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\ (lMBER 29. . BAINBRIDGE, DECATUK COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE ©fftctal Qraan of Decatur Counts anfctbe City of Bainbrl&oe. 1 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. mil 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.