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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, XOVEMBEIt SO, 1003. - t GRAVESEND TRACK : - A DESERTED PLACE Motet of the Bl(f Bunch of Horse Have i Been Shipped i Sooth - and i Went American : Horsemen s Who: Have Iiee Abroad Pleased With the OondiUona Tbey Encountered. Colin Create a Stir la British Turf Circles. '"i:yM'y i: Js'ew Tork, Not.? t.-Graveeo4 track U a deserted place thbrNovem ber to what It waa laat season. James Dunpby, superintendent of the Brook Jya Jockey Club, say there are not mora, than seventy horses at tb track.. Last year at this time thar were more than J00 there. Besides. I number of thoaa that are still carefl for at tha Qrevesend coarse are only waiting; to -be shipped South or West to race during tha wlnter.vi -4;! J. L. MoGlnni haa decided to aend Notasulga to Ban Francisco, She will go In tha care of John Power. Thl filly war a 2-year-old of great promt sua aia not race np to her I yesPtotd form this, season, hat gar flashes of speed that suggested he possibility of her going on to useful ness. Jockey ."Ural, .the apprentice that rod for McBlnnls durlnr tha Eastern season, has also been aeat to Los Angeles,.- going in the charge of H . " I'' Shaw. McOlnnla may go to the coast within a couple of -weeks himself, tout he will take no horses with him, and his desertion of Sheeps head .Bay depends altogether upon the- re ports, he receives from' Power. Willi ghaw, the American rider who recently returned front Ger. many, says that over there a man who .will bet the equivalent of 2S on a race is considered a plungar. While the totting Is a very small con sideration In 4h sport all the owners are desperately in earnest in- the rae Irtg and larger Wafers may be made privately between owners of rival horses. , Shaw promised Jockey Gar ner a contract of M.000 a year if . he would go to Germany, and it is prob able that it will, be accepted.' , Thomas Wejsh. the horseman, has returned from PaanceHe expressed himself as toeing" well pleased with his trip. :' He' left early In .the fall with tie Trench lre Adam- and - a consignment of mares from the Mill stream Stud for the French market The lot was sold at auction and re markably good prices received. Adam brought $5i, 000, while Musette head ed the list of mares when Fred Bur ley paid SS.00 for her, ; v r Mr. WeUh said that the "horses had shipped remarkably well and were in first-class condition when .-sent into the sales ring. The bidding- through out ths sale. waa brisk and he found that the French sportsmen were will lng to pay the price for hprsea they wanted. ' Adam was - a ' favorite '. - In France when he was purchased by the Mlllstream Stud a few season back, and to a great extent the good price paid for the mare was hy reason of their having; been hrea to him. ,The -business of the aale occupied much ' Of Mr; Welch's time while abroad, but he found opportunity to visit with , the American colony : and had ample chance to study the French methods of training. ' From " France he and Janaes Cassey. went to Eng land, where they dad a chance tot see Colin, Ballot, and the other, of j the KMne'Tiorse that . went in. . tu first shipment made by the ; vice - chairman of the Jockey Club. C ; ;i Colin Aas created soma ; stir In British turf olrele by reason of his marvelous record here," and when he is sent to the rsoes next season pro vided he trains successfully he will have many English friends. . Ballot k has ' also impressed the- English Judges, and he has already been rak ed 1 as a horse calculated to carry greet ' weights and give an excellent account, of" himself h the handicap company which he wilt meet-In 1 (0t, ,-. "Jimmy Bow, trailer .for James : (R.t Keen, Is pretty Woe over the rac ing situation and greatly mourns tha loss of the yearlings which ' Keen has sent to England."-In an Interview the other day Row said: 'They say . Bam Darling' is fine man and a frood trainer. i X hope he doe not send ; Colin to the post .not tiolte fit and have - him., beaten. .. X ' would not see : htm beaten in a race for a whole lot -. of money.., . It is my ; oplnlon'v that i Colin my never-see the starting; post again. Some seem to think he will etand train ins; over the grass courses f England, but I hardly think so. I hope he will for .if ever tie get to '-, himself h will show the kind of stuff ,f which American thoroughbreds are made Ballot will have a package to ' carry In every race in which he starts, hut he will carry it In v good shape - any route up to a mile and a quarter. , Aa for the 'yearling that' have gone , ever, every one l good,' and. all are entered- In the two-year-old stakes where possible. 'Vf - sif ff-fzSfsz vlt will e" interestinc to' witch ".one -cable nevA.: of the America horses abroad thfa coming' season, for never was there a more representative lot abroad. . "Outside : of .Maskett Mr". Keene haa -sent 'the best he has. In - the English derby, neatt year Kene s ' colors will be carried by Vamba, and so well -does Bowe like him that he ' Intimated he would be a better three J year-old than - Sir ? Martin. : Every horse that has been shipped' to Eng land so far Oiaa arrived In good con dition. ' Anderson Opposed to Columbia's En tering Carolina Ijreguc. ,t : Special te The Observer.- , Anderson. 8. C, Nov. 2. -A few of the more loyal tans of Columbia ar fighting hard to -reidu the Sallte league charter, and thus keep out of the Carolina- foeague, and It is not Known yet whether-application will te made for admission into this clr , cult. A special from Columbia says a nost diligent search has been made to tfind cut who the "well-known Colum bia citizens" are who are to be asso ciated with Billy Laval in securing the iew franchise, ' President Furman Fmith, of the Anderson Association, sticks to his statement issued a few days ago that he wlireppose any move to place a Carolina team in Columbia through outside parties. - . v.. - : '-."-"; IntiTrollegiato Hotkey Sohcdulo. '' Kew" Tork, Nov. 19. All the games of the Intercollaiate Hockey League, ith .the .exception of that between. Blarvarrl and Dartmouth on February th, will be played at the St. Nicho las rink la this city. Schedules: Jan aiary tlh, Prino-ton vs. Columbia; January Jth, Harvard vs. Columbia; January 14th, Yale vs. Dartmouth; January 1 6th, Harvard vs. Princton: J-inuary uth. Columll vs. Dart ruth: Sannnry rartwout'h vs. J r-.s--.-t "'.; Jatiuai: ITth. 1'die vs. Co- AUSTRIANS BUY OCXl XIORSKS, Some -of tlo Fastest r and Cboiocst Trotters In Hits country Have Been Purchased hy - Austrian Boy ere So : f early. soo.ooo .lias uetm .in vested in' the Xuclees.: 'ti- fe Kew Tork. Nov.' . The activity of Austrian' trotting-; ,horse, , buyers has not stopped since they started purchasing a number of this: season's best-Stallions and mares jjurlng and Immediately " after . the , Lexington- meeting of last ' month. The . most prominent among the foreign buyers this year have been the two Cchlessln ger brothers, of Vienna. ; j - -After shipping about "a, dozen y of perhspe the fastest and choicest tro ti ters that ever went out of this coun try three weeks ago the two brothers started upon an inspection ... tour through several of the host breeding far ins of this State, buying some outright- and getting option on others for future deals. Bo far they - have secured four hlgihly-bred mare-wlth records :and ; have them . ready f for shipment C s'-h . -; - The fastest in the lot 1 that fa mous campaigner, the ray mare IMly Toung J.0 1-4) by .Young- Fuller ton, which they purchased through John Splan..-'.. v,'- ..---'-' -, Speaking ' of ! hi purchases r: Mr. fschlessinger said t "O wr firm has so far invested nearly tloe.000 In Amer ican trottlng-bred horses, and our ex perience haa taught na that the very best we can secure in this country, eventually prove the best Investment. - "While trotting speed Is a great consideration In our purchases. yet that point alone Is never allowed-' to be our, chief e-uide. Ws stick mere firmly to breeding lines, and the stal lions or mares which belong; to the best - producing ?famlliea are Just as acceptable to us without any record as one that has a fast mark, either trial or in a race. 'iWe get to thl country In time for the Lexinxton meeting, where the best performera come together from every section of the -XTntted States. This is the est olace to watch for such horses e we think will prove the rla-ht kind of racing prospect for S rHunSarUn Zrl or to race j W W wit, - speed end of our demands or spot them for future negotiation, ' r "Our American ' ; trotting " horse friends are fully aware that wr ars In the market aa business peopie, ana not the kind that pays fancy prices like 110,000. -and as a result in the majority jt cases wa find- that the rvrAm uiked for our seleouons are reasonable enough to make the busi ness psy at tne otner enu, ur -mand for trotUng bred, horses is on h tnevease. -but : we find that al though ths 118" of racing In this country is aouDtiui. yet tne . this year are much higher, than be fore, . 5 . TWO GREAT FOOTBAIIj TEAMS. One an AM-American 3even of WUy t ,t - Heroes of Fiction. ; - ., The Bookman. - .' ' '' Kin VMra aeo thia month we printed an Imaginary football eleven made up of certain- brawny heroes et fiction. . It waa 1 a bit of harmless and whimsical absurd ity, which happened-; at the nme to oe very widely quoted. In subsequent years w have received a large number of in quirtea on the subject and we are re- printing the line-up in response to, ev eral personal requests. " . ' " .;'- ?. j -' Left En....,-,.. Michael Volodyovk - ("Pan Michael") - - Left Tackl.......L Nolr Faineant .:.':.:-.- . (Ivanhee")- - Left-Gurd,....Pan Longin ("Fir and v .i Sword") "h- Centre...V....,.John Rldd "Lorna .--A,,-s.!K.w:f,'.,.'-.i)oone,).v ' '' .' Klghi Guard...,. .Tfrsua ("Quo Vadls")f Right Tackle.. iTaffy Wynne ("TTilbr) RlKht End...,i..,Aramls- ("The Three ,- ..--v, ,;n. Musireteera") -' Quarterback,,..D'Artnan ("Th Three . MusKeteers") .-v..-! Left Halfbsck.. Wilfred of Ivanhoe i 'a t--: . - . ("Ivanhoe") ..-v. Bight Halfback.. porthos du VaHon d ... , Bracleux ' do - Pierre-;j'i"'.;'i'-s-''-'-',fcnds ('The Three , .; ; Musketeers") , - Fullback.',;..'.'... JU.os Comte de la Fees w- ("The. -Three. .Mus- f?'-t$. .Wj!.' ketersM -,f";' This line-up brought to our office a great many letter of protest and uges Mon, In fact qultj , as many all notion elevens were presented indicating per sonal opinion and preference a there are air American elevens that find their Way Into print at the end ot every football season."..S.'.-'.iC- t -.',-:-:!-'. - -" i ;The most serious criticism came from Prof. X :, William White, who has been so Important a factor la the athletic af fairs of the University of Pennsyhrsnle, Dr. Whiter, very sound and Just objec tlon was that not an American appeared among the candidates ;- lor . the ' original team. His suggestion for an all-flctlon teamt, to.be. conll ivd strictly to American heroes, was-' aa follows: Left End., -m.'.. . .;.MagUa ; . Left Tackle.'.. Z;-.V..."Olck Bullett C Left. Guard .",i,.Hurry Harry :. Centre ... .., .. v. -.-...Natty Bumppo Bight. Gulrd: '.. - J. ....Chingachgook-i Right Tackle Hugh Wynne ; Right-End m ,."..".0nca Quarteabaek v.:,...Vaa Bibber Left Halfback ..8pecimen Jones Rigrht HaUhack ....Jack Hamlin . Fullback .. ........Richard Carvel. Head Coach.. v. ....Mr. tooiey v Assistant Coach .. ..David Harum George SlcConnell With New fork Giants. ? Special to The Observer. .Anderson, S.-C, Nov. I. The An derson friends of George McConnell are Jubilant over his promotion, which has come as the result of his purchase by the New. Tork Americans (com the Buffalo Easterners for 4.000. , Mc Connell will be a member of the regu ar pitching staff ot the Highlanders, but Stalling. . the new manager, aaid In an interview recently that h would also. use him on the Initial sack-In case necessity demanded It-' McCon nell has made his home here for some time, and has scores of friends In An derson. ;" S ; i' An tlTort to Revive listing la Tea- ncssce. . , -' . Memphis, Trnn, Nov. 29. Captain R. R. Rice's services have been en listed In the task of revivine racing In this $tnt, tliroijh a modification of the Amis anti-bf itlng law. The veteran turfman, who was out lawed 'by the Western Jockey Club for racing on unrecognised trades, haa been restored to good standing and the lifting of the ban has caused him to enlist the eo-operatiorK of United States Penator L'avis and other political friends. Kice assisted In klilir.sr rarlre; lit -Arksnsa' la retallatiun fr being outlawed. OLD GUARD HOLDS , ITS OWN IN GOLF list of Imnortant Tournament Wlii- ners In Uolf shows That the Ad vance of tha JTococtona Vontn Has Not Been IWnjrerous The Work of , Cliamnions Travia and Travcra Jfiss Harley HtUl Retain Women' lMunplonshipv--;,,H.;.j;- v,. r New TMk, -Not; ll.-the IW et Important tournament winners, both in championship and open events. durlnr the 1908 season reveals the fact that the "old guard" has coatln ued to hold Its own against the ad vances of the precocious youth. - The names of young- men figure conspic uously. in a maioritv of the competi tions, but they have been golfers of experience ' ratner man newcomers without reputations, '. In other words, some of those Vho attained places in the final brackets five and even tin years ago wsre i able ; to - repeat tlila season. , ; "' - :" 'As to the open tournaments, the value of a Drat depends to k certain extent upon the merit of the links as a test of golf and the quality of .he opponents. Unless these consldora tions are reckoned with, the nunirx of chief cups gathered In hy a golfer are-of no special consequence. It is quite possible for a man to win a cluster of cups over, courses In a cer tain section, and then rail utterly to make good In the -more - important tournaments. ' There are those who win first cups regularly In open events at the summer resorts In the moun tains who rarely figure at all in the Metropolitan Golf Association circuit Points that count most art stoadl ness in play tn high-close company and ih average maintained on links that compel good golf. -.. To start the- competitive season la thl section rtndlay 8. Douglas won the Lakewood tournament last April, and a week later the national cham pion of a decade ago was runner-up to w rr Townee. Jr. at Atlantic City. The latter is anothsr old-timer, Doug las also won- th gold meaai in tne qualifying round of the Apawamis tournament In July, and as he played an Important part in ssyerai tournaments the 1101 season was the beet experienced, by the Boot In - wH - sr'jr V&vl-a aerd hi flrst winning the spring tournament over hi home green at uaroen vity ia May. ' The veteran also won at the Massau Country Club and at Poland Springs. Jerome D. Travers, the na tional champion, scored first In the Huntington Valley tournament, where he disposed of Eben M. Brers, the 10 title-holder, in- the final round. That was In May, and Travers ex pefleaced a lapae for some time there after that Is, so far as open tourna ments were concerned. He compet ed, however, In the metropolitan championship tournament at Baltue rol the latter part of May, and, after having the title apparently In - hi grasp, lost to , Charley Seely In the final round. ?A few weeks later. Trav ers successfully defended his New Jersey title at Englewood. and In" Sep tember he returned to top form and won the national championship at Garden City for the second time. ' -. . Mis Kat Harley won the woman's national title at Chevy Chase, while Mason Phelps, who accounted for the championship of the Western Oolf Association, duplicated a former auc cess. Fred McLeod, the new national open title-holder, although young, cannot he classed as an unknown, for more than a year ago he won the Western open. In the East the best showing on the. part of a young and comparatively unknown amateur was the recent winning ot the chief cup at Atlantic City by B, T. Hayne, the Tale freshman. - ! I ALFOXSK ORDERS A .TACHT. King of Spain Give Fife, Scotch De v signer, Oontraol For li-Mctre Cutter. ' .. t- 'l : v London. Nov.' II. The' King of Spain has given an order to W. Fife, the Scotch designer, 'to design him a IS -metre cutter for the international class. The yacht will be 'built Jn Spain sunder the superintendence of Mr. Flf ea own - workmen, , and next year she will race In San Sebastian regatta, which takes placs after the conclusion of Cowes week. The King of Spain has owned several small rac ing yachts In ths past and last year he had a (-metre boat called the Os borne, built by Fife, but this is the first time that his majesty haa gone In for a large racing yacht. A mod ern lt-metre yacht Is a cutter of about fifty tons and this class of ves-I sel ' ts regarded as . Being quite me most - sporting typs of international racing ydtht Such a; boat la about 10 feet water-line, T6- feet over all. It feet in beam and feet draught of water.? According to the new rules she must be classed either by Lloyd's, or - one of the sister societies, which mean she would be most' substan tially built, and "would have - very comfortable cabins below, not being a mere hell like th old style of rac ing yacht. She will be cutter-rigged with a sail area of some 4.090, square feet,,.-W--V';-'i;.'-i--J... ;.,.-, : . .' -The. new of the King of (Spain's order i likely to have an Inspiriting effect upon International yacht rac ing, and it will be received with es pecial delight by yachtsmen, because his majesty will not keep the yacbt exclusively bt- Spain, ' but will send her to England to take- part In the regattas at. Cowes, in the Solent, and elsewhere 'whenever he is able to do so. -. .-r i v:,-;-;;'- r, , v ibSda . New Tork Driving dab Maturra. . New Tork, Nov. tl. Jt baa been announced that the New Tork Driv ing Club will resume It weekly matinee next season. . , An effort win be made to' secure the Empire City racetrack from James Butler for these affairs. ' .' . ' ' ' '- .. - At the close of the last ' running meeting held at the Empire City track Mr. Butler mad - arrangement for many improvements ' in - th track proper, with a view of making it the fastest" mile track for runners In the country. It would naturally - need some alteration for the trotters, for the harness horses do not require th same cushion surface needed by the runners. ' - - s '- " - ' This Changs could easily be made by scraping and Ironing, but it ia moderately certain that Mr. Butler will not permit trotting to seriously Interfere with any of his plana for the runners next summer. , Msthcwwm to Coach Harvard, 'Boston, Nov. 2$. Christy Mathew jon. the New Tork pitcher, will coach the Harvard ball squad aext spring. Matty will have absolute, charge o! about ten aspirants for twirling bo, ors. He will begin work late In Feb rnary and continue to coach the col lege boys until the outdoor work well under way. . This will be early in March, about the time the Giants start for Texaa for spring training. POINTER CLUB DERBY WILL BE RUN TO-DAY Drawing For This Event Take Place i at Barber Junction Mr. Ancell P. Ball. Owner of Masterpiece. Ill fn New York, Be His Dog - WU1 Be : scattered Jn All-Age biaae, :'?jfi?kU .by., todd ;jtv.ssiauu, Special to The Observer. - -; . 'Barbr, Junction. N.4 C4 .Nor," JIj The drawings , for the derby of the Pointer ; Club of America were held at' Barber to-night and the running start to-morrow. This la a sepclalty stake for pointer ' only. And -; brought forward many.- good dogs of this breed In past years; : Its enthu siastic support has don more for the reputation of the pointer' than that of any eld trial yluh rt America,. Mr Ancell F." Ball, ; who. haa ssn one e fthe prims ' moving splrtts of 'the cluD, is seriously ill in new sera wim appendicitis and so has not been able to ret to Barber, but his dog. Master- nl... whlnk atns Ih. TfantlH-kV and y.wv, - .v... wvn , the ContlnenUI all-age stakes, starts in ths all-age of.thls club ana every body present regrets the owner Is not here to see him run. ; Weather per mitting, the derby will commence to morrow and the drawings , to-night braced the following derby dogs, all whelped since January, 1007: - - Oregmore Lad, Gregmor Farm Kennels, Hutton Valley. Mo., owner, with Lai's Doo Bessie,'. AnceU H. Ball, New .Tork. owner, -..vi; ?e-ps Nellie. Meetter; Mohawk, Tenn., , owner, with Flshel's Honest Scrap, U. K. Flshel, Hop, Ind., own er. '- ': )-?. f : t f Ivanhoe Messenger, W. A. Aitkin, Enid. Okie, owner, with Bang of Kent, 8. K. Brown, 'Brunswick, Ga-, owner. : 1 - j - . . neiie RalnL Thiers Leach. High Point, owner, , with Pinehurst Alexy Plnehurst kennels,, nnsnurst, ownw. Kate Green. Abe H. Frank, Mem- Shis. Tenn owner, with Larry,. E. D. tocker, Cooperstown, N. T owner. This make eleven entrle lnalt Mr. John Whit and Mr. G. C. Par on, both of . New Tork, will Judge the tak;. '-;,, . PLATICR NO DISQUALIFIED KE3T. Vnlverelty of' Virginia's Athletic Btan- agesnent Defenaea ny nnnwr m Um Fncnlty of the) University of North Carolina. Who Abo Defends Carolina Authorities Against Charge) of Being Finical. , ' To the Editor of The Observer; dtltow me to thank' you for the kindly criticism of University athlet ics In your editorials of November Ilth. The article, nowever, does an unintentional injustice to tthe Univer sity ot Virginia that I should like-to-correct. Virginia and North Carolina are both members of the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association of the Unit ed State. They have the same rules, and thev are both enforcing them. In a spirit of perfect friendliness, frafrk ness and .connaence. we invesugamu ih h of the two men referred to. and found nothing objectionable , In their records. ' v - In the game Saturday the best team won- the larra score was due to the fact that two of North Carolina's best men were hurt a rew aays oeiore mt game: To lose them was on of the fortunes of war. - In reaard' to th criticism or tne "alumnus." that the rules are respon sible for North Carolina's defeats It ia nerhans sufficient to call' attention hto the fact that,. In the- past seven years the 7 period Of " -ruler' vir gtnia has won three games, and Ndrth Carolina - nas won two. . u year the score was a tie, one year there waa nO gamsr This Is an even record. ,. The . period of no -ruies," wss a period of defeats, c -.- ' ? We believe that more Important than winning and losing games is to win with generosity and to lose with out suspicion.. Between the two Insti tution there now exists an equality of good feeling and esteem, even In Intense rivalry, that snouia count heavily In developing tne sort oi man' hood that ws neqd. , : ' I Tn-1 .W 11.. MaaM, . i..- ... '- . , . EDWARD K. GRAHAM. Chapel Hill. Nov. 2th,' 1001. THE XX8' AXGELFJS RACES. Nineteen' of the Stake TJiat Have Been Cloeea snow a -rotai fw.x,eee Horses The) Nominations,' Ban Frsnclsco. CaL Nov J .Nlne teen of the stakes to be run at Lo Anceles this winter have shown a 4o tal of 1.041 horses.. - This would indi cate that thare will be so ims or Interest In the fixture at "Santa Ani ta. , It is noticeable that the races for I t-vear-olds have met the best response, and every Indication is that the colony of- new -youngrter will be a particularly large one. ' ' - f The stake tnat ' eioseu, wren n number of nominations in each, fol low! :":' r -; - .. V !-, 9'J. Pomona handicap, s seven fuf ':'long.','-Wi .. .3 i; .-.-.. Vernon Selling stakes, on mils. Monrovia handicap, one mile and an elehth. . . . . . GarVanaa handicap, one mile.:. Santa Anita handicap, - one mil and a quarter.. .... . .. .... Rose selling stake, one mil and an elahth : . . - ' Glendora handicap, one mile,.,. flavins.- anil In stakea. 14(-10 " miles . . . - r 'r.'- - ' m '. 4 Ventura handicap, even . fur ' longs,. ..;- . in AJhambra handicap, ! . fur- -.- tongs, i.-. i . . . .- . .' i -- las Holland cup, two -miles and, ; '. ; quarter,. ,''. .-.', t California . handicap, one mil -:; -.- and a quarter.. ..'.. . . - to Sneeff -hand lean. ix furlong.... 1J Woodland stake, four furlong.' ; 100 Lo Angeles Derby, one mile end ,.i quarter.. . J i i . j 11 Norfolk handicap,; four, furlohgs It Ssn Gabriel states, jour ana a .- .. half furlong. .'. ." .. - .. .v JH Lor Angeles Oeks, one. mile,,... TO Colin stakes, five furlongs...... 10 Total for nineteen stakes..,,. 1.0 M THE BURSS-JOHNSON FIGHT. Rmnlt of the Battle Ftor the Hewvy- wvlrht Championship of tne orw, to Bo Fought .to Sydney December J at h. Will Be . Known , Here . the Mgbf Before. ... . ;. - A v New Tork. Nov. J- When Tommy Burns meets. Jack Johnson In - th battle that will determine th heavy weight championship of the world at Sydney, A est rail, on December tth, the result will be known in new Tork the nljrht before. Most New Yorkers ho follow the game . think they know the Ultimate result now -Burns will win. But on the night of De cember. Itth Americans will net only be able to name thu winner, but also the number of rouna and all the de tail of th fight. Burn and Johnson are scheduled to enter the. ring at Sydney at 11 a. m en th morning of December JOth. N"hen it 1 11 a. m. In ydny cm n-mVr SOth It win be 0:1 p. m. Pecember 15th Jn New York s City. There is a t difference ot fourteen hour and forty minute In time be tween pydney and New Tork, Sydney e-elng thit much to the eastward of New Tork. . ... WILIJAAI FIRTH, PRES. iiiMERlGffl X S. COTHBAITi BACE PfiOBLElf lN SOUTH "-."is (Oontlnued from Pag Two).-:' ,"; preacher of the first rank In ' th South. '..-V ; - ; y f " ' , ' At Baltimore, Alexandria and other cltie there were large negro churches. In 1010 a minister wrote Rev. C C Jones that he had committed to him the instruction of negroes on five planta tions, about three hundred la ell, to whom - h preached three . time on Sunday.-' Another minister reported the visitation every other week'- of eighteen plantation on th savannan river and at th close of the war t Is said, as a result of this and almllar work by white preachers, there were 600,000 negro communicants, with a church attendance of nearly po raw Hon, . : ' : t . . ,-: - r:,s PRESBTTERIANISM AND THE v -."c, NEGRO. ' -'' v- . It wW not-do for us to say. as o many of us do, that th negroea have their own churches and yet In ths same breath condemn the religion oi the nesro aa full of superstition and emotionalism. - It Will not do for u to say that Presbyterianlsm is not adapted t the negro. If .lt la not adapted to aave the negro It Is not the purs oospei. .-..- - Our highest Church court haa re-DMtM1v-and in the., moat solemn term affirmed its rlef In the special mission, of. tha southern, Jfresoyterian Church to ths negroes. I Tha Assembly of 1110 put the mat tar vlrorouslr and most clearly In ths following terms: The - Presbyterian Church believes that It Is peculiarly adapted to give the negro what he needs., His need in our Judgment are a soundly educated ministry, sober: intructlon. simple and quiet, rathar thaji rltuallatlo and emotional mode of worship, a simple, orderly system tl Church government ana Dis cipline, and a- noma Jiie in woicn the ohUdren will be carefully trainee la the Word of God and, the ,Cat chlsms ot.the Church.. J ... The largest Presbyterian church in the world Is a negro church, our own -, . f.H,k. ArvLf. - PHibvta. .M , - ' rianisnv Is. not adapted to tha ngro only because we do not adapt It. A brother minister ones - said to . ths speaker that Presbyterianlsm was not suited to the negro.. Investigation havtd that th church of which he wag pastor waa giving just one cent per member a year for the evangel isation of nearly ten million people. It has sometimes been asked, "is not our . colored : evangeiiaauon . worn a failure r I am tempted to answer, "Itas never been tried.' ' Th Southern Presbyterian Church began thte work in 107S wHh a gilt of , $160 r from 4, 107,114 membera In 1111 wi were gmns; nve corns member;' in' 1007 we gave a little over three postage stamps a year per mem. ber for th evangelisation of the larg est mission fisld pen to our Church. With three postage stamps par mem. her a year it la Impossible to adapt Presbyterianlsm- to anything or any body - W should frankly and hon- astir fane the facta . It is not poverti nor lack of adaptability,- but prejudice and lack of generosity to this great cause that Jiaa crippled ths work ot our Church in this vast field, r And yet during all these years our Church has been asking and receiv ing th t very, bet of some of hr nooiesi sons, i no hidin duiiidu and Wilson, Reverend Drs. SUllman, Dlxen.,' Wilson, .Phillips.. Lilly and Snedecor have poured out with lavish generosity almost their Uf blood for thl ..cause. ",- . The plan upon which the work at Stillman Institute at Tuscaloosa, Ala., haa been based the training of a negro . ministry by Southern k whits men sympathatio with their need and filled with the spirit ot the Master have upon them th singularly unanimous approval of alt thoughtful men at this crisis in the history of ths race problem of the South. On some such plan a this depend not merely ths peace ' and prosperity of Our business and our homes, but ths salvation: of ten of - thousand . of precious. Immortal souls. History hss vindicated - our policy; the smile of the Master's own approval ' haa rest ed upon It, In so far- as we hsvs had means ana men to carry- it into execution. I- The enthusiasm displsysd at the last Assembly, which called for at least 060,000- for thl cause, indicates a growing appreciation by the Church of the wiadom of th policy and the' importance of toe work, but only 'a generous. elf-acrl flcing response of the Church at large will make It possible -to give effective ness to this work so that In any ade quate way It may become a factor in the evangelisation of th aeautute mil lions around u. ? i.-'-.'. . PERSONAL TE8TIMONt TO -.''.V --1"V CHIR8T. , v - Th last answer I would give to the question aa to wnat the Church can do ia that we can take the Gos pel to the negroes best of all .by living- Christ bsfere them. There u no power so great as that of a con secrated, earnest Christian Ufa. There la no mission work more productive of result than Individual work- for Individuals. , , , - - '- v,.- .' W expra orelve , very freely concerning the negro's religion.. Do we ever stop to ask Ourselves what the aversge negro man or woman In our home or place f business thinks of the white . man's religion t To man Is a hero to his valet, Few of us. I fear, are genu In Christian to our colored servants,- i Yet Just her is where the power Of Christ should most display Itself. The religion of many negroes Is little more than su perstition and emotlonsHsm. Then rhat an opportunity to bring a pure, Veen Gospel to these benighted peo ple In our own homes! . Whei aa portunlty In-our own live, and it t stars of rejoicing! Of ud -other op portunity In our -own live and It l o In th Uvea of no other Popla ta all the world to-day. can , It he so truly said -that - "We need not eross th oeesn ',' . r-v Or the beathea lands sxplorei VT can find the heathen "nearer v, We can reach them at our doer. . ; Catarrh Cold tn Head, Hay Fever, rapidly de fects the mucous membrane at . th throat and lead ta gfavof compli cations ;unle promptly attended to. W recommend ' King's,. Saraaparilla lnurnally to purify . th blood, and direct treatment with Dr. King' Ca- tarrn ftemeoy ia uoucn come wttn each bottle). v it gain . a foothold from which It to hard te dtslodra. YV1W tr,.tm.nt Af th.i. ewA mmII. cine ; any ordinary case' will . yield quicary- ino very worn case will; he greatly relieved." Th price. 11.00; j three for 3. is, and guaranteed. Sold by Bur we 11 Dunn. 1 V,;';'.. . 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H must hav Ingenuity and Intelligence, he must brilliant, sound and unaffected and splendidly reckless and Impertinent. Mr. Gil more alway has a noble sins of the dignity of art and the responsibilities ot the artist, and In other parts bs haa exhibited hi devotion to hi art. tn his - very versatility of achievement, and it Is a delight to find him at last in a part of which he can make th Very utmost, and. In which h can be seen to the very best advantage. . ' Mr, Gilmore will be seen In hi new play at th ' Academy of -Music to morrow nlrht-. fleets are now sellina at Hawley' and th Indication are' that a crowded bous will greet popular star. v . ; - THB TRAITOR.' '. . The box sheet for th sale of seats for the coming engagement of "The Traitor.' will , open at Hawley' this morning at 10 o'clock. ''Ths Traitor" will he eeh at the Academy of Muslo Friday, matins and night. , y'-r ' ,-.wTHTffl : BEXLS.'I'i iri-'iST1 At 4ha Academy of Musis Thursday night, the great London lyceum suo ces. Th Bell," will be presented by a company of English artist, head ed, by Mr. S. K. Booth and ' Miss Maude Terry.' Mr. Booth and Miss Terry have Just closed a tour of the English province. This la their first appearance in America and their management - selected ,-8lr Henry Irving celebrated play, "Th Bells," aa their . American . starring . vehicle. The production la vary elaborate and requires two cars to carry the scenery, and the management has left nothing undon towards making this produc- 1 . mSa'!'fmtam ssaaswseas ' Buy your Christmas presents early early in the day and early i.?;'$.;rT.w'- In . December. That v win be your biggest r oi the holidays to I the workers behind the counters and on; Tthe delivery wagons. 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Nov. 30, 1908, edition 1
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