Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 January 1909 — Page 2

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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Before printing those “several volumes of love letters” received.by her from about 1S75 to the end of the century Lillian Russell should reflect that epistles of this particular kind grow stale with age.

As prices have been soaring the last four years, there's nothing wrong about the inaugural of j900 costing $12,00(3 more than that of 1905.

With Carnegie turning to profit sharing as the solution of the labor problem, it looks as though his library scheme didn't make good.

People who must have a castle on the Rhine to make them happy “can buy it for a song” now that the kaiser Is short of pocket money.

“All woo,l and a yard wide” stuff is well enough in its place, but It would simply make Taft's inaugural suit look like patchwork.

Smokers of New Year’s gift cigars are now swearing off the tobacco habit in dead earnest, thanks to woman’s thoughtfulness

Plenty of laborers for the canal and plenty of canal for the laborers. Now throw dirt!

The “Sick Man” on His Own Case. There is something Reassuring as well as pathetic' in the attitude which the sultan of Turkey assumed toward the reform movement In his empire. He recently declared that the guardian of the rights and greatness of the government and the country Is first the Almighty and after that the nation acting through its representatives. It was the forgetting of this lesson by the sultan himself that made Turkey the “sick man of Europe.” Fortunately for Turkey and the outside world the lesson was driven home by the bayonet point, so to speak, before it was too late.. The autocratic sultan stood forth robbed of bis power when the army of Albanians delivered the ultimatum last spring that the aspirations of the people must no longer be repressed. The Young Turks knew their man a«d his weakness. They inoculated the Albanians with the fever of liberty, and when the Albanian soldiers refused to obey the palace commands that cruel and perfidious sway, so long masked under religious symbols as God Inspired, hud to go. The sultan now declares that the enemies to constitutional government are his enemies. It Is a deathbed repentance, yet it may buy salvation for the Ottoman empire.

“The most competent and judicious authorities,” observes the New York Tribune, have decided that Poe is outclassed by certain of his cotemporaries and successors, whose names, it is true, are still re numbered, although their worka are seldom read. Therefore Poe must be excluded from the American Hall of Fame. The Tribune approves of the verdict, but fails

to sfhte wnetner regrets for this momentous discovery should be tendered to the memory of Poe or the “competent and Judicious” watchdogs of the Hall of Fame.

If the fresh egg question hangs fire In congress as long as the average measure it will be likely to become a crying issue before It Is hatched out. The sigh of relief in the senate when the scheme to investigate the president tripped up was more than a sigh. It was a long breath, “deep as a well.” Of course the makers of “just as good” as coffee are not behind the tariff on coffee movement.

Better to enjoy a bungalow In the abstract than to hit the concrete thing the wrong time of year.

Humor and Philosophy By DUNCAN M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A man finds very cold comfort In being in hot water all the time. The critical moment Is the one that comes about 2 a. m. when your wife gets her eye on you.

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If It ever becomes fashionable to be comfortable andeasy probably the millenium will be peeping over the horizon. It is only too frequently quite hard to tell the truth—from the fascinating fiction that it is traveling with.

Give Uncle John a silk muffler. Silk mufflers are so serviceable, and nobody else may think of It. He probably doesn’t wear them, but they are so nice to have. When a man is obviously taxing his brain to say nice things about you look out that he isn’t soon engaged in taxing your pocket. The man w'ho takes things easy is equally prone to let ’em slide. Keep your temper. If you don’t it is certain to give you away. * When a woman has been insulting to a man she will never forgive him until be has apologized for it. As a man -can’t spend his money and have It. too, there are some who have adopted the expedient of spending somebody else’s. Blessed are the meek, for they are never expected to rise to the occasion.

CHURCH HOTES. A great revival meeting is in progross at Union Tabernacle Bap 1st Church. The attendance is very good and one conversion was made last Sunday. The Baptist Ministers’ Alliance will hold two sessiorts next Monday at the 18th- and Olivet Baptist church. At 11 a. m. the routine business will tran. sacted, and the Rev. A. D. Jamison will conduct the Bible study. His subject will: “Were the Disciples Christians Before Pentecost.” At 8 p. m. Rev. C. W. McColl will conduct the Bible study, and his subject will be: ‘‘Holy Ghost Filled Believers.” The public is invited. Free Baptist Convention. The Ministors’ Conference Terae Haute Q. M. and the Quarterly Chris tian Endeavor will be held with the Free Baptist church Terre Haute Eeb., 4th., to8th. Rev. L. S. Hill of Evansville is moderate and Rev. M. W. Turner of Indianpolis, clerk. The piogram will consist of addresse papers and music. A number of delegates will be bresent.

©ffilUTaa’RU Mr. Oscar Bo Claire died Wednes day evening Jan. 6th., at his Into residence 1112 N. Bismark ave. Funeral was held last Saturday at' 1:30from Mt: Zion Church. He was a member of Compeer lodge no. 31 K. of P. who were in charge of the funeral. Brother J. T. Williams, one of our best known citizens died Monday at 10:30 a. m. at his resieence 1269 East Eleventh st. He was one of the most faithful members of Allen Chapel. The church has lost a faithful membbe and the community has lost one of her best and most honorable citizens. May peace be to his ashes. He leaves a widow and many friends to mourn his loss,

The Johnson-Burns Fight.

Ifig Jack lohnson.packed his paraphernalia And sailed one day for Syoney, Australia. * He sepeatedly challenged to figftt, winner take all, But the sports in’America unnoticed his call. His challenge found lodgment in New South, Wales The arena was jammed jwith thousands of males. It was Christmas day the twenty-fifth of December, When Johnson beat Burns as we all remem ber. Greater Jack Johnson, of Galveston, Texas Fought Tommy Burns hard, and broke the nexus. The black world| smiles, the white world yearns— But never the less Johnson beat Tommy Bums. And the world is agog and Ontario weeps; Johnson knocked him down and out for keeps. The whole white world sooner cyf^ater will learn That it’s a mighty long lane that has no turn. The world was against him because he was black; But evejy fair sportsman must take it back. Jack Johnson is the greatest Herculean That the fistic world has produced or seen Long live the sportsmen ot Rushcutters Bay Who stood by Johnson while in the fray, With all the rapidity a piston would need Johnson opened the throttle and turned on the speed. And Burns tottered about like a drunken man, Like the day of God’s w rath was coming to hand Johnson uppercut hard Bums fell to his knee; His escape was cut off he had nowhere to flee. The hift and the corkscrew and all other blows Were directed with caution at the white , man’s nose. Burns feinted and stalled and then tried to . kidd To get Johnson rattled; but I don’t think he did. This is only an example of the Negroe’s might; He is a man when a midget, he is a bear when a giant. Blow-after blow like the kick from the jack Was rained on Bums by his brother in black And the Referee saw that the battle was wrought The police jumped in the ring to stop the onslaught Langford and Johnson will soon lead a pace That cannot be denied a God.serving race. They ticked it from Australia, the world wrote it down Jack Johnson won the fight in the fourteenth rounu. —Rots'D. Brown Muncie, Ind.

Death came suddenly and unexpectedly Sunday afternoon to Mrs. Dollie Kersey, mother of Willis Kersey, a colored busine s man of this city at his home at 813 North California street. Mrs. Kersey was 80 years old. She was bom in North Carolina, but was never enslaved. Fifty years ago, due to the feeling against free colored people in her native state, she and her family came to Indiana and settled near Columbus. Mrs. Kersey profited by the “underground railroad” and delighted in tellihg her experience. She was the mother of eighteen children, of whom five are living. They are William and Willis Kersey and Mrs. Ida Landrum of this city, and John and Smith Kersey of Franklin and Dunkirk, Ind., respectively. Tfie funeral was held at the house. The Rev. Morris Lewis officiated. The. burial ■ was in Crown flill Cemetery.

THE SUNDAY FORUM January 17th, 1909 Under the auspices of the Boys’ Club, at PBNTCK CHAPEL 4 p. m. f Motto: “lifting as we climb.” Invocation Responsive Reading Olivia Booker Chorus Saved by Grace Recitation The Builders F. Crowdus Chorus Battle Hymn of the Republic Current Topic Garnet Brooks Paper Some of the women or the Bible Elizabeth Hancock Quartet Address An aim in life W. Bridges Chorus Farewell Offering Mizpah.

SPECIAL NOTICE ' To each and all of the many friends who so kindly aided me in the Indianapolis Recorder’s “Popular Minister Contest” I desire to return my heartfel} thanks.-- The votes I received come from the states of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri. Thir-ty-three cities and towns helped me in this state. Richmond, French Lick Springs, Indianapolis, Marion, Noblesville and Columbus in the order named sent in the most votes. My old Army “comrade” Rev. Lemuel Stokes made a splendid race and I congratulate him. • After myself he was my choice for first place. The Editor of The Recorder is to be congratulated for the impartial manner in which he conducted the contest, and for the up-to date methods that he is using to push the circulation of his paper, placing it in the lead of all the Negro Journals in the city or State. Chas. Hunter Presiding Elder of the Richmond District A. M. E. Church. .

FRENCH LICK. Editor Recorder.—After an absence of nearly six years on last Friday I made a hasty • visit to French Lick Springs, Indiana, and lectured in the A. M. E. church, of which Rev. Q. W. Sims is the pastor. There has been a great change, both at French Lich and West Baden since I tirst visited those places. The colored people who live there are in the main a superior class. Live in good houses, furnished up-to-date. S. C. Pitman owns two beautiful cottages, bought and paid for within three years. He is the porter at the French Lick hotel. JR. J. Holden owns a beautiful cottage and does a tailoring business in the hotel. George M. Jones is the owner of a tasty home, and is also in the tailoring business. H L. Babbage is the general news dealer Handles all the papers and magazines, is buying a home, and is a hustler from Hustlerville. W. O. martin has a tailoring business. Mrs. W. L. Alexander and Mrs. W. M. Scott are the up-to-date dress makers and do a fine business. Erbin Slye has a fine cafe, and had Rev. Sims and myself to take dinner “on the house.” I met many old friends and formed some new friendships among the strong piliows of the A. M. E. church, are Wiiliam Payne and his excellent wife, Isaac Loyd, Jas. M. Cook, Ernest Bobson and Sisters Pittman, Morgan and others. Mr. James Gibbs, well known in Indianapolis, is head waiter at the Frenk Lick Springs hotel, while n.y old friend Wigginton plays the “devil” as usual. Yours, Rev. Chas. Hunter.

JOIN THE K. OF PDo you know that the Knlghta of Pythias is one of the best, strongest and most progres Orders of the Age? If you have no lodge in yonr community, yon should proceed a-t once to organize one. Form a clnb of of not less 25 men between the ages of 19 and SO years, who are in good health and of good n.orals. The special fee for joining is only $3 50 each. The four departments of the Order are as follows; SUBORDINATE LODGE In this the members are united for social and material welfare Protection in health as well as In sickness, distress or death is guaranteed UNIFORM RANK Thousands of our young men are receiving a fine military education through this depar'ment. lu inf luence ia beipful and «.f a high character, CALANTHECOURT In this department, the wives, mothers widows, daughters and sisters of Knights are u nited along the same high plane. Mrs. Docia Rochelle, Terre Home, is Grand Worthy toun seller of this department. ENDOWMENT Tlrs is *001 Own” Insurance Department. Experts pronounee our plan safe and reliable You pay less and derive larger benefits’naddition to what the Inra 1 allows. ERNEST G. TIDRINGTON. Grand Chancellor.

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The ladies'of the Busy Bee Club presented Dr. K. Warren an $8.50 Revised Chain Reference Bible, by Frank C. Thompson, D D., Ph. D., London, Eng. The gift was ac cepted with many thanks. Will say to the recent destructive criticism of this Bible suggests the timeliness of'a series of constructive and affirmative reference on th Old Testament. Popular in form, fervent in utterance and evangelistic spirit. Not ts antagonize ascertainad truth but to put. men on their guard, lest thfey take the ipse dixit of some interpreter as the certain conclusion of the highest scholarship Many in all the churches Sunday scho^ and Bible classes are impatient with the microscopic criticism often applied to the Bible as seen in the wearisome display of division al vagaries indicated by letters of the alphabet or by colors in a Polychrome Bible; the people are longing foi^pulpit teaching that is definite, affirmative and avthoritive It is certain that a return to the old view of Bible interpretation is perc eptible also among the great scholars. Prof, Sayce has recently affirmed that the Spade is to de molish many of the conclusions of Philology that the tablets tend to establish the traditional view of the historical worthiness o the Old Testament; that the Pentateuch was written chiefly by Moses; that the literary analysis of the Bible is an usafe method of reaching results; that he has come to disbe lieve in the later views of the composition of the Pentateuch; and thus he mistrusts the conclusions of the higher critics. Pro fessor Harnack has also uttered his protest against many of the results of modern Bi blical criticism and in favor of the old view. Professor Klostermann, on purely critical grounds, shaply opposes Ute recronstruction scheme of the Penthteuch made by the Wellha^isen school. He regards both the methods and manners of Wellhausen as ut terly wrong. Verily, this destruction of critics by critics is an interesting conflict The wise student of the .Bible may calmly wait, knowing that though nothing of the critics but their disjectra membra many re main after their conflicts, the truth in its perfect symmetry,.spotless purity and radiant glory, will finally appear.

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