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V J J THE ATLANTA WEOKUIAN OU'NKWS. Eh*lDAY, MAY 1(>. 191H. Four Great Presbyterian Branches Reject Movement Because Time Is Not Ripe.' All doubt was dispelled as to the possibility of union this year of jthe four great branches of the Presbyte rian Church when their representa tives for the first time in the history of the world gathered in a monster mass meeting at the Auditorium Thursday night. Speculation, rife as to the combi nation of the four groat bodies since the opening r.i the meetings, was quickly turned into realization. The verdict was: No organic union will be consummated at this time. The vast audience fairly bristled with stand-patters, those who could never part with their own doctrinal beliefs. And yet. even at this his toric assembly there was indicated far out on the horizon of future ac tivity the union which now is im possible. ,«. T. At present the unanimous desire is for union of spirit and the chief topics taken by the many speakers at the meeting was this. Throughout the addresses the building rang with praise as world- famous Presbyterians took the pul pit for short addresses. Intermit tently hymns were sung by the thousands present. Atlanta Pastor Presides. The Rev. R. O. Flinn. of Atlanta, presided. Dr. \V. P. Jacobs, of Clin ton, S. C., pronounced the invoca tion, after which Dr. G. A. Beattie, of Atlanta, presented the famous gavel made from the wood of four of the oldest Presbyterian theological sem inaries to the Assembly. “In case there is ever a union be tween the four churches, this gavel will be prophetic,” said Dr. Beattie In presenting it. J. K. Orr. welcoming the Presby- terfr.ns in the name of Atlanta, said: "'While some of you haven’t been down here*"since the war. .still, now that you are. we welcome you. We are glad to know that the prodigal has returned.” A strong plea for a national Chris tian movement was made by Dr. T. S. Clyce, retired moderator of the Southern Assembly. Dr. Clyce urged tWat the great Presbyterian Church be the force behind such a project. •\Ye should have greater power for religion in the national life of the world,” declared Dr. Clyce. “Our na tion should wield a moral force for good over the ^lobe. It remains for those who believe that God controls the nation to save America and the world.” Organic union was the subject taken by Dr. Hugh H. Bell, of San Francisco retired moderator of the United Presbyterians. Dr. Bell’s ad dress was a strong argument in favor of such a combination. “We are not disagreed on the deity of Christ,” said Dr. Bell. "We are not disagreed upon the importance of, missions. We must not crucify a Christ because of our doctrinal dif ferences.” Future Union Predicted. Following on the heels of Dr. Bell’s address came that of Dr. Mark A. Matthews, retired moderator of the Northern Assembly, which prognosti cated with emphasis an organic union ir. the near future. Immense enthusiasm greeted James MacDonald, of The Toronto Globe, when he arose to speak. Mr. Mac Donald spoke on the international as pect of the church. Reformed Synod to • Hold Daily Meetings The first meeting of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod com missioners will be held Friday morn ing at 11 o’clock at the Associate Re formed Church at Whitehall Street and Whitehall Terrace. Dr. J. C. Galloway, of Gastonia, N. C., chair man of the board of home missions, will preside. Following this meeting there will be a series of conferences Friday and Saturday mornings, the Rev. J. G. Kennedy, of Charlotte, N. C.. presiding. The church finance committee will meet Monday, led by E. C. Stuart, of Bartow, Fla. Tuesday there will oe a conference on home missions, with the Rev. Ira S. Caldwell, synodical evangelist, of Charlotte, as leader. The closing conferenee will be held on Wednesday on Sabbath school work. The Rev. W. A. McAulay, of Spartanburg. S. C„ will preside. Titanic Wreck Cuts White Star Profits LONDON, May 16.—The report of the White Star Company for 1812 says the results for that year showed very much reduced profits, owing to the loss of the Titanic. Much money had to be expended on the Olympic because of the Titanic disaster, and the big liner had to be withdrawn (turn serviie while the changes were bemg made. Costly labor troubles were also blamed. According to the report the profits for the year were $4,331,460. The final balance showed $302,675. Matchless helps to women’s comfort, physical well-being, and beauty—sure to pro mote healthy, natural action of the organs of digestion and elimination —the tonic, safe and ever reliable BEECHAM’S PILLS The Largest Sale v f Any Medicine in the World Sold everywhere, la boxes* 10c., 25c. Dr. John T. Stone Described by v • *r • v v#v v • *1* -J* • v v»v v»v Intensely Dramatic Scene at His Nomination Severe Earthquake j mss. bass, bass, bass, bass, bass, bass, bass bass bass bass Loving Friends, i. »„*, Of Rome Wrecked High Tribute Is Paid to New Head of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. Continued From Page 1. was a stampede toward big. honest John Stone that was irresistible. Four candidates had been presents.1 —Alexander. Palmer. McKibbin, John stone—this was the regularly select'd group whose names had been hurl?d back and forth for months in tno newspaper and in the personal dis cussions. Everybody thought that the list had been completed, and everybody was getting ready to vote, the chances ap parently being in favor of Alexander, of Pittsburg, with Palmer, of Colum bus, a close second. Jl was thought by some thut either McKibbin or Johnstone might prove to be a com promise candidate, although there did not appear to be great enthusiasm for either. Then the thing happened. Dr. W. R. King, of Monmouth, Ill., whom few in the Assembly knew, and whose name was scarcely heard as the mod erator presented him, began in a very unusual way to place a candidate in nomination. “I shall present the name of a man who does not know that he is to be nominated.” he said Good joke, thought the commis sioners, and they laughed. "There isn’t a man in the entire Assembly, excepting myself. who knows whom I am to nominate.” King continued. This was rich. Whcvhad ever heard of such simplicity and such faith in a Providence: Who could direct the election of a moderator without hav- At the top is Theodore L. Jimerson, a full-blooded Indian delegate pecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, May 16.—Three severe earthquake shocks wen felt to-day in the province of Latium, within a dozen milts of this city. At Frascati! and CasteNRomann many buildings were wrecked and the inhabitants were thrown into panic*. v A report from the quake zone stat ed that a number of other villages suffered. It is f feared there was loss of life. Nearly everybody in Atlanta reads The Sunday American. YOUR ad vertisement in the next isstre will soil goods. Try it! r-yjj j. , m c' I**. a m , | '94 . - * 4 - Pointing an admonitory finger is Rev. W. M. Holderby, the “fighting parson ’ ’ of Philadelphia. fp \ Wmi $ :: 'y ife- ing the thing set up by expert poli ticians? And the Assembly laughed some more. "This man has no claim upon the Assembly.” Remarkable! Most of the other nominators had told why the Assem bly would be everlasting guilty of in gratitude unless it elected their can didates. "But the Assembly has claims upon him.” Then many a man began to breathe hard, because there are lots of com missioners who feel that way about themselves, and they thought that maybe the moderatorship lightning was now surely to strike them. Lauds His Candidate. "My candidate is as gentle as John as fervidly evangelistic as Timothy—” hut the rest was lost in the tremen dous applause w'hich followed. It was something about "Peter” and a “rock." but the commissioners had already caught the signifleaftee of the allusion and the name of Stone was shouted all over the Assembly. Dr. John Timothy Stone, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, will give the Presbyterian Church an administration which will make the church known the country over as big and broad and yet pro foundly evangelistic—to those, of course, who do not already know that it is that. For those are the things for w r hich Stone has always stood. Some time ago I was riding with a teamster in a country road in Northern New York. The driver was not a* church man, but he soon dis covered that I was a preacher. "Do you know John Timothy Stone?" he asked. "Yes,” I replied, teamster. The Teamster’s Tribute. "Well he’s one man,” remarked the Dr. Sione had once been a pastor somewhere in that section and the whole countryside came to know' him as the* Presbyterian Assembly knew him yesterday. This teamster talked about Stone for an hour as we rode along. Dr. Stone was formerly in Balti more—pastor of Brown Memorial Church. Then he was called to Chicago. Now he’s putting up a big $700,000 church In a downtown sec tion of the city, where he will work for Lhe everyday needs of the peo ple, in the midst of one of the most difficult fields in America. When Stone was called from Balti more to become the pastor of this Chi cago church -he was frankly told by his friends that there was no field in this district in Chicago for the build ing up of a religious enterprise. He has amply demonstrated the fallacy of this prediction. Fourth Church is crowded at every preaching service and the unusual thing about it is that there are hundreds of people upon a "waiting list” wrho are eager to be come members of the church. The group of men who are standing by Dr. Stone in this enterprise are among the finest in America. But what about the situation that this church with its enlarged oppor tunities will be compelled to deal with? Its big job will be that of Christianizing the conditions in a community which has in it every problem confronting any church in any great metropolitan district. If Fourth Church can make an impress upon the life of this community, and if ft can lead the way in demonstrat ing that a thoroughly evangelistic ap peal may be coupled up with a dis tinct social message, it will perform one of the greatest services for the church at T^rge that have yet be*»ri rendered. This, it has been deter mined, shall-ibe done. CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSON-DuBOSE CO. ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS Take the Dining Room End of This Furniture Store— as an example of how it is prepared to help you. Here are: —Mahogany Sheraton Sets. —Mahogany Colonial Sets. —Fumed Oak Sets, wliic h include the Mission, the Craftsman, the Jacobean Sets. —Mahogany William and Mary Sets, with their quaint lines and oddly paneled china cabinets. —Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Sets, parodoxical as it may seem, in a new antique finish. —And other and other Sets—all of which point to the fact that we have gathered here this spring such a compre hensive stock of furniture that it would seem that every one would find here .just what one wanted. This is true for those who seek inexpensive but sub stantial furniture and those who want none but the finest. Prices begin on these dining room sets at $250.00, and go gradually up to over the thousaml-dollar mark. Do you not think it worth your while to see such a magnificent stock as this ? “Over the Hills and Far Away” There is many a quiet and restful little spot tucked away among the mountains or down by a cool, clear lake, that would he an ideal summer vacation place—if you only knew where such a spot was. Mr. Foster These people know, the chances are they have been there, that they can give you first-hand information about it. Hut whether you would spend vour vacation ip a quiet spot or a .gay summer resold, The Ask Mr. Foster will be of help to you. They have all the facts about traveling, and there is no charge whatever, there is no obligation incurred—just ask ques tions. Chamkr!in=Johnson=Dui CD CO M?y Sije Saturday Extra Specials Hats 98c Worth Up to $3.©0arid $4.00 Dresses, $4.90 Worth Up to $12.50 and $15.00 o’clock Saturday $1.00 Shirtwaists at . . . 39c Bleached Sheets; full size; each 29c Yard-wide Blaching; yd. 5c English Long- cloth; bolt . 55c Other Extra Bargains Ladies’ Long Silk Gloves; white and colors; per pair 69c Ladies’ Silk Hose in black and col ors; May Sale; pair 25c Men’s Porous Knit Underwear; per ^r’U, 25c Men’s White Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs; May Sale price 3c Refrigerators and Ice Boxes A carload of new Refrig erators and Ice Boxes to sell at bargain prices quot ed below. All are standard makes and warranted to give satisfaction: REFRIGERATORS— 30-lb. ice capacity. $ 6.90 40-lb. ice capacity... 8.90 50'lb. ice capacity... 9.90 75-lb. ice capacity... 11,90 100-lb. ice capacity.. 13.90 ICE BOXES— 50 -lb. ice capacity...$ 4.90 75-lb. ice capacity... 6.90 100-lb. ic* capacity.. 9.90 Maga zine Stands 60c Large Size, 4-Shelf Style; Like Cut 03 Great Purchase and Sale of PORCH FURNITURE We have just secured 687 Porch Chairs and Rockers at LESS THAN AC TUAL COST OF MANUFACTURE. They go on sale to-morrow at $1.98 for choice. They are just the same as you will see priced elsewhere at $4.00*and $5.00. Come early! Porch Chairs Solid Oak Porch Chair, as illustrated, Early English, Flemish or" green finish; extra strongly made .... Porch Rockers 8olid Oak Porch Rocker, as illustrated, Early Eng lish, Flemish or green finish; extra strongly made J IX) Solid Oak Porch Swing, Mis sion Oak style; complete with chains and hooks; May Sale price . $1.98 8xl2-foot Jap Matting Art Squares; worth $5.00; May ffcQ Sale * . <$£,90 Full double bed size 120-coil All-Steel Spring; sold elsewhere at $2.50; our price only Babies' Go-Carts; all Eteel and leather; one- motion collapsible “style;” $10.00 value; this sale . . $4.95 986 Shades on Best Spring Roll ers; lers; only 18c We Give Green Trading Stamps BASS' 18 West Mitchell Near Whitehall "bass. ba.Ss. bass, bass. bass. bass. bass. bass. bass. bass. bass.