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VOLUME X\ NO 32. METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, *912, Stogie Copy Five Cents
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FUNERAL OF DR.CHAVIS
Imprewiv® Sit vice* Were Conducted
by Minister* and Soldier* at
Q ilna O.iapsl.
Funeral *erVrC«H were held at
(Jjinn Chapel Sunday, Oct. 6th
at t .*30, ov**r the remains ol Rev.
Jordan Chavis, who* passed away
Wednesday Oct. 2nd. at 8 o'clock
a. m.
Apoplexy caused the death ol
one oi our ablest devinrs, gallant
soldier repr tentative* citizen and
influential fraternal mtmter?
He was one of the foremost
progressive baptist clergymen 0|
his time
Never before in the history of
Chicago has there been a death
where citizens from all walks of
life have gathered to pay their
last tribute of respect as on the
above occassK^t Hundreds of
jgftiWrff* and acquaintances called
at u»s late residence offering words
of cooiolatioa to the bcrcjtvcd
widow mmd sorrowing children
while the remains lay in stain from
Wednesday until Sunday
Sympathetic meitagti *er* re.
ceived Irons all parts oi the United
State* Thousand* made a fu
tile effort to gam admittance to
the sanctuary where was gathered
termer associates, via: clergymen
soldier. Internal members, liy
men, %ex senators, adjutant gen
eral* and polittfloo* they ail
ware assembled m a rommoa
cause F»©f*t detijfna srirm a
bundance Irons* «,Ttds
church, the Eighth * Figirhent.
fraternal order*, civil arxi. p«;i%*»*
crl Iricodr, and Irons people from,
various wJk* oi lil«, -
Ali th« Hipiiti ministers oj
the North Wood Kfvcr AiiocP
ciation were prc»ent. Kcv J. E
Thomas ol hbeorzer arranged the
services T he m« rr brrf Of tfWr
man UaptUj£€hurch4>( u hub s lie
deceased m* pastor ever tea
years, occupied the retire cem«r
J* • **
aide ol yutan LhaprI tendered
“Blessed jc»u», Oh, 14cn» barret"
Scriptures reading, the yrtb
Psalm, wa* by Kev F A McCbo,
St. John’s l|apt>st Church P»*y
trt was offered by Or McDaniels
Mrs Laura Wi.fiamv Past
Grand Mi-tre^s of the S. M T
ol the sti'c ol 4 linois.Jsang, * On
ly a Detain ” During the life
ol the deceased he always was
charmed to hear htr sing t.is la
vorite hymn.
Mr. Rob it M. Bell, Church
Clerk ol tLrm-n, read sc* lu > ns
from said church, expresab g ihcir
profound griel tier the loss ol
their pallor, aod tx.t tiding wo'd*
of cheer and sympathy o the be
reaved family . Tne « b tuaiy was
read by ifr. D. H Harris of
S uloli B »p;ist Church lu part
h- stated that the deceased was
boro in Mavac County III , Feb.
t6tb, 1856; was converted at
ty years ol age, bnptized in the
Ohio river; .served as pastor at
Bethesda in this city, and at
y tincy and Bloomington, III., be
fore coming to Herman. lie as*
s ted Ktv J F. Thomas iu or
ganizing Herman over trenty
years ago.
Ur. Chavis was gtadutted l orn
t *s the Normal departmtut ol A -
coo University. The degree ol
U. U. was coiferred upon him by
Gaudeloupc College of Sequin,
Texas. He was married in 1881
to Miss Mattie E- Ma s'all of
Cincinnati, O., and this union
was blessed whn four chddrtn.
I Susie, Jordan, Jr , Horatio and
Lawrence
Mr. Chas Ross, mcmb«r of
Herman. , S R; "Frace Sr.ee
Feue,” 5
Rev. Dr McCracken, a life
long friend of 30 ye.ra, effered
< words of condolence in l ehalf of
| the A M E minister^ of the
i city. Rev. E. F. Maf shall of
Bethesda Baptist Church *pokc
| is behalf ol the ♦ Hap rst minis ees
j of tne North Wool River Assoc r
> atton.
* Beyond the Gates of Para
dise ”
was sung by Miss Faflnfc Wise.
Mr. Wm Lori met slated bow
h« was grieved On hearing of the
death of this e%t nub** citizen,
one who was endeared Jo him hr
Iti* Sterling qualities
He related «f their long friend*
ship and of b« td.mration f r the
deceased. Representatives (root
the SpMthh R«r Veterans were
fr s?U.
Adj-itam Geweral Di kc non < f
the xate Mditm spoke impress*
ivdy of his fdequatwM nee wi* the
^dere'ised a* a nefbam aoiditr and
Chmfian jpdRdeman SeverM of
huT«vjripr select ioirs w« er' reo
rdered hg. ih® chojr Rev Ur J.
rF Sisoma* of Lbcnexrr »ai»g, as
sisted by the choir, * in the Lone
Sy Night oi Sorrow,” as only he
'can sing.'
The hugurj of the eighth
kegimrni one rtaiomd ky the
bier, another «o (he balcony; p.*nd
the final military hi nors him the
soldier*. The ofemr.iiy of the
hour can never Be Effaced when
you recall the reverbant tones of
the trumpeters.
Memorial services will be be Id
at Herman Baptist Church in the
future by she Uupti«t ministers of
North Wood River Association.
• Rev. F. L. Smith, of Quincy,
(II , Grand Chaplain of the state
of Illinois, assumed charge of the
various lodges and E. M. F.
Mr. M F. Hatley of the True
Reformers and of the Annie Walk*
er Conscience Club stated that
R.*v. Chavis was a charter mem
brr ol the club and Chaplain
Resjlutions had been drafted
Irora the above club, also from
the Spanith War Veterans, John
K. Tinner Camp, No it. Cop
ie* wi re spread on their records
and mailed to the lamily. Col B.
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Johnson conducted seivictH Cr,
Arnette Lodge of the G. tjL O .
Odd Fellows. They stood around
the remains and sang “Nearct,;
My God To Thee.’T) thian scr-:
vices were read by David Martin;
they circled around the remains
singing “God Be With You ’Til
We Meet Again
National Gr;»nd Princess Mis
Kate L. Cosby of Cairo 111 She
! spoke to bcha'f ol the S M T
alt over the United State?, offer
ing words cf sympathy Reso
lutions from the National Grard
Lodge of U. B. F were read by
i Ur. W F Tardifi of Kentucky,
i Resolutions from the State
Grand Lodge were read by Mr.
Warrick of Springfield, Jll ,
Resolutions from Louisville
Lodge, No. 20, ol which the d -
ceased was a member, were reed
by Mr Binj U. Lucas. Mr. R.
R Mocker, W. M of Louisville
Lodge No. 20, conducted the *er
| vice ol said lodge,
1 There were a large number cf
State Grand Ma«te.s and State
Grand
re•olulions but time would hot
portf'ir to appear
Hev. T L, Smith, 8rt»o is pa t
oriog the Chuich at Quincy,
! formerly occupied by the deceas
ed will conduct memorial service*
afternoon, Oct. 13th. In memor
tarn. The National Grand Cfa
cers and State Grat-d Cheers cl
ol the a. B F and S. M T a-r
irmbled around the casket and
performed the U>t sad rites, sing
ing'Farewell. Dear Friend."
{benediction was pnonuur.ced
by Rev. Dr. Cole of Springikd.
j While the choir chanted favor
ite hymns, thousands viewed the
;remains. . -
I
Ibunal was at Mt. GUnwccd
Cemetery, Monday Oct. 7th,
$ jack son was the under
inker
« —I.'lioois idea
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KANSAS IS REPUBLICAN
ReeaoveSt Strength ArrtoltJ Voters la
Decreasing Perceptl*tjr Through
out State
Topeka, Urn., Sept. IS.—Notwith
standing the enthusiasm which has
alw#*«_ exiered Id Kansas for Theo
dore Roosevelt, It la undeniable that
hia kfrength as a presidential candi
date fa decidedly waning throughout
the state
if h.- were the- Candidaie of the He
puEflcan party, and If there were a
chance of hia election, he would, of
bourse.' sweep the stale without any
saiioua opposition. But neither of
thoari renditions exist* The fact that
his own leaders have been obliged to
yield to the wave of Indignant pro
test whirh swept against them on ac
count of their effort to have Roose
velt's electors | laced in the Repub
lican column has net only proven the
strength cf the Taft sentiment, but It
has eliminated nil pcsail illty of
Roosevelt carrying the elate. 7ho
withdrawal of hie electors from the
Republican columns hr-s e.vsphastsod i
the fact that he is nut the Republican
candidate; and Kansas is too we'l
satisfied with the conditions which
have prevailed during tbo past six
teen years to follow any mas, how
ever popular be may be, out of the
Republican party. *
7be Roof«velt sentiment has teen \
further weakened by the universal !
conviction that there Is to possibility '
of hia eltctlcn end that the only ef
fect bio candidacy can pcssltly have
is to expos* the country' to tire dan
ger o? a Democratic victory. Kansas
is as tar fiom being a Democratic
state na It ever was and with the ?ui>
atrotlal ee.l'ai te cf the Rcrsovelt cam
lai-n, this etnte will te found in it?
accustomed place near ibe head cf
be p*--- • •«- --
Comptetely Qualified.
"There's one candidate for the j
Ananias chib." said the tremulous
mau with a subdued expression,
“whom nobody mentions. I don't sea
how thoy missed him." ‘Who is he?”
"The U-titiet who solemnly assures
you that It trn't going to hurt.”
Not Useful.
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WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
President of the United Sutes.
„ PPESIDENT TAFT’S DEEP SYMPATHY FOR TKF RACE.
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I am fully alive to the heart pap8* that a eolored mi* endures when
suffering from the contemptuous insults of white men ngt q| all hie equal
t either in point of intelligence or devotion to duty. I know the sense of
injustice that has oftentimes burned itself into >his breaet when he real*
izee that his rights have been trampled upon and Hie claims to fair treat*
mant rejected solely* because e# the color of hie ekm.—President. William
Howard Taft.
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“♦ KNOW THE BURDENS YOU HAVE TO j BEAR.”
t knew the burden* ypu have to bear. I can understand the disad
vantages under which you labor, I know of your sufferings, mental and
otherwise, and humiliations. I can understand what they are and how
hard they are to bear, but I want you to know that there'ire a lot of good
people in this world who sympathiae deeply with you and are anxious to
help you in your hard courss^--From Speech of President Taft at Goorgia
Industrial School, G«., May t,. 1912.
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THE DOOR OF HOPE—1902,
I cannot consent to take the position that the door of hope—the door of
opportunity—Is to he shut upon any man. no matter how worthy, purely op>& ;
the around of race or coiof.—TUlSODOUE ItOOSKVKLT.
Tx er w'lTIl the third term party no longer a fact r in the light, «
/ v/ith the election, of Theodore Roosevelt as complete an 4
V» 1% / impossibility as that of Chapin or Dobs, the campaign *
y settles dox^i itttWlfne* that are perfectly simple and :-o *
casity understood that the most cureless voter; should 4
make no mi-tnke as to the issues involved. * 2
f-:t! it William H. Taft and the Republican party, or Woodrow T
Wilson and the Deiucrcratic party, will control the detunes of our 4
country during the next four years. . f
A vote for the Republican party is a vote fer the continutfcc* 01 4
policies with which the country is well acquainted and under which +
r it has enjoyed unbro'keu prosperity. A vote for the Democratic pa ;
f is a vote for policies which have been tried but or.ee in inor^ t an >,
- fifty years and which respited then in conditions so disastrous to in,- f
x nation’s business that the period is remembered as one of the bla :
t and most fiooeless in o"r history. The re-election of President l j
P cannot possibly bring difa-icr, for the country would know e; A
I- what to expect from him and the Republican party. 1 he elect’ ,
t Professor Wilson, a mar. wholly without experience in national ; •
k and the return of the Democratic purty to poxver. must me
'}■ create « feeling oi uncertainty—and uncertainty always spells sia>
t tion or industrial disaster. ... •
r Wl ’ take a chance when we already enjoy a certainty? \
r vote Co. ANVRODX but Taft and Sherman and th- Republican
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