Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-13
CHURCH ADOPTS
POPULAR RULE
First Christian Congregation
Elects Whole New Board.
Sunday in Other Parishes.

The First Chrisian church has
adopted a new plan of organization.
With the election Of 30 officers, six
elders and "a deacons. BY tho entire
congregation yesterday. the church has
substituted a complete form Of popular
government FOR the former method Of
delegatinR the powers Of the church to
a self perpetuating board The new
officers elected were:
Elders for three-year terms. John
Cooper and F. NJ. Robinson: elders for
two-year terms, A. 9. Moser and ]. p.
Downing; elders for one-year terms
G. V. LeCraw and L. " Hudson. Here
after elections will be held once year
in December. for one-third Of the Off
GERS, and each term viii then be for
three years.
Deacons were elected as follows For
three year terms, Harry a. Jones, w,
c. Stanley, b. S. McCash. ". F. Mat
thews. f. NJ Patterson =. =. Erd, A
VI. Beatty ana lAtlhN H. avs 90 ''
two-year terms. George A. Clayton.
Foster Williams. ". S. Watson, Frank
NJ. Stewart. Il A. Burnett. y. NJ. Bald
ing, f. 3. Martindale and G. @. Han
nah: for one year, Z. b. George, F. l..
Eyles. W Scott Bell j. y. Bell j. B.
Bowen, A. n. Jenkins, II. G. Han. ana
r. N. Summers.
Methusaleh Surpassed.
DR.. Hugh X. Walker, Of the Frs;
Presbyterian church. said Sunday In
the course Of his sermon that there arc
men OF today who lived as long as Me-
thusaleh.
Man today can do more in his al.
Iotted three score and ten years than
the oldest man did in ten centuries
The Devils Detective" was the sub
tect Of the sermon preached by DIR. w.
". Orr at the. North Avenue Presbyte-
rian church to congregation Of young
men. He took for his theme BE sure
your sin will find you out"
Members OF the Highland Park Bap-
fist church took occasion yesterday to
welcome Rev. \. y. O'Kelley, the
church's new pastor The service was
presided over by Rev. -. +. Robertson
and the most prominent divines Of the
Baptist denomination IN Atlanta We're
present
Motion pictures were introduced as
prelude to the services at the Wesley
Memorial church on Sunday. film
representing the sacrifice Of Isaac last
ing about fifteen minutes, was shown
before the sermon. DIT ". r. Hendrix,
pastor of the church, declared that the
pictures were increasing the church att
tendance.
Labor and Capital Problem.
Dr. Dunbar ogden, of the Central
Presbyterian church. spoke on the
problem Of capital and labor, the first
Of series of sermons on The Social
Messages OF the Bible" He held 70 the
front the golden rule and the injunction.
Love thy neighbor as myself" as the
solution.
This poor, SHINING world will never
be saved 50 long as it wears the devils
yoke" said DR. A. r. Holderby, Of the
Moore Memorial church. Sunday morn
ing in the course OF his sermon on
THE Yoke OF Christ or the Yoke of the
Devil7''
Dr. Hushlett. of 81. Mark Methodist
church. spoke on the text, The mem
DRY OF the Just is blessed, but the name
OF the wicked II not"
The Rev. H. II. Proctor, of the First
Congregational church, colored, said
that the seven conditions productive of
crime among the negroes in Atlanta
were: The importation Of liquor, the
use OF firearms, the existence of the
slums, insanitary negro quarters in
sufficient school faculties. loose family
relations and the neglect Of the church.