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PEARSON©TRiBUNE
VOL B—NO, 12
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
The Brethren are Discussing a
Number of Live Topics.
Some one wants to know if
watermelons do not grow as big
nowadays as they used to, when
00 pounders, and occasionally those
a good deal larger, were not un
common. We do not know wheth
er they grow to be as large as they
once did, but evidence is not lack
ing that they are just as good. —
Albany Herald.
Mrs. Olesen, the democratic
candidate for United States sena
tor in Minnesota, is more interest
ed now in cleaning house and mak
ing preserves than thinking about
her coming campaign. This report
of her versatility is most refreshing
and everyone will be glad to know
she is something besides a politi
cian. —Dawson News.
Georgia does not need grain ele
valors so much as it needs more
corn and feed stuff produced on
the farms and marketed through
hogs and cattle. There can be but
a small profit to the farmer in pro
ducing corn and selling it in tin'
raw state. There is, however, a
handsome profit in feeding it to
hogs. This has been demonstrated
tilin' and time again. Worth
County Local.
The South Georgian who has
grown tired of cantaloupe, water
melon, peaches, roasting ears, cu
cumbers, blackberries, huckleber
ries, and various other fruits and
vegetables peculiar to this section
and season is glad to have the
monotony broken by nice juicy figs
and grapes, and before the season
is over for these last two favorites,
pears and sweet potatoes will he
with us “once again.”—Way cross
Journal Herald.
Information has come to us that
a few people known as pin hookers
in the tobacco game have been
going thru the county and making
an effort to buy up the best quali
ty of tobacco before it is brought
to the warehouses, telling the pro
ducer that the quality is not good,
and that the price on opening day
will not likely be as much as they
then offer him. This game is old
and has been worked in many to
bacco districts. —Douglas Enter
prise.
When men who are willing to
work at, a given wage, and under
take to work, and another set of
njen calling themselves strikers or
ganize mobs for the purpose ot in
terfering with those willing work
ers, and go to the extent of using
force, it is time for government,
state or national, and both, if nec
essary, to intervene with a strong
arm for the protection of those
wtio want to work. The future
safety of the country demands it
—Albany Herald.
Every public official who is
honestly trying to serve his con
stituents ought to invite th e
closest investigation of his office
and the departments which belong
to it. When a man gets huffy be
cause those who hold office superior
to his and who call for and have
an investigation, it doesn’t appear
very commendable in the said offi
eial. All officeholders need to
learn that the offices they hold be
long to the people and that they
are only the servants of the people.
—Adel News.
The gasoline tax of a cent a gal
lon is proving to be one of the
least objectional of our taxes and
is yet producing a fine revenue for
the state. Taxes paid a nickel or
a dime at a time is not missed. If
the legislature now in session and
working on the problem of taxation
could put on a few more taxes of
this sort to meet the needed ex
penses of the state, they would be
solving the problem wisely. Hav
ing the whole of our taxes fall due
in a lump sum is ruiuous to the
people. —Ocilla Star.
Reply to Erroneous Statements
Axson, Ga.. July 11. 1922.
Editor Pearson Tribune:
Please allow me space in your
paper to make a reply to the at
tack made on some of the state
ments made in the report of "The
Mormon Conference,” which you
make under the head of “Errone
ous Statements.” I did not write
the report of the conference, but 1
feel like taking the Scriptures for
what it says.
To the law and the testimony.
If I speak not according to that it
is because there is no light in me.
You say that “Repentance is the
first great principle of the Gospel.”,
1 contend that "Faith” is the first
principle, for without faith it is
impossible to please God. With
out faith we will not attempt to
do anything, and without it we
cannot repent. After we have
truly repented then we are ready
to be bapt ised for the remission of
our sins, after which we are ready
for the laying on of hands for the
reception of the Holy Ghost.
The attack was made on tho two
statements: "Baptism for the re
mission of sins” and “Laying on of
hands for the gift of the Holy
Ghost.” Space will not allow 7 me
to take up the last statement in
this issue, but if you will kindly
allow me space in the next issue 1
will defend that statement.
Now, back to the subject of
“Baptism for the Remission of
Sins.” If you will consider care
fully the following Scriptures, and
take it for what it says, you will
have to admit that the statement
was not erroneous. We also be
lieve that baptism is essential to
salvation which the world does not
accept although they practice it.
Baptism for the remission of
'sins was first preached by John.
John did baptise in the wilderness
and preached baptism for the re
mission of sins. Jesus Christ honor
ed that baptism in person and
teaching. .Matthew ;i:l(i 17. He
also sent II is Apostles to preach it
to every creature. Matthew 28:
10 20. Also Mark 15:10, Mark 1:4.
John did baptise in tile wilderness
for the remission of sins. Luke 3:
3, Acts 22:16. “And now, why
tarry thou? Arise and be baptised
and wash away thy sins.” Acts
10:6,48. And he commanded them
to be baptised, notwithstanding
Cornelius had received the Holy
Ghost already. He had lobe bap
tised before he could enter into
the Kingdom of Heaven.
It will further be remembered
that the Pharisees and Lawyers re
jected the Council of God against
themselves not being baptised of
him. Luke 7:29 30, Acts 7:38 is
plain to any reasonable mind that
Peter did preach “baptism for the
remission of sins.”
Jesus Christ, being His son,
learned obedience by the things be
suffered and, being made perfect,
be became the author of eternal
salvation to all that would obey
him. Heb. 5:8 9. Yet he was per
fect, but lie suffered it to be so
"for thus it becomelh us to fulfill
all righteousness. Matthew 3:15.
In this he taught John the doc
trine that a fullness of righteous
ness, or salvation could not be re
eeived without it.
“The way is so plain that a way
faring man, though a fool, need
not err therein. 2nd John 1:9 11.
I’ll quote the 9th verse: “Whoso
ever transgresseth. and abide! li
not in the doctrine of Christ, hath
not God. He that abideth in the
doctrine of Christ, he hath both
the Father and the Son.”
My testimony is that baptism is
for the remission of sins. By the
water we keep the commandments
and by the Spirit w T e are justified,
and by the blood we are sanctified.
I trust that 1 haven’t taken up
too much space and that you’ll
publish an article for me in the
next issue on “Laying on of hands
for the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
Thanking you iu advance, I am
respectfully, W. M. Bennett.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON, (J EOHGIA, FI? 1 DAY, JULY 21. 1922
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from All Sections of
South Georgia.
Tick eradication continues undis
turbed in Colquitt county and it
is believed the crisis of the opposi
tion has passed.
The tobacco warehouse will open
at Douglas on Wednesday, August
2nd. The tobacco harvest is un
usually late this year.
The Savannah Tri-State Exposi
tion has secured the dates of Octo
her 23-28, and an effort to stage a
trade week during the exposition
is also assuming shape.
The legislature has passed the
necessary Act enabling Arlington
to become the county seat of Cal
boon county, instead of Morgan.
An election, held some time ago,
voted in favor of removal.
Toombs county farmers are put
ting new sweet potatoes on the
market, shipping them to Atlanta.
They are of the Porto Rica variety.
They will begin shipping Big Stem
Jerseys by the car load in a few
days.
Brunswick is preparing to make
a strong fight before the legislature
for the proposed state owned port
of entry. Her commercial bodies
will send representatives before
the legislative committees to pre
sent her claims.
Cattle dipping in Clinch county
is progressing without opposition
of a demonstrative nature, llow
ever, some cattle owners of that
county, as is the ease in other
counties, are ignoring the law, and
trouble may arise later.
Prof. A. A. Kuhl has been elect
ed to fill the vacancy of Prof. Lit,
tie as superintendent and principal
of the Douglas public school. This
arrangement is for one year and
completes t he 5-year contract with
tile firm of Little & Kuhl.
The summer school at Douglas,
conducted by Prof. Kuhl, has an
attendance of 175 pupils* The
dormitory capacity lias been ex
ceeded and many pupils have had
to find boarding places in pirvate
homes. Some of these pupils are
teachers preparing themselves to
take the State examination and
secure permanent teachers licenses.
A dispatch from Valdosta, dated
July 14th, says twelve dipping
vats, located iu that couuty, were
destroyed on Thursday night of
last week. It is very apparent
that the people living in border
counties to Florida are exasperat
ed over the dipping law, which
they say is requiring them to spend
their money for something of no
benefit to them. Jt is a hardship
specially in territory adjoining ter
ritory not affected by the law.
They might dip their cattle until
doomsday and not get rid of the
tick.
Charle Jackson, 10-year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jackson, of
Milllown, hanged himself on Wed
nesday of last week when he at
tempted the circus act of “The
slide for life." The stunt was to
be pulled off by sliding down a
telephone guy wire which reached
from the top of the pole to a near
by fence. The boy climbed the
pole, tied a handkerchief around
his neck and then tied the ends of
the handkerchief over the guy
wire and jumped off. The band
handkerchief did not slip along the
wire as expected and the bov was
strangled. The interment was at
Douglas.
Hon. J. A. J. Henderson sounds
the alarm and says the Ocilla
Southern railroad is in danger of
the junk pile; that should the
wreckers succeed in discontinuing
the line from Fitzgerald to Pope
City they will have won their first
point in the game of dismantling
the entire road. He asks for or
g.-nized effort all along the line to
keep the entire road intact.
Program Fifth Sunday Meeting
Program of the fifth Sunday
meeting to he held with Denton
Baptist church beginning Saturday
morning before the fifth Sunday in
July, 1922.
10 o’clock a. m. Saturday—Or
ganization.
10:30 —the obligation of Baptist
churches.
Ist. To proclaim the gospel by
A. S. Minchew.
2nd. To maintain discipline by
H. M. Meeks.
3rd. To support the Work by
J. D. Poindexter.
1.1:30 —Sermon by S. D. Walker.
Recess.
2:00 p. m. —Devotional.
2:3o—Report of Southern Baptist
Convention by those attending.
3:30 p. in. —The annual Revival
meetings by H. M. Meeks, follow
ed by general discussion.
Recess.
8:30 —Sermon by A. S. Minchew,
altermate 11. M. Meeks.
Sunday morning 10:00 —Sunday
School activities by Turner Brew
er, W. A. Martin, A. S. Minchew.
11:00 —Sermon by J. 1). Beth une,
alternate 11. M. Meeks.
Committee.
Bread Alone.
From the Waycross Journal-Herald.
Secretary of State Hughes in an
address before the National Educa
tional Association has restated
some very important truths about
the aims of education. Among
other things he says: “The Ameri
can Ideals is equal educational op
portunity, not merely for the pur
pose of enabling one to know how
to earn a living, aud to fit into an
economic status more or less fixed,
but of giving play to talent and
aspiration and to the development
of mental and spiritual powers.”
Here the secretary comes back
to the original meaning of an edu
cation, "to lead out.” Those who
advocate training a child to earn a
living and learn nothing more ar
rogate unto themselves a power of
judgment that is humanly impos
sible. No human can say that
such a limit marks the full de
velopment of the child’s brain.
One should approach the educa
tion of a child with an absolutely
open mind determined that the
capacity of the child’s brain will
be the only limit to development.
It is unfair to the child to say that
he is capable only of earning a
living. If this be the type of edu
cational training furnished very
few graduates will be able to do
more than earn a living.
Mr. Hughes says further: “De
mocracy cannot live on bread
alone. It is not enough that one
shall be able to earn a living. This
is the foundation, but not the
structure. What is needed is to
have life more abundantly.” Sup
pose that since the beginning of
this great American Democracy
no people lived here except those
who were just able to make a liv
ing. It takes no unusually active
imagination t o see how badly
crippled the United States would
have been. Churches, schools,
public institutions, and all the
things l h a t are accomplished
through the time and brain and
money that a person has over and
above the necessities of life would
have their incomes decreased. A
man must be able to earn a living
but he should be able to do more
than that.
It is not easy to keep education
from' becoming materialistic.
There are many things of great
value that cannot be translated in
to dollars and cents. Education
must endeavor to give a child
training along these lines. The
education should make it possible
for the child to make the fullest
use of every talent be possesses.
GETTING BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
The Political Campaign of 1922
Assuming Shape.
Within the past few days an en
tire new line up in the Ware coun
ty legislative race has been arrang
ed. Ilou. J. E. T. Bowden has de
cided finally not to be in the run
ning. Hons. W. W. Griffis and J.
I). Blalock remain in the race and
will be opposed by Messrs. 11.-.iry
Joiner, a railroad man, and Calvin
W. Parker, who has already won
his spurs as a legislator.
It seems that Congressman W,
W. Larsen of the Twelfth district
is to be without opposition—lion.
Roscoe Peacock of Eastman having
retired from the race. Mr. Larsen
is a resident of Dublin, going there
from Swainsboro, Emanuel dounty,
where be was reared and attained
to his present national prominence.
Judge Robert G. Mitchell, Jr.,
of the city court of Blacltshear, is
asking for re-election. There are
two candidates for County Solici
toi —S. T. Memory and E. 1;, Bow
en —and the race will be an inter
esting one, as both candidates are
popular in (lie county of Pierce.
The Tribune learns that Judge
Frank Park of the second and
lion. C. R. Crisp of the third con
gressional districts will be return
ed to congress this year without
opposition. Over in the first dis
trict the incumbent, Hon. .T. W.
Overstreet, will be opposed by
Hon. J. Lee Moore. The effort to
get former Congressman Edwards
to enter the race has failed.
'The talk of lion. Stanley S. Ben
nett, of Quitman, opposing Judge
W. E. Thomas for the judgeship of
the Southern judicial circuit has
ceased. The Tribune reaches the
conclusion that the project has
failed.
The friends of lion. Warren
Fletcher lias announced his candi
dacy for the legislature from Irwin
county. Now, Judge Clements
will have to “sift sand” lively if
he keeps the lead in the race.
Hon. Perry T. Knight has made
his formal announcement as candi
date for representative from Ber
rien county in the legislature, lie
is the present incumbent and has
made a very active and intelligent
representative. lierTien voters
could do no better than to return
him to the job.
Hon. Andrew J. Liles announces
for the senate from the fourth dis
trict. He is a resident of Camden
county and it is that County’s time
to elect the senator. Mr. Liles
lias had considerable legislative
experience, is popular with his
people and will make a strong race.
Ilis opponent is Hon. J.T. Vocelle,
who is the present representative
from Camden county in the legis
lature. It is anticipated that the
race between these two candidates
will be exceedingly close.
666 quickly relieves Colds, Con
stipation, Biliousness and Head
aches. A Fine Tonic.
Brittain New Tech Head.
The Board of Trustees of the
Georgia School of Technology, at a
meeting held last Friday, elected
Hon. M. L. Brittain to succeed
Dr. K. G. Matheson as president of
the school. Promoting education
has been Mr. Brittain’s life work.
There is no man in the State bet
ter qualified in scholarship, char
acter and temperament for this
most important position, and the
Tribune is real glad that he has
been called to and will accept the
place. He will resign his present
position as State Superintendent
of Schools and bo ready to assume
the new place in September when
the next scholastic year begins.
Cure » Malaria, Chills,
000 Fever, Bilious Fever,
Colds and LaGrippe.
$1.50 A YEAR
On Way to Seif Maintenance.
Georgia is now fast on the way
to self maintenance in the matter
of food stuffs, in some important
items indeed, the state has become
an exporter, whereas but recently
it imported in large quantities.
During the month of June alone
many thousands of dollars’ worth
of hogs were marketed through
the co-operative sales of divers
couuties, with prospects of tho
amount growing steadily as the
live stock iudustry develops. It
is of record that immense stores of
grain and provender which fann
ers once bought from distant reg
ions are now raised from their own
soil.
This augurs well and greatly for
the future of the commonwealth,
it is asserted by agricultural ex
perts. The conserving of homo
needs and home enterprises, of
millions of dollars that used to
stream away in payment of food
imports is itself significant; but
even more so are the better agri
cultural methods which the pro
duction of various food crops be
tokens and the independence which
it vouchsafes.
As a result of these methods
Georgia lands, a few years hence,
will be worth a vast deal more
than if the single crop system,
with its impoverished soil strength,
had continued to prevail; and like
wise, Georgia farm incomes will be
steadier, surer and larger.
This way prosperity lies; may its
followers, already legion, continu
ally increase; is the hope expressed,
here by agricultural leaders.
Summer Complaint.
Last year 7554 babies died dur
ing their first year; a large number
of these children died of gastroin
testinal conditions. Gastro-intest
inal conditions are usually called
“stomach upsets” or "summer com
plaint” generally meaning that the
baby has diarrhoea or dysentery.
The baby may die of this or his
streugth may be so undermined
that lie will die later from even
the mildest attack of whooping
cough, measles, etc. ’ Mothers very
frequently think that all babies
must have "summer complaint,”
that a baby is hardly normal if ho
does not have at least one attack
during the summer. “Summer
complaint” is not a normal condi
tion —it should not be lightly set
aside. It may result in a severe
illness and very frequently, as
thousands of death certificates
show every year, it may prove
fatal.
If the baby becomes nauseous,
gets feverish and has diarrhoea, do
not think he is teething, nor that
his condition may be neglected. A
baby with diarrhoea, especially
diarrhoea accompanied by nausea,
vomiting and fever, is a sick baby
and needs the doctor. Stop all
food, for twenty-four hours or even
longer. Give him in place of food,
water that has been boiled and
cooled, a little at a time but very
ofteu. If you can get it. give tho
baby crushed iee in small amounts
by mouth. A twenty minute tub
bath with gentle rubbing given
one or more times a day, will bo
very comforting and probably save
the baby from having convulsions.
I’ut an ice cap, iced cloths or cloths
wrung out in cold water on his head,
and if his feet are cold put a hot
water bottle or hot cloths to feet.
Remember that it is much more
important for you to take care of
your little sick baby than it is to
take care of a sick cow or a sick
mule. The baby is worth a great
deal more than your farm animals;
it takes a great deal more intelli
gence and care to keep him in good
condition. Anything that will help
you in the job of raising a strong,
healthy child, should be worth
more to you than anything that
helps you with your farm, your
roads or- anything else in the world,