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8 'HE ATLANTA UEOKLriAJN ainjj INJUWS. IE BULLETINS'10 BE CONTINUED; PROTEST OP Continued From Page 1. man nature ha* been reconstructed. •These unfortunate women, wheth er prompted by their own inclina tions or the victims of misplaced trust in man. or brought into being a* the result of the vice and crime, the sin and shame and suffering incident to life in a great, city, will find some place to live, either a place set apart or elsewhere. Now Scattered Over City. "It is a well-known fact to hun dreds of citizens of Atlanta who have communicated with me in person, by letter and by telephone since yester day that they are now scattered in great numbers throughout our city. "If this fact is unknown to the po lire, it Is but proof conclusive that the situation is not so well in hand as when they were located In one dis trict.” Chief Beavers made a somewhat unexpected and surprising proposal as a rejoinder to Mr. Adair’s refusal to furnish information of the spread of Illegal houses on the ground that he was not a ‘‘vice squad’* or an of ficer of the law The Chief proposed that Mr. Adair give his information to Colonel Paxon. ‘‘Colonel Paxon,” said the Chief, “U as pedal officer in his own store, and as an officer of the law 1 know that if he had the information Mr. Adair claims to have he would give it to me So I urge Mr. Adair to give his information to ^ Mr Paxon. who will pass ft to me and 1 will act, you may be sure of thar.” Mr. Grant Scores Bulletins. John W Grant declared that al though he has no intention of taking an active part in the fight against the propaganda and bulletins of the Men and Religion Forward Movement, tic. is thoroughly in accord with the views of Coionel Frederic J Paxon and Forrest Adair. ‘ f approve of their criticisms," he said. “The bulletins have gone too far and are doing Atlanta a lot of harm. Certainly they have a tenden cy to keep people from coming to At lanta. and they also frighten nwn\ investors. Nobody likes to cofne to a city that is being constantly adver tised as a place of exceeding immo- START THE NEW YEAR WITH AN ATLANTA TELEPHONE i 8}/$ Cents a D a y i n Y our H o m e Low R ates Splendid Service Phone our contract depart ment, 309, or call at office, Edgewood and Ivy. ATLANTA TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY 'llM rallty, and nobody likes to have their children read such stuff os has been printed in these bulletins from time to “Some of the language used has been unfit for transmission through ihe m i;i ;ind de< idedl> unfit for reading in the home. Many of the bulletins have been of such a charac ter that no one possibly could be ben efited, notably the one that told of the young woman at Martha’s Home dy ing from a disease she contracted from an inmate of the place. "That bulletin did no one good and It certainly did the young woman’s memory Irreparable injury. The pub lication of the bulletins in their pres ent form should not continue, unless they are confined to a discussion of the things for which the movement was originally organized.” George W. Parrot Among Critics, f»?orge YV. Parrot, president of the Piedmont Hotel Company and a resi dent of Atlanta for more than 50 years, also indorsed the criticisms made against the movement by <’olo- nel Paxon and Mr. Adair. "I am with Mr. Adair and Colonel Paxon in this thing," lie said. "I am glad thev have taken the stand they have. The bulletins have been doing Atlanta much more harm than good and it is time they were stopped.” R. B. Blackburn, well-known at torney and member of the State leg islature. Indorsed the plan of L J. Daniel to < all a mass meeting to pro test against the continuation of the bulletins and the propaganda of the Men and Religion Movement. "Such a meeting, conservatively conducted,” said Mr. Blackburn, "would undoubtedly result in a lot of good, in that it would bring out the sentiment of the entire city concern ing these bulletins and their effect on Atlanta. I would certainly be willing to attend and take part In such a meeting, and believe it would be the best thing that could be done at this time. “The continual agitation of im moral subjects and the constant ad vertising that Atlanta reeks with wickedness and vice is doing the city great harm all over the country, and should be stopped. The entire agita tion <>f the Men and Religion Move ment has been detrimental to the city, and I do not think the recent vice crusade which the movement started arid carried through had any appreciable effect on the morals of the people. Intelligent men have recognized through all the ages that man is imbued of both good and bad passions, and tlie only way to handle these passions is to control them, for as long as men are human you can not eradicate them. Given City Black Eye. "The Men and Religion Movement should begin soon to realize that we are all human beings, and teach tilings that can be accomplished by human Icings, not things that only angels could hope to accomplish. "These bulletins, and their contin ual agitation of a matter that can not be prevented, have given Atlanta a black eye all over the country. Peo ple are prevented from corning here to live because they get the impres sion that the city reeks with vice, when ns a matter of fact is is prob ably the cleanest city of its size in the country. The language of some of the bulletins has been unspeak able, and the most vicious thing that was ever done in Atlanta was the publication of the fait that a young woman, the matron of the Martha’s Home, had died of a disease contract ed through kissing one of tire inmates of the place. That certainly accom plished no good, and its publication was a disgrace to the Men and Re ligion Forward Movement. "I heartily approve of everything that Colonel Paxon and Mr. Adair have said, and am with them in their fight." Move tor Mass Meeting. Agitation for a mass meeting of the citizens of Atlanta to protest against the present propaganda of the Men and Religion Forward Movement was given new impetus Tuesday when L. .1. Daniel, president of the Daniel Bros. Company, and a leader in mu ntctpal affairs, enthusiastically in dorsed the plan. Mr. Daniel declared that such i meeting of protest had become ul most a municipal necessity, if Atlanta l to continue on the upward path >-f progress, unretarded by a nation-wide reputation for wickedness and vice with which ho declared the bulletins are branding the city throughout the United States. He declared that he would attend the meeting, and, 1f nec essary, make a speech against the bulletins, and expressed his willing ness to be one of any number of men to ('all the gathering, at which all citizens, on both sides, would be at liberty to express their views. R. J. Eiseman, secretary of the Eiseman Bros. Company, declared Tuesday that he favored the idea of a meeting, and that he would attend. "The agitation against the bulie- tins has reached such an acute stage,” declared Mr. Daniel, "that a meeting of protest appears to be almost a ne cessity. While I do not cure to take the responsibility of calling the meet ing alone, 1 will be willing to sign j call with three or four other reputable business men of the city, for some I’ll promise to GRIFFIN Special Holiday Prices>- S15 Gold Dust Plates $10;™Vd h 50cup Filled S3; Dr. E.G. Griffins Crown and Bridge Work Gate City Dental Rooms 24 1-2 Whitehall Over Brotpn A Allen’t EXAMINATION FREE attend the meeting and take part in I It. and to do my part toward lifting Atlanta out of the ruck and mire of a wicked reputation into which she is j fast being pushed by these bulletins and by the propaganda of the Men end Religion Forward Movement. Movement Plans Meeting The Men and Religion Forward j Movement leaders, it was learned on | Tuesday, have engaged the Grand . Opera House for the second Sunday In January, and a mass meeting has ' been called to which all the citizens < of Atlanta have been invited. Al though it Is generally understood that the meeting was arranged before the controversy over the bulletins and the work of the movement developed, it is probable that the row will result in changes in the contemplated pro gram. New Bulletin Issued. Following its usual custom the Men and Religion executive commit tee issued another bulletin Tuesday and significantly enough entitled it thu**: "The night is far spent. Th» j darkness is passing away and the true light already shineth," a text i taken from John. The bulletin makes no direct, refer | ence in the recent attacks that have | stirred the entire city. It flings in direct defiance at foes of the bulle- | tins by referring in no uncertain i terms to "children blinded—asylums j crowded jails overflowing as the re sult of vice and alcohol." The only part of the bulletin that seems like a direct reply to the va rious criticisms reads as follows ‘‘Christ has shown ihe way to block i the path of certain sins—light ti#| light of His love—the light of know I edge. And throughout the wjyid light in His name Is being brought to bear upon the evils that blight and mar the lives of men and the children of men Christ has Raid, ‘You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.* " The bulletin continues with an at tack on the liquor evil and an appeal to the "social clubs” to curb the liq uor evil. It declares that any sale whatever of liquor Is a violation of the law, and declares that "judges on the bench, jurors in the box. gentle men In their clubs have no option. ' "1 am not opposed to the Men an I Religion Forward lovement as it was. originally conceived and outlined n Atlanta,” said Mr. Daniel, talking of a public meeting. "The work for whi.'n it was organized was work of a con- j structlve nature and had my heariy approval and aid. But it has wan dered from the paths into which its feet were placed, and has undertaken ■to run the city and be a censor of tin conduct of the cni • citizenship. Says City Has Been Harmed. "It has done incalculable harm to Atlanta all over the country, and mer chants feel the effect it has had on their business. During the recent holidays, although most of the local merchants, including myself, had the best season of their history, the ab sence of one <'lass of trade was ap palling. That class was the young men of neighboring towns who usual ly come to Atlanta to purchase th-ir holiday goods—there were very few of them here this year. "The damage done to Atlanta out side of the city and Georgia by the bulletins is tremendous. Many pea- pie have decided not to send their boys and girls to Atlanta schools ne on use they have read the bulletins and obtained the impression that Atlanta simply reeks with wickedness. The city has a reputation for being wicked that extends from one coast to the other, and it is due to the constant agitation of immoral subjects in those bulletins of the Men and Religion Forward Movement.” Mass Meeting Likely. Mr Daniel’s suggestion that a meeting be called to protest against the bulletins has met with the ap proval of many of the men who ire supporting Colonel Paxon and Mr. Adair, The latter wild lie would be willing to attend and take part in such a meeting, and Colonel Paxon declared that such a gathering seemed the logical outcome of the agitation. Others declared themselves in favor of tho meeting, and it is freely pre dicted that the suggestion of Mr. Daniel that the meeting be called by half a dozen responsible business men will bear fruit within a few days. Although more than a score of busi ness men. Including Robert F. Mad dox, of the American National Bank; Ivan E. Allen, chairman of the At lanta Convention Bureau and the man who put the Oglethorpe project through, and John E. Murphy, vie* president, of the Trust Company of Georgia, have enlisted with Colonel Paxon and Mr. Adair in their tight on the bulletins and the present prop aganda of the Men and Religion For ward Movement, statements made by various members of the Executive Committee Tuesday Indicated Ihat they are in full accord with the pol icy outlined exclusively in The Geor gian Monday by John j. Eagan, chair man of the movement, of ignoring all critcisms directed against the com mittee and continuing its work along the same lines as heretofore. J Those niemb r» who consented to make public statements regarding their attitude in the controversy warmly indorsed the bulletins as writ ten by Marion Jackson, and declared that they have done and are doing In finitely more good than harm. By Harry Etheridge, one of the members, Mr. Jackson was called a "genius.” "He and John Eagan are the great est moral force that Atlanta has ever had," declared Etheridge. Jackson Has Silence Policy. Marion Jackson declared Tuesday morning that no statement of any kind would hereafter be issued by his committee, and that the policy of the movement leaders would be to take no notice of the criticism. While he refused to be quoted. Mr. Jackson reiterated the statement he made to The Georgian Monday that the work of the movement would continue as though nothing had happened. A bul letin will appear in Tuesday’s Geor gian, but Mr. Jackson declined to state w hat subject it will discuss. In indorsing the bulletins that al ready have appeared and approving the language in which they were clothed, members of the executive committee stated that the work would go on and bulletins appear regularly despite the criticisms and attacks by Mr. Adair, Colonel Paxon and oth ers “I will engage in no controversy.” declared J W. Patterson, one of the members, "but I will say this much— the work will continue aw though we had never been criticised." Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Second Baptist Church and prominent in the movement, declared that he thoroughly approved of the bulletins as they have recently appeared. Praise by Dr. White. "They are the greatest educational force at work in Atlanta to-day,” he said. "They call attention to our municipal ills and offer the cure. I heartily approve of them, and am sure that they can not be stopped merely because some citizens do not fully agree with our ideas.” H. Y. McCord, of the McCord - Stewart Company and a member of the committee, said: "J have never attended a meeting of the executive committee, but the work it is doing has my approval. The recent bulletins that have ap peared, and which reern to have start ed this controversy, also arc in line with my ideas'. I think the lan guage Mr. Jackson used is O. K. These bulletins are doing more good than any movement that has; been started here in the past decade, and they do the city good all over the country. I am sorry some of our best citizens see fit to criticise these bulletins and the work of the committee, arid can not conceive why they should do it. unless it is that they are afraid the agitation will eventually result in a strict enforcement of the prohibition laws.” Dr. C. R Wllmer, prominent Epis copalian minister and member of the committee, declared that, he had noth ing to say for publication. W. YV. Orr, of the George Muse Clothing Company, who also is a member of Hie committee, likewise declined to make any public state ment. J. K. Orr. of the J. K. Orr Shoe Company, also indorsed th ■ bulletins ond declared the work should con tinue. Lauds Vice Crusade. Attorney Harry Etheridge, a mem ber of the committee, declared that he approved of every bulletin that hus been published, with the excep tion of one that appeared during Mayor Woodward’s last campaign, which, he declared, was worded in -> manner calculated to do Mr. Wood ward more good than harm. Colonel Frederic J. Paxon declared Tuesday that he is more titan ever convinced that the majority of the people of Atlanta are disgusted with the bulletins that have been appear ing recently signed by the Executive Committee of the Men and Religion Forward Movement, d declared that since his interview' criticising them appeared exclusively in Sun day’' American he has received more than 200 messages of congratulation on the stand he has taken. “Monday more than twenty wom en, some of them among the most in fluential in Atla.ita, called me up and expressed their approval of my ac tion in taking a stand against the disgusting bulletins issued by the movement." < ’olonel Paxon said. “One of them told me she had found it necessary to have the newspaper in which they were appearing discon tinued because her 12-year-old daugh ter had formed the habit of reading them and of asking questions that could hardly be answered.” (’olonel Paxon showed a Georgian reporter a stack of letters a foot high that had come in during the day, all from people indorsing his stand. On his desk were half a dozen telephone calls that had come in during a few minutes’ absence from his office. Mr. Paxon arid Mr. Adair both said Tuesday that they had received hun- | dreds of telephone calls from people I praising them for their criticisms and assuring them of their support. Both received a call from A. W. Elliott, »u- j perintendent of the Southern Rescue Mission, who declared that he was j heartily in at cord with their views.; especially with those of Mr. Adair. 1 who-declared that the vice* crusade had scattered the social evil instead of exterminating it. Mr. Elliott, Mr. j Adair declared, told him that he had not even gone far enough in his state ments. ’ Ivan E. Allen, chairman of the Convention Bureau, and one of the city’s most influential leaders in civic affairs declared that the Men and Re ligion Forward Movement is trying to cover too much territory, and de plored its attempt to regulate »he liquor business of Atlanta. He also declared that some of the language used in many of the bulletins should never have been printed. Robert F. Maddox, vice president of the American National Rank and one of the city’s leading men, declared that the Men and Religion Forward Movement has wandered greatly from the original aim of the movement as It was explained when the movement was inaugurated in Atlanta. "The movement as first organized.” said Mr. Maddox, "was intended to develop interest in settlement work, associated charities work, nublic hos pital work and similar things, as I understood it, and 1 do not believe the movement in Atlanta Is following the plans outlined at that time. "I doubt the wisdom of what the movement is doing, and I do not be lieve they are accomplishing the re sults at which they are striving On the other hand, I think some of the bulletins have injured the good repu tation Atlanta has always enjoyed." The criticisms directed against the bulletins by (’olonel Paxon were heartily indorsed by Charles Winship, president of the Continental Cotton Gin Company. "Mr. Paxon has the right idea,” said Mr. YVinship, “and I Indorse every w r ord he says. The bulletins are read by young people who do not understand them, and the resultant discussions lower the tone of social intercourse and are decidedly harm ful.” B. J. Eiseman’s Views, B. J. Eiseman, secreta^v of the Eiseman Brothers’ Company and one of the business men who have at tended the informal conferences held recently, at w'hioh the question of agitating a protest against the Men and Religion Movement and Its bul letins was discussed, declared Tues day that he agreed with Colonel Pax on and Mr. Adair that the bulletins and the propaganda of the movement are harmful, both to the city and to its inhabitants. "I most certainly approve of Colo nel Paxon’a and Mr. Adair’s criti cisms,” said Mr. Eiseman, "and agree with them that something should be done to halt the publication of the bulletins. They have worked great damage to the city in the outside world, and it is only logical to sup pose that they have hurt business, inasmuch as business is the life of any city. They have created the im pression in the minds of people throughout the country that Atlanta is a hot-bed of wickedness and vice. ‘‘Many people have failed to coma to Atlanta who wi lid have come here and brought their business here and made their homes here had it noi been for these bulletins. ^% mnT J rv. 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Alabama St. Phone* 311 ATLANTA, GA. STOVES of All Kinds REPAIRED THE ATLANTA STOVE SUPPLY CO. 101 N. Forsyth SL Phone 1\ y 1240. Stove Supplies of Every Kind MEN AND RELIGION BULLETIN No. 91 The Night Is Far Spent "The darkness is pass ing away and the true light already shineth.’’ —1 John ii:8 “God said—Let there be light: and there was light.’’ Jesus said— “The light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light.” They crucified Christ. But John, who with Mary Magdalene saw the risen Lord—John before he died wrote— “The darkness is passing away—the true light already shineth.” To-morrow, before the break of day, when the coming sun is only crimsoning the eastern sky with its rays, go forth and cry— “0 night, remain! Dawn not, 0 day!” But, when the day has come, cease crying against the sun and know that God rules. MEN HAVE PRAYED “THY KINGDOM COME.” They have asked wisdom of God. Yea, they have asked it not alone with moving lips, but with beating hearts and tireless brain. To-day, man can map the course of star, planet and sun—He knows the exact point in space where Halley’s comet goes hurtling on its way—We may not hope to see its flame again. But our children’s children will know the minute and the hour, long after we have fallen asleep, that the comet’s mystic blaze will be seen again sweeping across the horizon of our world. Man, too, has mapped the course of certain sins. Made in the image of God, man knows with unerring accuracy how the image of God in man is marred and defiled by the track of sin. Men see children blinded—asylums crowded—jails overflowing as the result of vice and alcohol. They see the innocent suffering and dying because of the sins of men. They know. And then they behold the cross of Christ—They hear Him saying— “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” Christ has shown the way to block the path of certain sins—Light—the Light of His love—the Light of knowledge. And throughout the world light in His name is being brought to bear upon the evils that blight and mar the lives of men and the chil dren of men. Christ has said:— “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” For freedom God’s children fight. Atlanta is only a small part of the battlefield. But here, look— CHRISTMAS 1912 was the first that beheld every public brothel closed in Atlanta. They are still closed: none will open them. And many, many cities as a result have driven Protected Vice from their midst. Throughout the world the alliance between police departments and criminals is being- broken. CHRISTMAS 1913 locker clubs and bars in Atlanta were closed for the day. Mayor Woodward rightly said:—“We should close them on the birthday of our Savior. ’ ’ All agreed—Drunkenness on that day is out of place. Yesterday, in a distant State, fifty-seven little children were buried: they were crushed in a panic: it is said a man with alcohol-laden breath, coming from a saloon, shouted fire in a crowded hall. Doubtless, he thought it fun, before he saw the frightful results of his folly. None desired such a thing Christmas Day in Atlanta. Men were unwilling on that day of days to have a part in sending drunken men home to innocent women and children. Thank God for the results! A local paper says:—“A perceptible decrease in the violence, debauchery and blood- shed that once was associated with the holidays.” Mayor Woodward said:—“We should close them on the birthday of our Lord.” In His name we ask that they be closed every day—that our laws be obeyed. Our safety depends upon respect for law. Georgia's Legislature, seeing the monstrous evils of the liquor trade, has forbid den it. Judges on the bench, jurors in the box, gentlemen in their clubs have no option— the law applies .to all. The sale of an intoxicant in a club, whether it be purely a social organization or one organized simply to cloak the blind tiger, is a violation of the law of our State. WE APPEAL TO THE MEMBERS of those clubs which are organized purely for social purposes and for the city’s good—you love Atlanta and your State—you, too, are trying to obey God’s law of love. You have no wish to furnish an excuse or an example to men who are committing crime for gain. We ask that you do it not—that you see that the law in your club is obeyed. We beg the men who are committing crime for money to desist The end is certain. —?*;■ You will pay the penalty. Most respectfully we ask our Mayor—the Police Department—and our representa tives in Council—We most respectfully petition the State and County officials to see that the laws of our State are enforced in every place, every day as well as on the birthday of our Lord. Followers of Christ are averse to law-breaking and oath-breaking every day as well as Christmas. J Men are seeing the FUTILITY OF A RELIGION LIMITED TO CHRISTMAS OR TO FIFTY-TWO SUNDAYS IN THE YEAR—it causes cartoons such af one recently published in a magazine devoted to attacking the Church and building up Socialism— a group of women and working girls are standing before the door of° a great church building—one says to another with a sneer:— 8 “That’s right, girls—the cross on Sundays, the double cross on week days.” Poison distilled and brewed by the deadly inconsistencies of our lives The cross of Christ-its light is driving slowly but surely greed and treachery from our midst. J Men who think rejoice— Everywhere they see the signs of the dawning day. THE NIGHT OF “THE DOUBLE CROSS” IS FAR SPENT “The darkness is passing away and the true light already shineth.” EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE MEN AND RELIGION FORWARD MOVEMENT ■i 4 4