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THE ATLANTA OEOROrAN.
Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F.L. SEELY, President.
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"O happy man! Celeatlal aauaage aellerl
Friend, guardian and protector of ua all;
Come forward; aave your frlenda and aave your
country. —Aristophanes.
Saturday Evening.
"Do you blush? Sufferers of Involuntary blushing
id for free particulars of our remedy.
This Is not, as might be supposed, an extract from
tint opaque humor of Punch or Pick-Me-Up, but we find It
gravely nestling among the classified advertlsments of
a family periodical, disputing the top of the column
with patent Incubators and Mrs. Soothlow'a Winning
' Syrup. '
a Wo have no mean* of knowing hone many answers
nri' sent In response to this enticing offer, nor, Indeed,
how tunny people there are In this brazen world who
would like to be cured of the good old habit of blushing.
Dut we take occasion to remark that wherever this
spontaneous tendency remains unabated—wherever the
native modesty of girlhood and womanhood, or even of
nunliood, Is still.ready to fling out the crimson banner of
a bluab at the approach of evil communloatlona which
corrupt good manners, about the last thing In the world
they should seek to do would be to employ some palm-
Itrhing empiric to destroy that wholesome tendency.
Wo sometimes wonder If the ability to blush Is not
passing away, at best. We are almost ready to ask, with
Hamlet, "O shame, where Is thy blush?" The crime of
tho fratricide to which he referred, might Kwaken, In
these yellow days, a moment's Interest, and perhaps
evoko a few perfunctory expressions of regret, until the
next day's horror crowded the memory of It from our
minds.
. Dut the sins against the Individual and against so
ciety multiply so rapidly In this age of ready communica
tion that shame seems verily to have lost Its blush, and
the world Is becoming as callous as the upper ten of
Babylon.
It Is not the evil communications alone—not the
risquo stories and Indelicate allusions which would
hare shocked our well bred grandmothers—but the Inso
lence of graft and the Impudence of greed, the dlspoal-
tlon to minify the moral obloquy of deeds which we
have been taught to look upon aa wrong, which baa
trampled under foot the ensign of shame and taught ua
in endure, to pity and embrace the hideous mlc'n of vice.
It Is not necessary that a man should bo a states
man in order to realize how far thla tendency haa gone
In our public life and In the conduct of our great com
nuTclnl systems. Men clothed In the garments of re
spectability and holding high seats In the synagogue,
violate the natural rights of society not only without
compunction but apparently without an^ realisation of
tin- fact that they are guilty of any moral turpitude.
Tho story of Alexander and the pirate la old and yot
ever new.
It has become trite to say that the man who iteali
h million la merely an expert In high finance. It la only
'he petty thief of the barn-yard who la characterized
as he really deserves. The widow and the fatherless sre
consistently robbed by the Intricate systems of corporate
iMiwcr; human life la Imperiled and the (JomestIc budget
nibbed by the aelf-satlsfled syndicates which' sell- us for
mnldehyde for the nutritious Juices of meat; the great
transportation systems laugh at the cobweb netting of
the law, spun for flies too weak to break through, and
yet their boaom's lord appears to alt lightly on bis
throne.
Is It not time to ask, "O shame, where It thy
blush?" ' • 1
Is It not time to recall that nugget of common sente
which Lowell gave ua?—
Mr. Peabody for Chancellor. .
Tho Georgian Is disposed to coincide most heartily
with the editorial suggestion In Saturday’s Constitution
for tho selection of George Foster Peabody to the chan
cellorship of the State University.'
The editor of tho Constitution Is 8 trustee of that
Institution, and we suppose that the editorial of Satur
day Is based upon Inside Information and can be serf
ously considered.
The Georgian la strongly committed to the propo
sition that wherever It be possible the executive position
of great educational institutions ought to be filled by
professional educators, and that wherever It can be done
the chief places In our own educational Institutions
should be filled by promotion from the ranks of the teach
ers who have done faithful and effective work In the
subordinate places of education. To this general prin
ciple we resolutely adhere, because we believe , that
along the lines of this policy will be found the highest
possible encouragement and Inspiration to the teach
era of the state. We favor It also because we deem It
as Incongruous to put a politician or a preacher Into
the presidency of a university as to transfer a teacher
Into tfie pulpit or to the presidency of a bank.
Dut the condltlona which aurround Mr. Peabody arc
so large and so promising that we can, for the time
being, at least, subordinate the policy which we have
expressed toward the teachers of the state.
Air. Peabody haa been for ten years past a conse
crated and devoted friend and student of education. Hls
sympathies and bis labors have mado of him In expe
rience almost a teacher himself, and hls close and lntl
mate contact with the late beloved chancellor of the
university fits him pre-eminently to carry out and enlarge
the policies and the mission of that great and lamented
citizen. / /,
Beyond this, and of especial significance, Air. Pea
body la a mau of affairs, with a large hold upon the con
fidence and the ear of the wealth of the country, and these
are conditions of supreme Importance at this time of the
university of the state.
What the university needs Is equipment, dhlarge-
rm-nt, the amplifying of 1U scope and the solidity of Its
financial relations. Outside of the Vanderbilt Univer
sity there Is not an institution sonth of the Potomac
river which Is sufficiently equipped to keep at home the
sons of the South, who have found It necesaary to finish
and complete their education In northern universities.
If, at this critical and eventful time, wi9*icould In
duce a great and wealthy man of affairs like Air. Pea
body, who Is himself a man of the broadest culture and
an educator of practical experience, to assume the chan
cellorshlp of the university, the state might safely hope
that, through, hla Influence and hls connections, the
affairs of the university might speedily be put upon that
large and ample foundation of convenience and equip
ment which would establish It In the front rank of
Southern Institutions of learning.
For these reasons we cordially endorse the sugges
tion of our neighbor across tho way, and unless some
reason not now foreseen should develop to change this
opinion we shall be glad to co-operate In every way to
the consummation of this most admirable and Inspiring
arrangement.
General Weyler Is now Indulging, perhaps, In some
reflections on the whirligig of time.
"In vain we call old notions fudge.
And bend our conectence to our dealing:
Tho Ten Commandments will not budge.
And stealing will continue stealing."
Do we grow too eertoue and pessimistic? Then let u*
say that for Its own take the cunning worker* Id flesh and
blood should not rob the world of Its bluehea.
What. Indeed, could be more beautiful than the man
tling color of girlhood In the rich mid-morning of all her
budding charms—
"The soul, the muelc breathing In her face,
Uke to a lighted alabaster vase?”
Tin-re la a glory of the rising and of the setting sun,
when the gray clouds are streaked with the crimeon of
the coming or the passing day. There Is a glory of the
autumn leaf, when the dying year breathes upon the
sumac and the maple end the woods put on their royal
livery of red.
Hut ell their chromatic shades, from pearly pink
to passion's poppy splendor, fade before the blush of mod
esty and Innocence .
Only figuratively, perhaps, can we reasonably expect
that the rugged cheek of manhood could blush, even for
all the varied forma of malfeasance under the sun.
But satiny cheeka In which the crimson currents
corns' and go, while life Is young and hopes are high end
y,-t the world Is new, are no figments of the Imaginative
mind They ere a dainty and sweet reality.
shall the-mountebanks take them from ut end give
us ftwKliy faultless. Icily regular" Ataudes, robbed of
thi pulsing language of the blush?
Not yet; not yet! Give na purity and Innocence
yet a little while,
"Carnatloned like a sleeping Infant's cheek.
Rocked by the beating of Its mother's breast”
The reel "Desdwood Dick" has recently passed away.
This desperate character spent hls declining days holding
up people wiili a chewing gum proposition.
If Mr. Addlcks cannot get Into the United States seri-
he might inflate hlmielf and Join the Aero Club.
Secretary Wilson I* again under Are. They do not
'• n hand him bis bomb concealed in a bouquet.
Bribery" originally meant a piece of bread given
beggar. How times do change!
The Peachtree Pavement.
There Is general satisfaction over the announcement
that a new pavemont for Peachtree street Is now prac
tically an assured fact.
This question has been voxlng the mind of the gen
eral public for a long time. Repeatedly the great can-
tral thoroughfare had been In such condition that It was
necessary to iiatch It up—repairs which wore always
socured only after persistent efforts. But at last the
residents along the street and the citizens of Atlanta
In general realised that tho original pavement had liter
ally worn out, and there was no economy In attempting
to tinker with It any longer.
A movement was then set on foot to secure n now
pavoment entirely. This, too, has required long and per
sistent effort, but we are now Informed that a majority
of the abutting property owners along Poachtree are
anxious fo have the new pavement put down and have
signified their desire to council.
So It seema certain that the work of laying a new
pavement will begin within a short time. v
This Is as It should be. There are few cities. North
or South, that can boast ot.ao magnificent a thorough
fare. and we would be much to blame If we allowed it
to continue longer In the condition It has been for several
years. * .
The entire community feels gratified that thla Im
portant step I* about to be taken and It Is hoped that
the work will be ruthed to a quick and efficient condu-
■Ion.
Two Atlanta Young Men'.
The ample announcement of the N. P. Pratt Labora
tory In today's Issue suggests tba rapid and successful
way In which the young men of Atlanta and of Georgia
are forging their way to the front of Industrial develop
ment In the South.
The two young men who compose tbl* Arm are sons
of the famone Dr. N. A. Pratt, the most noted chemist of
hi* day In the South, the developer of the phosphate
beds of South Carolina end of Florida, and a man of
genius end affaire. The young eons of Dr. Pratt, without
excepUon, followed In the professional footsteps of their
father, and have never varied or turned from the Inten
tion to work out for themselves and for the state in
which they live a destiny along the lines of their father's
profession. Beginning from the ground floor of effort
and of InformaUon, with or without a college education,
and moat of them without this advantage, the sons of N.
A. Pratt have for ten years past been recognised as es
sential fedora In *11 matter* chemical and Industrial
In Atlanta and In the state.
The N. P. Pratt Laboratory started by K. P. Pratt
and George L. Pratt le now one of the flret Institutions
of Its kind In the South. It* chemical department Is
standard and Its engineering department exploited In
The Georgian today Is growing steadily Into the same
relative position among .the sclentlflc Industrie* of. the
South.
K. P. Pratt and George L. Pratt have amassed both
wealth and Influential position by the steady consecration
of their efforts along these lines, and are recognized
among the foremost buslnees forces of the city. They
■re both Intensely Interested end Arm believers In the
future of this section, and It 1* simply e matter of logic
to say that there ere always certain reward* to capable
men who do succeed in doing things In connection with
the amazing progress the South Is making. ~~-
The lesson of each live* le obvious and the moral
scarcely needs to be pointed along the high end etaudard
lines of concentration, charade* and Industry to the
young men of the state. It Is the purpose of these
brief lines not more to congratulate the Pratt Broth
er? upon the- splendid and unbroken achievements of I saved,” It Isn’t of much Immediate consequence to them
their professional life, than to point their example to whether they are to reach salvation by one man's route
tho emulation of young men of the state who will adopt or another man's route. The essential thins Is to set
reputable and useful profession and follow It with there, and we take It for granted that all soul savers
and with unflagging Industry. j ought to be glad that a soul 13 saved by any route. And
| we have never yet heard an orthodox Christian who did
not recognize tho "repent and be saved" route as stand
ard.
Intelllgc
Mr. Wilmcr and the Revivalists.
We publish on this page today a communication
from Rev. C. B. Wllmer growing out of some of the
criticising which have been made by ministers and lay
men upon the Torrcy revival during the course of Its
continuance in this city.
Mr. Wllmer writes Interestingly alway*. and bla
letter of today Is In hls clearest and happiest vein.
Tho Georgian lias no comment to make upon It in
a controversial way. We bave no desire to spilt doctrinal
hairs or to discuss theological topics with one whose busi
ness and whose pleasure It Is to become expert among
these themes. ,
We (rive Mr. Wllmer free course to be magnified In
oiir columns, and reserve for ourselves a single state
ment of fact as to our own position.
If we have ever been sincere and well meaning In
our lives we linvo endeavored to be so In reference to
this revival of religion under the auspices of the earnest
business men of Atlanta.
With a layman's full sense of the meaning end
Importance of this movement we have had but one
eingle Idea In connection, and that to give whatever
force nnd Influence tills paper might wield to the suc
cess of the central Idea of the revival—the quickening of
conscience and the Bavlng of souls.
In the old fashioned religion to wblch we have been
reared, we were taught to believe that the gospel was
tho good news or salvation, which when received, estab
lished not less tho brotherhood of man than the Father
hood of God. Tho clash of doctrines and the wrangling
of warring creeds and constructions have never lnterferd
with the serenity and the happiness of this conception,
and we hnd somehow and somewhere derived the Idea
that controversies nnd doubtful disputations hindered
rather than helped tho free course of religion in the
minds of men. It may be the dullness of our minds,
or the narrowness of our experience, but we honestly
did not recall a great, revival that had prospered upon
controversial wrangles or upon doctrinal duel* between
Christian leaders.
Air. Wllmer Is a great and good minister of the gos
pel, nnd wo are among the very humblest and unwor-
thlest of Its unfaithful followers, but we cannot get out of
our minds that It Is a gospel of love*and peace and fra
ternity, nnd wo hnvo heard higher and better disciples
than wo are at least, declare that the strife and Intoler
ance of Christian teachers discredited this gospel In the
eye and ear of the worldlings, and that the noisy dis
cord of doctrines' Was poor food to feed to sinners seek
ing salvation, and trembling upon the verge of acceptance
or rejection.
We had somehow thought that If men—good men—
had criticisms to offer and corrections to makp, they
might well afford to wait until after the great question
of accepting or rejecting Christ was settled, and then
In the quiet aftermath, they might lead their flock
Into tho gencrcl doctrinal paths that seemed straight,
and Impress the disputed creeds In which they believed.
Air. Wllmer must pardon us. If we continue to dis
sent from tho view that any man (preacher or layman),
Is under obligations to project hls personal convictions,
however honest. Into an effort to lead men along broad
and accepted lines to a better life.
When men aro-belqg besought to "repent and be
Mark you. we do not level this as a criticism
against Mr. Wllmer. Far from it. We are merely giving
the point of view, crude and uninspired as it is, which
has moved us In the treatment of the Torrcy revival. Wo
were the flrst voice to be lifted gently nnd reverently
against the great revivalist himself when he seemed to
be diverging Into the arena of controversy, and In the
same spirit of respect we took the liberty to present
our view to Mr. Wllmer.
We make bold to express one more opinion in con
clusion. The world is not going to be saved by the hair
splitting theories of wrangling doctrinaires. If God Is
true and Christ Is real, then love and faith, and fellow
ship and kindness will continue to be the master forces
of the world, and the only^rellable guide posts to eter
nal Joy.
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For the Public Comfort.
We publish today a communication from Mr. J. G.
Rossman on the necessity for purchasing one or more
sites In the central part of the city for small parka be
fore the price of real estate advances further.
He also argues strongly for the establishment of
public comforts In one of these central locations for the
beneflt of visitors to the city, as well as for the general
public.
Air. Rossman Is a man of affairs and of advanced
Ideas. Alore than once he has made suggestions for
the good of the public which have made a deep Impres
sion upon the minds of thinking people. None of them
has been more timely than the suggestions be now
makes for the public welfare and wo believe that they
should be given earnest consideration.
There is certainly a crying need for some such
small parka or open areas as ho describes. It is true
that land In the central part of the city Is now held at
fancy figures, nnd at flrst sight It may seem to be
prohibitive. But we must reflect how much moro valua
ble this property will be In the next ten or even flvo
years. /
We have our larger parks for recreation and amuse
ment, where Jaded humanity may go for a pleasant
evening or a restful Sunday. But oo provision I* made
for the down-town shopper or the thousands of visitors
who come to Atlanta every year and have no tlmo to get
out of the heart of the city.
One or ( more of these little oases in the heart of our’
busy centers would be n veritable God-send to the people
we have mentioned.
To lit up such areas with the public comforts pro
posed would be one of the wisest and most Important de
mands of health and would obviate a vast amount of suf
fering on the part of the public, and particularly of vis-.
Itors of both sexes who are here only for a day.
Such conveniences are now supplied by all the most
progressive cities of the middle west, while every one
who has been abroad bears hearty testimony to the
common sense end wholesome foresight which make
such provisions In the great cities of tho continent
It la a subject which no one should overlook, and
If wo aro to take the lead among twentieth century
cities during tho next decade we must begin this work
before property valoes In the central portion of tho city
are Indeed prohibitive.
MR. WILMER AND THE REVIVAL
Editor The Atlanta Georgian
your Issue of the 21th Instant, under
the caption, "pr. Hawthorne on. Dr.
Torrey," you say, "We trust that Dr.
Hanborne nnd Dr. Wllmer nnd Dr.
Bridewell will And no ocoaslon to voice
another critlcsm during this last
closing week. • • • Under these con
dltlone, every Instinct and all reason
would suggest either hands off or
hands In hands f5r the Gospel cause.'
If, by the worda "And no occasion
to voice another criticism," you mean
only that you hope that nothing will
be said or done at the meeting now
In progress that will furnish any basis
for Just critlcsm, you express a hope
In which all good men must Join; but
If you mean, as. apparently you do
mean, that clergymen should retrain
from crltclslng anything, whether just
ly liable to criticism or not, on tha
ground that "the time Is short; ths
revival la at Ita height; the Interest la
Intense; many strong and sensible cit
izens claim to have found a blessing
in the closing days, - you raise ques
tions of great Importance to the com
munity. 1 beg to urge two points on
your calm and Judicial consideration.
First, you utterly Ignore the fact
that every clergyman In Atlanta Is un
der most solemn pledge to Almighty
God and hls own church to give hie
people Instruction, according to the
(caching of hla church and hls own
best undsrstandlng of the word of God
on the subject of man's spiritual and
sternal welfare Thin responsibility
can ,not be set aside In favor of the
teaching of any one clergyman tern-
K rarity In our midst, or permanent-
for that matter; and still lass can
It be net aside at the suggestion of a
secular newspaper. You would, doubt
less, repel the thought that the pulpit
should restrict the Just liberty of the
press. By the same token, I would
suggest the Impropriety of the press'
undertaking, on any pretext whatever.
You will doubtless say In reply that
you are not exercising censorship, but
making an appeal to "Instinct snd rea
son." Allow me. then, to remind you
that, — - * *'—— *-—*
this
satlon — _ _ .
"the old-fashioned gospel" Is being
preached. But this was amurely dog
matic utterance, aiming, without one
scintilla of proof, to put those who may
have and express some other concep-
linn nf the "w.ianAl" Into (Has svllnil*
l. aiio^ mf, inrn. 10 irminu you
it, In a former editorial, .bearing on
* same subject, you asked for a cee-
Ion of criticism on the ground that
tlon of the “gospel" into the odious
position of opposing the salvation of
souls. That Is religious tyranny of
the worst sort.
Secondly, you make It neceeasry to
reassert and maintain, on the thresh
old of the twentieth century, what
ought, by this time, to be taken for
granted ae an axiom by all thinking
people, via: that nothing can be safe
ly withdrawn from serious criticism,
and the more Important the subject,
the more true Is this. The appeal of
the Great Teacher was to the Intelli
gence, the spiritual discernment and
practical sense of men. not -to blind
credulity. Hls conception of saving
men- was establishing the kingdom
within them, getting them to love
He Hlm-
He ask-
He ask'
reason,
selves to be called master,
conviction and persuasion,
conviction an dpcrsuaslon.
ed tho free tribute of our
conscience and heart. II Is alien to
the Bplrlt of Christ to ask for any
human being a kind and degree of loy
alty that Ho repudiated for Himself.
The manner In whleh epithets are sub
stituted for argument by many relig
ious teachers shows the pernicious re
sult of tho plea for exemption from
criticism.
Why should any man ask to be ex
empt from criticism any way? Is It
not by criticism that all Improvement
comes? There sre magazines that of
fer prizes for criticisms that shall
enable them to make Improvements.
Has any human being gdt the gospel
down so fine that nobody can say
anything on the subject worth hls
while to hear? Is not thla to claim
Infallibility for oneself? t say to you
very frankly and seriously that If I
have got Jo be subject to a pope, I
prefer the present bishop of Rome to
any "combine" of Proteatant preach
er and newapaper editor; end this 1
say with no Intention of sarcasm or
want of respect to such preacher or
editor.
The truth la, I suspect that people' _
minds are confused on the subject of
what criticism Is. I submit that while
the fact that one le both trying to do
good, and Is, In some measure, suc
ceeding, warrants exemption from cap
tious criticism, unessential critlcsm, it
does not warrant exemption from se
rious critdsm. If a man was doing
hls level best In all sincerity to save
others from drowning, It would be. In
effect, a murderous act for any one
thoughtlessly to embarrass hls efforts,
or keep drowning persons out of
reach of hls strong and saving arm.
And If people are drowning In sin,
as they are, and, on the way, tt not to
brimstone, at least, to moral and spir
itual ruin, thoughtless criticism, crit
icism that does not go to the root of
the matter or touch some essential, or,
at least. Important principle, would
be worthy of all condemnation. I am
thoroughly at one with you on that,
which I take to be the real controlling
thought In your mind on this matter.
But suppose, to continue the Illustra
tion above employed, that I, too, am
In the business of trying to get peo
ple out of the waters of moral and
spiritual ruin, snd tm convinced that
some things done will actually result
In drowning some people. Instead of
saving them, am I to keep quiet at trie
dictation of n bystander, who knows
nothing of the subject! ,
Or suppose that cholera is raging In our
beloved city. Thera are different schools
• nil * vravA riIffaranona
of thought, andgrave differences of
opinion as to what curative methods
are best. There are Christian Scient
ists, Homeopaths, Osteopaths, Regu
lars, not to mention others, In the Held,
all sincere and bavlng the same object
In view, the cure of the disease—
whether It be conceived to exist In the
body or only In "mortal mind.” Sup
pose, now, that all the practleers of tho
healing art. no matter which of them
schools of thought they represent, should
be railed on to stand back and give
np tho Hold for one month to one man,
when they conscientiously believe that
some of the medicine used or methods
employed while doing good here snd
goodness, and think truth with their. there, sre, to other persons, actually
own minds and.will the hlgheat. At [baneful? Is that a legitimate demand
the very 'foundation of Jesus' dealing to bo made upon any physician, cape-
with men lies Hls respect for their i daily by one not himself a physician?
personalities. He taught us to rail i I repeat that no captious criticisms
no man father an ) n' t to ;, nnlt our- should be employed. The man who. in
such serious situation, should under
take to arouse resentment against any
one doing earnest work by making fun
of hls clothes, for example, or criticiz
ing hls manner, or any unessential cle
ment In the man's makeup or methods,
would bo Justly regarded ns lacking In
a proper sense of tho Importance of
health, hs well as of tho serious re
sponsibility that attaches to thinking
nnd speaking. But when serious ques
tions are raised by persons whose life
work It Is to get at the truth In such
matters, as to tho truth and effect of
certain remedies, it Is wrong to assumo
the very point under discussion and
cut off thought and Investigation. That
Is as true of religion as of medicine.
Nor can I see where the harm Is going
to come from full nnd fair discussion
of religious themes at this time. Nay,
I submit, that the more Intense the
feeling that la aroused, the more Impor
tant It Is that dear thinking nnd truth
should be kepi well to the front. If
any one will carefully study the etory
given In Luke xlv:26-13, of how Christ
dealt with a crowd that jvas under the
most Intense feeling apparently, and
run of enthusiasm for Him, I think he
will not fell to understand my point—
STOP AND THINK! was the burden of
Hls message to the multitude at that
psychological moment. -
It Is not the purpose of this- letter to
Justify the theological opinions l have
expressed, but to justify the right of
Just and responslbls criticism In prin
ciple. I would, however, to make my
point dear as to the difference between
criticism and criticism, remind you
that I have challenged the two propo
sitions that a man's natural goodness
has nothing to do with hls salvation,
and that salvation Is an Instantaneous
occurrence. I have contended that
while every man must be born again,
and that no natural goodneas makes
on* Independent of the Spirit of God,
yet natural goodness Is part of the soil
In which the seed of divine truth must
be sowed, and that while the full sur
render of the Ufe to God In Christ gets
one .started on the way of salvation,
FOK PUBLIC COMFORT.
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should he started, -md for which At.
Unta will realize the necessity.
Crowded Condition in Skyscraper Sec
tion
begins the process of eternal life, and
lace In a short,time—hard
may take pi
ly, I think, instantaneously—yet salva
tlon Itself Is the reslut of growth—
"flrst, the blade, then the ear, after
that the full corn In the ear.” I desire,
therefore, not to be numbered simply
with those who havo "criticised these
meetings" (except that I do not ap
prove of them for children), but
among those who have, with a sense
of responsibility for both thought and
utterance, made an appeal to thought
ful men and women, . In the name of
8crlpture, reason and experience, on
behalf of certain prepositions which I
must regard as both true and Impor
tant. And, In conclusion, let me say I
have no desire to be exempt from the
same sort of criticism that I have dealt
out to others; a discussion of what Is
true In religion, although I decline to
bandy personalities The subject Is too
Important. I stand for a church which
has a certain conception of religion. I
have views of my own, within ihe
large limits of liberty accorded me In
that church. As to both, the only way
to And out what Is true It to allow full
and free discussion, carried on with
due deference to the rights of others.
"I speak as to wise men; Judge ye what
1 say." For as many as may be brought
In these meetings to accept the Lord
ship over human Rfe of aur Lord Jesus
Christ. "I rejoice end will rejoice;"
but I warn them that they era at the
beginning of their spiritual careen, not
the end: end I affectionately beg them
to beer In mind the exhortation of
Ahab to the king of Syria; "Let not
him that gtrdeth on hls harness boast
himself as be that putteth It off."
C. B. WILMER.
Citizens point with pride to ths
crowded thoroughfares and metropoli.
tan nsjiect In the central portion ol
the city, and real estate owners holf
on to the land which has so rapidly In.
creased In value, and Is constantly be
coming more so.
I have read with interst of the work
of the men who were the pioneers le
building Atlanta and their explanation
of the narrow streets and sidewalks
in the present business section. We
know Hint In their flights of Imagina
tion they never planned a city like the
Atlanta of 190H. with all Its glorious
promise of future growth and useful,
ness.
Let us profit by the experience of
the past and begin the movement for
a Grenter and More Beautiful Atlanta
—the Atlanta of a decado or two de
cades of the future.
Atlanta, with Its many public In
stitutions nnd magnificent buildings,
has neglected to provide something
that Is necessary In the congested
section of any Inrge city—and that la
small areas or parks for public use.
I should like to see a movement
started for the purchase of a tract In
the center of the city for this pur
pose, or tho selection of a commis
sion to devise ways and means for ths
purchase of a sits and Its mainte
nance by endowment and popular pub
lic subscription. In the early days ol
Boston, provision was mads for ths
purpose, and the beautiful Boston com
mon. In the heart of Boston, will be
held Intact for nil time. It Is known
now, as in the olden time, as the chil
dren's playground, or • Boston com
mon.
Now Is the time for Atlanta to give
another practical demonstration of its
civic pride. With the great 1910 ex
position before us, It would be a signal
stroke in the way of civic Improve
ment to have a small park or square
hi the center of tho city, and Is al
most essential for the comfort and
health of the hundreds of thousands
of visitors. It would be useful for
large outdoor mass meetings and for
reviewing stnnds on public occasions.
Public Comfort Facilities Underground.
The public comfort facilities could
be located underground, being well-
lighted and ventilated, and so ar
ranged as to prevent the slightest em
barrassment .to either sex on entering
or leaving.
Thera la no public place where any
one can get a drink of water. Atlanta
should provide drinking fountains for
the public and a place to rest, If for
only a few minutes. Such a place
would be a blessing to thousands of
the suffering public, who would wel
come It.
Finally, I will suggest that If At
lanta real estate Is already too valua
ble for the centrally located public
comfort accommodations, and that
ways and means can not be devised
without considerable delay, that the
space under the streets be utilized for
this purpose as n starter to relieve
the present condition of affairs.
It might be practicable to use the
space under the streets, say, near
Penchtree nnd Marietta, for a resting-
place. with drinking fountains, publto
comforts, bureau of information for
citizens and strangers, public telephone
booths, telegraph offices and similar
public necessities.
A building arrangement could be de
cided upon which would prevent the
slightest embarrassment to either sex
on entering or leaving.
J. C. ROSSMAN.
GEORGIANS^ IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
Now York, Juno 2.—Hero are soma
of tho visitors In New York today;
ATLANTA—A. O. Graves A. W. Har
mon, Mrs. F. Flexner.
AUGUSTA—A. Benson. *
SAVANNAH—G. A. Gordon, Miss M.
C. Rourko.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
JUNE 2.
1492—Granada surrendered; end of do
minion of Moors In Spain.
1535—John of Leyden tortured and put
to death.
1572—Thomas, duke of Norfolk, exe
cuted. .
1581—James Douglas, earl of Morton,
beheaded at Edinburgh.
1609—Sir Thomas Oates and party of
colonists sailed from England for
Virginia.
1629—John Bobleskl born.
1671—Sir Edward Leigh, member of
long parliament, died.
1701—Madame de Scuderl. writer, died.
1754—Thousands killed In earthquake
at Cairo, Egypt, .... .
1780—Gordon's "no-popery” riots be
gan In London.
1814—Pea
•Peace between Great Britain and
France proclaimed In I/ondon.
1818—General Philip Kearney born.
Died September 1, 18*2.
1835—Pope Plus X born. .
1843—John Cory, Washington's negro
servant, died at the age of 111-
1858—Donntl's comet first observed by
Dr. Donatl, Florence.
1868—Generals Kirby Smith and Ms-
gruder formally surerndered their
forces at Galveston.
1872—Mobellng attempted to assassi
nate Emperor William.
1875—International telegraph conrer-
ence opened at St. Petersburg
1878—Wreck of the steamer Idaho on
the const of Ireland.
1882—General Gulseppe Garibaldi died.
1SS6—Hon. Grover Cleveland married
to Miss Frances Folsom. —
1889—Forty lives lost In floods at Pe-
OJ~r HI II8YB iwrit. sss ’ . . „
X tersburg, Va.. and Washington
>D. C. . . „
1892—The “High-Water Mark” monu
ment at Gettysburg dedicated.
1894— Field Columbian Museum at Chi
cago dedicated. .
1895— Eugene V. Debs, leader of the
Chicago railway strike, sentenced
to six months' Imprisonment.
1904— Killing of -Caesar'' Yonng. tor
whose murder Nsn Patterson
was tried.
1905— President Roosevelt’s peace offer
to Ruslsa end Japan.
EVOLUTION.
Pasra. reader, for an tngler » sake,
A moment of year time I take. M
Td show the growth that went to me*»
An Isaak Walton.
le leer s very modest Mte. ^
But yet It ailed bla with drtlsbt.
And an he tntd hls friends that alfbt
A plscatoey narrative.
Next time la quite a royal trty
A twenty pomader pit sway,
So he rrisied every day
A fish story.
The last whleh rsssed hU red to fall
Wat little siuller than a whale.
And nil were forced to cell bis Isle
A Be. .. .
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