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DOUGLAS COUNT? SENTINEL
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DOUGLASVILLE DOUGLAS COUNTY. GA.. Apr. 20, 1917.
No. 2
WHO IS RIGHT?
Little Vine
Lois mills
There wi 1 be an entertain- Pres. M. E. Geer attended a
merit at the schoolhouse at this bankers’ meeting in Carrollton
1 place Saturday night, April 21st. last Friday, in company with
There has been a considerable Quite an interesting program is Sect. J. T. Duncan. They re
muddle ever the fact that the' being prepared, and a cordial in- port a pleasant time.
Daughters of the Confederacy [vitation is extended to -the pub-! Supt. J. F. Long, Mrs. Long
at Macon have invited Bishop lie to come out and make this a and little niece, Arneita Snther-
Keiley of Savannah, a Roman
Catholic, to deliver the memorial
address in honor of the Confed
erate dead. It has long been a
custom in many towns to cele
brate the occasion by securing
some orator of ability to deliver
the.r rdiresses and Bish p
Keiley is an orator as well as a
Confederate veteran and at a
glance there could seem to be no
obiections to the arrangement.
The veterans themselves, or a
large number of them, made
serious o j ctions and asked the
daughters to withdraw their in
vitation, which they refused to
do. Since which time the vete
rans have been severely criti
cized bv the daily press and
banner night for the school. j land, spent Saturday afterno.on
Sunday school was well at-jin Atlanta sh pping.
tended at this place Sunday. We The uniforms for the Band
invite everybody to come next j have arrived and were worn for
Sunday at nine o’clock and help the first time on Friday ' night,
make it better. __
Quite a number of young peo
ple attended tile singing given
by Mr. and Mrs. Dock Ward Sun
day afternoon and had some
good singing.
when the band furnished music
for the Board of Trade meeting
at the court house
Our Sunday school was pretty
well attended Sunday, but we
ought to have no less than 200
Mr. and Mrs. Wyley Richards every Sunday,
and Mrs. W. R. Ward af Hulett, I Dr. J. T. Gibson will preach a
motored to the home of Joseph special sermon to Douglasville
Wallace Sunday. LidgeNo. 162 Independent Or-
Misses Nora and Ruby Henslse 1 der Odd Fellows next Sunday,
were the guests of Miss Bernice I the Lodge attending in rega'ia.
Stovall of this place, Thursday j The public is cordially invited to
night of las'--.,eek. bepresent. This being Dr, Gib-
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boatright 'son’s regular uppoinunent, we
claim their objections are based of near Hulett, spent Sunday ! expect a large crowd out to hear
solely on the fact that th.- Bishop
is a Crtholic and so far as we
have seen none of the daily
papers have piin'ed a line in
defense of the veterans.
A copy of the "Pilgrim’s Ban
ner.” a religious paper , ublished
at Columbus, Go., has fallen into
our hands and in it we find an
article that every Georgian
should read, Mr. R. H. Bar-
wick, its editqr, in a letter to the
Columbus Ledger, says:
Mr.
him. If there are any who have
any doubt about whether the
Odd Fellow principals are based
on the Bi ble or not, should hear
Dr. Gibson and be otherwise
Stovall, Tlmrsd; y convinced,
| The writer, in company with
with the latter’s parents,
Enoch Renolds of Liberty..
Mr. and Mrs. Wyley Richards
of Hulett, motored to the home
of the latter’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. T,
night.
Program
Program of the General meet
ing of the Good Samaritan Bap
tist Association to be held with
Ebenezer Baptist church the 5th
Great News for Those
Interested in Swim*
ming Pool
The Civic Club met at the
Sunday and Saturday before in h °™ °f Mrs. S. A. Griffith for
Anri i. the April business meeting. An
unusually large attendance of
Columbus, (ju., March R, lfll^f.
IKiior Clotr.nbtts Jbevlger.
My Dear Sir:—111 Wednesday’s Led
ger I notice aineflitori ,1 headed, “Ti e
Veterans are Wrong,” in which ynu
criticised the Macon veterans for ob
jecting to bishop Keiley ns Memorial
Day orator in M icon. These veterans
have been held up to ridicule by differ
ent daily papers and the impression
sought to be made that they were ob
jecting to him on account of his re
ligious belief, and no ono has stood up
in their defense to te l the reasi.n why.
As the son of a veteran, I ask per
mission to speak for them.
When the Georgia Legislature, laBt
year, passed the ‘ Veasey Bill,” pro
viding for the inspection of convenis,
etc., Bishop Keilsy rose up in his wrath
and in an article in a Savannah paper,
and in the Mpruing Star, a weekly
Roman Catholic paper of New Orleans,
he denounced the legislature, the gov
ernor and the Georgia people gener
ally, in a very bitter and unchristian
way. H>s article in the Star for Sep
tember iA* carried in la-ge letters
thiB heading: “Right Reverend Benja
min J. Keiley Scores Bigotry and
Cowardiceof Georgia.” Thenthesub.
heading read as follows: “The Valiant
and Patriotic B'sTop of f a'annah,
True American that He is, Rises tv
the Defense of the Constitutional
Rights of His People, as the Infamous
Convent Inspection Bill, Passed by
Georg,a Legislature of Ignorant and
Illiterate Backwoodsmen, is Signed by
the Poltroon Governor of the State.’
In youi editorial you extol Bishop
Keiley os' “a high-toned citizen, an
excelent gentleman, a minuter of the
gospel,’’etc. Christian gentlemen are
admonished in God’s Book to “be sub
missive to the powers that be,’’and to
“pray forthem that are in-authority.’
How does this compare withhis utter
ances in the press?
In writing to the Star, he said:
“You have already expressed your
views and the opinion of all decent and
honorable personB on the recent action
of the Georgia Legislature in passing
the Convent Inspection Bill.” Ac
cording to Bishop Keiley, all persons
who do not agree with him in this mat
ter are not “decent and honorable,”
He further says in the article.'“There
must be only two classes of people who
could possibly support such a meas
ure-ignorant persons and bigots, and
this state enjc.yes quite a considerable
majority of both classes.”
After hurling this insult into the
faces of the people of Georgia, can
you wonder that the Confederate vete-
Joseph Wallace visited his W. A. Burns, visit, d the Baptist
brothel, Jimmie Wallace, at j Orphans’ Home last Saturday
Sind Hill, who is sick, but im- afternoon. We Were shown
proving. every courtesy by the general
Miss Bernice Stovall visited manager, L, S. Scoggms. He
her sister, Mrs. Wyley Richards, carried us through every nook
at Hulett Saturday. ,tmd coiner of .lb f grev.t insti-
Missosliena jVyers uTid Willie Lotion. The Baptist of Georgia|
Mae Watkins of Dog Rivcfjwere /hould feel ;«roud ^thisj branch
the guests of Misses Clessie ai d'of her work, which is being
Rena Hilton Saturday night. jso ably looked after by Mgr.
Misses Pearl and Lena Ayers Scoggins and his good wife who
attended poaching at Friend- is chief matron. We visited the
ship Sunday. [ infirmary and did not find
Don’t forgot the old
April
SATURDAY FIRST DAY
10 a. m. Devotional—E. C. Dan
iel.
11 a. m. Introductory Sermon-
Rev- G. W. Jones, Alter
nate-Rev. C. L. Mat’hews
Recess for Refreshments
1:30 p. m. Song and prayer ser
vice and organization.
2 p. m. Discussion —What ar
the greatest hinderencesto
the :ause of Christ in the
bounds of the Association?
led by Rev F. C. Connell.
SUNDAY MORNING
9 a. m. Devotional—W il I iam
Thompson.
10 a. m. Discussion—Gan we,
as Baptists, consistantiy
and scripturally affiliate
with other denominations
in union meetieosor in the
pulpit? Led by Rev. J. T.
Layton.
11 a. m. Preaching—To be sup
plied.
AFTERNOON SESSION
1 p. m. Discussion on Sunday
School work. Led by Rev.
G. Vv. Jones.
i. Discussion m Mission
Work—Rev. D. W. Carter
and J. I. Abercrombie.
Everybody cordially invited
J N Morris
J. B. Sewell
L. W. Stallings
Committee.
2p.
interesting members attested
both to the popularity of the
genial hostess and to greater en
thusiasm in t te work of the club.
Miss Nannie Love Selman re
ported site sele-ted for swim
ming pool near Mr. Eskew’s
residence, running water to be
supplied by spring on O. T. Sel-
man’s lot. Mrs. P. D. Selman,
chairman pool building com
mittee, reported, rough estimate
made on pool 30x60 feet, con
crete floor and wall tocostaiound
$400, pipes for water, fence and
dressing rooms extra. The club
has sw mining pool fund of $970
and as soon as cite necessary pa
pers concerning time of lease
for ground and some other mat
ters are approved, work will be
gin, and before summer an up-
to-date swimming pool will be
an added attraction to Douglas
ville.
The park eoinmittee is plan
ning to plant fllowers, clean up
and in other ways beautify
James Park, Lights and water
will he put In at once. The
mayor and council have instruct
ed our dlfieijnt marshall to see
that the paviilion, swings, seats,
lights and other property in
j park is not broken or mutilated
in any wav.
Neal’s /academy
(Last Week’s Letter.)
The school closed at this place
Lithiu Springs Locals
' (L: st Week’s Letter-)
At. Easter egg hunt was en-
ioye' 1 ) by the whole school Fri
day a i rnoon.
G v .Idine Harper entertained
Sacred single bed in the whole dwelling last Friday, the 6th Inst., a large number or young menus
Harp singing at this place the ! occupied, which shows that the with a mce entertainment in the at fler home Saturday afternoon
first Sunday in May. We invite health of die orphan children ig afternoon, consisting of several m calebraUon of her eighth
everybody to come and biing as good or better than the aver- j nice speeches, recitations and buthday. Various childrens
their books and well fifed bas- age child in the private home. I readings, whieli were enjoyed
kets.
I do not like to refer to this place by all present. After this part
'as an Orphans’ Home, it is so' of tl ) e Program was rendered, our
j much like a great big family, efficient teacher, Mrs. Ethel D.
Card of Thanks
While sitting on the front veran-1 Pooh had the pupils to form a
da watching the children at play, | hne of march, and after going
(the atron of the kindergarten j out into the yard, they were all
I department returned. She had turned loose to hunt the Easter
We wish to thank our neigh- jben away for a day or two on eggs that had been hidden in the
bors and many friends for their account of the death of a rela-1forrest nearby. This was real
many act3 of kindness tendered tive. Each one of these mother- j fun f° r the ch ' 1Jren . and the
less little tots put their arms j older folks too, for they seemed
around the neck of this good jto enjoy the hunt a 8 well as the
woman and planted a kiss on her j children. After the eggs were
cheek. I could not keep the, found good byes were said and
tears from rushing to my eyes!went home feeling it was
to save my life. I believe the good to be there. We are glad
Father above is watching over
this institution and will O K the
work of these good people,
W. Hy. C.
us during our bereavement
Mrs. Emmitt Peterson.
Mrs. M. E. Ward and family.
Day orator?
Besides this, Governor Harris is r.l •
a veteran, as much so as Bishop
Keiley. We have nevet seen where
Bishop Keiley has apologized for call
ing Governor Harris a “Poltroon Gov
ernor," and now he would come to his
he me city to receive this honor, offered
him by a few misguided women.
The veterar.sdid not object to him
“on account of the fact that he was a
Roman Catholic," as stated in your
editorial, but on account of his
flagrant insult to Georgia’s gavernor,
and her people, for which he has never
apologized.
Respectfully,
R. H. Barwick.
2900 Tenth Avenue.
We heartily endorse Mr. Bar-
wick’s card and in view of the
Bishop’s insult to Georgia and
her Governor, we think the old
vets did right.
Most Georgians approve the
Veasey Bill, and if Bishop Keiley
and his convents are not willing
to submit to its provisions, it is
the best evidence that they need
inspection. Any institution—
Catholic or Protestant, that is so
managed that it cannot submit
.rans if Macon would object toconferr-l to State inspection, should be
ing u^onhim the honor of Memorial'abolish
ed.
O. O. F. Meeting Next
Sunday
The local lodge of Odd Fellows
will observe next Sunday as
f8 Anivfersary Day and a special
program is being arranged.
The meeting will be held at
the Lois Mill churcn and the
annual sermon will be preached
by Dr. J. T, Gibson.
Ail members are requested to
meet at the hall at 10:45 to
march in a body to the church.
The Geer Concert Band will
furnish music. The public is
cordially invited.
Subscription Honor Roll, (
The following have paid sj
: c options since last issue
E. M. Hagin, Ellavil^
T. E. Morris, Doui
to say that Mrs. Pool has done
some fine work among the child
ren during the term lust closed.
We are giad to report most of
the sick of our community are
about well.
Several of our people attended
the annual singing at Mars Hill
Sunday and report a fine time.
Mrs. L. F. Bradley and child
ren of Fair Play, visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Neal, last Friday.
Mrs. J. N. Morris and son
and daughter, Carl and Ellen,
visited relatives at Carrollton
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel D. Pool returned to
her home near Happy Valley last
Saturday. She was accompanied
by Miss Pauline Morris.
Malone
thday.
games were played. The favors
were tiny baskets filled with
eggs and rabbits. The house
was decorated in quantities of
spring flowers. The refresh
ments consisted of orange ice
and cake.
A large congregation was pres
ent Sunday to hear the presiding-
elder, Dr. W. H. LaPrade, de
liver a beautiful Easter sermon.
Dinner was enjoyed on the
ground and the quarterly con
ference was held in the after
noon.
The regular monthly meeting
of the, Missionery Society was
held at the church Mondi y after
noon. All members are urged
to be present at the next meet
ing, as it promises to be an un
usually interesting one.
C yde Watson of the Georgia
Tech, was at home for the week
end.
Emory Watson has been home
front Mtckland the past week
recovering front an attack of
meales.
Hairy Richardson from Mack-
land, spent the past week end
with P. H. Winn and family.
Mesdatnes Neabit Harper and
P. H. Winn spent Tuesday in
Atlanta selecting and buying a
handsome new carpet for the
church.
Mrs. G. A. Bass had as her
guests the past week Mrs. Mattie
Strickland and Mrs, Scott of
Austell.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ruther
ford and young daughter, are
spending the week with Mr. and
Mrs. VV. VV. Rutherford.
Mrs. J. L. Harbin spent sev-
! eral days of the past week with
relatives at Douglasville.