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8 DR. BROUGHTON’S SERMON With this issue we resume pub lication of the series of sermons by Rev. L. G. Broughton, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church, of Atlan ta, on Historic Women of the Bible. This series was interrupted by the ill ness of Dr. Broughton, who was com pelled to take a omplete rest to re store his failing health. ESTHER THE GOOD QUEEN- "The king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and fa vors in his sight, and he made her queen instead of Vashti.” Esther ii, 17. Every Bible student must have much interest in the study of Esther, if for no other reason, the fact that she should be honored with the book of Esther in the Old Testament. But a still more striking fact is that the book bearing her name does not contain the name of God. It seems to have been the purpose of the Holy Spirit to let this section chronicle the natural sequences of human vanity without reference to any over ruling power. Cod often veils Himself for the sake of letting one see the nat uralness of His Government. Suppose some one says. "I don't believe in inspira tion at all." What difference does it make? His disbelief does not change the operation of divine law. Wrong do ing bears its own fruit. "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.” This is a common law of nature, and needs not to have the stamp of Inspira tion to guarantee its authenticity. The same is true of the book of Esther. Bike Ecclesiastes it is a book which deals with “life under the sun ” But we are not to deal so much with her book as with Esther herself. Ahasuerus was king of Persia. the greatest empire then in existence. It extended from India tn Ethiopia, and contained 127 provinces or states. Never did there reign a more lecherous old mon arch. In the third year of his reign he gave a great banquet to his nobles, his princes and the various governors of his many provinces. At this feast he was to show the glories of bis kingdom end his own personal glory. As some one has said in speaking of another, His vanity was his glory." Os course, at this banquet everybody got drunk At the same time Vashti, the queen, gave a feast to the women, but though this was a feast for women there was not half so much vanity as among the men. The world has slandered woman in this respect. The vainest thing that walks this earth is man. Woman is anxiously proud, but man is stupidly vain. On the seventh day of the king's feast "the heart of the king was merry with wine In this drunken state he ordered his serv ants to fetch Vashti. the queen, into his presence that he might exhibit the beauty of her person to his reveling, drunken company. Thank God. he met his match. Though she was his wife, there were some things she was not go ing to do. She was not going to be dragged in to exhibit herself to gratify the lecherous eves of a wine-soaked mob. no difference if her husband did order it I take my hat oft to her. gEczerna Cured Forever By'fetterine i I “The box you sent me has cured the most obstinate case of Eczema you R ever saw.”—James L. Jones, Jellico, Tenn. ■ soc. at druggists, or by mail from J, , SHUPTRINE, solr Proprietor, Sa-vc rxn.»H, €»«>• The Sunny »South s3oo Prize Story Contest Now Open. PRIZES AND CONDITIONS HEREWITH ANNOUNCED First Pt ize ..... $l2O Second Prize ..... 70 Third Prize . . . . . .50 Fourth Prize ..... 25 Fifth Prize 20 Sixth Prize ...... 1 5 Total in Money Prizes . S3OO £7 CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST: J The following conditions. which will he rigidly' adhered tn, will gov- j * ■ n tes tan t tails an >ra.t< I hen with a clearness intended to obviate necessity ( for correspondence on the subject: | 1. The contest opens from this date, although manuscripts are not ex- | per ted before June If., and contestants will have until August 15 to > send manuscripts. 2, Tim contest closes August 15. and no manuscript will be received ( after that date. i ? Maximum length of stories, S,PV) words; minimum length, 3,500 ( words. I 4 Decisions in contest. with names of prize winners, wil! be pub- ( lislied In The Sunny South as early as practicable. 15 Manuscripts rmi-t i.n writt en on only one side of n sheet not larger than Sby '1 inches If not typewritten, stories must be legibly writ ten Typewriting i • pr< ferrod where possible. 0. Manuscript must be sent fla.t. not rolled or folded. 7. Stories must be fully postpaid, and sufficient postage inclosed to Insure return In case the manuscript is not accepted for use, even If It does not win a prize. If so used it will be paid for by The Sunny- South. 8. The real name and address of the writer must bo plainly written on \ the upper left-hand corner of tne first page of the manuscript proper. ) 9. No story will bo considered from any Individual generally recog- ) nlzed as a professional author. J 10. First prize winners in former Sunny South contests are ineligible ( for this competition. ) 11. Stories must be complete when submitted to The Sunny South. 1 No story will be returned to the writer at any time for revision or } correction. ( 12. Manuscripts intended for the competition must be addressed to ( "Story Contest Editor. The Sunny South, Atlanta, Ga.” } 1". The editor will not enter Into correspondence regarding themes for ) stories. On the • ditorial page of this issue, as well as in a following J condition, svep-stiona are offered, and to give personal assistance \ would be unfair to other contestants. < It. While the south and many' phases of ante and post-bellum south- < ern life offer splendid opportunities for story telling, contestants are < not restricted to this field, riots may be laid in any country, under ) any' natural conditions, but the stories must be in the English language f end must be original with the contestant, no translations being admitted. . 15. Any one may enter the contest, whether or not a subscriber to ) The Sunny South. !16. Stories not winning a prize, but otherwise acceptable, will be retain ed for publication, unless the author designates to the contrary. Unsuc cessful manuscripts will be returned if stamps are inclosed. Sunny South, Atlanta, Ga. ?_ . . There is no law of inspiration or reason that would compel a wife to bow to a dog. Don’t Say Obey. Some one asked me why 1 did not have obey in my marriage ceremony. 1 said, first, because I don t see any use in making a woman declare a lie. and. second, I don’t know how it is going to hold out. If he should turn into a brute she ought not obey him. Vashti’s refusal greatly angered the king in his drunken state. Doubtless it would not have affected him so much if her refusal had not been known to his guests before whom he had talked so big of his power and his greatness It don't hurt the average man to know, that his wife won't be bossed, but it' kills him to find that other people know it. But the king was not lacking in sym pathizers and advisers. And, as in most such cases today, the sympathy is on ; the side of the man. 'Die poor woman oft-times carry Ing in her heart the real root of the matter, too timid to talk and too strong to yield, has to bear the blame. The king's sympathizers did not stop with that, they pressed the matter to a separation of man and wife. How often it is that meddlers have divided a home. Os course, the queen was not going to recant. She would separate be fore she would <U> it: and 1 don't blame her. Tile king, inst'-ad of reforming, suf fered it to be so. He had no character and she know it. How could she recant? Now comes the excitement. It is not very uncommon for an old bachelor, espe cially a widower bachelor, to get him an agent or two to select a. wile. I have a few such contracts now. But it is un common to find so many. King Ahasue rus appointed agents to go through all his provinces and look out for the fairest virgins ami bring them into his palace anil remain with him for a period, and the one that pleased him best should be queen. Among those sent out was Mor- I decai. a Jew. who bad been brought I from Jerusalem a captive. He had a first j cousin by the name of Esther, who was I said to be the prettiest woman in the empire. She was, however, a Jewess. And if he succeeds in presenting her to the king that must be kept a secret. So the plot was carried out. Esther agreed to keep the secret. Anything to get into the royal family. The same then as today. There are scores of American women today who would be glad to be the ser\;nt-mispress of any third-rate Euro pean count. The secret tv.is kept. Wom an’s tongue was vindicated. At the prop ! er time Esther was brought before the king and crowned queen. What a leap this was. In such a short time she went from a poor, despised Jewish peas ant woman to the throne of the greatest empire in existence. Persecuting the Jews. Here the real trouble began. In the king's court was one Haman, yvho be came enraged with Mordecai. who sat in ti. king's gate as a wot iitn.in M.ydecal was a JeyX/ and it was very easy to work tip feeling concerning the Jews, just as it Is tqday lit Russia. Any thing is taken as a pretext to butcher a Jew. To avenge Mordecai Haman suc ceeded in getting the king to decree death for all Jews in his kingdom. When Mordecai learned of this he went over in front of the king's palace and cried, so that the young queen heard him and sent food and raiment to him. She yvas greatly moved. Mordecai would not have her raiment. Ho wanted the cruel hand of the king checked. Just what the poor Russian Jews want today To hear the powers of the earth passing reso- THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA., MONDAY. JUNE 1, 1903* lutlons of sympathy' and d.ping nothing to stop that awful butchery jp sicken ing. Why don't our government lay aside commercialism this once and do some thing for humanity. Must we do as we did jji Cuba, wait until they bloyv up a gun boat before the cry of humanity can penetrate our capitol at Washington. Oh. that something could he done, though it be the pleading of an Esther. The re cent lies of the Russian minister at Wash ington, endeavoring to excuse his govern ment, has further outraged justice. Eve ry one at all acquainted yvith history knoyvs his utterances are lies. Mordecai said to Esther: “1 want liberty.” He called her attention to the fact that she was a Jewess, and that unless she came to their rescue he would tell on her. What a predicament! Os course, there was nothing else for her but to make the ap peal, though it was with fear and trem bling. It is always different when one's self is involved. Some people feel awful hard because they are not petted, when It is a known fact that they would not bend 2 inches to x>ct anybody on earth. Mordecai brought it home. Jloyv impor tant! There would be very little trou ble if we would put ourselves in others' places. This .awful Russian outrage would be solved In a day if Washington would take the place of a Jew for one minute. If nothing is done by this ad ministration I'm in favor of taking it into the conventions. Bet there lit; a clear, ringing declaration of our oppo sition to religious persecution among any pcrfplc of eqrth. Sowing- and Reaping-. At the propel- time Esther appeared be fore the king. Front tin- description of iter that we find in Hie book bearing het name site must have looked very , beautiful. There was just enough of heartache to soften het- countenance and j put pathos into iter voice. When site i approached the king, sitting upon his throne, he at once yielded to her. not l knowing what site wanted. He handed i her his scepter and promised anything, even to the half of his kingdom. Esther's 'reply was an invitation to the king and ' Haman to dine in her apartment. The | invitation yvas .-H-.-eptod. and Haman very I greatly elated. There was only one thing i to mar bis anticipated enjoyment, and that was "Mordecai the Jew sitting al the gate of the king.” How this proud, petty official did bate the Jew. But he saw away out of this. Since the ; king had issued a decree for Hie death ot the Jew. and knowing Mordecai to | be a Jew. he concluded that the matter might be settled tli.it way, so ho con tra :i j i u < Ilov. that Mor.i' i jji ight be bting-d thereon. it was his inten tion the in-xt day to go before the king and ask tor the execution of this hated Jew. That night, however, while Haman was construct mg the gallows the king was r- iding th< book ot records, and tn i that lie found an tieeount of Mordecai | saving the king's lite by vigilant yvatch | fulness at the gate. The next day' when : Haman came to make bis request known i tie.- king asked him; "\\ hat shall be done 1 unto Hie man whom the king delights to honor'.'" Haman in his conceit, thinking ■that the king it.ul reference to him, re plied: "I.et Hie royal apparel be brought yvhieh the king useth to wear, and the ,horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which i. set upon his head, and let Hie royal apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble primes, that they may ar ray Hie man withal whom the king dc lighteth lo honor, and bring Ipm ya Lors. - back through the street of Hie city and proclaim before him. Thus shall it be (.one to the mm yvbmn th" king dciight eth to honor." This pleased the king, and he gav>: orders to Hainan that he should go and perform Chis to Mordecai i the Jew. What a di- appointment. 1 have 'often heard of "eating crow.” It seems : to me if there is anything worse than ■ croyv. Haman ate that. Think of it! 1 Having to go ami place Hie royal robe ■upon ilie despised Jew who sal at the ! gate, the V. r- lo.in the thought of whom iso marred th-- prospect for the banquet. The next we hear of Haman lie is yvith ' the king at Esther's banquet. Here Esther made known to the king the fact that she was a Jewc. .• and thus condemned by his de tee. Th.it. her blood and her kin dred were being sought by those yvho h.cl no mer.-y. That she h-.d held lot t'.mgue, but the time had come yvhen she must speak. She begged that Hie king would nt least spare her life. She showed him that this ]>ersccution of her kindred i v.as because of jealousy and hatred. I’pon hearing this the king said: "Who I is he, and where is lie that darest pre sume in bis ileart to do so?" 'Phen it was that the ni-' ve of this remarkable woman v.as put to tin n-st. when she turned to the bigoo'd, self-, n ceiled Haman ami | said: "The adversary and enemy is tills I wicked Haman." Then one of the serv ants of the palace said to the king: "Be j hold the gallows wbi.-h Haman had made for Morde.-ai. who bad spoken good for the king, standeth in tin- house of Ha.- man." 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The practical sug gestions are so many that one feels ashamed to attempt anything like a just review of the remarkable character that figures in the book. I must beg indul gence. however, while 1 make a few suggestions at the close. First, concerning the law of retribution. 'I here i s nothing more plainly taught in history, both sacred and profane, than this great truth. We all see it. standing cut on the pages of history. Go to the old Ghetto in Rome. There the Jewish people were once kept inclosed by a huge wall, not allowed to he taught outside the gate, if so it was death on tho spot. They were forced to live in filth and poverty without any opportunity whatever to bet ter their condition; ofttlmes scourged and persecuted in every possible way. But how about it today? Has this law of ret ribution been suspended? Certainly not. In the very center of the Ghetto, near the banks of the Tiber, stands today a Jewish synagogue in which I had the privilege of attending worship. Just below this synagogue is being creeled one of the handsomest buildings In Koine for Hie purpose of the worship of the Jews. Walking through the campus of Hie syn agogue one afternoon I saw a Catholic priest, a member of that church yvhieh bad in former days visited all this per secution ii|.on the Jew, being chased by something like twenty-five or fifty boys and girls. I could but feel as I saw this a bit of rejoicing. While 1 do not believe in mob violence for any cause, at the same time 1 could not. help taking off my’ bat. to the- youngsters, yvho. slill feeling lite smart of the Jasli of lhe church of Rome, would not allow one of its repre sentative to attempt to propagate his religion In their midst. We too often look upon the operation of this law as somefTling to dread. Why should we not face the other side? There is in it • u i illy as much to rejoice over. Poor, ■■ ;■•( i q. disappointed soul, take comfort from il It is for you. God in His own time will bring about the day for leveling up things-. Rest assured your deserts ire known lo God. He keeps books. That day will come some time. No clou’ ever stood still; it is bound to move. 'l’ ■ eb-monts that go to make it are themselves forced to shift. Praised Through Wrath. Bastly. I must call attention to the way God has - f bringing life out of chaos. From ov ry point of view Mordec.-ii’s plot was ec’: a ible It was a deliberate plan to deci-iv • the king. And yet yvb.cn we take tn the circumstances of the times in ty hi-h in- 'ive.i it was not so bad. Mor decai knew that Esther would make the king a good queen.and a good wife. He I kneyv also that the fact of her having .’(•wish i . ■ in ii! her would not prevent her In the exercise of either of these functions still the plot Esther acquiesced in was wrong. But see how God over rules and makes even "the wrath of man to praise Him." Through Esther deliver ance conns to toe whole Jewish people. This to me is a cause for great, rejoicing, the fact that God does not cut us off because of mtr mistakes and for our sins: that Hi- still exercises watchfulness and stands by tn help us. Oh. hoyv gracious God is! Who is it. that, does not love Him'' Wl-i is it that is not brought, low in humili.--lion to say. Father’’ Who is it that has e be begged and urged to con i'- ss Hiu to stand for Him in His sanctu ary, to .inhold Him in worship? Pity! pity! the one who is so ungrai- fill, so stupid, so vile as not to dedicate himself and ai! tint, he has to the furtherance of the glory of God. In the black forest of Germany a baron built a c.i.-tie with t'.vo lofty' towers From cm- tower to tin other he stretched sev eral wires, which in calm weather were motionless and silent. When the wind be-' gan to bi w, the wires began to play like an Aeolian harp in the window. As the wind rose into a fierce gale, the old baron sat in his castle and heard his mighty hurricane harp playing grandly over the battlements. So. while the weather Is calm and the skies clear, a great many of Hie emotions of a Christian's heart are silent. As soon as the wind of adversity smites the chords, the heart begins to I'l.-iv, and when G d sends a hurricane of terrible trial you will hear strains of sub mission and faith, and even of sublime confidence and holy .exultation, which yve never could have heard In the calm hours of prosperity. GEORGIA EDUCATORS APPEAL FOR HELP Race Problem Discussed at a Public Meeting in Interest of Fort Valley School. (From The Phi: delphia Public Hedger.) "Christianity' :md common sense will, in Hie end, be IT Moses ami Aaron that will lead us om of this yvilderness," la the way ex-Slai” Senator Gray, of Geor gia, prophesied Hie solution of the race - problem in this country at the meeting I last evening in Witherspoon hall in the j interests of the Fort Valley, Ga., High I and Industrial school. , The audience, yvhieh faced a platform j full of distinguished speakers, was a small one, but w is distinctly enthusiastic, being about, one-half composed of ne groes, for which race the institution is conducted. Ex-Mayor Warwick introduced ex-Post niaster General Charles Emory Smith as chairman of tin meeting, and Mr. Smith began the speaking with a short address. He said; “This problem of what to do with and for 9,000,u<)0 of tb»- colored people in our country is a great question. Tho cause of education is foremost in our minds as a great pririeiplc, by yvhieh yve may do much toyvard Hi ■ ends so much to be de sired. It <-.;pe<-ittily concerns us, as a people, for our responsibility in the north is none the less than that of the south, l.'pon the duty- of promoting education everywhere there is no difference among us." A Georgia Ex-Senator’s View. In Introducing the first speaker, ex- Senator C. 11. Gray, of Fort Valley, Ga., Mr. Smith spoke of him as a state sena tor in Georgia and an ex-slave owner. Mr. Gray said; “I only wish to correct two mistakes In Mr. Smith's remarks. 1 am not a state senator. I have been, but I have reform ed. I myself, yvas never an owner of slaves, but ni” father and family were. 1 have left my Georgia home to plead the cause of the negroes there, their cause and yours and mine. At the close of the civil war slavery passed from our statute books, never to”return; but it has left in its stead a problem that occupies our FREE WINE Wo want to send you FREE, cost ing you absolutely nothing, a t rial bottle of “Drake's Palmetto B ine.” Propus n postal and it comes a-humming. 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It p . mP ' nil ' t ,, r , thPrs if I, about It. hut. L.i-.c found Pt-.ARI-INE never turns the clothes y» How. .. .. ~ ,■ ia t isfiu-’orv. Mrs. Rev. ■ I). 1 Mrs. Rev. R. G. J- 1 lr ' ' r ‘ Thousands of Similar Letters .Have Recommended thinking people far more than slavery itself. "There is a great horde of blacks grow ing up and multiplying. What we arc to do today yvith them is a question for America. Active, astute politicians have failed to solve the problem, yet Hie poli ticians placed in the black man's ha.id the ballot. The ballot protects the poor colored man, but politics have failed to solve this problem. Industrial institu tions alone have failed; philanthropy' has done much, but. yvithout cooperation the fact remains that the problem is still un solved. Christianity ami common sense will in the end be the Muses and Aaron that will lead us out ot this wilderness." The speake- etilled up the pictures ot the old family cook, “Aunt Easter." and tlie old black mammy who cared for him tn bis childhood, and of their influence upon him. Continuing, he said: "The appeal of their posterity coming from another world bids me speak for them—the heroes and heroines of ante bellum family life. Their poverty stricken posterity' is struggling and stumbling over a citizenship yvhieh they do not under stand, and yvith a freedom which they do not comprehend." Referring specifically to the needs of the Fort Valley school, the speaker slid that $455 ;t month yvas needed for teach ers’ salaries and $5,000 for annual current expenses, lie continued: "As to the opposition of the smith, rn people that is a fallacy that is hardly worth denying. Our own legislature pays $3 for tuition to every $1 income from taxes paid by' the colored people. That is bv a democratic, white legislature. We, as southern people, cannot afford to have them raised up in ignorance, and you, as northern people, and the American people cannot afford it." Need of Cooperation, George Foster Peabody, of New York, trustee of Hampton and Tuskegee, treas urer of the education board of the south and treasurer of th * general education board, said: “For twenty years I have had a continual interest in southern edu cation. My attention was called to the school at Fort Valley, which is in my na tive state. Progress has already been seen at that school, and I am sure that there will be greater effl ’iency in the fu ture. Tii” two boards of yvhieh 1 am a member are equally Interested in the white people, as their condition in the smith is one of extreme poverty. One-half of all the taxes in the south goes to education today. There is great, need for cooperation ami for lari r contributions, deeper interest and wider knowledge. I think I'hiladclpliians like New Yorkers are far less interested than they should be. The yvorl: of Hie schools like Fort Valley is intended to complement the pub lic. school woi.K. it ( moot grow until there are teachers. The thing that needs to be known throughout the northern states is how great an investment will come from the c >nt r'bution." Dr. Wallace Buttrich, secretary' and executive officer of the general education board, said: "Mr. Peabody' and 1 am here to assure the people of Philadelphia that the boards to winch wo belong have inspected this school, and that we give it a hearty' and cordial indorsement. It is deserving help. We need have no fear of tlie southern white people and their relations with the nc-gro. I say this from profound convic tion. I believe and 1 am convinced that the conscience of the south rings true in this matt-r." Our Gravest Problem. Colonel A. K. M ("lure said that lhe race problem is now regarded by' our statesmen as Vie gravest ever present -J to our people. "The only solution of the problem is to bo found In the united energy of north and south to give tlie colored man a chance f>>r a livelihood. There is not in this city any' place for a black man beyond the most menial posi tion. Our mechanics who vote to give them equal rights will never permit them within their circle to work by their side. We must not only educate tho black man, but the white man.” After H- A. Mathews a trustee of the. Fort Valley senool, spoke briefly of tho work being done tner;, Hie assistant principal of the school, James H. T.tr bert. made the concluding address of the evening. He told how Impossible It was to think of getting rid of tho negro problem by emigration. "The only thing to do.” lie continued, “Is to recognize the black man here and help him to help himself. I believe that the black man can make a noble history in tho southern states where he came from, and eventually' the south ern states will be tho best home for negro —a negro’s paradise. "I wish I could break down the preju dice against him. I wish it could be broken down In factories and th' machine shops and everywhere. I think that when the blacks and whites in the south are educated the prejudice will die out. We have got to lift up these people or they will drag the white man down.” Letters were read from Clark Howell, of The Atlanta Constitution, regretting his inability to attend, but indorsing tlie school, and from E. W. Clark, of this city, promising a contribution. BOOKER’S WORK IS INDORSED Tuskegee, Ala., May 27.-(Speclal.)-Al an Informal meeting of the LaGrange and West Point white business men vis iting Tuskegee institute today, the follow ing resolution yvas offered by C. V. Truitt president of tho Unity Cotton Mills Com pany, of LaGrange, Ga., anti unanimous ly adopted: Be it xesolved. That the Tuskegee in stitute is a great and beneficent institu tion and that its founder and principal Booker T. Washington, is a great and good ma.ii, and a benefactor of both races in the south." THREE LINK FRATERNITY. Grand Lodge Odd Fellows Held Ses sion in Atlanta. Tlie annual meeting of the grand en caTnpmefit of the Odd Follows ot Geor gia came to :i close last Tuesday night. Every seat in the large hall was occupied, tlie platform and the slips leading to il were covered with p-o;.-!*- and the anteroom was W'-li filh-d by S o’clock. Flitting here and there w--re the uniformed men of the cantons, their magnificent i-'galia adding a dash of sparkling color to tin- scene, while from all quarters came the soft rustle of the fans of the handsomely attired women of the Rebekah lodges. The last night of the encampment was given over to features of entertainment, and tlie delegates and their friends en joyed themselves to Hie utmost. Judge R. T. Daniel Speaks. At tlie conclusion of the music Judge Robert ’1". Daniel, of Gritfin, was tntro duecd. Judge Daniel well sustained ins state-wide reputation as an orator <>: ability and discussed Hie object and tlie progress of Odd Fellowship in an able manner. Grand Sir” Goodwin next intiodueed Past Grand Master William 11. Barnes, of California. In presenting him to the au dience Mr. Goodwin paid some high com pliments to the old war horse of the or der. It was Mr. Barnes who establlsh- At 9:45 o'clock the body was called to order by Grand Patriarch Fred Ficken, of Waycross, who stated briefly ilie out line of the work of tie- day. After re ceiving the reports of. the committee on credentials and membership, the encamp ment proceeded to elect officers of Hie grand encampment for tlie following year. The following were chosen- C. B. Elliot, of Brunswick, grand patriarch: B. C. Randall, of Gritfin, grand high priest: R. S. Crenshaw, of Columbus, senior grand warden; J. S. Tyson, of Savamrih, grand scribe; A. S. Kontz, of Atlanta, grand treasurer; Jonas Mendel, of Sa vannah, junior grand warden. Tlie newly elected grand patriarch ap pointed tlie following as his assistants for this term: C. W. Parr, of Athens, grand marshal; 1... S Hill, of Macon, grand inside sentinel; A. <'. Brinson, of Augusta, grand outside sentinel. Grand Lodge in Session. The first day's session of the grand lodge of Hie Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the staXe of Georgia, was the most notable in the history of the order in this state. The features of the day's session I.i d Wednesday were election of offi.-t rs for ensuing year, the number of distinguished men present, and the record-breaking at tendance. The officers elected are John A Hynds of Atlanta., past grand Capital lodge, grand piaster of Hie grand lodge of Geor gia; John W. Bennett, of Waycross, past grand of the lodge at that place, deputy grand master of the grand lodge; T. 11. Robinson, past grand., of Gainesville, grand warden: J. S. Tyson, of Savan nah, grand secretary; Dr. T. A. Cheatham, pust grand, of Macon, grand treasurer; R. T. Daniel, of Griffin, past grand rep resentative, grand representative. Meets in. Valdosta. Next Year. Tiie sixtieth annual meeting of the grand lodge of Georgia, independent Ol der of Odd Fellows, closed its labors Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock, afler lhe most successful gathering in its long history. More work was accomplished, more members were present, and the feeling was more harmonious than ever before, and the members will return to their homes today with the consciousness that the order is stronger and better in every respect by reason of the fact that the convention was held. In the drill the ladies made use of the pretty idea of what is called the "living letters," and the letters I. O. O. F., F. L. T., tlie three links, an anchor, a cross, the moon and seven .stars, and other figures were represented by the moving girls, and the wqyk was splendidly done. Tho grand lodge selected Valdosta as the next meeting place. Rebekah Lodges Elect. The Rebekah lodges ot Georgia elected their officers for the coming year yester day morning. Tlie following were chosen: Miss Hattie L. Suttles, of Smyrna, for merly vice president, was promoted to the president's chair, in the place of Mrs. Fannie Cook, of Atlanta, who becomes past grand president; Mrs. Angelina Nor ton, of Savannah, formerly grand war den, becomes grand vice president; Mr.--. Pauline Eton, of Waycross, from grand secretary to grand warden; Mrs. Amanda L. Moore, of Fitzgerald, from outer guard to secretary, and Mrs. Ida Rhodes, of Atlanta, treasurer. The list of appointive officers as named V/o Do INlo'fc Dooiei've the Sick. If you are sicfe and wanfc to £ et well. do not experiment, but be aure that you orn P lacln # your case in expert hands. We do not believe in any form of deception. We have no Free Medicine scheme to deceive the Bick. b’>® H© r*H every case put under our treatment is positively guaranteed by, Not a C?7 Dollar Need bo Paid Until Cured, and we are the only Specialists \W afterwards. AT ou "' ant Honest nnd also Skillful treatment for any form of Chronic Disease, wrife to ua Today, for our method of Heme Treatment t*RLI;ST REf t---—>R has never been excelled. Or - . Reynolds & Co., 5101-2 AUSTELL BUILDING, ATLANTA, GA by the new grand president is as fol-M lows: Mrs. Agnes Dickson of Way cross, grand ■ conductor; Mrs. Annie Porter, of H- -ns wick, grand chaplain; Mrs. J of Smyrna, grand inside guard; M s B L. Cary, of Macon, grand In i-1- '-'uard, IS and Mrs. Lula Barlow, ot • ambus, 43 grand marshal. The Rebekahs were : Grand Mastei W H Bart s, - itly H enjoyed listening to this patriarch :' th- igg order. Altogether the convention mad" a splen- «■$ did record, and many favorable $ ments are heard on the streets. No m»‘t ing of any secret order he'd tn V.-ii-ta yr, within Hie recollect ion of any one has £ been more highly sued ssful in J spt 11, and the tnembet leave 1 honi'-s carrying with them the best wlshej S« of a host of friends in this city. THE PREMIUM BIBLE. Our Customers Are Always Please-U Mr. C. C. Stanl-y. ot Siloam. G-. , writes on May 1: Editor Constitution: You do not k-” i how glad I wax made when the mp: came that brought me th<* fine $2.55 fn- v. which I received with The Constlt It is so much nicer than I was ex t ing to find it. The thumb index and t: " I many large pictur* - are worth a heap :■ & a person. I return many thank- f’t ig this Bible. It is worth $3 to anybody HEAVY RAINS TN NORTH STATE Hailstones Weighing- Hah? Pound Found After Storm. Winston-Salem, N. C.. May' 26. —(Fy“ cial.)—That portion of this county' ! ng six miles west of this city wis vFced '■ yesterday afternoon about 5 o’clock by one of the most remarkable and dost- : • five hail storms within the memory of the oldest inhabitants. It is doubtful if this storm was ev<*r : equalled In this or any other “(■•!: •: size of the hailstones and in the : !(■ ': ena. that small fish, per-h varic'c. •* 1 with the hail and some were ini ’-1 1 the stones. Buckets full of hailstc were brought Into the city' th s mor” -.g and some of them, after lying she sun tha t followed in the al o r.-cion ■.: l all night, measured six and cn ■ ie: I inches in circumference and w- -•'■ i eight ounces each. | Tlie roofs of <■ v-ri! houses wore tot ji -wrecked tvhiie in them through which a boy c-'-dd Cattle vv-re badly bruls -d. several ;■ were killed ind ’ow old. were crushed; window glass . : shutters were destroyed, th” gri-e 2 gain was beaten into the ground ruined and several people tvere injur* The storm covered an area of a mil” more in width and lasted for twent;- m utes, followed by rain. Get Rid of Scrofula, Bunches in the neck are by no means the only trouble it causes. Cutaneous eruptions, tnilamma ion the mucous m mbt i ic, catarrh, of the eyelids and ears, diseases of j ■•* bones, ri.-ket--. dyspepsia, general d-n ' ty, wasting, marked tendency to sumption, are some of tlie other trou It is a very active evil, making If * ">e of the whole system. The best way to get rid of scri t . .. - to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, and PilF -th way is radical and thorough, so that i” ‘ results are permanent. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills positive ■ eradicate .-■■•rofula, euro all its manif”-M.a tions, build up the whole system. Accept no substitutes, but insist on having Hood’s. THIRTY CENTS FOR HILLIS Tennesseeans Reward His Booker Washington Remarks. Memphis, Tenn.. May 26.—(Special, i The utterance of the Rev. Dr. Dwight .Hillis, of New York, about making up the bed of Booker Washington should he be a visitor at his home, met with condem nation in this part of the south, and sev eral of his admiring friends of McKen zie, Tenn., sent him a purse of 30 cents, with the foilwing note: “Dear Dr. Hillis—We are ail poor, but we want to share our substnace with you in admiration for your wonderful sacrifice of yourself on the altar of duty for mere opinion's sake. Your courage is assuming the affimative on the ques tion: Sb.ill Booker Washington have n.« spread his quilts'.” is one of the finest examples of manly independence that the twentieth century has yet produced. "Wo rather think tlie Indianapolis chambermaid lets you bested at this stage of the game, and her position is probably more remunerative than yours, but W-” glory in your spunk, and we are not willing for your efforts to go unre warded. Yours affectionate!v. “ADMIRI NG F RIENDS.”
