Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-30
PASTOR URGES
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others for not doing our duty. And
/ say, for God's sake, if we are GO
ing TO have religion, let's put our
hearts fTrto II We are 10 blame
for con'afttors as>they exist here to
day, fors the circumstances around
Us as we@have found them. and 20
let's put pur heart into things and
not play-with them any longer
IN the matter Of athletics, Amer
icus is1ery delinquent i have held
up for years the needs for athletics
here and 1ap-are still far behind in
them. Fora long time | have tried
TO inclleate the idea Of the import
ance OF tennis. Our city playground
is one Of the best Institutions we
have, to my mind. Every citizen
should support it and use it. For It
is as important to make our young
people. stronq in body as it IS n mind.
The old Greeks realized this. They
studied every muscle in the body, and
the Greek arts in portraying the
human FORM. were able to make their
reproduction perfect, their statuaTy
handed down to us shows. because
they had made close and careful
study CT the body
Behind In Athletics
"As f. have said, We have Gun
playground, and il is a tine thing, yet
on the whole l do not think we in
Americas have put DOR whole force
and might into athletic ] wa& in
pressed last week when exchanged
pulpits with Mr. Cornjsn. Of Valdosta
While in that city ! had an cppor-
tunity to see the beautiful golf links
they have there. In the afternoon !
visited Quitfnan, beautiful city
hardly half as large as Amercus and
was driven e.i. to the country dub
and the golf links On Monday I
went to Ihomasviie, and there had
the pleasure of visiting the beautiful
country Club aud golf links. You
who have gone to Albany have seen
from the train the golf course there
Americas is much superior to all
these towns in many ways, yet in
that respect they are vastly superior
to us, for we have never put our
hearts into it.
Wants 70 See Links Here
Il want TO see the day when
in Americas Wa. shall have golf links,
and the best golf links in Georgia
And why not? They are such
splendid things In Thomasville
saw young hoys. out there on the golf
course playing quietly and orderly;
saw young women there, not play
ing bridge or giving a tea party. but
out in the hot sun with their sticks
taking real, healthy exercise; ! saw
young men and men not so young,
men in the Observation-Disclosures, law
years and others-getting the recrea-
ton and -refreshment of physical ex-
ercise outdoors; and saw men Of IS
and 70 gearsa6ut there. in the open
enJoyingdhe invigorating pastime. NV
friends that is fine. You'll do your
work better If you go out and play
hard for a while. Let US work hard
and play hard and have the good
that can come only from healthy eX-
erclse. Let's have u golf club here
and good one
Eve all take pride in that Georgia
girl across the water who is making
a name for herself internationally
in this fine game, and we ought to
take pride in the young man who
has lifted sport literature to a point
where someday it will be classic.
am sure--and he, too. is a golf
player
THAT'S my message to you this
morning. l bring something real
something important, something tan
Rlbie before you. Whatever you do.
do / healtily-and do it unto the
Lord"