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Wat h Nev Crow *% Che Newnan <jQcckl)> jNews Watch Newnan Crow VOL. VI. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 1. 1905. NO. 34 Watch the News’ Columns for the Christmas Advertising of Newnan Merchants ARMY OF METHODISTS HAS EVACUATED THE CITY > their most cherished beliefs. Books written ten years ago are now out of date, he said, because of such changes; and in speaking further along this line, the Bishop said he had the works of Prof. Huxley in his library. Rev. Nath Thompson, one of the best known young preachers in the Conference, who was sitting near the Bishop, exclaimed in a voice audible throughout the room: “I have none of that kind in my library.” Bishop Duncan paused, glanced at Nath, and said in severe tones, “Well; maybe that’s what’s the matter with you.” The laugh at Nath’s expense was loud and long. Another important matter of the session was the election of lay delegates to General Conference Three ballots were found neces sary, two delegates being elected at each balloting. On lirst ballot Capt. G. M. Napier, of Monroe, and W. G. Post, Esq., of Newnan were elected. Capt. Napier re ceived 31 votes and Mr. Post re ceived 25 votes; 38 votes being cast and 20 votes being necessary elect. The remaining four delegates elected were E. W. Martin, of At lanta; J. D. Walker, of Sparta; .T T. Duncan, of Douglasville, «T. W. Stirring Session of Confer ence on Friday. The session of Conference held Friday was intensely interesting and was marked by several stir ring incidents. After reading of the minutes,Dr. C. W. Byrd arose to a question ot personal privilege and addressed the Conference. Dr. Byrd said: “There have been objections to my serving on the committee to in vestigate the charges against Dr. Bradley, and I wish to say that I have been a member of the Meth odist church for 21 years, during which time I have tried to be loyal to its doctrines. I have not preach ed doctrines contrary to its stand ards. If I have, I am willing to be tried in the regular way, out I am not willing to be tried on the corners of-the streets.” Dr. Byrd stated further that it * had been rumored that he was practically Dr. Bradley’s attorney and was, at the same time, serving on the committee of investigation. He branded all such charges as false, and used some strong lan guage in reference to street corner gossipers. Dr. Byrd’s statement was ap- V inuded by a considerable number of members of the Conference. Another dramatic incident of the session was the reception of i ]iale, of LaFayette. the report of committee appointed j The alternates elected were J. S. > to investigate the character of Dr. I Travis, of Carrollton: .T. F. Shan- W. W. Wadsworth. Committee j non, of Commerce; C. L. Bass, of reported that trial of Dr. Wads- worth would be necessary, and named Rev. M. 8. Williams as prosecutor. Bishop Duncan appointed as a committee of trial Rev. J.R. King, chairman; Revs. II. J. Ellis, J. B. Holland, W. Dunbar, H. F. Bran ham, W.T. Hgmby,A. J. Hughes, A. M. Pierce,J.S. Sappington and J. M. Tumlin. Conference then proceeded with the transaction of routine business.. . , ... „ Bishop Duncan .endured Ms | “ returned a vu.d.cUf“j!«.lty’ k linal decision in the matter in, , Wadsworth had called j P« uded l01 ' one y ear - The re P ort to Clarkesville. Dr. Bradley Exoneratedi Dr. Wadiworlh Con victed. The Saturday morning session of Conference was enlivened by re ports of committees on the cases of Dr. Bradley and Dr. Wadsworth. Committee in the Bradley case re ported “no trial necessary.” This announcement was heartily ap plauded by Dr. Bradley’s friends. Committee in the Wadsworth which Dr. for a ruling. He ruled that Elder of this committee was received in accord- absolute silence by the Conference. J. W. Quillian had acted iug to law in dealing with the case of Dr. Wadsworth. The Bishop stated that Dr'. Wadsworth would have to prefer charges against him, in case he should do so, in the^ College of Bishops and not before waH inter\ ic’.sci >j a y the General Conference. i reporter am mac e s An incident of the session was the presentation of a typewriter to a f> ev . j. W. Quillian—a gift from the ministers and laymen ton District. The second year class was ad- full connection, the Dr. Wadsworth had nothing to say to the Conference after the report of his trial had been made. He left Newnan Saturday afternoon and went to Atlanta. TJiere he a Constitution some red hot references to Bishop Duncan and the Conference. Dr. Bradley addressed the Con- o7Elber-1 ference after his acquittal and stated i his position in reference to some of } the doctrines of his church. His 'remarks were satisfactory to his mitted into full connection, tne friendH but did not satisfy those class being composed of evs. . cherfj who oppOH e his teach- R. Mackey, Felton \\ ilhams, Neal ^ ^ evident that the Con- R. White, Fairley Baum, Jen-1 ference waf . devide d in regard to jamiu Graham, E. D. Hale an J. Bradley’s case. He had a Walter King. The Bishop made a ' follo ^ ng in the body and, stirring address to the young men. j likewiae some vigorous, bitter op- In Part he said: ponents. “Keep close to the Son of God, ; Wadsworth appears to have and remember—yes, remember j ew sympathizers among the that you dare not even think ofj p reac hers and layman, and seemed what is evil. Let the springboai d : ^ pe a man without defenders a- of your life be that ot saving souls., mong jjj s brethren. Make it your business as it All the morning session, apart should be—your whole life’s busi- ^ rom reports given abovt;, was ness—to save the souls of your fel- ^j ven Die hearing of reports lowmen. To lift men and women j- rom p^tors and in receiving the up to higher planes of living. applicants for entrance into the “Do not be lazy, but be always ministry of the church on trial, and ever energetic and active in the These applicants will have to serve Master’s business. For souls are j wo t years before they can lie al- dying every minute. To me the i owed full connection, lowest type of mau in the world is They are C. L. Bass, Lundy H. a loafing, trifling, Methodist | ward, Horace 8. Smith, M. B. preacher.” Sams, J. 8. Rawls, Americas B. While addressing the class Bishop ; p end ieton, C. F. Hughes, R. F. Duncan remarked that men often , H od nett, W. B. Bessent, J. 8. change their opinions and forsake ‘ Tilley. Epworth League Anniversary. The Epworth League anniver sary meeting was held at the Audi torium Thursday night of last week and wms largely attended. Rev. R. F. Eakes, President of the League Board, presided. Rev. C. C. Jarrell is the Board’s eflicient Secretary. Aunual report of League work was read by Dr. C. O. Jones. Some figures and facts of the re port are as follows: There are 105 Leagues in the Conference, with 4,050 members. They raised the past year ♦3(50 for missions and $2,487 for all pur poses. At the League anniversary the principal address was made by Major E. W. Halford, of the United States army. Mtyor Hal ford is a great Methodist and Ep worth Leaguer and an extensively traveled man. His address made a great impression on the large audience assembled to hear him. Saturday Afternoon Staiion. The first afternoon session of Conference was held Saturday, lie- giningat 2:30o’clock. The Bishop being absent, Rev. W. P. Lovejoy presided for some time, until Bishop Duncan arrived. Conference continued to hear re ports from pastors and proceeded to elect clerical delegates to Gen eral Conference. After several ballots the following were elected: Revs. J. H. Eakes,W. F. Glenn, J. D. Hammond, II. I’. Allen, J. B. Robbins and J. W. Ileidt. Alternates elected to General Conference were Revs. J. N. Snow, M. J. Cofer and J. L. Dickey. Sunday Services. All pulpits of the city were filled Sunday by visiting ministers, and strong, eloquent, stirring preach ing was heard in every church in the city. Bishop Duncan preached at Methodist church Sunday morning and Dr. J. E. Dickey at night. The class of deacons was ordained at morning service and the class of elders at evening service. Other pulpits were occupied as follows: Dr. W. F. Glenn at First Baptist in the morning, Rev. J. N. Snow at night. Dr. J. F. Mixon at Central Baptist in morning, Dr. John B. Robbins at night. Dr. J S. Hopkins at Presbyterian in the morning, Rev. B. F. Frasier at night. Dr. W. P. Lovejoy at Lovejoy Memorial in the morning, Rev. Nath Thompson at night. Sunday afternoon the memorial service, in honor of deceased min isters and wives of ministers, was conducted at the Auditorium. Lut Day of Conference. The 39th session of the North Georgia Conference closed Monday afternoon with the reading of ap pointments. The floor and gallery of the court room were packed with an eager throng of delegates and visitors anxious to learn the fate of the preachers for another twelve months. List of appoint ments for LaGrange District ap pears elsewhere in this.paper. The afternoon session was oc cupied entirely with committee re ports and reading of appointments. The morning session transacted much important business. Milledgeville was selected as place of meeting for 40th session of Conference. When nominations for places were called for, Nath Thompson created some merriment by nominating Newnan as the place for next meeting. Rev. J. and their love for him, were ad opted. The resolutions set forth the admiration felt for Bishop Duncan and commended him for his impartiality. Official notice was given by Dr. W. W. Wadsworth, who was sus pended for one year, that he would appeal his case to the general con ference, which meets in Birming ham next May. A resolution read by Dr. Dickey was as follows: “Whereas, it is being currently reported that there is a growing spirit of liberalism on the part of the Methodists of the North Geor gia conference towards the articles of our faith and tlic standards of our Methodism; and “Whereas, we believe that such reports are affecting the peace of our Zion; therefore, lie it “Resolved, That we, the mem bers of the North Georgiu Confer ence, do hereby reatfirm our faith in the twenty-live articles of our religion, and in the standards of the Methodist church, as set forth in our book of discipline.” The resolution was signed by Dr. Dickey und a number of other leading men of the Conference. Dr. Dickey spoke in buhulf of this resolution and other members spoke for it. A substitute was of fered by Revs. J. S. Bryan, J. H. Lewis and others. The substitute was lost and Dr. Dickey’s resolu tion was adopted by an overwhelm ing vote. Among the resolutions adopted at the afternoon session, was one thanking the people of Newnan for their hospitality and kindness in entertaining the Conference, for BAPTIST HOSTS OF GEORGIA MET IN MACON The Georgia Baptist Con vention. the use of public buildings, etc., etc. LaGrange District Appointments. B. P. Allen, Presiding Elder. First Church—Fletcher Walton. South LaGrange—M. II. Eakes. St. John and Unity—F. M. Elliott. West Point—S. P. Wiggins. West Point Circuit—W. C. Fox. Mountville Circuit—W. A. Sim mons. Greenville and Trinity—John Speer. Oakland Mission—J. II. House. Woodbury C i r c u i t—W. R. Mackey. Chipley Circuit—J. M. Tumlin. Glenn Circuit—A.S. Hutcheson. Hogansville—M. S. Williams. Franklin <’ironit—R.F.Hodnett. GrantviJle and Lone Oak—A.11, ! S. Bugg. Moreland and Luthersville— Frank Quillian. Newnan and Mission—J. W. Quillian. Whitesburg Mission—X. E. Mc- Brayer. Turin - D. A. Ware. Palmetto—G. W. Barry. Fairburn—C. V. Rivers. Bowden—J. R. Speer. Roopville Mission—W. li. Ken nedy. Lovejoy Memorial—W.S.flaines. LaGrange Female College — II. M- Smith. To Vote on Extens.on of City Limits. The matter of extending the city limits of Newnan will be voted on in the regular municipal election tomorrow. The ballots will read “For” and “Against” the proposi tion, and are to be marked in the usual way. The city limits now extend one mile from the court house in every direction; and it is proposed to in- A word about the tramp of the pilgrim to the Baptist Jerusalem, which happened this year to be Macon, and his return buck home again once more. To this rhetori cal redundancy you can apply the shears to the content of your head and heart and hand. Mad you been in the upper air last Tuesday morning you might have heard the shout of the clansmen, (not Tom Dixon’s) as it broke in endless roverlMM-ations along the mountain ranges,when they started from the hills of Habersham and from the marshes of Glynn, from the bare peaks of the Blue Ridge and from the savaunuhs of Decatur, from the coves of Walker and from the dismal shades of the Okefenokee, from Dade to Chatham and from Chicamauga to Brunswick. Here they come; pulling and panting, rattling through the switches, grinding round the curves, gliding on the levels, tugging up the grades, plunging down the slopes, whistling at the crossings, leaping over the bridges—on and on—to wards the Central City. At last a hundred steeples glisten in the star-light and a thousand electric points gleam through the darkness —signal, “down brakes,” and wi move gracefully into the beautiful station at Macon. Committees meet us, smiling wo men greet us, old friends treat us, and the smart draymen beat us. We are dissected und divided and directed and distracted with such hospitality and generosity and goodness. Houses swept and gar nished,tables spread and groaning beds puffed up and waiting. The weary pilgrims rest,if not at home, they are at somebody’s home, and they proceed to make themselves, rather awkwardly however, at home and pretend that this is the way they live all the time. One thousand present und home for every one and as many more if they should come witli the same credentials and on the same mission. It is a mixed ropresenta tion—all ages and sexes, all gaits and’sizes, all cuts and fashions democratic, autocratic, aristocrat ic, plebian, rustic, dude and sage but all on a perfect equality and in perfect harmony. There are no priviledged classes in the Baptist ranks, one is just as good as an other—if not a little better. The Boards meet and formulate wise and dignified reports, the standing Committees put their noses together and blow in pros perity as they blow out the ca larnity howler. The Convention meets. Gov ernor Northen is re-elected Presi dent; likewise the other officers ai re-elected; with a little compli ment, but well-deserved, thrown to some worthy brethren as vice presidents. Business begins. Long kept and well-dried speeches be gin to rattle off. The orators fee better after they have got rid the speech; so does the hearerjand thus both are blessed; but he is more blessed who gives the speech than he who receives it, in ac cordance with the statement of the Book. Great things have been done. T. Daves invited the Conference to cr ease the limits to 11-4 miles; Milledgeville and Dr. J. B. Rob- thus making the area of the city a bins extended an invitation in be- circle 2 1-2 miles in diameter, in half of Thomson. The vote stood ,stead of 2 miles, as at present. 115 for Milledgeville and 111 for Thomson. Resolutions expressive of the faith imposed in Bishop Duncan by the members of the Conference, The proposition has supporters and opponents among the voters of the city. The News is not pre pared to predict how the vote on the matter will result. were pledged for the orphan home, a new building, and $5,000 to an emergency fund for Mercer and a gift of $2,500 fora chapel in Ja pan and then a fixed determina tion to raise $500,000 as an addi tional endowment for Mercer. Our grand and lilieral fellow townsman, brother R. D. Cole, starts tlie ball with a gift which is equal to about $20,000 and excites the admiration ami stirs the liber al impulses of the brotherhood. Twenty-five such gifts would make thu five hundred thousand und we have a hundred men among the Baptists in Georgiu who could do that ami not miss a beef- steak at breakfast or a fried pota- toe at supper, and would go into their gruves with just us much money in their shroud pockets,and wake up in heaven with greater treasures at their command. I hope they may do it at once and stop this everlasting stress ami strain, and hush this grunt and groan and let us all fuel thank ful ami be happy u little while Ihj- fore we die. '1’iie Mercer banquet and the in stallation of the new President of Mercer were the great events at the Convention. The speeches of welcome by Gov. Terrell, Mayor Smith, Pres. Northen, Judges Speer and McCall, were among the best of the kind we liuve ever heard. The response of Dr. Smith and Die commendatory addresses from Dr. Remsen of John Hop kins, Dr. Ely of Wisconsin Uni versity, Dr. Shuler Mathews of Chicago University, and of the Doctors and Generals ami Profes sors from Colleges in Ala., N. C., S. C., Mo., Mass., and from the Other ends of the world, made iis believe that Dr. Smith, according to Pauline terminology, was the elect, chosen, qualified und fore ordained President of Mercer Uni versity; and everybody said “Amen.” Never did a man get such a start; never was a track so clear and never a prospect so bright. The immense audience of twenty-live hundred persons were thrilled and the welkin rang with cheers and shouts, and the rest of us send the tidings ull the State around—“Mercer is ull right ami the right man is President. Semi on tiie boys and don’t forget the endowment. We must have the $500,000. To do more is a duty, to do less is a shame.” It goes to record that this session of the Convention, representing over two hundred thousand Bap tists, over two thousand churches, and holding over half the wealth of the state, never has been excell ed in its history. The tongue- work has been done, now let the denomination give us the heart- work and knee-work and purse- work and bring to pass the mighty things which have been projected. Full of thought and feeling, full of visions and victuals, we turn homeward on well-worn return tickets—a fortunate treasure—for cash and credit were both exhaus ted as an asset of the average delegate. When we left home for the Con vention the members of the Meth odist Conference were coming in and we felt that Newnan would be in safe hands, and as we arrived on our return that grand section About $200,000 raised for educa-i tion, of which $125,000 go to Shor- j 0 f the army was striking tents to ter College at Rome, $40,000 go to i go out into the usual annual cam- Monroe at Forsyth, $25,000 to j P»ign to light against sin and Satan Mercer and several small amounts j « elf ’ the " orW » the the devil, and to win a victory for have lieen raised lor the secondary pj^y and purity and for civic schools. About $110,000 raised ] righteousness and for God and. for missions and during the ses-! humanity. G. A. Nunnali.y. siou of the Convention $10,0001 Newnan, Ga.