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PAGE EIGHT SUMTER COTTON FARMERS, COTTON SQUARES ARE FORMING: DUSTING COMES NEXT. UNDUSTED FIELDS WILL BE RIDDLED BY THE 'WEEVIC TIMES-RECOIDEB PUBLISHED 1«« Published by Th# Times-Recorder Co., <inc.) Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher EaUred u second elua >1 the pctofflot It Bmnieu, CeerfU. aceotdlaf Is the Am tt CMftMk. fe.UI ■■ ■ The AMMlated Press la eidaalveljr entitled ts the ate for the republication of all nova die petcbee credited to it or not otherwise credited to thia paper and also the local oews pvbUaLed hero, in. All right of republication of epactal diapatobaa are alto reeerred. , - - - - ■ - ■ National Adrortlaing Kepreaentatlree, PHOST LANDIS a KOHN, Bronawlck Bldg.. New Tsskl .•eoplea’ Cea Bldg.. Chicago. A THOUGHT"" A fool’s voice is known by multi tude of words.—Eccl. 5:3. The fool doth think he is wise.— Shakespeare. And the Devil Laughs The Rev. John M. Outler, in a recent sermon declared him self heartily in favor of the pro posed unification of the Meth odist Churdhes, North and South, saying: “If we would win the world for Christ, we must win America first. We can't win America with narrow denominational lines and small prejudices.” The question of unification of the Northern Methodist Church and the Southern Meth odist Church is a live issue to day all over the South. It is one of the most important questions that has come before this denomination in a genera tion. For the information of our Methodist readers we publish here the statement of the Joint Unification Commission, taken from the 1924 Year Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, as Your Commissioners on Unifi cation, appointed by the General Conferences of the two Church es, believe that the present is an opportune time for the two great Episcopal Methodisms to give se rious thought and prayer to the question of unification. Much of the trouble of our present-day world grows out of the spirit of divisiveness. The solidarity of the human family and the oneness of human interests and welfare Ute not sufficiently emphasized. A saner spirit of co-operation and fellowship will assist in mak ing a better world. World con ditions impose upon Christian groups of men and women who are one in the essential, moral, and spiritual phases of their life the obligation of closer unity for the general welfare. As Episcopal Methodists cer tainly we have reason for devout thanksgiving to Almighty God. God has honored us in a very peculiar manner. That was an eventful day in Aldersgate Street, London, when John ley felt his heart strangely warmed. The result has been the kindling of a fire which has changed the religious climate of Christendom. There can b e no question, however, that the full strength of Methodism would be greatly augmented, if these two great branches of the Church were one in fact as we are one by inheritance. The united ef fort of Christian forces seems to us to be the only offset to the spirit of divisiveness and hatred which has wrought such ruin in our generation. As representa tives of the forces of righteous ness in th e world who pray ev ery day for the coming of the kingdom, surely there is an obli gation upon us to set that ex ample of Christian unity and co operation which will contribute to the well-being of mankind. “Therefore we, the Commis sioners on Unification of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, holding that these two Churches are essentially one Church—one in origin, in belief, in spirit, in purpose, and in policy—and desiring that this es sential unity may be made actual in organization and administia tion throughout the world,” wish to commend the plan adopted by the Joint Commission on Unifi cation for careful study to the ministers and members of both Churches. The salient features of the plan seem to us to be the fol lowing: ' 1. The pl an which our Com mission recommends safeguards all local interests and traditions which are held dear in the two jurisdictions. “Every vote in the General Conference shall be by jurisdictions and shall require the accepted majority vote of each jurisdiction to be effec tive.” Which is to say that we are to enter upon an arrange ment in which no measure can be passed touching the work within the bounds of either juris diction without th e accepted ma jority vote of the jurisdiction concerned. 2. This plan gives due regard to the right and preferences of Church members living on the border where the two jurisdic tions work side by side. Church membership is a sacred thing, and we recogniz e it as such. Ar rangements are to be made for th e transfer of members, preach ers, Churches, pastoral charges, district, Annual Conferences, Misison Conferences, and Mis sions from one jurisdiction to the other, but <‘no transfer shall be made without the consent \ of the member, preacher, Church, pastoral charge, districts Annual Conference, Mission Conference, in case of such transfer the ini tial movement shall be made by th e party or parties chiefly con cerned. That is to say, we do not believe that union can be fojced. We, therefore, giv e our people and our organizations tim e and opportunity to grow to gether, and we believe that un der this plan such growing to gether will immediately begin to take place. This provision amply protects minorities in each jurisdiction and is an example of that trust in each other without which real union cannot exist and increase. 3. It removes at once the cause of competition and overlapping on the border, and it does this for the following reasons: (1) While we enter upon this plan of co-operatiOn and union with the two jurisdictions stand ing just a- they are in the United States of America, nev ertheless the two Churches are ‘united* in one church,’ having one name, one General Conference, and one connectional-“organiza tion and administration through out the world.” This fact alone will silently work in the minds of our people, taking away the impulse and desire for the con tinuation of Churches which overlap and the establishing of new organizations which con flict one with the other. (2) The proposed plan gives to the General Conference the power “to govern any and all enterprises and activities which may be agreed upon as being of a connectional character.” While the determination of what enter prises and activities are, as a matter of fact, of a connectional character is left to the decision of the General Conference, it will be immediately evident that the evanglization of needy fields here in America, both in our cities and in our rural districts,, does constitute an enterprise which is connectional in charac ter. The suggested plan, then, will give to each jurisdiction the opportunity of studying in asso ciation with the other the en tire field. Together the two jurisdictions will address them selves to the on e task of giving the gospel to the lost in the home field. (3) The plan which we recom mend associates together for counsel and co-operation the ad ministrative officers of the two jurisdictions. “Immediately aft er the union shall have been con summated, the bishops shall meet and organize as one body and shall arrange for the superin tendence of the work of the Church.” And not only so, but the plan draws together all other administrative officers for coun sel and co-operation. 4. One of the most important features of our plan of unifica tion is that it looks to the im mediate organization of the work of the united Church outside the United States, so as to consum mate the unity of Episcopal Methodism in foreign lands. Nothing is more to be desired than that a united Methodism, without competition the one jurisdiction with the other and without waste of men and mon ey, should be able to deliver its full strength upon the world in the interest of human salvation. This important aspect of our proposed plan must immediately commend it to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ and pray daily for the coming of his kingdom. And now we wish to add a few words of suggestion touching the wisest course of action pending the consummation of these negotiations. We advise that the work of the two Churches go on just as usual. It would be unwise for either Church to change its gen eral policy of procedure in any important particular. We rec ommend that, while we pray con stantly each for the/ other, the two Methodisms continue with unabated zeal in the develop ment of plans upon which they have already entered. So shall the two Churches be larger and stronger when they do come to gether as one. And we suggest also that it would be a capital blunder for local Churches in any particular Conference or community to endeavor t5~ hasten union by precipitate action. We advise, therefore, that every whre the work of the Church to go forward in normal channels and that Conferences and com munities tak e n <> action looking to union until the constituted au thorities advise that the time for such action has come. Meanwhile let us be much in prayer. If w e continue stead fastly in prayer to the God of our fathers, we shall make no serious blunder. Wisdom and brotherly love and quiet come to those who pray in self-surren der and faith. We, therefore, beseech you “that ye walk worthy of the vocation where with ye ar e called, with all lowli ness and meekness, with longsuf fering, forbearing one another in love; endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are call ed in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one bap tism, one God and Father of us all.” “For this cause we bow our knees unto th e Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that we would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye being rooted ahd grounded in love; may be able to comprehend with all saints what is th e breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowldege, that ye may be filled with all the full ness of God.” ». The above sta,tepi<snt is sign-, td by five bishops of the N<Atn- <SONG FROM ■ ’ ■ * Care-charming Sleep, thou easer of all j Brother to Death, sweetly thyself dispose jW a, Z4’ ; i On this afflicted prince: fall like a cloud In gentle showers; give nothing that is loud w ■ Or painful to his slumbers; easy, sweet, And as a purling stream, thou son of Night, Pass by his troubled senses; sing his pain, \\ Like hollow murmuring wind, or silver rain. Into this prince gently, oh, gently slide, And kiss him into slumbers like a bride! t/ ' I * —Beaumont and Fletcher. C(\ ) B ... «, ___________ ' ’ ' " » - - ' ~ ern M. E. Church and four from the Southern M. E. Church. There are more non-church members in America than mem bers, and the church members number include Protestants, Catholics, Hebrews and all the other 200 or more religious sects and denominations. And America claims to be the re religious leader of the world. The Man on the Street—the average non-church member— says of the Churches, ‘‘lf they can’t agree among themselves, I’ll have nothing to do with them.” If two or more branches of the same Church, holding the identical beliefs, tan’t get to gather and work in mutual har mony, there’s little hope for a united front in meeting the evils which they seek to con quer. 4 A <«< Religious intolerance, petty squabbling between Church of ficials, long-winded debates on subects the average man knows nothing about and cares less, is undermining the influence of the Churches of America. While ministers, laymen and bishops fight among themselves, giving unrestrained voice to their small prejudices, intolerance and bigotry, the non-church member will remain out of the Chruch, thankful that/he is not one of them—and the devil laughs ? OPINIONS OF | OTHER EDITORS WE NEED IT. “According to the Cuthbert Liberal-Enterprise Rev. Wm. D. Hammack has been selected as chaplain for the next legislature, and will pi-ay for this body dur ing the next session. What we need most is somebody to pray for Georgia while this body is in session.” Lavonia Times. JUST ONE GOOD CROP. It can’t be denied that times are just about as tight as any body wants to see them. But tight times mean retrenchment in ex penses, and this, with one more good crop in Georgia, will mean a return of complete prosperity in this state at least.—Dawson News. ON BEING FAIR When Clifford Walker was attorney General he spent most of his time running for governor. As governor he seems to be spend ing most of it campaigning for re-election. If the ’business man spent as little time at nis job as do many officials his business would go to pot. And you can learn from this perhaps why the state is up to its neck in debt, and not getting out fast.—Dalton Citizen. LITTLE MAN HAS TO PAY The talk about cutting down income taxes interests the small percentage that pay these taxes. More interesting to the majority would be some talk about cutting state and city taxes. These are the really heavy taxes. One chamber of commerce declares that the average citizen works six weeks out of every fifty-two to pay his share of government costs, national, state and local. Many who think they pay no taxes are badly mistaken. They hand it to the landlord in rent and he pays the tax. The landlord’s tax the tenant pays, the mer chant’s tax the consumer pays. Whatever the tax the little man. the big crowd, must pay in the end.—Montgomery Times. AN 18-KARAT OPTIMIST. For an all-the-year-around, sun shine and rain, yard-wide and dyed-in-the-wool optimist we sub mit the Asbestos correspondent of the Cleveland Courier as the champion contender. Listen to what he says: “Trouble never comes singly. The plow handles are loose, and the monkey wrench is lost in the machinery of the Ford. Mary’s fellow didn’t come last Sunday, and John’s girl has gone back on him. The old roost er has eaten the garden ‘sass,’ and the chickens have pecked all the dough out of the bread tray. Granny has broken her pipe, and the old man has torn his pants. The baby has spilled all the ink on Mary's new white skirt, and the boy has put snuff in thi 4.- >s Pfiw settijjy OT? the family remains and dohig r THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ’ bij Albert DIRT One thing we’ll never conquer is dirt. Dusting, clothes washing, body bathing, machinery cleaning, floor sweeping, street scraping—ail these are by-products of civilization. The very existence of dirt and dust makes it certain that man will always have to work. The soap in dustry furnishes figures illustrating how dirt keeps us hustling. Ameri cans this year will make 2500 mil’ion cakes of soap. Our lazy ancestors invented perfumes so they wouldh’t have to use so much soap. * * • BIBLE The Bible continues to be the world’s best seller. Over seven mil lion copies were distributed in 1923 by the American Bible Society. This was a gain of two and a half million copies over the year before and re flects the stimulation of interestt in religion. It is so popular that the largest hoel n New York has to order a new supply for its guest rooms ev ery four months! to replace stolen copies. , ♦ * ♦ ROADS Better roads and more of them are constantly being made available to the motor tourist. Fourteen thou sand miles of highway, built with federal aid (Unele Sam’s financial help), are now under construction, to cost 262 million dollars. More than twice that much has been appropriated since the federal aid road act became law in 1916. It’s be wiser to build for lasti.ig ness rather than mileage. A con siderable part of our roads wear out so fast. It’s like pouring public money down the sewer. * « • CHILDBIRTH- More women have died in chilcl brth than men killed in all the wars. The international conference on this subject, to be held in London early in July, is especially important to Americans, for our maternal mor talrty rate is higher than in any other of the 20 leading nations. Nearly 19,000 American mothers will die in childbirth this year. Thou sands could be saved by proper medical attention. The death tel! is expeetted to decrease steadily as a result of the Sheppard-Towner legislation by which Uncle Sam furnishes money for visiting nurses, maternity centers and clinics. * * * JEWS Egypt drove out the Jews because they were too rich and powerful, claims Carter, who opened King Tut’s tomb. This doesn’t tally with the old story that the Israelites were delivered from bondage against the wishes of the king. x Carter says archaeologists believe that the Exodus was a forced ex pulsion, as if the Egyptians reared the Jew's would soon own the coun try. Regardless of the Exodus, it’s true that persecution of the Jews through the centuries has been large ly animated by jealousy—inability to compete with them. his cooking, which is becoming a lost art in some parts, and mother goose has bobbed her hair and gone off to making rhymes. The old cow is giving blue milk and Mary’s pet lamb has torn Revela tions out of the family Bible. But we should look as pleasant as a basket of o’possum heads, for your dog worships you and be lieves you have patience to over come all these.”—Tifton Gazette. COURAGE? The Democratic party is noted for two qualities—stupidity and occasional high courage; although in the higher synthesis they may amount to about the same thing. The courage was demonstrated by the Hoosier Democrats yesterday when they defied the mightv Ku Klux Klan and talked old-fash ioned American doctrine. Amid all the truckling by the politicians to organized groups of political blackmailers, so evident all over the country in these days, it is at least refreshing to read the brave words of the Indianans, whether or not they were forced from them by the open alliance in that State between the night shirters and the Republicans. The Democrats of Inliana show courage, or at least what looks liks; it, and to that extent are io be congratulated.—Baltimore Sun. A VERBATIM REPORT SgZlBZk s>i-i-eT7e ZwW* > . <7 Z« • .. ■ ' ! i I v SKai ' 7 '/A mi w\ z zw WOOING To \ X; 57ay unTu NOVEMBER , 'A \ \ \-cZww >' .Z'W ? Old Days In Americus I TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times-Recorder. June 13, 1914.) Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Haisten, Misses Gertrude, Lucile and Edith Josey, James Williams, Jr., and Eu gene Cato left yesterday for White Springs, Fla., to spend several days. With a registration list of 570 voters Americus is going in to carry the election for bonds next Wed nesday. To do this will require the polling of 380 votes two thirds the entire registration in favor of the bonds. During the past week four Atlan ta boys, Harry Stearns, Cliff Hatch er, John Hopkins, Edgar Dunlap, who are guests of Frank Harrold Jr., have been the recipients of many atttentions. Tuesday night a most enjoyable affair was the p.l fresco party at Mrs. Harrolds in honor of her son’s visitors and Miss Lucy Barrow Taylor. Wednes day afternoon a crowd of these young people enjoyed a swimming picnic, going from the park to Miss Bess McLeord’s to dance, and later to Miss Lucy Barrow Taylors party. Tuesday morning, the Council of Safety Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met with the vice-regent Mrs. Charle Fricker at the Windsor Hotel. Dr. and Mrs. S. F. Howell with Dr. Alva Bagley as their guest, have retundned in their ear from Indian Spring where Dr. Howell attended this week the meeting of the State F'harmaceutical association. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Monday morning, no paper pub lished. .THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. June 13, 1894.) The board of education of Sum ter county met in regular session at the courthouse yesterday. Among those present were Messrs. C. C. Sheppard, J. R. Battle, John A. Mc- Donald, M. S. Bell and J. E. Bass. Our enterprising manager, Bloom Brown of the opera house has just completed arrangement for the ap pearance here season after next of Americus favorite black face com edian Billy Van w'ho was last season jn our city four years ago wjth A} Field's minstrels when he created an instantaneous and lasting impres sion. In accordance to a call of Secre tary J. E. Bivins the Sumter County Evans Club had a meeting at the office of Col. A. S. Cutts yesterday afternoon at 5’ o’clock for the pur pose of selecting delegates to attend the State Convention. The follow ing delegates were selected: Judge J. A. Ansley, -J. W. Bailey, J. E. Bivins, D. C. N. Burkhalter, J. H. Davenport. R. B. Evans, Allen Fort, J. D. Glover, B. 11. Jossey, Gid Lad inger, Wright McKay, J. W. Moore. K. M. McDonald, W. E. Murphy, Bascom Myrick, J. J. Murray, H. H. McKellnr. A. S. Nunn. E. A. Nisbet, A. T. Oliver, N. G. Prince, N. A. » f A IX! S’ IKa de on improved farm lands at cheap est rates for terms of 5,7 or 10 years with pre-payment option given Money secured promptly. We have now outstanding over $1,100,000 on farms in Sumter county alone, with plenty more to lend. MIDDLETON McDONALD Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co., in Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Schley, Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Webster counties. 21 Planters Bank Building, /menqof, Ga. Phone m —L « J” - FRIDAY AFTERNod - 11 < 924 _ Ray, C. C. Sheppard, L. Stapleton, John E. Thomas, John Taylor, W. K. Wheatley, J. W. Wheatley. There will be another “run” of the Cycling Club this afternoon starting from the library at 6: 15 p’clock. On the return from the ride there will be a business meet ing of the active members at the< office of Mr. Crawford Wheatley, on Jackson street. thomaTwomen hear SIX CANDIDATES TALK THOMASVILLE, June 13.—Six candidates for solicitor of the city court of Thomasville spoke before the League of Women Voters in a meeting held at the court house here. In a 10-minute talk each man explained hia platform, and answer ed various questions. The candidates are Jamps Burch, J. E. Craiguiles, Eldon Joiner, P. C. Andrews and R. B. Earle, all of Thomasville, and John B. Edwards, of Boston. HANNA HEADS CALHOUN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION ATHENS, June 13. R. E. Hanna, of SCheraw S. C. today was re-elected president of the Calhoun Highway Association at the annual convention in session here., Over 150 delegates are in attendance. Otther officers elected include: J. E. Jacobs, Clinton, S'. C. , vice president Catawba Division; W. S. ■Lowe, Colbert, Ga., vice president for the Savannah district; H. B. Branch, Raleigh N. C., vicepresid f nt Yadkin district; R. C. Cantrell, Jr., Wilmington vice-president for the Cape Fear district; C. C. Douglas Chesterfield'S. C.; association sec retary and M. L. Ham Morven N. C. association treasurer. Announcement was made that plans for building bridges across the Savannah Broad and Catawba rivers will go ahead. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Director# And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 88 Day Phones 88 and 231 L. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t. Cashier C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashier. J. E. KIKER, Ass’t. Cashier The Planters Bank of Americus (Incorporated) AT YOUR n SERVICE Oldest and largest State Bank in South west Georgia. Any business entrusted to us will receive our best attention. If you are not al ready one of our valued customers, • we would appreciate \ an opportunity of serving you. 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