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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
waiter Hilhouse Sends Bullet into
njs Pody Near the Heart.

waiter HiIlhouse Sends Bullet Into
His Redy Near the Heart.
y,cksburg.-Walter Hillhouse, aged
n years, son Of the Rev. ]. s. Hill
ho,se. pastor of the First P~resbyter-
I'm church here. attempted suicide by
shooting himself. The bullet entered
,us, below the heart, causing . seri-
q. but not necessarily fatal wound.
The act is attributed to despond-
.ncy, though no adequate cause ap.
pears.
In a note addressed to his father,
,be Young man referred to his lack Of
success in life. Mr.. Hillhouse, who is
veil known and popular, spent the
morning on the streets %conversi1g
With his friends and apparently in
good spirits. He saw and talked with
his father a very short time before
shooting himself.
The pistol was bought after leaving
his father, and the shot was fired on
The street, near the Church Of the Holy
Trinity. Several persons passing as
sisted him. and he was taken at once
10 a sanitarium. The Rev. DR.. Hill
house said that in their conversation
his son gave no intimation Of his in
tention. Walter Hillhouse is one Of
the best known young men in the city.
He has been studying for several
wears with a view to entering the Epis-
copal ministry and was organist at
Christ church, this city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
pEposIToRs ARE IMPATIENT.
Send Out Call for Mass Meeting to
Protest Against Delay.

Holly Springs.-Depositors in the
closed Peoples bank, impatient over
delay In the report Of the expert &C.
ccuntsuts who are examining books and
records of the institution, have de-
cided to take vigorous action. With
that end In view a mass meeting OF
the depositors has been called. The
call for the meeting is signed by ]. H.
Shelton, W. H. FAINT, John S. Hastings
and 7. F. Sigman.
The depositors have sent a represen.
tative to see Judge Julian G. Wilson
OF Memphis, former chancellor of this
district, and he has assured them that
they can get every cent Of their money
BY civil procedure. The question OF
retaining Judge Wilson will probably
be one OF the questions considered at
the meeting Saturday.
One depositor was asked II I. G.
Levy, president Of the bank, had not
done all that could be expected when
he surrendered q deposit of $1,000 to
pay off the claims Of others, and he
replied:
"We are satisfied with what MIR,
Levy has done, but we want some OF
the other directors and officers to
come across"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
GOOD ROADS DAY.
Business Men Of New Albany Render
Good Program.


Good Program.
New Albany.--The Business Mems
league of New Albany held a Farm
ers' Rally and Good Roads Day." and
a program of general interest for the
entertainment of the entire country
side was rendered.
Speakers on the program were G. I.
Ames, manager Of fthe Holly Springs
experiment. station; John A. Whitta-
ker, senior highway engineer, United
States government; w. L. Blocker,
federal silo and dairy department; j.
W. Willis, federal cooperative farm
demonstration; DR.. W. s. feathers,
state health department, and DR.. J.
L.. Lumsden, Of the United States de-
partment Of public health.
Union county has been designated
as the county In Mississippi In which
the United States and the state OF
Mississippi public health authorities
shall make an exhaustive house-to.
house canvass or survey Of typhoid
fever conditions. All the local organ
izations and prominent professions IN
the county have pledged support to
the canvass, which is to be conducted
by Dr.. Lumsden. assisted by a squao
Of typhoid experts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
STRANGE ANIMALS FOUND.
Curious Creature Discovered IN Bunch
Of Bananas.

Gunnison.~-A curiosity was found
In a bunch OF bananas shipped In here
a few days ago. 1t lis an animal about
the size OF a rat, but whose head and
tail resemble that Of an opossum. The
mother and three little ones are evil
IDENTIFY of the opossum variety, AZ they
climb. and the little ones swing on TO
their mothers body and brace
themselves by wrapping their tails
around their mother, very much like
young opossums do. As yet no n
seems to be able to tell exactly what
they are, but they are thought TO be
species of the didelphys, or Central
American opossum. 1t is the intention.
Of the owner to send them to the Mem.
phis zoo.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
FiREBuos ARE CAUGHT.
Negroes Confess to Burning Barn Of
n. n. Havs Of Byhalia.

n. n. Hays Of Byhalia.
Senatobia.--Bloodhounds from Sen.
atohia, under the charge Of Sheriff H.
D. Williams, caught the two negroes
who burned the barn Of H. H. Hayes
Of Byhalia. The crime had been com.
nitted fourteen hours before the dogs
reached the scene; they took up me
trail without any trouble. and ran i
for two miles down . dusty road ana
over dry weed land, locating and iden'
Trying the negroes among . larss
crowd OF persons who had congresat'
ed to watch the dogs run. The ne
sroes we're Jim and Elmore Wolfe
Mr.. Hayes had had some trouble WITH
them 1 few days before the barn wa
burned. 1t was learned later that one
Of the negroes had confessed to the
burning. The barn and contents were
valued at $4,000.
This is the second successful catcr
made by the dogs IN DeSoto count'
within the past week. The negro Wess
Miles, who broke into the store o. 2
B. Mooney 1t Hernandez, was traiiee
to cover BY these dogs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
rha HAnkar Memorial.

vickshnrg.-The friends and some
Of the comrades OF the late lamented
Col. Chas. q. Hooker, the distinguishes
and brilliant M~ississippian, are pre-
pairing to place N impressive and last
Ing memorial 70 his memory - tns
vicksburg National park.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
Mccomb Tomato Shipments.

McComb City.--A car load Of toms,
toes leaves here almost every day for
northern markets, some Of them com.
Ing In from the Liberty-Whfte rail-
road, but most Of them are loaded
here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

McComb Citys-The Illinois Central
has put all car repairers, painters and
carpenters on nine hours per day.
having been working only eight hous1
for about one yeay.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04

procession and even request that no
flowers be sent, and discourage curl
osity by holding simple services
from their residence. What the rich
do from good taste, the poor can
do from the same, with this added
virtue-economy
We believe the above reasons are
sufficient to warrant the discontinue
ance of the Sunday practice" nor are
we lacking in those human sympa-
thies for one another in hours when
some dear friend has closed his or
her earthly career.
Sorrow wins it's way to the recep-
tive heard and needs no brass band
to advocate it's cause. The real suf-
ferer or mourner does not seek the
lime light of public curiosity or vain
display but rather quiet and solitude
alone with God where vanity may be
excluded from sorrow and the suffer
ing one realizes the quality of infinity
love to cure every human wound. II
the deceased has demonstrated good
in life, remember that the same can
not die. And that truth, however
humble may be the one that lives it.,
has the quality of eternity stamped
upon it and must live, just as true as
error, vanity, falsehood, and other
like things must perish, and canont be
perpetuated by any methods of vain
proceedings.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04

The versatile and brilliant corre-
spondent of the Kansas City Sun.
militarism that is swiftly becoming
obsolete, all of which strikes the
thoughtful person as being ill timed
and having no true place in our busy
ann progressive life. This tendency
to worship the dead with such public
demonstration is positively wrong,
and brings to light one of the strang-
est paradoxes in all human affairs
| that of some deceased person, even
below mediocre note, figuring as the
dead principal in a rich and ex-
pensive funeral where money, flow
ers, time and curiosity are lavished
upon one, who in life, perhaps never
enjoyed or even merited these things.
No objections are advanced against
relatives and friends showing proper
concern regarding any deceased but
in our burial ceremonies we should
seek simplicity and divest the funeral
of this unnatural pomp and vain
glory especially is this true of the
Sunday funeral when so many people
are compelled to either see these pro-
cessions or listen to the Thanatopsis-
like music.
Some prominent Mason has advised
more simple ceremony in affairs of
this kind and for" this reason we urge
every lodge to refrain from the Sun
day funeral whenever possible and If
they must have turnouts, let them be
in the week and not on the Sabbath,
We understand that in Denver, Colo,
that these professions are forbidden
on Sunday by city regulations. At
tending church on a Sunday one is
invariably confronted with some fun
eral procession or the prospect OF
one, this should be stopped and there
are several concrete reasons for do
ing so which we give below;
Ist. The average colored person
works hard six days in the week and
should not have his day of rest anc
recreation disturbed by a pretentious
funeral with an ill-tuned brass band
as its chief feature.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04
SOME OF THE STRUGGLES OF
THE NEGRO PRESS.

One evening this week at the close
OF a very busy day drew me up at
my desk. Before me was scattered a
mass of newspapers, all bearing the
distinction og colored. My already
tired brain and sun strained eyes al
most refused the task that was set be-
fore. But from somewhere and some
how | gained courage, and plunged in
by stirling with the one on top-it was
the Oklahoma-O, there | go, didn't
mean to call any names, but the
press work on that particular pour
nal was so poor that one could not
even properly translate the answers
to Booker Washington's article, ask
ing for better travelling accommoda-
tions for Negro passengers over GER
tain railroad lines; which was brave
ly undertaken. The Dallas Express
came in for a similar criticism while
the Boston Alliance and Conservative
Counsellor is void of that harmon
ious toning with other parts of the
papers on account of too much front
page advertisement. In others there
were similar and even more grievous
errors.
The colored papers that take first
rank in typographical cleanliness and
mechanical accuracy are the Amster-
dam News, Richmond Planet, Kansas
City Sun, and New York Age.
1t is with no small degree of ap'
probation that 1 review the merits
and demerits of these journals and
Journalists, who are struggling as
am; for to publish a Negro journal
at this period means sacrifice at
every stopover. l see written in great
red headlines at the head of the mean
est effort in the way of a Negro jour
nal these words, self Sacrifice"
Our readers are more sensitive tc
| literary abuse in race paper than
they are to the big dailies. l often
have a man come into my office to
complain about stick of matter up
i side down in the last issue of an arti
Gle that was backed up the wrong
way. Now, If he, perhaps, knew that
my day had been SO hours instead Of
eight in comparison with his, insteac
of criticising he would step in anC
offer to pay his subscription with the
hope that his mite might help lit
tie in relieving the situation. Fol-
whenever you see faults standing out
conspicuously in Negro papers there
is but one conclusion to come to, anC
that is that finance is oh, so short.
Now, don't stand apart and laugh
jeeringly or criticise an effort thai
you yourself are not brave enough t.
make. If you cannot give thousands
you can give the widows mite anC
the least you pay on your subscrip
tion will be precious in the editors
sight.-Californi Eagle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04

End A funeral has a morbid effect
on the public mind, especially when
it is pompous and loud. And in indi
vidual cases there have been serious
complications resulting from debili-
tating music that reaches the ears OF
the sick who must hear these airs
with as you can imagine no hopeful
feeling.
3rd. The average bereaved family
can i'll afford these expensive funer.
ais, even though there is an endow-
ment of several hundred dollars, and
worthy friends who lavish the flowers
on deceased friend in death, nut be
reminded of the irony of this action,
since they usually fail to do these of
fices toward the object when in life.
4th. Any week day is the logical
time for a funeral. And simplicity is
the one rule to govern all. The rich
have ceased to practice the Snowy
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04
Magnificent Address
The Most Delightful and En-
Pertaining Lecture Heard
in Allen Chapel IN
Years was that of
DIR. SAMPSON BROOKS

On last Monday night, more than
nve hundred of the most representa-
tive colored people of this city gath
cred in Allen Chapel to hear what
proved to be the most brilliant and
entertaining address, so many declare,
ever delivered within the historic
walls of old Allen. The speaker of
Sampson Brooks, D. D., the popular
pastor of st. Paul A.. M. E. Church,
st. Louis, Mo-, and who is known
throughout America as the financial
king of the race, having raised more
cash money in one rally than any 9TH
er Negro pastor in America. Dr.
Brooks subject was what a Black
Man Saw in White Mans Country"
and for more than two hours he sway
ed his audience to suit his own fancy.
First screaming with laughter and
again wildly applauding some magnifi-
cent burst of oratory from the lips of
the distinguished orator. To say that
Dr. Brooks pleased his audience Is but
a faint conception of the expression
of approval heard on every side and
should he be induced to make a return
engagement it is doubted whether
historic Allen will be able to hold the
throng that will crowd to hear him.
His quaint and pleasing narrative of
his experiences on his first trip to the
Old World evoked peals of laughter
from his delighted hearers and his
peroration in which he rose to the
heights of sublime eloquence and pas
sionately. appealed to his race to be
true to race ideals, to be proud of
their history, their features, the color
of their skin, their hair and with all
their God, provoked an ovation such
as has been seldom witnessed in a
gathering of representative Negroes.
DR.. Brooks was the recipient of warm
congratulations from hundreds who
heard his lecture and the pastor and
nine Bishops of the Mock Conferences
are to be congratulated upon having
been able to furnish the people of
Kansas City such a mastery and en-
joyable treat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04

sas City, Mo-, and Kansas City, Kas.,
regarding one Rev. Mr.. Mills of At
lanta, Ga, and the Highland Avenue
Baptist Church; and in order that
the facts in the case may be clearly
set forth and the motive of the ALI
ance may not be colored by those
who seem to desire to damage its
standing in the good opinion of the
Community, we thought it wise to
state the facts in the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, the Baptist Ministerial
Kansas City, Kas., by investigation
of a report made to it by Rev. G. W..
Boyd, pastor of Highland Avenue Bap-
| tist Church, that Rev. NJ Mills OF
Atlanta, Ca, who had conducted a re-
vival for him and because of the i'm
preston made during the revival had
taken advantage of the pastor to stir
up strife among the members and
thereby to become pastor of the
church.
ance by its investigation found the
report true and whereas the Rev. L.
H. Mills acknowledge to the Alliance
that he did encourage the dissatis
fled members in their efforts against
Rev. G. w. Boyd.
And whereas, the Rev. Boyd, die
resign because of the dissatisfaction
thus created and the Rev. Mr.. Mills
did become pastor of the Highland
Avenue Baptist Church and thus prov
ing the report to be true.
And where as, Rev. L. H. Mills
after becoming pastor of the Highland
Avenue Church came to the Alliance
and asked what could he do to pu
himself and that churcvh in right re
lationship with the organization.
And whereas, the Highland Avenu,
Baptist Church allowed her name t
appear in the Kansas City Sun con
demning the Ministerial Alliance fo
disrecognizing the Rev. L. H. Mill
: and saying to the world that the AL
lance had erred.
Therefore, resolved, that because o
the above stated reasons the Bap
tist Ministerial Alliance cannot coun
tenance such conduct by ministe
or church and we disrecognize thu
Rev. Mr.. Mills and the Highland Bap
tist Church.
i Respectfully yours,
REV G. L. PRINCE.
REV. w. A. BOWREN,
REV w. H, HILL.
Committee on Publication
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04

beliefs and doctrines. Christian
scholarship would be a blessing to
those who continue to cling to the
old Papal ideas. But, nevertheless
the same is essential to all. So is the
faculty of reason to every man who
has claimed the divine authority to
preach. But, how many are they who
really exercise that important facul-
ty? l answer with shame-only a few.
To say all, would be to evade the
truth To say the mapority, would
re an untruth, / now return to my
subject. 1t is a common custom for
a minister when officiating at tuner-
ais or other occasions when the ques-
tion of the dead artists to announce
that the DECEASED has gone immedi-
ately to it's 'desination-its reward or
it's punishment. In other words he
breaches the soul to Heaven or to
hell" In the name Of Christian
civilization, l want to know, where
did he get such doctrine? it must
be of his own inspiration. Is it a
fact that he is justified in making
such declarations regarding the dead
| answer in the name of God, and with
all the emphasis at my command, no
a thousand times no.
The very idea of any one assuming
that the soul goes Immediately to
its eternal abode at death. Assur-
edly no man can subscribe to a more
barbarous and absurd belief. Do not
the Scriptures agree from first to last
that the dead know not anything;
that the sons come to honor and
they know it not; they come to dis
honor and they perceive it not OF
them? Do not the Scriptures tell us
where the dead are and their condi'
ton; that they are experiencing
neither joy or sorrow, pleasure nor
suffering; that they will have nc
knowledge of anything done under the
sun until their awakening in the Res
direction? Why then allow these
houman misconceptions and misinter
pretations influence you to such false
views regarding the dead? True, we
have followed the wrong teacher toe
long; the one of whom our Lord saiC
HE abode not in the Truth" anC
that he is the father of lies, We shal
now consider for a moment the ques
tion of the dead. Would 1t not be un
reasonable to believe that should Goo
permit anyone to enter the kingdom
of Heaven Immediately at death, anC
then on the day of the Resurrection
morn TO call him forth into iudemen
after he had tasted of the fruits o
eternal life; knowing too, that Goo
has but one appointed timbe to rendel
judgment to the human race anS
that is during the Millenial age
Note the implied words of our Lord
"The hour is coming In which all tina
are in their graves shan hear hi
voice, and shall come forth; they tina
have done good unto the Resurrection
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04
BABY CONTEST AND SHOW.
Allen Chapel 10th and Charlotte
Streets Wednesday, April IS, at
8 O'Clock p M

A Baby Contest and Show will be
given under the auspices of the Arab
District, Rev. Clara Franklin, d. d.,
Presiding Elder, 1926 Highland Ave
nue., Bell Phone East S04 and eRev.
Margaret Bass, d. D., Presiding Ell
der of the Up and Down District,
2642 Highland Avenue, Bell Phone,
East 110S of the Matter of Fact Con
ference, Bishop" w. H. Dawley, Jr.,
ID. D., L. L. D., d, g. L., presiding.
Prizes of $40, So. $3.50 will be awarded
that night, April 18th to the babies
receiving the first, second and third
highest vote. Votes are ten cents
each. Enter your own OF your friends
baby at once and get books from the
above presiding Elders. Age limit
for entries months to two years,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04

gentle bearing have won for him a
substantial place in the hearts of the
people of Kansas City irrespective of
church or creed, and the people are
glad that he has been returned by the
Presiding Bishop at the Annual Com
terence held last week at Fulton, Mo.
A Splendid Work.
Since coming here six years ago, DIR.
Davis has accomplished splendid
work for his church and has contrib
uted very materially to the religious
and moral uplift of his people in this
city. He found a struggling congre-
CATION of about $50 members, discour-
aged and burdened with an indebted
ness of $6,6O0. During his ministry
742 additions have been gained and a
membership of $50 was reported at
the Conference just closed. The
Church debt has been practically
wiped out, there remaining only $1,000
OF the original debt. But this part of
the record tells only a part of the
story. For the repairs, improvements,
upkeep of the property have been coon
siderable, plus the pastors salary and
Conference Claims will bring the
financial transactions close up to
$4,000 in the past six years.
Centennial Smiles.
There were doubts, misgivings and
fears until the news wa flashed back
Sunday morning that the esteemed
reverend had been returned. Then
Centennial put on a smile. She is still
wearing it for Centennial knows who
has been the instrument used by the
Master in establishing her going. The
Church is both thankful and glad to
have the service, the labor, the pastor
ship and companionship of this vener-
able minister for another year.
34th Anniversary.
The week of the 22d inst. beginning
Wednesday, the congregation is max
ing elaborate preparations to cele-
brate the 34th year of the founding of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Kansas City, which was done by the
late Rev. VIM. r. Lawton, one of the
early Grand Masters of the Missouri
Jurisdiction of Ancient and Accepted
Free Masons, to close with a grand
rally Sunday the 26th. All of the for
mer pastors now living will be inyit.
ed to be present and take part and
prominent men of the city of other
denominations will be given a place
on the program.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04
Where are the Dead
A Mastery Discussion of a
Question that has Engaged
the Attention Of the Fore
most Theologians and
Scientists Of the
World.

(From the pen of the recognized
genius in Oratory, Vermilhon A. ID.
Murray, Jr., 1900 Woodland Avenue,
Kansas City, MOI
Guided by the Lords providence to
a realization that the Bible has been
slandered, as well as it's divine
author, and that, rightly understood,
it teaches nothing concerning a hot
or a burning hell" or an eternity of
misery derogatory to Gods character,
nor to an intelligent reason, l briefly
attempted in my last discourse to lay
bare the Scripture teaching on this
subject, that thereby faith in God
and his Word may be re-established,
in the hearts of all who might have
become interested in my discussion,
on a better, reasonable foundation.
shall now direct your special at
tention to one of the many varied
false ideas that are prevalent Inc the
Christian church concerning the dead,
But, before proceeding with the por-
trayal of facts concerning the dead
and of the false opinions of Gods
plan of dealing with the incorrigible,
taught ever since the great falling
away" which eliminated in Papacy,
and fnstilled into our minds from
childhood, which are alone RESPONSE
BILE for the view generally held, 1
wish to remind you of this fact, to-
wit: Should a man declare himself
uninterested in the facts concerning
hell, (hades the gravel or the dead,
would be to p reclaim himself idiotic
--thoughtless. For, if the ordinary
affairs of this present life, food,
raiment, finance, politics, etc., which
concern us but a few wears are
deemed worthy of thought, study
how much more concern should we
have in respect to the ternal future
of ourselves and neighbors and man.
kind in general?