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Deacons to Quit Following the|
Resignation of Dr. Mac-
Arthur. Pastor.
Continued From Page One.
pastorate
"One more effort will be made to
. keep him here, however. The board of
deacons will join in a meeting of many
outside Baptists and many laymen to
night in an attempt to bring about such
a general movement on the part of the
denomination that he will over his
personal feelings and decide to do the
great work that remains for him in At
lanta. But though he has not talked to
me since last night's meeting, I am al
most positive that only a great denom
inational movement can keep him here.
If that does not succeed, the Baptist
denomination in the South will kn.r.v
the pity of losing its strongest expo
nent."
A Georgian reporter carried th|s
statement of Dr. MacArthur s friend
to H. A. Ethridge, head of the anti-
MacArthur faction, in his law office in
the Atlanta National Bank building.
"Well, I will not attend that meet
ing tonight," said Mr. Ethridge. "1
have asked that my letters to the Tab
ernacle be returned to mo. I will re
main there only until my financial con
s nection with the institution can be
settled. Thon after twelve years of
sweating blood in the foundation and
progress of an institution I have loved
as my very life, ! shall take my fam
ily to another church, whether Dr. Mac-
Arthur remains as permanent pastor or
whether he goes away."
Resents Being Called
“Meddling Committeeman.’’
That Mr. Ethridge felt the situation
very deeply was shown by his whole
attitude as he went on:-
"1 could not stay in the church after
Dr. MacArthur had pointed his finger
at me and declared that I was a med
dling committeeman and that he did
not want to see me or any other of the
committeemen who. at his own request,
had submitted the name of Dr. Riley
as permanent pastor. Others think as
1 do and tjtey, too. feel that it is best
that they should leave the church.
"Mr. Hatcher says the dissension
in the Tabernacle is all due to a pitiful
m isim iierst and Ing. there is no misun
derstanding at all- Let the tell you how
it Ims been so that it may be known
for once anjJ all.
It is known that when the Rev. Dr.
Broughton went away he recommended ;
to us that Dr. MacArthur carry on the I
vm:. of the 'i'a-bernacle until we could .
Jin., -oin man equipped for the insti
tutional work it demanded as well as
for the pulpit service. We knew that
In. MacArthur was a fomous preacher,
but his work in New York had been
it.-ons removed from the hospital,, the i
5c..00,s and t:>»- other works which we,
Ji.cl made a real part of the church
Am. w, timughl Dr. MacArthur under- :
si.■■ d tiiis wiun he came, and we were!
i mon convinced of it when he as
sured us that his one ambition was to:
lire his last years as pastor emeritus i
of Calvary and suggested that wo
-i;.mid appoint a committee to find
some man who would take Broughton's
work, so that he might become pastor
, merlins purely, even within a week.
Committee’s Report
Resented by Pastor.
••Well, 1 was made head of that mm- i
mittee.” continued Mr. Ethridge, "and ;
with some others we sought about and
i flnallv came upon Or. Riley, than whom ,
there* is no greater institutional worker;
in America.
“A\’e prevailed iip n n hith to make the 1
sacrifice to come with us, and. of;
course, we sent in that report. Rut
we found when the nueling of the
deacons conxened that many other
members of the church had been to Dr.
Ma< Arthur and had prevailed upon him
tn stay. so that wlvn our committee re
ported he appeared with a very Inng
and serious face and told us in effect
that he resented the action of that!
committee that had found another to I
take his pulpit. But we reminded him !
of hi- refusal to remain and he resent
rd that more than anything else be -I
fore, and it came about that when a|
sub-commitlee. of that pastoral com
mittee waited upon him at the Geor
gian Terrace to 101 l him that we had
only done what he itad asked us to do.
and that we all loved him so that w*
would be glad to have him stay along |
indefinitely it came about that Dr ;
• MacArthur, old and childish, grew verv '
wroth and told us then and there that |
Ke wanted no more committees from ,
. that church to come waiting on him; |
that he was tired of the effort , being i
made to unseat him and that he ditin t I
want to see us again."
1 agree with all of Hmm that D- 1
MacArthur is a sph-mlid preacher and ;
a great force in the Baptist church. 1 |
am sorry that this discord has. come to
the church I have loved and worked I
for so long."
v, the inerting of Raptisi clergymen,
deacons and laity to be held tonight I
in an effort to bring about a great ’
denominational appeal for Dr. Mai - I
Arthur’s retention it is said that few, >
if any. of the opposing faction will be I
in attendance.
ROOF COATED WITH
FIREPROOF PAINT NOT
TOUCHED BY FLAMES
A s;<lis.fa<Unvy of Salva, th#* fire- i
pi.'Of i-a'c’ was gix*” al t»’<
grounds x • --Tcrday ;il wrim m >• I *. I j
Huffman, •*! Birmmg' l in . uo- iioenmi »>l
ihc pair! The ic>l w:i made in ih* p’‘
»-!!■■<= of Fire Chief Cummings ami a rep
of 'he Southeastern Tariff a;
COLONEL BEATEN LN OHIO;
INSTRUCT ‘BIG 6’ FOR TAFT
State Convention Indorses the
President’s Administration. '
Demonstration for T. R.
fOLUMBUS. OHIO. June 4.- Amid
the most tempestuous scenes ever at
tending a Republican convention in
Ohio, the Taft forces triumphed here
today in the selection of the six dele- ,
gates-at-large to the Chicago conven
tion. Bv a vote of 388 1-2 to 364 1-2 the
following "big six" delegation, pledged
to "vote for William Howard Taft at
all times and under all circumstances,"
was elected:
Senator Theodore E. Burton, of
Cleveland: H. M. Dougherty, of Co
lumbus; Warren G. Harding, of Ma
rion; David J. Cable, of Lima; Charles
P. Taft, of Cincinnati, and A. I. Vorys.
of Lancaster.
The Roosevelt men, who placed a
delegation in nomination headed by
Walter F*. Brown and former Secretary
of Interior James R. Garfield, made the
open charge upon the floor of the con
vention that the Taft men "had used
steam roller methods and defeated the
will of the people, who declared them
selves in the recent primary by a ma
jority of 30,00(1 in favor of the nomina
tion of Colonel Roosevelt.”
Primary Not Representative,
Said Taft Men.
The Taft men on the other hand
declared that the primary “was not
truly representative of the Republican
constituency in that only a small por
tion of the voters took part.”
The convention recessed at 11:45
a. m. until 9 o’clock. July 2. xvhejn the
state ticket and platform of principles
will be drawn up.
A majority report indorsing th-'
Taft administration. presented by
the resolutions committee, stir.ui
up the Roosevelt men and thty
went into the convention this morning
with a minority report providing for
the appointment or presentation of
no platform until after the Chicago
convention.
I he minority report of the resolutions
FIRE SALE!
Every day from now until this stork is entirely cleared out we will offer
a limited number .of sensational specials priced so ridiculously low that it will
be only a question of yrnir getting here early enough to supply your wants. Sale
begins promtply at 9 o’clock every nmrning. Watch for our daily announce
ments.
Wednesday’s Great Fire=Sale Specials
$5 Serge Skirts at Ladies' Silk Hosiery at
$2.59 19c
Misses' $5 to $6 Norfolk Ladies' Short at
Wash Suits at
$2.95 Ladies’ Lhle Union
Ladies' SLOO Wash Suits at
Skirts at i
59c 17c
Children's 15c Hose at
Ladies' SI.OO Waists at
i 1C
Children's $1 Dresses,
Ladies' 25c Neckwear at Years, at
12c 59c
75c Muslin Underwear at Men's Silk Hose at
, 39c 19c
Also scores <>f oilier bargains thrDiighnut the store. Everything at fire
: ale prices, regardless of cost or former prices. We are determined to make a
limd clearance this week.
49 Whitehall Street
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEn S. i u lnu.-i y. .h nr, j, 1913.
committee, providing for the indorse
ment of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
was lost by a vote of 359 1-2 to 393 1-2.
Temporary Organization
Is Made Permanent.
Another big factional tight came with
the seating of contested delegations. No
state ticket will be named until after
the Chicago convention unless the rural
delegates succeed in overruling the al
ready adopted program of the leaders
The morning session began at 9:30
o'clock with temporary chairman. Sena,
tor Theodore E. Burton, wielding the
gavel
That the Taft men had strong
grounds for their claim of the control
of the convention was shown when the
temporary organization was made per
manent and Senator Burton. Taft sup
porter. became permanent cHairtnan.
The mention of Taft's name in the
resolution indorsing his administra
tion was cheered, but when a minority
report carrying an indorsement of
Roosevelt was offered, the convention
went into a prolonged demonstration
which lasted for several minutes.
After the submission of the resolu
tions on behalf of Taft and Rdosevelt,
the convention listened to short ad
dresses by ihe support, rs of each be
fore taking a vote by roll call.
T. R. Wins Two
Alabama Delegates
CHICAGO, June 4.—John Eversman.
private secretary of Congressman Wil
liam B. in Chicago
today and was at once closeted with
the Taft leaders already gathered here
for the coming Republican national
oChvention. Eversman brought a se
cret message from his chief, who, he
said, would arrive tomorrow' instead of
coming today, as had been expected by
the Taft leaders. Although the mes
sage brought by the congressman's sec
retary was kept carefully guarded, it
evidently brought cheer to the hearts
of the president's supporters and smil
ing faces were in the majority about
the Taft headquarters.
It was intimated around Taft head-
quarters today that brass bands and
red fire were no part of the means that
the Taft people expected to use in get
ting their argument before the public.
The Taft plans nave been pretty care- '
fully laid, and the program as indi
cated today by one of the chief lieuten
ants in the Taft camp is about as fol
lows:
Program of Taft Men.
The first effort will be bent on pre
venting any change of line-up in the
national committee. They will spare
no Effort in blocking R. B. Howell, of i
Nebraska, off the committee, and they
will use equally strenuous measures to!
prevent Xhe sealing of the four other
Roosevelt men.
They plan to secure the seating of
every one of the Taft delegates contest,
ed or contesting.
They desire tn organize rhe creden
tials committee with the Taft men in
control and to have the committee
make up the temporary roll of the con
vention in such a manner that the ma
jority report of the national committee
—seating the Taft men—will be car
ried.
They plan m select a permanent
chairman from the middle M est. For
mer Vice President Fairbanks has been
suggested tor the place, although Fair
banks himself has expressed a desire
10 keep out of the present tight, inas
much as he served as vice president
while Roosevelt was in the white house. '
They are determined that the plat-|
form to be adopted be very conserve- '
I ive.
Eyes on Southern Delegates.
Above all, they plan to keep the j
Southern delegates in line. -To do this i
as soon as these delegates reach town, I
lieutenants of the Taft forces w ill visit ;
them and argue with them. They will I
watch over the Southerners until after 1
the nomination has been made.
That one of these rights was to be I
directed against Senator Elihu Root |
for temporary chairman of the conven-i
tion caused some surprise among!
Roosevelt forces here. Yesterday they!
had given out the statement that no
opposition to Root would be attempted.
Following the conference at Oystei Bay
it was decided to wage the fight and at
the headquarters of the Roosevelt
managers, were preparing for one more
battle
1 Mid-Week Specials I
»IN BASS' JUNE SALEI
Bass’ June Sale has started off with a %
§ rush. More big bargains will be offered to- >
morrow. Don't miss them. Some lots are
“ limited in quantity and will be closed out; S
% quickly, so come early. ®
* New Dresses New Skirts
On sale tomorrow- 100 nev Summer Wash .hist in and on sale tomorrow—-new light-
C® Dresses of linens, linencs. lawns, etc. man weight Summer Skirts of Panamas, serges, [/)
ufartiirers’ samples, worth worsteds, etc., in black, plain colors and
(Z) up Io $7.00 all at, choice ... fancies; QK S
*£ New Lingerie Dresses, Allover Embroidered $10.0(1 values
CQ Net Dresses. Silk Dresses, etc., every one a New Wash Skirts of white linens and (/),
f good style; real values up to OIZ linenes. and of shepherd check wash fab-
c/s $12.50. al choice of the lot .... rics: values up to
C Ladies’ House Dresses, well made, of good $2.00; e’hoice wwG
SO wash malerials. £SO/t* ' St '" lingerie Waists and plain tailored /(/)
rr , * ns SJ) ' P DvC Shirts, up to QQtf* fl —
I/) Ladies’ Gowns ami Skirts worth up to $3.00 values vOw 5®
< $1.00; all All-silk Alessaltne Petticoats, (tl CQ
SO al. choice wvG worth $4.00; this sale $ I
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« 500 More Untrimmed . I
§ and Ready-to-Wear >
“ HATS TO SELL AT . . -
Another special purchase of Hats includes Neapolitan, Milan, Hemp and Chip 3*
untrimmed Shapes, new Ready-to-Wear Hats, Misses’ and Children’s Hats in new
™ styles; values same as selling elsewhere up to $4.00, all at 98c for choice.
<y>) Children's Hats worth up to $1.50 at 50c for choice. DO
cn a >
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% Some New Wash Goods |
New White Piques in wide ami nar- 1K a 5.000 yards of standard staple
CCI row welts: this sale, per vard IOC Ginghams to sell at, per yard OG iOS
.si;l Neu Keps in black, lan, pink. i Brown Dress Linens, not more
fC blue ami lavender: per yard IOC than 10 yards to a buyer, at. yard .. . WV'
Remnants of XVhile Klaxon, worth Aa, Yard-wide Linen Crash Suiting 4Ea —‘
25c to 40c. at. per yard IUC on sale tomorrow al. yard IOU
25 pieces of fancy cheeked White 4 Bamie Linens in blue ami nat- 4
CO Klaxon, to sell at. yard "*'! IUU mal linen color: per yard IOG (/>
" " ’ ./
% Best 100-yard Spools of tZr* »
“ SEWING SILK at, per Spool«
cc a co
cz> >
LINENS, DOMESTICS, ETC. “
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.One 10l of full double-bed size CQf%’ I Best Antiseptic Colton Diaper ACli*
qj white Bed Spreads; $1.50 values . . OOC Cloth ; tomorrow', per holt *tOU <
GS-im-h full bleached Table SZAtf* , i ||H *'*y 7tl by
<Z> Damask, worth SI.OO a vard. at. .. . OUC 90-inch Bleached Sheets; 75c value.. ."fH'G y m
< ■ ' S;
- Silks and Summer Wool Goods
. . . CO
New white and colored Japanese Silks in H> bolls ol .>4 inch White Sicilian, worth •
CQ plain and corded weaves; 4Qa sl.-»ri a yard; on V'
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tZ)
| Men’s $2.00 Bathing Suits at 98c “
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? Laces and Embroideries f
CO Cn
Table of X T al Laces, including edges and 27 imdt Kinbroidery Klouneings w>orth up
(/) insert ions; up to DO
< 25c values; yard P'T yard CwU
C 2 Embroidert Edges and Insertions, worth up Embroidery Ramis to match the flouneings (/>
AL” to 25e; in this sale Ea quoted above; 1 Of*
CT) at. per yard wU this sale, per yard ICU «
| Following Wednesday Bargains in %
“ Our Furniture Department s
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22 Best Ne> 1 grade Floor Oilcloth Our 4.i-pound Red Star r'otlon New patterns in 9 l>> 12-font
m new pattern- ai. Felt Matto - I a Matting Ari Squares OR 00
CO ],er ja rd ?J® C rea 181 a value, at. *T •V O to sell at. . .
Full double bed size. ::t>-poi>>i<i Full size, well made Mosquito
Polished Brass i-urtain Ron All Cotton Mat- d AO Nets: the 82.n0 kind. QQm, t/s
tension st y h', Kfr tr* ■ - ses, only in th is stt In. . **
2 vety special at ... pound All-Cotton Mattressi . < ntr nrw stock of Refrigerators ’
Curt lir am t full double bed fl* *> AO iwludes following great values. “
00 mB4 on sale OQ A ". . .al ~ 11 made of solid oak >
o . ~ , s#<sC m-potrnd All-c<>tion Mattr-ss-' . 30-pmmd ice CIO </>
CD .11 w ith roll edge sa ‘"t , apacltx .. !(/)
r/s Solid Dak Mission (r. |, only 50-pound we 567 90
eomph te with chains Ci'S QQ The Sellsmorc Cotton I'll Mai capacity ’•* “
-X and hooks ties-, verx best 't"a' 7f>-pound lee 1 QA C®
=- Folding Pa,k G.. '-I oh ul, *'> • capacity >IL»U >
ber-li'ed bicyeh- ® 1 QQ Large illov, fl r< The following are also big bar- (Z)
(/) wheels 83 value 3? » .WIJ g'‘ eathot - ari<: ■ ••' QQq gains in solid oak !<>■ Boxes; (/)
Gcniiiw 1 a lo: ' 'V' _ flood -izo -pound Fealli-i Pil- . __
GQ cis very la we anil fR 208 lows in this sale at ma.
~al $6 values . p ,„., ~ j( ,, f 090 IM,.pound lie $7.90 >
(/) Best China and Japan MittHiu: Besi White Geese ! • ithcrs wipaeit.v
(Z) ihi- -tie. per IQ r plucked from lit. 2im-pound tee sll Qfi <Z>
vard gees,., per pound. . WV capacity
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