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CM MILS 11 SGMffi fa ' UNCI UN THINK HAS BIKN STEADV WAV! OP PROGRESS IN THIS LINI. UTE STATE CAPITOL NEWS Rtviaw sriMrtanM"M*M annsrsi Around Uio SUto Capitol That Wilt Ka of Intaroat to Our Raadsra Ovar North Carolina. * ? Ralalch. While farm*" and oottoa mill men hare been howling ruin end destruc tion, the Commissioner of Labor and Printing has been getting In real, sub stantial .reports oo the cotton mill In dustry of the stats. The report is not quite ready in full yet, but enough of It is, to show a steady growth of the Industry during the year. The temporary lull in the business conditions resultant upon tha war cannot be regularly figured ap In an ararago of conditions it It an arti ficial coodltion liable to pass away at any time, Pringing In Its wake a won derful aralanche of new business. According to the figuree collected by Commissioner M L Shlpmsn there has been an Increase In the nWber of spindles for the state of North Caroline from 1890 to 1114 of 2,815. 91T. Or, In other words, in the last eighteen years twothlrds of the spin dle capacity of the state hot been created. * ' -A table hae been constructed to show the advance, Prom 1896 -tt> 1*14 there was a steady growth. Not e single year up to that time failed to abow a substantial gain over the preceding year. But In 1*11 the num ber of spindles dropped from 3,467. 701 to 2.111.705. Then Immediately began another etendy wnve of growth. The onward march pasted the 1010 record in 1012 by over 200,000 spin dles. * The table tollowi: Year. Splndlee. Looms 1805.......-..J... 888,702 20.742 18*7 .....1,044,385 24.517 18*8 1.055.886 24.535 189* ;..... .1,116.820 25,943 iyw.~T.ii.. *?,?8? 190 1 1,880.483 26.052 190 2 1,743.43i 38,501 1902.. .....1.834,421 41,605 1904....; 2,178,964 48,612 vm...:. 2.267,625 45,663 1906.. 2.558,116 52,747 1907............ 2,768.576 52.272 1908 ...3,110,099 64.812 1909............ 3,217.951 55,692 1910 3.457,702 56.516 1911...... 3.221.70? 56.097 1912.. ....3,370,886 68,961 1912 3,636.619 63,869 1916 8,704,709 ' Governor Stuart Saye Come Ahead. The threat of Governor Locke Craig to Invade Virginia on Thankiglvlng Day with his tall etaff did not phaae the Virginia Governor. He stared the "11 ret. furtheraet and laat" prop ganda of the Tar Heal delegation In the (ace and then said, 'Come ahead." He did not use those precise words but that Is what he meruit. "On my return from a little sojourn In the rural districts of the state, I have your letter Informing me of your purpose to honor our state by a visit on the occasion of the football game between the University of North Carolina and the University of Vir ginia to be played In Richmond on Thanksgiving Day. I am delighted to know that yon are going to to pay as a visit, and with full knowledge of the dangerous character of North Caro lina soldiers as shown by their cele brated Aral, furtherst, and laat prop aganda, 1 am going to take down the bars at the state line and take the consequence of the invasion of the un armed soldiery df the Old North State. We hare a want welcome awaiting you. I shall expect yon to be my guest during your stay In this city. I would be glad If yon would come up the night beforehand spend Wednes day with me. as I will be obliged to leave Richmond at eight-thirty on the evening of Thanksgiving Day." \ *140,000 Worth of Revenue 8tampe. Forty thousahd dollars worth of revenue stamps were received In the office of Internal Revenue Collector J. W. Bailey. Mr. H. M. London, chief deputy collector stated that daring the past several days there has been re ceived Into that office In all about 1140,000 worth of stamps. These will be distributed In compliance with the war tax, parts of which went Into ef fect on November let, and may be obtained by postmasters In this dis trict tsom the collector's office, just as In the Spanish American war. i _____ or, J. T. JOynfr naa nsiurnaa. Dr. J. Y. Joyner has returned from New York where recently be leld a meeting with the state superintend ents ot West Virginia and Louisiana tor the arrangement of details tor the next meeting of the Southern Associa tion of State Superintendents of Pub lic Instruction. The other members of the committee besides Dr. Joyner are Superintendent M. P. Shavkey, of West Virginia, and Snperlntenddnt T. H. Harris of West Virginia. Dr. Joyner will attend the t each era meet ing at Charlotte. Observe Tuberculosis Week. The State .Department of Health le pressing with Increasing rigor Ha campaign against tuberculosis through the observance of the last week In November as Tuberculosis Week and through special sermons and other ex ercises on the last Sunday in Novem ber In all the churches In the state. The department has written all the pastors, urging that they have ser mons on tuberculosis end giving appropriate data on which they can build tbeae diconrtee and Impress their people on tfcU subject. Twenty-fifth Year an Chief Juetlee. Chief Juetlee Wetter Clerk of the North Carolina Supreme Court hee Just celebrated the tweaty-flfili anniversary of hie eervlce on the Su preme Court bench. * He wee appoint ed November l?. 1889, by Oovernor Pfcwle, to epcoeed Judge Merrtmau. who beoeme Chief Juethm on the death of Chief Juetlee Smith. Judge Clerk wee elected la 1810 to nil eut the remaining four year* of the un expired term and In 1194 waa nominat ed by the Democrat! end endorsed by the Republican! and Populism, gain ing unanimous election, end being the only Democrat elected that year. In 19M he wee nominated for Chief Jus tlce over Thomas N. Hill end elected, and. 1q 1910 wig... renominated and elected without opposition tor an eight-year term that expires In Janu ary. 1919. If Chief Justice Clark Uvea to the end of his term be will bare served longer then any other judge on the Supreme Court bench, surpassing Chief Justice Pearson by s taw weeks. He has already served longer than Justice Ruflln .who was on the bench 24 years, and he has served longer than any eleotlva judge In the country, except Justice Beatty of California, who died recently after lt-yean eer vlce. Chief Justice Clark has rerved with IT different judges. Ha served five years on the' Superior Court bench and during his 10 years has been ab sent only eoe day, that being an ac count of a funeral In hie family. He modestly Instate that thla "meraly shows good health." Judge Clark haa rendered number! of very Important opinions, especially notable being Alsbrook against Rail road, la which his vote mads the court hold as invalid the tax exemp tion of the Atlantic Ooast Line Ball road. thla position being iustalned in subsequent appeal to the United States Supreme Court, also the noted office-holding csaaa In shlch he as serted agslnet his four Republican associates hi! -dissenting oplnoln, which since has become the law. Will Conduct Fifteen Dairy Schools. Fifteen dairy schools will be coa dopted difrtng December Jointly by the North Carolina Department of Agrt cnlttire and the A. and H. College. Dates and places of these eobools hare been announced by Prof. Alvin J. Reed, in charge of Dairy Fanning In vestigation. Aocording to the custom two schools will In some Instances be conducted on the same , day. The schools begin on November 30 and will close on December 23. The dates tor the schools are. es follows: 'i ? ? . ? Friendship school, Alamance coun ty, November 30th. Guthrie school, Forsyth county, De cember 1st. Patterson Farm school, Caldwell county, December 1st Mocksvllle school, Deris county, December 2. 3 and 4. Miranda school. Rowan county, De cember 3rd. Salemburg school, Sampson county, December. 7th. Trap Hill school, Wilkes county, December 7th. Stbm school, Granville county, De cember 3-10th. v Jefferson school, Ashe county, De cember 3th. . Boone school, Watanga county, De cember 11th. Valle Cruses Industrie school, Wi tauga county, December 12th. Oranlte Falls school, Caldwell coun ty, December 14, It and 16th. Oak Hill school. Caldwell county December IT, 18 and 13th. Qrorer school, Cleveland county December 22 and 23rd. Opinions of Supreme Court. * - - , Medlln vs. Count/ Board of Educa tion, from Wake, no error, Clark, C. J.; Simmons va. Oreen, from New Han over, affirmed; Murphy vs. Insurance Company, from Cumberland, no error; Morgan vs. Benefit Association, front Forsyth, new trial; Hanford vs. South ern Railway, from Alamance, no error; Lefler vs. Lane, from Davidson, new trial; Miller vs. Telegraph Company, from Davidson, no error; A. E. Smith vs. Postal Telegraph Company, from Guilford, new trial: Standard Trust Company vs. Bank, from Guilford, new trial; Montcastle vs. Wheeler, from Davidson, affirmed; Finch vs. Michael, from Davidson, affirmed; Bain vs. Lamb, from Guilford, no er ror; Palmer vs. Lewder, from Stanley, error; James Sanitarium vs. Power Company, from Scotland, no error.. Prima for Firs Protsction. Commissioner of Insurance James K. Young is perfecting plans for is suing a seHes of prises to schdol chil dren of the state for the best reports on fire protection in their homes add as observed In their neighborhoods, the prises to be awarded, one in each of the 100 counties and to be prob ably $3 each. There will be a require ment that a minimum number of schools In the county and a minimum number of children in each of the sobools competing enter the contest before a prise will be permitted. Four Silk Mill*; Four Cordage Milla. ! Of the four silk mills two report 123,000 capital, 47,040 spindles and 492 looms operated by 1,110 horse power and using 242,000 pounds of raw material, with the value of yearly out put estimated at 3078,750. Thpre aVe 842 employees, of whom 240 are males. The four cordage mills show 3460. 000 capital; 15,963 spindles, 250 braid ers,'62 cards, operated by 745 horse power with 440 employees. Raw ma terial consumed annual)? 4,295,466 pounds anil value of yearly output 31. 211,467. Several Njw Charters Issued. The Cumberland Bonded Warehouse with headquarters at Hope Mills was chartered a few days ago, with cap ital stock of 310,000, to begin bust ness when 31,000 Is paid In. The In corporators are W. J. Beattle. J. H. Rogers, C.- T. Tourtellot, and Tnoe. H. Purcetl. At the same time thb char ter of the Fremont Oil Mill was amended to Increase the capltad stock to 3100,000 and to do a general bond ed warehouse business. J. T. Hook* Is president and J. B. Lane Is secrw tary. SCHOOL TEACHERS MEET IN CHARLOTTE ji . ?? N. C. TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY MEETS NOVEMBER 2S AND ENDS NOVEMBER 2S. ' "" ? 1 1 ? FULLY 1,500. WILL ATTEND The Spoking Attraction* 8 U1 lines Anything th* Conferonc* Hat Evor. Had. Low Railroad Rata*. Raleigh. ? Every school teacher who can be reached by the mall* wll receive a program'of the thirty-first annual aeealon of the North Carolina Teacher*' Assembly, which meet* next week In Charlotte, beginning Wednesday, November 26 and ending Saturday. November 2S. The state department of education has cklled upon every city and county school board and every city and county superintendent ot educa tion to allow all teacher* who may at tend the Charlotte convention, to have Friday following Thansglvlng with out loea of salary. As Thanksgiving falls on Thursday of th* session week, there would be no lots of time In at tending that day and the state super intendent thinks no teacher la North Carolina could gala so much as would be learned from conference with the leading educators of the nation.' The Teachers' Assembly has left td Charlotte the pleasure of entertain ing the largest number who have yet come to one of the annual meetings. Fully 1.600 are expected. The pro gram committee has booked the best lot of speaking attractions that any North Carolina educational confer ence has had. Assurances come from Charlotte that the city is able to care for any number of teachers who will attend. The railroads grant special rates and the hotels will be generous. There are to be live co-ordinate as sociations meeting with the Assem bly. The State- Asoclatlon of Pri mary Teachers, The North Carolina Kindergarten Association, the State Association of Grammar Grade Teach ers and Principals, The Association of High School Teaohera and Princi pals. and t^e North Carolina Musto Teachers' Association will meet In Charlotte at the same time. The As f eembiy meets Wednesday for the first time and the other organisa tions Thursday, Dr. William Lyon Phelps, professor of English In Tale University; Mrs. Marietta L. Johnson, founder of Fair hope School pf Organic Education; Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, president of the Kentucky. Illiteracy Commis sion; M1ss Margaret Haley, business manager of the Chicago Teachers' Union; Dr. J. C. Freund, editor of Musical America. Boston; and Dr. P. P. Claxton. United States Commis sioner of Education at Washington, will make addresses. ~~ Besides the'national characters who will come to the Assembly, teachers within the state representing all of the larger Institutions will lecture. At no foriner meeting of the assembly has there been such a can to the state at large to send delegates to Charlotte to attend the sessions. Char lotte enjoys the best railroad faclll | ties 'of ail the cities and visiting teachers may attend nearly all of the meetings without loes of more then one day. - ? - Corn Show for Hendereonvllle. Henderson ville?Preparation* are being made for a Henderson county corn show here *on December 18. A corn ahoy wag held here laat spring under the auspice* of the Greater Hen dersonville Cub, but, since this organ ization is nofr Inactive, County Farm Demonstrator E. L Perkins and The Western Carolina Democrat are co operating In the preparation for the show to be held here. A canvass of . the business Interests 61 Henderson vlHe resulted lb donations -In casfi merchandise to the extent of 165. ; i , i? COMING EVENTS. State Teacher*' Aeaembly, Charlotte? November 25-27. Trinity Declamation Contest, Trinity Col lege?November 27. North Carolina Community Service Week, December -3-6. Annual Dive Stock Meeting. Statesvllle? January 19-21. 1913. . . Farmer*' Union In Convention. Greenv111e.-rThe seventh annual convention of the North Carolina State Farmers' Union met here In the auditorium of the Training School. A large number of delegates, nearly all the oJLcers and a large number of visiters are. present. The medtlng was called to order by President Alex ander. Mayor James. welcomed, t^e Union to the chy. President Robert Wright of the Training School ex tended greetings, of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and the Train ing School. Take* First Prlxe. v Wilmington/?H. C. Blake tobk the first, prize for the greatest yield of corn an acre at the Cape Fear Corn Show which closed In this city. H* had a yield of 108.76 bushels. He Is a New Hanover County farmer. J. O. Grimes, also of this.county, came sec ond with a yield of 101.50 bushels. There were six prizes. The sixth prize was won by Mr. Frank Strauss, of Bolton, with Kjtleld-ef 78 5-7 bush els. A feature of the closing day of the fair was an address by Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of Chanel Hill. Close Celebration With Rally. Aahevllle?The observance of Com munity Service Week In Buncombe County next month win come to a close wtth a rally to be held at this city at which farmers and their fam ilies of all sections ' of Buncombe county will be present. The general committee In charge of the arrange ments for the observance of the week' ha* sent letters to tb* various town ship committee members advising them of tlie plans for the meeting and urging that they be present. Mayor J. E Rankin wtU preside. ?????? w 9 I" I ?-1 H. P. CONFERENCE MEETING y ?tr ' Rev. C. A. Ceoil la Again Chosen President of the Cenforoneo at tha Opanlng Session at Aahovllla. Asherllle.?Rev. C. A. Cacll of Htfti Aolat was re-slected praaldant of tha North Caroltsa Methodist Protestant Couferance at tha opening session held here, and Rar. N. O. Behea of Hen da raon waa choaan to aucceed himself aa secretary, both elections being un animous. Tha two oBeers have serv ed In their respective capacities for the peat four years, and ft Is cut totnary on the part of thd members of the Conference to retain tbe services of tbe president and secretary for Ave years la succeetsloo. although elec tions are held annually and the five year rule la merely customary, there being nothing In the church laws to provide for such action \ The conference opened with an ex cellent attendance and practically every charge In the etate is represent ed among the 200 visitors to Ashe villa Following the calling of the opening session to order and the or ganisation of the Conference, - upon the euggeettoo of Rev. W. F. Kennett, special prayers were offered tor J. Allen Holt and Martin H. Holt, prin cipals of Oak Ridge Institute end among the leading members of the conference. Letters of sympathy far the men In their poor health were or dered written and mailed during the present session of the conference. Another Fire for Winston-Salem. v Winston-Salem, N. (J.?Tha second disastrous Bra in 24 hours broke out At *46 p. m. oil the top Ooor of the flve slory brick building owned by the Car olina Coal A loo Co., and occupied by that Inn and aeserai tenants. The flames quickly ata downward and be ?ore the city fireman only, two blocks away could reach the scene the.sa tire bulldinc was wrapped in flames and within two hours was a mass of wreckage. The total loea will amount to 2200,000 and 100 people are out of employment. . The lire contained all the spectac ular features of the one of .the night before and thd' loss was greater, but the flames were more easily confined to tha building and surrounding prop erty was seldom In danger. The estimated loaa given by officials of the Carolina Ice A Coal Co., Is 2120.000, and the contents alone at 2100,000. The ice company which also manu factured lea cream and did an exten sive coal and wood business had late-, ly installed new machinery and equip ment, and Hs plant was estimated to be worth 24S.OOO at last. The top floor- of the structure was occupied by the Carolina Paper Sox Company, Its loss being estimated at 22S.OOO. TMs was one of'the most prosperous concerns In the cKy. Oth er tenants were Prank S. Vernay, commission broker; ClothingTroducts Company, manufacturers of canvas goods; Morris A Co., wholesale meats; Watt Martin, commission merchant and a long list of wholesalers and manufacturers who used portions of the big building tor stowage purposes TAR HEEL BRJEF8. Hinton T. Mayo, aged. 115. promin ent Frankling county negro, died at hi* borne a tew days ago. He waa kicked by a mule wh>ch caused his death. Buncombe county will send 50 teachers to the State Assembly at Charlotte. , Citizens of Iredell county refused to, sell any horses to war representatives at prices ottered. A cotton gta, forty-Are bales of cotton, l.OdO bushels of cottonseed and SO bags of guano were burned at Troy recently. The residence of E. L. Mason, of Charlotte was destroyed by Ore re cently. * The town of Loulsbnrg in Franklin county raised 5340 for Belgian suf ferers. The North Carolina Sons of the Revolution hare just held their 21st annual meeting at Raleigh. There Is being assembled at Wil mington for export 20,000,000 pounds of cotton seed cake. The lumber business at Warsaw Is on the boaln again. The business section of Greensboro was visited by a 336,000 Are a few days ago. The sixth district Odd Fellows hare just closed their convention at Wil mington. They will meet next year at Whltevllle. Dr. William JsmeS Battle, yongeat son of br. Kemp P. Battle, ex-presl deni of the University of 'North Caro tids, has been appointed acting presl dnt of the University of Texas. He is a native of Raleigh. The etate department of agriculture has so far shipped out some 14,000 of wliat Is known as\ inoculation germs used by the farmers In treating clover and legumes for mil sowing. The amount sent out will take care of 8, 000 acres, and the departmen esti mates that the farmers have heen saved something like $11,000 by usy lng R. . 2 ? Duplin county farmers are planting more grain this year than eyer before. Adjutant General Young announced that Major Henry Page, of the Medi cal CorpsiN.ll, 8. A., has been detailed M inspector of the sanitary tropoa ot North Carolina. Hla. headquarters' will be in Atlanta. Ga. Major W. A. Graham, commissioner of agriculture, has returned -from an extended bridal tour Into New-'York and Connecticut and Is In hla of fice. The Major found his desk well supplied with matters, which will take most of his earnest attention within the next week or so. f The Republicans will keep their headquarters open at Greensboro. Corn "shucking!" are very popular In Caldwell county. Guilford county has completed Id concrete bridges. HendersonvlUe will soon take a re llglous census of the town. The Lutheran conference will meet' at Mooresville. Fanners In Eastern North Carolina declare they will decrease their cotton acreage over BO per cent. Govern or Craig delivered the prin cipal address at the unveiling of the Confederate monument at OreenrUle - - p -r??? " ? ? -"T MARKETING FARM TIMBER AT A PROFIT | ) (T-n. rriT?imm | A Portable Sawmill UNd for Converting Wood lot Timber Into Switch Tie* Which Are Extra Lens?The By-Product of Such Tiea In the 1 Perm of Slabe and Edgings, With 8ome Boards, Can Be Utilized for Lumber. Near Dubuque, Iowa. ^ (Prepared b) the United mates Depart' ment at Agriculture.) It Is ssid to be true that the termer Is generally at the mercy tt the tim ber buyer when It comes to a ques tion of disposing of the products ot the farm woodlot, or selling the, Um ber from land which should be cleared. Farm economists hare stated that the arerage farmer hnows far less about the yalue of his Um ber crop than about any other asset ot the farm, and Instances In which timber speculators hare fleeced the farmer can be multiplied Indefinitely. The department of agriculture la now gathering material which la In tended to help the farmer to market his wood 'at a profit, and Is parUcu - ?( A Typical Small Portable Sawmill, Cutting About 4,000 Board Feat of Lumbar a Day ?Located Near Cumberland, Tann. iarly seeking opportunities to brine about co-operation among farmers so that a wbdle community by selling Jts timber gK one time may secure a better price ami a better market than by selling indHldually and without a fall consideration of the valOe of \heir lumber. N An ekample of what might be ac complished is furnished by a farmer 11 ring near Millersburg, Holmes coun ty, Ohio. He was offered $300 for the ttlnber In his woodlot, but refused to. A Portable Sawmill In Watt Virginia Owned by Three Farmere Who Do Their Own Cutting. Hauling, Saw ing and Selling, Working Only In the Afternoon ? ite Capacity la About 3,000 Board Feet a Day, Cut ting Mainly Hemlock, With Some ?--"%hite Aeh^-, . sell the hickory at any price, and wat then offered $304 tor the wood exciu elve of the hickory. _ "j Thta offer eet him to thinking and aa a reault he engaged a neighbor, who owned a portable sawmill, to jo the sawing while be and hie two eons cut the trees and hauled the logs. He then sold lumber and railroad ties, for both of which there was a standard price in the Community. Because of sickness and a consequent inability to supervise the last part of the log ging he sold a small remaining part of the standing timber to the man who owned the portable mill, and after the t ran taction waa complete the account stood at follows: Received from lumber, 40,000 board feet at 81* a thousand, t<40; from I,780 ties, ranging from 76 cents apiece for a few culls; 0071; stumpage sold at an average price of 19 per thou- . sand feet, 1130; and black walnut boards, 1,160 feet, at )60 per thou sand, 669, making a gross return of II,810. The sawing cost him $160 for the lumber, and $446 for the ties The rate of wages for the farmer and hit sons and the farm teams was calcu lated at $2.60 a thousand for the log ging and 82 a thousand board feet for the hauling, or 8446 for both opera A 8mall Portable Sawmill, Working Up. Hardwood Lumbar, Principally Oak and Hickory, In Oblo. A - r tAa. The total coat, allowing tor tbeae good wage a tor hlmoolf, hia aona and bis teams In the winter time when they might otherwise hare been Idle, waa $1,050. making a clear gain ot $760. In (he meantime he haa all hie hickory, which la increasing In vol ume and alao In value, becauaa hick ory timber la getting acarcer. The $760 gain may be arbitrarily divided Into $600 for the otumpage, Inatead of .the $300 first ottered, and an addi tional $260 profit on the transaction. AVOID DISEASES OF POULTRY^ Cholera and Other Bowel Trouble* May Be Prevented by Giving Gin ger and Soda In Milk. Where mUk ia fed regularly to the chickens, a teaspoonful of ginger and soda added to each gallon every third er fourth day will prevent cholera or other bowel troubles. Stir the mix' ture until thoroughly dissolved, before feeding. This Is very easily prepared, and will keep their digestive organs toned and sweetened. *" When fattening fowls, sktm-mtlk should be used to mix* the mash. They like It better, and In this way areTnducsd to eat just as muca more as the milk, while serving aa mois ture to wet the mash, la also a nearty food. The food for young ducks should be mixed with milk, and curds made from | sour milk are Indispensable for young turkeys. - - , Shed for Machinery When done with the (arm machin ery, put It In the shut after a thorough oiling and the application of paint tq the wooden parts If needed. The weaf points In many farms Is the lack et sufficient room fdr tools or Imple ments. It will phy for any farmer b> have a special building In which ti> keep hlsjmplements, machines, wag ons. sleda, etc., whpn not In use. it need not be an expensive one. Systematise farm Work. Being able to systematize the week so that the manure can be hauled uut^ and applied so as not to interfere with the other work, and at the same time derive the full benefit, will be found quite an Item, and whichever plan vwtty do this to the best advan tage should be adopted. Fseds Milk ts Sunflowers. Measuring 51 Inches In circumfer ence. the largest sunflower erer pro duced here has-been added to the chadiber of commerce exhibits, says a Sao Bernardino dispatch to the Seat tle Post-Intelligencer, and It was con densed milk that brought the sunflow er up to champion slie, so It Is told. John Poppett discovered that con densed milk was good for the growth of the sunflower viae, and for several weeks he purchased the canned goods for the rapidly growing specimen that. It ti ad m ft ted by former resident* -of that state, shames anything that Kgn saa. ever produced In the sunflower line. {, Education. Education la the Instruction of the Intellect In the law* of nature, trader which name 1 Include not merely things and their forces, but men and their ways; and the fashioning of the affections and of the. will Into an earnest and loving desire to more In harmony with those laws.?Huxley. ~i : A Thanksgiving | Sermon Br REV. JAMES M. CRAY. D.Di Dm. Jt MmJt BiM. lull li ; ^ a-mm. I tj,: ? mMMMMMMMMWH > TEXT?W. know th*? .11 thin*, work t<.*?ther (or (ood to thwn tkml lor. Qod. - Roman. t:TL This li m at the text* of Scrip ture that always comes into tha mind a r o u n4-, Thanks |lfli| time. It kai preached many a soul-Inspiring ser mon to the Lord'* meek and poor afflicted ones dur ing these long nineteen hundred years, la many an hour of trou ble It had been their consolation and la many a happy moment their chief )oy. (1) There Is a kind of certainty about thla text that gives It a pe culiar value. "We know that all thlnce work together for good." It la not a eurmlee but .a conviction; not a conclualon baaed merely upon the teatlmony of othara, but a poa aeaaion of our own experience. We know it from the word of Ood, and wa would rather truat that than oar owa understanding. We know It Indeed from the vary nature of the caee, for given the exlatence of a Ood, holy, juat, all-powerful and good. It muat be aa the text aaya. To deny It la to deny Ood. We know it from the hio tory of the world and of mankind whoae pagea are Illuminated with Ita truth, but eapecially do we know It from the record of our own Uvea. If We are true Cbrlatlan m%n and wom en. we can look back over the paat year la all Ita vlclaaltudaa and net our aeal to It aa tact. (1) There la a unlveraality In the range of the text which glvea It a peculiar value. "We know all thtnga worka together for good." What a measureless compaaa there la In that declaration! In the mind of the In spired writer, the "all thlnga" aa In dicated by the context, are very eape cially "the sufferings of this pres ent tlma;" but there la no reason ? why we may not employ the languags In the broadest and moat compcptien ?lve sense. Things known and thtnga unknown, defeats and victories, losses and gains, the small and the large, "all are working together for good to them that love God. It la easy to -be lieve this when all Is prosperous and happy, but faith clings to It when the clouds lower and the storms rage. It Is that which distinguishes the Christian from the man of the world. (3) There is a sense of divine so tlvlty In the text "All things work together for good." God does not al low things to come to pass by chance, but baa an arrangment In everything, a plan, a purpose bringing forth ef fects. He la continually subverting and conserving, scattering and bring ing together. In order that he may Bnd stones to polish for a temple Into which 1}8 may enter and permanently abide. (4) Then think of the harmony ex pressed?"all thlnga work together for good." There la no discord or opposition In the heavenly counsels, ? though we may not always perceive this with our eyes of flesh. Like Han nah More's dialogue of the two weavers, we may sometimes think that-w i. The good are troubled end npprrsseA And'all the .wicked are the bleeeed. But when we rajtgh that wortd of tight. And view theme whrita of Ood aright. Then shall we aee the whole design. And own the work Is all divine. - But finally. It.1( the particularity of thla telt that we need moat to dwell upon. It la to "Them That Lore God," and to them only, that all things work tc gather tor good. But men In their natural state do not love God, nor can they lore him. There must be created. wlthlh thorn the clean heart and renewed within them the right aplrlt before they can loVe God. And thla la God's own work In them, which he does when they believe hla testimony concerning his son. Jesus Christ. Hare you tone th^s? Have you yet by faith received Christ as your Sartor and confessed htm as your Lord? There was a time when Paul who wrote these words, did not himself lore God, though he was very religious and very active In his religion. But one day he saw Christ in the glory and submitted himself to him, and all this was changed. He then Krv~3 God because he had come to know that God first . loved him and sent his son to be the propitiation for hla. sins. , And so this text gives us Paul's^ own testlmonj^He had had a won derful life especially after hla remark able conversion. Reed his own de scription of It In Second Corinthians from- Chapter 11, Verse 21 to Chgp ter 12, Verse 12, and see what It must have meant to him to utter such words as these. In everything had he seen the hand of God so vividly and the moat unpromising circum stances redound to hls^swn good, that no mathematical proposition could have been more clearly demon strated to him than this. He had triumphed ' much at' Antloch and Ephesus, but he had been stoned and give up for dead at Lystra; ship wrecked on the Mediterranean, and Imprisoned hi Caesaree and Rome; and yet.nevertheless, all these things, one as well as another, had bean working together fof good. He does not except a single event that did not minister directly and Immediately to his enrichment In the knowledge and love of Ood. If therefore we belong to Ood through Christ ss he did. let us submit, and wait, and obsy and trust, for he who beth said: "Be still and know that 1 am God," said alee. "What ye know not now,* ye shall know hertfcfler."
The News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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