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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1905
Page
2
The Athens Daily Banner notes Roosevelts potential attraction at the Atlanta fair and reports on Georgia political events. Judge Emory Speer will speak at Mercer University about Joseph Easton Brown. The Georgia legislature session nears, with the gubernatorial race field narrowing as candidates withdraw.
The State Normal School trustees report a very successful meeting and a healthy condition across Georgia schools as the year closes. Educational interests statewide are described as better than ever, with calls for continued hospital funding and subscriptions in Athens to support a worthy movement. A Cincinnati Methodist gathering heard Bishop Spallmyer favor flexible methods to win souls, even at the cost of traditional attire.
The piece argues that justifying ends by means is an old trap fueling church history from the Inquisition to the Reformation. It notes many respond more to emotional appeals than reason and warns against circus like pulpit shows. It favors calm, sober preaching over sensationalism and respects Salvation Army methods for outreach.
A columnist questions evangelical strategies that rely on spectacle and showmanship. The piece argues against saving souls through carnival style methods and warns of diminishing sincerity in religious outreach.
Commissioner W. B. Merritt heads the state common school system and angrily denounced an Illinois circular sent on Memorial Day that described Andersonville. He fired a truthful reply to the Illinois State Superintendent, defending the South from political slander and praising Merritt's conduct as a model official.
A brief letter argues that northern readers are keen on the nation’s affairs and insists truth should pierce slander against the South, urging prompt rebuttal whenever such misrepresentations arise.
Editor Gray to Hoke Smith jokes about a candidacy while Smith replies Almost thou persuadest me to be a candidate The report mentions Judge Hamp McWhorter safe at home after an auto wreck and Dick Russell seeking governor Charley Brand seeking Western circuit judgeship The State Normal School at Athens leads in manual training for teachers and Uncle Obe’s tags in newspaper politics cited by Savannah Press Also a letter to the editor questions Hoke Smith’s reaction to a S S picnic and possible gold tray nomina tion.
The Southern Railway Co announces a 6.85 round trip rate from Athens Georgia to Asheville North Carolina for the Annual Conference Y M C A and Y W C A Asheville June 9 to 25 1905. Tickets on sale June 8 9 10 and 16 17 1905 with final return limit June 28 1905. Depart Athens on mixed train No 262 at 7 00 am daily except Sunday arriving Asheville 7 40 pm. For details contact General Agent at 81 Phone Clayton St No 106.
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