thormsghly familiar with the trial,
and triumphs of the church since tha be
ginning. The abura-aansed gentlemen are
all oficers at tbs Central Presbyterian
church, as la alao Mr. J. L. Thompson, who
will hare ebarge of the choir on this oc
casion.
CONGREGATIONAL,
Bar. D. J. Ellison. D, D„ will preach at
-H a.-as,-sad at IJb p. ju. Ihe subject
of tha lecture at Ihe evening aerrlee will
be "Round About the 8ea of Galilee." this
being the seventh lecture of the series en
titled "Roughing It In raleetlno," which
Ur. ElUaon la giving on Sunday erenlng*
la this church, Those lectures become
Stars and mars Interesting each Sunder,
and Ua series will extra? through April.
Dr. Killeen 1 a word plot ores of (hi* laud 1
are extrmnety frectratlng. and tha listener
end. the Bible tUnmloatmt lo . —re won-
derfsi war. Sunday school at P:34 *. m.
Young People's prayer meeting at S:W P,
ta„_c«H'1iieled hr Christian Endeavor So
ciety and PhRhlhed and R-tntcn rtnsaes
of the Sunday m-hool.
NORTH AVENUE rRKSBYTBRIAN-
Corner Pea eh tree street nod North a venue.
Iter. Richard Orma Fllnn. pastor. Morn
ing worahlp 11 a. in. Evening, 7:44 p. in.
•34 a. tn.. Sabbath school. 4:44 a. m., Yeung
Men's Imague, Phi 1st haa class, and Men's
Bible Coafsreace irruf. Mathsaan, leader!.
14 a. m., Tsaekar’a Training Class. 3:04 p.
Covenanter's lamrue. 4:46 it. m..
Wednesday, 3:34 p.
Christian Kndaaror, Wednesday.
Training Clara 7:® p. tu.. prayer meeting,
Thursday, 3:34 p. tn . Indies' prayer Clr
lie. Friday. 7:34, Corenanter'a league.
EPISCOPAL.
I Second Sunday in Lent.)
CATHEDRAL-Corner Washington and
Hunter atreela. Very Bar. c. T. A. lira
D. U.. dean. At ,:3»a. tu . holy commuolon:
■ 1 a. in., morning prayer aud sermon: 4
~~TMaff prr —
«■§„. ....
jtrayra' gin sermon. _Rnuday achool
loik
All other days: 7:14 a. ,
nloa; ( a. nt. morning prayer: 4:34 p.
sals- ' -
m.. evening prayer. Friday:
holy
. » p.
l.ltauy at
HT. PAULS—Newcau. H
Belle will officiate at 4 i
prayer. Iltsny and aei-iuou.
. NORCROfi* MIHMION—Bar. R. K. De-
Belle In charge. Wednesday, evening pray-
«r, Htauy and sermon at 4:30 p. ui. sharp.
Higgs, b. D.. In charge. Morning ptny*r
nan sermonI nt II. Evening prayer and ser
mon at 4. Uedoeaday. Leulen aervlce at 0.
Lord's day al 11 a. in: and 7:30 p.
UNITARIAN.
. UNITARIAN CHl'llCH—Church of Our
Father Corner Ctln and Spring •frects.
Rev. Kuril R. Hhtppea, U. D„ minister lu
charge Iter. Charles E. fit. Johu. D. It.,
Secretary of the American Unltnrlan As
sociation, who I* making a tour of the
Houthcrn Held, will preach and nirirlale
at Ihe regular morning aervleea. Rev. Hi.
John la nu eloquent and engagtug speaker,
nnd a treat Is assured thoee who alteud Ihe
ENGLISH LUTHERAN.
Rev. I . 1. Rrowu, a returned missionary
*o Jaouu of the Lutheran church, now In
America on furlough, will apeak at II a.
m. nml ,:30 p m. pn rellgloua eondltiona In
Japan- lie will alao apeak lo the children
day school. In addition there wlU be an
exhibit concerning the missionary work of
the I oiled synod of the Mouth, sad many
curios from Japan.
MISSIONARY TO JAPAN
IT LUTHERAN CHURCH
Bar. C. U Rrowu. of Kumanoto. Japau
reached Atlanta Friday and will spend aev
eral days as thw^ guest of Bev. E. C. Crouk
— Lutheran
Mr.
Church of ike Redeemer on Kunday.
will make a talk during the eeaslon of the
Sunday aehoai and Breach at the regular
morning aervlce at if o clock. The erenlng
service will ha held la the Sunday school
THE BACKBONE OF RELIGION.
To tbi» Editor of The Uoorglan:
I have Juat read with rare your iilli.#r (
“Thj* Buckboue of Hellglon In tin- Soul!
whlcn atipeored lu jour Imuo of Jannun .
I ant n native (aeorglnu and a mlnlsi. r ,
the toacblnga of Jeaua Chrlrt; nml ili.n
a great many tieorglnna I would !!!#•• t.. s.
and with whom 1 would like in tali.,
1 could bnrdly prefer any of these i. n
Atlanta (teorginu. Iomwiim' after ri-.t.liu
what be baa to aay edltorlally-aftei mi
lug with blm—l feel I have been eouphlen
FIRST I NIVERHAIdHT ^CHURCH--Cor-
»* r East Harris and Peachtrsa streets.
Rev. E. Dean Ellanwood. paator. Regular
preaching aerrlee* at 11 a. m. and S p. m.
J^Hh oermona bjr the paator. Morn lug ouh-
preaching aervleea at 11 a
ug aul
ctlon*.
Kingdom
. , , lha nnrlra
of yrnyna on.-*Th*- Lulreraallim of the
J Bundny achool at t»:45 oT
m. with clatoea for all. Y. I*. C. I*, de
otloual meeting at 7 p. m.
t act, “The t’ourage of Our ConvIcU
Svenlng aubject. r Tbc Heavenly Kin
pn Karth. Thla la tha aecond In tha i
BERKAN—Rev. Wallace (iaaniie. paator.
French lug atll n. ui. nnd at 7:30 p,
The aubject for the oeruion nt the worn
Ing worship will l»c **A Working ^orce."
The klual liny.’* Rnrnca aud Phlla-
idea claanan and Huuday achool nt 8
Christian Endear “* - —
nror at 6;46 p. m.
, on Thnrnday at T
adlea* Club on Batnrday at 8 p.
Weel
MARIETTA STREKT-Rev. W. H. Till
man. paator. Preaching at II a. m., and at
i :30 p. m. Sunday school at g n. in. Itegu
1st weakly prayenueetlog on Thursday al
7:34 p. n>.
F.MMANUEI,— Rev. Starr
pastor. Preaeklag at 11 a. a
l>. m. Sunday arbool at 4:34
Christian Endeavor meeting
nml Young People's Christian
Williams,
and at 7:34
m. Junior
mg People's Chrlsllan Kpdeavor
meeting at 4:44 u. m. Weekly 1 prayer
Tkuraday at 7:30 p. m.
Hireling OB
CHRISTIAN.
FIRST CHUIHTIAN—44 East Hunter
street. Rev. II. K. Pendleton, pastor.
Preaching at H a. m. ana 7:44 p. tu. Rl
lile school •:» a. m. I'hrlsllan Endeavor
4.4) p. ni.
WEST END CHRISTIAN—Corner Gor
•Ion and lrauu atreela. Rev. Bernard I'.
Smith, pastor. Preaching at II a. m. and
HOWELL STATION CHRIHTIAK-Kml
nf Marietta street ear line. Rev. George
W. Mullins, paalor. BIblo school t p. hi.
ITrnchlng at 11 a. m. and 7:10 p. m.
SACRED HEART CIIURCII-Peaehtrea
•ml Ivy si teats. The great mission of the
fjmolumra KatMrg will clone Sunday. Al
the high mass at M a mission aermaa wm
At 4 p. m. dose of mission for
CHrRCH M, 0 , p CE C^“w U e?t' End ava-
nue Bible study at to a. m. Preaching and
communion aervleea at U a. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday at 7:34 p. pi.
STREET CAR RARN-Tbe regular devo
tional aervlee will be held at tha atreet
ear luirn ehapel. corner Piedmont avenue
and Armstrong street, Sunday at 4 p. m.
■'reaching by Ttev. V. W. Lvwla.
GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN.
-Ht. John's. Corner F'oraylb and Uaruell
atreela. Hunday achool mt •:« a. m. Harr
Ices will he conducted and n sermon
sen lee will lie held at 4 p.
The Atlanta branch of the Watch Tower
Bible aud Tract Society will hold their
rfl'lt. Blble •*“«*» <» Woodmen's
hall, 122 Peachtree atreet, on Sunday morn
ing at It a. m.
an preached
There will lie a special
by Dr. John B. White, paator of the Her
ond BapUst choreh (while) at 3 p. m.. at
Ike Mt Ollro Baptist church (coloredl, cor-
iier Harris and butler street, aatlsled by
Ur. c. B. Wllmer, paator of 8L Luke's
Knlaropal church (white). Our white
friend* ar* tuvltsd — "- —
present. Thn
best of music will b* furnished iiy th*
-holr and cougregntion.
«T. l.rSKfi-Psaehiree. tetween Currlst
and Pin* utre-is R*v ■'. R. Wllmsr,
O.U.. rector. At 7:M a. m . holy romninu-
Inn; 11 *. ni . uinrnlng prater aud aenuon;
7:34 p. m.. rienlng proy.r ami aermoo.
Hunday aehool nt 4:6. Krailing praysr and
addreaa every d«y except Saturday at 4:30.
Friday: l.ltany at II.
INCARNATION lav-, near Gordon alrrel,
Wsat Rnd. Rev. J J, 1*. Perry, rector. 731
a. m., holy ccmniuuloo: .1 n. in . iimrulng
prayer and sermon; 7:3>i p. ui.. evanlng
very afternoon at 4:44.
ALL SAINTS—Corner Watt Peachtree
and North avenue. Rev. 7.. H. Farland, fee
ing pea.
Ing prayi .
4. CminnnMIon leetnrea
and Friday at 7:44 p. m.
,
vrry afterunuii during Mm at
Wednesday
EPIPHANY-Career Moreland and Eoelld
avenues. Hot. C. A. Langston lu charge
Morulug prayer and aermmi nr II. Friday.
' ' ‘ Hun-
Lord'# day at 10 a.
ri an-tI
school
Preaching first
An raroest, sans Interest pervades the
men's mteting held each Sunday afternoon
ai 3:34 o'clock at the Railroad Young Men's
Christian Association rooms, 3114 West
Alabama atreet. and there la a steady In-
*• reaae In attendance. Next Bandar at the
hour named Rev, Will T. Hamliy. paator
of Walker Street Methodlat church, will
addreaa the meeting. Mr. Hamby knows
railroad men and Ts familiar with ibelr
hardships and lack of opportunity of at
tending rellgloua aerrlee*. and kta talk trill
It,” » Has.that Win St the needs of hla
school at titt a. tu.
MISSION OF TIIE HOLY INNOCENTS-
Wood a avfou* Bear W«t Hracbin*® atrrat.
fiundajr or bool wary Huuday at 3:3) p. ui.
f.rht
F. Hrown. of Plttebarg. i*a„ ua III prexi-h
at 11 a m. Sunday school at 4:tt a. m
I- l.lngle, the paatoe-eleet. will
preach th* first Sunday lu Mnn-h.
COMFORTER Ailaala arrarn
Ttev. UUberi Hlggv. U.
HOLY
and I'olHata atreet. Rev.
U . In charge. Evening prayer and eeroion
at 4. Sunday arbool at 3 Hunday aeliool nt
Rvrula,
Closing Out Entire Stock.
SHOES
Regardless of Cost
Blue Pencil—Plain Figures
60 MARIETTA ST.
OppoaJtfi tht Pottofflee.
and durlnfi bU furloagli lo arranging roi
tbf building of a mlation achool in Ku
maraoto. Ha la an at moot, forraffil aprakvr.
and la thoroughly ronvoraant wlth praarar
rondltloua In Iomh. and will IWarard with
Inieraat by prajrtt of all deBomRwtlona who
ara Intovoatad In Japan and the avangvll
cation of tha auarlaa kingdom.
ATLANTA BIBLE SCHOOL.
The paat weok the pretldent. Dr. Rolf**
Hwt, haa completed ble aertra of lecture*
on the books of “flamuel;" be haa made two
tnlka on ''Method* of Bible 8tudy. Next
week he will begin n aorlea of practical
doctrinal dloruralona that ought to be ma«
tered by every tout winner. The public
WILL INSTALL NEW PASTOR
AT COLLEGE PARK CHURCH.
At the College Park Presbyterian
church on Sunday artorn6dn~ar trtfr
o'clock the new* paator, Dr. J. B. Mack,
will be formally Inatalled. Dr. A. R.
Holderby and Dr. John A. Whltner
have been appointed by the prexbyter>*
to conduct the exercises.
FIRST BAPTI8T B. Y. P. U.
The Baptist Young People's t-nlon of (lie
First Baptist church will hold Its regular
meeting Hunday night nt 7 o'clock In the
Hunday achool room. After tile meeting the
The distinguishing cbarncterUt!' »{
Atlanta Georgian Is moral and Inicli*
purity, aud tbe existence of tbU fn«'< i
deocc of Godliness. David, tin- iu<«-?
limit «if the Hebrew stateauicii »»f ante
said of God's word: “Thy word N
pure: therefore tby aenrant lovcib It
1 IU:140. Kvery good man. a -•
of (iod, loves Iilo word, becaum* It i
Wherever there la
warm attachment to the word of God.
thla means that our love to the nor
God. If we love It for the sake of lla |»
designed to inAe ua pnrtakera of thla b..
The won! of God cnmmnnd* purity: mul
tfrwl. hnring to uuu to Alia ucwUiUjL_
state it pure soul, dciunnda that tUm i
Ik* pure when mail Niirmidem It
angel of death.
God's won! lisa passed through lie*
fining fire* of the ages, so If w« recch
the light and love c
fires of the ag
light and iote of It It will
our souls from the dross nf wortdlhics* siul
save ua from that tendency tlmt
to degeneration and flnnl dcB(luOII«»n nf The
spirit of tbe tetnplc.
Now, purity helug a fuinlamentnl principle
In the govermueuL of God. our practlrc*
should, be sgreenhie to ft, else «*• *Kt
act rationally.
A man or woman ought to have enough
oetfdovo Us prevent Urn debflflnAL_ of (heir
usture and soul with evil iiud uiiThwTnr
practices. And these nre the practlfi
ugalnst which Tbe Georgian Is hurlluc n
maledictions.
The Georgian la (ravelins Hi- "%ir.i.
and narrow way"—the ulffltuii w.i,» «•••
righteousness as measured hy the
standard In the souls of man nml 1
Now, for the editorial. “They
Hi.*
8PECIAL 8ERVICE AT
WEST END CHRISTIAN.
iilnr wragljr raffgltms sohrlre of the aasacin
Hon Is held. The speaker for~Hundav’srier
"ft* ■“bjrat
The Choice of
Of A.HntS-v".',,
,^""T riu m it OF CHRIST. BCIF.ENT
Hi-|, Ueat Raker atreet. "Christ Jeaua"
la the eulijevt of the ieeaon aerm'n. J *Huu
•la.v nt U a. m. ami * p. u>. Wedueatlav.
B. m. t'huh-b
tcstiiiionlal meeting at
open dally from • a. m. to 5 p,
PROMINENT UNIVERSAL
PREACHER COMING.
WALLACE I'llEHIIYTKKIAN Corser ..f
Walker nnd Htoaewall streetp Rev. T I*
('levelslid. pastor. H«-rvlrcn II a. tn nnd
K st
hhnth School 8:30*0
tr nieeilng Wnlni'Mli).
X Erenlng prayer ami addreaa Wadneediy
at 4 god Friday at 7:34 |i. at.
HT. ANDREWS—i'orvvr mean and Kent]
a'recta. Itev. Ulllie -t lligga D.D.. la
cLarge. Hunday arhoo; at 3 31 p. m.
IP
TRIPLEX POWER
PUMPS,
DUNN MACHINERY CO.
S4 Marietta Street.
*"" U l <h
The I'ulveraallat i-liun-li of this, city, on
Eaat Harris street, near I'cachtree. la to
have n aerlee of trenlng aervleea next
week which will prove of unuxual loterett
The apeeker who haa beau secured for
llicee aervleea. la In New York, ao elo-
fiurat ami Intereatlng preacher, whose
fiepih of erholarahlp and breadth of theo-
hudcel and prarUral experience well equip
him to apeak a helpful mcaaaxe. Dr. WJaka
well Im said to be an ‘Vraluted Metb"
tallat, aa be was for twenty-five yaaralk
prominent amt valued preacher of tm
xletuodlat Kplaeope! ehnreh ami a mamtal
of n single conference during all of that
•'“* Wlowahlp of the
l iilvenallat Church two yean ago. he area
>« elected *o the proailnrat and reiDOnal.
Me poaltlon which H he now hol.llL nj.
Ureke will pn-aeh al the L'nlvaraallat
■ hurch Thunday and Friday at g pTm
and on Humlay at II a. m. ami t p. m. ami
at oa* of those services he will give a full
explanation of tbe reaaoua for the rhanxe
In bla theological adulation.
GI.LEi.'E I'AltK I’ltlXJlYTERIAN
a log at :i lamg
IIOI.Y TRINITY-Uecatnr. Rev. C A.
stge. F.tenliig prayer aud
OEM
_ WHMKSY HABfTt
eared at beasswtth.
ssyss-JswK
Man's Masting at Baptist Tabernacle.
Rev. Charles l\ Jarrell, paator Grace
Methodlat Church, will apeak to men only
Hunday. 3:34 n. rn, ai Ur. Brought”'!
Tshemeole (Hernia Imlti. Wide-awake
Sunday night thar* will he a special pro
gram at the West End Christian church,
luatead of the usual aertuon, there will
be addresses by several men of the chnrcb,
none of which le to be orer live minutes
In length. Hongs and prayer will lie lnlrr-
epereed. The program la missionary, but
I here will be no special collection.
Following It th* program:
Scripture: Psalm* lull; Acta I, i. Rom-
nua a, 12-la.
Hymn.
Announcement*.
offering.
Special music.
Introductory remarks by the leader.
Address: "Scriptural Authority for F'or-
elgn Missions"—J. H. Howell.
Addreaa, "A Plea for our I’lrv"—W. M.
Jones.
Prayer.
Address, "The Work of Onr Foreign So-
clety"-Judf* Robert L. Rodger*
World"—A. I*. Worm*n.
Hymn.
Addres*. "How To Promote the Mlaslou-
»rv Spirit"—Tyre I. Jennings.
Prayer for Increased mlmloaary an
saving pa salon.
Afiarcaa. "Tha Coat of I*!ay"-
H prat ling.
Aijfirvss. "Mor* AUmutant Giving" J. r,
Gantry.
Hymn.
Itencdlctlon.
r illlara of th<* eburrbra aud pr .
IClou In tho ronimiinltloM In vvfilth llm'
llv*». Th«*y am fllleil tvllli !!»•• »plrlt •
Mlowshlp. and aru charged with Hm* *»••»*-
of tho aanotuary."
Thraa »ra two rantfoera nf whl*h Hi
country churches should l>^ nxccatllnd
proud. TheM farmers are **|illlar»" of tli
churches.
"lie that overrometh shall b«* madf
pillars In the temple of God."
Halted In a aecular newapa|»er: nml thl
evidence of the wonderful power <»f rlcnt*
I waa eery favorably struck when l wl
the word “props" In Ihe nlnr
article. I saw more dearly He* plelure ef
the eontluaonfl drainage from the eemilrv
churches to tbe dtv. And I belle\e
waa the pradomlnatlng factor thnt
But aa I look down the aisle «*f tin* r
ten yearn 1 see the children of the**
weather-beaten and legally robl*eil fnru
returning to the soil: having devoted
beat of tnelr lives to fill coffers
tlon greed.
Theee ••pillows" and "propa" wen
to whom Jeaua Christ apoko w hen II
"You shall know the trnth. nml th*
shall make you pure."* John a
Thla divine truth bat wade them p«w*
from the love of Impurity, from the m»*
of wort dll seat, from the love of win i»
mil. From the love of Impure newsi»«-
pen, from the love of bsd ho«»lis. * r, ‘ 1 m ll lll 1
love of worldly Intellectual nnd npIrlHwl
food. , ,
I'eonla may talk abont historical *;•/'""*•
hut tbe greotcat victors this old world h •«
ever aeon are thoee noble men and wom-ii
who have epent tbe ueefulness of their lb* *
In crueadee against Immorality and 111
all Ita manifold forms. . .
May God hleaa, and the people supra'u
mi la n»y prayer. A. s « * M
Griffin, Ga.
BEACON LIGHTS OF THE BIBLE.
ATLANTA BIBLK HlTfOOty-The pant
leek the preatdent. Dr. Rolfe Hunt, haa
completed hla aerlee of lectures on the
Hoots or RanraeL and haa made two talks
on "Methods of Bible Btudy." Next week
lecQftlont that ought to he mastered by
every eoul-wlaner. Thu public boura for
ie coming week will be from 10 to 11 a.
~j. und 7:30 to 8p. m. Monday night will
lie devoted to moetc under tbe direction of
Itev. M. L. Burks.
CITY TAX NOTICE
Pleas* make your city tax
returns now.
. J. L. HARRISON,
J.-H. EWING,
CD. MEADOR,
Assessors.
HUNDREDS ARE HEARING
DR. ELLISON’S
GREAT BIBLE ILLUMINATING LECTURES
“ROUGHING IT IN PALESTINE”
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
•Near Carnegie Library)
GOOD MUSIC,
SEATS FREE.
A Heerty Welcom c
Evary Sunday
at 7:45 p. m.
Only a law aaata new va
cant - in thii large audito
rium. To tocuro good teats
corns otrly.