The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-18

and VINO Is credit 10 his country
and his native place.
The financial proceeds of the
day were: Morning, e30; after
noon. e1l Is I'D; evening, ESP D
I'D; total. El52 Il. Eleven hun
dred coins were counted in the
evening collection.
Preaching in Abbey street Yves
ley Chapel Sunday night the Rev.
X. Wilkinson of New Orleans.
made reference 10 the practice of
lynching, which is the subject of
much comment In the English
press and has lately had the spe-
c;al attention of the American
President. Mr.. Wilkinson made
a strong point OF the travesties OF
Justice which occurred in some OF
the American States Respecting
7 Iynching, the preacher said he had
seen sensational things IN the pa
pers at home on the subject, but
7 they might write all the articles
\ they liked; so long as there was no
respect for law there would be
7 lynching. Juries could be worked
upon and the almighty dollar
I could divert Justice to such an eX-
ent that il had become imperative
that the awful crimes commit d
should be punished. The people
we're tired of the maladministra-
ion and hardness of Justice, ana
bad said that if the courts did net
execute the law they would do il.
Then there appeared in the papers
,he head line, Another Awful
Lynching" The cable which sent
the news did not tell the particu-
ars of the crime for which the
punishment was inflicted. They
we're too dark, too awful for publ
alton. There was hardly any pun
-hment which could measure the
arrible character of the murder.
# the darling child, or the loved
eife and mother There could
iurdly be too severe punish mem
vhether in the shape of flames OF
.nvthing else He was not an ad.
,ocate of lynch law, but the people
would do it until the courts afford
d sure and speedy punishment
or the peculiar crimes that pro
.oked the vengeance of lynch law
.'rom the Accrnstou Observer and Times.
The Rev. Il Wilkinson, NJ A..
he Green Haworth youth who has
made his mark rs Wesleyan min
,ter in America, preached elo
luenily TO large congregations a
Antley Wesleyan Chapel Sunday
With a strong and resonant voice
nished diction and clear enunci
.tion. Mr.. Wilkinson is an i'm
.ressive and fervid speaker, thor
ughly grasping and lucidly ex-
flaming Biblical truths. Accring
on Weslcyans are not allowing
i'm TO have much of holiday Oh
MS visit to the old country, for af
/ Ter preaching at Green Hawo. ii
. nd Antley he will lecture in ''th'
chapel on the hilI'' on Saturday
nd occupy Union Street pulpi
on Sunday. Mr.. Wilkinson vii
ave short holiday in London
Paris and other places, returning
ID America at the end of August
j -om the New Orleans Timc. Democrat.
Rayne Memorial Church wa
flied to the limit of its seating ca
pacity yesterday morning Their
Mas two fold reason for the larg
attendance. Rev DR. Wilkinso,
he pastor, has just returned from
visit to his old home in England
and it was his first Sunday in tn
pulpit after his home coming
Members of his congregation greet
eel him and showed their apprecia
! ion of his return 10 minister Il
their spiritual wants DIR. Wilkin
son Is greatly loved and esteeme'
by the members Of his church. II,
L. young, energetic and Jealous 1t
his works, a speaker of remarkabl'
eioquence and force, and man o
strong personal magnetism. Al
of these qualities and talents hay,
endesred him TO his congregation
and consequently they came on
in large numbers to welcome hin
home. Yesterday, being the frs
Sunday in the month, was com
munion day, and this was an addi
tional reason for the church bein:
crowded. The sacrament was Ia
! zen before the sermon, DIR. vii
kinson being somewhat differen
10 this respect from other pastors
DR.. Wilkinson announced that h,
would deliver very short sermon
| owing to the other important Ger
emonies and the time consumed
in conducting them. He address
. ed few friendly words to his con
gregation, thanking them for til,
hearty welcome they had extended
him on his return home. He tol(
them how glad he was to be one,
again among the people of hi
. adopted land and how his love ant
admiration for the United State
had increased, without diminish
ing his esteem for his native land
After Mr.. Wilkinson had pro
nounced the benediction, the con
orepation came forward and sb00l