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THE WINDER NEWS.
Published Every Thursday Evening
—by —
ROSS A CANNON-
R. O. ROSS. Editor.
C. R. CANNON, Business Manager.
Entered at the Postoffice at Winder, Gh.,
as Second Ciass Mail Matter.
Thursday. December 2, 1909.
THOSE HHieIMV. METHODISTS.
Times must i<e out of joint in
Southern Methodism. Witness the
action of the bishop, the Augusta
stewards and the Atlanta ministers
in regard to Rev. R. J. Bigham.
When leaders in His cause show
this spirit toward an erring hut
tepentent brother, what are we lay
men to think?
Bigham fell, it is true. That is,
he got drunk, just a plain drunk
without frills or furbelows. He
was suspended by the North Geor
gia Conference, and for 1* months
repented in “sackcloth and ashes.”
Two years ago he was taken back
into the fold and sent to Newnan.
lit re bis life was exempliary and
his character irreproachable, and
his work for the Master earnest and
able.
Time went on and there was an
other meeting of the North Georgia
Conference. Bishop Hendrix sent
Bigham to the fashionable St. Johns
church of Augusta. But the noisy
protest of the God-fearing money
raisers of St. Johns caused cold
chills to cha.se one another down the
spinal column of this weak-kneed
bishop, and he forthwith called in
his appointment and ordered Big
ham to Atlanta and transferred
Rev. Joel T. Daves to St. Johns in
Augusta.
But, oh no. Tho, Gate City
Methodists could never stomach the
refuse of Augusta’s fashionable
Christians, and, swelling with the
Atlanta spirit, the Methodist min
isters of that city, after prayerful
consideration, of course, went after
the baekboneless bishop and he
ordered poor Bigham back to New
nan.
And now, tired and disgusted
with being buffetted around by his
Christian brethren, Rev. Bigham
serves notice that there is nothing
doing for him down Newnan way.
While we await the outcome of this
muddle, we wonder if Bughouse
Sidney Tapp was not more than
half right when he said the time
had come to divorce the American
_ -tpp
church from the influence of < im
merclalism. *
CONSISTENT MINISTER.
We are informed that Rev. G. 1).
Stone, of Jefferson, filled tr.e pulpit
at the colored people’s church at
Jefferson last Sunday night. We
lift our hat to that able, consistent
minister of the Gospel.
Why weep over the poor Hotten
tots and send out missionaries to
them and then leave the poor col
ored sinner at your door to work
out his own salvation? Once in
that same town Rev. Joe Bennett
knelt by the lwdside of a dying
colored man and prayed for the 1
salxation of his soul. The minis
ter was no doubt surprised when
the man, who was thirty years of
ag*', turned to him and said. "That
is the first time 1 ever heard a white
man pray.”
Here, in this Christian land,
should any man, white or colored,
he denied the privilege of hearing
the supplications of our able white
ministers? We had much rather
trust the influence of the white
ministers over the negro race than
all the guns and fire brands of the
‘lvneher.
Alabama, on Monday, rejected
state-wide prohibition hv a majority
of 22,000.
ROSS & CANNON.
Owing to the increased volume of
business and a desire to lighten our
burdens and at the same time better
serve our patrolis, we have associat
ed with us Mr. C. R. Cannon. Mr.
Cannon is the son of our worthy
citizen. Hon. R. H. Cannon, and is
a young man full of energy and
possessed of marked business ability.
He will assist us in editing The
News and have charge of the busi
ness end for the firm,
We ask for him the same kind
and courteous treatment at the
hands of our patrons that it has
been our pleasure to enjoy.
DO YOUR DUTY, GENELEMEN.
Next Tuesday night the Candler
street muddle is to again engage the
attention of city council.
Some four weeks ago the city
fathers passed a resolution to make
Candler street from Church to
Cemetery a uniform width of fifty
feet. A few days later the street
committee began the work.
Then it was that a rumbling
noise was heard and sulphurous
flames discovered along this peace
ful alley. The street committee
took cold feet and returned to head
quarters. Petitions and counter
petitions began to circulate, one
beseeching council to remove the
ugly eye-sore at the corner of
Church, and the other expressing a
willingness for council to proceed
in accordance with their resolution.
It is said that 90 per cent of the
property owners signed the former
petition while three lone individuals
attached their signature to the lat
ter, and at least two of these stated
they wished the eye-sore removed
but wanted a wide street in any
event.
While either proposition is an
improvement on what wehave, it
seems to us that the duty of council
is plain. Tl>e will of the majority
should be obeyed. The mayor and
council men are servants of the
citizens of the Winder, and we be
lieve that on Tuesday night they
will do their dutv, regardless of
who howls. The law gives you the
power, ge tie men. Do your duty,
and give denial to these rumors of
one man rule in Winder.
The News’ contest is over, but we
are never too busy to take your sub
scription. Subscribe to your home
paper and keep up with Winder.
News dispatches announce that
disorder followed the triumph of
whiskey in Girard, Ala., Monday.
Well, what was expected—a prayer
meeting.
From the amount of fertilizer and
new implements Ix'ing purchased
in Winder these days one is assured
of a large yield of grain here-abouts
in 1910.
The crowd on Winder’s streets
Saturday speaks well for the mer
chants. The Winder News is tell
ing each week what they have for
salt* and the farmers are coming
after it in bunches
Farm for Rent
Near Winder
1 have a good farm for rent two
miles out from Winder, near
Jackson’s old mill place. This
farm has c,"> acres cultivation,
more or less; lias three very good
houses and out-buildings. Con
venient to schools and churches
and in splendid neighborhood.
For particulars see me, at Bogart,
or Lamar A* Perry, at Winder.
G. L. ARNOLD.
“Clothing Talk.”
OUR GREAT CLEARANCE SALE, which
was on from November 19th to Decem
ber Ist, has come to a close, but we have de
cided to continue to sell our
Men’s and Boys’ Clothing Same Reduced Prices
as during the Clearance Sale. Men’s and
Boys’ Overcoats are also included.
Now is an opportunity to but either a suit
or overcoat for yourself or your boy.
Have a few Suit Pants left, to close out at
half price. ' '
*lO on SUITS
now
$4 98
sl2 50 SUITS
now
$0 95
$4 50 Boys’ Suits
now
88 Ho
sl2 50 OVERCOATS
now
$8 75
ALL WE ASK IS THAT— =
you see the above values. Come in, take a look, and
try them on. A fit means a saving of from $5.00 to
$7.50 a suit for you.
We have enjoyed great clothing business this sea
son, and intend making this the biggest clothing sea
son that our business has ever seen. We are also of
fering many Special Values in Shoes, Hats, Under
wear and anything in fall merchandise.'
Everything to Wear Winder, Georgia
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sll 95
87 50 SUITS
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$8 00
$8 50 Boys’ Suits
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82 85
89 00 OVERCOATS
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