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THE NEWS AND OBSERVElV SUNDAY, JtJ NE 2, t9C9 ' fflSffll What tho hiirch Folk Elsewhere 5 .f.i TIIE NEW PATRIOTISM, The International Sunday?8chool Leu son for Jul 4 j fa "Paul's . Second Mlwrfonaiy journey Ajitloch . to , rnlUppi. Acta U: S I6t IS. - ! ' 1 By William T. Bills.' ' The passing 'of the splflt pt Jingo lam Is an evidence! of the changing spirit of our times.! These first days of July In the IThited Stale are flav ored by mcfnorlA of the Declaration of Independencejand In Candda by the observance of Confederation Day. Once It waa common tp heah at Fourth of July celebrations in the States the most blatant spread-eagleism; 'but this belicose strutting and crowing barnyard ashlo$ has given way to a more i serious and dignified mood. The best patriots ar feeling keenly their obligations as world clt , Izens, and they are studying their re ' latlons to all I Othejr nations. The American ' spirit- Is f expressing Itself by a new, frank! facing bf the day's internationalism? Canada- never held so truly national I a gathering as that whlcjh met In Toronto a jjfey months ago to" consider? Canada's missionary policy with respect to heself and the whole earth, j Amrica'f Christian manhood Is likewise! to come together next spring In 1 a7 j meetings that may easily take rank with the great history-making assemblies sof the na tion's formative period j (- . The springs ? of patriotism) go down to the depths of the, spirit Hi is easy - to speak of.country and of God in the onejbreath. "There ;ls a straight line connecting the; patriotism; of the year 1109 In this new-, western world with the Sunday-school lesson of th day. For the later marks the! advent of Christianity trt (.Europe.! JThe great historic step wa made which carried that flnanol ntii f Asia tin A hm lanl which was for; nearly twehty. centuries to remain Its strength and center. Doubtless on' the Journey fcom Troaa to Neapolla, nobody paid particular attention to an, Inconspicuous little Jew and his small band of companions who, day after? J&y fvere fseen in most earnest convent upon some) serious themes. Yet that was a! greater day for Europo thai) when bCerxeea, or Phillip of Macedoh, of Augustus ma reed their legion over this edge of Europe. So today it stir ogle's Imag ination to see, as he leins- over the visitors gallery Pat dSlllsi Island and watches the stream of j immigrants passing before the s Inspectors, and wonders which tf these Unkempt, big eyed boys carries lri his doth, bundle a new epoch jfor America . .? ' v.! ' A Travelling Teai-her, Phlllppl, whither ;Pauf was bound, Is now a heap of rujfns, scarcely heed ed by the obscure Turkish village near f;- Its site. Most of the names iof places, and the . places and customs them selves, that become i familiar o Paul's eaTs ard eyes, .have passed away. ; Still the air Is rent with the echoes of shots and. shrieks of awful massacre of men and women throughout the region urave. ion H traverM :, b jv IW comnajir on hlsTBecphd Jnlssionan iouraev. alt I for the sake., of . the Name7 which he preached. fAsta Minor jand adjacent Europe what Ave -nay roughly call tbe Pauline j neighborhood -are In a tumult and uproar that attract the at tention of Christendom! 'The wise reader of the' dally ijewspa per cons the cable dispatches in? the light of these Illuminating3 dispatches ) fftjm Holy Writ; and likewise jthe student of the Apostolic Church 1st not unmindful of the later acts that are transpiring In ..this region. j;f .5 , j .. y It had beeh a half doxfcn yer lnr Paul had made his first missionary tour throughout Asia Minor . Now he was setting out again on the same long nara journey, tnat would; consume, two or three years more. Aft mere travel. Our restless; ago lstovef emphasising the pleasure 'and profit of travel in it self. No lives , are imore wasted that tnose wnicn are spent in: wandering up and down the face of thd earth, flitting from spot to,' spot In an endeavor to stimulate Jaded interest. Travel for a great purpose 1st supremely- worth while; but travel f of travel's sake soon becomes a weariness to the flesh. Paul was sustained in bis jpfirneys by the . consciousness that he was ;bjs nt on a treat mission, t J .j " This time he wa4 not accompanied by Barnabas; for the la ter i wanted to take along his klnmari. John Mark. Inasmuch as the young man had prov en a broken! reed pn the! previous Journeys Pail would nt take him again. The. dispute, which (sent Paul and Barnabas on separate tours is a comiomng xtouch of human nature to those who are Inclined Vjo think i ' "' ' " ; ' ' s We fare Agents forthe celebrated Shaw-Walke 6ECTIONETS, isiLIXO DEVICES AND CARD SYSTEMS. They Delight , tile oQ1c Man. Work Is systemlxed and mini-. mixed. -.. I ; . x - . ; ' tVe "manufacture alf tlodsof "lxoSoIaf Systems and nther SPECIALLY RULED And PRINTED BOOKS. Write for Cat- alogueuid (irtcea. -f..:, - -' K- EDWARDS i& i DR0UGHT0N PRINTING COMPANY. Printers arid Blank 1 1 '-'I " : RALPGII, If. C. Aro Thinking About v and Religious News From that the Bible characters are all free from human frailties. Paul chose, In stead Silas, and they went together through Syria and Silesia and back 1 to Derbe and Lystra and Iconlum, I strengthening the faith of the churches and delivering the decree of the coun ell at Jerusalem.lt Is as Important mis sionary work to look after the ex istlng churches as it is to plant new churches in unreached regions. At Lvstra. Paul added to his company young' Timothy, the son of a Jewess mother and a Greek father, who later became dear to the apostle's heart and a power In the church. The Conauering Company, What varied armies have marched over the same historic ground that was traversed by this little band of bearers of good hews! The imagination Is stimulated by a contemplation of the scenes made most memorable by their association with these evangelists. For one man with a great message means more to history than a great army equipped with all the military paraphernania of its day. It was to conquest that this band went even as sensitive friends who go to the steam er to bid farewell to their missionary representatives sometimes catch a vis ion of foar-off transformation to be effected by the labors of these men and women. Since this is designated for study as a missionary lesson, it is well to re member, as a practical missionary method, that It Is not good for a man to go out alone as a missionary. The consensus of expert missionary judg ment Is against placing of one or two persons In lonely Interior stations. It is better to establish a considerable force In the missionary compound, and to work out from this base. I have seen an Important hospital In Pe ing closed simply because the Mission Board of one of the great American denominations had Inadequately man ned It, and when one doctor fell 111 tb worked stopped. The new Interest In missions will call Boards more rig Idly to account for their metlds of administration. It Is better not to try to occupy so many places than to occupy each Inadequately. Paul did his missionary work in as soclatlon with a variety of comrades. even as the present-day missionary propaganda presents many fronts to the world It Is worth nothing that this was a 8plrltgulded company of men. They took counsel togehter. of course. and yet ultimate decision In all their actions rested upon the Illumination of the Devine Spirit. When the Spirit bade them hasten through Asia with out preaching they did so. Their power to win resided wholly in their willingness to obey. They knew them selves to be men under authority, and It was In loyalty to that Voice that that they found success. The Men Who Hear Galls. This was a band of idealists and dreamers, who, regardless of the hard ships by the way, pressed on towards new fields of service.. They belonged to the endless train of visionaries In l" JI i'l to wnose nearts God has put the plo " ' "- ik hi c Stop, looli anflThinli If you want 'what you want and get what you want call at lit E. Martin street and get your Shoes and Oxfords. We carry a nice line for men. wo men and- children, and special attention given to Ladles' Un ' derwear. Petticoats, gowns, etc Don't forget the place, 132 E. Martin street' , J. R. HAILEY NORTH CAROLINA SUMMER SCHOOL For Colored Teachers The Tenth Annual Session, herin. ning June 21st and continuing three three weeks. Tult'on. free. Board and Lodging: 75c. per day; $3A0 per week; S7.50 session. Special attention to - Rural and urammar school subjects, also Manu al Training and Domestic Science. Write today for accommodation to JAS. B. DUDLEY, President, V a iOiieget Greensboro, N. C. IF IT'S A C0H1IIIU1L GRIND for you at desk or counter, or any dally work that tires you down, you will crppreclate It when you procure a good hourse and buggy or phaeton and drive out on the country roads to enjoy the blossoms of Springtime, with fresh air and sunshine thrown In. You can hire a good rig at a fa r price at ; Phones S7t. Woodall's Stables 'Phones 379. Book Manufadturers to the new and undiscovered regions have ever been the champions of his tory's enlarging sphere. I to them an new discoveries are owed. They are like Columbus, adding new continents to the worlds dominions. I Some types of men work best in! well-worn grooves. They like the 1 accustomed ways and the voice of human direction over them. Others are iorever dreaming of new ways or doing the old service. They are the Inventors. the explorers, and the captains of civilisation. It would be: a sad day for mankind If ever this devine tire departed from the hearts of men. Paul. standlngvon the edge or Asia, saw In a vision a man In Europe, and heard his voice calling "Come over and help us." It was the sensitive soul's perception of the spiritual needs 0f n unevanat-llzed region. The Mac edonlan call has become a shopworn missionary phrase. Most persons, more familiar with this Incident than with the actual facts of to-day's mis sionary conditions, believe that the heathen to-day are calling even as did the Macedonian man of Id. There are one or two non-Chrlstlan lands which are like unto Macedonia In that their call for the better things of the Gospel Is artlcuiated. In the main. though. It Is a call or need rather than of desire that Is heard from the mission field When Paul finally got to Phlllppl. Instead of eager, waiting multitudes he found only a praying woman, ready to hear his message. Perhaps he ex perlenced something of the shock of finding himself not wanted and not considered which has come to hun dreds of missionaries since, as they reached the land of their desire. Onlinarllly the missionary Is not de sired, but he Is needed none the less. It takes a deeper vision and a. high er courage to do service In these condl lions than to go where one Is wel comed with open arms. The Christian Church Is not engag ed In the business of giving men what they want, but of giving them what they need. The twentieth century Is vocal with clamorous appeals for many things. In their social unrest men say they want a new order of pontics, a new Kina 01 rconomicn, . " . , . new kind of social relationship. This Is their expressed desire, but thetr real need la for more of the brotherly and unselfish spirit of Jesus in their hearts. , Tlie New Patriotism. Down by the river bank of Phlllppl Paul found a woman merchant, a de vout proselyte. It may have seemed a bit of Irony to him that his first con vert In Europe should not be a Europ ean. but an Asiatic. Lydla was a- sel ler of purple from Thyatlra. Then, as ever, women were the best friends of Ood. The first converts and final de fenders bf a faith are usually women This prosperous business woman was baptized with her whole household and with hospitality, which charac terixes simple Christian faith she wei corned the band of evangelists to her home with an urgency that would not be gainsaid. So began the career of Christianity In Europe. With that bit of outreaching endeavor on the part of Paul we see prefigured the history of Christendom For the Christian nations are pioneer nations. Stagnation besets pagan peoples. The ships that sail all seas mostly fly Chrktlan flags,and the com merce of the world Is done almost ex cluslvely by Christian . nations, or by nations that have lately come under the impulse of Christian sentiment. Now because the Gospel was so early born InEurope, Europe and her child America, are bearing the Gospel back to Asia The new patriotism Is milder than the older jingoism. It is saner, but It is .stronger... No longer do we -hear 11 ? r .?' me cry ay country, ngnt or wrong. but. from all quarters, the conception Of our nation's welfare for the world sajte Is echoing. It Is literally true to-day that over the (lags of Christian nations, at the mast heads of their ships, as well as In the realm of met aphor, there files the flag of the Cross. The best patriotism Is that which gives its best possession for the wel fare of all nations. A LIFE FOR TIIE LAND. Terse Comments Upon the Christian Endeavor Topic For July 4. "Patri oUm Tliat Count. " Neh. 4: 12-15. By William T. Ellis. All patriotism that is patriotism counts. If It does not count It Is not patriotism. If the virtue of patriot Ism exists. It reveals Its life by Its fruits. This high and holy passion one of the three noblest sentiments Implanted In the breast of man by his Creator does not always display labels and badges and flags, or in any wise noisily proclaim Its exlstance: nevertheless. It Is effective In the de termination of Ideals. In the regulation of conduct, and In the Inspiration to public service. Like the qualities of honor and temperance and love, patri otism effects its first results In the fibre of the character. Any person who would defraud the nation by evading custom duties, by shirking public tasks, by falsely repre senting his liabilities to taxes, or by rendering less than full market value In every transaction with the gov ernment, must be enrolled somewhere outside of the rank of patriots. In the enjoyment of liberty's prizes men are tempted to shrink liberty's pain. For the great rights which this western world possesses under the law may be maintained only at the cost of r watchfulness and service. The perjl of self-government Is the in difference of the majority to the ob ligations of citizenship. Men who would be among the first to leap to the defense of the land against for eign Invasion view with Indifference the usurpation of their rights by pro fessional politicians and by unscrupu lous corporations. . . Love thou thy land with love far brought From out the storied past, and used Within the present, but transfused Thr futiire time by power to thought. Love thou thy land. Tennyson. . . The man who throws a banana skin upon the sidewalk is a distant cousin of the capitalist who steals a public service franchise. The poet is often a more useful pa triot than the major-general. ' i To help the children achieve a hap py, healthy and wholesome life is to perform one of the far-reaching ministration of patriotism. . . Party "regularity" Is responsible for most of the present political Ir regularities which do hurt to the city and the State. The ref ormer-for-revenue-only i be longs, not in the rank of patriots, but In the file of branded corruptlonlsts. The fundamental treason Is to put self above the common welfare. www The stress which Christian-Endeavor has laid upon good citlsenshlp' has been of .Incalculable Influence In- the creation' of the new and livelier sense, of civic; obligation' which preVgll la 123-125 FAYETTEVILLE ST. WEAR OUR WHITE CANVAS STRAP PUMPS, OUR TAN OXFORDS AND OUR PATENT LEATHER STRAP PUMPS. OUR SUMMER SHOES FOR WOMEN, MISSES AND CHILDREN ARE BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR STYLE AND PERFECT FITTING QUALITIES, BUT THEY WEAR WELL AND ARE COMFORTABLE IN WEAR. INC. WE SELL THE BEST $1.00 SUMMER SHOES FOR MEN, AND THE BEST WEARING SHOES FOR BOYS I AND CHILDREN IN TOWN. 1EA! We mention a few of WOMEN'S READY-TO-WEAR of a Rind in many of the HIGH GRADE LINEN SUITS one-third off and no extra HIGH GRADE LINGERIE DRESSES beautifully made of Lingerie Batiste, lace and embroidery trimmed one-third off and no extra charges for alteration. SPECIAL VALUE SUITS AT Linen and Lingerie Batiste but no alterations made on this $5.00 choice lot We cannot afford to matte the alterations, as the materials cost more than $5.00, let alone the matting. SPECIAL VALUE LINEN SUITS Coats and Sttirts at only $2.98. No alterations. WHITE LAWN WAISTS Mighty pretty at only 98c. The best hot weather waists we ever offered. SILK DRESSES in the newest summer, models one-third off and no extra charges for alterations. Splen did for going away gowns, Mountain, Seashore, or Springs Well made beautifully fashioned and trimmed exquisitely. WANTED.SILKS Newest Foulard Siltts in a splendid array of beautiful printingsthe $1.00 grades at only 59c. a yard. "R0COM SILKS Dainty Foulard patterns are ideal Summer Siltt at only 29c for 50c qualities. DUTCH COLLARS Lace trimmed fresh and clean, 25c-values at only 10c " DUTCH COLLARS-The new Nail heads, at only 25c $1.00 UMBRELLAS, the best one dollar umbrella in town for rain or shine. BIG BARGAINS IN WASH DRESS GOODS. MERCERIZED CHAMBRAYS 10c a yard, plains and striped. j r 10c, l2Uc and 15c Dress yard. Splendid for now ' ii ine cmiuren. WHITE DUCK HAND BAGS handbag. Splendid for Miss Thorn is cleaning clearing prices made on all single reservation is made. this our day. A strong body of young .men have taken up the duties of citizenship In ,a .quiet, careful, thorough-going manner that has ef fected results. Some of these have gone Into public life; all of them have made themselves a force for right eousness. So they may fairly be rated as one of the distinctive achievements of the Christian Endeavor move ment. x The flag Is stained by every dishon orable life beneath it. The best patriots are they who servsr their time In most helpful ways. There Is no higher expression of cit izenship ihan thf Ineulatlon. fn a r.Hghborhood or lii a nation of those great Ideals of Individual character and social service which we group un der the name of religion. The Can nadlan churches have -proved their loyalty to the flag as well as to the Cross by their lmperlat conception of ministry to the newer portions of the country. They have , set themselves. In noblest man-fashion,' to the task of carrying the offices of the church to the. very limits of. pioneer settle ment. Wherever runs the law of the land there also goes the sweet and upbuilding message of the Gospel. In so doing, the nation Is helping to conserve the Canadian type. nd to mould the1 expanding populations In tj tht . characteristics of reverence for law, for order, for thrift, for educa tion, and for religion. . The new patriot t not a Unto, His roilron has broadened. To him, inter est ln all the nations of the earth is an expression of his patriotism. For he knows htons?lf to be not only a son i of his own land, but also a brother of all men.i The battles which the twentieth cintury patriot must flfht are harder than those -wagw mwujr . uctuo. , i . ... SBBSBBSSBBBSMSaSSSBS SSSSMBaBBBBBMSSBBBBBBBBSBBBBBSMBBBBBBBBBBSSBBBSBSSBSSS 1UME CLEM! the bargain buying opportunities the whole store joins in this great event Come at once. Everything is ready for you. SUITS Come early one styles. 2 and 3 piece models charges for alteration. ONLY $5.00 FOR CHOICE pique-jetted with Blactt Ginghams, at only 8c a and later on. Buy them for r 25c a new Kind of a summer use. M1LLMEKY up her Millinery Season. Every Hat trimmed and untrimmed at Cost flowers and big reduction For he has to go forth against en trenched greed. Inert ignorance, dead ly class hatred and complex and diffi cult bocta! problems which tax the iM-st trained brain and the stoutest heart. . NEWS AND XOTES. i The Moody Institute. Chicago, re cently ded rated a new men's build ing. The famous Bucldlst temple In Shlba Tark. Toklo has ben destroyed by tire. Baptists throughout the country are displaying considerable interest In the call of Rev. Dr. Cortland Myers, of Brooklyn, to succeed Rev. Dr. P. A. Henson as pastor of Tremont Temple, of Boston. The McCormlck family, of Chicago, have increased their gift to the Pres byterian theological seminary which bears their name to the extent of fourteen thousand dollars a year for ten years to tome. The Japanese Government has given recognition. which means official standing, to all the mission kinder garten tra'ntn schools In Japan. The famous Hiroshima Girls' School, of the Southern Methodist Church, which Is the scene of the book. "The Lady of the Decoration has also been given governmrnt recognition. Jn a recent Issue qX 'The Interior," of Chicago. George W. Louttlt. for merly first reader of the First Church of Chr'st. Scientist, at Fort Wayne. Ind., makes tho specific charge that the Christian Science leaders In Bos ton purpose to keep secret the death of Mrs. Eddy, and to declare that she has been translated, like Christ and Elijah. A curious by-product of the Chinese revival la reported by Dr. Woodbridge. editor of the "Christian Intelligencer." a southern Presbyterian paper, print- 1 It 1 ft I 11 1 RALEIGH, HORTH CAROLINA ROUGH SHANTUNG SILKS A complete line of new shades bought 'for May selling, but rain and cold weather interf erred with their selling. They are worth 50c yd. but you can buy them in this great June Clearing Sale at only 29 cents. LINEN DRESS GOODS Fancy and Plain Dress and Sttirting Linens, worth 25c, 30c and 35c?a yard, at only 19c Just the Kinds wanted for, hot weather wear. ' r ;:f" :"-fp whitp imcff f iMirw QTTrPTnjr.Q r.rf U rt w m m m muiimi mimii. .41 w w w ' i Suits All pure Linen and $1.25 a yard. Import prices. j 1 i j 36-INCH ALL PURE LINEN CAMBRIC LAWN worth 40c at only 25c, an import price bargain. A mid summer, fabric at a big bargain price. (l r i t i IRISH LINEN FINISH the incnes wiue at omy iuc, izc, ioc anu zuc a yard-the more you wash this fabric, the better it is. ' : -r:r.H ' 40-inch SHEER LAWNS French Batiste finish, at only 10c, 12c and 15c yard. WHITE GOODS Here a piece and there a piece left over in 35c and 40c goods now at only 19c yd. NEW STYLE BARRED LAWNS-A 1IE7 UnrQF25C: VALUES AT ONLY llc--aeaning up a manufactur ers' line at less than cost to matte a big Summer bargain. We have only about one thousand yards and the line will go out in a day or so. 1 BIG JUNE SALE OF LACES 5c a yard and 10c a yard. Some of these laces on this bargain table, are; worth 40c a yard. All are priced in plain figures, 5c and 10c a yard. You can see for yourself. ; 7c A YARD STRIPED LINEN DUCK SUITINGS. Very stylish. ' 5c A YARD for all Calicos and Shirting styles. EPAKTM EOT in prices of Plumes, Willow and fancy- ed In Chinese at Shanghai. Native, Christians arc writing articles upon the revival, and one article submitted had twenty -five thousand Chinese characters. Another article was 'four teen feet Ions. The formation of a Canadian Pres byterian Brotherhood Is under consid eration in the denomination. It was recommended by a large conference of Presbyterian men who gathered In Toronto in connection with the na tional missionary congress. The As sembly's Committee on Mora- and So cial Reform was urged to arrange for a Brotherhood convention next year. An Austrian Presbyterian preacher In Baltimore, Rev. Baclav Vanek, has received from Emperor Francis Jos eph, the Goldea Cross of Merit the only one ever received In this coun try, and a gift of twenty-five hun dred dollars ln money, becaue of his service to Austrian immigrants ln America. A radical departure In Y. M. C. A. methods has been the calling of a suc cessful pastor. Rev. Pr. Clarence A. Parbour. of Rochester, one of the best known Baptists irt the country, to membership on the force of Inter national secretaries. The aim is to help draw cloeer together the, Chris Man Associations and the churches. Dr. Barbour will also assist ln the preparation of courses In text-books lor Association Bible classes.. By the recent passage of the Brit ish Children's Act It has become Ille gal In England for mothers to drink at. public bars accompanied by their children. No ch Id under the age of fourteen may now be permitted at the bar of a public house under any con ditions. Tobacco may not be sold .to anyone under the age of sixteen, and policemen must confiscate cigarettes, paper and tobacco found on anyone under the same age. The act also pro vides separate i. juvenile - courts and : 50c grades at only 29c Md SALE 90 Inches wide at only $1 i new Finish Linoh Dlridss and standard prints Dress Spedal -Not a separate places of detention for child prisoners. Pawnshops' may not do business with children under the ago of fourteen. Summarizing the act. 'The Congregationalism adds: 'The effect is to put the children of the poor, and all children of charitable Institutions. under Inspection by agents of the government." SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS. Though many guests be absent It Is the cheerful man we miss. -African ; Proverb. We prepare ourselves for sudden ' deeds by our reiterated choice of good ) or evil. George EHot. You never know what life means till you die; Even throughout life, 'tis death that makes' life live. Robert Browning. - The most hopeless barrier to strife is the steady Indifference of a man who knows he has, work to do. and who goes on doing It Irrespective of ; anybody's opinion. -Agnes Reppller. If any man would be first, he shall be last of all. and servant i of all. ; Jesus. .. ' ' '-." i -r That man Is great and he alone. Who serves a greatness not h'a own. For neither pralee nor pelf ; " Content to know and be unknown, i Whole In himself. : ! ? : Owen . Meredith. - j .The one plain duty of every man la. to face the future aa he faces the pres ent regardless of what It may have in store for him. and turning toward the right M he sees the light to play " I his part manfully,, at amoni men. Theodore RooievjX ! :i ft .- -i 3
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