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EDUCATIONAL
Rally In The Interest Of
Baptist Academies.
WUI Be Held At Locust Grove
Institute From April 7 to 9
Some Good Talent Will
Be Present.
Tuesday, April 7, 7:30 P. I*l.
“Our Baptist Academies’'—P.
A. Jesup.
“Their Relation to Christ and
His Truth”-E. C. Dickens, R.
F. Smith.
Wednesday, April 8,9:00 A. M.
“Their Relation to Trained
Minds and Hearts for Home
Life”—S. B. Cousins, M. 0. Car
penter.
“Their Relation to Our Coun
try Churches”—J. C. Brewton,
A. M. Bennett.
“Their Relation to the State
and Citizenship”—B. J. W. Gra
ham, C. R. Allen.
3:00 P. M.
“Their Relation to the State
Shool System” —C. H. S. Jackson,
H. R. Bernard.
7:30 P. M.
“Their Relation to Denomina
tional Life by Training Workers
and Giving Information” —T. P.
Bell, L. R. Christie.
Thursday April 9, 9.00 A. M.
Open Conference
n:oo a. n.
‘ ‘Their Relation to the Educa
tional Board and Its Work"—S.
Y. Jameson, J. R. Jester.
3:00 p. n.
“Their Relation to Missions”—
J. J. Bennett.
7:30 P. M.
Oratorical Contest by Repre
sentatives of all our Academies.
The presidents of colleges,
principals of academies, all teach
ers in our denominational schools
trustees and pastors, and all
friends of “Christian Education”
are urged to attend.
Entertainment will be furnish
ed to all who will come.
Those expecting to attend will
send as early as possible, their
names, and indicate time of ar
rival to Claude Gray, Locust
Grove Ga.
GEOROE J. SENEY THOMPSON.
The death of George I. Seney
Thompson at his home in Atlanta
on the 23rd ult was one of pecu
liar sadness. He was a model
young man, raised to young man
hood in Flovilla, by Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Thompson who were as de
voted to him as if he had been
their own flesh and blood.
He was known as the “aban
doned baby,” having been
dropped from a train near what
is now Berner Georgia, but at
that time known as Frankville.
He was found by the section
foreman, by the side of the track
just above the station a few
moments after the departure of
the train, and it was published
for and wide in the papers but
no one ever claimed him.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson took
and adopted him, and raised a
young man they were very proud
of, and one whom everybody
respected and honored who knew
him.
He united with the Methodist
church of Flovilla when nine
years of age. He developed in
to a first class machinist and had
for a number of years been em
ployed in the Southern Shops in
Atlanta at a fine salary, a part of
which he never failed to send to
his adopted parents.
He was a great favorite with
the officials, and was often in
duced by them to work over time
and to this may be partly attribu
ted his failure in health. He
married sometime during last
year, after which the writer saw
but little of him, and knew noth
ing of his married life.
We give below one of many
clippings taken from the papers
about the time the child was
thrown away.
“The little infant baby boy
who was thrown away by a heart
less mother some months ago —
thrown from the train enroute
from Macon to Atlanta via: Jack
son, &c., has recovered from its
bruises, and Mrs. E. J. Thomp
son formerly of our county, and
daughter of our worthy county
man, Major Mathis, has taken
the little fellow whom she cares
for. Thus the helpless child,
without instrumentality in its
own existence, without strength
to save itself from destruction,
when castaway—without a moth
er’s love, without legitimacy ora
name, has been cared for and
given a name famous for great
deeds of charity; but the dona
tions of George I. Seney to edu
cutional institutions do not sur
pass in beauty and merit or
Christianity, the kindness dis
played by Mrs. Thompson in be
coming a mother to this unfortu
nate whom she has named George
I. Seney.”
HISS FLORENCE CARTER
On January 28, 1908, the Lord
saw fit to call from our midst our
beloved Sister Florence, to try
the realities of a world unknown
to us. On January 29 Sister
Florence was laid to rest at Tow
aliga cemetery*, Rev. TANARUS, H.
Vaughan, her pastor, officiating.
She is survived by a father,
mother, one brother, two sisters,
with a host of relatives and
friends to mourn her loss.
Sister Florence was 24 y£ars of
age, a member of Liberty Baptist
church, Butts county, Georgia,
and loved by all who knew her.
May God’s richest blessings
rest upon this family; may this
sad bereavement be the means,
in God’s hands, of bringing all
the family, relatives and friends
into a closer relation with our
blessed Lord and Master, whose
ways are far beyond our ways.
Yet we are taught that he will,
if we are His children, know as
we are known and be like Him
who doeth all things well.
She has gone and left us, and
we feel our loss deeply, but we
live on, waiting, hoping and trust
ing that we will meet her again
in that blessed world where pain
and parting comes no more.
Separated from father, mother,
brother, sisters, relatives and
friends here on earth, she has
joined the band with the redeem
ed of God, and let us remember
that * ‘blessed are the dead that
die in the Lord.”
Resolved, That a copy of the
above be spread upon our church
minutes, also a copy be sent to
the bereaved family of the de
ceased, and to our county papers
for publication.
Respectfully submitted,
<M. E. Washington,
B. Y. Thaxton,
Mrs. J. B. Thaxton,
Mrs. M. E. Washington.
Captain Wiley Williams, for
years chief of police at Columbus,
Ga., and of the best-known men
in the state, is making an active
campaign for state prison com
missioner to succeed Commission
er Eason, who has announced
that he is not a candidate for re
election.
RESOLUTIONS’
On the Death of Hr. J. R. Car
michael, President of the
First National Bank.
Whereas, on the 14th day of
February 1908, by the divine
providenoe of God, our colleague
and business companion, Mr. J.
R. Carmichael, was called hence
to be among us no more on this
earth, and whereas, he was our
beloved President of The First
National Bank, and of The Car
michael Buggy Cos., of Jackson,
Ga,, at the time of death, and
whereas, our friend and colleague
was a true friend, a wise coun
selor in all business matters with
which he was associated, always
counseling and working for what
he believed to be right with that
zeal characteristic of the man,
and whereas, we can but feel
that we have sustained an irrep
arably loss on account of the un
timely death of our friend and
business companion, he was a
Christian gentleman, an honest
man, a kind father and loving
husband, charitable and kind in
his business life, as also in his
social and religious life. He was
ever ready to lend his influence
and financial aid to any laudible
enterprise tending to build up
the city-and community, and ele
vate mankind:
Resolved, Ist, That we deplore
the loss of our business com
panion and colleague, and the
stockholders of The First Nat
ional Bank of Jackson has sus
tained an irreparable loss in the
death of our beloved President.
2nd, That we bow in humble
submission to the will of God,
trusting in Him who does all
things wisely and makes no mis
takes and hoping to again meet
our friend and counselor in the
morn of the Resurrection and
know him as we knew him in
life.
4th, That we tender to his lov
ing widow and his dear children
our hearts full of sympathy, and
commit them to the loving care
of God for guidance and solace
in the loss of their dear husband
and father.
sth, That a copy of this pre
amble and resolutions be pub
lished ia our county papers and a
copy of the same be furnished
the family of our deceased col
league and friend, by the Secre
tary of the Board.
6th, That these resolutions be
entered on the minutes of the
First National Bank of Jackson.
W. M. Hammond,
J. M. McMichael,
W. A. Newton,
J. H. Carmichel,
Board of Directors.
CITY ELECTION CALLED TO
ELECT NEW COUNCILMEN
Notice is hereby given that
there will be held in the city of
Jackson on Tuesday the 17th day
of March, 1908, an election for
the purpose of electing two
councilmen for the unexpired
term of 1908, one from the 2nd
ward to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of J. R. Carmichael,
and one from the Ist ward to fill
the vacancy caused by the resig
nation of S. B. Kinard.
Said election will be held at
police headquarters in said city
and the polls will be open from
7 o’clock a. m. to 6 o’clock p. m.
This March 6th, 1908.
S. O. Ham, Mayor.
Geo. Carmichael, Clerk.
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