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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29
WHY MEN DON'T GO TO
CHURCH.

The Chicago Inter Ocean is I'M
dertaking to explain for the in
struction Of its readers why men
don't 20 to church in these times
like they used to do in the good
old days Of long ago. The fault
Of course is the preacher, for the
Chicago paper declares that the
average American business man
has outgrown the average preach
er The matter with the preach
er is his vain effort TO formulate
religion by the rules and in the
terms Of science and SO cut loose
the ship of faith upon a boundless
sea of mental speculation" The
newspaper article under discussion
cites as a strong cause the belittle-
ing of the value of strong doctrine
and the insistance that the great
law of love is the all-suficieni
possession of true Christian.
Il may be true-nay, it is true
there are these deficiencies in
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29

CIRCUIT COURT MONDAY.
OWL Docket Will Be Pretermitted.
Grand Jury Will Be Drawn.

Inc circuit court Of Washington
county will convene next Monday,
put owing to the illness of Judge Lar
KIN 1t is not thuoght that there will
be much doing, and that the court
VIII adjourn to meet he following
Monday, December the Sth.
The convening of this court will.
however, be of unusual interest to
those who will attend its opening, for
Hon. F. A, Critz, of West Point, can
didate for governor, will make an ad-
dress on the issues of the campaign,
and tell the people why he should be
elected. Mr.. Critz is a good speaker
and man who has done much good
for the state in various capacities,
and those who hear him will not be
disappointed.
Hon. r. H. Henry, of the Capitol
City, commissioner from this tsate to
the Worlds Fair, will also address
the people on the states exhibition.
Mr.. Henry has gathered a great deal
OF information in regard to the state s
resources during his ineumbency as
commissioner, and it is safe to say
that those who hear his speech will
leave with a higher opinion of Mis-
sissippi than they ever had before.
He will make an urgent appeal to the
citizens Of the county to put forth
their best efforts and to make the ex-
hibit from Washington county q cred
it to the state.
Major Jas. X. Vardaman will be
in the city on that day and it is more
than probable that he will have some
thing to say at this speech making
meeting. At any rate he will speak
at the opera house Monday night,
and every one who can avail them
selves Of the opportunity, should hear
this fearless and gifted orator.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29
GREENvILLE GIRL CAPTURES
PRIZE.

In free theatre box party contest
in Texarkana, Tex, last week, Miss
Lille Bogen, former Greenville
young lady, received the highest num-
bre Of votes. When the contest closed,
according to the Daily Texarkanian,
Miss BoRen had received Lis votes.
beating the next fair contestant by
over 800 votes. The Texarkanian
further adds that Miss Bogen is .
most deserving young lady, with
MANY admirers. She is Greenville
raised girl, and one in whom all her
friends were pruod to claim as q
friend. Miss Bogen is young lady
Of many charms and possessed unusual
musical talent. She was ever ready
70 respond to any and all occasions
where her accomplishments were
needed to make the entertainment
social success. Her many friends IN
this city are not surpriesd TO learn OF
her popularity in her new home, and
deem IL but y just tribute to her.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29
NEW ODD FELLOW LODGE.

The Belzoni lodge, No. 6S, I. o. O..
F., was organized November 21st by
Mr.. H. Schlessinger, D. D. G. M,
Of this city. The new lodge starts
out under very fiourishing conditions
and with thirty charter members.
Mr.. Schlesinger was assisted in the
organizing Of this lodge by various
r.. Gss. Of the surrounding lodges.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: DR.. J. s. Jack
son, N. G.; J. D. Cohn, v. g.; W..
s. Knots, Sec.; DR.. J. 7. Mclean,
Treas.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29

ike e Red Rock nor does II l0uc|.
me springs Of feeling ~ profoundly
AS Marse Chan Or Meh Lady (
II IL 4 acharmingIy told and with no
touch Of tragedy To mar III Ti,0sa
who read and laughed, o. maybe
cried d little OYER tAe Two Litll6
| IConfederates will Be prepared foF
Ithe pleasure which awuits thom iiI
reading A Captured Santa CLANS.
IIt IL. Of course. i war story. We
should scarcely recognize TInoins Nell
son Page II any other environment.
But no living writer knows BETTER
than he how To combine tli6 popp
and horror Of war With tile axtless
ness and innocence of Childhood, the
tenderness Of womail's love, and t|se
peace Of home With ronsninate aft
he takes these elements and Weav8a
them, iii a Captured Santa CLAUS.
into d most real and captivating STORY
Of Christmas III the dark and terrible
days Of 1864. SO real III tile draw iisk.
SO artistic the work Tint Ii would bn
impossible ID believe tl,at ii w.ss I'LL
4 personal experience 81 the anthoE.
except that lie WIS too younr III ILL.,.
serve 10 vivid i recollection: Future
generations, III reading Mr.. pans n
books. may we'll marvel that sutl, X
war. ID bitterly Ind rslsntlekAlx
waged. could ever bean fouaht ba.
tween people whose tlioughts. fesi.
ines, ana sympathies We're iii " nauv
things the same.
The story tells how 4 Confeaer,.ta
officer virginian, III course 81,
q christmas furlouqll with his family
sees tie brave efforts ii the mother u
make cheer with Tie poor means III
her command. the patched up and
homemade TOYS. ana the wonaler XII
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29
ADD ITIONAL SOCIETY.

Miss Alma Baker has been the
guest Of friends in Indianola for sew
eral days.
Mrs Meisner has gone to visit her
son, Mr.. Henry Meisner in Texas.
II Mr.. Aaron Stanton spent several
days in Memphis this week
Mrs. A. q. Payne and her children
are on visit to relatives in Colum-
bus.
Mrs. Edwards, Of Benoit, has been
the guest Of Mrs. s. d. Finlay for the
past few days.
Mrs. Jim Smith, Mrs. L. Sharpe
and Miss Matte Wilson have returned
to Natchez after brief stay at Hotel
Cowan.
Mrs. e. Mount, who has been the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Leroy Percy,
for several weeks. left recently with
her small son, Ernest, for their home
in Dallas. Texas.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29

This will prove the banner month
Of Greenville's police court as far as
fines and cosst are concerned. Over
$500 from this source will drop into
the city treasury, breaking the record
Of all previous months during the past
year. Last Monday the Mayors
court, which only lasted about an
hour, collected in costs and fines the
sum Of &ll9. The chief offenses tried
being drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct. There is one thing certain,
that IL you do not care to contribute
to the city's finances don't get ont Of
the middle Of the road. for when you
do and the police gets You, next morn
ing you will have to 80 down in youH
jeans and pail ont some silver OF
greenbacks 10 pay the costs.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29

modern preaching, but do they
explain mems staying away from
church? Is it not true that where
these altruistic subjects are loudly
proclaimed as the topics for the
Sunday sermon there you find the
services most largely attended, at
least in those churches where the
chief feature Of the service is the
sermon, and amongst q people
whose only reason for going to
church is to hear a sermon. II is
not fair to lay the sin of d dimin-
ished church attendance on the
shoulders Of the preachers. Show
us people craving for spiritual
food and strong and in earnest in
their religious beliefs and we at
once recognize type whose strong
convictions and cleanness Of living
elevate them above shallow carp
ing at the preacher 50 long as he
is as earnest as themselves. The
history Of religious revivals, for
instance, the great awakening
in 1857 in New York, proves con-
clusively that the leaders were not
eloquent men, not even scholarly
men, but they were men Of ardent
faith. They were not comparable
in eloquence and learning to the
great preachers in New York City
today, but they were able by their
own liberal supply Of enthusiasm
arising from their strong religious
belief to set on fire the hearts Of
the people, a people, be It said,
who listened to their appeals be-
cause they were already burning
with desire for the work Of saliva
ton.
As it is now the churches which
make their appeal to religious SEN
timent by the means Of service
and sermon, that appeal to devout
emotions and hold up before men
the idealism Of religion as full as
ever. The kind Of preacher that
i the average American business
man has outgrown is the adept in
clap trap, be who depends on in.
sufficient intellectual ability to
draw the people. If he is prof.
cient in his trade and clever at the
trick he appeals to men and wo-
men Of vulgar tastes and in every
city there are enough such to pan.
der to and flatter the shallow -pated
preacher.
To fathom the imperious ques
ton Of why men don't 60 K
church one must study the mod
ern drift Of religious Thought hnt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29
NEW ADVERTISING METHODS.

Mr.. Florensheim's novel advertis-
ino which created such q furor
throughout the West and East, has
come 10 Greenville for few weeks
to commence the Southern invasion.
This advertising is something entirely
new and consists Of . $4,000 candle
mower searchlight capable Of throw
;nr light 25 miles and the new in
vention which is used to suspend ban
ners bearing the name Of "Kabo
Corsets, . during the next three nights
this searchlight will illuminate these
banners so that every visible means OF
runport has vanished from sight.
During the day, by looking into
the heavens, the aeroplants 1000 feet
high will be visible to the eye, This
outfit which has been the feature Of
Terre Hsute, Indiana, last week, 4
the largest of its kind and it viii
leave there for vicksburg Tuesday
night.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29

| Leland, Miss, Nov. 25, 1902 -
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Wetherby
and small daughter, of Greenville.
were visitors here Sunday.
Mrs. Harris Cowan and chill.
dren have returned from Hollan-
dale.
/ Capt. j. A. V. Feltus has re-
turned from visit to relatives in
Chicago.
Mr.. j. A. Gary, the clever and
enterprising manager of the Le-
land Hardware Co., was called to
Greenville this week by the Sc
rious illness of his mother.
Mr.. L. E. Wood is in Memphis
for medical treatment.
Miss Maggie McWilliams, of
Tribbett, is the guest of Miss Cleo
Best.
Miss Meta johnson, Of Cleve-
land, was in Leland on Sunday on
a visit to her parents.
Miss Snowdie Howard, who has
been visiting relatives here, has
returned to her home at Alham-
bra, Miss.
Mr.. Dick Best has returned
home from Memphis.
Mr.. P. S. Stovall, Of Greenville,
was in town this week.
Mr.. Hampton Collier has re-
turned from short stay in Mem
phis.
Mr.. Homer Dean spent Tuesday
evening in Greenville.
Miss Bessie Phelan visited rel
atives in Hollandale this week.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29
4 GROWING FIRM.

j. M. Hutsell, of the Guyton
Sberrod Co., is having the rear OF
\ the old Palace stable barn made
;nto new one. The barn will be
ra;sed ten feet and the old timbers
now in it will be replaced by new
ones. Mr.. Hutsell has just fin
isbed for himself a living room
oyer the front entrance OF the
stable that will compare in size,
finish and furnishings with any
room in any home in Greenville.
From what he is having done
around the stable he will have,
when completed, one Of the largest
and most convenient stables in the
state. He informed US that as
soon as he completes his improve
ments he will put in some OF the
finest horses and mules ever seen
in the city.
The Guyton-Sherrod Co. has
been in Greenville many years and
by their honest dealing have work
ed up fine business. But they
deserve it and more, too. The
truth is, the planters Of this coun-
II should come here and purchase
all their mules and horses and not
90 to Memphis, They can pur-
chase them as cheap in this mar
ket and at the same time place
dollars at home for investment and
circulation. They could hunt the
world over for clever and honest
man to do business with than Jim
Hutselll but they would never fiud
him. We cogratulate Mr.. Hutsell
and his company on their extern
siye improvements and past
success.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29
USED A WINCHESTER.
will Neal. Colored, Killed His Para
mour Saturday Night.

Will Neal, dark skin negro, shot
and killed his paramour with q win
chester rifle at their house on Nelson
street last Saturday night. tits said
that the W oman had received letter
from her lawful husband who is tray
cling over the country with minstrel
troupe and in her own mind she de-
cided to 20 back to him. This she
told Will, and a row started.
The woman's sister lived in the adj
Joining room Of the house and Fannie,
the victim Of the winchester, went in
there to escape the wrath Of Will.
He then got his winchester and called
Fannie out, and asshe started into the
room lie fired striking her in
the left side, the ball coming out OF
her breast.
When he saw her fall he at once
realized what his temper and jealousy
had done and began calling her and
telling her he did not go to shoot her
and got down on the floor caressing
and kissing the dying woman. 1t
was in this position that the neighbors
found him on entering the house. He
told lawyer Harris that he had been
drinking and shot Fannie. This
proved untrue as he was sober. Be
ing in his undercfothes lawyer Harris
told him to dress. BY this time
quite a crowd had gathered in the
house, Mr.. H. H. O'Bannon being
among the number.
Neal had slipped on his pants and
one shoe, and while pretending to
pick up the other, he brouhgt out the
winchester he had hid under the bed
after shooting the woman, and snap
ping it against the side Of q negro
he told the crowd to get back, and
darted out Of the door, and on reach
ing the street fired off his rifle.
From there he went to the river,
but failing to get across he went up
the levee and about . O'Clock was seen
by several negroes on the Campbell
place. Here he got coat and hat.
He stood around that place till even
ing when he carne down to the Fin
lay place, where he was captured by
Kenna williams who brought him TO
the city and turned him over to Sher-
in Hunt.
The negro offered no resistance.
Marshal McClain and several Of his
officers were close ON to his heels when
he was captured.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29
FIELD DAY SPORTS.

The Field Day sports of the public
schools on Thanksgiving day were
largely attended and thoroughly en-
ioyed by both the participants in the
contests and the witnesses. The pro-
gram was as follows:
Foot race, list, I'd and 3rd girls
Superb prize, silk handerchief-Ger-
trude Solomon first prize, Marie Cliff
ton second prize, Montgomery Roth
box of candy.
Foot race, LIST, I'd and 3rd boys
The Leader sweater Edgar Boyce,
prize.
Foot race, 4th and 9TH boys-E. q.
Marshall's prize, cuff buttons-Myer
Willie.
Foot race, 4th and 9TH girls-Haf-
ters prize Nina Knox.
Foot race, 9Th and 18th boys
Brill's tie-Will Elkas.
Foot race, 9Th and 7th girls
Crouch Meisner's prize-OilVe MAJ
guerite Crittenden.
Foot race, 9th and 9th boys-oreen-
ley's tie-Davis Strauss.
Foot race, 10th and 18th grades
Nelms and Blum's tie = Bernard
Slauter.
r. roca biph school Binder
prize Sallie Hunt.
Eop race, Grammar school-Nop-
;nson, 3 umbrella-Alice Kellar.
Pie race-G Geise-H Hood prlse-Mai
guerite Crittenden.
D6uehnut race Carter's prize OoA
Of writing paper-Fay Schlesinger' ;,
Sack race -Burnett's knife-ohai'
Yerger. - .sos
Long jump. 10th and 18th grades. les,
Greenville Grocery Co. priSe-nOSo
Webb.
Long jump 9Th and 9th grades
81 W. Harbison's prize = heS'0l
Hartman. po,,ou
Tcng iump, 9Th and 7th = Bowen
and Campbell, fruit cake = o''O
Wineman. 70
Basket ball-Reid Dunn an0 III, ;,.s
candy- Sallie Hunt, captain p'"-
and green. -. nr;ua
Potato race-GeO. Archer'' prlAs'
yase-Alice Kellar. -.
High jump, 10th and 18th boys
Hebron prize Ben slautsr. a,. ,,ov.-
High jump 9Th and 1th J.ar DOy.
chas. Ebert. whip-shan ,elsel'
High jump, 4th and 9th %. boys U.s.,
starer and Holmes prize = lSAo0i'
Moyse. r,..,, school,
-E. H. Taylor's priSe
AT% Toarnament, Grammar school :
TilfOrd's prize. bottle Of perfume
oharline Carson. ,v;z,
Foot ball HARRISON BROS , pm pm
.od schAwB's prize = schOOi
won. al, ,.ov.-Del
4 Bakery %. sprise-. Lester ilA''
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29

Relzoni, Miss, Nov, Ss, 1902
r,,antspiying was properly observ-
n Il The NJ. E. Church.
NJ " d. E. Ray returned Wednesday
itOm Indianola.
Attorney Montgomery is spending
III davs in Greenville attending
% MI r. A. Richardson, OF Browns
.no Tenn, has accepted q position
,..n tbe Delta Drug Co. We wei
come him.
svisit to Lotus Thursday
Miss Lizzie Combs, OF Bluefield,
y, r;siting Miss virgie Bowles.
nr r. H. Walker was called to
Forest City, Ark, Thursday to the
bedside Of his brother.
NJ Costello, the railroad con-
4,actor returned from Chicago and
Il Louis Wednesday.
". H. Parker visited Clarksdale
Friday on business.
After a lapse Of several meetings
M K. P. Lodge met Thursday night
TIA We understand will meet regu-
larly every Thursday night.
\ committee of ladies canvassed
III business men Of our town Thurs
day and secured quite a nice contribu-
t;on for the orphans of the State.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29

that reveals a sad lack of religious
faith in the pulpit and III the peo.
pie who otherwise would hll the
pews. Wherever that faith III
found the churches are full 0f pe0.
pie too busy sorrowing over their
own sins to criticise the sermon or
indulge in any carping 1T tho
preacher.
They 90 to church not to hear
an eloquent sermon but III cult.
vate eloquent faith III their hearts.
When men believe in the world III
come and that all other profit ii
4 snare and delusion 20 long adj
they lose their souls in its pursuit,
then will the churches be aa
thronged as are the marfs 81 trade
and the stock exchanges.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29


The sale Of the Lusby estate which
took place in front of the c0urt horse
last Monday, proved that the lands of
Washington county are sought fOr BY
investors, citizens and planters and
10 get them dollars are not c0nsidered.
II was estimated that during the sale.
Monday, the little group o. planters
and investors gathered there 10 buy
up this estate. represented "a least )
million dollars. The total amount ok
improved and unimproved lands ii
the various tracts was estimated at
22OO acres and brought 80. $40. aver.
aging for timber and uninitoyed lands
about V2S. 100. cr acre.
The price the estate brought was
higher than any one exected. There
was but two outside bidders. A. n.
Showdy, OF the real estate firm oi
Showdy q Melville. 81 Rockford. nj, !.
and Or. Payne. Of Aberdeen Miss
The terms Of the sale was one half c6aIA.
balance. twleye months
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-29
RT. REV. H. M, THOMPSON

The following editorial from the
Milwaukee, Wis, Sentinel, is just
and noble tribute to the memory Of
the late Bishop Thompson, and will
be especially appreciated by his
friends, coming, as it does, from q
state where he made his home for
many years:
There are many people living In
Wisconsin who will read Of the death
Of the Rt. Rev. Hugh Miller Thomp
son, Bishop Of Mississippi, with deep
regret, for the early years OF his min
istry were in this state, and he then
made permanent abiding place in
the affections Of those who come
within the range Of his influence.
Bishop Thompson was a graduate OF
the Nashotah Theological school, and
he held the rectorship Of number
of churches in Wiconsin previous to
the year 1870.
"As a writer for church periodicals
and as editor of number of church
papers Bishop Thompson won more
than local fame long before his eleva-
tion to membership in the American
House Of Bishops, which occurred in
1888. when he was elected coadjutator
bishop of the diocese OF Mississippi
to which diocese he succeeded on the
death Of Bishop Green, four years
later. A man Of strong intellectual
powers and a thorough student of cur
rent eyehts, Bishop Thompson kept
mace with the worlds development
and was ever ready to accept and vel
come discoveries in any field Of scien-
tific research, believing, as ne did'
that no truth could be discovered in
the physical world which would prove
70 he out of harmony with the spirit
nal truths which he believed had been
revealed and to which the church
held the key.
"Although Bishop Thompson was q
man of profound spiritual insight
the Christianity which he believed IN
and which he taught was of that ro-
hust character which attracts men ana
;nsn;res them. There was nothing
either sentimental or selfish about his
ralie;ou. In one of his books, The
world and the Man, he said, In
effect II have no patience with the
man whose sole aim it is to get ms
moor miserable soul saved; ! admire
the man who endeavors to build :
soul that will be worth saving
Th;s ouotaton is made from memory,
Int MI 4 will serve to convey the thought
s~nressed ~ in the original and wiii
serve. Se also, to give an insight into the
sonnd s philosophy upon which Bishop
Thompson's religious BELIEF was
founded. r,..,,sor
..Tn the death Of Bishop Thompson
the ANGLICAN church loses one OF 'ns
strongest Of its militant churchman'
~ Sgbo has welded wide iniiu-
~ onea because Of his unusually active
,;ss and through the publication o.
,,,s ,lA' tsachings in periodicals and II
,ool form. AS has been saia' shei'
DOO- ,--- - w;s.onsin people, now pas
.s;ddls =. life. who knew Bishop Thomp
no,' INV, when he was young clergyman
and and who would fain add their sraD
.,.as ,aS 70 his memory and testify to NJ
many exalted virtues as 3 man ~"
spiritual teacher.