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Our Beloved Deal How I realize my inability to meet this obligation, 'which ! the pastor has seen fit to 'e©nsign to me, is more sensibly felt than ex¬ pressed. Tho’, when we consider the wonderful letter '-of the great Apostle to the Gentile, to his be loved brethren, holding up to them the faith of the ©Id patriots,, as great clouds of witnesses, and how they were exhorted to emu late their example of faith, by laying aside the weigfot and the sin that so easily beset them, so does the example ©f faith and godliness of those that have lived among us, appeal tows with;fozee, that we also strive to follow them as they followed Chiist. It was not the privilege'of the writer to know' personally all of the faithful ones of the Methodist church, who have gone from among us, yet it was our privilege to know and appreciate a large numoer of them. If there Should be any errors in this sketch, I hope that all such errors shall be covered with the mantle of love, and the writer wilt not have to bear any uncharitable censure for such errors. We shall mention first -some of rhe pioneer members <ef the . church—those who were there; for , so long a while as sheep without a shepherd—for such was the . condition when the writer first knew Camilla. Of these, we will first mention Mr. Jamesand Mrs, Elizabeth Hudson. Mr, iludson ■ was a good singer, and his chief j joy was to sing praises "to God. iBefore there was any ehswoh in ‘Camilla, it was his custom to hold j^usong service somewhereon the ^Sabbath, and often these ©as-vices \were held io his own hired house. ’Mrs. Hudson was a woman of «4eep piety and strong faith, which «he maintained through tho dark days of pioneerism of CamtlSa, to her departure from the ekurah to*he church above. T-ke.next that we shall mention is ]&K?.t£>wen. But very few peo¬ ple oi ‘Camilla today know of this noble ediSistian woman- She was an owe .aunt of our lamented Thomas .Lyons, whose useful¬ ness in USs was iargely shaped by the wi&e counsel of such a Chris¬ tian woman. We can never esti¬ mate the worth of a good woman. The power of influence exerted by such a womaa is often seen in the life of some ofte else, even af¬ ter they have gone from the walks of life. There were some noble traits of character in the life of Thomas Lyons. He was a good and faithful superintendent of the .Sunday school and was just en¬ tering into the work with his characteristic energy, when his health failed and he was called fro #2 his beloved labors on earth. Nejst, we shall mention Mr. Am¬ brose jpowell and his wife, people of sfroeg character and unwaver¬ ing faith. Few such men and women dignify and adorn the church of this day. Theses were the parents of cur beloved broth¬ er J, H. Powell and sister Hilliard, whose lives are living evidences of a father and mother’s good ex¬ ample. Mrs. Lou Heath, another pio¬ neer member of the church was noted for her devotion to the church and her simple trusting faith in God and her Savior. Mrs. Henrietta Brimberry, tho’ feeble and frail in person, was a monument of a bving faith in the pev : o* Gcd L save. She with her two boy;. Will and Alvin and one daughter, Elmore, have crossed over and are resting from toil, where the weary are at rest. Miss Willie Bush, eldest daugh¬ ter of Col. and Mrs. I. A. Bush, died eariy in life. She demon- 'the power of religion over a yosSthful life. Miss Irene Bush, of the same home, after comple¬ ting'with credit, the work of the sdfeool at Camilla, had entered Wesleyan College at Macon, where she maintained her Chris¬ tian character, and so impressed ifhe hearts and minds of the facul¬ ty of the college, that when God called her from the lower walk of ;iife, the president, a man of God accompanied her remains home, and preached a powerful sermon on the power of faith to save. Another from this home so re¬ cently gone that the fragrance of his life is still fresh in our mem¬ ory. I refer you to the obituary of M. E. Bush. Iverson Butler, son of Jas. and Elizabeth Butler, the first of the family to join the churcn and the first to be called from this earth to a better home, was a noble young man, passed of just such disposition as to impress the im¬ age of the man in the image of tne boy. James Butler, father of Iverson, died a few years later in the full triumph of Christian faith. Mrs. Sallie Butler was a true searcher after the truth, with a strong desire, that the truth as it was in Christ, might make her free from sin, which desire she fully realized. James Baggs and Mrs. Baggs were of that type of humanity that adorned their daily walk with the meekness and gentleness of disposition thatbecometh those who love the Lord. John W. Pearce died about the same time of Mr. Baggs. He was, for a long time recording steward of the church. The neat¬ ness and accuracy of his record j testify of his devotion to the duty of his office. J. B- Butler, whom we ail loved was, far a long time, one of the ■strongest supporters of the church. His devotion to the church was marked by his untiring efforts to meet its demands. He was for a long time chairman of the board ©' stewards and was always pre¬ sent at ;their monthly meetings. Brother Butler was a good man. We never know the value of a man until wo miss their wise and good eotinseling. In the work of the church, tho’ Brother Bulter has been gone from us but a short while- we realize what a loss he is to the church. But we are per¬ suaded that the church’s loss is his gain. Mr. and Mr*. John H. Hall gave of their time and means to the church. John C. and W. T. Wilson were too well known to need any com¬ ment on their devotion of duty. Mrs. Coachman was truly a de monstration of the virtues of a holy life, an open book read of all who knew her. The lines of those of her family, who are still with us, iejfcti ong evidence of her godly walk in this life. Mr. Coachman was not a member of the church in Camilla, but, had he lived, would have joined the church by letter. He died soon after mov¬ ing to Camilla. Mr. T. R. Bennett was for a number of years associated with the Methodist church at Camilla, serving in the capacity of steward and trustee of the church, and we would, do violence to his efficien¬ cy as an official in the church, were we to fail to mention him among our worthy dead, though at the time of his death he was not a member of the Methodist church, he and his entire family, having gone to the Presbyterian church, we still cherish his mem ory as a brother beloved. Mrs. Mattie Acree was a well rounded Christian character, pos¬ sessed of many of those virtues adorn the daily walk of the meek and lowly Savior. She loved the church and rendered efficient service in whatever ca¬ pacity she was placed. While we realize something of tho loss of the church in the death of such a good woman, we cannot forget, the loss of those two noble boys whieh she has left to the cave of the church. Let the church throw its arm of protection around those boys, Guss and George Acree, and try to bring them into the possession of those virtues which adorned the daily walk of their departed mother. Mr. Owen Acree was the eldest son of our esteemed Brother J. B. Acree. He was among that large number of young men in and around Camilla, who gave them¬ selves to the church and its ser¬ vices early in life. He died in the fall of 1897, leaving several children to the care of the church, their mother having preceded their father several years to the spirit land. ^ John Hartsfield, James Jones, Murdock Cameron, Judge Cullens and Harry Powell, were the fruits of the church at Camilla, and when God shall send his angels to write up the pfople, these it will be written that many of were born in Camilla. Respectfully, J. M. Wilson. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re¬ ward for any one case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be¬ lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus¬ iness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by bis firm. Walding, Kinnan & Makvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrlt Cun' is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu cuous surfaces of the system. Testimo¬ nials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall’s Family Pills for consti¬ pation. Lyons; Progress: The feeling is in the very air that Georgia and the entire south is enjoying a period of prosperity and of golden, promise such as she lias not experienced in many years. Prevailing conditions are gratify¬ ing in the extreme, and the out¬ look for the fall cotton and win¬ ter is exceedingly bright. If cotton will hold up in price, the farmers in our section will be in better condition than ever before. From 148 to 92 Pounds. One of the most remarkable cases of a cold, deep-seated on the lungs, causing pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind., who was entirely cured by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. She says, “The coughing and straining so weakened me that I ran down in weight from 148 to 92 pounds. I tried a number of remedies to no avail until I used One Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles of this wonderful remedy cured me entirely of the cough, strength¬ ened my lungs and restored ine to my normal weight, health and strength.” Sold by Lewis Drug Co. This editorial paragraph from Editor Pleasant Stovall’s Savan ■ nah Press, is a gem w T orth,y of the widest circulation: “If every man and woman would, on rising in the morning, resolve that, with God’s aid, all evil would be by them avoided that day, the earth would gravitate heavenward or the heavens bend lovingly toward the earth.” A Power For Good. The pills that are potent in their ac¬ tion and pleasant in effect are DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. W. S. Philpot, of Albany, Ga., says: “During a bilious attack I took one. Small as it was it did me more good than calomel, blue mass or any other pill I ever took and at the same time the effect was pleasant. Little Early Risers are an ideal pill.” Sold by Lewis Drug Co. The sons of Confederate vet¬ erans serving under the son of Gen. Grant! Say, Teddy, go off and feel ashamed of yourself!— Macon Telegraph. rm m I i Purity, m Accuracy, c m * Dispatch* i We use the best Drugs in the com* 8 15 pounding of Prescriptions and Fam= H ily Recipes. § I £T< j| If Our method is always is up=to=date obtained. and ac * 1 II §§ curacy If § || We deliver Drugs to any part of f 1 i| the city on short notice. II Yours to Serve, * i I I Perry s Pharmacy , i || Phone No. o. 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