Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-10
ALatle Sermon to the City of Atlanta.
BY ALEX W. BEALER.

an goIug TO preach little sermon
90 the city OF Atlanta today.
Nv text VIII be found In the great
book OF life. IN the month OF OCTOBER
and consists Of these simple words,
s1Irs- Enc COvington-"
ouesnight this week as the Southern
train rolled into the union depot the
LAWYERS were attracted by a poor little
woman on crutches- She had simple
expresston on her face and IL was with
great dinculty that she hobbled on her
clutches across 70 the waiting room.
she wore a plain dress and her face
was half hidden beneath. q cheap sun
bonnet.
she appeared 10 be suffering and 20
the oficsr who was called 70 look after
her she gave the name OF Efae Cow
Inrton. She told a pitifui story. She
Vas an epIleptic. Last spring In one
Of these horrible attacks she fell into
the Gre with her baby. The child was
burned 20 death and her feet were hor-
rsbly burned. Her husband was q car
oenter. Their home was IN Clarksville.
Fenn. He wanted her 10 come 20 At
lanta. where she could have her
hurns trea1ed in some hospital He
had been dad q short time and she
was IN the city and wanted to so to
The oficer sent her to the Grady
hospital. Her looks indicated that she
wuas one OF the unfortunate poor.
what nattered II to the official that a
human creature was suffering. she
vwas a nonresident and under the rules
she could not be received Take her
away. carry her to the police station,
and I fancy that the bones OF the man
for whom the hospital was named
turned over IN their grave as the. poor
creature was sent away from It's
doors. within which she hoped 20 ind
= healing balm for her terrible wounds.
To the great and august chief OF po-
ice and his satellites the poor woman
tod the same story. He was charged
with the duty OF protecting the city
Here was a suspicious casa. wo-
man with her legs burned nearly or
irving TO break into the city's charity
fund. He could not stand BY and see
n done. she said at first that she was
from Tennessee and then she declared
that she came from Rome. Ga Rome
was trying 10 palm on deadoeat on
Atlanta. Hunter was called-Hunter.
the sleuth OF the department. Jumbo
Hunter, the hater OF dishonesty, the
terror Of petty deceivers- To him was
dangerous fmposter-this no-legged wo-
man. out OF the city. The chief did
not believe her story. What mattered II
that she was suffering She had tried
10 deceive him and that was crime
that could not be overlooked and he sat
hack well pleased with himself while
Jumbo hustled the poor woman on 70
the train and soon she was being rat
fled away toward Rome
Last Wednesday as I sat In my study
in Gainesville a man came In 20 see
me. be was a decent looking fellow,
but he seemed footsore and weary. II
am in trouble. sir" he said. land /
have come to you as a minister OF the
gospel TO get you 70 help me- Ny
name IS ]. ID. Covington. am a car
penter By trade and my home has been
n CiarksvfIle. Tenn have a wife, Ef-
he Covington, but she Is affected with
epilepsy. God only knows where she Is
today. Last spring in at she fell into
the fire while holding our baby IN her
arms The child was burned TO death
and her legs were 50 badly burned
that some OF the bones have since
come out OF one foot. The crops we're
all burned up around Clarksville and
wanted TO come TO Atlanta to get my
wife IN a hospital did not have much
money. 50 I bought ticket to little