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CONFERENCE OF
CHRISTIAN WORKERS.
Ratline of the Program el the Yenng People’s Convention in
Onetonie July 5-9—Same Hints el the Conference of Work.
All indications point to a large,
enthusiastic, and spiritual con
vention in Gastonia. Are you
coining?
We heel sure that .after read
ing the programme, which we
publish in full in another page
in this issue of the A. K. P. you
will decide that you can not
afford not to send your pastor
and at least two delegates from
your society to this convention.
The Bible Conference Com
mittee decided not to hold the
annual Summer Bible Confer
ence this year, but to concen
trate all our efforts in a rousing
Y. P. C. U. convention. The
result is that our couventiou
programme has been planned
with the view of making it a
joint Young People's Conven
tion and Bible Conference for
ministers and Christian Work
ers.
The programme is rich in
good things, but the daily Bible
studies conducted by Miss Saxe,
alone would be worth coming
to the convention to hear. Miss
Saxe is a graduate of the Moody
Bible Institute. Dr. Torry, the
Superintendent of the Institute
writes:
"I have known of the Bible
work of Mist Saxe for several
years. She was formerly a stu*
dent with ns at the Bible Insti
tute, and we have rejoiced in
the wonderful work that God
has enabled her to do, teaching
Bible classes in different cities
in America. She is sound in
doctrine, wise in methods, and
has a remarkable gift of in
teresting people io Bible study,
and showing them how to study
the Bible lor themselves.
Mr. Alexander, who ac
companies Dr. Torry in his
evangelistic work, writes: "Miss
h^lfl itHd* laronct linin'
Bible classes of any woman in
America for tbe past six years,
I bavc seen Miss Saxe bold tbe
attention of an audience of one
thousand people night after
night in popular.Bible study. 1
have never seen tbe audience
she has failed to interest.”
Other interrstiug features of
the programme nave already
been pointed oat to you on this
page, ft ia all good and you
can't afford to miss it. Plan to
come and receive a blessing
yourself and pray that through
tbe' inspiration received you
may be a blessing to others.
SCHOOL or MKTMODS.
As has already been an
nounced, Rev. J, Q. Kennedy
will conduct a conference on
methods in Y. P. C. U. work.
In order that be may make this
conference beipfnl to ns, be
desires to devote the second
period of tbe conference to
answering questions in regard to
our real needs and difficulties
in connection with tbe C. 1).
work. That he may give time
to the consideration of these
questions, be wants them Mat
to him before tbe convention
meets. Are yon a chairman or
member of a committee, and
have yon difficulties ineon
uectlon with your work tbst yon
would like to have solved? If
so, make n note of these now
and send them to me that I may
forward them at once to Dr.
Kennedy. This issue of the pa
per will be la yonr hands by
Jane 1st or 2nd. Consider the
nutter carefully for a week, then
write me not later than Jane
10th a list of the questions yon
would like to hear discussed bv
Dr. Kennedy. Don t nenUct
this matter. Ifeey of yon nave
difficulties the* you would like
to beve solved and betels yonr
opportunity. If you are to get
the most out of this couference,
Dr. Kennedy must have your
questions some time before the
convention meets. Seud them
at yonr first opportunity to me
and 1 will send them to Dr.
Kennedy.
JUNIOR CONI-'UH 1'Nl'K.
At the name hour that Dr.
Kennedy discusses Y. V, C. U.
methods, Miss (ir.-rce Kirk
uatrick will meet the Junior
workers and conduct a similar
conference, for them. The
Juuior Superintendents have
probably heard from Misa Kirk
patrick with reference to this
conference, bat if for any rea
son, she has not received your
name, write ber. It is earnestly
hoped that a large delegation of
Junior workers will be in atten
dance at the convention, and
that the Junior work of our
church will receive a great
impetus from the new methods
of work learned there and the
new purpose formed, "To know
Christ and to make Christ
known."
Rev. W. H. Pope, who is to
speak daily during onr conven
tion, recently spent several
mouths on the Pacific coast do
ing evangelistic work. The
California Independent pub
lished weekly at Los Angeles,
where oue of his meetings were
held, says:
Mr. Pope is a rare evangelist
in the reach and thoroughness
of his work. His aim is not
simply to lead a revival move
ment for a few weeks and save
aa many souls as be can in that
time, aud leave the church no
k*lt.er quipped for its regular
work—far from that ; he desires
to teach and train the church
members so that they will assist
him in winning souls dnring the
revival and keep it up when he
nas gone, in tots way he ac
complishes great good. His
preaching is scriptural, practical
aod persuasive. One thing is
characteristic of his preaching;
mem hear him gladly and are
persuaded to believe in the
Lord Jeaus Christ.
The pastor of the church in
which these meetings were lie Id,
aaya: Rev. H. W. Pope it a good
preacher, clear in doctrine, lum
inous ia illustration, apt and
skillful in presenting the truth.
His knowledge of the Bible is
wonderful, and above all, he has
a passion for souls. If there is
an unsaved man in the audience,
be is after him in a tactful way
before be gets out of the bouse
end nothiug will satisfy him but
thorough conversion.
We need to come into touch
with this rare evangelist and ex
perienced person si worker. W«
need to catch aomethlng of his
apirlt as a preparation for the
evangelistic meetings that ere to
be held in each of our congrega
tions this summer. Are you
planning to beer him?
PUAYK* ro* THg CON VXNTION.
I hope you are not neglecting
thin most sseeuttal element in
preparing for our convention.
No better suggestions for this
could be given then those mode
in anticipation of the greet Brit
ish Christian Kndeavor Conven
tion. Hence we repeat these
topic* for prayer tbit week and
urge Y. P. C. U. members end
ell others interested to follow
them. We have prayer eircWs
organised in msny societies to
prey for a revival. Let each of
these circles prey along these
definite lines that this conven
tion may be one meene of bring
ing about this greet spiritual
awakening for which we have
bwu praying.
Au eminent English miuisUtr
made the following suggestions
in anticipation of one of the
great British Christian Endeavor
Conventions. They are equally
applicable to our Convention in
Gastonia and we hope that all
Y. P. C. V. members will carry
them out.
ASK, AND rr SHAU BE GIVEN
YOU.
1. Pray that all members who
attend the Convention may come
iu the deep and reverent mood
of a great expectancy. All of
one accord. Acts 2: 1.
2. Pray that all the sessions
way experience that quickening
atmosphere in which all the
mvwcii ui iuc ivui wax vcwuic
•wake and alive onto God.
Like ... a wind. Acta 2: 2.
3. Pray that speakers and
hearers alike may be indued
with a new enthusiasm. a burn
ing passion for souls and God.
Like as of fire. Acts 2: 3.
4. l’ray that Gastonia may
feel tbe pulse and contagion of
our presence, and that every cor
ner of it may be stirred in holy
wonder, ft filled all the house
where they were sitting. Acts
2: 2.
5. Pray that the power and
witness of the Convention may
run throughout our church, and
may awake a response in mis
sion lands. "My witnesses . .
. to tbe uttermost parts of the
earth."
OUTLINE Of THE PIOOIAH.
Per lhe Yeung People's Canvea
tlea la be Held la Bast sal a.
N. C.
"To Km» CfctiM Md to make CJtri*
Known.*
W'FPMKSDAY KYfiXDlO. I
7:45 Praise and prayer service. I
8:15 Words of welcome—Rev. J. i
C. Galloway, D. D., Gaatonin. X. C. ,
8:25 Response-R e v. J a in e a
Boyce. Due West. S. C.
8:35 Address—"A revival of Re
uaioa." Rev. Win. Duncan. Char- I
lottc. K. C. i
9:<X5 Singing. Announcement* j
THtnSOAV MIIRXTXO. .
9:15 Quiet Hour. ,
I’rayur. Praise. Addicsa.
"AXife of Pority”—Key. I, Knox 1
Montgomery, Xew Concord. Ohio. 1
fl it fimanieslLw. ..f :_
10:15 Ulblc b o u r—Miss Grace
Saxe, Graduate of the Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago. 111.
11:15 Addreaa-“Our Heritage"—
Rev. R. J. Miller. Pittsburg, Pa.
YJIVRSIIAV AfTRRXOOX.
3:30 Coofereucea.
Conference on Y. P. C. U. Meth
ods—Rey. J. G. Kennedy, Alleghe
ny, l*a.
Conference of Junior Workers—
Miw Grace Kirkpatrick, One West,
4:15 Address—"Sniritaal Gif ta
and How to Find Them"—Rev. H.
W. Pope. New Haven, Conn.
THURSDAY KVRXUCU.
7:43 Song service.
8:00 Add re a •—‘The Rejected
Christ"—Rer. If. W. Pope.
8:30 Address—"The Church F, van *
geliatic"—Rev. Wm. lllack, David
son. N. C.
FRIDAY SOkVIXA,
9:00 Quiet Hoar.
Prayer. Praise. Address—"A
l.ife of Prayer”—Rey J. Knox
Montgomery.
9:45 Bible Study lascture—Miss
Grace Saxe.
10:45 A d d r c a a—1" llverybody's
Mlsatoa"—Ray. H. W. Pope.
11:15 Address—•'The Transformvd
Gross"—Rev. J. A. 11. Scherer. B.
1> . Newberry, 8. C.
FRIDAY AKTKRXOON.
3: JO Coafarenres
Conference on Y. P.C. U. Methods
—Rey. J. O- Kennedy.
Conference on Junior Methods—
Miss Croce Kirkpatrick.
4:15 Address—"Primary Work"—
Mr*. M A. Cnrliste, Newberry. 8. C.
FRIDAY RVRK1XO.
7:45 Song Saryica.
0:00 Address—"The Holy Spirit
in John"—Rev H. W. Pope.
8:JO Address -" The Call of the
Rest”—Rev, J, A. B. Scherer.
SATURDAY WORM 1X0.
9 00 Quiet Hour
P—I.. u __. - . A JJ_ « A ,
Lfl* of Power"-kav. t. Knox Moot- ,
HMwry,
0:45 Ilible floor—MIm Grace '
Hum,
10:4* Addreaa—"The Training of 1
•AYUBDAV AFYKBNOHX. ]
No aaaaioa of Coo real ion.
Outing to JCIeg'a Mountain, All ,
Healing and ether place* of tntereat.
AATtlBOAY Kvxxnro.
7:4S Song aenrlcc.
8:00 Addteaa—” The ltpfatle to the 1
Kukealaaa"--Kev H wTpope. i
1:*> Addreaa "Kxtenalonor Poll- I
«ra, Which?—R«v. J. 5. Konaedy. ,
aAlBATH MOBXIXO.
3(W^0O Hlble Hoar-Mila Grace ,
. 11:00 Addreaa om Mliaiona-Mr '
J. Campbell White, Allegheny. Pa.
Babbaym ArrUBMoox.
ypO Meeting for Wot*** god
Children—Mra M. A. Carllalo, pre
BABBAYM MVXXIKO.
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SOME FACTS A NO FANCIES.
—*V JoAU—
_ Tkttt Kttm to be a * Blue
Law* crusade sweeping over the
»ate, at the present tin**, from
the mountains to the seashore.
The bone of contention is soda
water. "Sinless, sparkling tip
zling soda-water utust not be
sold on Sunday.” Kvervthiag
in tbe way of refreshments, ci
gars, papers, etc., must be
bought oti Saturday before.
This is no doubt according to
tbe teachings of the good book
and we hare natight to say
■gainst the good people haviug
tbefr wsy about the matter.
However, it la ■ significant fact
that while the Dint Taws pertain
ing to soda-water etc., are be
ing enforced, other violations of
the Sabbath are carried on srfth
impunity. The tclcpbooca are
operated iu foil bUst on the
Lord's day and there is never
a murmur to be beard from the
ministers—save and except one
good man, who is always on tbe
Lord's side in everything. Tbe
Inst for gold is creeping into the
very pews of the church. If it
is wrong to sell a cigar or a
newspaper on the Sabbath, why
iu the name of all that is good b
it not also a ain to compel the
" Hello Girls'* to work on the
Lord's day? Tbe man who sells
Sunday will never be wealthy
nor will hit greed (or gold ever
:ause him to go to perdition
How about tbe man, company,
corporation or wbo or whatever,
»ne caret to call tbe thing or
concern that compel* its em
ployes to break the laws of God
ind man on the Good Lord'*
lay by working part of each
Sabbath? And, there it no t-otra
My attached to tbe labor either.
Mow. the writer is not opposed
° either the telephone lines or
be soda water fountains being
nn on Sundays, provided the
nan who owns them does the
aork himself, but when be corn
pels an employe to perform this
service and that without any
compensation I am opposed to
t. 'Agin it” first, last aud all
he time. But it is the a.nne
hiog that is permeating onr
tystem of government; tis’ leg
station for the few. Special
privilege* for the wealthy, for
be corporations snd a freeze
wt for the little fellows. Be
cause I do not happen to own a
elepbone line or a trolley sys
cm, I have to close up my place
>f business and not dispeuse a
ew glasses of cool, clear, su
iting, sinless soda water to tbe
hirsty drinker. And I most re
rain from selling a newspaper
o tbe poor man who is not able
o subscribe for the daily by the
-ear, but must forego the pleas
ire of a piper until Sunday.
While tbe man of mesas, goes
0 the post office and gets his
nail, papers, letters and all.
toes home and ia slippers and
town reads aud enjoys the news
if tbe day. Bat because a poor
'cllow does not happed to nave
enough money, together at one
•me, to subscribe for the paper,
i< has to go without this treat.
If it is wrong ia the one case it
s certainly wrong in the other.
It ia a poor rale that will not
cork berth ways. I am for either
1 dost 4 town, with oat discrim
nation or favor, or for a wide
•pen place. It ia either right
>r wrong—there can be no com
wimise In the mstter. Why not
egialate against the railroads,
lotel*, livery stables etc., they
he Sunday law*. It would be
sell in passing to look into tbe
natter aad see why such coodl
ious are allowed to exist. Why
ihould ministers basy them
wives with these small matters
then so many more important
natters could be disco seed and
in attempt made lo remedy
hem.
On tbe Arid plains of south
rrn Colorado a tribe or sect peo
ple known na the L’eniientes or
'Los Hermans* Penitents*”
save a settlement very remote
roro any other civilisation, if
me can call them civilised. They
ire all Mexicans or Spanish peo
Me who have been cast oat of
be Catholic church (or their
*«nge beliefs aad caatoms. On
3oodPrWsy U is a custom of
Ms deluded people to go through
i service and actually crucify
>nc of their number on a crow
n the manner exactly recorded
n the New Testament. Some
rime the penitent# ia selected
md quite often be la a volunteer,
» be o" "Calvary’s
Bill," in tbs exact manner aa
the Saviour was. It ix net tbe
purpose of t hese ceremonies that
ihe erne (fieri should die, bat on
3ood Friday last, the victim, ona
eaua Oooaalea. did actually snf
1st death, owing to an ardent de
■***»• drplct the crucifixion of
if tbe 8avionr. Instead of lat*
ling the ceremony go on fur half
in Wr aa Uml been the custom
heretofore, through religious
frenzy., it continued foe tore
hour*. When the cross waa
lowered the smiling lips of Gon
Mies were silent forever; the
eves upturned to the sky were
rigid in death's cold embrace,
fbc penitentes looked at each
but murmered.
Cod a will be be done. The
agony of the cross bad bean too
much—and the poor sriig uidrrf
young m »c died in what must
have been mortal agony-suf
fered a martyr's death alt for the
gratification of a weird, wild,
strange, uncivilized people who
are religious fanatics.
The county authorities have
made every effort to aecnre evi
dence in the case, but as all of
the participants la this moat
weiid affair speak Spanish, it is
very hard to obtain sufficient
proofs to make arrests. Nose of
the sect will talk of the matter.
In this so called civilized
country _ docs it seem possible
that sack a tragedy could be en
acted? And yet U is a leasent
able fact that these ceremonies
take place every year. -“-rut
none have proven so fatal before.
Truly ibis is the moat bl—
phetnoes piece of business that
has been enacted in a genera
tion. It ought to be stopped,
it moat be stopped.
“PISTOL TOTEM!"
Ildars— Policy el a Seth—
Judge Calls for C—T rftllf
Ksttsvilte gulUuSt l»4TlSlll,
Judge Sneed, of Knox County,
is the latest secession to the
ranks of the judicial anti pistol
toters. The judge has declared
uuu itcrcauer, regarmcm of poli
tics (suit this, by Um way. is a
large concession), be is going to
impose the inll limit of the law
—fine am) imprisonment—upon
persons convicted in bis coart of
carrying concealed weapons. AH
that is accessary to break no
this baleful practice is ior judi
cial officers to pnrsae this coarse
impartially sad determinedly.
The man who goes armed gener
ally has a wholesome fear of a
"jail”—something be can't slip
up oa sad shoot.—Chattanooga
Times.
Thousands of tbe best citizens
of Knox County will bless Judge
Sneed if he will rigidly enforce
the law against every man
brought before his court charged
with carrying a pistol. It is an
lawful, aad all good eitiatna
want to see the laws enforced.
There arc families here, as weU
as in other counties, that have
been burdened with grief be
cause of the violation of this law,
and there arc men in their graves
who, but for this foolish and
barbarous babil, would be living
Tbe rigid enforcement of the
law carrying pistols will be a
measure of mercy to those who
may be tempted to carry them.
Many a man baa got into trouble
without intending it. and whose
life has been blighted, when it
would not have been so but for
tbe pistols he carried sboat bis
person.
We repeat, if Judge Sneed en
forces this law, "regardless of
politics" and of personal consid
erations, be will have the sup
port nod tbe blessing of* hun
dreds of good women and good
men. It aril! be a blessing aad
a help to the boys of the ooaatry
who ere growing ap aad who
will soon be young men.
Incidentally, it will help the
county if the law shall hereafter
be rigidly enforced against
election officers who stand over
the ballot boxes of the people
with pistols in their pockets, or
belted to their persons, for the
purpose of intimidating voters,
aahas been done In tbe past.
If Judge Speed will see that the
next election officer who goes to
the polls armed with a pistol or
pistols is fised to the top of the
notch sod sent to jail, be aril] be
doing his county and State a
service.
It may be added that Gov.
Co* has said be wilt aot pardon
a man convicted of a violation of
recommended for pardon by tha
judge before whom convicted.
Wt take it that J udge Sneed will
aot ask for tbe pardon ol a ossa
charged in hi* eotut with carry
ing a pistol and convicted by
the verdict of the jury.
gf «f y. ywwmata of tha
Naval Cadetabip. Among those
Who have been tendered the Sp
poiatniMt and who have d«
eliaed are Victor Williams. Her
bert William, of Ashvttle; Duke
Leatherwood, yoaas BHaa, ana
of the Hon. Kope Elia*. yoneg
Moore, son of Walter B. Moore,
of Jackaon. and others. In the
leat few days Mr. Oudger has
tendered the appointment to ltd
cxliw!M£&
'i I
The immediate physical re
MlUof iedolgence io laughter
are wtotnoai. In the feat
piece, the act of laaghiow in
volve* the exercise erf a large
•umber of moacies, including
moor of those of the face. neck,
chest, and abdomen, which, «
they are exercised sufficient!y.
often become correspondingly
well developed, as dTeEo aa
those glsods, blood vessels,
nerves, and other tissues io in
timate rnorrtioa with them.
The facial muscles, for example,
of the man who laughs anon
and easily m genSsily de
veloped to a degree which gives
Urn the facial rotundity of •
contented child. Bnt laughter
accomplishes orach more than
the production of this mere oat*
ward appearance of well being.
It has a highly beneficial in
fluence on those two vital
organs, the heart sad As laugs.
ounoK woai is cum a ~mr
of laaghtcr tbe lung* may be
SS“~SKiy£ SSftLt
then drawn into the folk* ex
teMof tbeir capacity, iuflatiag.
perbapa. tboae little .need air
cells which contained previous
ly only stagnant air and bacilli—
for In the shallow bresthing we
ordinarily practice comparative
ly large tracts of air cells are
not used. Daring tbit process
the general circulation In ac
celerated. impure air is hurried
oot of tbe system aad fresh air
harried ia. While tbe forcible
ascent and descent of the dia>
pbrsgai daring inspiration and
expiration the liver aad other
abdominal orgxes undergo a kiod
of kasadfng wot anlike that an
dergose during massage, and
great beneftt ia
rousing them from that torpor to
which they are liable. Tbs
heart is also stuwjlsted to more
vigorous contraction duriog tbe
active cacbinaatory procsss.
Persons who. so to spook, let
themselves go. and Isagh with
a will, sometimes bring almost
ril. the principal muscles of
their body into play, twisting,
taming, and bending theta* I
selves almost double la sheer
muscular exhiliration. .
It is a matter of everyday ex
perience that one leela the better
*£•!*• « «*ploaioo
of laughter being, ia truth, a
nerve storm, comparable ia its
elect to s thunderstorm ia na
ture (ou a very small scale.)
doing good by dissipating those
opiaesdro clouds of care which
darken the menu) borisoa.
A class of IS uataan was grad
uated from tbe nones’ training
school at tbs Stats Hospital at
Moreautou Thursday evenitaw.
Gov. Ole a* was present aad de
livered aa address aad the di.
plomu wets presented by Mr.
JT J». Csldwell, of Charlotte!
president oflbe board of dime*
tors of the Hospital.
Tbe Wllkeaboro Ckroalek
record, the death of "UaeM"
Ssa-SWR ' i
Mrs he rslsod a
children, *aa never nbi a
s5psy£?Lr
• d^op of H'nur. This to L .
walk able record for a colored