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I Volume LXXVI Federal Union Establiahed in 1839 Southern Recorder “ “ i8ig |con« 0 iid»ted 1873. MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., JUNE 12.1906 Number 51 “THE SERENADERS.” Mi Elaborate Production And a Great Hit Next Monday Night. The full east for this gigantic even will number 300 people And each one DID NOT SELECT LOCATION. MR. SIMS LEAVES FOR EUROPE. The Methodist Failed to Settle Upon The Baptist Pulpit Will Be Filled by Site for New Church. Rev. Mr. Kieth. The members of the Methodist church; r \Rev. Lamar Sims left Monday morn- failed Sunday morning to select a site ing for a visit to Europe. His tour of th^DroducGon. aU Ttie^e^en^wiir < be r the ' f ° r * lieir new buildin K> and a tinai vote I the Old Counery will extent through - - will be taken Sunday, June 24th. several months, and he will not return The members are deeply interested in ; home until the latter part of September, this important subject, and on Sunday H e carries with him the best wishes, morning the church was crowded. , , „ , . The report of the committee appoint- not the members of Ins own ed to select a location for the edifice col, K™K atlon but the people of our recommended that it be erected on the I ' Utir ° tow ?\ parsonage lot, at the/timer of Greene Baptist pulpit wlU be flUed by Rev. M. and Liberty streqfc/^ L ' Kelth * a y sbad ent at the Louisville A large number of the members favor '” lin, V2r..... , the present site on the campus of the “'r™ has promised that while on Georgia Military College, and at the his tnp he will write several letters to greatest ever hold in Millodgeville and the G. M. 0. has every reason to be proud of the great array of talent that will be seen to advantage on this occa sion. The staging and effects will be a duplicate of the beautiful effects seen on the New York stage.. The greatest in terest and the wildest enthusiasm pre vails in the cast. ‘The Indians’ num bering fifty will be a fierce looking lot and they as well as the Jack O’Lanteru chorus have their work down to a fine point. One of the striking scenes will be “Cheyenne” with a chorus of 100 voices, all beautifully costumed in wes tern attire even to the belt lasso and pistol. The love making in this scene be a good trip to many of the gal- young men of Milledgeville. Mrs. i r . J. P. Atkinson will sing the leading iart in this scene. The Horse Song which has had such phenominal success at the Hippidronie u New York will be reproduced in exact uplicate with heavy Chorus and simil- ir action. This part will be sing by iss Mattie Sibley. The dance of lillies Iwill be a beautiful scene. The whole tage is arranged in a setting. of Easter allies and the large chorus has some leautiful work, this part will be sung by iss Ruby Jones. Some hard work has been put on this iroductiou and we are going to have a reat treat on next Monday night. The sale of seats will open Friday loming at !i o’clock at Barrett’s drug Itore and we would advise an early ilectios for the house is going to he acted. NOTICE:—My supply of Daniel lineral Spring water was exhausted gain last week, but a shipment soon |ame and another shipment is in transit, »arrive today, (Tuesday). W. H. Robkefs. meeting Sunday they opposed adopting the report of the committee. The lines of the two sides were sharply drawn, and those opposing the change made every effort to defeat the report. The following Is the report ot the committee as read by Col. Joseph E. Pottle: To the Pastor in Charge and to the Members of the Methodist. Church South, at Milledgeville, Ga. At an authorised meeting of the quar terly conference, the Pastor, acting in place ot tlie Presiding Elder, was em powered to appoint a committee wliose duty it should be to take general super vision of the matter of constructing a new Church building in the city. Act ing upon that authority the pastor ap pointed the undersigned uader the law of the church, a law about which there j Court house can be no debate it was the duty of this 1 ' The 'committee is unanimously of the committee to make a thorough investi gation as to the character, cost and loca- tlie people of Milledgeville and Baldwin county through the columns of tho Union Recorder. views meet tho approval of the majority of the church membership or not, wo deem it our duty under both the letter and the spirit of the law of the church to make a recommendation and to give oar reasons therefor. On tlie question of location of the new building we have carefully considered four proposed sites: 1. —That upon which tlie present church is located. 2. —That upon which the present par sonage is located. J.—The South-West comer of Han cock and Liberty streets. 4.—A lot on tlie property occupied by the G. N. & I. College, West of the A PROSPEROUS YEAR. Has Been the One Just Past in the G. N. & I. College. ^ Commencement G. M. C. The following is the program of exer- cise» for tlie Twenty-Seventh Annual Commencement of the G. M. C: Sunday, June 17th —Baccalaureate ’Prof. M. M. Parks’first years as Presi- SermoU * by ~ Kov ‘ J ’ T ' Pln,,kott ’ D ‘ D - dent of the G. N. & I. College has been * °lhK e Chapel. one of marked prosjierity. The attendance has been the largest in the history of tlie college, and in addition to this over one hundred girls ‘ have been turned away for lack of room. An appropriation of $25,00( i has been matic Entertainment, secured from the legislature for an In- Tuesday, June 19th, 10:00 a. m.—Au- Mouday, June 18th, 10:<Ht a. m.—An nual Contest in Elocution. Monday, June 18th, 4:80 p. m.—Bat talion and Extended Order Drills. Monday, June 18th, 8:00 p. m.—Dra- dustrial building. Mr. Carnegie has offered $15,000 for a library. Plans have been made to ask for a new Dormitory. A large number of prominent visitors have been invited to the college during c | iurc ] 1 the year, and much interest and entliu-' ’ siasm lias been created for the college, j Tlie commencement just closed was one of tho most successful in the his-® nual Oration, by Judge James M. Griggs, M. C.; Presentation of Certificates; De livery of Medals. Tuesday, June 19th, 4:80 p. m.—Prize Drills; Dress Parade, t* reverences her past, and is hopeful for her future, will with one accord join ill tlie effort, which can mean nothing but good for tlie church. ... „ , the city and for our children and our tory of the college from every view children's children, point. we should pause before running couuter- to the spirit of that wise provision. Again, just as no individual would voluntarily tfuild a house on land owned by another and under a permit to do tion of the new church. Tlie oommittee has undertaken to the very best of its ability to discharge this opinion that the laws of the church pro hibit the construction of any church building on land tlie absolute fee simple title to which is not held by the church authorities. The law, as laid down in The A FISHING CROWD. following i»arty left this city sterday morning for a ten days’ outing tLord's Lake: Messrs. C. M. Wright, . T. Crawford, A. D. Nisbet T. H. broker, C. W. Richter, Juo. J. Woot- |uaud R. H. Wootten. They will i joined the latter part of the week by ofs. J. M. Pound and J. C. Wardlaw, 1 Messrs. K. C. Bullard, and J. J. Jnotten, Jr. and/teward Wootten and lurplipy Pou Fire a( Dr. Crotey’s Residence. |Last I riday night, a few minutes af- twelve o’clock, Mr. W. J. Barnes, D boar ds at the residence of Dr. J. G. oh'y, was aroused from his slumbers P»d his room full of smoke, aud a E® tire near one of the windows, ukiiiff the whole house was in a •<. he rushed to the telephone and Inuoned tlie fire department. He I" r, ' turil ed to his room aud, with the Jstance of Mr. Lodrick Jones, who ■ rooming with him, extinguished the "hich originated iu some ctotii- Barnes had a trunk aud damaged. a few resixmsibility with a view solely to the the Discipline) clear]y emphatically welfare ot the membership present and crea tes this prohibition. This of course to coiae. eliminates from consideration the lot It is unnecessary, we trust, for ns to West of the Court-house, even eonced- say in the outset that no member of this |inRthatit is otherwise available, be- eomiiuttee lias now, or lias ever had the caug0 of course the state would not> least purpose or desire to dictate to fcLe j md probabl could not make au abs0 . Church in regard either to the character lute fee 8imple conveyanC e of this lot to or the location of the building. Each ! the elmn . h But after makillK M thor . ough investigation practicable we are convinced that this site is entirely uua- mernber of the committee fully under- i stands that their action is advisory only and that it has no binding force what ever. We trust we are loyal enough to the splendid character of our great church, and to its glorious history and traditions to bo thoroughly in line with the rule which declares that in this most important matter of building a new church,the body of the church, its entire vailable. The committee is also of the opinion that tlie probable cost of a lot of suffi cient size on the corner of Hanoock and Liberty streets is prohibitory. As near ly a6 we can ascertain such lot could not be secured for less than about $3, 000.00. Tlvere are other considerations membership, is the final authority under | winch reudcr tl)ig lof uuavailable at this time, even if the purchase money could be procured. It will be seen tlierefore that tlie com mittee i6 limited, as the church will be limited, to consideration of the present site aud that of tlie present parsonage. We all understand that thero are con- , „„ promise of still greater good for the B i derat j OUS which appeal strongly to | the charge of not a cent to the building future, ali declare that tlie local body of the old site . Tile history of the oId ; fnnd Methodists should have a new building • cburcb j K f u p 0 f tender sentiments ' in keeping with tlie high character ot w ],ich 6 tir jj ie heart* G f a ii 0 f ug> whose supervision of the quarterly conference. Every member of this oommittee k en thusiastically of the opinion that the magnificent accomplishments of our church in the past, its great influence for good in our State and nation, its vigorous and aggressive present, its J. E. Kidd, Chairman, Jos. E. Pottle, R. B. Mooke, Miller S. Bell, Jere M. Pound. The law of tho church referred to in the above report is contained in the merely, so no church should expend its J Discipline under the general heading: funds on land owned by tlie State. The Churches and Church Property, and is church should own absolutely its proper-; as follows: ty. Prudence dictates this course, and J "In future we will admit no charter, a wise regard lor the future makes it devise deed or conveyance for any house imperative. Fortunately we own a of worship to be used by us unless it plot of ground. It belongs to our contains the‘‘Trust Clause” or be in church unconditionally and no power conformity thereto. Each Annual Con- can alter or qualify our ownership. ference is authorized to muke such mod- We hold the deed to the parsonage ilieatiou in the deeds as it may find tho lot, a lot 140 feet by 160, a lot ample in different usages aud customs of law size, and in every respect suitable for a require in the different states and terri- chnrch whiijh will be an ornament to tones, so as to secure, the property firmly the city and an honor to our member- 1 bv deed and permanently in fee simple ship The present parsonage can be , to tlie Methodist Episcopal Church moved, in our opinion, after a careful 1 South; but in all conveyances of ground and thorough investigation, to tlie East for the building of houses of worship or side of the lot, put in a proper coudi- upon which they may have been already tion of temporary ropqir mado entirely built, let tlie trust clause be inserted at suitable as a residence for our pastors the proper place. at not one cent of cost to the church "The trust clause shall be as follows: building fund. Iu trust that said premises shall be We have solicited the opinion of an used, kept, maintained and disposed of expert on this subject, aud iu his opinion j as a place of divine worship for tlie use the bricks which can be made available 0 f the ministry aud membership of the after removing the parsonage will be Methodist Episcopal Church South; sub- of sufficient value to pay the entire j ec t to tlie discipline, usage aud THREE FINE 6AMES. cost of the removal and repairing. Of course this contemplates a temporary min isterial appointments of said Church, as from time to time authorized aud ference within whose bounds the said premises nre situate." condition for it must be apparent to us declared by tlie General Conference of all that iu any event it is a question of 8a i d church, aud by the Annual Con- a few years when the present old par sonage must give way to one more con venient, more modern, more sanitary, and more attractive. But this can well be left for settlement for a few years. It is thus easily apparent that the change of site for our new church from land held by us only by permission to land owned by the church, bought and paid for by the church, can be made at G. M. C. Wins Two Out of Three From the B. H. S. A series of three games was played Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week between tlie Boys High Scliool team, of Atlanta, and tlie G. M. O. team. The cadets won two out of three, and had to play ball to win. The B. H. S. team, by their gentle manly conduct, both ou apd off the dia mond, won many friends in this city. FIRST INNING. Rice, first up for B. II. S,, got four wide ones. Out trying to steal second. English fans. Lockridge fouls out to first, Jones making a pretty catch. No runs. Reynolds out. pitcher to first. Jones hits two-bagger over third, the first hit of the game. Van Burcu fans. Jones, caught at second. 1 hit, 0 run. SECOND INNING. Smith flies out to center. Park out, second to first. Lockhart fans. Noth ing doing. Barron fans. Hawse singles through third. Whildeu lays down a bunt, but Hawes is caught at second. Ponce Rey nolds fouls out to first I hit, 0 run. THIRD INNING. Calloway fans. Camp out, pitcher to first. Honicut flies to third. Still noth ing. Hutch out, pitcher to first. Stem- bridge safe on shorts error. Hammond Reynolds gets hit. Jones gets hit too, filling the bases. Van Buren hits to secouil, and is safe, Stombridgo scoring. Trying to score, Reynolds, H. is out at plate. In a chase between second and third, Van Buren gets third and .Tones, scores. Van Buren out trying to score. () hits, 2 runs. FOURTH JNNING. Rice fans, followed quickly In Eng lish. Lochridgo safe on a misjudged fly to Burenville. Smith out on long fly* to left, Hutchinson making a beautiful catch. Nothing. Barron pops up to pitcher. Hawse hits over right Hold fence for two bases. Wliilden singles, Hawse crossing the rubber. Reynolds, D., fans and Whil- den swipes tlie second station. Hutch fly out to short. 2 hits, 1 run. FIFTH INNING. Park out on line ball to Jones at first. Lockhart and Calloway fail to connect, Dick retiring them in short order. Stembridge fouls to catcher. Rey- (Continued on fourth page.) the church While we have our views as to tlie location of tlie new building, and while we earnestly disclaim any purpose to control tlie opinions of the majority, and while we sincerely declare our pur pose to devote out time and our means as far as possible to making the move ment a glorious success, whether our JUNE WED D I N G S No piece without | the trade-mark ° n 1113 <f en ulne. can be most appropriately decorated witli ::::::::: : : Cut Glass, Sterling Silver, and Hand Painted China, such as you will find at Dixon Williams’. Also the young girls and young men gradu ates will delight to wear some of our Handsome Selections suited to the occasion. The public is cordially invited to look at these goods, aud let us assist in the matter of selec tion. Its alright if you buy it from PlXON WILLIAMS loved ones have been borne thence to tlie eifj of tlie dead, * whose children have assumed the obligations of the church, and who have been actors iu the sacraments of the church, we fully understand how dear every timber in the old structure which has withstood the storms of nearly a century’s winters, is to us all. But there are iu our opinion consider ations which far outweigh these, tender and as inspiring as they are. In the first place there is absolutely no doubt whatever that the placing of a new church on or near the site of the old, is violative at least of the spirit of the law of the church. The present church was constructed about the year 1822 after the passage of an act of the legislature permitting the use of a square plot of ground containing a half acre for that purpose. It is probably trne that under that act of the legisla ture we have the legal right to perma nently occupy that plot of ground for church purposes. It is also probably true that no act of tlie legislature iu the future could operate to deprive us of its use or iu any way interfere there with, but when we remember that since that act was passed, and sinco the church was built the best brains of the church and the highest authority in the church, the College of Bishops, has taking counsel of years of experience, declared that thereafter no church building shall be built on ground held by other than absolute fee simple title, There are other reasons which move this committee to tho opinion that it is to the welfare of the church to pursue this course. We are building not for the present, nor for the next quarter century, but probably for the next hundred years. We cannot look into the fnture and see what it will bring forth, bnt one thing is certain that if oar city develops in any substantial manner whatever, it must develop territorially to the West and the North. It is not fantastic to say that it is with in the bounds of probability that oar old city will increase in population within twenty years to 10,000 souls. A fair percentage of those will be Metho dists and it is certain that at seventy-five per cent of those will live & points distant from tlie present church. We are building for the majority of the rank and file of the churoli for the decades of the distant future. We are bound by every law of justice to consider for their comfort, welfare and convenience. Other reasons will readily occur to the thoughtful and we will occupy no further time iu detail. - In conclusion we desire to report with all the emphasis that we can command, that we make this report as the consti tuted authorities appointed to consider aud suggest. We have done so unself ishly, faithfully, and with no object in view except the good of the church. If tlie majority differs from us our ardor for the new church will not abate one fVhit, aud we earnestly trnst that every man, woman and child who loves the > H 3 < D a E O E Z < Z D © £ A SOUTHERN ARISTOCRAT. G EDWARDS’ CARBONATED I N G E R A L FIVE CENTS PER BOTTLE. MILLEDGEVILLE, .... GEORGIA ABOVE THE CLOUD OF IMPERFECTION. > 00 c r c m x c 70 H •< STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE EXCHANGE BANK Located at Milledgeville, Ga., at the close of business April fith, 1908. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $70,228 80 Demand Loans 2,300 00; Overdrafts Secured 674 73 Overdrafts Unsecured 1,330 14 Bonds and Stocks owned by tho Bank 3,000 00 Banking House None Furniture and Fixtures 057 37 Dne from Banks and Bankers in the State 2418 03 Due from Banks and Bankers in other States 2,680 04 ! Currency <(,505 00 | Gold 200 00 Silver, Nickles aud Pennies. 2,423 46 » Checks and Cash Items 296 081 Total $92,409 31 j liabilities Capital Stock Paid in $25,000 00 Undivided Profits, less Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Pa ‘d. <(,844 40- Due to Banks and Bankers in this State 270 82 Individual Deposits Subject to Check 00,294 08 Is otes and Bills Rediscounted. None Bills Payable, Including Time Certificates representing Borrowed Money None $92,409 81 STATE OF GEORGIA, County of Baldwin. Before me came Otto M. Conn, Cashier of the Exchange Bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition ot said Bank, as shown by the books of file in said Bank. o . , . .. . OTTO M CONN, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of April 190ti E. P. GIBSON, J. P.