Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
OPEN-TOWN MEN
DENOUNCED BY
PREACHERS
Dr.. HoIderby Would Depose "Rot-
ten" observation-disclosures
Says Atlanta Will Stay Clean.

Arrangement of the open town
crowd" which would put IN effect a
more liberal" Interpretation Of the
law was INDUCED in Sunday by At
lanta ministers in celebration of the
anniversary of the cleaning up" of
the city.
With few exceptions the pastors
touched on local civic conditions, on
the recent charter election, and, in
one case. the election of Mayor Wood
ward more than ten months ago. In
every instance the present conditions
brought about through Chief Beavers
and the Men and Religion Forward
Movement were eXtolled.
Lincoln Mcconnell, pastor Of the
Baptist Tabernacle, declared the peo-
pie of Atlanta, three fourths of whom
are good would never allow return
to the old conditions. The only big
mistake Atlanta ever had made and
the only one she perhaps ever would
make, he declared, was the election q
little over ten months ago (Which
was about the time James Woodward
became Mayor.
Dividing the Crowd"
DR. Mcconnell divided the crowd"
which wants to return to old condi-
tons in three classes, as follows: The
poor woman, for whom. he said, he
had only pity; the men who want az
easy access to sin, and the dirty, low.
down devils" who make rents unde'
vice conditions. For these, he de-
clared, he had the utmost contempt.
There is no danger Of Atlanta ever
turning back to old conditions" de-
clared DR.. Mcconnell, for three
fOurths of Atlanta's people are GOOD
The present agita ton is but the howl
Ing of the noisy crowd who want to
live off Of the profits of vice. They
are as the NANCY coyotes who appear
to be wolves in the night. There is
no danger"
In line with DR.. McConnelrs re-
marks DR. Caleb Ridley speaking at
the Central Baptist Church. declared
Satan certainly would despise Chief
Beavers, make fun of the executive
committee of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement: swear that Jonn
Eagan was interested in questionable
houses. and that Marion jackson was
Mary Ann. The devil. he declared
also, would certainly favor Atlanta's
near-beer business and would fight
every suggestion to outlaw it,
Going further than either DR.. Ridley
or DR.. Mcconnell. DR.. A. r. Holderby
pastor of the Moore Memorial Pres
byteTian Church, declared himself in
favor of the recall of the whole gang
of OffiCeholders"
Never" declared DR.. Holderby.
has there been more political cor
ruption and moral rOttenness among
the goddess and open town crowd
than there now is in Atlanta, and one
- hat
in Atlanta is not right with God The
church as well as politics needs
cleaning up, and when the church gets
cleaning up. and right with God
there will be no trouble in cleaning
up the city"
DIR. Dunbar Ogden. in the course Of
a sermon on the topic, Separated for
Service at the Central Presbyterian
Church. prophesied that the present
day would go down in history as the
missionary century of all ages. The
problem Of the world he said, is not
commercial nor political, but the
building of character
Other ministers who spoke to large
audiences Sunday night were the Rev
Fred A. Line, who was installed as
pastor Of the First Cniversalist
Church Sunday morning, and the
Rev. Robert Ivey. who became the
pastor OF lne Georgia avenue PreSDF-
terrain Church Sunday
Randolph Churchill, LID. of the
famous Churchill family of England
spoke Sunday night at the Big Beth
el negro church. Our greatest prob
lem, the speaker declared, is to bring
into this life the love of God which
will solve any problem.
Mr. Churchill is visiting the South
to write his impressions for The Lon
don Daily News and The London
Guardian. He will sail for England
in November.