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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. RATT'ftPAY, jrX1f »t. IDA*. THE SONG NO MAN GOULI) LEARN By REV. DR. JOHN E. WHITE, PASTOR SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH xlv: Tlv N« 1 > 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.” r- “““ t t SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON c l t jS > $ THE DUTY OF FORGIVENESS L--^ .--r——— rr o d a 4 0 (>UL Ui UHJ > tho paper HI tug MPfax n ThA iwiiOn f By DR. GEORGE A. BEATTIE. 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 DENTAL COLLEGE OPEN ALL SUMMER ' mrnresioNS tahcn and wouk Dclivcrid Same day. This tasDsetsl School .ha. DraUsta of ran et expert- «***——. ** *«”» the Is sot thlags la Craws and Brides Work lid Dental Operations. Ho students allowed to —t”.. I»Uent»esu*oeUin* <u will set the advantage of experienc* »nd tkOI st cast, which they raid net getala*. When, flan Air or Local Injection admlnUtrrad for the PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH n.ontkj In the^mr.aadALWATSO^XN. ssshsssu: ATLANTA POST GRADUATE DENTAL SCHOOL DR. W. S. CONWAY, Mmm». 2n4 floor Sttui(r.lroer> DuIldkifl.Pfoihtrfe Mrrf!. .vf^pV ATLANTA, GEORGIA. WATCH K9SSHS! f99SSM99S5HS29j2fi99ftW2SItfVy*,vvvvuvtfViE DJ NATHAN'S VIENNA CAFES For the Opening of MBBIBBBBBBBgC8BBB8BB68gB8BB8B8SlHiBBBSBgBBB8gll8BBBBgS8BBi8ggW He hastened to his home, entered hla 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 Just Received A Complete Line of —ANSCO CAMERAS— All the latest Improvements.. Full line of amateur supplies. Best ama teur finishing In the city. SAMUEL C. WALKER, . 85 Peachtree St. A scientific Ireatmtsl In Whisker. Optra, list, phist. Ctctlet. Chitr/l, Tchtcct tsd fliirsiflk. alt ar /terra ishaasttaa^ The Only Keelty Insti lute in Georgia. 235 Capitol Ate., ATLANTA, GA. Polished Plate Glass tor stores. Polished Plate Glas3 for residences. Polished Plato Glass-for show cases. Largest stock of Plate Glass In the South. P. J. COOLEDGE & BRO., 12 N. Forsyth SL • $500.00. The above, reward will be paid for such evidence fis will lead to arrest and conviction of the party or parties who maliciously cut a number of wires on cable pole at corner of Pcachtrco and Seventh streets, during Wednesday night, April 19, or Thursday morning, April 20. A like reward will be paid for such evidence as will lead to the arrest and conviction of any per son or persons maliciously inter fering with or destroying the property of this company, at any point Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, J. EPPS BROWN, General Manager. 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. ROUND TRIP Summer and Convention Rates. 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