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■ * e * TUK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. CHURCH DAY’ SERIES B ESPITE BAD WEATHER Continued From Page 1. opinion that ihe editors and minis ter* have not quite understood each ■»ther in the past in many cities of America. This situation rapidly is disappearing, now that they are get ting to know each other better. “The Georgian took a derided step toward bringing the churches and newspapers into more harmonious re lations I feel that the newspapers can he of great benefit to the churches, and, therefore, through the churches to the community. The min isters are overlooking one of their most v aluable opportunities-to further the spiritual growth and attendance n their churches when they fail to take advantage of the space the newspapers offer ‘Go-to-Church Day' was a splen did idea. I am frank to say that it increased the attendance at my morning service probably by 300 over what it naturally would have been on a rainy, cisagrceable day like it was. ‘It was the largest morning at tendance at St. Mark Methodist In three years. I don’t think that mis states it in the least. The church is comparatively new, and we do not often fill the building. Yesterday morning practically every seat was taken, uau it not been for the weath er, I would have had to hold an over flow meeting downstairs, and, in fact. I had begun to make preparations for it, as it was, when I saw the crowds flouring in “We had 800 there ail we could seat With a bright, pleasant day it would have been 1,000. We held a short service agtin in the afternoon, but none at night.” “Kven a week ago we had an in creased attendance,” said the ltev. C. \V. Daniel, of the First Baptist Church, in making his report. “I as cribe this to the interest in church attendance that had been awakened by the campaign of The Georgian In behalf of 'Go-to-Church Day.’ “We had bv accurate count 816 at our morning service yesterday. Our normal attendance is 700 on a pleas ant day. I am certain we could not have taken care of the crowds yes terday had the sun been shining. "My »people and myself are very much pleased with the outcome. There is no doubt that it is a good thing and that it is a movement that should he encouraged and continued from year to year. I hope that its ef fects will be permanent.” The Rev, William Russell Ow^i, of the Capitol Avenue Baptist Church, sai l that he had a better attendance than he ordinarily would have had on a rainy day. “The idea Is a good one,” he said. "It gets people out that don’t go to church often and some that have not been inside church doors before for months, or maybe years. Urges Regular Observance. ,r Vyithvall of tin- ministers of the city co-operating it. can he made an institution in the future. 4 Go-to- Church Day should be observed an nually in Atlanta and in the entire State of Georgia, for that matter.” The Rev. B. F. Fraser, of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, said: “After wRnessing what it accom plished for the churches of Atlanta yesterday, when the day was wet and stormy. I want to indorse ‘Go-to- Chureh Day,’ world without end. “We had a fine congregation— Keely Company Hosiery Umbrellas Handkerchiefs ICeely Company more than 1,000 in the morning- and it would have been much larger had the day been pleasant and had our people taken hold of it from the be ginning. J was away in Florida when The Georgian advanced the sugges tion. and as a consequence there was no real work done by Ht. Paul's I Methodist In the way of stimulating | Interest and issuing personal invlta- i tions until I reached Atlanta only a | few days ago. “The ministers of Atlanta, I am sure, are profoundly grateful for the idea, it is a capital one and should work out with even greater success in another year when the ministers get a more adequate conception of what it really means to them. “it is my personal opinion that 'Go- to-Church Day' should be made an annual affair. Greater interest will be taken in it from year to year and its benefits will become more lasting. I look upon it as great and permanent stimulus to church attendance.” Adventists Start Week of Prayer. Tiie Seventh Day Adventist Church had the distinction of being the first of all Atlanta’s churches to make a report of attendance. The Adventists, however, had a day’s handicap on the other denominations as they hold their weekly meetings on Saturday Because of this advantage they were able to mail in their postal card re port Saturday evening. A feature of the services was a special call to prayer and a deeper consecration. N. V. Willess, the pas tor, announced that “Go-to-Church Day" would he the beginning of a week of prayer. Meetings will be held every evening tills week at the church, No. 507 Fast Fair street, the services beginning at 7:45 o’clock. Fvery seat was filled at the Cen tral Baptist Chuch, of which Dr. Caleb A Ridley is pastor. In order to accommodate the crowds it was necessary to place chairs in the aisles. Dr. Ridley spoke on "The Saints’ Se cret of Happiness." 1,500 at First Methodist. , The first Methodist Church, the Rev. H. M. Du Bose pastor, was crowd, ed with 1,500 persons. The average is 600. A special discourse on the "Go-to-Churc'n Day’’ movement and an elaborate musical program were added to the regular service*. Ponce DeLeon Avenue Baptist Church showed an attendance of 500, an increase of 200 above the averags. Pastor Gordon spoke on “Churchgo ing as a Community Asset.” There was special music. The Second Baptist Church had an increase of 200 above the n6rmal at tendance of 1,000. The effort for in crease of attendance was made wholly within the membership. There also were 664 present at the Sunday school services The Rev. John E. White, pastor, preached an impressive ser mon on the necessity of going to church. The North Atlanta Baptist Church, the Rev. W. H. Bell pastor, with an average attendance of 120, was filled with 168 persons. The Rev. W. C. Sciiarffer, Jr., pas tor of the English Lutheran Church, preached to a largo gathering. “The attendance at the English Lu theran Church Sunday, thanks to The Georgian’s campaign, fairly crowded the building,” wrote. Mr. Schaeffer Monday. "I am very sensible of the appre ciable aid you have lent in this Im petus to the churchgoing habit of the people of our city.” The Rev. C. A, Ridley, pastor of the Central Baptist Church rei>orted a 10 per cent increase at his church at the morning services. There were about 800 present. At the evening service the building was filled, in the face of the inclement weather. Starts Membership Campaign. A novel method was used at the North Avenue Presbyterian Church to take advantage of the large crowds, which filled the building, to gain new members. Every member and every visitor was given a card and each, at. a point in the service, was asked to fill them out, giving their names and addresses. The Rev. Richard orme Pkinn, pas tor. declared Monday that the mem bership campaign will be directed to include ail visitors at his church Sunday. Many persons were turn«i away at the "Go-to-Church Day” services. There were 050 present at the morning meeting, by actual count. This is several hundred above the average normal attendance. There was a special committee to receive the visitors. Big Increase at 8t. Mark. There was no evening service at St Mark Episcopal Church. However, at the morning meeting there was an increase of more than 200 above the average normal attendance. The Rev. A. H. Hughlett preached a special sermon The Rev. Charles \V. Daniel, of the First Baptist Church, reported an ex- cess of 115 over the average normal attendance at his church. The Capital Avenue Baptist Church, the Rev. William Russell Owen, pas tor, showed an nttndance of 466 at both services, with a good increase above the average. An enormous attendance swelled tlie First Christian Church meeting. There were 1,300 persons present, an increase of more than 100 aobve the average. The Rev. L. O. Brlcker, pas tor, declared that the attendance was largely cut down by the rain. Record at East Side Church. Members of the congregation of the East Hide Tabernacle Monday de clared that never before in the his tory of that church had it had such crowds as attended the “Go-to- Church Day” services Sunday, Every seat was crowded, and many stood up in the rear of the great auditorium. Pastor Alien C. Shuler preached the sermon, speaking on the failure of the church to reach the masses as it should. “First,” he said, “the church is fail ing to impress the cardinal doctrines of sin. This twentieth century has lost consciousness of sin. The minis try of to-day is more directly respon sible than any other cause for this trend of public opinion. They should stress the importance of churchgoing and religious worship.” Members of the Central Conrgega- tlonal Church turned out in full force, and its congregation Sunday was the largest of the year Many children from the Sunday school were at the service. Dr. George L. Hanscom, the pastor, is giving five-minute sermons to the children. Each child is given a card having upon it the dates of the Sun days for the entire year, and the proper Sunday is punched at the church door. The choir was made up of 30 young men from the Pilgrim Class, and their singing was greatly enjoyed. ■ess of the plan will m*Jin a renewed interest in churchgoing in this city. High Church Record Set at Waycross. WAYCROSS GA De li -Thre large audiences yesterday heard \\ D. Upshaw, known as the “Georgia Cyclone/’ speak at Central Baptist Taberracle. While there was no or ganized effort v>r a "Go-to-Churrh Day,” it so happened that with two new Methodist ministers filling pul pits here for the first time and the presence of Upshaw, churches in the city established a high record for attendance. Slays Aged Mother For Fancied Slight DONA LBS VILLF. LA . Dec. 15.—An- gered because of a fancied slight, Paul Falcon, a 28-year-old Spaniard, shot and killed his aged mother, Mrs. Ber nardo Ragas, at their home on the St. Emma's plantation, Bayou LaFourche. Lynching is feared. Bad Weather Fails To Stop Dalton Crowds. DALTON, GA., Dec. 15.—Dalton ob served “Go-to-Church Day” yester day, the weather being unfavorable for the occasion, as a cold rain fell throughout the morning. In spite of this, however, all of the churches re port an excellent attendance. “Go to Church Day” Success at Jackson. JACKSON. GA., Dec. 15.—“Go-to- Church Day” was generally observed in Jackson Sunday, special services being held at all three of the churches. The attendance was nj ticeably large, the active campaign of the local committees during the last few days having brought gratifying results. Special programs were car ried out. Jackson was one of the first towns to tak«> up this'movement, started in Atlanta some time ago, and the sue- Negro Church Has Increased Attendance. "Go-to-Church Day" was observed at the’First Congregational Church, negro, yesterday morning, and. despite the weather, a larger audience than usual was on hand. There was spe cial music, the regular chorus being increased by 35 voices from the young people of the church. Dr. H. H. Proc tor, the pastor, spoke on "The Chur h in the Community and the Community in the Church.” In introducing his sermon, he said: “Never before were there so many evidences as now that Christianity is conquering the world. Christ is cap tivating men. He is geting a grip on literature, so that the most popular novels of the day are built on the Christian plan. He is invading the theater, so that the best plays are Christian plays. He is walking in the realms of art. so that the finest pic tures are Christian conceptions. He is in the midst of the movin ' picture men. so that the most popular film scenes are those that deal with Chris tianity. He is winning the i>r* that the press has become Christiani ty's swiftest defender. In our own city The Atlanta Georgian, noted for its enterprise, is leading in a move ment to get everybody to go to church to-day, thus showing its appreciation of the value and importance of the church in the community.” The usual morning attendance is 400, and the attendance yesterday morning was 500. No night service was held on account bf the union mass meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Mayor Goes, Sees, And Starts Tangoing PETOSKEY, MICH.. Dec. 15.—A tango fight is on in Petoskey and is growing warm. A delegation of women asked Mayor Reycraft to taboo the dance. In the city. He said he would investigate and went to a dancing acad emy. where he learned the new step and now he is dancing it with the others. A petition is being circulated to be taken before fiie Council with a view to squelching the dance. Note Says Missing Women Rush Doors Mrs. Anna Richter Dies at Age of 85 Mrs. Anna Richter, 85 years old, one of the pioneer German citizens of Atlanta, died at the home of a friend at No. 91 East Harris street early Monday morning. She leaves no relatives. Mrs. Richter was perhaps the most widely known German woman in this city, owing to her long residence here. Funeral services will he held at Bloomfield’s chapel at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Interment will be in Oakland. OBITUARY. Mrs. W. S. Lounsbury died this morn ing at^ 5 o’clock at her home at No. 272 North Jackson street, At the age of 43. She i» survived by her husband, one daughter. Eth» I; three brothers. H. S. and M. A. Orofool, of .Stanford, Conn., and C. S. Cro- foot, of Atlanta, and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Brewer, of New York City, and Mrs. Addled .Smith, of Peekskill, N. Y. Mrs. Lounsburv was a member of the First Meth odist Church. Her husband is con nected with the Travelers' Rank Girl Will Be Home NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—The parents of Jessie Evelyn McCann, the missing society girl, received a postcard to day bearing the following note: "Dear Mother—I 'will be home Thursday afternoon. Don’t worry.— Jessie.” The writing was not in the girl’s hand, and members of the family as serted that the note probably was written by a crank. U.S. Militant in Court For Fighting ‘Bobbie’ Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec, 15.—With her arms bandaged and her face scratched, Miss Zelie Emerson, of Jackson, Mich., the American suffragette, who was ar rested for fighting policemen in a riot in Bow street yesterday, was ar raigned in Thames Police Court to day and remanded for trial. Three men arrested at the same time were fined. At Schmidt Trial NEW YORK. Dec. 16.—Three hundred women stormed the court of Judg* Poster when the trial of Hans Schmidt* for the murder of Anna Aumuler wa* resumed to-day. They rushed thre® bailiffs when the doors were opened and more than 40 succeeded in gaining en trance. These were allowed to remain. The others were driven from the corri dors. It became known to-day that the law. vers for Schmidt were deadlocked on the question of their client taking tha stand in his own defense. This prob ably will be settled at a conference to be held to-night. Puck Taken Over by Socialist Magazine NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Puck, 'he comic weekly, whose motto is .‘‘Wh it fools these mortals be.” has been taken over by The Masses, a oo- cialistic monthly. What the terms of the deal are no one who knows anything about them will reveal. Augusta Bank Closed; In Examiners' Hands AUGUSTA. Dec 15.—The Irish- American Bank did not open to-day. It is in the hands of the State Bank Examiner. The Irish-American is a small in stitution and its embarrassment wilt not affect other local banks. Work was started here this men - ing on two skyscrapers, the Empire and The Chronicle Buildings. H- JEWELEKS L BROKERS ( 301 Peters j Bldg 4r Money to Loan. Phone Main 228 STRICTLY PRIVATE. VAPOR TREATMENTS FOR COLD TROUBLES Are now used in all hospitals. The vapors carry the medication to the lungs and air passages without dis- ’ turbing the stomach When Vick’s , "Vap-O-Rub” Croup and Pneu- 1 monia Salve is applied over the • throat and chest, these vapors—of Menthol, Thymol, Eucalpytol. Cam- ; phor and Pine Tar are released by the heat of the body. Usually the worst colds go in one night—croup } In fifteen minutes. Vick's is fine for ) head colds asthma and catarrh, and S is absolutely harmless. Three sizes ) —from 25c up. REOENSTEIN REOENSTEIN 5 A Great ALL THIS WEEK FIVE SPECEAL LOTS Every one Greatly Reduced amd fine values at former selling Prices 2 Lot3 COATS AT $12.5© Values Lo * 4 COATS AT Lo * ‘ COATS AT $7J Values lo $12.50 COATS AT $1©.©0 Lots COATS AT $19.7J XMAS SUGGESTION: HOSIERY Silk Hosiery—black ami colors. 50c, $1.00. $1.50 Pair. KIMONOS New styles in Crepe de Chine, Silk and Outing. From $1.00 up. Many new Sets FURS styles ii popular Furs. $10.00 up. HANDKERCHIEFS Dainty Handkerchiefs, in pretty Xmas boxes. All prices. CHARGE ACCOUNTS. All Xmas Purchases made now and up to the 25th will show on January statement, but not due till February 1st. FORTY WHITEHALL □ EE3E DC DE DC FORTY WHITEHALL =•-- ii— i-=i DC Christmas-Giving Suggestions In Silverware and Cutlery Depts. A visit to either of these departments in our store will solve the vexed problem of Christmas Gifts and save you money and time. These departments—as are all the others—are full of choice articles that will please and satisfy. TOYS FOR CHILDREN, PRACTICAL ARTICLES TOR GROWN-UPS. At Prices That Wii! Save You Money, We Otter- Silverware Sets : 'V r- ‘ fl'Tsy* . T y ii*. ■■ • ■?< . .... a® gig ^ Carving Sets 26-piece Rogers set, regular $7.50 value, $4.48. 32-piece set Commu nity Silver, $22.75. (Mahogany case.) 26-piece set Commu nity Silver, $19.75. (Mahogany case.) 32-piece set Reliance Silver, $12.75. (Plush case.) 26-piece set Reliance Silver, $8.50. Plush case.) Sterling Silver Less than Jewelers 35 pieces in case, $70.00. Knives and Forks, set, $22.50. Fruit • Knives, set $9.00. SpoQns, $10.00. 75c to $20.00 Beautiful Pearl Handle Set, $20.00. Chafing Dishes Casseroles, 89c, $1.48, $1.98, $5.00. Baby Plates, 50o. Smoking Stand, $3.50, $5.50, $7.50, $12.00. Bronze Ash Tray, 75c. Cigar Lighter, $1.50, $2.50. Shaving Mugs, $3.00, $3.50. Shaving Stands, $10.00. Jewelry Boxes, 25c, 50c, $2.25, $3.00. Watches, $1.00 to $15.00. In all styles and metals, for everyone, $3.50 up. Special set, consisting of Chafing Dish, Tray, Fork and Flagon, $20.00. Comb and Brush Sets, in case $6.50 and $7.50 Mantel Clocks, $1.50 to $10.00. Special reduction on C ut Glass for Xmas. Hand-painted China at special price. Pocket Knives in all shapes and kinds. Safety Razors of all ki nds. Brass Jardiniere, $1.48 and $1.98. Brass Umbrella Stand, $1.98. KING HARDWARE CO. 53 Peachtree 87 Whitehall 4