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IN OUR SOUTHERN PUIiPITS
Our New Year’s sermon today has been
specially prepared for The Constitution
by Rev. J. B. Hawthorne. D.D.. pastor of
the Grove Avenue Baptist church, of
Richmond. Va.. who addresses himself to
the possibilities of the g*»spel during the
next on© hundred years and urges Chris
tians to gird themselves for the work
which Iles before them. Nowhere In the
country has Dr. Hawthorne mon* admir
ers than In Atlanta, where the cause of
th** Master was for many years glorified
through his labors In the pulpit and on
the platform and where tho echoes of bls
consecrated eloquence still abide. This
Impressive and timely discourse was de
livered nt the Grove Avenue Baptist
church yesterday morning at 11 o'clock.
Taking as his text the passage of scrip
ture found in Mathew, xlll. J*. ’The field
is th© w *rld. • Dr. Hawthorne spoke with
marvelous power as follows:
Standing here today at the close of
the nineteenth century crowded with
achievements In science. in government,
in the practical arts of life, and In Chris
tian enterprises, beyond all preceding
eras, and on the threshold of the twen
tieth century. anticipates! for many gene
ratter < - epoch of almost unlmagi-
rable pr»gr»*ss in ail that makes for the
higher welfare of mankind, it will be In
spiring to us to consider the vastness of
the I’ebl for our Christian activities.
Io view the magnitude of the work air* ;* ly
pec-.t nl* h< *1 and to deliberate U|x»n the
k«pp**rtunities and possibilities of the fu
r ■ •
"Th© field Is the world." When th©
la net.-nt J. w spoke of "the world his
■though c« mpassed only the country lying
mround the Mediterranean. This was as
far as his knowledge of the earth and its
inhabitants extended. But when Jesus
said. "The lh*? I Is the world.” and “Go ya
Into all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature.” he had before his mind’s
. V.- every contln :u. nation. kindred,
tongm a;:d trite*. The field which his
thought compassed Included al! human be
ings then living on th© earth and their
FUCO , sots to the end of time.
As a man develops In spiritual life, his
vision, sympaihh < and plans of usefulness
. On trimt In <ra • 1* grown in
benevolent s .licitude and activity for hu
mtnfty everywhere under the sun. The
individual wh© is concerned only about his
own welfare and the tuition which looks
only tn h-r own Interests have adopt..!
the ignoble ethics <*f Cain, who said.
"Am I my brother's k • -per?” The man
rli . "1 am responsible only for my-
self.” aid the country which repudiates
any r* ;• tadbility for the condition of
oth<*r * *:.».tri s. confess to a narrowness
and - U bl - which pr.* *-.*-* the ‘‘ts
nleasure of it ■ I am! dooms them to weak-
F.. T-. poverty and wretchedness*. How un
worthily such a man and such a nation
!il*;dnte the spirit of that divine com
mand w a. "A y.* taro opport un-
ite do good unto all m<*n.”
V. I n Christ ly*.. ‘The field Is the
.. that th- wrl*l
j.;ot-rty. ih- would not cocamis.-'ion his
F-c-ants to occupy a territory which does
n.>t belong to him. "The earth is the
Icard's tr! the fullness thereof. He
f. vi i. d i: upon th** : • as ami establish-I
H upon th- « -is ’ Ha» signature is
upon it- H «’ «arv I upon th- la-© of
I imprlnt.d on every
Shell and leaf a" I Itaw r “’*"’ r
of heaven. Wh. aw«- go I"’ » any quart, r
«f the g»- be to pr» ach th© g.ispel. or to ,
r»-ti' >- *i ■ ■ r •” t»nf«*«t*r the en- 1
, * ' ,■- ... .-v i. iof human 1
rlave ;. or to re.n .»•?»*• •
« . part erf the
LffVr.* •• ■* • »•' * •’•••
<: ’ ! ’ Cm’ s vr.i-'rry. •*!k
w**’:.r to "•
m* n > ■ it* 1 ’ -* iM s.r'* •
t.. i ... r • ■ l « • «» right to erect
t*.. .*. *,•! of « »r Christian faith !u
. i-■ *.—re .« d ff«-r««t religion
.... . . t•• God and Father of
* .. .
wh*- • ■ td t? ■ mak—r and preserver
« - , h ... nr -w. are n«»t intruders and
. . . . « i.. n w ■ unfurl the banner of
i rtet r tho a
’ * ■ for Jesus Christ let us
• . ..Hen right to preach the
•i .*: -ature. let i.s pr*.s«-cute
t. «rk *.t!t**at any wo-4 of
■ - the lioldnous of our
. ■ ... wr- spake "not as the
. ne i. iring authority.”
i- j- tn© world and we ar©
. to pr. teh the g..s-
. , cr-atur*-. w< Inf r that all
, ..I ..f the i;. -;-:. They are
• nm *1 an 1
.' . 1,, glory of tb«d.” Moral
, »-.-r>ai. our m .her took
a. d P and tainted all our
a • : | man's moral nature
: . *!•*. th- dust. To reverse this
. *. ; ri*. tu- human soul into sym-
. • •
i ... k th.it ©an Is* accomplished
t . j*el <»f the S>n of God.
T ni* • i ■ l-*-tua«. b-ariud and re
; ... . .*:.- of ant.quity were groao-
Ti.< T "a**adeni <* groves"
; . : . .q .he p'a * • where their most
• rvTgious Fit. s wer»* j»*rf*»rm«*d
k_ of ch-.:* h©ry and shame.
. rue •*: the very best parts
. . _ m t ©lay. !<ook at India.
Ti e sin in l.ss course dv«*s not visit a
i : . m* "e f«. * <>* and fair. Her moun
• - .: leys, plains, rivers and forests
i- - ::n-i:r r d by those of any other
n.e u . : • "th. India has a history
coverir.-: a F r >d of more than three
th. us.. .1 years, but how little she has
. * t .- h<: -If and tho worid. Except
!n th **• regions where Christianity pre
vail* hr; :de have made no progress.
Th. v are just where they were when
Aex m«!*-r the Great led his legion.*
against :!.<-ra. They deify and worship
. .rii . g from the sun in heaven to
tl-e in n* t woman that crawls at their
le* >k at China! Beyond doubt she is the
*,?d t living empire. I? we exceid the
e.em. nts wh>h have been Christianised,
site Is socially and morally ju«t what she
was thirty centuries ago. Her people
ar© filthy. licentious, treacherous and
rrtse*. Millions of them are lnter.ecu.il
and literary, but as depraved in their
natures as th© Cong* s and Hottentots of
Africa. Can it be denied that a people
of wh .m these things are true need th©
cleansing and renovating influence of the
g »*-pel of Christ?
i'ntil a rw **m period th© Japan©-© were
■ degraded ami inert ns the Chinese.
The vilest passions of depraved human
nature were enshrined in the m©«t solemn
imposing rites of their ndiglon. Since
an has n;»ened her*do*»rs to Chr.stlan
misslonari**s and the ar s ar I ln*lustrles
es Christian nations there has begun a
g and and rapid transformation which
wil! at no distant day mak© her one of the
m*-st potent n iUonalities «n <bo map of
the gl-abe.
Ix»ok at Africa, the "dark continent
V. -at contribution have her hundr«*d mll
’ ..r.s ©f people made to th© welfare of
She wrtd? None. For thousands o.
j rs they have t*e©n as degraded an*!
riupid as the boasts they w>*rshtn But
Africa is being greatly dismembered. Her
great rivers are Iwing opened to the
commerce of tho Christian world. Great
railroads are In proce» of constrwtfon
from shore 'o shore of her great domain.
Christian coiouios have been planted at
Intervals In the midst of her benighted
tribes. The people arc turning from the
worship of beasts to the service of God.
They are emerging from their degradation
and fifth nnd are taking on the customs
and manners of Christian dvillxation. In
tho light of all these facts, who can doubt
that the gospel Is the med of all nations
ami that the truest benevolence is that
which carries the gospel to those who
sit in pagan darkness?
If the eternal son of God has command
ed us to compass the whole world of
mankind and Christian activities, nnd if
ills gospel has the game purifying and
elevating power in every region of the
4" ' '4
'll vX - © M
aHft' /OWw
REV. J. B. HAWTHORNE.
Pastor of Grove Avenue B.ipti-t Chui. h. Va.
earth, then the human tribes must have
a common origin and should be recognized i
»s one <reait family. This was Paul’s |
understanding when, from th** l»eigbts
of Mar's hill, ho declared that "God hath
made of one l»l**od all nations of in n.
There are men among us who have no
sympathy with this coctrlne. Recogniz
ing th.* superiority of th. Jr Caucasian
I>1.«h1 and ancestrx-. they will not Is Iteve j
that thev are broth rs to th© man of i
long h<el and flat foot. They regard their
short heels and hollow f** t nml Grecian |
noses as Infallible proofs of a different ;
and nobler origin.
In magnifying these physical differ- j
en. es. they lose sight of a thousand more ;
tmiMwtant features in whl* h ex*‘ ry human i
being Is Ilk© every oth-r human being, j
If then* w**re no liver In tho l***dy of the
Chinaman. if th© Eskimo’s brains j
w. re In th l*.i« k of bls hea*!. Tier©
would be some plan ■ blilty la a denial ■
of the d.wtrlne ©f th© unity of the races.
But such physical ditT<*renccs do not ex
ist. The Chinaman has a Uv* r and It j
is Just I ke the liver of the Anglo-Saxon.
The Eskimo’s brains is local* d In the j
xerv place where we find th© bra In of the '
Anglo-Saxon. The l*—iy of on© h >an be
ing hi« the same nerves. arter'**s, mus
cles. I-*,*- s and functions that be'.ong
to the b*xly of ©v. rv other human being.
Ail nw*;, are alike in that all are <*n
<i*»xv**i with th© faculty of cons .tie**.
It is found in the brute gavage as well
as th.- clvillz. d man. It Is th s f t.ulty
which renders It possible to elevate toe
moral c.ndlilon of th© whole human ra* e.
Every man has h religious nature. He j
has bls G.sl. his prayers and sacrifices I
for sin. Here ho stands Infinitely re- .
move! from tho brut". He has a relig
ious nature. He will worship s**nn.;h'ng. i
but he knows not what to worship until ■
: t: .I** :<n-l Hvfag • i t ' ’ ■ ■ *' • t®
him. It is the blessedness of this mvo- j
latlon that we bestow upon him when
we preach to him •the /lorfous gospel of I
th© Son of <’> ■*!
Th© fruits of Christianity ar© th© sam©
tn every land and c*hne. We know what
has been the «ff.ct of gospel influence
upon th© CaiK.asl.in race everywhere. It
has made It the dominant race. The
nations inhabited bv this rm© have given
t«» the wor’d al! thnt Is I* st and most
enduring In its civilization. Wo s*e what
Christianity has done for India. Over
that dark r.-gton of Idolatry, vice and
wretchedness, where Carey and Judson
preached th© gospel m th * beginning of
the present century, there reigns to.lay
th© l*r**si>. r 'v. purity, p. ~nd happi
ness whi,*h distinguish Christian civiliza
tion cverywh. Within the century
which is now rounding to Its close Bur
mah received the gospel, and the un
starred n ght of sup. rstltlon. degradation
and cruelty which enshrouded her for
many centuries has pass* d away. Thous
ands of the most gifted of her young
men are today rocelx'ing an education
in th** Christian schools of Enrols* and
America, and will return to th**fr native
land to be leaders in a comm rclal. !n
--■ tellectual and religions development that
will make her at no distant day the
pe*»r of any country of tho earth.
Among the Chinese who have forsaken
Idolatry and embraced the religion of
Christ, may be found thousands of m©n
, and women adorned with all the Chris
tian virtue* ami Intent upon keeping step
with other pcopk-s In the great march of
! progress. Present Indications warrant us
tn believing that China will be a Chris
tian country b« fore the close of th© next
century.
In our own land and in our own homes
w© reo what Christianity can do for *the
African. How sii|» rior is the Christian
ized n»«ro of America to the Kaffir and
Hottentot brother roving amid his native
I jungles. The American negro, though
still vastly Inferior to the American
white man. is an angel in comparison
with his ancestors brought to this coun
try In slaveships.
See how Christianity has lamed, civ
llivized and ennobled the savage Indian.
I There is no sts»t of earth where human
Ilf© an*! property are more secure today
than that embraced within the territory
occupied by Christianized Creeks, Choc
taws and Cherokees.
When we cons der what the Christian
leliglon has done during the last hun
dr.-d years in promoting the material, in
tellectual and social progress of mankind,
who can doubt that th,, obligation is
upon tho church* s l»f Jesus Christ to
continue th»*lr evangelizing work, and
who can doubt that, if their efforts should
be commensurate xvlth their ever-increas
ing opportunities, they will in the next
hundred yours overthrow all false re
ligions. vanquish all th© forces of infidel
ity and skepticism, and lift tho whole
world of mankind io that state of put ty
and happiness which in ail past ug< s has
been the theme of prophecy and song.
There are some pessimists who are still
carping about the stu]>eiidous <lit!ie*il'ies
which confront us. and win, mak th©so
< ifficultlcs an excuse for their spirit::*!
Idleness end worthlessness What r ght
hive we to consider dill:, ulties. IV e are
t nder enters from our divin.* Commander
to “Go Imo all the world and prei. h tha
Lesrel to every creature.” To suggest
otr taeles and offer excuses Is insubordl
nation and treason.
What are tho difficulties before tha
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1900.
average missionary of today In compari
son with those which Paul encountered in
preaching the gospel to the Gentiles?
From Damascus ho fled from nssa.sina
t* n, from Iconlum he was rudely «x
--pglled. at Lystra ho was cruelly stoned.
Jewish persecutions. Ronan imprison
ments and flaggellntlons and the gnash
ing fury of mobs awaited him everywhere.
But none of these things tempted him
to forsake th© work "whereunto the Holy
tlhcst had called him." When weary and
faint :<nnd the sands of the sultry des
ert, when tossed to and fro in a leaky
vetsel on th© waves of the stormy Adri
atic. and when wrecked on a savage
shore, he did not falter or waver for an
instant.
How can we think of Paul, or Carey,
or Boardman, or Judson, or IJvlngstone,
or any of tho Moravian heroes in Green
land nnd tho Sandwich Islands, and then
plead the hardships of missionary life
in this day as an excuse for not support
ing the work of modern missions? Ijct
us hold communion with those great
martyr spirits until wo are cured of our
cowardice and littleness.
in surveying th© great field which lies
b. fore us, many things encourage mo to
believe that In th© century immediately
before we shall mak© a record of unpre
cedented progrss.
One of tho features of tho situation
• ■ 1
the stui" ndous material development
throughout tho world. The multiplica
tion of steam flips, railroads und tele
graph lines puts evx*ry region of .he
. ar 1, In eass* and quick communication
xsith every other region. Tn a few weeks,
at most, any American board of foreign
missions can put a missionary on Its most
. istant field of missionary work. In a ht
tl© more than an Lour it can communl
, ,*,. b V cabh rain. InFtructlon* to ita
remotest missionaries.
The Siberian railway, extending across
th© entire continent of A" a, will be com
pleted not later than Russia will
* wn and control tb.is great h . liway. That
she may suc.-ssfully conn< ;*s with Rus
„ ■ nd Is now
projecting an al! rat’ Uno from London to
nec*e..-!ty of this road t<» England, and
knowing her financial ability to construct
It, j in .cr<* ly d *’- tl H the ;re vt
< nterpr'sc will be 1* «un and complete !
tally In tho n< xt century.
Th© building of these grent highways
will result In a vast immigration of peo
ple from Chr’stlan nations Into all the
countries of Asia, and every colony oi
such immigrants xvlll furni h a center
ftom which th© various Christian denom
inations of tho earth may operate their
scheme* ter evangelizing that vast contl
t <n*t.
Another pr* it highway is crossing tho
continent of Africa from Cairo to Cape
town. Fourt. *-n hundred miles of it are
already In o;*< ra’ion. It will be con
troll. *1 by the English government. From
this branch roads will penetrate tho In
terior from east to west. All the great
rivers of Afrlc.i will soon be made navi
gable for thousands of mites from the
s. ucoast. All this vast material dcvelop
mxnt will Insure a rapid Immigration
from Christian countries. Tn this ap
pronch’ng transformation of tho dark
continent. I see t'm solution of th© vexa
tious negro problem In tho southern
states of our American republic. The
t’m© is approaching wh* n tho great msss
of southern negroes will c*»nsemt to !**•
rem ,ved to th** hind of their fathers.
Through the » .*r.cy of tho Christianized
negroes Os th south. Africa «• in and will
?I H.*d:ly won from Idolatry to Chris
tianity.
Mreadx* a groat trans-ec ntlnontal rail
road to connect. North. Central und
Smith America has boon surveyed. It
vs! extend from Now York city to
Buenos Ayres, and ‘hence doubtless, to
th© southern bontvrtarv of Patagonia. It
!s eor.thtentlv asserted -that South Amer
ica has greater undeveloped resources
than anv otlcr continent of the glob©.
Th© completion of this groat und< rtak-
Jng will furnish a long coveted outlet
for American nnd English capital and
©nterwiso. Tho Anglo-Saxon Christian
forces xvlll follow no all this material
iv’vnnecment. and seize upon every opp >r
tunlty afforded by it to disseminate tho
saving power of th© truth us it is In
Jesus
Th© stars nnd stripes, proud ensign of
American fre* men. now floats over I‘orto
Rico. Cuba. Hawaii and the Philippines.
Beneath its proteetlng folds 11,000,61)0 of
long oppressed and down trodden human
beings will have the priceless blessing
of civil and religious freedom. American
Christians are pouring Into Cuba and
Porto Rico, and from those Islands. In
the near future, the light of a pure Chris
tianity xxill radiate over all the West
Indies.
Kverx* Christian denomination In this
country is planning for extensive mis
sionary operations among the 9,600.000 of
people that inhabit the Philippine Is
lands.
The building of the Nicaragua canal
and the vast expansion of our commerce
wl*th th© east resulting from It. will in
sure n large Immigration from this coun
try to our newly acquired possessions In
the Pacific, and wherever American colo
nies are planted, churches will l»e estab
lished and tho raving gospel of tho Son
of God win its way to the hearts of
men.
The nrnetlcal alliance which now ex
ists Ixtweon Great Britain and the United
Slates—the two great Anglo-Saxon pow
ers—will facilitate tho progress of true
Christianity in every quart*r of tho
world. During the present century Eng
land has done mor© to promote Christian
civilization than all of the European na
tions. Her colonial schemes, whether
Inspired bv commercial or humanitarian
ideas, have dotted the world xvlth pros
perous and happy colonies which have
disseminated the love of freedom and
Christian truth. In this great world
wide svstem of civilization she has in
vited. and I believe, has secured, the
co-operation of this American r< public.
Believing this alliance to boa reality,
there rises before mo a vision of "great
er Amvrivu." Many may bo reluctant
to admit it. but tho fact stands before
us clear as the unclouded sun that our
country has passed the threshold of a
new era—an era in which her career will
be marked by n. neighborly and righteous
concern for the welfare of other nations
and peopks. Fallowing the vision of des
tiny which is going before her as the
"pillar of cloud” yi'ent l.efore ancient Is
rael and joining hands with her gr©ait
liberty loving a.n«l progressive Augio
f?axon mother, our country will hence
forth extend the benediction of her Chris
tian Influence and h* nefl- ent power until
all dcsmitlsms am demolished, all gov
ernments democratized, all peop*es and
tribes are regenerate and the wide world
is free.
Add to this array of fads the cessation
of sectarian strife, the growth of Chris
tian unity and the promptness and joy
with which the many denominations of
'"Uristhins co-operate with each In pro
moting great evangelizing schemes, and
wo are warranted In believing that be
fore the going down <>f the last sun qf
the itwcntleth century, we shall realize
the sublimtst possibilities of the church
of God.
"Watchman, what of the night?” "The
morning comoth. The glorious day breaks
forth and seems to kindle from the set
ting stars. The clouds are turning to am
ber (uni gold and every hilltop is bright
ening with the splendor of the advancing
sun."
MAY RESUME JOINT DEBATE.
SENATOR MORGAN WILL SHORT
LY RETURN TO ALABAMA
And Arrangements Will Probably
Be Mat’e for His Meeting of
Johnston Again.
Birmingham, Ala.. December 31.—(Spk
rial.)—The great political battle between
Governor Joseph !•'. Johnston, on the one
side, and United Stat s fieriator John T.
Morgan on the ther, for the United
States set ate mxt year is now on In
earnest. The conference held In Birming
ham a couple of days since put tho Mor
rin machinery In the field. It was ad
mitted at this m< * ting that Governor Jo
seph F. Johnston had a powerful organi
zation and that it would take hard w*ork
to overcome the strides he was making
and down the advantage he had already
secured. The Morgan side of the ques
tion has started to work in earnest. In
ov rv b* at. In < very county in the state,
organization will b ■ perft * ted and work
begun. The Johnston forces am pretty
well erga: Izod already and tho govern.tr
feels confident.
It is to b<* a race for blood. The relitl
cal em tnles of Governor Johnston have
pulled off their coats, for it Is to boa
tight to the death, as it were. The gov
ernor aims high and lie has everything to
gain. Ho has start' d in with a determi
nation, thoroughly agonized his forces,
gathered around him strong lieutenants
an*l is prepared to make, a masterful
effort. Si iintor M p an is ooming to Ala
bama shortly. That is th© information
that Is given out and ho w 11 place him
self at tho disposal of his friem s. It is
not at all improbable that arrangements
will be made for joint debates again
between him and Governor Johnston. The i
latter is willing, it Is Delit ved. and It is
probable that a tom* of a number of the
Counties will be made. In Jefi. rson coun
ty, Governor Johm'oi. s home county,
tin* e* unty having t : t** .arc s representa
t . -i in th" . both * undid vt< s
v ill b** it-a'd t **i.*l tlm - It Is likvi;»
•iat some of the u*'**. s will take place
in J.ri.'.son coinu.’.. Governor Johnston
has it pr* t v t * r * ane*; us .carrying a
..I ■ ,!* ft . V ty, t* ninth
, ' .G.-r E.
-iit ua b * •
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TTATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTED
Appointed nt the Morgan Mesting In
Birmingham, Ala.
I irminghmn, Ala., December 29.—<5pe
,1,5 , <■ . . n .*o of leading supporters
I of Senator John T. Morgan from all over
M. 5,., , v. ,s i»*l<l a* tho Morris hotel
t*i this * ity th| afterno .n. The mn t.r.ff
v pl . ided over by W. I’. Plackard,
of Blrmii.t ham, with H. I* Dill as sccre
.... termh *<i to organix and
< tnduet an aggret-sive campaign in the
' interest of the seuatcr's re-election. To
this end a state campaign commiule ■ was
created, with Captain Frank S. White,
! . f i'.l.inlugham, a chairman: R. 11. I*.
! Neill, of Selma, secretary, and \V. I‘.
Pinckard, of Birmingham, treasurer. The
committee proper consists of live mem
... :s from tho state at larg ( » and two
11>*m each c*.>ngr*‘ssional district. Bir
mingham is to be tho headquarters of
th. * .mim'Ke, Senator Mmaan himself
was i.>*t pr* -nt at th ( * comorenee. ex
pl iini' g in a 1J ter that becau *e of press
ing duties at Washington he was unable
ti. ml, bit he stated that in a few
days lie would cotno to Alaoaina and
< niec with his friends and place hini
.*. If at their disposal to do as they
~d. it is under.**loud tlm. when the
*ii*na.tor r.ti tns ' > the stab* arrange
nienis will Im made for him to rcn©,w ins
1 cmvass, and that more joint donates
i with Gov rnor Johnston, bis leading oj>-
I* *nem for the senatorship, will r suit.
' Among those in attendance upon the con
: fer.-m o w< io many of th-* ie.i'ling politi
cians of the state. .
K was until red from the bri f spe-chcs
■
S. nator -Morgan’s tri' iids to organiz© ac-
I ilv i> In t very county and pr. ; *eeut * a
I vi.-.orous campaign in his l*. !i if. 'I he
»pari tvtly realizi that G v
e nor John a • Ims hud in .tdvantas:.* s >
: f.,r bm-attse m his excellent polit cal or-
I g inlz itioti, and they say that with prop
|er effort the Morgan forces can be
; brought together in working shape and
substantial results produced.
VvILL MEET IN JOINT DEBATE.
Stallings and Tomlinson Will Speak
to Alabama Voters.
Birmingham, Ala., December 26.—(Spe
cial.)- Judge J. H. Montgomery, leader of
the Jesse Stalling, forces in Jefferson
| county , says the public w ill enjoy the gub-
I ernatorlnl canvars alter tho holidays, as
I Hon. John W. Tomlinson has challenged
Mr. Stallings to mc**t him In joint de
bate and Mr. Stallings has accepted.
Judge Montgomery added:
•'Both c.in.fidat* a enjoy the reputation
of being sharp debaters and some fun
may be looked for. So far only two coun
ties, Marshal and Jackson, have voted
for govern*>r in democratic primaries and
Mr. Stallirgs has secured the delegations
from boih. This gave him a start of
fifteen instructed delegates to tho state
.1, moeratic convention. These are tho
only two counties to hold elections for
governor before the general primaries on
April 14th.”
BISHOP JACKSUN RESIGNS.
Diocese of Alabama Is Now Without
a Bishop Coadjutor.
Montgomery. Ala.. December 29.—Infor
mation reached here yesterday .that Rt.
Rev. If. M- Jackson. D.D.. bishop coad
iutor of the dine se of Alabama (Epis
copal), b. ol forwarded his resignation
to tile presiding bishop of the house of
bishops, being Bishop Clark, of Rhode
Island. Bishoii Doane, of Albany, how
ever. is tlm acting presiding bishop j n
consequence of the feeble health of the
bishop of Rhode Island. Bishop Doane
v. ill no doubt lav the matter before the
bouse of bishops at an early date.
Powers Was Choked to Death.
F* arson, Ga., December 26 —John W.
Ghh. and Frank Powers quarreled at th.*
home of the former, six miles northeast
of this phn e. Gillis struck Powers in the
mouth with bls fist and then choked him.
ftntn the effects of which he died soon
after.
JACKSONVILLE WILL
RENEW THE FIGHT
Florida’s Big City Is More
Than Anxious To Secure
State Capitol.
LEGISLATURE TO DECIDE
Jacksonville Is the Railroad and
Commercial Center of the State.
Movement Has Strong
Supporters All Over
the State.
Tallahassee, Fla., December 26.—(Spe
cial.)—4*t now seems to be quite well
settled that the citv of Jacksonville will
renew and push with all possible Vigor
the effort made during th© last session
of the Florbla legislature to get the etate
capital removed from Tallahassee to
Jacksonville. The struggle before th©
legislature last Miy developed th© fact
that Jacksonville’s aspiration to be the
seat of the state government has many
strong suoportej-s in various sections of
tho state. Jacksonville is, more than
any other point, the railroad nnd com
mercial venter of the state, the most
accessible citv to all points, and the most
hustling. The business of the state has
outgrown the accommodations of the obi
capltol building in Tallahassee, erected
Jn territorial days, and that structure
must cither soon be considerably enlarged
or a new capitol built.
Tn or<l«*r to effect a change in th© loca
tion of the seat of government the state
constitution will have to be amended,
because section 1 of article 16 of that in
strument provides that "the seat of
government shall be at the city of Tal
lahassee. In the county of Boon.” If
three-fifths of tho members of both
houses of the next legislature vote to
submit th© question of capital removal
to tho people for ratification or rejec
tion, ft is claimed with great confidence
by citizens and adherents of Jacksonville
Jhat the busy metrotpoUs on the St.
Johns will easily beat Tallahassee and
get the capital. According to reports
considered very reliable, ithe business
men and the politicians of Jacksonville
are now devoting much of their energy
to doing quiet but effective missionary
work looking to tho selection of legis
lators who will vote to submit tho mut
ter to a popular vote.
Tho people of Jacksonville seem to
fully appreciate the value of the prestige
and monetary assistance which would
accrue to that city by having there tho
state capital. Jacksonville has few nat
ural advantages outside of location, but
tho persistent enterprise and stubborn
pluck of her citizens have built up a city
which has outstripped all Florida rivals
in the race for supremacy. .Down there
they have away of getting whatever
tlx-.v start after, and that Is tho key
note of the city's success. But her peo
ple have had to pay dearly for what
ever they have got, and one result is
♦’*■>♦ Jack dnville has a tr memions mtt-
,* i u o .*l. aim ev©rythin< she
can get hold of to help meet her obliga
tions. The state capital would help ma
terially toward 'this end, and it is un
derstood that business men and others
going out from Jacksonville to all por
tions of Florida uro losing no oppor
tunity to set forth with much plausibil
ity tho advantages to bo found in their
city, in the way of hotel and railroad
facilities and general progressiveness,
which tha present seat of government
does not offer.
Tallahassee has been tho capital of
Florida for seventy-fivo years—since *the
territory wes acquired from the king
dom of Spain, and in her tight to remain
tho seat of government she has what
ever advantages lie in present possession.
In the sentiment of tradition. In superior
healthfulness and In 'the argument that
tho time has r.ot yet arrived to change
tho location of the capital, because the
settlement of the state has not yet pro
gressed to the point where it can be
predicted with any degree of confidence
whether west Florida or peninsular Flor
ida is going to lead In wealth, popula
tion ami influence. It is conceded that
If tho great lumber and agricultural sec
tion of Florida north of tho Gulf of
Mexico and extending for three hun
dred miles from tho Suwannea river to
Pensacola bay continues to develop and
Increase in wealth and population as It
has been doing for tlio last few years,
the Interests of the whole state would
hardly bo advumad by moving tho seat
of government way oft to Jacksonville
In the northeast corner of tho state.
Tho future of this I :g. rich strip,
known aa western Florida, is most inter
estingly and materially bound up In tho
I action which the legislature may take
regarding th© removal of the capital.
It has rejaatedlj- been stated here at
tho capital that the majority of the sub
stantial and influent al people west of
Apalachicola river (which is the «’hatta
hooebee river after Is crosses the Florida
line) feel that their section of Florida
should prop* rly be a part of Alabama,
that their Interests and sentiments arc
more nearly connected wita Alabama
than with cast and south 1* lorida, and
that it would be to their advantage to
be ann* xed to Alabama. Pensacola is
the most important town in that section,
and most of the country tributary to Pen
sacola is in Alabama.
In a. somewhat smaller degree* tho same
feeling entertained by the people in that
part of Florida west of the Apalachicola
I river toward annexation to Alabama is
entertained übeul annex ition to Georgia
by p. ople in what is generally called mid
dle Flori.la, that is. Hie section- between
the Apalacltieola and Suwane o rivers.
Naturally, this latter section Is the rich
est and most fertile in all Florida. Its
forests and soil, phosphates ami cement
deposits and fisheries await only proper
development to be p*-* due ixe of immense
wealth, in it is located Tallaha<-.*e, the
pr* sent state capital, and this fact, has
heretofore kept down the feeling that
th© section should be naturally a part Os
, The < xports from this section
have always gone largely threugh Geor
gia ports, and commercial intercourse
has been more Intimate witli Georgia
towns than w th east and south Florida.
Talk of determined tend organized ef
forts to secure the necessary legislation
to (Effect th** transfer of these two strips
of Florida's pt t nt territory to Alabama
nnd Georgia, t -pectiv.-ly, has been heard
from tmeto t / for a number of years,
but until lately it has b* en considered
l*v most practical men as mainly a
dream. ft nee the question of removing
tie* capital to Jacksonville sc* ms to be
beeom ng a vital issue, however, the par
tition <>f th" state has received the earn
est attention of practical and !nflin**iiial
men ami. according to opinions * xpre-sed
by prominent men of w.-st Florida who
have recently visited Tallahassee, the re
moval "f the capital to any point east
of the Suwanee river in the near future
would precipitate an agitation in tha*.
part of the sit / west of tho Suwanee tor
a reshaping of state lines that would en
gross the utten Jon of politiicians and bus
iness men in till of the three slates—
Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
TEACHERS AT TALLAHASSEE.
Florida Statfe Association Largely
Attended.
Tallahassee. Fla . December 3 " ~ (S !7‘
clal.)—The morning session of the Florida
State Teachers’ Association, now in con
tention In this city, was full of interest
and largely attended.
Fully five hundred members of the as
sociation are in attendance.
they do from every section of the s at .
even to the remotest point, a strange
is furnished a most exceptional oppor
tunity of gauging the standard of exce -
ler.ee that obtains not only In the school
rcom, but among the Floridian citizens i p
as a ©lass.
i do not overdraw the condition
I say that tho teachers will average with
those of any state 1 have visited in
Point cf personnel. Intelligence and char
acter.
The Constitution has even a greater
hold on the people of this state than
even I Imagined, and Its popular ty is
tn be observed among the mas • s and
those In public places alike.
Dr. N. C. Schaeffer, state superintend
ent of Pennsylvania, is in attendance on
tho convention, and delivered the first
of a series of lectures this morning. He
delighted his audience and this should
have b©en the effect of his deliverance,
for he certainly combines simplicity of
expression, originality of conception and
apt and striking force of illustration to
an eminent degree. His subject was
"Thought in the Schoolroom.”
There are a numlter of distinguished
teachers in attendance on the convention.
Among those I have already nu-t are:
Professor Buchholz, of Tampa, chairman
of tho executive committee and one of
the most forceful and pleasing personali
ties *that it has ever been my pleasure
to meet.
Tho president of the association. Pro
fessor J. C. Compton, of Tavares, Is also
a man of parts, and his address on the
opening of the convention was brimful
of thought.
Miss Clem Hampton, of Idve Oak. an
unusually bright woman and efficient
member of the profession, has furnished
not only life, but real profit to the asso
ciation by her presence.
Professor Me Death, of Jacksonville,
Is another eminent educator and writer,
who is taking a deep fliferest in af
fairs.
Among other charming personalities
that I have had the pleasure ami honor
of meeting are Misses Ridenhour, of
Jacksonville; Crimes, Myers and Mrs.
Hooker.
The Florida school system is similar
to that of Georgia, and under the ef
ficlt ut management of Superintendent
Bheata, wbo'is on !ndefa6igaMe worker,
proficiency among the teachers has been
greatly Improved by his insistence on a
higher standard of excellence in tho
examination.
The convention will hold daily sessions
until Friday, when it will adjourn for an
excursion to Apalachicola. Tallahass'Jo
Is doing her part in entertaining.
B. M. BLACKBURN.
SCARCITY OF RAW MATERIAL.
Short Supply of Coal, Coke and Lime
stone at Alabama Furnaces.
Birmingham, Ala.. December 31.—(Spe
cial.)—There is a scarcity of raw material
used in tho manufacture of pig iron in
this district, and as a consequence there
have been fears felt that it would be
necessary for some furnaces to bank
i their fires until tho supply has been in
i creased some. It seems that coke, coal
and limestone Is very short. The miners
and quarrymen lost time on account of
tho Christmas holiday and with a usual
short supply the few days’ lay oft wks
felt. As to limestone it is stated that
some furnaces is this district have just
been getting a day ahead in their sup
ply. The coal supply is so short that
the Birmingham rolling mills were forced
to remain idle during this* week. It is
I believed that *i * t:*'h of th© product will
bt produced iiow :o allow tne plant te
resume operation tomorrow. There is also
a big scarcity of coke. Efforts are being
made to increase tne supply of coal,
coke ivul linn-stone and It is expe* el
that before the end of another quarter
the supply will be abundant and suf
ficient for all the furnaces now contem
plating going Into blast. More coke ovens
i are being built and just as soon as they
are completed they aro being put into
service. The limestone quarries are being
enlarged, wiilie the miners have gone to
work again in the coal mines with a de
termination to get out large quantities
of the product.
POULTRY SHOW IN ALABAMA.
Several of the Exhibitors Are from
Georgia.
Birmingham. Ala.. December 27.—(Spe
cial.)—The fifth annual exhibition of the
I Alabama Poultry, I'igeon and Pet Stock
Association commenced today In a large
! tent at Nineteenth street ami Fourth ave
i nue. The display is probably tho best of
j tho kind ever made in the state, contain
i ing a very large variety of fowls and pet
i stcck. Among the exhibitors from out
i side the slate are L. E. Jolly, of Clarks
ton, Ga., exhibiting rabbits, guinea pigs
; and pigeons; A C. Warren, of Kirk
; wood, Ga., exhibiting gain© chickens.
! which Were prize winners at the Atlanta
poultry show; J- D. McCarty, of At
lanta. exhibiting Plymouth Kocks, Lang
shans and Keghorns. Several other exhib
itors from neighboring states arrived tills
afternoon and tonight. There are upward
of forty exhibitors from Alabama and
many more are y.*’ to come. When the
exhibt is completed it is expected there
will be upward of 6,000 fowls, pigs and
other varieties of pet stock. The exhi
bition will centime during the week. H.
J McCafferty is president of the associa
tion. J D. Flutnine.s. secretary, and \V.
G. Estes, treasurer. The show drew a
large attendance today.
When Shampooing the Hair.
To keep tho hair in good condition it
is ulwolutely necessary not only to brush
it with clean brushes und great regularity.
* but certainly once in two weeks to give
j it a thorough shampooing so that every
particle of dust may be removed from it,
Tho soft, fluffy look of the hair and its
beautiful gloss after being Shampooed
show hoxv grateful it is for the treatment
given, says The Ladles' Home Journal.
Experience, though sometimes a tire
some teacher, has taught most women
that the Best way to cleanse the scalp
and hair is to use very hot water made
"soap-sudsy;” use a nail brush, upon
which the soap has been rubbed to scrub
tint scalp thoroughly, and after every
part of the scalp is washed rinse the hair
and head wiGi baths of water, the first
be*ng the temperature of -that ut>ed tor
warning the hair, and the last ordinarily
cool, tile baths b* tween having been gra«i
uaily graded. To gel sueli a bath tor
the head it is only necessary to hold one s
head over the basin and have the water
from a small pitcher poured over it.
Each bath necessitates the wringing out
of Hie hair until it is quite free irotn
soapsuds, and until the water is as clear
as before It went over the head.
When the hair is shampooed it is wise
to put on a loose wrapper that cannot
be injured either by tin.- water or soap, it
is not advisable to ur-e a fan in drying
the hair, as it has been found to give
many women severe colds, nor can one
recommend the loose Turkish toweling tor
rubbing the hair, since it is apt to leave
fluffs of white cotton all through it; but
for the first rubbing use a thick, hard
Turkish towel, and after that rub the
hair and the head with ordinary toWeis,
which have been made hot for the pur
pose. . Y**u will be surprised to see how
quickly und comfortably the hair dries.
Do not put the hair up until it is per
fectly dry, or it will remain damp for a
long time and have a close, moldy* and
altogether undesirable smell about It. Use
is few hairpins as you possibly can.
South Warrior Coal Company.
Montgomery. Ala.. December 29.—(Spe-
C | a l)-The South Warrior Coal Company,
with a capital of $50,000, was organized
here today by Ignatius Pollak and asso
ciates for the purpose of developing north
Alabama mineral lands. S. Roman was
elected president and A. S. Knowles sec
retary.
TO WILL BE SHUT
BUTOFKISSIfPI -
Charges Against Companies
of Southeastern Tariff
Association,
THE COMPANIES NAMED
In the Bill of Information Filed by
the Attorney General —Quo War
ranto Proceedings Asked
for to Force Compa
nies to Suspend.
Jackson. Miss.. December 28.—(Special.)
Thirty-one of the largest fire insurance
companies of the country will be forced
to suspend business in Mississippi on the
charge of violating the anti-trust law.
Attorney General Wiley N. Nash this
afternoon filed a bill of information with
the clerk of Hinds county circuit court
declaring that all companies belonging
to or observing the rules and rates of
the Southeastern Tariff Assoc.ation have
violated the anti-trust law and asks for
quo warranto proceedings to force them
: to suspend business.
The bill has created dire consternation
\ in insurance circles and local agents aro
wiring their managers asking them to
i c >me at once to the scene for confer
* ence.
The companies named by the attorney
general are as follows:
Aetna of Connecticut.
- American Fire of Philadelphia.
' Caledonian of New York.
Columbus Insurance and Banking Com-
' pany of Mississippi.
Commercial Union of New York.
: Delaware Insurance Company.
1 Fire Association of Philadelphia.
Georgia Home Insurance Company.
I German-American of New York.
Greenwich of New York.
Hanover of New York.
Hartford of Connecticut.
Helvetia of New* York.
Home of New York.
Imperial of New York.
Insurance Company of North America.
Lancashire of New York.
i Ixtndon and Uvcrpool and Globe.
Manchester of New York.
I Mechanics’ and Traders’ of Louisiana.
Mississippi Home National of Connectl
! cut.
North British and Mercantile.
Northern Assurance of New York.
Norwich Union of New York.
Palatine, of New York.
Pennsylvania Fire.
Phoenix Insurance and Phoenix Assur*
ante, both of New York.
Queen of New York.
Royal of Kentucky.
Scottish Union.
I Southern of Lwfslana.
| Springfield Fire and Marine.
. Sun of Louisiana.
Teutonic of Louisiana.
i Western of Canada.
i Royal of England.
I The bill in part says:
■ "Defendants hav© united or pooled !■
the price of Insurance for and In tha
state of Mississippi, have sought to carry
1 and ar© now carrying the same into ef
feet. Thev have unlawfully and deslgn
q’lv agreed with each other and among
' ...... .. .. *;,,» <-.rnr*r. under
ran -Apir-
acy, t?iist ana combine, to abl-*f- by. ad
here to and be governed b*- the rates es
tablished. tixed Issued and sent out by
slid association and its secretary, Charles
i C. Fleming.”
In conclusion the bill asks for a for
feiture of charter and franchises of tho
I companies named above and judgment
; that will d-nrlve them of al! rights to
I transact business In Mississippi.
The quo warranto proceedings will be
argued nt the approaching session of the
circuit court In January and the attorney
genera! is now getting service on the com
panies. through th ir local agents. It
Is estimated that the thirty-one compa
nies against whom th© action Is being
* brought are carrying policies in Mississip
pi aggregating '*.
Tho attorney g» neral declares that he
will carry th© fight to the bitter end. and
Messrs. Sterling & Harris, a prominent
legal firm of this city, have been engaged
as assistant counsel for the state. Tho
attorney general was practically forced
into the action bv Governor McLaurin
and the Young Men’s Business league of
Jackson.
Canal and Cable.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: As a com
panion work to the laying of the Pa
cic cablo there will be constructed an
interoceanic canal. Probably it will ba
built at Nicaragua, but this is a matter
of detail which is not settled. It will
cross Central America at some point,
and this point is likely to be selected
early in the present -ssion. It is ad
■ visable to make all the speed xx*hich is
practicable in this work. A w iter route
between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
of the United States which will cut o,Y
the necessity of sailing ail around South
America is on© of the imperious necessi
ties of the country at this time. Such a
waterway has been desirable for years
past, but it has been rendered especially
urger.'t by the recent accessions of terri
tory in the Pacific.
On the general question of the desira
bility of laying a cable across the Pa
cific and of building a waterway be
tween the two oceans somewhere in Cen
tral America there will be no difference
of opinion among intelligent Americans.
The president recommended both
projects in his message. Democrats as
well as republicans will favor both en
terprises. The only dispute will be as to
th© place where the canal should be lo
• cated, and the relations to it which
i should be mantained by th© government.
These are matters, however, which can
quickly **e sett'el by a comparison of
views among those who h:»v<* given tho
question intelligent consideration. In
the near future! ie PaciTe ixean is going
to hold the place of prominence fiUea
years ag*» by the Mediterranean,
. ■■ take precedence in im-
portance over the Atlantic. By that time
the I nited State- will probably have a
far larger interest in the Pacific than
* any other nation, or than any other two
nations- It Is not too early for us to
begin making preparations for that con
dition. and the way to prepare for it is,
on the start, to provide for quick com
munlcation from both coasts of tha
countrv with all points in the Pacific bv
steam ' and telegraph.
WILL HOLD TWO CONVENTIONS.
Kansas Populists Repudiate Demo
cratic Organization.
Topeka, Kas., December 28.—The popu
list state committee has decided to bold
two state conventions next year, bna
to name delegates to the national con
vention and the other to nominate a
state ticket. The committee authorized
the organization of a populist state league
and the work will be undertaken at once.
This amounts to a repudiation of tho
Sunflower L ague, organized by the
democrats in September, although they
left the doors open for populists to enter
I and made a constitution upon which ithe
i populists might consistently stand.
The largest grocery house in the world
is in New York.
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