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test to be held in Washington, D. C.,
a few days later,
' Miss Duncan, together with Miss
Cooper, will go to Winston-Salem
some time in May to take part in the
Western North Carolina spelling con
test to be held tinder auspices of the
Winston-Salem Journal. Misses Trog
don and Brooks, winners in the high
school contest, will also take part in
the Winston-Salem contest
The contest held at the Asheboro
high school building lost Friday af
ternoon was written. Fifty words
were given out to the 40 grammar
grade contestants the first round and
ten of the students scored perfect. Six
more trys were made before the
champions wen selected. Only two
scored perfect in the first try of the
high school students and these two
were declared winners. County sup
erintendent of schools T. Fletcher
Bulla with the assistance of Miss
Massa Lambert of the Asheboro high
school faculty directed the contest.
This Repubfican Nominee
Gave To -Democratic Fund
Charles A. E. Cannon, cotton mill
magnate Of Concord and nominee of
the State Republican Convention for
the United States Senate, contributed
$100 to the last Democratic cam
led with Secretary N* Ev»
by Chairman JoHn G. Dawson.
It is not known whether he also
contributed to the Republican war
chest as no statement of expenditures
and receipts was filed by the Republi
cans despite the State statute making
it a misdemeanor not to do so.
When Mr. Cannon, who is a brother
in-law of David H. Blair,. United
States Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue, was placed in nomination in
Durham Thursday, Clarence Call, of
North Wilkesboro, arose to inquire if
he was a Republican. He was as
sured In the affirmative byMarion
Butler and James J.'Britt and the
incident ended there.
Lucreita King Tries Her „
. Hand At Check Raising
Lucretia Eng, of Seagrove, is in
jail at Lexington in default of $600
bond. She was placed in jail Wed
nesday of last week after bhe had
been given a bearing on charge of
trying to pans a raised check.. Rqr
daughter, Rons, was also placed in
jail, but was released Thursday morn
ing when there was no evidence found
to connect her with the crime.
It all came about when the woman
coming to Lexington from High Point
tried te get an $8 check given her by
a second hand furniture dealer at
High Point cashed at the bank after
she had'raised it to $4^00. The work
f raising the Check was • crudely
Erosions were easy .to
admitted the deed and stated
she had "read in the papers”
re such things had been done and
gotten away with.
MT. OLIVET
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sugg and fam
ily, of Thomaaville, were visitors at
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Sugg Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Beck, who Uks bednill for
“— *■*— is improving.
ITEM
E. B. HENLEY IS
DEAD AT AGE 82
End Came Last Friday From
Infirmities of Old Age At
His Home on Route 2.
Mr. Erasmus B. Henley died at the
age of 81 yean at iiis home on Ashe
boro, Route 2, Igst Friday morning.
Mr. Hanley had been a remarkably
strong and well man but for the past
few months,Jds health had declined
due to the infirmities of old age. Mr.
Henley was married in 1869 to Miss
Martha Walker. To this union ten
children Were born, five of-whom sur
vive and are as follows* Mrs. J. H.
Pritchard, High Point; Miss Lillie
Henley, Asheboro, Route 2; Mr. F. C.
Henley, Wadesboro; Mr. R. B. Henley,
Mt. Gilead; Mr. San) E. Henley, Ashe
boro, Route 2. Deceased was born and
reared in Randolph county and was a
fine and splendid man, sturdy in
character, conscientious, kind and
true. Mr. Henley was a man who
lived for his family and for his neigh
bors, feeling that no act of kindness
was a burden, on the other hand it
was a pleasure. Practically all of
his life he had been a member of the
Friends Church at Back Creek, of
which he was a faithful and consecrat
ed member. The funeral and burial
services were conducted at Charlotte.
Rev. C. lu Gregory and J. A. Tillman
officiated.
In the passing of Mr.'Healey the
county has lost one of her most val
ued and respected citizens.
Aged Couple Pledge Their
Troth on Courthouse Lawn
Probably there has not been a
marriage of more interest throughout
the county than than which was sol
emnized on the east side of the court
house in Asheboro on last Friday
morning when Mr. Nathaniel Macon,
age 80 years, was married to Mrs.
Fannie Peacock, age 66 years. The
couple came to Asheboro and an
nounced their intention to get married
whereupon Rev. C. L. Gregory was
notified and about 26 or 80 people
witnessed the ceremony. The bride is
a resident of the Flint Hill section
four miles west of Sophia while the
groom is a resident of the Coleridge
section. They , will reside at the home
of the bride.
M. P. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
9:45 A. M. Sunday school, W. L.
and 7:30 P. M. Preach-'
ing by the pastor.
6:46 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
At the eleven o’clock service next
Sunday those wishing to unite with
the church will be received. The pas
tor will mqet with the children on
Friday afternoon at 3:90 o’clock to
instruct them in the meaning of Bap
tism and church membership.
Attention is called to the fact that
7:80 will he the hour for the evening
services until further notice.
The revival services have proved a
great blessing to the church and
community. On Sunday morning
thirty children and young people came
forward in toe decision service and
it is expected that many of them’will
unite with the church.
Luck-Humble
At the home of J. A. Neighbors,
who performed the ceremony, April
8th, 1926, Mr. A. J. Luck, of High
Point, Route 3, and Mrs. Ruth Hum
ble were united in marriage. Mrs.
Luck 4s the daughter of- the late
Elijah Allred, of Asheboro, Rt. 3, and
is a most estimable woman. The
eoapte will live near Archdale, where
Mr. lack is engaged in fanning.
Baby Dies
Dexter Ray, the four weeks old
baby of Mr. and Mrs. L O. Hamilton
the home of its parents on
street Sunday. In addition to
its he is survived by' five
d. three sisters. The fun
eral service whs conducted at Bethel
church. Rev. C. L. Grevorv officiat
at
■
ted for long1 and faithful
cle Sam’s -employ are Mrs. Lillie Beard and Mrs. Letiti
both of whom have rounded out a half century of duty in
ary Department at Washington.
REGIONAL B. Y. P. U. MEET
WAS HELD AT SANFORD
Large Number Present-—Pied
mont Association To Meet
At GibsonviUe 17 and 18.
The ^Central Regional B. Y. P. U.
convention was held April 9, 10 and
11 at Sanford with hundreds of Bap
tist yflung people from this the central
part of our state in attendance. This
is the third such convention to be held
this year with two others yet to be
held.
Until this year there has been be
ing held a state-wide convention to
which each Union in the State was
allowed to send three delegates, but
on account of the tremendous growth
of this.body of young people it has
become impossible for any but two
or three of our largest cities to enter
tun the organization, hence it be
came necessary to make certain
changes. These changes consisted of
dividing the State into five districts,
each district holding a convention
each year and allowing each Union in
that district unlimited delegation at
the district convention. Then a State
wide convention' will also be held but
under the new plan each Union in the
State will be anowed only one rep
resentative, thus making it possible
for the Convention to he easily cared
for in a number of the cities of our
State. This year it will be held June
22-24 in the new Meredith College
buildings at Ralelgfr’/'
The meeting at Sanford was filled
from the start with enthusiasm, in
tense interest and seriousness of pur
pose which did not lessen as the
meeting drew to a close. Some of the
outstanding speakers on the program
were Dr. Chas. E. Maddry, Secretary
of the Baptist State Mission Board,
Raleigh, Dr. Hubert M. Poteat and
L. B. Mosely, of WakeForest; Dr.
Collier Cobb and Rev. Eugene I Olive,
of Chapel .Rill. Mr. A. E. Lynch, of
Buie’s Creek, led the singing.
The Piedmont Associational B. Y.
P. U. will be held Saturday and Sun
day, April 17-and 18, at GibsonviUe.
Besides the State leaders of 'B. Y. P.
U. work, Mr. Perry Morgan and Miss
Winnie Rickett, of Raleigh, a number
of strong speakers have been secured
for this meetting and it is expected
to be one of the best ever held in the
Piedmont Association.
DECIDED WOULD EOT STOP
VISITS OF OLD RELIABLE
The letter which follows is most
encouraging and makes a bright spot
in the lives of those who are trying to
serve. Such comments are thoroughly
appreciated.
\ . West Durham, N. C.
March 31, 1926
The Asbeboio Courier,
Asheboro, N. C.
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for which please send your paper for
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WC always look forward to Friday
with mueh interest, for that is the
day. on which we generally' receive
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tinuing The Courier, but unanimously
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the old reliable. Wishing you the
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Yours respectfully,
George Of and Mrs. J. J. Glass.
Heaviest Rainfall of THe
Year Is Accompanied by Cold
The heaviest rainfall for any twen
ty four hour period during the year
so far, fell Monday and Monday night.
According to the official measurement
the amount *as 1.57 inches. This
amount barely surpassed that of
rain this weak was accompanied
cold, biting wind from the North
; which made outdoor; life very
ion, cotton mill
nominated for
ted State* Sen
i ticket by the
Parham Thursr
announced that
he nomination,
or of securing a
net’Overman up
SERIES OF MEETINGS
AT M. P. CHURCH CLOSE
Hearing Rev. A*R, Hunter,
of Hendenoft.
The series of meetings which has
been in progress at the M. P. church
for the past ten dayb ' closed last
denominations of the town as well as
members of the church> have been
regular attendants. Rev. A. R.
Hunter, of Hendersen, has been
preaching at these services. His ser
mons have made a wonderful appeal
and a lasting impression upon both
young and old. His quiet, forceful
manner and sermons delivered in a
maimer all his own have gripped the
hearts of his hearers and will remain
with them long after he has gone
from Asheboro.
His sermons1 have been especially
applicable to Christinas who in this
busy age are liable to neglect many
of the things which bring joy in their
Christian experience*, For those
who have been prone to negligence he
has thrown out comftifet and consola
tion, and to those who have been de
pressed and despondent he has given
new hope and courage to begin life
over again. In his discourse Tuesday
evening on “I go to mbpare a place
for you” there was an .indescribable
feeling on the entire ■nbai&me that
there would be loved ones waiting on
the other side and that the crossing
was not an experience to be dreaded.
Quiet and unassuming in manner,
deeply spiritual and certainly a close
student is Hr. Hunter. During his
stay in Asheboro he has made many
friends who will follow him with in
terest and good wishes.
BRANSON -PRESNELL
At the home of the officiating jus
tice of the peace, J. A Neighbors, on
April 10th, 1926, Miss Rowenaa Pres
nell became the bride of Mr. R. Bran
son, son of Mr. B. B. Braaaon, of
Central Falls. Mrs. Branson is the
daughter of Mr. Herbert Pnenell. The
young people will make their home at
Central Falls.
ASHEBORO MAY HAVE
A BUSINESS SCHOOL
> Georgia-Carolina Business Col
lege Wants To Locate Here
If Support Is Given.
Large Congregation# Have Been
Ur. S. Harrison, representative of
the Georgia-Carolina School of Com
merce, with central office at Bruns
wick, Ga., and operating 35 -schools in
the states of Georgia, North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Florida and
Alabama, has been in Asheboro sev
eral days in the interest of establish
ing a branch school in this town. Mr.
Harrison is making headquarters at
the Central Hotel while in town and
those who desire to see him with view
to enrolling in the school should call
on him there or write him. On an
other page of this issue of The Cou
rier is outlined the courses of instruc
tion offered by the school....
The Courier is in receipt «f a letter
from the Bruswick Board of Trade,
Brunswick, Georgia, which rec
ommends the school and its repre
sentative, Mr. Harrison, most highly.
There should be a good opening in
Asheboro for a school of this kind
since those Randolph county young
people who are interested in taking
business courses have had to go out
of the county at considerable'expense
in order to get their training. Of
course, the establishment of a school
of this kind in Asheboro is dependent
upon the support which the project
CATCH WEBB IN
SOUTHCAROLINA
Placed In Jail At Asheboro To
Answer Charge o£ Meat and
Anto Stealing.
James H. Webb, Union township
white man, is in jail at Asheboro
charged with theft of meat from R.
L. Davis and also to answer other
charges, including that of stealing an
automobile. Webb was arrested Mon
day afternoon neftr Bennettsville, S.
C., by Deputy Sheriff B. C.. Scotten
with the assistance of a South Caro
lina rural police‘officer.
Last week Webb took several hun
dred pounds of ham, said to have been
stolen from Mr. Davis, to Greensboro
and sold it to Helper Brothers, in
Greensboro. These merchants be
came suspicious of the transaction
and stopped payment on the $45
check given in payment for the meat
and notified the police. Randolph
'county officers were notified in turn
and Deputy Mack Lewallen went to
investigate. Webb was found in Un
ion township Thursday morning. He
and the deputy sheriff rode in Webb’s
car to Charlie Luther’s place, Mr.
Luther being father-in-law of Webb,
and started to put the car under a
shed at Luther’s place. The deputy
sheriff got out of the car to move a
bicycle which was in the way and
Webb immediately drove away and
made his escape. Mr. Lewallen re
covered the car not many miles away
after it had become stuck in the road.
Webb, however, was not apprehended
until Monday evening.
Mr. Lewallen brought the car to
Asheboro and wired the Commission
er of Revenue. The commissioner’s
answer indicates that the car which
was in Webb’s possession belongs to
A. G. Spell, of Salemburg, and had
been reported stolen.
Webb claims to have come to Ran
dolph county originally from Rich
mond county. Upon investigation,
however, it is learned that he came to
Richmond county with a road work
ing force from Tennessee.
FRIENDS MINISTERIAL
' ASSOCIATION TO MEET
Sessions Begin in Asheboro Apr.
20th—Meeting Lasts Through
Thursday.
The Ministerial Association of
North Carolina Yearly Meeting wiH
meet at the Friends church, April 20
to 22, 1926. The following program
to which the public is invited, will be
given:
Tuesday, April 20, 2:30 P. M.—De
votion, Hugh Moore; Successful
Evangelism, Fred E. Smith; Discus
sion opened by Lewis W. McFarland;
Short business session.
7:30 P. M.—Devotion, Benjamin
Millikan; Conference Sermon, Tom A
Sykes.
Wednesday, April 21, 9:30 A M.—
Devotion, Samuel Pickett; Friends Po
sition on the Ordinances and how to
present to prospective members, Absa
lom Knight; Discussion opened by
Clara I. Cox.
2:30 P. M.—Devotion, Herman Par
ker; General Benevolences of the
Church, Fred E. Smith; Discussion
opened by Nathan Andrews.
7:80 P. M.—Devotion, Calvin Greg
ory; World Outlook for Christianity,
Milo Hinkle.
Thursday, April 22, 9:30 A. M.—
Devotion, Henry McKinley; Local Or
ganization for Effective Work, Tenny
son Lewis; The Message and its Pre
sentation, Milo Hinkle.
2:30 P. M.—Devotion, Cora Lee
Norman; Pastoral Activities, Tenny
son Lewis; Discussion opened by Mur
ray Johnson; Business Session and
Adjournment. ,
The song service in connection with
the devotional period will be in charge
of John Permar who is pastor at
Graham.
District Missionary Rally
At Ramseur, Sunday, 16th
The One Day School of Missions
will be held at Ramseur Christian
church next Sunday, April 18, 1926,
beginning at 10:30 o'clock.
The district comprises Randolph,
Moore and Montgomery counties. All
Christian churches are urged to send
as many representatives as can well
attend.
Many interesting speakers will be
present, including Dr. J. 0. Atkinson,
Elon College; Mrs. L. L. Vaugh, Ra
leigh; and Miss Gertrude Browne,
Elon College, who is field secretary of
the Christian conference.
MRS. D. A. CORNELISON,
District Leader.
New Hope Academy, N. C.
April 12, 1926.
Aaheboro Courier:
, The time has come for us to think
of some good men to serve tike vari
Iph county. I
at the best men
e that is well
of Deeds, and
bert, of Pinson,
He is a man
kbuilding of his
ous offices of Randol
have in mind one amor
in the county and on<
qualified for Register
that is Mr. ILP. Tall
New Hope township,
that stands for the Uf
county and has alwayi
the Democratic party,
will not make any mistage in nomi
nating him.
Yours truly,
commissioners will
aeral Assembly for
ie 1100,000 for a
Wake count
ask the next
authority to'
!5S!
DISTRICT E E.
In Local Church Building—Rev.
J. B. Craven fs Presiding
Ova: Sessions.
The District Conference of the
Greensboro district of the Western
Methodist Episcopal Conference is in
session in the Methodist Episcopal
church in Asheboro. Dr. E. K. Mc
Larty, pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church in High Point,
preached the opening sermon last
night. The conference convened at
9 o’clock this morning with Rev.
James B. Craven, presiding elder of
the Greensboro district, presiding.
The Greensboro district comprises
Randolph county, Guilford county and
a part of Rockingham county. In
this district there are thirty-eight
preachers and 24 charges. Each pas
toral charge is entitled to six dele
gates. A large crowd is in attend
ance. The different women’s circles
are serving meals in the basement pf
the church and the visitors are being
entertained in a splendid manner.
The Methodist Episcopal church is
a tower of strength in this State and
since the beginning of Methodism in
Randolph county, the local church has
served the community in a most cap
able and efficient manner. Many of
the very best citizens of this town
have been allied with this church and
every citizen in the county is inter
ested in the snjendid edifice which has
recently been completed.
| Seagrove High School To
Give “Welcome Home, Jimmie”
The Seagrove high school will pre
sent Eugene Hafer’s three act come
dy, “Welcome Home, Jimmie”, on
Saturday night, April 17, at the
school building. The cast, taken alto
gether from the high school student
body, has been at work for some
weeks now and is prepared to offer
an excellent entertainment. The play
is full of good situations* and is very
amusing, though it is' not a farce. The
following people will make up the
cast: Alberta Auman, Ruby Brooks,
Lillian King, Ifartha Graves, Esta
Slack, Harwood Qraves, Howard Au
man, Fred Auihan, and Clifford La
nier.
Mother of Mrs. Paul
Man ess, of Asheboro, Dead
Mrs. Mary Ann Maness, aged 72,
died Tuesday morning at her home In
Greensboro following failing health
for some time. Funeral services were
held at the home of her son, L. S.
Maness, yesterday afternoon and bur
ial took place at Proximity cemetery.
Mrs. Maness is survived by her
husband, C.S. Maness; one daughter,
Mrs. Paul Maness, of Asheboro; and
eight sons, M. T., L. C., J. O., A.
C., L. S., A. L., G. W., and S. L. Ma
ness.
Miss Della Richardson Married
Miss Della Richardson and Mr. L.
Cranford, both of Randleman, were
married April 3rd at the home of J.
A. Neighbors, the officiating justice
6f the peace. Mr. Cranford is the
son of Mr. Wesley Cranford, of Ran
dleman, while the bride is the daugh
ter of Mr. Rufus Richardson, also of
Randleman.
EDGAR NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bulla, of So
phia, spent Sunday afternoon at J. O.
Newlin’s.
Rev. Jeff Jones and Ernest White,
of Deep River, had charge of the ser
vice at Marlboro last Sunday morning.
Mary, Sadie and Marvin Osborne
and mother, Mrs. Sarah Osborne, at
tended the funeral of Mr. Henley at
Charlotte church last Saturday.
Mr. W. B. Lowe has sold part of
his farm to Mr. Gray, of High Point.
Mr. Lowe has moved to his old home
place, the late Thomas Lowe place.
Joe Millikan, of near Plainfield,
spent Saturday night with Sarah and
Gwen Loflin.
Mrs. Duncan Newlin, who has been
ill, is somewhat improved.
CALL PRECINCT
MEETINGS 17TH
To Elect Delegates To County
Convention on 24th and Name
Committees.
this issue of The Cou
rier appears a formal call issued by
C. C. Cranford, Chairman of the Ran
dolph County Democratic Executive
Committee, for the precinct meetings
to be held at each voting place in
die county Saturday at 3 o’clock in the
afternoon for the purpose of electing
township executive committees and
delegates to the county convention to
be held in Asheboro, Saturday,
Mth, betJ~*“~ ~'
All Dei
urged
ini
to
JAILED ON AUTO.
THEFTCHARGES
Three Men Arrested Last Week
Had Stolen Car in ML Airy
and Robbed Garage.
Daniel Paul, Ed . Poore and' Robert
Goins, young: white men of Mount
Airy, arrested Wednesday afternoon
of last week by Sheriff J. P. Cran
ford and Deputy Mack Lewallem fol
lowing an exciting chase in which t
automobiles and bloodhounds were
used, were taken to Mount Airy Fri
day by Surry county’s sheriff and the
chief of police of Mount Airy to ans
wer charges of breaking into Andrew
Greenwood’s garage Tuesday night
and the theft of a new Buicks sedan
and a small sum of money from the
garage safe. The car was recovered
by officers Cranford and Lewallen af
ter the three young men had aban
doned it on a side road a few miles
beyond the Dr. Bulla place west of
Asheboro.
Before the men were taken to
Mount Airy to answer charges there
they were given a preliminary hear*
ing at A^heboro Friday afternoon be*
fore J. S. Ridge on charge of larceny
and of cutting telephone wires and
were bound over to Superior court
under $300 bond. It will be recalled
that the men secured five gallons of
gas from Routh’s filling station near
the. old county home west of Ashe
boro Wednesday morning and left
without paying for it. They cut the
telephone wires leading in to Ashe
boro but not before Mr. Routh had
phoned the Randolph county sheriff.
Until the arrival of the Surry
county officers who identified the
three young men did the boys give
their correct names and addresses.
'They had contended that they were
from New York and Detroit and
claimed to have gotten the Buick at
Detroit, but could not account for the
North Carolina license tag.
BOTH YEAR OF CHAIR
MAKING AT THOMASVILLE
Prominent Part Played by T. J.
Finch, of Randolph County,
Plant Employs 500.
The Thomasville correspondent to
the Lexington Dispatch in calling at*
tention to this year being the 60th an
niversary of chair making in Thomas
ville gives a short history of the in
dustry. Mention is made of some of
the men and plants which have done
theh-parF in making Thomasville the -
chair town of the South. Of Mr. T.
J. Finch, of Trinity, Randolph county,
who has extensive chair manufactur
ing interests in Thomasvilfe, the writ^
er says:
Under the guiding mind of T. J.
Finch the Thomasville Chair Com
pany has developed into the out
standing enterprise in chair manu
facturing in the city. There are
a number of plants operated by this
company, on the west, on the east
and on the south, besides a pad
ding plant and machine shops.
T. J. and C. F. Finch acquired the
holdings of Thomasville Chair Com
pany about 16 years ago, after
wards buying the Bard Lumber
plant and later the Cramer Chair
and Ryder plants, all of which have
been operated to their full capacity.
About a year ago Austin Finch, a
son of T. J. Finch, purchased the
interest of his uncle, C. F. Finch,
in the chair business and became
secretary and treasurer. His two
brothers, George and Doak Finch,
have become officials in the com
pany also.
Thomasville Chair Company are
getting away to some extent from
their usual chair line of manufac
ture and are making breakfast
room suites, including, of course,
the handsomely colored chairs and
tables, but still they are turning out
something like 4,000 chairs each
day, 600 or more employees being
required to carry on in the shops
and offices.
Something near $3,000,000 worth of
manufactured articles are leaving the
several plants each year, that is from
this company.
BAPTIST NEWS LETTER
’astor and family took dinner last
Sdnday in the home of Mr. j.
Wichard.
The first of May our Sunday school
workers are going: to study another
book, ‘Talks to the Training Class.”
The writer is going to Mooresville
next Monday to begin a two weeks’
revival meeting in the First Baptist
church with Bro. C. H. Myers, pastor.
Mr. J. C. Pearce, Miss Rilla Spoon
and Miss Gladys Phillips report a
genuinely good B. Y. P. U. Regional
meeting in Sanford, First Baptist
church, last Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Their good reports will help
our B. Y. P. U’8. Next Saturday and
Sunday our union! will be represented
by Miss Annie Lee Spoon and Mi—
Gladys Phillips and others at the
Piedmont Assodatioaal B. Y. P. B,
meeting, Gibeonville.
The pastor will use the following
subjects next Sunday: limning, “Ad
vancing in the light,” (Jno. If);
evwdng, “Bring Hither Thy Son,”
(Luke »). v