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f ' * NUMBER 50. ViOL^KXXII FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, JUL METHODISTS ATTACK THE DANCE HALLS “Recruiting Place” . for Immoral Living, Assert Resolutions, So War on Them Is Declared. South Atlanta District Conference, Represent ing 16,000 Churchmen, ‘Takes Action. A The modern dance and dance halls, as patronized by young people, were severely' criticized and condemned in strong resolutions -adopted by the> South Atlanta District Conference of the Methodist Church, in session at East Point, recently. The conference represents a membership of 16,000 Methodists. Dtiscribing the dance hall as a “re cruiting station for immoral living,” and a place where “low ideals are engendered by the close contact of the sexes (and consequently loose liv ing is encouraged,” the members of the conference pledged themselves in the resolutions to fight against this “growing evil” and endeavor to erad icate it. The resolutions follow: “As guardians of religion in the churches and advocates of high ideals in morals among people, we look with real anxiety and" some trepidation upon the encroachments made by the devo tees of the modern dance upon the purity of the young people of our day , both male and female. “Modern ballrooms (are but places where; low ideals of morality are en gendered by the close contact of the sexes and consequently loose living is encouraged. With regret we assert that they are being lowered to the ignoble positions of being considered as recruiting stations for immoral liv ing and hence are the enemy of pure •■religion, the arch enemy of the Chris tian home, the enemy of the church and the most threatening peril in our midst to pure womanhood and stal wart moral .manhood., ■ “When the devotees of these pre cincts ask of a woman (even a tender schoolgirl) that she remove her cor set and be attired in diaphanous dress in order to apepar acceptably upon the ballroom floor, it is time for the par ents who care for the purity and vir tue of their daughters and sons to make a heroic protest against such demands and practices. It is time for the church of God to make strong dis approval, time for the ministry to cry aloud against it, and the religious and secular press to qppose the deadly dance. Therefore, be it “Resolved, first, That the South At lanta District Conference in conven tion assembled at East Point, repre senting 16,000 professed Christians, do *.thereby enter our earnest protest as members, clerical and lay, as educa tors in our schools, as fathers and mothers, against these evils that lower > tjib ideals and encourage the practices . of immorality throughout the land. * " “Resolved, second, That we call upon the membership of the church in this ^district to put the ban of unmistakable disapproval upon the modern dance and the ungodly dance halls. '-' I “Resolved, third, That we pledge , ourselves to constant and sincere op position to these growing evils, and will urge our young people to shun these ■ breeding places of sin.” OUR NEW GOVERNOR TAKES OFFICE Strictest of Economy Is Policy of Hardwick. World League Scored. *• ‘Indictment of State Not Based Upon Truth,” Says New Executive. FEATURE POINTS IN HARDWICK’S ADDRESS. Woman Is Chosen Head of Baptists For First Time DesMoines, Iowa.—A precedent was established by the North Baptist con vention recently when Mrs. Helen Bar rett Montgomery of Rochester, N. Y., . ‘ was elected president. She retired 939 of the 1,140 votes cast. Coincidently with Mrs. Montgomery’s .. election, the convention was presided over by Mrs. B. Grant Edmands of rjpaaadena, Calif., a vice president, af- * Ter E. L. Tustin, of Philadelphia, er- tiring president, had been stricken ’ with a severe illness. Other officers elected included re cording secretary, Rev. M. A. Levy, * Pittsfield, Mass.; statistical secretary, /Rev. C. A. Walker, West Chester, Pa., and treasurer, Frank L. Miner, Des Moines. Seattle, Wash., was selected for the 1922 meeting. Presidents of Baptist Church organ isations were elected as follows: ‘ Foreign mission society, Rev. A. B. &’ Abernathy, Washington, D. C.; home , jj|i$aibn society, Charles R. Brock, Bijwer;- woman’s foreign mission so li. $. Chapman, New Yorkk; l's Baptist missionary society, /W. Coleman, Boston. $ by Baptist delegates to the icll of churches of Christ bed co-operative meth- In assuming the office I have just assumed, there is but a single purpose in my mind and but a single desire in my heart; a purpose to serve the state of Georgia, a desire to promote the interests, happiness and well-being of its people. To that service I pledge the best that is in my heart and head, and in its I am entitled to the support of all the people of Georgia without regard to political views and factional differences. In our state convention at Macon the Democratic party of Georgia declared against the league of nations and for the old- fashioned Americanism of our fathers, and in so doing we merely forecast and presaged the overwhelming sentiment of a vast majority of the people of the United States. The last national election, I hope and believe, settled for all time the for eign policy of this country. In times like these it is not only highly desirable, but abso lutely necessary that the fiscal affairs of the state shall be admin istered along strictly business lines. Income and outgo must be carefully and accurately balanced against each others; rigid and real economy must not only be preached, but practiced. However worthy the appropriation, it cannot and must not be made unless we have the money to spend. “Pay as we go” must be our motto, and we must live up to it. Let us abolish every useless office, every ornamental board, every sinecure. The fiscal affairs of the state are such as to demand a new clean broom; the people of the state have com missioned both the members of the general assembly and the governor to use that room, and it is my purpose to help the general assembly do so. Without the farmer we cannot feed the state; without him we cannot clothe it; upon him in both war and peace depend both the prosperity and well-being of the state. If I might say just a word to him today I would say: "Feed yourself first before you undertake to clothe the world.” Nature has given the Southern states a great monopoly on the production of cotton. But the financial reward that should follow such a situation can never be fully realized until the Southern cotton farmer makes his cotton a surplus crop. When lie does that he will be the financial (ring of the world: until . J* he does it, he is its'slave. Georgia has recently been indicted, more unfortunately and I think unjustly, in the forum of public opinion for mistreat ing the negro, for peonage and for other kindred crimes. It is a source of deep and real regret to me that this indictment comes from quarters that are both responsible and respectable, and it is for that reason alone that I feel impelled to say a few words in regard to it. The charge against the farmer that he is holding the negro in peonage is almost more than he can bear. Such a burden at this particular time, above all others, should not have been imposed upon him; it is an outrageous, unjustified and unjusit- fiable proceeding. There is no real basis in truth and in fact upon which the accusation can rest. During my service as governor, I solemnly promise to en force and uphold the laws of the state, protect all law-abiding citizens, white and black alike; to vindicate the majesty and impartiality of the law and not to write any pamphlets. TO THE MAN WHO NEVER HEARD OF YOU, YOU DO NOT EXIST Right*"now, as you read this, you may be sitting within a few feet of other men. If these men don’t know who you are, you mean no more to them than a shadow. They might recognize the newspaper you hold in your hand, but you are merely something not to be stepped on. You have no part in their world. The world is too big a place for most of us really to live in. So each person lives in a little world of his own—a world people with his family and friends and supplied with such devices as he has seen and heard of and may some day use. Our friends are simply those whose markings we recognize, and whose characteristics we know. This rule of acquaintance applies to goods as well as to people. We buy the article or the package or the brand that we are familiar with because we know it—just as we nod and smile to the men and women we know, and ignore the strangers. The strangers may have better qualities than those we know, but that makes no difference. Same way with merchandise. It has become the habit, of American people' to consider advertising the proper and natural way for the maker of an article to introduce it to their acquaintance and keep it there. Advertising is not merely a question of selling goods or not; it is a question of how many human beings know that the thing you make exists, and how they may some time be able to use it. An advertisement is primarily an introduction and secondarily a sales man. It makes new friends and it holds old ones. It makes the public know your goods and regard them as a friend. To stop advertising is to stop greeting old friends and to stop making new ones. ods in many phases of church -work and prevention of duplication of serv ice. It was voted to allot thirty-five thousand dollars as the Baptist share of the expenses of the council. Mrs. Montgomery has been active in church work for many years. In 1892 she was licensed as a minister in Rochester. In 1913 she was elected president of the woman’s Baptist for eign mission society, which she held until her election as president of the North Baptist convention. In 1917 she was made president of the National Federation of Woman’s Board of For eign Mission, serving one term. She is the author of several books. Mrs. Montgomery was born at Kings ville. Ohio, and is a graduate of Wel lesley college. AUTOMOBILE OWNERS TO BE PROTECTED New Bill to Stop Auto mobile Stealing Be fore Legislature. . Atlanta. (ia.— Every Georgia man who owns »n automobile or iwlio ex- ••'Y pects to'own one should be interested in the passage of a bill, to be pre sented at the approaching session of the legislature, which is designed to stop the stealing of automobiles by making it practically impossible to sell a stolen car. It is being backed by prominent members of both houses and is endorsed by all the organiza tions interested in the automobile' in dustry. A similar bill, passed the sen ate last summer, but never came up for a vote in the house, owing to the congestion of the last few days. The bill will follow the lines of the law in successful operation in Michiganrand several other states. It provides, in brief, that whenever a car iss old the seler must fill out a bill of sale giving the engine number and other identifying marks. One copy of this is to be sent the secretary of state and one retained by the buyer of the car. The buyer shall report to the sheriff of his county within ten days and the sheriff will inspect the car and see that it “checks” with that described in the bills of sale. There is very little “red tape” required. Penal ties are provided for altering serial numbers of automobiles and for forg ery or alteration of bills of sale. The bill will protect not only the present owners of cars, but hundreds of innocfcnt' purchasers of used auto mobiles. While most of the thefts oc cur in|he larger cities, the small town and cfuntry residents are frequently “stungj? by buying a car from a stran ger wfo gives no proof of legal pos session'. The car is afterwards traced and recovered and the purchaser loses his ma*iey and has no redress. Hun dreds of such cases were reported in Georgia this year. FOURTH OF JULY ATTRACTIONS UNION CITY WATSON and HARDWICK BARBECUE DINNER SPEECHES and FIREWORKS FUN and FROLIC LAKEWOOD AUTOMOBILE MOTORCYCLE and HORSE RACES LAKEWOOD PARK WE REDUCE PRICES THIS is a store where you are sure of receiving the full value of your dollar on every purchase you make. Just now we are making special prices on all summer wear and supplies for women, young women and children. It is an opportunity to outfit yourself for the summer at reduced cost. WE HAVE SOME VERY LOW PRICES ON HIGH GRADE FURNITURE WOMEN’S SUMMER READY-TO-WEAR DRESS PATTERNS and OTHER FABRICS UNDERCLOTHING and LINGERIE SUN HATS, GLOVES AND NOTIONS CORSETS THAT GIVE SOLID COMFORT UMBRELLAS and SUN SHADES. AUTHORIZED AGENTS KELLY, SPRINGFIELD, FISK TIRES Blalock Trading Co.
