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v. f.Johnson, editor andtianager THE COUNTY. THE STATE. THE UUIOH. LOUISBURG, N C.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 19, ld*8 SUBSCRIPTION SI. 00 PER YEAH NUMBEB 45 TO MEET AT RALEIGH NEXT YEAR "i ? ? ' ii'i ? ? t IE IMPORTAN1 ADDRESSES AND SERMONS TO BE^ PRE SERVED. BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION MEETS IN SHELBY. \ { - ? r* . \ i Harmonious Session ? Large AtUfcid aaee ? Great^Adtauce Made in Et^ry Department -Next Session la R41 ' V. ^ - V ? I ^ The Baptist bouts of North Carolina met in their 83rd annual convention last week in the historic city of Shelter and held one' ot the moat successful sessions in its long and worthy his tory. The spirit of progress, har mony and brotherly love were mani fest on everyfhand. The denomination in this State, has .not only held its own ?uring the past year, but it has made notable advancement along all lines. It has increased in . membership sev eral thousand, now numbering about 250,000. >In the matter of finances the denomination has not only paid all of its obligations to the different objects fostered by the convention, but it has simply Smashed to smithereens all former records. The next session of the convention will be held a year hence In the city of Raleigh for the reason that it Is a central and accessible place and more messengers can attend. It Is proposed in connection with the next conven tion to dedicate the new Baptist church at Wake Forest College, which the denomination thorughout the State is now building. The sessions of the recent conven tion were held in the magnificent up to-date $40,000 auditorium of the First Baptist church, of which Rev. L. W. Swope, formerly of. thisc ity, is the much loved pastor. He and his splen did people entertained the convention most royally. ? On Monday night of last week the Pastors' Conference met In Its seventh annual session in connection with the convention. This meeting of the pas ''^frs serves as a splendid preparation >rtir the convention that follows. A carefully planned program was car ried, out. All the addressee were of such an exceedingly high order that there was a popular demand for their publication in book form. A sufficient fund was raised on the spoil and they will be published and distributed wide ly throughout the State. uDr. J. B. Gambrell. of Dallas, Texas, "the great ~ commoner," the sage of Southern Bap tists, Dr. B. D. Oray, of Atlanta, corre sponding secretary of the Home Mis sion poard, "the Apollos" of Isouthern Baptists, and Dr. Samuel Zane Bat ten, of Philadelphia, secretary of the department of social servici in the Northern Baptist convention, were high lights in this meeting, t The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Dr. W. R. Cul lom, of Wake Forest, president; Dr. J. Clyde Turner, of ureensboio, vice president; Walter M. Qilmpre, of Loulsburg .secretary. j The convention proper met luiesday nlght, and the folowing organization was perfected: Rev. C. H. Durham, of Lumberton, president; Hon. IE. Y. Webb ,of Shelby, Mr. Jno. A. Oats, of Fayeteville, and Dr. C. _ F. Mekerve, of Raleigh. vice-presidents; Mr. k. B. Broughton, of Raleigh, and Dr. Chas. E. Brewer, of Wake Forest, secre taries; Walters Durham, of RalAgh, treasurer; F. H. Briggs, of Raleigh, ? corresponding secretary. The convention sermon this y|ar f was preached by Rev. Walter N. Join son, the Wake Forest pastor, from Ae text in Revelation, "He that hath eaVs to hear, let hira hear what thaosplrlt saith unto the churches," his theme being "Christian Education." The sermon was a masterpiece In deed, and struck the key note for the entire convention. Following the sug gestions of the sermon, a committoe, consisting of five schoolmen and five pastors, was appointed to work out a plan and present It to the next con vention whereby all of the -churches will Incorporate Christian education i their regular budget of benevplence V _ lie aim of this new movementl fl' to place Christian education n a par with missions, tne orphanage); etc., and to raise a fund with which to bet ter equip and foster thes ystem of cor related Baptist high schools and col leges In the State. i The report of the State Mission Board, read by Secretary Livingstone Johnson, was a very gratifying one Indeed, showing that over $60,000 had been collected for State mission work, that 165 missionaries, laboring In 42 different associations had been em ployed by the board this year, and that as^a result of their labors 3,646 had been added to thee liurches, two-thirds of them being by baptism. The report of Prof. E. L. Middle ton, of Raleigh, the efficient Sunday school secretary, showed substantial growth tin the Sunday school work, both In the matter of attendance and the bet ter equipment of schools and teachers. Dr. Prince E. Burroughs, of Nasbvllle. Tenn., who is at the head of the de partment of teacher training In con nection with the Baptist Sunday school board, showed the progress and'value of the modern Sunday* 'school move ment. . ? The Baptist Young People* t^nion, which stands for tralnlug and better equipping young Christians for ef ficient church membership, was placed on a better financial basis, tfce State Mission Board giving moi;e liboral support to it % The report on foreign mishlcn* brought out Ine fact that while the board is considerably in debt. North Carolina Baptists raised more last year for that object than they were asked to raise by the board. They also raised more for home missions than was asked of them. Wake Forest and Meredith Colleges, most valuable assets of the conven tion , came in for their rightful place in the consideration of the body. Both of these Institutions are forging ahead, fulfilling Well their mission to tl:c de nomination and to the State. But the pet .child of the convention is the Thomasville Orphanage, c? which Rev. M. L. Kesler is the super intendent. The report showed that since the establishment of this Insti tution 28 years ago 1445 children have been enrolled, 414 of them now being in the fhstitution. Two new buildings at the Kennedy Home in Lfenolr c flin ty, which will accommodate 70 more children, will soon be ready for occu pancy. Mr. J. A. Durham, of Charlotte, w'll erect soon a building at Thomasville for children under five eears of age. A very valuable estate in the west ern part of the State has recently been bequeathed to the Orphanage by two good women. Some other hard some bequests were reported. And this department of service, in which the Baptists were pioneers in thU State, grows apace. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, located at Louisvile, Ky., was represented at the convention by Prof. Geo. B. Eager. The cause of ministerial education, as well as the cause ot ministerial relief for the old veterans of the cross, who have worn out their lives in hard fields, lies very close to the hearts of North Carolina^ Baptists. Tl^e only collection taken during the convention was one foi; the immediate needs of continuing the work on the Wake Forest church building, which amounted to something over $10,000. College Notes. Christmas service was held by mem bers of the Y. W. C.*A. in the College j Chapel on Wednesday night. A special | song service was greatly enjoyed by | all. SocitfeH. The Sea-Gift and Neithean societies met in Joint session on Saturday even ing. A few of Dickens' characters rttere presented and the meeting was both pleasurable and instructive. On Thursday night the mu&ic classes both vocal and instrumental together with the class in expression* gave j a recital in the College Auditorium. ' The members of the Y. W. C. A. have prepared a beautiful calendar for 1914. This calendar gives a collection of beautiful college and town views. It is really artistically and skilfully got ten up. The object is to raise money to send delegates to the Y. W. C. A. convention at Black Mountain, N. C., next summer. Be sure you get one. Current Literature Clnb. The Current Literature Club met with Mrs. T. W. Blckett on Thursday afternoon. The programme for the meeting was as follows: No. 1. ? The Lorellie ? Vocal Selec tion. No. 2. ? Outline of 3ferman History to the Franconl&n Dynasty. No. 3. ? Mime Singers, Melster Sing- : ers._. . . ? * ? "*v No. 4. ? Reading ? The Army and Navy In Gertnany. V 5. ? The Watch on the Rhine ? In strumental selection. 6. ? Reading ? The Reigning Family ln_ Germany. 7. ? Mendelssohn ? A Sketch. 8. ? Songs Without Words ? Instru mental selections from Mendelssohn. _ The club is making a study of per many, its history, literature and aft, aqd the "afternoon's programme furn ished a most delightful entertain ment. Music from the Krand opera singers, as presented by tue Victor Victrola ad ded much to the enjoyment of the guests. . . ' ? A salad ^course with nuts and bon bons closed the meeting. The club will meet again Jin. 8 with whom will be announced later. The first two lessons In November's magazine will be studied for the next meeting. ^ Woman's Missionary Society. # .* ' The Woman's Missionary Society met at the parsonage "B^c. 15, with a good attendance. Mrs. P. G. Alston chairman of the social service Commit tee, conducted the meeting which was opened by singing hymn 105. The sub ject for the afternoon was presenting the first fruits to the Lord. A num ber of selections bearing upon t|je subject was given by those present, after which Mrs. Alston read as lier scriptural reading 2nd Cor. 1-42, and ' made a strong plea for systematic giv ing. A prayer followed, the roll was called and the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Re i ports from the officers of 1913 were read and approved and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : p Mrs. J. A. Turner ? President. Mrs. F. B. McKinne ? First Vice President. Mrs.*M. C .Pleasants ? Second Vice President. > Mrs. P. G. Alston ? Third Vice Presi dent. Mrs. W. E. White ? Fourth Vice j President. Mrs. E. F. Earley ? Foreign Treasur er. Mrs. S. P. Burt? Home .Treasurer. I ' Mrs. T. B. Wilder ? Corresponding j Secretary. Mrs. R. R. Harris ? Recording Sec- 1 retary. Mrs. D. T. Smith wick ? Bible Woman | and Press Agent. At St. Paul's Church. Fourth Sunday in Advent. Early celebration Holy Communion 7:30 a. m. Divine service at 11:00 a. m. at which time Attorney-General T. W. Bickett will address the congregation on a very important subject. Evening prayer and sermon 7:30 p. m. On Christmas morning divine serv ice with sermon at 11:00 a. m. The offering on this' day will be devoted (to the General Clergy Relief Fund. "Freely ye have received; freely give." E. LUCiEN MALQNE. Rector, - Bridge Club. Mrs. Joe Mann entertained at bridge on last Friday afternoon. A delightful game was played after which tempting dainties were served in a very pleasing style. Those present were Mrs. John King, Mrs. R. C. Beck, Miss Annie Allen, Miss Annie Green, Mrs. Bennett Perry, Mrs. Glynn Crowell, Mrs. Jno. 3 Yar- I borough. Miss Eleanor Cooke, Miss Mary Arrington, Mrs. Crallc. Mrs. J. j L. Palmer and Mrs. Edwin Best. PERSONALS. ? i Mr. C. B. Kearney, Mr. Jim Debnani went to Rocky Mount Monday. Mr. J. L, Reid, of Klttrell, was a visi tor to Louishurg Tuesday. , Mr. G. A. Ricks, of Greensboro, was av isitor to Louisburg the past week. Mr. Festus ' Fuller and sister. Miss Rena, spent Monday in Rocky Mount. Miss Gladys Johnson, of Pittsboro, visited Miss Julia Barrow the past week. Mayor James A. Turner, Mrs. J. A. i Turner^ Mrs. R. R. Harris and Mrn | Dr. 8. P. Burt went to Raleigh Tues day^ ? . . Messrs. J. B. Fulghum, T. L. Gooch and Dr. R. P. Floyd, left Tuesday for Shelby, N. C.', to attend the State Convention of the Farmers Union as delegates from this county, Public Debate ^ *? The Matthew Davis Debating So ciety will have a public debate in the i Graded School Auditorium, Saturday J morning December 20, at . eleven o'clock. Tb? question for discussion will be "Child Labor." , The debaters HJgssrs. John Neal, Wilt Collie, Fran cis Yates and Hunter Harris will be sure to entertain you for an hour. Tills ly an Important subject Come out to hear the debate. You may learn something. We are very an xlousfor you to see and understand what the debating society Is attempt ing to do for your boys and girls. DISPENSING CHRISTMAS JO*. Thone Who Would Like to do So Are -Cilvem the Opportunity. At thia time of the year, when we are thinking bo much of ourselves and our friends and planning to remember them handsomely, flarn9Btly hoping; that they will send us something in return equally as valuable), let us not forget the old and forsaken, the lopcly anaSielpless ones. Many, who once looked forward to the happy Christ mas times with as much joy as .we do now, will spend a cheerless 'day and that happiest t>f all days, unless some receive no token of remembrancee on that happiest of all days. Uuless some one thoroughly Unselfish should con tribute something towanjs- their en joyment ? and make them remember the days of old that were all Joyous and happy. Santa Claus called at the TIMES office yesterday and requested us to ask all our readers to do two things for him. I First, if you know of some poor fam ily where sickness and misfortune have eaten up the year's scant earn ings of a devoted father and loving mother, and left nothing for the child ren at Christmas, If you know of seme orphan all sad and forlorn, if you know of some who is aged and infirm, if you know of some invalid whose days and nights are spent upon a bed" of racking pain; in short, if you know of any home where Santa Claus would be a welcomed visitor, please drop Santa Claus & note, in care of Rev. W. M. Gilmore, describing each case that ought to be remembered, and where the home is located. The poorer the home the more anxious he Is to find it. No matter where it is located, if in the far end of the county, w*lte and de scribe it. If the home dpes not lack for this world's goods, but is devoid of sympathy and good cheer, he would be glad to know where that Is to. Secondly, if you cannot think of any one that is likely to be overlooked during the Christmas, yet you would be glad to assist in dispensing happi ness to the classes named above, eith er by a donation, or in carrying a 'present to some one of these lonely tones, or write letter to such a home if the name and address .was given you; if you would like to do this, and make some one happy, and get the greatest blessing of your life, then drop Santa a note telling him that you will be "willing to co-operate in this movement, and he will ^communicate with you tellink you of a specific case, or how you can have a share in this glorious work. If you want to spend the happiest Christmas of your entire [life time, then throw your entire heart into this movement, an dwrite at once to Santa and tell your friends to write. Address, "Santa Claus" Care of Rev. W. M. Gilmore. Perry- Leonard. A marriage that will be of much in- i terest to many readers of the TIMES was that Of Mr. A. W. Perry, Sr., to Mrs. Fannie. J. Leonard which took placC on ' Wednesday, Decenrl-rf 17tli at 2:30 p. m. at the/home of the bride near Centervllle. % The ceremony, impressive and dig nified. was performed by the Rev. G. M. Duke, the life long pastor of both \ bride and groom. Acting as best man was Capt. T. S. Collie and Mrs. Robert | Lancaster, sister of the bride, was dame of honor. Mr. and Mrs. John Uzzell of Mapleville, were the remain ing attendants. After the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Perry went to the home of the groom near Mapleville, and there an informal and most enjoyable reception was ! given. f Mr. Perry is well known to the peo- i pie of the county. For nine years he has been a member of the County Board of Education, for nearly four years its chairman, and has figured in the fine bevelopment of the public school system of Franklin. Mrs. Perry is a woman* o f rare character and worth. The TIMES ex tend to both its hearty congratulations and good wishes. , ? Its best to take no chances. The man who advertises his goods will have to live up to his statements. You can find what you want advertised in THE TIMES. ADDRESSES ELKS MEMORIL SERVICE "IT WAS A STRONG, EARNEST AND PASSIONATB APPEAL rOR HIGHER LIFE." ATTORNEY GENERAL BICKETT Delivers Strong:, Eloquent and Inter \e8ting AddreHH. From no pulpit In Greensboro and perhaps frpm one in the State, was there delivered* Sunday a more beau tiful. eloquent and forceful sermon than the address at the Elk's Me morial services, at the- opera house by Attorney General T. W. Bickett? beautiful and eloquent because it breathed the very spirit and essence of true Christianity ? the brother hood of man, and forceful because it dealt with the practical things of life in their*- relation to the Great Myster," before which slayes and savants have stood uncovered,, along with the ^humblest of earth, asking of the open grave: "Is it a gateway or an abyss? The old proposition that six feet of earth made all men equal was denied by the* speaker, who held that it was only after the material body was given back to the dust from 1 whence it came that correct meas- J ures ? were taken. Here the scales I were blamed by weighers of eternal j justice, and in the final summing up hoi item was overlooked. It might be ' overlooked. It might be that what the ! world regarded as delinquences before that higher tribunal would be reck oned as his greatest virtues, the basis for his fellow man. The address from start to finish was a strong, earnest and, at times, pas- I sionate appeal for the higher life the j clean life, physitial moral And intel lectual. The thought most strongly i emphasized was that of personal re- { sponsibility in home, community, i state and nation. Every man was I responsible, in a greater or less de- . gree for the acts, not only, of himself j but of the community in which he lived. Whether he desired it or not , he was his brothers keeper, a^id as , such would be held accountable.- He said that even in war, in the absence j of supreme necesity,. the Individuals composing the nation .were violat- ? ing the command : "Thou shalt not , kill," and in this connection paid j high tribute to President Wilson and I Secretary of State Bryan for refusing to be stampeded into a war with , Mexico by the cries of the yellow journals. Universal peace can never j come he said, except through the ' medium of universal justice, at which ( time the logic of r fire and sword will | give place to the more rational way | of settling international difficulties The world's ideal for ages has been ! a just man. It remained for the twentieth century to have for its ideal through the collective man, a just community. If a corporation is guilty of wrong doing, every officer directing its policy is held accounta ble. States and nations are simply the larger corporations and the citi zens directing their policies are equally to blame for sins of permis fion and of commission. One of the former was tolerance of evil in the community that woul not be permit ted in his own home. It was as much the business of every man to see that the town in which he lived was clear as that his own house was clean. The community conscience was simply the ( collective individual conscience, and each was responsible for his share in it. His plea for rlean morals was strong and convincing. He sought to impress the fact that every time | the moral law was violated a fraud had been perpetrated against the body for which unfortunate victims must dearly pay ? that nature kept books and collected with a heavy hand every debt contracted by sin and folly. The lawyers office was a sort of clearing house through which passed ihe sin ner and the sinned against, and during his five years as Attorney General In studying these red ; pages of the State's history he had found that a large percentage of the crimes com mitted were due to a lack of respect and reverence for the human body. He reminded the lawyers that law was the "science of justice," notwith standing the fact, that some of the profession practiced it rather as an art to make facts appear different from what they were, thus preventing and defeating the ends for which it was Intended. Referring to this class he said that the man who juggled with the truth, With settings and colorings to suit his Immediate purpose, was doing to his moral sense what the con stant use of the hypoderihic needle would do for the physical. While it mffeht bring immediate ease and pow er the result could be nothing but de cay and disaster. He might be, for the time, mighty in battle* but in the consultation room his judgment was not reckoned as a thing of value. To be Just to a friend was hard-; tm 4 be juBt to an enemy harder, and entire ly Just to one's self almost an impos sibility. Loyalty tp one's friend, whe? that friend was in the wrong, caused Justice oftentimes to be swallowed by generoalty. In public affairs obliga tions of friendship often worked det riment to the comtnon ^welfare, spe cially In North Carolina, where the deserter has no' place, and where the very, nobility of a man's nature has sometimes caused him to sacrifTce^the good many times for the sake of friend. North Carolina clea and able At torney General always a favorite with Oreensboro audiences, made many new friend^ to whom his strong and eloquent address meant renewed faith and new * inspiration. To those who are striving for better things in state and municipality? those who stand at the open .grave of jcdmmunity con science, "hope sees a star and listen ing love can hear the rustle of a wing." ? Fair Brothers Everything, Dec. 12. Simmons (Jets Another Place. Washington. D. C., Dec. 16.? Sen ator Furnifold M. Simmons is up to his ears in work again to an extent which reminds the observer of the busy days he spent as chairman of the finance committee while it was delib erating on the tariff bill with the eye? of the country's industries centered up on it. ,. By a unanimous vote of. the senate commerce committee a few days ago he was made acting chairman of that committee, and will continue those duties in addition to those on his shoulders as chairman of the finance committee. Senator Clark, of Arkan sas, chairman of the committee has obtained a leave of absence until April. A number of important bills will come to the senate rrom the house and be referred to the commerce Committee which will make Senator Simmon's place one of great import ance. Under ordinary circumstan ces the commerce committee is rank ed as one of the five large committees, the finance committee being another. During the extra session just ended and the present regular session, those two committees are of extra ordinary Importance. Senator Simmons' appointment to this committee is another refutation of. the statements made during the last campaign in North Carolina that if he was elected chairman of the finance committee it would not only be because of seniority of ser vice , and not an vidence that he was recognized as one of the senate leaders, a mostcr of legislation and is held in high esteem by his collea-; gues. The fact that he was the last member shows that seniority played no part, hutthat his election was pure ly recognition 9 ability and. high es teem in which he Is held.- -George H. Manning. Wdtroii Factory Burn*. The Hounding of the fire alarm and the announcement that the wagon factory was burning up at about 10:30 o'clock last Saturday night broke the quiet of our little town. The Are caught In the south east corner in a. room being used as a storage room and spread through the building with such rapidly that it had a heavy head way before the populace and the fire companies could arrive. -Water was turned on in good force however and stopped the blaze before it consumed the entire of the main factory building although this part of the plant was ruined, "^he flames were kept from the painting and finishing rooms and the offices. The firemen did good heroic work after their arrival and prevented the spreading of the flames to the other buildings and saved even the boiler room which was partially attached to. the portion that was burned. The origin of the Are is un known. The estimated damages is $15,000 with / $1,000 insurance. Ar rangements are being made for th? rebuilding of the plant andpopsibly on a much more modern plan.