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PAGE TWO THE ENTERPRISE Published Every Tuesday and Friday by The ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA. L — ———— W. c. Manning »"«* SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Stricdy Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year * l 'r€ Six months —— •'» OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY ~ ' *2.00 On* yw- - - |no No Subscription Received for Less Than 6 Month* Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in Williamston, N. C., at second-class matter under the act ot Congresi of March 3, 1879. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not to- the individual members of the firm. Friday, January 20, 1933 Give The Owner a Chance It will probably be a mistake to stop land tax sales. Vet where sales are made, the county should protect owners against sales l>elow reasonable values. If the county sells a SI,OOO home for S3O taxes, let the county buy it in and hold the property untjj a thousand dollar sale is secured for the benefit of the owner, with the latter having the privilege of repay ing the actual taxes and a fair interest and reasonable "**cost for carrying charges. In every case the owner should be protected a gainst the land shark, who is ready to take advan tage of the fellow who is unable to meet his obliga tions and grab at property worth thousands of dol lars for a measly pittance. * - Give the owner a chance —first chance. We Need Them—They Need Us Let the I'nited States hold the Philippine Minds and treat her people right. We will need them when Japan begins bombarding San Francisco: And even if the Philippines can not do us much good, we can do them a lot of good, if we will. They need us. Bars of Divorce Too Low Already We are a bit disappointed in Senator Carl Bailey for his trying to make divorce easier. The bars to divorce been lowered already until many people have lost the proper respect for the marriage vows. If divorce is made much easier it won't be long be fore many marriages will be based on impulse and passion, and men and women will feel as free as the beasts of the forest and the birds of the air. There is already too much laxness in the marriage vows. A Simple Yet Important Lesson Dallas Lagan, of California, who has been sentenced to be hung on February 17 for murder, may have done more good in the world than he thinks. While he says that society will be better off when he is gone and that he himself will perhaps be better off when he enters into eternity, where crime can't be committed, yet he has left to the world some words of truth that may make it better. He says "There is only one end to the path of crime, and I am there—waiting for the gallows. Crime takes it toll and anybody's a fool who thinks other wise. 11 If all the homes, all the schools, all the churches, and every man who loves his brother would teach this simple statement of a man who is gazing in the dark beyond as a result of his misdeeds, and who is willing to face it with the bare facts of truth, it would no doubt save many crimes of every description. If we could take enough time to teach the command ments of God to the children of Israel, and add to them the purity of the life of Christ, we would not be so much in fear of the murderer, the robber, nor the ly ing tongue. We would not fear so much the loss of virtue and the loss of purity of life. Now, young Eagan knows of a truth that the wages of sin is death, and that as we sow, so shall we reap. He sums it all up in the short sentence —"there is on ly one end to the path of crime . , . and anybody's a fool who thinks otherwise." Schooling the Legislative Boys It certainly looks foolish to elect men to member ship in legislatives bodies and then have to school them in the science of their duties. Yet, that is just what we are doing in our North Carolina Legislature. There are teachers who stand before their classes and tell the idols of the people how to address the chair— Mr. Speaker or Mr. President, depending upon their location whether in the north or the south end of-the capitoL They also instruct them in other things that are useful to green lawmakers. Now when these boys learn how to make laws, they should make good, sound laws, laws that will do a lot of good and not cost so much. As a matter of economy we think these boys should have purchased a little pocket manual at their own expense and studied the questions before they asked for votes to send them to do work they have to be schooled in at State expense. ' - U PUBLISHED EVKMY TUMP AY AND FRIDAY Recognition for the Peanut? The Pathfinder At last "peanut politics." is with us in reality. Our government at Washington has fixed it so that grow ers of the humble "goober" may store their crop and let it be held as collateral for one of those government loans—thus allowing time to market the crop, instead of having it "dumped" on the market. People ought to be eating more peanuts, a lot more peanuts—but they just aren't The whistle of the peanut vendor, which erstwhile was heard echoing through a happy and like a call to the is now almost silent—and that appetizing smell is replaced by other odors not so good. The chrunch, crunch, crunch of the peanut shells as people ate these ple beian nuts in public, in the presence of fellow-beings whose mouths had to water without being satisfied, is now also a thing of the past. The "peanut gallery" of the theatre which used to be the real temple of the dramatic elect, has gone the way of the dodo. The movies fixed the business of the peanut gallery, for how could the gallery gods be permitted to munch peanuts when white hot love scenes were being depicted on the screen or when some popular hero like Doug Fairbanks was making one of his breath taking leaps for life? . .^r No, the peanut has lost caste; it has almost been placed in the class of the "untouchables." Even those ladies who used to spread a little trace of peanut but ter on those little bird-bits of bread and pass them around as "refreshments" at their afternoon teas are now using other smears for their lilliputian sand wiches. Quite a lot of peanuts are still used in making candy, but most of these come by the shipload from China or Spain, because they are cheaper. And then the whole market for candy is shot. Women simply will not eat anything that is "fattening"— at least not until plump ness comes into fashion. Where-can the humble peanut go for social'recog nition and profitable merchandising which it must have? Uncle Sam has arranged this loan in the hope of relieving the -financial embarrassment of Mr. Goober—-but even then we cannot see a very prom ising future for this worthy American product, un less more energetic measures are taken to restore it to popular favor. . Twins ■—'— Pi.Ht'ficlphia Record. A clever writer might make an interesting story a bout the twin girls born in Hampton, Va., in different years. One sister was born ten minutes before 1932 ended. The second was born five minutes after 1933 began. I he difference of 15 minutes will probably color their entire lives. tor the first five or six years, the difference won't matter. Then the first little girl will come into her own. She will boast about her priority. A "year" older, she will lord it over the second. 1 his will last through school, through the first gay parties, and until probably 18S8. When that time comes, the first girl will not be quite so anxious to claim an extra year. She wanted to be eight while the other was seven—but she will not want to be 26 when the other is 25. She will compose learned arguments, proving that she is not, really, a year older. And the younger will have her revenge. "Sue," she will say— if Sue is the name—"is older than I am." If a novelist could make a story of this, a psycholo gist could build an essay about it, demonstrating the profound effect of the calendar on our daily lives. Tell Them, Brother The December term of Davie County Superior court convened at Mocksville, Monday morning at nine o clock, took an hour or so for dinner each day, adjourned in the evening around five o'clock and final ly quit business for the term Wednesday afternoon after trying a few civil cases. And yet there are many, especially those wanting a job as judge .or solicitor, who rear up on their hind legs and say that our judges are over worked, our court dockets are crowded, they can t get cases tried and we need more judicial dis tricts with a new supply of judges and solicitors when half the time the scheduled courts last lets than a week as in the case of the Davie court.—Union Re publican. Real Estate Values The average deflation in real estate values is 30 per cent less than the decrease in stock prices an authority told the Wilmington Exchange club the other day. The loss in values of homes, he added, is even less than the general decline in other real estate. "When workmen get their jobs back and vacant home are again occupied," the speaker continued, "the price of homes will rise and we shall know beyond all doubt that the safest and most valuable dollar we ever spent was the dollar we invested in that little spot of earth called home." More of his facts are interesting. After every de pression, he said, the value of homes has advanced to a higher level than it ever reached before and the se curity and stability of the home have remained un shaken through them all. During the last three years less than one new house has been built for every ten marriages, or less than one new house for every ten new homes created. The average demand is about one new house for every two marriages. "There never was a time," the speaker argued "when it was more important to you to hold on to your home, to keep up the payments on your home loan, than right now."—New Bern Sun-Journal. fTHE ENTERPRISE NOTICE OP SALB OP REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trost executed to the undersigned trustee by the Poplar Point Baptist church (colored), dated 15th day of April, A. D., 1932, to secure a certain bond of even date therewith, and the stipulations not having been complied with, and at the request of the holder of said bond, the undersigned trustee will, on the 20th day of January, 1933, at 12 o'clock noon, in front of the (Paid Advertisement) To Whom It May Concern: I have concluded to write lovingly a short sketch of the trouble that oc curred at Smithwick's Creek that has i caused so much distress among the j churches composing the Kehukee As sociation. When the trouble first arose at Smithwick's Creek, the church invited Elders Sylvester Hassell, J. C. Moore, and R. H. Pittman to sit with them in conference and to investigate the charges against Elder W. B. Harring ton, that he was preaching unsound doctrine. After an investigation, and after hearing the charges, these min isters recommended that the church bear with Elder Harrington and not make him an offender for a word, and also advised Elder Harrington to cease using unscriptural expressions that were objectionable to the brethren. At the next meeting of the church, only t w # weeks having passed, the minority faction insisted on a division, which was contrary to of the min isters above n%-ntioned. The church had agreed to abide by the decision of those ministers and noncompliance should constitute disorder. The Minority Faction, without con sulting the church, held a conference at a private home and passed a res ®" lution to take their names off the church book, then in the hands of the regular clerk (P. E. Getsinger) jind enroll themselves in a new book. They selected for themselves a new clerk and selected a different Sunday for their meetings. IN THAT COURSE, IHEY AUTO. M ATICALLY EXCLUDED THEM SELVES FROM THE CHURCH. 1 attended the Skewarkee Union, held with the church at the Falls of Tar River, in May, 1928. When the conference was organized and mes sengers from member churches called for, the Elders who were conducting the business accepted the Minority Faction and rejected the Majority Faction. I asked them by what au thority they did it. They asked me if I was takiiu? sides with Harrington. I told them I was not; but that their course was against our Articles oi Faith, Rules of Decorum, and the Scriptures. 1 told them that Elder William Gray, who held his name at Morrattock, where I held mine, once took exception to some of the rulings of the church conference. He took the church book ap.'l cried out, "All who are for Billie Gray, follow me." Charles Blount was clerk of the church. He called out and said, "Brethren, all who are for Jesus Christ, stay with us and do not follow Billie Gray." That di vided the churth. Both sides were represented by letter and messengers at the next Association. But the As sociation refused either letter or dele-: gates, saying it had no right to inter-, fere in the troubles of an individual | church. I said, ''Brethren, if the As-i sociation acted right then, you are act-1 ing wrong now in taking sides in the trouble at Smithwick's Creek." They told me to say no more about it and said, "What we have done, we have done." I replied, "Yes; and without authority." When the Association met the first Sunday in October, I was there. They followed the action of the Union and accepted the Minority. I lovingly warned them not to pursue that course and made the same statement I had made at the Union. They told me to say no more about Bitlie Gray and then proceeded, without further in quiry or explanation (except from a biased Elder) to recogrfize the Minor ity. Elder Sylvester Hassell wrote me, inviting me to go with him to Smith wick's Creek on the 4th Sunday in May, 1928. Among other things, he said, "You are the oldest ordained minister in the Kehukee Association, and I am next oldest." He expressed the hope that we could be successful in settling the trouble between the two factions. I was not at home and did not go. He wrote me later that he was there on Saturday and preached with all the power that the Good Lord gave him, and that he begged them all to get together, confess their faults, and forgive one another as God, for Christ's sake, had forgiven us. He said the church approved, and he had 500 copies made of the original Ar ticles of Faith upon which the church was organized on November 19, 1803. He wrote me that it was agreed in Conference that all who were willing to accept those Articles of Faith were to say "Aye," and that about 75, or the Majority Faction, accepted them, but that the Minority would not all answer, saying "We have been advised not to have anything to do with the Conference." The Minority Faction, on the advice of Elder B. S. Cowin, held another Conference that day and divided the church. At the sitting of the Association, the church at Smithwick's Creek hand ed me a petition and asked me to pre sent it, kindly asking the Association to reconsider its former action and let the trouble go back to the church for settlement. Elder Cowin made a mo tion to ndt even read the petition, and Elder Denson joined him in that dis order. I then offered to read our Rules of Decorum, compiled by El ders Burkett, Biggs, and Hassell to show them that they were in disorder. Elder Clifton, who held hi» member ship with me at Morrattock, was there and said that faction told him to tell me how well they loved me, but that if I went to Smithwick's Creek to preach for the majority they were go ing to do all they could to sink me. They have not failed to spread the newa far and near by only telling part of the truth in an effort to injure me. They even said 1 was not a member of the church and that I and the Ma jority had gone off with Harrington, which they know is false. Elder Clifton, without warning, chose • time when only nine members were present, including his own fain (Paid Advertisement) WILLIAMSTON NOJTHCAJOUNA courthouse door of Martin County, of fer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, the following described land: What 'is known as the Poplar Point Baptist Church, colored, located on the river road from Williamston to Hamilton, adjoining said road, lands of Dr. Thigpen, and M. D. Wilson, containing one (1) acres, more or less, and being same lot upon which is be ing built a new church. This 20th day of December, 1?32. B. A. CRITCHER, d3O 4t Trustee. (Paid Advertisement) ily, and tried to have me excluded from the church at Morrattock. The only charge was that I Iwas preaching for the Majority Faction. At our next meeting a petition was presented signed by an overwhelming majority of the church membership, rescinding and declaring utterly void the previous efforts to exclude me. The church de clared that the action of the six mem bers on November 16, 1929, in attempt ing to 'exclude me was not fair nor orderly, and the same was rescinded and declared null and void. The church by an overwhelming majority passed a resolution "to express our full con fidence in Elder Newsome H. Harri son, both as a member of our church and as a minister of our faith." My license, granted me the third Sabbath in January, 1866, by the -church at Mor rattock, includes this language, "do give Brother Newsome H. Harrison license to exercise his ministerial gifts WHEREVER HE THINKS PROP ER." My license quoted with approv al by the church and my course ap proved. This placed me where no charge stands against me. Elder Clifton was present and made no objection to the petition or action of the churchi He asked me if I wanted to divide the church. I told him I did not and that i I had' been serving the church as pas i tor for about 65 years, and if, in con sideration of my age, the church was willing to accept him as its pastor, I would tender my resignation and let him take charge, and that I would come and be with them as ofen as I could. He said that if the church was willing he had rather take his mem bership to White Plains church and asked that his wife and sister go with him. I told him the church could not give them letters of dismission unless they were in gospel order. He said he would go in peace. He was clerk of the church and asked permission to write the letters. s That was Decem- I ber 14, 1929. It was agreed that at | the next meeting he was to return the church books and communion set an* I that the church would then pass upon the letters of dismissal. We heard no more from him at the church until July 9, 1930. I met him one time prior to that and asked him why he had /lot complied with his agreement to return the church property and let the church pass upon the letters. He.said he was advised not to do so. He then pub lished what lie called a "peace meet ing" to be held at the church at Mor rattock on July 9, 1930. I was there and unlocked the door. To my sur prise Elders Rogerson, Cowin, Corbitt, Denson, Clifton, Stubbs, and a good ly number of people from several of the churches of the Association were there. They came into the house and asked for no favors and did not speak to me or my brethren standing around me. I got up to ask by what au thority they were attempting to en croach upon the rights of the church. Elder Cowin ordered me to take my scat, saying that he was moderator. Elder Denson opened conference for them and endorsed what they said and did. Elder Clifton was asked to state the names of those he had got-1 ten to take sides with him. He and his folks then claimed to hold their membership at White Plains. Includ ing himself and family, there were on ly seven to take sides with him, which was a small minority of the church. A motion was made to recognize that minority as. Ihe church, and they were promised recognition in the Union and Association. They then elected for themselves a clerk to whom Clifton turned over the church books. This was contrary to his pormise to the j church. They ..then told this minority j to take the third Sunday for their; meeting day, which was the day rec ognized by ihe church since its or-, ganization in 1791, They then put a I large lock on the door to keep me and ! my brethren out of, the church. 11 told them if the devil ever laughed he was laughing at their conduct that day. I told them the devil was chair man of that great "peace meeting" that day. 1 got down on my knees and begged them to show me authority for their course and told them that if they could I would make any confession they could ask a dear saint to make. I told them in all humbleness, while still on my knees, that if I could I would wash their feet with my tears and wipe them with my hair. Every one of them was as dumb as a stone mountain and made no reply to me. I went to see Elder S. B. Denny and showed him a letter that I had written which waa published in the Wilson Times and WillUmston En terprise on the subject of settling 'troubles in churches. He said he was with me heart and hand in every step that I had taken. He advised me not to delay but to promptly arrest all the Elders and delegates who went to Morrattock and treated me as they did. 1 talked with able lawyers on the matter, and they advised me that these people had violated the law in attempt ing to impose and trespass upon the rights of an individual church. I felt that if they had done wrng, I ought to do right. Christ said, "Dare any of you to go to law, brother against brother, without taking it before the Saints." * I love every one who lores our Blessed Jesus, and I have been pray ing the Good Lord to forgive them for their treatment of me and the churches I serve. I have not written thia letter because I hate them. I hope the Good Lord will forgive them and open their eyes and soften their hearts and lead them in the ways of righteousness and the peace that passeth all understanding. If I have said anything that is hurt ful to their feelings, I am at their feet ready to beg pardon. Yours to serve in gospel bonds, Elder N. H. 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