Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-26
"GREATER AMERICUS"
WAS HIS THEME
FurIOW lawn Crowded on
Sunday
BUSINESS MEN HEAR SERMON
Rev. R. l.. Biyins Discussed the Ma
teriaI and the Moral Well Being
of the City--ReSume of
His Address.
BUSINESS MEN HEAR SERMON

Baptist church on "Greatel
Americas" The Mayor and mem.
bers of Council aud many of the
leading business men of the CITY
were among the congregation that
filled the church. A resume OF
Mr.. Bivins sermon follows:
Text Isaiah 54:2 Enlarge the
place of thy tent, and let them
stretch forth the curtains of thy
habitation; spare not: lengthen thy
cords and strengthen thy stakes,
for thou shalt spread abroad upon
the right hand and upon the left
The church is not an institution
which exists, as some people seem
to think, simply for marrying
the living, and burying the dead, "
but has vital interest, and is a
living power in all the affairs of
men. In order to this the church
must touch the business world at
some point, and seek to ennoble
and sanctity all the relations of
life. If excuse be needed for dis
cussing from the pulpit this theme,
then let it be known that the
minister feels an alert interest in
all that concerns our people, and
feels called upon to say some things
which need to be said, and which
no others subject would open or
make possible. *s'F These are
wonderfully prosperous times.
The wealth of the world is in
creasing by leaps and bounds.
Especially Is this true in these
United States. This nation stands
today the greatest, the richest,
and most powerful nation on the
globe. Our country is blessed with
wonderfully fertile soil, together
with what the earth contains in
her rich mines of coal and iron; in
her hidden treasures of gold, sill
yer and copper; in her Astounding
storehouse of oil and gas. Truly
can we speak in the words of the
Psalmist: "God hath notldealt so
with any Nation"
In the progress along all lines
of material Improvement and
wealth no section of this country
has surpassed our own beloved
| Southland. The strides of the
South in industrial development
in recent years have been Stupen-
dous, and amazing, With al
almost absolute monopoly of cot.
ton, the greatest money crop of the
world, together with varied
resources and multiplied industries
and enterprises it is said that the
real wealth of the south has in
creased in the last five years by
three billion dollars, and daring
the year 1906 the increase was al
the rate of seven and half million
dollars a day. Georgia is the
empire State of the South, :" and
not only deserves to lead hersister
states, but has actually set the
pace which they are eager tC
| follow. One illustration of this
will suffice: In the cause Of
education for the masses of the
speople Georgia is an example tC
others. Gov. Terrell, upon visit
to Americas, made the statement
that in establishing agricultural
and industrial colleges in the
congressional districts, Georgia
stands alone.
Now be it understood that
Americas is part of Georgia
Some one recently made the
statement Americas is next tC
Atlanta" TO which some one else
facetiously replied Tin some re
spects only" Frank Stanton
locates the garden of Eden in South
West Georgia, and had he beer
a bit more specific we Americas
people think he would have
located it in the heart of Ameri
Gus.
/ In this connection we wish tC