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“THE EMPIRE STATE.”
If you haven’t seen “The Empire State,” that
bright, breezy new paper just started by Jesse
Mercer, the veteran newspa-
Jesse Mercer per man and progressive pa-
Starts Great triot, we advise you to send a
New Weekly, postal card to Atlanta at once,
asking for a sample copy. Or
better still, take our word for it —take the
wholesome reputation of “Your Uncle Jess”
as a guarantee and send $2 for a year’s sub
scription. “The Empire State” is a beauty in
looks and pulsing and piping with life on every
page.
An independent political paper, standing for
progressive legislation, prohibition, “woman’s
rights” and fighting every form of corporate
and political evil, “The Empire State” will
have “something doing” in its pages every
week. Not only in Georgia but in the “regions
beyond,” it will be well worth while to keep
up with “The Empire State.”
IT IS DOCTOR THORNWELL JACOBS.
We, of The Golden Age family, and indeed
of all the South, who are proud of the won
derful work done by Thornwell Jacobs in re
establishing Oglethorpe University, are glad
indeed to read the following:
(From The Atlanta Journal.)
Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, of Atlanta, has been
signally honored by the Ohio Northern Uni
versity at Ada, Ohio, which conferred on him
the degree of doctor of laws at the com
mencement exercises this year.
Dr. Jacobs, whose work in Atlanta as a
minister, lecturer and author, and also in be
half of Oglethorpe University, has made him
widely known, has many friends who are
pleased at the University’s action.
Others who received honorary degrees at
the same time are United States Senator
Charles E. Townsend, of Jackson, Mich.; Con
gressman Frank B. Willis, of Ada, Ohio, and
Theodors P. Shonts, of New York.
“THE DEVIL TO PAY” IN SAVANNAH.
(Continued from page 2.)
protest, the law outraged, the people debauch
eded and the good name of a great city drown
ed in lawless “booze.” And over all this mel
ancholy picture behold the “towering forms”
of judges that connive at the shame and make
fun of the leaders of law enforcement by call
ing them “wild theorists” and “sentimental
ists,” “who would disturb the conservatism of
our community.”
Surely such a condition must create a jubi
lee among the devils in hades!
THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF JUNE 11, 1914
The announcement that the trustees of
Mercer University have elected Dr. W. L.
Pickard of Savannah, as presi
lt is Hoped dent, has sent a thrill of enthu-
The Great siasm among the friends of that
Savannah honored institution everywhere.
Preacher It is earnestly hoped that Dr.
Will Accept Pickard will see the great oppor
tunity for conducting a power
plant of Christian leadership and denomina
tional dynamics and will accept the position.
He is now away on an evangelistic vacation,
in North Carolina, and his decision will be an
nounced at a special meeting of the trustees
on June 23d.
We believe that the Mercer trustees could
not have made a wiser selection than Dr. Pick
ard, excepting no man in America. An alum
nus of the institution, having pushed his way
through college as a country boy, by his own
dauntless efforts—a graduate also of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and
filling with unmixed success pastorates in Eu
faula and Birmingham, Ala., Louisville, Ky.,
Cleveland, Ohio, Lynchburg, Va., and Savan
nah, Ga., Dr. Pickard has become known as
one of the really great preachers of America.
As a civic leader, he is likewise at the front,
Anti-Saloon League on Governer’s Race.
Dr. Young, League Superintendent, Would be Fair to All Candidates—Tells Each Man’s
Record and Says, “Ask Him!”
The governor’s race in Georgia is very im
portant. Four candidates, at least in the field.
They have been written to in regard to their
position on the retention and perfecting of
the prohibition laws. They have not replied.
Some light may be gained from the personal
and political history of the candidates.
Dr. L. G. Hardman, one of our leaders in
the legislature for years, and Judge Nat E.
Harris, of Macon, a man known all over the
South as a distinguished lawyer, patron of ed
ucation, and churchman, are men so widely
and favorably known that few Georgians
would need assurance that they would do right
on these issues. But to be fair, ask them
how they stand. They will gladly tell you.
Hon. Randolph Anderson, of Savannah, is
also a candidate. He was for years the astute
VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL AT AGNES
SCOTT.
The Quarto-Centennial of Agnes Scott Col
lege, Decatur, was not only an educational in
spiration to this whole section, but
Christian it became an event of national in-
Statesman terest in the character of its visi-
With tors. This famous institution has
Common done much for this section, but no
Sense one thing was ever worth more to
our people, we are sure, than the
bringing of Vice President Marshall as one of
the speakers.
Everywhere Mr. and Mrs. Marshall were
the inspiration of every event in their honor,
but it was in his chief address before a great
audience at the Atlanta Theatre that the vice
Dr. Pickard For Mercer President
his speech on “The Destruction of the Great
Destroyer” before the Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union in Brooklyn last year, be
ing pronounced by the metropolitan press as
one of the most notable utterances of a gen
eration.
Dr. Pickard recently did one of the bravest
things ever down in this country by a city
pastor —he spoke every Sunday night for three
months on the vital differences between the
faith of Baptists and Roman Catholicism. In
language ever courteous and a heart full of
love to God and man, but with a spirit of
unflinching fearlessness, the great preacher
spoke to overflownig crowds and produced a
sensation of conviction for the fundamental
truths that fought their way through the
Dark Ages —lighted by the martyr fires of the
saints.
Dr. Pickard believes in the verities of Chris
tian education, with emphasis on the Chris
tian, and offers apology to no man for his
faith. It would be a great thing to have a
leader of such convictions and such powers at
the head of Mercer University, and with the
memories of our own college days feathering
the wings of hope we are going to write it
as we want it to be— President William Lown
des Pickard of Mercer University!
leader* of the liquor forces in the house. He
did us much harm. As president of the senate
last year he treated us fairly, yet being an
old enemy who comes from the law-defying
city of Savannah, it is dangerous to vote for
him unless, like Patterson, of Tennessee, he
gives evidence of a trip over the Damascus
road.
Hon. W. J. Harris, another candidate, has
an enviable newspaper record for demanding
that all drinkers leave the census department.
In this he has, like Secretary Daniels of the
navy, rendered the nation a great service. He ?
however, has said nothing about prohibition
in Georgia. Ask him how he stands.
GEORGIA ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE,
G. W. Young, Superintendent.
president of our nation, to the sacred call of
a great hour upon a great man.
In discussing the foundation principles of
truth and Christian character that safeguard
the republic he was simplicity itself. As Dr.
J. J. Bennett said of the Master, “He was
the teacher and the thing taught.”
His tribute to the saving influence of the
Christian college was glorious and ought to be
read to Mr. Carnegie every morning before
breakfast. Vice President Marshall preached
the doctrine that saves individuals and will
save the nation.
A BUSINESS MAN’S REMEDY.
A leading business man in Georgia suggests this
remedy for Iceaning up Savanah: “Flagrant lawless
ness calls for drastic methods—let merchants quit
trading with Savannah, and let patriots quit voting
for Savannah men until she cleans up.**