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! The wi'cliM-nc.j of the Simiitlc Ti-n-insula, "great and terrible," was God's H-hoolhouse for Ills people. There lie taught them Ilia law and worship. The course of study covered a whole year. The graduation was to have oc curred at KfldiiBh. Sla and folly mar red It -all. .The "Commencement" of Israel n Canaan was set back a gen eration. ". - ";';; . -The appoinment of the spies was a gross Insult to Jehovah. -Ha had as sured the people that the land was good. He had promised the posession of It to them. That should have been enough.. In the lord's name, they ought to -have get up their banne, and gone up at once to posses it. The long vista back to Egypt was studded with the memorials of God's faithful ness and power. The fact that h had been so mindful of them in the past should have been to, them a pledge of future blessing.'".'"'.. ';'":. '": They i should have reasoned, If God could take us out of the Invin cible clutch ofa is: great World-power, ' Egypt, what prevents His, planting us eeourely in Canaan?" but 4n' the epl demlo of fear, the breaking of Phar aoh's inflexible ' will, . the plagues of their cruel oppressors, the deliverance at the Red Sea and at Rephldlm, 'sweetened waters ttand . manna, - the wonders of Slnal, aU were forgotten. Israel conferred with flesh and blood In. preference to taking counsel of She Lord, with the invariable and miser able outcome, of such a course.- -;V By this very ded the 'people show ed their unfitness to enter the land of promise.; A more palpable exhibition could scarcely be conceived of. . The ,L(Ord acceded to 'their- request,'! but (knew that in doing io'Canaan. was as , effectually closed to Israel. a , JEden was to the first guilty pair. , Moses; with the consent of the Lord, proceeded to choose, with the greatest ' care possible, a prince irom each tribe, XJ No. doubt he ', strongly booed that their report would restore the- .esprit de corps -of the wavering host. .-. - fTo this , .day Palestine Is ort of bridge between Asia and Africa, on whioh .' there are always strangers ipasslng back and forth. . This Ihtle company would .not' necessarily at , tract attention,' especially as they were probably atUre daa; Egyptians, f and likely spoke 'f the languag ;' of ft that ; country fluently. il ever they got into close quarters, they might be trusted .to get out by then ' wits. THpy be- longed to a race .notorious for finesse. . JTor the .sake ; of greater security and, more thorough exploration -they mav have rone by ,, twos or threes. They crossed -thfrv-autbndv which borders Canaan be-tweehfthe Mditer ranean an d the Dead Sea, and then , probably' threaded their,' way up the Jordan Valley as- far north as snow capped Hermon, returning by the low lands along the sea' with occasional eide-'trips Into the highlands What memories, an demotions mut have been stirred In thelrm tnds as, hero and there, they came to places lndlssolubjy associated with the names '; and lives of the patriarchs, until at length-they stood at Hebron, trhere, four hundred years before, Abraham had f pitched, his tent and reared his altarl :.r:;- After an absence of forty days, they retunred't the camp of Israel, bring ingtfwith them saidplea of fruits that wouldjhavjs put to Shame the best ex- ' hibrfc of a modern horticultural so ciety, The people had waited exact ly as long for the return of these ex- - plorers as they had for the return of Moaea from Mount Sinla, and much more patlentll. Their report was lis tened to with aviditL . , ' The exordium of the report was gracious. It plotured, in the ' lavish language, bf the Orient, the phenomen tai frultfulnes of Canaan.. The whole congregation of Israel had a, striking confirmation "of their words in the huge purple cluster from Eshoot, be sides the- pomegranates and figs. 1 But the exordium - was short. It wm mere ornamental fringe to body, the. warp of which was unbelief and the woof distrust.' "The land is : desirable,- of course, but. Its ' possess ion Is Impracticable.? , The - towering stature. - the invincible prowess, u the vast number of the .Inhabitants, are pictured. with most dispiriting effect. Tha ? Hebrews were ,- accustomed to the sight In Egypt of ponderous fortl- - tlcations. But these were on the dead level of the Nile Valley. To sea such walls lifted. upon the top of inaccees! , ble cliffs would produce the extreme wffaet; of impregnatolllty. They could naraiy tell where the natural ? base left off and the Artificial superstruc ture began. , :The cities seeraoa walled to the very heavens. They name five fierce" nations : in , habiting the land, who would at once form a league offensive and defensive ,, agalne any Invaders. 'And - the He brews, x dwarfed .by .four hundred years of cruel servitude, would only appear like grasshoppers before those stalwart and free sons of the high . Jand and lowland. ' ' ; : , . ' - Two men' hang that Jury of spies . Caleb and Joshua dauntless V souls, .full Of faith, demand a hearing. They nusn, tor a moment at least, the aver - augmenting murmer 0 f disappoint ment, distrust, and Incipent rebelUon. Tney anmit tne difficulties, but at . the same momen t sound the y bugle- .can or xaitn: "jjet 01 go up at once and possess it; for we are well able 4o overcame It!" TBut infidelity Is now , rampant, 4 The 10 faithless explorers ' reiterate the Inability of Israel to 'oopa' with the glgantib frephilim. ' Thev also interpolate a sinister, hint affat nat the land ttaeii, as ir it were impregnated wun some aeaoiy piague that con sumed all who set foot upon it . Demoraiizauok ,13 .now. com Diets SVM . . m-. l . 1 w ... - - ... J. , 1 m n v -wiioio ' congregation SDend night In weeping. On every side the ' exclamation is ..heard: : "Death' in Egypt would have been better - than tnw. Treason ana revolt . are In the air. The proposition is openly made to eiect a captain to lead them back : to . jsgypt.- in vain do Hoses ... and Aaron , prostrate - .themselves before the assembly, and Joshua and Caleb rend their clothes. .... The people have said": r'Would 4 God we had died in this wilderness." ana 00a taxes tnem at their' word - He announces death in the wilderness as tne very penalty of this their tenth : revolt against him. , But In evidence of his power which they had so mis - trusted, he assured them he would bring their little ones, whose - cruel fate they had deprecated, into the ' land .which , they themselves should never see. , AVALSI5 AXD KET, 1, Appointment of spies 4nulfto Ood. - Fast should have assured future. S. Moral unfitness revealed by clrcum- - stance. . -I, Divine consent to appointment, 4. Clandestine exploration of Canaan. , Probable method, eensatlon of , ' Spies.' , ., I.' Report Flattering exordlunv l' Dangers described. ' l ' ' 1 f ft ir nd InfMclity '" ! 1 i 3i n n ution. . i ;i In aescrt penalty, i? . . PmlonAarT 8. It t - the tiiciu:hs L.WTERX. The inveterate irruption ef sin at epochal moments in national and per soaal history, lth all lta train '.of disastrous eonuaquencea,1 18 well cal culated to emphasize and Illustrate Its damning nature. ',, ' Tiil6 Moses was brlnsrinc the law down from Sinai, the people . were makltig and -. worshiping a golden alf In the plain, When the beautiful tabernacle was .completed, the priest- nooa instituted, and -the ritual pre scribed, two- drunken ; young priests went reeling into toe sacred place and Pressnce with strange fire in their censers. So , in this Instance, when Israel stood at length on the thres hold of Canaan, fully equipped to en ter, there was a cowardly halt, the use of a human expedient which discounted the truthfulness, fidelity. aua power t uoa. The - lapse . was complete. Caleb and - Joshua had a close call to martydom. The stones were uplift ed. s God nd His servants were open ly ana groBSiy s insulted. The . eloc tlon of a new captain, and a return to Egypt'were ;proposea.:M; 'r?.t?;fi.-r,C VC'r How irisidlous the ' abDroacheaV of sin! The Hebrews had no ,r idea ef going to such lengths when they be- Qulck as the apple of an eye, 1 O God, my conaclenc make; - , ,, ' Awake my soul when ein Is nigh V :? Ana seep at ui awake.". . Again Moses annears in th 1aviv "i mediator.; HUmWe and dlslnteresteiit, forgiving and patriotic, his mouth was full of arguments to wa in oenair of sinners, j He prevail- Too late. Israel renmntntf (tiif:.nrii. sal to enter the land of promise. They cu un sin oi presumption to that 01 'unoeiier and rebellion. The next uy. Wltnout the artr nr tneir leaders,, they hurled themselves s.ina me Amaiekltes and Canaan. Itee. As veil mlirht Adam Eve have thrown : 1 n a-M 1 the angels' cfmeter, flashing very " me gate or a lost paradise. THE SEC93DERS I.V LIXE. k IoIenlint on 1,001 o Have nn A. 'V r Bummer Kcsort at Black h Mountain JUr. It o. Alexander In terested. - . A number of lots at Black Mountain may be sold to prominent meitbers of the Associate Rernrme.t Pm.Ui..!.. Church If the plans of Mr. R. o. Alex- uucr ina kcv. james Boyce, of Due West . -C., do not miscarry. Mr. o1nf,r?wn".,B0 ft0resr ef flne at Black Mountain, Recently he in stalled a gravity system ef water and sewerage. Rev, Mr. Boyce is presi dent of the Due West , Female Col e8r$i Bn(1 a Influential member of the A. R, P, Church, it ig his scheme to Interest a number' of his friends in tha 1 project, purchase, a number of lots, and hold conferences and relig ious meetings there during the Bum mer. Mr, Alexander ha erect a pavillon;lf a certain number vi lois are soia. what unntr.. to ,to the Presbyterranl. Black Mountain may do 10 tne Associate Reformed Presbyterians. A MAGX1F1CEXT COLT, Parolean Klnjf, Mr. W. S. Biggcrs' Blooded Horse, a Splendid Spcci. men of Horse Flesh. -' ' ' One of the finest colts ever seen in me city is "Paroieen King" the pro perty of Mr. W. S. Biggers. of No, 0 2 Jaat Morehead street. He Is but xs .monins 01a, atands a. little over 14 hands high and weighs 840 pounds. no bi rrwe, me cnampion early speed elre of 1906 whose 4-year record was i'.U. His dam is Dabi net, a producer by Billy Wilkes. On both sides his breeding Is Of the best and those who have examined him say that be Is one of the most promising horse ever brought to the State. He was bought by Mr. Biggers months ago, who registered him in the Amer ican Trotting Association. Mr. Biggers drove Parolean King up town Wednesday and a great crowd gathered bout him to look him over. For trim limbs -and flne lines, a more splendid specimen of horse riesh has seldom been seen In the vity. Senator Simmons Makes Appoint- v ' meats. Special to Tha Observer. ; - - Statesville, Aug.. 29.enator F. M. Slmimons antiounces, through his clerk, Mr. A. D. Watts, the following appoHntments: , . To the United States Military Acad emy at West Point. John Grove BW Ungs, of Pine Creek,-Alleghany coun ty, principal; Thomas w. Ferguson, of Kendall. Wilkes county, first alter nate; Bruce H. Carraway,' of Lenoir county, second alternate. " To the fjnlted States Naval Acad emy at Annapolis, Clinton W. Mor gan, of Hertford. Perquimans county; principal; Frank W. Wllwn, of Green ville, Pitt county, first alternate; Bel knap Battle,' of. Ashevllle, second al ternate; R. C. Warllck. of Jackson ville,. Onslow county, third aiternarte. News Notes " Prom Evergreen. ,' Special to The Observer. Evergreen, Aug. JH-ur town here Is passing through a most gracious revival; - The pastor- of the " M.". E. church here Is eltiff assisted by Rev. Fred Brown, formerly of Red Springs. Mr. Brown Is a young man who has recently; entered our ministry and is a man thoroughly filled with God's spirit- Having been tempted h-inuwlf, he knows how to reach' the great masses. ' - Our" people have . fallen greatly in love with ; this eminent young tnan who is doing so much for 6ur Master's kingdom. i , . ; ' Next Saturday there will be a great gathering of our Bapttet folk here, It being ihe annua! Sunday school anni versary of a number, of Baptist Sun day spools. ' We are looking forward to a great time. ' , ; ... . .J'Regular as the Sun.r-I Is an exprenslon es old as the race. ' No floubt the HMng 8nd setting of the ' sun Is the mont regular performance In the imlvern unless it Is th action of the Iher and bowel when regulnted with Dr. King s New Life Pills. Guaranteed by all druggists, . Kc - - " -The Limit of t.lfe. . The most eminent . medical setentlsts ire unanimous In the conclusion that the Jrenerally accented limitation of human Ife is many years below the attainment possible with the advanced knowledge of wMrh the race is now pnsnwed. The critical period? that detet mines Itg dura, tlon. seems to be between to and 60, the proper car of the body during this da. ckde cannot be too strongly urged; car. lrsnes then being tm to ionnnvlty. Nature's best helper after Ab is fciectrle Bitters, the scienuilc tonic medicine that revitalises . every -organ of the - body, aaaranieei by Jll-Liuc5iiiafc)(w,. I.. I 1. . . a: ,-..t i 1 nf! ( i illoiii' l i.it'C!' 'y ;( Hi, I U..5o A. ami M. 1'ti.oM's WLU 18 XU'VA'H Of the SUivH'MS. . v Probibly th-e largest delegation in the Jiit-tory of (the city will go out within the next few days to the va rious colleges of the State and to the University. A Hat which, in complete bo far as obtainable, ' and probably nearly so,- is given herewith. The Un-ivtirsity leada with 33, the Agricul tural and Mechanical College is next wrth 18, while Davidson if olio ws with 8. Gf .those going to the University 14 frcm Charlotte are freshman. Those who will attend the Univer sity are Messrs. George Thomas, "Wade Montgomery, Loyd Rosa, Sidney Mc Aden, John Tillett. Charlie TUlett, Frank Graham, George Graham, Odom Alexander, Tom Moore, Charlie Mtsenhetmer, HaroJd Vreeland, Wil liam Belk. William Rodman, Nathan lal Rodman, J. J.. Pierce, Albert Fore, ManWus Orr, John sHallibttrtoa, Wal ter Craven,. Oscar Hamilton, James Squires, John Smith, Stuart Cramer,' Oscar Randolph, Jctfui Auten, Lee and, George Ruizler, ; Fcank ' Rosa; of the ; cwnty: Fred Elliott Robert Watt William,' Grler, " Jack Blythe. - 4 ' Those; who will go -to Davidson: Battle Irwin, George Wilson,. E. T. Canslor. Jr.,- Parks ' Rhync, Wallace Long, Parks Davis, J. L. MaCMntock fend Horace ohiwton. ' . jf Thoee .who will go -to the Agricul tural and Mfcchanlcal College; OUn and Carl Sadler,. Ruftin Smith, Edwin Wadswc-rth. Malcolm Bradfleld, Vaugh Bynium, . Ralph - Freeman, Howard j Brown, John Wilson, Frank Mcdow ell. John Craven.' Joe MoCoy, Jaokson Beaiy Walter, ; cowles, ' Charlie " ,Mc Igreensb O 1 ' Newly furnished A km plan $2.50 and European plan $1 1; jWlYp'iing Ben are wV'-moii Going to i IV tgSchooi This . . ws f "-li'tfiw I im-m a " ' 1 ' ' ' " 1 1 11 1 " 1 ' iJ. F, GLEGG, Prop't. I The of an The .:.!. . will go to Trinity: James Kut.,:,',; .n, Jcnks Aafbury, Sin clair Stewart The University of Vir ginia will pet Henderson Irwin, Rob ert Brevard, Junius Robertson, Carol Taliaferro, end Georgia School of! Technology will land Harry Loving and John McDonald. Mr. Homer Benton goes to Wake Forest. SIX GAMES OF BALD, f Two Crack Teams of the Sonth At lantic League to Play in the City ISext Monm-The Players. The two picked teams of the South Atlantic League which are to play a series Of six matoh games of ball in Charlotte from the 9th to the 14th of next month come well recommended, The personnel of the two teams is as follows: 'l ';'::;; Charleston Champions Relslnger, catcher; Wilkinson, first base; Logan, second base; Morris, (captain), short stop; Lewis or' Grlffln, third; base; Meanv. right field: Howard, center; field; Mullls, left field; Hoff, Schwenk, Paige and White, pitchera Ranslck -Robinson and Fox catch ers; Evans, first . base; La4ly, second base; Dooln or McMahon, shortstop; Llpe. third base; Kanzler, right field: Burt (captain), center field: Lohr, 'left field; Lee, Savldge and Holmes, pitch ers. " ' From Charlotte the two clubs will go to ' Salisbury for a series of three games, playing there the 16th, 17th and 18 th. They will play in Greensboro the 19th, 20th and 21t. Jumping then, into Virginia, the two wil) separate, and match games with the league clubs : In that State will follow.- ,,. ".' , Won't you need a new Suit? If so, our College Clothes need no second in ; troduction to well dressed young men. They breathe the very atmosphere of the college campus. . Bigger in quality and lower in price than , any ' young men's clothes you'll seo anywhere. Costs you nothing to try one on. (Goods Sent on Approval . Returnable at Our Expense) V R b , N. c.w throughout. Amer- P - upward per day. f- and upward per day. j? Pleasure Outing or tha happiness of a fcoma can be gregtljr In creased by the refreshing, comfort of 'Jun JtpplJutct." The pungent, snappy flavor vi tresfuy garnered, wee-npenoa apples makes it ft favorite with all who have tried it Sterilised and absolutely free from alcohol, . it is a most delightful home beverage; and ex- . ercises an exhilaratins influence upon the en tire system. ( r When you tmve that "alljjdne". fcsllnir, try 7 glass. Sold at all grocers, etc.. - 1 Soli mly in bottU$ bearing labtl and '. . Jime Apple Juice crown ttoppef , , . , . j ' - yuwlJTACmLtB BY ; (" , THE RED ROCK C0 Atlanti, Ga. , MAKERS OF RED HOCK 1, " : Never Were CORSET VALUES Eater D;n-.cr.cU:.t:.l 1 ' by the NEW STYLES of the Famous For over forty years thes e reliable corsets have main tained a' standard ot excellency which has placed - them f , , - Above Por two generations they -have increased In popn V larity solely upon their, merit. Merit which springs , from, honest 'materials and honest labor and from " conscientious study of .'the' requirements" of the figure combined with a determination to give the , ' best possible value. . You are Vsked to examine their sterling ' qualities at ' OUT' CORSET DEPARTMENT. Merode .Underwear CREATING A STIR la Ihe oeeupstlon 6f witches. It's exemplified to Us greatest degree when you're asked to think about something connected with' this res taurant. STIRRING THE SOUP Is where the magic art of cookery comes in for the first Item that pre cedes the dinner course. Our menu from beginning to finish creates a "stir" as to Its excellence and moder ateness of price. Eat here snd you'll be contented and well fed. GEM DINING ROOM. XX 13 12 ll vv i , t : ; fffe. Mechanics' Perpetual Building aadlaA AfsodaWon nWo! aa'a: thorized capital of $5,000,000 with neaily $200,000 subscribed xnakas here by the announce to the public that the SOih will commence September 1st and the first payment to be made on the flrst Saturday the 7th of September. .The 49th series haying reached . the un- precedented Tohime-of 3,$36 shares,-we are encouraged to hope for the" 50th to be equally as large if not larcer in volume. t . . 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