The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-05-04
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BY ASBURY'S ATTEMPT s,rSS ~, - 6
-J-J sGANizE = NEW BRA aAtvtJIa #
'-'. OF ODD FEfIlDyVsssss5 ss5 y 1ss ls,ys
Funds For Tenn

| DC Hfecte1 at Atlan4M SHOW III ~
railing OF Since CAnitI Ig.: y s
started, But Interest," incteas - ,s3ss;I "a:
1 rate OF New Moyenent. q
lanta, Ca, May I- Ia0ra6asse
tting UP and IisteninR Is S,fS4 p n
s3SHmbling being caused an q
$SSH&Msaa Fellows by the tf1rAaf4
as sst aA the new Odd Fellow OTS W
8 StayzNs guidance OF j. G.. AebUrys
NSsS others who have securei
Sss for the Ancient Order NE
In the natural ordsFUf
,hApass' the people down here s;wdESj
Nee' III touch with affairs have been;
"accnlng for some such move ~
| Inls. great many show a disnn-;
Sitloh TO sympathize with Tie move
meht. They take the position thata
composition helps business even ~
tt Is odd fellow business Thav
think the Georgia Odd Fellows an,
IN need OF competition in order IS,
nave e~its~ real merits as at preseenntt-;.
conducted tested. .------ : e[5F.
There is no denying the fact thA4
tne men on the job as machinery I'M
the Georgia Grand Lodge know;
tnelr business from alpha to OMEGA.
lt IS source of regret however that
uhe split at the last B. M: c. tsai
gone so far as to threaten the fra,.
uatlons that have always held the
men OF the order together. Itshs
TO be hoped that all will work ssifSitflh.
Tor the best to all, concerned ami
that nothing shall happen finally M.
destroy the faith of the people h:
institutions Of this kind. '%,.E y G. q,
j. G. Asbury and The AncfemY o.
der Of Odd Fellows will find frisn,,as5
and followers i'm Georgia y Thai liss
foregone conclusions and mons nrssyS
doubt or they Will be sadly K diaaYj.
pointed. Wherever. the propbse4f 8 ol.
der has been heard of there p isS 4 a;
sign of increasing interest and ina
people of the state are shoHginR t1tfSfs
Willingness and accustonqed&t am
to take hold of new enterprise ana
work them to the limit. ! ttaa
IN the meantime the old ORDER
goes merrify ON with zttttRS cSnfp m
OF gathering funds for the ID TfS
Tow Temple to be erected ff%,Atlan4Ag
Here In the G4ute Gptyer the est4Se0rsssS
are doing almost all the planning
and the colored peoples: In the toltlx-
ing districts and country towns are
giving most Of the - money. The
working class of Georgia Negroes
seem to be the back bone of every
thing started. They hold up the.
arms Of the professional and public.
Negroes in a wonderfully 6aibhfuI
manner, :. E.,s Il
The Rev. DR.. Tanner pastor of.
Bethel church and candidate for the
JOB as Editor of The Christian Re-
corder held temporarily by Richard
methods in doing his church work:
He has promoted smother music;
festival and it was a success DR.. H.
II. Proctor began this work last
year when he promoted the succesR-
full music festival during the month
OF August. 1t was perhaps the lar
gest and best thing or It's kind ever
held in Atlanta, = - : Z.
The Gate City has begun to put
on it's commencement clothes and
the schools and colleges have In
| augurated their pre-commencement
season round Of entertainments
| Cannon Seminary is about closing
| its doors. It's the first Of all the At
lanta Colleges to close for the vaea-
tion. The Others follow in the orr
der Of their age. e,
To return to the Odd Fellow qaes-
ton, J. G. Asbury and the ancient.
tUrder OF Odd Fellows ffeat-
with opposition from the fellows who
are setting on the Negroes Of Georgia
but they will also find a great many
ito encourage the setting up OF q
competitive order in this state. %I
Ben Davis will ''froth and foam"
in the Atlanta independent because
his power and meal ticket are
threatened but all intelligent people
know that his opinion OF Asbury,
editorially or otherwise, is but the
opinion Of one man interested all
ways in taking care of his own in-
terests by figuring out the best
thing for Ben Davis and calling II
his undying and unswerving in~
terest in the welfare Of the Georgia
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