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7 W ZD i 1 o booming strains of Maia'a -ot ''hii lull its hundred eves to sleet Vol. XV THURSDAY.'DECEMBJER 8. 1904. NO 67 D n i -I II -V I jr i 1 i r ,1 I 11 I II I 11 I i it 11 ill i i i i i .iiii v-'Vs r?. n I i 1 1 i ii 'V ii IKS' ANNUAL IlfRl. 3KAUTIFUL. SKUVICFS IN Til 13 M IS S S IS X G Kit OIKItA OICKItA HOUSE YES TKltDAY. labbi IS. X. Calish, of Rich mond Lodge of Elks Delivers an Eloquent In 3Iemor iaiu" Address: lro ffiain Elaborate and Impressive. ' Before a large and representative audience that thronged the Messen ger Opera House and taxed even the galleries to accommodate them, yes- terday aiternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Goldsboro Lodge No. 139, Benevo lent and Protective Order of Elks, held the annual Memorial Exercises of their order, and therein touching ly commemorated their late mem ber, our lamented young townsman Mr. .Richard K. Freeman, whose death, on November 30, is the first ' and only one in Goldsboro Lodge of Elks. ' The stage setting was a work of art, beautiful beyond description, conspicuously observable being the emblems and colors of the Elks draped with evidences f mourning and the national colors entwined around the altar bearing an open Bible; and certainly do the Memor ial Committee, who had in charge all the arrangement of program and ex ercises, deserve the cordial commen dation they are receiving irom tneir , .brothers' of. the lodge and theauxl ience, as well, tor the gratify ing"sucr cess and, edification of this Memor- 1 At 3:30 the organ intoned the Pro cessional, and the Lodge entered the hall, and proceeded down the centre aisle to the stage, which they occu pied and filled, forming a most im posing aggregation of Goldsboro's representative citizens in all walks and avocations in life. The services were admirably pre sided over and impressively con ducted by Exalted Ruler Dr. John Spicer and the program was as fol lows: ORDER OF EXERCISES. 'Processional" Miss Daisy Smith. Opening Cememonies Dr. John Spicer, Exalted Ruler, and Officers. Opening Ode "Great Ruler of the Universe" Prayer W. J. Gibson, Chaplain. Solo "Face to Face" Mrs. Williams Spicer. Introduction Col. Joseph E. Robinson. Address "In Memoriam" Rabbi E. N. Calish, Richmond Lodge. Violin Solo "Angel Serenade" Miss Helen Privett. Recitation "Thanatopsis" a view of death Col. Joseph E. Robinson". Duet "Hymn of Praise" Miss Helen Privett, Mr. E. A. Niel. Closing Ceremonies : Exalted Ruler and Officers. Benediction Rev. F. W. Faries. Closing Ode "America" IN MEMORIAM. RICHARD KENNETH FREEMAN Bom February, IP, 1877 Hied November SO, HM4. OFFICERS OF GOLUSBOBQ IXDGE, NO. 130, John Spicer.... ..Exalted Baler Joseph E. Tlobinson, Esteemed Leading Knight John W. Ay cock, Esteemed Loyal Knight John N. Johnson, Esteemed Lecturing Knight James 8. Crawford, Secretary John R. HIggins, Treasurer William A. Wooted,.... Tyler Frank M. Miller, Enquire Henry . Griffin, y Chaplain PAST EXALTED RULERS. E. G. Porter A. A. Joseph TRUSTEES. Joseph Rosenthal, Chairman. W. J. Gibson, Sect'y, Lionel Weil George C. Royail E. B. Borden, Jr. MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. Lionel Weil, Chairman. George C. Royail A. A. Joseph W. J. Gibson William A. Woolen As we are so fortunate as to be able to give the complete text of the Memorial address futher comment is needless from us, other than to say that the eloquent orator fully met the expectations of his many admir ing friends here who had heard him before and who esteem it always a privilege to be ol his audience. Dr. Calish spoke as follows: Exalted Ruler, Ladies and Gentlemen: The occasion which brings us to gether this , afternoon, is one that excites my keenest admiration. This' "Lodge of Sorrow" is a beneficent in stitution by its mere existence, for the reason that it is art appeal to sen timent. Our age is so essentially an age of machihes that we are in danger of losing our best possessions, those of the emotions. In every direction in which we turn we are confronted with the triumphs of mechanical and in ventive genius. Steam is the heart of our modern existence, electricity is its brain, and hands of iron carry out its wishes, as they are communi cated along the nerves of copper wire. In locomotion, heat and light we are independent of our natural powers. In the cooking of our food, in the shoes auu caps, in ineuunumg ox our nomes and the adornment of them, even in the making of our luxuries, machines are taking the place of men and wom en, fingers of steel are supplanting fingers of flesh and bone till it seems as though our very life itself is made up of but two straight rails, along wliich runs the unconscious engine of our being. In view of this ever increasing me chanical tendency of our age it is refreshing to turn aside from the whir of wheels and the ceaseless hum of belts and bands, anu give ourselves over unto our human side, and be crea tures of sentiment and thought and feeling, instead of mere machines, whether of factory or of shop. It is a beautiful service, this "Lodge of Sorrow," and were the or der of Elks to do no other good it were worthy of praise for this one thing alone, in that it makes an ap peal for sentiment in the age that seems likely tu forget ali sentiment. But in addition to this indirect teach ing the order ot the Elks consciously inculcates the virtues of Charity, Jus tice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity, vir tues which arouse our admiration, call forth our warmest approval ami demand from those that practice them nobility of character and persevering- strength wails of of will, and are like the a house, the sturdy pillars upon which rests the fabric of so- ciety. But above all is that which claims our attention to-aay, reverence to the memory oi our unforgotten dead. The appeal to-day is made unto our hearts, and after all, as the ancient king has said, "Out of the heart are the issues of life." Man's horizon has broaden ed. His "thoughts have widened with the process of the suns," . he has grown wise with a wondrous wisdom, but his heart beats as of yore, his passions surge and thrill as of old. If you would really gauge the power ana the strength of s mtiment, see how it has swayed all the -world through the ages. Note the vastness of the do minion of which the heart is king. That which is immortal in literature is that which appeals to the heart. The poet who is most loved is he who sings to life's robbing engine. What thrills you on the stage, what holds you in the forum, what satisfies you in art, is that which comes home un to the heart. Call up the stories that you love the most, the heroes and he roines of history and fiction and you Wi.. name those who nave wrapped themselves about your hearts by the tendrils of sentiment. And so to-day we again acknowl edge the sovereignty of the heart and we turn with tearful and tender in terest to the memory of "our departed brothers." Their names are given here on this card, but they are graven more deeply on our hearts. We recall them to-day and we lay the wreath of our unforgettlng affection upon their graves. And these names here given call up others, and the solemn mem orial of this hour comes home unto every one of us. For into what fami ly has the angel with the unseen sword not entered? ' "Tneire is no flock, however watched and tended. But one dead lamb is there, There is no fireside, howsoe'er de fended, But has one vacant chair." Our departed dear ones. For tnem the husk of earthly tenement has been broken, and the soul has winged its way 10 the exhaustless source of liie whence it nad come, there, in the clearer light and the nearer knowl edge, to pass the unrun ages in tne bliss of immortality. Why do we so believe? There is no palpable proof, there is no material demonstration, there is no evidence save by auaiogy. It is a hope, unveri fied save by faith. Yet we cling to -because the very incompleteness of this life demands it. Job, Uie man of sorrows . of old,, asked the question, "If a man die, will he live again?" and that question has been put m every generation, by every class and condition of men, and the heart speaks where the intellect is dumb, faith answers where knowledge is ignorant. "If a man die will he live again?" asked the savage of yore, as he saw his fellow fallen by the way, and the tongue that was wisest in counsel, the eye that was keenest to see, the foot that was swiftest in the race, the arm that was strongest and surest in the hunt, were silent and visionless and still. "If a man die, will he live again?" he asked, and he answered him, "aye, he will." And so he buried his fallen fellow with his spear and his shield, and gave him food for his journey, and his horse and his wife, so that he might not miss the pleasures of hunt or of home in the reaim to which he had gone. "If a man die, will he live again?" asked the Egyptian, and he answered him, "aye, he will" and he embalmed the -body with great care, with spices and with drugs and fluids, and swath ed it in cloths and uanilages, that it might be ready for its soul-tenant when he chose to come back again. And thus asked- and answered the Greek and Roman, and they placed the obol on the eyes or the mouth of the dead iat he mighc have passage money for Charon to cross the Styx. And thus we ask again to-day, as we stand in the presence of that ever un fathomed mystery, when we see some loved form borne to the tomb and know that some dear yoice is bushed to mortal ears forever, and ur tear blinded eyes and grief numbed mind strain to pierce the veil, thusx do we And every heart strmfc- is - vb'caP'wifh f reply, every fibre nf our being gives f answer to declare, "'aye, he will." And ; reason corroborates this hope. We know that in all the world of matter ; not an atom is destroyed. -Nothing is i doomed to annihilation. A thing may ; be crushed, burned, drowned, devour- ed or swallowed up in the air, but it is not absolutely eradicated. It as- sumes new shape, new being, new , properties and modes, but it is nut ' wiped out of existence. Shall the jew- ; el be less than tne .casket i the ker- ; nel more valueless than the sheil? th ! spirit weaker tnan the clay? j We know that in the world about us ; death is ever the stepping-stone to! life. The flower fading and perishing.. j the leaf ailing from tne tree, the body rotting in the ground, all give ; impetus to new existence birth feed- ing on death, life evolving from de- ; struction. Shall this rule cease when ' man is approached, and what is true ; of lower forms of life be not true of ; the highest? . " And we know that every want ha.- -its satisfaction, that for every desire 1 there awaits its gratification. For ; hunger there is food, for thirst there is drink, for an the senses cxere are 1 the avenues of their satisfaction, for their proper needs there are air and sunlight, and water and earth. Sn- ! there be no' fulfillment of the highest -and holiest hope of which man is i capable? Shall the wants of tne i body be answered and the longing of.! the soul be denied? Shall man be j created with a nobler aspiration, be ! endowed with higher faculties, have ' the power to perceive the more glori- ous being, to touch the edge of the ' infinite with the up-reaching, finger j tips of his soul, to yearn and hunger : for that more perfect peace and . j sublimer life, to have all this better part to be but a tantilizing disappoint- j ment, to realize that the narrow bed is after all the final end, and the lengthening shadows close in an un-1 lit night? Not so. If a man die ue shall live again. ! ur dead are like the stars by day, Withdrawn from mortal eye. Yet holding unperceived their way Through the unclouded sky. By. them, through uoly hope and love, we feel in hours serene, Connected with the world above, Immortal and unseen. Though death his sacred seal hath set On bright and bygone hours, bull those we love are with us yet, Are more than ever ours.. Ours by pledge of love and faith, V.y hopes of heaven on high. By truth triumphant over death, In immortality." The musical features of the pro gramme, sustained by Miss Smith, Mrs. Dr. Wins. Spicer, Miss Privett and Mr. E. A. Niel, were indeed most admirable, and therein ; they won not only 4he hearts and abid ing gratitude of the Lodge of Elks, bat also the appreciation of the large audience. ,t CONFERENCE APP0INIMEN1S WI LSON IS Til E X EXT I'LACIJ of MiiirriNo. thi: fi nal, SESSION. Elders and Oeucons Ordaiiu'd. As.s'4giueut of Two Thous and Dollars on Conference For Next Your In Aid of the Greensboro Female College. CJmrelies Assigned. Henderson, N. C, Dec. 5. With the selection of Wilson as the next place of meeting and the reading out of the appointments of the pastors, the North Carolina Conference closed one of the busiest, most encouraging, most heartily enjoyed annual ses sions it has ever held. No small portion of this enjoy ment is due to the splendid open hearted hospitality of the people ol Henderson, who have made the members of the conference feel at all times as it they were pitting around tneir own firesides. Much of it comes from the meet ing and sweet communion of men consecrated to I he same noble work, and much from the encouraging re ports that fell from the lips of nearly all as lo the labors of the pa.st year j crowned by such gracious "ahowers of blessing." The appointments a- read out by b;tv3ujp are as foilow: W. H.. Moore:, Presiding Elder. K.iei'toii Street, K, F. Uumpass. C:.ti-:il, i- UiooKIy:i Lcl i lilt 't. ll. orth, C. i , e: . . j . Cap to:5, G. A. iiioLop. nu. IviciCeuo. :ia W. L. If cad. ' iti-riiiiii. N'. K. CoiCic-ije. J. Guthrie, to by tfuppiieu Keuly, Litii r. by II. by II. F. F. iiiiiiirixjk, G. K. Rood. i ouu0.:vil!e, G. T. Simmons. Friai Uiintoii, J. II. Shore, i.ouiiur, L,. S. Maiey. Tar it'ivcr, A. L.. Grmond. Granville,' J. u. Peg ram. Oxiord sta t'.ou, Jb S hamburger. j-XiOk'u circuit, V. K. Pucketu 1 ; ?. N. ivey. Lietbociu-t Orphanage, J. W. Jen- DLTiiilAiL DiSTiilOT. J. T. G'ibbs,, FrstidirSTj Elder. Trinity, R. C. Boair mi. IT;. in tti'oct, T. t'liiOot. Ca;-r Caui-cu, M. D. Giles. "Wct'i Durrani and CunniESShii,. J. .. McCrJiciien. - . 2iact;-u-:n iScr-ret, E. ii. lloyle. lisrhs.iii Circuit, J. Ii. Thompson. . Cliapcl . Hiil, M..T. Pylsr. Ii'illsboro, N. C Year by. Mi. Ti-.-zah, W. H. Kirtol. ' lvjHsburtj, Rulus Bradley. i-iojcboro, R. D Holmes.- Milton, J. A. Daily. Yimeeyville,- E, P. Pope. Burlington Station,-. D. N. Caviness. Burlington Circuic, . F. Nix. East Burlington, Graham and Haw River, C. M. Lance. Alamance, M. M. McFarland. Trinity College, J. C. Kilgo, Presi dent; E. A. Yates, Lectureship. FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. J. B. Hurley, Presiding Elder. Hay Street, B. H. Tuttle. Fayetteville Circuit, C. A. Jones. Hope Mills, E. R. Welch. Cckesbury, L H. Joyner. Sampson, D. A. Watkins. Buckhorn, J. H. Buffaloe. Dunn, E. M. Snipes. Duke Mission, W. A. Forbes. Newton Grove, N. H. Guyton. Pittsboro, C. P. Jerome. Haw River, 11. W. Bailey. Goldston, C. O. Durant. Siler City, T. A. Sikes. Carthage, R. H. Brooim Elise, .1. W. Hoyle. Sanford, J. H. Frizzell?. Jonesboro, J. C. Humble. Li llington, supplied by L. B. Patti shall. Beden, C C. Brothers. . ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT. J, N. Cote, Presding Elder. ' Rockingham, J. H. Hall. . Roberdel Circuit, A- J. Groves. . Richmond N. J. Seabolt. Mount Gilead, S. T. Moyle. ' I'ekin. K. A. Jenkins. Montgomery, R. A. Bruton. Aler!;en. J. A. K'r'sby. Jlamlet, T. Ilrick. St. J .hri an.! Gibson. F. B. McCall. J-aurlnbur.!,'. R. a. Willis. Maxton it ml Ca1:ou!a, K. H. Mc WhirtiT. IceO Siririjrsf S. E. T error. Ili'wlHf!. .1. Bradlry. Liinibc.rton. Y.ml'-tk Par if,. Robersnn. .(. M. Awhby. Elizabeth, to be Kiifilied. Troy, W. R. Roy.-.l. Wf I.M ING TON DISTRICT. M. Bradehaw, Presiding Elder.- - Wilmington, Grace Church, N. M. Watson. VvTilmiMgbrj, Fifth Street, A. M. Mc Cullen. Wilmington, Bladen Street, G. B. Webster. Wilmington, Market, .1. M. Culbretb. ScoU.s Hid, Y. E. Wright. "Onslow, D. C. Geddie. JaekhOoviile and Richlauds R. R. Grant. Magnolia, J. W. Mai tin. Kenansville, V. A. Royail. liurpw, W. F. Lanford. Clinioii. A. S. Barnes. Wnkeville and Chadboun, J. T. Carver's Creek, J. J. porter. Warcamaw, T. J. Browning. Shal!;tte, to be supplied. Town Creek, supplied by E. L. Law yer. South port, W. D. Sas.ser. New River, supplied by J. M. Mar love. Ni2w bi-:rn district. E. H. Davis, Presiding Elder. . Centenary, G. T. Adaiiis. St. Paul's, Goldsboro, y. L. Cun ninggi ii?. St. Jt.im, Goldsboro, A. R. Surratt. G(.-ki.-!.M)ro Circuit, H. K. Tripp. Mt. olive Circuit, supplied by B. F. Deloatcb. Mt. Oiive and Faison, J. W. Potter. LaGrange, J. E. Saunders. llojkert.on, J. P. Pate. Snow nil!, J. M. Benson. Kiji.stoii, . y. John. Dover, supplied by J. W. Carroway. F. si'. l:xoi!, supernumerary. Griii.(ii), piilli;) Greenii.g. . Craven. YV. H. Towiisend. Jor., supi-lied by F. S. Bee ton. Pamlico, L. S. Etheridge. Oriental, W. E. Brown. -"Carteret, W. A. Piland. Beatlt,rt, IT. M. Eure. ..AiUniic,, fccypliti by E. W. Read. Straits, to b- Mi nptlf!,' ' - Missionary Secretary, R. H. Willis. Ocracoke and PortsiHoutb "to be sup plied. WASHINGTON DISTRICT. J. D. Oundy, Presiding Eider. Washington Station, L. E. Thomp son. Bath, supplied by W. F. Galloway. . Aurora, J, M. Lowder. .Swan Quarter, W. V. Ever ton. MattiiUiuskerft, W. O, Davis. Fairl'.eUl, ". p. lioouer. Greenville, J, A. Hoicaday. Farmviiie, K. Sawyer. Grir?.e.sland and Vancaboro, B. E. Stouetield. Bethel, E. C. Sell. Tarboro, R. C. Craven. Iiobersonviile, B. B. Holder, Elm City, J. L, Rumley. Rocky M.'-mit, W. S. Rone. hkuth Rocky Mount aud. Marion, R. E. Hunt. . Naslsville, L. G. Stamey. Spring- Hotf?. A. D. Betts. Wii.--o;i Sit i.ion, F. D. Swindell. Fr e rry i i , 1, E r ob a r d t. Wil.-oii Circuit, supplied by T. H. Bain, WARRENTON DISTRICT. G. F. -Smith, Presiding Elder. Yv'arreutorrrxC. W. Robinson. ' Warren, B. .C. A 1 1 ret- Ridge way, L. M. Cuainn. Henderson, and Mission, L. L. Nash and R. D. Daniel. Littleton, G. B. Perry. Weltlon, H.' A. Humble. Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary, G. D. Langs ton. Roanoke, to be supplied by W. B. Humble. Enneld and Halifax, H. B. Ander son. Battleboro and Whitakers, R. F. Taylor. Scotland Neck, J. E. Holden. Hobgood, D. B. Parker. Williamston and Hamilton, E. E. Rose. Garysburg, J. G. Johnson. . Northampton, T. H. Sutton. Rich Square,. B. C. Thompson. Conway, wl F, Craven. Murfreesboro, P. D. Woodall. Harrelville, J. H. Giles. Bertie, W. C. Merritt. Littleton Female College, J. M. Rhodes, President. Central Academy, W. W. Rose, Prin cipal. Student, Vanderbilt University, J. T. Stanford. , - ELIZABETH CITY DISTRICT. J. E. Underwood, Presiding . Elder. - First Church, A. F. Tyer. City Road, H. M. North. Pasquotank Circuit, W. F. Jones. ; Camden, R. L. Davis. Moyock, supplied by L. B. Jones. Currituck, J. Y. Old. ' North Gates. W. H. Brinn. Gates. T. J. Bailey. Perquimans, F. L. Church. t Hertford, N. H. D. Wson; M. H. Tuttle, Supernumerary. Edehton Evan and Center' Hill,; W. K. Hocutt. Plymouth, B. H. Black. Roper, S. A. Cotton. Pantego and Belhaven, H. M. Jack son. Dare, William -To we. Roanoke Island, I. J. Parker. Kittyhawk, A. W. Price! ICennekeet and Hatteras, D. A. Fut rell. Cxlumbla, W. D. Constable. Director Correspondence School at Vanderbilt University, J. L. Cunnlng gini. Student Vanderbilt University, R". E. Porter. I HI. I G HTF U t, ENT K I IT A IX j MKNT. To he Given by the LaclicN of St. John Church, Thursday Nigrht, of This Week. The ladies of St. John church will give one ol their delightful sociables which are always greatly enjoyed by everybody who attend Thursday night of this week. Chicken salad, choice fruits and other delightful delicacies will be nerved at moderate cost. I.... uujuvn ui inn cuiriiaiuiiiuilli J."f Tor the purpose of raisintr funds to defray the expenses of a Christinas tree for the' benefit and encourage ment of the little children of the Sunday school who have faithfully attended throughout the year and to encourage them to continue the com ing year. The public are cordially invited and earnestly requested to favor the ladies with their presence and pat ronage and thus aid in a worthy ob ject. The place at which the entertain ment will be held will be announced in theie columns to-morrow. LOCAL JiKIi:iS. Items of Interest In and Around the City. The two new boilers huvo been placed in position at the electric; liji'ht station unci our liht-s ore now much better. The Register of heeds has i-sued 80S marriage licens for the y ar c icl -intf Nov. 30, Mgsmisi i'A7 js-ood the previous .year, a decrease of '2'S. The Board of Cunty Corn rn ission ers will meet a tram ju xt IMoi.ciay, in aijurtiel riessiou, to vofiifb-u the buiuess brought over from yester day's sf-s.-jion. The colored A. M. K Zion Confer ence, whieh ha- been in session in this city for several days, a djourned to-day at noon and left for t eir re spective charges on the fcftornoon train. Mr;-. Governor Aycoe cam down to Uie city t-daj", and n tuo guest of Capt. Mrs. J. LJ. Edgerton. Tlie purpose of rior visit isto-et thtir residence here in order for their re turti to GokViboro witlj io- coming of ti e New Year and nii Goldsboro will welcomo them bac k gladly. GAINEJ A POUND A Vi:KIC. Uroo'lvi. Woman Tells of Simple Flesli Fonning Food That Ife Also a Cure for all .Toniach Troubles. Mrs. J .. J. Bell, 213 Walworth: Street, Brooklyn, says: "My daugh ter has gined over a pound a week since she began taking Mi-o-na. Her appetite is good and she enjoys her food very much. Her face and limbs are filling out, and she has a good color. 3he has also regained her spirits, hile she used to be so mel ancholy that I thought at times she would lo her mind-. For a long while sha was quite weak and her nerves so shattered that she had con vulsions nd could not sleep at night. Now since taking Mi-o-na she sleeps right through the night until morn ing and has gained greatly in strength. Few medicines have as many friends in Goldsboro as Mi-o-na. J. H. Hill .t-. Son have the local agency for thi preparation. A box of these tablet1; cosr? but 50c, and this amount will cure tb.o average dyspeptic and fill out tba wasted form. COB BENT My 6 room cottage - on Kornegay street Just re finished inside. A. IT. Kornegay, ' .6
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