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SUNDAY, QCTOBER 11. A ugusta Church News , At a Glance pally Day at Second Baptist Church. This is Rally Day at the Second hptist Church. Each year, early in —ctober, the church and Sunday "'bool have a special service for the —rpose of getting together for the 1 and winter work. The services ' — : always full of helpfulness. This ’ service promises to be the best all. (vliss Tommins and Mrs. Cates have rked hard to make the program a '(Perior one. The choir has prepar- I special music. Below is the pro |'am for the service at 11:15 a. m., May: 1 <* Rally Day Program Second Baptist Mr. Church, corner D’Antlgnac and Kol of lock Streets. 1 Theme—Loyalty—To Christ and His Church. Song—" All Hail the Power of Jesus Name”—Congregation standing. Prayer, by the superintendent. Beginners' Department. Theme— Love. Led by the teacher. The lit tle people will march onto the plat form and make a love chain. Song by the department—"Oh, how I Love Jesus." Primary Department. Theme: Obe dience. Led by the teacher. Cate chism. Song—“ Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild.” Junior Department. Theme—Youth. Recitation by Junior Boy—" God Wants the Boys.” Recitation by Junior Girl "God Wants the Girls.” Recitation by Classes—“ Our Aim.” Song by Junior Department—Loy alty to Christ.” Intermediate Department. Scripture Reading—“ The Christian Armor.” Eph. 6:10-18, by Interme diate boy. Competitive sword drill, by entire department. Song by entire school —"Lo, Al mighty Army.” Senior Department. Theme: Life (for service). Recitation—By young women in the senior department. Solo—"O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee.” Adult Department. Theme: Trust. Bible Reading—“A Life of Trußt In God.” Prayer by the department. Entire School. Theme: Yourself. A consecration service. Song by congregation standing— “ Take My Life, and Let It Be.” Short talk by the superintendent. A few words by the pastor. Silent prayer, closed by the pastor. Consecration Hymn, Verse 4. Benediction. To these services the public is cor dially invited. Nigh\,aisrvice* Resumed at St. Paul’s •'SO Church. St av . s Episcopal Church will re sume the night services at 8 p. m. to day. Since the early summer there have been no night services at St. Paul’s. Rev. Dr. Whitney has planned to have afternoon services for the first weeks in the fall, but his congre gation urged him to begin the night meetings now. These meetings have been well at tended and Dr. Whitney has reached many Augustans at this hour. The services are very simple. The choir has special music, but that is not all, the congregation is given an oppor tunity to take part in the services, for well selected popular songs are j sung at the same hour. Dr. Whitney I will begin tonight a series of sermons “Peace on Earth Good Will to Men’’ “Come, ye disconsolate, where e’er ye languish; Come to the mercyseat, fervently kneel; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrows that Heaven cannot heal!” Prayer and peace are synonymous—both are exactly the opposite of turmoil and strife; of disturbed mental and spirit ual conditions. Peace and prayer represent unity of purpose, equitable mind and heart, contrite and controlled dispositions. Peace is essential to happiness; peace is essential to pros perity; peace is necessary to the best good of life. Misunderstandings are tempered; asperities are soften ed; differences are obliterated, through prayer—in faith be lieving . “The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man avail eth much;” the prayers of earnest and sincere persons will re move mountains. Peace is a possibility to those who come in an attitude of prayer, centering mind and heart on the great object—peace! Though calamity stalk through the earth, though strife is rampant, though statesmen disagree and armies battle,prayer takes the serious questions at issue and solves them. Peace is all about us; the Kingdom of God is within us! on the “Young Men of the Bible,” giv ing some character sketches of these ancient young fellows. The sermons will be of much help to the young men of today, and they are cordially in vited to each service. St. Paul’s is preparing for the "Every Member Canvas" the first of next month. This method has been adopted by a number of our local churches and it has revolutionized, in a measure, the finances of these churches. With the strong men back of Dr. Whitney, willing to take up this part of the church work, it will be an easy matter for them to complete the canvas in short order. New Church Sunday, Woodlawn Methodist Church, Oct. 18th. Pastor J. O. Brand, of the Wood lawn Methodist Church, announces New Church Sunday, October 18th. It will be a red letter day in the his tory of the church, and means much to that section of Augusta. The church has labored hard to build the house, and now that it will be com pleted in the whole of the exterior, the pastor and members are rejoicing. Mr. Brand says of the new church and its openings: Woodlawn Methodist Church We are just completing the exterior of our new church on Fifteenth Street. When finished it will be a gem. It will be an honor to the city of Au gusta, and every lover of the good and the beautiful should feel proud of the new institution. From a pecuniary standpoint, it will enhance the value of real estate, doubtless very much, in this part of Augusta. Yet that part of its value is but a bagatelle as compared with the real things that count in human affairs —culture £>f the heart and af fections. The two most important institu tions in any community are the school and the church. Every good citizen should be the patron of these insti tutions. We are anxious that our friends might tneet with us and help us to re joice. The entire day will be spent for this purpose. The morning ser vice will be for both men and women; the afternoon service (3 p. m.) will be for men only. The morning ser vice will be conducted by Mr. S. P. Marsh; the afternoon service will be ir. the hands, principally of Revs. Mr. MacFerrin and W. B. Dillard. We are inviting all the ministers of the different churches and their lay men to be with us in the afternoon service. Rev. Cree Aaway. Rev. Howard T. Cree, pastor of the First Christian church, is in Atlanta attending the World’s Convention of the Disciples of Christ. He will not return for services today at his church. In his absence Rev. Everette Holling worth will preach at It a. m. Mr. Hollingworth supplied for Dr. Cree, while he was on his vacation last summer and greatly endeared himself to the congregation. “Marriaae — Is It Human or Divine.” Dr. Wiggins’ Theme for Tonight. Dr. S. P. Wiggins, who is preaching a series of sermons on “Olden Scenes With Modern Actors,” will preach the second at the evening hour tonight. He wil take up a question as old as the human race, and bring it down to these modern days. His theme is: “Marlage—ls Is Human or Divine?” To one reading the proceedings of one of our divorce courts it would appear “Intervene, O Lord, We Beseech Thee, with All Thy Quickening and Persuasive Power, That Wisdom, Mercy and Brotherly Love Prevail ” that the marriage tie in this country is regarded as purely human. It will be interesting to hear what Dr. Wig gins has to say on the subject. The meeting begins at 8 p. m. MISS EVA BOOTH IS ON WORLD’S PEACE COMMITTEE Salvation Army Head Who Will Visit Augusta Said Principles Involved Must Appeal to All Lovers of Mankind. Among the noted personages in the religious world who have consented to serve upon the World’s Peace Com mittee, is Commander Miss Eva Booth, the national leader of the Sal vation Army, who is to visit Augusta in the very near future and deliver a lecture in the Grand Opera House. Miss Booth when accepting this ap pointment, wrote: “That war among the nations may speedily terminate, that enmity be tween the races of men may imme diately cease, that peace may be per manently established upon the earth, must strongly appeal to all lovers of mankind.” May all noble efforts for bringing about such a desirable result meet with the success its grand purpose deserves. A world-wide Salvation Army is praying to this end. 01Y MEETING CLOSES SUNDAY Tent Meet Will End With Closing of Afternoon Services. Be Transfered to Church Grounds. The tent meting under the auspices of the Asbury Methodist church will he closed with the afternoon service and transferred to the church on the 1000 block of D’Antignac street. The meetings have run for two weeks. The weather has been very unfavorable, but the services have been succssful. Numbers have expressed a desire to lead better lives, and it is likely that a number will be added to the church roll when pastor Echols gives the* opportunity at the services this week. The metings this week will be con ducted by Rev. Mr. Atkinson, pastor of the Warrenton Methodist church. Mr. Atkinson was in' Augusta at the district conference last summer. While here he made a splendid impression, and Mr. Echols believes that he will reach the people In the evangelistic services of this week. He is a man of middle age, well prepared for the work, and is an excellent preacher. He will preach two sermons each day, at 4 and 8 p. m. The metings will close Sunday, the 18th, when Dr. Dickey, president of Emory College, will preach the dedi catory sermon of the church. This will be a great day for Ashury. The church has been in debt since they THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. palpit®Hcu)s Q-iriM BAPTIST. Second Baptist Church. O, P. Gilbert, pastor. Preaching by the pastor 8 p. m„ theme, “The Golden Rule and Its Application to Modern Life." Sunday Bchool rally 10 to 11:16 a. m. Special program. Public cor dially invited. CHRISTIAN. West End Christian Church. Preaching at 11 a. m„ subject, “A i Great Duty and Privilege Neglected.” Bible school, 3 p. m. Preaching, 7:30 p m., subject, “Conversion.” Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 8 o’clock. A cordial welcome awaits every one. H. L. Veach, minister; G. A. Bell, Bible school superintendent. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. First Church of Christ, Scientist. 315 Union Bank Bluilding. Services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock; Wed nesday evening at 8 o'clock; Sunday school at 12:15. Reading room open dally from 11 to 1 o'clock. The pub lic Is cordially Invited to attend the services and visit the reading room. EPISCOPAL. Retid Memorial. Services at 11 a. m„ and 8:15 p. m., conducted by the pastor, Rev. S. L. McCarty. Sunday school at 4 p. m. Bible school will be taught by Mr. built the Sunday school annex ffnd made other improvements in 1907 and 1908. One of the burning desires of the present pastor’s heart has been to clear the church of all debt before the annual conference In November. There remains of the debt the sum of one hundred dollars. This amount Is in guilt-edge subscriptions, and will all be paid this week. Dr. Dickey will have magnificent crowds to greet him at each service, and the church will worship with a degree of Joy known oniy to those who have been delivered of a great burden. REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICES ST. LUKE S BARAGA GLASS The regular Sunday afternoon devo tional service of the St. Luke Baraca Class will lie held this afternoon at 8:30 o’clock at the regular place of meeting. The young men of this class are proud of their attendance of last Sun day, which was 52; today they expect to make it 60. This class has heeii doing a great deal of good In the past and want to continue in the work of upbuilding. The topic for discussion today is: "The Lust Supper.” Golden Text: “As often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord’s death till he come.” (1 Cor, xi, 26). The meeting today will no doubt prove interesting and beneficial to all who are fortunate enough to attend. Strangers are cordially invited to attend all meetings of this class. “The class that bids you welcome.” FAIR*” TIM E ~ See the better babies’ contest— It's the fairest of (he fair— And walk down the shining midway, Hear the ballyhoo's wild blare; Stuff yourself with cones and peanuts. At the freak calf take a stare. And don’t overlook the lady Who does dances rather rare. T.T.S. D Lawton B. Evans. The presbytery of Augusta will meet in this church on Tuesday evening and will continue In session until Thursday evening. The public is invited to all the services. St. Paul's Church. Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney, rector. Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, Oct] 11th. Holy Communion, 8 a. m Sun day school, 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a. m. Evening prayer, 8 a. m. PRESBYTERIAN. Greene Street Presbyterian Church. Between 12th and 13th Streets. M. M MacFerrin, pastor. Divine wor ship, 11:15 a. m. t and Sp. in. Sermons by the pastor; morning, “Starving in ihe Midst of Plenty”; evening, "Re joicing in the Lord.” Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Everyone welcome. COLORED churches METHODIST. Bethel Methodist Church. Rev. A. M. Jordan, pastor. Prayer meeting, 6:30 a. m. Sunday school,, 10 a. m. Preaching, 11:30 a. m„ by the pastor. Sunday school at St. James, 3:30 p. m. Missionary meeting, 4 p. m. Preaching, 8 p. m. The public cordially invited to attend all these services. NATIONAL CONVENTION THE BROTHERHOOD OP ST. ANDREW, ATLANTA The national convention of the Brotherhood of St. Android* will meet In Atlanta Wednesday of tills week and will continue in session till next Sunday. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is a Protestant Episcopal organization, whose object is the spread of Christ’s kingdom among men especially young men. The organization was founded in 1883 In Saint James Parish, Chi cago, by James E. Houghteling and others. It has as its unit of organi zation the local chapter. The Brotherhood of Saint Andrew has had a steady growth. In 1906 there were 1352 charters In force, rep resenting 763 active chapters, 498 in active chapters, and 104 dormant chapters. There Is a Junior depart ment for work among boys. Today the chapters ore firmly established in most of the Episcopal churches and are a great force in winning men. All the Chapters Representative. The meting in Atlanta will bring to gether representatives of all the chap ters in the United States. There will be at leaHt one thousand men prosent, nmong them some of the most distin guished citizens of the country. Last year when the convention met in New York it is said two thousand men were were present at the corporate com munion. It was an inspiring scene. Headquarters for the convention In Atlanta will be the Ansiey Hotel. St. Paul’s church will send a splen did delegation to represent their chap ter. The names of the delegates could not be gotten for the press, hut it will be an enthusiastic company, and will take active part in the work of the sessions of the convention. St. Paul's chapter is one of the oldest in the country. Five men will represent the ! chapter In Atlanta. 1 Peace can be accomplished if enough people actually and seriously want it, assembling in prayerful attitude of mind to help establish a spirit of peace. A wave of sentiment averse to war, and a vast impulse of sympathy for peace, sweeps all before it. With hearts and minds and voices lifted in unison, where feelings for peace are strong and worthy, and where intel lectual and spiritual man grapples in an effort to restore tranquility, peace is possible, and, where the motive is right, will prevail. There is physical wrong in strife whether it be from lack of mental poise or from failure to be better employed; there is moral wrong in strife, whether it be the result of physical or spiritual shortcomings; there is moral wrong in strife, wheth er it be between neighbors or between nations; there is spirit ual wrong in strife, because it disturbs man’s natural desire for universal brotherhood. ; Peace comes through complete understanding, through joining heart to heart the thoughts and feelings which make peace and are peace ! Like other good things peace is ours if we take it; peace radiates from those who have it; peace is universal when all feel it! i Largest Bible Conference May Be Held in Augusta; Meet Next Year Largest Bible Conference Ever in This Section of the South May Be Held in This City Early Next Year---Augusta Ha? Long Needed a Movement of This Type. Plans on foot promise to bring to Au gusta early next year the biggest Bible conference ever held in this section of the South. Last spring Augusta said to the world: "We are friends of the Chautauqua movement. We will sup port by our money and our presence, and we will make this the most successful chnutauquu in the whole group." It was this spirit tint suggested Augusta **' I>,ck «y. IL1)., president of the ‘ World's Bible Conferences," the selection of our city as a center for one ot his great Bib.e schools. Ur. Dicker i is president of the Winona Lake Bible | lontoronce, one of the highest class , summer conferences for the study o-f j the Bible and related thought in Am- ! erica. If the present efforts to make j Augusta the central conference point sue-’ coed, it will bring, to this city some i or the leading Christian teachers in Am- ' eVica ami Europe, and will attract phe- j nomenal crowds. Ihe purpose of the Bible Conferences 1 as set forth in their prospectus is: “To f unfold the riches of God’s word; to con- j firm faith in its inspiration; to set forth plans for teaching and preaching the I Word; to deepen and broaden and quick ! en the spiritual life.” With such a high purpose it ought to be an easy matter to find tile support, the movement will j need, to insure its success. Inter-Denomlnatlonal. Augusta has long neded a movement of this typo and class. Our union meet ings have seldom enlisted all the preachers and all the teachers and all the people. It Is felt that all may be united in the conference. It Is but just to say that it is 1 nter-denomlational. Its speakers are gathered from all l'ro tustunt churches, and are selected with that disorirnin:ilion born of wisdom and experience. The questions selected are Niirh as ure vital to all Christians of whatever denomination. In case the Bible Conference succeeds It will likely take the place of the union meetings for a number of years at least. It will mean a better citizenship for Augusta, and a more loyal and consistent allegiance to the cause of righteousness. The Bible Conferences are the out growth of the Winona Bible Conference, and other summer conferences. If the summer conferences were successfully operated, why not winter conferences as well? The answer to the question came when Dr. Sol C. Dickey organized and Incorporated the World's Bible Con ferences. Last winter a series of these conferences was held. Seven of the larger cities were visited. The success was phenomenal. From these seven cities um central stations thirty-eight other cities were visited. The results were most gratifying. Their Support. In these cities the ministers, nnd laity gave their unstinted support. The news papers gave details of the meetings and addresses, in some eises going into the minuteness of the speeches and proceed ings of the conferences. For the corn ing season the management of the con ferences has secured some of the great social workers, and teachers of the nge. Twenty-five central cities will be visited this winter, and more than a hundred other places will be readied from these points. The conference in Augusta will not carry with it any of the special pro pagandist type of teachers so common In Bible conferences. It will not supplant any worthy methods now iu|ed by the churches for the props gat loir of ChVUt ianlty. Preaching, teaching, Inspiration, exposition and archaeology will receive emphasis at the meetings. The conference will print in book form all the principal Addresses »nr I sell them to the public. Tlie book will be of great value to those who attend the meetings and of more or less interest to others. Conferences Endorsed. The conferences are endorsed by the lending preachers, thinkers, newspapers, and religious Journals of the country. It jroes without saying that the Augusta papers will do their shave of advertising the matter in case the promoters suc ceed in making this the central city lor the inter-state group. Such a conference in Augusta will give the people of this city just what | Atlanta has been getting for a number lof years. It will draw from the towns, | villages and Vural sections of this part j of the state many of our leading citi j sens, and will put Augusta before the ’ people with whom we trade in a differ j ent light. It will demonstrate to the i world that we can have something worth wlille on a groat scale. It is believed that a conference of tills type will re construct many lives right here In Au gusta and build up every congregation and Sunday school in the city. This will mean a betteV citizenship. By turn ing the minds of the city officials to the patriarchal laws they will set a new sUndard in civic efficiency. Already the preachers and a number of the lead ing citizens are interested in the move ment. and It promises a great success. Details of Augusta Conference will be bunded you Haturduy after Friday night’s meeting. At a meeting attended Friday night by a large number of ministers and laymen, it was decided to take the question of having a World Bible Conference in Augusta directly to the churches. It seems certain that the churches will ratify the plans for fi nancing the movement, and tho con ference will meet here in February. To secure the largest amount of co operation from all tho churches a spe cial committee was appointed at the meeting Friday night whose duty it is to enlist all the churches. The com mitteemen are Rev. S. P. Wiggins, pastor of St. John’s Methodist Churcn, Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney, rector of St. Paul’s Church; ltev. M. Ashby Jones, pastor of the First Baptist Church; Rev. P. J. Ha me, pastor of the St. Matthew's Hvangelical Luther an Church, and Mr. 1 falter Hunter, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. This committee will report next week, and it is evident that the World’s Bible Conference will receive the endorso mnt of all the Protestant churches. SALVATION ARMY MEETINGS TODAY Tho following meetings will be held by the Salvutlon Army today, Sun day : 11 a. m.—Open-air service at Broad and McKlnno Streets. :i p. in.—Sunday school, to which all children and others not attending Sunday school are especially Invited. 7:30 p. m.—Out-door service on Broad Street near the monument at which special songs and solos with short Gospel talks will be an Interest ing feature. This meeting will bo followed by an old-time revival ser vice to be held In the Salvation Army Hall, 1283 Broad Street, to which tho public will be heartily welcome. Tuesday night, October 13th, a spe cial and most Interesting out-door sedvlce will be held at the corner of Broad and Eve Streets, West End, commencing at 8 o’clock. "Shall we take stock this hot weather? 1 hate to tackle such a tough Job." "Let somo of the returning vaca tionists do It,” said the boss. “It will seem a pleasant relief to them.” 7