Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
BIG BUDS LETTER.
SENATORIAL QUESTION WILL BE
SETTLED BEFORE MONDAY
Rev MIR King breaches in First Baptist
Church, in Jackson and Makes
Favorable ImPr ression.

After making the prophecy two
weeks ago that we would soon set
tie the senatorial question l regret
that | cannot tell your readers
nothing definite at this writing
Thursday on the ail-absorbing
toDic-the election of Il United
States senator. But think that
before this reaches my readers this
question will be settled Tor all fac
tions are tiring Of the contest and
either want the opposition to name
a man who they Say can beat var
daman. and if that can't be done
let the governor have the nomlna-
ton. | am quite sure that the
legislature is opposed to hOldIng
the dead lock and adjOurning with
out electing a senator, as we are
required to do. We are not let
ting this question keep us from at
tending to Jour legislative duties
for we have all of the important
bills introduced and referred to
the various committees where they
are being acted on and gotten IN
shape to be brought back to the
house and be enacted into laws.
The senate has passed bill IN
creasing the pension appropriation
500, 900 and | am sure the House
will vote for this increase.
We have bill carrying an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to eradicate
the cattle tick and hog cholera in
the state, and after hearing the
gentlemen who have charge of this
work tell us of the great good that
this bill will do for the farmers of
our state, | believe the legislature
would have given them 800, 900
if they had said they could have
used this much. 1t will be worth
thousands of dollars annually to
our citizens if we can get rid of
these two pests.
The senate cut the appropriation
for public schools So, 700 and they
say this will be used for the es-
ta5l.shment of Agricultural High
schools and the Training School.
1t has to come back to the house,
and 1t hard to tell what will be
the outcome.
Or. Roberts is a great admirer
Of your Mr.. King and as the First
Baptist church of this place IS
without a pastor and is looking
round for one, he had the COM
mittee invite Bro. King to preach
for them last Sunday, which he
did, and all were delighted with
his sermon. He had quite num-
ber of the members of both houses
out to hear him. and they con-
graduated us on having such a
man in Macon. | told them they
did not know Macon-that we
had the best of everything in
Macon and that no man ever left
Macon even to go Heaven II he
could help II.
Bro. King preached on Vision,
Voice and Obey" Have you
had the Vision, have you heard
the Voice, and will you Obey. If
YOU never heard him preach it
90 and hear it, and it will do you
good. 1t was one of the best
Sermons | ever heard and one of
the most spiritual, and they need
Just such man as Mr.. King here,
for the congregation is noted for
the small number of men who at
tend the services, 1t reminded
me of what Sam Jones said about
Heaven, when he remarked that
he knew there would be a num-
berless crowd of women but, he
was afraid that there would not
be enaugh men to sing bass. "
know that Macon would dis
like to give up Bro. King but this
is the head center of the State
and they need a strong man here
at the Capitol City, but | hope
they will have denominations
pride enough to make a sacrifice
for the good of their church.
DIR. Roberts and Bro. King Wis
tied a nearby town Sunday night
where Mr.. King preached. DR.
Roberts said the church needed
painting very badly and he was
satisfied that if Bro. King was
pastor he would see a vision anC
hear a voice telling him to have
that church painted and he would
obey, even if he had to do it him
self. We had Bro. King to oper
the House with prayer Monday
morning and the privilege of the
House was extended him.
Walter Price had THE BEACON
w NO on his desk last Sunday anC
a senator read it and attached {
note to the paper endorsing an(