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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-10-07
HAS GOD A PLAN?


letter-writers, wherein the people
may express their views on live is
sues, without fear, favor or COM
promise, [ proceed to give some
thoughts on the much ventilated sub
ject, Foreign Missions"
In spite of all the eloquence of
those who have given years of their
consecrated lives to service among
pagans," the fact remains that "the
earth is the Lords and the fullness
thereof" To say that this mighty
God, who never had a beginning, nor
creation, nor never will cease to eX-
ist, did not know the end, the CHI
max, the sequel, as we'll as the be-
ginning of all His works, would be to
say that He is a weakling, a finite
creature.
God is the architect of the uni
verse. Has God plan? None dare
deny it. Can our returned mission
aries give us its outline? Is it His
plan that one was to be called to for
eign fields for a season or number
of years, then quit the battle and
leave the converts to be swallowed
alive by the God of Buddha, or crush
ed by the car of the Juggernaut?
How dare they suit their own incIi-
nations in this matter of such i'm
port converting the world for
Christ" as they call it? Tell us, o
you tired missionary, if it be so that
one poor heather drops into a Devils
He'll at every swing of the clocks
pendulum, how dare you to cease the
arduous fight for souls until you shall
fall PROSTATE upon the battles front?
Tell us, do you believe, really, that
God is dependent upon what you and
a few Christians dollars can do for
the salvation of billions, dead and liv-
name given whereby we can be
saved?" Oh, what will become of
them? Stop. Let reason have a
part in this contest. Did God know
dill IuluSS U0IOIG Ju0 WOT1Q WAS F..
Did He see our parents in Eden?
Did He see the tempter as he stealth
lily beguiled them? Did He foresee
the fall and contamination of the
race? Did He look down the ages
and behold paganism in it's worst
forms? Did he hear, by a mighty
sweep into futurity, the wall of Chi
mas little girls as they suffered the
2gOnies of bound feet" or the
moaning, grooming millions of Indias
''child wives" and Child widows"
or beheld the thousands who, by
fetish rights and superstition, have
willingly given their bodies to be
crushed or burned upon the funeral
pyre? o people, did God know
that, after nineteen hundred years of
missionary endeavor, the earth would
be swarming with heathens? Statis-
tics say that hundred years ago
there were six hundred millions of
pagans, and today there are twelve
hundred mi1liOnSi Now take vOur
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Globe, 1900 State St., Chicago.
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OF your life. To my way of think
ing, you are the best friend and
greatest benefactor the great mass of
toiling people in the South have, and
| trust that your influence may
strengthen and enlarge with the
passing weeks.
For the great amount of good
that you are doing, I overlook and
forgive that thrust you gave me in
this weeks issue of the weekly JEFF
fersOnian. Brother, if I believed
the Foreign Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention main
tains "the system which hires
heather to wear the name of Christ
I should hasten to endorse all that
you have said on the subject of For
eign Missions, except upon two
points. [ do believe that you
make the aim of missions as
taught by our Lord and His
spirit-guided apostles too limited.
And again, while l believe many
who have never heard the oral COS
pei, or ever read the printed one,
will be, and have been, saved, I yet
do not believe that it was because
they lived up to the best light that
they have. All who are saved, of
whatever time or cline, are saved by
the atonement wrought by our Lord
Jesus Christ. That is true, or the
Bible is false. But, whilst the sal
walton of the world is absolutely de-
pendent upon the death and resur-
rectiOn of Christ, that is by no means
to affirm that God is shut up to the
human voice and printers ink to
make effective the salvation thus
wrought out, to an earnest soul
hungering for righteousness and
seeking God.
Enough of that. I am glad that
you are writing. Every enterprise
rightly based will eventually be
helped by more light; and every en-
terprise wrongly based and improp-
erly conducted ought to be thorough
ly made manifest, and especially to
those upon whom they call for sup
port.
Finally. If you have conceived the
idea that I would circumscribe your
influence, or blunt the edge of any
truth that you have written or spok-
en-, you have misread me.
[ have known something of you
since 1880; and from that time until
1909, I have never united with the
crowd who would pelt and prosecute
you: nor shall I at this date At
different times, and upon different
subjects I have not agreed with you;
but [ have always honored you, and
reserved the right consistently to
say: Mr.. Watson may be right and
l wrong"
Praying God to spare you yet
many years to serve him by enlight-
ening the people that are my people,
whom / love, and for whom [ labor,
| beg to subscribe myself,
Your true friend and brother,
LAGRANGE, Ga. A. B. VAUGHAN.
Ed Comment: I sincerely aDnre-
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lecCeQ, because, 1T seemed to me, that
those intrusted with this work were
too lenient. | have no ill-will
against any of the employees individ-
ually, but there have been men to-
tally unified to be attendants
during my time. The head attend
ants knew this, but seemed to shield
their neglect, and, in fact, some of
the head attendants became desper-
ately in need of watching themselves.
In 1907 there were five cooks in
stituted, all white. The head cook
got salary of $1,000 year, board
and washing. Others got $65 per
month. The cooking was no better.
The coffee is horrid substitute.
have found meat rotton, Sinking
badly after being cooked; still know
ing this food to be unfit to eat, it
was placed before the demented un-
fortunates, who would eat it and af-
forwards be taken very ill. I men
ton this, as comment has been made
on the wholesomeness of the food. DR..
w. F. Drummer, whom I was speak
ing to several months ago, admitted
to me that a decent dog would hard
ly eat the food. This is certainly
true. I have gone hungry days and
days, eating nothing from breakfast
until night.
Hiding true conditions from the
public is a thing that has often been
done, as is proven by the disclos-
ures Of the Florida Asylum four years
ago, and the Alabama Asylum two
years ago-Where the treatment was
horrible. We all remember the dis
closures made by the investigation
into the New York Asylum two years
ago, when it was found that the
nurses and physicians all retired for
the night, leaving the sick at the
mercy of providence.
Some such conditions prevail at
the Georgia Asylum A Waterman
engaged there for fifteen years slept
at least four nights in the week, and
was only discharged year ago.
beat on my door with a shoe one
night for over three hours, and never
did a Waterman respond. A patient
across from my room was very i'll
and called upon me. My room being
locked, / could do nothing.
Bear with me further. On bath
ing day at the asylum, all the pa
tents, excepting a few, are compelled
to use the same water I reported
this once, in 1902, to Dr. Jones, now
superintendent at that time physi-
clan to- the Green building, now occu-
pied by women. DR.. Jones gave or
ders that each man be given clean
water, but it was never followed out
A we'll in the back yard of the conva-
lescent building, where the sewage
empties, has been steadily used up to
fifteen months ago, while the attend
ants drank water from a spring. Dr.
Drummer went before the Legislature
in 1905 and helped to secure an ap-
preparation for water, but Governor
Smith cut DR.. w. F. Burners head
from the Board of Trustees and he
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ANOTHER LETTER FOR THE CON-
SHERATON OF YOUNG
MEMS LEAGUE.

Dear Sir:-I wish to say that
agree with Mr.. Joel r. German, of
Albertville, Ala, that the age limit
is too low. Let's make it thirty-fve
years instead of twenty-one.
I am ever your true friend,
r. E. SMITH.
Attala, Alabama.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

the faculty appears to be the singing
out of one man to make an example
of him rather than a consistent at
tempt to purify athletics"
This editorial is the keynote of a
hard fight which is bound to happen
at once. There are any number of
rival organizations among the stu
dents and when a subject approaches
personality it means a fight on the
hands of some one.
There is some surprise at the COL
lege over the election of John Foster
as captain of the baseball team. Eos
ter was unable to make the team, ac-
cording to the report of the men, be-
fore this time. He was taken along
as substitute.
In speaking of the decree Glenn
Millice said to a State Journal re-
porter this morning:
Personally / am not as badly af-
! fected by the suspension as John
Robb. He has been playing on the
team and is really interested in its
welfare. He has worked hard to get
men out for practice and the pros
poets for a satisfactory season were
excellent. 1 feel that we have bAAn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

night. The report of the play which
was given in the Auditorium was given
and 1872 was made clear. Another en-
tertainment will be give in the near
future.
Hugh Porter. of ST. Louis. formerly
of the East side, spent Saturday and
Sunday here visiting old friends.
Mrs. R. B. Gathers is improving af<
ter several days illness.
The lady Maccabees of Hive No. IA
will hold their regular meeting in the
K. and l.. of S. hall Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Bessie Christian has returned
to her home in Butler. Mont, after
making an extended visit here with
her mother, Mrs. Mary Norwood of
| 30S Branner street
| Roy Burke of Madison street spent
Sunday in Burlingame, the guest of
| relatives.
Miss Minnie Miller will return from
| Wakarusa this evening where she spent
several days the guest of her sister,
Mrs. John Petit.
| The ladies of the G.. 1. A. will hold a
reception Friday afternoon at the home
| of Mrs. e. J.. Smith. S34 Madison street
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in honor of Mrs. James Rollo, who
leaves soon for California to make her
future home and Mrs. Andy Verlin who
goes next week to Argentine.
The Westminster guild Of the Third
Presbyterian church will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Miss Eleanor Bar
tell, 1911 Van Buren, street.
Miss Irma Peterson has returned to
her home in Kansas City after a few
days visit with friends here.
Mrs. Andy verlin will leave next week
for her future home in Argentine. Mr..
Verlin is now employed in Argentine.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mullin, of 407
German avenue. will entertain the
Young Mems social club of the r. r.
Y NJ. C. A., of which Mr.. Mullin is
president, at their home next Tuesday
evening.
OBITUARY.
| Theodore r. Longaker was born No
vember q 1891 at Salida, Col, where
| he resided until he moved with his par
| ents to Topeka, Kan. December 8, 1905
He was loving and Industrious boy
working in the employ of Crosby Bros.
dry goods store as elevator boy fol-
nearly two years.. He gained large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

host of friends who will be greatly
shocked to hear that while Respondent
and mentally deranged he shot himself
through the heart Sunday evening,
April IL, and died the following morn
ing at 9:45 a. m. He was recently con-
verified in the Mission at $40 Kansas
avenue, and it was enormously stated
that this cause led him to his death.
1t is not believed that the boy was ac-
countable for the deed. as for two or
three weeks he hadn't seemed in his
usual spirits. We wish to correct the
statement that he had quarreled with
his sweetheart recently, as the young
lady says they had not. The body was
removed to Shellabarger's Undertaking
parlors, Fifth and jackson Streets
The deceased leaves to mourn his loss
his parents at Sz1 Chestnut street. two
brothers. Irell Longaker of Topeka. and
Archie Longaker of Caro-. Col. four
sisters, Mrs. Della johnson of Kansas
City, Mo-, Mrs. Ella Merchant, Misses
Ella and Elizabeth Longaker of Topekas
The funeral will be held Thursday at
IL p. M, from the City Mission, at Big
Kansas avenue. Interrnent in Topeka
cemetery.
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new MEN CHOSEN.
Robb and Millice Replaced by Fos-
ter and McCarroI.

The faculty of Washburn college
has allowed John Foster to be elected
to the position of baseball captain in
place OF Robb and Ralph McCarroI as
manager in the place of Millice.
In an editorial in the washburn
Review this morning. Karl Bowman,
the editor has the following to say in
part:
lit is spid that the faculty should
shut down hard on the playing of in
eligible men. If such be the case we
would like to call the attention of the
faculty to the fact that a member OF
this seasons basketball team was re-
fused his w because he was Ineligible
when he played. No action has beer
taken about this matter by the faculty
as far as we know, and no one has
been held responsible for this Such
heing the case, the recent action 81
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Furnishing Goods

Mems 81 80 Shrts-Bankrupt Price. CSC
Mems ST and 1925 Shirts-Bankrupt Price 73c
Mems Csc and SOC Shirts-Bankrupt Price. .39c
Mems Csc Fleeced Observation-Disclosures
Mems 35c MISUNDERSTANDING Price. 19c
Mems SOC and 65c Work Shirts-Bankrupt
Mems Overalls and Jumper, 65c grade .38c
Mems Overals and Jumper Toe grade -. .49c
Mems Overalls and Jumper, $1.00 grade. .73c
Men s 25c MISUNDERSTANDING Sale Price TIC
Mems zoe Observation-Disclosures Sale Price &c
SOC and Toe Neckwear-Bankrupt Sale Price SOC
Arrow Brand Colars-Bankrupt Sale Price &c
$500 Mems Pants-Bankrupt Price -. $3.48
$3.50 Mems Pants-Bankrupt Price 80. 1898
$3.50 Mems Pants-Bankrupt Price -. 1929
$4OO Mems Pants-Bankrupt Price 80. $3.50
$500 Mems Pants-Bankrupt Price 81. SO
$3.50 Mems Pants-Bankrupt Price 80. 81. SO
$500 Mems Pants-Bankrupt Price 49,. ST. 5
$1.75 Mems Pants Bankrupt Price .$1.10
ST. and 81 Mems Pants-Bankrupt Price 79c
$3.50 Mems Hats-Bankrupt Price $50. $3.50
$500 Mems Hats-Bankrupt Price ...... ST. SO
$3.50 Mems Hats-Bankrupt Price $500. $1.69
$500 Mems Hats-Bankrupt Price $50. 81. IS
S175 Mems Hats-Bankrupt Price LIS
$15O Mems Hats-Bankrupt Price CSC
81 20 and 81. 90 Men s Hats-Bankrupt Price 73c
35e Mems Summer Underwear, seolors pink and
soc Elastic Seam Drawers summer weight
Bankrupt Price '..................... 33c
Mems Doc and 40c Balbriggan Underwear Bank
rupt Price Zoe
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Towel Specials

48x20 Extra Grade Turkish Bath Towels
worth in a regular way 48c pair, Bankrupt Sale
Price, per pair ...... ....................2 9c
36x18 Turkish Bath Towels, worth Csc pair,
Bankrupt Sale Price, per pair, only. 1000. .19c
Extra Grade Cotton Honey Comb Towels,
worth 15c and Zoe per pair, regular, Bankrupt
Cotton Huck Towels with fringe and plain
hemmed ends, worth up to zoe per pair, Bank
rupt Sale price, per pair .................9 &c
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Items for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind. phone T751
W. 8. Hunter. physician and surgeon.
Office and res. 1119 Eas. 9Th. Ind 1868
Mrs. w. -. Scrivner and children
have come to Topeka from Beloit to
join Mr. gcrfvner in a permanent home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Brigham return
ed yesterday from Osawkie where they
visited relatives since last Thursday.
Mrs. Crump. mother of Mrs. Al Nc
Murtrie, is quite i'll at her home in
North ToDeka. NJ
The Oriental Embroidery club will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs
David Roller at her home on Buehan-
an street.
The East Side Improvement associ-
alton held an important meeting last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

treated unfairly by the faculty and I
know positively that they are wrong
in their conYictions when they take
other matters into consideration. And
again 1 cannot help but feel that there
is little more than eligibility reas-
ons-there is a personal dig some
where"
William Evers, a prominent mem
Der of the freshman class said this af-
ternoon:
All of the freshmen I have talked
to are up in arms over this firing
stunt from the faculty. We have not
known Washburn very long and we
didn't come here from other cities and
states to sink money into last years
debts. We would like to see a ball
game ourselves once in awhile"
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SPECIALS FROM THE
Ready-to-Wear Section

One lot of Ladies' Tailored Suits in the newest
,weaves and colorings, worth in a regular selling
way $500 for fast selling in this Bankrupt Sale,
your choice for $1095
Ladies lingeries Dresses in Princess styles, ele-
gantly trimmed in aces and embroideries and
worth regular $500. We have arranged these
into three lots for easy choosing and you will find
them here for ............. $3.50, $498, $3.50
Ladies' Lawn Dresses in club house styles, all
colors and sizes, worth $4.OO, go now for $1.98
One lot Tub Jumper Suits, regular price $500
Bankrupt Price Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
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Millinery Special
One Line Spring Hats, worth q or.
up to $40; Choice ...... p i eO0
Ladies' Coats

1 lot Ladies' Long Coats, good STYLE good quail
ity, worth in regular way $500 to $500, but at
Bankrupt Prices ....................... $3.50
All 1880 and $4,000 Ladies' Long Cloaks-
Bankrupt Price 1895
AL $3.50 and $500 Long Cloaks-Bankrupt
Price $685.
All $3.50 Long Cloaks-Bankrupt Price $5.95
All 1895 Long .Cloaks- Bankrupt Price $4.89
All $3.50 and $3.50 Long Cloaks-Bankrupt
Price ............... ..... $3.50
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TWO SPECIALS FROM
Ladies' Shirt Waist Dept.

No.
Lawn and Null Waists trimmed in lace and
embroidery, worth regularly $3.50 and $780,
Bankrupt Sale Price, only ............. .29
No.
Lawn and hand tailored waists, collars and
cuffs of 3 ply linen. Special values even at 1.5C
and $1.75, but Bankrupt Sale Price will be CSC
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Shoe Specials

This week we cleaned up from large Manu-
factor Several styles in Ladies' Oxfords. At a
price way below the wholesale cost and these Ok
fords are to be found in our Shoe Department.
"Peter PAM Patent Pumps Silk Bow, Turn
Cuban heel worth $3.50 and $500 in any shoe
store-Bankrupt Price ..,........... 49,. Sligo
Mather" Patent Calf, Two Eyelet, Sailor
Tie, Welt Cuban heel. A little beauty and worth
$4OO-Bankrupt Price ................ $248
Many other styles to show you in the Shoe
Department and all at Bankrupt Prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

One lot Bookfold Suitings, q bolts in the as
sortment, worth in regular way 15c, Bankrupt
Is Bolts Zephyrette Ginghams, beautiful new
styles, worth 1Oc and 121ac Bankrupt Price 7c
Beautiful line Zephyr Ginghams in all coors,
checks, stripes and MISUNDERSTANDING Price sc
Extra fine quality Ginghams worth 1711bc yd
Beautiful style, Bankrupt Price -......... lie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

If you are going to use any paint you
can save money by getting it direct
from the J. K. Jones paint factory, sos
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

Ladies' Hand Tailored Skirts in Voiles and
Panamas all the latest styles and trimmings
worth double the price in regular way-Bank-
rupt prices from ..... 1898 to $498
One lot Wash Skirts in white and colors-sell
everywhere for $1.75-Bankrupt Price -. CSC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

Black Sateen Petticoats, SLAB and
great value for that price, special CSC
SO and AZ inch Suitings, 75c quality, 33c
81 and SIPS Silks in all colors, checks,
plaids and stripes, Bankrupt price 49c
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White Quilts

9Oc Quilts-Bankrupt Price ........... :..63c
ST % Quilts-Bankrupt Price ........ sec
ST. rs Quilts Bankrupt Price .... $1.29
$500 Ouilts-Bankrupt Price .45
IS doz. Napkins lac
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

One Lot Mems Hats, worth up to 81, Choice sec
One Counter Boys's Hats in black, brown and
pearl, $1.00 and $l.25 Value. Choice. 69c
One Lot Children IS Caps-worth 15c $3.50. Sc
One Counter Straw Hats-worth up to 75c 35c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

Items for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind. phone ISL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

IN 0111kAI I1E1I 0e&1&s M A0VO1
of railroad employees and their families this will be
The Ordway new era., 1909-11-26
ooIno upr

City ways were not altogether ueW
TO him, but. as he waited at the eleva-
tor shaft. In one Of omaha's large Of
tice buildings. he said to his COM
panions.
well. I'll be hanged II that isn't .
beater."
why. what!"
"Just look at that confounded rail-
road advertising on an Omaha eleva-
tor-UP! What won't they do next3"
His companion replied. "Sh-. sh-.
those letters mean up"
When ! see that word. this Jingle
always comes to my mind:
Whenever the little word up you
see.
Think of Safety. Speed, Service via
u. p
You will see that word Mt almost
every passenger elevator In the coun'
try. but before you leave for the West.
be sure to buy your ticket via THE
Safe Road to Travel"
The Ordway new era., 1909-11-26
Phospb boresesn. Forests.

The phosphorescence of certain
agaries of Borneo has more than once
demoralized the superstitious natives
and astonished whites. Some years
ago a party Of English engineers
found 1t necessary to survey a tract
OF low lying country which was al.
most impenetrable, and to blaze the
trail natives were employed to work
at night. others during the day. The
former came into camp one night
stating that they could not go through
portion of the bush or forest, strange
spirits" on the trees telling them that
evil would befall them II they CON.
tinued. The "spirits' proved to be n
magnificent display Of phosphores.
cense emanating from agaries grow.
Ing upon the dead limbs Of the trees.
These vegetable fre bodies were
traced for considerable distance.
producing q most remarkable exhibi.
tion, the light ii some places being d
briliiant that It was dificult to Sc.
s1ieve that the forest was not sfire. "a
4 " tiis brilliancy, s,ths men held s.,
ijSti t tn IN beilliaft pfot -
4 M ~ "a II Il q A
The Ordway new era., 1909-11-26

A great many OF the best students
were from the rural districts. and
these students were generally the
most Industrious. The plan under
which new courses are added partic-
ularly commends itself to the practi-
cal man.
Whenever a group Of men make in
quiry. who can afford, jointly. to pay
the cost Of the instructor. course Is
added.
In Denver some of the best teaching
talent in the world Is to be had. and
there Is never any trouble in provid-
ing expert practical instruction.
Real success today depends upon
trained brains more than upon beef
and muscle. Plenty of men are to be
had for the hard, manual work. but
not enough men who can work with
their muscles and brains together.
Machines and mechanical contrivances
do most OF the hard work today. Men
are needed TO guide them with their
brains.
Most every young man. II he lacks
the education he needs. discovers It
sooner or later. He sees other fel-
lows forge ahead OF him. His friend