The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27

eommendatioH~ef an infiuensiai- clans
OF patrons whose friendship and iap-
prevail are worth while. ItE,aeems to
be o foregone conclusion that. Mrs.
Dorkins will easily win one OF the
cash prizes offered by the manage,
ment for the most creditable exhib-
It's. .,.,,r ~. "
! The Knights Of Pythias of New
/ Orleans believe In doing business On
business principles" They have all
the money on deposit for their new
! $4,000 building, which they, pro-
pose erecting on one OF the prbmin-
ent corners of the CREOLE city. This
! temple is to be six stories In height.
Brick and stone are the materials to
be used, and it will be modern in
| type and beautiful In general tone,
On the first floor, there will be-. a
bank, drug store, law Offices and q
tirst-class barber shop. On the sec
ond floor, a grand auditorium will
be fitted up for theatrical and lee
turing purposes, on the third floor,
there will be offices and the BANQUET
hall; on the fourth, f1fth and sixth
floors, there will be lodge rooms.
The Louisianian Pythians have $50
lodges and over 5000 members. The
collections -, average $4,000 per
month, and the membership Is still
on the Increase. new lodges being In
stituted all the time. Nowadays, 1t
Is a poor order that cannot afford ITO
have its own lodge and Office build
ing, and the Pythians are taking first
rank in this progressive work OF
"home making"
| Prof. J. H. Hathaway, who has
just resigned the presidency Of the
Colored Normal School Of the State
Of Kentucky at Frankfort, has been
exonerated OF the charges preferred
against him by Rebecca Logan, a pu-
| pill, and the State Board of Education
has given him letter Of Tecommen-
dalton, extolling his qualifications
as a fine instructor, a superior exec
utive officer and an ardent worker
for the elevation of his race. The
Board testifies that the retirement, of
Prof. Hathaway Is voluntary, and
will take effect July /. Prof. Hatha-
way Is already in receipt Of several
advantageous offers, and the begin
ming Of the fall term of school will
doubtless find him satisfactorily
placed" -
Some time ago the Methodist
Episcopal church removed the time
| limit on the passionate Of it's minis
tiers and the innovation is found to
| work we'll: And that brings up the
thought, why should there be a time
limit in any of the Methodist church
| es. The practice of moving man,
| just for the sake of moving, is grow
ing out of date, and is not regarded
as beneficial to either the minister
Or the congregation. If minister
suits his people, and is getting re-
suits, there is absolutely NO reason
why he should be sent to new
| work, for which he may not be SO
well adapted, or into an atmosphere
which may not be at all congenial.
If the minister does not suit, q
| change can be made at the option of
| the congregation. Changes are ef-
fected for good and sufficient rea-
sons in the Baptist, Presbyterian and
Episcopal churches, apd by the ex-
eTcise of a little tact there Is seldom
any confusion ,lQE ill77feeing,. Az. an
| ILLUSTRATION Of the trend OF popular
sentiment against the old form Of
itineraey, it will be noticed that in
the denominations where the tfFNE
limit is, still in vogue, the period OF
possible service at a given point is
being gradually heightened, and 1t
Is believed by many eminent church,
men that it is only a question OF a
few years when 1t will disappear al
together as a disciplinary regulation.
4 A reform Of this kind would not in
| terfere, with the present form OF
Bishopric supervision, for the Episco'
pal church, Without the time limit
has plenty of work for her Bishops
I to do.
/ Hon. w T-Vernon. Register OF