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SIX 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