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THE MERCER CLUSTER
April 28, 1922
WEAVER AT SACRED
HISTORIC SHRINE
.By John T. Boifeuillet
The ’prolific brain and loyal heart
of President .Rufus W. Weaver of
Mercer Univetsitj, have never had a
meeter' shrine at which to pour out
their riches, and. patriotism than his
toric old Midway Church- in Liberty
county, Georgia- -This eminent divine
and ardent. patriot has been appro
priately and wisely chosen to deliver
.the address at the Memorial Day ex
erciser to he held at. this ancient and
famous sanctuary pn next Wednes
day. .
The eloquent orator, in glowing,
burning strains, will' recite -the su6-
t lime valor, the chivalric daring, the
dauntless courage,. the glorious deeds,
the heroic devotion of ,the intrepid
and patriotic sons of Liberty county,
who fought in the War of the Revo
lution to. accomplish American, inde
pendence-fought in the Mexican
War ,to guard the interest' of the
Uhited States against grievous wrong
—fought in the War, of 1812 to pro
tect the rights of this Republic op the
high seas—fought in the War with
Spain to erect the altars of liberty
on. Cuban soil-fought in the Work!
War in behalf of human society and'
human freedorti and popular govern-
Vrnent; and fought in the Confederacy
fof^justice, to be free and equal, to
defend their liberties', and to preserve
their , Constitutional rights, *
The gifted speaker will strike his
. sweetest harp of praise to- the mem
ory of the noble daughters of .Liberty
*hoSe unwavering faith in all the
struggles of the South has shone ever
a guiding star through the perils and
disasters of war; whose heroism and
sacrifice- were sublime amid all pri
vations and sufferings; whose patri
otic zeal no defeats could chilj; whose
endurance no disappointments - could
•weaken, and who never fuiled to in :
voke the blessings ,of heaven upon
their cause.. The women of Liberty
county have helped sanctify the glo
rious Confederacy to the people of
this Southern land until time'shall be
no more. /
, Freedom, in its last, analysis, is
the blood of the brave, and grand old
Liberty county has added the links
that bind her heroes to the deed of
Marathon..
From the great mass' of historic
matter that clusters around the moss-
covered church at Midway, where Dr.
‘ Weaver yyill speak, I will take only
one object today as the theme of this
column. The. ..topic is exceedingly
appropriate, in connection with what
f have already stated.
Screven-Stewart Monument
The late Senator Augustus O. Ba
con, of Georgia, while he was occupy
ing his exalted position jn the. United
States Senate,, was the author. Of a
bill providing for the erection by the
Rational Government of a monument
in the Midway church cemetery to
the joint honor and memory of. Gen
eral James Screven and General
Daniel Stewart,, heroic so.ns of Lib
erty county, and gallant officers in
the War of the Revolution. Congress
passed-the Baton ■ measure; appropri
ating ten thousand dollars for the
memonaL • V
The handsome obelisk of marble,
fifty' feet in height' and thirty -feet
square at the Rase, occupies a con
spicuous place in the center of the
ancient and renowned burial ground.
’Near by repose the historic dust of
Georgians who ran brilliant careers
of high political honors represented
the Government in foreign courts,
illustrated their State in the Army
and in the Navy,, sanctified the pulpit
and adorned various other spheres in
life.
The Screven-Stewart monument
contains' - inscriptions excellently cast
in relief on fihe. copper plates and set
•-into the' pure white marble,
On the North face is the following:
-1760 •' ; - -1778
“Sacred, to the . Memory of Briga
dier-General James Screven, who fell
covered with ‘wounds at Sunbury,
near this spot, oh the ^nd day of
November, 1778. He died on the 24th
day of November, 1773, from the ef
fects cf his wound.’ 1 ; ,
On the South face is the following:
“BaCred to the. Memory of Briga
dier-General Daniel Stewart, a Gal-
NOTED AUTHORITY
TALKS ON RADIO
Dr, C. P. Stejnmetz Tells of-Use
of Radio to Civilians.!
By Dr. C. 1*. Steinmetz
Chief Consulting Engineer
General Electric Company
Although radio telephony is rieVer
likely to replace, ordinary telephon
ing between two individuals, it is im
possible that, radio transmission will
be employed in 'the- sending of toll
messages from city to city. Future
developments, .in radio may bring
about some -interesting- discoveries,
among them, the establishment of thp
tact tl.ai radio waves pass through
the earth,as well, as through the air.
Now' that- .we have'radio in such a
nigh ifate of . development, .no place
rieoil 'ever be out of 'cummunicati-.,.
with tin- rcs.t of: tint world. .In time
of. disaster, when - other means.of
t'omriufnieation are cut off, when
wires, are ^destroyed, the. radio’ can
still lie used to send messages' to
other places. Expeditions, tr avt ‘l‘ n S
in distant lands, in places where lio
wires have ever been stretched, can
.ransmit messages by radio. Com-
munication by radio, at sea is, or
course, one of 'the great; possibilities,
as we all. know. ' ’ ' .
"We cannot expect that radio will
replace ordinary telephone communi
cation between individuals. It-is not
possible to direct radio messages so
absolutely. Radio is. too general, it
goes out over a large area, and others
— not everybody, but others—could
lu-ar the--message as well us the,pet-
son for whom it was • intended.
But radio might be used in sending
loll 'messages. A telephone - sub
scriber might talk by, wire, with a
radio central station in his city and
the message which he wanted to send
to a far distant place, might then be
put on the wireless from that station
to be received by a similar radio cen
tral in the other city, and then trans
mitted by telephone to. the persbn
addressed. ' • • . ' .
It is by broadcasting that radio
will -perform the .most service to the
most, people. Speakers can address
the nation at large, as was done with
the President's inaugural . address;
lecturers can lecture to larger au
diences; - college professors can be
heard by many who might not be. able
to take regular college , courses, or
who, while attending the-classes of
some professors; Would lose the lec
tures of others elsewhere whom they
might-desire to' hear—so that people
might '.receive some aspects of col
lege training without -leaving their
homes;'ministers might preach to
piany who are not present at church;
public information might be sent out;
as is- already living done.
Radio is’.a very large subject, a .big
■thing, so that- only those who have
studied it thoroughly enn safely dis
cuss what may come of it in uture
years.- Obviously we are far rom
having reached its limits of develop
ment. r • . .. ‘ ■ , >..'
lant Soldier- in the Revolution and an
Officer Brcvetted. for Bravery in the
Indian Wars,”
On the east face is -the following:
-■‘Reared- by the* Congress of the
United States as a Nation’s Tribute,
■to Brigadier-Generals James. Sreven
and Daniel Stewart.”
■There is no'-inscription on the west
face, but it. is beautified by a copper
relief representation of Midway
church.
• The monument was unveiled with
impressive ceremonies. One pf - the
interesting features of the exercises
was. the. reading of letters frdm
President Woodrow Wilson and for
mer President Theodore Roosevelt.
General Stewart was an ancestor of,
Mr. Roosevelt •
The cgfinties of Screven and Stew
art in tMs State were named in honor
of these two famous heroes: of the
Revolution. ■ Screven- was formed in
1793, and Stewart was constituted in
1830. .General Stewart died in 1829,
aged seventy years.. Bacon county
was established in 1914, in honor of
the eminent Senator who 'obtained
the erection of the Screven-SteWart
monument. The remains of the par
ents of Senator Bacon sleep in the
historic old chruchyard at Midway.
APPLAUD MERCER'S
MERRY-MAKERS
Glee Club at Capitol Theatre In
Benefit Performance.
, From the opening chorus of Mer
cer’s Colors, sung by sixteen male
voices, until the final number played
by the orchestra, a continual round
of applause greeted the merrymakers
of the Mercer University Glee Club
at the Capitol Theatre this week,
where for. three days .the college boys
gave a musical program for the ben
efit of the Washington'Memorial Li
brary. More Wesleyan girls were on
hand than attended the concerts of
the club at Wesleyan several weeks
ago and the girls were liberal with
their applause.' !
Following'the opening chorus ( the
club gave two' encores and . then
Marvin “Freshman” Pharr sang a
pair of solos, this versatile Freshman
being called upon for three ■ encores
before he was allowed to stay off
stage. . In his characteristic manner,
Pharr put the songs across in good
style and, after singing twice with
Paul Perry acoAtfrpanying him, was
forced to return and sing the Hu'mpty
Dumpty song, which won the few un
claimed hands in the audience.
The jazz orchestra,' composed of
Dan Davis, leader.. “Hap” Sloan,
Marvin Pharr, Bill Erwin, Sam Pair,
Emmett Hudson and Gene Gamniage,
followed the soloist and the. audience
begged for almost as many encores
as the musicians had in' stock. Only
because the orchestra wanted to save
some music for next day- did the mu
sicians leave the stage -fag, the ap-
plafee continued even after they gave
way to the chorus again, Roll Away,
and an encore being, given by the
Glee Club.
Manager Phil Gersdorf, ■ of the
Capitol, secured a special picture for
the three days of the engagement of
the Mercer Glee Club. “Come On
Over,” an Irish comedy, was the spe-
cial bni offered, which combined with
the Mercer program, gave one of the
best shows ever held at the -Capitol.
Macon boys in the Mercer club are
Sam Pair, Bob Gamble, “Hap” Sloan,
Emmett - Hudson, Adiel; Adams,. Earl.
Lord and R. E. Chandler.
/ A.H. A.
“BE A GOOD LOSER’’
URGES REV. FEAGIN
c. W. POPE PRESIDENT
Election of officers for the next
Scholastic year and an address by Dr.
Newman were the features of the
weekly meeting of the Mercer Min
isterial Association Tuesday night.
C. W. Pope was elected president,
Gower-Latimer vice president and
C. M. Coalson secretary.
Rev. Mr. Pope is one of the lead
ing preachers of Mercer and has
identified himself closely with the ac
tivities of the ministerial group. His
home before he came to Mercer was
in Tallapoosa, Ga., where he started
his career aa a minister. Gowelr is •
Gainesville, Ga., product and le noted
for hie scholarship and application to
duty. Rev. Mr. Coalson, the new
secretary, is regarded as one of the
best young preachers in the institu
tion.
Dr. Newman talked to the minis,
ters from the text, “Quench not the
Spirit; despise not prophesying;
prove all things, hold fast that which
is good.” He showed the connection
between these four expressions, and
explained their application to the
early churches and to the Christians
of the present.
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Grady < Feagin Speaks on “The
Sportsmanship of Life.” I
Grady Feagin, pastor of the Taber
nacle Baptist Church of Macon, Wed
nesday morning spoke to the Mercer
students in chapel on “The Sports
manship of Life.”
Mr. Feagin urged the students to
look oh life as a game, not as some
thing which must be- lived through.
“If your baseball team goes off and
loses a game, and then comes back
and tells about how unfairly they
were treated by their opponents, you
would'- ihink they were very poor
losers. Yet business men lose their
money in-some deal, and then mope
about it. That is not sportsmanship,
far js true sportsman should be able
16 lose with a smile.
"A a good loser when you get out
in life. Look on life as a great
game, and play it fairly., If you lose,
and you will lose sometimes, remem.
her that the greatest honor next to
being a good winner is.' being a good
Arser.”
The educational value of good
clothes is so obvious that the
proposition needs no defense.
And the superiority of Neel’s
Clothes—their special adapta
bility to college life—combined
with their moderate cost, make
an insistent appeal to college
men. We invite Mercer Boys to
our store. Their youth, their en
thusiasm is pleasing to Us, while
our raiment will satisfy every
instinct of the well-groomed
collegian. >
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MERCER MEETS FURMAN
Mercer meets Furman University
in debate tonight in the Brengu Col
lege auditorium at Gainesille. W. A.
Bootle, of the Sophomore class, and
C. J, Broome, of the 8enior class, an
the standard bearers for the Orange
and Black, while H. M. Reaves and
N. D. Timmerman will speak for
Furman.
Furman has recently won in a de
bate against Oklahoma Baptist Col
lege, and Mercer has whn on both
sides of her intercollegiate debate.
Both institutions are therefore eagr
to keep up their winning streak b
taking the contest to-night Mercer
will' have the negative of the sub
ject, “Resolved, that tbs several
states should enact minimum wage
laws providing for the establishment
of a Minimum wage for werhsbope
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