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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
itUBDAT, SEPTEMBER 7, 197T.
TODAY—AND TOMORROW
By REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN,
PASTOR NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Text: Hebrews 3:7, Exodus 8:10.
"The Spirit salth today." "And he said
tomorrow.”
There is here but the difference of a
word, and that word stands for the
difference of but a few trivial hours;
yet In this there Is the difference, age
long:, between a patient God and a
perverse and sullen obstinacy of soul.
God says "today.” Satan says "to
morrow,” and the contention betwixt
God and man on that point has lasted
throughout the long, slow process of
the centuries. More than that, there Is
the difference of two radically diverse
and antagonistic attitudes of life be
tween those two utterances. God says
"today" and they who hear what God
says display a prompt and a ready re
sponse to God, hastening to do and
obey as He bids them, and they
say "tomorrow" manifest a stubborn
resistance to God, a pitting of their will
against God's will—a clinging to their
way and refusing to go God's way.
Thus In these two words there Is all
the difference between two attitudes of
soul that mark the difference between
the two great clashes of humanity. And
there is, in the third place, between
those two words, the difference of tw'o
destinies—two eternal destinies; two
Irrevocable destinies—two destinies
that will finally seal the soul without
a chance or hope of change, either to
glory or to shame.
God says "today,” and Satan says
"tomorrow.” Which shall It be? God
or Satan? You must answer.
The first text, as I have stated, cotnes
from the Epistle to the Hebrews. It
Is well to consider that thrice within a
few brief sentences the same thought Is
reiterated. You will find It In Hebrews
3:17, 3:15 and 4:7, and In each place
the same thing is affirmed—the Spirit
says "today.” But this Is not the first
place we find it—far back in Psalms
It sounds and ringing all down through
the prophets clean on to the time after
Christ's ascension when Hebrews was
Witten, It recurs like the theme In a
great oratorio—God says "today."
And then, aa to our other text we
find It In the story of God’s controversy
with Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God had
very clearly made His will known to
Pharaoh, but Pharaoh had resisted; he
was stubborn and the duel had begun,
but his contention with the Almighty
had proven too much for him, and he
had come at last to the place where he
had to ask for terms. The land was
Infested with frogs, they were every
where; they had come out of the canals
and out of the NUe. which was at this
time overflowing Its banks, and they
had Invaded the realm—everywhere
were frogs. The plague was terrible,
and Pharaoh, forced against his will,
was asking for quarter. He calls Moses
and says: "Ask God to get us rid of
this pest." He knew why they came—
Moses had told him It was because of
hls sinful resistance of God’s will, and
he knew Moses had spoken truly. But
though he knew he did not wish to yield
hls will. He was still stubborn. But
he was forced to do something, and so
he comes and asks for terms with God,
and the terms are offered. Moses says:
"Very well. If you will yield, no matter
how slowly you have come to It. God
will relieve you. I will ask God for
you. but when shall It be?” And then,
burdened with the curse of hls sin,
writhing with the misery of It, Pharaoh
Is even yet unwilling to yield, and looks
at Moses and says "tomorrow!” What
an Illustration of the folly and of the
uWful sinfulness of sin. He know
that he must yield and yet he seeks to
fight to the last ditch against God’s
will, and when at last he recognises
that he Is conquered and that he now
must surrender, he answers, "Moses, I
will do It, hut—tomorrow’." What a
striking Instance we have here of the
same great struggle that has been felt
In each of our souls, and that has been
seen In human nature through all the
ages. God contending and nmn post
poning—the Spirit saying "today” and
man answering "tomorrow.”
Now, let us consider why Is It so Im
portant that we should Immediately
comply with God?
First, a readiness to respond to Him
Is of vital Importance, because when
we know to do good and do It not, or
delay to do It, no matter w’hat the re
sult of It may be, the delay Itself Is
sin. It Is disobedience and rebellion.
Yes, It Is sinful to postpone action a
moment when we know God’s will, and
nothing but sin occasions it. For our
delay Is either due to sonve uncleanness
that we are .clinging to and are not
willing to bring to the light that God
may slay it, or else Jt is because of ft
sinful pride, a stubborn heart, and an
unsurrendered will that causes us thus
to set ourselves against God’s plan. We
repeat—to hesitate to obey when we
know God’s will, Is in Itself sin and
springs from sin as Its source.
Second, another reason for Imme
dlate response to God’s will when It Is
known, Is that the career of all who
have ever amounted to anything and
accomplished anything In the service of
God has been characterised by such
compliance. Everyone that w’e hear
anything about In the Scripture as be
ing or doing that w’hlch w’as great, was
a man who, when God spake, said,
"Yes, Lord, today,” and not one such
said. "Nay, Lord, tomorrow’.” A spirit
of postponement and delay Is fatal In
spiritual affairs as It Is In anything
else. No great battle has ever been
won by a vacillating, uncertain and
sluggish leader. In times of great and
terrible struggle the man who decides
quickly, acts promptly and fights
bravely wins the hour, and In this ter
rlble battle that you and I are fighting
against sin there Is nothing so fatal ns
delay. Every one of the stimulating ex
amples which Scripture furnishes shows
the Importance of Immediately closing
with God when He makes us an offer.
One day the Master walked beside the
lake and spoke to some fishermen. They
had a boat full of fish, and He said to
them, "Follow me—I will make you
fishers of men.” And I read in Mat
thew’ 4:22. "they Immediately left the
ship and their nets and followed Him.”
Immediately! In the midst of their
business. These were Peter, Andrew,
James and John.
I read again that one day walking^*
down the street He saw' a man at the T
receipt of customs—a tax receiver—
hls money before him—he was In Ids
place of business. Christ paused In
front of him and said: "Follow me,"
and immediately he left all and fol
lowed him. This was Matthew, the
man who afterward wrote the first
great gospel.
One day four men came trying to
reach Christ ns He was preaching In
Peter’s' hohse In Capernaum near the
lake. The crowd was very great, they
could not get at him, so finally they
got their man on the flat roof, made a
hole In It and let him down. When
Christ saw the man He spoke to him,
and as we are told In Mark 2:12, He
REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN.
said: "Arise, take up they bed and
go thy way," and when the man heard
Christ speak "Immediately he arose
and took up hls bed and went forth
before them all." Four men brought
him on a bed, but he himself went home
through the crowd without help, car
rying hls bed. Why? Because he re
sponded Immediately w’hen Christ
poke.
Christ met a man one day going to
Damascus, a long, hot and weary jour
ney of days. Just as he was approach
ing Damascus He shone above the
brightness of the day and spoke to
him. That man, Saul (afterward the
Apostle Paul), In writing to one of the
churches that he had founded In Gal
atia, said: "I persecuted the church,
but when It pleased •od to reveal Hls
son to me Immediately I went." And
thus we find. If we read back through
the years that every man that counted
in the kingdom was a man who, when
he received God's Invitation, Imme
diately responded, and we can not af
ford to Ignore such Illustrations. When
God speaks and says "today,” let us
respond immediately.
Some of you have heard Mr. Melvin
Trotter, the great rescue worker of
Grand Rapids. Mich., tell the wonder
ful story of hls redemption, and some
of you have heard that great.man. Mr.
Hadley, now gone to glory—two men
who. by their own confessions were as
desperate and as wicked as any men
could be, and if you noticed in telling
their story, both of them said the same
thing. The night they were saved they
were utterly ruined—mentally, mor
ally, socially, spiritually, financially;
yes, utterly gone—and they came into
a mission room and heard a simple
man tell about the power of Jesus, and
9 response was asked from the congre
gation. They both, at different times
and places, heard different men ask the
same question, "Is there any man who
wants to be saved tonight?” and they
both said the same thing. “When I
heard the Invitation 1 was the first one
to respond." They had their chance
and took It Immediately and God made
good to them and they made good to
God. Why Is It that we have not been
as these men have been, and we are
not doing as these men did? Why do
any of us fall of their splendid, spir
itual power? We lack their Imme-
dlateness. We are not God’s minute
men.
But again, It Is of vital importance
that we respond Immediately to God,
Instead of like Pharaoh saying, "to
morrow," because today Is the only time
we have. We speak of tomorrow, but
"Tomorrow’s a myth,
Get busy forthwith.
Today Is a fact!
Act, man, act!"
You remember that beautiful poem of
the water mill.
"The summer winds revive no more—
Leaves strewn over earth and main
The sickle never more will reap
The yellow garnered grain;
The rippling 3tream flows ever on, #
Aye tranquil deep and still,
But never glideth back again
To turn the water mill.
The solemn proverb speaks to all
With meaning deep and vast—
'The mill will never grind again
With the water that Is past.’
Work on while yet the sun doth shine,
Thou men of strength and will,
Thfe streamlet ne’er doth useless glide
By busy water mill; •
Nor wait until* tomorrow’s light
Beams brightly on the way,
For all that thou canst call thine own
Lies in the phrase today.
The solemn proverb speak tso all
With meaning deep and vast—
‘The mill will never grind again
With the water that Is past.’ ”
My friends. I repeat it—take God’s
word for it—act today. You will never
have this day back, and this day Is ab
solutely all you are sure of. Take what
God says about It. He seeks to make
this very’ plain .to us, "Boast not thy
self of tomorrow for thou knowest not
what a day shall bring forth." and
again, "Go to now ye that say today or
tomorrow we will go to such a city
and continue there to buy’ and sell and
get gain, whereas ye know not what
shall be on the morrow, for what Is
thy life? It Is a vapor that appeareth
for a little time and then vanisheth
away. Ye ought to. say If God will
that we live we will go.” Oh, listen:
Today Is absolutely all you are sure
of.
There Is another reason why we
ought to hear this warning of Gpd
to act today Instead of heeding the
sophistry of Satan bidding us say to-
morrow, and It 1, this: If we do not
respond today. If we wait until tomor
row, we will lose our chance—tomor
row will be too late. What are we
taught? This—Christ taught It—when
the Word Is preached there are always
some who receive It as the wayside
does, the Word falls on them, they
do not Immediately appropriate it and
respond—they say "tomorrow” and Im
mediately Satan comes and steals the
Word away. Satan sees to It that
the Impression does not last. Once
when I was conducting an evangelistic
meeting we had a wonderful manifes
tation of Ood's presence. Hls Spirit
was dealing with some In power and
some who at the beginning were
scornful were afterwards brought un
der profound conviction. One of these
sought me out and talked with me,
who was one for whom great anxiety
was felt and much prayer was offered..
This one had at first scorned all the
appeals of friends and had sneered at
the very Idea when a private meeting
and talk with me was proposed. One
night I saw the j>arty with a friend,
and. at the suggestion of some of the
others, went over toward them. When
I drew near the one I wished to address
broke away and ran. Another u
as I approached, this same one ....
ready to drop to the floor with ael
tlon, but later so strong was the ,,
of the Spirit that at last this
could not rest till I had been sou
out and consulted. I urged nn imr
dlate and an unconditional surnm
but the only answer I could get
■'tomorrow." That day passed and -
tan came, stole away the Word
Its Impression which had been m
powerful than anything felt since ch
hood, and so far as could bo judged
religious conviction was dissipated «
a soul settled back to Its old state
deadness and sin now utterly j nM l
ble to the appeal of God. The Sal
had been grieved and Insulted and h
gone.
My dear man. os you read yon m
be In danger of such a case, i ha
read that Aaron Burr at one 0!
while a college man, was deeply
vlcted of sin. He went to one'of 1
professors and asked him whit
should do. Hls professor said
after the meeting la over and the
cltement has cooled, then you can b,
*er deride" He said: "Yes, that
ter decide."
best. I will wait and decide tomo
row." But, alas! for him lotnom
never came. You remember in 1
"Night Thoughts of Young," the
memorable lines on procrastination-
"Be wise today; ’tl, madness to defei
Next day the fatal precedent n-i
plead;
Then on till wisdom Is pushed out 1
Procrastination Is the thief of time-
Year after year It steals till all ai
fled
Aud to the mercies of a moment lean
The vast concerns of an eternal scene
Now. what are you going to do
God stands before you at this moraen
elf t
and says to you: "Yield
Me. Be willing and obedient
render and obey, step by step, j
undertake not only to deliver vou frnr
the past and to blot out the hand
writing that is against you, hut I nil
promise to use you, to bless vou »ni
to crown you with eternal iife an ,
glory.” What Is your answer .' If ,-m
say. "Yes, Lord—today," your salva
tlon Is sealed. If, In the solemn I:ujI
of soul Into which this warning of God'i
Word has brought you, you
morrow," then Pharaoh's fate awaiti
you. Oh, say, "Yes, Lord—today!"
MAN’S GREATEST THOUGH7
Terse Comment* on th* Uniform Pray*r Meeting Topie of the Young Peo
ple's Societies—Christian Endeavor, Baptist Young People’s Union, Ep-
worth League, Etc.—For September 8, "God’s Omnipresence.” Ps. 139:
M2.
By WILLIA M T. ELLI8
The greatest thought that Is ever en
compassed by mortal mind Is the
thought of God. That man should be
able to think intelligently concerning
the character and offlcee-of the Infinite,
eternal, omniscient, omnipotent and
omnipresent Jehovah le Iteelf an evi
dence of the divine lh the human.
Man can think so grandly; but he
docs think so meanly. "Banderlog!
Banderlog!" scornfully cried the cyni
cal student of Kipling, as he listened, a
few days ago to the chatter of a hotel
piazza full of people. Indeed, the emp
tiness. Inconsequence and Incessance of
the talk did make one think of the
foolish monkey folk of the Jungle.
Whoever listens to the casual conver
sation of people on the street, In the
trains, or wherever human folk con
gregate, Is bound to entertain depress
ing thoughts concerning the level of
the average mentality. Pointless
commonplaces, cheap and long-drawn-
out traversing of threadbare themes,
dull and stereotyped phrases, petty for
malities and a general lack of loftiness
and fineness, fill one with pity for such
Intellectual poverty or slovenliness.
When man can soar so high. It Is sad
to see him grovel so low. The mind
that was made to reach out after the
Infinite should be ashamed to content
Itself with the email and base.
The quickest way to “kill” a poor pic
ture on the wall Is to hang alongside
of It a beautiful picture. One fine ar
ticle of furniture In a room brings out
nil the tawdriness and cheapness of the
rest. One great life In a community,
quietly, modestly, consistently stand
ing for the best Ideals Is an upllfht-
Ing force. So there Is Inspiration In
the belief that "Thou, God, seest tne”
thRt the Lord Is ever near, to be niT iiVn’r.
BAPTIST.
PONCE DELEON AVENUE BAPTIST—
At 9:30 n. in., Hundny school. At 11 n. ni.
And 8 p. m., divine worship, with sermons
l»y the piiMtor, Rev. Junius W. Millard,
l).t>. Subject at the evening hour,
Prayer meeting
BROWN MEMORIAL BAPTIST—Rer. W.
A. Itnhh, pastor. Preaching at 7:30 p. m.
nt Grovea Chapel on Hirer car line. Sunday
Hchool nt 9:30 a. In. Indies' Aid Tuesday nt
2:30 p. in. Prayer meeting Wednesday at
7:30 p. m.
CENTRAL BAPTIST—Service* at 11 n.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30
JEFFERSON STREET METIIODIST-B.
E. L. Timmons, pnstor. Preaching at 11 a.
m. Kumhiy school At 9:30 n. m. Holiness
convention nt 2:30 p. in. Preaching nt 7:30
bv Rev. W. M. liunton. Prayer meeting
Tuesday nt 7:30 p. in. Uoliuc** prayer
meeting Thursday at 7:30 p. in.
PAYNE MEMORIAL METHOD!ST—Cor*
ner of Luckle and Hunnlcutt Htreet*. W.
T. Hunnlcutt, pastor. Preaching nt 11 a.
tn. and 7:46 p. m. by the pastor. Sunday
school at 9:30 n. in. Prayer meeting Wed*
ueadny nt 7:45 p. ui. lecture by the pastor.
Rev. K. II. Robb, both morning and
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grieved by the evil and to assist In the Ladles' meeting Monday nt 3:30 p. in. |» K . Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
good; a silent, ever-present summons
to the highest possibilities In charac
ter and service. The greatest force for
good everywhere present In the world
Is simply—God.
Apart altogether from considerations
ef hie attitude toward religion, every
body should, out of respect for hls own
higher nature, give consideration to
the vast theme and mystery of the
Divine Creator and Ruler of the uni
verse. That some persons do not think
about God Is not a fact about God, but
about those persons.
If God be the God whom the great
moa* of humanity has by common
consent declared Him to be, then He
is too great to have any bounds set to
Hls character or power. Grant Him
omnipotence and we must also grant
Him omnipresence. If he, being such
as he is, is anywhere. He must be
everywhere.
Because God is everywhere—a token
of His sovereignty—He Is very near to
each one of us—a token of Hls father
hood.
An obedient child delights In the pres
ence of hls parent; a disobedient child
dreads It. What we think of the om
nipresence of God le largely determined
by what our moral attitude toward
Him has been.
Law Is coincident with civilization.
It is a mighty, sleepless and Invisible
fact. Law is aa present as the atmos
phere. But most persons give
thought to it. for they are unconscious,
ly obedient to it. The lawbreaker Is
the one who is aware of the law\
those persons whose relationship to
God Is normal and right find no ter
ror in the truth of Hls omnipresence.
It is the sinner who cowers and shrinks
in the presence of that all-seeing Ey
that inescapable Presence.
»’an there be any bond between two
separated friends so close, so real and
so powerful as the everywhere pres
ent divine Spirit to whom both arc
united? A common relationship w-lth
God argues direct connection with each
ether. The Christian may say, "My
friend Is beyond my sight and reach;
but he Is close to God. who Is close to
me. so I may touch him thus.” The
omnipresence of the Infinite Is a pow
erful argument for the efficiency of
prayer.
This material world would be a bet
ter world If it were more conscious of
the vital verities of the unseen world.
The
child sleeps serenely in the con-
*“usneiw of the parent’s nearness.
That is the best of comfort. Children
laiger grown find, In their loneliness,
fear, weariness and sorrow, that there
I* sweet solace In the consciousness
that the Heavenly Father is near. He
Ii.'jw?-. all; he understands perfectly,
hHpa effectively. Strength and suc-
»" r fur every downcast heart may be
L'und in the truth of the omnipresence
of God.
The Bishop of London will visit
Canada and the United States this
month, hls primary mission being to
bear the Bible which King Edward is
sending to the Protestant Episcopal
church at Williamsburg, Va., the sec
ond oldest church In America.
The German government Iias con
ferred the office of privy councillor,
and the title of "Excellency” upon Dr.
Bernard Weiss, the author of a life of
Christ, upon the occasion of hls recent
golden Jubilee as a professor in Ber
lin University.
A national purity conference, to con
sider nil phases of the social evil, will
be held In Battle Creek, Mich., October
8l-November 6.
Three miles of moving picture films
were secured on the mission field by
C. V. Vickrey and 8. Karl Taylor, on
their recent round-the-world tour.
These will be used, together with
largo collection of stereoscopic pic
tures, In the educational work of the
Young People's Missionary Move
ment.
The Brotherhood of 8t. Andrew will
hold Us annual convention In Wash
ington, September 25-29. This shortly
precedes the triennial meeting of the
general convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church, in Richmond, Va.,
October 3.
Representatives of the Anglican
church in China have sent an appeal
to the church in Canada asking It to
establish a mission in one of the
provinces where as yet no work Is
being done by either the English or
American church.
Bishop Williams, of the Protestant
Episcopal mission In Japan, has been
In service longer than any other mis
sionary In Japan, having gone out In
1869. He has lately dedicated a new
church In Kioto.
Dowle’s famous lace works, at Zion
City, have been sold to a Chicago de
partment store. This marks the prac
tical end of Douielsm. Voltva was
given no voice In the sale, and he de
clares that he will start a rival Zion.
The pope has appointed Cardinal
Ratoll as protector of the Christian
Press Association. American Homan
Catholic bishops and clergymen to the
number of 1.400 constitute the organi
zation, which has already published
four hundred works on religion.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p. m,
GLENN STREET BAPTIST—Rev. S. .T.
Parrish, pastor. Sunday school nt 9:45 p. m.
Preachiug ut 11 a. ui. and 7:46 p. m.
JACKSON HILL BAPTIST—North Jack
son street and Enst avenue, ltev. John D.
Jordun, pastor. Preaching nt II a. in. and
8 p. ni. Sunday school nt 9:30 a. in. Prayer
meet lug Wednesday at 8 p. m.
WOODWARD AVENUE BAPTIST-Sun*
day school at 9:30 it. m. Preaching at 11 a.
ni. anti 7:46 p. m. I»y the pnstor. Rev. If.
l\ Hurley. Subject nt the morning hour,
The Hundny Hchool and Its Relation to
the Church." Ordtnntlon of deacons at 3
this servlet the pn*tor will be
assist'd by Dr». W. W. Landrum. John D.
Jordan and John E. White. The service
at night will lie evangelistic In nature. The
ordinance of buptlsdi will be administered
at this service.
FIRST R A PTIST—Peachtree and Cain
streets. Dr. W. W. Landrum. nastor. Sun
day school at 9:99 a. in. Morning worship
at 11. Auuual exercises of the young peo
ple.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMON8.
The love of humanity Is not a sub
stitute for religion, but an expression
of It.—Dr. Strong.
Drudgery Is aa necessary to call out
the treasures of the mlrnl as hArrow’-
ln£ and planting those of the earth.—
Margaret Fuller.
BAPTIST TABERNACLE—Dr. Broughton
will preach hls annual sermon Sunday morn
Ing to the Southern convention of Snored
Harp Singers. Ills subject will be “The
Music of the Snored Harp." Hundny night
he will preach on “Stealing, and Who Is the
Thief."
GRANT PARK RAPT IHT—Corner Geor-
In avenue nml Grant street. D. H. Eden-
eld, pnstor. Services at 11 u. m. nml 7:30
Sunday school nt 9:39 n. in. Pray
er und song service Wednesday at 7:30 p,
in. Sunday night service will be for chil
dren. The plotter will preach a special
PARK STREET METHOI) 18T—Corner of
Park and Lee street*. Rev. M. L. Trout
man. pastor. Preaching ut 11 u. in. by Rev.
T. R. Kendall, and at 8 p. m. by the pas
tor. Sunday school at 9:30 n. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 8, followed
by a teachers' meeting.
NELLIE DODD MEMORIAI/—Preaching
nt 11 n. in. by pastor, 7:45 p. in. by I. B.
Rigger*. Sunday school nt 9:45 a. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday nt 7:45 p. iu.
HT. PAULS METHODIST—Corner Grant
street anil St. Pauls avenue. Rev. II. L.
Edmondson, pastor. Preaching nt 11 u,
held ut the tent uU
ST. LUKE METHODIST—Junction of
Berenu avenue and Powell street. Sunday
school nt 9:30 a. m. Preaching by the pas
tor, George W. Grlner, at 11 u. ui. and 7:45
ST. MARK METHODIST—Rev. 8. It.
Ilelk, pastor. Preaching nt 11 a. iu. und 8
p. in. Sunday school nt 9:30 a. ra. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 8 p. m.
and sermon at 11.
sermou at 7:30.
Sunday sehool at 9:9ft . Week-days: Morn
ing prayer nt 8:90. Wednesday and Friday
Litany nt 8:90 a. m.; also on Wednesday,
evening prayer nnd address at 7:45.
UNION TABERNACLE-Corner McDaniel
nnd Hightower streets, one block south of
Whitehall. Preaching at 11 a. m. nnd 8
B . m. by the pastor. Rev. O. A. Barbee.
unday sehool at 9:30 a. m. The men’s class
Is taught by G. S. Barker. Bnrncn, Phllft-
then nnd Phllnthen Junior classes Sunday
at 9:30 a. m. and Monday at 8 p. iu.
UNIVERSALIST.
UNIVERSALI8T - Corner Harris and
Peachtree streets. Rev. E. Dean Ellen*
wood, pnstor. Rev, Alfred E. Seddon will
preach at 11 a. m. In the absence of the
pastor, who Is attending the Georgia Con*
mention of Unlversnllsts, at Canon, Ua.
Suudny school at 9:45 a.
PRESBYTERIAN.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTER I AN-Serv
Ices at the American Presbyterian church,
orner Harris nnd Spring streets. Rev.
ieorge II. Mnck, pnstor, will be held Sun
day nt 11 a. in. Dr. A. F. Sherrill, of the
Congregntlouul church, will preach. Sun
day school at 9:45 ii. ni. No night service.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTE
RIAN—Corner Whitehall street nnd White
hall terrace. Holds Its regular services In
the auditorium. Preaching by the pastor,
ltev. J. A. Gordon, at 11 a. m. nnd 8 n. m.
Sabbath school nt 10 ft. in. Morning subject,
"The Glorious Gospel of the Blessed God.
Evening subject, "Dost Thou Believe on the
Son of God.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. Walter L.
Llngle, D.D., pnstor, will preach at 11 a. in
nnd 8 p. in. Sunday school nt 9:3* a
Prayer meeting Wednesday nt 8 p. m.
MOORE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN—
Corner Luekle nnd I^itiiner streets. Dr. A.
It. Holderby, pnstor. Preaching by the pas-
WESLEY MEMORIAIy—Corner Auburn
avenue ami Ivy street. Rev. R. F. Fakes,
pastor. Sunday school nt 9:30 «. iu. Preach
lug at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. tu. Song servlet 1
m 7:45 p. m. Epworth League devotional
service nt 6:45 p. in. Woman's Forelgu
MlNMloimry Society Monday at 4 p. m.
Sunday Hehonl teachers' meeting Wednes
day «‘t 7 p. m. Chorus rehearsal Wednes
day at 8 p. tu.
episcopal.
PONDERS AVENUE BAPTIST-Sunday
school at 9:30 a. in. Preaching at 11 a.
nnd 7:30 p. in. by the pastor. Mldw
prayer meeting Wednesday nt 7:30 p. m.
WEST END BAPTIST—The pnstor. Dr.
John F. Purser, will preach Sunday morn
ing nud evening. Sunday school nt 9:90 a.
m. Baptist Young People's Union Sunday
at 7:15 p. iu. Ladles’ Aid Society Monday
at 4 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at
8 p. ui.
TEMPLE BAPTIST—Corner Mnngum nnd
West Hunter streets. Rev. A. C. Ward.
D.D., pastor. Preaching nt 11 a. in. and
METHODIST.
WEST SIDE METHODIST—C. L. Pat*
tlllo. pastor. Sunday school nt 10 a. in.
Preaching nt 11 it. m. This Is missionary
day In the Sunday school.
BATTLE HILL METHODIST—C. L. Pat*
tlllo, pnstor. Sunday school nt 9:46 a. in.
Presclilna nt 11 a. in. by Rev. J. J. Grin-
stead nnd 7:46 j). nt. by the pastor. Teach
ers’ meeting Wednesday at 8 p. m.
TRINITY METHODIST—Corner White-
hall street and Trinity avenue. Dr. J. W.
Lee, the pastor, will preach at 11 a. tu. and
45 p. in. The subject nt the morning ser
mon will be “The Worth of a Man,” and In
enlnjf "A Lesson from a Visit to
My business Is not to remake myself.
But make the absolute best of what
Ged made. —Robert Browning.
What Is defeat? Nothing but educa
tion—nothing but the first atep to
something better.—Anon.
Build as thou wilt, unspoiled by praise
or blame.
Build as thou wilt, and as thy light
ENGLISH AVENUE METIIODIBT-B. E.
L. Tlminons, pastor. Preaching nt 11 a. in.
by Rev. W. 1>. liunton. Sunday school at
9:33 a. in. Preaching at 7:90 p. iu. by the
Is given;
Then, If at the last the airy structure
fall.
Dissolve and vanish, take thyself no
shame—
They fall, atfd they alone, who have
not striven. —Aldrich.
Make It the first morning business of
your life to understand some portion of
the Bible clearly; and 6 your dally busi
ness to obey It in all you do under
stand.—Ruakln.
(Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity.)
CATHEDRAL—Corner. Washington ami
Hunter. Very Rev. C. T. A. I'Tse, D.D.,
dean. At 7:3o a. tu., holy commuulon; 11 a.
nt., morning prayer nnd Mcrmon; at 5 p. m.,
evening prayer and sermon. Sunday school
nt 9:30 u. m. All other dayi
any sol
holy communion; » u. m.T moruluc prayetj
it 5:3ft p. in., welling prayer. Wednesday
• ml Friday, litany st 10:30
ST. I.ITKE8—Peachtree. between Currlst
•nd Pine. Rev. C. B. \Vllmer, D.D., rec
tor. At 7:30 a. in., holy communion; 11
u. m.. morning prayer and sermon; 8:00
p. ui.. evening prayer and sermou. Sun
day school at 9:45 a. «u.
INCARNATION—Lee, near Gordon. West
End. Rev. J. J. P. Perry, rector. At 7:30
a. iu., holy communion; 11 a. in., morning
prayer nnd sermon; at 5 p. in., evening
prayer nml Instruction: nt 8 p. m., evening
prayer and sermon. Hundny school nt 9:45
a. in. Friday: Litany at 4:90 p. in.
otciiur. nr», f. rariaiiu, revior,
At 8 a. m.. holy communlou; at 11 a. m.,
morning prayer nnd sermon; nt 5 p. in.,
evening prayer. Sunday school at t:46.
Wednesday: Litany at 10:10.
MISSION OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS-
Woods avenue, near West Peachtree. Sun
day school every Sunday at 3:90 p. m.
WALLACE PRESBYTERIAN—Corner of
Walker nnd Stonewall streets. Preachiug
at 11 n. m. by Rev. W. W. McMorrlr
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN—Corner
Jncksoti nnd Chamberlin streets. Preachiug
“ . m. and 8 p. m. by the pnstor. Re
l'aikMhI/ Ii-........
at 11
T. II. Newkirk. Prayer meeting* Wednesday
st S p. iu. Kuudny school at 9:30 a. tu
NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN—At
corner of Peachtree street and North
line. Rer. Richard Orate Flitin, pnstor.
Preaching at 11 a. in. nnd 8 p. m. Preach
lug by ltev. II. It. Sweets, of Louisville,
Ky. Sabbath school at 9:30 a. tn. Prayer
meeting Wednesday nt 8 p. m. Undies’
Pruyer Circle Thursday nt 4 p. m. Business
women's committee Thursday nt 6:30 p. tn.
Covennuter baud Friday nt 8 p. in.
BARNETT PRESBYTERIAN—Corner of
Hampton street nnd Bradley avenue. J. E.
Hemphill In charge. Services at 11 n. in.
and «:90 p. in. Song aerrlce Tuesdnr *it
7:33 p. ui. Prayer meeting Thuradav ut
7:30 n. m. Mr. W. It. lloyt will preach nt
the Sunday morning service In the ahaence
of Mr. Hemphill, nnd Mr. J. M. Bachman
will have charge of the evening service.
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN—On Wash
ington street, opposite rapltol. Dr. Theron
II, Ulce. pastor. Service* nt 11 a. n». nnd 8
p. ni.. conducted by Rev. J. C. Sblve. Sun
day school at 9:3o a. tn.
CHRISTIAN.
FIRST CHRISTIAN—Corner South Pryor
and Trinity avenue. Rev. II. K. Pendleton,
pastor. Preaching nt 11 a. m. nnd 8 p. m
Morning theme. "Making nn Ideal Man.'
Evening theme, “A Night With God.” Bl
hie school nt ,9:36 a. m. Christian En
dcavor at 6:30 p. m.
WEST END CHRISTIAN—Corner Gor
don and Dunn streets. Rev. Bernard P.
Smith, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. ui. and
HOLY COM FORTE R-Corner Atlanta
• venue and Pulliam street Rev. Gilbert
lllggs, D.D., In charge. . Evening prayer
nnd sermon at 4. Sunday school at 3. Frl-
lay: Choir practice ot a p. m.
ST. ANDREWS—Corner Glenn sud Kent
•trtets. Rev. Gilbert Higgs. D.D., tu
Sunday school at 3:99 p. ui.
barge.
PAULS—East Point. Rev. Gilbert
Jilggs, D.D., in charge. Morning prayer
■croon at 11.
sermou at 11.
HOWELL STATION CHRISTIAN-
Marietta street car line. Rev. A. E.
don. j«stor. __ Bible school at 3 p.
Preaching ut 11 a. tn. nml 8 p. ui.
COLLEGE PARK CHRISTIAN-Rer. F.
M. Adams, pastor. Bible school every
lord's day at 16 a. in. Preaching first
Lord s day at II n. in. nnd 8 p. iu.
CONGREGATIONAL.
MARIETTA STREET CONGREGATION-
AL—Corner Marietta and McMillan streets,
ltev. W. II. Tillman, pastor. Servlcea at
11 ft. m. nnd 7:46 p. ni. Sunday school at
3 p. in. Midweek prayer service Tburalay
nt 7:30 p. m. Lidies* Aid Society Friday at
3:99 p. ui.
ST, MAKK.3-La Grange. Rev. H. D. Phil-
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL—Oppo*
"Ife Carnegie library. Sunday nt •»:») a. in.,
Hnitday school; at 11 a. preaching aerv* . — m
Ice; at 3;J0 p. w., meeting at Young Men a proprlates the necessary money
LATTER-DAY 3AINT8.
CHURCH OF JF.8UR CHRIST-Corner
Woodward avenue and Connally street. Will
hold Sunday school at 10 n. m. and even
ing servlcea at 7:30 o'clock. Elder C. A.
Cauls, president of the Florida conference,
will he the principal speaker. Hls theme
will he the "Mission of Mormonlsra and
What It Is Accomplishing.”
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRI8TIAN ASSOCIA
TION—At the Sunday afternoon service nt
the association. Rev. Z. S. Fnrland, rector
of All Saints Episcopal church, will apeak.
The aervlce begins at 3:30 p. ra. and closes
promptly at 4:$>.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST (8CIEN-
THTTl—17 West Raker street. "Substance"
Is the subject of the lesson-sermon Hundny
inonlnl meeting at k p. m. Reading rooms.
88 North llroud street, opposite Piedmont
hotel, open dally from 9 s. tn. to 5 p. ro.
Sundays from 2 to 6 p. in.
WANTED—YOUNG MEN
FOR THE MINISTRY
‘/Wanted-*-A atroug young man for tb*
ministry. This la the rather striking no.
tlce on the bulletin board of the
Baptist chnrch.
Dr. John E. White will address th*> young
men of Atlanta on that subject siimln
night. Dr. White says that there U « m
from the ranks of all denominations for
young m.en of ability to consecrate them,
selves to great opportunity of service at
ministers.
"At the time when, especially here In the
South, the function of moral ‘lender*hi|i l«
"Ion of
emphatic, there seems to he
Interest on the part of young men
ministry. We do not want young inrn to
regard the ministry ns a mutter of mien-
latlon nnd ambition, but Wf do want them
to consider seriously. If they are Christian*,
whether they should not give some place
In their thought to the appeal ;i great
work for God and humanity Is making un
der the present conditions In this country.
"Look nt the bright young men. »vith
arms akimbo set. nnd undecided whnt the?
will do lu life—thlnklug of everything elsv
ns possible for them except the tremen
dous constructive service of the preacher.
"Here Is whnt one of them said, count-
Ing It out on hls fingers, *1 cun he a lawyer,
nnd copy court papers for u living: I «nn
he n newspaper man; I can be a dorter: f
can be a clerk In n store; hut I'll 1*
banged If I will be a preacher.’
"I do‘not believe that young men are
thinking nbont the Christian ministry in
they ought to.”
Sunday morning, Dr. White will preseh
to hls congregation. ”On Three Mountain*
With Jesus” Is the subject announced.
CONGRESSMAN HEFLIN
SCORES JUDGE JONES.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL (Colored)-
Rev. If. H. Proctor. D.D., the pnstor, will
“ ni. on "Discouraged^ IIow
preach at 11 ... .... ....
Not To Be.” At 8 p. n>., the Bev. Dr. Z.
S. Inrland. rector of All Snluts Episcopal
church, wlil preach.
ST. JOHN GERMAN EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN—O. Nussmnnn. pastor. Preach
ing In Germsu and English Sunday at 11
~ m. Sunday school at 10 a. ui.
STREET CAR BAHN-The regular devo*
tlonal aervlce will he held nt the street
car barn chapel Sunday nt 9 a. m.
COLORED YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION—Professor S. II. Archer,
of the Atlanta Baptist college, will be the
speaker at the hall,Sunday afternoon at 4
WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT
SOCIETY—The Atlanta branch wMI hold Its
regular weekly meeting Sunday at 11 a. nt.
In Woodmen's ball, 122 Peachtree street.
Non-denouilnnt!oniiI.
Montgomery, Ala,, Sept. 7.—In a
speech In this district Congressman J.
Thomas Heflin, taking the case of
Judge Thomas Jones, of this city, who
has recently suspended certain state
railroad acts, says:
"We now behold the civil and crimi
nal laws of this state tied up by *
man who could not be elected to uajr
office in any precinct In the state.
"Public opinion in this state Is fof
the maintenance of order, but It Is ab
solutely against usurpation "f power
and Federal Interference with the law*
and institutions of this state. Some of
these judges have been and are too
anxious to attract to thomselve* the
administration that gave them appoint-
nients hnd too often they have im
pressed the public that they were too
eager to respond to corporation wealth.
"In their eagerness to display ability
to defend the constitution "f tie
United States and In the shadow r
the constitution they do dlvcis ana
sundry things for the corporations."
BISHOP W. A. CANDLER
TO SPEAK AT INMAN PARK.
Rlshop W. A. Candler will preach at In
man Park Methodist church Sunday at 11
. ni. The pnstpr. Rev. II. B. Maya, will
pnsmr.
preach at the evenlug service.
League to Meet.
The Young Men’s Prohibition Lcagu*
will meet Monday night at the Young
Men’s Christian Association to adopt a
constitution and by-laws. R.
Smith, chairman of the committee, «»»
submit hls report.
CITY TAX NOTICE.
Books open for last in
stallment city tax. Pay now
and avoid costs.
E. T. PAYNE,
City Tax Collector.
CHANGE 8CHEDULE
SUBURBAN TRAIN.
Effective Monday, September 9th, Sub.
urban train No. 106 will leave Atlanta
3:25 p. m„ Instead of 3:30 p. m., for
Joneaboro and Intermediate point,.
MUST WAIT YEAR
FOR NEW COLLEGE
Dr. A. M. Soule. preMdent of the
Ktnte Agricultural College, held a long
consultation Friday with Governor
Smith relative to the future of that
Institution.
Dr. Soule aaid that while It would
be more than a year before they could
hope to get Into the new building and
that the work now tva. In the nature
of an educational campaign with
farmer,, it is believed that arrange,
ment, win be perfected to borrow 350 -
non until the legislature meet, and ap-
FARMS AND HOMES
IN SOUTH GEORGIA
For Farmers Wishing to
Better Their Con
dition.
The Deen Realty and Imprnvemert
Company, of Waycroaa, Ga..
following bargain, to farmers wUnin,
to move to aouth Georgia:
At Wayero,,. -
Ten 20-acre farms on public and,rau
road, between Wayero,, and
knen foe tdKrt Ttcnn » %- _ nfa 1*111"
boro, for 3250. Twenty-acre farm, i
3500. Houae, on several of thee farm ,
house, to be given free to first app» ,
cantl1 - ... .<
At Offerman, Twenty Mile, North o'
I Wayero,,. , ,
Ten 20-acre farm,, each with *' r .
house and lot In town, 3M0H. furm
within ten minute,' walk of houses. ,
At Nieholla, Thirty Mile, Northwrot«
Wayero*,.
farm,, with
Ten-acre farms, with brand-ne
live-room house. In town, 31.200. f-*>
within ten minutes’ walk of hou-rs.
Store or !e„ land can be had "hh ir
these proposition, at same ]•*
Term,. 10 per cent cash und haiu»
In four e<tual annual payments. -
per cent off for caah. ....... vf
DEEN REALTY tc IMPROV EML.'*
COMPANY.
Waycroi,. C