Newspaper Page Text
/
6
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATURDAY, jri.T It
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
Telephone
Connections.
Subscription Rites:
One Ycir........
$4.50
Six Month*
2.50
Three Months
1.25
By Carrier, per week
10c
Published Every Afternoon
Except Sundsy by
THE GEORGIAN CO.
st 25 \P. Alibimi Street,
Atlsnts, Gs.
Entered second-class mutter April 3. MO*. at the Poctofflee St
Atlanta. Ga.. under act of concreaa of March S, 1*7*.
«x
THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
TO
Envy, to whloh th’ Ignoble mind's a slave
It emulation In tbs learned or brave,
—POPE.
Saturday Evening.
We have no IntenUon ot clouding the serenity of
these week-end meditations by the Injection or poliUcal
considerations, but the passage by the house of repre
sentatives of an excellent measure looking to the purity
of the ballot and the restraint of corruption at least
affords a text for profitable consideration.
It Is Indeed deplorable that It should be necessary
In this land of free and representative Institutions to
adopt drastic measures for tho preservation of our
untrammeled franchise, but we have to take the world
as wa find It, and where men will not conduct themselves
high and honorable lines, they must. In the interest
of the better element, be ooerced Into such a course.
When we look abroad at the people who are strug
gling under conditions of government so much leas hap
py than oura we wonder that any man can find It In
his heart to pervert the functions for which the fathers
of the republic have fought and died. Tyranny Ip* not
yet perished from the earth, it does not yet abide mere
ly In the musty volumes of theorists and doctrinaires.
It Is a living and aggressive fact There are gov
ernments all over thfe old world In which the divine
right of kings and autocrats Is vigorously and even bru
tally maintained. A conspicuous example ever ready
to mind la the Russian empire, but It la by no means the
only one. Injustice and oppression under the forms of
law, or at leaat of government, still fill the world with
blood and tears.
The contemplation of these conditions should Inspire
us with a higher appreciation of the blesslngi we enjoy
In having at our dtapoial at leaat the machinery by which
every man may exercise hts right as a sovereign In his
own name and person. If lsws aro unjust or those who
administer them are dishonest, the mean* by which
they may be set aside or modified are In our own hands.
And yet how few of us there are who give any
thought to the great questions Involved In the duties
of cttlienshlp. We fritter away our energies In the dis
cussion ot the passion* and prejudices which revolve
around rival candidates and are led sway from the con
templation ot great underlying principles. We are con-
tent that other* should do our thinking for us, accept
lng their Ipso dtxlt with a sublime and chlld-like faith.
Blackstone said that "A competent knowledge ot
the law was the proper ornament of a gentleman." There
was a time In the history of England whon lVitn was
practically recognised, and every man who undertook
to plead hts own case need not have been regarded as
haring a fool for a client. But this Is changed over there,
while In America there have besn few Instances where
men have taken a course In law merely as an accom
plishment.
Nor do they pay the due consideration to the vital
questions which more Immediately affect their own wel
fare- They neglect the exercise of the franchise while
people less fortunate are speeding their live* In fruitless
efforts to secure this priceless privilege. Only a amall
percentage of our clttxen* apparently realise the Impor
tance of keeping Informed on the great questions which
arise and thon casting their ballots in accordance with
their convictions. They shrink from the toll and the tur
moil of elections and leave these questions to the pro
fessional politicians.
The warning Is often given, but It cannot be too often
repeated that the highest cltlxenahlp calls for the par
ticipation of high and low, ot the men ot all conditions in
life, in political contests and discussions and the conse
quent exercise of the franchise by those who are beet
qualified to express an opinion on any given matter.
It this were true, and the blessings of the ballot
were more deeply recognised, there would be small need
for coercive measure to preserve the purity ot the ballot
our complex life than that of the taw. It la the science
by which life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are
protected and Insured. It has engaged the talent and
skill of some of the ablest and loftiest characters In all
time, from Joseph of Aramathea to our own good day. The
standard of ethics which prevails for the most part la
the profession reflects tho highest honor and credit on
the members of the bar, and It will be found that no
one ta more anxious to protect this standard everywhere
and at all times than these worthy members.
When a man Is conspicuous for hts ability he is all
the . more called upon to maintain the very hlgheat de
gree of professional ethics.
The laxity of divorce proceedings has become pro
verbial. It ha* been the subject of the gravest dellber
atlons by students of our social conditions for many
years. It Is a dlfilcult matter, however, to find any rem
edy unless the members of the bar will themselves lend
lr Influence to the effort.
tn thla Inatance there seema to be a well determined
duct, to punish him to the limit of the law. A year and
a half has elapsed since the first proceedings were tak
en, and thore seems to have been no very good reason
for the delay, but the colls are gradually tightening and
the final Issue will soon be decided.
We feel safe In assuming that John D. Rockefeller
will come out even oh hla book, though be should have
to publish It at his own axpense.
Hummel’s Disbarment.
The well known New York lawyer, Abraham H.
Hummel, has been suspended from further practice at
the bar by a decision of the appellate division of the su
preme court, pending the final determination ot an ap
peal taken tn hla case to the court of appeals.
Hummel’s case date* back to January IT, 1905, when
he was first indicted In connection with the Dodge-Morse
divorce case for conspiracy and subornation ot perjury-
The charges against Hummel were based on an af
fidavit made by Dodge in October, 1903, In which he
swore he had never been served with- a aummoni In hla
wife's divorce proceedings against him, afterward admit
ting that he bad. Messrs Hummel and Stelnhardt were
alleged to have Induced Dodge to make the affidavit. Mr.
Hummel pleaded not guilty to the perjury charge through
hla counsel. Delancer Nlcoll, and a long wrangle subse
quently took place In the courts. In which the trial was
delayed. During the legal proceedings District Attorney
Jerome, on May 19. 1905, caused accusations to be filed
against Hr. Hummel In the bsr association. New con
spiracy charges and Indictment* were found against Mr.
Hummel by the grand Jury on June 25, 1905. and a mo
tion for a change of venue made by the accused lawyer
was denied.
Mr. Hummel’s trial began on December 16, and last
ed five days, when he was found gpllty ot conspiracy
and sentenced to the penalty of one year In prison and a
9500 fine. He was locked up in the Tombs for five hours
afterward, but finally secured releaae on $10,000 bail. Hla
release on ball was granted because of an application
for a certificate of reasonable donbt which he made be
fore the appellate division pf the supreme court On
December £7, 1905, Hummel was arrested again In a teat
case tn relerence to-the conspiracy charges. This Is
cow also pending.
We hare no desire to anticipate the final judgment
of this court, bat tt the chargee made against Hummel
are sustained be should not only be disbarred, but fur
ther and more vigorous punishment should be meted
out to him.
There Is no nobler and worthier profession In all
Is a “Holy War” Threatened ?
The English secretary of state for foreign affairs,
Sir Edward Qrey, made the civilized world alt up and
take qptlce a few days ago when he warned the bouse of
commons that Egypt was on the verge of a Mohammedan
uprising and that there were sign* of a Jehad, or reli
gious war, on the part of the Mohammedans ot the
world.
He was very solemn In bis warning to the opposl-
tlon In parliament that unleta the ministry was sus
tained In all the steps it had taken to maintain peace In
the land over which Lord Cromer presides there would
be complications and developments which would bring
untold grief In their train. The Inception of all this
was the fact that five Mohammedans were recently shot
tn* Egypt in punishment for the murder of five English'
men. Since that time there has been restlessness on the
part of the native population In Egypt, and varioua ru
mors are rife to the effect that tn other Mohammedan
countries there la a possibility of an uprising.
John Dillon was not deterred from denouncing the
government's policy In Egypt In unmeasured terms, the
more conservative members standing aghast at the man
ner In which he was flying In the face of fate.
It is Impossible to say juat bow serious the situation
Is, or bow strong la the possibility that there will be an
uprising, but It la certain that It any such event were to
occur It would be one of the bloodiest and most disas
trous In the hiitory of modern times.
The danger lies In the fact that these uprisings are
fomented with all the alienee and secrecy which now
prevail. Th* fact that nothing definite la known does
not argue that there is nothing in the air. Such was
the situation In 1822 when the pretty little island of Sclo
was practically depopulated and laid waste by the fanat
ical subjects of the sultan. This tight little Island was
the personal property of the sultana. Its revenues were
hers alone. Its Inhabitants were among the most happy,
peaceful and contented In the Orient They Jiad literally
taken no part In the war between Turkey and Greece.
They wanted peace and nothing more.
But on a sudden a Turkish fleet landed at the Island,
the Moslem Inhabitants arose and literally scourged the
Island as If another Atttla.had come to life. Twenty
thousand women and children were put to the sword
and ten thousand of the most beautiful of the women—
the most perfect remnants ot the old Greek type—were
sold .as slaves In the market places ot the east. The
handsome college buildings and other Imposing struc
tures were destroyed by fire and the Island of Bclo was
made a wilderness and sown with salt.
This was but ono ot the many instances In which
Turkish, or Mohammedan, treachery has nursed its wrath
and concealed Its Intentions until the fateful hour st
rived, only to swoop down upon an unauspectlng people
and wipe them from the earth.
The Jehad la a religious war. It la the Call to arms
iaiued by the Father of the Faithful, and it (a a point of
religious doctrine that every believer shall join it Such
an uprising of the hosts of Islam would be a calamity
Indeed. But Islam Itself is divided in Us loyalty these
days and there la a strong possibility that there will
b* no Jehad.
It la by no means Improbable, however, that there
may be some minor uprising, In Egypt, for Instance, and
that the warning Issued by Sir Edward Grey is entirely
Umely and wise.
THE CHILD LABOR BILL.
The following paper wae reed by Mra. J. H. L. Oer-
dlno, on th* subject of tho child labor bill, before the
tenth annual convention ot King’s Daughters and Sona at
Waycross tn May last:
God baa given to woman the custody ot childhood,
and for that mission has endowed her with patience,
tenderness, intuition of lurking perils, and a courage
to defend with her life If need be the security of that
defenseless legacy. She not only socks the good of
her own, but all children, therefore no ono ao fitting
ly champions the rights of childhood ns woman. Tho
King’s Daughters, organized to lmttlo for the right
against the wrong, can In no better way honor Him
and bring glory to Hla name than to oppose the em
ployment of children of tender age in the mills of our
state.
The child labor question, like the cause of tem
perance. ha* pasted the sentimental stage, accom
plished Ita work of agitation, and now appeals to the
reason, Judgment and common sense of the people.
When that la fully accomplished. It will crystallize
into law, for it la the only way to make effective all
sentiment, reason and Judgment. We must not stop
short of a compulsory educational bill, for all wrong
calls for a remedy, and even parents sometimes will
not be willing to surrender the small earnings of
their children, when they have learned to depend on
them.- Perhaps alt of you do not know that Georgia
Is the only state In the Union that has not passed a
child labor bill, and she now standi conspicuously,
the only power In the civilised' world that grinds the
life of its children Into dollars. Who Is to blame for
this? Evidently the people who failed to elect the
proper men to the senate, to carry the measure. The
bill failed by six vote*. Let's find out the names of the
twenty-three who voted against the bill and brand
them aa traitors to a sacred trust, as men who have
a price, ready to be bought by heartless corporations.
It Is true that Northern capitalists are rushing to
Georgia to build factories, so they can get rich divi
dends from the cheap labor of Georgia'* helpless little
children. Their own section It too civilised to use
up th* minds and bodies ot Its future cltlsens. Look
on this picture, then on that. In 1900 there were
200.000 negro children enrolled In school* In the state
of Georgia, and not one to be found In the factories.
They are growing up strong In body and mind, ting
ing and playing on their way to achool, while thou
sands of 11UI* white children droop and pin* In worse
than prison cells, amid foul air and ceaseless toll,
twelve hours a day; and in some Instances they work
at night The North Is appropriating more money
for the higher education of the negro than the en
dowment* of all the Southern colleges put together,
while tho Southern people are taxed for the free ed
ucation of the negro children as well as the white,
and we allow many of the white children to be dented
»'jch privilege*. What a shame! God will punish
such bllndne**. There never can be even an ap
proach to social equality between tho races, yet edu
cation counts In the race of life. In.the battles for re
sponsible employment. •
Tho other picture with the true light turned on
Is this: Thero are 1,450.000 whlto'chlldren In tho
United States employed In mills and mines who ought
to be In school. I don’t know exactly what per cent
are In tho South, and particularly In Georgia, but sta
tistics show that four times as many children (ac
cording to population) are employed In the South
than In the North. They are Ignorant, dwarfed tn
mind and body, furnishing recruit* for the great army
of tramps, beggars and criminals- Oh the mute ap
peals of these little tollers for strong friends to lib
erate them and restore to them the right to play In
fresh nir, and grow In mental vigor! They are sad-
eyed, pale and stooped; they know not why. Their
work Is constant repetition, and never stimulates a
thought, so by the time they are grown, habit Is so •
fixed they are Incapable of being trained In skilled
labor, and "have the emptiness of ages In their
faces."
England with shame and regret acknowledges
her wrongB to children, years ago, and Is now wrest
ling with the problem of the unemployed who want
work, but are Incompetent, and the tramp who will
not work. She has tried to turn them Into Jier
army and navy, but recent Investigations show that
out of 1,000 men who were examined not 100 passed
the physical examinations. They are the finished
product of outraged childhood without sufficient In
telligence to keep from the drink and cigarette habit.
God did not make children capable of defending them*
selves from oppression, because He trusted parents
and Christian friends to do that. Have we been
*rue to that trust? The cry comes ringing down the
ages from an offended God, where fs thy brother? and
the vaulted skleB reverberate with the selfish evasive
query. Am I my brother's keeper? God's controversy
with Cain did not end there, neither can It In this in
stance. Today tbg voice of God Is heard In every en-
Ilghted conscience—Thy brother's blood crleth unto
me from the ground and If not heeded, punishment
greater than can be borne will be the result.
At the close of Mrs. Gerdlne's remarks a motion was
passed directing the state secretary to appoint a com
mittee to draft resolutions In favor of a bill and to see
to it that the resolutions are read at the next meeting
of the legislature.
AS TQ IMPARTIALITY.
To tho Editor of Tho Georgian:
"Probably two-fifths of the rot# repre-
•entod belonged to Mr. Howell. It wae
•tated In Albany that Colonel Kstlll bed
a atrong following In that sectloa of the
state, and that at the last thta would ho
turned toward Clark llowelt. • • •
"The difference between the two candi
dates was marked is they sat a few feet
apart on tha platform. Ifoke Smith's glint
frame filled fits chair aa be surveyed his
audience. He seemed Intensely Interested
In the crowd, snd every cheer from either
fsctlun jroa traced to Its source by hla
gb Ugh
ly consplctione, end wooRThave been pick
ed from tho pnrty around Mm aa a lead
er. He wan entirely at his ease.
almost roughly dressea, n»s-
— — - .h-nced cniupnlgner. Howell,
attired In well-cut garments, looked the
as matt. A
.. I nee. Nelth
er bora a tract of the demagogue."—Ex
cerpta from The Georgian's account of
• debate between Hoke Smith
I am a subscriber to The Georgian and
strong admirer of lie editor, therefore,
t Is with the friendliest spirit of hornl
ess criticism that 1 present the above
Ittte Incident to your notice. Occasion
ly yon Indirectly compare the Impartial
ndilng yf the present campaign news by
The Georgian with that of the other At
lanta papers.
ltend the above clipping from your pa
E ar on the Albany debate, and explain
ow your reporter can say, In a black
leadline, "Smith Supporters In the Major-
ty," and that two-tlftha of the sudleace
was for Howell, and that Eatlll had a
strong following In that section. There
fore, yonr readers would most retsonably
suppose that Eatlll, J. Smith and Hits-
sell had about one-fifth of the audience,
which would leaTe Hoke Smith only twn-
flfths—Jnst the same number your report-
the debate equal. Thus your readers lose
the moat substantial,and Interaatlng fea
tures of the debate.
While trying to be ‘Impartial." that re
nter left the Impression that he wns la
iring under a heavy atraln. But candor
compels mo to admit that he did well
under the circumstances. HUH, wo must
continue to read the partisan accounts by
The Jourunl and The Constitution and
Draw our own conclusions on the result.
Mr. Editor, 1 believe you under-
we all know that both debates were prac
tically the same.
Impartiality does not mean a strong
stand on ooe aide against the other;
neither does It mean for any ono to strain
nt gnats In order to maka both aides ap-
1 "pubm/ttcii with best wishes and tn good-
humored criticism. _ , .i
8. F. STRICKLAND,
Alpharetta, Ga., July IS, 1906.
TAINTED MONEY AND
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
Judgo l.lndsny, president of the National
Juvenile Reform Association, baa recently
refused the offer of 15,000,000 by John D.
Rockefeller for the use of the association,
on the ground of Ita being "tainted mou-
ey." The liar. Dr. Gladden, of tha Pres
byterian church north, obtained some no
toriety of late by a similar refusal. The
actions of these distinguished gentleinen
have no justification, either In the realm
of common sense, morals or good religion,
I know of no system of casuistry, political
economy or moral philosophy widen sepa
rates money, per ae. Into tainted and purl
money. When does money cease to be rnor-S
ally tainted and becomt morally pure?
Home day, tha riches of Mr. Rockefel
ler will peas Into other hands.
supposition that It Is now "tal
It then cease to tie tainted?
offered
Heard on the Corner
dishonest hands. God owns all _
and bad, though llo does not possess the
latter, as well ae the gold mid- silver and
I cattla on a thousand hills," and all
... made to subserve h.a i'
millions In the hands of Mr.
‘ if lima, belong tr
and la nothing <
for'the’good oMnanklnd.^or'ia ft*to be ab
liked to subserve only the growth and
wretchedness of the Derive kingdom? To
aak la to answer a question of such wick-
^The 1 rapnted answer of 8am Jones to a
whisky dealer la pertinent. Jones had de
nounced In his Incisive way the liquor traf-
Be. A saloon man remarked that he waa
confident Mr. Jones would receive money,
gotton by the sale of liquor, and. that ha
would prov# It. On nieetlug Mr. Jones, he
-Bored him 96, saying he got It from the
ale of whisky. Ham took It promptly, say-
ing: "1 thank you. my friend; the devil
has aaed thla money long enough, and I
this saloon man. In lha kind-
... i of hla heart, entenit home of
poevrty and anffertng. It la midwinter and
a pour widow, with a half doaen children,
are suffering from cold tad hunger, lie. In
K nnlne aympathy. gives her JIM to relievo
it suffering, Should this money he re
futed beeanee It le “tainted money," and la
thla kind art of the man to he discounted
hecanae of Me business? Jnst aa IJtr from
It aa the act la far from justifying hla traf
fic. Either the baaevoleut act of thla man
la an emanation from the devil qr from
God. If from God, then there Is good In
man. though fallen and wit of tha church.
may l>e, which wo should honor, and
-hlrh God does honor, and the good act
makes the financial medium of Its render
ing good. God taken even tha wrath of
man and cauaea It to praise him. and
why not His own money. In the hands of
men. end, canoe It to praise him? JVe
must learn to appreciate the Iron and good
wherever found and however revealed,
within and without the church, for In
either caae It It an emanation alike from
God. and to condemn the mean nnd low,
within and without the churrb. for both
alike are cmaaatlona from the devil. Let
ua credit to Mr. Rockefeller a kind heart In
the gift and offer of hla udllloue, or, rath
er. God's, for the good of the world, and
allow thla only way of making restitu
tion for bla Ill-gotten gain. If atieb he true.
If be had served the devil In gathering
tie million* for tnitaanlty'e sake, lei Mui
serve God In spending these millions. I*t
ns. with George Eliot, "believe In the final
good of aR things." While good morals
nnd good religion never Justify wrongdoing
In man. It la raws of gratification that
a gnat amt good God can overrule It for
blgheet good. Hurb la tbe fallacy of the
view held by Judge Umtsay and the Iter.
Mr. Gladdea that I .am constrained, re
luctantly, to core-lode that It Is from Ihe
absence at brand culture. a Pharisaical
Judge Fred Foator, of Madison, waa
In hla element tho other night. In ono
corner of.the Kimball rotunda he had
a crowd about him which listened with
glee aa Judge Fred proceeded to devil
the life out of a atrangar who had In
advertently admitted that ha waa from
Arkansas.
The Judge called attention to the ell
mate of Arkansas, the water, the alow
trains, and the general cussedness of
tbe state aa a whole. While admitting
that there were little dabs of good land
In Arkansas, he upheld the supremacy
of Georgia against the world, the flesh
ana the devil. Then somebody called
on Judge Foster to tell his story about
Buck Young's baptisin'. Tho Judge
demurred at flrat. coy as a girl pianist
at a musicals. But ne was persuaded.
It would have done you good to hear
Judge Foster tell that story. He de
scribed localities as though they were
at hla door. . He pictured tho Georgia
creek* and the cool shady della. lie
dropped Into tho soft drawl of the
Cracker, Imitated the voices of the
"brethren and slstren" at the baptizing.
When ho had finished the crowd filled
half the rotunds.
"HJI1 McGill told me about It," said
the judge. "I've been fishing with Bill
a thousand times. He and Buck and*
Jim Young used to do nothing but flnh
and smoke. One day I missed Buck
and Inquired about him.
'I have beared as how Buck done
religion over at Piney Ford,’ sa|d
McGill. ‘Leastways he got took In
the church In the mawnln’ and put out
In the evenin'. Hit 'pears Buck’s brand
of religion wa’nt made to atan’ wsail
in'.
‘Soma of them women come over
from the big camp meetln' at Piney
and they persuade Buck to Jlne' tbe
church. Hit was Sunday mawnln' when
they took him down to Tom WllUtfa
boss branch to baptize him.
'■ 'Jes' as the preacher waa about to
put him under, some feller on the bank
hollered out:
“ • "Brothers, I object to takln' Buck
Ynung lnt-i tliH churoh lessen he ewenr*
he won't fleh no mo' on Sunday."
' ‘Buck heard him and pondered a
minute or two. The water In Wlllltt's
branch «a.« as clear a.- a gins* an' the
maple leaves waa floatin' down as pur-
tv a* V.'U ever sc-c. lilt inns' have
strained llnck a little, but he 'lowed a*
bow he’d gone this fur an'/ might an
well play out the game. So he prom
ised, and the preacher took him under
the water.
'“When the preacher come up, he
come alone. Somebody begin* to hol
ler that Buck was drowned. Jim Young
was settln' on the bank whittlin’
stick. ,
"' "Buck ain't drowned,” he yells,
lie kin swim like er otter. Jes' look
at thepi blubbers."
‘■•Tha bubbles was a-rlsln' down
the creek towards the mill dam. Every
body was a-watchln'. Flint tiling j"-l
know, out popped Buck, mud In his
hair an' a ten-pound inud-cat wavin'
In his hand.
"I’ve got him, damn him, I’ve got
him," sings Buck, an' that wa* the
last chance of Buck Young's glttln’ in
tho church/ "
ETERNAL DAMNATION.
BREATH FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
On the crest of Ihe Bint Ridge Moun
tains tbe scanary la so picturesque and
tbe work of the Creator ao manifest, that
wa are lost In admiration and feel onr
Inability to describe tbe peace and tran
quillity of tha aeane.
One range rises on another until only
a faint bine outline le dlecernlble In tbe
dletince. We look down Into velleye cov
ered by e denee growth of trees, over which
thin vapor bangs suspended, covering
tbe whole with a halo of glory!
"Bo still and know thnt I am God!'’ We
_ I tbe God of tbe Universe la tbe veet
ttlllneee eromid ne. Here end there n
great tree etsnde oat alone, overlooking
Some precipice. It baa stood there through
agee awaiting Its final decay, when It
will form again a part of Mother Eartb.
It wilt return "unto tbe duit" end new
roe* will stretch forth their arms toward
tbe enn, but tbe mountains will endure
end generations will 'look unto the Mile
from whence cometh their help!"
Underfoot le i carpet of oak leaves
browned nnd twisted. The denliene of the
forest flee et >ur approach. A bell of soft
' reran far epyvara for e moment end le
tain laurel and fern!
nit now wo are winding down tha moun
tain and have reached the valley. Here
■ the mill where the fresh smelling meal
• ground, and the fields hold golden stalks
of wheat! . Thera la a spring bubbling
somewhere near and Ita watara are cold
and clear aa crystal!
A whole mountain side la fertile with
corn, and In tha distance cow* are graalug
In cool retreats, completing the scene for
an artlat'a canvas!
More blessed la ha who goeth forth with
the breath of tbe mountalha In hie nostrils
Quite recently there seems to be a
revival of discussion of the doctrine of
eternal damnation: It is attracting
more than usual attention, and much Is
being written both for snd against It.
This question may never be settled to
the entire pntisfm tlon of uny on< this
side ot the grave, and It seems to me
that whether there Is or le not an over-
lasting hell 1* of little consequeaoo to
any one who le honestly nnd earnestly
seeking to make the best possible of
till.* life, unlntlueneef] by the fear or
dread of hell, exercising freely and
fully all the powers and faculties with
lthlch one la endowed.
I nm not unmindful of the fart thnt
mere opinion does not carry any weight
of argument, but I am fully persuaded
In my own mind, reasoning from the
self-evident proposition that God can
not be I*sa Just than man. that God
cannot damn an honest man. On all
matters of which absolute knowledge
Is essential that knowledge has been
given beyond question, und -
other questions men may and trill dif
fer, perhaps ae long ae men continue
to think. In matters of which we know
not poeltlrely, It seems to me thnt the
surest nnd safest way of arriving at
the truth Is through the appli- .ltlon
of the principles that hold good In ma
terial matters, to the spiritual or oc
cult. For Instance, the penalty pre
scribed by man for tho violation of any
civil law depend* not merely on the
fact that the law ha* been broken, but
In proportion to the Injury that viola
tion may work to the Individual affect
ed, and to the community at large.
I can conceive of no method of rea.
sonlng by which man can arrive at the
conclusion that he who lias kept all the'
laws save one la to be dumped Into hell
along with the great moss of those who
have committed every crime In the
whole decalogue; and yet, this Is ex.
aclly what we are asked and expected
to accept and believe. Destroy this
Idea and you deetroy hell. Can any
sano man offer a single sensible, logi
cal reason why such a condition should
exist’.' Why God created man without
the man's consent and then placed
around him such conditions anil en
vironments us H-ould absolutely Insure
hla eternal ruin? In all that I have
read on this subject I have failed to
find a single lota of argument based
upon reason, justice and common sense
In advocacy of eternal damnation for a
single creature, the creation of the
mind and power of a God of Infinite
love, justice and mercy.
If man Is not Immortal, then the Idea
of eternal suffering la an utter Impos
sibility. He must he Immortal if he Is
tn suffer eternally, and If he Is Im
mortal, then tell me, la not that Im
mortality a very part of the great God
that created him, endowed with every
attribute of God hlmeelf, and this be
ing true, does not this doctrine of
eternal hell necossarlly Imply self
destruction, self-punishment? But we
are told that the Bible teaches eternal
damnation. Not many days ago we
wero treated to a long list of quota
tion* from the Bible (through the col
umns of The Atlanta Georgian. I be
lieve It was), teaching In language that
could not he misunderstood this horri
ble doctrine. My answer to that Is
thla (and no reasonable man who has
read the Bible will deny It): By taking
disconnected passages from th* Bible
you may prove that God commanded,
or countenanced, qvery crime known to
man.
This doctrine lia* done more to de
moralise and degrade the human race
than any other one thing that can.be
mentioned. It had Its origin In the
brain of the savage; It la the offspring
of fear and superstition. It hai not a
tingle elevating and ennobling princi
ple In It, and as men are advancing,
rlalng superior to Ignorance and su
perstition, farther away from the bar
barian, thla abominable doctrine la juat
as rapidly losing Its hold upon their
minds, their lives actuated by higher
and holler and nobler motives than
fear. This le not simply assertion, or
the matter of opinion, but the state
ment of facta that are amply borne out
by history.
J. E. LOVELESS.
FULLY IN6URED.
From The Argonaut.
A Pike county girl married * guide, end
th* dey after the wedding the guide took
end ao on. Unfortunately, the young gold*
wee bitten by a rattlesnake one morning,
and a few days afterwards be died. The
widow notified her family and friends of
hli death In a note tbat said:
"Bill pant away yletldy. Loss tally cot-
erad by Insurance.
Rockefeller. Are th* men of par* money
coming up tad willing to do the good being
done by some of the “tainted money" or
Mr. Rockefeller?
If the moral taint or purity of money la
conditioned by the moral taint or parity
of Its poaeeinor. 1 stupect antae very dirty
"filthy lucre” mores complacently down
th* aisle* of same of onr churches on Sun
day, and may go to save the poor heathen
or hrlp feed the preacher and family on
Monday. How many of onr rharehes or
preacher* refuse the gifts of onr rich and
prominent brothers. Smith and Joaea, be
cause It might Im "tainted money?”
C. N. DONALDSON.
THE CYNIC’S WORD BOOK.
By AMBROSE BIERCE.'
P ROVIDENTIAL, ndj. Unexpectedly
and conspicuously beneficial to the
parson ao describing It.
PRUDE, n. A lady In biding behind the
back of her demeanor.
In
PUSIf, n. One of the two things mainly
eonducire to aueceaa. especially in politics.
The other to pull.
PTUIUTONIBVI, n. An ancient philoso
phy. named for Ita Inventor. It conflat
ed of an absolute disbelief In everything
but Pyrrhonism. Its modern professors
hare added that.
QUEEN, n. A woman br whom the realm
la ruled when there “ —
whom it to ruled
hot
By Private LeaaAl Wire.
New York, July 14.—President Room-
veil ha* been handed s lemon. Archie
did It, and It was all because the Row.
velt family had a family picnic o.
Friday, the 13th.
After lunch the athletlo sport began,
and the president was t|ie star per-
former. A great game of “one old
cat" had been-planned, but the sad die-
covery was made that Archie had for-
gotten the ball and bat. The president
saved the day, emulating the flrat great
act of George Washington and with a
rusty hatchet fashioned s sapling Inte
a bat. The lemonade paraphernalia
was pilfered to provide a ball. The
president won the toss and, gripping
hi* home-made bat, stepped confidently
to the plate. 9
Archie wo* In the box, but his con-
trol wni poor. The first pitched ban
went wild, striking tho batter behind
the left ear. In the word* of Hermit,
thereby "handing papa a lemon.” ’
John D. Rockefeller's mllllon-dnllay
house Ip the Pocantiro Hills la being
bullded with the comfort of Mra. John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., particularly in view
and that lady is deeply interested In
the progress of the builders. Like her
mother-in-law, young Mrs. Rockefeller
Is fond of society, and It la altogether
probable that when the new palace Is
ready for occupancy It will be Ihe scene
of many splendid social functions.
"Great wealth la s breeder of Insan
ity,” says Dr. Hill, who has charge of
Insane asylums in Baltimore. 'The dis
sipations which wealth afford are a
more fruitful source of Insanity than
worry, care, overwork and the varloui
other channels through which the brsln
receive* the hurt that results In mad
ness."
Dr. Graeme Hammond, of this city,
the great alienist, says that this is
not so.
“If any one will simply glance over
the names of the men who have made
vast fortunes—the Vanderbilts, the As
ters. th* men who control the Standard
Oil and other big trusts—he will see
that wealth is not by any means a
breeder of Insanity,” he eays.
"The principal cause for all forms ot
Insanity, generally speaking, le defec
tive hereditary. Luxury, which Is In
cidental to wealth, nnd the dissipation
which often goos with It, may Indeed
undermine the health nnd cause neru-
resthenia, but never Insanity."
Hose Mnrston. artist’s model and ac
tress. friend of Evelyn Neeblt Thaw,
comes to the defense of New York'e
artists. She says:
It's n shame to declare that all of
the artists' studios In thl* city are In-
Iqultlous, for such Is not the esse.
They hnve been condemned simply be
cause one man, who was not an artist,
and never had any real studio, but sim
ply a lounging place, happened to uss
this niece to hold hla midnight revels.
''I nave been an attendant at all of
the principal studios In this city since
I was n mere child of 11 years, and 1
have yet tn any that I bars baen Insult
ed. The artists In this city are gentle
men, the equal of which aro not to be
found anywhere. There is never the
suggestion of a scandal about them
and a model dally attending thelf
studios as I have will never hear a
word out of the way.
"To poBe In ono of the studios Is
hard work. And while they might
make your life pleasant by talking, It Is
nil a matter of business with them.
They have so many hours set apart for
their work and they never break In on
it except for a feiv moments' rest or to
change the canvass.
"All of the prominent artists who
engage models arc most respectful In
their attitude nnd. attentions to them,
nnd for a model who is given to frivol
ity a study 1* no place. She will not
find It there."
"Theodore Roosevelt McNeely, Nicho
ls* Longworth McNeely and Austin
McNeely are doing very nicely today,
thank you, and so Is Sirs. Austin Mc-
Neely, of No. 40 Downing *«reet, th*
mother of theso Interesting triplets.
Papa McNeely Is receiving the con
gratulations of his friends and a con
stant stream of visitors Is admiring th*
sturdy qualities of the Infanta. Young
Longworth may readily be distinguish
ed from the president’s name-sake of
reason of the fact that he wests s fee
ribbon on his arm, whereas little Theo
dor* R. wears a white one.
GEORGIANS IN' GOTHAM.
■moon by whom the realm
re Is a king, oud through
by a man when there Is
,953% a. An Implement of torture
fielded by a goose aqd commonly wielded
V an an. This use of the qnlll is now
obsolete, but the. wlel.ler of ‘it, modem
equivalent, tha steel pen, la still aa ass.
QLTVER. n. A portable sheath la which
the ancient atateamaa and tha aboriginal
lawyaf carried their lighter arguments.
lie extracted frtfln hla qutrer.
Did this controversial Roman
An argament well fitted
To the guest Jon at taluuittej.
Then addressed It to the llrer
Of the unreasonable fneman.
-OGLUM P. BOOMP.
QUIXOTIC, adj. Abtatdly rhlralrie. like
Don Quixote. An Insight Into the lieantr
and excellence of this Incomparable a/
Jectlve I. unhappily dealed to hTi who ha,
tbe tnlBfortuao to know that tbe gentle
men'* name I, pronounced Ke-ho-ty.
Wben^jjjnoranc* from oat onr Urea can
Monotony, 'Us foUy to know Spanish.
LEAD GOTHAM. .
ly Prlrato Leased Wire.
New York, July 14.—Here are soms
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA-J. B. Fishier, G. h-
Lewie, S. L. Morris, T. H. Bice, J- jc
Riley, W. T. Downing, C. Moore, n-
Wellbiuise. „ . - r
SAVANNAH—Mis* L. Harris J. L
.rjW n dYo J i,n M g?W*GUe»
IN PARIS.
Paris, July 14.—Robert Leary. 5 "'
and Mr*. John F. Klaer andM”',!*
Simmons, of Atlanta, registered at »•
office of the European edition ot
New York Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
JULY 1*. ...
Ke W r«"ra D 0f bo^%. d A. re »
sdfe? o°/
1812-Uttle Turtle, famoua chief of
Indiana, died.
1417—Mine, lie Htael, femorn French wns
died. Bore April it L6J -j m
185*—Crystal Palace. New York, openeo
President Pierce. . „» ,gt
General Pop* took command or
18*3—Gent
1884—Con^sderatM ""defeated at
Mias.
Tupelo
1870-Congress
1874-11. J. Jewett elected president or n
lSS:-Jnhn*u'rt*ht resigned his posttio* “
th* English cabinet. . u i,
1M—llenry M. Htaaley,
Mantnnha In Central Africa.
1834—Prince Adalbert, third «e *
«■
^•ralkVtSW^ “
u»-ia.y i j™
IVHJMm
cult of SHC wtraew - —
Norton 8. Townaond, <
nnlrcrsltjr* dtod. . ^
lflM—KarrrnUer of Santiago by **
tSB-Celchrated Campanile, or bell
1*6®—<N4meo* m*t ^revoked '* , I!i* B dle<l «
w ^&Ji, rn nrB^ r oc&W