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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06

not longer support the church as an
institution as long as it is unwilling
TO support ana express the purpose
aad ideals of the Master. Jesus had
been my supreme teacher for ten
years. During that time | have de-
voted myself primarily to the inter
prelatiOn and expression OF MS mes
sage. | have never been more deEO-
ted to the principles and purpose OF
his life But organized ecclesiastl-
cism of any seCtarian name does not
wish to know. much less to speak his
message. for the same reason that 1t
0ppOses the principles Of internatiOn-
al Socialism (which is but the pur-
pose of Jesus politically eXpressed).
because it breads the consequence 10
itself Of the realization Of those ideals
which
Will put down princes from their
thrones
And exalt them Of low degree.
Church Influence Is Bad.
Il en- rot and never have been in
accord with tee general policy and
PURPOSES 81 tie nIni5tl., CT our own
and other denominations; for | am
conf -elt that he Influences Of tAe
churches as a whole upon our children
and young people is conducive to
moran stagna,iOn ald Intellectual bar
renness. Jesus had a gospel that
would save this world: the ministry
has none Jesus lived a life. The
ministry breaches a theology. Jesus
condemned Sa1guilarE warfare; the
ministry not only sanctions but en-
courages it. Jesus had a glad mes
sage to the poor; the ministry has
nOught but condemnation or pity. say
ing Get rid of your vices: be willing
to be pauperized; and you shall have
your reward after death. if you are pa
tent and cOntented with your lot in
life
Il have remained in the church so
long because | believed the people
would wish to hear the message of
Jesus; and the fact that nearly 200
people have united with this society
! since | came to it has proved in part
at least. the truth of my assumption
| leave the church now. not because
of petty local irritatiOnS which will
always be present wherever the truth
is taught. but because of the lack OF
Christian fellowship and cooperation
from nv ecclesiastical brethren: be-
cause | cannot longer give my support
to the half-hearted and quarrelsome
pettifogging Of the sects; because
organized Christianity seems to be nc
longer a life-struggle of the poor after
God and truth, but pastime of the
rich and well-to-do who would con-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06

X70rGiEa wealth thai was On IN TINS
city N 1897, that man Seamans GER
tai1ly had 'em all going some. he
vas magaarimOus toe. always Wiling
- -ConcaGa 2 y. dolls il der to
close the cOltrac,. anu alter re-
norter for The Times had gone the
ronnds if was estimated that he took
u least $4,000 out Of the city. and
there is no telling how many men he
Hteced that tle reporter could not
locate.
HIS scheme was certainly the king
min OF them all. Real rs victims
canaot afford TO ma I squeal, as
the hearth, entered nto the buhcO
game il order 20 feece the circus
ne0ala. They are rs guilty as Sea
mans They entered into his game,
hparo and soul for the purpose Of flee
cling the other fellow. only to wake
ms six weeks later and find that they
themselves had been the willing
lambs that had been led to the
daughter
Seamans went from Seattle TO SpO-
kane and worked the same graft. 1t
is estimated that he took out Sl3.Ooo
here and would have made more but
some grain merchant fell to studying
Ihe proposition and wired Ringling's
and Mr. Seaman6 or Lane as he was
known in Spokane, took a quiet, al
belt somewhat hurried. duck to that
part of the commonwealth where the
timber is real tall and uncut.
When Ringling's circus reaches
Seattle they will find $4,000 worth
Of cheap sore feelings. if they don't
get a thing to eat while they are in
the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06

serve the interests Of MammOn in the
name OF the Father Of justice AM
love; and. lastly, because | cannot
longer allow my friends and neighbor-
in this congregation to be financial,
burdened on my account.
Tenders His Resignation.
with the most hearty appreciation
Of your continued LOYALTY to the truth
and of the many manifestations o.
your friendship; with sincere graft,
tude for the freedom which you have
accorded to me as your minister; an
with only the Eindliest feelings. TO-
ward those persons who have Nm.
themselves cCnsCientiOuSly Indifferent
or opposed 20 the ideals of life who =
| have sought to bring clearly before
you: | now ask to be relieved from
my obligations to you. and to tins
as minister OF University COngrega-
tiOnal Church. to take effect Septem
Der /. 1908.
Il need nOt say 10 you that this :
in many was the saddest vOlu<taE
separation CT my life. | have given
line and labor and money in oTde.
% adequately prepare myself for tA7
ministry. only to discover that III,
modern church is as strongly Oppose"
to the message of Jesus as was tAe
Jewish church which crucifed hi~'
This has been a hard fact for me u
accept; and | have waited and Worhe.
hoping that it might not after all O'
true. But now. when | ask TO De r.
leased from this ministry, let 10 oI'
suppose that any rejection OF u"
Christ is involved. On the contrary,
but crave the larger freedom, WIN
will enable me to serve Him no..
Loyalty, and to speak His message
those who are outside our cnuIcH'
hungering to hear il.
"Whatever life may bring 70 T"
Of us. do pray that we may sun b.
| friends and brethren, as we shdn az.
/ children of one Father and dlsep-r
more or less unworthy OF one Mas -.
/ Who is the Way, the Truth. the LIZ
Affactionaltely. your minister.
/ THOMAS w. WISNELh
/ Seattle. Washington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06
HOW RELIANCE is WINNING.

In some respects the last three
races sailed between the big sIOOps
ReliAQce. Constitution and Columbia
over Me Glen Cove course, were the
most Interesting and encouraging tc
the pAriOts OF any preliminary trials
knownVn the history Of the Ameri
cas- cuA in spite Of the accident that
cost COn\titution her tOpmast.
= sit is fA fair to say that while Re
lance hasN shown herself steadily bet
ter in win Inward work, and has f.
naIly won Ht each contest by a safe
margin. inclNding time allowance the
races have not proved decisive as to
the merits of the Constitution and
the Reliance on the triangular course
in a strong breeze. 1t looks as if Re
lance would prove the better boat
but that is all we can say at the pres
ent time.
AS to the comparison between Con-
stitution and Reliance, the four COM
pleted races show conclusiyely that in
smooth water and in winds up TO a
strength sufficient to give Reliance
speed of Is knots an hour, the new
ship is a far cry ahead of the Old
Faithful No such open water has
ever been seen between either defen
ders or challengers as that opened by
the Reliance. Reliance is a Whit OF
the gentle gale that drives her along
in light airs. Nothing like her has
ever been seen drifting.-John R
Spears in the Illustrated Sporting
News.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06
UNFORTUNATE ENCE.

BY Pluto" exclaimed the Roman
citizen indignantly. Il don't believe
the best Gf these so0;Le2. -eys is worth
his salt
"WhereIola this agitatiOn?" inquir-
ed his friend.
"Forsooth. have been at the CHAR
lot race today
And picked the wrong chariot?'
BY Randamanthus Yes"
And thou did'st get a tip from a
soothsayer?"
AYE, One Of the best, they say
in the business. Thou knOwest the
mamie haJn place on the Appain
road-the same that warned Caesar
20 beware OF the ides Of March,.
"Ay. | have heard OF him. He
made a reputation on that"
We'll he hit It right that time: but
by Mercury, he knoWeth not enough
about chariot racing to last him over
night, | played his three chariot Sc
lections today and, by Apollo. every
one Of them finished in the ruck,
had as lief trust a weather prophet,
BY the fates. One might as we'll keep
ones own dope book"
We'll, thou art not the only sufferer
AS for me, | have dropped so much
on the same chariot races that, by
BaCChus' which reminds me to ask
thee TO come and have something
would not take a tip from the Delphic
oracle"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06
Seattle. Washington

Giles-I saw your fat friend N-G ts5
in a drug store yesterday He ASH lsfr,
the proprietor to give him Sol .S,Ias-
that would make him lean. NJ T
Did he get it? Giles guess 10
saw him an hour later LEANING
against a lamp post.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06

A woman can despise a man for his
weakness. and yet love him for the
suffering they bring him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06
SEATTLE
MINISTER
Quits His Pulpit for Pc
cuIiar Reasons.
WILL no LONGER BE 4 PARASITE
Says the Modern Church Is Opposed
to Christ's Message-Enbraces
Socialism.

Seattle.-'I have given time and
money in order to adequately prepare
myself for the ministry, only to dis
cover that the modern church as
strongly opposed to the message OF
Jesus as was the Jewish church which
crucified him.
This is an extract from letter read
by Rev. t G. WisweI, pastor of the
University Congregational church, to
his congregation. in which the pas
tor tenders his resignation from the
pastOrate of the church and an
nOunces his intention of stepping for
all time out of the ministry.
Il cannot longer be one Of four or
more ministers in this neighbOrhOOd.'
says the reverend gentleman in his
letter, willing to live upon your la
Dor upon the contributions Of those
deluded men and women who send
their home missionary money into
this country only to propagate secta-
rian bigotry and ecclesiastical depend
dence."
Mr.. Wiswel's Letter.
In full the letter reads as follows:
ITO the Members of University
CONGREGATIONAL Church, Seattle:
For more than six years | have
ministered to this church, and COM
munity. l have tried to do conscien-
tious work as pastor and as a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06

Are you busy this vacation? g.oras:
for the coupon prizes IN the ~
man.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-06

Clip the coupons. Sign and brin;
in at once
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02

The Nashville American OF Friday
had nearly tTo columns devoted to the
schools. the tubjsct matter Of which
may be jagged by the head lines To
wit: TO Play IN Austin. Wander
bilt and Texas will Battle There.
Commodores Hard at Work. Coach
Henry Paying special Attention to
Tackling. Ssxton Crawford to Coach
Local U. Of T. Candidates Big Four
Sized Up. uridiron Gossip
ham Hughes Team.-Battle Ground
Eleven" Not a word about the
debating societies. Not woid ABOUT
the prospective candidates for class
honors. No wonder it is a debatable
question, whether or not college train
ing is worth the time. to say nothing
of the money expended upon it. No
wonder the business world is about to
settle upon the conclusion that 1t is
not 1t is a crime against society to
take the best four years of BOYS life.
and dIs5ipate 1t upon athletics.
Thoughtful parents ought 20 rebel
against it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02

The tar books show an increase In
the assessed value Of Mzury county
property, real and personal feE 1908
over ly02. OF nearly a quarter OF q
million Of dollars; whIcn. st the
present tax rate. will yield an income,
over last year. Of something over four
thousand dollars These hguers are IN
q sense encouraging. but from another
view they 90 not amount to much. Ii.
as wealth pours into the county and
increases the number and value of
taxable material, the rats would de-
crease, then tire people would receive
some benefit therefrom; out If, as
seems TO be the case, the wise and
Right Honorable County Court Squires
and JUDGES and Ring Masters, Road
Overseers, Bridge Builders, Court
Attaches. Etc. persist in spending all
they can get their nands on. then what
difference does il make whether the
taxable values increase or notf The
taxable values in Columbus have been
st ,adlly ON the increase these last two
years, but debts against these assets
have accuulated even faster. There is
nothing the matter with this town or
county so far rs natural advantages
are concerned The climate, the
grouno. the mineral. the water, the
air these are hard to beat. And,
from an individual standpoint, no
people look better after their own
affairs. But when 1t comes to select
ing agents to manage and control their
public affairs, to assess their property.
collect their taxes, spend their money.
enforce their laws, they have an absurd
way of calling this politics, ana
turning it over into the hands of de-
signing. incompetent and ofttlmes cor
rupt men. They ought to get out of
that, town and county alike. The
people ought to get together in a COM
mon sense. practical, business way,
ana select ss their public servants men
who will give to the town and county,
practical, economical. business admin
lstratlOns.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02

People-worklng people and crop
pers, are leaving Tennessee by the
thousand every year, going West.
Whyr Because the West advertises
itself. Moral, Tennessee ought to
advertise itself. Not at st. Louis,
but IN a more business way. Not by
public appropriation. because that
always means big expenditures with
small results. But business organizs-
tions should be formed In all the
enterprising towns ana counties OF
the state, and through these and by
private subscription a general. practi-
Cal, persistent advertising of the state 8
opportunities and advantages should
be done. Other communities less in
viting than Tennessee, are taking
people from us.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02
PROBING FOR
MURDERERS.
The c0n0sER'S JURY At LYNCH
BURG SILL INVESTIGATING.
Preliminary Trial Will Begin Today.
Judge Hig gins And Attorney
General Fairbanks Heard From.

Lynchburg, Tenn, Sept. 2S.-The
Coroner's jury investigating the kill
mig of Allen Small, the negro accused
of assaulting Mrs. Eliza Eggleston, ad
iourned at 2 O'Clock Sunday morning
and reconvened this morning at
O'Clock and has spent the entire day
at work and still the end OF the In
yestigation does not seem to be near.
Interest in the affair grows more IN
tense in the public mind as the time
goes by. The town has been filled TO-
day with the friends and relatives OF
the arrested suspects. The attorneys
for several Of the prisoners have ar
rived, and trials will commence to-
morrow before Squire James L. Bick-
ley, which will doubtless consume sew
eraI days.
On Sunday four deputies armed with
a warrant for the arrest of Joe Willis
Tanksley, who lives in the extreme
eastern portion of the county, went to
his home to make the arrest and found
him confined to his bed with an injury
to his leg. Tanksley's friends said that
he had been kicked by mule and had
his leg broken, but from some source
the deputies had learned before leav-
ing town that Tapksley had been shot,
So they were prepared to find the man
in trouble and hardly able to believe the
mule story.
Tanksley seemed to be in such a
deplorable condition that the deputies
did not feel that they could safely
move him without medical advice, so
this morning Sheriff Stephenson, &C
companied by DR.. j. N. Taylor, the
County Health Officer, went to the
home of Tauksley, where DIR. Taylor
held consultation with DR.. Ray, OF
Tullahoma, the attending physician, and
from him received the bullet which he
had extracted from Tanksley's leg last
Friday. The injury is just above the
left ankle and the doctors think IT.
highly probable that the foot will have
to be amputated.
Tanksley will be under guard at home
until he can be moved here.
A report from a reliable source has
gained currency in the town today that
two others who are suspected OF being
members of the mob were winged on the
night of the attack. One of these had a
bullet removed from his foot last Friday
in Winchester and has sought more
congenial place on the east side of Gum
berland Mountain.
The other remains at home in this
county and is reported to have been
kicked by horse.
Judge Higgins and Attorney-Gener-
al Fairbanks have notified the authori-
ties here that they will see the bottom
of this affair when they convene court
on October the 9th.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02
GEN. GORDON'S LECTURE.
The Old Soldier Delivers a Mastery
Discourse.

A great deal was expected of Gen.
John B. Gordon in his lecture Monday
night at the Opera House on 1.-The
First Days of the Confederacy, and
the large audience that turned out to
hear him more than had their
expectations realized. This Is saying
much more than 1t seems on first
thought. When thinking OF man
who served the Confederacy with dis
function, and who after the Civil War
was Governor OF Georgia and United
States Senator and one of the leading
statesmen of the country, very high
ideal IS formed. 1t is difficult for
man to come fully up to expectations
under such circumstances. but Gen.
Gordon more than fulfilled all antlci'
pations.
Could those who did not hear him
know what his lecture contained they
would certainly regret their absence.
As is we'll known to many, Gen. Cor
don first went on the platform with
"The Last Days of the Contederacy'
as the subject Of his lecture. Later, at
the solicl tation of thousands Of Old
Confederates and their sons and daugh-
tiers and large number Of Northern
newspapers, he prepared the lecture
he deliver last night: 1.-The First
Days OF the Confederacy.
His discourse dealt mainly with the
causes tnat led to the four years OF
carnage and with the earlier months OF
the war after fighting had commenced.
Old soldiers who fought under the
stars and bars know the causes well,
but the young generation have but a
faint idea of the real lsues that
broup hit on the conflict. Gen. Gordon
made the whole matter so clear that all
could understand thoroughly. Those
who have the idea that slavery was
the one great cause oi the conflict were
disabused of the idea. While 1t was
one of the causes, rs explained by Gen.
Goraon, the really great cause was the
question of Estates Rights. The
division that finally lead TO the strife
was traced by the General from the
time of Washington down to the
beginning of the conflict. In his
lecture he gave many amusing INCL
dents of times before the war, and
wildly pictured some OF the scenes he
witnessed on the battle field. He
spoke feelingly of several OF the great
generals of the Confederacy, with
whom he was of course we'll nc
qusinted, paying them all glowing
tributes.
This was Gen. Gordon's first lecture
of the season. He has just started on
his fall tour. He left TUESDAY morn
ing for Sheffield, and will go from
there to Arkansas and the Southwest
for tour OF two months. His lecture
here was under the auspices OF st.
Peter 9 Parish Society.
While hero Gen. Gordon stopped
with the family OF VIM. B. Gordon.
ESQ. who is his first cousin. The
General IL well acquainted in this
county, as he has large nimber Of
relatives in TINS section.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02
A BAR.

A bar TO Heaven. a door to hell
Whoever named IL. named IL well.
A bar to manliness and wealth.
A door to want and broken health;
A bar to honor. pride and fame.
A door to sin and grief ana shame;
A bar to hope. q bar to prayer.
A door to darkness and despair;
A bar to honored. useful life.
A door to brawling. senseless strife
A bar to all that's true and brave,
A door to every drunkard grave;
A bar to joys that home imparts,
A door to tears and aching hearts;
A bar to Heaven, q door to hell.
Whoever named it, named it well.
The American Issue.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02

"Merrill Moore is the name OF the
Young heir OF the house of "Trot-
wood" It came about in this way.
The father of the young hopeful was
in the city the other day and friend
said, "now ia young Trot3' THAT
settles it., quickly replied the illus
trious sire; ''if you begin to call him
young Trot, the next fellow will call
me old Trot, and I'll swear that
things got to stop right here. Be-
sides, b." continued Mr. Moore, 81 do
not believe In visiting the sins of the
fathers upon the children unto the
third and fourth generation. and there
Is no telling what sort Of legacy my
name might entail upon q boy. But
whether it be legacy Of disgrace, l
do not wish to weight him down with
1t; or legacy Of honor, 1 do not wish
to overshadow him. So we will stop
calling him 'Trot, right here and
new" And that evening they named
him Merrill, for the late Austin Fl.
Merrill of the Vanderbilt University,
than whom there never lived or
breathed a sweeter spirit or moro
accomplis shed gentleman. Here's to his
namesake, aud may he wear wortnily
the mantle Of a good name.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02
yINuICATE THE LAW.

Tennessee need not talk about Ken
lucky, Moore county need not talk
about Breathitt, il the murderers in
the Lynchburg Jail are not hung.
Curtis Jett, when he ired the assas-
sins bullet that killed James b. Mar
cum, did not violate the law any more
outrageously, did not commit deed
any more cruel or cowardly, than was
perpetrated by the midnight maraud-
ers who took the negro from the Lynch
burg Jail and shot him to death.
That negro had not been proven
guilty, and the law presumed him
to be- innocent. Not only that, but
with his dying breath he swore that he
was innocent. And not only that. but
the woman whom no was said to have
assaulted, and the man who was run
ming to her rescue and spoke face
to face with her assallant as he was
leaving her presence-these, both OF
them, when brought face to face with
this man, arrested merely on sus'
piciop, failed aud refused to identify
him az the man.
And yet, in the face of all these facts,
a score Of ignorant, triffling, worthless,
blood Thirsty hill bilies swoop down
upon this defenseless prisoner-rob-
bed by law of his every avenue OF e.
cape and every means Of defense-and
ruthlessly murder him.
But as good fortune would have IT,
they are caught dead to rights. Caught
in the act, with the smell of their foul
deed still upon their clothes. Caught
by determined, law abiding citizens and
thrown back into the Jail they had just
polluted. And if they escape therefrom
With their lives; if they ever walk forth
except to the gallows, then Moore coun-
ty Is an outlaw county and Tennessee
stands impeached before the world.
The public good demands vindica-
ton of the law.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02
JAMES ID. RICHARDSON
Will Quit When His Time Expires
But Won't Resign.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 3O.-Maj
James d. Richardson, Representative in
Congress Of the Fifth Tennessee district
and leader Of the minority in the House
Of Congress, passed through here en-
route to Oklahoma, where he goes to be
present at the gathering Of the Scottish
Rite Masons OF the Two Territories as
the guest Of honor, through virtue of
his being grand commander Of the order.
liz speaking OF his political plans, he
said: II am determined to leave politics
for good, but do not know that | shall
resign. I rather think l will not.
Politics Is thankless business. 1t is q
eevere strain, and especially 30 " hen one
has the responsibility for all the actions
Of the minority. When l leave Congress
/ expect to keep up MY residence at
Murfreesboro. never expect to give
up my home there"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-02

The sheep exhibit at the FAIR was a
complete failure. Wnyf Beca use
Tennessee has no law for the pro-
lection of the sheep industry. And
yet more than half of every legisla-
ture is composed of farmers. The
farmers OF Tennessee ought to do III
the Temperance people are doing,
organize on non political lines and look
after their own interests. That is the
xind of practical politics we be-
neve IN.