The above picture shows a group
of Boldiers ut Fort Moultrie, S. C.,
in a Bible class. This class is being
conducted by a Y. M. C. A. Secretary
The soldiers being in quarantine and
there being no room for such a crowd
of men in the building, the men as
sembled on the beach. The boys love
the songs they used to hear back home
and will stand for hours and sing to
the top of their voices. This group
of men is for the most part from the
Northwest and a finer type of physi
cal man is hard to find. Many of them
are young men of means with a bright
future in the business world ahead,
but at their country's call, they laid
it all aside to defend the rights and
freedom of humanity. It is a privilege
indeed to work with such men. It ia
also a responsibility. Many of these
lives we touch but once. They are here
today and yonder tomorrow. These
men will some day be in France and
many of them will have a small pic
ture of this class with them; many
have sent pictures of the class home
that the home folks may see their
army Bible Class. ? I. W. M.
CLEMENTS-POWELL.
Sanders C ha pel Johnston County,
Raided by a Dcniznn of Granville
County and One of Itw Heautiful
and Popular Prima Donna* Kid
napped. Rev. Mr. Proctor the Local
I'axtor and Sam lloneyrutt, Reen
ter of Deeds Accetorie* to the Deed.
Like a snow in the night Mr. Lee
Clements of Oxford, located himself '
on the farm of the children of Adin
Powell, deceased, one evening and like
Mary's Lamb at school lingered wear
until Sunday evening at 4 o'clock
amidst the rustle of silk and other
swishing garments Mr. Clements se
lected Miss Gertrude Powell from
among the quinary of sisters, stood
before the minister, surrounded by
several chosen frieuds, asked that the I
hymeneal ceremony be pronounced,
which was accordingly done in regu
lar apple pie order. Congratulations
were then showered nround, the groom
looking a little skittish. It was a
handsome and happy couple. The
groom is one of Granville's good
farmers, while the bride is one of
the acomplished and beautiful daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Adin Powell. May
their voyage through matrimonial
seas be calm and sunny, and not a U
boat or shifting wind mar the mak
ing life's log book.
Xs X. X.
Value of the Rural Church.
In these di'.ys of automobiles there
is a growing disposition on the part
of the farmer to drive to some nearby
city or town on Sabbath morning to
worship. Big choirs and high-salariod
orators, make their appeal to the
country mind as well as the city. In
some localities this is true to such
an extent that the rural church is be
ing closed for want of a congregation.
From the writer's point of view this
is lamentable.
The church is an asset to the com
munity for it gives value to the land.
Ordinarily you establish the value of
a given thing by determining either
its producing or purchasing power,
This does not cover tho entire meth
od when computing the value of farm
land, for residential farming. In this
case the prospective purchases, must
consider climate, water, market, ad
vantages, roads, educational facilities
and morals. The moral conscience of
the community is not the last or least
consideration by far. Rather it is of
primary importance.
The rural church is a valuable as
set, then, for it nourishes and gives
poise and strength to community mor
als. It conserves the spirit of neigh
borliness. This is of primary impor
tance in the moral life of the coun
tryside. It is one of the fundamental ?
teachings of the Church of Christ. >
He who gave to the world the parable c
of the Good Samaritan in answer to 1
that question, "Who is our neighbor," t
proved himself in complete touch J
with rural life and needs. It can also '
be added, world needs. f
A great danger to any community
lies in a confusion of values. The
gospel preached in the rural church
serves to create a true appreciation
of values. Folks who know the Lord
can discern and appreciate the worth
while things of life. Society always
decays when folks get values con
fused. The German leaders have con
fused values and by the Grace of God
imperialism faces the Judgment. The
recognition of human rights, over
against property rights, is the em
phasis of the pulpit, and it is the sav
ing slogan.
A true inspect for the laws of the
state abides in the heart of the man
who emphasizes personal integrity.
A rural community where it is nec
cessary, to lock up at night, is not the >.
one which people wish to adopt for I
their future home. In this connection
what the writer has gleaned from a
juvenile court record will be of in
terest. Eighty per cent of the male
factors were members of no church
or church school. Only five per cent,
were Sunday school scholars, while
but one per cent were at all regular
at the church school. This to be sure
is a report from a large city, but the
good effect of the church, and church
school upon morals is the same in
the country as in the city. The cl urch
conserves personal morals and thus
makes for a law-abiding community.
The church with its gospel is the
forerunner of education. No place in
the world, but where the gospel has
been preached, do they have u free
educational system. The church
stands for an educated rural mind
arid this in turn creates true appre
ciation of rural opportunities.
The writer's contention is that no
where can the moral-religious lifo of
the farmer be so well conserved and
built up as in a rural church, and
church school, with a minister in the
pulpit, and teachers at the head of
classes who are in full sympathy with
rural life. The city preacher may be
a greater orator, and the city choir
may be able to strike a few higher
notes, but for the sake of the country
life let us be true to "The Church in
the valley pf the wildwood." ? A. T.
Wooley, in Iidiana Farmer.
MOTION PICTURES.
Motion pictures for this week is as
follows:
Pomona, Monday, April 15, 8:30 P.
M.
Meadow, Tuesday, April 16, 8:30 P.
\I.
New Hope, Wednesday, April 17,
10 P. M.
Royall (Elevation) Thursday, April
18, 8:30 P. M.
Brogden, instead of Benson as stat
?d in Friday's Herald, Friday, April
19, 8:30 P. M.
Polenta, Saturday, April 20, 8:30
P. M.
The reels in the two week program
>eginning with Tuesday night, April
[ 6th have been especially selected by
he State Bureau of Comunity Ser
vice for this work. Therefore, I do
lot hesitate to say that these reels
vill meet your entire approval. Come
ind see them.
R. M. MERRITT.
According to the registration under
he Selective Draft Law there are sev
>n hundred thousand men in the Unit
ed States who cannot read and write.
Notice of Meetings.
Elder Sion J. King, of Wilmington,
M. C., son of Elder Joseph P. King,
vill be at Barbour's chapel church
?ommencing meetings Friday night,
\pril the 19th, 1919, anil wffl con
,inue over Sunday. Elder King is a
r'oung preacher recently ordained.
~ome out to hear him, and help us to
?ive him a good crowd.
J. Q. BAKER.
Four Oaks, N. C.
They Were Mistaken.
An Irishman, an Englishman and a
tlebrew were telling of their strange
;xperiences and how they were mis
taken for great men.
"Would you belave it," the Irish
man said, "I was mistaken for Pres
ident Roosevelt!"
The Englishman turned to his fel
low countryman. "That's nothing,"
he said, "I was once mistakeu for
President Wilson."
"Huh!" the Hebrew said. "I was
standing on the street corner the
ather day and a cop comes along and
*ays to me. "Holy Moses, are you
here again!" ? Selected.
County-W ide Tax Again.
It is going to be hard to get teach
ers, even though the tax be carried;
if it is not carried it is very clear
that a number of schools will be with
out teachers next year. Are you go
ing to allow that? Positions are open
to teachers in banks, stores, offices
and all kind of government work, at
better salaries, for twelve months in
the year. Those who receive $35 are
saying they will teach for $50, those
who receive from $40 to $50 are say
ing, they will work for $55 and on to
$75. Some are saying they are not
going to teach at all.
All the town schools pay more
money in the school funds than they
get back. The rural schools get more
money than they pay in, yet the towns
are willing to vote a County-Wide
Tax. The country helps to make the
town. We are all dependent on each
other.
Some have said that the schools
could not go any higher than the sev
enth grade. This is true of a one
teacher school, and it ought to be. No
teacher can teach over seven grades
successfully. In many of our schools
it is thought that one grade is
enough. Where there are two teach
ers, other grades can be taught af
ter those below the seventh grade
are provided for. In our three-teacher
schools some of the teachers carry
classes in the ninth grade. There are
some who say they have had a poor
school this past year, and the money
was wasted. Did you ever know a
farmer to have a bad crop year, then
say next year he was not going to
make any effort to farm? More mon
ey invested does not always meai a
good school, but if we do not get
more funds sone where, I fear many
places will go without any school at
all. What will you do?
Some say the County Superintend
ent employs all the teachers, and
thnt the committeemen have nothing
to do, but get wood. The County Su
perintendent would be glad for ev
ery school to employ its teachers, and
this is offered to the committee each
year. The county Superintendent
passes on the qualification, and tells
the committee whether or not their
teacher is suitable for the school. The
privileges of the committeemen are
many. They are the guardian of the
school, and are to uphold it in every
particular. A good committee makes
a good school. The County Superin
tendent merely assists.
L. T. ROYALL.
Prepare for Winter Now.
The long cold winter of 1917-18, in
many sections of our snow belt the
most severe in 40 years, has passed;
snow banks which guarded front
doors and cross streets have melted
away, and with them has gone the
resolve to make those few simple
repairs to houses and factories, which
will keep out cold and save fuel.
The fuel administration is said to
have in mind an order which will cut
fuel users down to at least 90 per
cent of normal requirements. Such a
saving would anfbunt to 00,000,000
tons, or more, of coal. If the next
winter should prove to be a mild one,
the 90 per cent would work little
hardship; if a repetition of the one
just gone ? well, that's a different
story.
The time to mend a leaky roof is
now; to rebuild a broken fence, at
once. The obvious, sensible action in
regard to windows that leak cold air,
and other parts of a building that are
good ventilators but poor heat retain
ers, is to repair them at once. It will
cost no more to make a few storm
windows now, than later when it may
not be possible to obtain them. The
same is true in regard to faulty or
insufficient heating apparatus; have
One Car Load Now In The
House? Come Quick
them put in shape the minute the
winter fires are out.
And if you expect to burn coal next
winter, lose no time in putting in your
supply. It may *ot be a cheerful sub
ject to contemplate with the advent
of the first warm days, or even pop
ular, but isn't it worth doing? Then
do it now. ? H. H. Windsor, in the
May Popular Mechanics Magazine.
I HAVE ONE BAY PONEY HORSE
for sale. Gentle and works well any
where. Can see him at Ivanhoe Cot
ton Mills. For sale also 1 buggy
and harness, 1 one horse wagon and
two plows. J. H. Williams, Smith
field, N. C.
JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOT OF
Lynchburg Casting. Cotter Hard
ware Co., Smithfield ,N. C.
JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOT OF
Lynchburg Casting. Cotter Hard
waro Co., Smithfield ,N. C.
MERCHANTS WILL NEED FLOUR
Certificates to be signed by their
customers and we have the blanks
for sale 100 for 35 cents, 200 for
60 cents or 500 for $1.25. Apply to
Beaty and Lassiter, Smithfield, N.C.
SEE US FOR ASPHALT ROOFING.
Cotter Hardware Co.
DON'T PUT OFF SCREENING
house. See us at once. Cotter Hard
ware Company.
OUR ARMY AND HOW TO KNOW
IT for sale at THE HERALD of
fice. Price 25 cents.
WHY SUFFER FROM ECZEMA!
Get a jar of Dr. Muns' pile and
eczema ointment.
FOR BURNS AND OLD SORES, DR.
Muns' pile end eczema ointment is
a valuable remedy.
SEE US FOR ASPHALT ROOFING.
Cotter Hardware Co.
YOU CAN GET A BUGGY TODAY.
You may not next week. Austin
Stephenson Co.
Advertising
in this paper will bring
good returns on the
money invested
About
300
pair
OXFORDS
brought
from
last
season
HOME GROWN YELLOW SO J A
beans for sale. T. S. Ragsdale,
Smithfield, N. C.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CAR
of Muriate of Potash. Come quick
if you want any. Cotter-Under
wood Company.
SEE US FOR NBW WAY ENGINES.
Cotter Hardware Co.
"THE SALT OF THE EARTH" A
novel of life in Germany. For sale
at The Herald Office.
JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOT OF
Lynchburg Casting. Cotter Hard
ware Co., Smithfield ,N. C.
ANOTHER SUPPLY 'TEN NIGHTS
in a Barroom" jur. received. Five
cents each. By mail, eight cents.
Herald Book Store.
FOR SALE? SPANISH PEANUTS,
15c. per pound, postpaid. Pump
kin Seed 60c. per pound, postpaid.
C. S. Powell, Smithfield, N. C., R.
No. 2.
DON'T PUT OFF SCREENING
house. See us at once. Cotter Hard
ware Company.
SEE US FOR NEW WAY ENGINES.
( otter Harware Co.
ONE CAR LOAD OF HACKENY
bupgies now on hand. Come quick.
Austin-Stephenson Co.
YOU CAN GET WELL TILING AT
Cotter Hardware Co.
SAVE THE QUARTERS
and
SEE THE DOLLARS GROW.
1 BUY WAR-SAVINGS STAMPS!