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PEARSONftTRIBUNE
VOL B—NO. 11
GETTING BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
The Political Campaign of 1922
Assuming Shape.
Hon. L. D. Passmore of Sylvest
er is the unopposed candidate for
the senate from the Tenth senatori
al district. Mr. Passmore is a
prominent, lawyer, and will make
the Tenth a very capable senator.
He was superintendent of schools
for Worth county for several years
and is popular with the people of
that county, whose time it is to
furnish the senator under the rota
tion system.
Our young friend, Geo. W. Lank
ford, the present representative of
Toombs county in the General As
sembly, has announced his candi
dacy for the senate from the
Fifteenth senatorial district, it
being Toombs county's time to
name the senator. Mr. Lankford
was raised in Clinch county, not
far from Pearson, and his many
friends in this section are watching
his career with much interest, lie
is already highly regarded as a
member of the house 1 . The district
will be well represented should he
be elected.
Judge K. 15. (Dick) Russell of
Winder is a candidate for Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of
Georgia against Chief Justice W.
H. Fish. Judge Russell is a splen
did man but, judging from some of
his former races, is not a success
ful sprinter. He may run a little
more lively this time. He has the
Tribune’s best wishes for his
success in this race.
Col. Roy E. Powell, of Valdosta,
has qualified in the race for con
gress in the Eleventh district and
proposes to trot, down the road for
Judge Lankfords official scalp. He
has fitted up elaborate headquart
ers at Valdosta and put on his best
fighting clothes. He is a nice
young man but practically un
known throughout the district.
He has a hard fight before him to
win.
The incumbent, Judge W. C.
Lankford, and his pri vate secretary.
Col. D. L. Grantham, have arrived
from Washington for the thirty
days recess voted by congress and
opened headquarters in the Lank
ford building at Douglas. Mr.
Grantham will be in charge. Dur
ing these thirty days Judge Lank
ford will visit the several counties
of the Eleventh district and "make
his peace, calling an election sure”
among his constituents whom he
has served faithfully and well.
Just before the time limit expir
ed Col. T. A. Wallace, of Douglas,
qualified as a candidate for the
senatorial race in the Forty-sixth
district —composed of Bacon, Cof
fee and Pierce counties —as the
opponent of Col. Grantham. Both
of these gentlemen are lawyers,
spirited, aggressive and popular,
well equipped for the position to
which they aspire. It is predict
ed the race between them will be
close, but whatever may be the re
suit tbe district will be ably repre
sen ted.
Hon. Warren It. Dickerson,
Clinch county's representative in
the legislature, announces his can
didacy to represent tbe Fifth sen
atorial district, composed of At
kinson, Clinch and Ware counties,
in the senate of 1923-24. Mr.
Dickerson would make a capable
senator and should the voters of
Clinch county nominate him the
voters of Atkinson will ratify the
nomination at the general election.
Hon. Geo. D. Lovett, an uncle of
Solicitor-General Lovett, will be a
candidate to represent Cook county
in the legislature of 1923 24. The
Tribune editor is well acquainted
with Mr. Lovett, who lives at
Sparks, a gentleman of progressive
and liberal views, born and reared
in that section, well informed as to
tbe legislative needs of Cook coun
ty and would make, should he be
elected, a very satisfactory repre
sentative of tbe county.
Erroneous Statements.
Continuing the discussion of last
week, relative to the reception of
the Holy Ghost, further thoughts
and quotation of scripture is here
given.
To properly understand this
subject one must have some know
ledge of the Holy Ghost, his office
and work. From the scriptures
we learn that the Holy Ghost is
the third person in the Godhead.
John 5:7 says “For there are three
that bear record in Heaven—the
Father, the Word and the Holy
Ghost.” From the same source
we learn that the Holy Ghost so
journs on earth by the will of the
Father, aud it was necessary for
the Son, Jesus Christ, to go away —
back to His Father who sent Him
into the world —in order for the
Holy Ghost to come.
John 14:26 quotes Jesus as say
ing, “But the Comforter, which is
the Holy Ghost, whom the Father
will send in my name, ho shall
teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, what
soever I have said unto you.” Ist
Cor. 2:13, “Which things also we
speak, not in the words which
man’s wisdom teaehetb, but which
the Holy Ghost teacheth, compar
ing spiritual things with spiritual.”
Luke 12:12, “For the Holy Ghost
will teach you in the same hour
what ye shall say.” These scrip
tures present the Holy Ghost to
us as a teacher.
Jesus, speaking of tbe Holy
Ghost, says in John 16:18, “And
when he is come ho will reprove
the world of sin, of righteousness
and judgment." The Holy GhoM
not only teaches us the things of
God, but rebukes us for our trans
gressions. John 16:13, “When he,
the Spirit of Truth, is come, he
will guide you into all truth.” We
conclude, then, that the office of
the Holy Ghost is that of teacher
and comforter, and that his work
is to teach, reprove and guide.
II is is a most responsible posi
tion;we may disregard his teaching,
refuse to follow his guidance, but
we cannot escape his reproof.
The coining of the Holy Ghost
into our lives is voluntary and ac
companied by any sort of demons
tration, not even the laying on of
human hands. It is true Luke, in
several nassages in the Acts of the
Apostles, speaks of the coming of
the Holv Ghost into the lives of
people after laying on of hands,
and also gives accounts of bis com
ing without such demonstrations.
Of the former the ease of Ananias
and Saul. Jesus, the Christ, had
appeared unto Saul on the road to
Damascus and he was stricken
with blindness; Ananias was sent
to him and when he arrived he
put his hand on Saul and said
“Brother Saul, the Lord, even
Jesus, that appeared unto thee in
the way as thou earnest, bath sent
ine that thou mightest receive thy
sight aud be filled with the Holy
Ghost,” and he immediately re
covered his sight and was baptised.
However, this nor any of the other
passages indicate that the laying
on of hands is prerequisite to tbe
gift of the Holv Ghost.
Tbe Apostle Paul, Ist Cor. 1:21,
says “For after that in the wisdom
of God, the world by wisdom knew
not God, it pleased God by the
foolishness of preaching to save
them that believe.” Thus Luke
tells us that while Peter was
preaching to the centurion, Corne
lius, and those who had gathered
at his home, tbe Holy Ghost came
upon all who heard him This is
the present day experience.
The Holy Spirit is continually
knocking at the door of the Sin
ner’s heart asking admission, he
convinces the unbeliever of his
sin, brings him to repentance to
ward God and faith in the atone
ment made by Christ, the door of
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 14. 1922
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from All Sections of
South Georgia.
The “No-fence” election in Worth
county was carried in favor of no
fence, and the law will become ef
fective January Ist, 1923.
The Broxton Fourth of July
celebration was a great success.
Fine basket dinner aud barbecue.
Baseball and political speaking en
livened the occasion.
The Douglas board of education
has accepted the resignation of
Prof. W. 11. Little as principal of
the Douglas public school aud arc
now engaged in looking tor a suc
cessor.
The people of Hoboken, the
capital of Brantley county, cele
brated the Fourth of Juls' in great
shape. Col. W. A. Wood, former
ly of Douglas, was the Master of
Ceremonies.
Miss Miriam Wall is one of five
candidates for the legislature in
Washington county. She is a law
student, elocution teacher, gradu
ate of Lucy Cobb at Athens and,
undoubtedly, the bravest woman
in that county.
The tobacco harvest in South
Georgia is late this year and, con
sequently, the warehouses will be
late in opening, about the 26th of
July. The acreage is less than last
year, but the quality and prices
will be better, it is said.
Citizens of Milltown and Lanier
county held a mass meeting at the
county court house last Saturday
to make formal protest against
cattle dipping in that county. It
is stated that to dip cattle now
would bankrupt tbe county.
The represntative of Irwin coun
ty has renewed his efforts in the
legisluture to transfer Irwin coun
ty to the Cordele judicial circuit
from the Tifton judicial circuit.
He passed the bill last year but it
was vetoed by Governor Hardwick.
The grand jury of Telfair county
recommends that a reward of SIOO
be paid to any officer of that conn
ty to capture any whiskey still
operating in Telfair county and
the operators, to be paid $25 upon
delivery of the still and $75 upon
conviction of the operators.
Irwin county is soon to bo re
leased from cattle dipping and de
clared tick free. The work of tick
e rad cation has proceeded without
complaint in Irwin county and the
people of the county are pleased
with the promise of early cessation
of hostilities against the cattle
tick.
Douglas’s new financial institu
tion ‘Georgia State Bank,’ has open
ed for business, ft is to be conduct
ed after the Canadian banking sys
tern, with the parent bank in Atlan
ta. It will occupy the old quarters
of The Citizens Bank. Mr. T. A.
Dixon, from Montezuma, is the
cashier.
Mrs. S. S. Moore, the wife of a
well-to-do farmer of Emanuel coun
ty, was set upon by the wives of
two of her husband’s tenants and
severely beaten, the two women
using hoes. They set a bull dog on
Mrs. Moore and she was bitten by
the dog. The assailants have been
arrested and will be prosecuted.
666 quickly relieves Colds, Con
stipation, Biliousness and Head
aches. A Fine Tonic.
the sinner’s heart and life is open
ed and the Holy Spirit enters as
evidence of a completed work of
grace. Imposition of human hands!
Nay, verily.
Then think, if you can, of a sin
ful and finite man passing a sinless
and infinite God, by the imposi
tion of hands, into another sinful
and finite man. The thought is
simply preposterous. It isn’t true.
Birthday Dinner.
They were happy and lightheart
ed children, grand children, great
grandchildren, neighbors and fri
ends who gathered at the home of
Mr. H. C. Adams last Sunday to
do honor to his aged father, Mr.
R. J. Adams, and partake of a
sumptuous birthday dinner.
It was really a celebration of
two birthdays —Mr. Adams, who
was seventy eight years young and
a grandchild who was one year old.
The birthday cakes, placed in the
centre of the long table, bore the
legends “78” and “l,” artistically
worked in on the top with the
icing.
Dinner! There was enough to
have fed twice the number of peo
ple, estimated at 100. It was fur
nished by the children aud prepar
ed by the daughters and daughters
in-law, all of whom are critical
judges of what it takes to make a
good dinner. All the children were
present except Mesdames King and
Outlaw.
There is always a feeling of mel
low tenderness about these birth
day dinners that softens our un
usually acrid natures, aud the
editor joins Oliver Wendall Holmes
in the sentiment that "To be
seventy years voung is sometimes
far more cheerful aud hopeful than
to be forty years old.”
The editor is indebted to Rev T.
M. Luke, the honoree’s pastor, for
a seat in his John Henry for the
trip to the scene of gaiety—three
miles north of Pearson —for which
he lias many thanks.
County S. S. Convention.
Plans are beiug made for hold
ing the annual Atkinson County
Sunday-School Convention on
Wednesday, July 26th, at Union
Hill church. All Sunday-Schools
in the county are invited to send
representatives to this convention.
It is expected that J. O. Webb,
of Waverly, Ala., brother of State
Superintendent R. 1). Webb, and
Miss Myra Batehelder, of Atlanta,
Children’s Division Superintend
ent of the Georgia Sunday-School
Association, will attend this con
vention and speak at the different
sessions of the convention.
John D. Paulk, at Willacoochee,
is president of the Atkinson Coun
ty Sunday School Association, with
E. R. Smith, at Willacoochee, vice
president, and Sankey Booth, at
Willacoochee, secretary.
B. Y. P. I). Program.
Group No. 1 in charge.
Subject: The ministry and our
attiude toward it.
Scripture. Luke 10: 1-7, by E.
P. Morris.
Introduction —by Jessie Sutton,
leader.
I. How does the call to the min
istry come? —by W. J. Tyler.
11. If we have churches we
must have ministers —by N. E.
Harrell.
111. The ministry of today
offers opportunity for leadership—
by Eugenia Allen.
IV. The ministers opportunity
to mold thought and shape ideals
—by Ferrell McNeal.
V. The ministry should appeal
to tbe most gifted young men —by
Mrs. J. S. Morris.
VI. Our attitude toward min
isters —Jessie Sutton.
1. We expect our ministers to
lead —by Bessie Moore.
2. Churches should appreciate
the work which the ministers does
—by Edna Meeks.
3. Remember that the minis
ters’ work is an unselfish one —by
James Thompson.
4. We should work as hard as
the minister works —by Mr. Suttou.
Whose church is this! the preach
ers or yours!
Come to the B. Y. P. U. Sunday
night and you will learn. Will
meet at 7:30 o'clock. A cordial
welcome to all, ( ~
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
The Brethren are Discussing a
Number of Live Topics.
Hogs, poultry and vegetables are
working a revolution in many
counties of the State, where form
erly cotton held undisputed sway
as a money crop. Diversification,
while new to many and attended
by mistakes aud some losses, will
win in the end —Metter Advertiser.
It begins to look as if the shop
men were merely goats in the
hands of “higher ups” who wauted
to throw out a feeler. A whole lot
of good men are going to be with
out jobs before long, all because of
a sort of brain storm desire to
start something lively. —Valdosta
Times.
Those who this year have plant
ed crops hitherto untried on a
commercial scale should not be
discouraged at tbe small profits
returned by some of them. Time
is required to learn anything worth
while, and it is reasonable to hope
that next year will produce better
results. —Metter Advertiser.
The Truckers around Douglas
have been busy the past ten days
shipping cantaloupes, now corn,
and other vegetables. Also many
carloads of watermelons have been
shipped. More attention is giveu
to this industry every year, and
we believe the day is coming when
it will be one of the leading indus
tries in this county.—Douglas
Enterprise.
Many people arc sincere in their
opinion that clearing the United
States of whiskey is an impossibil
ity. The same opinion exhisted in
reference to outlawing open bar
rooms when the fight started on
them thirty years ago. Any rea
sonable man might look back at
the battle grounds of this fight,
and see the inevitable end of the
present fight in the future. —
Thomasville Press.
Strikes come and strikes go —
and they will continue to come
and go until the better thought of
the nation (and the better thought
is the unselfish thought) sets up
the machinery to make strikes
not only unnecessary but so unde
sirable that neither capital nor
labor will be willing to lend itself
to so disturbing an influence as
now affects the business and in
dustrial life of the nation. —A 1
bany Herald.
A number of concerns are report
ed to be making investigations
regarding the manufacturing of
crates and containers on a largo
scale in Valdosta before the next,
shipping season. With the in
crease in the cantaloupe business,
as well as the prospects for a very
considerable truck acreage next
season the need of greater facilities
for containers is being felt and is
causing these preliminary investi
gations.—Valdosta Times.
Naturally the professional politi
cians are opposed to t he Australian
ballot system —or to any other
system which takes away the prob
ability of effectively buying votes.
With the ballot box, the shrine of
democracy, held sacred and private
for the exercise of the citizen’s
personal liberty in voting, there is
less opportunity, to say the least,
for the influencer of volers for
ulterior purposes to tamper with
that vital part of government. The
vote buyer cannot be sqre that
the goods are delivered with the
secret balloting system in effect. —
Savannah News.
Some time ago we read there
were nine banks in Greene county
and we wondered how nine banks
made a living in a small, rural
county like Greene. This was ex
plained a week or so later, when
the Greensboro Herald Journal
made mention of the fact that
$1.50 A YEAH
Forty Years in the South.
From the Tifton Gazette.
The Manufacturers Record has
published comparative figures
showing the South's relative posi
tion to the rest of the United
States during the past forty years.
Even to those who think they
know their South it brings most
startling revelations.
Remember that “the South” is
just ouethird of the area and popu
lation of the Uuited States, it is
the more wonderful to note the
gain of the rest of the country.
In 1880 the population of the
United States was 50,000.000; in
1920 the population of the Soutli
was 36,000,000.
In 1880 amount of capital invest
ed in manufactures in the United
States was $2,790,000,000; in 1920
the capital invested in manufactur
ing in the South was $6,885,000,-
000.
In 1880 the active spindles in
the cotton mills of the United
States numbered 10,600,000; in
1920 the number of active spindles
in the South was 15,653,000.
In 1880 the total value of all
agricultural products raised in the
United States was $2,212,000,000)
in 1920 the value of them in the
South was $6,450,000,000.
Iu 1880 the Uuited Suites cut
18,000,000,000 feet of lumber and
in 1920 tbe South cut 16,800,000,-
000 feet.
In 1880 the United States pro
duced 1,700,000,000 bushels of corn;
in 1920 the South raised 1,171,000,-
000.
In 1880 the Uuited States pro
duced mineral products to the
value of $367,000,000; in 1920 the
South’s mineral products were
valued at $2,285,000,000.
In 1880 the United States pro
duced 26,000,000 barrels of petrol
eum; in 1920 the South gave to
commerce 254,000,000 barrels.
In 1880 the United States mined
211,000 tons of phosphate; in 1920
the South mined 254,000,000 tons.
In 1880 the United States has
93,000 miles of railroad; iu 1920
the South bad 91,000 miles of rail
road.
In 1880 the national banks of
United States had total deposits
amounting to $2,190,000,000; in
1920 the national banks of the
South had on deposit $6,113,000,-
000.
In 1880 the commou school ex
penditures for the United States
totaled $78,000,000; in 1920 the
common schools of the Southspeut
$204,000,000.
Then, to crown it all, take the
estimated true value of all proper
ty in the United states. In 1880
this amounted to the enormous
sum of $44,000,000,000; while in
1920 the estimated true value of
all property in the South alone
exceeded $86,000,(K>0,000.
There is no other section of the
United States which can show
such a growth and development in
that same forty years. There is no
other section of tbe country that
today shows as sound a basis for
its prosperity as does the South.
there are thirty-five dairies in that
county. The farmers of this coun
ty should take note of this. Con
ditions for dairying are far better
here than they are in Greene
county, or any other north Georgia
county, as to that matter. Yet,
one county is supporting nine
banks and has thirty-five dairies.
—Nashville Herald.
The report of the committee of
Superior Court Judges who inves
tigated the State Farm is a sub
stantial document. It is more
solid than sensational. It is a con
servative statement, such as men
of judicial understanding would be
expected to render. The report
is not couched in condemnatory
language such as some looked for
ward to; and it lacks the mildness
that some hoped for. It is filled
with pointers—pointing to specific
phases of conditions at the Farm
that are in need of remedying.—
Brantley County News,