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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Published Every Thursday by ELK PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. Elkin, N. C. Thursday, May 23, 1940 Entered at the post office at Elkin, N. C., as second-class matter, C. S. FOSTER President H. F. LAFFOON Secretary-Treasurer SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER TEAR In the State, $1.50 Out of the State, $2,00 NAT ONAL €DITORIAL_ inxnsfr ASSOCIATION UIOB Member North Carolina Press Association Ohio woman told the census enumerator that she had a forty-five billion dollar mort gage on her home. She erred. It was only forty-two and a half billion, but before Con gress adjourns it probably will fix it So she didn't lie. Saturday's Primary Saturday the voters of North Carolina go to their precinctsito choose the candidates for both parties in North Carolina. Unless history is reversed, this responsibility falls more heavily on the Democrats than the Republicans, for they, in fact, will be choosing the next Governor when they name their candidate. Therefore this business should be taken seriously. Every qualified voter should go to the polls and express his preference. And he should go there prepared to cast an intelligent ballot. You probably couldn't select a bum Governor from among the ten men who are running for that office. Yet some one of them more nearly meets your approval than another. By all means vote for him, and thereby cast an honest ballot. To allow someone else to choose for you is not and should not be the American way. And right now, more than ever before we should all dedicate ourselves to the task of making democracy work, else we will be in viting the same sort of mess, eventually, that Europe is afflicted with. If you would make democracy work, you should start at the ballot box, and the sooner we awake to that fact the sooner and surer we will be of that accomplishment. It is our considered opinion that with authority from the General Assembly, the State Board of Elections, composed of Dem ocrats and Republicans, has sincerely tried to work out a.plan for fair elections. In gratitude for that the voters should not only go to the polls and vote but each one of them should take it upon himself to help make this and future elections honest and fair. That to, will help tremendously to make democracy work. Unprepared Much water has gone over the dam since back yonder when embattled farmers "grab bed" their old fowling piece from above the mantel and crouched behind stone fences and picked off one British regular after an other until their ranks were distressingly thinned. At that their old rusty muskets were not conspicuously worse equipment than that of their enemy. Yet there are those who rely on com parably crude defenses in this modern day. Even William Jennings Bryan liked to think that American courage was enough, and constantly reminded that a "million men would leap to arms over night," in defense of their country. But pray tell us to what "arms" they would leap? Why to arms that would be comparable to a pile of rocks of throwing size against those guns the Revo lutionary regulars wore. For in late days we have seen the modern world at war; havd seen successful blitzkriegs that mech anized forces accomplished while we took our morning's exercise. And America is not equipped for that kind of war—simply because we never an ticipated the need. Living at peace with our neighbors with only imaginary lines marking our borders, we have been compla cent in our fancied security. We couldn't conceive that the world could be so afflicted with hellions that our own security would ever be threatened. We are not geared to high production of implements of destruction because we have been stressing conservation and construc tion, with no thought that humanity could sink so low under modern circumstances in which human beings have learned to love beauty and what measure of freedom has come to some of them and coveted by others. We are even impotent to help those across the sea who at last we have come to know have been fighting our battle for us. There is plenty of excuse for our slothfulness, but it cannot be counted an excuse now, if we fail to wake up and set our house in order. The failure of the Allies to stem the tide of heliishness that has been set loose upon them, which seemed so improbable, now is more than possible, and with Britain's con trol of the seas removed, we alone would be left to hold the ramparts of the Western Hemisphere for civilization until mad-dogs slobber themselves to death and humanity takes stock of itself. At last aroused from our complacency, this nation will proceed to its task with characteristic thoroughness. When again humanity calls for help, we will have the answer. Not Even Pink Taking note of David Clarke's request that the Dies committee give the University of North Carolina the once-over in its search for unAmerican activities; remembering that Chairman Dies probably will be too busy to get around to this little matter for some time, and assuming that the public really is interested in Mr. Clarke's latest fling at Dr. Frank Graham, The Charlotte News sent one of its ace reporters, Tim Pridgen, to Chapel Hill. Pridgen was given free rein in his ap proach and in the recording of what he found, and at the University he found all of the cards on the table, face up, and to those who are interested* in their University, Pridgen's findings as related in five install ments, makes an interesting bit of reading. We have the utmost confidence in Mr. Pridgen's ability to get at the facts and to reflect them accurately, and we are glad to take note of his conclusions, a brief part of which is lifted from his "postscript" that followed his articles published last week: "There is no Communistic influence at Chapel Hill. That is, for every subversive threat there is an effective check-and-balance, and the Reds are no more menacing Chapel Hill than they are at the average American college. Moreover, until North Carolina itself goes fairly Marxist, the University is in no danger from that source, for the institution is tied to Tar Heel soil by a thousand bonds . . . My feeling, after having talked with faculty members, even those called Red, was that they are tremendously more interested in doing an honest job of teaching than in furthering a political cause of any kind." In other words, wholesome intellectual freedom is the dominant quality of our Uni versity, and who, pray would have it other wise? The University looks upon both con servatives and radicals as just so much ed ucation for students in training, for they know more about both by taking them apart to see what makes them click. - Knowing Tim Pridgen as we do, we'd rather accept his analysis of the situation at Chapel Hill, than any conclusion Martin Dies and his crowd can make, with all the help Dave Clarke can give them thrown in for good measure. Would Change the Road Set-Up Say what you wilj concerning Candidate Lee Gravely's contention that once in awhile North Carolina should have a business man for Governor instead of a lawyer, "if you are not too politically minded you will be' agree ing with him that there is room for im provement in the present North Carolina highway set-up—that part of it that has to do with highway administration. Mr. Gravely asserts that "we must aban don the system under which we are build ing roads in ten little kingdoms of the State at the command of ten little rulers in the State." He reminds that the ten highway commissioners "exercise absolute authority over the expenditure of money allocated to him, decides how, when and where the money will be spent and from his decisions for all matched purposes there is no ap peal." That will not get Candidate Gravely any highway department votes, but these were lost to him anyway. Messrs. Broughton and Maxwell will preside over the division of that bloc of votes. But Gravely is look ing at it from a business man's viewpoint, and to our way of thinking he sees it right. Most of us remember when back yonder we were under the rule of these appointive princes who doled out the road money as they saw fit, and who craved the job for its power to bring road improvement to their own particular community. Then the highway commission was put on another basis, with the members consid ering highway needs from a State-wide viewpoint, and with individual power slight ly curtailed, certainly to the extent that their recommendations were subject to scrutiny and to appeal from sections that were being discriminated against. When Mr. Hoey took office he insisted on going back to the old plan of portioning out the State to ten commissioners and re turning to them their powers over highway activities, monarchial powers that brooked no interference from any prince in any other jurisdiction. If it has turned out that there has been something resembling an equitable distribution of highway activities, it has either been an accident or due to the fact that the commissioner has been conscien tious and unselfish in his administration. Certainly it is a risk to take. The federal government's part in North Carolina road-building may have curbed this tendency to spot North Carolina with fav ored road improvements, but it is a fact, as Mr. Gravely says, the commissioner'is em powered to have the final say as to where these matched funds are to be spent. And under that sort of system, North Carolina will be lucky if its highway improvement program is co-ordinated and dove-tailed into state-wide needs. One does not have to go far afield to see how the present system is working. In the majority of instances, the home community of the highway commissioner can be spotted by the noticeable improvements in the ap proaches to his home town, and in his own county, and which just as noticeably con trast with that of other sections in his district. Candidate Gravely's pronouncement on this subject will appeal to a lot of voters who feel very keenly about this road mat ter, and who have reason to want a change from this political overlordship. If the Nazis could fuel their war ma chines with the gas the propagandists use so freely, there wouldn't be any need to pester the neighbors about .it. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA Leader l?r , Hk^PKA^ Pictured above is Rev. W. B. Walker, pastor of the Pilgrim Church here, who is conduct ing a revival now under way. The meeting, which began last Sunday, will end June 2. People's Column The Tribune does not neces sarily endorse any article un der this heading but welcomes at all times communications of interest to its readers and the general public. THE PILGRIM CHURCH— WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT Editor Tribune: In beginning this article we wish to say that we are not writ ing in a spirit of controversy, neither are we endeavoring to cast any reflection or offense upon any church or person. But due to the false conception that many have regarding the belief and doctrine of the Pilgrim Holi ness Church, we feel it our duty as well as our privilege to state as clearly as possible the founda tion doctrines of our church. Since we have neither the time nor space to go into details, for the sake of brevity and clearness, we shall adopt the old Puritan method of writing the following, namely: What We Believe and What We Do Not Believe 1. What We Believe —Here we shall summarize our doctrine by saying that we believe in a four fold Gospel—Regeneration, Sanc tification, Divine Healing, and the Second Coming of Christ. Of these four we consider the first two by far the most important. Let us notice these separately. A. Regeneration is a glorious work of divine grace wrought in the penitent heart by the super natural power of the Holy Spirit. This experience brings complete pardon to the soul and saves from all wilful transgression. As long as one remains saved he does not commit known sin. Titus 2:12, I John 3:8. B. Sanctification is a second, definite, instantaneous work of grace subsequent to regeneration which perfects the believer in love toward God and man, and is synonymous with the Baptism of the Spirit. Rom. 15:16. This ex perience is obtained by simple faith in Christ, purifying the heart; whereas, Regeneration brings peace with God. Rom. 5:1, Sanctification gives the peace or love of God. Rom. 5:5. This does not give the believer Abso lute, Adamic, nor Angelic perfec tion. Neither does it place him where he cannot sin, but it does remove all desire for sin from the heart by destroying the carnal nature, or old man of sin, accord ing to Rom. 6:6. This experience, which John Wesley calls perfect love, does not exempt the soul from tempta tion nor from unavoidable errors and mistakes. But it does give a perfect heart filled with pure motives. To commit sin know ingly is to forfeit the experience. 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Mr. Hull's strength derives from confidence in his grasp of international affairs and in his management of American foreign policy in this critical time. His personal integrity has never been challenged. He is far from being a radical, is hardly even a mild New Dealer. He has a rugged, homespun background of Ameri canism. He is probably the only available American who was ac tually born in a log cabin, which is in accord with the best of the old American traditions. Vice- President Garner was also born in a log cabin, but it is generally conceded that he is now entirely out of the running. Depends oh Republicans The choice of the Democratic Convention will depend, of course, to some extent upon whom the Republicans nominate a month God we retain it. I John 1:7. The best evidence of this exper ience is a godly, consistent, chris tian life. C. Divine Healing, we believe to be a sane, scriptural doctrine, and that it is the privilege of all believers who have the necessary faith to be healed through the efficacy of the Atonement. Matt. 8:17; 4:23. James 5:14-15. D. The Second Coming of Christ is attested throughout the Bible, and as there are 196 signs which foretold His first coming, so there are 257 signs that fore tell His second Advent. Some signs that are to precede His sec ond Coming are found in Luke 17:20-30. v Although no one knows the ex act date when He shall return, we must conclude from even a casual study of prophetic events that it is imminent. 2. What We Do Not Believe— A. We do not believe in the doc trine of Eternal Security, or "once saved always saved." Such teaching is unscriptural and tends to make believers careless in their christian life. Ezekiel 33:12-19; Acts 1:25; n Peter 2:20-22; 3:17. B. The Pilgrim Church does not wish to be confused with the Modern Tongues Movement since we do not believe in the doctrine of Unknown Tongues, nor that speaking in tongues is any sign whatsoever of any degree of Christian experience. II Cor. 14:19. C. We do not believe that a true christian commits sin every day in word, thought, and deed; for, as there cannot be an honest thief or a truthful liar, neither can anyone be a sinning chris tian. To commit sin is to be a follower of satan. Matt. 1:21; I John 3:8. D. Contrary to the belief of some, although we teach Divine Healing to be the privilege of all true believers, we do not discour age the use of medicine, or the services of a reputable physician. In Christian Service, W. B. WALKER, Pastor. Our Church Motto: In Essen tials Unity; In Non-Essentials Liberty; In All Things Charity. earlier. There seems to be good ground for the belief that Mr. Roosevelt will decline a third term nomination, even though It might be tendered to him by ac clamation, without a ballot. foiat is the strategy which the third-term advocates are follow ing now, on the theory that no man could possibly refuse a nom ination tendered so unanimously. But the fact is, acording to those who think they know what is go ing on in the Presidential mind, that Mr. Roosevelt is tired, as ev ery President has been at the end of a second term, and that he does not feel equal to shouldering the responsibility of leading the nation through a war period which may go on for several years with increasing threats to the security of the United States. On the Republican side two facts stand out clearly. One is that Thomas E. Dewey continues to gain popular support and pledges of delegates; the other that the politicians of his party are moving heaven and earth to prevent his nomination. His lat est acquisitions, the delegations of Maryland and Idaho, put him away in the lead in the number of votes he will get .on the first ballot. There will be 1,000 votes, and he would have to have 501 to be the candidate. Nobody has been able to count a clear major ity for him on the first ballot, but as things stand now he will have more than any other one of the leading candidates, and his friends are working the old "band-wagon racket" to try to put him across on the first roll call. States Vote Alphabetically In a national convention the votes of each sti.te delegation are taken in alphabetical order, Ala bama first and Wyoming last. Just how early in the alphabet there will be a solid state delega tion vote cast for Mr. Dewey no body can tell as yet. The indi- MAN, YOU'LL L AND FEEL COOLER In One of Our NEW STRAWS Don't worry about style—we have everything that's new! Come on in now and select the one most becom ing to you. All sizes and all prices! 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But if a sufficient hurrah is made over the first Dewey votes, and there has been enough build up for him to convince the dele gates farther down the line that he is going to be the nominee, there may start a scramble to climb on the band-wagon, such as has succeeded in the past in nom inating a candidate whom the politicians didn't want but the voters did. The main objection of the pol iticians to Air. Dewey is that they are doubtful whether he will play ball with them. He has not shown any of the symptoms of being a machine politician. The politi cians would greatly prefer the nomination of Senator Taft. They are sure that his political educa tion has been along strictly party lines and they are afraid that young Mr. Dewey has too many "progressive" ideas which do not conform to traditional Republi canism, though nobody has been able to quote him on anything which does not follow orthodox lines. Young Men Key-Note Young Mr. Harold Stassen, Governor of Minnesota, who has been picked to make the key-note speech at the Republican conven tion, is expected to outline a Re publican program which tallies closely with what are supposed to be Mr. Dewey's ideas. The key note will be that it is time for the young men to take charge of the nation. Among these suggestions which Mr. Stassen has under considera tion are that the Democrats, un der the influence of Mr. Roose velt, are much more likely to get this country into the war than are the Republicans.
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