The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-21
GLORIOUS OLD GEORGIA,
Mission study For PhiIathea RtbIe class.

nishing employment for great
army OF bread-winners. If we read
arlght the signs of the times in a
/ snort while, few years at most.
! many more who are battling for
| bread will come seeking EMPLOYMENT
/ IN the Georgia mills. The evangeIi-
cation of our mill people today will
means much for the future-will pre-
pare them to meet the incoming tide
of workers with the sweet eyangel.
Unto us a child is given-His name
shall be called Wonderful. Counsel
lor, The Mighty God, The Everlast-
ing Father, The Prince of Peace. -
lisa. 9:16. Rev. j. Frank Jackson,
special evangelist to mill people, is
doing a great work in this important
field
Towns and Cities.-Jesus went
over the sins of a great city. Luke
1874, AZ. The Conversion-regen-
eration-Of every person, each in
dividual, is equally important, but
the influence of every converted per-
son is not the same-so the redemp-
ton, the salvation, of every part of
Georgia is equally important, but
from the viewpoint of influence it is
essential that the towns and cities
OF our state be brought to Christ.
That in these great centers of in
huence the SAVIOR of men shall have
an abiding place. One city won to
Christ would be the epicentrum, the
seismic vertical" so to speak, of
mighty power, whose waves of infiu-
ence would shake this state from
center to circumference. The auto
mobile, the telephone the rural
mails, etc, have annihilated space
and brought the country and city
together. Mighty streams of influ-
ence go out from the town and city
through the rural mails which are
scattering reading matter broadcast
over the old red hills of Georgia. - |
and are thereby making our people
a we'll informed, intelligent people. |
Q that we were Bible reading peo-
pie. Into every nook and corner |
the daily newspaper is finding it's |
way filled with news gathered from !
the ends of the earth and laden |
with influences both good and bad. |
The magazine with noble thoughts |
and high ideals, and the magazine !
with it's Christless pages find a place |
in the same home. Some one has
faeetiously said, "Zacchaeus could |
not see Jesus for the press, so today
Jesus is often hidden by the press"
In the same budget of mail with the
secular newspaper and magazine our
religious papers go forth with their
hallowed influences. The Christian
Index, the Mission Messenger, Our /
Home Field, ETC., should go into ev-
cry Baptist home and be read by
every Baptist in Georgia.
Should there be any present who
do not know the joy of service 20 /
down into the dark places of a wick
ed city, see the burden and grind of |
poverty in it's ceaseless battle for
things material-carry the bread of |.
life to some hungry man or woman
who has waited for your coming
press the water of life to parched Il
lips that have long been thirsty
then you will realize the Joy in SER
vice and from your Utmost heart Il
you will cry out, Let us win the
towns and cities to Christi
/ said, Let me walk in the fields.
He said, mo flowers, but crown. "
| said, There are no flowers there"
He said, NO flowers but crown. "
| said, But the skies are so black;
There's nothing but noise and din. "
And he wept as he sent me back;
There is more" he said there 4
is sin"
said, But the air is thick;
And the fog is yelling the sun"
He answered, yet souls are sick
And souls in the dark undone."
Every member of the class is urg-
ed to be present next Sunday morn
ing and carry a copy of this pro-
gram to the class room.
CLASS REPORTER.