GERMAN PRISONERS BUILD CAMPS FOR AMERICAN SOCOIERS
The captt+c, Germans in France have the extreme pleasure of helping the American forces And comfort lo* the
had of their new endeavors. The captured Teutons are pot to won building the barracks and putting the site Into
tt shape for the American troops.
OCEANS OF MUD IN FLANDERS FAIL TO STOP BRITISH
Ocean* of mud where once were roads can't atop the great British drive In Flanders, "fhey may combine to alow
ap the steady advance against the German trenclles, but they will have to get a great deal worse to compel a definite
Wl. This British official photograph shows how great are the difficulties that The British forces have to encounter,
?apply wagons are advancing through mud in which the horses sink knee-deep, and then some, carrying munition* j
aver the ahell-torn ground to the big tuns at the front.
"FANTOMAS" WALTER RUTT
? z ?
On n certain , sector In Kruno* tlx;
Polios were menaced by "Knntomns."
the "ghost" aviator, ?*ho, though he
awept down close to the line*, deemed
to hare a charm ngalnst the bullets
at the soldiers. After more than a
year of adventurous Attacks he has
been brought down anil Identified as
Waltef Rutt, the world's greatest bi
cyclist, who was well .known to
patrons of the six-day bicycle racxs at
Kmdlson Square Garden. New York.
Be left the United States for Germany
?a the outbreak of the war.
? The Spanish Premier.*
Senor Da to, the imid of the hour In
Spain, belongs to the type y( famous
men who are slight and (pare of
jkyidque. It la a spiritual rather than
as animal -force that animates hla re
toed countenance and easts a pleasant
apell over thoae who come In contact
with him. By thoae who know him
aaort Intimately he la described aa a
man who deals strongly with difficulty
and then makes light of It. He knows
whan to keep silence and tha chief lm-.
prewtlnn be leaves everywhere t?
(term of manner eomnlned with an ex
treme sensitiveness and above all cour
age.
Htlped Him.
A well-known baritone wan accosted
?t hla cluh by a young friend who wai
owtlng. Bald tbe friend: "Tour re
cital laat niglit waa a (treat help to
"I didn't aee you-there."
. "Ok, I wasn't there."
"Well, what do you mean by tailing
me ray/erttal was a great help to you.
tat you weren't present T"
"t?h. I bought ticket* tor my girl *
father and mother aw', tfcey both
LEADERS OF REVOLT AGAINST KERENSKY I
: * *
. Nikola Lenlne (right) and Leon Trotrky (left), the loading flgurcs In tha
l!"l*hevlkl rebellion ncalntt the provisional government In Rusotu. Lenlne,
who is believed to be a OeriAan agent, wu muUe premier by the rebel j
ONE OF HAIG'S REST "ROCHE STRAFERS"
V ??^11 ? IL-*
The bowltaer h*ii ht'rr It ?ii? of the rtmi?'i "brarlm." whoxe xhaltcrlni
Ore literally oblltt-nitml thp Oprmnn de*|>-trenrh nnd dugout position* In
Flanders when Sir Oonirln* I'M* prwed forward to acbl?ve hi* slt-dge
hammer victories. On the too carriage In rear of the breech la a bate pro
I JectUe ready for loedloc.
. . .
?It Traffic on Mlaslaalppl.
Meniplii*. Teon.?Brery ititmbltt
aa the MlMlwdppI river will be pressed
Mo service this fall movln# cotton
and other cumber*..ine freight. Boat*
that hare l>eeo Idle far ysars will be
anptored and tralBr on the river wilt
ha ghvter than known for decadea.
Sees Stock Vacant Have*. |
Greenfield, Ind.?Having ot>?eM?d a |
?qpAar of hooey beea about a vacant i
ha?i la ihla dtr. A. H. Hoffman and j
V. W. TVab^. 6m fancier , made an .
"*?.* ".'j?
Investigation and roufd ? big colony
?nd a stork of' honey between the
?eather)H>? riling and plastering. The
>>eoa had entered the bona* through a
bole where telephone wire* had been
i emwed..
Social Leaders TsecH Jape.
Oalorado Springs. Colo.?Mian Am;
Kinsley and her slstqf. Kathleen,
prominent sod ally, plan to leave here
?srly next month, te apend several
ifHim la kindergarten work la north
n> Japaa.
v K
EQQS MAY 60 TO $1 A DOZEN
High PHea of Feed Cauaea Firmer*
to Dlapoae at Their
Chlckana.
Cleveland. O.?Eggi at $1 a down
next wtnten! That la the prediction
of Harrjr \VII?nn. retiring poultry fann
er of Solon. O. W|laon anji high price*
of f{e4a ha* cauaed the farmer* to dla
poae of their chlckana aa rapidly aa
poaalhle hecauae they were toting ro->n
fj die Hoardty of hena will cauaa
a* "tolden em"
IWOMnONAL
jSWf&WOl
1 Lessen
' (By 8. O. SEM-BKS Acting Director of
| 0ie Sunday Schouf Coiirx of th+ Moody
I Bible laotUvto. Chloogo.)
'CopyrtSfrt.-mT. We?trm N?w?t*p?r Unlonj
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 9
?ZRA AND NEHKMIAH TKACH
THJ, LAW.
! I.KSBON T--iTi-N?h?mt?h ll, i I, I,
I II. Bad Hin-? chaptar.
OOt.DEN TKXT-Thy word la ? lamp
unto my t?t. bid a light unto my path.- .
Pa
The flrrft day of the seventh month
(8:2) was abiiut October 444 B. C
Seven days feast (TT. 10-18) waa the i
feast of the Taberaactee beginning
the 15th of the seventh month (Octo
ber) and continuing for aeven or
?Iglil days (Lev. 28). Nehemlah waa
the governor; Earn the scribe, chief
priest; and Artaxerxea. fclnjr of Per- 1
sla, ruler over Palestine. It would be j
Interesting to look up the sudden la- {
terjectlon of, Bsra'a name Into thia
discourse; also the special reaaona for
teaching the Bible. There la In (hi*
chapter a record of a full week and
of the dally event* of that woek. j
I. The Preparation. Go back to
? i f|e TO pf the preceding chapter, and
yon will And that the temple had Just
been receiving some lurge gifts. The
taak of flnlah'ng the wall waa also
I completed, al! of which give* point to
verse one, prbere It Bays that the peo
ple gathered themaelves together as
one man. This wes on ancient open
air meeting, one we dc well to study^
The people requested Errn to '1>rlng
the book." It needed no catchpenny
operations to draw the crowd togeth
er. The writer of Nebeuilah calls the
book "the law which the I.?rd bath
commanded unto Moses." (See v. 1
cf. v. 14.) nils, ol course, would In
clude Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuter
onomy. an Indication as to the Mosaic
authorship of the Pentateuch, which l?
fti line with the statement that Jesus
Christ made that It was God who had
written It as he (4>ad commanded
Moses. It was not a mob; tflere was
organisation and equipment. (See v.
3 and 4.) The Bible was also read so
that the people could understand It
(f. 2); certainly something that Is In
demand In our present day. Ezra
opened the hook 1n the sjght of all the
people, for he stood on an elevation
above them (v. 5) and read "dls
tfnctly." ? ,i|
II. The Reading of the Word. They
read the bonk, not from some com
mentary or quarterly, though these
hare value In their place. The read
revarencs - JMagm.
for but not a worship of the book.
The Bible Is not a fetish or a charm
agahist sickness or accident. The
verse "cansed the people to under
stand The law," (v. 7) probably means'
that Is was translated Into the ver
nacular, the language of the common
people. While God's word 1* a plain
book and easy to rend, nevertheless
men of spiritual understanding are
needed to "rightly divide!' It unto the
people (v. 7). However, the great In
terpreter of the Bible given by the Fa
ther Is the Holy Spirit hlmv" (John
16:12*15; fc John 2:20-27). This
meyiod of beginning the study of the
| word and Its continuance as presented
In these verses Is a good suggestion
for modern Sunday school workers.
| There Is blessing In being a teacher 1
! and Joy In being a hearer.
III. The Hearing of the Word. (W.
! 9-17). As Ezra and Nehemiah and
i their associates and Levltes taught <
the people, there was a five-fold result
First : There was conviction. and .
mourning. The word of Ood always
convicts of sin, but the people were |
: told not to mourn over the post, nor j
were they to weep, for all the people
wept (v. 9). When men hear the
words of the law there will be coo
ylctlon of sin. (See Eph. 6:7; Ueb.
#:12.) Weeping may not however, be
conviction (2 Cor. 7:10). Weeping
weakens, but tbat was not designed,
rather the exhilaration of Joy. More
over, they were to seek the refresh- j
ment of food und drink. Indeed, the
Joy of the Lord was to be their
strength "(v. 10). "And there was very
great gladness" (v. 17). In verse 11 j
I we are told tha^the Levltes exhorted
the people to hold tbetr peace, that ,
the day was holy and that they should
' be grieved. To this the people re- |
sponded (v. 12), and made great mirth, j
because they had understood th* dec- ;
I laratlon of the word of the Lord. No
tlce that Joy and gladness came after
obedience, also that Nehemiah, tile .
governor, had a port In the teaching. I
It Is a great thing for any people, when '
their civil rulers aje genuine. Intelll- j
gent, and spiritual leader*. 'The peo
pie were Instructed to show their gratl- ,
tude as well as their piety "by remem- j
berlng "those for whom nothing had '
been prepared" (v. 10). The fourth ,
result whs peace (n 11)?the. peace
of right i-eliitlon with (Iffl (Rom. 5:'
j 1; Phil. 4:7). Mourning can be coa
i tlnued too long, and, therefore. It Was
; necessary to employ the emotion of
, Birth and the. exercise of wqrk that
? the people might Anter Into this peace,
'j The fifth result, Aerefore, was aarv
! Ice (v. 12). Notice that their thanks
giving portions and their service were
! based upon an Intelligent knowledge
' of Ood's word. If there* Is anything
I that j#esent-day social service needs.
It, Is the Illumination which comes
! from a knowledge of Ood'a word. Lust
| of all, worship (vv. 13-18). Worship
Is a compound of "worth" and "ship." i
! What la God Worth to met Worship
' Is the answer. At Its ?eat It la the
spontaneous exercise of The Joy of the
j Lord In a redeemed soul. It la not
j spectacular, but quiet, reverent and
strong. It asceftls to Ood; be alone
Is the objoct however expressed
There Is power tit a life built aroaod
sucb a.center.
i We Forgtt the Blessings
Misery so little appertains to mil
natare, and happlpeaa so much so. that
we lament over that which Has pained
us, bot leave unnoticed that which baa
rejoiced os.- -Blchtar.
| Safety by j
J Surrender |
I By REV. B. B. SUTCUm, 1
Imimi UtymittMl. H?4r Blbto
TVCT--IM him uu - |MM ?f my
?tr.ngth.-U* HA v
The pauHi* from which thU text
'In taken la a call from the Lord (or
UIh enemlea, both
the ungodly and
*1*0 hi* back
alldden people,* to
turu to htm before
hi* Judgment fall*.
He declares be
?till come among
them aa a flr<*
muong brier*. Be
uffen them *afetjr
by (urrender to
him and i**ue* the
call of thl* text.
HI* Judgment la
?are to fall aod
power will be
needed to avoid It
Where can- thl*
a M - ? * jm a
ljuw-vr w [(jodu una mu?j securea l
Not by Seeing 'away but by drawing
near. Not by opposing him bat by
yielding to him. To tfee alnner and
the backallder the Lord appears aa
an enemy. To yield or surrender to
any enemy aeema like folly, the rush
ing Into danger. But yielding to tba
Lord means safety. And so this Call
to surrender to the I<ord is also ^ call
for the exerclae of/olth In the Lord as
the protector from his own sure com
ing Judgment. To hnman reason
escape would seem to be lmpoaalhle.
How can we-escape the righteous Judg
ment of God-after having Incurred It
by our own conduct? It la not possible
with man, but with God all things arc
possible. Failure la "not In him, but
In imperfect yielding to him.
A Posalble Thin*.
The text says: "Let him take hold
of my strength." There is no obstacle
to be overcome except the Inherent un
belief of the hiunnn heart. Kach one
la afBlcted with this. It la the hinder
ing thing that opposes all aafety, cer
tainty or enjoyment. It la the one com
mon sin of which all are gollty and
by which all the more or leas hound.
It Is the sin which so easily besets us.
But It Is possible to overcome It.
When we come to the plsce where real
desire exists to escape the Judgment of
God. there are no real hindrances; we
may if we will, take hold of his
strength and In It And aafety.
A Personal Thing.
"Let him take hold." I live for my
self and not another. I sin for myself.
safety, if I escape the Jodgment, I will
And for myself and escape for myself.
None else can get It for me. It la
n personal matter. In the center of
my own will lies the answer aa* to
jrhether I shall go down to eternal de
feat under the Judgment of Ood, or
whether I shall rise anperlor to all the
future holds of wrath. T go down by
opposing myself to Ood: I rise by
yielding to him. I find eternal death
by fighting him: eternal life by sur
rendering .to him. It ia my own choice
which I shall have.
A Peculiar Thing.
"Let him take hold of my strength."
I cannot take hold of his strength nntll
I let go of that which I now hold. All
the thing* I have relied npon to nee
me wifely through the Jiylgment I mnat
relinquish. I must have no hope In
my good deeds, by religions experi
ences, my moral code, ray high aspira
tion*?yea, I must have no hope In my
self. Like Job of old I must come to
the Lord saying. "I abhor myself."
Like tsnlah. "I am undone." Like
Panl, "There dwelleth no good thing
In me." Myself and my goodness are
my weapons against him. I must lay
them dowti and in full and uncondi
tional surrender of myself to him I
will find safety In the surrender. It
Is therefore, as was said above, a coll
for faltli In him. Hq.can free me from
bondage, guard me from harm and pro
tect me from certain disaster only as
I trust him. Until I do so I will And
that he cannot do any work on my be
half because of my unbelief. It Is un
belief which erects the barrier. In the
case of the army facing certain anni
hilation. only one thing remains to be
done, and that Is surrender If death
I* not preferred/ _As long as the freap
ons are fined and battle offered, the de
struction Is certain. The sinner facet
certain perdition?he lights against the
Judgment and wrath of God. Thereto
no escape, and can be none save by
the way of surrender. When the sur
render Is ma/]e. he finds that the sup
posed enemy Is really a friend and
what was thought to be ? the worst
thing Is seen to b? the best. Instead
vf God desiring to Injare. he finds all
of God's desire Is to protect from In
Jury. How strange thy the one .In
jured should be the one who can and
will guard the sinner from the effects
ot the Injury. * ?
A Powerful Yhlno
With man's strength It would be Im
possible, hut the test says. "Let him
tnke hold of my strength" and with
God all things are possible. There la
nothing too hard for hla performance
for he baa omnipotence. Nothing too
deep for his underatandlng, for hi Is
omniscient. Nothing too fir for htm
to reach, for he Is ownlpresent. Power
belongeth unto God and he 4a ready,
nay eager, to exercise on behalf ot all
who will cease fighting him and yield
themselves ty him. <iow shall we
escape tf ?'? neglect so great salva
tloji* ,
Temporal and Eternal.
We love things temporal before we
have them, more than when we have
them, because the soul when she bath
them cannot be, satisfied with them;
but things eternal, when they are actu
ally possessed, are more loved than
when but desired, for neither faith
could believe, nor hope expect, so
much aa charity (hall And when Eteri
nltle comes Into possession. There l?
do soul In the world, how happy to
ever It'thinks Itself here, hut points
'Its prehensions beyond whh he pos
sesses here. -St. Augustine. ?
1 ?,?OWAN frM** COMPAM.
Daily l?l??t bnday*.
No luimir M Sundaya.
, MMntmim ...
' Lt Coa?o-M?plato?.. |:Hu-1:M(b
' I Lt SWTS Wharf .. 1:40 ta?1:00 put
Lt Wla.loa I Hia-1.00 pa
i At Tula 10:10am-3 20 pin
If Lt Tunla 10:40 am?4;04 p?
I Lt Wlntoa 11:00am?<:lifa
Lt totn Wharf.. ,12:0k paa?7:26 pm
I Lt liap4aton C*>mo . 12:26 pm?}:60f>? {
| Ar Murfraaaboro .. 1:00 pm?4:14 pa
UH1A.H VAUOHAN. Mgr.
WELLINGTON AND POWELL*
VILLI AAILHOAO.
?OUTM.
No. 1-Uw? Waaltlngtoa (R. f. A
r. R. R) ?:*? a. m.; laara Richmond
(A. 0. L.) i:l? a. m.; laara Waldos
(A a L.) 11:2* a. m.; laara Wilming
ton (A C, L.) 7:40 a. ta.; laara South
Thla Noramhar 22rd. 1(14
Roclfy Mount (A O. L.) 12:11 p. m.;
arrlTa Ahoakla (A C. L.) 2:43 p. m.;
laaTa Norfolk (A. C. L.) 2:40 p. m.;
taaTa Suffolk (A C. L.) 1:04 p. m.
ArrlTa Ahoakla 4:12 p. ai.
Wellington A Pewallavilla rt. R.
No. 1?LaaTa Ahoakla 4:24 p.
laaTa PowallaTllla 4:22 p. m.; laara
Cramo (Brandlnf) 4:42 p. m.; laara
Holly Orora 4:U p. m.; laara Aakava
rllla 7:0? p. ?>.; arrlra Wldaor T:20
?
| ? 4taan?r.
PuMOIW-Mtn Wlndaor 1:30 p.
B.; leave Howard 1:10 p. m.; leave
Swell 1:45 P- B.; leave Blanchard*
4:46 p. m.; leave Sana Soucle 4:14 p.
arrive Plymouth 6:40 p. m
NORTH.
Steamer.
Paaeenger?Leave Plymouth T:M a.
a.; leave Sana Sonde 1:10 a. m.;
leave Blaneharda ?:00 a. a.; leave
Steele 10:fc0 a. m.; leave Howard
luM a. m.; arrive Windsor 11:00 a. m.
Wellington A Pewtllavllle R. N.
No. I?Leave Wlndaor S:M a m.;
leave Butler1! ?:M a. m.; leave Aak
I ewevlUe 9:17 a. leave Hoily Qrove
4:13 a. m.; leave Cremo (Branding)
1:44 a. m.; leave PowellavUle 4:41 a.
m.; arrive Ahoekle *:(< a. m
A. C. L.
No. *-.Leave Ahoekte 11:04 a. m.;
leave Suffolk 14:41 soon: arrive Sot
to]* 1:85 p. m.; kave Aheekie 10:M
a. m.; leave South Rocky Mount 11:10
noon; arrive Wilmington 4:50 p. m.;
leave Weldon 6:00 p. m.; leave Rich
mond 7:44 p. m.; arrive Waahlnftae
(R. r.AP.R R ) 11:40 p. m
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