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PRICE: $8.0QAYEAB CHARLOTTE, N. G, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 24; 1909. PRICE ITVE CENTS. . a iva - 1 TNOVKL TB1CK. - the kM'n" - jhn- X r a i- 1 oil" Rii in H"! VASlV-Jail-r Did L l aa in iar a B.rJTe of U.e Deo- I TiuWdso'n, c,red from officials. ' MKk,o.-kMing hang- The at- Te 19?" "Trtunilies ..wr v' .nnntrh aiiur- "Tbeen es- e 'arable d,or. and .Z. W before en- -..mt. though er- accorded him. ,,nQ ... .hllh did it. ivtr .r. ,h, ,-o.itinued ilW"""! of one J. S. HTrSXs;nfr.otlon iwT '.I ,i.d and is in tTpr P,r authorities. rk,t name that ua iuv..., K -J answer.'-! answered ith th K with the tett .".. of h, meantime, was Hunt? I vs He was lying t iVnf the most remote m.ei.t m which sev- M Tf,r liberating three men H hv I III 1 I ir-llM " 5? for UW release that 0. Johnston, uif the business part of tne twts 00 MS Uriivai or more later that he ft. "krKH'Kinfr ai w.r invesilFaiing. o- i" L detailed a certain man Ud and talrl that his name fTom he was infr rmerl by Criona that Ms tine had heen kt pra,reJ for a spe.-a ar 0fflcrs whn were con- L ft arreiits were caJiea in Uof Davidson, the most de- Cjlisot nei'ensni ily the most f til Tht r.iMi naa bitihu d flown It refused to he- S-bird. finHS OF REL&ASE Bhutan did not even know yriM iu in Ins cistoaj. in nm bout 2:3m o'clock fMit the jail. Chief of Po L Christen bur' had brought im lllffed gamblers. VV. P. W. Rirhards and J. iv Hunt. K &Jd im special attention , Later, while he was up itklRn iiad t-een lirought A locked up without his It Three hours or more f, while e:i r ' He from his last a friend of the Earners mi him sisned papers au tselr Mean The recorder IMI after court, it is said, naucsd and the money had Hed. The man had been to fwtously and tried to induce union to manipulate the lib tat she refused Mr. John wspanied the man into the 3t prisoners' apartment on Iwrand called out the three BtlM papers. When the men Ibtuksd them if they were sees and asked the man I llHrcfdel, beir.g answered 4nat!vs i,t ail. Thev were o-j:. inblers nere m.-rnhers of a original; numbered five Wn J A. Sanborn and Officer K. c. M Knight ? Frldav "'S1' ('nars- 1th obtaining money by the operation of a mt on the grounds of the ' Jones Carnival Company. JiV:l,'g'd' wae tn Pfo ?Ue others assisted bv the i-ame as specta- MlLTly- 'h,,S Z' 'o d likewise and ' it his own Kame Kn. W offered for sale at 10 !bcash or, wat.h; those n'lmhro J" Riven L"'r- in tho ati h of no red PIED SATI'RKAY iltel ' h; f'-rtic.ipanu Ur -upon rUh, 4 l"-ominent K?ch 3 ... 'n 'nde the ( Ik. ,f0rl w,'re im- I ""led a... .' Ta s no evidence of n.-nh.r, "' .'ea it i, hg them? se'"n I'avidson j, er,. " ."t o' .-. f; n.idered t j - "art D . Xtinnt n.ar, ;.,nK W"Hunt Him. . '"m ':rie he,j BIND MON- RE-. VSf.1:." the . r p,,. v crn st. alons tn,... Welded tO . 2La hook, ;J'n underg0. ETFBEE GEOBGI A fiAlLROAD TIED V AT TUB, VEROT s OF GrTRIKKIiS. Gnel Utuuscr fiood M1cm ItM A acaoii noemeot Thai Tntna Are Stuviag'WTM Uornor in streets AnUvorlttoa to TJt AH Steps jfowo ry t PiMeci Ito and Prop erty Striken Assert That Tbey Hmve Not Been Frtlc to Any Vio lence iad Tfastt U MiscfaW Has Been XXme by 6ympathtaars Oca tral and eeaboard Win Aid the Troubled Boad In Moving Hrelsht The Road Operated by the A. G. I and the LAN. Augusta, Ga., May J 3. The Oeorgla, Railroad la cooipleiely tied up to night The management La not trylnc to mova trains, simply announcing; that K has the men, tha means and the equipment to proceed and will do so .when the Stats announces that it is ready to protect its property and em ployrs. The strikers are atandlng pax They assert that they have not been, and will not be, parties to any vio lence. Sympathizers with tho striken. It Is set out. have done all the hurt that that has been done. General Manager Thomas K. Scott, at 6 p. made tha announcement that "no trains are moving." Gov ernor Hoke Smith has wired the sheriff of McDurne caunty to co-operate with the municipal authorities and to summon all deputies necessary to protect life and property. It la in this county that Thomson is located and it U at Thomson that the crowd Issued their ultimatum lost night that no trains should pass oarrylns; either iion-unlon firemen or negro firemen. Governor Smith, has also asked the sheriff there to Iceep him fully ad vised of the situation. The Governor nan also wired the sheriffs of Rock dale and Dekalb counties, giving them information that engineers claim to have been rocked at Conyers and Litbonla and urging; upon them prompt action for the protection of the railroads and property. From the offices of the Georgia Railroad here te-night it is announced that all freight accumulated at At lanta for Augusta and points beyond will be moved to-night by the Central and Seaboard The Georgia road freight station here iwill be open to morrow for delivery of freight to con signees, but shippers are requested .o withhold all shipments until further notice. After thus admitting how complete is the tie-up the rosd says: "The Oeorgla road Is omitting noth ing that offers promise of early re sumption." Augusta, Ga., May 23. The Georgia Railroad Is 171 miles from Atlanta to Augusta and branches at Camak to Macon, at Barnett to Washington, at Union Point to White Plains and also at Union Point to Athens. It is own ed oy a stock company and is being operated toy the Ijouhrvllle A Nash ville, leasee. The Atlantic Coast Una is Joint lessee. It employs 1,400 to 2.500 men. 400 of whom are In the train service. Its last monthly pay roll was $80,000. SECRETARY DICKINSON BACK. Did Not lave His Berth During the Voyage and Therefore His Trip of Inspection Was fruitless. Washington, May 23. Weak from the effeots of his Illness which com pelled him to cut short his trip. Secre tary of War Dickinson ihmtuii nihnr. from the government yacht Mayflow er nere to-aay arter a tour of Inspec tion of the Panama canal. Until yes terday Mr. Dickinson had nnt 1 hi. berth since the Mayflower left Ha vana. e assured the waiting report ers that he would be all right as soon as he had regained his lost strength. Mr. Dickinson expressed pleasure at the progress being made In the construction of the Panama canal but when asked recardinsr onnriltinna in Cuba, the Mayflower having touched there, on the return trip from the canal jone, he laughingly replied: "I only saw Cuba through a port hole." The trip to Havana was made In consonance with President Taft's policy of havinr tha nnih nt t.1. Cabinet become personally familiar wun tne various projects under their .41.. . I Georgia Cotton Mill Man Dies In New York city. New Tork. Mav ?3. Wnr w.n. son. son of J. F. Hanson, of the Bibb Manufacturing Company, of Macon, Ga., one of the largest cotton mills In the South, died of acute indigestion at the Hotel Belmont in this city to day. Mr. Hanson came to New Tork recently on a business trip and was accompanied by his wife. The body will be taken to Macon to-morrow. Death of Mr. Price. Mr. J. tnC Brlea AIA - - ' v,w niciua; mom In a t a At,i North Charlotte after a short Illness. rnc im srurvivea oy a wire and sevem 1 .htlna.n IT- 1 . . v.... A4 " ma win in Waxhaw 45 years ago, but had mads Chariot hl horn. . . ,110 sa 1 xew yeara The funeral arrangements had .v.. unu iiiMue ai a late nour last night. An Alarm From the Square. An lY.f. Vn nv n I 1 Ymil-f . , ...wiuj IU uie TTIIKIU- son Building, on South Tryon street ""u vui yesieruay artemoon anout 4:30 o'clock, setting fire to tha box in which it bad been placed.; The Are dTMrfniAnr was lli.4 ..a ...a . the time it reached the building, all signs of Are had disappeared. Ing measnremeat by the Bertillon sys tem, a diamond ring was found In the toe of his right shoe and 1200 In ft bills Sawed between hl A.itv mnA undershirt, fie seemed much affected wnen tne money was discovered. Of course he can get it back If he wants It bad enousrh ta lav elalm n It hut no one need, expect such a claim. It is not likely that Charlotte will be favored by another visit from him In the near future. Consequently tha city most deport itself as beat it can without him. . -? Deputy Sheriff Johnston was aware of tha Indentlty of Lamont and was careful to see that he remained. Had. he even known - ef Davidson's pres ence, the outcome of the affair would have been different.' ' It la believed that forces win be pt In motion now tot raise the money necessary for the release of LamontT There is as yet. no clue to the direc tion taken by Davidson. Develop ments will be watched with .interest. But.'didpt Mr. Davidson carry bis nerve -with him. though, to the Char lotte celebration r - , FINALS AT STATE FORMAL SiatlMON TO CRAPCA-TIXO CLASS. Maalcal Programme of Rare EzceJ ce Precedes the Bacrataoreate by Rev. Dr. Prederfck U Sigmnnd, k9 yRe. Dr. w. W. ltliite. bo Was Down en the Pre ffamme, Detained by JDlneae The fcermou One of Beaiity Fort. and Powui -riuf.W. C 8ml lb, of the Caialr of English, Delivers the An n"' Address to the y. M.CA. la the Evwln-tnnvaKTOeH Ea ercises of the Graded Schools. - Observer Bureau, The Bevlll Building. Greensboro, May 2 J. Before an audience that Used the seating capacity of tne large audi torium In the students' building of the State Normal And Industrial College this morning Rev. Frederick L. Sig mund. D. D., ef . New Terk. preached the annual sermon to tne graduating class that Is to go out from tha Insti tution this week. It was a sermon of force and beauty, based on the gen eral theme of the presence of the Holy Spirit with the individual as an element necessary to success in any line of purposeful endeavor. Rev. Dr. Wilbert W. White, president of the Bible Teachers' Training School, of New York, who had accepted an invitation to preach the sermon, was detained by illness in his family and sent Dr. Sigmund, an associate in the school, in his stead. A musical programme of rare ex cellence was rendered. The service was opened with a piano duet, "Tone Poem." by Mias Eugenia Harris and Mr. Herman H. Hoexter. This was followed by the hymn, "All Hall the Power of Jesus' .Name," sang by the college choir and the congregation. After an invocation by Rev. Charles B. Maddry. Mn. B. C. Sharpe. Miss Jamison and Miss Ethel Harris sang "Gallia." Following the sermon, Mra FV P. Hobgood, Jr., in a voice of won derful fullness and sweetness, sang "The Fulfillment." Miss Eugenia Harris and Mr. Hoexter rendered "The Coronation March" as the post lude. Dr. Sigmund read as the Scripture lesson a portion of the sixth chapter of the Hook of Judges, reciting God's call to Gideon to take the leadership of Israel against the invasion of the marauders, commanding him to "Go in this thy strength, for have I not sent thee." Gideon was prepared for the work for which God was calling him, though he did not know he was to be the leader In delivering the peo ple from the low state into which they had fallen. The only thing need ful was for him to become aware of his strength to do the work to which he had been called. In making an application of the lesson, the minister said the 'sense of the presence of God in the life of the individual is a sure dynamic force for achievement, for it Is only the knowl edge that God is guiding that can arouse one to any great endeavor.. Only he who goes forward in the strength that God gives him shall be gin or end any undertaking In the fearing of God and bring it to an end to glorify God. The preacher declared that a sense of the presence of God is something more than a mere belief that there is a God, nor is it sufficient to believe that the hand of God may be seen In great crises of history. One may see the finger of God in great movements and be blind to the presence of the Holy Spirit In his own life. He who sustains the movements of the planets and keeps us alive Is .as truly present in the concerns that affect us as In dividuals as he is with the move ments of the plants in Infinite space. The conviction that the infinite God is present in the details of life has been the sustaining grace of the men who have undertaken great works, declared the speaker. The assurance of God's presence Is not confined to men of religious call, lngs, but comes to men of all ages, temperaments and callings The con sciousness of this presence does not Interfere with the natural powers of the Individual, for the spirit of God works in the human mind as truly as It works In the movements of human history. In closing his discourse. Dr. Sig mund said, In effect: May we who live In this wonderful land, as we face Its wonderful possibilities, wheth er there be little or much of life re maining, whether our opportunities be larger or fewer, resolve that, for the time that remaina, we will hear the call of God and heed It; and (ike the servants of old, may we prove oursolves workmen that need not be ashamed. In the college chapel this evening the annual address before the Young Women's Christian Association was delivered by Prof. W, C. Smith, of the chair of English. SACRED CONCERT BY SCHOOL CHILDREN. The commencement exercises of the Greensboro graded schools began this afternoon at 4 o'clock, when the school children gave a sacred concert in the Auditorium. The service was thoroughly enjoyed by the several thousand people present. The concert was opened with a chorus by the school children, "Our Father In Heaven," which was fol lowed by an invocation by Rev. T. J. Ogburn. The children next . sang "Thou Art My Shepherd," after which Rev. C. E. Hodgln read the Scripture lesson. After "Just Tor To-Day" had been sung. Rev. E. K. McLarty made a short and helpful talk to the children. The high school quartette sang "Lead, Kindly Light," and the concert was brought to a close with a chorus, "My Own United States," sad the benediction by Rev. C E. Maddry. THE SERMON AT GUILFORD. Bryn Mawr College Professor Delivers Coinmencemeiit sermon at vaaaer Xnstttntjon Rev. Plato Darbaun De livers Annual Address to the Y. M. C. A. Splendid Audience in Me " mortal Han. Special to The Observer. Guilford College, May 23. A splen did audience filled Memorial Hall here this morntng for the annual com mencement sermon, wntcn was de livered by Rev. Dr. George A. Barton, who holda the chair of Biblical lit erature in Bryn Mawr College. It was an eloquent effort, deeply spir itual, and one of the most earnestly Inspiring sermons heard here for years. Dr. Barton chose for h(s text the Scripture words reading: "According to thy faith, be It nnto thee. He de fined faith and showed the two mean- lags of .the word whlah were under- , -'v -. : -s , . , stood In New Testament times as they still are the one the outgoing et the soul to God and the other' the ac ceptance of a creed. The, ' opening worda of the oldsst creed, the Apos tles', were quoted and the history of the adoption of the creed given. In which the onrush of the old Persian dualism was described. V Men in the second century .were overwhelmed with the dread lest the Idea of a good God as creator should be submerged and the evil god be held as supreme. The early Chris tians interpreted Good through Christ and held tha truth He taught of the fatherhood of God- Our own age is not -unlike this early Christian time. The revelation we have through the wondrous development, of science, of Ood's eower and wonderful work, no more satisfies the human heart than the old Fenian teaching did. We must come to Christ as the, realisation of a God of love and ten derness, said the preacher. As we do this in deed, and not only as a life confession, we will of necessity become co-workers with Christ, for the establishment of the Kingdom of God. If our faith is worth anything, we will throw our efforts Into the ameliortaation of human ignorance and Buffering at home and in foreign lands. If we do not And trust and rest In the effect of our faith, no mat ter how orthodox we may be with our lips, we have a heresy of heart that Is destroying us, 'The speaker earnestly appealed to his hearers to meet life in the spirit of the Master, with a faith which overcomes the world. This evening at 8 o'clock the an nual address before the college Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. was delivered in Memorial Hall by Rev. Plato Tracy Durham, the learned and eloquent young pastor of Central Methodist church, in Concord. The address was appropriate to the occasion and Mr. Durham was heard with close and ap preciative attention. t The oratorical contest of the Web terlan Literary Society will take place to-morrow evening, and Tuesday evening the alumni address will be delivered by Mr. R. C. Root, of the clas of 1889. The graduating exer cises will take place Wednesday morning, wheu the degrees will be conferred and the baccalaureate ad dress delivered by Dr. Robert L. Kelly, president of Earlham College. WORLD NO PLACK FOR IDLERS. Rev. J. E. King, of Ralclglt, Delivers Sermon to the Graduates of the Slate A. and M. College For Ne groes at Greensboro Annual Ad dress by Chicago Negro Newspeyer Correnpondent . Greensboro. May 22. 'This world is no place for Idlers." declared the Rev. James E. King, of Raleigh, In de livering the sermon to the graduates of the A. and M. College for negroen this morning. "And as we study the world and the men ef, the world and Its needs, we find when men to do work are wanted,the idler 1 never selected' by the busy man, Chose en gaged In some definite purpose or work. "This Is true also in the spiritual or religious world. For we find when Christ came into the world on his great mission to redeem and save man from his lort state, he sought out as his rpecial co-workers men who were busily engaged in their special occu paton, Matthew was called from the recept of customs, Peter, James anJ John from mending their ntes. for they were fishermen. Paul from teach ing and tent making- In the Olid Tes tament we find that David was called from the care of the sheep and ho great prophet Elisha from tilling the soil, I therefore auk you to think of findeth to do, do with thy might.' " these words: 'whatsoever thy hand fthdeth to do. do with thy might' 5cll. Ix-10. "No one will be excused for re maainlng Idle through life, for there is something which hands can find to do at all times, and in every stage of life, and ws should keep busy. Our watchword should be onward and up ward. There never was a tme In I he history of the world was there such a. demand for earnest workers in every department as at the present Trained men, honest men. with a pur pose; men who are willing like the Apostle Paul puts It 'to bear all thlnga, to endure all things." " President Dudley spoke of the op portunities in the State of North Car olina for every man who made up his mind to be. He said that the facilities for getting an education and becoming useful were better in tnis tsiaie man any State in the Union. To-night the annual aoaress 10 mo v mr. C. A. was delivered by Charles Stewart, A. M.. of Chicago, the noted negro newspaper correspondent. He discussed 'The Bible, a Handbook of Right Living." The commencement address will be nllvreil Thursday morning by Mr. Josephus Daniels, editor of The News and Observer. EXERCISES AT IAMESTOXE. Rev. Dr. C. S. Gardner, of Louisville, Delivers the Baccalaureate oer- mm. Special to The Observer. -l.-- a C" Usv 23. A tre- wihuji -- . , frwrA ifjim bled mX Lm e - ll-DIIUVHV " . " stone College this morning for the commencement sermon, which was delivered oy tne ev. ur. a- rr t v.tvtil. Kv Dr. Gardner selected as his text a part of the 4th verse of the fifth chapter of St. Mat thew: Be ye tnereiore penmi, ... wutw im heawn la nerfect." as jrwui . ' . The discourse was pronounced by all who heard It to be the finest effort of the kind which naa ever ueen as ered at the college. The eloquent speaaer Degan no r- i. h uvlnr tha this is his Sec- UlM "I O . . . ond -visit to Limestone and. that he was astonished at the wonderful de velopment that had taken place since he was here oeiore.- gi "am um u -.1, Ha sl Christian without having Ideals, and that the more man grew. the higher wouto rus ra come. That no one could become per e r, in a ssoclal sense, that the people who go around preaching. that they are perrect oo ni isyin ntlnsr arrested moral development. That man must live his life among - IJS leuows, ura wl tne only way to develop one's ideals 1n the highest sense is to help his fel low-man. Everyone who heard Dr. Gardner was delighted with his ser mon and all expressed a wish to hear him again. n. im Ttavfa Iiwre. of limMtona College, has been Invited to deliyer the annual eaarese to toe voraeaeraie Veterans at Chester. Dr. Lodge is an eloquent sneaker, and one ef tha best educated men in the South. - It Is safe to say that the veterans will be de lighted" with him. - - ..".. DAVIDSON'S FIXAL SEBM0N DR. M'GKACHY THE PREACHER Pastor or Use Second rresbytertan r Church, of Charlottes Delivers One - of the Shortest and Best Baecalaa reates Heard at the Institution tn Years First Appeerance at the College Since" His Graduation Eigh teen Years' Age Urges the Young . Men Who Stand on the Threshold "of Life to Be Strong and Tells Them Where to Find Their Itutpl. ratiosi The Sermon to the Y. Ml . A. Delivered by Rev. T. W. Sloan, of Greenville, S. C. x Speclal to The Observer. Davidson. May 23. Before a large but select and highly appreciative and attentive auditory Rev. Dr. Arch ibald Alexander McGeachy. of Char lotte, preached one of the shortest and one of the best baccalaureates heard In this pulpit in years. Peculiar interest was lent the oc casion in the fact that eighteen yean ago Dr. McGeachy was a listener In the pew to hear a baccalaureate de livered "before hie own class and since then though for a number of years he has been a minister of the Gospel and occupying prominent pulpits from which his fame has gone forth ever the whole South, yet no one at Davidson, with a few exceptions, has ever had the pleasure until to day, of hearing him. Now In the ma turity of his powers, when to natural ability and marked intellectual clev erness he adds the ripeness of schol arship and the rich and full experi ence that have become his through years of service in the Christian min istry, it is easy to see why he has been sought for by the larger churches and why he has stood conspicuously forth and one of the leading ministers In the Southern Church. In his sermon to-day there was nothing suggestive of pulpit display or of straining after rhetorical effect and learned discus sion. In manner and in selection of subject and In the treatment of the same there was an evident purpose to Impress upon the minds and hearts of the young men, to whom more es- pecially he was speaking, practical thoughts in reference to morals and religion that should bear fruit In tho new life upon which the graduates would soon enter as they stepped forth from academic halls Into the arena of the world of to-day. The text was Epheslans : 10. "Fi nally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." With a word of Introduction, the preacher expressed bW belief that the period to be covered by the lives of these youn. men Is destined to -be one of -tremendous moral activity, using the word moral in Its most unrestrict ed sense. "The great need will be men of ssjfcijtfound moral earnestness. The appear then Is to be strong to meet the responsibilities that will devolve on you and be strong in the Lord as the one who is able to furnish both strength and inspiration for an hon orable ahd useful career. I address you not ai 'candidates for the minis try nor yet as prospective religious teachers and leaders of a professional sort, but as gentlemen, as men of sense and honor, of character and In telligence, who as constituent factor in our civilisation will feel a natural Interest In the world's great moral movements and who have an honor able ambition to serve your generation in the promotion of what la right and good and true." THE SPIRITUAL UNREST. 1. Two things are. evidently char acteristic of the generation In which we live. One is its spiritual unrest. The radicalism of the last century has borne its fruit and has Issued tn an indefinable feeling of sickening ddubt and dismay. The foundation of God standeth eure, but many honest souls are troubled. The unbelief of gifted but erratic leaders who think reck lessly has slowly, filtered down to the' ranks of those who are not train ed to think nor able to defend their principles. The people who get their opinions second hand through tha oomment pf secular newspapcra and cheap magazines, have come to feel that something is wrong without knowing what or why. The very titles of our books are suggestive for we have Van Dyke's "Gospel For an Ae of Doubt" and Gladden's "How Much Is Left the Old Doctrines." We have now reached a period of re-adjustment and Te-statement. Af ter the battle men are beginning to count the dead and wounded. After the traffic in truth they are beginning to sum up results and take stock. It is assumed that something has been gained and something lost. The most distressing aspect of this situation is that opinion always issues In practice, as a man thlnketh in his heart so Is he. In the history of mor als It is inevitably true that unbelief is followed by laxity of conduct. As you go out to take your place among your brothers it won't do to assume that conditions now are iden tical with those of your childhood's pious home, that we stand precisely where we did a quarter of a century ao. MORE THAN BOOK LEARNING. To be Ignorant of conditions as here related or insensible to the new attitude of those who have been af fected will simply discredit one and disqualify for rendering help. To dis cern the signs of the times, to feel the pulse of the people's faith, to enter sympathetically Into the heart diffi culties of men and masterfully to re move them requires more than book knowledge. For, as Browning writes, "Men. nave oft grown old among their books to die case-hardened In their ignorance." There is required a strong, loving personality, a mighty power of conviction and an abiding faltb In God. 2. The second characteristic of our times is the manifestation of superla tive moral effort. The first charac teristic Is now wan lag, the' second Is waxing. The period of agnosticism has passed the point of culmination, the storm Is over, though the waves are still running high. But the sec ond characteristic is becoming more pronounced with every day. Note the forces working for the abolition of the liquor traffic. In State after State, note the nnparlleled munificence of rich men's gifts to the cause of educa tion. Behold the spectacle never seen before, the men of the Church rising up and declaring that they will finance the work of the world s evan gelization. Look-how from one great metropolis to another flying squad rons of, preachers and stngera and trained workers are sweeping Along conducting simultaneous revivals in a dosen centres.' Think how the great est writers' of to-day Ilka Ibsen and Tosstol net only show moral sympa thy in their writings, but aim at dls stlnct moral effect. . , . r Hear the Japanese statesmen dq- (Continued on Page Tsnj. CONTEST MAY BE BITTER BEFORE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fight Over Removal of Central Uni versity From the Control of the Presbyterian Church May Border on the Sensational When It Comes Vp Before the Ruling Body at Sa vannah Meeting To-Day The Peel ing Is Tense and the Decision of the Assembly is Regarded as One of Much Importassee to the Church Jnrrally Ex-Gevernor Glenn to . Speak to the Assembly on Home MIsaiooA Visiting Ministers occupy Savannah Pulpits. Savannah. Ga.. May 33 A contest tftat bida fair to be aharp and may be nn the order of the sensational is oromised for to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock when the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church in session here will consider the com plaint of General Bennett H- Young, of Kentucky, and others over the withdrawal of Central University of Kentucky from the control ef the Church. The controversy arises ever a ques tion of Jurisdiction. The Csatral Uni versity was taken from the control of the Church tn order to qualify for a donation from Andrew Carnegie. This It is contended was tha action of the Kentucky Syned and an ap peal was taken from tha Synod to the General Assembly by General Toung and others. ARGUMENT PRO AND CON. Col. T. W. Bullitt, she of the com missioners to represent tha Syned of Kentucky, presented a plea to the jurisdiction of tha Assembly tn tha matter of the complaint. The Synod of Kentucky contends In this plea that the matter has passed the con trol of the highest Church body and that it has already been irrevocably settled, so far as the Church acting alone is concerned. General Young and those with him seek a reconsider ation of the amendment to the uni versity's charter, through which it was made possible for a Carnegie en dowment to be obtained. It having been stated that copies of the plea to the jurisdiction of the Assembly had been distributed among the commissioners. General Young re ferred to the methods of the "op position" as "ecclesiastical Impro priety," and termed it "button holing" commissioners. He asserted that distribution of the copies of the plea was Improper. Mr. Helm Rruie, one of Kentucky's Synod com mlsHioners and an attorney, will be' heard In favor of the plea. FEELING IS TENSE. It has. become evident from the preliminary fencing that the feeling Is tense and the decision of the As sembly sitting as a court may be re garded as one fraught with great importance to the Church. It Is announced that ex-Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, who is traveling in the Interest of home missions of the Church, will deliver an address to the Assembly. He will probsbly speak to-morrow. In tho Protestant churches of the city this morning and to-night the pulpits wcro filled by the visiting ministers. Large audiences heard the sermons. At the host church, the First Presbyterian, to-night. Rev. Dr. James Orr, of Glasgow, preached. At the morning service at the Inde pendent Presbyterian church Rev. C. M. D'Aublgne was heard. In all twenty-four sermons were preached by the visitors to-day. Much Interest centres In Rev. Mr. D'Aublgne. of France, whose sermon embodied an explanation of the pres ent relitfious troubles In France In connection with the severance of Church and State. To-mnrrow's proiframme, besides the discussion of the Central Uni versity matter, will Include two ad dresses, that at noon by Dr. A. M. Frazer, Staunton. Va.. "How May the Principles of Calvanlsm Be Rendered Most Effective Under Modern Con ditions?'' and that in the evening by Dr. It. A. Webb, Louisville. Ky.,,on "CalvkVs Doctrine of Infant Salva tion." TAFT ACCEPTS TRUSTEESHIP, President Announce! by Letter to Dr. r-rishou -mat He will Be One of Uie Board of Hampton Institute Com nieiicemcnt Exercises or the Insti tution Under Way. Hampton. Va., May 23. At the commencement exercises at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute to-day a 'letter was read from President Taft In which he an nounced his acceptance Of a place on the board of trustees of that great school for the education of the negro and the Indian. Mr. Taft s letter to Dr. IT. n. irria- sell, principal of the school, was as roiiows: "White House. "Washington, D. C. Mav 14. mo "My Dear Mr. Frlsaell: I have your note announclns mv election as a member of the board of Hampton trustees. I consider it an honor to be one of them, and shall be very glad to contribute what little I can to the continued success of the scnoql. Very sincerely yours, "WILLIAM H. TAFT." The selection of Mr. Taft was made at a meeting of. the board held In New York during the early part of May. Dr. H. 6. Pritchett. of Washington who delivered the baccalaureate ad dress. In commenting on Mr. Taft's letter, said: Mr. Taft, by his acceptance, hon- ors education and no less the hlah of. flee of President In showing his Inter est In the educational methods of his country." s Among the prominent persons pres ent at the exercises were: R. Brent Keyser, president board of trustees of Johns Hopkins University; former Governor Montague, of Virginia; Dr. C. S. Black well, president of Randolph-Macon College: Dr. John M. Glenn, of the Sage Foundation. New York; Dr. W. Jay Shelnselln, of New York; Dr. Arthur Curtis James, of New York; Dra. L. F. Barker, T. H. Finney and W. B. Russell, of the medical department of Johns Hop- Kins -university. iTrL'Lender the post of minister to Chin, ed that President and Mrs. Taft were unable to come, owing to Mrs. Taft's Illness. Alleged Embezzler Run to Earth. Chicago. May 22. George White, said to be an employe of the National Valley Bank, of Staunton. Va., was arrested by the Evanston police 40 day. The police say that he is want ed in Staunton on a charge ef em bexzlement. White was married last Wednesday in Staunton, It Is said.'- - FORECAST OF WEEK'S' NES . INTEREST IN COLLEGE AFFAIRS Tho President to Be the Speaker at ' Uie Commencement . Exercises of "' Washington Negro University and WIU Have a Busy Week Besides. American Cotton Manalactsnrers' .As, sociatlon to Hold Its An nasi Meet ing In Richmond Trial of the ; -Amerkn MlssioMriea For ATiegett , Libel Use Cldef Item in Foreign Af fairsNothing But the Weary Grind to Hold Interest In the Ses sions of Congress. 1 General interest lh college affairs . will be revived this week when com mencement exercises at several instl- tutions will be begun. Howard Uni- . verstty In Washington, devoted to the higher education of the colored race, will have as its commencement speak er this year the President ef the Unit- ed Btates. The exercises will be held ' Wednesday afternoon.' '. . The President on Saturday will at- ' tend the fifth annual meeting of the associated Western Yale Clubs at Pittsburg. The meeting will span Frl-i day and the President has arranged to be present all day Saturday and to apeak at the banquet that night. Ha will visit the Allegheny Country Club " at Sewlokley, a suburb, where there wlU be luncheon and sports, morudlag' a game of baseball. The committee la charge hopes' that tho President will be Inveigled into a game of gelt. . The annual meeting of the associat ed Harvard Clubs also will be bald on Friday and Saturday, the meeting . place being Cincinnati. The gathering will be notable because of tha pres ence of former President Eliot and President Powell. The matter of ath letics at Harvard wlU afford the sub ject for several speeches st the ban- quet which will bring the occasion to ' a dose. Tho convention of the American Unitarian Association will open at Boston on Monday and continue through Friday. COTTON MANUFACTURERS. , The annual meeting of tho Ameri can Cotton Mauufacturers' AssOolatiQA ' will be held in Richmond, Va., on, Tuesday. On Tuesday will convene tho Synod of the Reformed Presbyte rian Church of North America at . Chicago. On Wednesday at Knoxvllle, , Tenn., will be held the General Assam bly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America. Among foreign affairs of the week ' considerable interest attaches to the trial In Leopold vtlle Tuesday of two American missonarles, William Morrl- son and W. H. Sheppard, on libel charges brought by a local . rubber gathering company. The men are ac cused of slandering officials of the . . Belgian government The oaso Is x- t pected to be a test between the Bel- ' glan government and tha American . missionaries, who have long made themselves a thorn In Its flesh by , charges of maladministration and op pression of the natives In connection , -with the rubber trade. The Venesuelan Congress which re assembles Sunday for the first time un der the administration of President Gomes will consider a liberal revision of tho constitution and a series of laws modifying the position of foreign en In the republic. London has about completed pre parations to welcome this week lead ing scientists from every corner of the earth to the seventh international con gress of applied chemistry, which will convene Wednesday and continue for a week. The American contingent will . . number upwards of 100 men eminent in chemistry. Sir William Ramsay will preside. CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST. The Senate programme for ' this week includes nothing but tho tariff. The sessions will continue to begin -early and there is now a possibility that they will not only continue until late In the day but that they will be extended Into the night. No plan of operation has been out lined beyond that of hammering away at the various schedules as persistent ly as possible. The lumber schedule, which was taken up yesterday will continue to receive the attention of the Senate on Monday when it la ex pected' Mr. Heyburn, of Idaho, will , conclude his remarks. He is pleading zealously for a high duty on lumber, while Senator McCumber, of North Dakota. Is lust as earnestly exerting himself to prevent the Imposition" of any duty on that article. With the lumber paragraphs dlspos ed of, the finance committee will un dertake to have the Senate go back -and gather up tho odds and ends of -the bill which have been passed over, , with a view to cleaning up as much of the measure as possible before the cotton and woolen schedules are reached, on which there will be much disousslon and sharp conflict. It is not probable, however, that either' of those schedules will be reached during . the present week. Senator Aldrlch will continue to urge the fixing of a day for tho taking ' of the final vote on the bill. Ho dis- courages all morbid prophecies of an . all summer session. The House will make no espoclaf effort to gather a quorum during tha week, but if these Is a quorum pressnt at either the Monday or Thursday ses sion the Philippine tariff bill and the Porto Rlcan bill will receive attention. Agitation For Liquor' Election In Caffney. Special to The Observer. Gaffney, a. J.. May s. u aeveiop- ed a day or two ago, much to the sur-. irlse of those who are opposed to tiro v dispensary In this county, that a peti tion for an election on the whiskey question was being circulated In. the , county. The matter Is not being J taken seriously by the prohibitionists, as they are confident that the whiskey element is not strong enough to carry . the election. As it takes only one fourth of the qualified electors to . sign the petition tn order to have the election they will aouDuess succeed in having the election ordered. ' Hammond to Be Offered China Poet? Washington, May 23. While it la Impossible to secure any confirmation . j . .1 . ti I 1 ... I ir-M .-.111 : to John Hays Hammond, it Is believed here each an offer will be made All efforts to secure some expression front those officials most likely ,to know whether the offer la to , be made were unavailing. ;..?i:r .., - Mr. Hammond is expected here to morrow, and during the day probably wlU see the President ' The latter, IS is said, has given much, thought to a successor to Mr. Rockhill, whd has been transferred to St, Petersburg.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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