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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. MAY 26. 1913.
FIRE HATE FIGHT <Church Needs Better Preachers’ POPE HIKES KEEN
LOOMING IN Good Ones Scarce, Says Stelzle INTEREST IN U. S.
ASSEMBLY DM Task
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« , , Cardinal O’Connell Adds That
tor seminaries pontiff u Gratified b y the
Savannah Chamber of Commerce
Starts Probe to Prove Insur
ance Discrimination in Ga.
Job of Supplying Ministers for
Congregations Hardest of
All—Each Wants Best.
BV JAMES B NEVIN.
Th* Ulty of Savannah, through It*
chMtnNr of CoamMVCtt, hap Htart»d
an investigation into the quMttos of
fire insurance rate* that may termi
nate in the State Insurance Depart
ment, if not in the Legislature lt-
nelf
The* primary purpose of the inves
tigation will be to determine whether
the City of Favannah Ip being dis
criminated against in the matter of
rates now prescribed by the Southeas
tern Tariff Association, which has its
headquarters in Atlanta. In shap
ing its conclusions, the Savannah
trade body will employ statistics
gathered from all over the nation.
If rates In Savannah are found to
be excessive in the judgment of the
Savannah Chamber of Commerce, in
quiry will be made as to excessive
rates throughout all Georgia And
If the Chamber finds that Georgia is
being unfairly treated In this matter,
the case against the tariff body will
be carried before the State Insurance
Department, and it may be that Leg
islative relief will be sought.
The Savannah Chamber will em
ploy numerous inpurance experts to
Investigate conditions, and expects to
be put to considerable expense in
making Its probe thorough and com
plete The question is a broad one.
of course, and the Chamber of Coro -
raeree expresses its determination to
be fair and equitable to the tariff
association no less than to itself in
getting at the facts involved.
The investigation was brought
about by reason of numerous com
plaints of excessive fire Insurance
rates charged In Savannah, and once
the Chamber of Commerce made up
its mind to get busy with the ques
tion. it further made up its mind to
make its inquiry sweeping and effec
tive in such directions as the find
ings suggest
The inquiry will be started imme
diately with an idea of getting it
through in time to go before the
summer gesslltn of the Ivegielature for
relief, if necessary
It seems to be generally agreed
that John P Cheney, of Cobb, Is to
be the speaker pro tem of the next
House of Representatives.
He is one of the veteran members
of the House as veterans go nowa
days. and is an experienced parlia
mentarian. Moreover, he Is genuine
ly popular with his fellow members,
and is sure to be acceptable as a
presiding oflicer.
Besides being a member of the
Legislature, he is a member of the
city Council of Marietta, and a trus
tee of the Georgia Agricultural Col
lege. at Dahlonega
Since Mr. Adams, of Hall, definite
ly announced that he not only
would not be In the race for
speaker pro tem but would sup
port Mr. Cheney, there have been no
other announcements, and the pre
sumption is that Mr. Cheney is to be
elected without opposition.
According to an editorial in tbs
Columbus Enquirer-fiun. “Governor
Brown has suggested a monument to
former Governor Hmith!”
It should be carefully explained,
however, that Governor Brown was
referring to former Governor James
M. Smith, and not to former Gover
nor Hoke
Representatives Garlington. Plcquet
and Olive of Richmond and Represen
tatives Wright, Foster, and Nunnally,
of Floyd, w ill Introduce In the next
Legislature bills prescribing commis
sion forms of government for Au
gusta and Rome respectively.
Both measures will provide for a
ratifying vote of the people of the
municipalities affected, before becom
ing operative. So far, these two
Georgia cities are the only ones re
ported ready to ask the Legislature
for charter authority io set up
commission form of government, al
though It is expected that others will
follow suit
The North Georgia Citizen, of Dal
ton »a>H that Congressman Gordon
Lee. of the Seventh District, some
day will be Governor of Georgia, and
adds "Gordon Lee is the kind of
man that makes good by accomplish
ment. There is nothing of the spec
tacular In him He Is not wordy
and tiresome a * Hie so many others
who hold responsible office'* His
record speaks, and l^ee has sense
enough to know it will do all the
talking that is necessary.’*
One hears this talk of Lee for Gov
ernor around and about the hotel lob
bies and the capltol corridors fre
quently. Whether Mr Lee has a
gubernatorial ambition and has ex
pressed it himself, it is a fact that
he has many friends who view the
suggestion with genuine approval.
A member of the Legislature who
will seek to have a dog muzzling law
passed by the incoming General As
sembly has gathered some striking
figure- for the Legislature’s consider
ation with respect to the hydrophobia
situation in Georgia.
Between the first of January and
the first of May, this year, 392 cases
of hydrophobia have been treated in
Georgia. In 1912 there were 673
?ases treated.
So far this year there have been
13 cases in Savannah, #4 in Atlanta.
5 in Americus, 4 In Columbus and 2
in Douglas.
These figures, so the Georgia Med
ical Society hopes, w-ill go far to
ward convincing the Legislature of
the greet necessity of a d«»g muz
zling law.
With the convening of the Legisla
ture only about one month away in
terest in it3 forthcoming work is
growing every day.
Tlu hotel lobbies are well filled dai
ly with members of the new House
and Senate, and already the Legisla
ture, while almost entirely made tip
of new material, has managed t«> get
VfeUy well Acquainted with -itself
By REV. CHARLES STELZLE.
The Presbyterian Church need*
1.000 additional ministers to man its
churches, according to the report of
the committee on Christian life and
work, which reported at the North
ern Assembly Friday.
Among the many topics discussed
at the Assembly meetings, few* are of
more importance than that of aecur-
ing ministers—not more ministers
necessarily, but better ministers, for
the demand to-day is for the highest
type of leadership in the church.
There never was a time In the his
tory of the church when the chances
for making good as a preacher wvr*
so great as It is to-day The church
Is being asked to take the lead In
the important social problems of the
day. as well as the religious questions
of the period For a real man's man,
here’s the job of the twentieth cen
tury.
Many Men Needed.
But while better men are needed.
* can t get away from the proposi
tion that we need a good many of
them. This is the problem which
faces the* church
Dr W. H Houston, of Columbus,
secretary of th« committee on va
cancy and supply, which has charge
of finding preachers for vacant
ohu: hes gave a stirring address. He
made the startling statement that
there are 8.000 ordained ministers in
the Presbyterian Church who are not
pastors—that is. they' are not in
charge of churches. To be sure, many
of these men are engaged in other
forms of religious work, but the great
mass of them are either without
churches, but looking for position* as
pastors, or else they are engaged in
business.
How to tie up these men—at least,
some of them, is the task confront
ing Dr Houston's committee. The
Assembly voted to give the commit
tee "half a cent a member” to make
the experiment of finding churches for
the unemployed ministers and minis
ters for vacant churches. This means
that Dr Houston will have about 37.-
000 to spend this year for the purpose
in question, as there are nearly 1,400,-
000 members In the church.
Half a cent a member per year may
ser in like a mighty small contribution
for this purpose, but Dr. Houston be
lieves he can make the demonstration
with this amount.
Here’s good luck to him.
For if he succeeds, he will render
a great service not only for the Pres
byterians. but for all other non-Epis
copal churches which must depend
upon the wisdom of their sessions
and other boards or committees to
find ministers.
In the churches governed by bish
ops these officials simply say to an
unemployed minister "You go to that
church,” and he goes. And to that
church they say, “Here’s your preach
er," and he stays Just a* long as
the bishop says so. Now the democ
racy of the Presbytertan Church is a
fine thing It gives each church the
right to “call” Just the preacher It
wishes. But the system also holds
some very serious disadvantages
However, men have always paid dear
ly for the benefits of democracy, and
If they want it, they must pay the
price.
Work for Seminaries.
Dr. A H. Barr, of Baltimore, re
ported on theological seminaries. To
many people here’s the crux of the
entire situation: If the seminaries
can make good in training men and
training th^m in the right way. so as
to give their students the right kind
of an outlook upon their ta-sks, It
will help immensely.
Dr. Barr said it was quite a popu
lar thing to criticise theological n**n-
jrmries for their alleged shortcomings.
That’s easy. Few men can give us
a program and a curriculum which
will not only develop men of superior
type--this they can do without much
difficulty—but to take the ordinary
man who comes to the seminary to
become a preacher and really make a
great preacher of him—there’s the
rub.
Usually, the 11,000 church wants a
110.000 preacher: so the Job of sup
plying preachers is difficult at best.
Dr. Barr reported that the enrollment
in the junior classes In all Presby
terian theological seminaries this
year is 30 less than it was a year ago,
although there are 00 more men in
the senior classes than there were
last vear This proves that either
students aTft holding on better 1n the
upper classes or else some men are
coming back to the seminaries and
finishing their courses. No doubt, the
seminaries are improving their cur
riculum* Thla will help in inducing
more men to take the course.
Pay for Student*.
Dr. William McKibbin offered a res
olution that the Board of Education
pay ordained ministers who wish to
return to the seminary for additional
work the same amount of money that
is paid the regular student for the
Gospel ministry Dr. McKibbin is
himself the president of a theological
seminary—Lane, of Cincinnati—and
he know* something of the difficulties
in the way of securing men and train
ing them
The discussion of the day with ref
erence to the entire subject revealed
a decided interest in the matter, many
I of the commissioners speaking to it.
Church’s Progress.
ROME. May 25.—The Pope to-day
received Cardinal O'Connell, Arch
bishop of Boston, in private audience.
He greeted him most cordially and
expressed the greatest satisfaction at
his visit.
The Pope discussed the missionary
congress to be held in Boston next
October, and sail he knew it would
give a great impetus to the cause of
missions and be a great success ow
ing to the constant progress of the
Catholic Church in America general
ly. and in Boston particularly.
He also referred to the loyalty
of the clergy and the piety of the
faithful in the United States.
After the audience Cardinal O’Con
nell said to the correspondent.
“I was surprised and gratified to
see the wonderful recovery the Pope
has made. Considering his age, his
recuperative powers are astonishing
"My audience lasted over half an
hour. He had just finished another
audience equally long.
"The Pope always takes the keen
est Interest in the Catholic Church in
America, and 1 was able to give him
very cheering new* of our progress
there."
First of Seaboard's
Steel Diners Here
The first of six new steel dining
ars purchased by the Seaboard Air
„,ine Railway arrived in Atlanta this
afternoon and was met at the Union
Depot by Assistant General Passen
ger Agent Fred Gelssler and Robert
F Maddox, one of the directors of
the road t „„ _ .
The new cars, which are 73 feet
long and seat 36 peopie, are equipped
with the latest devices Suction fans
prevent nil odors from the kitchen
entering the car.
The cars will be run from New
York and Washington to Birming
ham and Florida They cost *30,000
each and others will be put in serv
ice as soon as the Pullman Company
can finish them.
Roosevelt in Person
To Push Libel Suit
MARQUETTE, MICH. May 25.—
Arrangements were completed to-day
by attorneys for the trial Monday of
the libel suit for *10,000 brought by
Theodore Roosevelt against George
A. Newett. editor of Iron Ore, a week
ly paper of lshpemlng. Mich.
Roosevert is expected to arrive here
Monday.
The defense of Editor Newett will
be that lie was criticising, in an edi
torial, a public man who was running
for office. Many prominent men from
all over the country will testify for
Roosevelt.
Dollar Diplomacy
Called Necessity
CHICAGO. May 25.—“Dollar diplo
macy" ha* become a necessity be
cause the use of diplomacy has come
to be more and more used to safe
guard and advise traders who are
pushing commerce Into new quarters.
This was the statement of William J.
Calhoun, former Minister to China.
“Why should the United States
spend $350,000,000 on the Panama Ca
nal If it is the policy to sit on the
hank and watch oth«*r nations’ ships
sail across the Pacific to trade expan
sion?” was his criticism of the Gov
ernment's foreign trade policy.
Fear of Oysters to Be
Effectually Allayed
WASHINGTON, May 25—Oystei
beds from Cape Cod to Texas are
to be investigated by the Department
of Agriculture.
When polluted beds have been lo
cated the department will bar their
product from Interstate commerce,
and through publicity aid,State and
municipal authorities in preventing
local sales.
Lad, Playing With
Pistol, Is Wounded
VALDOSTA, GA.. May 25.—The 6-
year-old son of S. N. Atkins, of
Mineola, Lownde* County, was shot
through the left shoulder and nar
rowly escaped death while playing
with a pistol Assisted by a com
panion of about the same age, the
lad climbed to a shelf on which the
weapon was kept.
The ball passed entirely through
the boy's shoulder. He was brought
to this city fot medical attention.
Miss Booth Catches,
Then Converts Thief
LONDON, May 25.—Capt Mary
Booth, daughter of Gen Bramwell
Booth, head of the Salvation Army,
discovered a burglar In her bedroom
at 2 o’clock this morning.
Instead of calling the police, she
confronted her visitor and learning
he was driven to crime by hunger,
gave him a square meal and prayed
with him When he left he prom
ised to turn over a new leaf.
White City Park Now Open
Time Clock Accuses
Man It Once Saved
CHICAGO, May 25.—The time clock
In the Cook County jail, which saved
James Dugan, a guard, from being
prosecuted on the charge of complic
ity in the murder of his father-in-law
on December 18. 1912, will be used in
an efTort to prove a charge of robbery
against Dugan.
According to the clock record. Du
gan did not punch the time clock on
the night a number of freight cars
were robbed. A man under arrest,
who confessed his part in the rob
bery. said Dugan was one of the
thieves.
Nun and Rich Sister
Meet After 19 Years
MOBILE, ALA., May 26.—Mrs.
Thomas P. Conroy, a wealthy woman
of Boston, and her sister, who is Sis
ter Mary Vincent, a nun stationed
at Providence Infirmary, have just
met here for the first time In 19
years.
Before coming to Mobile. Sister
Mary Vincent was stationed at Bir
mingham for 10 years.
Marshall Rebuked by
Bacon for Reed Rule
WASHINGTON, May 25.—Benator
Bacon sharply rebuked Vice President
Marshal! 1n executive session of the
Senate Tor attempting to use the fa
mous Reed rules by counting Sena
tors to make the quorum not voting
Senator Bacon declared the only
way such a rule should ever be en
forced would be through changed
rule*.
M’LOUGH LIN FEARS INVADERS.
NEW YORK. May 25.—M. K. Me
Lough 11 n. national lawn tennis cham
pion, arrived here yesterday and imme*
diately began practice on the West Side
court*, preparatory to the Pavis Cup
matches agatnut the Australians He
said the Australian team is very formi
dable.
CONFEDERATE VET
ERANS — CHATTA
NOOGA.
The N„ C. & St. L. Ry. and W. &
A. R. R. will sell round-trip tickets
at REDUCED RATES, ATLANTA
TO CHATTANOOGA AND RE
TURN, *3.00, ticket* on sale May
24 to 28, Inclusive, and for trains
scheduled to arrive Chattanooga
before noon of May 29, with re
turn limit June 5, with an exten
sion by deposit at Chattanooga, to
June 25, 1913 Regular trains leave
Union Paa*pnger Station at 8 a
m., 8:35 a. m„ 4:50 p. m. and 8.50
p. m. All these trains carry Pull
man parlor cars and first-class
coaches. The 8:60 p. m. train car
ries local sleeper to Chattanooga.
SPECIAL TRAIN will leave At
lanta, carrying the Atlanta party,
at 2:15 p m., May 26 The West
ern and Atlantic Railroad ts the
Battlefield Route, Sherman's line
of march, every foot of It being
historic.' For further Information
call upon any agent or
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Suffragists Called
"Slaves to Clothes"
WASHINGTON. May 25.—Repre- |
sentative Stanley E Bowdle, of Ohio. I
who succeeded Nicholas Longworth.
around the ire of Washington suf- \
fragis-t* by declaring that the suf
fragettes would do well to emanci
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He also suggested that they stop ,
the slaughter of rare and beautiful !
bird** for the adornment of woman- I
kind. tak»' better care of their aerv- i
ant* and ubollsh the deadly hook !
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