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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26
A FRENCH PRIESTS LETTER.

The letter below is from M. Andre
Bourier to his Bishop, Mgr. Roberts,
Bishop of Marseilles. It has only
recently been made public. This let
ter is an indication of the feeling in
the minds Of those French priests
who are leaving the Papal Organi-
cation in such numbers as to attract
marked attention from the religious
world:
Monsigneur,-In sending you my
resignation as one of your clergy,
I believe it to be my duty to give
you the motives which have caused
me to make the decision. Age, ex-
perience, and, above all, the can
did study of the Gospel and of the
first centuries of Christianity, have
too greatly modified the teachings
and the prejudices with which my
early ministry was nourished. I see
myself compelled to recognize that
I was born in a Church in which
new growths and the interests of
men have utterly changed the sim
plicity of the Gospel. I can not re-
cover in it's dogmatic subtleties, nor
in large proportion of it's praeti-
ces and ritual, the beautiful religion
of Christ.
You have had cognizance, Mon
signor, of these troubles of con-
science, which for a number of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26

1t was not the mail clerks nor the
pOStmaSters. It was someone on
the lookout for trap in which to
catch Mr.. Watson - everybody
knows that.
Are we to allow the Pope to slip
into our country and stop the free
dom of the press? Rome has put
her clutch upon the news stands.
Whatever the higher officials of the
Roman Catholic Church do you'll
see it flashed in big head lines in
some of our leading daflies. They
have got to do this or else. They
are afraid to do otherwise, they are
lacking in backbone.
Why not every paper stick to-
gether on freedom of the press?
Why do we sit thick-skulled and let
Rome step in, dictate and control?
We cannot do tive will not do it.
whether Watson has ever been
right before or not, the fight he is
now waging against the Pope is
enough. We are thankful to have
one man in Georgia with courage
and backbone enough to say what
he thinks along this line. We only
wish that the Democratic conven-
ton had had equally as much
grit'-but they didn't. The Re-
publicans had played for the Roman
Catholic vote, the Democrats must
follow suit. It's dangerous ground
upon which to tread.
The newspapers, preachers and
the Protestants in General have
only to be up and doing and they
could shake off the greedy hand of
the Papacrats. Romanism would be
thrown from this country with it's
nets practically empty.
Let us forget the political preiu-
dices we hold against Watson for
one moment and join him in this
one great battle. See to it that the
greedy hand of these Romanists
never gets a strangling hold on the
throat of our Government. They
have enough as it is.
We're for freedom of the press
freedom of speech-but if the time
should come when we have to toe
the mark we don't want it to be at
the bidding of the Pope.-Royston
(Ga.) Record.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26

years have been the torment Of my
life. You have not forgotten my
agonies while I have tried these ten
years past to break the bonds, so
strong and SO tender, which held
me fast to all that I had known and
loved up to that time. You then
demand from me my adhesion to
the declaration of faith Of Plus w,
and that [ gave you. 1 submitted
myself to the examinations which
you were pleased to impose on me.
But l did not at all recover the
peace of mind which was promised
to me.
You know how to make man
suffer; you know not how to give
peace. With loyalty and courage, 1
forced myself to bend my reason
and my will to the demands of the
Roman faith. I did everything to
persuade myself of the truth of that
faith, since the Roman Catholic
faith consists, not in believing, but
IN believing that one must believe.
Today | have been twenty years in
the ministry, and during ten of
these twenty years 1 have carried
on this debate with myself in such
crisis of conscience. The day has
come when | see it is equally i'm
possible and culpable to continue
this strife. Moreover, 1 have suf-
fered enough to recognize that it is
equally impossible and culpable and
more grievous to trample on ones
conscience than on ones heart.
make my exit from the Roman
Church, not by the door of skepti-
cism or of unbelief, but by reason of
my faith in Jesus Christ, the only
Saviour and exclusive Mediator.
(Acts A.. ~; Timothy 2: So
Such, Monseignor, are the mo-
tives of the decision which l make
this day in the full enjoyment both
of my reason and of my liberty.
Faithful to my vocation, 1 shall con-
secrate the remainder of my life to
the service of God, only too happy
to be permitted henceforth to preach
my Saviour with fidelity to His
Word, and set free from the fear of
men. I declare to you, that l shall
publish this letter hereafter, in case
l shall deem it necessary to fur
nish my friends with this frank ex-
preston Of my conduct.
Accept, Monseignor, the assur-
ance of my respectful regards, with
which I have the honor to be, your
servant and brother in Jesus Christ,
A. BOURRIER, Pastor.
The Liberator.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26
THE GREATEST OF ALL ISSUES.

A third term is in itself danger
Gus, but if Mr.. Roosevelt is permit
ted to enjoy third term the injury
that will follow cannot be measured.
1t is conceivable that an emergency
might arise which would warrant
sweeping aside all precedent and the
defiance of the unwritten law so as
to continue in Office the one man
possessed of the peculiar qualities
to enable them to meet the crisis, a
man Of such proved integrity and
unselfshness and patriotism that
there would be no fear of his covert
1y seeking to establish a dynasty or
to retain his power for life. There
is no such present emergency to
Justify a departure from precedent.
Neither at home nor abroad does the
Republic face danger. 1t is threat
ened neither by invasion nor domes-
tic revolution, except that revolution
which Mr.. Roosevelt has for years
endeavored to bring about by incit-
ing class hatred and infaming the
idle, the dissolute, and the unworthy
against the Industrious and those
endowed with greater capacity There
is no particular kind of work that
Mr.. Roosevelt can do better than
any one else. He is not the excep-
tional man. He was given seven
years in which to prove his worth,
seven unusual years in which to
demonstrate his courage, his homes
ty, his capacity as a leader, his
craftsmanship. Those seven years
were seven years of dismal failure.
q hot no no oil
age, nor honesty, nor capacity for
leadership, nor craftsmanship. He
had not the courage to deal with the
greatest question of his time, the
tariff. He proved his dishonesty in
a hundred different ways, from de-
nying the acceptance of campaign
contributions to denying instruc-
tions given one of his ambassadors.
He proved that he had no capacity
for leadership by coming into office
with a powerful, militant, and CO.
hesive party behind him, and going
out of office with his party in the
minority, shattered into factions,
fighting pitifully on the defensive
when not engaged in fighting among
themselves. He proved his weakness
as statesman by originating no
constructive legislation and leaving
no perdurable mark on the statute
books. He showed himself to be
unstable, unbalanced, vain, con-
temptueus of law, unmindful of OBJ
legations, strong only when his pas
sions we're allowed.-A. easily influ-
enced, weak in the hands of his
friends, Maurice Low, in Harper's
Wank1v
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-26
Watson and the Catholics

@1O mention Tom Watson in
Ill u.s. g s :. start Ss .ss $'S r.
flag in bulls face. On the
other hand, there are people who
would almost chop their fingers off
at his bidding. Personally, we are
great admirers of Thos. E., but still
we do not hold this as any reason
why we should fill the columns of
the Record from week to week with
Tom Watson stuff. We have many
good friends who hate Watson
worse than a hound pup, but that is
no concern of ours. Every man is
entitled to his own opinions and we
are willing for him to have them.
We don't care snap what Mr..
Watson says about Hoke Smith,
Tom Hardwick, and so on, and on
and on. No, this isn't troubling us
in the least, as we try to read all
sides of each question raised in
Georgia politics and form an opin-
ion of our own. But there are a
few things that every man should
listen to, heed and join Mr.. Watson
IN. We do not name as one of these
Foreign Missions, though we be-
lieve he is right in his views of the
methods of preaching the gospel
TO every creature" But we do
name as one thing we should all
join Mr.. Watson in, his fight
against the Roman Catholic HER
archy. People who have not read
and keep posted cannot know what
a strong hold they are getting in
America. Their work in their quiet
way is counting, it will keep count
ing. The Jesuit oath is enough to
wake us up to the fact that Roman
ism means to count in this country.
This oath is enough to make the
blood of all true Americans boil.
Will we allow them to carry it out?
Already their influence is coiling
around the White House-they'
paving the way as swiftly as they
can.
Why does one now sit upon the
Supreme Court bench in preference
to other ADLER judges? Why should
both the Democratic and Republi-
can conventions be opened with a
prayer by Roman Catholic priests?
OF all the good pastors of different
denominations in Chicago, Balti-
more and all over the country to
the man who thinks but little it
would seem quite strange that both
conventions should be led in prayer
by Roman Catholics. Why not di-
vide "honors?" If Roman Cath
Ollie votes and Roman Catholic in
fiuence counts for so much NOW
you need not doubt for moment
but that it will count for "some-
thing after the President is elect
ed. We can no longer point to Taft
and Roosevelt as favOring Roman
Catholics while in office. If it were
not official recognition" the Demo-
Gratis dealt out to Cardinal Gibbons,
in having him to open the conven-
tion with prayer, what was it?
We're all guilty now, and isn't it
time to call a halt?
Why was Tom Watson arrested
1t is a violation OF the law to send
obscene matter through the mails,
but is this the reason for his arrest?
Or is it because the Roman Cath
olics didn't want their dirty work
exposed? If they don't get this
matter stopped pretty soon they're
going to prove the obscenity of
their own hterature-this will be
disastrous. But this obscene mat
ter in Watson's Magazine was
printed in Latin. Who reads Latin?
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
Bullet Cripples Tevebaugh

Price Tevebaugh who accidentally
wounded himself Tuesday morning
by the discharge Of his revolver send.
ing bullet through the calf of his
leg was getting along satisfactorily
this morning. He is day clerk at the
Morrill, Hotel and was taking the
revolver from his drawer in his re ON
when the hammer struck something
and sent the bullet into his leg
After the wound was dressed by
a surgeon Mr.. Tevebaugh was taken
from the hotel to the home of his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Teve-
baugh at 10O1 North Forest
avenue. He will be compelled TO keep
to mis- bed for several days as the
wound bleeds when he does not re-
main quiet.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
PASTOR EMPHASIZED
GLORY OF PREACHING
DR.. Geo. H. Combs Made
Strong Opening Address
to Ministerial Institute

81 agree that the Christian min.
lister of today no longer speaks with
the note of authority simply because
of his position in the community;
his authority is purely that of the
truth that he represents" said DR..
George H. Combs, pastor of the
independence Boulevard Christian
church of Kansas City IN his adj
dress on "Tne Glory of Preaching"
before the Kansas Christian Minis
terial Institute Tuesday evening.
"The mission of the minister is to
inspire, and Inc general leveling up
of knowledge does not lessen the
power of the present day preacher.
The charm of the human voice is an
undying power"
"The first glory of preaching
which l would mention is that of
high aim" said DR.. Combs, eve
seek not to mike things or ideas,
but much greater yet, to make men.
Then there is the glory of truth pro-
clamation. The preacher should
not fear new truth but he should
digest it first for himself before he
attempts to give 1t to others. The
riches of high thoughts is part of
the preachers glory, and NAV we
ever recognlz; the glory of the
power of the gospel. There is no
substitute for salvation and the need
for the gospel of comfort is contin-
uous."
Rev. M. L. Sorey of Emporia
president of the Institute presided
at the evening session and the
leader of the singing was the able
secretary, &. A. Cole of Abilene.
Mrs. !. E. Mcdaniel of Topeka
conducted the praise service calling
upon the pastors in the audience to
conduct the Scripture reading by
the quoting OF verses from memory.
Rev. w. T. McLain of Manhattan
led in prayer.
In giving the address of welcome
Rev. w. M. Berkeley neatly re-
ferred to the various claims of
Chanutc for prominence, including
the poetical work of Miss Esther
Clark and J M. Cavaness. The
response was made by Rev. c. E.
Rash of Lyons. Two special selec-
tons of music were gwen by
me mbers of the local choir. DR..
Combs is to speak tonight on "The
Social Message of the Preacher"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
BEGIN ON THE DANOtllONS

When you want mess OF dandelioI
greens this spring, says The Kansas
Industrialist, don't go to the front
lawn for them unless you know how
to dig them, because each plant that
is Improperly dug will send up from
one to six new plants. In short
time the whole lawn will become In.
tested.
Dandelons are very likely to ruin
the sod unless carefully dug out.
New plants grow rapidly from the
small side roots which are very often
left in the ground IN digging up the
plant A plant cut off two inches
below the surface, which is commonly
done 10 digging, usually sends up two
or more crowns.
"The two most satisfactory methods
for Kidding the lawn of dandelions, F"
says nj. f. Ahearn, assistant In hor-
ticulture at the Kansas Agricultural
College, ''are plowiug up the lawn
and re-seedinP or sodding over, If the
dandelions are very numerous, and by
carefully digging up the plants with
knives or trowels If there are only a
few in the lawu.
San experiment in treating the
roots of the dandelion with gasoline
was tried last summer at the college.
A few of the plants were killed, but
others lived with traces Of the gaso-
line still on their roots. Spraying
also has been proved unsatisfactory.
Where that test was carried out with
a solution of sulphur and iron, only a
few plants were killed and all the
grass that was touched by the spray
turned black"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
MERCHANTS AND AUTO
CLUB TO COOPERATE
Business Men VIII Actively
Aid Autoists' Plans for
Dragged Roads.

A committee of the Chanute
Business Mems club and a commit
tee from the Chanute Auto Club
met Tuesday afternoon to devise
ways to secure the prizes to be
offered the farmers in the vicinity
of the city for keeping up the
dragged roads most completely. 1t
was decided that the 5000 desired
would be given by the business
men, a part cash and the remain.
der in merchandise prizes. In fact
over half of the amount contem p
lated has been pledged and it was
the general opinion that it would be
no trouble to secure the balance.
The Business Mems committee for
this purpose consists of Earl Jack
son, S. F. Wade and c. c. Martin.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
Should Not Be Tolerated

There has been more or less shoot
ing done with target rifles up along
the 4th and 5th block of S. Highland
for some time past. This should
not lie allowed as it endangers the
lives of all who are in range. Now
these boys probably don't know any
better but they should be taught,
In the city limits is a poor place for
such reckless shooting, and no man
is going to comply with the city or
dinance and clean up his back yard
with the bullets whizzing and flying
promiscuously about him,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
Mrs. Edna Parsons Injured

Mrs. Edna Parsons who was shot
in her left hand Tuesday morning at
her home at 1876 S. Santa Fe by the
accidental discharge of % calibre
rifle is today being cared for at the
home Of her sister-in.law Mrs. M. v.
Warehime at COS South Lincoln.
The wound is painful one and
will prevent the use of tie hand for
some time, The accident occurred
when Mrs. Parsons was rearranging
things in closet and struck the rifle
10 such manner as to cause its dis
charge.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
Loan Association chose officers

The Cnanute Building and Loan
Association held its annual meeting
Saturday evening and reelected the
present list of directors. They are
as follows: l.. Rosenthal, r N. Allen,
W, M. Gray, Seth j. Bailey, A. N.
Allen, Tim Cunningham, w. f.
Allen, M. N. Wells and D. NJ. Ken
nedy. They organized by rejecting
their present officers for the ensuing
year as follows: President, L. Rosen-
thai; vice PRESIDENT, Tim Cunning
ham; Treas. W. f, Allen; secretary,
D M. Kennedy; attorney, j j. Jones
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
COFfEYVILLE TO HAVE MORE WATER

A $3.50, 900 bond issue for increasing
capacity of the city water plGut
of CCffeyville and adding filtration
plant carried by to l vote in
special election Tuesday. The vote
was ,232 for to 2sO against,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
RELIABLE JEWELRY

Our superior array of JewelrV and
watches makes selection easy. Every
thing is in perfect taste, and every
thing may be perfectly relied upon
We sell nothing we dent know all
about, and we tell you everything We
tnov about every thing you ask to see
r e. CONKLIN, the Jeweler.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

Rev. J. NJ. Todd of Humboldt and
many other Presbyterian pastors from
the northern part Of the NeOsho
presbytery passed through Chanute
Tuesday enroute to Fredonia for
their spring session.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

A. L. LaSalle returned to Kansas
City, Kas. Tuesday afternoon after
brief visit with friends and relatives
in Chanute.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

w. f. Denious of Denver visited
between trains Tuesday with Parks
Helmick on his way heme from a
visit at Erie with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. Denious. He and Mr..
Helmick were school friends when
they attended Baker University,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

Mrs. w. E. Barker after spending
the Easter vacation at home returned
to Spring field, Mo-, Tuesday evening
where she is instructor in the art
department of the Missouri State
Normal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

Mrs. Ira Stelnberger returned TO
Erie Tuesday afternoon after a brief
visit with the Misses Parsons.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
Lardner,

Mrs. Mary Vaughn has returned to
McAlester, Okla, after spending the
winter with her daughter Mrs. W. L.
Aldrich.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

A. Dickinson who has been seriously
Ill for some time is reported to be
somewhat improved.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

DR. G. w. Byrnes concluded the
moving OF his dental offices to the
front rooms over the First National
Bank recently occupied by DR.. ]. G.
Lardner.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

Mr.. Address an old settler in the
Odense neigh borhood is reported quite
sick
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

Mrs. Barriger of Joplin visited
Tuesday with Mrs. Will Kelley on
her way to lola.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

Mrs. Hubert Fullenwider of lola is
the guest of her cousin Miss GLADYS
Cone.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

Mrs. W. B. Parsons of Cherryvale
visited friends and relatives in the
city Tuesday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

Mrs. L. Meyer Of Kansas City Is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Rosenthal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

3 S. Cofer went to Joplin Tuesday
afternoon.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

A. s. Lapham was in Erie on
business Tuesday morning.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12
KATY TIME CARD

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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

Mrs. NJ. D. Brickler went to Erie
Tuesday afternoon to visit at the
nome OF her son G. w. Brickler.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-12

E, NJ. Harmon retu ned TO Kansas
City Tuesday Afternoon after brief
visit here with his family.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
NEW YORK GIANTS SIGN
REAL GIANT OUTFiElOER

NEW YORK. Jan. l9.--Joe O'Brien.
secretary of the Giants, yesterday re-
ceived the signed contract of William
G.. Luby. the Maine giant, who has
hopes of landing q berth in the OUT
field next season. Luhy, who Is a six
fCoter, has the reputation OF being a
bard hitter. He played The outaeid
and managed the northampton team
of the Connecticut League last sea-
son until Northampton decided t
could no longer afford 10 have a ball
club With Northampton Luby hit for
3z1 In 46 games. He later joined the
Haverhill team of the New England
League, where he peited the sphere for
an average OF 800 in so games. t-upy
Is of the cleanup type of hitters. and
many Of his drives were for extra
bases. He played the outtield all Of
last season, bat is also able to hold
his own in the pitching box.
In 1910 Luby played with the Meri-
den. Conn, club. where he had the
good fortune to become acquainted
with Ed Walsh. of the White Sox
Walsh pitched for Meriden back in
1902. Last week Walsh and the pres
ident of the Meriden club paid Joe
OBrien a visit. and both spoke high
ly OF Luby's prowess. Largely on their
recommendations the youngster was
signed