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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25

Joy to many on account OF the num-
ber that gave their hearts to Gods
but the consciousness that in it
many were sealing their destiny
brought its pangs to many hearts,
even in the midst of their Joy.
What shall l say Of the preachere
A character like that is hard to
describe and not easy to under-
stand. He keeps his audience thor
oughly awake and alert and drives
home the truth without fear or
favor, and no sin or sinner escapes
the shafts that are hurled with
telling effect Holcomb is success
in his chosen field.
Now, as there has been unity Of
effort by all the churches in town,
let every one strive to cultivate tie
spirit Of mutual helpfulness and
manifest this beauty of holiness to
a gain-saying world.
W. l.. REID,
Pastor M. E. Church South.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
Simultaneous BAPTIzINC.
Six Different Denominations Immersing
Together at PaintsVille.

On the Sunday following the close
Of the Holcomb meetings at Paints
vile there occurred one of the m)st
remarkable scenes ever Witnessed in
the history Of denomihational church,
work.
BY previous arrangement the pas
tors and members OF six different
denominations gathered at the same
place on the banks Of Paint creek
at the same time to administer bap-y
tism by immersion. 1t was ex yected.
that the work would be done Jointly
and with no recognition Of church
lines, but 1t soon became apparent
that the large number who present.
ed themselves for immersion could
not be accommodated during the re-
mainder of the day. SO it was de-
cided that each pastor should bap--
tie his own followers, and al, work.
at the same time. About 100 persons
came forward from the crowd Of
1900 people present and the preach.
-ers proceeded to lmmerse them
within few feet of each other. It
is described as having been very
unique and impressive scene.
The denominations participating
in this interesting event were the
NJ. e. Church, NJ. E. Church South,
Christian Church, Missionary Bap-
tist, Freewill Baptist and United
Baptist.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
Rev. W. l.. Reid.

Louisa has just passed through
the most remarkable spiritual awak-
ening in the history of the town.
Two hundred and fifty conversions
and reciamations are the visible re-
suits, while benefits and blessings
untold have come to the homes and
lives of the people.
Some time ago an effort was made
to secure the services OF Bro. w. ].
Ramsey, the singing evangelist, but
failing in this we we're on the look
out for some one of the proper call
iber to help us and we finally Sc
lected Rev. Walt Holcomb and the
arrangements were soon perfected
for meeting to begin March 18th
The court house, the largest avail
able building in the town, and in
the minds of some entirely too large
for our needs, was secured and
placed in readiness for the services.
Sunday morning, March 18th, was
bright and balmy for the season and
at the opening service the capacity
of the house was taxed and the
people went home well pleased with
the favorable beginning.
It would require more space than
would be granted to describe each
service, but 1t is not necessary. The
Holy Spirit was present at each SER
vice with increasing power, and
from the first time the call was
made to the close of the meeting
there we're those who responded and
surrendered their lives to God.
The followers of Christ did val.
liant service in the way of personal
work and had the satisfaction and
Joy OF leading many to Christ whose
hearts had been touched by the
Spirit through the Word.
Sunday, March goth, was a grea
day, and all the services were goot
and many souls saved at each, bu
the most notable was the servic,
for men only" in the afternoon
The truth was presented in plaiI
practical and pointed way that wen
home to the hearts of those present
Many surrendered their lives to Coz
and many others determined to lea,
better lives and cease to take God
name in vain; and henceforth b
lead pure lives.
The afternoon prayer meeting
were special feature of the meet
ing and proved to be very helpful
, sometimes conversions were report
ed from these gatherings, whic
J were held by the women in privat
homes and by the men in offices an
business places.
} 1t was early apparent that tn
: throngs could not be accommodate
( in the place that had been prepare
and in this dilemma Prof. Byingto
came to the rescue and offered tn
spacious auditorium at the colleg
} which was accepted and many will
ing hands went earnestly to wor
/ to put it in readiness, and on FIR
day night, March 18th, the meetin
! was moved to that place, and eve
| this was crowded with people anA
! ious to hear the truth declared
> The closing hour was one of grea
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
As others SAW It
Impressions Of the Great Re-
ViVal Meeting
As Told BY Local People Who Vert
Present and Witnessed the
Results.
From W. J. vaughan.

With the exception OF a brief per-
iod, my life has been spent in or
near the Big Sandy valley. During
the last fifteen years ! have been
in the Sunday School work. much OF
this time in the Big Sandy countless;
and | declare that | have never
witnessed such a wonderful revival
tide as is now sweeping over the
valley. Bro. Holcomb's two weeks
at Paintsville and ten days at Lou
lisa have set the valley on fire.
w. ]. VAUGHAN.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25

mighty because Il was a wonderful
display OF the power OF human In
struments In the hands OF God.
Human endeavor began on Sun
day. March iS, In the court house;
II closed 80 far as the master mind
and head OF the human workers is
concerned. on the night Of March 22,
in the big auditorium OF the Ken
lucky Normal College, with the
power and willingness OF God TO
save all who would come unto Him
grandly demonstrated by the scores
still pressing forward TO accept sal
vation on the all-sufficient terms OF
the Gospel.
In many respects II was different
from all previous religious meetings
ever held here or hereabout. First
OF all II was most distinctly a union
meeting in every sense OF the word.
Every preacher In Louisa who was
physically able to participate in the
eervices was there using his best
endeayors to make the meeting d
sucoess and the Christian people
who daily and nightly attended the
various seryices---M Methodists Rap.
tists PresbyterIans Episcopallans
ana Chfistians---were active in max.
Inc this grand meeting the triumph
Il grew to be-
The NEWS thinks II well to ad.
init that for the first day or two OF
the Holcomb meeting the outlook
was nos very promising. There were
shakings OF heads and pessimistlC
utterances by doubling Thomases
They did not know the man or his
methods. and the happy. glorious re.
suits Of ten days work for the sal.
vation OF souls and the raising up o,
fallen humanity tell the story Of the
change from doubt to hope, from
hone to glad fruition
The good effect OF the meetlna
was Noticeable day by day. almost
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25

gard to a meeting at Louisa. He
found that Mr.. Holcomb could come
II conditions we're found satisfactory
These we're that the meeting must
be union meeting of the churches,
and that suitable place was pro-
cured for the services. The churches
were too small, and moreover COM
mon ground for all was preferred.
The churches agreed, and the place
was found
The revival services we're begun
in the court house on Sunday, March
18th, and from the beginning it ex-
cited considerable interest, and
most of the church people we're in
attendance, but the power of the
services increased from day to day,
and the court house was too small.
But by the middle of the week the
whole town was drawn into the at
fractions of the meeting.
These attractions were several.
There was the unique preaching of
Mr.. Holcomb, plain, pointed, witty,
ironical, bantering. and at times
overwhelmingly feeling, when all
would be bathed in tears. Sometimes
laughter and weeping would follow
in quick succession. II was like sun
shine and clouds on the sea. But
when there was sunshine II was on
all, and when cloud, they all passed
under the cloud, and felt the same
grave anxiety for the welfare OF
souls. do not know how to de-
scribe Mr.. Holcomb as preacher
better than by saying, he is decided
lpy a master of assemblies, for the
largest audiences we're perfectly un.
der his control.
/ Another attraction was the sing
ing. II as good from the start, but
after the arrival on Monday night o.
Col. Ragsdale, Mr.. Holcomb's singer
II became a great arm in the battle
for the Lord. The new songs were
charming, the old ones soul-satisfy
ling.
When the spirit OF the meeting
was caught, and its prophetic fore
castings were understood the Who'll,
city Of Louisa was moved to give tn
meeting the right Of way, The busi
ness men closed their stores, tn,
schools and the college we're trans
ferred to the church, children
young men and women, and the pro
fessors were as pilgrims to a hol
shrine Sages left their contempla
tons for the brighter visions of tn
cross, and all were so intermingle
that 1t was hard to tell whethe
some little child was leading, o
little children were being led. Al
seemed coming to the cross
Now, a great thing was done. TIL
spacious auditorium of the colleg
building, vacant of all furniture wa
!, in single day turned into a well
seated church for thousand people
1t could hardly have been don
quicker If all the Lords servant
had been carpenters. A number {
them seem to have been good one'
as II they had belonged to the Sc
ciety of Joseph of Nazareth,
1t is too early to speak of tn
q soul-results, further than appear
Vast multitudes have professed fait
in Jesus. many who had stumble
have arisen and stand upright. The
is much rejoicing in the Lord, an
all Gods people are of one mind a
! never before. The wheat of tn
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
Rev. Hardin. of the baptist Church

II was my privilege to be in Bro.
Holcomb's meetings at Paintsville,
and also at Louisa. To my mind
the meetings have done more for the
Big Sandy valley than anything that
has ever come this way. Mr.. Hol-
comb is man OF great power.
think 1t could we'll be said of him
as II was Of Jacob Of old, Thou art
a Prince of God. Thou hast power
with God and with men" 1t GER
tainly has done our hearts good ia
see men, women and children rejoice
together. Old men even up to the
seventies and down to the children
have accepted Christ as their Savior
All churches have worked together
as | never saw them before. II
seems that the lamb and the lior
have lain down together, and the
people OF God are going to work fol
the salvation of souls. May the goot
work go on.
FRANKLIN HARDIN,
Pastor First Baptist Church
Louisa, Ky.
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$50 Conversions and Reclamations.

The Holco1nb union meetings clos
ed Tuesday night with a number of
conversions. The total of conver-
sions and reclamations for the en-
tire series of meetings is about $50.
After the final service Mr.. Holcomb'
distributed the names amongst the
ministers of the various dencmina--
tons, according to the church pref
erence expressed by the persons.
107 pupils of the public schools
we're converted, 54 boys and So.
girls.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
| LOU|SA'S meeting
Two Hundred andFIft Change
Their Lives.
-
4 The Meeting BY Rev. H0lconb AWokt
This Town as L HadNsvsT Been
Awakened Before.

The mightiest revival Of religion
that ever blessed the city OF Louisa
has recently visited the people OF
this town and vicinity, 1t was
mighty in having great strength;
mighty in It's tremendous force;
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
Rev. Thos, Hanford.

AS the springtime was coming on
the preachers of Louisa felt the.
need OF revival effort among the
churches, and as a successful one
was in progress at Paintsyille, the
Rev. W. L. Reid, OF the M. =. Church
South went up and interviewed Mr.
Walt Holcomb. the evangelist, in're-'
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
NOTES OF THE MEETING.

The order kept during the entire
meeting was perfect. I.
A(Contipued on page iour.l y
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
md, Pikeville and Other Points.

kingdom has been sown, the showers
have descended, and now the har-
vest will come in its season.
THOMAS HANFORD.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23
NEW BUILDING FOR
ChRIsTIANBURG SCHOOL.

Contract has recently been
awarded for the erection of brick
building on the grounds of the
Christiansburg Industrial lnsti-
tute, Christiapsburg, Virginia.
This school is largely maintained
by the Society of Friends of Phil
adelphia, Pennsylvania. The
The building when completed, 1t
is estimated will cost $4,000.
Mr.. E. A Long, the Principal, Is
a graduate of Tuskegee Institute
and the majority of the teachers
are from Tuskegee and Hampton
Institutes. " thin the past ten
years the Christiansburg Institute
has grown from primary school,
owning one building and a halt
acre of land worth about $4,000,
into ali industrial institute own
ing 1856 acres of land with ten
buildings -Tuskegee Student.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23
THE IN
SURGENIS
MICH sCRApPING IN WASHINGTON. DRAWBACKS OF
THE RACE. REGISTRATION IS OVER. CONSIDER
QUESTIONS NOW BEFORE THE PEOPLE.


In connection with demand for
better treatment of our men by or
ganized labor and capital, The Col
orado- Statesman can not get away
without reminding the men of our
race that they have a duty to per-
form asswell as the otherkfellow.
Two things seem to be the great
drawbacks of the race-an over
fondness for pleasure andtoo quick
ly giving up, wholesome lack OF
courage to face the trials and dif-
ficulties of life. That our people
have been entirely too much OF a
pleasure-loving people, who took no
thought of the morrow, but seemed
satisfied with little to eat and
plenty of the outer world. This
seeming indifference to fate is rap
idly giving away to a gradually
deepening feeling of unrest and
dissatisfaction. In meeting the op-
portunities of life and overcoming
them requires courage of high or
der. To lay aside the pleasures
and dissolute habits of yesterday
and take hold of the hard prob
lens of today with a determination
to win, means to the man hard
fight. There is plenty to do. II
we will only get out and try, ALL
can find something to do. 1t may
not be just what we want, but II
we will only have the courage to do
WE'LL whatsoever our hands ind
to do. at the same time assuming
the dignity of manhood and wo-
manhood. Hard work well done Is
the keynote to the solution OF the
race problem. Right here IN Colo
RADIO there is plenty of hard work
to be had. There is plenty OF
chance for our people to find some
thing out of which they can lay mp
a few treasures on earth and take
chances on the thieves.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23

Atlanta, Ga, April 12.-The
Atlanta newspapers last week con-
tained the direct statement that
Col. II. A. Rucker had been re-
moved as Collector and a white
man appointed in his stead. Your
correspondent based his communi-
cation to you on these telegraphic
dispatches. As a matter of fact
the actual removal has not been &C
complished, but further dispatches
indicate that it is the intention to
remove Collector Rucker within ii
short while. 1t is much to be re-
gretted by the voters of Georgia
that the administration has decid.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23
TO OPERATE
COTTON FACTORY

Norfolk, Va, April ia COM
mittee of five, consisting of DIR. j..
J. France of Portsmouth, Va, DR..
G.. Jarvis Bowens, Charles S. Car
ter. tailor; E. @. Brown, banker,
and George M. King, met here at
the Hotel Mt. Vernon few days
ago to complete an organization
which has for its object the estab-
fishing of a Negro cotton factory
with a 1O,OOO-spindle mill. The
$25O,OOO project claims Portsmouth
Va, as its birthpla ,e, and the pro-
moter, George M. King, produced
evidence which shows that the Me-
gro now receives about $270,00O
a year for the cotton he raises.
1t is believed by those who are
interested in the organization that
if the Negro should establish a
sufficient No. of cotton factories to
manufacture his cotton into course
drill or duck cloth he would get
5000, 100000 for it; while if it was
spun and woven into cloth known
to the trade as intermediate counts
or print goods, this same cotton
would be worth $900,00O,O00.
Mr.. King declared that the Ne
gro mill owners could employ more
men women and children in the
manufacture of this cotton than
there are Negroes in this country.
Connected with the company is a
young Negro of Portsmouth, Va,
who will soon be given a degree by
the Tuck School with Master of
Commercial Science, who for two
years has been manipulating cot
ton cloth mill in the Seaconnet
Mills of Fall River, Mass.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23

Montgomery, Ala, April 10
Just to show that the rumors that
have been going the rounds to the
effest that Jack johnson is preJu-
diced toward his own color falls
away below the real character and
disposition Of the foremost pugi-
list of the age. Mr.. johnson has
secured DIR. Frank G. Caffey, a
colored physician of this city to
act as medical expert in his camp.
Already contracts have been signed
up and DIR. Caffey will receive Sl5O
a week and be furnished transpor-
tation to and from Oakland, Cal.
DIR. Caffey is looked upon as be-
ing one of the best physicians in
the South, having one of the larg-
est practices in this city.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23
THINKING ABOUT 1T

Now that the registration busl-
ness is over, those who have their
names written there may take time
to consider the questions before the
people. Denver will breathe easy
when the multitude of questions
are settled. The Water company,
in spite of the hue and cry OF the
reformers, have played with their
cards on the board. The people
can. by a careful reading OF the
franchise asked for, understand
lust what they are voting. All
these things mean much to the fu-
ture growth of our city. We feel
especially interested in the position
the voters of our race will assume
in contest. All our people are de-
manding is the chance to help carry
ON the work. When the time
comes to spending the money to
enlarge and beautify Denver, give
our laborers chance along with
the Italian, the Greek and the Jap.
Evervone should be interested IN
bigger and better town. And the
way to get it is to help the other
fellow a little as you go up.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23
HISTORIC BROWNSVILLE
DOCUMENT.

Basis Laid by Colored La,0yer for
Fight TO Be Made for "Black
Battalion" = Basis for Mar
shdU'S Declination.
MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT {:
The oldest and strongest pre-
sumption known to the common
law of England and adopted by
our country as the most sacred and
inviolable cornerstone of its crimi-
nal Jurisprudence is the presun'p-
tion IN faUOr of innocence of
crime. In a comparatively recent
decision in Persons V. State, 80
Tenn, 291, it was held that no pre-
sumption in criminal case can be
allowed to operate against the pre-
sumption of innocence of the de-
fendant. There are no decisions,
federal or state, to the contrary (;
and my departure from this basic
principle might well be regarded as
alagmingly subUerSiUe of Oar syS-
tenn of government. l, therefore,
decline to submit an argument to
this court for two specific reasons ::
FIRST. because the procedure
adopted by the recorder, and acqui-
esced in by this court, leaves it un-
determined in my mind whether
this court is court of inquiry or a
court-martial; or, in other words,
whether the recorder is an impair
tial investigating officer or pros
ecutimg officer. Second, because
the instructions of the secretary OF
war to this court conflict so funda-
mentally and totally with my legal
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23

The Rev. James Gillen, pastor
of st. James Catholic Church,
while speaking on the subject OF
mob violence, declared that if one
hundred good white men believed
that they have the right to take
human life for a given cause, socn
one hundred bad white or Negro
men would assent to the same priv
ilege. Lynching he said, was
murder "Thou shalt not kill.
Referring to the Negro population
in Cairo, he claimed to know them
personally as upright, indurtrious
citizens, who deserved the good
will of every one. AS there are
good and bad among all races, the
Negro race was only guilty of its
portion, so there was no reason
that all should be attacked when
one commits a misdemeanor or
crime.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23

Cleveland, Ohio, April 12.-The
bill introduced in the Legislature
by the Hon. III. Il. Eubanks, men,
bers from Cuyahoga County, conn.,
pelling the sheriff of any county
in Ohio to do his duty in case OF
mob violene or be Immediately dis
charge from Office, passed in the
Senate last week by a unanimous
vote. The bill recently passed the
House and needs only the sigma
ture of Gov. Harmon to become a
law.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23

Buttons of Jack johnson were
placed upon the market at Chica-
90. ILL.,, last week, and they went
like hot cakes. Thousands and
thousands of the big fighters adj
mirers are purchasing them. The
button is thing of beauty, and
the pleasant part of it is that
the button patented and produced
by a Negro establishment in the
Windy City. This is about the
first time in history that colored
firm has woke up and cut in at
the right time. The button would
be an honor TO any firm, so artis-
tically is it designed, and it will
be purchased and kept as souyen-
ir for many years to come'
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23
DENVER. COLORADO, SATURDAY, APRIL 23 1910.

training as to make it impossible
for me to build an argument which
would ATTEMPT TO PROVE a
NEGATIVE.
No Proof of Guilt of Single
Soldier.
For these reasons | can neither
argue nor can | appeal to your mer-
ciful consideration for in all honor
this honorable court is bound by
the limitations imposed by the au-
thority from which its instructions
proceed. l can simply submit that
thesevidence before this court fails
entirely to prOue the guilt OF a
single soldier of Companies B, e
and d, Twenty-fifth United States
Infantry, discharged for alleged
completely in the shooting up OF
Brownsville, Texas, on the night OF
August 1914, 1906.
Records HIS Own ConUiction
There Is No Guilty Soldier.
And in this connection | desire
to record the fact that | have for
over three years diligently and hon
esffy striven to- ferret out the per-
sons engaged in this crime and that
Notwithstanding the fact that l
have had close personal contact
with nearly all the soldiers dis
charged as aforesaid, | have never
adduced one clue which might lead
to the Identification of a single sol
dier. On the contrary my investi-
cations have tended to the conclu-
sion that the shooting up OF
Brownsville was not an affray but
crime. committed by persons not
IN the military service of the Unit
cd States government. The record
of this will show that | offered to
produce testimony of an affirma-
tive and positive character giving
the names of the participators IN,
and the details of an alleged CON
spiracy to commit this crime.
The record of this court will also
show that no effort has been spared
to produce before this court evil
dence. no matter how flimsy or cir
cumstantial, which might IN the
slightest degree tend to demon
strate the guilt of the men who
formerly defended the flag and
honor of this, our common coun-
try. And yet I am not complain
ing for 1 have infinite faith IN the
Judgment of a Divine Providence
which, in the final analysis, holds
for naught the judgments OF NOR
tai man, and scorns the Sophlstry
that although the integral parts Of
a given body may be innocent, the
whole must be guilty. Truth
crushed to earth shall rise again.
n. b. MARSHALL,
Washington, d. G.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-23

Atlanta, Ga, February 25.-The
Supreme Court OF Georgia has
killed our order in this State, and
we are restrained from using eth
er symbol or sign or uniform CT
any order. United States soldiers
are only permitted to wear their
uniforms forty. eight hours, if col
ored men, while in the State off
duty.