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SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1MV,
THE TESTIMONY AND THE LAW
By RABBI J. T. Z,QgB
OF WASHINGTON, D, C.
The address delivered by Rabbi J. T.
I/»b. of the Adatb Israel congregation,
of Washington, D. C., upon the ocea-
alon of the dedication of the new eefer.
torah. or holy scroll, before the Beth
Israel congregation, of Atlanta. last
Thursday has attracted great atten
tion. The address was delivered at
Turn Vorsin hall, and was as fol-
10 We- have been privileged today to
dedicate a sacred torah; that Is, a
true and genuine oopy of the Book of
,be Law promulgated on Sinai, the
book whloh has accompanied ui
throughout our eventful career as chtl,
dren of Israel, and which has been with
us in all our wanderings and our dis
persion, even to the present day—a
living testimony of an ever-living God
amidst the perpetual generations In
Israel-
In Psalms, chapter 78. verses 5 to
t. we read the following: “And He
established a testimonial In Jacob and
Instituted a law In Israel which He
commanded our fathers that thoy
should make It known to their chil
dren. In order that the latest genera
tion might know, even the ohlldren that
are to be born, that they may arise and
relate to their children."
This torah then Is a “testimony In
Jacob," that he la today as ever he was
In the history of the race. And a “law
In Israel" the name of distinction
achieved In later years from the fact,
"Thou hast contended with Ood and
men. and thou hast prevailed.” As In
this all-em-
Iaw of Ood was destined to so
“2™‘ tr * n s t , 1 } to strength, to prove Its
n 11 th ® attain of the world,
and throughout the continued ad-
mS? en » eI L t , of th * age*. Before the
"*« ,°f this law the altars of heathen-
dom have crumbled Into ruin; the many
gods of varying creeds and warring na-
-V* 'anlshed and disappeared,
and In their etead a gradual realization
of universal liberty and universal peace
Is permeating the Inhabitant! of the
earth. And thua It Is that even to
this day Israel continues to conquer
the world. Slowly, Imperceptibly, but
none the less surely, Israel's Ideal of a
universal God, whose mercies extend to
•U created beings, u finding Its way
and taking deep root In the hearts of
all reasoning humanity.
Israel's Levy.
we often pauee to reflect on the trl-
rnnph of modem civilization; on all
that the ages of learning have accom
plished for the benefit of the human
race, bat In so doing, we are Induced
to acknowledge that the glorious
achievements of all civilisation can
only testify to the all-powerful Influ
ence and effectiveness of Israel's law.
For wherever this law la existent there
light and progress are manifest, wher
ever the blessings of liberty are In
evidence, there you have an assertion
of the divine principle of the great
constitution proclaimed on Sinai.
The Icej—.»• of American freedom
sounded b> the famous Liberty Bell.
and which reads thus: “And-ye shall
proclaim liberty throughout the land
unto all the Inhabitants,” Is none else
but a passage from this heaven-born
law. The prime motive of the Ameri
can Declaration of Independence of
July 4, 1776, as expressed In tbo con
viction that, “All men are created
equal,” Is grounded on the Mosaic
principle. "One Ian and one ordi
nance for both stranger and native
bom”—a brief sentence which embod
ies the grandest essential of civiliza
tion, and upon which condition human
society can best thrive and prosper.
The Fundamental Law.
Some time ago a friend of mine, who
is a lawyer by profession, put before
mo the following question: "If you
maintain," he queried, "that the Torah,
or the law of Ood, Is everlasting, un
changeable and applicable to every
class and age, how will you apply Its
rulings to present life and present con
ditioner' My answer was as follows:
"The Torah Is the fundamental law of
civilization, and as suoh It will always
remain. From this Torah we deduct
all possible Institutions of equity and
right. AH the civil and constitutional
laws Intended for the preservation of
the world’s peace, and the well being
of man or nation, are Invariably based
upon this sll-prevalling law of God res
vealed bn Mount Sinai.” Roman Juris,
prudence could not have begotten the
higher conception of justice and right;
because Roman law ottered protection
only to Romans All else was barbar
ian In Its sight; all elsa was given to
destruction. Then It was only the pa
was applied; to whom all righta and
privileges were accorded, for the ordi
nary classea were termed merely “pro
letarians," and wars regarded as
naught The equality of man was a
thing unknown to the Romans as well
as to all of the earthly natlone.
The Day of Reet.
Civilized mankind today may well
realize the truth, that under heathen
sway the laboring classes could nover
have dreamed of a sevecth day rest
and they were only given a few days
In the year of vulgar enjoyment while
the nobles and men In power had their
continuous holiday all the year round,
and spent their whole lives In lailness,
drunkenness and debauchery. Thus
far no code of laws has been discov
ered amidst heathen nations of any
time In this history of the world to have
contained the observance of a Sab
bath and the rule of equality radiating
therefrom. But |t fell to the lot of
Moses, the man of Qod, to annunciate
the Sabbath, of one day each week, and
In whloh root and recreation should be
given to high and low, to master and
servant, to men of all ranks, to cltlxen
and stranger. It Is the Mosaic law
alone that Is replete with inch benign
Institutions; that Is cosmopolitan In Its
character: that proclaims the perfect
unity of Ood and lend* to all of Hls
creatures the stamp of the divine—the
Image of Ood, and grants to eaoh of
trlelans. the Roman aristocracy,’ ta| them an equal station under an all
whom the distinction of true Romans prevailing law of justice and right. The
Mosaic law Is therefore the law of the
world, since It teaches of one universal
Father for all the children of men:
since It tends to Instill the mercy of
Ood Into the hearts of all who live and
move on earth; since In every Instance
It provides for the care and well-being
of the stranger—the stranger In a for
eign land, who Is so often exposed to
malignities of all sorts. Wherefore, the
•acred law emphatically and repeatedly
enjoins. "Oppress not the stranger!"
Fight Against Ostrsolsm.
In this connection we may well note
that we Israelites today, as at all
times during our dispersion, art still
serving the purpose of Ood by culti
vating the nations of the earth to a
knowledge of the stranger’s rights.
Everywhere the Jew Is struggling for
recognition, striving against ostracism;
and that, not alone for himself, but for
all suffering humanity. “Love of
Ood; love of cur neighbor, and love of
the stranger,” are the highest essen
tials of Bible principles; and they are
universal In scope and character.
"Ood gave the law to Israel so that
therewith they may render meritori
ous all earthly nations," Is the saying
of the Tarmud. However, Is riel Is the
natural custodian of this law. and
through him It Is to be made known to
all generations, and sections and
spheres of mankind. It was through
the graceful acts of the 1’atrlarcha
that their 'children after them were
prepared by a certain process of devel
opment to recolvq this law and enter
their Incumbency as a kingdom of
priests. The heathen world, for a long
ttme afterwards, was still geoping In
darkness, still plunged In Its abomi
nable worship of the Idols; ami this
state of affairs had continued until the
moral conception of humanity was rev
olutionised by the Introduction of the
Jewish Bible to pagan natlone.
The-Book of th# Future.
This remarkable truth was expressed
by one of the heathen,sages somo
twenty centuries ago. "It Is the book
of the future,” Arlsteas “aid! And
now, looking backward toward the
many milestones of progress, which
man has traversed from then until
now—we cannot but confess that this
was the Book of the future. But nay,
not that It was; It Is still the Boqk of
the future. Our sacred Torah Is still
destined tb lead In the progress of the
world. Many perplexing problems that
confront us today In social, economi
cal and moral lines remain yet to bo
solved, and solved upon a'pm-ely Bib
lical basis. Inasmuch as the large
measure of liberty we enjoy today Is
only
to the broad moral concep
tion Inculcated In the Bible, so w*
may be assured that a time will corns
when the great Ideal of the Book of
Books «d» carry us to still further
ends along tha Uses of our moral and
social Improvement.
Thank heaven that our lot Is now
cast In thlsijnqst glorious republic
where no onv Is molested on account
of “hls religion; where every man Is
permitted to worship Qod In accord
ance w(th hie purest convictions.
Thank heaven that we have been
worthy to- plant this -"tree of life" on
the fruitful soil of this free and happy
land. And may the blessing of heaven
rest upon this land so that In Its well
being ws shall find peace.
Therefore, brethren, let us rejoice In
this our proud possession, 1st us re
vere and cherish It forever. Let us
carefully guard and preserve It for all
rising generations. -Let us dedicate
this Sefar-Holorah to the service and
odoratlog of the mo# High God. the
possessor of heaven and earth. Let
us do and obey the divine precepts
pontatned therein. Let us wait and
watch for the dawnlqg of the newest
era when doubts and misgivings will
be cleared away; and all mankind shall
recognize tha supremacy of this law
of truth, and the all-ruling power of
the I^rd One. In accordance with the
prophet^: words, ^nd on that day
shaO be thet Lord one and Hls name
one.” Amen.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S TOPIC
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
ATLANTA STUDENTS HONORpQ
BY PROMINENT STAFF POSITIONS
LESSONS FROM A LEADER
Terse Commente on the Uniform Prayer Meeting Topio of the Young-Peo
ple's Societies for June 23, "Lesson* from' the Patriarch, Meees/’ Web.
11I23-29.
The International Sunday School Lesson for June 23 i* a Quarterly Review.
Golden Text, "When Thou Passeth Through the Waters I Will Be With
Thee; and Through the Rivers, They 8hall Not Overflow Thee.” Isaiah
43:2.
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS
F everybody had th* world-vision this
would be sn age of '
gsst defect of most
gsst defect of most ot us Is our
•*’ ness. W* srt each so busy grubiuug
In onr own wee patch of earth tlist we It
nor* what It passing in the wider Held «,f
human affairs. One substantial and Imme
diate advantage which should no-rue from
the present study, at one sitting, ot the
history of the world's oldest people In the
me Darruw rmuu ui iuuie wu jewg
vented them from playing their part In
their time so manfully and at wisely ns
they should hare done. Even so It Is to
day, Comparatively few people know, or
rare, what la going on in the world. The
relation between the renaissance of Inter
national problems, and the kaleidoscopic
changes that are traniflgurlnf China, and
the deep-flowing, sullen current of national-
lim In India, la scarcely regarded by the
western world. Yet It Is portentlous In
tha history of tomorrow. There is n related
ness In the present temper of the whole
Orient (not forgetting the Hfe-and-death
struggle of poor oppressed Korea) which la
deeply significant to the few who nro ob
servant. Likewise the situation In the Far
Fast can not be disassociated from the
newly shifting alliance of Europe, or from
the tremendous events.that are In progress
In Russia.
In a word, that person la falling to lire as
largely and as effectively as possible who
goes through the days as If the world
ware bounded by the borders of bis own
township or stst4. These are great days;
and greater days are la the shaping. A
wonderful tomorrow la bring born. Let ns
not be of those who sleep while mighty
erenta are tranaplrir - —
past, especially the
tic par* — *•"
reedlL-
The vision and the Event.
.The present story commences with r
vision and enda with the creation of a na
twn. That section of old laraal's history
which is comprehended within the review
ants of Ahrnhnm failed to observe It ns
by the manner In which they obeyed It.
A Successful Man.
We are hearing more than a little In
these days of men who. nt one time rc-
gardod as successful because they had
amassed large fortunes, are now esteemed
as failures because of the use they make
of their wealth. It Is refreshing to turn
back these well-thumbed pages to the biog
raphy of the inan who has loomed largo In
the quarter’s study; Joseph, the Old Testa
ment type of success, the man who followed
hls grace, and would not seek to ascend by
trampling his best self uuder foot. Misun
derstanding. persecution, hardship, neglect,
all came to him In abundance, but through
out he was u victor.
Joseph was a success In hls character
long before he became a success In bis ca
reer.
A Nations at 8chool.
To achieve the solidarity of the Hebrew
people—a solidarity never since broken—It
was necessary to send them to the hard
Reboot of Egyptian servitude. Discipline
‘rmlnos destiny. 'The big lessons had to
. learned by Israel In tho only school,
that could teach them. It seems a hard. |
hard fate which overtook the chosen people;;
vet It made them great. Egypt la only n j
land of monuments today, while the Jew In,
a considerable factor In the whole world’s i
affairs.
. As for the oppressor—well, as 1 looked
Into hit face the other day In the museum
at Cairo my first ** *
more exalted than
the Great is but a mumni;
the curious. Hls
ton witn a lonery rugiure area
stoat pillar, rnd teslng angel a
a descending a stairway bets
heaven. Toe connection betw<
ascending
ween earth
between the be
J waicmn* VLB WB7
o tee the rising or the tide.
Family
in the former: one wae promise, the other
fulfillment
„ With all hit meanness and limitations
Jacob had tho God-given eye which tees.
The hymns call this * 7 the eye of faith.”
Most of us regard It as something apper
taining to pious folk and belonging exclu
sively to the realm of theology and spir
itual mysticism. Far from It Politics needs
nothing else so saroly as us gift of vis
ion, to Hft It above tho narrow conception
of sordid, personal advantage, into the
realm ox world-reckoning public science.
Huslnees Is being given vision Just now.
hy a surgical operation. Tho ”eye of faith”
is one of the needs of tha day: It discerns
that “God Is* on the field when he la most
invisible." Most of as can not see the
trend of the time for the near-at-hand In-,
cider* *— —
” rtirhfly Ties.
Even the dullest reader of the history
that !• wrlten in Genesis mast ate that the
• nphaala which Is laid upon the family Is
not without meaning, when Jehovah vet
out to do the best in hls power for man-
kind, he elected a family, which he made
the custodian of a special htrUngs and
• biigatlon. Up until tha departure from
7 . r, the Bible etory, after the call of
Abraham, Is the story of a family. The
Bible is a domestic, nook. ’* * ““
provision for a society a
family; all its springs of hi—..
log rise In the home. Imagination can not
• oncelve of means of emphoalalng toe Im-
saMftsasasI
•a People and, csntnrlea later, th* Chosen
On# tsr.se */■» *tiA world in a family,
bat hs can do res*
j nee. spirt from the hr—
wr.r'ai'WS"*
&UK 3&OT&
wcrlfiea. In a crude out* of society toe
man guards bis horns with a sword or a
S Q n& t M 1 ^^h U . P . h /n«.^ *
V.ritSES
truth that there ere other dancers than
brut* fore* that besst their homes- Thry
bream* so Immersed In business that they
-ere bund to th* fact that Che corruption
(talons toas of the home. AtjlMt these
•jeiY tree man Is bound to J* 1
fishjrJsVsWo ft
y the dS4?ffl5l-l trial Which bs.
bften besmirching the page* of »U public
8K W.’ SS
if.^Ss^MTStSrt toft
b>« buttressed tbelodlcted man. He Is
fortunate In belonging to * ftmllT which
tsems to know the olii-faahlorad rlrtue ot
iv, a spectacle for
present chief claim to
distinction is hls association with the de
spised slaves. Such nre history’s reversals.
Uameses spent no little time In having
statues to himself erected all over Egynt—I
myself have seen n score—and In Inscribing
hls name niul greatness on all sorts of mon
uments. until the student of Egypology
wearies of hlui.
Rut hls glory lias departed. Egypt Is
only a memory. As a nation today It U
vassal to the unspeakable Tark, and Its af
fairs are all conducted by an alien race.
While the progressive young Egyptians sit
at the sidewalk cafes fn Cairo and rail at
British rule, tho answer comes back that,
left to themselves, they long have been,
and, the British assert, still are a nation of
Incompetents. In the story of Egypt as
well as In tho story of Israel one may
read that God deals with natlooa as well
as with Individuals and families. It would
not be amiss for America and Great Brit
ain to bear deeply In mind the ancient He
brew conception, that there Is for them on
tha earth n providential mission; that they
are a choaen people.
The Man of tho Hour.
Few men’s greatness, or real mission to
their time. Is recognised during their ov*n
life. The people closest to him did not
perceive the unique place that Moses occu
pied in their history. Instead of co-operat-
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
“You may view the life of Mofee as a
mtiminl series of disappointments, or yon
ay think of It as God’s education of one
’ ills greatest sons by service. Hs was
'"csted In s king's court, yst he left
vblttter.
“For us. as we look back through the
hief importance as preparation for tfcp
coming and the work of Christ. We are
not Jews, and Hie strict limits of the
Jewish law nre not for us. But It wae
needful in order that we might be free
for service and armed with hope. And SI I
along the story of the life of Moses tha
lesson Im written plainly for, our comfort
and our strength. that ha who*would go far
must walk with God and that It Jo GojTe
My bark Is wafted to the strand
Other than mine.
oi ipwca. nuu n
well as of action.”
—Dean Alford.
ed that staj
triaTnna
God Is proi
UNIVER8ITY MEN ON CADET CADET STAFF.
During the poet year at tha Univer
sity of Georgia several Atlanta mem
ber, of the cadet corpe of the unlverelty
hav, been algnally honored by poattlon*
of prominence on the etaff of that mili
tary organization.
Of the eight member* of the cadet
staff, five of them are from the Gate
City and they have attended to their
duties during the past year In a man
ner that reflects credit upon them and
their university.
The member* of the staff are aa fol
low,: Commandant. James M. Kim
brough, Jr., of Gridin, first lieutenant,
Twenty-seventh Infantry, U. 8. A.; Ca
det Major T. E, Scott, of Atlanta; Ca
det Adjutant C. L. Turner, of Atlanta;
Cadet Quartermaster J. J. Swenson, of
Atlanta: Cadet Sergeant Major H. H.
Deane, of Gridin; Cadet Quartermaster
Sergeant W. C. Henson, of Rocky
Creek; Senior Cadet Color Sergeant C.
D. Cabantsa, of Atlanta; Junior Cadet
Color Sergeant R. O. Arnold, Cadet
Drum Major W. S. Jones, of Atlanta
Cadet Color Sergeant Cabanias has
the honor of carrying the national col
ors, while Cadet Color Sergeant Arnold
bears the ensign of the University
Corps, which Is the flog of the atate of
Georgia. This flag, whlclxls made of
silk, beautifully embroldeijftl, was pre
aontud to the cadets by tho ladles of
Athens In 1905. The flag Is the pride
of all the cadet*, especially since the
University of Georgln battalion. Is the
only cadet corps In the state mat has
the honor of marching under Georgia's
flag.
*!*t*re toward .the erring eon and brother.
Gofi zaaS* famlllea to stand ugethar. “*
brother la born for adversity; the rtr.natn
of th* family tie la the greatest bond of
« rength In society. Kverylvsly la under
oMImtlon to protect and sipport lua own
n thing* moral and aplrltisl. a* .’—I!.*'
la things temporal. Thla truth la Illna-
trated a* clearly by tha way the descend
er and dellrnrer,
Urlaed and ham
pared him. Anti that Is still the fashion
In tho caao of tho sent men of our own
time. Half the energy of every man with
a grant mission has been spent In ovarcoin-
have bean
‘‘eslled" to ssrvo thotr time. Tha wla* poo*
plo follow thoao who art following s atar.
Even a Moan* eventually ltd the children ei
Israel out of their bondag* Into th* land o'
promise, so there are man la our midst
■■ — way Into th* life of
Jo human liberty, and
Thood and peace. Just
ory mean: with tremendous poaal-
was mad* In those long-ago centuriat
ao momentous history may be avan now In
tho making for humanity.
Tb* difference between Iron and (teel
Is Ore, but steel |g worth all It coats.—
Maitble D. Babcock.
The Son of God became the Son ot
man that the sons of men might be
came the eons of God.—Anon.
Tis life of which our lives ere scant,
'Tls life, not death, for which we pant.
More life and fuller that we want.
—Browning.
I have seldom known anyone who
deserted truth In trifles that could be
trusted In matters of Importance—Pa-
ley.
Never fear to bring the aubllmest
motive to the smallest duty, and the
most Infinite comfort to the amallest
troubles.—Phillips Brooks.
The sacred Scriptures teach us the
beet way of living, the noblest way of
suffering and the most comfortable way
of dying —Ftavel.
T do not ask that thou shall front tha
fraj'.
And drive the warring foeman from
my sight;
only ssk, O Lord, by night or day,
Strength for th* fight.—Anon.
BE ft M. BLACKBURN, POET;
GOVERNOR'SSECRETAR YHAS
WOOED THE FICKLE MUSE
May Publish. Volume
Of His Poetic
Works.
When* tb* water-fall* rhyme
With the mellow voice qf th* dove?
No; bia home l« not there.
In the voliiptuou* n‘
Wit
Ot hill*
NUPtl
Rblai
with vestal love.
WhiU sent tag tn th* dull nod prosaic
work of sa executive secretary to Governor
T*rr*U for ths past four years* Benjamin
11. Blackburn has found time to coart tbo
poetic mas*.
As % newspaper wrttar of fore*, be
widely known; for hls exquisite bits ot
pros* word painting he bes received many
seen tbs light of publicity, because Mr.
Blnckburu writes largely foi his own pleas
ure. Hls friends nre trying to persuade
Im to put bis work into s small volume,
ship Georgia, jrug read nt Jamestown, when
.a. VTJ* was presented to the
the sliver servl
unchine. It wss read by
Slaton, of Atlanta, with flno ef-
uuu m. oiawu. 'j I an
feet. It Is as follows:
BATTLE 8HIP “GEORGIA."
Far out ou the waves of the majestic sea-
Our thoughts with the billows, our hearts
with the fr»*e!
Boundless aiul restless ss the breese and
the foam!
Dauntless, chivalrous—th* defender of
home.
Rides heroic the w*t*r*, with uneonquered
name:
Georgia,” our proud bulwark of honor
and fame.
Ne’er dreading th* billows, nor fonrlng th*
storm I
Grand symbol of knighthood—4n ste«l-nr-
mored form.
Float triumphant In p«ace, nndaontod In
war
Gainst the sea-roaming foe that carries s
tar!
With lmnner unfurled to the blue-tinted
sky.
8*11 true to thy motto; **To conquer or
BEN. M. BLACKBURN,
Retiring executive secretary, and
a poet of merit.
dl*."
Float on In the ever—yield never to wrong!
Plow Umpest-toaa'd wnters tn search of
th* strong!
Batch forth thy greet guns with a death*
dealing aim!
Defend knightly honor—protect cherish'd
fams!
Let tby shibboleth be. In far distant sea:
"Death's lovs for fair Georgia, and sweet
Liberty."
Another poem has be*n adopted by the
Jamestown commission of Georgia. It la aa
follows:
THE HOME OF THE GEORGIAN.
Wher* Is the home of the Georgian?
— “ proudest knights of t*'* —
mountains aubltma.
Where Is, the home of the Georgian?
Of tbo lordly monarch of em th?
On the far-stretching plain,
Where the sunshine and qslu
Ilobes ccftton In mantle of white?
No; hls home la not there.
Though we view everywhere
Scenes that Inspire this king of right.
Where Is the home of the Georgian?
For a manhood so gently bred.
Of the cavalier groat l._
Where the magnolias blow, v
Or the etlU waters flow—
Where the sea lends vole* to the pine?
No; his home Is not there.
In Its freedom from care—
Not this land of honey and wine.
Whore Is the home of th* Georgian?
Of the patriot son of Truth?
In defense of the right.
In the historic light—
Where men fought for honor and died?
• tried.
The most princely of ull th* knights!
In the land of the free.
From the hills to the sea-
Where the sword and th# pen wlnneth
With deeds that emblazon *
God bless the home of the Georgian!
The product of. courage and faith!
In battle for the right.
With lance ever bright
’Gainst wrongs of the coward and knave!
Hls home Is Tn the Heart
Of every worthy pert
That's played by the true and the brave.
-Dwight Williams!
God has promised to satisfy—but Hs did
not promise when. God has time enough,
and so have you. God bus boundless re*
ottrees, and III* reap twees ar« touts. Can
you not trust Hltn? Trust and wait. Re
knows what Is beat for yoifeHe has reasons
for denying you now. but ’In the end He
will satisfy you.—Maitble D. Babcock.
God move* In a mysterious way
Hls wonders to perform; •
He plants Ills footsteps in the ssa.
And rides upon the etorm.
God for Moses. It Is when we have reach*
ehnt, and tust door never open* again.
Othcr^k>or8 oT
By past efforts unavailing,
Doubt and error, loss and falling.
Of our weakness made aware.
On too threshold of onr task
Let as Ught and guidance ask.
"The training of Moses began In hls fa-
thar's bouse, wbaro h* waa nourished at
^pmifcanfl of Pharaoh’s daughter It was
continued In. toe schools and arinles of
Egypt. But tfie crown was put upon it
In the desert, where, under the burning
open eky too thtoffs.of life took on their
Jus (’proportion, bo In.some time of wait
ing and apparent disappointment God mny
be training ns/’
God doth not pped
Either man’s wr>rks or His own gifts; who
best
Bear Hls mild yoke, they serve Him best.
> Hls. state
Is*klngl£ thousands at Hls bidding speed.
And*post o'er land ugl ocean without rest;
They silo saw# who only ntand and wait.
‘There Is. no place where we may oot
of rest. Whfle He Is with us, our defer
places may* become th^ richest schools 6f
thought and power. When our responsi
bility comes, He will enable ns to bear It.
In lllm even our failures may be trans
formed Into steps of ngograss for Ilia work.
Wbat mstp-r wlirtlu**** «• go In. If the pre
plo of God m*y ento(L Onr reward wo mny
safely leavs to HltMnd He will vindicate
onr fame." \
Ws thank Thee, O Lord, that we have
lssrned. /even through oar own failure*
many tixges, through our sorrow* ss well t
our joys, what
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Drought Damage* Crop.
Rprelal to The Georgian.
Culloden, Go., June >2.—The corn
crop and garden# of thla aactlon ara
damaged on account of tha present
drought which has been on for more
than four weeks. Cotton, however, lias
been benefited, as the recent warm
weather has enabled the fanners to
clean tha grass from the fields.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
TO MEET AT LOGANVILLE
tr-
Special to The Georgian. . ,
Loganvllle, Ga.. June, 22.—Tha
Gainesville district conference of tjie
Methodist Episcopal Church South jdLl
assemble In the elegant' new atone
church here on Wednesday, July I.
Rev. A. W. Qullllan, of Winder, will
preach tha Introductory aenpon Tees'
day night, the 2d. The epbfertmce will
bo presided over by Rer.,J. B. King,
and will alt three days. A full delega
tion of preachers and delegates will
reach 175.
Loganvllle la preparing to entertain
her gueata with cordial hospitality.
Among the dlstlngulehed delegates and
visitors are Hon. Thomas is. Bell, Pro
fessors H. J. Pearce and E. J. Robeson,
of Brenau College, Gainesville; Dr. G.
Glenn, president of the North Geor
gia Agricultural Collage, Dahlonega;
Hon. Bona Allen, of Buford; Hon. J.
It. Lumaden, of White county; Hon. J.
-S’. Holder, of Jefferson President J. E.
Dickey, of Emory College; Dr. W. CL
Lovett, editor Wesleyan Christian Ad
vocate; Dr. J. H. Lakes, presiding elder
of the Atlanta district; Rev. VV. A.
Parka, of the*American Bible Society;
Mrs. R. T. Connelly, of the Woman's
Horn* Missionary Society, and others.
DISTRICT COLLEGE
CONTRACT 18 LET
•pedal to Tk* Georgian.
Sparta, Os., June 22.—The board of
education of the Tenth ttongreesfonal'
Agricultural College held a meeting In
Sparta for the purpose of considering
bids and swarding the contract for the
construction of the girls' dormitory.
Many of the moat prominent con
tractor* In the state had In’ bids. The
contract waa given to Mr. Algernon
Blair, of Montgomery, Ala., whosa bid
was 211,050. Mr. Blair has recelv-d
the contracts for all of the buildings
which have been let. Three. of the
buildings are now nearing copiplatlon
and will be ready for otjypanre' soon.
Special to The Georgian.
Charleston, S. C.,J!ine 22.—The South
Carolina Pharmaceuttcu Association
brought Its annual convention to a close
at the tale of Palma with a bualneaa
meeting at which olflcera were elected.
The next place of meeting will be se
lected by the ofllcers.
The ofllcers of the association are oe
follows: Preaidant, C. A. Milford. Ab
beville; first vice president, S. B.
Craig, Anderaon; second vice president,
8. C. Williams, Charleston; secretary,
F. M. Smith. Charleston: member of
the examining board for alx years, D.
P. Frierson. Charleston.
General Booth, of the SatatttOB
Army, has bean wggmly wadcoznad in
Japan and crowded audience* pea
him wherever ha speaks.
A donation of <100,000 recently mada
to Northfleia Seminary by Mrs. Rus
sell Sage, Is the largest that haw sear
been given to Mr. Moody’s work.
The suggestion U now under gdvlse-
nient tho; The Hogue conference Which
Is now.auucmbUng at the cnU ot a mon
arch, shall beraattor ha mafia to oon.
veno automatically at intervals ot fisab
or five years.
Delegates to tha national convanOen
pf the Protestant Episcopal church nave
been Instructed by at least one dlooeae
not to favor revision of the English
Bible of 1511. The convention Is to
n.w! til Richmond In the autumn.
A Baptist council was organized by
that denomination recently at their an
nual convention hfld In Washington. It
will taka a year or more to perfect tlia
organization of thla counoll. Governor
Hughes, of New Yoric, fa to bs Its first
president.
Reports presented at the recant arbi
tration conference at Lake Moboak
showed that more than one hundred
and twenty,business organizations, rep
resenting oighty-alx of the largest clUas
tn the United States and Canada, alt
Actively co-operattng In the work of ths
uohonk conference.
A novel Immigration into the Domin
ion of. Canada la that of the Hindoos
who are com'.nr to the wea.tem section
of Canada In aua.'Rv Increasing num
bers. While they are hampered by the
caste gyztem which they bring with
them, they gre proving valuable work
er* tn certain Industrial line*.
T!)» qpvcraora or treasurers of live
provinces olTChlna recently, within a
single month, ordared about four thou
sand.copies of Tha Chinese Recorder,
puhl^hed by the Christian Literature
Society at Shanghai. The Chinese as-
snclasu western learning and Christian
ity ana fonctudr thaj the latter aa a re
ligion. the latter, too, must be superior
to their own. 1>ie province* governed
by the><ah0lcta.lsvaspre*eni a population
of more tnoh one'hundred million peo
ple.
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V/ILL NOT LET BID
FOR ROAD AT PRESENT
Bpedal^o The qeorglar.
AuButta, Op., June 22.—It la not ex-
pnrtedvthat thw%«unract for the con
struction of the Georgia and Florida
railroad will be let for soma time yet
aa tha btds now In are said to be too
high. Vice President Scott Is still in
Baltimore- wtere he haa gone to at
tend a meeting of the board of direc
tors- to consider the bids offered, and
word come* back from bltn to the ef-
;t that tha conpeact* will not )>•• let
itll thOyblda gotefnore conservative.