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Atlanta baptists*
The conference of the Baptist min
isters begins to resume its former in
terest as most of the brethren have
returned from their summer vaca
tions. Dr. J. B. Hawthorne return,
ed from Virginia last week, quite un.
well from continued preaching to the
First church at Richmond and hold
ing a protracted meeting resulting in
about twenty-two conversions. He
preached at his church Sunday morn
ing to a crowded house.
Pastor A. T. Spalding reported a
good meeting of the schools at Jack
son Hill Mission Sunday afternoon.
Brother J. M. McMichael preached
for him Sunday evening a most ac
ceptable sermon. A movement is on
foot to soon erect a chapel for this
mission.
Dr. J. M. Brittain gave his people
Sunday morning the second aniversa
ry sermon. He had a line congrega
tion and his people are getting back
to their work. One received by let
ter.
Pastor E. L. Sisk preached morn
ing and night at the Sixth church to
good congregations. One received
by letter. His people are returning
to their work.
Pastor T. A. Higdon held a pleas
ant service at the Seventh church,
and baptized two. His people have
made arrangements to take care of
the brethren attending the Stone
mountain Association, which met
Tuesday with them.
Pastor S. Y. Jameson held the
usual services at West End with good
congregations, receiving one at each
the morning and evening service.
Dr. I. T. Tichenor has been attend
ing some of the associations and gave
his impressions of some features of
the mission work. He reported the
sermon preached by Dr. Gibson at
the Hightower Association as being
the finest he ever heard fall from the
lips of any man.
Pastor V. C. Norcross reported
Dr. I. R. Branham as preaching an
excellent sermon to his people at the
Fifth, Sunday morning. Pastor Nor
cross preached at night and received
two by letter.
Pastor B. D. Ragsdale held his
usual service at Decatur Sunday. He
attended centennial meeting at In
dian Creek.
Pastor A. 11. Mitchell preached at
the Third, morning and night, and
baptized three. He took a col
lection and raised more for foreign
missions than was given last year for
all missions.
Dr. Harvey Hatcher occupied the
pulpit at the Second church.
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BY A. T. SPALDING.
Augusta has had a second fire,
losing $15,000.
Rome is to have an aluminum fac
tory producing SSOO worth a day.
Norwood. Through political
heating, one colored man killed an
other.
Cleveland.—Mr. Sam. Dey ton,
through disappointment in love, sui
cided with a pistol.
LaGrange.— Popular President
Cox is gathering up the North Caro
lina young ladies who are coming to
his college.
Athens has been troubled by high
waymen ; was excited over a mad
dog ; and came near losing six pris
oners from her jail.
Gainesville.—The Georgia Fe
male College has her brightest out
look ; has secured a very fine musi
cal • department; is increasing its
boarding department and equiping a
gymnasium.
Gainesville.—One was baptized
at Chestnut street church Sunday.
An interesting protracted is going on
at Pleasant Hill five miles from town.
Thirteen have joined. September
opened with an eastern gale.
Riddleville. —Revival services
at Jackson church closed last Tues
day with three additions by baptism.
The baptism of a young lady from
the Methodist church took place at
New Bethel on the 4th Sunday. The
little son of Rev. M. C. Sinquefield
was kicked by a mule so severely
that the child's skull was fractured.
The case is exceedingly sad, being
almost hopeless.
Forsyth.—The barn and a horse
of Mrs. Alexander destroyed by
lightning. A great Democratic bar
becue this week. But the best news
is that our Baptist Church has been
beautifully remodeled.
Dawson.—By removal to Atlan
ta, we lose the excellent Christian
family of Mrs. 8. A. Orr. By death
we lose Miss Dollie Marshall, a bright
and warm-hearted young Christian
and Mr. J. S. Hannah, a good citi
zen and honest old man.
Tunnell Hill.—Ryals High
School had a year of fine prosperity
under the care of brother W. II
Cooper. Capt J Y Wood is now the
principal and the friends of the
school are expecting much from his
management.
Griffin—Bro. P. L. Nowton in
religious, social and business rela
tions absolutely above reproach and
admired by all, died at the early age
of twenty-six years inflicting upon
our church a great loss. He leaves
a wife and two lovely children. The
church has hardly ever suffered so
great a loss.
Rome.—Bro. W. H. Cooper closed
a meeting of some interest at North
Rome. Some will be added both by
baptism and letter. Three more
were added by baptism to the First
church last Sunday, making 41 bap
tisms since last May. All through
the summer both church and Sun
day-school have been well attend
ed.
Barnesville.—Our dear pastor
though sick ably filled his place in
the pulpit. Our ice cream festival
netted about $22. Miss Ada Browne
our excellent organist has gone to
Brunswick to teach. Miss Ida
Brown leaves us Monday to go to
Talladega to become an art teacher.
Miss Alpha Rogers goes to assist her
brother, Prof. Z. B. Rogers in the
Pierce County High School at
Blackshear. Thus are we bereav
ed.
Cartersville.—Rev. W.H. Coop
er has been holding a successful meet
ing at Sugar Valley church. Gordon
Co. Sixty seven were baptized Aug
28th. Rev. J. J. S. Callaway is pastor
there, but sickness prevented his
presence in the meeting. He has
moved to Tunnell-Hill where he will
have charge of the excellent High
School in that village. The trustees
of the Ryals High School at Sugar
Valley have elected Dr. Wood to the
principalship resigned by Bro Coop
er.
Taylorsville.—Pastor Bowman
has just closed a good meeting with
this Bartow Co church. Twenty
four were baptized last Sunday. At
Cartersville I’astor Dobbs was cor
dially welcomed on his return from
his eastern jaunt. The Dr. knows
how to enjoy such a rest to the ut
most and at the same time to put in
some of his most effective and excel
lent journalistic work. He wields a
facile pen and always awakes inter
est by his communications. Rev W
M Verdery is spending his first va
cation in forty years at the home of
his sister in Cartersville. The death
of Dr. Ryals produced a profound
grief.
Camilla.—Mt. Enon church in
this Mitchell county and its pastor
are grateful for good help rendered
by Carroll, West and Curry. The
meeting was a good one. Pastor J.
L. Underwood of Camilla preached
at Tifton Sunday. His service was
a labor of love for good old Bro. Ir
win the invalid pastor whom all this
section honors for his good work.
The church at Tifton, a growing
town is moving onward. The ele
gant new church building is the fi
nest in this section of the state. Our
Baptist people should extend every
needed help to Tifton. Pastor W.
L. Curry has resigned at Camilla. He
is held in very high esteem for piety
and zeal.
Atlanta.—Monday was labor day
and was largely celebrated. The
stationary engineers are holding a
large convention here, The public
schools are considering the advisa
bility of introducing the German-
American system of physical culture.
Sunday, a large crowd gathered at
the depot and called lustily for the
pugilist supposed to bo on the train.
He did not respond as he was 250
miles distant. The strength of the Ga.
Bar urge Judge Bleckley to continue
as Chief Justice, to which he graceful
ly replies indicating his willingness if
the General Assembly shall so deter
mine. W. D. Grant gives in his tax
es at a valuation of $ 568. 850. The
taxable property of Atlanta is $ 52.
345. 072. The growth of the values
of the State for 1891 are over
$ 20. 000. 000. In Atlanta 42 cor
porations or persons give in I 100.
000 or over; nine give in ♦ 200.000
or over ; fourteen over $ 300. 000;
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1892.
one over $ 400. 000 ; and three over
$ 500.000. Manchester sold last week
$ 35.000 of real estate.
Thomasville.—Congregations full
and interest growing. Three were
received by letter and one by bap
tism. Our pastor is hard at work.
We think the tide is rising and that
its buoyant force will soon uplift our
craft and send us rocking on the
waves of progress. Bro. Battle and
his Barnetts Creek Church had a
good meeting last week. Your cor
respondent saw him baptize seven.
The meeting of the section and of
the times is at Boston. Bro. T. A.
White has already baptized forty
four and there is no let up. Glory
to God.
Albany.—Rev. B. F.Riley,D.D.,
was in our little city last w eek. Rev.
J. E. Powell was also here for a few
days. The citizens met to consider
the Chatauqua interest. The direc
tors ask for guarantees. A commit
tee was appointed for the purpose*
The money will be raised with little
trouble. Our water-works are pro
gressiug rapidly. Notwithstanding
the very low price, cotton is coming
in at a lively rate. Sunday two
were received by letter. Our be
loved pastor has been filled with joy
in the reception by the church of
his oldest daughter for baptism.
Pastor Sullivan baptized nine at
Thundering Springs, Sunday,
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Pastor J. W. Beck is holding a se
ries of meetings with his church at
Thomaston, and we hope to report
good results.
We are glad to note that Pastor
B. L. Hencely is doing a good work
at Enon Church, Jasper County-
May the Lord bless his efforts there.
Rev. E. S. Atkinson who has been
at Evergreen, Ala., has removed to
Blakely, Ga., at which place his
correspondents will please address
him.
The West Point Correspondent of
the LaGrange Reporter says: Rev.
B. M. Pack, greatly to the joy of his
congregation, occupied the pulpit of
the Baptist chnroh last Sunday.
Rev. J. 11. Oliver, assisted by
brethren Estes, Rodgers, Farris and
Culbreth, has closed an excellent
meeting with Blue Water church, re
sulting in twenty-one additions, four
teen by baptism.
Brownwood.—Rev. R. A. Mor
gan has just closed a gracious rovial
at Herod church, known as Cross
Road, resulting in 7 by baptism.
The church is now without a pastor
but they have a faithful little band
and hope soon to have an under
Shepherd.
Corresponding Secretary of the
State Mission Board has not taken
his summer vacation this year. He
has been constantly on the go,preach
ing and talking almost daily during
the hot season. Those who know
W’hat he is doing fear the strain will
be too great for him, and are urging
him to leave off visiting some of the
less important appointments.
Rev. William Thames died at his
home, in Clayton county, August
30th, at the advanced age of 96. For
many years he was a zealous and use
ful deacon. When he was about
forty-five years old we undeistand he
entered the ministry. He leaves
many friends and quite an extensive
relationship to mourn their loss in
his death. We expected to have
been able to give a more exteded
sketch of him, but have not been able
to secure it.
Whtesburg.—Pastor W.W. Roop
closed his series of meetings resulting
in 7 by letter at Olive Branch church,
Heard county. The meeting wa s a
good one and more results are likely
to come from it. At Central Hatchee
church he received 18, 12 by exper
ience. At Ephesus church, Carroll
county, he received seven by letter.
At Ephesus church, Douglas county,
he received 12 by baptism. He was
assisted in the meeting in Douglas
county, by Revs. J. M. and T, J.
Kelly.
Richland. —Gracious revivals in
pastor W. W. Arnold’s churches. Fif
teen additions at County Line, Stew
art County, thirteen by experience.
Onecandidate for baptism, seventy
two years old. At Antioch, eighteen
received by baptism and two by letter.
At Richland twenty-one by expe
rience and four by letter. Brother
Arnold has baptized fifty-two this
summer, and the Lord seems to have
blessed his churches. September
10th and 11th at County Line, will
be held a Sunday School mass-meet
ing.
The Churches at Lexington, Craw
fordville and Barnett which enjoy
the pastoral services of Rev. R. E. L-
Harris have all been blest with gra
cious revivals. At the former, he
w r as ably assisted by Dr. W. A.
Montgomery, who fully vindicated
his reputation as a sound Theologean
and skilful Sermonizer. As the out
come of these meetings Lexington
church has received by baptism
Crawfordville 28. and Barnett
Brother Harris, a thorough worker as
well as eloquent preacher, and is
taking the front rank among the
young Ministers of the incoming gen
eration.
The Index is under strong obliga
tions to many brethren for their con
tinued and valuable help in circula
ting the Index. Ab wo desire in the
next six months to add five thousand
new names to our list, we cannot
desist from begging every pastor and
working layman, and consecrated sis
ter to urge some one else to take the
Index. We have put on quite a
number of new names the past week
but wo desire to get at least, five
thousand this winter. It is not at all
impossible. We have three active
representatives in the field, Rev. J-
F Edens. Rev. A. C. Ward and Bro
D. McNeil.
The Columbus Association last
week held its session with the Church
at Shiloh Merriwether County. The
old moderator Bro Willis, and clerk
were reelected, and dispatched the
business, nicely.
Harmony and brotherly love pre
vailed through the entire session. A
resolution was offered by Dr. Robert
11. Harris, to set apart one entire day
for mission work. It was unani
mously carried. The familiar face
of Rev. C. C. Willis, was absent.
Special prayer was offered to God in
his behalf. The brethren of this As
sociation fully realize the need of
zealous work. By special request
Dr. Harris, preached his great ser
mon on “The heathen lost without
the gospel. He has been invited to
preach it at Louisville, Ky., October
Second,. This session of the Colum
bus Association was quite a pleasant
one. -
Madison.—The ‘ protracted meet
ing at Sandy creek, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Joel . Butts, resulted in
the addition to the church of twenty
two members, eleven by baptism,
others by lettermi>brC»tor!ttion. Tli<
church has not in twenty years re
ceived such a visitation of the Holy
Spirit. The cause of Christ and
Christianity was ably and effectively
presented by Rev. Billie Thomas and
Mr. Butts. There is life, light and
brotherly love yet in the land around
old Sandy creek, as demonstrated by
the increasing number that attend
the re on preaching days, and the in.
tercet taken in the services. Mr.
Butte is a zealous and earnest preach
er, presenting the grand truths of the
Bible in a plain, yet forcible manner,
carrying conviction to his hearers.
He is in the prime (if life and is giv.
ing the people of Sandy creek, the
home church of his boyhood days,
some of the finest discourses it has
ever been their pleasure to listen
to.
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MEETINGS.
Rockmart.—Rev. E. B. Barrett
has just closed a fine meeting—fif
teen additions.
Brother McCutchen’s ten days
meeting with Willow Springs church
resulted in 19 additions., 13 being by
baptism.
At Amys Creek, Pastor M M.
Franklin baptized 3 and at Antioch
he baptized 15. and received 2. by
letter ami 1 by restoration.
We regret to note the serious af
fliction of Rev. A. Cone, at Young
Harris, Ga. He has been quite ill
and not expected to survive.
At Bethlehem Pastor Duncan bap
tized 7 an<l received 8 by letter.
These Churches were all much
strengthened and others were con
verted, who will probably join.
Pastor J. W. Beck had another
good mooting at Mt. Olive on the 4lh
Sunday. Four others received for
baptism. Thirty-two by baptism in
August. Forty since February have
united with this church.
Rev. W. 11. H. Dorsey, while tak
ing a summer rest from his usual la
bors in Atlanta attended several
meetings. At Macedonia. Haber
sham County, Pastor I. 8. Dickson
baptized 10. received 6 by letter and
one by restoration.
Poaco.—Pastor G. B. Bowman has
had a gracious meeting at Taylors
ville, he doing most of the preaching.
Rev. J. E. Smith did some of the
preaching. Rev. A. J. Taunt, of
Texas, did some acceptable preach
ing. The result of the meeting i
thirty by baptism and seven by lets
ter and one by restoration. A good
spirit prevails with the church.
Pastor T. E. McCutchen has closed
a meeting with Harmony Church, re
sulting in twelve additions eight of
which by baptism. One sister 83
years old was converted.
This Church will have the Appa
lacho Association, begin with it Sep
tember 20th.” Conveyances will meet
the visitors by rail at Monroe Geor
gia.
Plains.—Pastor H. C. Wellons
has closed a precious revival with
Lebanon church, resulting in twenty
six accessions, twenty four being by
baptism. The church had been pray
ing earnestly for such results. Rev
W. AY. Arnold of Richland, preached
with force and conviction and endear
ed himself very much to our people
The Church is in splendid condi-.
tion and we expect other additions.
The Lord be praised.
Rev. J. F. Moon and Pastor Mc-
Cutchen at Douglassville held a Un
ion meeting. The community was
brought together and old wounds
healed. There are 20 additions to
the Baptist Church—l 3by baptism.
Pastor McCutchen held a three
days meeting with Prays Mill church
and received 13 for baptism. Rev. J
D. Oxford continued the meeting a
few days longer and received six more
for baptism.
Ellijay Association.—Fifty-sec
ond session of the Ellijay Association
(commenced with Zion Hill church
Gilmer, Co., Aug. 25-7 Rev. J. P
Chastinc elected moderator. They
have been troubled with the whiskey
question for about thirty-five years
Last year they passed a resolution to
the effect, that hereafter no delegates
would be received from churches
that hold members who make or deal
in ardent spirts The Ebenezer
church sent up a request that they
should add, “where there is any im
morality connected therewith,” which
virtually seconded the resolution.
Those in favor of the request claim
that the association had no right
to take the privilege from the mem
bers. Revs James Kencaid, A. M.
Johnson, lames Mcllan and some
half dozen laymen spoke with all thei r
power in favor of the original reso _
lution. Rev Julian Pickett, who
closed his distillery and grocery while
the Association was in session said
he had been drinking whiskey all his
life and expected to, as long as he
lived yet he believed he was called
to preach. A vote showed that eight
(8) were in favor of the request from
Ebenezer while the rest stood firm
on the original resolution. This un
seated delegates from three churches
Zion Hill, Ebenezer and Clear Creek-
The last promises to be in order by
the next session. It is said that this
is the best thing Ellijay Association
has done in many years. Now they
can take their place along side of any
Association in Georgia, so far as
whiskey is concerned.
The 8. 8. report recoommended
the organization of a school in every
church. There was no report on
missions, but the Index was reccom
mended.
The question of education was free
ly discussed, and a committee, of five
was appointed to confer with com
mittees appointed by other Associa
tions in this section as to the proprie
ty of building a Baptist College. Rev.
James Kencaid, the oldest preach
er in attendance dismissed the body
with a warm talk and a general hand
shaking.
Shellman.—Wo had a gracious
meeting of nine days, Pastor Tay
lor preaching with great power.
Five baptized and three by letter,
was the result.
Western Association.—This As
sociation will meet with the Long
Cane Church, commencing Wednes
day, October sth at 11 o’clock, a. m.
Messengers and Correspondents
coming by rail will be met at Gab
bettville with conveyances on arri
val of trains at 8:30 from W est
Point, and 10 o’clock, a. in., from
Atlanta on the sth. They are re
quested to notify the undersigned
that the necessary arrangements may
be made. 11. 11. Greene,
Sept. sth 1802. C. C.
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editor of this paper was most rudely
interrupted in a sermon which he at
tempted to preach in the court house
at that place. . The service was
begun with singing and prayer, and'
the text had been announced when
a company of drunken fellows, yell
ing like savages and blowing a tin
trumpet surrounded the house and
continued their profane vociferations
till they succeeded' in breaking up
the meeting. The people went home
without a sermon.”
Among the news items of interest
are the following :
“Mrs. Margaret Funk, of Hill
town says the Doylestown, (l‘a.)
Patriot, attempted to drive a boar
pig which was in the road into an
adjoining field, when it turned upon
and attacked her with much fury-
The hog sprang upon her and thrust
his tusks into her abdomen, breaking
one of the main arteries and mang
ling her in such a manner that she
died in a few minutes.”
“The Secretary of the St. Helena
Associational Society informs the
public, through the Beanfort Ga
zette of the damage to the cotton
crop in South Carolina, caused by
the appearance of the catapillar. A
correspondent of the Charleston Mer
cury says, ‘I have hoard it averred,
upon the most creditable authority,
that a gentleman who plants 300
acres of-.cot ton will not make ten
bags.”
“A clipping from a late numlver of
the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph informs
the Index readers of the happy and
prosperous condition of the people
of Georgia. ‘Fruit trees are literal
ly sinking under the weight of their
luxuriant burthens, the corn fields
present a rich picture, the stalks are
large and green, with frequently two,
three and five ears on a stalk, old,
worn-out fields this year produce
good crops. The pastures are green
with rich grass, and cattle, sheqp and
hogs all look well and are fatter
than usual in the fall.”
“Nbver have the people of this
tate had greater cause for thankful
ness than at present: at peace with
their neighbors and united among
hemselves on all important subjects;
with fewer political jars than was
ever before perhaps known; with
then - public treasury in a flourishing
condition ; religion triumphing;
trade brisk and profitable; health
and plenty prevailing in all parts ;
with fewer pecuniary embarrass
ments than usual; and the prospects
brignt ahead, we have certainly
cause for joy and thanksgiving.”
A paragraph from the Little Falls
Friend, N. Y., gives an account of a
remarkable case of abstinence, sur
passing that of Dr. Tanner. Mr.
Reuben Kelsey of Fairfield labored
under the delusion of an extraordi
nary revelation being committed to
him, telling his friends it was his lot
to fast forty days. At the expiration
of that time, he still refused to eat,
saying that he had received no di
vine command to eat, ami that won
ders would yet be wrought by him.
He Hied on the fifty-third day of his
abstinence, “his flesh being wasted
away, and the skin discolored and
dried to the bones.”
A clipping from the York (U. C.)
Advocate of July Ist, 1892, says:
“On last Saturday evening, about
10 o’clock, a waggish Yankee knock
ed at the door of Mr. Savage, the
collector of His Majesty’s customs
for this post, and, in the character of
an informer,received five dollars for
pointing out to him a contraband de
pot containing five barrels of Ameri
can whiskey. Down sallied the collec
tor,hired a team for other two dol.
lars, rewarded a sailor with a dollar
to roll the barrel out of the lake
where they had been hid, had the
seizure carted to tho cellar of the
king’s auctioneer, congratulating
himself on his night’s work, when
Mosely suggested to him the propri
ety of tasting the spirits. Ho did
taste, and found himself the fortu
nate captor of five barrels of the pure
water of Lake Ontario 1”
The best thing in my old Imdex
is the leading editorial entitled “Con
siderations Addressed to Aged
Christians.” 1 may hereafter trans
cribe it for the present generation of
Index readers, if, desired. 1 would
gladly exchange with anyone having
an older copy of the Index than
mine. Jno. T. Albritton.
Mt. Olive, N. C.
Don’t change the-School Hooks.
From the Southern Alliance Farmer,
While the school law of this state does
not specifically require any action on
school books after they have been once
adopted, it is customary to consider the
subject at the expiration of a period of five
years; as within this time tho law requires
a three-fourths Vote of tho county board tor
make any change in the school text-books
previously adopted.
In other words, when a book is adopted
in a proper and legal manner in this state,
it remains adopted until it is changed in
tho same manner by the county board ofi
education. The provision of the law in re
gard to the adoption of text-books is so
simple and plain that it is strange that at
Wrong understanding or impression should
prevail in regard to this important ques
tion, affecting, as it does, the interests of
our people and tho prosperity of tho pub
lic schools.
Two misunderstanding or wrong impres
sion, to wliidh we refer is that because a
chaxige of Vext-books may be made after
tba expirfyion of five years from a previous
adoption,, by a majority of the board, that
"therefore a change is neoessary and ought
to bo made. In our opinion, and in the
opinion of most of our citizens and tba
patrons of the schools, this is the very
1 thing which ought not to be doue.
In the first place such changes are unnec
essary. Tho county board of education has
adopted in the past standard books which
are satisfactory and approved use in the
schools. These books already adopted ar®
among the most popular ant! meritorious
pubhshed in the country. School patrons
haws supplied their children with thesa
bo'iks and they are paid for. No one
gi ve any sufficient or satisfactory reasons
wdiy these books should bo changed.
When these changes of books are pro
posed some pretext is sought or somd
plausible reason assigned, such as: the
proposed books aro new and the children
have grown tired of their present books,,
and should have a change. This is non.
sense. Because children grow tired of
their schools, which they frequently do,,
we do not build a new school house for
them. If they complain of their teachers,
as they sometimes do, we do not change
their teachers.
No more should wo change the school
books, because some of tho children say
they “have grown tired” of their school;
books. The lessons in our standard school
books, which were new and fresh to tli«
fathers and mothers, are just as fresh and
interesting to their children. Besides,
there are some things which never grow
old. among them the alphabet and multi
plication table; Patrick Henry’s speech;
and several other time honored pieces im
our school readers.
We want our children to read and study
these standard selections, because there
aro none better in the range of English,
literature. Mere change is net always im
provement and no possible advantage can.
bo gained by changing from tried and ap4
proved school books, therefore, where th®
books in use aro giving general satisfaction?
aro clearly unnecessary and
Another good and sufficient reason why*
school books should not be changed, is be
cause such changes Involve considerable
expense to tho people. The economic as
pect of this question shouldt receive soriu.ie
consideration. According to the census re
ports (181)0) there are 342,362 children en
rolled in the schools in this state. If each,
child has only an average of one dollar’s
worth of books (and many have more)
there are now in the hands of pupils In this
state 8342,562 worth of school books.
These books are good and valuable prop
erty, they have been purchased in good
faith by parents and are owned by them
and not by publishers or book sellers, To
change all these books would involve ata
expense to our people of a large sum of
money in tho aggregate. It would cause
in the first place the loss of the books now
in hand, and then another expense to re
place tho book-now used, thus making a
double tax on the people. Any intelligent
person Can readily fee that this large ex.
penditure can be saved, and no loss what
ever incurred, by simply re-adopting the
books in use.
Those books wouhl| loubtless be re-adopted,
voluntarily and unanimously by every
County board in the state, if it were not
lor the intercessions and interventions of
the agents of rival publishing houses wh®
aro seeking to have their books adopted in
place of those now used. These agents are
now busy canvassing the different counties
of the state with the avowed purpose of
changing tho books iu use whenever and
wherever they can. Knowing the op
position of the people to such changes
they adroitly avoid tho issue and In
dulge in reckless animadversions of other
agents and allegations that certain other
publishing companies are “book trusts, ’*
or combinations, intending and hoping by
sueh artifices aud subterfuge to force their
untried books on the schools. It will b»
observed that all this talk about “bools
trusts,” comes from the interested agents
of other companies and their retained pet
tifoggers; and that these disinterested (?)
patriots never produce a scintilla of evi
dence to support their unjust aud un
founded charges.
Further these changes of school books
uro injurious and detrimental to th®
schools and tho educational interests of
the state. They are always the source of
vexation and trouble iu the schools, u»
well as loss of time aud money to tbe pa
rents. The uniformity of books which ths
people have secured after long effort and.
many sacrifi. <», is destroyed nt one slrolcs
aud rendered iuipractlcaide for many years
to come. Tho teachers and pupils are fa
miliar with their present Looks, their
methods and processes. New aooks aro
suddenly introduced and as a result th*
classes aro delayed and disorganized.
Frequently, aud indeed generally, th®
new books, hastily adopted aud thrilst on
tbe people without their knowledge or
consent, aro inferior to the books dis
placed. Again new books are often adopt
ed which are unworthy aud dislastolul,
aud the results are very injurious ami uis*
astrons. Two changes are thus mads nec
essary—one to iutrudueo tho new ami in
ferior books and another to return to the
standard and approved books formerly in
use; and often,an wo have seen,this double
change la made within the same school
year, much to tho disgust of parents aud
teachers. Like Napoleon’s army, they
march up the hill and then march down
again.
Tho people of this state want good school
books, and they want those books furnish
oil at fair aud reasonable prices. These
objects and only those should be soughs
and gained iu every county without refer*
once to the special favor or interest of
agents, retainers or publishers. The bookh
in use should not be changed unless for
the weightiest reaseu, and In no case at tho
instigation or through tho intervention of
rival agents. Mistakes are often made
when school books are changed, but rarely
when they are retained mid continued.
(School boards aro often and Justly con*
demur;! for making changes of school
books, bitt we have never seen or heard of
a board condemned for not making such
changes. Therefore we repeat and urge,
don’t change the school books.
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