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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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THE SONG NO MAN GOULI) LEARN
By REV. DR. JOHN E. WHITE,
PASTOR SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
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> no man coaid learn that sons
ut the one hundred and forty
tid four thouaand who were
i from the earth—Rerelatlon
xo greatest exiles of history
oleon Bonaparte and John,
ed disciple, known as John the
ontr
St. The pthce of iii.« exile
neller solitude than St. Hcl
barren and sterile spot with
are
the b
divine.
Their situation, a. exiles bear In
eomo respect a marked resemblance.
n..th «f them were expatriated, sent
away by the powers that were to lone-
lv Islands In the seasons to-St. Helena
In tli*. South Atlantic, and the other
i.* i’&tmos In the Aegean. Both of
thriii uITcred keenly, both felt the
h.inlshlps Imposed upon them. But «t
tiu-ir characters and their conduct In
. \iir the resemblance ends. They may
hr impressively composed as singular
c ntrusts of character under suffering
and cruel treatment. Lord Roseberry, In
his Interest la* book, "The Last Phase, i
has sifted out the man of conflict!n«I
statements about Napoleon's career on I
Si. Helena and fives us the true his
tory of tha months the French em-
I*. ror spent at Longwood as an Eng-
jjshi prisoner.
His llfa on the Island was thoroughly
Titi-rrable—one long nightmare of re-
i min* He had ordinary comforts, his
mm furniture, books and horses. A
few faithful friends were allowed to be
.with him- constantly. But nothing
availed to lift hla spirits from the
depths of misfortune Into which his
fortunes bad plunged him. He be-
in Riled his fate. "Ob, I should have
died at Waterloo," he cried more than
„nce. Nothing comforted, nothing
charred him.. Wrapped In the rags and
tatters of a selfish ambition, tortured
bv hitter memories, he Anally died In
the midst of a violent thunder storm
end the flashing artillery of heaven
ushered his soul unshrlned Into the |
judgment.
Job i
.live la
i also banished from his na-
id to a lonely Island. But wbat
oven a*
It was
few Inhabitants, a spot so desolate that
even today It bas odly a scanty popU
latton of sponge Ashers. His experi
ence there we may be euro was of th«
roughest add moat painful character.
He had no faithful friends, no hooka,
no horses, no employment, no comfort -
ahlo quarter* and he was blind.
Tradition still Rolnts out the miser*
able grotto,' or cave, dose by the sea.
In which he lived, and tells us that, he
subsisted Upon the shell fish end the
roots he oould dig with his' hands. "
was a lonely, melancholy existence,
and one which would have killed the
heart In most men.
But though all. the materiala of com
fort and contentment were absent In
the most abject sense, we know that
John made hla exile there a throne
of revelation and glory. He found
Chriat there; he found heaven there,
and there he aaw the walla, the atreeta,
the gates, Jasper, aapphlre ana pear),
of the Holy City, flashing and flaming
like a bride adorned for her husband,
beneath the throne of Ood; and there
he had a vision Into the distant ages
and saw the Issue of the eternal atrlfa
between good and evil.
8onga in the Night. '
But the moat beautiful and uplifting
experience of hla exile waa when he
lay In the cave and above the murmur
of the sea on the beach and the
rhythmic rise and fall of the waves on
the cavern ed rocks, and above the
cries of the swarming aeablrda and
tha humming of the great winds over
the beaten heights, he heard the music
of a land far off, the thrumming of
countless harpers harping with thelf
harps, and the choirs of heaven In full
and rapturous song.
Down through the tumult of wind
and wave, down through the alienee
and loneliness of bis life, fell the music
of another world, sounding forth, as It
were, n new song which no man could
learn,a heavenly music that peopled the
nlr with angels and drove every cloud
out' of his sky.
Other men have heard that music,
other lives have been sweetened by the
unlearnable, unslngable, untrnnelat-
■ iM>- nv I' * jim* !■* t h*-m ;** II * .* n,.*
to John when they needed* It sorely.:
In lonely and bare rooms of poverty.
In thick prison and dungeon wallet lt>
the presence of the executioner’s ax,
faew to ktrwttl tin ■■Harr's fats
men have heard It. Some have heard
It amidst' the commonplace and the
uhdlstlngulshable sufferings .Of life,
sometimes when weary of brain and
body and greatly discouraged Its
strange peace has fallen on them and
a great sense of deliverance. Cather
ine' Booth used to" hear It when she
waa going through East London help
ing the poor.. David Livingstone used
used to hear It 1 In Africa where he
was standing single handed there for
civilisation .and hope for the degraded
native*.
They have heard It who have dared
to stand bravely by their consciences
when friends deserted them. Some
how Ood haa known how to compen
sate all sufferings and losses for
Right’s sake, with a joy not of earth,
a peace out of heaven, sweeter than
the applause out of earth. Men hear
that music today. They cannot ex-
llaln why they are so calm and un
troubled within, but they know they
are. Heaven has net shut Its windows
on human life. Still out of them
passes the song no man can learn—the
mueic(tho brave heart hangers to hear.
Tha Lost Chord.
The singular statement of the text
Is that "no man could.learn that song
hut the lsf.OOO who were redeemed
from the earth.”
Then there Is a certain select and
privileged company who can learn It
and sing It. Who aro they? ‘These
are they," John tella us, ywho follow the
lamb -whithersoever he goetb, who
have not defiled themaelvea. Who are re
deemed from earthllness and who have
come up through great tribulation and
have washed their robes and made
them white in the blopd of the lamb.”
May we hot then learn from this
text that there must be spiritual ac
cord between the singer and the song
—the worker and tho work?
I suppose we have all found In our
experience that there are songs we
can not sing—some kinds of Christian
work w# can not perform. Some aonga
are beyond us, and we evade them. I
am not referring now to thoae aonga
that are associated with sorrowful
memories, that reatlr our old griefs, but
to the songs for which we have no
■ met**. We find It easy to* acquire the
* i * * t “.*m:* th>* p.ipular **<*iic»*rt :t I rn,
l"!t III**!.- Is a mu* if that has I’fased
i to appeal to us and we can not sing It
: with any pleasure or joy.
There Is a hymn we used to sing
as children. "Jesus Loves Me. This I
Know.”' (.'an you sing that now?
There is a Hymn which Is like the
sobbing aspiration of a broken heart,
“Nearer, Mv God to Thee." Can you
* ring that? There Is a song that voices
' the deepest gratitude and consecration,
| ''Love, So Amazing. So Divine, De
mands My Heart. My Life, My All.”
I <’an you sing that? There Is a hymn
{that calls us to courage and conflict
| for righteousness. "Sure I must Fight If
I Would Reign.” Can you sing that
I song? There Is a aong which. In a splr*
lit of self-abandonment, prays: ’Take
My Sliver and My Gold, Not a Mite
| Would I Withhold.” Can you sing
that? There la a sweet hymn which
thanks God for all the chastening of
life and proclaims tfie heart's trust
In Inscrutable providence. Can you
sing It? Oh, when these songs are
sung we bow our heads. We can not
sing the old songs. They Irritate or
sadden us. We realize with a pang
that'their music Is not In us and that
their stanzas are meaningless dog
gerel to us. If we were to try to sing
them we could not. When the moment
came our honesty would shut our lips.
We have no sympathy with them, do
not feel their sentiments, are not con
scious of their aspiration, and what la
sometimes so much sadder, we do not
care If we do not.
Why Is this?
It Is because there Is no splriti|al
accord between us and the song. It
Is because the taste Is vitiated and
degraded by the jingles of time. It
Is because our hearts are so full of tho
earthly tumult that they can not catch
and resound the sweet echoes of heav
en. Like fine Instruments, our spirits
have been thrown out of tuno with the
highest and holiest music of life.
It l» the penalty we pay for worldll-
'ness. th.* price we pay for selflstf en
joyment* and success. It Is the post
I sometimes even of culture and social
Irellnlng, for there Is as we know well,
a kind of refinement moulded about
, th<* once true heart by artificial and
superficial culture that makes linpos-
| slble the enjoyment of a simple, natu
ral. beautiful faith. It Is a fearful
price to pay. But we pay It and then
the dear old pongs are gone. The old
heart comforts are departed.
But when the singer and the song
are In conscious accord, when experi
ence nnd conscious need sincerely min
gle In the song, then there la music
Indeed.
“Rock of ages, cleft fro me”
Thoughtlessly the maiden sung
Fell the words unconsciously
From her girlish, gleeful tongue;
Ring as little children sing
Sang as sing the birds In June.
Fell the words like light leaves down
On the current of the tune.
"Rock of ages cleft for me
Let me hide myself In thee.”
'Twas a woman sang them now.
Pleadingly and prayerfully.
Every word her heart dhl know
Rose the song ns storm-tossed bird
Beats with weary wing the nlr
Every note with sorrow stirred
Every syllable a prayer."
The Secret of Good Work.
And so It is of Christian duty nnd
service. The worker must bo In spirit
ual accord with the work. A* passion
for souls alone fits one for soul win
ning. A sincere desire to see China
and Africa saved to the Gospel of the
Lord Jesus ChrlBt makes the burden
of foreign missions easy to bear. We
can do nothing well unless there Is to
begin with a real sympathy with the
things that are to be done. The In
ner man Is the most Important man
to get on your side when you are meas
uring the man whom you are to de
pend on. "If thy heart Is as my heart,
then give me thy hand," the old proph
et cried to John. Mercenaries an
never trustworthy soldiers. "My son.
give me thy heart”—; the hand wlli
follow the heart ns the arrow the bow.
The mighty common sense of redemp
tion Is that the heart is the place to
he got right—for there conduct la com
pounded. Therefore, tho Gospel and
the church fight sin as the arch foe. Bln
spoils her work, spoils her service
spoils her battle line. Sin seeks the
lienrt. to muddy and besllmn Its cur
rents. There Is then no health In the
hand. .The great enemy of good work
are the spiritual faults of character.
Sin reucts upon the work and tar
nishes our labor. The Interior Ilfs
must be adjusted to a high Ideal If
we are to do high deeds.
There Is a direct relation between
bad results nnd a bad disposition. Oh,
how a torturing conscience unfits for
the doing of our best.
When about 30 years old* Byron
wrote: "I am not what I once was,
and my visions flit less palpably before
me." His days nnd nights of license
nnd debauchery dimmed his genius and
made Ills work uncertain nnd un
worthy. John Ruskln Is always In
sisting in his "Modern Painters" that
no grent artist ever violates the moral
law without marring his nrtlstry. Ex-
nctly quoted, he says: "It la of course
true that many of the strong masters
had deep faults of character, but their
faults always show as faults In their
work."
The greatest message that can be
brought to us, to you, to me. Is this:
"Get right, get right, get right In the
heart. In the desires of the heart." For
there must be spiritual accord be
tween the singer and the song, the
worker and the work.”
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io duty.Of forgiveness. Matt. 11:21-35.
Golden text: Forgive ua our debts
Vd forgive our debtors—Matt. 0:12.
The object of tho writer of the Sun-
iv school lesson for The Georgian, at
■st. was to write such articles aa
nuld be Interesting to the thousands
readers..of Tho Georgian, and not
. special helps to Sunday school
achcrs, hence- the artlclee have been
ore popular then expository. But he
urns that a great many teachers are
*lng them as* helps In the preparation
th.* lesson. A good many cont
ain:* hive comsirotn those living
i of the city that they do not get
r till the Monday following the
for their accommodation
are prepared n week ahead,
ssnii for next Sunday waa pub-
il in last Saturday's paper, and
thla lesson la for July 1. -
Christ had been telling hie dlacl-
pIm how to settle difficulties when one
i*tmti**r had offended another, hirst bo
i*». t lie party giving the DfTense alone.
i*na If he will not listen to you, take
.'fie or two more with you and go the
second time, and then If he will not
vh'hl, take It to the church for settle
ment. If this plan had been always
followed, how many bitter contentions
wimld never have taken place.
iVter Interrupts the discourse by
nuking how many times the offendltv
1 i*i| Her-should bo forgiven; If It should
be seven times; and the Lord said,
not* only seven, but. If necessary, sev-
■ sty Mates seven. In other words, there
should be no limit aa to the number
i t times. The number that Peter spec
ified waa more than tha Jewish ntaa-
t era required. It la the number In the
jdltlne law with which the Idea at re
mission waa ever linked.
Object of tho Parable.
The object of the parable was to
.teach that In tlie /matter of forgiveness
[we should not ask anything more from
tlnil than we are willing to grant to
' others. He Illustrates this with the
parable of the unmerciful servant. The
. *sntiul truth Is contained In the guld
en text. The parable la so plain and
simi le that It needs no explanation,
i Tin* picture Is drawn from an Oriental
< *,nrt. The provincial governors, farm
ers of taxes, and other offlclalf, are
summoned before the king to give an
[account of their administration. The
[first man owed about $10,000,000 nnd
[no assets. He waa hopelessly Insolv-
lent. There was no bankrupt law that
[lie could take the benefit of. Bo hla
(lard commanded that hla wife and clill-
liir/*n and all that he had ahould be
> -Id. In Byria now tha creditor can
| sell tha debtor’s houses and lands, while
[the man, hla wife and children work
>f e him as hla Haves. Then the eer-
* i.int fell down and worshiped him, and
K-kcd for time, and the lord, moved
with compassion, forgave the debt.
* Then this same man whoaa debt had
Hbaan forgiven went out and found ona
. r hla servants who owed,hlro an hun-
Hdrad pence, about three months’ wages,
lie used violent measures, seising him
i*v the ’ throat aa If he would moke
* Mm "cough It up," to uae a classical
* xpresston of the present* day. Tha
' debtor pleaded with him, using the
Mime weeds that he had used, but In-
M.-nd of being moved with companion,
lie cast him Into prison. Iila fellow
[.servants reported the matter to tha
l u g, who called the unmerciful servant
I** r.*re him, and after reminding him of
what he had done for him, and that he
St.. Iil*l havo been aa compassionate
with hla creditor, gave him over to the
tormentors—those persons who among
tbs ancient Romans sought by legal
tortures to And out whether the debtor
had concealed anything.
Then'the Savior makes the applica
tion by saying: "So shall my Heaven
ly Father do unto you, If ye* forgive not
every one hla brother." Theologians,
Roman and Protestant, have deduced
doctrines from some of the expletives
of this parable that Christ never In
tended to teach. Instead of looking at
It aa a whole, they have taken It to
pieces, giving undue emphasis to minor
things, which were necessary to com
plete the story. They have spoiled the
web In trylflg to analyze the warp and
woof. This parable waa spoken near
» of Ills ministry. But It was
lo'ctt’Jhe’Hd preached/** He had
re, *lf ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Heavenly
Father forgive you your trespasses.”
Tha King and the Priest.
"The story 1a tpld that in tpirtent times
a Pertain ktng-had fleclded to make war
upon a. neighboring king because of
softie offense, und waa pbrsuaded.' by a
priest to gif to* Ids private chapel and
nak God's Messing upon hla undertak
ing. The priest directed the king to
repeat the petitions after him. Me
commenced with the Lord’s prayer. Tho
ktnfl followed him till he came to the
petition, "forgive us our debts aa we
forgive our dablQip." The king was si
lent. The pPlest repeated It. Thera
was. no reapemwo A third time the
prlsst repeated It. And then asked
the silent king why he did not follow
Mm, and the king replied: "I cannot
say that.”
Children are taught to Hep this
prayer at.their mother’s knee. It Is
Incorporated In all the creeds of Chris-
tlandom, hut how many. If they were
sincere and honest, would say with the
king, ”1 cannot any that?" How few
of ua would want God to extend the
same mercy to ue that we are willing
to extend to others? If God would take
us at our word, how few of us would
be fully and freely forgiven?
It It the only petition In ths prayer
that calls ua Into paraonal relation with
our fellow-men, and It la the hardest to
consistently utter. The little word aa
Is ths one to be emphasised. "Forgive
us uur debts AB We forgive our debt
ors.” We must be forgiving. If we
want forgiveness.
The' Dying Woman.
Borne years ago a lady member of my
church lay dying with consumption.
Bbe had never been .’legally divorced
from her husband, but they had not
lived, together for yearn, and were not
on speaking terms. Mutual friends
greatly desired that a reconciliation he
effected, and thought that It would ba
especially desirable on her part, before
she appeared In the presence of Him
who said, "if >'« forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Heavenly
Father foYglve yoq^your trespasses."
Home who wars present when they
stood at the marriage altar and pledged
their love tor llto were anxious to
gather In the death chamber, and plac
ing her wasted hand In hla, hear from
the lips of each the words, "forgive,
forgiven.” But all our pleadings were
In vain, and she died unforglven and
unforgiving.
The Scotchman and His Pactor.
An elder In one of the churches In
Scotland fell out with his pastor. It
sometimes happens In thla country. He
absented himself from church. They
were not on epeaklng terms. At last
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The ruling passion was strong In
willing to be forgiven, hut neither
wished to be the first to aak forgive*
ness.
Another Scotchman, as he lay on his
deathbbd, sold to one with whom he
had become reconciled! “No, Jamie,
If I die this stands, but If 1 get well,
all this goes for nothing.”
Everybody But Bob.
A little boy had been taught to ask
God to forgive him, and to forgive ev
erybody. One night, when saying his
prayer, he said; "God, forgive me.
Forgive everybody—everybody but Bob.
He killed my cat today.
Borne one has said: "To err Is hu
man; to forgive Is divine.”
If we can sincerely aak God to for
give others, even our enemies, thoae
who have wronged ua, without any
conditions, or reparations, then we have
the spirit of the Master, and for Hla
sake, God will forgive ua.
John Wesley and General Oglathorpa
Once came over from Europe on the
same vessel. On* day Wealey heard
the general making a great noise In
the cabin, and stepped In to ascertain
the cause. After stating the trouble
he had with hla servant, the general
said: "Hut I'll be revenged on him.
The rascpl should have taken care how
he used me so, for 1 never forgive."
■Then, sir,” said Mr. Wesley, calm
ly looking at him, ”1 hope you never
sin.” The reproof was sufficient. The
threatened penalty was not Inflicted.
As all need to be forgiven, so all need
to forgive.
There Is k feeling that some wrongs
must not Ue forgiven.
The author of Ecre Homo says; “We
should despise and almost deteat
Othello If he forgave logo." Dr. Dale
speaks of tome people who "have giv
en a new turn to an old text." In their
own private R. V. of the New Testa
ment they read; "Whosoever speaketh
a word or commltteth a wrong against
Got), It shall be forgiven him; but
whosoever speaketh a word or doeth a
wrong against me. It shall not he for
given him,”
For the aake of our own peace and
happiness we can not afford to cher
ish an unforglvltig spirit. It Is like
a cinder In the eye, or a thorn In the
flesh—a constant source of Irritation.
Examples of Forgiveness.
Some beautiful onea are found In
the Bible. No one, and without any
cause, waa ever more greatly wronged
than was Joseph by hla brethren.
No more pathetic scene was ever
painted than that In the royal palace,
when, to conceal hla emotions, he had
to retire from the room In which they
were assembled, and give vent to hit
feelings In leant, fully and freely for
giving them the wrong they had done
him. , “ '
The children of Israel murmured
ngalnrt Moses, at tlmea were ready to
alone him. apd yet, when Judgment
was threatened against them, he v.'di
ready to sacrifice himself, If thereby
they might bo spared.
Saul had hurled hla Javelin* at Da
vid's head, had driven him from the
royal palace, hunted him like a fugi
tive, sought to take hla life, and when
Saul's life waa In hla hand, he com
manded that the sword be not drawn,
and Me life waa spared.
The (lying prayer of the proto-roar-
tyr Stephen was that hla death be not
laid to the charge of those who stoned
him.
The only perfect example of forgive
ness we hare In Christ himself. No
one ever came to Hint seeking forgive
ness; but received it.
He forgave Ms disciples for thelf
want of spirituality, their little faith,
their desertion of lllin In the hour of
His trial. It v/as illx look of forgive-
ness that drove Peter out to weep blt-
te# tears of penitence.
Hla last prayer an the cross was that
those who had cruclfled Him might
be forgiven.
Whet a happy condition to llva
reconciled with men and God.
There are some who say, “there Is
no one on earth with whom I would
not freely reconcile, were I to And In
blm a corresponding disposition."
And yet, by nqt accepting God's for
giveness, will not be reconciled with
Him. Our willingness to forgive others
Is one of the best evidences that Ood
has forgiven us. and that we have the
spirit of the Master.
"For ’Ms sweet \» stammer one letter
Of the Eternal's language; on earth
It la called forgiveness."
—Longfellow.
ATLANTA CHURCH NEWS
Central Congregational.
Rev. D. J. Allison, D.D, of New
York, lias been Invited to supply the
pulpit of this church for six months,
beginning October 1, 'while the pastor
visits tho congregational churches In
tho Southern states In the interest of
the denomination, ffolng evangelistic
work. Dr. Jenkins will also probably
visit the churchea In the East. Dr.
Allison la a very able preacher. Rev.
Joseph Coffin, a student In the Theo
logical seminary, has been engaged
aa the pastor's assistant during the
summer months, and is looking after
the home department recently estab
lished. Cottage meetings are now be
ing held during the week. Thla church
waa greatly benefited by the Torrey
meetings.
Weet eTBaptist
The West End Baptist church has
recently expended 31,600 In additional
Sunday achool rooms, which haa great
ly Increased tha Interest in thla depart
ment. One hundred and forty puplla
are onrolled In the primary class. The
churchea made a record last year In
benevolent contributions! and Is now
supporting ,two foreign and one home
mlsslonatr. The church had a great
uplift by the state Baptist Young
People's Union, held In It' last week.*
It waa the largest and best convention
ever held In the state. Rev. J. S. Mc-
Lemore waa elected field secretary of
this society, and will devote -all hla
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time to the work. Dr. J. E. Purser,
the pastor, will not take hla vaca
tion until August.
West End'Christian.
Rev. B. P. Smith, Pastor.—On the
first df August this church will pay off
the last Installment of Indebtedness
on the Church. Dr. Smith has recently
conducted a revival meeting at Mon
roe, where much Interest was mani
fested. His wife and daughter went to
Vlrgtna the first of the week! where
they will spend the summer. He will
go to them about the first of August.
West End Presbytarian.
Dr. L. R. Walker, Pastor.—This
church waa much benefited by the
Torrey meetings, quite a number being
added to the membership. The con
gregation la talking of extending their
plant to accommodate the Increased
attendance in church and Sunday
school. The pastor expects to take his
vacation' In August. It la not decided
yet where he will go.
Cumberland Presbyterian.
Dr. Mack does not expect to take any
vacation this summer, except hla out
ing with the Young Men's Christian
Association boys at Demorest some
time In August
Dr. Hood Gone North.
Dr. E. Lyman Hood, president of the
Congregational Theological seminary,
has gone north, where he will spend
the summer In the Interest of the
seminary.
Central Presbyterian.
Rev. T. H. Rice, D.D., Pastor.—The
K Merest In thl* church haa been great-
y Increased by the erection of the ad
ditional building to accommodate the
Sunday achool. A new.pipe organ has
been purchased for the church, and
will soon be installed. Dr. Rice will
leave on hla vacation July 10, and will
probably take a trip abroad. In Ills
abaence, the pulpit will be supplied by
Dr. Btrtckler, a former pastor. Thla
church waa much benefited by the
Torrey meetings.
St Luke Episcopal.
Dr. C. B. Wllmer, Rector.—The new
church building on Peachtree la pro
gressing rapidly. Next month the old
church will be abandoned, nnd services
will be held at the new. Dr. Wllmer
has no plana yet for vacation.
North Avenua Prasbyterian.
Dr. R. O. Fltnn, Pastor.—Thla church
la In a very flourishing condition,
having been greatly quickened by the
Torrey meetings. There have been
constant additions at all the services.
The attendance at the evening serv
ices. and the Interest, haa been great
ly Increased. The Men’s League Is
actively engaged Injooklng after thoae
who have • become Interested. A gen
eral advance has been made along the
whole line. The church la more pros
perous than at any time In Its history.
First Msthodist Episcopal.
Dr. C. E. Dowman, Pastor.—This
church was spiritually quickened by
the Torrey-Alsxander meetings, twen
ty-five having been added, with more
to follow. The church haa etarted a
mission nt the Atlanta cotton mills,
whero the laymen conduct services
Friday anil Sunday nights. Next Bun-
day night. Professor Mataumoto, a
graduate of Vanderbilt and Harvard,
a delegate to the last general con
ference, of Kobe, Japan, will deliver an
address In regard to hla mission work.
The evening servlcea at this church
during the summer will be largely mu
sical, with a ten-mtnute sermon.
First Prssbytsrian.
Dr. C. P. Bridewell, Pastor.—The
pastor has organised a baseball club
among the boys, of which he la man
ager. Last Friday they played a game
with the Maddox-Rucker boys, defeat
ing them. There are fourteen mem
bers In the club. The doctor’s little
girl, who has been III for weeks, la
■lowly Improving.
Pryor Street Prssbytsrian.
Rev. H. C. Hammond, Pastor.—On
Friday evening, thla church celebrated
Ita fourth anniversary. The pastor
delivered a very Interesting and hope
ful addreaa on the retrospect and
the prospect of the- church, after
which a very delightful reception waa
held. Quite a number have been re
cently added to the church. The
church haa a Covenanter Company
for boys, and a Junior Mtaalon for the
girls, with a good membership In each.
The Sunday school is in a very pros
perous condition, and haa an averaga
attendance of over 100. The pastor
expects to take a vacation about the
middle of August.
Clark Russell, who may almost be
credited with having created the era
novel, haa about decided to atop writ
ing. For yean he has been an Invalid,
■offering severely from rheumatic af
flictions.
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