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PalpitfiNeuis
BAPTIST.
Firat Baptist Church
Rev. M Anliliy June*, tin- pastor,
will pr«' ich nl the First ftMi>tl«t church
nt 11. ITi a. rn., on the theme "H"W
Large I* OodT' At * (i m. hi* subject
will he “A itciiKhm wbh h Work* from
Within. Prayer service Wedne.day
at s 7». m.. conducted hy the paator,
Sa and Baptist Church
O P. (Illbert, putor. Prea' hlna hy
th< pastor lit 11:15 a. m ; theme:
"Filth, the World'* Constructive
Force;" 8 p. m., theme: “ Hon, Remem
bcr.” Hundiiv achool at iO u m. Itar
aca and Phlliithea < lasses meet at Ift
a. m. Major Geo. I’. Butler will apeak
for the lliiruia i Imnk at 10 ». in.; sub-
Jact, "Watchfulness." Public cordially
Invited, Hi-aln fri e.
Crawford Avenue Baptiet Church
Thomaa Walker, parlor. Pn.irhity
al II a. in., auhjccl: "Hal vat lon h
Price," ami at 7:3ft p. m.. aubjact:
"Ohrlsllan Obligation." Hunday achool
al 3 p. m.. W. K. Ilenlloj. supertn
tendent. Prayer meeting Wednaaday
evenlntc at * o'clock.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Christian Science.
First church <>f I’hrtat, Hetentlat, 315
Union Hank Bldg. Hervh'en Hunday
mornlna a* II o’clm Wedneada.v
evening at 8 o.ilock s-unday achool at
12:15. Readmit room ~en dully from
11 to I o'clock except Monday*. The
puhllr la cordially Invited to attend
the service* and visit the reading
room,
CHRISTIAN.
Weal End Christian Church
HuhJect* of irllacouraea: Mornlna.
"World-wide Mission*;" cvenlna, "The
All-aufflcicnl Christ." Other services:
Prayer meet Ins Wednesday nlahl at
k o'clock. Hona service al paraonnae
Thursday night at k o'clock. Hilda
achool Hunday at 3p. m All Hr> in
vited to all nervier*. 11. L. V’eacli,
minister.
Firat Christian Church
Heventh and Greene streets. How
ard T. Cree announces: Itlble school
nt 10 a. m. Preaohlns at 11:15 a. Hi.,
"Partners with tlod," and K p. m., "The
Parable of the Virgins a Question of
Reserves.” Meeting for women Mon
day at 4 o'clock. Mid-week service
Wednesday al k p. m. Public cordially
Invited.
The morning sermon Is the same
subject and same text a* last Hunday
and a specially ursent request Is made
ail members of the congregation to l«>
present.
CATHOLIC
Sacred Heart Church.
Cornet Greene and McKlnne Btri*etH,
In chsrae of the Jesuit Fathers, low
masses begin at 5:30, 6:2ft, 7:30 ond
9:30, Hunday school at 10:15. High
mass al 11 o'clock. In the evening at
k o’clock there will be’rosary. Sermon
by Fr McKervey on "The l.lfe of
Faith." followed by benediction.
EPISCOPAL.
Church of tha Atonement.
Telfair and Kleventh streets. Rev
Charles P, Holbrook, rector. Hecond
Hunday In Lent. Holy Communion at
k a. nt. Mornlna prayer and sermon at
II n tn. The ltlahop of Georgia will
administer confirmation and preach
at 5 p in Week day services; No ser
vice Monday or Tuesday. Flvenlng
prayer Wednesday, Thursday and Sat
urday al 5 p. nt Evening Prayer and
sermon Friday at k:3O p. tn.
Raid Memorial,
Walton Way and John's Hoad, “Tlyt
Hill." Morning service ll a. m. Even
ing service K p. in. Observance of the
Holy Communion' at the morning ser
vice Sunday school 4p. m., E. S.
Johnson. Hupt The address lo tho
adult Itlble Cliihs will he delivered this
afternoon hy Mr. Lawton It. Evans.
Attractive vocal and orchestral music
and everyone cordially Invited to at
tend.
Christ Church,
Corner Greene and Eve Sts. Rev. G.
Croft Williams, vicar. Services for
week of February K: Sunday K:00 a.
in Holy Communion. 9:45 a. ni. Sun
day achool. t«:oft a. tn special service
for children. S: P m. evening prayw
and sermon. Tuesday 7:30 p. in. Bible
class Wednesday 7:30 p. «n» Litany
ami address
Thursday 7:30 a. m Holy ( ommunlon.
The public cordially Invited to these
services. .
St. Paul’* Episcopal Church
Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney, rector.
Second Sunday In Lent. March k H*'ly
Communion at k a. in. Sunday school
»i 945 a. nt. Mon.ins service and as. -
mon at 1115 o'clock Confirm*! on
cltftNi* Hi 4p. tn. KvontnK wtrvtoo ut 8
o'clock. _ , .
Week nay l.entcn Services Mon
day. Tuaaday. Thursday and FYlrtny
evenings, services at 5 p. m. " ‘ dnes
day evening, service al k o clock.
Thursday. Holy Communion at 11 a. m.
Church of tha Good Shepherd
The Hill, Rev. Wilt. Johnson, rector.
Second Sunday In lent. Holy Com
munion at k a in, Morning prayer,
confirmation aorvlcc anvi mormon at It
s. m.. by the Rl. Rev F.*F. Rccsc, 11.0..
ltlshop of Georgia. Sunday school ul
4 p. tn. Evening prayer anil address
nl 5 P. nt. 1-onten services for the
week as follows Wednesday, litany at
10 a, in.; Thursday. Holy Communion
at 7:30 a. tn. and also at 10 a. 111. Ser
vice with short address every evening
at 5 o'clock, except Saturday.
LUTHERAN.
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.
54k Walker St Rev P l. Ratne.
pastor Ihvine worship 11:15 a. m.
and 8 00 p. tn. Sunday school 9 45 a. tn.
Geo 11 Gen ke Hupt. The Ladles Aid
Society will meet Tuesday evening nt
4 00 o'clock Instead of Wednesday as
usual. There will he a service Wed
nesday evening at vls o’cloock. Reg
ular monthly council meeting Tliurs
dav evening at s 15. The public Is in
vited to attend all public services.
Holy Trinity Luthsran Church
Preaching at 11:15 a. m. and nt 8
p. tn. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
This week Is week of-prayer observed
bv woman's missionary society each
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. J R IVr
rick, pastor: H. C, Lorick, superin
tendent.
METHODIST.
Asburv Methodist Church
Sunday school at 9:45 *. m., W. A.
Owens, superintendent; Matin's, 10:30,
C. It Rheney. superintendent. Preach
ing hy Ihn pastor at 11:15 a. m. ami
730 p m. Wednesday evening at Hi
o'clock, lei lure by Rev. W. It Dillard
■of HI James church; subject, "Little i
' Ja< k Horner." 4'oine, The public cor
idlaily Invited. Visitors welcome.
Brosdwsy Methodist Church
llrosd and Mill streets, Rev. ('. M. i
I Verdel, pastor, i'reachlnH at 11 a. m. ]
I and al k p tn lo the paging EOS
I day school al 9:30 a. rn, Wilfred C. |
l. superintendent. Prayer me t- I
' Ing Wednesday evening at H o'clock.
Volt are Invited to attend all of these i
ssrvlees.
Saint John Msthodist Church
No. 7311 tlreene street, HeV. H. P.
Wiggins, fiaator. Hunday school at
945 s. tn. Preuehlng at 11:15 a. ni.
and al k p. in. Morning sermon hy '
Hlshop W. A. i'andler. Anniversary j
of Henry Ibiraen Itlble Class. Even
ing sermon by the pastor. A cordial ,
Invitation to all.
St. Jamas Msthodist Church
IhiHlness Men's Bible Glass tneeto
at 15 o'clock; all men Invited. Preach
ing by the pastor, Rev. W. It. Dillard,
11:15 a. m. Every member of Ht.
James church urged lo he present.
Preaching hy Hlshop Warren A Gaud
ier In tile evening at k o'clock. Tho
public Invited to attend.
PRESBYTFRIAN.
Sibloy Presbyterian Church
Corner Itroad and P.'ve streets. Regu
lar services Hunday At II a. tn. and
7 30 p. in. Sunday school at 4 p. in.
Barnes class meets with the Hunday
school. Prayer meeting Thursday at
7: 3ft p ni.
Al the Sunday morning service the
pastor will continue the series of lec
tures on "The Call of the World." tin
Hunday night there will be a gospel
sermon on the subject of "The Un
failing Gruse." On Thursday night we
will continue our trip around tho ,
world, with Ihc aid of our new reflee- I
toscope. India will probably he thy:
country visited this week. The pub
lic Is cordially Invited to make the
trip with us.
First Presbytsrian Church
Corner Telfair and Seventh streets,
Her Joseph It Sevier. D.D., pastor.
Divine worship at 11:15 a. tit. and k
p. m. At the morning aervlee Rev. Dr.
David Gregg, of Brooklyn, will preach.
At the evening service the pastor will
preach the Jecond aermon of a series
on the Great Doctrines of the Bible.
Predestination. Sunday sehohl st 3:3ft |
p. in., Major Geo. P. Butler, superin
tendent. A cordial welcome to all ser
vice*. Heats free.
Grains Street Presbyterian Church
Between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, M M. MucKerrln, pastor. Sun
day school at 9:45 a. in. Morning
worship at 11:15 a. m. Vesper service
and sermon al 6 p m., at which time
the Augusta Total Abstinence League
will he presnt In n body and after
ward hold their business meeting.
Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m. Prayer
meeling at H p. rn., Wednesday. A
cordial welcome to all.
International Bible Studente Ateocis
tion, Augusta Claes,
Meets K. of P Hull, Jackson St., Sun
day for bible study, first service 3 to
4 p. ni. Second service 4:15 to 5. All
Interested lu scripture studies are In
vited to attend. No collections.
COLORED CHURCHES
BAPTIBT.
Cumming Grove Baptist Church.
The Hill, Augusta, Gu. Rev, R. J.
McCann, It. D„ pastor. Early prayer
meeting at 6:30 Preaching at 11:30.
Sunday school ut 4 o'clock, H. 11.
Wright, Supt. Evening services:
Preaching at k:3O o'clock. Tuesday
evening prayer meeting. Thursday
evening B. V. P. U. The public ure
moat cordially invited to all of the
above services.
Beulah Baptist Church.
No pastor. Regular Sunday services.
Preaching 11; SO a. in., hy Rev. W. D.
Smith. Sunday school 9:30 p. tn., A.
Htutkerson, Hupt. H. Y. P U. 7:30 p.
m. Preaching H;3O p. nt., hy Rev. T.
M. Sapp, of the city.
Good Hope Baptiet Church.
Corner Hopkins and McKlnne Sts.
Preaching Sunday at 11 a. nt. by Rev.
C. K. Malord, also a revival commen
ces Sunday night to last one week.
Different preachers each night. All
visitors are Invited come one, come all
and help tight sin and satatt.
Union Baptist Church
Rev. T. H. Dwelle, AM. pastor.
Preaching at 11 a. in. and at 8 p. in.,
by the pastor. Sunday school at 12:30
p. nt.. i.. E. White, superintendent.
St. John Baptist Church
Ellis street. Rev . 11. N. Thomas, pas
tor. Preaching «t 11:30 u. nt. and ul
6:30 p, nt., hy the pastor. Subbath
school at 3p. nt. Prayer service Tues
day night. Preaching Thursday. Tho
public Is w elcome.
Harmony Baptist Church
I'reaching ut 11.30 a. nt. and at 7 3*
l m. by Rev. H. A. Johnson. Com
munion al 1 p. nt. Sunday school at
j:3O p. ni. Good music at all the ser
vices, to which you are most cordially
Invited.
Central Baptist Church
Early 6 o'clock prayer meeting con
ducted bv Deacon Albert Davis.
I Teaching al 11 30 a. lit. and at S p. ill.
Sunday school at 3 p. tn., W. C. Jones,
superintendent. Our revival meeting
is going on and all of our friends are
invited to attend. Rev. G. W. Harrison
will preach this week.
Macedonia Baptist Church
Rev. W. W. Jones, pastor. Prayer
meeting at 6 a. tn. Preaching at 11 tt.
in. Sunday school at 1:30 p. in., R. T.
Cotton, superintendent. Preaching by
the pastor at 6 p. nt. The public 1*
Invited lo attend these services.
Shiloh Baptist Church
Rev. Win. Jenkins, D. 1)., past's.
Preaching at 11 a. in., hy the pastor.
Sunday school at 2 p. nt. Preaching
at s p. tn.. by the pastor. Revival
goes on nil next week. The public is
Invited.
Hals Street Baptist Church
Early prayer meeting al 6 a. in.
Preaching at 11:30 a. nt. and at S p. in..
conducted by Rev. G. W. Harmon.
Sunday school at 2p. nt. Ushers'
prayer meeting at 5 p. nt. B. Y. P. U.
from 7 to k p. m. The public I* In
vited. Rev. J. W. Wilson, pastor.
Canaan Baptist Church
Corner Kollock and Hopkins streets.
Preach a al 11 30 t. ill. Hondo)
seined .ii r ft p in . Brother John Col
man .superintendent. Communion at
night Puhllr invited to be out with
us. Rev. J. M. Way, puator.
Tabsrnscls Baptist Church
Regulur Hunday services hy the pas
tor. Ilev. C. T. Walker. D.D. Hunday
school earlier tills afternoon, followed
by a meeting of the I hid Fellow*, to
he addressed hy representatives of J
that order. For the night service.
Rev. L. G. Jordan. D.D., of Philadel
phia, I'h . corresponding secretary to
the Foreign Mission Board of theTv’a
tlonal Kupiist convention, will occupy
the pulpit. Friends and visitor* ars
curd In lly Invited lo attend the service*
for the day. Prayer meeting at 6
a. m. Preaching service st 11 a. ni.
Hunday school at 2:30 p. m. 11. Y. P.
U. meeting at 7 p. m. * Preaching ser
vice at k p. rn.
Thankful Baptist Church
Rev. L. P. Pinckney, pastor. Fairly
pruyer meeting at 7 a. rn. Preaching
at 11:30 a. tn. and at k p. nt., hy the
Pastor. Sunday school at 3:30 p. tn.,
L, G Harmon, superintendent. Prayer
meeting Tuesday night. M. Y. P. U.
meeting Thursday night. The public
Is cordially invited to all these serv
ices. Special seats for our white
friends.
Springfield Baptist Church
Rev. James M. Nahrlt, pastor. At
6 a. m.. prayer meeting, led hy deacons. 1
Theme for 11 o’clock, "Pfiwer of Faith."
Missionary mass meeting of all the
churches at 3 o'clock. Address by
Rev. L. G. Jordan. B. Y. P. U. services
at 7 o'clock. Song services nt 7:35
o'clock. Theme for k o’clock service.
"The Power of Prayer.” Our revival
services begin Tuesday night. You
and your friends are Invited to come
ami help us In this cumpulgn of soul
savlng.
CONGREGATIONAL.
First Congrsgational Church
..Corner Jackson and Gwinnett streets.
Rev. J. H. Clemons, pastor. Regular
services Hunday: Preaching at 11 a.
tn. and at K p. m. Hunday school at
4 p. m. Christian Endeavor at 7:30
p. nt. All are cordially invited to come
and worship with us.
CATHOLIC.
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Corner Gwinnett and Eleventh
streets. Masses ut 8 and 10 a. m.
Celebrant at late mass, Very Rev. I.
I .issuer. At k p. nt., Illustrated lec
ture at the auditorium of the school
of the Immaeulute Conception. Sub
ject of the lecture is the wonderful
Passion Play of Oberammergau. The
same lecture will be given Monday
night at 8:30, at the hall of the Col
lege of the Sacred Heart, corner Ellis
and Thirteenth street*.
Wednesday, at k p. nt., Rosary, ser
mon and benediction. Sermon hy Fr.
lauhe on the Christian home.
Friday, at 8 p. m„ Stations of the
Cross. A special mass Is said every
morning during Lent at 8 o'clock.
EPISCOPAL.
Bt. Mary’s Church.
915 Telfair St., near Campbell 8L
Rev. Samuel A. E. Coleman vicar.
March 8, 1914. 2nd Sunday In Lent.
Services at 7:30 a. m, 11 a. nt and fi
p. m. Sunday school at 12:30 p. rn.
Lenten services Monday Tuesday.
Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p. m and
on Wednesday at 7 p. m.
METHODIST.
Zion Msthodist Church.
Twiggs St., opposite Cedar. Rev. H.
Phllbert lainkford. pastor. Regular
services Sunday at 11:00 a. tn! and
7:45 p. m. Prayer meting at 6 a, m
Sunday school at 1:30 p. m., W. H.
Harris, Supt. The revival services
will begin Tuesday night.
Wednesday night all of the last
year's converts are egpedaly asked to
he present to conduct the Prayer Ser
vices. At 8 oßclock Rev J. E Stover,
l>. D. of Orangeburg. 8. C., will preach.
All are Invited to Worship with us dur
ing the Sabbath ami the week as well.
Trinity Methodist Church
Rev. W. M. Gladden, pastor. Special
revival services at 11:30 a. nt. and at
8:30 p. ni. "Mothers Day:" Mothers
are requested to come and bring their
sons, daughters, husbands and friends.
Sunday school at 3 p. in. At 4 p. in.
the pastor will preach the annual ser
mon of the Independent Order of Oood
Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria.
Music by the choir. Preaching during
the week by the Rev. R. O. lainkford,
8.D., of Greenville, S. C. All are Invit
ed to attend.
Bsthsl Msthodist Church
Rev. A. M. Jordan, pastor. Prayer
meeting at 6:30 a. nt. Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11:30 a. m.
hy the pastor. Missionary meeting at
4 p. m. Allen League meets 7 p. m.;
subject, "How to Prevent Poverty."
ITeaching nt 8 p. m. All members are
urged to be present. All Yrlends are
Invited to come out.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Christ Presbytsrian Church
Corner Telfair and Cumming streets.
Rev, J. S. Ellis, pastor. Preaching at
11:15 a. in. Sunday school at 4 p. jn.
Wednesday evening, 7:30, prayer ser
vice. A cordial welcome to all.
Colored Y. M. C. A.
Rev. Annlstead C. Carter, of the Re
public of Colombia, will address a
meeting of the Colored Y. M. C. A.
this afternoon at 5 o'clock. All col
ored men are Invited. C. T. Walker,
president; Silas X. Flovd, secretary.
F'lrst display of Spring Millinery
Meh 10th and llth. Miss Mollle Mur
ray.'*, 316 Bth St.
ANNOUNCE MEETINGS OF
SALVATION ARMY TODAY
The following meetings will be held
bv the Ssivatlon Army todav. Sunday
10:45 a nt.. out-door service, corner
Br< sd end McKlnne streets; 1 p. m..
Similar school, tn hall, 12St Bren'!
strict —a unique and unusual f etUi'e
of Lie Sunday school serve;' will he
the dtdcr.tlon of the infant d.utEhtr'
of Brother and Sister David Dun.i; at
7:30 p. nt., out-door service at the
| Monument, which will be followed bv
I a revival service In the hall, «t which
there will he short gospel tddret.se*.
'together with some soul-stirring songs
and solos. To each of these services
the public Is cordially Invited.
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Ladies' Suits dry cleaned,
SI.OO up. Augusta French Dry
Cleaning Co., Fone 2976. W.
D. T. B.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Can’t Prevent Mother In-
Law From Seeing Wife
z• r
Berlin.—The Judge of s Civil Court
in Vienna has decide 1 that n hus
band cannot prevent his inother-ln
law ffom coming,to his houee to see
her daughter
The decision was given in a cage
where a railway official named Mi
rim* wrote a tetter to hi* intHher-ln
law forbidding her to enter hts house.
She disregarded the coinmunlcatlont
and Mlrhna brought *n action charg
ing her with diaturbtng him In the
peaceful iioknesslon rtf his own home,
and askel for a Judicial order prohib
iting the lad.v from making any fur
ther visit*.
It was urged on behalf of the
mother-in-law that the wife had the
right lo receive her mother In the
common home of her husband and
herself and that the husband a ap
plication was Illegal.
Rejecting ail the evidence as irrel
evant, the Judge ruled that a husband
could not forbid his wife to receive
her mother In the home, an I that In
gceptlng her daughter's invitation to
come there, the mother was perform
ing no arbitrary act, and therefore,
was not Interfering with any rights
of quiet possession.
Sheron can furnish Cocaettes
in anv shade or flavor for your
receptions.
Wants Cash For Balloon
To Explore New Guinea
Berlin.—Lieut Paul Great/, is en
deavoring to organize an Angls-Ger
man-Holland association to raise
$750,000 for an expedition by dirigi
ble balloon Into the unexplored in
terior of New Guinea. This island,
adjoining Australia, and some 200.-
000 square miles in area, Is under
the sovereignties oT Germhny, Eng
land and Holland. Its interior, cov
ered with tropical forests, Inhabited
by cannibals and containing moun
tains ranking with the Alps in extent
and height, is one of the few consid
erable unexplored regions of the
earth’s surface. Dr. Sols, secretary
of Btate for the Colonies, says the
the land Is impracticable and mis
chievous. He says there few places
In the heavily timbered country whkre
an airship could land and without
landing for protracted periods the
expedition could make no studies of
the natives, the animal and vegetable
life, and topographical and physical
features of the country. The interior
is a land of perpetual clouds and of
frequent and violent thunderstorms,
unsuited to airship operations. The
natives oT the interior would he made
even more intractable by the sight of
the dirigible' and the expedition, of
allowed to start, would undoubtedly
necessitate a second and more ex
pensive relief expedition to rescue
the survovors.
Assistant Coach to Wear
a Headgear at All Games
Chattanooga, Tenn.—Norman Elher
field, who has signed as assistant
coach to Wilber Robinson of the
Brooklyn Nationals, will wear a head
gear if he plays any games next sea
son with the Brooklyns. Aside from
helping Robby to coach. Fllberfleld
will also act as a utility man. Elber
fteld quit ball playing last year be
cause of an injury to his head. After
he was hit by a pitched ball Fllber
fleld was troubled with a nervous
complaint and pains In hts head.
These have disappeared, but If he is
called upon by Robby to play, tho
"Tabasco Kid" will use a leather head
gear for protection.
Skirts dry cleaned. 50c up.
Augusta French Dry Cleaning
Co., Fone 2976. W. D. T. B.
REV. R. E. L. HARRIS IS
CALLED FOR ANOTHER YEAR
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Pastor of Woodlawn Baptist
Receives Unanimous Request
to Remain For Fourth Year.
Rev. R. E. 1,. Harris is Called for
another year to the Woodlawn Baptist
church.
At the regular monthly conference
last Sunday morning, the Woodlawn
Baptist church gave Rev. R. F:. L.
Harris a unanimous call t to serve
them as pdstor for another year. This
Is a great compliment to Mr. Harris
and one.he has won by faithful anil
efficient service It also s hows that
the church knows an able and worthy
pastor.
Mr. Harris has been with the church
three years. He has done much to
flevelop Its forces. From the begin
ning of his pastorate the congregations
have been very large, while the Sun
day school Is one of the largest tn this
seettlon of the state.
Under the leadership of the pus
tor the church is planing to build a
handsome church house, which when
completed will cost $25,000. This Is
made necessary by reason of the large
congregations and the growing c om
munlty in which the church Is located.
STUBBORN, ANNOYING COUGHS
CURED.
"My husband had a cough for fifteen
years and my son for eight years. Dr.
King's New Discovery completely
cured thorn, b?r which I am most
thankful," writes Mrs. David Moor, of
Saginaw, Ala. What Dr. King's New
Discovery did for these men, it will do
for you. Dr. King's New Discovery
should be In every home. Stops hack
ing coughs, relieves la grippe and all
throat and lung ailments Money back
if It falls. All drugtsts. Price 60c. and
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H. E. Bucklen A Co. Philadelphia or St
Louis
• Flarly Spring models at Miss Mollie
Murray's Millinery Store, 316 Slh St.
*
FRISCO EXTENDS
ROUSING WELCOME
Pastor Russell's ‘ ‘Movies" Run
ning From Coast to Goast.
—
CHURCH TO BE EXALTED SOON
Groat Feast Then For Famished
World—Mankind Starving For Mes
sage Which Hie "Movies" Supply.
Reign of Sin and Death Nearing Con
clusion —Kingdom of God Soon to Be
Established—lntroduced by "a Time
of Trouble" —Overruled to Constitute
a Channel of Blessing—Famished
Hearts Crying For Love and Sym
pathy—They Shall Be Satisfied.
jEMr * ,
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San Francisco,
March I.—Pastor
Ucmseix's Photo-
Drama of Crea
tion was intro
duced here today
in the Valencia
Theatre before
crowds. The d£-
iiut of these films
here approaches u
completion of a
chain of Pastor
Russell’s Photo-
Drama from Coast
to Coast—Boston, New York. Cleve
land. Cincinnati. Indianapolis and St
Louis—Chicago and other places soon.
The Valencia, which Is one of the
finest theatres In the West, will be.
whut might be called for the present,
the home of the Photo-Dkama on the
Coast The Drama will be produced
dally, both afternoon and evening.
Parts I. and 11. were run today; parts
111. and IV. next, and so on.
The elite of the city were well rep
resented. Reserved seats (which, by
the way, are free to all these exhibi
tions, and no collections)'were soon ex
hausted.
It Is unquestionably true that Pas
tor Russell has brought to the Coast
the finest collection of motion-pictures
and slides ever shown here, and a long
run will follow. About 15.000 people
now attend the Photo-Drama ok Cre
ation daily. The Gospel is being
preached in a most enticing manner;
a long-felt want is being supplied.
In his syndicated sermon in the fore
noon Pastor Russell's object was
quite appropriate—^“A Gre:R Feast for
a Famished World.” It is believed
that bis audience agreed. His text
was:
“And in this Mountain shall the Lord
of Hosts make unto all people a feast
of fat things.” (Isaiah 25:6.) ne said:
Throughout the prophetic Scriptures
the word Mountain Is used as the sym
bol of a kingdom. Earthly governments
are represented ns mountains and hills,
while the Lord's Government is repre
sented as being established “in the top
of the mountains.” It is this Moun
tain, or Kingdom of God, which is re
ferred to in our tpxt It has not yet
been established in the earth, and
hence its blessed work has not yet
been realized. We still properly pray,
“Tby Kingdom come; Thy will be done
on earth, as It is done in Heaven.”
True, a beginning has been made.
For more than eighteen centuries since
our Lord's ascension and the bestow
ment of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
the Church has been in process of se
lection, and the Church is sometimes
styled the Kingdom, because its mem
bers when glorified will constitute the
Kingdom class—the Bride—who will
share with the Heavenly Bridegroom
the Kingdom honors and services for
the world.
It Is true, also, that our Lord is ex
alted a Prince and a Savior; and that
shortly, nt His Second Advent He is
to take to Himself nis great power
and reign as King of kings and Lord
cf lords.. But He has not yet done
this. He declared nt His resurrection,
“All power in Heaven and in earth is
given unto Me." Yqt He also in His
last Message to the Church distinctly
pointed out that the time for taking
possession of His Kingdom was fu
ture; and that the time will surely
come when He will take unto Himself
Ills great power and reign, because the
time to reign will then have come.—
Revelation 11:17.
More than this, the signs of tbe
times, read in the light of the Lamp of
Truth, the Word of God. seem clearly
to indicate that the time is near at
hand for tbe setting up of Christ's
Kingdom. How glad we all should be!
What rejoicing It should cause to the
whole world of mankind, to know that
the relgu of Sin and Death Is nearing
its conclusion; that Satan, the Prince
of this world, will shortly be bound for
a tbousnnd years, that he slinll deceive
the untlons no more until its termina
tion! How ive should rejoice that "the
night is far speut and the day is at
hand": that the Millennial Morning is
already dawning; that the Sun of
Righteousness is already rising, and
that soon the whole earth will "be
full of the knowledge of the glory of
God. as tile waters cover the great
deep."—Habakkuk 2:14.
A Feast In This Mountain.
The bare announcement of tbe King
dom of God would strike mankind va
riously in proportion as tbe character
of the Kingdom and its work might be
understood or misunderstood. Thus
today to many the mention that the
Klugdow of God is nigh at hand would
carry the thought of "a wreck of mat
ter and a crash of worlds.” Not only
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our Second Ament oelleve, bul
the creeds of pructlcally ail deiiomiua
tions of Christian* recite, that out
Lord's Second Advent a ltd the estab
ilahluent of His Kingdom will Mlgulfj
to mankind the end of probation, the
end of hope, mid usher in to ull except
the elect few u great burning-day.
Far too long we have allowed these
traditions of mon to becloud our Judg
ment. to cornu between our tioarta and
Ibe great blessing* set forth In God'*
Word, aud now due to the Church anti
to tbe world. It Is very proper that
those who are living In alienation from
God, In wilful *iu, should realize thill
the establishment of III* Kingdom will
mean a Reign of Righteousness which
will l»e strictly opposed to their per
nlclous ways—opiKjxeil to every form
of immorality, opposed to every form
of iujtixtlce and iniquity, opimsed to
, every form of trickery, sham, and false
pretense. But surely Christians wbn
i are seeking to live in harmony with
j the Divine Law of Love, for God. for
I the neighbor, for the brother, for ene
mies. have every reason to look for
ward to, to long for. to hope for the
. coming of the I.ord's Kingdom ns the
' most desirable thing to be Imagined.
I Indeed, it is thus described in Bible
language: "Tbe desire of all nations
shall come.”—Haggnl 2:7.
However much the few favored by
present conditions may be* pleased to
have things rernuin as they are, the
masses of mankind, if they were but
converted from ignorance and supersti
tion, and brought to a knowledge of
the Truth as God's Word presents it,
would be glad and rejoice in tbe sal
vation which is to come to the world
through God’s Kingdom. The god of
this world hath blinded the eyes of
understanding of mankind and put
darkness for light and under the ter
rors of the world's “doom’s day” has
obscured the glorious blessings which
belong to the Day of the establishment
of the Kingdom of t{ie Lord. —2 Corin
thians 4:4.
True, the Kingdom of the Heavens
will be introduced, the Scriptures tell
us, by "a Time of Trouble such ns nev
er was” before and never will be after
ward; a Time of Trouble which will
I Involve all nations, and peoples, and
kindreds, and tongues, and every part
of the world; a Time of Trouble from
which there will be no escape except
for those who have made the Lord,
even the Most High, their Refuge nnd
Habitation (Psalm 91:0). But then,
even that plowshare of trouble the
Lord proposes shall be overruled so
that it will constitute a channel of
blessing to mankind, by preparing their
hearts for the Message of Divine Love
and Grace, centered in Christ and His
redeeming work at Calvary.
What Say the Scriptures?
Turning from the ignorance, super
stition, darkness and terrors of the
Dark Ages, let us look still further
Into the inspired Word of God through
the Apostles nnd Prophets. From these
let us hear some description of the
blessings which God purposes His
Kingdom shall bring to our sin-cursed
race. The Scriptures tell us that God
has prepared a /great feast for hu
manity; they intimate figuratively that
mankind has been staging for the
Message of Divine Grace—that billions
of our race have gone down in Igno
rance and superstition, famished for
lack of the Word of God.
The Bread which came down from
Heaven—tbe Message of Truth and
Grace which our dear Redeemer
brdhght and exemplified—has indeed
been supplied lavishly to some. Some
of us have feasted upon the good
things of our Father's Word and Plan.
But the great mass of mankind have
been so deaf and so blind that they see
not. neither do they understand nor re
ceive the grace of God, under present
conditions. How glad we are that “all
the blind eyes shall be opened, and all
the deaf ears shall be unstopped"
(Isaiah 35:5). and that the whole world
will thus be prepared for tlie true
knowledge of God, whose goodness nnd
loving kindness and tender mercies
will undoubtedly have a softening and
mellowing effect upon hard hearts!
Blessed the Hungry.
There are many hungry hearts in the
world. Many whose bodies are well
nourished have famished hearts, which
cry out for love and sympathy. He
who reads the hearts, who knows what
Is in them, has prepared this feast
which will surely satisfy every legiti
mate, righteous desire. Those who al
ready are the Lord’s people, and who
have already feasted at the bountiful
table spread for the Church, can ap
proximate to some extent the bounty
that will be spread before the world
in this great feast foretold through
the Prophet in our text There will
be several differences, however, be
tween our present feast and that for
the world.
The present feast Is merely a feast
of promises which must be partaken
of by the exercise of faith. The feast
described in our text will be a very
actual one. The realities of the bless
; ing of Restitution —of health, of
strength, mental, moral, physical—
{ will there be bountifully supplied, to
be partaken of freely by all who ap
preciate them.
Again, the present feast is a Spiritual
| one. relating to a Heavenly kingdom
! glory and honor—things not seen as
i yet except by the eye of faith. To
the contrary, the feast for tbe world,
referred to In our text will consist of
earthly bounties and blessings, most
tangible in kind as well as excellent in
quality. All that was lost in Adam
will be tendered to such as will accept
tbe tuercy.
The Prophet In attempting to de
scribe the bounties of that feast uses
highly symbolical terms, and describes
It as a “feast of fat things, full of mar
row. of wines on the lees, well refined.”
j Assuredly no language that we could
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use could fully aud properly set forth
the riches of God'* grace provided for
tbe world of mankind under the minis
tration of Ills Kingdom. The earth
shall yield her Increase, streams shall
break forth In the deserts, the wilder
ness shall blossom as tho rose, the soli
tary place tie made glad.—lsaiah 35.
Tha Destructive Work.
The Lord, after describing through
tbe Prophet tbe feast of blessings and
refreshments, portrays the destruction
of things Injurious to nmnlfnd. saying,
; "Apd He will destroy in this Mountain
the face of the covering cast over all
people—tiie veil that is spread over all
nations." (Verse 7.) This veil Is none
other than the veil of ignorance and
superstition which hinders mankind
from seeing that the Creator Is their
Friend, that righteousness nnd truth
are to their advantage, that the ways
of the Lord are righteous altogether.
The sunlight of the New Dispensa
tion, the Reign of Righteousness, will
scatter the clouds nnd darkness, tho
veil of ignorance, and let into the
hearts of mankind "the light of the
| knowledge of the glory of God." ns It
shines “in the face of Jesus Christ" our
Lord. What a wonderful change! And
how glad mankind will be. not only
j to have that feast prepared, but also
to be rid of the darkness which would
hinder them from appreciating it.
Still More to Follow.
The Prophet proceeds to describe Rba
ther, saying. "He will swallow uj4
death in victory."' For several thou
sand years Death has had the victory,
and the human family have been swal
lowed up by it. The Scriptures desig
nate the six thousand years of earth's
history as the reign of Sin and Death.
It is conservatively estimated that
Death has swallowed up twenty thou
sand millions of humanity, and that
ninety thousand are goiug to the tomb
every day.
The Lord tells us through the Proph
et that with the establishment of His
Kingdom will come a wonderful
Change; instead of Death continuing
to swallow up the race, dying shall
cease. None shall die then except for
wilful sin. How glorious a time that
will be! All of our sorrows are more
or less intimately associated with the
reign of Sin and Death. How we may
well rejoice in the New Dispensation
which Divine Wisdom has planned, and
which Divine Love will execute, for
the release of our race from the dying
process, permitting them to return to
the liberty of the sons of God—free
dom from death, freedom from sin!
But even this i# not enough! The
Lord purposes not merely to restrain
the power of death, so that it shall
cease swallowing up our race, but ad
ditionally to “swallow up Death in
victory.” The tomb, which figuratively
has engorged itself with twenty thou
sand millions, will be forced to dis
gorge. to release its .victims. “All that
are in the graves shall hear the voice
of the Son of God* and shall come
forth." The skintly few, whose faith
fulness God has already tested, will
come forth to the perfection of life
The unsaintly masses, the majority of
whom have never known God truly,
will come forth to a resurrection, by
trial, by judgment, by discipline. Death
Itself shall be destroyed.
SL Paul quotes from the Prophet
Hosea, saying. “O Death, where is thy
sting? O Grave, where is thy vic
tory?” He does not quote this as ap
plicable now; for Sin and Death still
have their victory in the world. Mil
lions are still slaves of Sin, and bil
lions are still bound by.the power of
the tomb. St Paul and the Prophet
still point down to the glorious Millen
nial Kingdom (following the resurrec
tion change of the Church), when all
shall be brought to a knowledge of tho
Truth, and when all that are in tho
prison-house of Death shall come forth,
because Jesus redeemed every
member of our race from the power
of the tomb.
“Wipe All Tears Away.”
We remember our Redeemer’s tender
words, “Come unto Me, all ye who la
bor and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28.)
Those who have accepted His gracious
Invitation, and obtained from Him the
rest of faith, have found that it has
meant the cancellation of their troubles
in a large degree. We, then, should be
able to understand the next statement,
in our context, ‘‘The Lord God will
wipe away *the tears from off all
faces." Tt is the same Message given
in Revelation, where the same King
dom, under the figure of the New Jeru
salem, is brought to our attention. The
Heavenly Father will wipe away the
tears, not directly, but indirectly,
i through His Son, the Redeemer.
Tears are the marks of sorrow, pfl n,
suffering; nnd the poetic statement
‘ that God Himself will wipe away the
tears of minkind is a beautiful and
forceful suggestion of how the Poiver
of tbe Highest is shortly to etn
'ployed. not in the eternal torment of
the world, but in Its blessing, its uplift
ing. and the removal of its sorrows.
When we remember that there are no
tears in Heaven, and that the Joys of
that blessed state are because of Its
sinlessness, our hearts overflow with
thanksgiving f.s we catch, in tbe poetic
thought, the assurance that all sin. ftnd
all sorrow as the result of sin. and all
teara and marks of sorrow, will forev
er pass away in that happ.v time.
Let no one imagine that this signi
fies universal salvation. Other Scrip
tures show us that universal opportu
nity for salvation will be accorded, but
that none except those who avail therm
selves of this opportunity by a hearty
accentance of the Divine arrangement,
nnd a hearty obedience to the laws of
the Kingdom, will get tbe great bless
ing of life everlasting. All others, wil
ful sinners, will be destroyed in tha
Second Death.
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