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T1 KARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, O.Y., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1913.
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ON 'GO-TD : CHUHCH DAY'
Enthusiasm of Pastors and Laymen of
City Assures Success of Great Re
ligious Rally—Ministers Have Novel
Plans to Bring Out Congregations.
I wo weeks from this Sunday Atlanta will have the largest
Ehurch 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 “Go-to-
Ohurch 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
win be put forth by the pastors that
Is expected to crowd every church to
the doors at both services December
It.
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 contest 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-
lett. 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 persona! letter to
every member on the church roll, in
sisting that everything else be set
aside on the Go-to-Chureh 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
not going to rely on this method
alone.
Sends Persona! 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 wtth the
Go-to-Church movement. I expect the
movement to bear great Unlit. 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-tp-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. DuBose. of the First
Methodist Church, is one of the lat
ter. His morning subject will be, "Go
to Church—Why?" He urgently will
request all of his congregation to work
actively !n arousing the Interest of
other members who are not regular in
attendance and In persuading them to
resume their church relations.
Dr. C. 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 every service this
Sunday and next.
"It is a splendid conception.’ he
said Saturday flight, “and doubtless
Atlanta churches 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 Bap
tist Tabernacle, will be absent from
the city for several weeks, but the
"Go-to-Church” campaign at tl\e 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, and
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 are expeetd to
suggest an order of services 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 has
suggested the twenty-seventh verse
of the first chapter of Janies 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 Father 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" commu
te© was selected .Saturday and is
made up of the Re H. M. DuBose,
of the First Methodist Church; the
Rev. John E, White, of the Second
Baptist Church; the Rev. J. Wale
Conkllng, of the Unitarian Church:
the Rev. W. W. Memvninger, of All
Saints Episcopal Church; the Rev.
Richard Orme FI!nr. of the North
Avenue Presbyterian Church, and the
Rev, F. A. Line, of the Lfni,»'ersalist
Church. They will appoint a.chair-
man at their meeting this week.
A special musical program, which
may be followed by all <5t the
churches, will be suggested by the
committee, it Is exoected. 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; J
“ ‘Some to the ehurch repair:' not
for the doctrine, out 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 (t
song.”
If I Were the Devil
I'd Fight Go to Church
Plam Says Minister
I F I were the Devil, I would {
oppose the ‘ ‘ Go-to-Church ’ ’
Sunday advocated by the >
Sunday American and Geor
gian.
I would persuade several
nioe 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.
tho mothers’ class of the First Bap
tist Church Sunday morning: at 10:15
o’clock on the 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 “old-
time religion,’’ will preach on that
subject again Sunday night.
Bishop C. K. Nelson, of t i© Atlanta
Diocese of the Episcopal Church, will
preaph 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 by 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 his subject will b«r
•‘Obedience.’’ The latter will be the
third sermon of a series on “Thu
Three Steps In Becoming a Chr. ! <-
tlan ”
The annual Thanksgiving sermon
of the city salesmen of Atlanta will b?
-reached 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 and baby divisions of
the Women’s Missionary Societies of
the Atlanta - istriet, at the Wesley
Memorial Church Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock.
Sunday will be “Ladies’ Day” at the
St. Mark Methodist. Church, and the
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 work
of the recent North Georgia Confer
ence and also will preach two inter
esting sermons,
Special Music at All Saints.
Dr. A. A, Little, pastor of the West
minster Presbyterian Church, will
speak before the members of ’.he
Railroad Young Men’s Christian As
sociation Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock.
The usual services will be held at
the First Universal c Church Sunday.
In the morning the Rev. Fred A. Line
will preach on “Guideposts to Heav
en,” and in the evening his subject
will be “Th§ Perfect Day.’’
CABARET BRIDE
Fred Averett, of Rome, Wires His
Son “You Have Played
the Devil,”
fvi iMB, Nov. 39.—“You have played
the devil. Never darken the door of
the home you have disgraced again.”
This is the message which Fred
Averett, one of Rome’s wealthiest
and most prominent citizens, sent his
son James wluen he wired him from
V.ock Island, Tf!.. Uiat he had married
Mias Henrietta Rosetta Becker, a
cabaret actress, of Hamilton, Ohio,
w nose stage name is Dolly Vardenie.
James Averett, eighteen years old.
loft Rome about four months ago
under his father's displeasure, sup
posedly on his way to Chicago. At
Rock Island his funds gave out. His
father refused to give him more
money unless he used, it for car fare
to Rome. He then obtained a posi
tion ar, 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 parents being Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Becker. It is said she
waa 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
smfficient for them to live on she
will continue on the stage to supple
ment hU salary.
"They should worry and not us,”
Mr. and Mrs. Averett are quoted as
saying when they received Fred Av-
eretl’s telegram.
Fred Averett w’as formerly a di
rector of the State Mutual Life In
surance Company and of the defunct
Rome Insurance Company, which
failed last year for several hundred
thousand dollars. He wa*» tried on
an embezzlement charge, but acquit
ted.
Mrs. Fred Averett is a society
leader here. She was formerly Mies
Sue Lee, of Birmingham, and her
relative® there are members of the
exclusive set. James Averett is a
graduate of Sewanee Military Acad
emy and also attended school at
Dahlonega
Girls Drop Flowers
On Grave of Boy
Seventeen school girls, clad in white,
paid a touching tribute to their former
playmate and school fellow. little
Johnny Garst. who was accidentally
killed W'hile hunting Thanksgiving Day,
when at his funeral Saturday afternoon
they marched around the grave and
dropped a bouquet therein.
Trie girls were members of young
Garst s class, the eighth grade. Many
other of his classmates were present
also.
Services were held at the residence,
No. 41 Western avenue. Interment was
in Hollywood.
Oity Election Tuesday
Viewed as Formality
The annual general city election will
be held Wednesday, but there will be
no campaigning, no election extras an
nouncing the result? The primary
nominations have come to be virtual
elections, and the balloting Wednesday
will be done merely to comply with the
law.
City cClerk Walter Taylor Is In
charge of the election, and he esti
mates that It will cost the city About
$1 for every ballot cast
Negro Preachers to Help
‘Go-to-Church ’ Movement
Atlanta'® Go-to-Church Day totals
■will he augmented by thousands
through the figures of attendance
that will be turned in by all of the
negro churches. The ministers have
bespoken their hearty approval of the
movement, and have pledged them-
selves to effect a genuine outpouring
of their congregations.
The Rev. H. H. Proctor, pastor of
the Congregational Church and one
of the influential men in negro reli
gious circles, said Saturday night that
he had watched with delight the keen
enthusiasm with which the plan had
been embraced by ail 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. ”X
am sure that all the ministers of our;
race will be glad to urge their people
to make it a record day for the negTo
churches.”
The Rev. Eustace Day, principal
of St. Paul’s Parish Training and In
dustrial School, No. 239 Auburn ave
nue, has added his co-operation to
the movement.
7 New Ministers Received
By Atlanta Congregations
parations to receive seven new
ters. sent to Atlanta by the Gen-
'onference of North Georgia, are
made by various Atlanta edi
tions, One of the new pastors,
P v Luke G. Johnson, who takes
lUipit of Trinity Church, made
,t by the death of the Rev. John
,bins, will begin his new labors
iy, preaching at both the mour
n'd’afternoon services
Johns»on is one of the leading
odist ministers of the State, and
le last four years has been pre-
, e i,j er of the Gainesville Dis-
’ previous to that appointment
us stationed in Augusta, and sev-
■ears ago was pastor of the Park
t Methodist Church for four
ier of the new pastors who will
elcomed to Atlanta within the
few days include the Rev_t\al-
flogers, who comes from Thom-
HEART ot the retail district,
htree street, a desirable lease
i the best s'ores in Atlanta,
or any good retail-, real estaie
d business. Apply 119 Peach-
t.—Advt,
son to the Park Street Church, the
Rev. W. H. L&Prade, Jr., from Sparta
to the Inman Park Church; the 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 »-
dav centers in the new pastors who
take charge of some of the city’s lead
ing 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 tli
Congregational Sunday School and
Publishing Society-, will deliver an ad
dress. which promises to be one,of the
most interesting of recent years. He
will speak on ' Missouri in Picture ?.nd
Story,” illustrating his address with
stereopticon slides.
Special music will be rendered both
morning and evening. Leslie Hub
bard will give a solo at each service.
Dr. Frances Bradley" will addresa
Bed, 45-lb. Mattress and National Spring
We Will Divide Your Payments
T O-MORROW (Monday) we place on sale the "MYERS SLEEP-
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 Vernis-Martin or White Enamel—
has two-inch continuous posts—ten very heavy’ fillers. This is a
usual $21 value—but It’s OU R 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 $15.95.
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
ANO GOOD SERVICE
Dog Is First in Will
Of Wealthy Owner
Beloved Pet Without Pedigree Be
queathed to Master’s Friend,
With Details as to Care.
I A CROSSE. WIS., Nov 29. -A little
dog with no pedigree, but known as the
best friend of hie owner, the late John
Hanson, of Hamilton, is mentioned as
the principal bequest In Hanson’s will,
hied here for probate.
Hanson left considerable property, in
cluding fine farms and several mort
gages. but before disposing of anything
Cls*e ho bequeathed the dog to his friend,
I'Srs FJedstad. with much detail as to
the way he should bo ireated. And the
dog Ip all that FJedstad gets of the
estate, which Is distributed among nu
merous relatives In Wisconsin and Nor
way.
L, & N, to Purchase
South & North Road !
Majority of Stockholders Favor Sell
ing Birmlngham-Montgomery
Line at Par.
MONTGOMERY. Nov. 29.—A ma
jority of the stockholders of the
South and North Alabama Railroad
Company in annual session hero to
day recommended the acceptance of
the Louisville and Nashville. Rail
road’s proposition to purchase the
line. The Louisville and Nashville
proposes to give tho South and North
Alabama stockholders par for their
stock if presented within yo days from
a date to br* fixed later.
The South mid North road runs
between Montgomery and Blrmlng-
I ham and is port of the main
[ of tlu> Louisville and Nashville.
ARE YOl LOOKING for results? The
Want A<1 pages of Hcarsi’s Sunday
American and Atlanta Georgian flU tha
bill.
Effluent Picture Framing
Klnetir service. Write The OoUefr
“Co-Op.’’ 119 Peachtree street. Candh
Building, Atlanta.—Advt.
ARE YOU LOOKING for a good po
tion’ A little “Want Ad” will And
for you.
THE GEORGIAN TERRACE HOTEL
Is posr conducted on both the American and European Plans. Rooms
from 11.60 up,
Restaurant (American plan), $40.00 monthly, $10.50 weekly, or
wltheut lunch (except Sundays), $.'15/K) monthly. $9 00 weekly.
Alse a la Oarta Service.
Orchestra,
From Maker
to Wearer
GOODYEAR RAINCOAT CO.
Eighty Stores
JUST ARRIVED ON TIME
KV»
Solid Trainload of Goody ear Rain'
coats, Cravenettes, Gabar
dines, Slip-Ons, Etc.
From Our New
Orleans Store
Our lease there was 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
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Sale Starts Monday
8 A. M. --- Come Early — Avoid the Rush
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$7.50 Rai-coats
$9.50 Slip-ons
For men, women and children.
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Splendidly made of double texture
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Regulation or Rag- .171
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Note the finely ta 1 - ^JP
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cashmere °n P* fi7
the popular
shade* of ■
tan and
brown.
$12.50 English Slip-ons $11 Imported Poplins
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shades of blue, tan $ ^ .4tJ
and gray. Also In
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$1.29
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
The finest models of the reason;
sizes 6 to 16 years. Regular $4 values.
Sale price,
$1.29
$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
JIII
$3.50 Girls’
RainCapes
Girls’ Ram Capes,
of best material;
carefully made
and guaranteed
wafer nroof. Regu
lar $3.50 value. Sale
price,
$1.29
m I
Hi "uit
$30.00
Goodyear
Overcoats
Guaranteed water-
proof. Made of fine
Scotch 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
SI p-Ons
Imported English Slip-ons for
men. women and children. Prac
tical, handsome, long-wearing
garments. They were $5—this
sale. $1.29.
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35 Peachtree St.
Next to Munnally’s
35 Peachtree St.