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I. WF T HEWSEVANGELISTS
CITES HITS RAPPED AS
Ministers To-day Inclined To Be
Indolent, Declares Moderator
of Northern Church.
The Rev. Dr. Mark Allison Mat
thews, famous Georgian and pastor
of the largest Presbyterian church in
America, if not the world, will ar
rive in Atlanta Wednesday lo take
charge as moderator of the General
Assembly of the Presbytery which
U. S. A. (Northern church) holds its
first formal session Thursday.
Dr Matthews, who is at the head
of the church in Seattle, Is a native
of t'alhoun, Ga.. where he was born
September 24. 18fl7. Since ordained
• t Ringgold at the age of 19, his ca
reer has been meteoric.
Being of an analytical mind. Dr.
( Matthews has devoted much of his
time to ascertaining the weaknesses
of his church and with the openirrg
of the present assembly it is ex
pected he will make strong recom
mendations which will tend to bring
■bout vast changes in the system of
*ork carried on by Presbyterian ec
clesiastics.
Faults Cited.
In an extended interview published
in the New York Sun. the noted
preacher ascribes the following weak
nesses to his church:
“Ministers are indolent They
haven’t* bosses to see that they at
tend tp business.
"40,000 elders of the Presbyterian
church neglect their duty.
’>liniiiters dictate two sermons
eaoh week and throw them in the
fire once they are preached, having
decided years ago to have a ‘barrel.'
“Ministers have ‘doubts' and at
times need advice.
“They do not teach love of work
rft home and at school.
“Preachers should instruct parents
how to bring up their children.”
The Sun Article'quotes Dr. -Mat
thews in ctfplahatibn of the state
ment. as follows: ,
“‘A preacher gets up in the morn
ing when ho pleases and goes to bed
at night when he feels like it. No
whistle reminds him of his coming
tasks. One of my assistants one
time took four hours in which to at
tend a funeral. 1 attended one later
in 20 minutes though the distance
covered was just tpe same as the
other.”
•• IV.e have 40.000 elders in the
I chuivh. Mostly they loaf. They
i i don't do any ruling these days. If
s member is caught taking a cock-
; tall, we don’t haul him before the
ruling elders but we say: Brother
we ask you not to do it again.’ In
this way the elders do not rule.
“Elders Do Not Work.”
“^Presbyterianism would grow eas-
• . fly it the elders worked. If the
; 20,W0" teams - bVought in one mem-
i ber each week, even, the » jlurch would
i grow at the rate of 80,000 converts
! a rponth. In. 1912 only 73,000 per
sons Joined the Presbyterian church.
“ ‘Preachers. I heard when I was
a boy. kept their; sermons in a bar
rel. I have been afraid to trust
myself y ith a' barrel. I knew that
1 would' dip into it occasionally and
later (tipping would become a habit.
Befoge -one kjiqws It, sermon writing
becchnes a hard labor and is shirked
whenever ‘possible.;’ ”
Dr. Matthew^ declared it his opin
ion that the combination of all Chris
tians into f a common church would
never be accomffliPhed.
•• ‘The world is growing better. Hu
manity's, sentiment is improving. 1
saw a- United States judge impeach
ed a short time ago. A few years
flgft,he wdUlrt have gone unwMpped
for l\is crime. Yet 1 do not think
it would be a good idea for religious
work to be combined. I think that
ail Presbyterian churches should
come together, though.’’’
Dr. Matthews is a man of giant
stature. His church in Seattle has
a membership of 7,01)1) persons. There
are fifty ushers on the main fiooi
and in‘the gallery of the. building
Seventy-one singers are in the choir.
Among the membership of the con
gregation are included Japanese.
Chinese and Coreans. Since 1902.
the church has paid off a debt of
$2r>.600. Dr. Matthews' first congre
gation numbered 16 persons.
BLAST ROCKS COUNTRYSIDE.
CUMBERLAND. MD„ May 14.—A
great explosion of dynamite occurred
| at Eckhart. near here, this* morning,
j killing two persons, demolishing sev
eral houses and breaking windows in
©uses within a radius of half a mile.
SHIRKERS
Rev. W. C. Crofts Arraigns the
ern Methods of Revival Work
at Pre-Assembly Meeting.
A scathing arraignment of the.
modern methods of evangelistic work
was delivered by the Rev. W. (\
Crofts before the joint meeting of
delegates to the General Assembly of
the Presbytery in the North Avenue
Presbyterian Church at 10 o’clock
Wednesday morning.
The gathering formed the pre-as
sembly of the visitors to discuss
evangelism and was attended by
many other noted speakers. The
church was thronged.
The Rev. Mr. Crofts, who is from
Rock River, took the place of the
Rev. William Russell, of Pittsburg,
who was scheduled to deliver the
principal address, but failed to arrive
in Atlanta in time to be present at
the meeting.
Charges Aotual Shirking.
Mr. Crofts, on taking the pupit,
opened his address with a denuncia
tion of the half-hearted manner in
which evangelistic work was carried
on. He accused evangelists of lack
of energy in soul-saving and in some
instances charged actual shirking of
the duties which they had assumed.
Dr. Crofts then took up the work
of the Presbytery at its Rock River
conference, detailing the various
methods that assembly had pursued,
and ended In recommending that such
tactics be applied to the evangelistic
work throughout the country.
“The majority of evangelistic work
ers are half-nearted.” declared Dr.
Crofts. They do their work in a
makeshift manner and in some cases
I have discovered downright shirking
of the duties which lay plainly before
them.”
Sees Room for Improvement.
At present the majority of evan
gelistic committees, from what work
they are now doing, are accomplish
ing mighty little in comparison with
the vast amount of good they could
do if they really worked.
“At the Rock River conference an
effort was made to ameliorate these
conditions. . For 27 weeks the meet
ing held forth and at the end of that
3,000 Arrive for Great Presbyterian Assemblies
+•+ +•+ +#+ +•*!• *!*••!- +•*{*
Delegates in Pre-Convention ‘Get-Together’ Meet
Atlanta Homes Thrown Open to
Thousands of Visitors From
All Over United States.
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actually. The so-called radicals or
Progressives, whichever they ciioo^>*
to call them, nie merely creatures «*f
tne m|nds "f tkfi branch ©f the is
sembly which would keep in vogue
the practices of 50 years ago. The •
is not the slightest chance that the
work of our homo board will be cur
tailed, and I look for a complete vic
tory of the Progressive forces.*’
T>r. Mi Kibbin is regarded as strict
ly « conservative, being the head of
Rev. Charles
Scanlan,
temperance
lecturer and
prominent
figure in
the
Presbyterian
Assemblies
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STARVATION PIT
8ili!ES H!
HUMAN SIDELIGHTS ON
PRESBYTERIAN MEET
Radicals and Conservatives Getting Together, Says
Stelsle—No More Heresy Trials.
Rev. H. T. Mitchelmore Declares
Church Faces Problem of Giv- i
ing Pastors Living ^Vage.
“Many ministers of the gospel,
while showing their floe tin the way
into Jieaven, arc finding it mighl>
difficult to provide for themselves a |
respectable existence here on ea»h ’|
This was the manner in which the |
Rev. il. T. Mitel
Wednesday on (hr
that
el mart
time plans for a veritable campaign
of soul-saving were inaugurated.
’Schools for this purpose were cre
ated and the graduates are now be
ing sent all over the country to
churches that can not afford to se
cure evangelists in choir revival
meetings. Already the Rock River
conference is planning for greater
and far-reaching work to be done at
its meeting next year.
Others who spoke at the morning
meeting were Dr. C. W. McGuire, of
Indiana: Rev. George E. Raitt, of
Pittsburg, chairman of the commit
tee of the United Presbytery of Pitts
burg. and the Rev. C. R. William
son, of Chester, Pa.
DINGER IN MEAT EATING
Medical Reports Show That Peo
ple Who Eat Much Meat Are
Susceptible to Typhoid Fever.
The death rate of Typhoid has
been 10 per cent for many years.
Even if patient recovers, there is
danger — Weakened constitution,
languid ness, loss of energy and
other after-effects
In a majority of causes typhoid
fever is directly" traceable 'to an
Inactive liver which has refused to
clear away the masses of meat
particles left undigested in the
alimentary canal. This mass pu
trefies and sends.out death-deal
ing poisons, to result in typhoid
fever.
JACOBS' LIVER SALT is the
greatest known liver stimulant.
Its action is gentle, yet effective.
It draws water to the alimentary
tract, flushes the stomach and
bowels, washes away the undi
gested meat par tides and removes
the danger of fermentation. The
blood is purified through the re
newed activity of the liver.
JACOBS' LIVER SALT does not
cause nausea and vomiting, and
there are no dangerous ‘after-ef
fects as with calomel.- Don’t take
an inferior substitute; many imi
tate the name, but can not pro
duce the same natural, flushing
avtior. vf the genuine JACOBS’
LIVER SALT. At all druggists.
25c. If your druggist can not, sup-
ply you. we will mail full size jar !
upon receipt of price, postage free ;
Made and guaranteed by Jacobs ■
Pharmacy Co.. Atlanta.
Christian Education
Conference Is Begun
The pre-assembly conference on
education which is being held under
the direction of the executive com
mittee of Christian education and
ministerial relief, will continue in
session throughout Wednesday. The
conference is being held in the First
Baptist Church, but the closing ses
sion will be held Wednesday even
ing in Harris Presbyterian Church,
and in that session representatives of
the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.,
and of the United Presbyterian
Church will be present, as well as
those of the Southern Presbyterian
Church.
Rev. J. Knox Montgomery. D.D..
president of Muskingum College.
New Concord. Ohio, and Rev. T. S.
Clyce, D.D., of Sherman, Tex., pres
ident of Austin College, will be the
speakers. The subjects to be pre
sented in the addresses are “The, Bi
ble in the College’’ and “Comity and
Co-operation.”
The two sessions of this conference
held on Tuesday were occupied with
the discussion of questions: "How
best to assist poor boys and girls
of the church to secure a higher ed
ucation'' and “How to maintain n
thoroughly Christian atmosphere in
the Christian (Church). College.”
Both sessions were occupied for
the most part with free, in forma:
discussion and open conference fea
tures in which many of the delegates
took part.
The principal emphasis was placed
upon the necessity for giving the
Bible and religious services promi
nence in all of uie educational w ? ork
of the church, and also to secure m?n
of positive Christian character as
numbers of the faculty.
To Pay Fair Claims.
COLUMBUS.—To wind up the af
fairs of the Georgia-Alabama Fair
Association for the vast year Presi
dent Brooks, of ihe association, has
announced that he will pay all claims
against the association and begin
©reparations for the 1913 fair.
White City Park Now Open
Ponce DeLeon Rink Now
; Open.
Lane Seminary, jpst as Dr. Alexan
der is regarded as an exponent of‘the
most conservative element, largely
because of his affiliations with
Princeton, and the fact that he is a
Princeton graduate.
There will be. approximately 900
commissioners at the Baptist Taber
nacle Tuesday afternoon when the
balloting for moderator begins.
From every direction special trains
are rolling into Atlanta bearing dele
gates to the Presbyterian joint as
sembly. In addition to the specials,
each regular train carries extra
coaches to accommodate the heavy
travel Atlantaward. The delegates
come from every 'State in the Union
and practically every country in th-
world.
Probably 200 delegates had reached
Atlanta by Wednesday morning. Be
fore night this number was expected
to have passed the 3,000 mark. Fully
4.000 delegates will be in attendance
when the joint meeting begins Thurs
day morning.
To accommodate this influx of visi
tors the people of Atlanta have
thrown open the doors* of their homes,
and every visitor will be accorded
true Southern hospitality. The local
committees, almost entirely laymen,
were worked day and night to pre
pare for the convention. Every de
nomination in Atlahta has joined with
the local Presbyterians, and delegates
are being entertained in the homes of
people of every doctrine.
When the pre-assembly conference
convened • at 10 o’clock VVednesda>
in the North Avenue Presbyterian
Church, the greatest convention in
the history of the Presbyterian
Church began. This conference was
under the direction of the Evangel
istic Committees of the General As
semblies with Chairman Rev. Charles
Huston, of the 1’. S. A. Committee,
presiding.
All-Day Conference.
The conference has no bearing at
all on the actual work o,f the assem
blies. and the discussions were to a
great degree Informal. As' only a
small number of the delegate - have
yet arrived in Atlanta, but will be
reaching here on practically every
train during the day, this conference
is an all-day affair with both lunch
and dinner served in the church par
lors. A buffet luncheon was served
at noon. Dinner will be at-6 o’clock
After dinner there will be a “free-
for-all” discussion.
Afternoon speakers were the R. y
Robert R Bigger. Presbytery of
Cleveland; Rev. W. R. Dobyns, U. F.
Assembly. St. Joseph. Mo.. R-v
George Gordon Many, recording sc*' -
retary. U. ^ A Assembly’s evnn
gellstic committee, '.nd the Rev. John
R. Davjs, Presbytery . f Philadelphia
The conference is a get-together
meeting. While each speaker has
been assigned a subject, still ea > h
subject has been selected with the
idea of developing free discussion
along the lines of general 'church
work in connection with evangelis
tic work.
The fact that the three great as
semblies of the Presbyterian Church
are meeting here at once lias
caused a wave of taik relating to
the three branches uniting into one
compact body, and such a union in
the near future is being freely pre
dicted by men high in the church.
Presbyterian Merger Likely.
"Union of the branch of the Pres
byterian <’hurch intc one huge body
Is something which we may undoubt
edly look for in the next few years,"
said the Rev. George Gordon Mahy,
recording secretary of the U. S. A.
Assembly’s evangelistic committee,
to a Georgian reporter. “The fact
that we have gathered in Atlanta
gives reason for this belief, it illus
trates the fact that the various
branches of the church are getting
in closer touch with each other.
There are but a few of the very small
things that cause one branch to dif
fer from another at present. Two of
the branches sing hymns: the other
blanch sings psalms lJndoubtedt>
some agreement could be arrived it
in- this regard, and I believe that ul
timately we will see the entire hod;
of Presbyterians working in unison
under the same organization.
“As a matter of fact, I believe we
are approaching the time when all
Protestant churches will be aligned.
In Canada the question of all Protes
tant churches uniting is being work
ed out; the different ideas of faith are
being worked into one, and before
long we may look for one Protestant
church in Canada.
“Personally. 1 long to see the day
when all Protestant churches will be
combined into one huge body working
for the welfare of mankind and the*
progress of Christianity.”
Normal Institute to
Cease Session Friday
The Atlanta Normal and Industrial
Institute has announced its closing
exercises for Friday evening in Cos
mopolitan A. M. E. Church, Vine and
Foundry Streets.
The institution, conducted for he
uplift of the negro race in this com
munity. extends thanks to the gener
ous c itizens of Atlanta who have con
tributed to its support.
Rev. Richard Orme Flinn will de
liver the annual address and Rev. A.
Eustace Day the benediction. The
occasion will close with an address by
Richard 1 >. Stinson, principal of the
irvdltute.
Mr*. Harriett Loudersky Rolader. 56
years ‘>ld, died at her home, 28 How
ell Mill Road. Tuesday afternoon. She
is survived by her husband, T. A.
Rolader; two daughters, Mrs M. L
Tumlin and Miss Bessie Rolader. and
three sons. W. L.. T. C. and .1. M
Rolader. The funeral win he held
Thursday afternoon a» 2 o’clock at the
Sardis (*hureh. Interment will be in
the church cemetery.
Hotels Filled With
Visiting Churchmen
The headquarters* of the local com
mittees is one of the busiest places
in the city. Rev. Jere Moore and
J. K. Orr, in charge of arrangements,
assisted by a number of prominent
Atlantans, who, typifying the spirit
that has made Atlanta respected
wherever her name is mentioned,
have shucked their coats and are
working as registration clerks.
Every commissioner and delegate
registers at headquarters as soon as
he arrives. Five hundred commis
sioners will he given free entertain
ment in Atlanta homes of all de
nominations. and the refraining visit
ing Presbyterians will he quartered
at hotels.
Every hostelry in the city 1?
crowded, and with the large nmnbei
yet to come, Atlanta hotels probably
will face the problem of handling
the largest crowd ever In the city.
By Thursday morning, when tile
assemblies hold their first sessions,
it is thought that not less than 1.r>0<
commissioners and 3,000 visitors will
be here
Lucian Knight, chairman of the lo
cal souvenir committee, announced
this morning that his work had been
completed and the copies of the sou
venir booklet can be obtained at the
Central Presbyterian: Church on
Wednesday night. The booklet con
tains about lf>0 pages of Information
about Atlanta, Georgia and the as
semblies, and is profusely illustrated
with photographs of Atlanta points
of interest.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
NAME STATE OFFICERS
SAVANNAH.
K
GA.,
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Knights of Columbus
commented
tlon salaries
are driving hundreds of young
jiieti from th<- ministry. Dr. Miichei-
more is associate pastor of the Firrt
Presbyterian Church, Vff *Tavonu;,
tVaj-ih.. the largest church of the city,
and is in Atlanta to attend the Pres
byterian Assemblies
“Ifow can a minister support a
family on a salary of not more than
$8 or $10 a week?” he asked. “I*
it any wonder that many ypurig^nen
are .appalled by the p'rns^O't af*U fin
ally decide to enter some'line of busi
ness where a living income is pos
sible?”
Questions Cry for Answer.
The questions asked -by the'* West
ern' myuMer. are question tljat are
crying to-day with a particular insist
ence for an answer. Not only does
the mini“t*r have the ad dal problem
of actually mit/porting. his family on
the small sum, out freinwhile he
must try to be absorbed in his work
although constantly discouraged by
debt and the hopelessness of the out
look.
Another serious item, is that while
grocery bills, general trade bills, etc!,
must be met and paid with a)nie de
gree of regularity, many ministers
are compelled to wall patiently until
the church treasurer gets around to
pay them.
And this $8 nr lift a week salary
is given a man after he has obtained
a professional education requiring
years of study. , **
Tin* solution must come in an ad
justment of salaries about th* coun
try." said Dr. Mitchelmore. “"A
makeshift solution is afforded now by
the poorly paid ministers engaging
in some ‘side line.’ but this solution
is obviously unsatisfactory. In some
instances, loyal wives* have pieced
out the sleftder salaries by raising
chickens or by adopting some simi
lar plan.
“These devices, however, bring ns
no nearer the needed reform The
church must awake to the, /act that
it owes its ministry a decent living*.
There must be a general awakening
about the country. 1 am not saying
that there has been no improvement..
The reform has begun, but it must
be hastened
“Neither as I saying that conditions'
are bad everywhere. On the con
trary. in my part of the.country the
ministers for the most part are fairly
well paid, but in other sections I
know that they get salaries that a
day laborer would not be expected to
live upon. And yet the. minister is
compelled to dress better and his
family.is obliged to maintain a more
expensive social life than theklaV la
borer and his family.
Presbyterians Best Paid.
“The Presbyterian ministers prob
ably have less cause to octnplain
than those of any. other denomination.
They are known as the highest paid
of any of the Protestant ministries.
Still I know of opportunities for'im
provement. .
“The trouble has been that wdiiU^
the cost of the necessities ol life
has been mounting steadily, the sala
ries of the nation’s preachers hayd.re
mained at practically the same level
they were fifteen years ago. There
has been some increase,*but not pro
portionate to the rise in the cost of
living.
“My father got $700 or $800 as a
minister in his younger years, but
that was equivalent to $1,200 in 1913.
Starting more recently in our re
ligious life in the We: i. we have not
been so bound by the small salaries
of a half century ago as they have
in the East and Middle West. In spite
of this 1 have encountered many min
isters who were barely able to sup
port themselves and families.
“One of my kicks' is that I find in
so many rural communities that far
mers making .the equivalent of $3,000
or $4,000 a year force their ministers
to live on $300 or $400 and can not
understand why the ministers, after
a few' years of futile endeavor, for
sake their (’ailing in Absolute despair,
it Is a crime and a disgrace!’*
To Thrash Onion Out.
That the question of a union will
be proposed during, the session is re
garded as an absolute absurdity. This,
it is expected, will first be suggested
in the Southern Presbyterian Assem
bly and committees appointed • to
meet with committees from the other
two assemblies. *
Whether it will be adopted at this
session is regarded as'a bit doubtful,
many of the prominent, ministers in
attendance believing it would be best
to go slowly in the matter, and, w hile
favoring union, to thoroughly thrash
the matter out and not perfect the
union until ti e next year or so. There
are many who favor an immediate
transforming into one body and of
thrashing out the* various problems as
body complete.
No Candidate for
Southern Moderator.
By REV. CHARLES STEL2LE.
Dr. Mark A*
Matthews. na
tive Georgia m
now' of Seattle,
“the tall pine of
the Sierras"—
he’s about six
feet six In
height. anti
weighs not much
over, well, he
doesn't w eigh as
much as a man
of his height Is
supposed to
weigh —retiring
Moderator o f
t h e Northern
P r e 8 b y t erian
Assembly, has
during the year
that he’s been
*M od e rator
aroused m 1 n-
gling emotions
in the minds of
the men of his denomination. Some
of them have come to the conclusion
that lie's a “common scold,” w'hi’e
others believe him to be the greatest
Moderator that the church has ever
had—so take your choice.
But after the last word has beer,
said concerning him. everybody will
agree that Dr. Matthews has gone
into more things and stirred up more
people than any other Moderator In
the memory of this generation. This
ma\ not be saying very much, hut
most men will admit that his activity
has resulted in a good deal of eerlous
thinking on the part of the church
with regard to some pretty big prob
lems—and this has been worth while.
The solsolidation of the Southern
Presbyterian Assembly with the
United ITesbyterlan Assembly seems
to hinge very largely upon whether
the United Presbyterians can agree
Upon some kind of a proposition with
reference to their attitude toward
>ccret orders, the singing of Psalms
and “close communion." There’s no
doubt that a way qut will be found
by the tine big men who are serving
on thn committees representing the
two bodies.
It's a frlghtv interesting thing in
looking hack upon the history of the
church to note how the positions
which were at one time regarded as
* xtremeiy radical by the church a*
larg< were later Indorsed and fought
for b\ the conservatives—after the
progressives had gone on still fur
ther. the conservatives suffering and
sa< ritlclng for these former radical
doctrines and practices, as though
they them®* Ives had originated them.
There'll he no more heresy trials in
thr Presbyterian (’hurch—this may be
at rented as a foregone conclusion.
There'may he and probably should be
differences of opinion among church
men with regard to theological ques
tions. but more and more these differ
ences are coining to he respected, so
long as the common belief of the en
tire grouf> of churchmen leans them
to the Master whom they unitedly
■serve. Some (lav, out of ail thltj ( dis-
■< iiSsfon.' the church will accept 'as a
“(’tifistijin!’ the man or the woman
Mm "tHicepits the purpose of Jesus,
and seeks to bring in the kingdom of
Gbd." For, after All, this is the big
thing that must dominate every man
who calls himself a “Uhristlan.” and
it will take in a good many who are
now outside the church, and who will
not come into it, because they can not
.■tcoepr some of the doctrines which
they 'fear will be forced upon them
by the church.
Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, of New
York, who speaks to-night at the
[pre-assembly missionary conference
on “City Problems.' is one of the
most influential ministers of any de
nomination in the metropolis. He is
pastor of what would probably be
called “a rich man’s church," but the
fine thing about it is that Dr. Coffin
h;«s got into it many of the kind of
folks who are called “working peo
ple’’ This has been done mostly
through the way that he has regard
ed these laborers as just “folks." He
hasn't segregated them and patron
ized them and made them feel that
they were an inferior lot of citizens
of different (dood. but he has suc
ceeded in making them understand
that they were actually “brothers"
working in a common cause, and this,
by the way. is no small job. Dr. Cof
fin is also a professor at Union Theo
logical Seminary, in New York, w here
he helps train the students to do his
kind of a job in real man-fashion
His seven-minute address on social
service at the great missionary con
ference in Edinburg, Scotland, two
years ago. was one of the big features
of this gathering of world leaders.
Thirty-five negro commissioners
are in the three assemblies. As 41
invitations have come to the hospital
ity committee from local people, ne
groes, of course, stating that they wish
to entertain “negro commissioners .
only," it relieves this committee of
some embarrassment, and tt also
means that the negro commissioners
will be made comfortable.
There’s a very remarkable trans
formation taking place In the sub
jects being discussed at these As
sembly meetings. In former days
considerable time was consumed n
the presentation of abstract theories,
concerning theological questions and
matters of law and procedure. Now
it must be admitted that theology
and law are perfectly proper sub
jects to be talked about in a church
convention, and rhoae now in session
In Atlanta will spend some time in
discussing them.
But there's a disposition to de-«
part not only from these subjects,
but also from mere "inspirational
addresses.’’ “We’re tired of Inspira
tional addresses—we want, to know"
how to get on the job," was the way
a Presbyterian elder put it.
And this expresses precisely what
the Assemblies are doing. Even
some of the laymen and the trained
sociologists are being Jolted by the
way that committees and commis
sioners of the Assembly talk about
“efficiency experts," “purchasing
agents," "survey work.’ “publicity;
campaigns ' and similar subjects.
The exhibits of the various board#
of the Church at this Assembly equal
any and excel most of the purely so-*
ciological exhibitions of recent days
in any city in the United States.
They may not be so extensive al
though this is due entirely to the lack
9 of space, but in quality they havo
I not been beaten. The expert staff
j men on these boards in charge of
I special departments are recognized
j as the equal of men employed by
' purely social service agencies. In
deed. they are often consulted as ex
perts by these agencies.
All this is a hopeful sign of the
Limes. While warmly sympathetic
toward the more emotional side of
religion known as "evangelistic
work,” these men are demonstrating
that a religion which is concerned
about the hereafter rday at the sane*
tin& be interested In the affairs of
the here and now.
Awaiting the
Joyful Sound
The Wonderful Music That Bursts
Forth When the Stork Arrives.
That funny little brassy cry that
schors the arrival of the new baby is
"Law Brother* for Quality M 1
Georgia, in
annual convention here, elected of
ficers. selected Augusta as the next
place of meeting and transacted other
business.
The State officers are: Deputy, U.
Morgan, Macon; treasurer. John J.
Powers, Savannah; secretary. J. .J.
Tarleton, Augusta; advocate, M. (\
Carroll, Atlanta; warden, G. J. Burrus
Columbus; delegates to national con
vention. C. M. Morgan and R. A. Mc
Gill, Atlanta, alternates. M. C. Car-
roll and M. c. Powers.
RICHMOND’S GRAND JURY
FAVORS SALARY SYSTEM
AUGUSTA, GA.. May 14.—The!
Richmond County Grand Jury has
recommended that the Solicitor of
the City Court and the Solicitor Gen
eral of ♦ he Superior Court be placed
on salaries of $3,000 each, instead ot
receiving fees The county i.s losing
at least $10,000 a year, it is estimat
ed. because of the fee system in these
offices.
Everything is
opening session
in
he General As-
settrftly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States, familiarly
called the Southern Presbyterian
Chun h, in North Avenue Church
Thursday morning at J1 o'clock.
The retiring moderator of the as
sembly, tlv* Rev. L S. < 'lyce, D.D.. i(
Sherman? Tex , will preach the open
ing sermon. Following the sermon
the sacrament of the Lord's SUpt
w-ili be admin
tor and tempo
ciHi
Several commissioners are promi
nently mentioned for moderator, hut
there are no candidates. It Is likely
that .<♦ least four commissioners w-ill
be placed in nomination, and that
several ballots will be necessary.
Special interest centers • about re
ports, regarding the possibility of the
union of the chiirehes and the basi?
upon which this union might be ef
fected. Little mote will be done bv
this assembly. It Is not likely that a
positive step toward a merger will
be taken at this timev
cd. Tile modera**
clerk will then he
perhaps the most cherishsd remem-
i»ran< e of our lives. And thousands of |
happy mothers owe their preservation to
health and strength to Mother’s Friend.
I T his is an external remedy that is ap
plied to the abdominal muscles. It re
lieves all the tension, prevents tender
ness and pain, enables the muscles to
expand gently and, when baby comes.
I the muscles relax naturally,.the form is j
preserved without laceration or other !
I accident.
I you will find Mother's Friend on sale I
Rt almost any drug store, as It Is one of
ihe standard, reliable remedies that
grandmothers everywhere have relied
upon.
With Its daily use during the period
>f expectation, there is no weakness, nc
nausea, no morning sickness, no pain,
distress or strain of any kind. Its in
fluence is truly remarkable, as it pene
trates the tissues and renders them
pliant and easily governed by the de
mands of nature You will be surpHs^d
, at its wonderful effect and what a
grateful relief it affords.
Especially to young women Mother's
i Friend is one of th* greatest of all help
ful influences.
You will find this wonderful remedy on
*al** at the store where you trade, or
rh'ev will get it for you. It Is prepared
bv Bradfleld Regulator Company. 138
Lamar Building. Atlanta, Ga Write
them for a very valuable book to ex- J
pec tarn mothers.
Straws!
r T'S high time to “got
1 busy” and choose
yours! A season of
‘‘new things” in Straw
Hats—this store, as us
ual, is ready to meet
every demand. Stylish
Straws for men and
young men.
Sennits and Splits
$2.(111 to S5.IHI
Bangkok* and Panamas
$6.00 and $6.50
Elegant New $1.50
Shirts!
\\7 E direel special at-
* v tention to our
window display of g p n-
tlemen's $1.50 Shirts-
a modest price—but a
collection of Summer
Negligees that are styl
ish and worthy through
and through, from the
world's foremost shirt
makers. See them and
you’ll buy them!
The New
Oxfords
A LL the new styles,
inclu ding the
popular English rubber
heel and sole oxfords—
the prices range from
$4 to $6.
, 5*« Our Window Display,
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