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THE McDUPFIE PROGRESS, THOMSON, GA.
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FRIDAY, AP* TL 18, 1924.
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MATHEWS DRUG CO.,
Thomson, Ga.
AUGUSTA U. S.
ARMY GOODS
& SPECIAL
TY STORE.
We carry a full line of Army
Goods, including the following:
New U. S. Army riding
breeches $1.95 and up
New U. S. Army leather
puttees $2.95 and up
New U. S. Army dress
shoes $3.95 and up
New U. S. Army Bal-
briggan undershirts
and drawers—SPE
CIAL 10c garment
Used U. S. Army riding
breeches $1.25
New U. S. Army Khaki
shirts 95 c
New U. S. Army McClelland
p saddles, steel stirrups,
SPECIAL $5.45
Used double bit, double rein
riding bridles, Special.. $1.95
Also many other items too
numerous to mention. Mail or
ders given prompt attention.
20 per cent with order, balance
C. 0. D..
MERTINS OLD STAND
851 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.
A Study Of The Seven
Churches Of Asia.
PART FIVE.
By J. O. Burnett.
T
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809 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.
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609 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.
Homelike, comfortable rooms,
cleanliness unexcelled. Rates reas
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Polite service. Phone 2141.
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CHEAP RATES AND GOOD
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If you want to borrow money on
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think I can make it to your interest.
Valuable Farms and Town Lots.
JOHN T. WEST.
G. T. NEAL
Dentist
Office Over First National Hank
THOMSON, GA.
H. P. NEAL
Dentist
Office Over Citv Bank. Phone 45
THOMSON, GA.
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DR. HENRY J. GODIN
956 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
J. T. WEST
Attorney at Law.
Office Over Thomson Drug Co.
THOMSON, GA.
GEORGIA RAILROAD
Passenger Train
Schedule.
CORRECTED TO AUG. 26th, 1923.
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS AT
THOMSON, GA.
WEST BOUND LEAVE
No. 3 for Atlanta 3:34 A.M.
No. 1 for Atlanta 8:24 A.M.
No. 7 for Atlanta 4:23 P.M.
No. 5 for Atlanta 11:55 A.M.
No. 9, for Barnett 7:54 P.M.
EAST BOUND LEAVE
No. 2 for Augusta 11:55 A.M.
No. 8 for Augusta 8:43 P.M.
No. 4. for Augusta 12:59 A.M.
No. C for Augusta 5:19 P.M.
No. 10, for Augusta 6:30 A.M.
The Quick Way To All
Florida
—Via—
Georgia & Florida Ry.
OVERNIGHT PULLMAN SERVICE
AUGUSTA TO JACKSONVILLE
1AY-LIGHT TRIP—
Leave Thomson 6:30 AM
Arrive Augusta 8:20 AM
Leave Augusta 8:20 AM
Arrive Jacksonville 8:50 PM
NIGHT TRIP—
Leave Thomson 5:19 PM
Arrive Augusta 6:30 PM
Leave Augusta 8:00 PM
Arrive Jacksonville — 8:00 AM
Leave Jacksonville 9:05 PM
Arrive Augusta 8:40 AM
For further information or reser
vations write or wire
J. E. KENWORTHY, G. P. A.
A. C. HICKS, T. M
Augusta, G9
In our study of the seven churches
of Asia, we now come to the church
in Sardis.
In Rev. 3:1-5 we have a very clear
description of this church. The Lord
looks down from Heaven and says, I
know thy works. And I know about
your having a name to live, but you
are dead. You would have the world
believe that you are a live church,
but I know that you are dead.
Churches as well as individuals
may deceive the folks, but bear in
mind that they can’t deceive God.
Here was a church that had their
sign out, “A Living Church,” but He
who knows the heart and life ol all
says, you are dead.
From this scripture, as well as
many others, we see that churches
can die. The Lord said that this
church was dead. We want to give
some of the characteristics of a dead
church.
We want to notice, as stated above,
that churches can die. Here we have
a dead church. Then we have seen
them ourselves that were dead. We
have seen them while they were very
much alive; then we have gone back
to that same church and found it
dead. No doubt some who read these
lines can call to memory some church
that once upon a time was very much
alive, the frre was burning, the sing
ing was filled with the Spirit of God,
the prayers were fervent, or boiling
hot, the atmosphere was pleasant,
the services were fruitful, people
sought and found the Lord as a real
Saviour, the altar was filled with
earnest seekers for pardon, or cleans
ing; there were shouts heard in the
altar, men and women walked the
aisles of the church, and made the
welkins ring with their voices in
praise to God; sinners were made to
quake and fear, and many times fait
in the altar, calling for prayer with
out the preacher inviting them. Then
we have seen them out in the groves
or in the woods crying to God for
poor lost sinners. There was weep
ing over the lost. The church really
got under the burden of souls and
men and women got hungry for God.
But, in the average church of today,
we don’t see much of the above. The
altar service is a thing of the past.
The folks are asked to put up the
hand, or sign a card, or some little
easy proposition that the worst man,
or the best man in the house can not
refrain from responding to. The
average church of today knows noth
ing at all about a real burden for
souls. It is a very rare thing that
wc ever see a soul really pray
through to God. In fact, they are
not instructed to pray through and
hold on to God in prayer and faith
till victory comes, but decide to do
better and be decent and join the
church is about all the instructions
they get. The singing in the aver
age church has no more of the Spirit
of God in it than the opera house
singing. The praying is as dead and
lifeless and stale as baker’s bread
that was baked last year. Shouting
is a thing of the past. I heard some
grown people say last year, or the
year before, after we had had some
one shouting in the church m Jenkins
county, that that was the first per
son they had ever heard shout. I
wonder what the average preacher,
and the average congregation would
do if the choir, or the amen corner
was to cut loose to shouting next
Sunday morning. Some churches are
so dead and cold till we have to hurry
back home to' keep from backsliding.
Sometimes we feel like we ought to
go to them and pay them for cold
storage. If they get any worse, we
will have to wear our overcoats in
the summer time to keep from freez
ing.
Then we notice that the dead
church is unwatchful. They were
exorted to watch. The live church
is watching for an opportunity to
help some one, to get some lost soul
to the Christ. The live church is
watching for the evil that might
come in and bring division or strife.
But the dead church is not watching
for any of these things. The devil
is coming right into the church and
getting the people of the church and
of the homes and leading them off
into sin, into the dance hall, the pic
ture show, the moonlight car rides,
and such like ,and as a result of
these things many have gone so far
from God till their case seems to be
all but hopeless. If the churches of
this country were awake and watch
ful as they should be, the whiskey
men, the gamblers and such like
would have a hard time getting in
their work.
Next, we notice their ways were
not perfect, or their works were not
perfect. Some churches are not
working at all, others are working,
but their works are very imperfect.
They have no system at all. While
system alone will not make the
church a success, but the church
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should have some system in doing
the work of the church.
Then the dead church is forgetful.
In verse three they were exorted to
remember. They forget to pray,
they forget to read their Bibles,
some times they forget to go to
church, they forget to pay their
preacher. They seem to forget the
fact that their pastor and his family
are depending on them for their liv
ing. They seem to have an idea
that the pastor and his family can
live on water and air alone. But the
live church remembers all these
things, and have them on their hearts.
Tn verse 3: If therefore thou shalt
not watch, I will come thee as a thief,
and thou shalt not know what hour
I will come upon thee.
The dead church has lost sight of
the near approach of Jesus. They
are so dead until they can’t see that
His coming is near at hand. The
scriptures declare plainly that His
coming is at the door. He gave us
some signs, that would be fulfilled
just at His coming, or just prior to
His coming. In 2 Tim. third chapter,
we have some signs that we see being'
fulfilled every day. The writer says,
they will have a form of Godliness,
but deny the power thereof in the
last days. They have the form to
day, but that is about all, they have
denied the power of Godliness, which
is the Holy Ghost. We have substi
tuted forms and programs for the
Holy Ghost, until he is hardly known
in the average church of today.
Then the writer said, men would be
lovers of their own solves more than
lovers of God. In 2 Timothy, 4, 3
the writer says that in the last days
some won’t indure sound doctrine.
We must be living right there today.
The average congregation wants
smoothe things today. They don’t
want to be disturbed in their sins.
The preacher that would uncover
their deviltry and meanness stands
a very poor chance to preach to some
people. If you preach that Jesus is
coming hack to this earth soon, and
those that are not ready, or that do
not have their sins under the Blood,
will be left out of His bride, are ready
to call you a crank. They say His
coming is not near at hand, and there
is no use to become alarmo.l. But
He says, I will come upon you when
you are not looking tor mo.
To Be Continued
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Citizens Military Train
ing- Camps.
Camp McClellan, Ala., Fort Bragg,
N. C., and Fort Barancas, Fla.,
July 3 to August 1, 1924.
The Citizens’ Military Training
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rate of five cents per mile for each
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route.
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