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SIX Augusta Church News At a Glance St Paul'* Episcopal Church to Have Special Sobfcion of Sunday School. There will be an interesting meet ing of the St. Paul Sunday school thi# Afternoon at 4 o’clock. This docs not take the place of the regular Sunday school, which meets in the morning, but la a apodal occasion arranged hy Dr. Whitney and the superintendent. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together al! ihe Sunday school classes at one time, when each class will re cite some part of the catechism. Dr. Whitney wishes all the pupils and their parents to be present, and ex tends a general invitation to tlie pub lic. There will be hymns. In which ail the congregation will Join, special mu sic by the excellent choir and an or chestra. An offering will be taken for the war children's Christmas fund. This will enable the public to Join In it good work and all arc cordially lnvltcrl to attend. Rev. A. D. Echols Left City Friday. Rev. A. 1). Krliols, who for lour years has been pastor of the Asbury Metho dist church, left Augusta Friday eve ning for MllledgcvUle, where be will apeitd u day or so liefore going to bis new field at South Broad Street church, Rome, lia. Dr. \V. T. Hamby, presiding elder, will preach at Asbury at 11 a. m. and Dr J. K. Roberts of til. Duke church will proach at night. Rsv. J. 0. Brand's Last Ssrmon Today. Rev. J. O. Brand, pastor of Wood lawn Methodist church, will preach his last sermon tonight, lie has been pas tor al Woodlawn for one year, and his work lias been faithful. It Is with re gret that he has to leave the city. He »sya he likes Augusta and Its people. Mr. Brand goes to one of the strong churches In the Atlanta circuit, the Martha Brown Memorial. This church is located In Must Atlanta, is In a fine residential section, and full of great possibilities. Mr. Brand leaves here Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Rsv. O. L. Jonss, Rochester, N. Y., at North Augusta Baptist Church. Rev. <». H. Jones, who for a number Of years was pastor of the Blakely Baptist church, Blakely, lia, will preach at North Augusta today at 11 a. m. and k p. rn. Mr. Jones at pres ent Is a student In the Rochester Theo logical Seminary, having gone there from Blakely last fall. It Is said Mr. Jones did a good work In Blakely. He built und paid for a 120,0110 church building and added much to the strength of the member ship. He und his wife are known | In Augusta, Mr. Jones having preach ed at Woodlawn Baptist and Mrs. Jones having represented the Woman’s Mission work, lie will be heard by large crowds at each service. Dr. Crsa in Splendid Masting in Savannah. Rev. Howard T. Cree, pastor of the First Christian church. Is In Savannah where he Is meeting with great suc cess In a special meeting at tho First Christian Church of taiit city. The meeting 1s coming to the close of Its second week ami will continue till Tuesday of this week. Dr. Cree will return to the city Wednesday and will ntjend the Praise service at night at his own church. In the absence of the pastor today Mr. Hollingsworth will preach at 11 a. m. There will be no night service. ‘UNCLE CHARLIE’ AT GRAYMONT Rev. 0. M. Wilkinson Reports Splendid Meeting in Progress. Entered Ministry When 18 Years Old. Rev. c. M. Wilkinson, who for a num t»ar of years Inn l>een doing evangelistic ■•rvlee along the line* of the Georgia Ift Florida railroad, !■ at Oraymont, Ga., where he reports a aplendld meeting In progress. “Uncle Charlie'* le a unique charac ter. In hla early daya he wna a brick tnaaon. He received little education, hut the laird blessed him with a good de vice of faith In the Eternal and a suf ficiency of confidence til himself With three Heart a and a strong body and powerful voice he entered the ministry ai the age of 18 yenra. Fiom the be ginning he haa been a rather free lance. He hae preached fia- almoet every de nomination In ethe South, and hundreds huve been added to the churches through hla mlnlatry. He has seldom held anv church for a great while, but thoae he haa touched remember him well. It was under hla ministry at the Crawford Wve. Hapttst church that that body waa redrgatilled, and put on a good founda tion. Three or four tears ago he bought a large lent and did an Indapendetit work In Augusta, later going Into South Carolina. From points licmaa the riv er he drifted Into South Georgia where he found a Vlch turn eat field His mes sages. hla manner, hla tuggadness all appealed to the erttlrra along the new road He organised new churchrg. built up thoae that had run down, and aa •lated the new railroad in advertising the n*w (Mo tion It hud op«n*tl up •or real Battlement As a token of their ■ippm lntton the officials of the road ex tended "Uncle Charlie” many courtesies. With the con Ing of the hard winter montt* “Uncle Charlie'* will return to the city where he will spend hla rata tktn REV. C. E. PEEL TO SOUTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE Rev C. K Peel, the beloved - -or of the (trace Methodist church In North Augusta, has gone to the annual atate conference of Ms chutch. The session Is being held at Spencer, and It will be the middle of this week before he will return. One of the leading members of (trace church made a statement that Mr l’ee] had Bern ed hla fourth ya*r as their pas tor and that he was one of the beat men In the country The church regrets the necessity of giving up Mr. Peel He haa made himself felt In every depart ment of the ehurch and eocinl life of North Augusta He leaves the church free of nil debt and the way open for hie aooressor to do a rnalK grrnt work The members of the church wish for him the beat to be had in the confer ence There will b« no service# at the eburcb today. Rev. C. M. Verdel’s Last Sermon at Broadway. Rev. C. M Verdell, pastor of the Broadway Methodist church, will [ preach his last sermon this evening at 8 o’clock. Mr. Verdell has been In the city three years and he has greatly endeared himself to all. He Is a man of splendid scholarship. In fact Is said to lie one of the leading scholars of the North Georgia conference. He has done an excellent work at Broad way and Ills many friends regret to see him go. He said to a friend the other day that his going seemed like the breaking of the tics of kindred. He goes to Pendergrass, a hustling lit tle town on the new railroad from Athens to Gainesville. He Is well pleased with his appointment. Dr. Wiggins Begin* Third Year at St. John Methodist Church Rev. ft P Wiggins, pastor of fit. John Methodist church, tins returned to that church for the third year, Dr. Wiggins' success has been very grati fying to the members of the church and the public In general. He said, when questioned with reference to his return, that hi- was happy to he hack at St. John. He loves his people and they are very fond of him, Judging by the annual report of the stewards and committees. He will preach today a special sermon concluding the 'Wom an's Societies week of prayer. At 8 p m. he will preaeh on "Despoiling a Giant, or a Study In the I-dfe of Moses.” Rev. Thomae Walker on “The Sorrow* of the City.” Rev. Thomas Walker, pastor of the Crawford Avenue Baptist church and the dean of all the Augusta pastors, will preach a special sermon tonight on the "Sorrows of the City." Mr. Walker's sermon will he largely tho outgrowth of Ills experience as pastor In Augusta. He will deal largely with local matters. At 11 a. m. he will preach on "Prayer.” Public cordially Invited to attend. "The Ideal Young Man,” Dr. Sevier’a Tneme. The First Presbyterian church, un der the leadership of Its able pastor, has made for itself a popular place among eventng churehgoers. Dr. Se vier Is always Interesting as a preach er, and his themes are of an appealing nature. Then Ihe music there is said by all who have heard It this fall to be the best tn the city. At 8 p. m„ Dr. Sevier will take for his theme "The Ideal Young Man," .ml follow it on next Sunday night with a ser mon on "The Ideal Young Woman.” The public Is cordially Invited to at tend. Rev. R. L. McCarty Be Inetalled At Reid Memorial. Rev. R. 1,. McCarty, pastor-elect ol Reid Memorial Presbyterian church, will be Installed today at 11 a. m. The committee In charge of the services are Revs J. L>. Brownlee, Madison; J. D. McPhall Waynesboro, and Mr. W. P. Egbert, Augusta. The evening service will be in charge of Mr. C. A Rowland, cltalrman of the l<aymen's Missionary Movement. Mr Rowlnnd Is Just home from a tour of the Fast and his lecture will be worth while, as ho visited the mission sta tions In China, Japan and Korea. HEPHZIBAH BAPTIST ASS’N HELD UNION MEET AT ABELENE The union meet Inn of the Flret Dl*- trlct Hephslbah Aenoctatlon wai held with Ahelene church, yesterday and to day. The union meet Inna of the Heph alhah Haptlat Aaaoclatlon are held once each quarter, one In each of the three districts of the association. These meet ings are generally very interesting and helpful though not attended as they were several years ago when the older men of this section were at the helm of the Haptlat churches The meetings bring togther a number of preachers, deacons and laymen. The topics are not always of special interest to the brotherhood as a whole, and it Is thought hy some that this accounts for the falling off In attendance and lack of Interest. The program for the meeting la aa (follows: Saturday morning. 10:30—Devotional servlet, W. 11. Murphy. 11:00- Introductory sermon. Rev. C. R. llutchlns. pastor Wood lawn Rapt Ist church, Augusta Saturday afternoon, 2:3o—What Should be l>one for the Workers, and With the Shirkers, and the Kicker* and the Blt tiro |M thi Spilttortf Dlvctund kur .1 II Oliver Thomas Walker and J. Howard Carpenter. 3:15 p. ni.—What Should he the At titude of our Churches Toward Sabbath Desecration J A J. Smith, O. F. Hil bert. and W. H. Hamilton. Sunday morning, devotional seniee, 10:30- J. H. Carswell. 11:00 m m.—Sermon hy W. A. Reaid. J. 11. Oliver, alternate. The public la cordially Invited to at tend. THANKSGIVING WAS WELL OBSERVED IN AUGUSTA CHURCHES Thanksgiving haa come and gone. It was appropriately observed by a number of churches, among them the Lutheran churches, at St. Matthew's the Church of the Good Shepherd and St. Paul's. The Pastors' association had a union service at the First Pres byterian church and the Second Bap tist ehurch had a thank offering serv ice. The above service a were all very In teresting and well attended. ' The service at the Second Baptist church was held on Wednesday evening at 7:48 o'clock and was a unique affair. The pastor, Rev. O. P. Gilbert, an nounced on Monday that all who came to the meeting would be expected to bring an offering for the poor, gro eerie* preferred At the service It was estimated that the members of the church had contributed about till to S4O In groceries, etr. The goods Were separated Into bundles and de livered on Thursday morning as a free-will offering to the poor of the ehurch. It is but fair to aav that oth ers than members of the church were remembered. Those who took part In the meeting will long remember the occasion as an inspiration in the art of helpfulness GREENE STREET PRESBYTERIAN Mr. C. A. Rowland, of Ath ens, Former Augustan and a Notable Speaker, Will Make An Address. Al the Greene Street Presbyterian Church today a notable speaker will ho heard, Mr. C. A. Rowland, of Ath ens, On. Mr. Rowland is one of the many sons of Augusta who lias i brought honor on his native cit.j. He lis known by all the older people of j the city as the son of our beloved Mrs. C. A. Rowland, and the brother of | Mr. W. M. Rowland. When lie was a j hoy ho attended .Sunday school and i church at the Greene Street Church iof which he was a member, until his removal to Athens. But he is known jail over the whole Southern Preaby- ! terlan Church as the chief originator jof tho Dayman's Missionary Mpve :ment, and for several years Its ifflc jlent chairman. He has been In de mand all over the United States and < 'aim da . a speaker In conventions j lof all denominations, telling of the ex cellent methods which his movement i has inaugurated in the Southern j Presbyterian Church. Returned from Tour. Mr. Rowland, with a party of select I men, has Just returned from an ex tended tour of Japan, Korea and Chi- i na, where they went to visit the mis- i slons of those countries. Of course ! ho was already familiar with these ! missions, as chairman of the Lay- i man’s Movement, and as a member of the Executive Committee of Foreign | Missions of his church, hut all this only gave him a greater power of ob servation as he went to personally study these countries, their people and their missions. The many friends of the work, and the many friends of Mr. Rowland will he glad to hear him tell of this Inter esting trip through the far orient. Tho address is not to he delivered with the purpose of raising at this time a spe cial missionary offering, hut to deepen the Interest In this splendid work. The hour of the service Is 11:16, and the pastor assures all visitors a cor dial welcome. The evening service, at 8 o’clock, will he of special Interest, with music by a chorus choir under the direc tion of Mrs. J. Hardwick Jackson, and a sermon by the pastor on the subject, “Our Clothing From the Lord.” There are three front doors to the Greene Street Presbyterian Church, all of which open with a welcome. Notes of St. Luke Baracas The regular Sunday afternoon devo tional service of Bt. Luke Baraca class will bo hold this afternoon at 3:00 p. m., at the regular place of meeting. The topic for discussion today is “Christ Crucified.” Golden text: “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Hint stricken, smitten of God. and nffltcted.” The lesson promises to be one of the most Interesting held by this class In some time. The lender of thlß class each Sunday tries to make the lesson Instructive as well ns beneflda , The attendance of this class on Inst Sunday was exceedingly good: today they hope to even do better. Stranger and visitors win alwHvs find a cordial welcome at all meetings of the ltaVaca class. A visit to this class today will be an hour well spent; It will he a visit which no doubt will prove very helpful. This class meets with the Sunday school, corner St. Luke street and Crawford avenue. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS BAPTIST. Second Baptist Church O P. Gilbert, pastor. Preaching by the pastor at 11 a. m., theme: ''Bap tist Opportunities ami Responsibili ties; 8 p. m. theme; “The Measure of a Man," an optical to young people. Sunday school at 10 a. m., \V. E. Fleming, superintendent Huraca class jmeits In room at 10; Id a. m., J. Q. Melding, teacher. PlUlatlien class meets 10:15 a. m., l)r. T. F. Bargeron, teach er. Public cordially Invited to all ser vices. CHRISTIAN. West End Christian Church Preaching at 11 a. m., subject: "The Vine and the Branches." Preaching at 7:30 p. m., subject: "The Way to Heaven." Bible school at 3 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, topic: "Bearing One Anoth er's Burdens.” Teacher Train class at parsonage Thursday night. Off! cars' monthly meeting Friday night. Our doors swing wide to all comers. H. 1* Veach. minister; G. A. Hell. Bible school superintendent. EPISCOPAL. St. Paul’s Church Rev. G. Sherwood Whittle.. rector. First Sunday In Advent, Nov. 29. Men's Corporate Communion at s a. tn, Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Morn ing prayer and sermon at 11:16 o’clock. Evening pruyer at 8 o'clock. St. Paul's Munday school Invited the parents and friends to attend a speolal session of the Sunday school at 4 p. nt. Sunday. PRESBYTERIAN. Raid Memorial Church. Corner Walton Way and Johns road. At 11 o'clock the pMtor-elect, F»v. 8. L. McCarty, will be Installed by the committee appointed for that purpose by Augusta presbytery. This being the first service of the kind held In this church It will he of unusual Interest, especially to the members of the church, who are urged to be pres ent. At the evenittk service Mr. Chas. A. Rowland of Athens, chairman of the Istyman's Missionary Movement of the Presbyterian church, will lecture on hi* recent visit to the mission sta tions of the Presbyterian church In the Orient. The public is cordially invited to both services. Sunday school st 4 p. m. The Bible class will be taught by Mr. E. U. Hook. /HE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. r NORTH GA. METHODIST CONFERENCE AND STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION Rev. 0. P. Gilbert Says is Reminded That There is Not So Much Difference in What We Believe and Not a Whit’s Dif ference in the Ultimate End to Be Obtained---Still Far Apart in Some of Minor Dobtrines. (By Oft P. Gilbert.) As a child in the mountains of North Alabama my earliest recollections take me beck to sect irian controversy. It ; wax at a time when the two gVeat de- I nominations of the South were trying to catch and to hold the mountain people. JAt Units the debates became bo hot th<t blows were pulsed and friendships «pvered never to be renewed. Often th** preacheiH ioat all sense of love and respect and things were said and done that only a merciful Ood can forgive, parents were Baptists, but partook j Mile (,f the cup of dispute or jealousy. Naturally they transmitted to me in a , Jl "' KlJrt: at least, the spirit of religious i toleration, if nothing else. But for a b>n* lime I was more or less suspicious jof other denominations. After a num : bc*r of years spent in school, where ’ one meets young men from a,l sects; and many more years spent in neighbor ly touch with people who represent al mont every phase of Christian belief, I have come to cheerish as one of Heav en’s best gilts the spirit of fraternal I helpfulness. Different Opinions. The parsing of the North Georgia Con ference. the State Baptist Convention, arid the present session of the South Georgia Conference reminds me that there is not so much difference in what we believe and not a whit’s difference in the ultimate end to be obtained. In some of the minor doctrines of the church we are yet far apart with little hope of getting together, and who wlii say that it is riot best to remain apart; 1 but we are no longer Jealously hawking at one another and invading the other's pasture. At heart Jesus Christ is Lord of both demoninations, and so long as he is king our differences will amount to little or nothing. What we need most is some plan by which we 'can combine our forces, and with the weaker de nominations in the state, wage relentless war on evil. It is pleasant to be in one of these great nnnuil gatherings, where preach ers and laymen alike have equal chances to express themselves, to hear read from a sister city the fraternal greetings of the other wing of the Lord's hosts. These greetings are not simply an expression *>f courtesy; they represent a pvayerful selection >of verse and the sincere good will of both bodies. Important. If the churches of America have fail < d, it is not due to a variety of religious belief. It is Just as important to have churches representing the different an gles of mental approach to God as it Is to have n variety of flowers. No one, If it were possible, would gather all the roses in the garden and roll them lip Into one. Such a rose would exist at the expense of all the other roses and would add nothing to the rose kingdom. The expressions to which I have referr ed do not imply a desire on the part of either church for so-called union, but they indicate the change that has taken place within the last twenty-five years. They point, too. to a spirit of bigness in heart and mind similar to that of the Master himself, and suggest at least the PASTORS ASSOCIATION TO HAVE A CALLED MEET ING MONDAY The Pastor's Association will have a called meeting tomorrow at 12 o'clock. The meeting, It is said, will l>e a very important one. Suitable resolutions will be adopted on the de parture of three of the most faithful members of the association to other parts of the state. The ministers are Rev. A. D. Echols, who left for Rome Friday ; Rev. .T. O. Brand and Rev. C. M. Verdel who are yet in the city. There ere other matters to come before the meeting in which all the Christian people of the community are Interested. It is not customary for the association to publish Its actions after the meetings save such news as the body authorizes for pub licity. Hence it is not possible*to say In advance just what the pastors will discuss, but we are assured that they will take part in a very interesting movement now on. That they will be on the side of good morals and good government goes without saying. All members are urged to be on time. REV. DR. DU BOSE AND HIS ATLANTA CHURCH Rev. H. M. Bußose, P.D., pastor of the First Methodist church of At lanta, one of the strongest churches in Southern Methodism, has had a clash with his ehurch. The Atlanta reports would have uA believe that it is very serious. We doubt that. Dr. Du Bose is a hard fighter and his war on looker clubs and vice in the Capital City has been fierce and continued. But he is a man of great learning and wisdom and It Is hardly likely that a seism of serious pro portions will follow the dropping of a few leading laymen from his official household. This loads us to recall the pastorate of Dr. Du Bose In Augusta Just a few years ago. While here he was the leader among the Pastors' association. While he did not have, all the time, the support of all the preachers, he did have most of It, and many a day did he make himself felt among law breakers and cheap politicians. His church here, St. John's Methodist, supported him. it is said, tn the war he waged against an open town. Whatever the breach In the Atlanta church. It is felt here that Dr. Dußose will be able to manage It. His friends 'here. :ind they are many, regret that the distinguished gentlemen referred to In the Atlanta papers hats seen fit to oppose him. “GOOD CITIZENSHIP" MEET AT CURTIS IS CALLED OFF There was a to be a meeting on “Good Clttaensblp" at Curtis church this aft ernoon at 4 but after talking it over with a number of elttaens Interested In tin matter the meeting was postponed till a later day. The citizens ave very hopeful of mak ing August a better city. There Is a feeling, that la becoming more and more tinlversil sense, that Augusta has sacrificed her most precious assets to the god of business This Impression Is found among men who make no profes sion of Christianity. They are men who are looking at matters from the angle of common sense, and It Is but a question of time before they win speak. The meeting will take place at a later date after alt plans are perfected. possibility of a federation by which the men of the next half century will fa 1 on the hosts of the Philistines and smite them flip and thigh. The times in which we live demand that we shall build a platform low enough for the largest of us; the plat form to- be used for the furtherance of the Christian religion. It may be that there Is enough bigotry left in some of us to kindle again a few martyr fires but such flames would enable us to see far ahead; and it would be refreshing to see once more a man or a few men dy ing for idc*als. Opinions Differ. It too often happens that men of the same church, preachers and laymen, dif fer, and their differences of opinion as to method or doctrine hinders the work of Christ. At times these differences settle into hate. We must see that the burden of world is laid at our feet, — its poverty, Ignorance and sin are all there —and that we can never throw It into the scrap heap of the years until nil of us get under it and lift at the same time. The generation to do this work may not be born, but it is in the loins of the fa triers and when it comes it will roll up the enemy and crush him. It is exhilarating to feel that one may have a part in a conference or a con vention where the price of cotton, the interest on money, and merchandise have so smal a place. The big things today in all of the churches, and there are no little things, are being approach ed by an army of men and women who may say little about doctrine, but they are more determined than ever in the history of Christianity that the work shall be done. Augusta's New Pastor*. It is refreshing to know that Augusta is to retain three of her Methodist pas* tors and receive three new pastors from other cities. Drs. Wiggins, Dillard and Roberts have become identified with the religious and social life of the city, and it would have been unfortunate to have transferred them along with the worthy pastors who went from Asbury, Wood lawn and Broadway to other pastorates. Since coming to Augusta they have made for themselves large places in the hearts of their and the public in gen eral. And by this it is not implied that those transferred had not succeeded. One of them hud served the limit, another three years, and the other had done an excellent work, and his return was ex pected. The pastors who have return ed for another year are familiar with the needs of the city, and will make this the best part of their pastorates. The new pnstors who come to Asbury, Woodlawn and Broadwray are true and tried men. They have held responsi ble , charts In the North Georgia Con ference. These pastorates have been successful. They come to us with the endorsement of the North Gorgia Con ference back of them. They are worthy of our love and confidence. The churches to which thev have been assigned will give them a royal reception, and make the yeas so pleasant that they will want to return next year. ORGAN RECITAL DEC. 14TH AT ST. JOHN’S CHURCH Mr. James Robert Gillette, profes sor of organ and theory of music at Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga., will be heard in recital at St. John Methodist church, Monday evening, December 14th. Mr. Gillette is one of America’s well known concert organists and com posers. Critics pronounce him an ar tist of the first rank, and his tours have extended generally throughout the country. As a composer, his name is seen on the programs of all prominent concert artists. His compositions for organ are puWished by such well known firms as Presser, White-Smith, Fish er, etc. Although a young man. Mr. Gillette has i -.tablishecl for himself a name in the musical world and he possesses a musical equipment very few organists have. This is his first visi’ to Au gusta, and his recital promises to be a musical treat. Most Wonderful Woman in Augusta MRS. MONA DUMOND The most wonderful trance clairvoy ant and spirit medium that ever came to this oil Is consulted dally on love affairs, lawsuits, marriage, divorce, bus iness matters. Investments, speculations: tells you the time when to huy or sell property: brings about your hearts de sire In a very short .time: >el!s your name In full, slso full name” of friends, enemies rivals; she never fits to re unite those ttat are separated Tells you whom and when : ou will marry (if evert: nlso date of maniacs. Settle* lovers' quarrel*, family troutdes Inter prets dreams, restores lost affections and accepts no pay unless perfect satis faction Is Riven. Mona Dumond succeeds even In the most difficult cases wbere cheap pre tenders weak or half-developed medi ums have completely fat'ed Ore visit to this remarkable woman will more than convince you that she Is truly a m-eat adviser, and worthy of your con fidence. ffot.rs. 9 a. m to S p. m. Special readings SO cents and SI.OO Located in strictly prt-ate home 1107 GREENE STREET Near Eleventh. Positively no letters an swered CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAY. Brine this ad for reference. ABLE TO WITHSTAND IN THE EVIL DAY “Watch Yo, Stand Fast In the Faith, Qoit You Like Men” Ttia Present Scripturally Designated “the Evil Day"—A Time of Thor ough Teeting—Special Trials of Faith and Obedience—Difficult to Stand. Need For "Whole Armor of God.” Thousands Falling on Every Side. November Pastor Russell’s discourse today was based upon the text, “Take unto yon the. whole ar mor of Elod, that ye may be able to withstand in the Evil Day, and hav ing done all, to stand."—Ephesians 6:13. The Pastor open ed his discourse by K saying that only those who have learn ed rightly to divide the Word of Truth —who hove learned from the Scrip tures that the Divine Plan Is progres sive. In which successive ages form links—can understand the workings of Divine providences. If all Christians could awake to a proper study of the Bible, could see the object of the Dl vine dealings with the Jews during the Jewish Age. with Christians during this Gospel Age, und with the world during the incoming Millennial Age. they would see that each Age has Its seed time and harvest, after which that Age. having served Its purpose, passes away, giving place to another Age and a different work. For Instance, in the end of the Jew Ish Age a peculiar testing came to that people, while John the Baptist was separating of the chaff from the wheat a gathering of the wheat Into the garner of the next Age, and the permission of trouble upon the chaff class, which utterly destroyed them as a nation. In Matthew 13:24, 37, the Master declares that in the end of this Age there will be a separation of wheat from ta"os, the former being gathered Into the Kingdom of Messiah, the latter being consumed as tares, though not as Individuals. The de struction of a tare, an Imitation Chris tian. signifies that the person posing as a Christian, drawing nigh to God wJ'ii ils Ups only, will cease to make such a profession. “la tho Evil Day." Next was pointed out that according to Scripture the present Is the time which the Apostle designates “the evil day.” Throughout the Bible this pe riod Is set forth as the time when wheat and tares will be thoroughly separated.. It seems difficult for most people to realize that they should be In the midst of fulfilments of prophe cy. Familiar with present day condi tions, many shut their eyes to the great changes going on around us. St Peter, speaking of our day, says that they "are willingly Ignorant.” in deed, the majority do not wish to know. Imbued with the worldly spirit many professing Christians are indif ferent to what the Ix>rd caused to bo written for their assistance in this evil day. Such are not of “the very Elect’ These, St Paul shows, will not be in darkness, that that day should over take them as n thief. They will be earnest vigilant, standing fast in the faith. Our Lotd declared that the trial of our time would be so crucial that. If possible, It would "deceive the very Elect” But this will not be possible; for they will seek the assistance which God has promised. Through the Proph et David Jehovah foretold the special trials of our day, picturing Satan's va rkms devices —Spiritism, Higher Critl cteta, Christian Science—as pestilences and arrows. He tells that thousands shall fall—amongst those whom we have considered most favored and a* onr friends in the laird. The Armament of Troth and Grace. The Pastor explained that his text was much In harmony with Psalm 91, and indicates a need for the armor of God, a difficulty in withstanding the assaults of this Day, and the fewness of those who will eventually stand St Paul's exhortation Is that Chris tlnns take the whole armor of God not merely the shield of faith, not merely the helmet of salvation, not merely the breastplate of righteous ness, not merely the Sword of the Splr It not merely the sandals of preparn tion. not merely the girdle of Truth but all of these. Whoever will stand will need every piece. Many declare that it makes no differ ence what we believe—Truth or hood—that the Lord will determine our standing by onr works. But the Bible forbids this thought, and assures us that none con bnve works pleasing to God because all are Imperfect. The Dlvtne proposal ts that during thN Gospel Age He will reward faith ac companied with works to the extent of ability, and reckoned perfect through the Imputed merit of Christ. Each should examine himself and discern whether he loves and serves a creed of the Dark Agee or whether he is devoted simply to the Word of God Whoever receives God's Truth In the love of It will to the best of his aMII ty and Judgment show it to other* whatever the cost may be. end thus will demonstrate that he Is a child of God. Whoever falls to do so will sure ly find his course injurious to himself. BEAD HE BALD WANT ADS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29. USUAL CLASS MEETING OF ASBURY BARACAS The Asbury Baraca Class meets as usual this morning at 1016 nac Street and cordially Invite all men of the city to come see a church half filled with “Baracas,” all young men attending divine services. The subject of today’s lesson is, “Jesus Crucified.” There is much interest being shown in this class just now, there being 18 new members added last Sunday. W. L. PHILLIPS, OF HARLEM, STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS Harlem, G».— Mr. William L. 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