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VOL. XXV
liOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, THURSDAY, Jan. 1, 191 1.
ISO. 23.
Parcel Post iicproYtnenis.
Baptist Stati Csmrtitioi
Smt.-ill IjUMliimrk.
Tlilat Baptud Stuti-Conwn-tion
at Slwlhy iM-lftd U'-v.JT. II.
Durham, of LumU'iton juvsi
,,.iit. ConpiwHimiii Wi'lb wasoiH'
of th" vi.v iivsi.ni!. Mr. Wrbb
pivs"iit 1 to th prvfidfiit of tli'
iunv-ati mi in Iwhalf of King
Mountain A-wxiution. a pi vol
iro-ii tin- woo l of a hickory tnr
f.o.ii tli writer of Khur' Moun
tain r.attltrround.
The ton vent ion, which ivprv
H'utHiiioi than 215.0O0 m.'in
1th, the largest denomination in
fie State, decided to establish a
um:uer encampment along the
line of the Virginia Baptist En
campment at Virginia lteach. A
committee will select a hx-ation.
Wilmington has offered the con
vention $."00 to locate there.
Christian education will hereaf
ter take a place in the budget
of benevolence in Baptist church
es along with missions and or
phanage. A committee will for
mulate theplau and report next
vear. The charters of alee i 01
est and Meredith College have
been amended and these mstitu
tions are absolutely controller
hv the convention. Wake Forest's
enrollment is 433, Meredith'
329. A new dormitory and a new-
church building are beingerected
at Wake Forest, and in 30 min
utea the convention raised 12
000 for this church, following the
reDort of a committee which rec
omiuended that that amount be
raised.
The Convention decided to rnisi
$57,000 an increase of 5,000
for foreign missions next yeai
and S55.000 for state mission
work. The report showed that
102 churches in the State made
no contribution to foi-eigu mis
sions; that Virginia Baptists,
which with a membership of 150.
000. gave $ 76,000 to this cause,
while -North Carolina Baptists,
numbering 245,000, contributed
but $52,089.
The orphanage at Thomas
ville. which has been in existence
28 years, has had enrolled 1.445
children and is now caring foi
414. Two new bail lings will soon
be ready for occupancy. J. A.
Durham, of Charlotte, will erect
a cottage for children under the
age of five. Children have not
heretofore been received
ed under that age. Resolutions of
appreciation were adopted by
the convention for tnetwo recent
be'pieststo the orphanage the
gii'v of Misses Mary and Victoria
Gallowav. of 375 acres of land,
and a gift of about $40,000 from
Dr. W. S. Little. The annual ex
penses of the orphanage is about
S50.000.
For all purposes there has been
contributed 71 cents per niembei
a eain of 8 cents the past year.
In 16 Associations the contribu-
tions averaged more than $1 per
member. The average, in the
South Yadkin Association was
96 cents. There are 1,934 Sun
day schools and 72 branch or
mission schools; 195 churches re
port no Sunday schools. There
are three colleges and 15 secon
dary schools owned and controll
ed by the denomination. The
property of these, including en-
dowment. is valued at .f 1,440.-
194. Last year there were 185
j teachers and 3,882 pupils in these
institutions.
A resolution to cut out football
at Wake Forest College was vo
ted down.
The next session of the (. onven
( inn will lv held in Raleigh. Rev.
' E. T. Carter of New Berne to
preach the opening sermon.
The oyster minner at theCrit-
cher hotel, the first function of
the hulidav wason, was, we are
toll, n most eniovable occasion.
and almost even- member of the
5a j t ist Sunday School, for whom
it was given, wnsprosent.
Mr. and Mrs. Ihos. . Hop
ins, who recently purchased a
)t of fine property in and around
Ileiiilersonville, spent the holi
days with home folks on Middle
Fork. Thev are not satisfied
to abandon old Watauga yet,
and think they may buy proper
ty here, if thev can find some
thing to suit them, v. Inch nil their
friends here hoiie they may.
Prof. John E. Brown, the ef
ficient private secretary to Con
gressmanDoughton, whohasbeen
w ith his family at Vilas for the
past two weeks, will leave for hi
post of duty on Friday or Satur-
lav. Mr. Brown seems to be high
lv pleased with his position and
irets much out of coming in con
tact with statesmen and other
prominent personages intheCap
ital Citv.
The Training School disban
ded on Saturday, Dec. 20, for the
holidays, and a large number oi
., 1 - f-. V
l he pupus anu u lew uiemucn v
the faculty went to their respec
tive homes to spend aweeksvaca
tion with loved ones. The school
opened its spring term on Tues
dav last with a largely increased
enrollment. The Boone public
school also took a week off, but
is now down to work again.
While blowing out stumps on
his farm on Middle Fork h nday
before christmas, Mr. Ben Ed
misten had the misfortune to kill
a splendid milk cow. Thecowwas
some distance away, but when
the dynamite explosion came, a
root from the stump was hurled
against the anatomy of the un
suspecting brute, with such force
that death ensued immediately.
Fort unatel v for the owner, the ani
mal was fat enough for beef, and
was butchered as soon as the ac
cident occurred and sold as such
As our readers, many of them,
will remember, Mr. John Hurk
itt. son of Mr. B. F. Burkett, oi
Brookside, was killed by a sw itch
'liaino on the Norfolk &i W estern
Railroad, at St. Paul, Va,, last
April. The father brought action
against the company for. the re
covery of $10,000, which case
has been pending in the Federal
eourt at Greensboro. At the late
term. Attorney W. R. Lovill,
with all. the witnesses lor the
plaintiff, was present, but was
unable to tret a hearing. How
ever. Judjre Boyd agreed to re
call the jury and give the cose a
hoarinor on Jan. o.
Now, that the joys of t h e
Christmas tide are over, and we
hope the cup has been filled to
t he brim for each and even- one,
let us settle down to our usual
vocations, with a determination
to improve upon many of the
short comings that have beset ua
during the year just closed, it
n friend has spoken evil of you,
or done you an iujthy, forgive
him, if possible; if you have done
some one an injury, go to mm u
once and make amends, as this
is all the way there is to adjust
sneh matters. The tongue, that
nnrulv and dangerous member;
bridle it, when it is inclined to
speik evil of any one. In short,
let us strive, 11 tne power
within us lies, to say nothing ot
a neighbor that we would not be
willing for him to say of us, and
try to put the Golden Rule into
practical use during this good
vear 1914, which is ushered in up
on us today.
0 1 1 T B A I T.
Enoch Fletcher was bom Feb
ruary 19, 1845, and died IVwm-
ber 11, 1913, aged 0 years. Hi
months and 8 day.
He was married in the year
1972, to Mi9 Mary McOuire, to
whom were bom three children.
all living.
Some time after the nor U-
t ween the States, Brother Enoch
Fletcher professed relfgion and
united with the Methodistchurch
at Henson's Chapel, which faith
he prized very highly. He was a
model of piety mild and kind, and
his religion was exemplified by
his evervdav life. His theme was
to live entirely agreeably with
all men, ever believing that we
ought to do good to others. He
always took a deheht mthe Sun
day School work, believing the
Sabbath ought to be spent in
religious training.
Brother Fletcher had been af
flicted for some months, and bore
his affliction without a murium
orcomplaint. Rome days befon
the end came he would sing some
of his favorite songs, "How firm
a foundation", "Sweet Rivers",
"Resurrection," and others. The
end came peacefully as an infant
going to sleep.
Paul speaks of being absent
from the body and present with
the Lord. The same Apostle, re
ferring to himself, says, "Hav
imr a desire to depart and be with
Chrisi. which is farbetter." When
Jesus told his disciples that he
was about to leave them, sorrow
filled their hearts, but he said
"If ve loved me, rejoice becaust
because I said I go my Father.'
How much better off is our tie
parted brother than we are- HU
glorified spirit can say out oi tin
fullness of its joys, "Ihis is heav
en, and I am here. This is the
throne of God and the Lamb
am safe forever more
How sweet the hope we cherish,
Whnt rnntures for us wait
. .--r
And with our journey euueu.
We nass the ueariv irate
No sorrow will be there.
The funeral services were con
ducted by the writer, assisted by
Revs. Hickman and i. C. tombs
after which, by kind friends, the
body was laid in the grave to
await the coming of tho Lord Je
sus
Jacob YorxcE,
Watauga News please copy.
la Memory if Sister I. L Greene.
The lift of a gMl wmiuiiiir
one of tin world's lnt s-ts.
Stu h was the lite of Sister 1!. L.
(5iTiie. who di-d on M. 2.
1913. at L-and.-r. X. C when
she hiid lived since 192.
She was bom in Johnson coun
ty, Tenn.. June 21. 179. and
thus it was given us to have tin
influence of her Godly life. Sin
wj married to Mr. W. O. Greene
Dee. 4, 1902. She was a faithful
christian companiomn sweet and
lo v imr mot her: a kind . neighuoi
and friend. She was a tower ol
strength to. her husband and a
ministering angel in the home
She joined the Baptist church
Feb 26. 1S96. at Sugar Grov
church in. Johnson county Tenn..
but at the time of her death sin
was a member of Timbered Ridgt
Baptist church at Peoria, -V I.
She always lived a faithful, exem
plary christian life.
Her funeral was conducted by
her pastor, assisted by the Revs.
John .Xorris and L. C. Wilson,
and she was laid to rest in the
cemetery on Beaver Dams, neat
Bethel Baptist church. 1 hechurch
she loved so well will seem lonely
without her.
There is this comforting assur
ance to those who loved her most,
that while to them conies the
greatest sorrow, to them also
comes the srivatest joy. when
thev think that she who was so
dear to them has beenmmistored
unto by the Great Physician,
whoso touch banishes all suffer
ing from the sold, and w ith whom
to dwell eternally in the supreme
rapture of all who put their trust
in Him.
sihti i. -a veil a husbiaul and six
children, an aged mother and
brother and sister to mourn her
,oss.
A. J. Tksti:h. (
II. II. (!iii:r... J Corn.
W. I,. l
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Itchy Eczema
Tim onn atnntlv itchine1. burn
A III VVJ vvw-- c?r
Inrr tsan tad tint! A. ndotherdisasrree
able forms of eczema, tetter, salt
ih1 skin eruptions prom
ptly cured by Dr, Hobson's Ecze
mo nintmpii't. (Seo. V. Fitch, of
Mendota, 111., says: "l purcnaseu
a box of Dr. Hobsoirs Eczema
Ointment. Have had Lczema ev
ir uinnn the civil war. have been
treated by many doctors, none
have given the oenent xnai one
box ot Dr. Hobson's Eczema Oint
ment has." Every sufferer shout
u Wo'po an imHitive it wi
v.r. vnn tvo mm th u tee it or mon
J vw q
ey reiunaeu. ai anuiup(; i
bv mail. 50c. Pfeiffer Chemical Co.
Philadelphia and St Louis.
Constipation Poisons i or
'l was cu't J of diairhoea bv om
dose of Chamberlain's Cbc ChJ
er and C'ar'hoea remtd," writt"
M. E. GeWhardi, 0:iU Theo
is nothing bef.er. Foi sale bj ail
dealers,
An exchange says that there
are no less than nineteen uaia
W in the United States.
iUViiwv't"
When a mountain begins to shed
its hair, there is no hope for it.
The ladies of the town, of a
denorainn tions, " joined togethei
in their efforts during Christmas
to prepare for the poor at the
county home (lis in numoer) tne
best and most tempting dinner
thev could, and sent it to them
The fotegoing statement is evi
dence of the quality of the dinner
served, and to know just how-
much it wasemoyed by the group
of God's poor, one had to bepivs
ant to tell. Verily, he that giveth
to the poor lendeth to the Lord.
and in this event, if posible, the
donors got more pleasure out oi
it than the recipients. A most wor
thy act on the part of the ladies
of the towm
What is home without a night
key.
Letter From Mr. W. R, Kestner
Editor Democrat: I am glad to
tell you that.we got home safely
without meeting with any trou
bles or serious accident, although
we got very cold Wednesday mor
ning, before we reached Mr. X. L.
Mast's for breakfast; but we soon
forgot all about the frosty air
outside, when we sat down in our
genial host's warm, comfortable
dining room, where the table was
laden with all kinds of good
things, steaming hot, and deli
cious enough to have tempted
the appetite of a king. Long may
this nobie gentleman and his
most excellent wife live to light
en the burdens and cheer the
hearts of way-worn travelers who !
are fortunate enough to be their
guests.
Sister Osborne is having a
grand and glorious meeting at
Bethany, the place where the
meeting was inprogress when she
went to Boone.
With many fond recollections
for old Boone and her kind peo
ple, 1 am with kind feelings lor
all,
Your friend,
W. R. Kkstner.
Saltville, Va.
Whil a little hard on the jnist
man. tin plan of I'ostmasterGeii
ml liuileson to increa.- th
weight limits of parcel post pack
ages in the first und second zone
from 20 to .10 jHiunds: to udmit
books to the parcel and tc
reduce rates in the third, fourth,
fifth nmUixth zones will be re
zarded generally as a fine Christ
mas present.
The exclusion of books f rom the
parcel post scrviw was without
excuse. The circulation of goo"
hooks should beencouragHl rath
er than discouraged by the gov
ernment, and vet it w as not pos
sible to sennd even a copy of tl c
Bible bv parcel post. A great
many ersons who have scareeh
inv use for the pa reel would havi
scarcely any use for the parcel
post would have appreciated tin
service just to send a book oc
casionally to a friend. Whei
thev tried to send a book am
were told thev couldn't they won
lered why the parcel post was es
tablish.'d.
Those who have beenexjiect ing
that the parcel post would reduct
the cost of living have been disap
pointed, but it is too early tc
judge the system from that stand
point. Farmers are naturally con
s'M-vative. Thev are aware that
they can send eggs directly to the
consumer, but they have not yet
evolved any method for getting
into touch with him. It they were
to go into tli? cities for a few days
thev could arrange for the sateoi
all their products by parcel post,
but they probably tear that tuk
would involve correspondence,
and the business methods of the
fanner are not very highly devel
oped. He has been doing busi
ness at the old stand for so long
a time that he has not yet come
to the point where he is willing
to keep a set of books.
However, a change may come
in this respect, and meanwhile
the postmaster general is to be
commended for reducing the rate-
and increasing the weight limit
of packages. Gradually the sys
tem will be developed to its full
est use, and ultimately it ought
to have the desired effect on the
cost of living. Washington Post.
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