The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-04
Which is the Junior Editor of The
Christian Index?

In the last weeks issue OF their profitable
paper, the two editors of The christian Indep,
Messrs. t. P. Bell and B. j. w. Graham, oc-
cupy couple of columns discussing their an
nual vacations.
Under the heading, "a Personal Word'
one OF the editors confidingl ~ tells us that he
is about to be off for month"; to seek rest and
recreation in the mountains You naturally
inquire, (which mountains?' The editor
kindly anticipates this inquisitive frame Of
mind, and furnishes the information in adj
vance. He is going to Blue Mount in North
Carolina. He naturally felt that his disloyalty
to our own mountains in North Georgia would
create feeling of sorrowful Indignation
throughout our commonwealth: consequently,
he defends himself at considerable length for
the preference which he gives to the hill-tops
of another State.
Without intending to be humorous, the edi-
tori don't know whether it's Bell or Ora
ham-becomes as funny as comic opera. He
says that IT he were to 90 to Blue RIDGE Geor-
gia, for vacation, the brethren would worry
him to death talking to him about his paper.
He says that he would ''have to wear the edi-
torial toga in spite Of" himself Such as that
would become nuisance and spoil his vaca-
ton. In order for him to have any recreation
and recuperatlon he must get off to some place
where he can "forget all about it, He must
get among folks who don't know anything
about the Inden and it's grand work. That's
an awful slam on North Carolina, isn't it?
To insinuate that you escape all religious ref
erences by going to Blue Mount, n. c., is cal
culated to give a black eye to the reputation
OF that summer resort.
And what are we to infer from the astound-
ing admission made by one of the editors of
this sectarian paper, that he couldn't enjoy
bo xrho ororIf
remind him of the existence of The Christian
Imdeu? I don't know how you feel about this
matter, but don't mind telling you that as
hereditary Baptist, [ am quite scandalized!
Then, again, this editor says that he must
go to North Carolina to get away from the
groove Of thought in which he has been NOV
ing. In following sentence he descends to
the use of the more plebelan word ''rut'.
Now, [ leave it to you as fair minded person
isn't the editor of UNCONVENTIONAL paper
doing perilous thing when he alludes to the
necessity of occasionally getting out of the
ruts? Think of abiding to trains of holy
thought as "ruts', and running off to North
Carolina to get out of them. Why, doggone
it all, the first thing we know, somebody will
be losing confidence in some one. Wouldn't
you give good deal to have photograph
of the spectacle afforded by the effort to pull
dear DR.. Lovett out of the ruts?
On the same page of the same issue of the
ImdeD appears vacation Notes, By the Ju-
nior Editor. It seems that he had also flown
to the mountains for rest and recreation. His
outing lasted five weeks, during which he had
some real enjoyment, in North Georgia, and
rest. He gives an interesting account Of his
journeyings, through our highlands, and
winds up with the statement that he will be
back in the office next Monday. Consequent
w. we may feel quite sure that while one of