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4 IIKARST'S sr*Nl)AV AMERICAN. ATLANTA. OA . St'NDAV, NOVEMBER 30, 1013 * A ray cue ON GO-TO-CHURCH DAY' Enthusiasm of Pastors and Laymen of City Assures Success of Great Re ligious Rally-—Min isters H a ve N ovel Plans to Bring Out Congregations. T"'o weeks from this Sunday Atlanta will have the largest church attendance in its history. Such a bold assertion is justified by the enthusiastic manner in which all of the pastors of the city have rallied to the “(jo-to- Church Day" plan. Suggested only a week before, the movement by Saturday night had obtained the emphatic indorsement of every*.minister in the city who had expressed an opinion on it. Atlanta, sustained by the cold figures, will go on record as one of the real churchgoing cities of the South. An endeavor will b® put forth by the pastors that is expected to crowd every church to the doors at both services December 14. Record Enthusiasm. Probably the pastors of the city never have been in such unanimity in any movement looking to the in crease of attendance and interest in the churches. While there will be an absence of the rivalry that ac companies a conlest to get out the greatest -attendance, the idea being not a. competition between the churches, but a united effort to set a record for the entire city, a num ber of the ministers have, set to work to insure that their churches will not suffer in comparison with the others. And they are using various methods to bring out the maximum strength of their membership. For example, the Rev. A. M. Hugh- iett. pastor of St Mark Methodist Church, not only will urge his con gregation at both services Sunday to come out in full force December 14. but he will write a personal letter to every member on the church roll, in sisting that everything else be set aside on the Go-to-Church Day and that the recipient of the letter make sure to be at church at both services. “I am going to be certain that ev ery member of my congregation is made acquainted with the plans for the day. While I intend to make mention of the Go-to-Church Day at all of the intervening services, 1 am riot going to rely on this method alone. Sends Personal Letters. ‘'The plan of a personal letter to every member appeals to me as prob ably the most effective means of reaching everyone and so that is what I am going to do, send them out this coming week. St. Mark Methodist Church is prosperous and has a. gratifying membership. There Is no reason why we should not make a splendid showing December 14. ‘I am heartily in accord with the Go-to-Chyrch mo' egttsnJtaA aspect the movement to bear great "fruit. St. Mark will do everything in its pow er to make It a great success " The majority of the ministers will make reference to the ‘ Go-to-Church Day” movement at both services this Sunday. Several of them will devote an entire sermon to a discussion of the advantages of church attendance. The Rev. H, M. Du Bose, of the First Methodist Church, is one of the lat ter. His morning subject will be, "Go to Church—Why?” He. urgently will request aH of his congregation to work actively in arousing the interest of other members who are not regular in attendance and in persuading them to resume their church relations. Dr. O. O. Jones, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, already has be gun a campaign for church attend ance on the date set, -and will bring the movement to the attention of his congregation at ever* sendee this Sunday and next. _ “It is a. splendid conception, he said Saturday night, “and doubtless Atlanta chi/rches* will rise to the op portunity and enroll more persons in attendance that day than ever before in their history.” Tabernacle Joins in Move. Dr. Lincoln McConnell, of the Dap- list Tabernacle, will bo absent from the city for several weeks, but the "Go-to-Church” campaign at the Tab ernacle is being conducted by the Rev. L. G. Dibble, Dr. McConnell’s assist ant. The Rev. .Jere A. Moore, of the Har ris Street Presbyterian Church, ind the Rev, C. P. Marcham, of the Eng lish Avenue Methodist Church were other ministers who signified their in tention of making urgent pleas to their congregations at Sunday serv ices to assist in making “Go-to- Church Day” an epochal event in At lanta religious life. The ministers’ committee which will complete the detailed arrangements for the-day will meet early this weeK for a. conference. They arc expeetd to suggest an order of sen ices for the ministers who wish to follow a gen eral program, as well as to recommend a general text for the churches. The Right Rev. C. K. Nelson. Epis copal Bishop of Atlanta, already lias suggested the twenty-seventh verse of the first chapter of James as an admirable text, and it appears likely to meet with the approval of the committee. The verse is: “Pure religion and undeflled before our God and Fattier is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their af fliction and keep himself unspotted from the world.” Committee Selected. The “Go-to-Church Day” comm ie© was selected .Saturday and is made up of the R*-v H. M. DuBose. of the First Methodist Church: fie Rev. John F, White, of the Second Baptist Church; the Rev. J’. Wade Conkling. of the Unitarian Church: the Rev, W. W. Memminger, of Ail Saints Episcopal Church*, the Rev. Richard Orme Flinn, of the North Avenuft Presbyterian Church, and the Rev.' F. A. ,v Lirte. of the tfniversalist Church. They will appoint a chair man at thqir meeting this week. A special musical program, which may be followed by all of the churches, will be suggested by the committee, it is expected. William E. Arnaud. of the All Saints Episco pal Church choir, discussed the musi cal feature of the services in a com munication to The Sunday American. He said: ‘“Some to the church repair: not for the doctrine, iut the music there.’ "And the poet might have furth r said: Some to the church do not re pair. because uninformed of the mu sic there. “The Georgian's idea of a 'Go-to- Church Day' is broader than the viewpoint of any denominational plan of salvation: and surely all sects and creeds can unite in worshiping God through beautiful music. The really great truths of religion enhance their appeal when borne on the wings cf song.” Negro Preachers to Help 'Go-to-Church' Movement If I Were the Devil Td Fight Go to Church Plan, Says Minister I F I were the Devil, I would oppose the "Go-to-Church" Sunday advocated by the Sunday American and Gcor £ian. I would persuade several nice little men to speak against it on the grounds that people ought to go to church every Sunday. I would also do my best to keep the individual from go ing on that particular Sunday, and if I were the Devil, and people did go in any great numbers, I would try to per suade the preachers to talk in generalities on niceties, in stead of preaching the Word of God, For then I know the people would not go again.— REV. CALEB A RIDLEY, Central Baptist Church. >’ Is First in Will Of Wealthy Owner Beloved Pet Without Pedigree Be | queathed to Master’s Friend. With Details as to Care. the mothers’ class of the First Bap tist Church Sunday morning at 10:15 o'clock on th# psychological and phys iological needs of the child. Rev. A. c. Schuler, pastor of the East Side Tabernacle, who created a sensation in his sermon on ''Hell" last Sunday by declaring that what Atlan ta needs is a little more of the “oil- tlm© religion,' will preach on that subject again Sunday night. Bishop C. K. Nelson, of t ie Atlanta Diocese of th© Episcopal Church, will preach at the Church of the Incar nation. in West End, Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Dr. Ogden Has Two Strong Sermons. Two strong sermons will be preached b> Dr. Dunbar Ogden, of the Central Presbyterian Churcn. Sunday. In the. morning he will speak on "The Shepherd and His Sheep,” and in the evening hi* subject will be “Obedience.” The latter will be the third sermon of a series on "Th-* Thre<" Steps in Becoming a Chris tian.” The annual Thanksgiving sermon of the city salesmen of Atlanta will b;- -reaehed Sunday morning by Dr. Ca leb A. Ridley, at the Central Baptist Church. The salesmen will attend the service in a body. One thousand children will take part in the Thanksgiving rally service of the junior ;<nd baby divisions of the Women’s Missionary Societies of the Atlanta District, at the Wesley Memorial Church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Sunday will be “Ladies’ Day” at the St. Mark Methodist Church, and 'he Rev. A. M. Hughlett will preach a sermon of particular interest to the women members of the congregation. Dr. Hughlett was returned to the church for his fourth and last year by the recent conference. Dr. Charles O, Jones will begin his third year as pastor of the Grace Methodist Church Sunday morning. He will give an account of the wo*k of the recent North Georgia Confer ence and also will preach two inter esting sermons. Special Music at Ail Saints. Dr. A. A, Little, pastor of the West minster Presbvterian Church, w.jl speak before the members of 'he Railroad Young Men’s Christian As sociation Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The usual services w ill be held at the First Universal c Church Sunday. In the morning the Rev. Fred A. Line will preach on "Guideposts to Hea v en.” and in the evening his subject will be "The Perfect Day.” (IB BRIDE Fred Averett, of Rome, Wires His Son “You Have Played the Devil,” LA CROSSE. WIS. Nov. 2? -A little I dug with no pedigree, but known h* the | beat friend of his owner, the late John Hanson, of Hamilton, is mentioned is tho principal bequest in Hanson’s will, filed her® for probate llanson left considerable property, in cluding fine farms and several mort gages. but before disposing of anything else he bequeathed the dog to his friend, Lars Fjedstad. with much detail as to the way he should he treated And the dog is all that Fjedstad gets of the estate, which Is distributed among nu- i emus relatives in Wisconsin and Nor way. L. & N. to Purchase South & North Road Majority of Stockholders favor Sell ing Birmingham Montgomery Line at Par. MONTGOMERY Nm 20. A ina • I jnrity of the stockholders of the South and North Alabama I't ml road Company in annual session here to day recommended the acceptance of the Louisville and Nashville Rail road's proposition to purchase the line. The Louisville and Nashville propose* to give the South and North Alabama stockholders par for iheir Ptock if presented within 1*0 days from a date to be fixed later* The South and North road runs between Montgomery and Binning- I ham r*. itcl Is part of II Loulsvill mil c masn S'aahYilb system ARK \ A> 1 LOOKING f it . rM1(|| Th© Wan \.| pages, of Inarsr'H Sunday I Amerli bill. at: and Atlanta lieorgian fill the Efficient Picture Framing. Kinetic, -©rvlce. WrijLe The ‘'oilege o-Op. ’ 113 Peachtree .st,rest, Candler Hiding, Atlanta. Advt. A !> K VOU LOOKING for a good pn*l tlor A little "Want Ad ' will find it for you. THE GEORGIAN TERRACE HOTEL Is now conducted both th© American and European Plans. Rooms from $1.50 up, Restaurant (American pl&p *. $40.00 monthly, $10,50 weekly, or without lunch (except Sundays), $35j00 monthly, $0.00 weekly. Also a la Can* Service. Orchestra. ROME. Nov. 29.—‘"You have played the devil. Never darken the door of the home you have disgrn ed again.’ This is the message which Fre$ Averett, one of Romes wealtivest and roost prominent citizens, sent his son James when he wired him from *&ock Island, Til . that he had married Miss Henrietta Rosetta Becker, a cabaret actress, of Hamilton** Ohio, w nose slag© name is Dolly Vardenie. James Averett, eighteen years old. lef* Rome about four months ago under his fathers displeasure, sup posedly on his way to Chicago. At Rock island his funds ga\ o out. His father refused to give him more money unless he used, it for car fare to Rome. He then obtained a posi tion as pantry boy in the Colonial Hotel. On November 7 he married Miss Becker, one of the actresses performing in the hotel buffet. She is a member of a prominent Ham ilton family, her parent? being Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Becker. It is ©aid she was disinherited when she went on the vaudeville stage. Communications from Rock Is land. where the couple now are. say that they will live there permanent ly. Mrs. Averett says if her hus band's position as pantry boy is not sufficient for them to live on she will continue on the stage to supple ment his salary. “They should worry and not us.” Mr. and Mrs. Averett are quoted as saying when they received Fred Av- erett's telegram. Fred Averett was formerly a di rector of the Stale Mutual Life In surance Company and of the defunct Rome Insurance Company, which failed last year for several hundred thousand dollars. He was tried on an embezzlement charge, hut acquit ted. Mrs. Prod Averett is a society leader here. She was formerly Miss Sue Lee, of Birmingham, and her relatives there are members of the exclusive set. .Tames Averett is a graduate of Sewanee Military Acad emy and also attended school at Dahlonega. Girls Drop Flowers On Grave of Roy Seventeen school girls, dad tn white, paid a touching tribute to their former playmate and school fellow, little Johnny Oarnt. who was accidentally killed while hunting Thanksgiving Day. when at his funeral Saturday afternoon they marched around the grave and dropped a bouquet therein. The girls were members of young Garst’s class, the eighth grade. Many- other of his classmates were present also. Services were held a< the residence, No. 41 Western avenue. Interment way In Hollywood. City Election Tuesday Viewed as Formality The annua! general city election will be held Wednesday, but ther© w.ll be no campaigning, no election extras an nouncing the results. The primal" nominations have comp to hr virtual elections, and the balloting Wednesday will be done merely to comply with the law City ©Clerk Walter Taylor is in charge of the election, and lie esti mates that It will cost the city about $1 for every ballot cast Uanta’s Go-to-Church Day totals be augmented by thousands >ugh the figures of attendance t will be turned in by all of the ro churches. The ministers have poken their hearty approval of the rement. and have pledged them es to effect a genuine outpouring heir congregations, tie Rev. H. H. Proctor, pastor of Congregational Church and one the influential men in negro reli- ts circles, said Saturday night that had watched with delight the keen enthusiasm with which the plan had been embraced by all of the ministers of Atlanta. “You can depend on the negro con gregations to go to church in full force on December 14,” he said. “I am sure that all the ministers of out- race will be giad to urge their people to make it a record day for the negro churches.” The Rev. A. Kustace Day, principal of St. Paul’s Parish Training and In dustrial School, No. 239 Auburn a\p- nue, has added his co-operation to the movement. 7 New Ministers Received Bg Atlanta Congregations rations to receive seven new s/sent to Atlanta by the Gen- ference of North Georgia, are ade by various Atlanta con ns One of the new pastors. >Juke G. Johnson, who takes ,it of Trinity Church, made >y the death of the Rev. Jonn vs, will begin his new labors preaching at both the morn- afternoon services. >hn8on Is one of the leading st ministers of the. State, arid last four years has been pre- ider of the Gainesville Dls- 'revious to that appointment itationed in Augusta, and MV- r© ago was pastor of tb© Pbi k , Methodist Church for four of th© new pastors -who will omed to Atlanta within th© J days includ- th© Rev. Wal- ;ers, who comes from Thom- p; HEART of the retail district.; pachtree street, a desirable lease | f»f ihe best stores in Atlanta. * for any good retail, real estate 'oad business. Apply 119 Peach- , •eet.—Advt. son to the Park Street Church, the Rev. W 4 H LaPrade, Jr., from Sparta to the Inman Park Church; th© Rev Frank Quillian, to the Decatur Church from Commerce, Ga.; the Rev. A. H. S. Bugg, to the Epworth Church, and the Rev. A. J. Sears, to the Bonnie Brae Church. While interest in church circles t.»- I day centers in the new pastors who take charge of some of the city’s lead, lng churches, several sermon topics of unusual interest have been announced by various ministers. Novel Service Planned. The services at the Central Congre gational Church will be a departure from the usual method. At the morn ing services the Rev. H. Paul Douglas, secretary of th© American Missionary Association, will speak on the work of that organization. In the evening Dr. J. P. O’Brien, secretary of th- Congregational Sunday School an i Publishing Society, will deliver an ad dress. which promises to be on© of ,he moat interesting of recent years. IU will speak on "Missouri in Picture end Story,” illustrating his address witn stereopticon slides. Special music will bo rendered both morning and evening Leslie Hub bard will give a solo .it each service. Dr. Frances Bradley will address Bed, 45-lb. Mattress and National Spring We Will Divide Your Payments r P O-MORROW (Monday) we place on sale the "MYERS SLEEP 1 WELL SPECIAL,”, which consists of the following combina tion': A HANDSOME IRON BED. A SOFT 45-LB. COTTON MATTRESS. A HEAVY IRON FRAME NATIONAL SPRING The IRON BED is in either Vernls-Marttn or White Enamel has two-inch continuous posts—ten very heavy fillers. This is a usual $21 value—but it’s OUR special—and we’ll sell you the IRON BED, the 45-lb. COTTON MATTRESS and the heavy iron frame NATIONAL SPRING for a total of only $13.9.', If you don t wish to pay all cash—then pay us $1.95 down, and $1 weekly. MYERS FURNITURE COMPANY Successor to C. H. Mason. 6 and 8 West Mitchell St., One Door From Whitehall. CHOICE OF ROUTES AND GOOD SERVICE From Maker to Wearer GOODYEAR RAINCOAT C( ). Eighty Stores j JUST ARRIVED ON TIME Solid Trainload of Goodyear Rain coats, Cravenettes, Gabar dines, Slip-Ons, Etc. From Our New Orleans Store Our lease there waa up. We couldn’t renew it. The building is being torn down. Notice was sudden We had to either store these goods while seeking a new place or ship them here. We shipped them here. They’ve just arrived on time. And we have needed them badly because of the heavy de mand made on us during our great Re i c „° g 1®nF RAINCOATS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN These are the famous GOODYEAR Coats—made in the GOODYEAR factory—for sale in the 80 GOODYEAR stores. Waterproof—every one of them. Stylish, warm, comfortable Coats. During this great sale you can buy any Coat in the store for less than the average retailer must pay the maker. Come in and examine these Coats. Try on just as many as you please until you get what you want. Sale Starts Monday 8 A. M. --- Come Early —- Avoid the Rush $7.50 Raincoats \f if! For men, women and children. Splendidly made of double textur cloth; every seam securely sewed, then vulcanized. A perfect fit assured. $©.95 fai $9.50 Slip-ons For men and women. Nobby styles, in excellent all wool, double texture cashmere, jt* ©T/> Regulation or nag- JS *’• / H Ian shoulders. ^ C Note the finely tat- lored finish. T- $12.50 English Slip-ons ‘•'or men and women, .Splendid ex • ,nples of what Goodyear quality really Is. Made of j* *7 cashmere in V ftyi the popular shades of 1 tan and xk W brown. $11 Imported Poplins FOR WOMEN. A direct Importation of v, water-proof Coats in popl and silk. Beautiful shades of blue, tan and gray. Also In black. omen's n and 4k MM si v '£ 11 "Si 4 i> iih.ltaf 1B jjjix; A>,f r , s\4(9 SNt, m Extra Special $1.28 For Regular $5 Slip-Ons Imported English Slip-ons for men, women and children. Practical, handsome, long-wearing gar ments, They were $5—this sale, $1.29. $5 Boys’ and Girls English Slip-Ons Th© tines sizes ft to 1 ♦; Sal© price. models of the years. Regular $4 season; values. $1.29 $3.50 Girls’ RaiuCapes Girls’ Rain Capes, of best material; carefully made and guaranteed water proof. Regu lar 50 value Sale price. $1.29 Kii|l!:» $17.50 Priestley Cravenettes Priestley's English Cravenetted Home- spun Cloth Over coats Imported direct from London. They’re absolutely water proof. Two coats in one. $8.50 Wi ■ W/w y \ .1 V $30.00 Goodyear Overcoats Guaranteed water- proof. Made of fine bcotch Tweeds. Also in rich English mix tures. One of the handsomest lines of water proof over coats for men and women ever shown In this city. $17.50 Extra Special Regular $5.00 Slip-Ons Imported English Slip-ons for men, women and children. Prac tical, handsome, long-wearing qarments. They were $5—this sale. $1.29. Out-of-town folks may share in this wonderful Raincoat Sale. Select any Coat advertised and IVJ All LijRlDF RS we wil1 send (t b y Parcel Post the same day your order is received. We fit you as well as if 1Y L is ft k/ sv Lr y 0u were p ere —the name "Goodyear” is your protection. GOODYEAR RAINCOAT CO. 35 Peachtree St. Next to Nunnally’s 35 Peachtree St.