THE DANBURY REPORTER.!
Published Every Thursday By N. E. & E. P. Pepper, Owners
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24. 1905.
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MR. W. W. KING TO WRITE THE HISTORY OF THE STOKES BOYS IN
THE CIVIL WAR.
Since the meeting of the ex-Confederates at Danbury on Saturday,
August 12, HKJS, at which there was such a good turn-out of the old sol
diers and their friends, there has been created a new and strong interest
in the history of the great war between the States. The Reporter is
glad to note this renaissance, and hopes it may result in much good,
and that the light may be fully turned on the record made by the
brave Stokes county Iniys in thestrutfifle that made the world pause I
in awe, and which was marked by fj:its of daring and unselHsh
patriotism and unexampled heroism and fartitude unsurpassed in
the annals of the world's bravest deeds. Let us know the part our
"fathers in grey" took iu that gigantic crisis, ami let us crown their'
memories with the garlands of eternal homage and reverence. To
this end the Reporter has been trying to persuade Mr. W. W. King
to undertake in a series of articles in this paper the writing of the
history of the war with reference to this county, and we are glad to
say that he has all but consented. The task would be a labor of love I
and prove of interest to the general reader, of important knowledge to!
the younger generations, and a never-ending pleasure to the old men '
who stood at the front and made the history, and whose ranks are so
sadly thinning year by year.
Accomplished by his wide knowledge of men and matters, his legal |
and general education, his facility as a writer, would make Mr. King
the man for the work. But coupled with these, he has experience him
self, for he made a good record iu the war, where lie unlisted at the
age of 10 and served four years in the Junior Reserves, being engaged ''
in a number of battles.
The Reporter is glad that the old soldiers have organized and elect
ed as leaders such types of men as Capt. Leak and his associates.
Now, let us make Mr. King historian. The Reporter is ready to do its
humble part by publishing the story. No soldier were ever more deserv
ing to live in song and story than the ragged companies which return
ed to this county after the sad scjne at Appomattox to begin life
anew, ragged, broken-hearted and half starved, with all the odds of
fortune against them.
MONEY IN FARMING—THE FUTURE OF STOKES COUNTY.
l'rof. Burkett, of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College
who is attending the Teachers' Institute, converses interestingly on |
farming. We wish that every farmer of Stokes and surrounding j
counties could have a heart-to-heart talk with him. He is a scientific i
farmer, and his success must In; attributed to the fact that he "mixes
brains with the soil." Four years ago Prof. Burkett took charge of
a tract of about 200 acres of poor land near Raleigh Today this farm
is in a high state of cultivation and inventories a profit of $7,000,- to j
say nothing of the large improvements in the way of buildings, etc. ;
This land produces from to 7.~> bushels of corn to the acre. Not a j
cent of aid has been received from the State to carry on the opera
tions.
Prof. Burkett thinks the idea absurd that there is no money in ;
farming in Stokes county, and says it should yield hamlsom profits if
carried on with up-to-date methods. He is, however, of the opinion
that our people must largely abandon tobacco, and that the future of ]
this county is largely along lines of grass and cattle raising.
THE INSTITUTE.
Danbury belongs this week to the teachers of the county, beautiful
and intellectual young women, and handsome and bright young men. t
Indeed the personnel of this institute is commented upon as being j
considerably above the average. The crowd is representee, being
from every section of the county, while there are a number from ad-'
joining counties.
S. M. Ferguson Replies To Ephriam.
Germanton Route 1, Aug. 11.—
Mr. Editor: —Please allow me
space in your paper for a word iu
reply to "EphriamV article in
the last issue of your paper.
You said that you agreed with
Mr. Southern that the Sunday-
Schools of the present are not
what some people claim for. Well,
"Ephriam," you were also saying
something about the .misbehavior
that was carried 011 at Sunday
School. Now please tell me what
class of people it is that carries 011.
all such had conduct in Sunday
School. Well, "Ephriam," I will
say at nine times out of ten those
children that you find having bad
conduct in Sunday School are
children raised up by pareDts that
have just the same opinion of Sun
day School that you and Mr.
Southern have and those that are
so badly opposed to Sunday School
are those that are usually found
laying in the fence corners drunk
of Sundays instead of going to
Sunday School but don't under
stand me to say that all that are
opposed to Sunday School,
but I say that the largest por
tion of them are of such priti
« iples. Now please take notice
*nd see how many boys and
young men you can find that are !
led astray by Sunday Schools and
then I will notice and see how
many I can find that have been
astray all of their lives. Just for
the want of l)etter raising and we
will also look after it a little furth- I
er and see if the largest part of
those people's parents are not of
drinking characters and also op- j
posed to Sunday Schools. But
! "Ephriam," we cannot blame yon
for being so strong against Sun
day School and prohibition for if
we had as many distilleries licensed
for in and around German ton as
you have around Campbell why
maybe we would be with you in
your arguments, but as we think
our heads are some leveler than
that, so we take our Bibles and
go to Sunday School and you can
stay at home or go visiting to your
neighbors house or walk around
over your crop, just as you wish
and we will see in the future
which of us are on the right road
and please tell ine in what, way
you think that crime is committed
in Sunday School. The only way
that crime is committed by Sunday
School, is by just such people as
you and Mr. Southern commits it
by not going, and I thirk that
there are plenty that will agree
with me on this article.
S. M. FERGUSON.
LETTER FROM ALAMANCE-
A Correspondent Sees No Harm in
Sunday Schools and Refers to
Scripture On the Subject.
Burlington Route 7. Aug. Hi.
Mr. Editor :
I notice that a discussion on the!
subject of Sunday Scliool is get
ting to 1 »ii very prominent in you r (
paper. I noticed in your issue of
August 10th a letter from "Eph
riam" asking why Sunday School
was not mentioned in the Bible.
I had nin oh rather read the letters j
of some more able writer than to J
J undertake to discus* such n ureat j
subject myself. 1 say a great sub-j
ject, for so it is one of the greatest
organizations of the church.
I Now, 1 will say, inasmuch as;
tliii word "Sunday School" is not :
mentioned in the Bible, there are
several places in the Hible where
it refers to teaching on-the Sal)
bath.
The name "Sunday School" was '
j given in England over one liund- J
; red years ago by one Rubt. Rakes.
, and teaching the Hible on Sunday ;
has goue by that name ever since !
j that time. Just like the name
■•Christian" was not mentioned in
the Hible until the children of
j God, (or disciples), were so called
jat Antioch, see Acts 11-2il. Now,
iif you will read Dent 81 chapter
f "in verses 11 to 18th the command
ment of .Moses, as follows : "When
ail Israel is come to appear before
the Lord thy God in the place
which He shall choose thou shalt
read this law before alt Israel in
tliuir hearing.'" (lather the people
together men and women and
children and thy stranger, that is
within thy gates, that they may
hear and fear the Lord your God
and observe to do all the words of
this law."
"And that their children which
have not known anything may
hear and learn to fear the Lord
your God as long as ye live in the
land whither ye go over .Jordan to
possess it."
Also r.sad in the book ofJoslijm
Mill chapter, il.'i to iioth verses how
the people .vere gathered together
and the book of the law was read.
Also read in 2nd Kings 2.J chap
ter and l-2nd verses how the King
gathered all the people together
and read in their ears all the book
of the covenant.
So this increased until the days
of the Lord .Jesus, that it was a
custom that the people went into
the synagogue on the Sibbath
i day to read. Well, what did they
read? See St. Luke I chapter lt>
to l'.i verses how Christ himself
went into the synagogue as his
i custom was and stood up to read,
r Isaiah 111 chapter. Also read Acts
| Hi chapter H and Jo versos where
j the Apostle Paul and others went
i into the synagogue on the Sab
! bath day where the law ami the
| prophets were read and used the
j occasion to preach Christ to the
j people that were gathered there.
Now. with this scripture in
mind, I cannot see how any per
| son could object to gathering the
people together on Sunday and
I reading the Bible and teaching
! the people what God's will is to
I the children of men unless it is
| for the want of the proper under
| tanding of God's word.
Mr. "Ephriam" seems to get
kindly tangled.* He tirst opposed
' the Sunday School right out but
| then he finally agrees it to bo all
j right if the parents would go with
! the children and read the Hible
: only. I will agree that the par
i ents are neglecting their duty by
j not going to Sunday School them
! selves ami taking the children
| with them.
He also objects to t!m present
I form of Sunday School. J don't
know what kind of form he means
| I have been going to Sunday
| School over twenty-live years and
j all the Sunday Schools that I
have attended used the Hible.
An old gentleman who was op
posed to Sunday School, sug
gested to me that he and his
church would take part in our
Sunday School if we would leave
o!T readingnnd teaching the Bible.
So I n list frankly say that I be-
I lieve that the reason why some
i people oppose Sunday School is
| because we "use the Bible."
i Now, Mr. Editor, I have not
written this letter just for argu
-1 ineut but that the unbiased read
ers of your paper might read the
j Bible and inform themselves on
i the subject of Sunday School.
J could mention many other
1 passages of scripture pointing to
wards the Sunday School subject,
but I think 1 have mentioned a
plenty to make the subject clear.
1 want to say in conclusion that
• 1 was pleased when I read your
'editorial in regard to the increase
| of Sunday Schools in Stokes coun-
I ty-
Vet many of our boys and girls
! who are brought up in Sunday
j School go astray, but the Sunday
| School is not to blame, because
| many of the Israelites went astray
! who had heard the word of God.
CARPENTER.
*
F. G. Southern Replies to Sunday
School Teacher.
I M r. Editor :
Will you please let me reply to
Mr. or Mrs. Sunday School Teach
er, at Delk.
Mr. Teacher, you seem to think
strange of me for training my
children up under the laws of the
land. t I understand the Hible to
tcaclt me the same. What does the
Bible mean when it says seat them
in mind to bo subject to principal
ities and powers to obey magis
trates to be ready to every good
work. 1 do not understand the
holy Bible as some claim they
do. 1 try to give my children good
instructions as 1 can. You asked
what harm is done by going to
Sunday School. If you go quiet
ly, 1 think you do no harm. What
good can you do after you get
there. The carnal mind is enmi
ty against (iod, not subject to
his laws, neither indeed can be.
Can you prove by the law and the
testimony that you are serving
(iod in teaching Sunday School,
if you can, please tell me how.
You have soen in the Reporter
that I don't read my Bible. We,
the Baptists, are forbid to teach
Sunday School for Israel is charg
ed not to teach his neighljor nor
his brother, saying "know the
Lord, for they shall all know him
from the least to the greatest,
Hebrews !S:IU. For this is the
covenant that I will make with
the house of Israel after those
days saith the Lord, I will put my
laws into their mind and write
them in their hearts and 1 will be
to them a God and they shall be
to me a people, and they shall not
teqeh every man his neighbor and
every man his brother saying
know the Lord for all shall know
me from the least to the greatest,
for 1 will be merciful to their un
righteousness and their sins and
their iniquities will I remember
no more."
This is a good promise to the
old Baptists, they are all sinners
and they do trust in the Lord for
their righteousness. They do not
trust in tha laws for eternal sal
vation for ourselves nor our child
ren, for they mint be born again
and all of the Sunday School
teachers in the world enn't per
form this for us if yon can, tell me
how I want to save my children.
This work is with the father and
the son, I think, so good bye Sun
day School Teacher.
F. (i. SOUTHERN.
FIENDISH SUFFERING
is often caused by sores, ulcers
ami cancers, that eat away vour
skin. Win. Bedell, of Flat Rook,
Mich., says: "I have used Buck,
len's Arnica Salve, for Ulcers,
Sores and Cancers. It is the best
healing dressing I ever found."
Soothes and heal* cuts, burns and
scalds. 2oc at all drug stores:
guaranteed.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE
DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo (Quinine
Taldets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. W.
Gro'-e's signature is on each l*>x.
MEADOWS S. S. CONVENTION.
Programme of the Meelii g I'eld a
Tnion Hill August 19. 1905.
10:30 —Song.
Devotional exercises by the
President.
Song.
The president states the object
of the Convention.
Reports from the different
schools : Union Hill enrolled 10l>,
average til 1-U. amount collected
$3.20. Bethany enrolled K). aver
age 45, amount collected SI.OO.
Friendship enrolled ll'.l, average
(>5, amount collected S2O.(X). llaw
pond enrolled 72, average 50, am
ount collected 82.8t5.
I'NION HI&L I'RtHiHAM.
Song—Our Sabbath School.
Recitation—"When the Child
ren Come," by Mary Gordon.
Recitation—"Little Mary's
Good Morning," by Bessie Ben
nett.
Song—"Will You Meet Me."
Recitation—"Lie Up Nearer
Brother," by Fount Southern.
Recitation—By two little boys.
Recitation—"Temperance," by
Roy Redding.
Song —"Will You Be One."
Recitation—"Before It's Too
Late," by Lillie Gordon.
Recitation—By three little boys.
Recitation "Childrens' >lTer
ings," by Ella Gordon.
Song.
Recitation —"The Resurrec
tion,'* by Bettie Gordon.
Recitation By two little girls.
Song.
Recitatiou—"l Want To Be
Like Jesus," by (iirtie Gordon.
Recitation -"Mother's Prayer,"
by Bud Boyles.
Song—"Where Is My Boy."
Recitation —"Preachers' Vaca
tion," by Cora Boyles.
Song—"Go Gather Them In."
12—Dinner.
I:3o—Song Service.
1:40 —Prayer, by Rev. J. H.
Robertson.
BETHANY l'K KIR AMME.
Song—"Face To Face."
Recitation—"Mother, Home
And Heaven'" by Beulah Pulliam
Song—"Pleading Still."
Recitation—"The Last Hymn,"
by Florence Meadows.
Song—"Onward Christian Sol
diers."
Recitation—"Drinking Saloon,"
by Macie Pulliam.
Song—"Hidden Peace."
Solo—"Tell Mother I'll Be
There."
Song—"He Never Will For
sake."
Recitation—"Praying For Pa
pa,' by Beulah Pulliatn.
Song—"The Holy War."
FRIENDSHIP I'ROUKAMMK.
Song —"Take My Life."
' Recitation —"Dying Kate," by
Clemmie Pulliam.
Song—"Do Not Wait."
2:3o—Address by Rev. J. 11.
Robertson.
Song—"Sufficient Grace."
3:00 Address by the President,
y A Happy Home
To have a happy home you must have children, as
MR they are great happy-home-makers. If a weak woman, you
H can be made strong enough to bear healthy children, with
gM little pain or discomfort to yourself, by taking
I TCARDUI
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It will ease away all your pain, reduce inflammation,
cure leucorrhea (whites), falling womb, ovarian trouble,
disordered menses, backache, headache, etc., and make
childbirth natural and easy. Try it.
At every drug store in s\.oo bottles.
WRITE US A LETTER
Pat Mid* all timidity ud write 01
freely ud IJUUJI, In atrtcteet confi
dence, WUitfg aa all /our eympUnia
ud ironblaa. We will send (re* adwi.e
■ (in p'aln, eealed envelop*), Bow to
■ care them. Addntti Udb' Adrleory
Dept., The Chattanooga Medloln* Co.,
Oh»ttuoaa% T*u.
' "JIM" REPLIES TO "EPHRIAM."
(>ll examining the Reporter of lust
wreck, T saw nn article written by
one "Ephriam ' urging Mr. South
lem to uphold his charge against
! the Sund.iy Schools.
Now, "Ephriam," you say that
j the Sunday Schools arc not what
! some people claim lor them. Can
I you tell me why they are not? It
: is because just such people as you
and Mr. Southern don't take any
interest in God's word, and are
also keeping others back that
would join us iu our Sunday
Schools and make a change for
God.
Now, "Ephriam," you and Mr.
Southern go to Sunday School
next Sunday ami get all who will
to go with you. Hut go there for
some benetit, and not to hnve
| a big time. And lam sure it will
not only benefit yon, but others.
"Epliriam," what do you think
is taught iu Sunday School? I
don't know what they taught iu
the Sunday School that you went
to. But they teach the word of
God in the Sunday Schools here.
Is it wrong for the preacher to
stand in the pulpit and preach the
word of Hod. If so, 1 will say
that the Sunday Schools are mak
ing a great mistake.
Say, Ephriam, which do you
consider is doing the most damage,
the Sunday Schools, or those dis
tilleries over there? Those dis
tilleries cause more souls to be lost
in one day than the Sunday
Schools have ever caused.
I will agree with you that there
are more drunkards, false swear
and crimes of all kinds than I ever
before knew of. But what is the
cause of it? It is the old liquor
traffic, and not the Sunday School.
"Ephriam," if you would write
against the liquor business, some
thing that causes these drunkards,
liars, false uweArers, it would be
more worthy of your time than of
fending the Sunday Schools.
JIM.
Mr. T. M. Baker.
Song "You May Have The
Joy-Bells."
11:20—Address by J. A. Coving
ton.
Song "Nearing Heavenly Man
sions."
Address by C. (). Boyles.
Song—"When The Ransomed
Get Home."
3:50 —Reorganized by electing
T. M. Baker President and (). L.
Pulliam Secretary.
The following wore appointed
delegates to the County Conven
tion : W. V. Gordon, B. F. Pull
iam, \V. S. Crews, James Green
and J. F. Hartgrov.e
| On motion, John M. Redding,
|G. T. Baker, W. G. Shultz, J. B.
| Green and J. ). Bennett were
i elected executive committee.
On motion, the Convention ad
journed to meet at Friendship
church, Saturday before the third
Sunday in August, HKWi.
O. L. PULLIAM,
Secretary.
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two w*«k» old," write* MM. J. Prleat, Kj
of Webster City, lowa, "ah* la a fine,
healthy babe and we are both doluj
nicely. lam still taking Cardul, and
would not be without it In the houae, M
aa It la a great medicine for women."