Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-03

LETTER FROM ATLANTA.
A Presbyterian Church Dedicated on
Whitehall viaduct Progressing Nicely.

Atlanta, June 29.-The Whitehall
street viaduct has been in course of
construction the past six weeks.
) Contractor Wilkins is pushing the
work rapidly, and great will be the
changes in few more weeks. No
vehicles have been allowed to travel
that portion of the street since the
work began, and pedestrians will
probably have to abandon travel
about the first of July until the
work is finished. In making the ex-
cavations the workmen struck large,
well preserved hickory stump a few
feet from the surface. The viaduct
will cost more than 100000. The
Atlanta Rapid Transit Car Com
/ pany gave $50, 1000, and the balance
will be furnished by the city and
the railroad corporations. Several
of the buildings on each side of the
railroads have been torn down and
will be rebuilt by higher and more
substantial ones.
The North Avenue Presbyterian
church, of which Rev. Richard O.
Finn is pastor, was dedicated last
Sunday. The dedicatory sermon
was preached by DR.. B. NJ. Palmer,
of New Orleans. Notwithstanding
the fact that there were services in
all the other churches at that hour
the church could not seat all who
came TO hear the venerable minister.
The North Avenue church was or
ganized in 1893 and erected in 1900.
The lot, building, furniture and fix
lures cost upwards Of $4,000 and
was dedicated almost free from debt.
1t is built of native granite and is a
very beautiful sanctuary. The mem
bcrs do not claim any credit for
what they have done. Before it
was dedicated to the service of God
they said: "The Lord hath built the
church, Jesus Christ Himself being
the corner stone" DR.. Palmer is
eighty-iive years old and has been in
the ministry sixty-two years. He
has been pastor of one church at
New Orleans for forty-fivc years.
lie also has the distinction Of mod
Grating the first General Assembly
Of the Southern Presbyterian church.
Last Sunday night he occupied DR..
l3ice's pulpit at the Central church.
No clue as to the guilty party or
parties who murdered little Bcrta
Jackson in DcKalb county three
weeks ago has been found yet.
Flowers, the foster father of the girl,
and two negroes who work for him,
were examined before the Coroncr's
jury, but were dismissed, the evil
dcncc against them being insufficient
to convict. The Coroncr's inquest
lasted nearly week Gov. Can
dler has offered a reward of $3.50 for
the arrest Of the party or parties.
The Atlanta Methodist District
Conference was in session in the
First Methodist church last week.
Qn;.c a number of ministers and lay
len were in attendance. Promi-
nent among those present were DR..
G. e. bowman, President of Emory
College; DIR. j. w. Roberts, of the
Wesleyan Female College; Prof.
Smith, of LAGRANGE College; Prof
j. A. Sharp, of Young Harris Insti-
tute DR.. Law, of the American
Bible Society; Rev. J. b. Robins,
Presiding Elder Of Griffin District
and Dr. Y. j. Allen, the missionary
statesman. The services were con-
Quoted by DR.. r. j. Bigham, the
Presiding Elder of Atlanta Confer
cncc. DR.. bowman preached the
opening sermon Wednesday evening
from John 1912 DR.. Hammond
preached Thursday evening and
Bishop Gambler at 1 1 a. m. on Fri
day. The reports on the various
lines of church work were favorable
Friday afternoon delegates to the
annual conference, which meets at
Rome next November, were elected.
On Sunday preachers exchanged
pulpits and the visiting clcrgymcn
preached in different parts of the
city.
The annual convention Of tho
Womon's Press Club Of Atlanta was
held last week, commencing on
Wednesday, June 10Th, and closing
Thursday evening. Hon. Livingston
Minis delivered an address of vel
come. The session was a very busy
one and much business was trans.
acted. The most noted press women
Of the State were in attendance and
much enthusiasm was shown and tho
meeting was profitable. Tho new
officers elected are Mrs. William