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lit THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. APRIL 27, 190?. “THREE STEPS BACK HOME” And whan he came to himaelf. • • • Ho eaid: "I will ariee • * * • and go to my father and I will aay. » * e e A nc f he aroea and came to his father." —LUKE xy. By REV. JOHN E. WHITE, PASTOR SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH I F ONE moral law Is made plainer than any other running through human experience. It is the law that there is but one way possible for . man out of the bad Into the good, * of the false Into the true, out of the Sarkness into the light, out of the sor- and woe of sin Into the certainty :„d gladness of salvation, and that * jv is by repentance. I want to talk to Christians and get them to realize this most Important truth The common fault of Christians I. a mistake as to their relation to the Jaw of repentance. We think of It as belonging to the primary department Christianity—the requirement of Ini tiation Into the Christian life. It does belong there, but It also, belongs at .very stage of progress. The differ ence between tho well developed Chris tian life “nd those llvca llve<1 ln * m - oerfect fellowship with Qod is that one renents Instantly and constantly with .very misstep and every upward step and "the others, clinging to an old first aiperlence, are loaded down with uu- nnrdoned sins and really ashamed to {epent or even admit their fault. In the strictest Interpretation tho -arable of the prodigal Bon Is a mes sage to Christians who are grieving their Heavenly Father by living ln wavward disobedience or In a state of hopelessness and spiritual famine. Vow, look at It ln this light: Thore are here throe steps In repentance. The first Is an honest one, the second an eurnest one, the third a practical one, or, If you will, they are nn honest reflection, nn earnest resolution and a practical revolution, all ending ln a treat rejoicing. When He Ctme to Himself. The first stop ln repentance Is an honest one. It Concerns the tacts of s situation. It Is an honest facing of an actual condition. "He came to hlm- aelf " Of one recovering from a swoon we say, "He Is coming to." When his faculties aro fully normal wo say, “Ho has come to himself," and we mean that reason Is again on the throne. It seems a slight thing to ask of a man that he be reasonable on the subject of his exact situation ln the sight of God, but how often Is It asked In vain. The boy running away from home and despising his father and mother Is really beside himself. So when you find him battered by the world and w hy he ran away he will sav: I did not know what I was doing," The mother will take him ln her arms when he comes back and she will aay to v?? brighbors, "He was not himself, he did not know what he was doing." Now, I* *• “■ this gracious charity Christ teaches us Ood our Father regards us when we backslide. Oh, how true It '*• A revival of perfect sanity, of ab solute Intelligence with regard to your neglect of prayer and servlco would mean a revival of religion. There Is a madness In the blood of every Chris tian who Is lured Into an habitual self ishness of life. Into cohsumlng anxiety for wealth and the things that perish to tho neglect and discredit of his soul's loyalty to his Father In heaven. Let us pause and reflect. Are we acting rationally in giving ourselves up to Influences that put a distance between us and the example of Jesus Christ? Ask yourself when you momentarily realize that you are a wanderer away from the cross of Christ, Its law- and Its spirit, “Where Is this leading me; where will it come out? What is the gain to me In the long run and In the eternal view of my soul?" Ought we not to be able to render a satis factory answer to ourselves about our courses of action? Mr. Harold Spender, the Alpine climber, In his book on the High Pyr enes, recently published, tells of an unexpected climax to one of his feats. With two companions he hod scaled one of the most difficult peaks, and de scending, found refuge from the storm and night ln the chalet of a goatherd. The- three men, half frozen, and ex hausted with tho long and terrible strain, but glowing with triumph, crouched before the Are. The goatherd's wife, a dull old woman, stood looking at them silently for a while, and then pronounced a single word: "Pourquoir (Why?) Spender declares that he and his companions looked at each other with an expression of surprise on each face. They had risked health and strength and life itself. "Why?" What had they gained? There was no answer. The one word struck like a blank wall across their consciousness pt useless struggle and suffering and danger. The snow fell outside, and the mist shut nut the hills. They did not talk to each other. Each was asking' himself, "Why?" Come to yourself, you are good at calculation. "Why are you risking so much of your Immortal self ln conduct Inconsistent with Almighty God's will?" Now press the emphasis a bit further. "He came to himself." He did not halt at “coming to" but went on to fix Ills mind on himself. _ To be a perfectly honest man is n<» small achievement. The explanation of the professional Impression the preacher and the Christian Worker sometimes make on people Js our lack of Intellectual honesty. It requires some genuine moral courage for the best man to unpack his soul before Ood. But It must bo done. Wo will bo on the way to God when we do It. I do not think I am putting It too strongly when I make the proposition to this audience that If any one of us will give one hour today before the sun goes down to an honest 3tudy of his own soul, an hour of genuine self scrutiny ln view of the will of God, In view of Immortality and eternity, In view of right and Justice, that ho will be certain one time at least to hear his soul crying, “God be mer ciful to me a sinner.” But to get men to come to themselves, that is the task. My people will not consider, saltb the Lord." To what pains will not even Christians go to avoid honest self-ex amination. We dread the aching mo ment when conscience says “your sin, your Ingratitude, your soul, look at It." I havs known some Christians who avoid revival services because, I mean the real cause, because of the probabil ity that they will be compelled In some solemn or tender moment, to feel how dishonest their spirits and lives are from the gospel of tho cross of Christ and to realize Just how coldly, neg lectfully and unlovlngly they habitually treat their Heavenly Father. "He came to himself." Let me tell you. brethren of the church, that so cial worship, tho swing of the song, the rhythm of ceremonial, the sensuous elements of our service have their value, but the grandest spiritual fact that will take place In this church to day will be when one of you has for gotten the song, and the prayer and the preacher and pushed his soul Into a corner of his thought and. asked, ob livious of all around, "What am I ln the sight of God today?” The evan gelist was acute, when In reply to someone who asked where lie thought the great world revival would begin In England or America, he said: “Draw a circle three feet ln diameter about yourself, kneel down In It and cry, 'Lord, let It begin right here.’" We are saying that the one thing needed to day Is for the church to become re vived and get on Are through and through. I am not Indifferent to what the body of Christ could do ln that case, but I haven't got that far ln my prayer here yet. I hope I may get to that after a while, but now my prayer is that I may see Just one or two come to themselves and say, “I will arise and go to my father.” There will be no ! revival unless the vest majority of you get revived and we can not be revived unless we repent first. The Soul’s “I Will." The secqnd step In repentance Is an earnest one. As the first step had to do with the reason, so this step In volves the will; as that had to do with an honest reflection, so this concerns an earnest resolution, When the man' In Christ’s lllustra tlon esme to himself he did not stop with a miserable mental fumbling with the factB of his situation, but he Imme diately said something, said U out loud and with a ring—"I will; I will arisa I will go. i will say.” In speaking last Sunday about the soul you recall that I maintained that the soul was a self separate from Its powers, but that the will stood ln the closest relation thereto. The will Is Soul's right hand man, the prime min ister of that wondrous kingdom called man soul. It was a perverse will that led the prodigal Into debauchery, and that will, repentant, led him home again. The whole range of man's splr. itual history Is mirrored in this single suggestive fart In the parable of Jesus. "Paradise Lost” Is tho story of the human will captured by Satan; Para dise regained is the story of the hu man will rescued by the Son of God and reset to henvenly harmony. This Is the line of battle In every man's life—the will. Whoever gets your wll) has almost gotten you. The old negro, explaining the doctrine of election, said: "Dere's tin election goln' on all de time. De devil he's a votin' ag'inst you and Jesua he's a votin' for you, nnd whichever way you votes dst's de way de election's a-gwine." Is there a man here who would ad mit that no could not be nn active, praying, working servant of Jesus Christ, If he were to make up his mtitfl to do It? I have seen men who, by drink and drugs, had lost his will pow er, as It seemed, but such Is not the case with Inactive church members be fore me. Tour will! Why with that will of yours you could march like a bridegroom to a marriage feast to face a storm of carnage; you could stand up against a thousand odds to carry out your plana There have been hours when you felt your will close upon some cherished resolution like a vise. If that great section of ChrlS' tlanlty which In the sense of Intellec tual ability. In the sense of character force Is the very flower of the churches, the men and women who, when it comes to planning and good sense and meeting the financial Issues of tho church, are natural leaders, honored and respected for their abilities and achievements in world, would give their wills one week to Jesus Christ to do what He died to do, language would be beggared to describe the results. God looks over the world He has made and He sees the planets and the spheres, the rivers and the oceans are like children sweetly moving obedient to His will, but alas! upon man God looks and says: “Oh, sorrow! see the millions who knew Me not nor obey Me." "But. Lord, they have not heard Thy Gospel; they will obey Thee when the Gospel reaches them.” And then a grief greater than any other will fall upon the ear: "No. no. for but behold these thousands who have heard My Gospel and have one time believed and aro even now depending upon My Grace tq save them—they are deaf to My call: their wills are not Mine.” ) "Is It hard for the flower when aummer cornea To turn fta face to the sun? It It hard for the flaming red aah to sink When Its course for the day Is run? Is It hard for the dew to moisten tho earth When night's dark shade doth fall? Is It hard fpr the bird to answer again The note of Its mate's sweet call? Or merely for man la It hard to achieve The will of the mind above? For man Who doth dally and hourly receive Fresh proof of the Father's love? Is the only strong straining against God's will To be on the part of his child? While everything Joyous fulfills his behest From the mart to the tangled wild? All life that is fully surrendered to God Sweeps on wltha s tep serene. Moved by the bounding unlimited force That throbs ln tho earth's fresh green. Thus as tree and flowers and forest and glade Adorn without effort the aod. The fragrance and power may be felt of a life Wholly surrendered to,God." Repentance that Repents. The last step In repentance Is a prac tical one, "He came to himself,” that was square and honest. Hs said "11 will arise, I will, go, I .will say," that was resolute and earnest, but now the best of all, "he arose and came to his father.” That was practical and It was the consummate conclusion of all hie misery. Reflection led to resolution and resolution resulted In revolution and , then If I may anticipate revolution end ed In rejoicing. "They began to be merry." • * Now I have seen men very serious here today. My eyes caught one face a while ago with eyes down-cast as in I an honest reflection and I said as I went on epeaklng: "God grant that he j may come to himself." But I must | say that the very man In my mind's eye may have come to himself today and he may even have said ln his heart | “I will arise, I will go. I will say." I And yet If he doesn't push It to prao- ! tlce he will miss a true repentance. ! Repentance Is nqt solemn reflection; 1 If It were every funeral would he a [ place of repentance. This week a poor miserable husband, aa they opened the coffin, kissed the cold face and cried I "Good-bye, good-bye," and then sat staring at his own sould ln profound and painful reflection. Tho next day he was drunk and staggering on the streets. Repentance le turning and going. It Is doing the thing the mind has so earnestly repeated and resolved ' upon. “AS A MAN SOWETH leeeeetf•eeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeei ieeeeeeeoeee#eecgeeeeeeeeoeeoeoeeeeeoeeeoeeeoeeeeeeeei By REV. EVERETT DEAN ELLENWOOD, | PASTOR UNIVERSAL1ST CHURCH T HE season of promise and of prophecy Is upon us. Tho plow man's red scar across tho fal lowed Held Is the prelude to the reap er's song of satisfaction. The fragrant woods, In gala dress, whisper myste riously of more lasting Joys to follow last upon their fleeting beauty. Every where, across the bleak bare Helds, men may be seen, like anxious misers, hiding their treasures ln the earth. The (ood that might feed a multitude le hastily, eagerly, thrown upon the pound, and quickly covered from sight. Labor'B mighty congregation of believ ers engages once more ln the universal Interment, evidencing thus a world wide faith In the unending resurrec tion. For Jocund spring Is here- nnd summoned by her melodious voice the sower goes forth to sow his seed. Unconsciously it may be, but none the less truly, here Is performed a most sublimo act of faltb, and It Is an act of faith which depends for Its perform ance upon no blind relief In Impossible miracle or unreasonable and useless transcendance of recognized law. He Whose faith in tho eternal persistence of seed-time and harvest Is to And practical expression In the labor of his own sowing, makes no demand upon faith other than that of experience. And so It Is that "Therq Is no unbelief; Whoever plants a seed beneath the sod, And looks to see new life appear Through breaking clod. He trusts in God.” The faith of the sower must always know this limitation, however. It It be Indeed the sure and steadfast faith born of experience, and not the fatuous following of foolish necromancy. He must never allow himself to hope or to believe that the promised harvest shall differ one whit from the seed of the sowing, save in the measure of Its quantity alone. He must not hope to “gather grapes from thorns, nor figs from thistles.” He must not expect to put his eager sickle Into an unpolluted crop of wheat, ln a field whose spring time saw with anxious heart the min gled wheat and tares fall from the sow er’s careless hand. Nature’s wonderful alchemy performs no such confusing and disastrous miracles as this. It has remained for the foolish, dream-fed fancy of the theologian to fashion this monstrosity. Nor can the sowar hope to be able to share with another, either the honor or the reproach of the harvest. Though the actual toll of the reaping may fall to other hands, yet to him alone, who cast the seed, must come the praise or blatae. No amount of frenzied prayer and sincere, though unfortunately de layed repentance, can change this eternal decree. "Be not deceived: God Is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Upon this Immutable principle, woven into the very fiber of nature and plainly manifested In all her manifold and varying forms, rests the safety nnd stability of tho moral universe. Of all the lessons which man Is privileged to learn from nature’s .ever outspread, beautiful Bible, none Is more essential to his spiritual development than this. And of all "the foolishness of preach ing" with which the race has been un speakably cursed since first man was given a conscience, none Is more per nicious and disastrous in Its effects than that sophistry which would seek to discredit or disprove the unfailing operation of this principle. A system of religion which advances as a fundamental tenet the promise that the sinner may escape the Inevi table penalty for his own misdeeds by means of some miraculous vicarious hocus-pocus scheme of Intervention can not, ln the very nature of the caee, operate for the making of truly right eous lives among men and women. No wonder that many of the world's mod ern students of ethics declare It as In creasingly their conviction that human civilization has developed In spite of religion, rather than becauso of It! Here Is another cause for an abiding faith and trust In the eternal goodness and wisdom and power of God. Should we not be profoundly moved with grat- REV. E. D. ELLENWOOD. ltude, when we discover how He con stantly "makes the wrath of man to praise Him;" how He overrules the er ror and foolish fancies of our theolo gy, and makes us to grow In righteous ness, ln spite of the erroneous concep tions we have entertained concerning His nature and Hie plane concerning ue? But we should be anxious to avail ourselves of the opportunity to be co- laborers with God In the moral vine yard, Instead of continuing to throw our unhappy errors In the way of His E rogress In bringing In the kingdom of eaven. Let us put aside our theolog ical and traditional bias Just Tor a mo ment and seriously face ourselves with tl.ls question: Given an Imperfect moral being, one still quite a little "lower than the angels,” as the field of operation, Is It really reasonable to sup- nose that the wholesale promise of Im munity from penalty, through substi tutionary punishment, wilt contribute toward the establishment of geulne morality and actual righteousness In the heart of that Individual? It may be argued that gratitude here plays hsr part In the restoration of the sinner to holiness and decency, that In return for this tremendous sacrifice a persistent effort toward reformation la certain to be made. But that nature which can complacently accept the sacrifice and suffering of an Innocent victim In the place of merited personal punishment must be so entirely occupied. by cow ardice and selfishness as to leave no room for gratitude which belongs among the higher virtues. Were sub stitutionary punishment for sin a fact of experience, Instead of a Action of theology, the net result must be hu manity’s utter loss of courage and self- respect. As a moral proposition, a firm belief in certain Incarceration In Rn eternal hell for the sinner Is entirely prefera ble to a belief In any form of future punishment whatever, which can be escaped or avoided by the acceptance of a fetish, or by allegiance to a man made creed. Time was, no doubt, when the fear of the horrors of endless punishment In unspeakable tortures was necessary to tame the brutish passions of man, and whip his savage Instincts Into some semblance of civilization. "And the times of this Ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent." But, Christian theology, borrowing from its founders this old heathen doctrine of endless torture as a punishment for sin, has nullified It and utterly robbed It of Its power as a deterrent, by making provision for Its escape, under certain conditions. All lawmakers know that a law without a penalty, or a law whose penalty Is uncertain In Its ap plication, Is absolutely valueless, save as a legislative absurdity and curio. If Indeed It be true, ae we are taught, that "whom the Lord loveth, He chas- teneth, and ecourgeth every son whom He recelveth,” then how shall we be convinced of Hie love; If He with hold from ue the chaetlsement eo sorely needed for our discipline ln righteous ness, and which Is certainly ours to! reap, by reason of our sowing? And how shall W* know that our sow- ■ Ing In righteousness shall not fall of l Its reward, If we are commended to be- | lleve that the iniquity which wo heed- j leaely scatter broadcast, shall not re- I qulro reaping at our hands? We are] constantly exhorted to labor for the ! certain rewards of righteousness, but | how shall we be convinced of their an- | falling quality. If we must accept the ' teaching that the resulte of our evil i sowing are to be reaped by another? Let ue ehow as sound Judgment In our theology as we try to express ln our theory and practice of human legis lation. Let us at least gtvo God credit for os great a degree of wisdom In the I Institution and maintenance of the divine government ae that displayed by Hie Infinite children In their feeble I and Imperfect attempts at self gov ernment. Bo ehnll we teach ouraelvcs to be- . lleve In the Infallable operation of all I of God'i laws, both physical and spirit- I uni, and, becoming convinced that ( "seed time and harvest shall not cease," ! we shall make It our chief business to sow continuously, truth, Justice, Jove,. mercy, kindness, patience nnd tacri-j flee, which, being nurtured to maturity, j shall bring forth Increasingly the 1 peacable fruits of righteousness. 1 SOCIOLOGICAL 8TATE SOCIETY [resilient -Dupont Guerry, Macon, Os. first V.-P.-Dr. A. R. Holderby, Atlanta. Herond V.-P.-Dr. K. C. Peeto, Macon. See..Tress.—Dr. W. T. Jones, Atlanta. Annual Meeting In May, 1907, at Macon. ATLANTA SOCIETY President B. Msrrln Underwood Vice Pres. Dr. Tbeo. Toepel Secretary Mlaa Hattie B. Martin Tr-aaurer C. E. lolamn Regular meeting second Thureday nlzht of each month at the Carnegie Library. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE. lev. c. B. Wllmer, J. D. Clcaton, E. Marvin Underwood, Dr. R. B» Kime. Secret Order News and Gossip -CONDUCTED BY CLAUDE NEALY.- HIHHHHHIUlHHHHNHNiMMNUniMIINimMHMHNHimNMHIMIHNMMMinilHIHHNMmWHHHmHHtIUHl iMHIlHHHHHHIMMIglHIHIflltlllUmiMMlUflllllMHMtHMMMHUMHMMHHItMMIMM SOCIOLOGY THE TREND OF THE DAY By DR. R. R. KIME, Atlanta, Os. OCIOLOGY Is really the art of liv ing together ln harmony for the benefit of each bther. qrganlsa- for self-protection and self-preser- m has been the forerunner of a er and nobler sentiment, now rap- dcveloplng the baste principle of ■h Is the "brotherhood of man. •r before have the American people Enlzed to the same extent as now we are dependent on each other that permanently to elevate ana nah, April It to 19. did good work along sociological lines. Besides the various papers and discussions on these subjects, active steps were taken to aid In securing a state sanitarium for In cipient tuberculosis. Many members of the society are working for its accom plishment and the association *« behind the movement as a body. The associa tion also Indorsed and urged the estab lishment of a colony for eplleptlrs.an hat _ permanentiy" to elevate and industrial school fo . r to^.asslnou?form_of.overn- of^.taUI * 0W *’ State Commission. "In the Intereet of the state for'the better development of the a view of eecurlng a more barraonloue relation of the race, and lessening crime vice end dlienMii be It ••Resolved. 1. That we Indoraeand urge the leglelature of the state of Georgia to provide for the appointment and maintenance of a commission for the study and Investigation of the primal causes of crime, pauperism, In sanity and mental degeneracy. , •‘2. Bald commission to be composed of two physician*, two legislators And two teacher* Beltctod because of their fltnees and qualifica tion for the work. "2. It ahall be the duty of this com mission to study the ,bo f v . 8 , from a sclentlflc and practical stand - n0 lnt as they pertain to the state and this section of the country In relation to both white and col , 0 ”l. r ^5!L mako annual reports of their work. In dudlmr •u**e*tlon aa to the control and prevention of theee evlla. . . * * We urre the appropriation of at I by uiie uiwu m uut luii'i _ the whole must be Improved and ted. . .. Ilroadi can not exist without the io, and the people can not Improve advance without the railroads, pltal needs labor for Its dsvelop- nnd maintenance, while labor < capital to give employment and y Its demands for living and ele- n of themselves. tirance companies can not exist *ut the people, eo the people need xneflte and protection of the In- no companies. . u» a mutual relation exists be- i all the necessities and demand* mmunltles, cities, states and na- professlons, business, commercial labor Interests are beginning to :e the relation of one to the other awakening that speake well for uture. A higher civic rlghteoua- ls developing a higher moral ard In dealing one with the other. ' Ivlc honor and righteousness will to foster and develop the good end aate the evil In all our profee- l. business and labor Interest* as 'Pie and nation. Never before In history has there been such a i upheaval and regeneration of moral standards. ’Ac sentiment is demanding a r moral standard ln conducting insurance, railroads and in the qeeient of capital and labor. The us professions are falling In line 'reeling their Influence Into chan- ihat aid In a higher development '■ human race. , s Medical Association of Georgia eieaicai Association or — . last annual maetlng in Savan- throughout least 25.900 "by the legislature and so much annually as may be needed the use of the commission, that U may accomplish Its work In »» efficient manner, and disseminate such knowl edge aa will be of benefit to the va rious professions and general public of ^"Adopted by the Fifth District Med ical Society, Fulton Medical Society, Atlanta Sociological Society, »|M numerous physiols ns and citizens HANOI TRIBESMEN RAISE THEIR CHIEFS state.” The council Are of Modoc Tribe, No. 79, Improved Order of Red Men, was kindled In the hunting grounds of Handy, reservation of Georgia, on the 12th Sun, Plant Moon, G. S. D., 416, by S. G. Newman, past D. O. B. Council fire was kindled on 29th Sun, Plant Moon, by Hon. J. R. McMIchael, G. J. 8., of Comanche, No. t, when the fol lowing named stump officers were elected and raised to their respective stumps; Dr. J. C. Jackson, sachem; W. J. Brown, senior sagamore; W. E. Hargo. gee, junior sagamore; 8. G. Newman, prophet; VV. D. Byrd, K. of R.; L. H. Moseley, C. of W.: C. T. Brown, K. of W.; 8. M. Wortham, G. W.; J. R. Brown, O. of F.: V. V. Vaughn, flrat sannop; T. L. Smith, second sannop; O. T. Smith, Watt Dial, W. B. Martin and J. H. Orr, first, second, third and fourth warriors; J. T. Webb, W. E. Smith, J. B. Crowder and Ralph Dial, first, sec ond. third and fourth braves. The following visiting chiefs were present and conferred the adoption, warriors and chief*' degrees: J. R. McMIchael end S. L. Blanton, post sacheme, Comanche, No. 6; W. T Stephens, sachem, Comanche, No. «; S. W. Lord, past sachem. Conesauga. No. 22, alt of Atlanta hunting grounds; V. R. Ingram, past sachem, Coweta, No. 7; W. F. C. Llnch. peat senior saga more. Coweta, No. 7; R. T. Moses, senior sagamore, Coweta, No. 7, hunting grounds of Turin. GOBBLERS TO FLY IN SHORT TIME The Atlanta lodge of Gobblers I* to be Installed In the K. C. hall. In the Austell building, on the 22th of the present month or on May 1. Some of the foremost men of the city have signed charter applications to be come member* of the new order. Hon. Hoke Smith, Hon. W. R. Joy- ner, William Schley Howard, Chief Henry Jennings, Hon. Sem Small and many others of equal prominence are among the list of charter members. • Maxims of the | FRATERNAL WORLD I ********** sees*******ttt*tt***t************teet***e* Take care of your sick members. Fraternal operation tend* to elevate personal character. Many golden opportunities are neg lected because we rely too much upon some one ele*. It Is the uncertainty of life that makes a certificate In a good benefi ciary society both necessary and de- The adhesive power of the fraternal obligation Is truly wonderful. As the greet fraternal orders grow In magnitude they become more pow erful magnates In attracting others to become members. The patriotic teachings of good fra ternal orders have done much to pro mote that spirit of democracy that pre vails throughout our land. Fraternity Is the binding together of many Individual* Into a tower of strength for good and for the protec tion of the unfortunate. * Just so long as the need for pro tection and co-operation exists, just so long will our grand fraternal so cieties thrive and prosper. Let *ve?y man consider seriously what condition his own loved ones would be In If hi* salary was to atop suddenly and he had no means to main, tain them. / M. D. GLEASON. PIEDMONT REBEKAHS WILL GIVE SOCIAL MACCABEE INITIATION ON MONDAY NIGHT. Greater Atlanta Tent, No. 70, of the Maccabees, wdll have a big class inltla. tlon at the hml, 22 Central avenue, next Monday night. • The officers are making special prep- eratlons to make thl* a gala night and Invite every Maccabee In Atlanta to bo present. The degree team wilt exemplify the beautiful ritualist work of the Mac cabee* In a manner that will be Inter esting entertaining and Instructive to those who attend. Piedmont Rebekah Lodge, No, 12, I. O. O. F., has been doing splendid work for the pest few months, and Is grad ually coming to the front and Increas ing her membership ' every meeting night. For the past month the degrees have been conferred on a number of candl dates, every meeting night. Past Grand Sister Emma Ivy has been elected to the grand lodge, which meets next month at Columbus, Ga., and Past Sister W. A. Spinks has been elected D, D. G. M. A new degree team has been formed, and with the seal and vigor put Into the work by the member* will undoubt edly prove to bo the best In the city, DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. Where were you I Set Thursday night' At the hall, of courae. Well, If you were not you should have been. We feel aad over the removal of some few of our members, and loved one* of our members recently and yet feel that, we ought to rejoice over some new one* we have received. No. 2 la on a boom—If you don't believe It add your presence next meet ing night. Even the receipt* of tho evening ere going up and this Is a sure sign of success. After council closed Thursday night we had a Jolly time playing garnet, etc. If every member will bring In an application next Thursday night you will be doing your whole duty and need not ask for bouquets. Watch out for the entertainment In May. Announcement In regard to this later. * "MEMBER." LOCAL BEAVERS WILL ENTERTAIN W. E. Whit*. W. E. White, aged 49 years, died Thursday night at his residence, 794 Glennwood avenue, after an Illness of two years. He Is survived by hie wife and two daughters. The funeral serv ices will be conducted In Mayn’ille, Ga. where the body was sent Friday night. Atlanta dam. No. 2, Independent Or der of Beavers, met last Monday night at the hall, 67 1-2 East Hunter street. Although the weather waa Inclement, there we* a good attendance. Much business of Importance to tho local Beavers was transacted. The entertainment committee'Is ar ranging plans to give an entertainment early In May, which bids fair to be one of the most enjoyable affaire ever given by any fraternal order. Much enthusiasm >1* being manifested In the proposed entertainment The commit tee on by-laws submitted Its report and the by-laws were read and action post, poned until next meeting night. "ME61BER.' TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. An examination for applicants for poettlon of teacher In the public schools of Atlanta, On, will bo held Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 4, beginning at noon on the 2d. Applicants must be present both days and a fee of 21.99 wilt be charged to each applicant tak ing the examination. By order of board of education. L. M. LANDRUM. Acting Superintendent of Schools. HARGISES’ TRIAL SET FOR MAY 7. Lexington, Ky„ April 27.—Judge James Hargis, Senator Alex Hargle, Sheriff Ed Callahan and Jess* Splcor, all charged with assassination of James CockrilL In July, 1992, will be called here for trial May 7. Since the Jury trying Britton for the same killing could not agree, the accused are anx ious for trial. KEENE’S DAUGHTER SUES FOR DIVORCE New Tork, April 27.—The long-ex pected shattering of the romance of Millionaire James R. Keene's beautiful daughter and her husband. Talbott J. Taylor, occurred today, when It wa* announced that she asked the New York courts for an absolute divorce. She waa Jessica Harwell Keene, ami only daughter. (conesauga braves E FINE MEETING Conesauga tribe. Red Men. met In the wigwam nn Wednesday sleep with a E ood attendance. After the routine uslners, our eagle-eyed first war rior scouted the forest nnd discovered one lone paleface who Imd wandered . Into the camp. After due trial he was promptly scalped by Big Chief Murray, : who did the "stunt" to tho "queen's taste." The popular sachem, T. F. Callaway, ' Is getting over his recent Illness. Cone sauga Is gaining In membership and wampum, and we owe It to no one more ' than to our efficient past eachem. C. M. > Moon, who has brought in about tw enty ; palefaces this term. "LITTLE INJUN.” Mrs. Katie Jones. The funeral services of Mrs. Katie Jones, aged 61 years, who died Friday night at her residence, 1152 East Fair street, were conducted Saturday morn. Ing at 10 o'clock. She Is survive! hv her husband end five children. The interment wee In Westvlew cemetery. NOTICE! The mayor and general council of the city of Atlanta Invite bids for lighting the streets and public places of said city for terms of one year, two years, three years and five years, as per speci fications contained In a resolution of said mayor and general council ap proved April 22, 1907, a copy of which resolution will be furnished upon appli cation to the clerk of council Bidders shall specify the maximum price to be charged by such bidder to any person, firm or corporation, w ithin the city of Atlanta, during the term of contract with said city, for electric cur rent or electricity, for light, heat, power or other purposes for which electrto current may be used. Bids addressed to the mayor and gen eral council should be tiled with the clerk of council and will be .i|»nrj m May 4, 1907, at 2 o'clock p. nx, the council chamber. The right to reject any or all bids t* reserved. W. J. CAMI’HKl.U Clerk of VwauuiL