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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1912

Page

5

The Call of the Christ Sermon at Georgia Chapel

Rev W L Pickard of Savannah delivered the baccalaureate sermon at the University of Georgia in the old chapel. The sermon, titled The Call of the Christ, urged belief in God, the divinity and miracles of Jesus, and the duty of Christians to bear service for others, highlighting Georgia and the South as pivotal in shaping a Christian civilization.

W. L. Pickard D. D Savannah University of Georgia William Lowndes Pickard Upson County James LaFayette Haseltone Rosa Pickard Talbot College Temple Newnan Mercer University Southern Theological Seminary Louisville First Baptist Eufaula Ala Tirmingham Brooklyn Cleveland Lynchburg Virginia Pickard Union Alabama Henry Grady Florence M. Willingham Albany, Ga Christ God Shakespare Ike Son of God France Napoleon Paris Empire ePace Genesis Exodus Numbers Joshua Judges Psalms Jaalah Jeremiah Daniel Micah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Egypt Arabia Palestine Babylon Persia Asia Minor Greece Rome Pharoahs Solomon Shimar Augustus Pilate Rousseau Renay Luke Bonwell Johnosn Jean Val Jean Hugo Lord Tennyson Jean Paul Ritcher Earth America Asia Africa Aurora Vriton Cambridge Oxford Westminster Nazarene Americg

Week in Cotton Sees Mixed Growth Across States

Weather varied from cool and slow growth to late week rains boosting development. Texas, Mississippi Valley and southern states report good stand and clean fields. Georgia, South and North Carolina show grass, slow growth, and need for warm rain. Some weevils noted in Mississippi districts and late plantings in Louisiana and Cushoma areas.

John GB. Turner Memphis Tenn Misalesippi River Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Mississippi Valley Texas Oklahoma Alabama Tennessee Cushoma Central

Cotton Seed Crushers Meet at Atlantic Beach Georgia

The eighth annual Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia opens at the Hotel Continental in Atlantic Beach Florida with the largest attendance yet. Over 250 members and families attend as officers report a strong season, noting edible cotton seed and by products boosting living costs, per acre yields, and livestock value. Speeches praise southern agriculture and call for direct sales of mill products to consumers.

Atlantic Beach Fla Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association of Georgia Revalon South Georgia Hey J. Lindsay Patton Jacksonville Geo. I. Drew Jacksonville Board of Trade Florida C. L Thomas Madison Atlantic A. M. Soule College of Agriculture Union Denmark Egan Washington EP. McBurney Atlanta United States

Child Welfare Effort Seeks Foster Homes in Athens

Georgia Children s Home Society official Robert D McCord visits Athens urging local families to foster homeless or neglected children. He explains the society places children in suitable family homes with ongoing supervision, aims to prevent crime and poverty, and notes the waiting list for these wards. Also mentions oleomargarine tax reform advocacy and a January 1913 association meeting with talks on tick eradication and cattle feed. Miss Clare Marper from Atlanta to visit Linwood Park.

Robert D. McCord Georgia Children’s Home Society Athens McCord Sanges Children's Home Society Mr. McCord Atlanta Savannah Georgia Selec Hoke Smith Congress EB. M. Nighbert United States A.M. Soule Agricultural College of Georgia A. M. Soule Goodie Themer

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