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gljf $mit!)firl& Xrralii. ?igi on k.LUB psu tVa? "TRUK TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." m-.au 00? nvj can VOL. 27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. MAY 15. 1908. NO. U> Benson Notes. Mr. W. C. Koyal, who has been attending YVake Forest College, returned to his home here this week. "Old Booze" has been quiet for the last few days, not a siugle drunk in town this week and consequently no cases before Mayor Britt. Mr. James W Whittington left this morning for Raleigh to at tend the third annual convention of the North Carolina Retail Jewelers Association. Ex-Congressman J. G. Shaw, of Fayetteville, will deliver the commencement address at the close of Benson Graded school, Friday morning, May 22 Miss Elizabeth Moore, State organizer for the Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union, spoke on Temperance to a well tilled house at the Baptist church here Tuesday night. Of the number who have been away from town this week are, Prof. L. T. Royal and J. F. Woodall to Favetteville; Mr. YV. J. Jacobs to Norfolk, Va.; Mr. Jno. McLamb to Raleigh. Misses Bessie Kendrick and Pearl Stroup, of Cherryville, N. C., who are students at the Bap tist Female University at Raleigh, spent several days re cently with Mrs. I). F. Putnam ttenson ana tins community are indeed fortunate in having Mr. W. D. Upshaw, of Atlanta, Ga., to address us on the great temperance question on Thurs day, May 21, at 3 P. M. Let us give him an immense crowd. There were services at the Mis sionary Baptist church Sunday morning and night by the Pas tor, Kev. I). F. Putnan. Also services at the Primitive Baptist church Sunday morning by the Pastor, Elder Turner, and Sun day night by Elder Dol Johnson. Among the visitors in town this weea we note the following: Messrs. Ralph and Claude Cana day, of Clavton; Rev. Mr. Guy ton, of Newton Grove; E. S. Abell and J. D Parker, of Smith field; Miss Meta Holder, of Dunn; and Mrs. Milligau, of Boston, Mass. Benson has the best market of any small town iu this section of the State for all kinds of produce. You may compare prices paid here with those of any market in town of this size in Eastern Carolina and our market is ever in the lead. Over one hundred bales of cotton were sold here last week every pound of it bring ing a fancy price. Mr. W. D. Thomas, a well-to-do farmer living about one mile east from town disappeared from bis home early Sunday morning and has not been heard from since. He told his family before leaving that he was going to visit his married daughter about two miles away but on his fail lire to return mirl inniiirv heincr ?^ ? J ????Jfc I made it was learued that he had not been to her home. Parties have been searching the woods and every effort put forth to as certain bis whereabouts but up to this writing effort to find him have proven fruitless. It is feared by his family and friends that he became mentally unbalanced and wandered away. No motive' whatever can be assigned for; his disappearance. Reporter. May 14,1908. A drunkard is not fit to work, to live, or to die; and a habitual moderate drinker of alcoholic liquors is on the dangerous down-grade to disease, pauper ism, degradation, crime, and death. Hut let it not be sup posed that total abstinence; from spirituous liquors, though excellent in itself, will make a man perfect here on ?arth or i prepare him for heaven. Every kind of virtue is good in its place; but true religion, the relig ion of God, is in the heart, and blossoms in the speech, and fruits; in the life, reverences God, and benefits man, and its possessor will be perfected in h?aven.?Elder iSj Ivesiti lla Profane Use of the Bible. Certain opponents ot State prohibition have sought to in dict the Christian church and the Christian ministry by assum ing to declare that the Holy Bi ble warrants the use of the sort of intoxicating liquors that are doing more to destroy the mor als uud efficieut work of North Carolina thau anything else. Every minister iu every church, so far as heard from, is opposed to the.manufacture and sale of intoxicatiug liquor, fhev have been at the business of a lifetime to search the Scriptures aud ex pound the Word They agree that there is no authority in the Bible for the profane use of texts of Scripture employed to uphold the liquor traffic, and that the worst enemy of the Christian re ligion is the still and the saloon. A few days ago the editor of the News and Observer wrote to his schoolboy preceptor, Elder Sylvesser Has sell, of Williamston, editor of The Gospel Messenger, leading exponent of the faith as held by Primitive Baptists, aud reques ted an expression of bis position in the State Prohibition cam paign. In reply the following letter has beeD received: "Williamston, N C , May 9, '08 "Mr. Josepbus Daniels, "Haleigh. X. 0 . "Dear Sir:?In reply to your favor of May 8th I would say that distilled liquor was un kowu in Scriptural times, and 1 am opposed to their manufac-1 ture and their sale, both pubiicly | and privately, as a beverage. In very small quantities, they may occasionally be beneficial ! to some people as a medicine; out when I buy a medicine and find it contains alcohol, 1 pour it [ out on the ground, "Yours truly, "Sylvester Hassell." This was what was expected by all who knew this man whose life and character, as well as bis | learning and instructions, were j benedictions to his pupils as they were to thousands who read his publication and hear him preach the gospel. There is one paragraph in the letter I that effectually disposes of the profanation by those advocates of saloons and stills who assume to wrench the teachings of the Dible to uphold that unholy and demoralizing business. El der llassell says: "Distilled liq uors were unknown in Scriptural times." They are a product of a later age and therefore the Bi ble cannot be quoted in support of intoxicants. The attempt to do so is a profane use of the Bi ble. Let chose who choose to vote for the saloon and still take unholy bauds off the Word of God, aud not profaue Mis Word by using it as the refuge for the establishments that make drunkards.?News aud Ob server. Temperance Speakings. At Piney Grove Freewill Baptist church in lugram's township Third Sunday in May at 3:30 o' clock by Mr. L H. Allred and Mr. Walter A. Edgerton At Wilson's Mills Tuesday j night May 19th at 8 o'clock, Mr. L. H. Allred At Mr. Buck Gullev's Grove, former residence of Mr. J. Dennis Gulley, Third Sunday in May at 2:30 o'clock by Dr ;J M. Temple tod and Kev. T. H. Thornton. In school house at Mr. N. B. Barnes' in Wilder'e Township, Third Sunday in May at 3:30 o' clock by Prof. I. T. Turlington and Mr. J. M. Beaty. The World's Best Climate. is not entirely free from disease, on the high elevations fevers; prevail, while on the lower lev els malaria is encountered to a greater or less extent, according | to altitude. To overcome climate affections lassitude, malaria, jaundice, biliousness, fever and ague, and general debility, the most effective remedy is Elec tric Bitters, the great alterative or blood purifier; the antidote for every form of bod'ly weak ness, nervousness and insom nia. Sold under guarantee at ll< od Bros dru / store. Price 5 ?c J "My Love For My Fellow-man J 8 Makes My Duty Clear on 8 | This Great Question| 8 9 5 A few days ago Mr. J. D. Spiers wrote to Elder J. * W. Gardner, of Goldsboro, an able minister in the Prim- jjj ft itive Baptist church, and a man well-known and much ft 9 loved in Johnston county, and asked his views on the at prohibition question. Elder Gardner's reply is as fol- X 6 lows: 9 9 Goldsboro, N. C., May 8, 1908. X Mr. J. U. Spiers, Q Sec. Johnstou County Anti Saloon League. Q 8 My Dear Sir:-- ? Your letter asking for an expression of my opinion on * Q the great question of State Prohibition to hand. I cheer- jJ ft fully and heartily comply with your request and take ft this opportunity to say that our own community has Q been wonderfully blessed during the four years of Pro- Q ft hihition here. Where I have seen one drunken man ft since, I saw scores of them before, where I hear profau Q ity once on the streets now, I heard it before freq uently. Q 9 1 am so favorabty impressed with this local benefit, that X I favor with all my heart State-wide Prohibition. I trust Q that every thoughtful man will seriously consider this Q ft opportunity to render our beloved State the great ser- ft vice of removing as far as we can an evil that has caused g Q so many heart aches and blighted the lives of so large a Q ft number of the promising men of our State. My love ft ? for mv fellow man makes my duty clear on this great g Q question. Q ft With my willingness that you publish this in The ft g Smithfield Hekald and The News and Observer, if you desire, 1 am. Yours truly. Q | J. W. Gakdnek. ft isssssassissssssssl Massacre of Baptists Attempted in Russia. St. Petersburg, May 10 ?Two women were killed and 50 men and women injured iu an at tempted massacre of Baptists planned by a priest of the ortho dox church in the Novokhoper district of Voromzh province to day. The Baptists were invited to a conference for the purpose of dis cussing doctrinal differences. When they arrived they found the members of the orthodox church armed with axes, scythes, kuives and vanous sorts of agri cultural implements. The local priest gave the signal and led the onslaught. Tne Baptists, un armed, were unable to resist. The Baptists were pursued to their homes and the angry reli gionists continued their attack aud killed all the stock they could find aud destroyed the crops Utter destitution aud great suffering prevails among the victims. Governor Glenn to Speak Here. Governor Kobert B Glenn will spenk in the Smithfield Opera House, Tuesday, May 19th. Hio speech will be largely on temper aime though he will speak on ed ilea'ion leading up to it. He comes here in connection with me closing exercises 01 i uruug ton Graded School. Arrange ment* have been made lor the scti >"1 exercises. to begin promptly at 10:30 o'clock so the Governor can liegin speak iug at 11 o'clock. Don't fail to hear him on these two great subjects of temperance and edu cation. It Reached the Spot. Mr. E. Humphrey, who owns a large general store at Omega, O., and is president of the Ad ams (bounty Telephone Co., as well as the Home Telephone Co., of Pike County, O , says of Dr. King's New Discoveey: "It saved my life once. At least I think it did It seemed to reacn the spot?the very seat of my cougn?when everything else failed." Dr. King's New Dis covery not only reaches the cough spot; it heals the sore spots and the wean spots in the throat, lungs and chest. Sold under guarantee at Hood Bros, drugstore. 50c. and $1.00. Tri al bottle free. Fourth Sunday Speakings! At Bethel Freewill Baptist church at 11 o'clock Fourth Suuday aud at Hood's Grove Baptist church at 3:30 o'clock by Rev. Hight C. Moore. At Zion Methodist church in | Beulah township at 3.30 o'clock ] i Fourth Suuday by Mr. Walter A. Edgerton. At Plainfield school bouse in Bentonsville township Fourth Sunday at 11 o'clock and the same day at Smith's Chapel Methodist church at 3:30 o'clock by L. H. Allred and one other speaker. At Union Springs Freewill Baptist church at 10:30 o'clock Fourth Suuday and at Beasley's Grove same day at 3.30 by Prof. I. T. Turlington and Mr. J. M. Beaty. At Antioch Baptist church in Oaeals township Fourtn Sun day at 3:30 o'clock by Mr. IS. E. E Igerton and Mr. C. W. Kich andson. It takes two centuries to trans form the savage into a citizen. Let the saloon do its work aud it takes but a single hour to transform the citizen into a sav age. It costs $100, $o00 and in some places $1,000 or more to get a license to sell liquor. It seems to me like putting human ity on the bargain counter, and selling the boys and girls dirt cheap. So long as in this laud the saloon is "legalized" every hand that keeps the license there is stained by the blood of all those who are the victims of its iniquity. We speak of wifehood and motherhood?motherhood, next to Jesus, the sweetest word of all the language, but never sing the praises of motherhood until you are ready to go out and grapple with the monster of iniquity that is draping all the windows of her heart in mourn ing.?Bishop Luther B. Wifson. Special Election at Archer. Archer, N. 0., May IB?The special election held in District No. 1. White, at Archer yester day. (Tuesday), for the purpose of levying a special tax to build a new school house was defeated by a majority of ten. Thirty one voted against spe cial tax and twenty-one for spe cial tax. A Few Remarks on Temperance. As everyone is thinking and talking of prohibition I shall give this week's item to a dis enssion of prohibition and let locals alone. I have never seen our people aroused on any ques tion since the ameudinent elec tion as thev are on this subject. Kveryone is talking for prohibi tion. Well, nothing can be said in favor of liquor except "1 want to drink it when 1 want to and the prohibition law puts it into the hands of the druggists to jell; and, one man isjust as good to sell it as another." Our women have organized with Mrs J. A. Spiers as Presi dent and Mrs. M. C. Wiuston as Secretary. They had a very en thusiastic meeting here last Mon day and say they must and shall win; that they are fighting for their homes and for the protec tion of their children. As Mrs. Curtis said in her speech "It is a poor cowardly hen who will not fight for her biddies." Our ladies are very much in earnest about this work and will on the morning of the election be at the polls when thev are open ed and will be there all day to work for prohibition. As Hishop Strange says, this bill may not be eiactly what all want, but it is better than nothing and if it is defeated things will be in a worse fix than ever; therefore we must carry it. We ask the women all over the county to go to the OnH nrurl/ fur ni?nh!Kifir?r? uv/i a ii/t jn vmii/n-n'ii A few days ago 1 heard ayoungi man saying that the rich man could have whiskey when he wanted it and that he was going to vote for whiskey, that whis key would not harm any one if they would let it alone. Now when that young man was a lit tle fellow, too small to know much about whiskey, whiskey was the cause of his losing a mother'e care and love?when he needed it. Whiskey will and does hurt those who do not touch it. Several years ago a bright, noble young inan, loved and re spected by all who knew him, an Odd Fellow and a Mason, one of my best friends, told me of how he took his first drink and how he slipped away to a barroom and bought a drink of whiskey his father having left him to go bo another barroom for liquor. He said that was his first drink and that when he had swallowed it he hurried back so that his lather would suspect nothing. For vears he would take only an occasional drink. 1 plead with him to stop. "Why," said he, "1 do not average a half a pint a month:- there is no danger to me." Well, it went on, and to make a long, sad story short, he dlled a drunkard's grave, the ' Ddd Fellows and Masons having dropped him. Shall we vote to put liquor before our sous and run the risk of their filling drunk ard's graves? I i ao not oeneve mere is id any >art of Johnston County fifty and owners who would vote to lave a tap, still or barroom lo- i :ated on the land of any oue of | diem. 1 mean that twenty-six >ut of the fifty would not vote or it. Then if the farmers would lot let ic be sold near them yhere is it going to be sold? ( Some time ago I asked for sta- < dstics of deaths, etc., caused by < Irink. There have been twenty- i line inquests of deaths that were 1 ;aused by drink and over fifty in ] ill that were caused by drink. It I teems impossible to get a state- I ment as to the fights, etc., ] caused by drink, as the records i make no reference to the cause, rbere has been but one death 'rom whiskey in this section tince the Pine Level dispensary dosed and that was from Luca ma whiskey. Whenever you hear of a man having Hright's Disease nine times out of ten if his case is looked into he has been one of those moderate drinkers. Dr. J.J. Mott, of Statesville, N. C., oue of the old time Repub licans, in a speech at Salisbury last week said that a cool one hundred thousand negro votes for whiskey bad tjeen taken away and their places hjid to be filled ? by some one and inat the place to get the votes was in the country, that the way to get them was to go into the country with a Rible in one pocket and a bottle ol whiskey in the other and you (meaning the whiskey crowd) would get them. Coun trymen cau you be bought with a drink of whiskey? I see in the papers that the Rev. Mrs. Rice, of New York, spoke Saturday evening in Salis bury, in favor of whiskey and wanted to speak also on Sunday afternoon; but the Mayor, the Hon. A. H. Royden, the State Manager of the whiskey league, would not let her. (iuess he had had enough of her the day be fore, and could not stand a sec ond dose. Cast Sunday morning a Mrs. Nannie Curtis, of Texas, spoke in Smithtield and there notice was given that she would speak at Selma Sunday night and it is es timated that twelve hundred heard her. It did not seem pos sible for such a crowd to gather on such short notice. In her speech here she said that on one side are the saloon, the gamb ling house and the house of ill fame. On the other are the church, the school and the home. Which side are you on? Can't you see the difference? one side ready and anxious to hear and using the sabbath, the other unwilling to let their side use the sabbath for whiskey, giving out their literature on the sly and telling those to whom it is given, don't "take this home with you; but if you "do don't tell your folks I gave it to you." This vas done here by a whiskey man H. few Hare mm That must have been vile etuff that was not tit to go into a man's home. Literature that is too vile to go into a home and is sent out to influence votes must represent a bad side. So let's all vote against it. R. J. Noble. Selma, May 13. Dead in Her Hundredth Year. Last Sunday at her home in Reutonsville township, Mrs. Polly King passed into rest. VVe have been told,that she was in her hundredth year. She was strick en with paralysis a tew days be fore her death and in her ex treme age her vitality was not enough to stand the shock. Her father's name was Adam Williams. She was one of the el dest of 17 children that grew to ma ihood and womauhood. She was a sister of Mr. David Wil liams, of Bentonsville. She was twice married, her first husband, a Mr. Woodard, dying a great many years ago. She was mar ried a second time about 20 years ago to a Mr. King who preceded her to the grave. Temperance Speakings. Arrangements have been made or Mr. N. H. Brougbton of Ral eigh i o speak oq temperance at Prim eton Saturday, May 23rd, it 2 o'clock. Every voter in Boou 11 ill township should hear iim. Stops Sixth Divorce Suit. Los Angeles, May 10?Mrs. irace Snell-Coffin-Coffin-Walker Doffin-Layman-Love has with drawn her sixth divorce suit, ind a reconciliation with B. M. Love, scretary of the Los Angeles Board of Health, the latest of tier long string of husbands, has been effected. Mr. Love is de lighted and says lite is once more one sweet song. Funeral Service at Live Oak. We are requested to announce that Rev. D. P. Bridges will preach the funeral of the late John Broadwell, at Live Oak Baptist church the Secoud Sun day in June, and not May as was announced in The Herald of recent date. "O Hod, that men should put an enemy iu their mouths to steal away their bratnsl I hat we should with ;oy, pleasance, revel and applause, transform ourselves into beasts."?Shakes peare.
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