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P {/BUSHED IN THE INTEREST OF RELIGION\ ED UCA TION, LI TER A 7 URE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE .
VOL. XIX.
Notice,
The Annual Institute for teach
ers will convene in the court
at Gumming on Monday, the sth
day of July, 1909, with Pruf. J. W.
Marion crt Cornelia, acting as ex
pert. Mr. Marion has but few
equals and no superiors in this line
of work.
Under the law alPlicensed teach
ers, residing in Forsyth county, are
required to attend each days ses
sion of the Institute.
We are looking forward to a
-pleasant and profitable week and I
hope to see all of our teichers
present. -A cordial invitation is
extended to the public to attend
and take part in the work.
Tfie public schools of Forsvth
county, by order ot the Board of
will open on Monday,
12th day of July, 1909, and con
t nue for eight consecutive weeks.
The Board of Education has or
dered an election for trustees
throughout the County to be held
on Mohday, i2thday of JoJy, 1909,
said election to be held at the school
house in euch school district, the
polls to open at eight and close at
nine o’clock, a. m. in the rural dis
tricts. The Board: has ordered the
election tor the Cumming School
District, to be held at the court
house in Camming, the polls to
' > pen i at t*?> o'clock, lfjl and
close at twelve o’clock.
By order of the Board the trus
tees throughout the county, now in
office, are appointed managers of
said election, and in the event they
or any of them cannot serve, they
are empowered to appoint others
in their stead. Said election is or
dered for the purpose of filling all
vacancies now existing.
C.L. Harris, C. S. C.
Farm For Sale.
I offer 84 acres, a five room
dwelling, with good outbuildings,
and a taree room tenant house, for
sale. Locatod 8 miles south of
Cumming, (near Midway church.
For terms and other information
call on or write W. J. Dodd, Cum
ming, Ga. R.F.D. 7.
One of the most important things
that a man owes to his family is
cheerfulness. He should cast all
trouble away when he comes to
his home. He is a selfish being
who, having trouble in his trade or
calling or profession, always brings
his trouble home for the purpose
of making everyone else misera
ble. There is no bravery or man
liness in that kind of a thing, no
thoughtfulness for others’ happi
ness no trust in God that all will
be for the best.
To Have Disabilities Removed.
Harrifon Bales vs Kate Bales
Libel for Divorce in Forsyth Superior
Court, August Term, 1908.
The yerdict for total divorce granted
the 15th day of February, 1909.
Notice is hereby given to all concern
ed that on the 24th day of April, 1909, I
filed with the clerk of the Superior
Court of Forsyth county my petition
addressed to said court, returnable to
the next term thereof, to be held on the
fourth Menday in August, 1909, for the
removal of disabilities resting upon me
unper the verdict in the above stated
case by re; son of my intermarriage with
Harrison Bales, which application will
be heard at the next term of said court
which commences on the 2flrd day of
August, 1909.
KATE BALES.
fife Hortlj Ckqrjjkn.
Sunday School Convention.
Dear Editor: —
The next annual session of the Sun
day School Conventioa of the Hightow
er association will be held with Friend
ship Baptist church, beginning on Fri
day before thje sacond Sunday in July,
1909. (Sec minutes of 1908,) and some
brethren have requested that I, thro’
your columns, call attention to the
time place, and if I saw fit, to give a
few r hints relative to the importance of
this branch of our denominational life.
It w r as thought by some that a reso
lution was pasfeed at the last session of
the association requesting all the
churches to relieve their pastors on this
date in order that they might attend
the Convention, but by reference to the
minutes it. will be seen that no such
resolution was However, it is
the humble opinion of the writer that
’the churches should excuse their pas
tors on the. date fixed for the Conven
tion and then, representatively, at
least, with pastors, attend the Conven
tion.
It was announced at the last session
of the association that the Sunday
School Convention was lacking in in
terest and enthusiasm. Brethren, this
ought not so to,be. We ought to make
the Convention a grand success—make
it a rpal source of information and true
spiritual. worship—a means by which
we publicly and on masse', recount and
thank God for the blessings which have
dharacterized our humble efforts to
serve Him in the preceding year, or we
ought to discontinue its sessions.
If the Sunday school is to be fostered
and ke',,jt up by the church ; if it has its
origin (rq the Bible in point of authori
ty , to have the enthusiastic" mp
port o&"the denomination, then the
Convention is a necessity, and if a ne
cessity, it is palpable and inexcusable
carelessness, and I might say down
right sin, for us to fail or refuse to sup
port it in heart and in deed.
In order that we may, in a few words,
see the importance of the Sunday
school as a necessary, and I might say
the imperatively demanded, factor in
our denominational life, let us notice
three things:
First. As the child is so will the man
be. Of course this may be disputed as
an invariable rule, but it cannot be suc
cessfully controverted as a general
proposition. How many of us have
changed our opinions, the'fundamental
ideas of which were gathered in child
hood? Not many. Solomon had the
correct idea of the value of early im
pressions and training.
Second. If the child of to-day is to
be the man of to-morrow, then it must
have training and very tender care and
attention. The business world no long
er offers inducements to the boy or
girl who has not had special prepara
tion. Hence the business colleges and
special places of training for the va
rious vocations and callings of life. The
boy of to-day must know things in or
der to become the master of the oppor
tunities of to-morrow. Whatever is
true in this sense of the business world
is true of the spiritual world. The
grand old doctrines of the Bible are
being put on trial in great Schools of
human philosophy, and they are going
to stand the test as they have in the
past, of even the devils in hell, but the
great demand upon the church is to so
equip and qualify our boys and girls,
out of which is to come the jprand
Christian army of to-morrow, with.the
“strong meats of the Word” that they
may be able to discern between the
good and the bad ; the truth and the
falsehood; and thus be privileged to
transmit to their posterity, untarnish
ed and undimmed by the peevish at
tacks of falsehood and error, “the faith
once delivered to tke saints.” Our
children, must know the simple truths
of the Bible.
Third. If the child must be taught
CUMMING, GA. JUNK 25 1909
and trained in the Bible, whdre and
how? I answer, that without the aid
of the Sunday school, it never
know the Bible nor be the
truths thereof, in prise,
nor in the sense
in which it is to live. c M4child
gain this knowledge in the he * O, The
home can do much, but has it? *The
home, in the great majority of closes,
has failed, and therefore must join Vhe
home training and the Sunday-schpol
training as a means to an end, and tfyen
the demand will not be fully met. N
Will not the phlpit supply that which
is deficient in the home? Preachinv
must not be forgotten, and the child
must be placed under its influence, but
preaching will not answer the purpose
in the child. Pulpit preaching is not
addressed to children as children; nor
are children included in the number of
those to whom it is supposed, or is de
signed, to be intelligible. Children in
deed must attend the preaching ser
vices, and it is counted a means of
grace ; but the pulpit preacher does not,
ordinarily, as a part of his undertak
ing, recognize his corresponding duty
to adopt his preaching to the capacities
and needs of his children hearers. No
the children cannot learn the blessed,
and to us of mature years, swoet truths
of the Bible by the means, unassisted
by the Sunday school or preaching.
We are commanded to train the chil
dren and the Sunday school, in con
junction with .the home and the pulpit,
is the only place where it can be done,
and the only means with which we
have to do it. Will we do it?
we keep our children out of
the Sunday school and refuse to sup
port it, we impliedly say to the child,
1 “Except ye bn.sh on Jand as
grown folks, ye shall in no fe/'se share
in the lessons about the kingdom,” and
yet we have closed the door through
which if they enter they might beeome
wise. And then with this door shut we
say to the child, louder than if said in
words, “Whosoever cannot understand
the kingdom of God as a full grown
person, he shall in no wise partake of
its privileges.”
We all love our children. Then let
usjdo the best for them by showing our
interest in the Sunday school and to
accomplish this lets make our next
Convention, by the help of God, a
grand success.
The Friendship brethren ar* 1 waiting
with outstretched arms to receive us.
Yours in His name,
LEWIS HENDERSON.
Celebrates 92nd Birthday,
The children, grand children and great
grand children, and some of the rela
tives celebrated the ninety second birth
day of Mrs Sarah C Moulder at her home
on the 13th day of June.
Of the children, seven present, one
dead and one absent. Grandchildren, 19
present and 22 absent. Great grand
children 20 present and 34 absent. All
gathered at Uer home as early as possi
ble and all laughed and talked until near
I2 o’clock and then all becan to get their
baskets which were filled with the most
delicious viands, and marched to the
shade where the table had been d.
and when all had placed 01;
ble it was a beautiful sight, an-'OVi st
everything that could becalledhad '■ Nn
the table. All were called t a
round the table and the begP-7f.
offered by Mr C Benson, had
enjoyed the most delicious din ( they
w T er* treated to some deliciouS ! --y ater
tnelons by James Scales. All s dyit the
afternoon very pleasantly in t cool
shade until time to separate. It_.,,tve us
great pleasure to celebrate our "jar old
grand mother’s ninety second bt_ n day.
1 sunpo e she is the oldest w j*ian in
Forsyth county, and she is able t’ her
housework yet. It was a day louO- to te
remembered by all present and- will he
remembered up in heaven svftne great
day. 1
One Who W 1 There.
The most that a girl C 4 Ifer see
that a grea} grand-moth' 1 ■'•<as for
was to inherit some jlL.llaces
from • f OV
Looking Towards Better Roads.
Editor North Georgian:
Dear Sir:—
W. J. Webb, Ordinary of Cherokee
Oouqty, H V, Jones, Ordinary of For
syth County, and D. H. Jarrett, J. D.
Whelchel and W. N.Dyer, County Com
missioners of Hall County, have been in
vited to attend a Convention of the Or
dinaries and County Commissioners of
North Georgia, to be held in Rome. Ga.,
on Monday, July sth,
There will be a big Good Roads Rally
at the Floyd County Court House at 11
11 o’clock in the morning of July sth, at
which Hon. Moses Wright and promi
nent citizens of North Georgia will make
Wddresses on the subject of Good Roads.
' At 1 o’clock the Ordinaries and Coun
ty Commissioners of North Georgia will
entertained at a banqnet dinner at the
Cherokee Hotel as guests of the Manu
facturers & Merchants Association,
The recent good roads movement
which has taken hold of North Georgia
has. been especially felt in the distiict
between Rome and Gainesville. Chero
kee County has already built several
miles of an ideal pike road, and is one
link in a big high wav from Rome to
Gainesville by way of Canton and Cum
ming.
It is the idea of the Manufacturers &
Merchants Association that the good
roads proposition c j n be much better
fostered by all the Counties working in
harmony and co-ordinating their differ
ent road systems, To this end the Coun
ty Commissioners and Ordinaries should
get together and discuss the situation,
. A grt nd assemblage of automobilists
from all of North Georgia will
the Th?,v will be r tof.jobi’|
races, boat races, horse races and many
other attractions to contribute to the
pleasure of the visitors.
Very truly yours,
WILSON M. HARDY*
Secretary.
In Loving Memory
of little Ralph Settle, son of Mr and Mrs
S R Settle, of Atlanta.
While playing with his babv sister on
the back porch, May 31. 1909. fell in a
tub of scalding water and after seven
hours of suffering he passed sweetly
away.
He was two years, eleven months and
19 days old. He was one of the brightest
little boys we ever knew. He was always
begging his mama to sing Whiter Than
Snow and would help her. He seemed
to realize before he was scalded he was
going t* die; he would say, Mama, 1
don’t want to die, and hia mama would
say, Yes, darling, we have got to die;
and he would say, I don’t care, if you,
papa and sister will die too.
Before he died he raised his little arms
np and said, I love you mama.
He was as obedient child as I ever saw.
Always wanted to please his papa and
mama in everything. He was so afraid
he would do something wrong.
He is now resting, sweetly resting, in
the arms of Jesus. He never will suffer
any more. During his siexness I never
saw a more patient sufferer ; he would
say give me some more cool water. I
never saw any suffer as he did du ing the
seven hours of his sickness.
Oh, we do miss him so much, he was
so much company t* us all. His only
little sister, Margurite, is so lonely, no
one to play with her. He would go with
his papa overy morning to the street as
his papa would goto work, and kiss him
good by and wave his hand by by till his
papa would get out of sight. Little
Ralph was laid to rest in Sharon ceme
tery on Tuesday, June 1, 1909, Rev V V'
Brady conducting the funeral service. He
would say to his bereaved father and
mother, weep not for me; know little
Ralph is one of those shining angels.
God called a little child and took it in
his arms.
So he called little Ralph from all these
siniui charms.
Little Ralph died to live in that glorious
world on high,
And we will see little Ralph in the sweet
by and by.
Look at the spring flowers; they go and
come again,
Little Ralph’s body will rise when Jesus
comes again.
Written by his aunt,
BLANCH B.
Harris Grove. M
It continues to rain and the grass
keeps growing.
The farmers in this section have
got their crops in fine shape con
sidering so much rain.
Miss Mattie Hyde, of Ocee, spent
Saturday with Mrs J D Haney.
Mr Ober Bagwell spent Thurs
day night with Mr and Mrs Raleigh
Bagley.
Keep your own secrets if you
have any.
Are you going to. the June sing
ing next Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Raleigh Bagley spent
Friday night with the latters par
ents Mr and Mrs G W Bagwell.
Make few promises.
Mr Troy Sorrells spent Saturday'
night with Mr and Mrs Thad
Green. -
Mr and Mrs Edgar AndersCn
spent Sunday with W M Anderson
and family.
Mrs Mary Harris is spending a
few days with her son, Mr Fuller
Harris
Mr and Mrs P W Green visited;
the formfers father Geo. Green
Sunday last, * ; • A
When you speak to a person
look him in the face. . #
Mr Alison and daughter, lire
Issie Homes spent Sunday Vyith J
S Echols and family.
Mattie Gfcmei spent Sun
day wtthSliss Ola Pettjobn,
Good company and good con
versation are the sinews of virture.
M's J S Echols and Mrs Issie
Homes spent last Monday with
Mrs Rhini* Stone.
Wishing you all a good time at
the singing Sunday.
Maude Muller.
Ebenezcr.
Crops are looking fine in this
community, so is the grass.
The wheat thresher has started
out. and we will verv soon have
new bread “galore.”
Several from here atteded divine
services at Shady Grove Sunday.
Mr John Gravitt and wife visi
ted Mr W A Hendrix and family
Sunday,
Sunday school is progressing
nicely at this place, uuder the
management of Mr W A Mash
burn as snpt.
There will be Childrens Day
exercises held hereon the Ist Sun
day in July. Everybody is invited
to come out and enjoy the day.
As there ’s so much grass, there
is very little news.
E.H.
An occasional look at your boy’s
room may explain why he is on the
street so much
GEORGIA—FORSYTH COUNTY.
Will be let to the lowest and best bid
der, on July the 9th, 1909, at 2 o’clock,
p. m„ the contract for rebuilding the
wooden part of the tower of Forsyth
County’s Court House: and also at the
same time and place 1. contract for the
metal work-on said tower, all metal used
to ho of the best quality. .Sealed bids
on each. The bidder is required to tile
with Ins hid a bond double the amount
of bis bid to insure the faithful perform
ance of his contract. The right to re
ject any and all bids is reserved, l’.ans
and specifications on file in my office
This June 10th. 1909.
H V JONES, Ordinary.
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