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. BAINBRIDGE, DECATUK COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
©fftctal Qraan of Decatur Counts anfctbe City of Bainbrl&oe.
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Memorial Day Exercises.
jUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Resume of a Busy Session Held at Sa
vannah May 8th-11th.
kindness of Rev.
[. ter we are enabled to
readers with the fol-
[f account of the recent
Baptist Convention
he ] c l in Savannah, be-
Lay 9th and extending
nth. This was the
[>n of the convention and
r standpoint was consid-
tost successful one ever
le gathering was com-.
I delegates and visitors
the way of Bible distribution and
missions $17,000; while it has given
to the convention a higher grade
of Sunday School literature than
ever before.
The report of the Home Mis-
sion Board which is exclusive of
the work done by the State Boards
in each state, showed $108,661 in
cash contributed, and the report of
the missionaries who wor:c under
the Board in some of the South'
ern states, Oklahoma Territory and
Cuba, showed 8,969 conversions
: 0lir teen states, two ter> and baptisms, 127 new churches
d one district, in which
tuency of the Southern
(onvention is found. The
proper consisted of
;oo delegates, but there
the meeting of the
Missionary Union, Aux-
:he Convention, which as-
1 the city at the same
ing their session sin the
ent Presbyterian church;
iny who were not dele-
either of the organiza-
:ended as visitors; making
e Baptist host which gath-
arannah about three thou-
he Savannah pulpits were
nday by ministers of the
ion.
iday morning the Baptist
People’s Union of the
n Baptist Convention as-
at the First Baptist
the place where the ses>
f the Baptist convention
Id, and conducted three
that day, in discussing
k of the B, Y. P. U., while
lay evening at the De Soto
he annual banquet of stu
of the Southern Baptist
igical Seminary, located at
die, Ky., was held, in which
500 of the Alumni and
gathered around the festal
to enjoy the excellent menu
e toasts that followed.
Convention proper was or
■d at ten o’clock Friday
ng with the re-election of
|as. P. Eagle, of Arkansas,
ent; Dr. Lansing Burrows,
ennessee, and Dr. Oliver
1 of Alabama, secretaries,
vice presidents were tnen se-
• Governor Terrell, of Geor-
lelivered the welcome address
was responded to by Dr.
of Kentucky. The Conven-
then settled down to business,
here are three boards or com'
ees which the convention ap-
‘ts to take charge of the organ-
work, viz: Foreign Mission
ra. located in Richmond, Va ;
H °me Mission Board, lO'
d in Atlanta, Ga.jand the Sun-
school Board, located in Nash-
’ e nn. The reports of all
- boards showed rapid grogress
n g the year. The churches
never shown such an advance
ireiU ‘^ rallty before as ap.
red by these reports.
,T. S L unda y School Board
a business for the year of
an increase of about
tv H? Vcr the y ear preceding.
Dvmr° USa ?^ ^ as keen a dded to
0 ihi>» an ? ? et ** bas poured
work of the convention in
constituted, and 280 houses of
worship built and repaired. In
this great work the Woman’s Mis
sionarv Union gave $19,295 in cash
andboxes valued at $31,916, which
were sent to the families of the
missionaries on the frontier.
The convention in its session
last year decided to raise two hun'
dred thousand dollars for Foreign
Missions; but instead $218,512,62
was givenby the churches, which
was an increase of $45,000- over
and above that of last year. Geor
gia led Hie list with $33,600 which
was an increase of 57 per cent
above last year. Virginia followed
next in line, while „the most nota
ble advance was that of Mississippi,
where the advance was 77 per
cent. The report from the six
foreign fields showed 1,790 con-
versions-and baptisms, while the
outlook for the work was brighter
than ever.
The convention lays out its
work on a half'million dollar basis
for the coming year in its contri
bution to home and foreign mis
sions. The churches are catching
something of the purpose for which
they are planted in the world, and
the spirit of unity and progress is
taking hold of them as never be
fore. For example: Dr. Willing'
ham, Secretary of Foreign Mis
sions showed how the churches are
moving forward by stating that
thirteen town churches in 1900
gave to foreign missions $2,235.00:
while this year, three years later,
these same churches have given
$13,310. And yet they expect to
advance. One church in this state
gives $3,600 for foreign missions
which gave a few years ago only
$600, and ila pastor said on the
floor of the convention that he ex
pected to raise its figures in the
near future to $5,000. In the pro
posed advance for the coming
year, Georgia took the lead and
stands at the head of the list.
The convention concluded its
work Monday evening and ad
journed to meet with the First
Church, Nashville, Tenn., next
year in May. Upon the whole it
was one of the grandest conven'
tions that Southern Baptists have
held. Although the weather was
rainy and raw almost the entire
time, yet the convention was an
occasion of joy to the delegates
and visitors who returned to their
homes with renewed enthusiasm
for work and with praise tor the
beautiful city which threw open
its gates to the Baptist hosts of
the South.
As we have before announced,
the Ladies’ Memorial Association
of Bainbridge have arranged for
the observance of June 3rd, as
Decoration day, and an excellent
program has been prepared.
Through the activity of the oflfi'
cers of the association, General
Clement A. Evans has been se'
cured to deliver the address, which
will occur in the opera house as
usual at 3 o’clock in the afternoon,
after which everyone is invited
to join m the procession to the
cemetery where flowers will be
spread above the graves of the
Confederate dead.
Mrs. A. H. Russell, the able
president has requested that as
many as can do so bring flowers,
and it is hoped that her request
will be met with a liberal re'
sponse.
Special invitations will be mail
ed in a few days to each veteran
in the county, so far as their names
can be secured, urging them to at
tend the exercises and hear the
distinguished and eloquent Gen
eral who fought for a like cause
with them and who was never
found other than at his post of
duty. Special seats will be res
served for those heroes of the Con
federacy, and it they fail to attend,
the Memorial Association will be
disappointed, and they will them'
selves miss one of the ablest
speeches that has yet been deliv'
ered in Bainbridge. Badges will
also be furnished the veterans.
We trust that each veteran who
reads this, will determine to avail
himself of the opportunity of lis
tening to General Evans, and like
wise by their presence stimulate
their children to observe with the
passing of years, the cause for
which the South resorted to arms,
and for which the warm blood of
the bravest people on earth ran
crimson to the sea.
Let us keep fresh the memory
of those years of carnage now
agone, but which shall Jive for
ever. Let us scatter above the
graves of these gallant sleepers
profusion of flowers fresh from the
fields of the living, as an earnest
of our highest esteem and devo
tion to their memory,
The Merry-Go-Round.
Our clever fellow-citizen, Geo.
Griffin has recently purchased a
brand new latest improved riding
gallery, better known as the “fly
ing jenny” or the merry-go-round.
The machine was purchased at
Tonawanda, N. Y, has already
been shipped and will reach this
city within the next week. It will
be erected at a convenient and ac
cessible place to the children of
the town, which will no doubt be
good news as it falls upon their
itching ears.
Important Meeting.
The Board of Trade will meet
Monday night at 8 o’clock in the
Court House and the citizens of
Bainbridge are invited and expect
ed to attend for the special pur
pose of discussing the Hawkins>
ville & Florida Southern Railway
proposition to come to Bainbridge,
J. S. McRee, President,
CUTHBERT AND TALLAHASSEE HERE.
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Combined Sunday Schools of Two Progressive
Towns Picnic Together.
The combined Sunday Schools
of Tallahassee, Fla. and Cuthbert,
Ga., are expected to arrive in this
city this morning where they join
in one general picnic together.
The site selected is Old Fort
Hughes, the same grounds where
the citizens of Bainbridge so de
lightfully entertained Tallahassee'
ans some months ago. For several
days the weather has been so
threatening that it has been feared
that the trip to this city by the
schools would have to be postpon
ed till some more favorable day,
however it is hoped that the
weather man at the last moment
will favor us with the sunshine
that will bring happiness to the
visitors and insure their coming.
Special trains will be run in
both directions in order to accom
modate the schools without having
them delayed by the Tegular
schedules. The Cuthbert division
will be under the direction of
clever Bob McTyer by whose ef'
forts this big union picnic was
made possible. The Tallahassee
end will be managed by Passenger
Agent Coleman, and he will strive
in every way possible to conven
ience those who take the trip.
Returning trains will be subject
to the will of the excursionists
and will put them back to their
homes at whatever time suits their
convenience.
The citizens of Bainbridge have
secured the Fourth Regiment
Band who will meet the excur
sionists at the depot and furnish
them music during the day. It is
expected that there will be a
thousand er more visitors, in case
the day is favorable, and this ad
ded to the number of people who
are attending superior court in
session now, will give our streets
a city-like appearance indeed.
A strong effort was made to
carry the Cuthbert Sunday School
to Ft. Gaines, but Mr. McTyer
was on the scene and' soon con
vinced the teachers and pupils that
Bainbridge was quite the proper
place for the picnic. Mr. McTyer
in discussing the matter had this,
to say: “For some time I have
been telling the people of Cuth
bert of the natural beauty and de
velopment of Bainbridge, and I
was very anxious that they should
come and be convinced that I had
spoken to them in all truth. The
fact is that we had little difficulty
in securing Tallahassee for the
reason that her people had before
tasted of our hospitality and had
beheld somewhat of our marvelous
beauty. In addition to this I de
sired to see the citizens of Talla
hassee and Cuthbert, the two
towns on the extreme ends of our
line of road, brought into close
contact and made acquainted.”
We hope that those who visit
us today may be impressed with
our shady streets and handsome
residences, our excellent livery
turnouts and .our splendid hotel
facilities. Indeed to every visitor
within our gates this day, is ex%
tended the hand of heartiest weK
come. With Tallahassee on the
one hand and Cuthbert on thd
other, we feel that we are sur
rounded by-friends, and are glad
to co stitute the common ground
upon which the people or these
two progressive and intelligent
communities can meet in social
intercourse. Whatever of the
benefits Bainbridge may derive
from the visit here, we certainly
trust that nothing of displeasure
or disappointment may come to
them. We hope for the day when
Bainbridge, Tallahassee and Cuth*
bert, the two extremities and the
happy middle distance of the G.
F. & A. railway will meet together
and establish more thoroughly be
tween the three, those relations of
friendship which will make inter
changes of visits a source of pleas
ure and profit. at all times, and
which will link them together
with stronger ties than those of
wood and steel.
Mysterious Shooting Important to Jurors.
A few days ago, Dock Banks, a
negro driver for Peebles, Paul &
Co., who operate a turpentine dis
tillery in the vicinity, was shot
from his wagon by unknown par
ties, the ball passing entirely
through his neck and killing him
instantly. The killing occurred
just across the line in Mitchell
county about two miles north of
Vada,
Coroner Spence ot that county
empanneled a jury and after hear'
ing all the evidence obtainable
found that deceased came to his
death by gunshot wounds from un*
known party or parties.
No one saw th:. killing and it is
a mysterious affair from the fact
that the negro killed is considered
one of the most peacable negroes
of the community, and had not
been in any difficulty with anyone
ot late. He was a hard worker
and his death was regretted by
the white people of the neighbor*
hood.
Decatur Superior Court, May
Term, 1903.
Thursday May 14th, 1903.
The Court took a recess until
1130 o’clock p. m. Monday. May
18th, 1903, and parties, jurors and
witnesses are notified to appear at
that time. By order of his Honor
Judge W. N. Spence, presiding.
C W. Wimberley, Clerk.
Brooks county's grand jury has
recommended the placing of the
misdemeanor convicts of that
county on the public roads. De
catur county grand jurors should
go and do likewise. Where con
victs are worked on the public
highways the public at large
have the entire benefit of their
labors, and in addition they are
taken out of competition with free
labor. There are few communU
ties of which we know that will
complain of being benefitted by
tbe introduction of convict labor
into its midst.