The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-07
NEWS CULLED
in THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART.
MENTS--OTHER HAPPENINGS
o. A. DONOVAN,
eoociaI Columbus Corresponoent'
Columbus. Ohio,

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Whenever a session of either house of
the assembly opens there will be a
paid chaplain on hand to offer prayer.
This will be invariable. The chaplain
will be expected to be on duty as reg
ularly as the clerk himself, for he will
be Just as much a part of the assem-
bly's official staff. OF course, each
house viii have one chaplain. for near
" always both houses start to grind
simultaneously and one person could
not be expected to pray over two diff
ferent bodies at the same time. So
there never can be the possibility of
one house or the other beginning pro-
ceedings without first being prayed
over But remember that these chap
lains-the house chaplain and the SEN
ate chaplain-are to be paid for. They
will get the same salary as a sergeant
at-armS ~ as assistant clerk, or a
stenOgrapher, that is, S. day. Some
time and probably very often their
services daily will not consume more
than two minutes for even though very
devotional legislators have been
known to get tigedy over too much
praying. So, therefore, the prayers of
the assembly will cost in the neigh
borhood Of IS for every minute, not
counting in the days, including Sun
days, when the assembly won't be in
session. But then every legislator will
have the consOling assurance of
prayer. He will never again have to
look anXiously at the hands of the
clock in fear that the invited but un.
paid minister might not arrive at the
appointed hour. He will never again
have to experience the dread of being
compelled to start the days work
without having a regularly ordained
minister pronounce an invocation.
There will be the regular chaplain
ready when the speaker or the presi-
Gent drops the gavel. Naturally there
will always be the laggards among the
members and the irreligious who will
remain outside the assembly halls un.
til the devotional exercises are over,
but even though the slothful be in the
majority, they will still have the con-
ISOLATION Of knowing that the ceremo.
nies were there for them il they came.
Thus the logic of the paid preacher.
AS an institution he came into exist.
ence only two years ago. But already
he is viewed as a precedent and so
fervently so that the Republican eau
Gus has just selected the same chap
lains who prayed over the Democrats
for two years past.
viii Shake Everybody's Hand.
From his retreat in Washington.
Gov elect Willis has sent word here
that, although he will frown upon any
effort to hold an inaugural ball or
other pretentious social functions. he
will gladly remain in the receiving
line in the inaugural reception as long
as anybody remains who cares 20
grasp his hand. Originally the recep-
ton was scheduled 10 follow the in
augural parade and thus to begin at
3 o'clock and close at 6. But Column
bus people. who are making the plans
for the day, conceived the idea that
there mfsA; be hundreds OF people who
would not be able to attend during
the hours mentioned. and they there
fore wired the governor-elect if he
could remain after o'clock to receive
belated arrivals. The Willis reply was
that he would he pleased to remain as
long as there IVES anybody in line.
and that naturally leaves the closing
time of the reception open. The re-
ception will be held in the rotunda
of the state house ard the public will
be admitted at the north entrance.
Mr., Willis will stand about in the cen
ter of the rotunda and the line of
guests, after filing past him. will make
its exit at the south entrance. There
will be music during the function, and
the Columbus chamber of commerce.
which has the general Arrangement of
the inaugural exercises. is making
elaborate plans for the day.
Proposed Teachers Pension Bill,
The teachers pension bill, which it
is proposed to offer at the coming leg
islative session. was outlined at
meeting Of the Ohio Teachers associ-
alton by former State School Commits
stoner E. A. Jones, who is a member
Cf the faculty of Otterbein university.
rho
up by subscriptions from both the
teachers and the state.
Willie First Official Address.
iDv.-elect Willis will make his first
ofIcial address to the farmers at their
annual meeting. to be held in Column
bus the second week in January. Out
side speakers will be Prof. G. B. Smith
OF Washington and Ezra A. futile of
New York city, and Prof. Brown of the
federal agricultural department.
Ansberry to Succeed DUnneIIy.
Congressman T. T. Ansberry of De-
fiance will be appointed, by Gov. Cox
to succeed the late Judge Michael Don
nelly of Napoleon on the court of ap-
peals OF the Third district. The ap-
pointment will take effect Jan. 6. 1t
has been officially announced. To
be eligible to serve or the bench.
it will be necessary for Mr.. Ansberry
to resign as congressman. His tern?
in that office runs until March. The
judicial appointment will be for a term
of two years. He will serve until the
cased by the death of Judge
Donnelly can be filed.
Judicial Reform Committee Reports.
The committee on judicial reform
appointed by Gov. Cox has finally dc.
rided to recommend the anac1ment Of