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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1909)
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIANS WILL MEET IN SAVANNAH Quadracentennial Celebra f fj.on of the Birth of Cal vin Will Be Feature of Meeting. SAVANNAH, Ga. —The general as sembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States will be held in the First Presbyterian church in this city from May 20th to May 29th inclu sive. In connection with this meet ing will be held the quadracentennial celebration of the birth of John Cal vin the founder of the Presbyterian church. The joint assemblies will bring to Savannah something like three hundred delegates. They will come not alone from many points in the United States but from foreign countries. SAVANNAH FLANS FOR ENTERTAINMENT. The people of Savannah or respec tive of their religious beliefs have made excellent preparations for the entertainment of the visitors during their stay in Savannah. Hundreds of homes will be opened to receive the delegates and as the railroads have made cheap rates for the occa sion it is believed that the attend ance will be larger than that upon any church convention held here for several years. The general assembly is the high est court In the Presbyterian church and brings together something like 250 or 300 of the ablest ministers and most prominent laymen in the south as its delegates. In addition to the delegates there are usually a large number who attend the assemb ly as visitors. This year, however, it is expected there will be a larger attendance than usual because of the observance of the birth of the great protestant leader. Much of the time of the convention will be taken up with the discussion of the subject of missions and the raising of a million dollars mission fund during the com ing year. The unofficial congress of Presbyterian laymen recently held at Birmingham, Alabama, which made this work a feature of their meeting has greatly stimulated the efforts of the Presbyterians along this line. The assembly will formulate plans for rushing this work to completion and will appoint committees to see that the sum is raised. ASSEMBLY CONVENES MAY 20. The assembly will convene at 11 a. m. May 20th with Rev. W. W. Moore, D.D., of Richmond, Virginia, presiding as Moderator. He will de liver the opening sermon at that hour. At 9 o’clock that night there will be an address by Dr. Charles Merle d’Aubigne, of Neuillysur-Seine. France, his subject being "Calvin the man and his Times.” The afternoons will be devoted largely to meetings of oommittees and the mornings and evening* to the general work of the assembly. Those chosen to make addresses in connection with the Calvin cele bration in addition to the visiting Frenchmen and the subjects they will have are as follows: Friday, May 21, at noon, Dr. R. C. Reed, Columbia, S. C., "Calvin’s Con tribution to the Reformation.” Friday, May 21st, p. m., Dr. Henry Collin Milton. Trenton, N. J., "Cal vin the Theologian.” Saturday noon, May 22nd, Dr. T. C. Johnson, Richmond, Va., “Calvin’s Contribution to Church Polity.” Monday, May 24. at noon, Dr. James Orr, Glasgow, Scotland, “Calvin’s At titude Towards, and Exegesis of, Scripture.” Monday, May 24, 9 p. m. R. A. Webb, Louisville, Ky., “Calvin’s Doc trine of Infant Salvation.” Tuesday, May 25th, at noon, Dr. S. L. Morris, Atlanta, Ga,, “Relation of Calvin and Calvinism to Missions.” Tuesday, May 25th, 9 p. m., Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, University of Virginia, "Calvin’s Contribution to Educational progress.” Wednesday, May 26th, at noon, Hon. Frank T. Glasgow, of Lexing ton, Virginia, “Calvin's Influence upon the Political Influence of the World.” Wednesday, May 26th, 9 p. m., S. A. King, Austin, Texas, "How Far has the Original Calvinism been Modified by Time?” Thursday noon, May 27th, Dr. Benj. B. Warfield, Princeton, N. J., “Pres ent-Day Attitude Towards Calvinism; Its Causes and Significance.” Thursday, May 27th, 9 p. m., Dr. A. M. Fraser Staunton, Virginia, “How May the Principle of Calvanism be Rendered Most Effective Under Modern Conditions.” Dr. Orr an eminent Scotch Theolo gian, was the first of the foreign dele gates to arrive in this country. He went to Canada early in April and after spending some time there went to New York from where he came to Savannah. It was exepected that Dr. Abram Kuyper, of Holland, was to be here to speak on “Calvin the Theolo gian,” but he was unable to come and Dr. Minton was chosen In his stead. EXCURSIONS AROUND SAVANNAH PLANNED. A local committee is making all preparations for the meeting of the assxqnbly and for the entertainment file visitors. There will be -<hort excursions to the resorts around Sa vannah and steamboat trips around the harbor will be provided. Rev. W. Moore Scott, pastor of the First Presbyterian church is the chairman of the general committee. Some of the prominent visitors other than those mentioned who are expected to be here during the meeting of the assembly are Rev. S. H. Chester, D.D., Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. Henry Sweets, D.D., Louisville, Ky.; Rev. J. G. Snedeeor. D.D. .Tuscaloosa, Ala.; R. E. Magill Richmond, Va.; Rev. A. L. Phillips, Richmond, Va.; Mr. S. W. Somerville, Fredericksburg, Va.; Rev. John Fox, of the American Bible society, New York; Rev. W. A. Al exander Clarksville, Tenn., and others. OFFICERS OF ASSEMBLY. The officers of the assembly are: Retiring Moderator, Rev. W. Moore, D.D., Richmond, Va.; stated clerk, Rev. W. A. Alexander, Clarks ville, Tenn.; permanent clerk, Rev. Thomas H. Law, D.D., Spartanburg, S. C.; PRESENT * TION JF GAVEL. An interesting incident in connec tion with the meeting of the assemb ly will be the presentation to the moderator at the first service of an historic gavel made of wood from St. Peter’s Cathedral of Geneva with which Calvin was closely associated. The gavel is made from the part of a beam from the belfry of the church. It represents four ionic columns with a profile likeness of Calvin on one side and the famous ualvin seal (the extended hand and heart) on an other. On still another side is a bronze plate su»ably inscribed. The gavel is handcarved. The wood left from the beam after the gavel was cut out has been made into thin strips and attached to pieces of American wood. Upon these have been print ed pictures of Calvin and St. Peter’s Cathedral. These will be present to the delegates as souvenirs. Mill BROKE INTO PLANS OFMPTISTS Trip To Unveil Monument Interfered With. Large Endowment Fund Raised LOUISVILLE, K.v. —Their enthu siasm raised to a high pitch by a notable movement to the support of the Southern Baptist Theological Sem inary, over one thousand delegates to the Southern Baptist convention late Saturday afternoon took a lengthy journey to Cave Hill cemetery, only to have a heavy rain interfere with the unveiling of a monument to the late Rev. Dr. T. T. Eaton. Before they left the floor of the convention hall, over $115,000 was voluntarily subscribed toward the endowment fund of the seminary. Here a farmer rose to pledge the fifty dollars from the sale of a cow or a horse; there a prosperous city dweller contributed ten or twenty times that amount. It was shortly before the morning session ended when President Mullins, of the theological seminary, and Dr, Wm. Hatcher, of Virginia, began tak ing subscriptions toward the $600,009 fund of the seminary, which is being raised in the celebration of the jubi lee year. Dr. Hatcher announced that W. J. Slayden, of Asheville, N. C,, would give $5,000 if nineteen others would give a like amount, and no less than 13 others did so. Other $5,000 contributions included George B. West, of Newport News, Va. The students at the seminary, who attended the session :n a body, topped off the scene with a little surprise of their own, when they announced that they had gotten together SIO,OOO for the endowment fund. The early part of the afternoon ses sion was given over to miscellaneous reports from workers In the home mis sion and laymen’s missions field. Sat urday night’s session was also in the interest of home missions and despite the bad weather there was a normal attendance. Sunday will he given over entirely to exercises of devotion al nature, the pulpits of Louisville churches being filled by visiting min isters. The convention will reassem ble Monday when the remaining busi ness will probably be concluded. The most important matter to come up on Monday will be the selection of the place of next meeting and there is a well founded report that a majority of the committee having the matter tn hand have recorded themselves in favor of Baltimore. EPWORTH LEAGUE TO ELECT DELEGATES The delegates to the annual con vention of the Epworth Leagues of the North Georgia conference from the Augusta churches will be elected June Ist. The convention meets at Rockmart, Ga., on June 24th to 27th There will be delegates from the en tire North Georgia conference. There is a league at every Metho dist church in the city and each league will send one delegate. There will be delegates present at the con vention from practically all the large cities in the state with the exception of Savannah, as the North Georgia conference takes in from Augusta up to the northern boundary of the state. GREATER EMORY CLUB ELECTED OFFICERS SpeofjiT so The Herald. EMORY COLLEGE, Ga.—The “Greater Emory Club” held its annual election Saturday morning. The following men were chosen to direct the club next year: President, S. E. Jenkins, of Shi loh; treasurer, Hubert Qullllan; secre tary, E. D. Kenyon, of Albany. The board of directors consists of Messrs. C. Fox and L. K. Starr, from the class of 1910, Messrs. Slater Wight and G. M. Jackson from 1911, O. Q. Melton from 1912 and J. Pryor of 1913. The Emory College Bulletin has been turned over to the “Greater Emory Club" for several tenues, arid the club Is doing all in Its power to live up to its motto: “200 more boys for Emory." CUMBERLAND Will MEET THIS WEEK Varying Court Decisions in Divers States Adds Particular Interest to Present Session. BENTONVILLE, Ark. —During the present week men prominent in Pres byterian affairs will gather at Ben tonvilie from many sections of the United States, to have a part in the third general assembly of the Cum berland Presbyterian church, that faction which refused to enter into the amalgamation of the Cumberland church with the Presbyterian church of the United States, more popularly known as the Church of the North, wViich was brought about three years ago. While the Cumberland church is strongest in the central south and southwest and from these states the greatest number of delegates will | come, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Penn sylvania and the western states, as far as California, will send represent atives. The initial session will be on Thursday, the meeting to extend over six days. The Denominational Ladies’ Missionary society, an auxil iary organization, will be in session at the same time. It is planned to bring matters of vital import to the church before the assembly. The principal theme, how ever, will be the controversy be tween the Cumberland church and those who entered the union as to property rights of the differing or ganizations, a controversy which is now having its day in court ju sev eral states. While it is possible that an effort may b v e made to arrange a compromise this is hardly probable. It is more HJtely that plans will be laid for a continuation of the con test, now more vigorously than ever. The supreme court of Tennessee, the faction which retained the old name, has been victorious. It was I held by the court that the church ! named still remains an independent j organization of which only a portion 1 has dissolved their connection and I identified themselves with other ec-1 clesiastical organizations and, by | leaving the older church, the dissi-1 dents voluntarily relinquished their ownership of or control over the | property of the church. The court I denied the right of a majority to take j any actions which might, deprive the j minority oftheir right of ownership' and control and hold that should a i majority abandon and separate them- j selves from an organizatir i holding the title to certain property they can not carry that title with them; it re mains vested in the organization to which it belongs so long as any of its members remain. The case at. is-; sue came from Fayetteville, Tenn. I The unionists won their point in the I lower court, but the supreme court j reversed that, decision on the appeal of the non-unionists. In Texas, Georgia, Kentucky and Illinois, higest courts have taken an opposite view, deciding in favor of those who joined the union and hoid-1 ing that amalgamation with the Northern Presbyteians was final and constitutional and that the property should go with the congregations. As now constituted the Cumber land church is composed of approxi mately 125,000 communicants. To represent this number about 360 dele gates will be in attendance at the assembly. LUCY COBB'S PROGRAM FOR COMMENCEMENT Institution Has Passed Through Prosperous and Satisfactory Year. ATHENS, Ga.—The program for Lucy Cobb commencement has been announced and contains a number of interesting efatures. This institution has passed through a most prosperous and satisfactory year under the management of the new principals, Missel Gerdine and Brumby. The commencement pro gram is as follows: Friday, May 28—Oratory class en tertainment. This will be the’ pre sentation of “Twelfth Night.” and the curtain will rise at 8:30 o’clock. Saturday, May 29, 8:30 p. m.—Mu sical recital. Sunday, May 30 —Baccalaureate ser mon by Rev. Charles Wright, the Episcopal rector of Albany, Ga. Sunday, May 30, 7 p. m.—Vesper services, special music. Monday, May 31, 11 a. m—Meeting of the Alumnae association. Monday, May 31, 8:30 p. m.—Con cert. Tuesday, June 1, 11 a. m.—Gradu ating exercises. Address by I)r. H C. White. Tuesday Evening, June I—Receptionl—Recep tion to members of senior cl|ss and alumnate. TAFT SAW TRAVIS DEFEAT ALLAN LAIRD WASHINGTON. — With President Taft and Vice-President Sherman forming the center of a distinguished gallery Walter J. Tarvls, of Garden City, former amateur golf champion of the United States today defeated Allan Laird, off Chevy Chase, in the finals for the first prize of spr'ng opening golf tournament of the Chevy Chase club. At the end of the thirty six holes, Travis was 19 up. EARTHQUAKE IN MONTANA. GREAT FALLS, Mont..—A distinct earthquake shock was felt here Sat urday night at 9.15 o’clock and It was also felt at Choteau, Havre, Wagner, an dottier points, shewing that It pre vailed general over northern Montana. While no serious damage was done, the shook was sufficient to spill ar ticles from shelves in stores, arid there was some breakage of glass ware. THE AUGUSTA HERAID. EASY WAY TO FURNISH YOUR HOME -OUR CLUB PLAN BUY YOUR CARPETING ON THE CLUB PLAN NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU TURN IN THIS BUSY DEPART MENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE MONEY GREET YOU AT EVERY SIDE—RELIABLE NEW GOODS UNDER RE GULAR PRICES. A HUNDRED AGENCIES, ALWAYS AT WORK SEEKING THE BEST AND MOST DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE, TO OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS AT SAVINGS, WHICH MEAN GENUINE BARGAINS. THERE ARE SO MANY BARGAINS, THEY COME AND GO SO FAST THAT WE CAN RARELY ADVERTISE ALL, HERE WE POINT TO A HANDFUL OUT OF THE HUNDREDS, HINTS THAT SHOULD BRING YOU HERE TUESDAY. : I::::::::::::::::::;:; DOUBLE “S. & H.” GREEN TRADING STAMPS IN THE HOUSEFUR NISHINGS DEPARTMENT BEFORE 12 O’CLOCK. ::::::: $18.50 DINNER SETS $12.89 25 Fine Austrian China Dinner Sets —100 pieces to the set, all size plates; with extra, large meat dishes, covered dishes, etc., prettily decorated in pink, our own / O JPO regular price $18.50, Tuesday, . O jf SALT AND PEPPERS, 29c Genuine silver plated Salt and Pepper Shak ers, in pretty shapes and full size such as usu ally sell for 75c, for only 29c. This is the' price we have placed upon the big lot for tomorrow’s selling. Don’t fail to get your 00// share of them Tuesday only, pair .... * f READING LAMPS, $1.49 200 dozen, fine nickel plated large size, B. & 11. Reading Lamps, complete with 10 inch thin white dome shade, chimney and burner, centre draft, regular $2.50 value, Q I A Q Tuesday only .. 1 ~ TABLE TUMBLERS, 39c 200 dozen very thin, lead blown water tumb lers, taken from our regular stock, usually sold at 50c dozen. Pretty shapes, full OQ (£ size, Tuesday only, dozen, s y* Social Gossip BIBLE CLASSES ENTERTAIN. The young men of the Junior Bible class of St., Lukes church entertainerl the young ladles of Mrs. Newsome's elates with a lake party Friday eve ning. Those present were Misses, Beulah Reynolds, Corene Davis, Josle Keel, Edith Jurrett, Elisabeth Mills Florence Newsome, Pratt Deroe, Myrtle Tinsley, Annie Black, Ruby Reynolds, Bernice Ivey, Lena Mo flraw, Florence Crouch; Messrs. Tom Clover, Clearance Deal, Ernest, Bol tun, Vernon Teuton, Jas. K. George, Ollie Thompson, Cuble Ivey, Pierce Andrews, M. H. Corley, Lionel Gul ledge and Mr. Obetool. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Davis and Mrs. Newsome Were the chaperones. MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION TO MEET. There will be a meeting of the Ladies’ Memorial association at the residence of Mrs. C. A. Rowland, 1252 Greene St., Wednesday, May 19, at eleven o’clock in the morning. Mrs. M. C. Roberts is back from Atlanta. Miss Esther Boatwright has return ed from Macon, Ga. Miss Florida Moore is back from Milledgevllle, Ga. Mrs. W. E. Hhurloy and children have returned from Athens, Ga. Mrs. T. W. Leary, of Atlanta, who has been North for several weeks Is at the Hotel Wolcott, New York, af ter visiting friends in New Jersey. She will be joined in a few days by Mr. Leary, and they will spend the AUGUSTA'S ONJJ DEPARTMENT SI CHS BIG TUESDAY SALE HO USEFURNISHINGS Just A Few More of Those Sweet Singers HARTZ MOUNTAIN CANARIES-—selected, full throated singers, real “roll ers,” many a bird alone, has been sold at $5.00, that did not sing half so sweetly. Come hear them sing, pick the best one with cage, etc., $2.98- Sweet singing canary, solid brass cage, two cups and cedar CJ O OA? swing, all for O summer at the Wolcott. —Mr. Otis Ashmore of Savannah, is visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. Z. Holliday. —Judge Percy Adams and Mr. Chas, Clark, Jr., of Atlanta, were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark. —On Sunday next at the Methodist church in Waynesboro, Miss May Qulnney will sing es an offertory, Mr. Plumb’s composition "Thou Art O God.” —There Is no Improvement In the condition of Miss Edna Erbeldlng and she Is considered extremely ill. MISS HAMMOND ENTERTAINS FOR MIBS SMART TOMORROW. Owing to a confusion of dates, Miss Fannie Hammond postponed her card parly, which she was to have given this morning for Miss Cora Smart, until tomorrow. MISS PHINIZY ENTERTAINS Miss Marion Phinixy entertained the Debutantes this morning at the Couu try club. —Mice Grace Dugas will leave on Saturday for a visit, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Butt In Birmingham. Miss Mary Walker will leave soon for Louisville, (ja., where will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs. War ren. Miss Clara Malone has returned from a pleasant visit to’ Athens. The recovery of Mrs. P. 8. Sheron j from her recent lllneipt Is the occa- : sion of much pleasure to her many friends. ICE TEA GLASSES SI.OO We will place on sale Tuesday, in this popu lar department, 200 dozen fine thin Colonial patterns ice tea glasses. These glasses sell the country over for $1.50 pr dozen, strictly per fect, full size, special CP 1 fhCh tomorrow, dozen, ” G Saucers to match, dozen SI.OO JAPANNED WATER COOLERS, $1.69 Large four gallon -Japanned Water Coolers, galvanized lined, all colors. These coolers are absolutely sanitary throughout. Suitable for residence, office, etc., rogu- (f* 1 /. Q lar $2,50 value, Tuesday *p i .U y BOWLS AND PITCHERS $1.29 Are you in need of howl and pitcher sets, if so, no hotter opportunity will ever come your way. Large roll rim howl, large size pitchers, beautifully tinied in blue, pink and gold, also plain gold and white, exceptional C* / OO bargain, set, V* * WATER PAILS, ’ 19c Heavy galvanized ten quart water pails, or buckets, uscrul for hundreds of different pur poses. Regular 30c values, Tuesday 10 (f only, i y j* DELIVERED OWN FUNERAL SERMON THROUGH A MEDIUM SPOKANE, Waati.—Charles Fylsby, who died in Spokane a few days ago, delivered Ills own funeral sermon through Mrs. Cora Klncannon Smith, a medium, in Spiritualists' hull, 810(4 Riverside avenue, who said that the words were those the spirit put Into her mouth. After telling Ills rela tives not to sorrow over hU departure the spirit of Frlsby said through the medium: ”J can not tell you of pearly gates or streets of gold, because everything here is much as It was on the other sphere, only more beautiful. Every thing is tangible and, better than that, it is everlasting. We have books here "Can’t you stop to dinner?” “Not ttifs evening, I'm afraid.” dn’t be afraid. We’ve got a now cook.' Kansas eity 'rimes. MR. VOGELSANG TO WED MISS SIEBS THURSDAY. Of very delightful Interest to Au gusta friends will be the marriage on Thursday of Ihls week of Miss Anna Hcnrlke Blebs anti Mr. Ernest Herrmann Vogelsang of this city, the even to take place In Montgomery, A,a. The many anxious friends of Miss Mamie Brahe will be delighted to learn of the very decided Improvement In her condition, also that her fever is not typhoid. —Mrs. ,iob. Parks, who Is at the city hospital, Is improving daily which will be welcome news to her numerous friends. MONDAY, MAY 17. * BUY YOUR FURNITURE ON THE CLUB PLAN. to read, music, paintings and every th Idk that we enjoyed on earth. “Over here you can have whatever you dewlre. If you are fond of houae work, here you will have a little house to take cure of. If music wan your pleasure, there will be heavenly inutile, and you can continue your atu diets along any line you wish.” There were no mourners at the funeral, and after the had played "Nearer My God to Thee/' It wan announced by Mrs. Smith that the spirit desired lighter music, nuch as "Shall We Gather at the River?” "In the Sweet Bye and Bye,” “ 'Way Down (Jpon the Suwanee River" and "Scatter Seeds of Kindness.” ROSEBUD SIEWS ITEM. ROSEBUD, B. C. Streams ar • run* nlmc Tow and llshlng hwmn to be the or der of the day. Ail the schools have closed and turned loose the juvenile population on the finny tribe. Miss Leona Hamilton has returned to her borne In Charleston, after spending sevral weeks pleasantly here with rote* tlves and friends. Sickness prevails to a considerable ox t'lit In this community owing to the frequent sudden changes of the weatner, THOSE MISSING ARMS. \-ennn was tolling her friends about her missing arms. i lost them in a revolving door white trying to attend a sale of peach-basket hats,” she whispered.—Exchange.
