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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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“ANTE-MORTEM Appreciation ”
i ... ( By Rev. E. D. ELLF.NWOnn 1) JJ
By Rev. E. D. ELLENWOOD.
Pastor Unicersalist Church
O NE of the moat beautiful and
significant Incident! recorded In
the life of Jesus of Nazareth,
and an Incident most pregnant with
meaning for His followers In every
century since that time, was the occa
sion of His annotntlng by the woman
at Bethany. The narrative as pre
served for us by the apostles Is want
ing In literary adornment, but luminous
with its revelation of the humanity of
our Lord and the age-long need of the
world He cgme to redeem.
Reclining at the table with Jesus, In
the home of Simon, were a number of
the close admirers and followers of
their Master—His avowed disciples.
Suddenly their conversation was Inter
rupted by the entra-ce of an uninvited
guest. Unheeding £ e Indignant pro
testations of his com-.anlons, the wo
man who had entered thus unbidden,
[wssed directly to the side of the couch
mum whirh thn Muitop ranllnn^ * n»
upon which the Master reclined ‘ at
table, according to the oriental cus
tom. and. breaking the seal of a small
vase of costly perfumed oil which she
carried, she poured Its soothing, fra
grant contents upon the head so soon
to receive the full token of a world's
Ingratitude, the crown of thorns.
The delightful and refreshing per
fume which Immediately filled the air
was accompanied by the angry out
break of criticism and condemnation
from the gathered disciples. Indig
nantly they declared as criminally
wasteful this employment of the pre
cious ointment, which, they contended,
might have been sold for a goodly sum
and thus have been Judiciously used
for the relief of the poor.
Very encouraging, Indeed, must have
been this sudden swelling of the ben
evolent Impulse on the part of His dial,
clples, had not the keen spiritual In
sight of Jesus enabled Him to recog
nize at once the true soul condition to
which It owed Its origin. These men
were not yet baptized with the spirit bf
the Christ. This was to come later,
but at present they, were not greatly
concerned about the condition of the
poor, nor the relief which the sale of
were merely exceedingly watchful poll
tlcians. ever on the alert to forestall
the efforts of any ope whom they had
any occasion to fancy might later fig
ure in the role of a usurper of their
own positions In the affections and the
close confidence of their Lord.
But here was one, who, with the
quicker spiritual intuition of her sex,
had been able to cleave the veil of
symbolism In wayside story and moun
tain sermon, and to come at once to
the possession of the living vital truth,
in the teachings of the Master, which
her brothers of lethargic comprehen-
REV. E. D. ELLENWOOD.
slon and shortened vision had signally
failed to grasp.
That this loving act of sacrifice and
devotion by which she sought to voice
her appreciation and her gratitude was
not lost In Its effect upon Jesus 1s evi
denced by the loving, but saddened,
words with which He reproved the
complainings of His jealous disciples—
"Let her alone,-why trouble ye her;
she hath wrought a good work upon
me.” It was as manna to his fainting
soul! Already the clouds were gather
ing. The opposition of His avowed en
emies grew more and more pronounced.
The spiritual short-sightedness of His
followers. and supporters was dally
more apparent. And whenever for a
moment the clouds seemed to lift, there
loomed, Just ahead, the sinister outline
of an upraised waiting gibbet. And.
although He knew that, when the Anal
act In the world's greatest tragedy
should have been played through to
Its awful end, that there should be
no dearth of genuine human sympathy
then—that loving hands should sorrow
fully take down His maimed body from
the'place of Its humiliation and torture
and should lovingly bear It away to its
resting place In the borrowed ,tomb—
yet this was not that for which His
human heart craved. The simple act
of this woman of Bethany, evidencing
her love and appreciation, and coming
as It did at this time of His great spir
itual need, meant far more to Him than
tomb of the world's greatest Pharaohl
It Is an ante-mortem expression of
love and sympathy and appreciation
which the great redeemers of the world
need today. Right here Is where we
are so often blind and stupid, almost
beyond belief.
The tears of genuine sorrow fall un
checked as we stand beside the bier of
one whom we have truly loved and
honored, could he but have known It.
But. alas! our words of appreciation
tor his many excellent qualities, fall
back upon us, dull and useless things,
and our protestations of love and fealty
fall upon unheeding ears. They are
too much like the wraith of beautiful
and costly flowers with which we often
hide from view the caskets which con
tain only the bodies of our loved ones,
while those same flowers. If judiciously
distributed, might have served to very
perceptibly brighten the pathway
him whose discarded earthly tenement
feels not the subtle fragrance of the
Illy nor the matchless purity of the
rose.
We watch, apparently unmoved, the
heroic struggle of one of the world's
true noblemen against overwhelming
odds until at last the Inevitable hap-
ens, and, as he goes down If .-neath tba
lack waters ut. nts disappointment and
defeat, we gather around and tell each
other what a line fellow he was and
how very sorry we all are, when per
haps Just a single friendly word of en
couragement and counsel might have
helped him to float his bark In safety
to a friendly shore.
We see truth nailed to the cfoss of
bigotry and superstition, yet we hold
a1\if for her cause Is not yet « popu
lar one; but. In the Inevitable day of
her resurrection, we shall doubtless be
among those first at the door of the
sepulcher, eager to tell the world that
we were always sure that this same
theory would one day be vindicated.
Then to side with truth Is noble
When we. share her wretched cruit,
Ere her cause bring fame and profit
And 'tls prosperous to be Just;
Then It Is the brave man chooses ■
While the. craven stands aside.
Doubting, In his abject spirit.
Till hla Lord Is crucified.’’
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WESTERN HBJOHTB-B. E. L. Tlml
minis, pastor. English Avenue Methodist.
lTem-hlng and church conference at 11 n,
in. by the pastor. Sunday school at 3 p. m
I’rmtchlag at 7:10 p. m. by llev. W. M. Ilunl
ton. l>raycr meeting Wednesday, st 7:30 p.
m. Voting men's prayer meeting Friday at
i:*> p. m. Sunrise prayer meeting Sunday.
0|>cu-alr meeting Sunday at 4:30 p. ms a
ST. JOHN METHODIST—The pastor, H
I’hrlstlan, will preach at II a. m. a ar
chil sermon ' * * ‘ ~ “
i, will preach at 11 a. m. a amt-
to his church. At 8 n. m. the
bold revival services. Preaching
on u subject or great Importance.
EPISCOPAL.
(HKVKNTH 8IJXDAY AFTER TRINITY,
t'ATHEDIIAL—Corner Wamlnaton and
Hunter. Very Rev. C. T. A* Pl«e, dean,
At 7:30 a. in., holy communion; 11 a. m.,
miming prayer ami sermon; 6 p. m., eve
ning prayer and sermon. Sunday school
at 0:45. All other dsySt 7J0 n. ra., holy
<<>nununlon; 9 r —■—*—” —*
p. in., evening
rr" *"
Friday, litany at
W
morning prayer; 0 ^
Wednesday and
XT. LUKES—Next to Peachtree Inn. on
iVnchtree afreet, opposite the head of Alex
nmler street. Rev. C. B. Wllmer. rector.
A« 7:30 a. m.. holy communion: 11 a. m.
nlng prayer t
3 « Friday; litany at 1L
f.VCARNATfO.Y-Lee. near Gordo
End. Rev. J. J. P. Perry, rector.
» in., holy communion; 11 a. m.« i
near Gordon. West
At 7 JO
nly communion; 11 a. m.. morning
prayer and sermon; 8 - tn., evenlni
I'stajsrr mug SCIBHIU. w ill.i cvvjlof DfrXJT*
cr and sermon. Sundaj school at 1:30. W sd-
ncaday, evening prayer gt 8. Friday, lit'
ALL SAINTS—Corner Wcat Peachtree
mid North avenue. Rev. 7*. S. Parland, rcc
At 8 a. m.. holy communion: 11 a.
murnlng prayer arid sermon; l’b. m.,
er. Wednesday, litany at 10:30.
veulug prayer.
„MISSION OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS—
Moods avenue, near West l’cachtree. Sun.
•lay school every Sunday at 8:80 p. m.
HOLY COMFORTER—Corner Atlanta
si.rnue and PiUlam. Rev. Ollliert Higgs,
b b'. In charge. Evening prayer and aer-
»'>n at S. Sunday school at 4. Friday,
ninny nnd choir work at hoar to he an
nounced.
, 8T. ANDREW8—Corner Olenn and Kent.
' er. Hilbert Higgs, D.D., In charge. At
11 a m„ holy communion and sermon by
'lie bishop.
, HOLY TRINITY—Decatur, llev. a.
Langston In charge. Morning prayer and
e-rmon by Rev, Gilbert Illggs, D.D. Wed-
nesday, litany and address at 6.
..CHRIST CHURCH—West Point. Rev. R.
1 ■ DeBelle In charge. Holy communion
and sermon at 1040 a. m.
ST. MARGARETS—Carrollton. Rev. R
1 I’•■ Belle In charge. Morning prayer and
eermon at H.
ST. MARKS—tAGrange. Rev.
nolle In charge. Evening prayei
■non at 848 by Rev. W. J. Page.
no. **■ *'
irsyer and aer-
, ST. PAULS-Newnan. Rev. W. J. Moody
,Eventngnrayer and “"»■ »•
*■» by Rev. It. F. BeBelte.
PRESBYTERIAN. „ ,
H1NETT J’BESBYTBBI AN—Corner
UINKTT J’ltESBYTKRIAl
ipton street and Bradley sveuw. 1. ..
iphRl la charge. Services every Sunday
i charge. Service- - 1 —,
i a. m. and 740 p. m. Sunday school
P. m. Prayer meeting nod chorns prac-
Thnraday at 740 p. m, A uuiuler of
workers of the Young Mea'a Christian
•'latino, assisted by the eoagteraUoo
led by H-rar Powell, will have charge
be it o'rbe-k service. Mr. Ilemphllra
ret for Sunday evening will be "Come
MBKBLAND PRESBYTERIAN—Bev.
U. McUce, a Cumberland Fresbjlo
ti reach at U a. m. nnd prdl
Corner Spring and Harris atreefa.
bath school at 0:30 a. m.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED FBEBRVTB-
tIAN—Corner Central avenue and Garnett
RIAN .
street. Preaching Snbliatb by tbe pastor.
Rev. D. O. Phillips, at 4 p. - “™-“‘
school at 3 p. m. Prayer meet
day at 3 p. m.
Sabbath
WEST END PRE8BYTERJAN—Corner of
Gordon and Ashby streets, llev. Lynn R.
Walker, pastor. Sunday school at 3:30 a.
m. Morning service at U. Sermon by'the
iztor. timing People's Society Cbriatlau
Why do -we not apeak the word of
love and gratitude and appreciation
now while It will do some good?
We are not here for long. Llfe'a
golden aunny morning of labor and of
tong and ito afternoon of real and
retrospection are zoon spent, and, ere
long, “the shadows lengthen acroaa the
level landscape of our mortal life." Let
ua scatter our flowers as we go, for
shall not pass this
we are told that we
way again.
Chicago, July 25, 1106
nant. pastor. Bible school everyLord'a day
CONGREGATIONAL.
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL—Rev.
Frank E. Jenkins, D.D., pastor. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. and 7:40 p. in. Sunday
school at 040 a. m. Christian Endeavor
at 8:46 p. m. Morolng sermon, "The
r _ -rinuH, iu(
Tongue on Fire; Of Hell; Of Heaven.'
Evening sermon. "The Method "f Salvation;
Believing, Compassing, Witnessing."
IMMANUEL CONGREGATIONAL
i. i.i
leavor at 7 p. in. Evening service at 8.
Wednradav at 8 “ ~
iers' training am
normal
Nlsbet, pastor. Morning aervlce
at H. Evening aervlce at I. Sunday school
at 8:80 a. m. Y. P. 8. at 7:15 p. m. Mid
week prayer service Wednesday evening at
t o'clock.
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN—Opposite
■nltol. Sunday school at 840 n. m. largo
rapltol. Sunday school at 840 a. m.
Scriptures."
MOORE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN—
PRYOR STHEET PRESBYTERIAN—Rev.
.. tl. Beheld of the Lutheran church will
occupy the pnl-lt at 11, a. m., llev. II. C.
Hammond betas’ out of the city. In the
evening Rev. George E. Beattie of the
Presbyterian church, U. 8. A., wilt preach.
INMAN PARK PRESBYTERIAN—Ser
vices tomorrow at II l L a- by Rev. _A. _J.
Sunday school at 840 a. ni.
McKelway. Honday school at 8:10 a. m.
Young People's Society at 7:15 p. m. Union
aervlce of the Inman Park Methodist and
MISCELLANEOUS.
. .... There will be no Sun
rvlce during July anil Aug
■ ■■ Hug at 8 p.
Ilah-Amer
28, at 11 a.
evening service
Wednesday testimonial meel
nue, corner Wellborn street,
at 10 a. ni. Preaching and
services at 11 a. m. Prayer mi
day evening at 7;<6.
_ the Bible claas will ha
conducted by Rev. J. C. Oliver. At 3:80
o'eloek, the Baraca rlaaa of tbe Taberaarle
Baptlat church will Iced the rraular Sun
day afternoon service. All men are Invited
to attend these services. Tha association
open from I o'clock to 6.
Hollywood
cemetery. River car line.
JOHNS GERMAN EVANGELICAL
_ __
Worship
street,.
servh
the Inman Park Presbyterian churches con
ducted by H*V. J. D- Mark at 8 p. m. at
the liman Park Metbudlet ehorcb. Ilego-
lar mid week prayer meeting at 8 p.
Wednesday.
FIRST
....... PRESBYTERUN-The pastor
Rev. C. P. Bridewell, will conduct the 11
a. m. services tomorrow. Sunday school
and Bible classes at 8:80 8. In. Westmln-
league at 7:45 p. m. Prayer meeting
at 8 p. m.
WALLACE PRESRYTERtAN—Corncr of
Calker and Stonewall, llev. T. P. Cl*ve-
'Sabbath school at 840 a. in. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 8 p. m.
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN—Corner of
Chamberlin and Jackson strata. I*rrarb-
Ing at U a. m. and 8 p.m. Regular even-
Ing prayer on Wednesday at J. Sunday
.eHool at 840 a. m. Young Folk's Society
meets oo Friday Juat after sundown.
NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTBBIAN-
Corner North avenue amt Peaiktree street.
Rev. Richard Orme •Tlon.upsstor. Morning
worship at 11. Krenlng worship st 8. This
will I* • apodal eraDgellstle- service con
ducted by the pastor, who will also .preach
at the morning aervlce. Sabhalh school at
8:30 a. m. Tear ben' training class etlOs.
m. Men a League at the same boar. Chris
tian Endeavor at 7 p. ro. The theme for
the prayer service on Wednesday evening
i? 8wlfl he "The Christian's Kelatlooaklp
to Society.'' *
CHRI8TIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN—No. 44 East Hsnter
street Rev. II. K. Pendleton, pastor.
Pnmrblng at II a. m. end 8 p. ni. Moraine
theme, 'Item. Concerning the New Bo I.C
Ing." Bible school at 840 a. tu. Christian
Endeavor at 4:45 p. m.
of Marietta' striwt ear line Rev. George
W. Mullins, pastor. Bible school at 1 p. m.
Preaching at H a. ra. and 8 p. m.
WESTERN HEIGHTS CHIHSTIAN i MIS-
SION—Sonnet avrnor. near Kennedy street.
College Park ChrUUan-ksv. o. U. Hla-
.... KMOt at till.
with sermon and rejebratloa of the tont'a
Supper at 11 o'clock. Yoons People's So-
•lety will meet at 4 o’clock p.
YOUNG MEN IIELPEBS' CLABS-We
Telephone
Cost
Cannot be measured
in dollars and cents.
Bell service brings
peace of mind that
no other agency can
furnish. In an emer
gency it may save
lives—or fortunes.
It reduces miles to
inches—does it in
stantly !
Reasonable Rates.
Call Contract Dept., M. 1300
BELL
SERVICE
IS SATIS
FACTORY
eztend a cordial Invitation to alt young
men who do not attend Sunday school else
where. to meet with ns Sunday
at 848. We promise yon an earn
onag Men
Class, Trinf
Trinity avi
rooms of the Railroad Young Men's Chris
tian Asaoetatlou Sunday afternoon at 4
specially Invited to
meet Mtnday afternoon at 4 ork
Peachtree street. Tbe ntemhera will dla-
3^
of lletlevtna." Professor
baa returned to the city and will cowloct
the musical program. On Sunday, August
i, a special meeting will be held /or the
mothers and tialaed none'
which time "Payehologr la
with demonstrations of tat
nurses ef Atlanta, at
I time "Psychology In the Sick Room"
demonstrations of Immediate cure of
headaches. Visitors welcome.
NOT A CANDIDATE
• SAYS BRANTLEY
9-HOUR VIOLATIONS
CHARGED TO THEM
ny Private I .eased Wire;
Washington, D. Co July 21.—The
Pennsylvania Bridge Company, having
the contract of the construction of a
concrete bridge over Plney branch, and
the District Construction Company,
which la building tha Connecticut avt-
Dtatrlct Attorney
latlon of the eight-hour law, the ape
rifle charge being that at then places
laborers are required to work more
illeged vlo-
sr, the t
Ilona under which laborers
DOVER IS ABANDONED
AS A PORT OF CALL.
Ry Private I.eased Wire.
London, July 28,—Tbe Hamburg-
American line will abandon Dover as
a port of call for lla outward liners,
and win subatltute Souiimt.ii-r.>■■ tii.
accident tn tbe Deutschland at Dover
on July 13 Is tba cause. It was attrib
uted to tbe unsatisfactory stata of tha
harbor.
Indorse Committee Rules.
Sper/al tn The fjmrelan.
Crnwfordvllle, Ha., July 2« The
Democratic executive committee uf Tal-
laferTo county met here yeaterday and
passed a resolutlon'whlch Indorsed tha
actions and rules governing the holding
of the state Democratic primary on
Vnict-t ■'-• adopted l>v 'In- stale
Democratic ezecutlve committee, and
I i .... oil. tit I*.re "f Hie voters to
that portion which relates to the cap
tion to the ballots.
public work In the district, either for
the general or local government, were
waa found tha law was bring
violated. Proceedings will be Institut
ed against tha other corporations In
good time.
■pedal to The Oeorgtan.
Brunswick, Qa„ July 21.—Regarding
the report that he waa being groomed
as a "dark horse" tor the nomination
for governor In case of a deadlock In
the coming Denvocratlc convention,
Congressman William G. Brantley baa
gl»en out a statement that he la not
seeking the nomination, but-will stand
by Colonel J. H. Kstlll In hla race.
Among other things, he says:
"If 1 am being groomed as a dark
horse candidate for governor, or even
being considered In that connection. It
la unknown to me. I have no connec
tion of any kind or character with any
auch movement. If It exists. It Is news
to me If there la any such movement.
I am not a candidate, dlractly or In
DRAININQ THE SWAMPS
IN 80UTH CAROLINA
a Bias save aa. sauusustva, '"anil J Wl *1*-
directly for governor, and am neither
aeeklntb nor expecting the nomination
to come to me. I am supporting Col
onel J. H. Kstlll.”
NEW INTERCHANGEA
BLE 1,000 MILE
TICKETS.
Tbe Central of Georgia Railway is
now atjlllns Intcrchangcabl: 1.000
mile tickets, good over 30.000 miles
of ralLway and steamship linns.
. W. II. TOGO.
I). P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
Special to Tba Georgian.
Charleston, 8. C„ July 38.—Mae of Ike
eleven counties were represented at the
meeting of the central committee here oo
Wednesday afternoon, having the matter of
the drainage of the swamp landa la tbe
coast mantles of tbe state.
Fifteen thousand seres of toad hare
Ing the past three yean, and
-—'* af t'-lted States .
pjnl pliiftMl, n»-
a settlin' m of the United State* department
of agri'-oltare In Sttlni *
corps, ran alders Me 1 — 1
REAR END COLLISION
OCCURS AT ABBEVILLE.
Hperlil to The Georgias.
Abbeville, Ga., July 33.—The east-
bound 3 o'clock paaenger train yester
day ran Into the rear of a freight train
at this place. While the wreck was a
rather disastrous one, no one waa se
riously hurt. The engine of the t«s-
senger train waa considerably broken
up, while the caboose of the freight
train was practically damollshed and
thrown U« the track. Tim engineer
and fireman Jumped Just before the
collision and were not hurt. (Julte a
number of peaeengera . were thrown
from their seats, but none were hurt.
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September 30.
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