TRANSYLVANIA—“THE LAND OF WATERFALLS”—2,239 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL EXPONENT OF TRAN SYLVANIA COUNTY. Brevard Th« Aim is FranlniMi and Sincerity. VOLUME XXVIl BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1922 NUMBER 30 OURWEEKLYSER “SECOND MILE RELIGION’ A Sermon Chas. C. Smith Text: Mat. 5:41, “Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, jro with him twain.” The principle set forth in these words of Jesus is the contrast be tween irksome duty and precious pri- vilepre. and the lesson th'it He would impress is that we should not keep our religion and our religious duties at the irreducible minimum, but that there should be in us an exper ience so full that it will overflow, and that our service should voluntari ly go far beyond that which is requir ed. The word translated “compel Young People's Echo Conference Will Eo Held at the Pre*- bytei'ian Church NEW STORE IS Q In order to bring the benefit.! of the Abingdon, W. Va., Young Peo ple's Confort^ce to the folks back at home, what is know'n as an “Echo Conference** will be held Tuesday, August 1, at the Presbyterian church, as one date in an itinerary covering the churches and Sunday schools of Asheville Presbytery. In this conference, which will in clude Jerome and Pushell Find Breyard a Real Live City— Greatly En thused witk Bu«incss lUSSMEEnNS; POWER ®UBTI( afternoon ann evemng pro grams, a variety of live topics, simi- is I lar to those presented to the Abing- from an old Persian root, scholars j don Conference, will be (!(lscussed by tell us, and the custom came from ; a number of traiped workers. Rev. one used by that country. The wor^i j J. J. Fix, D. D., superintendent of really means to impress, to conscript. | young people’s activities in the Sy- The custom was taken over by the | nod^f Appalachia, and J. E. Lancas I The opening of th« splendid depart ' ment store of Jerome and Pushell has been a great success, according to the members of tke^firm. From ' the day of the first R»and opening day. when real live models—pretty maidens who walked in majestic or queenly style, demonstrating the lat-1 r est frocks, styles, etc., up to date this store has had a great rush of | patrons. It is said that great throngs i have been attending the opening sale, I which began this week. (NJR RALEIGH A Romans when that empire was world wide, and was in vogue in Palestine in our Lord’s day. For instance. shouM a Roman garrison in one fort ter, field worker for Asheville Pres bytery, will take part in the discus sions. bes’de other leaders chosen to assist in the itinerary. Both Dr. Fix H.PAITITRSON OPENS SOON in Palestine be ordered to go to an- , and Mr. Lancaster have formerly vi- other in a distant part of the country, sited the Brevard church in the in- in traveling thru the wilds they j terest of Sunday scliool work, and would not know which way to take, ^ Ift'ill be remembered as wide-awake the soldiers had the power under the exponents of the great movement for H. PATTERSON TO OPEN ABOUT AUGUST 5 law to compel a farmer, for example, to guide them a certain distance. Often this would not suit his conven ience, and he would do the task -only because he was compelled to, and when he was let go he would gladly return home. But Jesus says. “Do not stop with-just what you are re quired to do; guide them just as much farther voluntarily as you have already been compelled to do.'"’ The fact of compulsion is still a dominant element in "human life, and everywhere we go we meet the “must” of this duty and that. And under this compulsion we may be in clined to rebel; but Jesus s:ays then by voluntary act do more tlian is re well-trained leaders in such activities, The Abingdon Conference is held every year in June. At the last meet ing tlie Brevard church was renre- Fonted by Rev. J. R. Hay. Miss Mary Frances Lewis, and William Perkins Mr. Hay being one of the leaders the nroo-rani which lasted for one week. Mr. Hay has been asked also to serve on tlie corps of workers in the present 'itinerary. The echo of the Abingdon co'fifer- once will naturally appeal to all tliose interested in work among the younc: people, and througli them to connected with any pliase of church work. The program will em brace a wide field of topics, "handled H. Paterson has bad many carpen ters, painters and decorators at work remodeling the interior of his new I department store on Main street. The building will certainly be one of the prettiest in all this section DEATH OF L. P. SUMMEY re quired, and the w'hole thing will as- by leaders who know how to present sume a different aspect. There is no- the subjects in an interesting way. thing which so effectively overcomes Following is the proeram’: W, compuls^n as tlie spirit of voluntari ness. A small boy was told “by liis mother to go out and pick two quarts of blackberries, and lie started out to do so, much against liis wishes, but he must do so under Tiis mother^s com pulsion. On liis w'ay the thou'”’ ' ''r- cured to him t'hat "he would r'"’ ’ 'e his mother and piclc four quarts, and in the thought of tlie surprise Tie found mucli j'oy even in pickin'^ ' " first two quarts. In Teligion there are certain things whicli we IVTDST do if our obFiga- tions are to Ixe in tlie least met. and if we are to obtain any of its bene fits. Often we do tliem simply fi'om a sense of duty. Many a Sunday school teaclier Itolds »» to a class be cause lie feels that he ought to. Many a woman attends her mission ary society purel.v from a sense of duty. Leaders and officers do their taslcs simnly to satisfy '’onscience whicli win nut be eased unless they are done. "So many perform their religious duties just because they have back of them tbe Rompn soldier witb the drawn spear behind tbem nrgine tbem “on—compelling them. But they get no joy out of it; their religion is a burden to them; as soon as tbe compulsion, or tbe necessity, rig removed, tben turn back. But a religion of tbat kind is a joyless religion, affording neither its ixossess- cr. or others, any deligbt or pleas ure. • I But in religion all delight as well ! as a virtue is foxmd on the second j mile. There is no delight where fhere ! is necessity, and tbere is no ranture where tbere is compulsion: but wben ' the “must” fades into the “may;” j when duty glides into privilege: pnd i when necessity melts into deligbt;! then vou will find wbat a glorious ! and blessed tbing it is to bp on that FPcond mile. And, after all, that is the real test of religion—tbe extras that we are willing, or not willing, to do. Relieion’s test is found in ch« spint in which we go at it. This second mile religion has some great requirements before it can be exoerienced. First, tbe first mile MUST be traveled. The only v'ay to the second mile is over the first. The required things "MUST be done, and duty ever confronts us. Second, the right attitude towards duty. One need not wait until he reaches the second mile before he jrets its spirit. That may be bad on the first mile. If a *task is hard, put an extra turn to it just because it is hard. If you are ever to come to the second mile the first mu«5t be ^ramped with determination, cheer fulness, persistence, and in excess of the demand. In thaf spirit you are sure to find the second mile. The third requirement is you must have a real experience of God. It is ”ot only SECOND MILE religion, >*uf i corner of Main and Sixth Ave. Price twenty thousand dollars. It is plan ned to erect appropriate buildings on th’s lot at an early date. A pprt may be used bv David L. Hunt for his Hendersonville Battery Co. The business of tbis comp^v is quite flat tering and improvinl^ dally. BUILDING NEWS TO BUILD LAKE Messrs. T. J. Wilson and W. A. Baynai’d contemplate b%iilding in the near future a camp site and a large artificial lake, similar to tbe one built bv Doc King The location is about tbe same anil is joined by the United States fiovemment National Reserve. The News will give a gen- aral description in an early article. This lake '.viH be Bunrounded by many famous nrouutainc. Miss Emdine Csaig of Cuba is the guest of heV sister, Mrs. John R. Hay. Mrs. E. M. Craig and daughtei_ Miss Sudic Craie, of Chestpr, S. Cl, are guests of Mrs. John R. Hay SOME CHERRY TREE M. J. Orr received th'* folowing '■’’’’"ing -froni his son, who lives in Vance. Washington, and we publish it, omitt/n'T tbe picture: It is n.uite fitt’ng that the world’s Iar«*’e«:t cherry tree should r^row in the state nawed after the Father of O’lr ^ountr^ who made the cherry famouis in hi