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THK Cfll HUH and THE LODGE. The Fatherhood of God and f|,e krotherbood of man is the dis- tilled essence of the charges of the lodges and the creeds of the churches. The churches and the lodges are grappled together with fraternal books just, like the different lodge* and the different churches. All over the land are men who can see no beauty in u ything but what is theirs, and they denounce the nations for seeing with their eyes and feel¬ ing with their fingers. Chiirsh- members vilify lodges and members vilify churches, If re- bnke were condemnation they would all be consigned to the bot- tomless pit,, for there was never an institution that met the approval of all classes. It is true, however, that an act¬ ive church-member is seldom aetive lodge-member, and versa. It is also true that a good physician is seldom a good law- yer. If a man masters one he is sure to neglect other tilings, but that is no sign that everthing but his profession is a failure. “T.’iere is but one way to get to heaven,” says the prophet, “and that is through the Savour.” With equal emphasis we can unsure you that there is but one way t, 0 wealth, and that is through accu mutation, and accumulation comes from a thousand sources. The church and the lodge have the same faith. An expressed be¬ lief in the existance of God is rock on which the church is founded, and is the corner stone in the lodge temple. If what the critics say is true, the lodge is a rain and the church a failure, they teach the same truths—faith, hope, charity. The church has its discipline; the lodge has its ritual. Narri- tives iu th. Bible are dreams in the lodge room. Their work is to educate man, improve his and save his soul. The lodge is not a purely social institution, and has no social po- sitions to sustain. Fashion has not, 7>cnetrated its mysteries. . , Money is collected to sustain its organization and for charity, grand-1 In the lodge is enacted the . of , history, and . ost traged es are repeated the subliiuest thoughts | of literature. Men get ac-: quainted with each other and learn to be brothers. The naked are clad, the sick visited, the tressed relieved, the widow pro- tected, the orphans educated. Members are not, only required to , “eive,” but to “do.” Infidelity, the most subtile aud | powerful force in popular thought, j is the enemy alike of the church and the lodge, It is nihilistic, and threatens all of the powers that be. The church and the lodge are not too strong for this modern Hlah. Science disputes some of the facts of religious history. Philosophy, by its limitation of mind, doubts some of the attri¬ butes of God. Materialism and egotism form the snow-crested height of civi¬ lization. There may be a land¬ slide sometime but they will nev¬ er obliterate the old land-marks of religion. In the defensive fight for existance, the church and the lodge a'e natural allies. The church is the temple; the lodge is the bulwark of religion. Active church-members would make good lodge-members, l et doctrine be discussed in the church and charity done in lodge. They are not untaironeetic. Members of one should be mem¬ bers of the other, the lodge should be a part of the church and the church a part of the lodge. The lodge might say with sin¬ cerity, what Ruth said to Neonii, “Intreat me not to leuve thee, return from following after thee, for whither thou go<\-l 1 will go, wher**,thou lodges! I wil, li*,| tliv people shall, be my people, thy ,1” ' ,,,. With ; apologies . , to .... i lie H, .. lines.- ASHBURN, GEORGIA., FRIDAY JINK, 4th, 1897. Advocate, some of our most zeal¬ ous religous workers are making tlie serious blunders of trying to pull down secret societies. Ma- sonry was born nearly <-ix thous- years before Methodism, and *' a « the storms of all the generations, Kji to the time wh *» time shall be no more, the Masonic Lodge will stand as a temple on earth, Pull down the lodge ami the church will tumble with it. What God has refused destroy man need not attempt *° destroy. Masonry is the old- est sociot y iu ^xistanc*. Were it an evil it, would have been dis- covere( l long ago. Those who are tryito lead souls to repentance are unconciously standing be- tween toe penitent, and the light whc " the y aUf!in P t to operate Masonry lrom religion. 'Die cry is “worldliness in the lodge.” Sift the church and yon will find a hundred sinners to ver y Christian. I here is a lar- S er P er ce,,t of Christians in the lod K e toda y U,a " in the church. 'I'heri discard the church?' Never! 8ave every soul through every agency possible. Let us do more praying “within closed doors.” Counsel your brother “inside the walls. » » Teach him a “lesson of li istory with a practicle example.” When you go to break up the '"allow ground, it, is well to move the chips and let the mountain f d a,, d. Homo folks never think to dust the Bible till they see the preach¬ er coming. The time may never come when *t will be customary for the wo- men to treat the men. Eve sat A,|:nn "P to an apple once and got whole human race into a ivon- ,le,1 '"l lot of trouble. Ever since then men have done the irenting. If a man fails to surrender his - seat >'i a crowded car to a woman s ‘ ie W *H think he is a dirty cur void of all politeness, Tlien she will put. a satchel or hat box by l ,e r and let a man stand ii: flit* «i«le a hundred miles before she wi.Jinvif.e him to a seat by her. uotrt . negleo! cou^li because ihe a weather is pleasant ‘ before 'be n<xi -torm roll- uround it m iy develop \ Dt " a m \ aa "y 1 # One Minute ( ougli (.are is «:i»v io i.ike and will do what its name nn- plies.--,!, s. Beits A (?<>. Ait Appeal For Aid 0 To Uni Bin- 111 isi:\ And Frienhh: The tneibodisl ol'thi-place i small Ikhi. 1 —have deckled lo ereco to the - re! , t (; ot » 0 f us all a suit table church edifice in which to wm-hip Hun. \Ye already haye some money sub-cribed; w ‘‘ l,a ve done all we cou d ourselves, an '' we la,,k , " n ls - 'Ve make this ;ipp*ul io y<m dear friend- and ft-k Dial you aid u- lo Ibis grand ean-e. The town ot Meld.ini Is located at the jiunetion of i lie t'enrial and the Geo'gia A Alabama railroads 17 miles from Savannah, and is rapidly grow¬ ing- H e feel sure 1 1 1 ai a suitable building here w ou'd do a great deal of good for South-rn Me li dism Will you not help in Ibis great work? G"d gram ilmt you may. If you >o not li*el able to ,1 much. every little will help and w wiil glad¬ ly receive any amount you may b able to give, He have sent out chain let rs to this end, and if you have re< eivedone please un-wei it «t once, u- w<* need \ our help. •"end the amount you can : u express order, post office money order, (paya¬ ble in tsa\ auuah, Gs..) draft, , h,. e .g or cash, aud we " ill acknowledge re'eipt ol -ame* Direct all remittances to M U. Morgan, treasurer, or \\ A. Mallory, pa-tor in charge, Melcbim. <wi. This is a plan by which J'*u c.-m gloi:f.\ God with >our mite, W o .-end out tin- appeal for aid h c iuse \vc are ill need. Ph-sse help p otupiy. Y our- to, Oltri \V. A Mall ,,-v. l-n.-tu iii ell rge. B F, < Jiilcc, Steward 11 t 1 I r ist, l\ Mi klrini. G i . May L’O. IS97 s "ni'- for O'li. -nine for rw- ici and s- ffci-ed froin pi ,. s (|lBU h:iVt , q >it*kly nut pel-man,-nili cure 1 by u-ni ; l*e H'lt.r- Wiu-li llazi-l Halve, t,■** great rclrtedy ft"- pile- »i„l ill to,, U s ot -km Uisc.-i---J H Ikuis t ,, i from fhftil pay**. are 16 In number, amt Hi ‘exhibit* hav# b«en divided into 15 specific cuss-s. The buildings are covered with staff, and the White City of Chicago, that has lingered soiling in the memory with the gorgeousness of a dream, will have a rivalui another White City that has risen on the banks of the Camber- land to charm for a brief s<-asou the vision of hundreds of thousands. Exhibit of Fjo«» Art*, The largest and mod elaborate build- lug is the Parthenon. It is the center- piece of the exposition and is an exact J| reproduction of the Parthenon at A then*. The naves are ui the shape of the great Greek crosses, forming a square gallery at either - end aud two apartments, or alcoves, in the center, At these ends broad floors open out upon the double columned porticoes. There are no windows in the building. The light furnished comes from the roof, which is, in fact, one long win low, or skylight, of itself. This building is the only one not con¬ structed with staff. It is built of brick and is entirely fireproof, as it is the re¬ pository of priceless treasures. Directly in front of this building stands the col- lossal fignre of Pallas Athene, by Miss Amid Yandell, a daughter of the late Dr. L. P. Yandell of Louisville, who was a Tennesseean. The figure is an exact reproduction of the one that crowned _ the hill of .-^hens. I Ins . copy is 25 feet high, although the original was 70 feet. Standing, as it does, in front of the main entrance to the Par- tnenon, it occupies, without a doubt, the finest position in the park. The statue was made in Paris aud recently shipped. rh Miss Yaruell has been pursuing ber studies abroad for the past two years. The Parthenon is appropriately de¬ voted exclusively to the tine arts. Peo¬ ple who love pictures (and who does not?) will be pleased to know that the art exhibit is one of the finest ever seen in the south, the majority of the can¬ vasses being well worthy of a place uii- der the classic dome that shelters them, Many of the old masters are represented, as well as the modern painters of this country and abroad, who have distin¬ guished themselves. Here may be seen pictures by Raphael, Corregio, Titian, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Murillo; and of later date Huguet, Mussouier, Troyou, Corot and others. Whether the art exhibit has boon pre- pared with a special view to attracting the teachers of the south, whose vaca¬ tions will occur during the exposition, I do not know: this much is certain. that thousands of them have already turned their eyes towards tho Parthe¬ non, and that the resorts they usually honor with their presence will miss them this summer. The hanging of the pictures was di- rooted by Mr. Loon Roecker of Chicago, who is in charzo of the collection. Mr. '0~ - '!! r.L 'W . -w- •y I n m ■1 a ill > & CT 1 .1 . . ':---■ “ - ff 4^ **■5^ I 1 0 r' > <nm Tllli PARTHENON. Mfc F. Hopklnson Smith, so favorably known as artist aud author, is one of the art judges for the exposition. The Commerce Building. The Commerce building (happily named) is oue of the largest on the grounds. This was called Manufactu- rers and Liberal Arts at Chicago and Atlanta, and it will contain the same character of exhibits. It is situated on tho western side of tho park. The build- ing measures 591 by 256 feet, aud a groat dome rises in the middle to a height Of 175 feet. The central pavii- iou is two stories in height, the second story forming a gallery on either side 141 by i’s 160 feet, overlooking the nave, and reached by four broad stairways, one at each end of the four corners, The general style is based on the Co- rinthian and Ionic orders of the Greco- Roman. Iu this building may be found the finished products of the leading mauu- facturers of the world. Utility is stamped on every article, but so artistic is the arrangement that one wonders if manufacturers have all turned artists. and if they have wrought for pleasure oulv and not profit. The Auditor iu in. Jnst south of the Parthenon ami with¬ in easy reach of the main entrance is the Auditorium, which is one of the most impressive buildiugs ou the grounds. The intention is to use it for the meet- ings of large bodies. Mauy conven- lions which are to be held by various societies have determined to take ad- vantage of the opportunity to attend the exposition, and their sessions will be held in tho Auditorium. It is also proposed to hold parliaments similai to those held in Chicago duriug the World’s Fair. The capacity of the building is about 7,000 people. The de- sign is colonial iu form and Ionic in treatment. Four porticoes, facing the different points of the coinpass, give the floor a shape resembling a short cross, except for the circular colonnades connecting at each corner, forming a desirable promenade and restful place for weary sightseers, while the root furnishes a beautiful balcony, which not only adds to the charm of the de- sigu, but in addition affords a vantage point for viewing outdoor displays and pageants. The interior dimensions are 29u oy 110 feet. The tower is 14) feat high. Tha Macliiuery Hu tint,: The Machinery buildiu*. which is 5^6 by i£4 feet, is a happy combination of soii.Uty ami forca. Ir is a structure of the ltoman-Doric order. It is the first building that greets the visitor as h^enters the grounds. It is situated on a terrace, and m order that it may bo pleasant and crxi! on warm days the boilers and great engines are situated | n a power house separate from the main building. The roof is high and the interior is commodious Shade trees grow on three sides, aud the power house is almost hidden from view i' 1 foliage. I he arrangement of the floor leads to three main entrances. marked by imposing porticoes, with six columns each, crowned b? gabie3 sculp- tured in high relief in appropriate de- signs. It is OS feet to the top of the. roof. The north end of the structure borders on the lake, Transportation HuilfJ»«<?♦ Between tlie Commerce aud Agri¬ cultural buildings, west of the Partue- non, is the Transportation building. On one side of it lies Lake Watauga, aud on the other is a long, shady avenue. The dimensions of this building are 400 by 120 feet. Railroad tracks have been laid through it, with entrances from the north for engines and trains, Th0 remainder of the floor space is divided into blocks of different sizes for the re¬ ception of smaller vehicles and other displays. Simplicity is the feature of the design selected for the Transporta- tion building. A most pleasing effect hag bo(m ()bt;liliea wit hout the use of a single column, merely in the group¬ ing of the masses and proper propor¬ tioning. All structural ornamentation is in the most refined classical style, brought into strong relief by the wall service, to which it lends beauty in charm in return. _ The Agricultural lSuiUIittg. One of the finest buildings on the grounds is the Agricultural building, on a sloping elevation north of Lake Watauga. Tho principal dome rises 100 feet at the center, and with six smaller domes, appropriately placed, the pro- portions appear especially pleasing, The style of architecture is renaissance, and the dimensions are 525 by 175 feet. The principal doors, front aud rear, are under arch effects, while the end aud entrances pass through porticoes. Glass is used in the domes, and thus the light on tne exhibits will be strong and thor- oughly diffused, lhe staff on the exte¬ rior lends a charm and brilliaucy to the design that would not otherwise have been secured, and the ornamenta¬ tion and statuary, especially over the south door, are handsome. Tho state of Tennessee will place its exhibit under the magnificent dome, a By the visi- . . spaciout place. way, tne 1018 mus f look up here, for the dome is strikingly decorated. The effects, wrought with grains, are wonderful, ... Messrs. Allison, tho chief, aud J. lav- lor Stratton, the assistant chief, have a department to make them feel proud, Tennessee is one of the great agricult¬ ural states of the south aud it is ouiy proper that the farms should take a leading place in this exposition. There wil1 be hue displays of fruits, grains, cotton, tobacco and grasses under the dome. Liberal prizes are offered by the department. The people of Davidson, the capitol county, to whom so mich is duo for the great success of the exposi- tion. will have their headquarters and make their exhibits iu this building, The state commission, headed by Gov- eruor Robert L. Taylor, have recog- nized the superior importance of the agricultural interests and have provided handsome headquarters in this build- ia K ai »d will extend the oldtime south- eru hospitality to all visitors. The chief of this department is Colonel T. F. P. Allison, who has so ably served tb 0 « t; ite for die last four years as com- missioner of agriculture. Sister states will have representation in this building, The Seaboard Air Line is making au elaborate display of cotton, grains, grasses, tobacco and fruits from the states through which it passes. One of the novelties here many visitors will be the outfit of turpentine farm, still and all. The Segtra liaUdingr. Another building that deserves more than passing mention is the Negro building, which is situated on the east side of Lake Watauga. It is a massive and imposing structure, constructed with a view of accommodating the vast variety of exhibits which the negro race will contribute. Its contents, showiug specimens of work none by the negro in ail the walks of life, will ted a story of moral aud mental progress the last 50 years. The negroes of the south have the greatest opportunity ever offered them to exuibit the history of the past ani the hopes aud possibilit ties of the future, The Children*?* Uaildluff. The Children’s building occupies an interval between the Administration aud tha Woman's buildings. The ohii- dren ot - Tennessee by their own efforts ra j se d the raonev to pay for the cou- strU ction of their building. Tne desige j S handsome, au i tiie interior arrange- meilC , s especially aliotei to the uses for which it is desig i ■ O ilv su -n ex- h-.bit- as wf aiuu-e and ins met the YOUHS will be admitted T ae schooi system of TVanes'v ‘ wiu fuiiy repre- seated, exceil mg any former exhibit of qje uo * v ^nu;iuo-^ H v\ u. i i «tu i*ea i.riis i\ YELLOW PINE LUMBER, ASHBURN, GA. .i It Ol ,J,l| . |(|( Laths Shingles, Stav C,;ir Sill*, lliidot. Stuff Flooring, Moulding, Brackets < 'idling, Mir. u ill r»‘< *.*i i p |»rv»u*|»f ion BAN DRESS ANYTHING TO 18X30. Wre cyry a well selected and assorted stuck of IM’V (ioodts, 11 on I \v»m* (irocerios, Etc*, it in need of anything in Clothing, srcH as MEN'? AND BOYS' SUITS, We can fit you Wk Have a Nice Stock op LADIES’ DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMINGS. lliiit we would be pleased to sin-,, the ladies of Ashburn and si.r rounding country. Tr.nks, Valises, and SatcheJ Our CANDIES are FRESH AND FINE,. I ET FLOUR, MEAT, GRITS, RICE, €ST SUGAR, «/“ COFFEE, er meal, And in tact any and everything tnat, is kept, in a first-class grocery house can be had at our Large, Brick Store as cheap as the cheap- est,. We ' any a f,]j) line of Furniture, UP STAIRS Oor stock of Shoes i* Complete, "’lth a specialty, of Ladies’ a «d Children's Fine Sunday W ea-r. a!-" handle the b ' t > • ! i i Cigars, Tobacco, Scuff, Etc. Full liup of - the best makes OF'STOVES NOW ON HANB. AH kinds of Stock Food at Reasonable Prices. The citizens of Ashburn surrounding anp country are cordially in rived to call and inspect stock. our We have a Wagon Yard and Stalls, Feed Troughs, Etc., for the eonvenienre of oi>** customers es peeiailv. Respectfully, J $ B BTTS& Co WARREN L. STORY, Physician and Surgeon, Sycamore, Ga. Ihseafes of Nose and Throat. Dr. J. F. GARDNER. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Calls answered promptly day and night. i Special attention given to di* easas of women and children. Residerce at the Hicks place. Ashburn, Georgia. I)R. W. J. TURNER, Physician and Sur'geon, Ashburn, Georgia. Special Attention Given to Die-* eases of Women and Children. Office in Room No. 2. Betts Building Residence; IV. A. Sldugler's. « alls Answered I lay or Night. DR. T. U. THRASHER, Physician and Surgeon, Ashburn, Georoia. General Practice Solle led, Office In the Christian Building, C. K. WALKER, Physician and Surgeon, Sycamore, Georgia. GEO. W. COOPER, DENTIST, Ashburn, Georgia. Office, Boom No. 4, Betts Building. W. B. CONE, D. D. S. I Make a Specialty of t it v l e Bridges and Replantations. Teeth Extracted Without Pain. Ashburn, . • . Georgia. - W. T. WILLIAMS, Attorney at Law. Land,and Collections SVCAMOS-K G COMMA Z. Base, A. J - Davis. BASS, & DAV18. Attortieys-at Law AsifBCRN, Georgia It al Estate and Col led ions. Pr > H'l i . e *r.i 11 i ill . u 111* placed in our hand-. B. B. WHITE, Attorney and Ceuncellor at Law. Ashburn, Georgia. Will practice iu all the Courts, State aud Federal. J, G POLHILL, Attorney at Law. Sylvester, - Georgia. Bra,cti<;e in all the courts. Patronage Solicited-. HAWKINS & McKENZIE, Attorneys at Law e Building, Rontflg| Cordell, - G t‘r"L;.pt attentionglv. c* intrutted to m E B JNO. F. POWELL, J Vienna, Go. JNO. F. POWEfJ Attorney 8 'AHff We practice in - iff* Immediate and caiK given to EtnployitBjj business jw. hands. services of both. H| ited and inquiries wered. HU TOM o '.^SL-aj .ii MINI J ■“Lrf fc -t-— • t cure9 quickly. Thl \ made for. Prom pa 7elief Children ; quick Hke cure, j it Mothers buy It forj fc-R T'dfJ.g.l %