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THU ATLANTA' GEOROT AN.
The Atlanta Georgian
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"0 happy man! Celaatial aauaaga seller!
Friend, guardian and protector of ua all;
Come forward; save your frisnds and save your
country. — Arlatophanes.
Saturday Evening.
“Do you blush? Sufferers of Involuntary blushing
end for free particulars of our remedy
.
This Is not, as might be supposed, an extract from
tin 1 opaque humor of Punch or Pick-Me-Up, but we find It
gravely nestling among the classified advertlsmcnts of
a family periodical, disputing the top of the column
ith patent Incubators and Mrs. Soothlow's Winning
8yrup.
We have no means of knowing how many answers
•re sent In response to this enticing offer, nor, Indeed,
tv many people there are In this brazen world who
would like to be cured of the good old habit of blushing.
But we take occasion to remark that wherever this
spontaneous tendency remains unabated—wherever the
native modesty of girlhood and womanhood, or even of
manhood, la still ready to fling out the crimson banner of
a blush at the approach of evil communleaUons which
corrupt good manners, about the last thing In the world
they should seek to do would be to employ some palm-
itching empiric to destroy that wholesome tendency.
We aometlmes wonder If the ability to blush Is not
passing away, at beat. We are almost ready to ask, with
Hamlet, “0 shame, where Is thy blush?” .The crime of
the fratricide to which he referred, might awaken. In
these yellow days, a moment's interest, and perhapa
evoke a few perfunctory expressions of regret, until the
next day’s horror crowded the memory of It from our
minds. «
But the sins against the Individual and against so
ciety multiply so rapidly In this age of ready communica
tion that shame seem* verily to have lost Its blush, and
the world Is becoming as csllous as the tipper ten of
Babylon. - '
It Is not the evil communications alone—not the
risque stories and Indelicate allusions which would
have shocked our well bred grandmothers—but the Inso
lence of graft and the Impudonce of greed, the disposi
tion to minify the moral obloquy of deeds which we
have been taught to look upon aa wrong, which has
trampled under foot the ensign of shame and taught us
t<> endure, to pity and embrace the hideous mien of vice.
It Is not necessary that a man should be a states
man In ordsr to realise how far this tendency has tone
in <>ur public life and In the conduct of our great com
mercial aystems. Men clothed In the garments of re
spectability and holding high seats In ths synagogue,
lolate the natural rights of society not only without
compunction but apparently without any realisation of
the faet that they are guilty of any moral turpitude.
-. f The story of Alexander and the pirate la old and yet
ever new.
It has become trite to' say that the man who steals
n million Is merely an expert In high finance. |t Is only
the petty thief of tho barn-yard who is characterized
n« bs really deserves. The widow and the fatherless ars
consistently robbed by the intricate systems of corporate
power; human Ilfs la Imperiled and the domestic budget
robbed by the self-satisfied syndicates which sell us for
maldehydo for the nutritious Juices of meat; the great
transportation ayatema laugh at the cobweb netting .of
the law, apun for fllea too weak to break through,'and
>et their boaom's lord appaara to alt lightly on his
throne.
Is It not time to aak, ”0 shame, where la thy
blush?”
Is It not time to recall that nugget of common sense
which Lowell gave us?—
Mr. Peabody for Chancellor.
The Georgian Is disposed to coincide most heartli
with the editorial suggestion In Saturday's Constitution
for the selection of George foster Peabody to the chan-jlnteillgcne
eeilurship of the State University.
The editor of the Constitution la a trustee of that
Institution, and we suppose that tho editorial of Satur
day la based upon Inside Information and can be seri
ously considered.
The Georgian Is-strongly committed to the. propo
sition that wherever It bo possible the executive positions
of great educational Institutions ought to be Oiled 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-
em 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 the pulpit or to the presidency of a bank.
But the conditions which surround 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.
|Mr. Peabody has been for ten years past a conse
crated and devoted friend and student of education. HI*
sympathies and his labors have made of him In expe
rience almost a teacher himself, and hi* close and Inti
mate contact with the late beloved chancellor of the
university fits him pre-eminently to cany out and enlarge
the policies and the mission of that great tnd lamented
citizen.
Beyond this, and of especial significance, Mr. Pea
body la a man 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,' enlarge
ment, the amplifying of Its scope and the solidity of Its
financial relations. Outside of the Vanderbilt Univer
sity there Is not an Institution south of the Potomac
river which Is sufficiently equipped to keep at borne the
sons of the South, who have found It necessary to finish
and complete their education In northern universities.
If, at this critical and eventful time, we could In
duce a great and wealthy man of affairs like Mr. Pea
body. who la himself a man of the broadest culture tnd
an educator of practical experience, to assume the chan
cellorship of the university, the state might safety hope
that,' through his Influence and his 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 frbnt rank of
Southern Institutions of learplng.
For these reasons we cordially endorse the sugges
tion of our neighbor across the way, and unless some
reason not now foreseen should develop to change this
opinion we shall be glad to cooperate In every way to
the consummation of this most admirable and Inspiring
arrangement.
ra upon the splendid and unbroken achievements of j saved,” It Isn't of much Immediate consequence to them
! their professional life, than to imlnt their example to I whether they are to reach salvation by one man's route
mutation of young men of the state who will adopt j or another man's routt
and useful profession and follow It with | there, and
,nd with unflagging Industry-
General Weyler Is now Indulging, perhaps, in some
reflections on the whirligig of time.
"In vain we call old notions fudge,
And bend our conscience to our dealing;
Tho Tan Commandments will not bodge,
And stealing will continue stealing.”
Do w* grow too serious and pessimistic? Then let us
say that for Its own sake the cunning workers In flesh and
blood should not rob the world of Its blushes.
What, Indeed, could be more beautiful thtn ths man
tling color of girlhood In the rich mid-morning of all her
budding charms—
“The soul, the music breathing In her face.
Like to a lighted alabaster vase?"
f- There Is a glory of the rising and of the setting sun,
when the gray clouds are streaked with the crimson of
the coming or the passing day. There la a glory of the
autumn leaf, when the dying year breathes upon the
sumac and the maple and the woods put on their royal
lively of red.
But all tbelr chromatic shades, from pearly pink
pi passion's poppy splendor, fade before the blush of mod
esty and Innocence.
Only figuratively, perhaps, can we reasonably expect
that, the nigged check of mauhood could blush, even for
all the varied forms of malfeasance under the sun.
Hut satiny cheeks In which the crimsoa currents
ciuiie and go, while life Is young and hopes are high and
\i t the world la new, are no figments of the Imaginative
mind. They are a dainty and sweet reality.
P Shall the mountebanks take them from us and give
us faultily faultless, Idly regular” Maudes, robbed of
tin , tlslng language of the blush?
Not yet; not yet! Give us purity and Innocence
>>-t a little while.
"Carnatloned like a sleeping Infant's cheek.
Rocked by the beating of Its mother’s breast”
The real "Deadwood Dick" has recently passed sway,
ils desperate character spent his declining days holding
people with a chawing gum proposition.
The Peachtree Pavement. .
There Is general satisfaction over the announcement
that a new pavement for Peachtree street Is now prac
tically an assured fact.
This question hss been vexing the mind of tho gen
eral public for a long time. Repeatedly the great cen
tral thoroughfare had been In such condition that It was
necessary to patch It up—repairs which were always
secured only after persistent efforts. But st last the
residents along the street and tho citizens of Atlanta
In general realized that the 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 occur* a new
pavement entirely. This, too, has required long and per
slstent effort, but we are now Informed that a majority
of the abutting property owner* along Peachtree are
anxious In bare the new, pavement put down and have
signified their desire to council.
So It seems certain that the work of laying a new
pavement will begin within a short time.
This Is as It should be. There ar* few cities, North
or South, that ran boast of so 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 feeli gratified that this Im
portant step la about to be taken and It Is hoped that
the work will be rushed to s quick and efficient conclu
sion.
If Mr. Addlcka cannot get Into the United States sen-
he might Inflate himself end join the Aero Club.
ry Wilson Is again under fire. They do not
hand him his bomb coo celled In a bouquet.
Bribery” originally meant a piece of brekd glren
to a beggar. How times do change!
Two Atlanta Young Men.
Tho ample announcement of the N. P. Pratt Labora
tory In today's Issue suggests the 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 compos* this firm are sons
of the famous Dr. N. A. Pratt, the most noted chemist of
his day In the South, the developer of the phosphate
beds of South Carolina and of Florida, and a man of
genius and affairs. The young sons of Dr. Pratt, without
exoepUon, followed In the professional footsteps of-their
father, and have never varied or turned from'the Inten
tion to work our for themselves and for the state In
which they lire a destiny along the lilies of their father’s
profession. Beginning from the ground floor of effort
and of Information, with or without a college education,
and moat of them without this advantage, the sons of N.
A. Pratt have for ten year* past been recognised aa es
sential factors In all matters chemical and Industrial
In Atlanta and In the state.
The N. P. Pratt Laboratory started by N. P. Pratt
and George L Pratt Is now* one of the first Institutions
of Its kind In the South. Its chemical department Is
standard and Its engineering department exploited in
The Georgian today Is growing steadily Into the same
relative position among the scientific Industries of the
South.
N. P. Pratt and George L. Pratt have amassed both
wealth and Influential position by the steady consecraUon
of their efforts along these lines, and are recognised
among the foremost business tores* of the city. They
are both Intensely Interested and firm believers In the
future of this section, and It Is simply a matter of logic
to say that there are always certain rewards to capable
men who do succeed In doing things In connection with
the smsslng progress the South Is making.
The lesson of such lives Is obvious and the moral
scarcely needs to be pointed along tho high and standard
lines of concentration, character and Industry'to the
young men of the state. It Is the purpose of these
brief lines not more to congratulate the Pratt Broth-
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 tho Torrey revival during tho course of Its
continuance In this city.
Mr. Wllmer writes interestingly always, and his
letter of today Is In Ills clearest and happiest vein.
The Georgian has no comment to make upon It In
a controversial way. We have no desire to split doctrinal
hairs or to discuss theological topics with one whose busi
ness and whoso pleasure It Is to become expert among
these themes.
We give Mr. Wllmnr free course to be magnified In
our columns, nnd reserve for ourselves a single state
ment of fact ns to our own position.
If wo have ever been sincere and well meaning In
our lives wo have endeavored to be so in reference to
tills revival of religion under the auspices of the earnest
business men of Atlanta.
With a layman's full sense of the meaning and
Importance of this movement we have bad but one
single Idea la .connection, and that to give whatever
force and Influence this paper might wield to the suc
cess of the central Idea of ths revlval-rthe quickening of
conscience and the saving of souls.
In the old fashioned religion to which we have been
reared, we were taught to believe that the gospel was
tho good nows of salvation, which when received, estab
lished not less the brotherhood of man than the Father
hood of God. The clash of doctrines and the wrangling
of warring creeds and constructions have never lnterferd
with the scn-nlty and the happiness of this conception,
and wo had somehow and somewhere derived the Idea
that controversies nnd doubtful disputations hindered
rather than helped the 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 wrangle* or upon doctrinal duels between
Christian leaders.
Mr. Wllmer Is a great and good minister of the gos
pel, and we are among the very humblest and unwor-
thlest of Ua unfaithful followers, but we cannot get out of
our minds that It Is a gospel of love and peace and fra
ternity, and we have heard higher and better disciples
than we 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—
hnd criticisms to offer and corrections to make, they
might well afford to wait until after the great queatlon
of accepting or rejecting Christ was settled, and then
in the quiet aftermath, they might lead their flock
Into the general doctrinal paths that seemed straight,
and Impress the disputed creeds In which they believed.
Mr. Wllmer must pardon us. If we continue to dis
sent from tho view that any man (preacher or layman)
Is under obligations to project hla personal convictions,
however honest. Into an effort to lead men along broad
and accepted lines to a better life.
When men are being besongbt to "repent and be
* ; r r- 1- *
•ntlnl thing Is to get
take It for granted that all soul savers
ought to be glad that a soul is saved by any route. And
we have never yet heard an orthodox Christian who did
not recognize the "repent and be saved" route as stand
ard.
Mark you, wo 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 Torroy revival. Wo
were the first voice to be lifted gently and reverently
against the great revivalist himself when he seemed to
bo 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. Tho 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 reliable guide posts to eter
nal Joy.
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 parks 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
benefit of visitors to the city, as well as for the general
public.
Mr. Rossman Is a man of affairs and of advanced
Ideas. More than ouce 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 he now
makes for the public welfare an<J we believe that they
should be given’earnest consideration.
There Is certainly a crying need for some such
small parks or open areas as be describes. It is true
that land In the central part of the city is now held at
fancy figures, and at first sight It may seem to he
prohibitive. But we must reflect how much more valua
ble this property will be In the next ten oi> even fire
years. *
Wo have our larger parks for recreation and amuso-
ment, where Jaded humanity may go for a pleasant
evening or a restful Sunday. But no provision Is made
for the (Jown-town shopper or the thousands of visitors
who oome to Atlanta every year and have no Ume 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 a veritable God-send to the people
we have mentioned.
To fit 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-.
I tors 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 and wholesome foresight which make-
such provisions In the great cities of the continent
it Is a subject which no one should overlook, and
it we are to take the lead among twentieth century
cities during the next decade we must bogln this work
before property values In the central portion of the city
are Indeed prohibitive.
Editor The Atlanta Georgian:
your Issue of the 28th Instant, under
the caption, "Dr. Hawthorne on Dr.
Torrey,” you say, "We trust that Dr.
Sanbome and Dr. Wllmer and Dr.
Bridewell wilt find no occasion to vole*
another critlcsm during this last
closing week. • • • Under these con
ditions, every Instinct and all reason
would suggest either hands off or
hands In hands for the Gospel cause.”
If, by the words "find no occasion
to voice another criticism,” you mean
only that you hope that nothing will
be said or done at the meeting' now
In progrees that will furnish any basts
for Just critlcsm, you express a hope
In which all- good men must Join: but
if you mean, aa apparently you do
mean, that clergymen should refrain
from critdslng anything, whether Just
ly liable to criticism or not, on the
ground that "the time Is short; the
revival Is at Ita height; the Interest It
Intense; many atrong and aenslble cit
izens claim to have found a. blessing
In the dosing days, - you raise ques
tions of great Importance to the com
munity. I beg to urge two points on
your calm and Judicial consideration.
First, you utterly Ignore the fact
that every clergyman In Atlanta ia un
der most solemn pledge to Almighty
God and hie own church to give hie
people Instruction, according to the
teaching of his church and hla own
best understanding of the word of God
on the subject of man's spiritual and
eternal welfare. This responsibility
can not be eet aside In favor of the
teaching of any one clergyman tem-
that matter; and still leas 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 and rea
son." Allow me. then, to remind you
that. In a former editorial, bearing on
this same subject, you asked for a ces
sation of criticism on the ground that
"the old-fashioned gospel" Is being
preached. But this was a purely dog
matic utterance, aiming, without' one
scintilla of proof, to put those who may
have and express some other concep
tion of the "gospel" Into the odious
position of opposing the solvation of
souls. That ta religious tyranny of
the worst sort. -
Secondly, you moke It necessary to
reassert and maintain, on the thresh
■elves to be dolled master. He Him-
conviction and persuasion. He ask-
convlctlon an dperauaslon. He ask
ed the free tribute of our reason,
conscience and heart. It is alien to
the spirit of Christ to ask for any
humnn being a kind and degree of loy
alty that He repudiated for Himself.
The manner In which epithets are sub
stituted for argument by many relig
ious teachers shows the pernicious re
sult of the plea for exemption from
criticism.
Why should any man ask to be ex
empt from criticism any way 7 Ii tt
not by criticism that all Improvement
comes? There are magazines that of
fer prises for criticisms that shall
enable them to make Improvements.
Has any human being got the gospel
down so fine that nobody can say
anything on ths subject worth his
while to hear? Is not this to claim
Infallibility for oneself? I say to you
very frankly and seriously that If I
have got to be subject to a pope, I
prefer the present bishop of Rome to
any “combine" of Protestant preach
er and newspaper editor: and this I
say with no Intention of sarcasm or
want of respect to such preacher or
editor.
The truth ts, I suspect that people's
minds are confused on the subject of
what criticism Is. I submit that while
the faet that one Is both trying to do
good, and It. In tome measure, suc
ceeding. warrants exemption from cap
tious criticism, unessential critlcsm, It
does not warrant exemption, from se
rious crttclsm. If a man was doing
his level best In all sincerity to save
others from drowning. It would be. In
effect, a murderous act for any one
thoughtlessly to embarrass his efforts,
or keep drowning persons out of
reach of hla strong and saving arm.
And If people are drowning In tin,
aa they are, and, on the way. If not to
brimstone, at least, to morel 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, and am convinced that
some things done will actually result
In drownlqg oome people. Instead of
saving them, am I to keep quiet at the
dictation of a bystander, who knows
nothing of the subject?
Orsuppoee that cholera le raging In our
beloved city. There are different schools
of thought, end grave differences of
opinion aa to what curative methods
■re beet. There ore Christian Scient
ists, Homeopaths, Osteopaths, Regu-
old of the twentieth century, what! tare, not to mention others, In the field.
ought, by this time, to be taken for
granted as an axiom by all thinking
people, via; that nothing ran be safe
ly withdrawn from serious criticism,
and the more important the subject,
the more true ts this The appeal of
the Great Teacher was to the Intelli
gence, the spiritual discernment and
practical sense of men, not to blind
credulity. His conception of saving
men was establishing the kingdom
within them, getting them to love
goodness and think truth with their
own minds and will the highest. At
the very foundation of Jesus' dealing
all sincere and haring the same object
In view, the cure of the disease—
whether It he conceived to exist In the
body or only In "mortal mind.” Sup
pose, now, that all the prectleera of the
healing art, no matter which of these
schools of thought they represent, should
be railed on to stand hack and give
up the field for one month to one man.
when they consctentloualy believe that
some of the medicine used or methods
employed while doing good here and
there, are. to other persona, actually
baneful? Is that a legitimate demand
to be made upon any physician, espe-
wlth men lies Hte respect for their j dally by one not himself a physician?
personalities. He taught us to call, I repeat that no captious criticisms
no man father and not to permit out- 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 his clothes, for example, or criticiz
ing his manner, or any unessential ele
ment In the man's makeup or methods,
would bo Justly regarded as lacking In
a proper sense of the importance of
health, as well aa of the serious re
sponsibility that attaches to thinking
and speaking. But when serious ques
tions are raised by person! whose lire
work It Is to get at the truth In such
matters, as to ths truth and effect of
certain remedies. It Is wrong to assume
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 and 4 fair discussion
of religious themes at this time. Nay,
I submit, that ths more Intense the
feeling that Is aroused, the more Impor
tant It It that clear thinking and truth
should be kept well to the front If
any one will carefully study the story
5 lven In Luke xlv;2S-U, of how Christ
salt with a crowd that wot under the
moat Intense feeling apparently, and
full of enthusiasm for Him, I think he
will not fall to understand my point—
STOP AND THINK! was the burden of
Ills message to the multitude at that
psychological moment.
It Is not the purpose of this letter to
Justify the theological opinions I have
expressed, but to Justify ths right of
“ le criticism In prln-
Just and responslbl
clpte. I would, however, to make my
point clear 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 his salvation,
and that salvation Is an Instantaneous
occurrence. I have contended that
while every man must be born again,
and that no natural goodness makes
one Independent of the Spirit of God,
yet natural goodness Is part of the sol!
In which the seed of divine truth must
be sowed, and that while the full sur
render of the life to God In Christ gets
one started on the way of salvation.
FOR PUBLIC COMFORT.
Edlto
sted in
prls
As you an
public enter,
novement which may be oi
benefit to the city, I deKiro to atmeJ
to you a movement which I belie-
flhould b«- started, and for which At!
lanta will realize the necessity. **
Crowded Conditio
In Skyscraper Sec.
tion.
Citizens point with pride to ths
crowded thoroughfares and metropoli
tan aspect in the central portion ol
the city, and real estate owners hole
on to the land which has so rapidly In.
creased In value, and la constantly bel
coming more so.
I have read with Intorst of the Work
of the men who were the pioneer,
building Atlanta and their explanation
of the narrow streets and sldewallu
' ■“■tlon. \v,
begins the process of eternal life, and*
lace In a short tlmi
may take place In a short time—hard
ly. I think. Instantaneously—yet salva
tion Itself Is the reslut of growth—
"first, the blade; then the ear, after
that the full corn In the ear." t desire,
therefore, not to be numbered simply
with those who have “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
Scripture, reason and experience, on
behalf of certain propositions which I
must regard aa both true and Impor
tant. And, in conclusion, 1st 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 view* of my own, within the
large limits of liberty accorded ms In
that church. As to both, the only way
to find out what Is true Is to allow full
and free discussion, carried on with
dus deference to ths rights of othera.
"I speak as to wise men; Judge ys what
I *ay.” For os many os may be brought
In these meetings to accept the Lord-
ship over human Ilfs of our Lord Jesus
Christ, "I rejoice and will rejoice;"
but I warn them that they are at the
beginning of -heir spiritual careen, not
the end; and I affectionately beg them
to hear In mind the exhortation of
A hah to the king of Syria: "Let not
him that gtrdeth on hla harness boast
himself as h* that putteth It off."
C. & WILMER.
rests
In the pt-esent business
know that In their flights of Imaghia!
tlon they never plnnned -a city like tht
Atlanta of 1905, with all Its glortoui
promise of future growth and useful
ness.
Let us profit by the experience o|
the pnet and begin the movement f 0 ,
a Greater and Store Benutltul Atlanta
—the Atlanta of a decade or two de
cades of the future.
Atlanta, with lta many public In
stitutions nnd magnificent buildings,
hns neglected to provide something
that Is necessary In tho congested
section of any large city—and that u
small areas or parks for public use.
I should like to see a movement
started for the purchase of a tract In
tho center of the city for this pur-
pose, or the selection of a commis
sion to devise ways and means for th,
purchase of a site and Its mainte
nance by endowment and popular pub
lic subscription. In the early day, ol i
Boston, provision was made tor th«
purpose, nnd the beautiful Boston com
mon. In the heart of Boston, will be
held Intact for all time. It Is known
now, as In the olden time, as the chil
dren's plnyground, or Boston com-
mon.
Now Is the time for Attanta to gtvt
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 pork or square
in the center of the city, and la 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 stands on publio 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.
There Is no public place where any
one enn get n 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 wil! suggest that If At-
louts real estate Is already too valua
ble for the centrally located public
comfort accommodations, and that
ways and means can not be devised
wlthont considerable delay, that the
space under the streets be utilized for
this purpose as a starter to relieve
the present condition of affairs.
It might bo practicable to use the
space under the streets, say, near
Peachtree and-Marietta, for a resting-
place, with drinking fountains, publio
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 ths
slightest embarrassment to either zex
on entering or leaving^ R088MAN ,
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 2.—Here are tome
of the visitors In New York today;
ATLANTA—A. G. Graves A. W. Har-
Mrs. F.. Flexner.
on. Mrs. F. Flexner.
AUGUSTA—A. Benson.
SAVANNAH—G. A. Gordon. Miss M.
C. Rourke.
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 Gates and‘party of
colonists sailed from England for
Virginia.
1629—John Sobleskl born.
1671—Sir Edward Leigh, member of
long parliament, died.
1701—Madame de Scuderl, writer, died.
1754—Thousands killed ta earthquake
at Cairo, Egypt. „ ^
1780—Gordon’s "no-popery riots be
gan ta London. _
1814— Peace between Great Britain and
France proclaimed In London.
1815— General Philip Kearney born.
Died September 1, 18*2.
1835—Pope Plus X horn.
1848—John Cary, Washington* negro
servant, died at the -age of 114.
1858—Donatl's comet first observed by
Dr. Donatl, Florence.
1865—Generals Kirby Smith and Ma-
gruder formally surerndered their
forces at Galveston. ....
1872—Mobellng attempted to assassi
nate Emperor William.
1875—International telegraph confer,
ence opened.at St. P*tero b “ r *
1878—Wreck of tho steamor Idaho on
the coast of Ireland.
1882 General Outrepp.^b.^dl^
1886—Hon. Grover
to Miss Frances Folsom.
1889—Forty lives lost In "«?'•»
tersburg, Va-, and Washington
1892—The "High-Water Mark- monu
ment at Gettysburg dedicated.
1894— Field Columbian Museum at tni
cogo dedicated. . , , h .
1895— Kugene V. I* 1 *. 2? der „?I„i«d
Chicago railway strike, sentenced
to six months' Imprisonment.
1904—Killing of "Cacaar" Young.™
whose murder Nan Patterson
was tried.
1906—President Roosevelt's peace offer
to Ruslaa and Japan.
EVOLUTION.
rasas. reader, for ■■ ■aster's sake.
A moment «f yosr tone f take.
Ts skew the rtnwtb
As Izaax Walton.
^rffWKit to
He lost a very modest Mte.
Hot yet it filled him with delight.
And so he told hla friends that night
A placatory narrative.
story.
The last which ranted Ms rod to fall
Was little smaller than a whole- ....
Awl nil were torend to rail hla tale
A "*• _Xtw Tort 8s
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