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II i DONE SO AS TO AVOID INTERFER ENCE WITH THE SALE OF LIB ERTY BONDS. POSTPONED JUST ONE WEEK Announcement by Admtnlstrator Page Follows Request of President Wil son and Mr. Hoover. Raleigh The nation wide Food Con servation Pledge Campaign has been postponed from the week of Oct. 20-28 bo Oct. 27-Nov. 4th. State Food Ad ministrator Henry A. Page received announcement to this effect from Mr. Herbert Hoover, United State Food Administrator. The postponfn-.o"t of this important campaign, for whi.-h Administrator Page has enlisted an army of approx imately 25,000 workers in North Caro lina, was made at the request of President Wilson. President Wilson's letter and Mr. Hoover's reply are interesting in this connection. The President's letter was as follows: "The White House. Washington. ''My dear Mr. Hoover: "The exigencies of the Treasury have dquired setting the final week of the Liberty Loan campaign during the pe riod of Oct 21st to 28th, This. I un derstand, brings it into the same week as the Food Conservation Pledge Cam paign. It seems to me undesirable in the interest of both these capital mat ters that this should occur in all the circumstances, therefore I would be glad if the Pledge Campaign could be deferred one week, that is, until Oct. 38th to Nov. 4th. "In asking this alteration of the plans of yourself and your associates t should like to take this occasion to impress upon them that we in no way underdate the importance of their ef forts. If we are to supply our Allies with the necessary food and are to re duce our own prices of foodstuffs dur ing the coming winter it can only be acomnlished by the utmost self-denial nd service on the part of all our peo ple through the elimination of waste and by rigid economy in the use of fond. "Therefore I would be glad if you would convey to all of your staff throughout the country my feeling of the prime importance of their plans md their work and I wish particularly to express my great appreciation of the service which this additional tax on their time will impose upon the many thousand volunteers who have already deferred the'.r own concerns to iMihlic interest. "In this important work I ask them not to allow this alteration in pro gram to dampen their fine enthusiasm but rather to redouble their energies in their very great branch of national erviee. "Cordially and sincerely yours. j "WOODROW WILSON." To this letter Mr. Hoover replied as follows: "Dear Mr. President: "I am obliged for your favor. "We, of course, have taken the nec essary steps to comply with your wish a to deferring the final week of our food conservation pledge campaign mtll the week of October 28th to No vember 4th. You will, of course, real ize that we may be unable to reach ome of the more remote districts. "I have no doubt that the 500,000 workers who have enlisted in this service will loyally respond to your request for a greater and longer con tinued exertion. Your emphasis on the national importance of the con servation campaign should stimulate ur large body of devoted workers to the utmost effort during the new week. "Yours faithfully. "HERBERT HOOVER." Robert D. Erwin. a prominent citi zen of Concord was thrown from a toaded wagon and killed when his team f mules became frightened and ran away. Open Rich Mountain Territory. North Wilkesboro. Monday saw the beeinring of the savin gto the state of that vast rich section lying north west o fthe Blue Ridge, tlhas always been cut off by the mountains from its sister territory east of the ridge, ind throueh necessity ' and not by hoice has been tributary to Tennes see and Virginia. The good roads commission of Wilkes county turned (oose the revolving steam shovel on the Roone-Trali highway Monday raornirg. with the order "on to Deep Gap" and the Watauga county line. To Address Suffrage League. Durham Mrs. Pettie Jacobs Ruf ner, of Alabama, ofTlclal representa tive of the National Suffrage League, has accepted the Invitation to make the principal address before the an nual convention of the North Caro lina league, in session in Goldsboro, October 30 and 31. Mrs. John S. Cun ningham, of Durham, president of the state chapter of the national organiza tion, announced the formal program The sessions will consume two days. GWHUG WEEK DEFERRED OFFICERS CHOSEN FOB DAB. Mrs. Jacksie Daniels Thrash Is Again Elected President Meet Next Year at Wilson. Kinston. The United Daughters of the Confederacy in convention here elected Wilson as the place for the next annual -convention, re-elected Mrs. Jacksie Daniels Thrash, of Tarboro, as president, and chose the following ad ditional officers: First vice-president, Mrs. James F. Parrott, of Kinston; second vice-president, Mrs. Thomas Walter Bickett, of Raleigh; recording secretary, Mrs. Eu gene B. Glenn, of Asheville; corre sponding secretary, Miss Mary Powell, of Tarboro; treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Pless, of Marion; recorder of crosses, Mrs. R. L. Gwyn, of Lenoir; registrar, Mrs. Herbert McCullers, of Clayton; historian, Mrs. James A. Fore, of Char lotte; assistant historian, Mrs. W. L. Hill, of Warsaw; chaplain, Mrs. B. H. Witherington, of Faison; director of children's chapters, Mrs. L. T. Town send, of Lumberton. Miss Powell, Mrs. Pless, Mrs. Foro and Mrs. McCullers were re-elected to their respective offices. The convention decided that when the time comes for the national con vention to choose a new president gen eral the North Carolina division will present the name of Mrs. Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh and Washington, wife of the secretary of the navy, as a candidate. This action was taken amid round after round of applause. Mrs. Daniels was present. I "Historical Evening." "Historical evening" was observed by the United Daughters of the Con federacy, in annual convention here, at the Grainger high school. Between 800 and 1,000 delegates, members of the local chapter and others were in the audience. The auditorium was decorated in the nationai colors, which also are the Confederal e colors, and there was a liberal sprinkling of the Stars and Bars among the numerous flags of the united nation used in the decorations. Many Volunteer to Save Food. Raleigh. Ninety-nine men and one woman, nearly all of whom have gain ed state-wide prominence, have accept ed their appointment as county food administrator and are enlisted in Federal Food Administrator Henry A. Page's North Carolina volunteer army. ' No call since the campaign for the production and the conservation of food began has received such ready and hearty response. Within two days after having appointed his lieutenants, Mr. Page was receiving from his com missioned county officials the names and addresses of the school commit teemen and district workers who will carry the orders that are coming down from the commander-in-chief in Wash ington. Acceptance in writing has been forwarded to Mr. Page, and the Moore county business man who has come here at great-sacrifice to see it through, is strengthened to undertake a great work. The county administrators are men like him who know what It is to be sacrificial. These have been chosen , with a view to their efficiency and at the head of many counties are Re publicans of prominence throughout North Carolina. It is an imposing ar ray of men who have undertaken the great task of informing and illuminat ing their citizenship on the causes and consequences of such a war and the capital importance of combining a nation whole strength to the end that the war may be won. I Mr. Page chooses from Scotland county Miss Emily Walker, one of the most efficient young women in the state. She is assistant county su perintendent and was the choice in a ' county whose citizenship by desceut j is aroused to the meaning of such i war as this. Sex and politics have been waived in the effort to put at the head of each county the person who will build up the best organiza tion and who can get closest to the , people. Women Ready to Sell Bonds. Winston-Salem. Mrs. R. J. Rey nolds, chairman of the state woman's committee of the second liberty loan, has returned from a meeting of the state chairmen held in Washington, and reports that she was agreeably surprised at the point of organization reached in North Carolina, as com pared with other states. NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. The University of North Carloina celebrated its 124th birthday last week in a manner betting so important an occasion. Addresses by Governor Bick ett and President Graham, of the uni versity, with an inspection of the mili tary forces of the university by the governor were the chief events of the day. Lenoir county has four community fairs this year. "Everybody's Day" was celebrated at Thomasville last week. A. W. McAlister, fuel administrator of North Carolina, announces that he ha annointed A. M. Sclaes, Greens boro; Clarence Poe. Raleigh; Presi dent Graham, Chapel Hill, as a central state committee on fuel administra tion; C. L. Shuping, Greensboro, as secretary. A large crowd attended the opening of the Western Highway at Marshall last week. The Bank of Badln Is the name of a new state bank formed at Albemarle with $25,000 capital stock. A life extension campaign is being conducted in Lenoir county. 1 The Peace of God By REV. J. H. RALSTON, D. D. Secretary of Correspondence Department, Moody Bible Institute. Chicago TEXT Thou wilt keep him In perfect peace, whose mind la stayed on thee. Isaiah 26:3. ! In the day In which we find our selves, there is need for a clear eye and a steady hand. All of us are caught" la the swift on rush of things, es pecially In connec tion -with the world war. We cannot avoid this, and we would not If we could. But as the hand of the pilot on the greut steamer, as it shoots the rapids of the St. Law rence river, must be steady, and . himself in all his being confident and reliant, so must we be in these times. Ordinarily there should be no occasion for bringing; this matter be fore the Christians, but they sometimes forget the great fact of the peace of God. It is that which he should pos sess, and which should control his life. In our day the word peace makes great appeal, and there are Christians who are taken off their feet by it, and they have become pacifists In the pop ular sense, when they would not be considered so for a moment If they would think soberly. We sing very lustily, "Lord, give us peace in this our day," and with only cessation of hostilities in view, the return of sol diers to their homes, and the resump tion of business activities and the many rounds of ease and pleasure to which we have been accustomed for many years. But great principles are at stake, and to secure the peace now at the sacrifice of these principles, would be both unwise and unrighteous, as it would have been to have sought peace after the first or second battle of Bull Run In our Civil war, for the great principles were not settled at that time. The peace of the text Is a peace that applies to the time of war and social agitation as much, if not more so, than to a time of political tranquil ity and universal amity among men. A Difference. It Is easy to Include too much In the term "peace of God," for sometimes we mean "peace with God" which is clearly a very different thing. This peace of God has to do, not with a re lationship, but with an experience. This peace is the very peace that God himself possesses. We cannot con ceive of God being agitated, flustered, excited. To speak reverently, he could not afford to be, as his business is too vast on the one hand, and too minute on the other, to allow this. It Is the peace also of Jesus Christ himself ; his voice was not heard in the streets ; the insults, threats and persecutions of his enemies did not throw him Into anger or resentment; as a lamb, he goes to the slaughter, and as a sheep before his shearers, he is dumb. In the storm of the sea, he says, "Peace, be still," and the wind3 obey him. On the cross, while suffering Intense physical agony, he calmly prays for his enemies and speaks words of comfort to his mother. It is the peace which millions of Chris tians have exemplified in the past. The Haven of Peace. The Christian has known that who soever hearkeneth to the voice of God doth dwell In safety and shall be free from fear of evil, ne goes to the operating table without a fear ; he sees the lions ready to tear him to pieces, und sings songs of praise to God; he goes "over the top" with his comrades falling about him, and his soul is quiet. He has the record of the Holy Spirit's Injunction. As the Christian has had this peace; every Christian today. should have it. The responsibility is on every one who knows it. Why cannot the Christian believe the word of God, "My grace is sufficient for thee?" The promise of this peace Is one of the strongest mo- j tlves that can be offered to man. As fear hath torment, is It not of the great- est Importance that fear should be taken away? To man the two strong est motives might be, first, the promise of the supremacy of the spirit over the flesh In life. Whatever the earth conditions, ill-health, poverty, bereave ment, persecution, the spirit should dominate, and the things of the flesh should become of little moment. Sec ondly, the promise of a perfect body at the coming of the Lord; glorious. Immortal, powerful, honorable and deathless. Why Is It that the clearest promises of God are not believed? With the peace of God in the heart, the Christian can truly say : Thou very present aid In suffering or distress; The mind which still on thee Is stayed Is kept in perfect peace. The peace of God must rest on the peace with God, and this latter peace Is only secured through faith In Jesus Christ as the Holy Scriptures teach, "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." While our plea is chiefly to those who have this peace with God, we would urge our frienrU who do not have this peace with God, to seek it In order that they may have the claim to the peac ol God. F35 iNffiMnONAL SWfSOlOOL Lesson (By REV. P. B. F1TZ WATER. D. P.. Teacher of English Bible In the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.) LESSON FOR OCTOBER 21 THE TEMPLE REBUILT AND DEDI CATED. LESSON TEXT Ezra 3:8-13; 6:14-18. GOLDEN TEXT Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, a id into his courts with praise. Psalms 100:4. The remnant which returned had now become settled in their new homes As it would be a considerable time be fore the temple could be rebuilt, ar rangement was made for the religious life ns early as possible, ns religion was the very heart of the nation's life. They first set up the aitar of the God of Israel (3:1-3) and offered burnt of ferings thereon. They next revived the annual festivals (3:4-7) which had a powerful, unifying Influence upon them. I. The Appointment of Officers to Set Forward the Work of the Lord's House (v. 8, 9). Overseers were need ed to direct this, great work. Rubbish needed to be cleared away so the build ing operations could begin; timber needed to be cut In the Lebanon f orests and floated down to Joppa; stones needed to b? cut from the quarries ; In telligent and consecrated men were needed to direct this work, as it was needful that It be done with the utmost expedition. The Lord's house demands the most systematic adjustment of its labors. Mere zeal will not make up for lack of Intelligence. II. The Foundation -of the Temple Laid (3:10-13). This was done amid great rejoicing. The consciousness that the Lord's house was taking shape, even though the mere foundations' could be seen, provoked great enthu siasm on the part of the people. Mu sicians were appointed to furnish mu sic while the work was being done. Un der the influence of music men will do better work, armies will march and fight better when bands are playing. While there was great joy, there was also, mingled sorrow. This was on the part of the elderj who had seen the former temple. The meanness of the present temple in comparison with Solomon's temple caused their praise to be drowned with their sorrow. Tfcese people belonged to that class who think that nothing now is so good as in the former days. So completely were these voices commingled that the people could not discern the one from the other. III. The Building of the Temple De layed by Opposition. (Chapters 4 and 5). For a time matters went smoothly with them, but ai soon as the work had taken such shape as to show that there was some prospect of success, the half-heathen Samaritans began to oppose them. No vital work of God will be allowed to go on without oppo sition. Satan resents and bitterly op poses all Inroads upon his kingdom. These Samaritans sought to frustrate this work of God by : (1) An Alliance With the Jews (4 :2, 3). They wanted to bring the work In harmony with their own religious practices, as God's pure worship would be a constant rebuke to them. This Is ever the way of the world, to seek to effect a compromise with God's chil dren; but God's call Is separation. "Come out from among them" (2 Cor. 6:14-18). Nothing so weakens God's cause as worldly alliance and compro mise. There is but one answer to be given to such an offer of compromise. "Ye have nothing to do with us in building a house unto our God." We are in the world, but not of the world. (2) Weakening the nands of the People (4:4). Doubtless this included the withdrawal of supplies, the spread ing of dissension among the workmen, and the employment of counselors against them. (3) Letters of Accusation to the Per sian King (4 :6, 7). , So severe was this opposition that the building was de layed for a term of years. These coun selors succeeded In creating doubt as ' to whether Cyrus had ever Issued a de cree for their return. This wicked op position resulted in the undoing of the opposers, for search was made and n copy was found. Darius confirmed this by his own decree, nnd directed that aid be given from the royal taxes so that the house of Gcd might be built. IV. The Temple Completed and Dedi cated (6:14-18). The Prophets Haggal and Zachariah now . appear, nnd by warnings, exortatlons nnd entreaties stir up the people so that the work goes -forward to a successful comple tion. Without their aid probably the work would never have been completed. Human nature at times needs to be cheered and urged forward. These prophets did not themselves work in the building of tha walls, yet their work was of even greater Importance. It Is generally found that, this is so with the religious leaders today. The words of cheer and encouragement of the Christian minister are needed dally for those who labor in the build ing of the Lord's house. Were It not for them many would give up the strug gle. When the building was finished it was dedicated to God with great Joy. This was possible because they ha bullded and finished their task accord ing to the commandment of the God of Israel. The service of dedication was much after the order of that of Solo mon's temple, only on a less magnifi cent scale. hr WmK For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has Relieved the Sufferings of Women. It hardly seems possible a. 1 iT a cuuuuy vvnu tununucs io suner wunour giving JLyaiaiS. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial after all the evi dence that is continually being published, proving beyond contradiction that this grand old medicine has relieved more suffering among women than any other medicine in the world. , Mrs. Kieso Cured After Seren Month's Illness. IIFIIIII WWW ! and sides until ever being well, WL. : ! J it is. JjIrs. jxarl A. Kieso, 596 North Ave7 Aurora, HL Could Hardly Get Off Iler Bed. CincinnatL Ohio. "I want you to know the good Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. I was in such bad health from female-troubles that I could hardly get off my bed. I had been doctoring for a long time and my mother said,I want you to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.' So I did, and it has certainly made me a well woman. I am able to do my house work and am so happy as I never expectedto go around the way I do a gam, and I want others to know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me." Mrs. Josix Copkir, 1668 Harrison Ave, Fairmount, CincinnatL Ohio. . If vou want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medi- . cine Co. (confidential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, f nnil Mil Anftwered liv n. wnmnn nnd hald In strict rnnfMoTiw i The "Cat Squadron." Great Britain was the first naval power to build the battfe cruiser. Close on her heels cume Germany, Russia and Japan; but nil others, including the United States, have no battle cruisers in their line of battle. It was In 1007 when the Indomitable, the first one, was begun. One year later she crossed the Atlantic nt a speed of a little more than 25 miles an hour. The Inflexible nnd Invincible followed, and, when the European war came, Great Britain had a squadron that proved of Immense worth to her. In the Jut land battle, however, three of the Brit ish battle, cruisers were' sunk, shells penetrating their armor "and explod ing their magazines or boilers. The armor of a superdreadnaught would most probably have proved too strong for the shells that destroyed these bat tle cruisers. The famous "Cat Squad ron," so called because It ineluded the Lion nnd Tiger, is today the last word in the battle cruiser; but in n few years the American battle cryjsers that are now being built will far out strip the "cats" In every feature. Frank E. Evans, in St. Nicholas Maga zine. Don't Neglect Kidneys Swamp Root. Dr. Kilmer's Prescrip tion, Overcomes Kidney Trouble It ia now conceded by physicians that the kidneys should have more attention is they control the other organs to a re markable degree and do a tremendous amount of work in removing the poisons nd waste matter from the system by filtering the blood. The kidneys should receive some as listance when needed. We take less ex ercise, drink less water and often eat more . rich, heavy food, thereby forcing the kidneys to do more work than nature intended.' Evidence of kidtoey trouble; luch as lame back, annoying bladder troubles, smarting or burning, brick dust or sediment, sallow complexion, rheumatism, maybe weak or irregular heart action, warns yon that your kid neys require help immediately to avoid more serious trouble. An ideal herbal compound that has had Biost remarkable success as a kidney and bladder remedy ia Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root. There is nothing else like it. It is Dr. Kilmer's prescription used in pri vate practice and it is sure to benefit you. Get a bottle from yqur druggist. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a ample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper.' Adv. Why Look? Mrs. Jenkins, a regular visitor la the doctor's consulting room, started on the long story of her troubles. The doctor endured it patiently and gave her another bottle. At last she started out, and the doctor was congratulating himself, when, she stopped and ex claimed: "Why, doctor, you didn't look to see tf my tongue was coated?" "I know It isn't," wearily replied the medical man. "You don't find grass on a race track." To Extend Railway. Oshkosh, Wis., street railway system Is to be extended and improved In equipment Gen. B. IL Young has been a Sun day school superintendent CO years in Louisville, Ky. that there is a woman in tH re . 1 1 . i Aurora, 111. "For seven long months I suffered from a female trouble, with severe pains in my back I became so weak I could hardly walk from chair to chair, and got so nervous I would jump at the slightest noise. I was entirely unfit to do my house work, I was giving up hope of whe.i my sister asked me to try Lydia is. xlnkhanvs Vegetable Uompound. 1 took six bottles and today I am a healthy woman able to do my own housework. I wish every suffering woman would try Lvdia E. iinKnam's vegetable Comrjound. and find out for herself how trood The Description. "I'm sure you will like him. He has a pleasant personality, an easy flow of conversation and a wonderful fund of Information." "What Is he?" Inquired Miss Alma Cayenne, suspiciously, "a book agent ?' MOTHER! Have you ever used MOTHER'S JO! SALVE for Colds, Coughs, Croup and Tneumonla, Asthma, and ' Head Ca tarrh? If you haven't get It at once. It will cure you. Adv. Not a Bit of Use. There was some speculation as to whether the instrument would benefit the old gentleman or not. One was holding the ear trumpet, while another was explaining its use and showing old Mr. Shortcash how to hold it to hfs ear. . ' ' "Say something to him through It, Binks." said one to the other. Now Binks had long waited for an opportunity to reach Mr. Shortcash's ear, so, speaking very distinctly Into the trumpet he said : .. "You've not paid me that five dol lars you owe me'yet,' Mr. Shortcash.'1 But the old gentlemun put the in strument down with disappointment on his face, and they could see It was a failure even before he had time to say: "That thing's not a bit of use to me." And he sighed, but his sigh was not so deep as thatwhlch came from Binks. Sure Enough. ' The ball had gone over the fence, as balls will in suburban gardens, and a small but unabashed batsman ap peared ut the front door to ask for It. Then appeared an irate father. "How dare you show yourself at my house? How dare you ask. for your ball? Do you know you nearly killed one of my children with it?" . "But you've got ten children," said the logical lad, "and I've only got one baseball." Where the Gender Comes In. Teacher Willie, how many seconds In a minute? Willie Masculine or feminine? Teacher Masculine or feminine I What (fo you mean? Willie There's a big dlfferencs. When popsays he'll be down In a min ute it's sixty seconds, but when sister Susie says she'll be down in a minute It's 600 seconds. A good-looking woman ought to make a successful detective. Better a cheerful nature than a tar'ri bid success. YOU BET -T ft! HELPING SAVE THE viieatv: POST iOASTlES For me 3 times a day
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