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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 : Tlie (teorpimi is aniious to print vour church notices tad kccii- „LA GRANGE Itll.LK— lAGrsage. n*t. II. It. Phillips lo chars*. Kvenlug aervlce 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. Notices received later than this cannot reach the religious news pnge. < 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.