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v'OL. XXI, No 1 ( 5 .
Report of the Committee On the General State ol the Church
and Its Various Organizations, Gainesville District Conference
To the President and Membfss of
The Gainesville District Con¬
ference :
Dear Brethren : Your commit¬
tee has heard with interest the . re¬
ports troni the various charges in
our district, and we beg to submit
herewith our findings together, with
such suggestions a- would seem to
be helpful at this time,
j. We sought to discover the
general spiritual condition of the
district through the reports that
have been submitted, and there are
many encouraging facts that have
been unfolded. The pastors seem
to us to have proper gospel ideals
for the spiritual life and an earnest
desire to see these ideals realized in
the life of our people. And the
laymen have shown a decided re¬
sponse to this conception of the life
of the spirit on the part of their
pastors. This is of primary im¬
portance, lor the spiritual life of the
whole church Cannot be expected
to surpass the standard set by the
leaders of the church. The mem¬
bers of this conference, in a very
true sense and to the largest extent
are the standard betirers in the
Kingdom of our Lord JeAis Christ
for the people who compose the
population wholly or in part, eight
counties in our great state. This
is a fearful responsibility, and it is
gratifying to ynd an increasing rec¬
ognition of the depth of the life to
which Christ mis called us. And
in this day of glittering superficial¬
ities, when the power of money is
so pompously displayed and tile
luxuries and pleasures of lite are so
earnest Ip ssught, and the basilar
human nature are dominant in the
multitudes of the world, it is of su¬
preme importance that the church
God should teach the 'dangers of
sin and corruption and the regener¬
ating powers of (he Spirit ol God.
The hope of the future and its only
hope as sve see it, is in the spiritual
vision and resized spriitual powers
of God’s leaders among men.
We fird that seven special reviv¬
al services have been held in the
district and they bave*been marked
by the spirit’s presence and power.
The life of the church has been
drawn by them closer to God ;fhose
who were indifferent have been in
many instances awakened to a re¬
newed sense of duty, many have
. been converted and brought into
ihechurch. The total number re¬
ceived into the church to date is 372
and of these 124 have been received
by eertilicate and 148 bays been re
ceived by vows.
We wish to urge that a survey,
locating the harvest that surrounds
each of our churches be rntnde at the
earliest possible date, and that the
information thus received be tabu
luted, preserved and used uptil the
unsaved are earnestly sought for
the Master’s Kingdom. I lap-hazard
catch-as-you-cun methods are not
the most useful, nor do they bring
the best results.
We wish also to urge that out
people be trained to do personal
work all the time for the s.ffvation
of men. ft is important to feed
the dock of Christ, but there is no
better way to insure spi ritual
growth and betterment than to
train men to be winners of souls.
When the church is normal, in the
eyes of God, it will not be strange
for souls to surrender to Christ at
arty of the servioes.
2. The reports of the Sunday
school work throughout the district
are full of encouragement. Some
five newly organized schools have
been reported, and none have bean
reported discontinued. In the nia
jority of iustances the reports have
signified growth and prosperity.
We wish to *uggest that here is
one of the be=t fields for
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests ol White County
tic effort. The relationship of
every one of our schools' to the
church cun be easily determined,
and if should by all means be done.
H e think every pastor should have
in his possessing a list of ever}
member of the Sunday echool of
his charge th^t does hot belong to
the church. Idle spiritual' condi¬
tion of each member ot tlie school
cannot so easily be obtained, but it
can be approximately measured,
and immediate steps for its realiza¬
tion should be taken.
The Standard Teacher Training
Course has many helpful sugges¬
tions along this line, and it will
help in many other ways. We
urge our superintendents and teach¬
ers to read this course, whether
they take examinations on it or
not.
3 - The’ reports show five Rp
worth Leagues in the district, an
increase of two sincr the Annual
Conference. Where it is possible
to find leadership for them, the E[t
wortb League is productive of most
desirable results. Your committee
feels that we must hold the young
people to the church and develop
their intellectual, .social and spiiit
ual life at all costs. The appeal ol
the world is strong aud temptation
is multiplying. 'The god of the
world, taking the form of fashion,
pleasure and amusement, is very
likely to steal away the hearts and
devotion of our young men and
women unless the church shall pre¬
occupy the territory’of their inter¬
est with that whiee is good and
Wholesome. Oui church ver/prop¬
erly condemns the modern dance,
the prostituted theatre, the card ta¬
ble and other worldly amusements
of like character. But while con¬
demning if, we should put, tilings
that are clean, sweet, wholesome
and of good report in their place.
We urge our leaders to think on
these things.
4. Sixteen charges i11 the dis
trict report Women’s Missionary
Societies, while seven report none.
The societies are reported-in the
| main to be doing most excellent
; work. The women if our church
have done their flillwhare ill mak¬
ing the church'what it is, and they
are today unexcelled in its glorious
achievements, May God bless our
good women. We are looking to
them as to no others to set the pace
for our people in social and spirit¬
ual life.
We recommend that a society he
; formed in every church in the de¬
' trict where a possibility for its ex
j istence can be made,
j 5, The financial condition oi
district is as follows :
1 he assessment for salaries has
been greatly advanced and the pay
j rnents to date in most charges ha
j been very satisfactory. In charges
j where at. least 50 per cent ha- not
\ been paid, we urge thtj stewards to
j do all in their power to make II.C.L. im
! mediate collections, tor the
! makes it necessary for this money,
| already due to be placed in the
j hands ot those who Slave earned it.
As to the Benevolence Uudgets,
; 'he following showing is made ;
M charges report provision made
i to pay 100 per cent.
5 charges report provision made
to pay 75 per cent,
5 charges report provision made
to pay less than 7 ’ per cent,
j 5 charges report no provision
: made as yet to pay any part of the
assessment.
We cannot place too much em
phasin' on the necessity ol pressing
i these collections. Oar people are
prosperous, and this money L need
ed to meet the necessities of men
who are unselfish!} laboring in tin*
world’s most undesirable fields. We
believe it i- possible for theGaines-
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA, ,11 N E n. I 9 ff 0 .
ville District this year to pay its
entire assessment on these claims;
and we urge pastors and laymen to
set themselves to this task.
\ our Committee has gone over
the reports on the Centenary collee
lion, unit the rdsuhs are distinctly
disappointing. Ten charges in the
iistriet report the first installment,
or more paid, while thirteen charg¬
es report loss than the first install¬
ment paid. The, reports have also
shown a lack , of definite informa¬
tion about these collections. The
Centenary offering was made in
such an enthusiastic spirit, and
many promises were made
ing its effect on the,general lite
the church that we are afraid
reaction will be exceedingly hurtful
unless some remedy is found
the , existing ■ - condtUon. , .■ \\ ,,<■
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told that the Irymen were going
look alter these collections, but
perience bus already taught us t ha
the pastor must keep his hand
this and everything else in
church if . it succeeds. And t hef
ausc 1 * * r which the
stands is of such tremendous imi
portative that we beg our pastors
Tuimlle this matter of collections
the very best possible advantage. ’j,
(>. We are not. able to get defP
nitc information- concerning tin*
circulation of the Wesleyan Chris
tiau Advocate, but the report sseetp
to indicate that only a small per
cent of the increase ic subscriptions
lets bce'n obtained. It is difficult
for us to see how, under existing
ditions. \vd could get along in otlr
work without our conference of*
gau, and we urge that this cam¬
paign be I eat uryd and pressed in
every pastoral charge.
tendon i- to . the « I . . f„,.lTl.„t fact that, fl... the reports
and discussions have developed the
need of teaching "and preaching
social Christianity. Ignorance,
vice, drunkenness, lawlessness and
other inhuman aud pagan practices
defy our gospel and challenge our
Lord and 1 Iis c.lfurch. The work
of The church is two-fold : first, to
save the individual from the power
of guilt ami sin; and second, to
make the world a fit place for that
saved individual to live. in. We
believe the church needs now, as
never before, to array herself in tiie
habiliments of war, to accept the
challenge that has been made to
her virility and power as a social
force, and to engage the powers ol
darkness in uncomju'omising and
ceaseless battle. #
Just now we are confronted with
an ever-increasing spirit of lawless¬
ness, originating very largely in
defiance of the prohibition laws of
our slate aud nation. The liquor
traffic is now and has ever been
arch enemy of the Christian church
and we, therefore, call upon our
people to have no alliance with il,
and to so conduct their affairs that
they will neither give il eirdounlge
ment n<*r comfort.
We recommend that this District
Conference, represent ing more
than twelve thousand citizens of
this state, give to the officers of the
law within our hounds their un¬
qualified support in tlie difficult
and dangerous work committed to
their hands; and that we assure
them of our appreciation for what¬
ever faithful work they do, and
that we call their attention to the
facj that tiie welfare ol society de¬
pends upon their untiring zeal.
We further recommend that jhis
District Conference say to all our
judges, solicitors and all other court
For Service
There will be found at »y place
a registered Holstein bull, service
£3.00$ also a registered Jersey bull,
service $2.00; also registered Daroc
boar, service $2.00. AM lees to be
paid at the gate.
tf JESS HUNT. Cleveland, Ga.
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officials that we demand from them
swift, true and adequate punish
rnent for crime. Cash bonds am!
fines tfta suspended chaingangsen¬
tences nearer have been and never
will be effectiie in arresting law¬
lessness, and the conditions which
us at this time make judi
•c’iul favoritism unbearable,
Respectfully submitted,
A. A. TILLEY, Chm.
L 11 , lit )SC 11 . Sec.
L. A. CALDWELL
C. M. EAKES
For the Committee.
Children’s Day at Loudsville
List Sunday being Children's bay at
Lnudsville, we rolled out our—no. not a
about the onlv ford we had was
Tlll . m ,,. ,. m , k flU „. We lW the
onediorse powen vehicle that ought to
hitve corn and fodder for fuel,
by a whip and kicks up onlv at the
rear.
Well, we got there just the same, and
hetluH'D iitfc Wfi wort’ not. nil who wove
,, by , a- dm. , . , i V] here were people , there
almost every part hf the county. So
tttnny Were Mere that the iargh spacious
Dnnrh was tilled to its capacity, with
many on the out'aide waiting to get room
inside. The servioes throughout the day
\vere a continuous flow- of line speeches
and good aingijig. This is nothing un¬
usual about this, for Tamils villi* lias as
bright-eyed, intelligent elnidren as can
bo found imy where in North Georgia and
if only takes an ■occasion of this kind to
prove it. We need not comment on the
singing, for every one there knows that
it was grand* Loudsville can truly he
proud of her singing
Judge Thos. F. Fridervvood spoke at
tlie eh went h hour with great eloquence,
masterly telling Job hearers what church
should be and what a school should be
with a church behind it that measured
up to tqe standard. We believe,
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as any in the country.
The dinner was prepared the old 1'asli
iintiiil way, spread #1 benches, and you
would not have thought that II.
ever reached Loads Vi! I e liy t he bountiful
«iod delicious tlilogs to eat. Tltero
more dinner than that great host could
tilt. It reminded us of I hi- mi rad oof
halves and fishes, as the women took up
that which was left .
Proj. Marvin Allison delivei-ed a lee
ture in the altertio m that would do lion
or to the most leurue.il orators ofthe day.
Why man-— w •’""Tv
we made this
cigarette for you! ■5
A MELS fit your cigarette de
V-y sires so completely you’ll agree
they were made to meet your taste!
Unique flavor,fragrance and mel¬
low-mild-body due to Camels qual¬
ity and expert blend of choice Turk¬
ish and choice Domestic tobaccos
are a revelation! You will prefer the
Camel blend to either kind of tobacco
smoked straight!
With Camels you can go the limit
without tiring your taste. They
leave no unpleasant cigaretty after¬
taste; no unpleasant cigaretty odor!
To get a line on why Camels win
you so completely compare them
mold everywhere puff-for-puff with any cigarette in
of 20 cientifically cigarettes; sensed or ten packages pack- the world at any price. You’ll pre¬
ages (200 cigarettes! in a glass fer q uality to coupons or premiums!
ine-paper covered carton. We
etrongly commend thia
carton for the home or office J. REYNOLDS
supply or when you travel. R. TOBACCO CO„ Winston-S«l«tn, N.C,
His subject; •‘Thu,Successful Life,
vividly illustrated, j winning for him
j gre.it applause in conclusion.
This was a very pleasing aud helpful
occasion and will be long remembered.
\\ e want to rung! at u late the ..... ......1 o i
the Splendid prog ram'rendered and also
having S superintendent Mr. Uowiim
lb CS>- labored many year.- tor Ihcchuica
and school and he is always ready to do
anything for i>s bettermentand uplift,
The rank whirl, it holds today is Wl>
due to his efforts, 'Wo believe that when
time is no core and we mv- over to th
other side, that there will be many there
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as slutting stars , in Ins , . crown. 1 hose
who have Vicch led .safely to the fold L.
him, t.hmv to Sing pram s to God f-n ver
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W. 0. W. Celebrate By Decorating
Deceased Members Graves.
Walker Mi. Camp No. 5iK>, W, V). \y.
celebrated their annual Memorial Day
Sunday June (>, by decorating, the gmve
ofthe only deceased member Of their
camp--F. L. Smith. Mr. Smith is the
only member that this camp has h-st, for
which they feel very grateful, and they
believe uo other camp in t he state has
such a record.
Col. A. H. Henderson gave a brief, Vmt
very impressive, eele'lirato talk on V,dot]era ft ♦md
why they mrtjjto the oeeassion.
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BLUE CREEK NEWS
We were soiry to J-iear of the
death of Mrs. Mary Edwards. She
lived to be 79-years old. She was
the mother ot fourtVcii ehi filren,
She. leaves a husband, Mr. M n ion
Edwurds. aged 8S years.
A . 11. 1'reeimin is very ill at’this
time. 1
% Oscar. Slidhtit • has bought a h'ord
car. Anybody wants to ride, see
Oscar.
Rev. T. \Y. Fowler preached a
fine : ci mmi to a large congrt-gnl imi
Sintthiy m Bltus t !r»ek ciiui'c-h, —•
PIGS TOR SALE
Polnnd-Chma Duroc, id weeks
old. Prices reasonable.
J. W. Rader, Cleveland, Ga.
WANTED Man witli tf-aril (ifAnto
can {five limul tosr-ll l;{7 VV.-itkiuS'lioine
ancl (arm }undlU'tw. entiecrri nf
kiml iu wnpJh, AI. 50 O tn Sa.OOtl yearly,
iruaiinc. Territory in tlii.' I'iiiinty open.
Write today. . 1 . It. W ATKIN S O Dept.
112, Winona, iMion. I>-.|
| PRICE $ 1.50 A YEAR
Census Report, White County
riusilirc.'tor of census gives out
the population of White County,
and as it reaches us just as we go
to press we are u liable to give t he
fyll 1 report,
Cleveland 339, Helen 176.
Rniicrt stow n 243. White County
6,105.
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ROBEJKTSTOWN NEWS
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The fanners in this prrt are get-
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• • , better heart, ,
mg in
E. K. Harris, who has been in
, : ne s\ tile hospital, lias returned
home and is getting on flue.
Misses Pauline aad Lou Adams
wine '.nests of .Misses Bettha and
Fiio-sie Vandiver, Sunday,
Mi-s Hose Dillard, who has been
dtor quite awhile, has returned
od to iicr home at Robertstown to
spend (lie week,
Mr. Willie Cornell, who got his
foot cut, is in Gainesville, and is
improving fast.
Mills Jessie Kimsey is visiting
• relatives at Uiawnssee this week.
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1 1 si‘x Mauldin goes to Mr.Dave
F.tin’s very often.
RIVERSIDE NEWS.
R,:v * Dancy filled his regular
:, Pl H>int,ne " t at Oakes Chapel San
day afternoon.
A. B. Ereeman is ver ill at this
time. We hope he will soyn re¬
cover.
Mr. Allefi, of Habersham, visit
e 1 relatives in this part Saturday
and Sunday.
j, IL Shelnut and son visited
i - !aii-.i Mp Maysviile, Sunday,
Arnold McCallum.and sister paid
L. R. j^errit a visit Saturdaynight
and Sunday.
Misses Z-da and Iowa Shelnut
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Misses Ilassie and Fannie
l’aimour of Habersham.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Pruitt, of
Brazelton, are visiting the sick in
this part at this writing.
