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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
COMBS WILL RECEIVE
PROPER TREATMENT
Afflicted Man Consents to Go
To Oxford Sanitarium.
is STILL KEPT IN JAIL.

Joseph Combs, who was arrested
last week for a vicious assault on his
wife, will be sent to a private sani-
tarium at Oxford, O., where it is hoped
that he will receive treatment which
will relieve him of his mental afflic-
ton. Combs is a member of Rich
mond lodge l. o. o. F. and at a meet
ing of the lodge this evening money
will be- appropriated for Combs expen-
ses at the sanitarium.
Combs has been reluctant about con-
senting to be treated for his mental
troubles but today he consented to go
to Oxford if the lodge would meet his
expenses Since his arrest Combs has
been confined at the city jail and will
not be released until all arrangements
for sending him to the sanitarium
have been completed.
Still Kept in Jail.
Bond could have been raised to re
lease Combs the day following his ar
rest, but the police feared that if he
was given his liberty he might return
to his home and commit another as
sault on his wife, who is still in a ser
ious condition as a result of the at.
tack he made on her last week.
Combs last summer suffered a sun
stroke and since that time he has
been mentally unbalanced and subject
to violent fits of temper. His friends
are confident that a months treat
ment at the sanitarium will result in
his return TO his normal mental con-
dition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
CLERGY IN CONFERENCE.
Local Methodist Preachers Left for
New Castle Today to Attend
District Gathering.

Local Methodist ministers left this
morning for New Castle to attend n
conference of the Richmond district
ministers, in that city. Various ques-
tions pertaining to the work in this
district will be discussed and it is
said the meeting will do much for
church management. Rev. Raymond
j. Wade was to deliver an address
before the meeting this afternoon on
The Preacher and Civic Duty"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
Signed by Sol Meredith.

East Germantown, Ind, March 1s-
Billy Carpenter, of East German
town, has a contract entered into be-
tween his grandfather. VIM. Carpen.
ter and Joseph r. Vickrey, February
%, 1s43, for the rental of a horse and
small tract Of land on the Jackson.
burg road south of Pennville, at $12s
per month, TO continue so long as
we both can agree" The document
bears the well known signature Of
Sol Meredith as witness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18

should be so clear and forcible as
to compel recognition. The highest
point of usefulness and greatness
which man can attain is union with
the Divine, and as the final great
hope of every life is to be united with
Christ
About one hundred Knights were
in attendance at the services. 4sp-
propriate music was rendered by the
choir.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
Sam Roby, in Police Court To-
day, Was Once Prosper
GUS and Well Known.
PROPERTY SLIPPED AWAY.
ROBY AND WILLIAM JURGINS
WE'RE FINED IN THE CITY
COURT THIS MORNING FOR
VAGRANCY.

William Jurgins and Sam Roby, two
confirmed loafers, who have been
keeping house in a barn located on
an alley between South Sixth and
Seventh streets. were arrested Satur-
day night and this morning were ar
raigned in the city court. Jurgins was
fined SO and costs. The affidavits
charged the two cronies with vag
rancy, stating that they were able
bodied men, capable of labor but
they would not seek employment.
When the men were arrested Satur-
day night in their barn lodging, a
quarrel was in progress as to which
was boss of the barn. Roby based
his claims on leadership on the
grounds that he had secured the only
household furnishings they possessed,
a mattress and besides he had paid
the rent for the barn.
Roby Once Well Known.
Roby was at one time well known
farmer living near Arlington. When
about % years of age his grandmother
died leaving him her farm near Alb
ington and also considerable money
and farm in Iowa 1t was estimated
that at that time Roby was worth be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. After in
heriting these farms and money he at
once began to lead a wild, reckless
life. His money was soon gone and
then the farms were disposed of. The
money received from the sale of these
farms was soon drunk up and today
Sam Roby, at the age of about 45
years, has not a red cent to his name
clothes on his back
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
TIMOTHY BAKER BETTER.
He is Recovering From Severe Stroke
of Paralysis.

Timothy F. Baker, who suffered a
stroke Of paralysis about three
months ago. is now slowly recovering
at his home, 219 North Nineteenth
street, after being in a critical condf-
tion for several weeks He is still
very weak and has only slight use of
his body, but is able to get around the
house. His friends and relatives hope
that only a short time will intervene
before ne will be able TO be out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
JOHNS CHURCH
PLANS PRETENT|OUS
New Structure Will Be One of
Most Handsome of the,
Kind in the City.
PLANS ARE BEING DRAWN.
BUILDING WILL STAND AT SEW
ENTH AND SOUTH STREETS
MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGA-
TION ENTHUSIASTIC.

Just as soon as the plans and speci-
fications fo the new $4,000 st.
Johns Lutheran church are complet-
ed now in the hands of Architect
Hasecoster, the actual work of con-
struction, at the corner of South Sew
enth and E streets, will begin. The
residence now standing on the site
will be dismantled, and the construc-
ton probably will start about May 1,
while members of. the congregation
hope to have the building completed
by the first of the year. The contract
will be let as soon as the plans are
completed.
AS the plans stand at present, the
church will be patterned after the old
Gothic style, both on the exterior and
interior. The pleasing Gothic lines,
coupled with the old style Lutheran
furniture, with which the building will
be equipped, will present most pleas
ing scene.
Building Will be Large.
The building will face the west and
be 102x70 feet The main entrance
will face Seventh street while the
side entrance will be on E street.
Twin towers will be erected, in which
chimes will be placed. The basement
to the building will be so erected as
to provide room for the Sunday
school 1t was the idea of the mem
bers of the congregation for some
time, to keep the Sunday school in
the old church on South Fourth street,
but as the plans grew, it was decided
that by placing the Sunday school in
the new building, it would more prob
ably meet the needs of the congre-
CATION. than by keeping the school in
the old church.
The main auditorium will have an
elevated floor and will seat about $50
people. The pipe organ in the old
church will be removed to the new
structure.
Members are Enthusias site.
Members of the church are very en-
tHuSfdSuc over the he" construction
and no money will be spared in Civ
ing Richmond a handsome church edi-
fee. The old church which has so
well served the congregation for
number of years will be retained. al
though the tower will be torn away.
The church viii be kept under the
control of ST. Johns congregation.
largely through the influence brought
10 bear by the young people. who de-
string the old church for a social cen
ter where all gatherings can be held
and it will be fitted out in such style
as to always provide a place TO spend
leisure hours. This move il greatly
appreciated by the young people as
they have long been asking for a
room or rooms which might be set
aside for their use.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
TWENTY ONE EXAMINED.
Large Class Will Be Confirmed at ST.
Johns Church.

Twenty-one children were examined
at St Johns Lutheran church Sunday
for the confirmation. which Will take
place next Sunday morning at the
church. that being Palm Sunday
Among the twenty-one children. seven
were from the WernIe orphans home
south of town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
Members of Three Local
Lodges Attended Fifth
Street NJ. E. Church.
PRINCIPLES EMPHASIZED.
VALUE OF CHARACTER AND HOW
TO DEVELOP 1T WERE POINTED
OUT IN A CLEAR AND FoRCIBLE
MANNER

One of the best addresses ever de-
livered in Richmond before fraternal
bodies was that given Sunday before
Occur de Lion. lola and Triumph
lodges. Knights of Pythias, by the
Rev. j. o. Campbell, at Fifth Street
NJ E. church. The sermon was very
appropriate and abounded with good
thoughts.
The Rev Campbell took for his text
Matt VIC, But Iwhosoever doeth and
teacheth them, the same shall be call
ed great in the kingdom of heaven" :"
From the very beginning of his SER
mon, he brought out vivid contrast
between the right and the wrong, and
warned the Knights against doing
things which might be the least bit
questionable. He showed how the
teachings of the order of Knights of
Pythias are founded on principles that
are right, in that they develop man
hood to the greatest extent, and aid
greatly in the moulding of character
1t is mainly through personal work
that the order accomplishes its great
work and this is indispensable to life.
He said the world admires scholars
but reveres reformers and wished the
Kni ghts to always take the stand for
righteousness and all that is good
Obedience is the secret of a great life
because obedience to the law of God
is goodness and goodness is great
ness. The order teaches obedience
to the right and teaches the develop
ment of character which is good. con-
sequently great. In the course of his
remarks on character Rev. Campbell
quoted from Greely:
Fame is a vapor; popularity an ac-
cident; riches take wings, and those
who cheer us today will curse us to-
morrow: only character remains
Character is Beautiful.
Nothing is so beautiful as character
and there is nothing so great in life.
There are many things which we have
to guard against, however, in the de
velopment of our character and those
are selfishness, falsehood, vice of ig-
norance. self indulgence, evil habits
and evil desires, thoughts and pur-
poses The cardinal principle of the
order is friendship. that which en-
larges life.
This develops a spirit of self sacri-
flee, which is necessary in life and
to law and order. Love, confidence
and faith are all based on friendship.
The second cardinal principle of
Pythianism is benevolence which log
FoJ11u--
Charity the third. is one OF those
principles inculcated in the teachings
of the lodge. which make life great
because it makes life good. The de-
velopment of conscience followed i'm
mediately in the wake of charity. and
Rev Campbell referred TO this as be-
ing Gods crowning gift TO man.
Self Restraint Necessary.
Self restraint is another point in
the development of mans life which
is necessary for the development of
a strong life The self restraint OF
the Puritan fathers was the chief fac
tor in the development of character.
Many men have had control of others
and generals have fought great bat
ties. but never had control or
restraint enough TO control themsef
YES.
Our lives said the Rev. Camnheu
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
OFFICERS WERE INSTALLED
Brotherhood of st. Paul in Flour
ishing Condition.

Oficers for the Brotherhood Of 81.
Paul were installed Sunday morning
at the regular services at Grace NJ.
K. church. President-elect S. G. Ben
nett made very interesting and in
spring address The meeting of the
Brotherhood held Sunday afternoon
at the church was a very interesting
one. The organization is growing rap
idly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
THE JEBBA GOES DOWN
Strikes Rocks in Sight OF
Wrecked SueviC.
ALL PASSENGERS ESCAPE.

London, March 1S-Almost within
sight of the wrecked White Star liner,
Suevic. which struck near Lizard
light last night, the Elder Dempster
steamer, Jebba from Calabar,. fran on
rocks today. Her crew and passen-
gers were safely taken ashore. The
Jebba will prove a total loss.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
INVITED TO CHICAGO
TO DELIVER ADDRESS,

Rev Albert ]. Feeger, accompanied
by Mrs. Feeger, will go to Chicago oD
Sunday, April IA. TO deliver an address
at reunion OF those who have been
confirmed at Zion church, South Chi
cago, where the Rev. Feeger was form
eriy pastor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
PROMOTED TO DEACONSHIP
John Rager is Being Advanced To-
ward Catholic Priesthood.

John Rager, son of Frank Rager.
of this city was promoted TO the dea-
conship of the Catholic church last
Saturday at st. Mary's seminary at
Cincinnati by Archbishop MoeIler.
He will be ordained to the priesthood
in about two months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
GOLF AT COUNTRY CLUB.
The Court Was Opened for the Season
This Morning.

Golf At the Country club course op-
ened this morning. Wilbur Hibberd
and Erville lockwood being the first
players OF the season Next week the
work Of improving the course will
begin
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18

Continued to Page Eightl
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02

The greatest of all newspapers is
the daily Globe-Democrat, of st. Lou
is. 1t has no equal or rival in all
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6 months, $500; months, $3.50;
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
The Clubs. Social and Otherwise.

Ladies' Sunlight Social meets every
Wednesday at the residences of its
members, discusses art, culinary, and
home circle questions.
Thursday at Lecture room of st. Paul
church, discusses all important home
circle questions.
Mothers Literary, meets every
month, auxiliary to st. Paul Sewing
Circle.
The Woman's Club, meets every
week, is the oldest club-has been and
is a rescue club for the fallen,
philanthropic agency, this club has
social and juvenile section, Mrs. c.
H. Morgan is president, Mrs. Higgin-
botham is chairman, of the social sec
ton; Miss Clara Blackwell is press
reporter for this club.
The None-Such, is social club
among the younger society folk
meets every Thursday.
The Don't Worry, is a club composed
of the elderly married ladies-meets
weekly.
Lodges and their meeting nights
and place of meeting will be carried
for Csc the month. We have all man
ner of lodges here.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02

While cotton is selling at the
extremely high price of III and
II cents the pound, we impIore
our friends IN the southland, to
make good, and not SIMPLY in
crease their good times and
Jug trade business-buy you some
good stock and a few more acres
and send your children to school.
collegiate and manual training
also improve your home life.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
Ex-senator Mason.

Elk Senator Mason is stronger
now than some time ago. He is
a man of firm conviction, reliable
and honest; if it were not so
we would have told you. We do
not wish to ever keep on the race
question, but they bring that up
in every Congress. hence it is a
vital question. On that issue,
Mason is for the carrying out of
the constitutional mandates to
the letter, and is. therefore, a
safe and sane man. Be for Ma
son.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
as peace makers and comforters

The time shall come when un-
just laws will be repealed thro-
out the earth and the first
consideration of those who gath
er to legislate for others will be
Have We guarded we'll the rights
OF those for whom we labor?
Have we dealt with them as we
would have them deal with US?
This will come when Christ is en-
thrOned in the human heart. =
Hon. W. II. Vernon, last week at
the annual conference. A. M. K.
church, St. Louis. Mo.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
Doing Christian
and Humane Aims

Mesdames E. l.. White, j. G.
Mccain, G. H. Morgan, ]. P.
Jones. Eva Monroe, MISS AIcene
MILFORD, and, be IL remem bered,
others here IN Springfield, who
go about TO raise money for these
churches and homes for the ill.,
firm, are building monuments
and writing their epitaphs there
ere they die. Who can be found
more worthy than these women?
L is not to be questiO ed Ia that
they are sincere and are working
gratuilously -lho they We're Job e
if they did get pittance. Some
have large families; what glo-
rious and efficacIous example
You have our encomium and
prayer. You shall have not
worked SO arduously dear women,
in vain. The observant public is
noting your excellent deeds, and
The Forum desires you know
that your names shall be writer
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
Hon. John J. Brown of Wanda.

Hon. John J. Brown of Wanda.
liza, is candidate for Secretary
Of State, SO is Mr.. Sterling of
Rockford and Hon. Scott Cowan
of the Grain Department Chica
go. Secretay Rose, 1T is said,
will also be a candidate for re
election. After we learn more of
them aud what they will say on
the vital issues aud recognition
Of all men on merit, we shall be
pleased to take a stand as we
have for Deneen and Russell. The
same is our opinion on other
men who will aspire for Office.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02

Governor Deneen believes col
ored men are fit to hold clerical
positions. He recognized their
ability by appointing Negro
assistant states attorney of Cook
county and has two colored clerks
i'll the Insurance Department,
aud was the first man to advocate
and get a ral'e IN the salary Of
the janltors and clerks at the
capitol.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02

If everything Negroes do by
themselves. is Jim Crow" as
is the logical conclusion drawn
from the arguments and propo.
sitions of the Boston Guardian.
then our churches and even our
colOred wives, and even The
Guardian are Jim Crows"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02

We congratulate Louisiana on
having the nerve to run a Repub-
lican for governor. You may
shout and yell and invite Teddy
down in Dixie or what not and
arouse other states to "a sense
Of duty, but all those things
don't move "ole Mississippi and
her sister, South Carolina. They
are born in sin and shapen in
lniquity -
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
CONSOLIDATED STREET CAR
ROUTE.
Points of Interest

POINTS OF interest
Springfield's Attractions and How to
Reach Them.
Lincoln home-Corner Eighth and
Jackson streets-take South Eighth
car.
Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Gem
etery-take North Fifth street cars at
Fifth and Monroe streets.
Parks and Pleasure Resorts.
Washington Park, southwest of city
take South Second or Lawrence ave
nue. cars. Reservoir Park, northeast
Of city-take North Seventh cars.
Camp Lincoln. The permanent
camp grounds of the Illinois National
Guards. Take Rutiedge or Camp
Lincoln cars. State Fair grounds,
north of city. Take North Seventh
cars. White City Park east Of the
city. Take East Capitol avenue cars
at Fifth and Monroe.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
Don't be Afraid Of the Riqht.

If you ministers are afraid to
preach the pure gospel. The
Forum is not. We have minis.
ters or. not ministers in the true
sense either, who are afraid to
speak out to our people those
= things essential to our political
and social advancement. Some
do SO, others do not do SO because
they have not sense enough and
others afraid it will not be ICON
genial to the financial, or as
Hogan says, "contribution box. -
yet these same men read where
it says: Pay no thought of to.
morrow or where you will get
raiment and food" The Forum
needs the money as much as you,
but not lone cent for tribute. -
If we cannot get support for
telling the truth and trying to
raise the standard of the people,
we perish. There are sins Of
omission as colossal as those of
mission. You have no moral
right to withhold the truth, when
it alone can make you free. In
all things, place the moral com
petent men and women at the
head. Competent, does not mean
the man who has advanced fur.
Their in book study-a man may
be lingulst and not tit to teach y
Sunday school class competent
is broad and means a great deal.
A goodly number of people here
are complaining that our preach
ers do not speak out on The es-
sentiality Of our people buying
homes. patronizing colored bust
nesses and encourage others to
go inlO business, also speak a
good word for those who are in
business, aud advise them to
trade with our best merchants
those who show their friendship
by advertising. Some of our lead
ing men, both at ST. Paul and
Union churches, make this CON-
plant against the clergy here.
We were surprised to tiud these
men cOgnizant Of this fact, we
have long since noted it. We al
ways desire 10 give credit where
it is due and have the moral sta
mina to do so. Rev II. l. Smith
Of Quincy, does that and did SO
while here and acted SO. He is a
progressive minister and when
he desired to speak what he
thought best politically, he did
so, the ldosyncracles of some un.
informed aud stupid persons to
the contrary, Notwithstanding.
We believe these complaiLants
are, to some extent ii not IN all :,
justified in the above complaint.
1t seems as if we cannot get our
clergy as a whole to become cog
INFANT Of their real calling.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
The Forums staff.

E. L. Rogers, Editor-in-Chief and
Business Mgr
Will H. Barbour, Asst. Editor.
MISS JOSEPHINE SNOWDEN.
Proof Reader and Stenographer.
y Office Clerk, Book
keeper and Collector.
Springfield.
Miss Allene White, Contributor.
Mrs. E. l.. White, Contributor.
Miss Mamie Davis, Petersburg.
II. A. Donegon, Lincoln.
MISS BLANCHE HOAGLAND,
Agent and Correspondent
MISS JESSIE M. WATKINS,
Villa Ridge.
Address matter for the paper to The
Forum, 3O5h So. Sixth st.
Matters of business or information
to e. l.. Rogers, Mgr.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02

"It is no benefit to have given me
something, but it is benefit to have
enabled me to obtain something for
myself" -Emerson.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
St. Auaustine's Mission.

1920 South Grand Ave-. East. Ser
vices every Sunday. Sunday School,
p. m; Divine services. 7:45 p. m
All are invited. Conducted by Rev
Jefferson.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02

Parties will please enter into ne
with anyone save authorized agents
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02
mbideXter Institute

The Fall Session of Am
bideXter Institute opens
on Monday, Sept. 3, 'O7.
Ample room for board and tut
ton. moderate. Pupils from
outside city room in In
stitute Building.
DR.. J. H. Magee. president.
P. O. Box II Springfield, III.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-02

"Oh, Douglas! Thou hast passed be
yond the shore,
But still thy voice is ringing Ger the
gale
Thou st taught thy race how high her
hope may soar,
And bid them seek the heights. ner
faint nor fall"
Paul Laurence Dunbar on Fred
Douglass.