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Augusta Church News
At a Glance
Home -Comi ng Service at St. John'*
M. E. C.
At this season of the; year the church
es renew their effort*. Rally* and
home-coming service* have been very
popular thle fall. Among the wide
awake churches to engage in special
aarvii-e of thi* kln<l i* Ht. John's Meth
-4M At the 11 o'clock servic e today
111 church will hold It* "Home-Crmi
\pg Service. The pairtor and stewards
•re anxious to have all members of
the church present. To those who
have not been regular attendant* the
Invitation is more urgent.
The purpose of the meeting Is to In
crease the spirit of real service among
the membership of Ht. John's. In ev
ery eongregation are the aged and the
cripple For these the church has sir
ranged with Mr. L. 8. Arrington to
provide ways for them to attend the
meeting this morning. Mr. Arrington
I* the chairman of the board of sew
ards and a notice to him that you
wiah to attend the meeting will receive
the best attention An effort has been
made to make this a great day for Ht.
.Toon’s, and the membership Is request
ed to co-operate to the fullest
The pastor. Rev. H I’. Wiggins, will
presch a special sermon, the theme of
which is "Torch Bearerr*.” At Bp. m.
he will preach the third of his series
on "Olden Scenes With Modern Act
ors." The theme for the evening will
be, "My Brother- Am 1 His Keeper?”
North Augusts Baptist Church Enjoys
a Social.
On lasi Friday Dr. A A. Walden
gave the male .members of the North
Augusta Baptist, church a delightful
■octal. All the -mule members were
Invited and most attended There
were short talks by a number of the
men The spirit of which was to take
hold of the work and make It go. Afler
the talks and some time spent In con
versation, light refreshments were
served. The womdn are planning a
uncial of a similar nature.
The North Augusta. (Itapt Ist i Itu
raea* and Phllatheas are painting ttie
annex to the church. The young wo
men are furnishing the paint and the
yonng men are doing the work When
finished It will make the annex much
more attractive.
The Woman's Missionary Society
Augusta Presbyterey
of Unusual Interest;
Met Here Tuesday
Th<> Augusta presbytery, which met
In Augusta on Tuesday of last week,
was one of unusual Interest, ltev. .1
1.. Brownlee of Madison, tin., was mod
erator. and under Ids direction and
leadership liuslncHs was dispatched so
expeditiously, the body finished lt»
work Wednesday at noon. The pres
bytery closed Its session on Thursday
evening with an Inspirational service.
The meet iny of the Augusta pres
bytery at Reid' Memorial church on
the Hill waa one of the beat lit a num
ber of ycara. The organisation Is com
posed of about 24 churches of this sec
tion of Georgia. Twenty or these had
representation at this session, about
half of the delegates were ministers
The new pastors received Into the
Seeing An Opportunity and Helping!
It is time to l»o “up and doing.”
Dip future is bright and promising but there must be foundation
work done in the present.
Every day has its own activities; every individual has bis own re
sponsibilities; every community must buckle down to work.
Some critics say the world is not growing bettor—some optimists
claim it is better all the time.
Whatever steps are taken in advance, someone must be responsible
for the work—and he must have a legion to help him.
Each must lend a hand to help the cause and to do this must look
up, not down; look out, not iu!
Idle waiting is likely to result in vain hoping.
To get full value from church work we must put valuable efforts into
that work.
Substantial hope for success results from earnestness and activity.
Iu every church of this community there are places which ought to
be filled by those wlro have been neglecting church work.
In every congregation in this community there is a welcoming hand,
anti a hope, that the spiritually unemployed get busy.
had an old fashioned quilting last week
at the church. The quilts were made
in full and sent to the Baptist Orph
an's Home.
fiwlng to the absence of pastor W.
B. Waugh there will tie no services at
the church today. Rev. Mr. Waugh
has gone to Fairfax, where he will hold
a meeting of several days in their new
church Just opened for worship.
New Church Sunday at Woodlawn
Methodiat Church.
This is one of the great days of the
Woodlawn Methodist church. For
two years or more the church has been
worshipping In the Sunday school an
nex Today they will go Into the new
church building, the exterior of which
lias been about completed. The new
building adds much to 16th street. The
community Is delighted that the build
ing Is nearing completion
The services begin lit 11:16 a. m.
with an address by H, F. Marsh. Mr.
Marsh is sn excellent speaker and his
address will tie heard by a large crowd.
At 8 p. m. there will he special service
for men "For Manly Men .” The speak
er of the hour is the Rev. W ,B. Dil
lard, pastor of Ht. James Methodist
i burch. At the night service Rev. W.
T. Hamby, presiding elder .will jireach.
Public cordially Invited.
Rev. M M. MacFerrin on "The Evan
gelistic Church.”
Re\. M M. MacFerrin, pastor of the
fircone Street Presbyterian church,
will preach today at 11 a. m. on "The
Evangelistic Church.” The Presby
terian church in America will make
the next year one of great evangelistic
effort It Is In keeping with this
movement that Mr MacFerrin will
preach today. The theme for the night
service Is: "Man After Hod’s Own
Heart.” The public will find a warm
welcome at this church.
Dr. M. Ashby Jones’ Will Preach On
"The Joy Of Love."
At 11:15 a. m Dr. M. Ashby .Tones
; will preach on "The Joy of liove,” At
s p. m. his theme will be: "What Rye
I Hath Not Seen Nor Ear Heard.” Dr.
lories Is one of our most Interesting
| ministers, and lilh sermons are always
inspiring and helpful. You are Invited
I to hear him today.
preabytery will add much to the suc
vi-HN of tile cause they repreant, Of
these there were threat Rev. 8.
MeCarty, Reid Memorial church; Rev.
James Bradley, pastor at Montlcello;
Bev, J. J). MePliall, • pastor of the
Waynesboro church.
The reports to the presbytery showed
that the spiritual and financial con
ditions of the churches were above
the average. Next year Is to lie a year
of evangelism in all the Presbyterian
churches in the country. They believe
the time to he opportune and they will
Put forth great effort to gather In the
harvest.
The presbytery meets twice each
year. In the spring and fall. The next
meeting will be held with the Presby
terian church at Montlcello, in the
early spring of 1915.
BAPTIST WOMAN’S CITY
UNION TO MEET FRIDAY
Th«* Baptist Woman * Pity Fnion will
5J25J w, *h Woodlawn Baptist rhurrh on
Friday afternoon next at 4:30 o'clock. A
attendance la re*iu**tod.
“He That Soweth the Good Seed is the Son of Man; the Field
Is the World; the Good Seed Are the Children of the Kingdom”
HFTEfi m HF HARD STRUGGLE
Oil METHODIST CHURCH IS
FREE AT LAST FROM DEBT
During Past Seven Years of Debt the Church Has Had Strong
Preachers at Its Head --However, It Remained For Rev. A.
D. Echols to Make Possible the Glad Day of “Being Free’’
---Dr. James E. Dickey Will Preach.
Afl*r Haven yearn of real hard strug
gle Anbury Methodist church In to bo
free of all debt. Twring thin time the
church has had strong preachers at the
head, but it remained for Rev. A. D.
Rebels to make posnlble the glad day
to which all heart* of the church mem-
I>e*rH are turned.
The main body of the church wan
built before the w,tV in 1857. Of course
thin wan paid for at it* completion or
noon after. With the growth of the
mem hern hip and the Sunday school
larger quarters become necessary. In
1907 the work wan begun and completed.
A new front was added and a Sunday
school annex and pastor's study in the
reuV of the auditorium. The front great
!y adds to the beauty of the building
and the annex and pastor’s study in
creaee the efficiency <of the church’s
work About three yearn ;igo side
walks were put down In front of the
church and the parsonage. Taking it
all in all it gives Asburv Mothodlat
church one of the prettiest church plants
In the Hty.
Does Not Boast of Riches.
But Anbury church does not boast of
riches. Some of its members are well
to-do, others are earning good salaries,
while a. number are poor. The improve
ments were built at an expense of sev
. nil thousand dollars. To meet the notes
ns they came and current expenses has
been no small problem. Many grew more
or less discouraged, while to many the
debt became a nightmare.
Rev. A. I>. Kchols came to the church
four years ago from a circuit in Han
roek county. It was his first pastorate
In « city large as Augusta, and many
feared that his health might fall as It
was not good and he worked day ana
BIG RALLY DAY
AT ST. JAMES
Purpose of Rally is to Interest
Parents of Children Who At
tend Church But Not Sunday
School.
81. James Methodist chorch has one
of the largest .Sunday schools In the
city Hut It is not satisfied. There
are many children, whose parents are
members «>f St. James, who do not at
tend the Sunday school, and a large
number In the community or nearby who
attend no Sunday school at all. To
Interest the members of the church and
school and those on the outside Is the
aim of this monster rally day.
The enurch lias recently begun to en
large ami re-arrange its Sunday school
home. Those who attend today will get
some Idea of the character of the work
that Is being done for the school. St.
•lames church has a fine territory to
draw from, and it will be an easy mat
ter to make the Sunday school the larg
est In the city, and with the splendid
talent in the church, the most efficient.
For the accommodation of all today
the rally services have been grouped
Into different hours. The first rally
■will take place at 10 a. m.. the regular
hour of the Sunday school. At this
time tha Business Men's Class will take
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
night with the people of the church and
the debt. This is the beginning of the
last month of his pastorate and he now
looks upon a church free of all Incum
brance, ready to take up the tasks of
the field with a new' pastor who will
be sent to the church from the North
Georgia confidence in November. , It is
needless to say that of all who rejoices
Pastor Rchols and his good wife do
more abundantly. It is the crowning
day of four years of strenuous service:
it is the day for which he has prayed
without ceasing or discouragement. The
community rejoices with him In this
glad hour.
Special Program.
A special program for the day has
been arranged. It. is as follows:
Dedication Sunday, October 18th. 1914.
11:15 a. rti.. preaching by Dr. James
K. Dickey. D.D.
Presentation of the Church Front and
Sunday School Room, by the official! of
the church.
Dedication ceremonies.
3:30 p. m. “The Church and Mis
sions” —Mrs. W. M. Allen.
“The Church the Community”—
Rev. C. M. Verdel.
“The Church and the Sunday
School.”—Rev. J. F. Roberts.
“The Church and the Home’ —Rev. S.
P. Wiggins. _ __
8:00 p. in.—Preaching by Dr. James E.
Dickey. 4
It is very appropriate to have Dr.
Dickey at Aabury on this occasion. His
father was the first pastor of the church,
and he is president of the leading
Methodist, college in the state. He will
be heard by large /Crowds at each
service.
part *The second rally will take place
1n the church at 11:15 a. m. Every mem
ber of the church is asked to attend this
rally ns it will be full of interest to all.
The third rally will take place at 7 p
m. when the Kpworth League will hold
a special service. ABp.m. it is hoped
to have the climax of all the preceding
services.’
Dr. Dillard, the pastor, is a man of
Drond vision, and is anxious to lead his
church into the greater things of the
Kingdom. This is near the close of hi*
first year, and It will be a beautiful deed
for every member of the church arid
Sunday school to show their apprecia
tion of the good man and his able work
among them by attending church today.
All services begin on the liouT.
NEW PASTOR FOR SUNDAY
AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Rev. G. W. Wilcox, a special frbmd
of I)r. .1. R. Sevier, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will preach at
both services today in the absence of
the pastor. Mr. Wilcox is a young man
of splendid gifts, and will he heard by
large crowds at each service.
The night service will have the
usual beautiful, musical program. The
service will begin at 8 p. m. and for
twenty minutes there will be special
music by the choir and congregation.
The whole of the services will not last
over an hour.
The Sunday school hour has been
changed to 4 p. m. Already the at
tendance has run to the four hundred
mark. You arc invited to all services
at this church.
HE BEPHZIBAH
BAPTIST MEET
IN SPREAD
Association to Hold Its One
Hundred and Twentieth Ses
sion Beginning Wednesday at
10 A. M.
The Hephzibah Baptist Association
will meet next week at Spread to hold
its one hundred and twentieth session.
The first session will begin Wednesday
at 10 a. m.. and will be in charge of W.
J. Heggie, the moderator. Rev. R. W.
Tliiot. the clerk of the association hav
ing moved away, it will be necessary to
elect a successor.
There will be delegates from all the
churches in the association and a good
time is expected. The church has pre
pared to entertain the visitors, and des
pite the cry of hard times Spread will
be royal in her hospitality'.
After the association is called to or
der and the delegates are enrolled. Rev.
Thomas Walker, who has been in the
organization for more than thirty years
will prach the introductory sermon. His
sermon will be full of interest as it will
embrace a retrospective view of the As
sociation and his connection with it. He
will be heard by a large congregation
as he is much loved by the people of
this section.
Rev. S. Cousins to Preach.
Rev. Solon Cousins, pastor of the
Baptist church, of Waynesboro, will
preach the missionary sermon. Mr.
Cousins is a brilliant young man, and
his sermons are gems of thought and
beauty. He will preach on Thursday,
the day when the biggest crowds are
present.
During the sessions of the associa
tion a number of important committees
will report. The committee on Vital
Statistics will be read by Dr. M. Ashby
Jones, pastor of the First Baptist
church. He will deal with some vital
questions to the Baptists of the Heph
zibah Association.
The executive committee will make
its annual report on Thursday. It will
take up the work done in the bounds of
the Association during the year. The
committee is composed of Mr. John
Phinizy, Augusta, chariman; Mr. Jas.
A. Carswell Hephzibah, secretary; W.
W. Hamilton, Grovetown; Rev. W. J.
Howard. Wrens; Rev. S. B. Cousins,
Waynesboro; Rev. W. J. Stockton, Mid
ville; Rev. R. E. D. Harris, Hephzibah;
Rev. M. Ashby Jones, Rev. Thomas
Walker. Rev. O. P. Gilbert, Mr. J. G.
Melding, and Rev. A. J. Smith, recently
elected.
New Association.
One of the most impefrtant questions
to come before the meeting will be the
withdrawal of a large number of church
es to organize a new association. The
reasons given for such an organization
are many, principal of which is the
size of the Hephzibah. It is supposed
that all the churches in the third, and
some from the first and second districts
will want letters to go into the new as
sociation. Delegates from these churches
will meet in Thomson on the 28th and
organize under the name of the Kilpat
rick Association. It is claimed that
twenty odd churches will go into the
new organization and Thomson will be
its centre.
The Hephzibah Association will come
to a close Friday.
IN LOVE.
“I’m certain he loves me,” said the
suburban girl.
’ Hows that?”
“It is a four-mile walk to town. He
misses the ast car about twice a week,
but he still keeps coming.”
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
Rome hearts have grief as tenant,
And many vain regrets.
It’s tough to lose the pennant.
Also a lot of bet*.
In every normal character there is a desire to do something and be
something that will be for the benefit of the world in general.
. Organizing the recruits into companies is of the utmost importance,
and gathering in recruits makes happy hearts everywhere.
The work of the churches is done by volunteers—the individuals
who appreciate what ought to be done, and who realize that there is
some one thing, or some few things, which each individual can do best.
, What is needed today is a willing constituency that will assist the
church organizations in carrying forward the great work which is so im
portant—the evangelizing of the world.
There is something for everyone to do and each, taking up his own
task, will enable the church to make good progress.
The possibilities of the present are here because the foundation was
properly laid in the past.
. The work of the future depends on the, foundation that we are lay
ing. or repairing,or conserving.
, Much remains to be done; much depends on what is done now;
much depends on wlwt we ourselves do.
We must give a good account of the way in which we have met our
responsibilities. Clan you 1
SALVATION ARMY
MEETINGS TODAY
The meetings of the Salvation Army
will bo held as follow* today:
11 a. m., Open-air service on up
per Broad Street, near Hick's Hall.
3 p. m„ Sunday school, to which all
children and adults not attending
other schools are especially invited.
7:30 p. m., Another most interesting
open-air service will be held on Broad
Street near the monument, which will
be followed by a special meeting in
the hall, 1283 Broad Street, to which
the public are especially invited.
BOYCOTT OF "GERMAN AND
AUSTRIAN MUSICIANS BY
LONDON IF DETRIMENTAL
London. —The boycott of German
and Austrian musicians,if employed to
the detriment of English musicians,
has been approved at a meeting of the
London musicians, over which Sir
Frederick Cowen presided. A com
mittee composed of the chairman. Sir
Edward Elgar, Edward Herman, I.an
don Ronald, Sidney Jones, Hubert
Bath, Fred James and Gilbert Webb,
was appointed to circularize the pro
fession on this subject.
While English musicians should not
taboo good music from whatever
source It came. Sir Frederick Cowen
declared, they must recognize the fact
that foreign musicians had for many
years usurped the places which could
be filled by equally competent Brit,
ishers.
"It Is not a question of animus," he
said, “It Is a question of our being ab'e
to come into our own.”
The prevailing opinion was that the
war offered an exceptional opporunlty
for English musicians since it also
called away French, Russian and Ital
ian competitors.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHRISTIAN.
West End Christian Church.
Preaching 11 a. m., subject, "The
Greatest Memorial.” Preaching 7:30
p. m., subject, "Climbing the Golden
Stairs.” Bible school 3 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night, 8 o’clock.
Training class Friday night at parson
age. Our doors are open wide to all
who want to iearn of the ways of the
Lord. H. L. Veaeh, Minister, G. A.
Bell, Bible School Supt.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Christian Science.
First church of Christ, Scientist, 315
Union Bank Bldg. Services Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock. Wednesday
evening at 8 o’clock. Sunday school at
12:15. Reading room open daily from
11 to 1 o'clock. The public is cordially
Invited to attend the services and vis
it the reading room.
EPISCOPAL.
Reid Memorial.
Services at 11 a. m. and at 8:15 p.
m. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. S.
L. McCarty, at both services. Sunday
school at 4 p. m. Bible Class talk by
Mr. L. S. Arrington. A cordial wel
come to all services.
St. Paul’* Church.
Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney, rector.
Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, Oct.
18. Holy communion 8 a. m. Sunday
school 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and
sermon 11 a. tn. Evening prayer 8 p.
m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18.
Just turn a switch or pres*
* button and flood the room
with light—if you liv* in an
•l*ctrio home. It’s very dif
ferent if you do not.
The Wilkes-Lincoln
County Fair
At Washington, Georgia
Opens Oct. 20th
Closes Oct. 24th
The change in the dates of the
Augusta Fair causes a confllot
of dates, but the great fair at
Washington last year, and the
bright prospects for a still bet
ter one this fall, will cause a
large number of Augusta peo
ple to attend the Washington
Fair. It is “Home-Coming"
week for all old residents and
friends, and a large number of
Augusta people are included. It
will be a week of reunion and
pleasure. Of real information
and profit, for the display of
farm and field products, live
stock and poultry, of garden and
dairy, domestic science and art.
From a standpoint of quality
and variety, will not be surpass
ed by any fair in the state. The
grounds are beautiful, the race
track is among the best. The
grand street parades each morn
ing are in a class to them
selves.
FIRST MORNING twenty
five handsomely decorated farm
wagons, then merchants, floats,
and carriages and rigs, all
drawn by handsomely decorated
teams.
SECOND DAY. Over one hun
dred couples mounted on hand
some horses, with two bands of
music.
THIRD DAY. An array of
automobiles, dressed in flowers,
flags, bunting and beautiful
women, and the fourth day, one
hundred corn club boys and
over one thousand school chil
dren, four deep, with the of
ficers of the fair, and the school
superintendents as escorts.
Aeroplane flights, twice daily,
and races each afternoon. Tour
nament riding each night in
front of the grand stand under
the glare of cotton-ball bon
fires, engaged in by ladies and
gentlemen.
No choice of days, but Thurs
day will be Livestock Day and
“Augusta Day” and cheap rates
on the Georgia Railroad and the
splendid schedule will make It
easy for a full day for Augus
tans at the Washington Fair.
Try it one day and you will
spend the rest of the week with
us. It is too good to miss and
too cheap to hurt. A real old
"Wilkes County Barbecue” each
day on the ground, and the fin
est of music to enjoy while eat
ing.
Don't Gome'Til Fair Opens