Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25
VICE WAR To BE
DISCUSSED IN
CITY CHURCHES
"ChiId Labor" and "War Against
Vice" To Be Other Topics for
Pulpit Sermons.

Subjects Of unusual interest have
been announced for discussion in At
lanta pulpits Sunday Special se-v-
ices in memory of Robert Burns will
be held at the First Universalist
Church; a mass meeting in the in
terest of the war against vice" is
scheduled for the Ponce DeLeon Ave
nue. Baptist Church, and special Ia
boring mans service will be held in
the evening at the First Universallst
Church.
Many ministers are also expected
to touch upon child labor the national
child labor committee or New YORK
city having set aside Sunday aud
Monday as Child Labor Days" and
asked for their observance all over
the United States Owen r. Loyejoy
general secretary of the national COM
mittee, has written to Atlanta that he
has received 1880 requests for liter
allure. Two of the best known citi-
zens Of Georgia, Bishop L. D. Leete
and Commissioner of Schools NJ. L.
Britain, have written to Lovejoy in
dorsing the child labor movement and
Offering to aid in the observance Of
the day in Georgia.
Marion NJ. Jackson, secretary Of the
Men and Religion Forward Movement
and author Of the bulletins that have
caused so much agitation, will be the
principal speaker at the mass meet
Ing at the Ponce DeLeon Avenue
Church Other speakers. including
the pastor, the Rev A. H. Gordon, VIII
also discuss 'The Fight Against Vice
in Our Midst" The services will be-
gin at 7:45 o'clock.
The evening services at the First
Universalist Church will be in the in
terests of the laboringf men. The
Rev. Fred A. Line, the pastor, will
speak on PAY Day, the Obligation of
Society Toward the Laborer" w. c.
Pickett will speak on THE Work OF
the Brotherhood" and Jerome K.
Jones. Georgia's most noted labor
leader, will deliver an address on THE
Workmans Obligation
In the morning at the Universalist
Church a special service in honor of
the 155th anniversary of the birth of
Robert Burns will be held. Among
the speakers viii be the Rev Fred A.
Line, r. j. Mcdonald and Judge Mar
Gus w. Beck. DR. Line will deliver
a sermon on "Nncrowned Kings" The
program was arranged by DR.. Line
and the members of the Atlanta Sco--
fish Association, who will attend the
services in a body.
Philip Weltner. County Probation
Officer, will speak Sunday morning at
the First Congregational Church. col
ored. In the evening the pastor, me
Rev, II. II. Proctor, will preach.
The second of series of illustrated
cprrnoDo will no yiVpn Inv tho Roy IaFa
A. Moore, of the Harris Street Pres
byterian Church, Sunday morning on
Ruth, Life Made Great by Wise
Choice" The subject next Sund sy.
February /, will be Saul, Life's Fail
ure"
The Rev. Caleb A. Ridley, of the
Central Baptist Church. will continue
his series of sermons on THE Churcn
and Its Work" Sunday morning. In
the evening his subject will be How
God Forgave a Sinner"
The Central Baptist IS planning a
for 1000 members for the
Sunday school. DR.. Ridley will ad-
dress the officers and teachers Of the
school each Wednesday evening at
o'clock. The interior of the Sunday
school room has recently been re-
and repainted.
A series of special sermons by Pas
tor Allen c. Shuler at the East Siie
are drawing large crowds
tos this church each Sunday evening
Sunday morning Pastor Shuler will
preach on Faithful Stewardship" and
at the evening service he will admin
lister the ordinance of baptism and
preach on rs Christ Coming Again."
An orchestra plays every Sunday
evening