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HEARS!'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY. DECEMBER 7, 191!
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RIVALRY FOR
IN
Pastors in Dozens of Georgia Pulpits
to Urge Great Outpouring of People
on December 14-—Special Services
to Attract Populace.
Go to Church
Once and See
What it Means
Mrs, Crawford Will
Tell Story on Stand
Widow Accuted of Poisoning Hus
band Is Likely to Testify
Monday.
With virtually every minister In
At.anta workln* to bring out the larg
est congregation In the history of his
church, December 14—"Go-to-Church
Day"—-promises to be the greatest re-
Igious celebration seen here in many
years.
At the same time the rest of the
state IS In a keen rivalry with the
city, and reports from many towns
Indicate that Georgia next Sunday
will see the largest church attendance
In Its history.
Many pastors will discuss the sub
ject from their pulpits to-day and
give It their hearty Indorsement. They
will ask their parishioners to persuade
one or two—or a half dozen—of their
non-church-going friends to attend
the services next Sunday and enjoy
the special programs, of which music
will be a feature, that will be offered
that day.
The enthusiasm throughout the
State is keen, and growing dally.
A "Golden Idea.”
The Comer News, In Its last issue,
after quoting from the editorial In
The Georgian that started the whole
movement, says:
'The Idea is a golden one. Why not
have a similar day in Comer? The
Atlanta churches have decided on the
second Sunday in December, which
would be a most excellent time for
Comer. On the second Sunday there
will be preaching at both the Presby-
torian and the Methodist Church,
therefore there is no excuse for stay
ing at home. The hallowed Influence
of the church has been a force In the
making of our town, as well as the
civilization of our nation."
Four of the leading pastors at Rome
are heartily and actively In favor
of a “Go-to-Church Day.”
First, Dr. G. G, Synder, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, and
Dr. W. L. Walker, of the First Bap
tist Church, took up the idea, which
was promptly espoused by Dr. C. La
mar McGinty, of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church, and Dr. Charles R.
r.ee. pastor of the South Broad Street
Baptist Church,
"The idea is wonderfully fine,” said
Dr. McGinty, “and I shall do all in
my power to make ft a success In my
church.”
Chance to Reach Hearts.
“A movement that would bring out
all the people, even for one day, would
be a tremendous opportunity for us
ministers,” said Dr. Lee. “It would
give us a grand chance to reach
hearts otherwise Inaccessible, and
there Is no estimating the good that
might be acomplished.”
At Gainesville It Is the opinion of
the ministers that "Go-to-Church Day”
Is destined to be one of the greatest
church movements ever launched in
that city.
The Rev. E. F. Griffith, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, said:
It is a movement that should In
terest people all over the State, and
result In Inestimable good. I Indorse
it most heartily, and shall announce
It from my pulpit Sunday, and do all
in my power to make it a success
here. The Georgian Is due a great
deal of credit for the suggestion—
and this should not be the last 'Go-
to-Church Day,’ either.”
This movement is all right,” as
serted the Rev, J. R. Hampton, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church. “It
is a capital Idea, and ought to have
been started sooner. It will stir the
people up and get them in line.”
Big Event in Gainesville.
The Rev. T. R. Kendall, of the First
Methodist Church, said:
"The movement Is a most com
mendable one, and It has my most
hearty Indorsement.”
All the Gainesville ministers, In
fact, and a growing number of lay
men are actively engaged In an ef
fort to make "Go-to-Church Day” an
event long to be remembered.
Reports from Jackson are to the ef
fect that the movement has taken a
most definite and enthusiastic form
In that city.;
Dr. Robert VanDeventer, of the
Baptist Church, and the Rev. James
Bradley, of the Presbyterian Church,
have given the matter their devoted
attention, and are lending all thalr
efforts to sweep the town next Sun
day in the direction of the churches.
Both the ministers have made
warm statements of the day and al.
it should mean to Jackson, and
among the prominent laymen who
have volunteered to work for its suc
cess are Joseph Jolly, clerk of the
County Commissioners and a weil-
known church and Sunday schoo’
worker: F, S. Etheridge, superintend
ent of the Baptist Sunday school and
& prominent banker; 9. O. Ham,
treasurer of the Jackson Baptist
Church: C. S. Maddox, County School
Superintendent, and R. P. Sasne.t
cashier of the Jackson National Bank
and a prominent Sunday school and
church worker.
The Big Topic In Weit Point.
Equally absorbing interest was
aroused In West Point by the move
ment suggested by The Georgian and
accorded such fine support in Atlanta.
The Rev. Graham Forrester, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, com
mended the movement in the most
unqualified terms.
"It is certain to awaken a deep
Interest In church attendance,” he
said, "and it Is bound to be an In
spiration to the ministers and to the
regular congregations, awakening
them to the fact that an equally large
proportion of the people are not reg
ular church attendants. It will dem
onstrate to those people that church
services are good things to attend. ’
"I am deeply impressed with the
effort being made in Atlanta to get
all the people out to church on a cer
tain day,” said Rev. L. M. Omer, pas
tor of the First Christian Church.
"And I am even more gratified that
this movement is to be extended over
the whole State. West Point, I know,
is going to do its share to make De
cember 14 a day long to be remem
bered throughout the State, and I
am joining with the other West Point
ministers to get the whole city to
attend church on that day.”
Rev. R. B. Morrow, past-r of the
First Presbyterian Church, added his
testimony:
To Attract Neglecting Ones.
"This concerted effort is the best
thing that could have happened to
stimulate Interest in going to ohurch,
not only in the matter of loyalty
among the regular members of
church congregations, but also, and
especially, to attract to th# House of
God those persons In the community
who have been neglecting this most
important duty. The Georgian de
serves great credit for Inaugurating
this grand work.”
"We hope to show all the non-
ohurchgoers of our community that
church is a very good place to at
tend at least once a week,” said a
prominent minister, "and this spe
cial day Is a most admirable way of
getting at that important portion of
our population.”
I F you go to church to-day,
GO AGAIN NEXT SUN-
DAY.
If you don’t go to churoh
to-day, GO NEXT SUNDAY.
That is the day that has
been set aside by all denomi
nations as Georgia's “Go-to-
Church Day.”
If you are not a regular
church-goer you should attend
services December 14, be
cause these services are in
tended to show YOU just what
church means.
If all the churches in a com- :
munity should close, .there
would be financial depression,
moral degradation and an
archy.
You would not be willing to
live in that community and
bring up your family there.
So why live as if there were
no churches?
Try one next Sunday.
Mr*. Mary Bell© Crawford, who la
charged with poisoning her husband,
Joshua B. Crawford, In order to get
his {250,000 estate, may take the
stand in her own defense when the
hearing of the famous will case la
resumed before Auditor James L. An
derson Monday morning.
Mrs. Crawford's statement and the
testimony of two physicians who will
combat the evidence offered by pr. H.
F. Harris will bring the case to the
argument stage, and Indications arc
that It will close by the latter part
of the week.
The case has been on trial practi
cally all the year, many postpone
ments being necessary because the
attorneys were engaged In other
courts.
Mass Service Opens
Sunday School Meet
The three days’ “Sunday Sc hool In
stitute” will bo formally launched
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the
Central Congregational Church, when
the Rev. William A. Brown, field
worker for the International Sunday*
School Association, will address a
mass meeting.
Preparations for the work, of the
institute are In the hands of a com
mittee composed of J. T. Floyd, (\ J.
Kamper, Grier Martin, C. V. LeCraw
and M. M. Gaines.
Plan ‘Uncle Remus'
Birthday Ceremony
i
The Uncle T.emus Memorial Asso
ciation and the Junior Civic League
of Atlanta will hold a Joint ceremony
Tuesday, December 9, to commemo
rate the birthday of Joel Chandler
Harris. The meeting will be held at
the Woman’s Club at 2: TO o'clock.
An elaborate program has been
prepared.
Feast Is Planned
For Princeton Men
Local and State alumni of Prince
ton University will hold, an informal
Dutch supper the night of January 6
at the University Club, this affair
being the first of a series that has
been planned.
Samuel M. Inman is president of
the association: Dr. f’harles R. Boyn
ton, vice president, .and Robert H.
Jones, Jr., secretary and treasurer.
There are about 50 Princeton men in
Georgia, equally divided between AV->
lanta and the State.
Phonograph Sacred Concert
Featured in Church Service
Sunday morning sermons for the
month:
December 1, "Who Is Jesus?" De
cember 14, "What Jesus Did:” De
cember 21, "What Jesus Does;” De
cember 28, "What Do You Think of
Jesus?"
He will give stereoptlcon addresses
on the following topics at the evening
services:
December 7, “The Sermon on the
Mount;” December 14, “Jesus in the
Midst;” December 21, “Jesus, the
Good Shepherd;” December 28, “Jesus
Seeking the Lost.”
“What I Would Do if I Were the
Devil” is the subject that the Rev.‘A.
C. Shuler, of the Fast Side Taber
nacle, will, have for his sermon at the
evening service.
Recorder Broyles to Talk.
Two outside speakers will have a
part in the services morning and
evening at the Asbury Methodist
Church, of which the Rev. Henry
Pace is pastor. Dr. M. C. Hardin will
talk In the morning on the work that
is being done to combat the white
plague. Live topics concerned with
the municipal administration will be
discussed by Recorder Nash Broyles
in the evening.
The Rev. M. A. Jenkins, former pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, will
fill the pulpit of the Central Baptist
Church in the absence of the pastor,
the Rev, Caleb A. Ridley. A large
chorus choir will give special music.
An installation of officers will occu
py part of the morning service in St.
Paul’s Methodist Church. The pas
tor, the Rev. B. F. Fraser, will preach
a special sermon for the occasion.
Dr. Fraser returned Saturday from
Miami, Fla., where he assisted in con
ducting a successful revival,
Baptists Will Meet.
Of great interest In Baptist circles
will be the monthly meeting Sunday
afternoon of the Atlanta Baptist Sun
day School Association. The session
will convene at 3 o’clock in the South
Side Baptist Church, on Capitol ave
nue. In addition to reports to be
heard from various schools in the or
ganization, talks on Sunday school
lines will be made by J. E. Raley and
F. J. Fleming. President John M.
Green will preside, and as this is the
last meeting of the association this
year it is desired that large repre
sentations from the various schools
attend.
Superintendents and teachers are
especially urged to be present, and
all parties interested In Sunday school
work are Invited. There seems to bo
a revival of interest in Sunday school
work throughout the city, resulting in
more enthusiasm and greater effort,
and as all schooJs are growing rapidly
in attendance interest in the associa
tion meetings id likewise increasing.
Attractive services have been ar
ranged in the churches of Atlanta for
Sunday. One of the most novel fea
tures announced for weeks is a grafo-
nola Sacred concert to be conducted
Sunday night in the First Universal 1st
Church, No. 16 East Harris street.
The Rev. Fred A. Line, the pastor,
is one of the few ministers of the
country to introduce this modern In
vention Into the regular church serv
ices. Its success will be watched
^’Ith interest.
Among the musical numbers that
"'ill be rendered by the grafonola will
he the sextet from “Lucia,” “The
Holv City,” as sung by Walter Law
rence, boy soprano in All Saints
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The Rev, Mr. Line will talk brief
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thqme in the morning will be "Health 1
and Religion.” The public Is Invited j
to all the services.
“Modern Sins 1.. Old Clothes” is
the general topic of a series of ser- j
mons which the Rev. L. Wilkie Col- !
lins Is preaching In the Gordon Streot
Methodist Church, to which he re
cently was assigned. His special sub- ;
ject this Sunday evening will be j
"Selfishness, the Sin of the Churlch.”
Professor Ward Milam, the famous
singing evangelist, will take part in i
the Sunday night service.
A sermon of especial Interest to
college students will be delivered bv
the Rev. Dunbar H. Ogden, of the j
Central Presbyterian Church, Sun- ,
day night. This will be one of a s»- !
ries to college students which Dr. Og
den Is preaching the first Sunday !
night of each month. His theme will j
be “Four Foolish Sins.’’
Prison Evangelist to Speak,
The Rev. G. W. Crabtree, prison |
evangelist of the General Assembly's
Home Mission Committee, will speak j
at the morning service. Mr. Crab- !
tree's work is in the convict camps,
and he Is said to have a thrilling story ;
to tell.
Mr. Crabtree will speak In the 1
Moore Memorial Presbyterian Churcn, i
West Harris and Spring streets, Sun
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o’clock. The Rev, Jere A. Moore,
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cause headache, dizziness, lame
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