The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-11-14


OF Or. Bropghton's Tabernacle, in At
lanta, preached at the Baptist church
on Tuesday night of last week n most
excellent sermon on Paul's statement,
For me to live is Christ, but to die is
gain" His style is dramatic and effec-
tive, and he made profound impress
ion upon his audience. Rev. s. r. @.
Adams sermon on Wednesday night,
subject, Saved by faith" was also a
very strong and able one, and was
listened to with marked attention.
The Bible Conference held at the
Baptist church last week was attended
by some distinguished ministers of the
Baptist denomination. The meetings
were instructive and spiritually edify-
ing. DIR. Landrum. Rev. S. re. Ad-
ans, Rev. Mr.. Hudson, Rev. Julian
Rodgers, Rev. Mr.. Nelson, Rev. A. J.
Morgan and others made some effective
and impressive addresses Itwas high
ly beneficial to have this body meet in
Marietta. Rev. j T. jenkins did good
| work.
DIED-On last Monday morning after
painful illness, Gladys, the three
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Venable. This pretty and
bright child will live long in the men,
DRY of every one who became acquainted
with her by reason of her amiable and
sunny nature. 1t is indeed a sweet un-
opened bud that has been taken to q
tairer CLINE to unfold and bloom in
Immortality. The funeral took place
Tuesdsy, Rev. S. r. Belk officiating.
Rev. s. r. Belk leaves next week to
attend the North Georgia Methodist
conference to meet at Rome on the
Goth inst. He carries with him a fine
report from his charge here. He has
done good work here and the church
is in harmonious and prosperous con-
dition. His return to Marietta for an
other year is not only earnestly desired
but confidently expected. A change
would produce wide spread disappoint-
ment.
By vote of SO to 20 the house of
representatives. passed the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Harvard, of Dooly, pro-
viding that no person owning property
valued at more than 81 900 shall be al
lowed to draw pension The bill was
passed by the house despite the fact
that the committee on pensions hud
reported iG adversely to the house. If
the bill passes the senate and it is very
likely that it will, the pension rolls of
the state will be cut down about $780,
900.
We are doing in the Philippines,
what we went to war with Spain for
doing in Cuba, concentrating the Fill
pinos in towns and then driving to
death the balance who do not obey
Our whole policy in the subjugation of
that island and its people is great and
shameful wrong. The sooner we get
away from there the better.
MEAT MARKET have bought out
Mr.. Johnson's meat market, at
| Glover's old stand, where I will keep
constantly OH hand the very best west
ern and home meats, sausage,
mutton, hams. oysters, fish. etc. have
secured the services of Nj. r. H. Craw-
| ford, q prominent and experienced meat
| cutter of Atlanta, who will take pleas
ure in serving customers in a satisfac-
tory manner. Patrons may rest assured
of courteous attention. All orders
promptly filled. The patronage of the
public solicited. JOHN d. NoRTHoUTT.
A man was on the square Thursday
blowing horn to advertise his goods.
He that bloweth not his own horn, the
same will not be bowed Advertise in
the Marietta Journal "a paper that has a
wide circulation and reaches the people
that trade here.
Alice and Bessie Martin, aged and 8
years respectively, daughters of Mr.. A.
G. Martin, of Merritts district, picked
142 pounds of cotton in one day. This
will be hard to beat for girls of their
ages.
The Harris circus, the biggest and
best one-ring circus on earth, put up a
very interesting and attractive parade
to-day, and gave performance this
afternoon at the show grounds to very
fair patronage The circus is fine
one, of the old-fashioned one-ring va
riety'-Richmond, Qnd.) Palladium,
May II.
Will exhibit at Marietta Friday, Nov.
18th.
Erwin, the second son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Sibley, was operated on last
Saturday for appendicitis The opera
ton was successfully performed by Dr.
Doughty. We are glad to learn that
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