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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
4
The Carrollton First Baptist notes upcoming sermons and hymn requests for the next Sabbath. It highlights state missions rally plans, Go-to-Sunday-School Days, and welcoming new teachers while reporting Rev. J B Gordon’s resignation and a pastor’s fall schedule touring local schools.
The notice calls a Saturday work day before the first Sunday in October to support orphans and urges a generous offering. Rally Day is set for the fifth Sunday in September with promotional work led by Dr. F Pare kefy of Emory. Juniors and the junior choir prepare for service while both congregations report good attendance and uplifting singing.
Rev. Walter Willis will hold his regular appointment at the Christian church in Carrollton next Sunday and Sunday night September 23. The public is invited to attend both services.
The Sunday School hour now starts at 10 00 a m with one continuous service through preaching saving about 45 minutes. Preaching at 11 00 a m and 7 46 p m Mid week prayer service at 7 45 p m A Teacher's Training class meets Thursday at 7 30 p m All teachers urged to join and readers to subscribe to The Free Press
Three hundred flood victims are homeless around Wallace thirty-eight miles south of Goldburg. Reports say several hundred people are being removed from the submerged area in boats and rafts. One man is dead bringing the known death toll to five as homes are swept away.
Chicago September 18 William J Bryan told 1000 delegates at the International Ly team asociation convention that a citizen who uses free speech to criticize the government is a promoter of anarchy He warned he did not know how long the war would last but that the quickest way out was straight through any division would prolong the war and cost lives and money.
Star Point residents Mikses Vesta and Cree McWhorter recover from weeks of fever and may join activities again. R A Lanes and family visited Oscar Pentecost’s home. Mrs. James Wenger returns from Roopville while Dr Noble’s infirmary in Atlanta is referenced. Ed Pentecost Roy Alexander Roopville sang at the community program. School trustees elected Miss Helton of Carrullbon as teacher for another year. Rev Charles Matthews preached at Plows Ijz. Mrs Homer Shadinger is very sick.
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