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CHINA IS REFUSING
TO KEEP TREATY
Her Refusal as to Antung
Causes Comment in
Japan.
Special Cable—Copyright.
Toklo, Japan, Aug. 10.—The lnelat-
ent refusal of the Chinese government
to live up to the spirit of the treaties
made with Japan and the United
States to open Antung and seventeen
other Manchurian cities as places of
international residence and trade, la
causing unfavorable comment In.gov
ernment circle* here.
China contends that the opening of
'.Mukden means the opening of an un
occupied area outside the city, and that
foreign trade and residence be confined
to that area. Furthermore she Insists
that goods entering Mukden from that
area shall be liable to all duties and
taxes which China may continue to
Impose, as hitherto.
CANT OBTAIN A SITE
FOR PR0P08ED CUSTOMS,
By Private Leased Wire.
Pekin, Aug. 10.—The establishment
of Chinese custom, at Antung, on the
Yalu, a port opened under the Amerl
can treaty of October 8, 1908, la meet,
Ing with difficulty. The Japanese have
expropriated for a nominal payment
during their military occupation, the
whole river frontage for several miles,
and all the land outside the native city
available for foreign settlement. This
makes It Impossible to obtain a site for
the proposed customs.
io ini®
CAUGHT BY MARSHAL
REFUSE TO TESTIFY
AND ARE IN JAIL
Gross Irregularities Found
in Denver Ballot Boxes
Wlien Opened.
Special to The Georgian.
St. Augustine, Fla., Aug. 10.—James
Newland and James Blankenship,
charged with desertlng-from the United
States army eighteen months ago,
while stationed In Atlanta, were ar
rested here last night by a detective
nnd United Btates marshal. They were
taken to Fort Scrlven for further In
vestigation.
Mrs. William Carter.
Mrs. William Carter, 15 years old,
died nt her home on the Handtnwn
road at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The funeral services were held at the
Mt. Olive church at 2 o clock Friday
afternoon, the Interment being In tne
churchyard burying ground.
By Private Leased Wire.
Denver, Col., Aug. 10.—The four men
sent to Jail Wednesday for contempt of
court In refusing to testify In the
franchise election frauds Investigation
are still In Jail. William Evans, gen
eral manager of the Tramway Com
pany, may Join them. He waa sub-
penaed to appear In Judge Lindsey's
court and tell what he khowa of the
alleged fraud, but his office waa found
locked yesterday. He Is on a "vaca
tlon."
It developed later that there has been
a regular exodus from the city of tram
way and gas company employees whe
are wonted In court to explain how
they came Into possession of tax re
ceipts which entitled them to vote on
the franchises. The majority are
known not to own any property.
dross Irregularities were found when
the ballot boxes In ward 4, In Mayor
R. W. Speer's home precinct, were
opened. The box containing ballots on
the proposed ordinance for 860 arc
lights showed a discrepancy of 86 votes
between the poll books and the num
ber found In the box. In the box con
taining 'ballots on the proposed ordl
by the city of
nance for the purchase
an electric light plant there were
found 186 for and 135 against The
poll books showed only 173 persons
voted.
The municipal ownership party claim
that the same evidence of collusion be
tween corporations and election Judges
to doctor the returns will be found In
every precinct.
STORE PLUNDERED
BY BOLD ROBBERS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
respectfully announce myself a
ldldate for council from the Third
rd, subject to the white primary on
gust 22. c w MANQUM.
respectfully announce myself a
ndldate for council from the Fourth
ird, subject to white primary on
*“** ^ DR. B. E. PEARCE.
I respectfully announce myttlf _
candidate for council from the Sixth
ward, eubject to the white primary on
AUBU “ * 'jOHN W. GRANT.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
JAMES Q. WOODWARD.
I respectfully announce myself
candidate for Co
... bounty Treasurer, sub,
jeet to white primary on August 22.
MACON C. SHARP.
AMUSEMENTS
CASINO
TONIGHT—MATINEE SATURDAY.
VAUDEVILLE.
ABO’EL KADER AND
HIS THREE WIVE8.
Johnson and Hardy. Will Dockray,
Charles F. Bemon, Eddie Mack, Brin-
damour and Cameragraph.
Sale at Qrand Box Officfc.
Next Week.
( .VAUDEVILLE.
By W. O. CLEMENT.
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, On., Aug. 10.—The two brick
bulldlnga owned by W. W. Brooka and
'Mra. W. T. Turnbull, on Broad street,
which were considerably damaged by
fire several weeka ago, were yeeterday
condemned by Mayor Maddox and are
now being torn down. ' They will be
replaced with handsome atructurea.
Robbers Plunder 8tore.
The store of J. H. Radcllffe Compa
ny, near Rome, on the Central railroad,
aa broken Into by robbera Tuesday
night and a considerable amount of
goods carried away. Sheriff Byara la
In pursuit of the robbers with blood
hounds.
Polioaman Resigns.
Joseph Johnson, who has been t
member of tbe Rome police force for
the last eight years, has resigned his
position and will enter other business.
His successor has not yet been ap
pointed. Mr. Jobnaon has made an
efficient officer.
Gibeon-Ruggles.
Charles R. Ruggles and Mias Leona
Gibson were married last evening at
the home of the bride on Upper Broad
street. The ceremony-was performed
by Ordinary John P. Davis, and waa
witnessed by relatives and friends of
the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs.
Ruggles are well known In Rome, and
they have the beet wishes ot a large
circle of friends.
First Baptist Revival.
The revival service which was begun
at the First Baptist church last Bun-
day by the pastor, Dr. R. B. Headden,
Is dally growing In Interest and at
tendance. Two services are being held
dally—afternoon and night—to which
the public la cordially Invited.
BUSINESS FIRMS
MAKING CHANGES
Bpectsl to The Georgian.
Covington, Oa, Aug. 10.—On Sep
tember 1 several new business firms
will begin business in Covington. First
la the firm of Cash, Mobley A Com
pany, who will take tbe store room now
occupied by W. L Adair. Both re
side In Covington and are well known
here.
In the store room vacated by O. T.
Smith, E. H. Mobley will open up a dry
goods and notions business. Mr. Smith
moves In the new Covington bank
illdlng.
E. E. Parker leaves the firm of Bwan-
Davla Company to open up a general
merchandise business In the store room
now occupied by C. C. Robinson.
Mr. Robinson will occupy the store
room of Lea A Anderson, who will re
tire after a long and active career.
THE PARABLE OF -THE TWO SONS
—LUKE 15i 11-32.
N'
Golden Texti Return unto Me and
I will return unto you, saith the Lord.
—Mai. 3i7.
AMINO of the parables was not
dona by Christ nor by the dis
ciples who heard them, but by
men long afterwards who wished to
designate them by some appropriate
name that would exprese the central
truth of tha parable or the leading
character In It. A better name could
have been eelected for eome of them
than the one by which they are gen
erally known. A better name for the
"Sower" would have been "The Dif
ferent Kinds of Soil." That of the
“Rich Man and Laxarus" had been bet
ter named “The Danger of Unbelief."
The parable In our leiaon la generally
known aa that of the "Prodigal Son."
The International committee has chosen
to call it the “Parable of the Two
Sons." The elder brother haa been
sufficiently recognised to be mentioned,
and that Is all. Read the parable and
Its exposition In all the lesson helps,
and you 'will find that all they have to
say la about the younger epn. In many
of them the elder is not mentioned.
Moat ot preachers have a series of ser
mons 'On the prodigal aon and have
By DR. GEORGE A. BEATTIE.
nature, bear our alns and die of
Visit the picture galleries of tha old
world and you will see many paintings
of tha prodigal son, with hla elder
brother left out. The aathe la true of
the poems that have been written.
The truth of the matter Is that the
elder brother la the principal character
In the picture, and the story of the
prodigal la only the background.
Preachers and poets and painters
have reversed title. In nearly every
Inetanee, and It may be all, the para
ble waa suggested by something Jeaua
eaw, or heard, or read In the heart! of
Hie hearers. It la not always recorded,
but It le In thle oa In many others.
Why He epoke this parable waa be
cause He consorted with publicans and
tinners. Hla object waa to reprove the
self-righteous Pharisee by painting him
In the character of the elder brother,
and Inspire hope In the heart ot the
Gentllea In the father's treatmant of
the prodigal. He had come "to seek
and save the lost," and both these sons
were loat—the one In the “far country"
and the other In the father's house. He
would portray God's love In the treat
ment of both. Tills Is generally re-
arded ns the pcnrl of all the pnrnblee,
he great teorher strung on the thread
of hla discourses. It le the climax of
the three parables spoken on this oc
casion near the eloaa nt Hla mlnlatry;
the willy wnnderlng sheep, the Insen
sate coin and the oelf-wllled sop. All
loat and all found.
All lost not only here, but In all H|a
broken heart on Calvary.
Story of a Bl
ibis.
The story la told that a man once
took a Bible home, and In the eve.
ntnga read It to hie wife; who laid:
"Husband, If that book Is true, we are
loat." A, few evenings ■ later she re
marked': "If that book la true, we may
be saved." That wee Christ's mission
on earth—to teach ua that we are lost
and that He had come to save us.
See how God's love la portrayed In
the fat her V treatment of the prodigal.
Jesus drew the picture from real life.
No doubt the story, recalled similar In
cidents with which they were familiar,
and many eyes were filled with tears,
and many hearts throbbed with pain, aa
they thought of. eome wandering boy,
between whom and them, no matter
how long absent, or widely separated,
the cable tow of love, woven with
griefs, had never
truth that we ars i
We live In
race.. How wouL. __ W
saved unless we had been lost? if man
had not been lost Christ's coming to
earth would be like throwing ropes and
lifeboats to a man on dry land, where
there could be no possibility of his be
ing drowned. God la a God of econo
my. He never makes* useless expend
iture of force In nature, providence nr
rrace. He'would never had aacrlfiobd
; Ils Son' and Jeaua, would never !)kve
left Hla home In glory to assume our
been severed. The younger son, like
many a boy today, had become tired
of the parental restraints of home, and
he wanted to go out and aee tbe world:
have a good time, and "sow hla wild
oats." Unwilling to wait for hla fath
er'a death to get hla share ot the estate,
he sake for It now. This request was
granted, and with hla mother's prayers
and hla father's blessing he goes to the
"fnr country," and, like hundreds of
young men In our land today, ho be
gins a life of dissipation and wanton
ness. A father's saving ot many years
la loon expended. With his money gone
his friends.are gone. At last he came
to want. He Is too proud to go home
and confess hla prodigality and aak
forgiveness. If he ever returns, ha wants
There le no alternative. Bo he hires
nut to some man to take Care of hla
hogs, the most menial occupation. He
la so nearly starved that he was willing
to eat the "husks," the beans that grew
on the carob tree tkfit were fed to the
hogs. When a man la reduced to that
condition he la apt to think of home.
In hla waking thoughts and In hla
dreams he haa visions of the boyhood
home. He sees tho tears In hla moth
er's eyes aa she kissed him goodby; he
heare the notes of lova In the trembling
tones of hla father's wprds of farewell.
The boy Is pretty safe who In memory
la otter anchored to hla childhood's
home.
Plenty In the Father's house and
poverty In the far country. This
brought him to himself. Bln le a spe
cies of madness or Insanity. He hnd
been beside hlmeelf. Every man comfi
to himself before he comes to God.
He realises that he le a sinner, that he
la lost, that he haa wandered from the
Father's house, that the world cannot
satiety the soul. ■
The good resolution to arise and go
to hla. father Immediately followed. He
would go and confeaa hla sine and seek
' irglveneas. He has forfeited sonehlp,
id would bo willing to perform the
most menial service. He not only re
solved, but he acted. Delay meant
starvation, death. Good resolutions, If
not put In effect never cured a drunk
ard. never saved n sinker.-
The father's Welcome.
When he waa yet a groat way off.”
He did not surprise the father by walk
ing. In.4be door. He had beeh wait
ing anil watching for the return of hla
wayward wandering boy, nnd when ha
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Whitehall.
klaalng. He does not watt fnr him to
make confession and ask forgiveness,
it was enough for him that hla boy had
returned. The father's heart had been
wounded, but the father's love had
never changed. Then the son makes
confession and craves the place of a
servant, but the father aaye, "No, you
have come back to your father's house,
you ehall be my eon, you shall again
fill the place In the home that haa
been vacant since you left,”
And then command* the eervant* to
brine In the beet robe and substitute
It for tho rags; and put a ring upon
hla hand. The aeal ring that waa only
worn by freemen; "and shoes upon hla
feet," a command that Indicated more
than a tender regard for him, whoso
bare, bleeding feet touched the fatheFe
heart. The servants and slaves wore
no shoes, and were Ihu* distinguished
from the member* of the family. This
meant that he waa not to be regarded
as a servant, but a aon, with all tha
privileges of sonsblpj Jhnt he who had
never lost hie place .In the father**
heart waa now to resume It at hla ta-
KING ED WARD STANDS SPONSOR
AT THIS BOY’S CHRISTENING
ble and In hla houaa.
The fatted calf must be killed, there
must be feasting and mirth for the
dead haa coma to life, th* loat haa
basn found, and so as soon aa prepara
tion can be made, mualo fill* the air
and the floor shake* beneath the dan-
cere* feet while the father looks on with
eyes lilted with tear, of Joy, In tha
father In the parable, we have . pict
ure of Christ’s Father and our Father
drawn by Christ's own hand. Ring
and robe, feast and fattnl calf, the
sound of music and tha sight of dan
cer*. as the scene swims before the
prodigal's eye* convey to him the hap-
K y assurance of.a father'* love; yet
ow far Inferior that evldtnee to the
bleeding form that groaned and died on
Calvary. That waa love no tongue can
express, no pen can picture. The apoe-
tle cculd not find any word to da-,
scribe or qualify It and so he says,
"God so loved the world, that He gave
His only begottan Son, that whoso
ever belleveth on Him should not per
ish, but have everlasting life.'* Moat
of expositor* and writers lot the cur
tain full aa they look on this picture of
God's love, but there Is another act In
thl* drama In which II la more fully re
vealed.
Tha Eldar Brother.
When he came In from tho field,
heard the music and the dancing, and
when by Inquiry of ono of tho serv
ants, learned the cause he would not
go In and stood oulaldo and poutod.
Then the father tvent out and tried to
persuade him to com* In. Tho spirit
he manifested was one, of envy and
eelflahnesa. It' was abnormal, unnnt
urnl. It was treating the father worse
than the prodigal evar did, nnd must
have made a greater draft upon Ills
forgiveness, and yet h* forgave Mm,
HI* conduct wa* cause of greater grief
than the prodigal'* had ever been. In
him we have a picture of the Pharisees
who proud of their ceremonial right
eousness, regarded themselves a* In
jured by the favors shown to Publi
cans and sinners. To show them tha
spirit they manifested and assure them
that notwithstanding It, God was will
ing and anslnus for them to com* In,
II* apoke thl* parabla: Willingness
evar fall from the Savior's lips was
when He prayed on the cross "Father
forgive them; they know not what
i*y do." In the father's treatment of
both sons, w* have a picture of Ood's
tov* for us. The God whom w# preach
as drawn by the hand, and saen In the
face ot Him whom He tent to saek
and save the lost, to bring ua back,
to open A way of reoonollTatlon! the,
God who Is not willing that any should
perish.
The aun that shines on you shall *#»;■'
auminer streams shall bo locked In icy:
fetters, and deepest wolt* go dry, but
not Ills lore. Hla love la a stream
that never freezes, a fount that never I
falls, a stin that never sole In night,
God recognises the first and faintest
Impulse of the sinner to return. Let*
lllm but t III II Ills flue mill feet towsrd:
the Father's house, and nil the re-j
deemed will sweep their harps anew, 1
nnd with the nngels make the arches
Ilf lienven ring with their songs of
rejoicing.
Has there ever been rejoicing over
your return? A wireless message'
comes down to you In the far country,'
In tha field and factory. In tho marts
of trndo, In tho holla of'pleasure, in
the haunt* of Vico; It la tho Father's
voice, "ProdIgul eon, prodigal daugh
ter, come home, come homo.
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