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ENGLAND'S RELIGION IS ANALYZED mm Presbyterian Standard) This is an opan season for ques tionnaires of •very Wind, from thoaa politic*] to thoaa social, and now tha English are trying, by meaaa of a questionnaire, to And out the religious condition of tin* English people One of the London paper*, in reply to a qneitJohruilr* sent out, received over U,000 replies, which being analysed brought out tha fol lowing facts: Seventy par cant be lieve in a personal God, seventy two per cent believe in the immor tality of the soul, and seventy-five per cent hold to soma form of Christian faith. Seventy-one per cent attend pub lic worship, and sixty-torse per cent believe in the inspiration of the Dible. Sixty-two per cent refuse to ac cept the Dible account of creation j in Geneei* as a htatoriad fact. A I majority iqvfessad belief In sorer form of Christianity and also In tiw Apostle-' Creed. Many who claimed to he members of Uu chutch do not believe in n person al God, though no explanation is given us to what an impervonal God he The itoovc showing would prob ably be deputies ted in many cities in our land, if ww emit out ques tionnaires. Though we shrink from believ mg It, yet wo fear that the old tune adherence to the faith of our father* has disappeared. A new generation Is coming on who, not only do “not know Jo Mph." but who do not know Ood, and -the worst feature is that their JeUgiou* leader* are either not training them in the old troth*, or else they are leading thorn away I from the faith in which they were! trained. One can be more comfortable ifi h* *hat* hi* eyes to facts, and loins others in crying peace, when there is no peace. Whsn wa contemplate the world today, there is great confusion of beliefs, and he only is *afe who; clings to that belief that had the' unction of our fathers in the pastj This Is an age of progress, and | degree along nearly every line,' men have advanced to a wonderful. but thus far this progressive age ha* not produced such saintly character* at made the Church of thr^ast the admiration of the It would seem that the timo, foretold by I»aul in his Second Epistle to the Thessulonian*. must1 be approaching when a complete counterfeit of too whole work and Goepel of Joeus Christ shall blind the eyas of men, and cause thorn • to turn from a pore G or pci. The Brat telephone exchange w“ **tao -4W*ed4n. JMWtl-,. hlumee «*m used instead erf number*. 2 JHammHRWMMWxc^ PRESBYTERIAN SUN. DAY SCHOOL NOTBS Another record «W rmaahccl with ua Sunday when our Reere Unr’e record ahowed that our en rollment had reached tfaa high art Kint in our hirtory. Our mem- - rrhip goal at pro rent lr 35(1 If, you will join ua next Sunday, wr will lack only 18 of reaching our; goal. Don’t you want to help ua' do thlr? I Thirty-one out of thirty-two of--. Acer* and ra were present Sunday. Pin*. Our Christman exercises, which i includes a real ChrisUnus Tree, will be on Tuesday night, Decem ber 21st, 7:80. Further announce \ menu from the committee in charge [will be made next Sunday. | One feature of our Christmas! cxcrdsca will be the White Gifts. No one is required to bring uny tliin*. but everyone is urged to bring some gin to he distributed 1 among the needy. Anything that I will make Christmas brighter for the** unfortunates will be accent able. A* ha* been oui custom fur year* past - and a good cuatojn it if—will present our offering next Sunday to our faithful color ed janitor, John Brown This is our Chritlmas present to him and! you are urged to remember this in making your gifts. If oar plana mature, n new fea ture, and one w« believe, at least hope, will prove interesting and helpful to our school, will be an nounced next Sunday. Dans ore being made to have a special day early in the New Year, giving over our devotional period wholly to music. Our ralneatura house, or silent bank, for the reception of gifts fur our building fund ha* had aavund visitor*. They woe* might/ wel come, and the evidence of their visit deeply appreciated. Tbe eirnastra was a much ap preciated feature 8ufxiay. Don't you want to give' your beat help to your' church T You can do tni* by helping the Sunday School, and the beat way to help your Sunday School la te give it your personal touch, not Jut* your good wish**. Tbe only way to give it your persona] touch U to give it yeur actual presence, in others wordi, loin us. You want to do this, we feel sure—then why not translate those good withe* in to actual help? What a Una way to start the New Year. What about it? -— o ■ ■ The world “Cabal’' came into be ing In 1C71, when the English cabi net consisted of five persons (Clif ford, Arlington, Buckingham, A*h l«y, and Lauderdale), tho Initial letter* of whose name* made up the word. They made that ap pellation ao Infamous that H ha*' never since their line been used wwffBLm r JmMt wgfuauh.:-r 102** °®ee Department In IMS iaeeed more than 17,000,000, 000 stamp* In 1847 only 860380 ■tamp* ware iaaood. c»-ogwto4 t» Mr at <**• ££•?£ »f M-W! A Checking Account Helps the f Budget Plan! • All well-conducted households—es\peci. ally of young couples—arc conducted ^ the Budget Plan. The known incoi{je j, calculated and so much set aside for clothing, amusement and so on. Antfi ^ balance goes .into the Savings Account But it takes a CHECKING * AC COUNT to properly run Hut Budget The income is deposited to your cretfjjfc_• you pay your bills by Check—and f balance the Budget from the Check st’ubg. We*n be |U to t«Q yoa aara abort It * —hal» roe gri atartrt. Cmu ia ami aak abort IL « „# The State Bai&k Laartoborg, North Carottaa • i ’ Hb Jewelry— The Treasured Gift Every one treasures beautiful Jewelry and a Christmas gift of it is sure to win grateful admiration. Particularly if it is chosen from our exquisitely designed selection. Our stock is complete for Christmas Giving. We invite you to make our store a visit, day or night from now until Christ (lUlflt DUunomd Ring* Bracelet* Bar Pine Wrist Watches Caff Links Balt Bnckle and Chain Set* Cigarette Cases Compacts 1MM Mm »1 & '.fl *• Pearls Ktc* __ ; i4 Orange Blossom Engagement and Wedding Rings, prices are very low, consistent with guaranteed quality. E. T. McCALL Jawckr Lanrinburg, Down Go ri Winter stock must go! None reserved. Space will not permit Ms to advertise more than a few of Lome. You will find sensational values. Prices will amaze you. Sale begins— FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17 FRIDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER i --■__ "WMB Free! Free! The first fifty aduts en tering our front door on opening morning will be given a piece of enamel ware. No restrictions. Be here promptly. En<^lT- "J®* 9* Indies' trimmed hats $5.00 and $6.00 value. s« aa Sale price- $1.98 Boys’ unionalls. AO Sale price___“oC Women’s knee length drawers and 7A short sleeve vest, each_| jC Whit* homespun, yard wide, #1 aa 12 yards for_ $1 ,UU Father Georg* white homespun, i a P*r yd-I___L_lUC Outings, « per yd.-1DC Outingyard wide, heavy weight, 20£ °"*’*ck _$1.98 ■ ahoea-$1.48 9c 40c, 69c "d 89c Bt^._$6.95to$1195 Jlath'a dnaa aUrts at— |98c, $1.49- $1.98 Ladies’ Coats at Actual Cost New Stock Ladies’ Dresses Below Cost %\ke following we offer as sugges-: tie*)* for (Christmas presents. Hand ksrfchiefs for men. women and chU* ire f*' Maids and boyd ties, sox. dress shifts, scarfs and silk underwear for spepteu- Towels, stationery. toilet ertftlei. Lumber Jacks moke good prfyuts. . - . _v E. Z. onion n* suits_'NIC ^rtoeW***---45C _$1.45 Peppered hemstitched *i aa sheets 81x90_ >1.07 spreads-- $2.69 "S'JSF-.r? $1.48 _$4.95 One table of curtain goods below east ^ 45c r Sailor pants, 24-inch caff, #4 gr full coOege style->3*45 One reck of girls wool dreeeee— $2.95 * $4.95 Bring this circular with yon. Check the items if on want Seven smashing big days Sale Starts Friday, December 17 jjji JIWIJI Sale Ends Christmas Eve, Dec. 24
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