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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11

"Our efforts are along sociological lines. We are in no sense working pa ternally. but we teach the peope Of our settlement to help themselves and nothing we have for them is given away, not even the Christmas gifts they get from the tree.
 T wish to impress upon the council that what we need Is not your money but your help towards the securing of more workers. I wish to suggest the establishment of a training school at LaGrange for tn training of settle ment workers and the school need not be local in its scope but the workers we train may be at the command of the church wherever 1t has work to do, but we will have the benefit of their work while in the school"
 Others' Views.
 Mir Phillips was followed by the Rev. J. J. Cornish, who spoke upon the same subject for fifteen minutes.
 Bishop L. w. Burton followed Mir. Cornish. speaking forty-five minutes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11

growth and power in full proportion as we have put our hearts and our wills into 1t and has also given 1t a power and influence for good far beyond the limits of our direct labors and operation"
 Needs of Workers. a
 The afternoon session of the council, opening at o'clock. was devoted to a study of the church work in factory settlements throughout the South. A number of carefully prepared papers were read and the subject handled in Q way to denote the study and hard thought the interested workers had lent to it.
 The Reverend Henry Phillips. of La- Grange. Ga. who cares for district containing several thousand such peo- pie. told the council of his work and his ideas for its continuance.
 T reside" said he. fin a city that Is but little more than forty miles from Montgomery. and we have there over 5000 factory workers whose spir- itual needs we must care for.
 Many of these people come from the mountains. the country and other districts remote from the new homes they occupy and the new duties they must fulfill. It Is our place to care for them both spiritually and physical Iy.
 we have no pet schemes of moral ity or methods of teaching morality. We do not try to force man to white wash his house but we do try to teach him to wish to white wash his house
 We started this work in LaGrange with four workers and now 1t has grown to where we use twenty-one, and the people themselves are CO., operating with us and lend their aid to the work. coming to the Sunday School as teachers. helping our nurses and aiding each other in many ways that they knew not before our coming among them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11

marks, laid particular stress on the fact that the banquet was of the lay- men and for the iaymen. and in behalf of the Council. thanked the laytty Of Montgomery.
 The Rev. Beverly Walker. D. D.. of New Orleans. who was introduced py Bishop Burton as the first citizen or that place, responded to the toast: .arhe Laymen's Missionary Movement" !"
 .-rhe Chairman. said he. ''has some what fiattered me by the glowing tribute he has paid me. and am sure that 1t is not altogether deserved, but then. you know. feel pretty good over 1t. anyway.
 T hardly know what to say. or at least, know what to say but do not know how to say it. I am like the liit- tie girl in ths class who was asked to write on her slate that which she most desired to do when she became a woman. She pondered long and deep ly. finally the teacher, tiring of the delay. spoke to her. The littl girl said: Well, teacher. I know what want to be. but I don't know how to say 1t. you see what most want to be when am grown is to be married.
 T will say this. that the Laymen's Movement is just what the church needs to wake it's men up to reaiixa- ton of what they owe 1t. It Is time the men realized that something else is demanded of them besides their presence. The men are in the position of trying to enter Heaven on the shoulders of their wives. They let their wives do all of their church work and even let them go to church Tor them, but when they come to the gates of Heaven it will be found that the wives win have to go to heaven Tor them, fear.
 Tt is not the money of the iaymsn that we need so much. as their cooper ation and their moral support The church has a great work to do m the world and 1t can never be done unless the iaymen come to face the fact that they have responsibilities as well as
 II am not going to mention coliec- ton to you and am not going to do as the old negro preacher did his con- aregatfon when he had built them q new church. ali of which was paid for gave the above, under which he preached He got his people insias' and pointed them the beautiful finish of every part of the church save the above, and said: Now am going to shut the doors and not let single man leave until we have got the money to 'fricasee this abcess and this ab- cess have got to be fricaseed.
 Its Significance.
 The Rev. L. W. Patton. discussing the Layman's Missionary Movement, the subject, "The Historical Significance of he Laymen's Missionary Movement" talked to the banqueters for half an hour, driving home to them in forcefui style the origin and growth of the movement and the significance of its history on it's future.
 Bishop Charles B. wodcock of Ken lucky was introduced in eulogistic term by the toastmaster. and respond ed to the title why Every Layman Should Answer the Call. :"
 The Bishop said that he had been | so lauded by the chairman that he | knew himself or what he was about.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11

spiritual life it becomes all the more apparent that 1t is a difficult task to know what is true success and how much success Is to be guaged and es- timated and how 1t may be set before us in, a simple and intelligihle repre- sentation,
 But however we may please our selves with counting our communicants and estimating our per cent of gain and magnifying the excellence of our people and our small enterprises among them, when we lift our eyes and look on the fields which not white unto the harvest already do most urgently de- mand our labors that they may be pre- pared for that final reaping. When we look at the great negro race in the South and ask ourselves. how far has success been attained in church work among negraes2' we can hardly avoid being appalled, at the smallness of our efforts and, our success must seem ut- tie indeed.
 "In my own doicese in the present year with colored population of about 100000 by estimate We have nine cIergymen and something less than 1000 communicants and I believe the work In North Carolina is very dis tinctly above the general average throughout the south. What can l feel that I am doing for the great 400,0 with my little 1000 or fewer communicants or with my 1,6O0 of all kinds big and little. And how very insignihgant and even absurb does 1t seem to talk about an increase of a 1s9 per cent in the number of my communicants when we remem- Der that the percent of increase test flied quite as eloquently of the posi- tive littleness of the work in the recent past as of its merely relative greater extent in the present.
 Two Aspects.
 But there are two aspects in which I fear have not been successful to any great degree in any part in the South.
 First we have not enlisted the sympathy and cooperation of the white people of our dioceses to work among the negroes.
 We have not deeply touched the heart or mind of the negro popula- ton even in those dioceses where we have done most It Is impossible at this time to go throughly Into these two propositions. but think few of you will dissent from either. What ever may be the general sentiments of benovelence and kindly interest on the part of our white people toward the negro, and such sentiments are all but universal among our church. we cannot claim that either our clergy or our laymen have aroused themselves to any very vigorous ef- fort to bring the negro under the in- fluence and into the communication of the church. And however the colored people recognize our kindly interest and regard, as I believe they do recognize 1t and believe 1t to be sincere, they do not feel that we are anxious to bring them in any very large numbers into our communions
 How far success has been attained we may not certainly or definitely know but we have reason to thank God and to take courage in seeing that he has blessed out work with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11


 He told the story of the Irishnan's dog to illustrate his feelings.
 The Irishman's dog" said nc, twas being sent by exprcss, and beinr . very handsome dog when he was taken for exercise at way station. d passerby asked to know where he was being taken and to whom he belonged. The Irfshman replied: T don't know whose darn dos he is. I don't know where he is going and don't know nothing about him. he has chewed dp his blamed tag. Continuing. hc said: Tt is necea- sary for the iaynan to answer the call, for 1t is necessary that every man should do something to justify his mater for making him. How can you avoid answerinw the call unless you desert your colorsf It is either go forward or desert. and, you can not make anything else of it."
 Responding to the toast, ~what More May We Dor" Mir. William Hard- wick Ruth of Montgomery. Judge Thomas e. Jones, the Rev. Jock Nook bridge of Louisville. Ky. and the Rt. Rev. T. F. Gailor, spoke i've minutes each.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11
'NOTABLES AT BANQUET BOARD Episcopal Clergy Guests of
 Laymen. VIII, QUP AND PHILOSOPHY Exchange Hotel $ the Scene of a
 Merry Gathering. Tossts Responded To By BfsAep walker, Bishop woeacock JuSse TAenas c. Jenes. sf the Fed iraI Court, and Others.
 Finish To Be Notable.
 

Presided over by Right Reverend L. ". Burton. of Lexington, attended by eleven visiting bishops. the visiting clergy of. the Council of the Fourth pal Church. and more than 100 promi- nent laymen of Montgomery. the ban quet. Wednesday night, at the Ex-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11
'. N. nAvls a1AY pin.
Teanessee Man Hurt in az Ausssss shsls
 fa2 3s AeefHen< sly tsstZe

Bristol, Tenn. Nov, 10--E M Davis head of the Mathieaon Aikafi. Worlka was today hurried to Roanolse hos- pital on a special train in an effort to save his life from injuries sustAifed iR A recent automobiIe accident.
 Mir. Davis was driving his machine at rapid rate. when. turning al cor ner, 1t ran into n wagon. the tongue of the. vehicle striking him in the 9faca and fracturing hia iawbone. His eon- dition is extremely critical.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11
sIarrnret IiIanwton Gets DivorcsS

Reno. New, Nov. 10.--Margaret H. lington- Frohman, wife of Daniel Freh- man, the New York theatrical man ager, was granted an absolute decree of divorce by District Judge Pike to- day. The hearing occupied only twesl- ty-five minutes but ono other witness besides the plaintiff testifyfng. The grounds were non- n-support. A docu- ment accepting service and waiving an rights to answer sworn by Daniel Frons man. was read during the hearing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11

change Hotel. was memorable suc- cess.
 Bishop Burton. in the opening re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11
Pertinent Subjects Are Dis
 cussed. CONDITION OF NEGRO
 IN SOUTHERN STATES Bsheps Cheshire, Burton, Brattoa and Rev. Henry Philips Are Among the Orators. q short Busipess sessioa at St. John's Episcopal Church, at which Routine Matters Were
 Handled and Omcers
 wers Chosen. ssasss

The second day's work of the pres ent session of the Council of the Fourth Missionary Department of the Episco- pal Church now being held in Mont
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11

& committee be appointed or elected. especially empowered to collect money tor missionary purposes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11
ravorr sufrrse.n ni.Aers

New York. Nov. 1e-After a heate6 debate. . resolution was adopted to- day at the annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, favor ing suffragan bishops. This attitude will be voiced at the General Conven- ton next year by delegates from this diocese.
 J. Pierpont Morgan was elected one of the lay deputies to the convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11
Missionary Council Holds Stirring Session1

on: what the Church is Doing for the Mountain People" Bishop Burton's ad- dress was . masterful discussion of the needs of the mountain people of Kentucky. Tennessee. Georgia and Ala ba1na, which held the interest of the hearers unabated while he described to them the plain mountain homes of the people with whom he is so famil- far.
 z The address was filled with sug- gestions to the church for the better spiritual and physical care of the peo- pie of the mountaina
 At the close of the regular program of addresses the members of the coun- ell were invited to use the remaining half an hours time in brief speeches embodying suggestions for the work.
 Bishop Osborne. of North Carolina. the Rev. James 0. Glass. of Anniston. and the Rev. H. H. Harris. of Arden, N. C.. availed themselves of this d. vision of time and made short talks giving their ideas for the handling of settlement and mountain missionary work.
 The session adjourned to meet at the banquet hall in the Exchange Hotel at o'clock In the evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11
Meeting in Washington.

Washington. Nov. 10.--An enthusfas- tic mass meeting in the interest of the world tonight brought to conclu- sion the second session of the Mission ary Council of the Protestant Episco- pal Church. embracing the States Of Pennsylvania, Maryland. Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. Balti- more was today chosen as the place for the next annual meeting.
 Alfred H. Harding. bishop of the Diocese of Washington, presided. Ad- dresses we're made by prominent church men. A resolution was adopt ca recommending that in each diocese
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11
THE PASSING THRoNG.

pr. H. IA Holman. Of Ozark. was in Montgomery Wednesday.
 H. R. Shorter. of Eufaula. was vis- itor in the city "Wednesday.
 Allen Northington. of Prattvilie, waa in Montgomery Wednesday on bnsi- ness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07
TO HELP WEAK SCHOOLS.
$4,000 Has Been Appropriated by
The Legislature.

CSlumbia, Aug. 4.-Within the past
two weeks the State superintendent
of education, Mr.. Swearingen, has re :
ceived applications from weak
schools for aid to the amount of
about $4,000. The legislature appro-
priated this year $4,000 to aid the
weak schools Of the State, Only ST.
600 of this amount has been taken
up this year as the appropriation was
not available until late in the school
year, however, the remaining $4,000
will be distributed during the coming
fall. At a recent conference of the
county superintendents held in Spar
tanburg resolution was passed urg-
ing the legislature to increase this
amount. A similar resolution was
passed at a meeting of the school
trustees of Spartanburg County held
several days ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07
An Appeal for the Y. Nj. C. A.
Mr.. Editor:

Mr.. Editor:
Please allow me space in your COL
umns to express my appreciation of
the articles which have already been
written concerning the Y. M. C. A. /
heartily agree with all of them, but
feel that enough has not been said.
Sumter has always been called the
game cock city, and why? Because
every good request that has been
made of her, not only in her sport
ing and commercial life, but for the
moral and spiritual uplift she has al
ways been ready to lend a helping
hand. The writer has been a resident
or this city going on two years and
While a young man he can truth
fully say with pleasure, that the NOR
al and spiritual life of the young men
of this city is far above the average.
What the business people of this
world are calling for today are young
men of good moral character, men
whose influence is for good, which
means success.
The call is now for a Y. M. G. A.
for Sumter, and We believe the
good business men, Christian fathers
and mothers will not leave a stone
unturned until Sumter has one of the
best Y. M. c. AS in South Carolina.
The time is near at hand when
probably the dispensary will be done
away with, and as We read in Satur-
days Item that the clubs would then
grow, we say that If the Christian
men and women of this city will CO.
operate in this great, and good move
ment Of the Y. M. C. A. and throw
good influence around our boys that
We should, that instead of these clubs
increasing they will diminish. Faith
ers and mothers, preachers and lay
men, this is a grand step which the
young men of your city are taking.
Come out tonight and help us in this
good work. Come and help us make
the attractions of Y. M. c.. A. great
er than the clubs can possibly make
their attractions, and If We do this
Gods smiles will be upon us and we
Will be the means Of saving many a
young map--probably your boy. We
can overcome evil with good, so let
us have the Opera House full tonight,
and let ali take an active part.
w. d. S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07
HAT BURNS ON GIRLS HEAD.
Fire OH Peach Basket Causes Cepar,I
DisorganizatiOn of Things i'm At
lanta Depot.

Atlanta, Aug. 3.-A fire upon the
roof garden of pretty girls hat at
the union station this afternoon call
ed out tow fire companies, a hose car
a score of willing amateur firemen,
delayed a fast train and destroyed
about $50 worth of finery upon the
peach basket aforesaid.
The young woman, enroute to New
YORK, rushed into the station for a
bite to eat. In paying her check she
swung the confection too close to a
cigar lighter. In an instant the or
chard which adorned it was a mass
OF very smelly flames. A dark skim
ned waiter turned in a fire alarm and
every available male guest tried to
rescue the affair, thereby convincing
the wearer, who knew naught of the
conhagration that she had blundered
into an insane asylum.
The train was held a few minutes
until the victim recovered from an at
tack Of near Mysteries, when she gra-
ciously permitted it to proceed, CIV
ing vent to'a few personal opinions of
cigar lighters in general and this one
in particular.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07
CONFEREES CONFER AGAIN.
Hide and Leather Question Causes
Hitch I'm Tariff Legislation.

Washington, August 2.-Tariff leg
islation has been delayed again by the
hide and leather question, and as
result the conferees were again called
together today.
The session was for the purpose of
enticing into the open a certain
"ebony-hued person" reported by
Western senators to be lurking in the
wood pile"
These senator's said the leather
schedule, as arranged by the con-
ferees with the approval of the presi-
dent, was unfair to the States inter-
ested in protected hides. 1t was
agreed today they must be conciliated
if the conference report is to be
adopted.
Soon after the senate met today the
| senate leader and his assistants learn
ed of the charge that there was
Joker" in the compromised hide and
leather schedule.
The difficulty appeared to be lack
Of understanding between the con-
ferees, the president and the Western
senators concerning the condition un-
der which the latter consented to hides
being placed on the free list. The
| Westerners said they had been led to
believe all boots and shoes Of leather
were to be dutiable at 10 per cent
and all harness at 20 per cent. When
the conference report was issued it
appeared the reductions applied only
to articles manufactured in chief part
Of the class of hides which were to
be made free of duty.
Finding the Westerners not amen.
able to argument, some of the senate
leaders, dissatisfied members, hurried
to the White House. There all were
informed that the president had not
been fooled. He was reported to have
told his callers that he fully under
stood the character of the compro.
mise.
1t was declared by the conferees,
In defence Of their action. that the
course pursued was necessary from a
parliamentary standpoint. To have
reduced all boots and shoes, they
said, would have compelled the re-
submission of the question to the
house.
Senator Aldrich, as soon as he re-
turned from the White House to the
Capitol, called the conferees together
and a number of Western senators
were given an audience before the
committee.
Senator's Brown and Borah both
had letters from the president bear
ing upon the alleged Joker" which
were read to the conferees. The pres
idenu asserted that the leather and
hide schedule, as adopted, was JUS
as he had understood it. He said that
LIS. understanding was that the re.
duction on leather goods should be
made on those manufactures Of hith-
erto dutiable hides, and should no
include manufactures of hitherto free
hides.
1t was practically conceded that in
order TO insure the passage of the
conference report, the low rates or
boots and shoes and harness would
have to be applied to calf skin pro.
ducts as we'll as to leather from e
class of hides that are now duitiable
but made free by the conference re-
port.
No programme has been reached
positively as to the course of proce.
dure to be followed in accomplishing
this result.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

Through Attorney H. P. Burbage
j. Fred Lanham, first baseman and
catcher for the Spartanburg team has
Instituted suit in the Common Pleas
Court in Spartanburg for $1,000
against the Greenville Electric Rail-
way Company. He alleges that he
was thrown from q street car in that
city July 6 and that he suffered in
juries from which he will not perma-
nently recover.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

Chicago has some street-cars that
are forty-five feet long and very
heavy. Their size is perhaps designed
not necessarily to give more accamo-
dations to passengers, but to success
fully combat the heavy automobiles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

know man who says, Thought,
persisted in, will bring you success
thought alone!' But he is still sell
ing a patent window fastener as a
side line
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

Georgia passes law making it a
misdemeanor to speak ill of a wo-
man, and then passes another law
prohibiting trading stamps. Consis-
tency Is only a Barrious gem in
Georgia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

Twenty-One counties in South Car
olina now realize the situation of the
other twenty-one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

Congress will have to send out a
bookcase with the Congressional Rec
ord this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

In view Of the tariff proceedings,
why not write it "Senate?"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

n Prohibition the Proper Remedy
Tue Use Of Strong Drink Sobcrly
Considered From Scriptural
standpoint--The Moral RESPONSE
billties Of Manhood and Woman
hood.
The Coconino sun., 1909-11-19
Tongue Twisting.

A London paper recently offered series of prizes for the best tongue twisting sentences. The prize whining contributions are:
 The bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossoms,
 Two toads totally tired tried to trot to Tedbury.
 Strict. strong Stephen Stringer shared slickly six sickly silky snakes.
 Susan shineth shoes and socks; {; socks and shoes shineth Susan. She seaseth shining shoes and socks. for shoes and socks shock Susan.
 A haddock, a haddock. a black spotted haddock. a black spot on the black back of a black spotted haddock.
The Coconino sun., 1909-11-19
Group Cured and Child's Life Saved.

Tt affords me great pleasure to add my testimony to that of the thousands who have been bene- fited by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. My child, Andrew, when only three years old, was taken with severe attack of croup, and thanks to the prompt use of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy his life was saved and today he is a robust and healthy boy" says Mrs. A. Coy, IT,, of San Antonio, Texas. This remedy has been in use many years. Thousands of mothers keep it at hand, and ii has never been known to fail For sale by all dealers.