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' :r- . . m!! fill " v -1 . , j." ..i- - ... ' . - - - . . . . ; " - 0HG STAR- j , A'i.T - V U ? (C C" ' TERMS' OF SUBSCRIPTION 1 ' : - ' . - wiiiUNTUJN. JN. C, MONDAY DECEMBER 25, 1905. WHOLE KUMBEB 11,901 ; Si JotninoStar.) o biood in Moscow Russia aei7 ar that threatens civil trar mpire ; all de- iB01 1 ... -fir. sides with J-fShe government will . the officials ieei wuu- Mttle Moscow resum- -j dislovalty or troops UaT aDU . . i7i S?atur- a.,' were 500, , and in ten iW nf the TJnit- !L 's more than ..v rhina I1?- ,ortnnn000 in 1904, '...oinSl rhn $46,500,000- against tii these countries is in r rntton and tobacco ducw. n..tAn i ocnriation :iia.. Jan- &and the extensive pro P., .dresses by D. A. 37 I Brown, of North w mlumbus. Miss., Sat- 9' kinhiav murders 1 of the victims being lamps A. Lockhart, .J1UU- Usloro, died in Chanoue yes- Mrs. DruBiua nan r ;3r died ia Northamp- r vesterday -In Philade- 1 ' li.Miioii t11d SJ Bight' police". v.,.... jocialist wto was ueuuuuuuB ,ygl? james rj. Aiai- janinent Xew i'ork soci?ty . wUed ia an a itoniobile ac- tsterday soon ai.ei uic , colony of l.Uu Jiormons cttiA n rolonr in KEATHtR REPORT. b Department of Agriculture Teather Bureau. Upon,N. C Deo. 24. 190... Weather Forecast. fii Carolina Fair Monday May. light to fre?h nonh to M finds. bRT ALMANAC Dec. 25. tses 7:09 A. M 4:51 P. M. tagrh 9 hrs. 4L' min. feer at Southport.. 7: 34 P. M. titer at Wilmington . 10 : 04 P M. Star wishes every ooay a Christmas and a permanent on Easv Street. editors in North Carolina ,r to be sifted in the art of Timperati ve vent a e ti 1 a r. funny to see a man pn-iciict- stand on his dignity when fe can take him down hV a look. y is well look out for a mix- ii Manila tobacco in our fla- Havana eiears. proletariat in Russia is friv- Czar so much trouble that able to make a iypographi- pand set it up polecat. ever heard of -d woman 's silent partner in anything? n a matnmonia 1 pa rt n er- goes on the assumption pe is the principal of the kfobury man not nnk- ,t, ng two dozen raw eo'trs N back and wanted more. lot necessary to remark w t i. net I aieggstraordinarilv egs. appetite.- Jle tackled Firz. It one more fieht. to f.nr. rtaimmons that bp ; wi, and not in ti, HIT lllll. Dt Roosevelt" fleelnra M build Ihnt Vann"n ,l possible to fWl n io fellow Filtthos se splendid canals 'an gef m Job if he'll drop 0n and eall on the v. "tlk I.an,l,,.,. . earing ...i , tp 1 I,)n ner hns- eseemarrioclmonsav. that the jndRe.B -" me fact ts in -"viuia ttailroad & . '"-hi Assem- " "0Table Mature of "Viete nrlA. --locmf at Of oose-elt' w... ' 11 concermr. f.. Pint ot . i-iuieo to wit 1,1 thik i,h., " tar. i& . , u:,y ""i 'iroaded like 1 O 1MK l fenaTh gone toFay- aul Mrs. Thos. H. Other Local on. Fourth Page. The Clyde Liner Kavahoe passed out at Southport- for her New York trip at 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning. ! The National Miners' Convention! which was to have been held this! month in the City of Mexico is defer red until early in the coming year. At Los Angeles, CaL, early yester day fire destroyed the Van Nuys Broad way Hotel. The loss is estimated at $250,000. Many guests narrowly es caped in their night clothes. Astreet car in charge of Motor man Batts collided with a baggage wa gon at Fourth and Harnett streets Sat urday night about 9 o'clock. A broken shaft of the wagon was about ail the damage that resulted. The Norwegian bark Wildwood, Captain Nielsen, from Pensacola, No vember "14th, for Montevideo, arrived at Hamilton, Bermuda yesterday, in distress. - The -vessel is leaking an-J has only lower masts remaining. At Fairmont, W. Va., at noon yester day the jury in the case of Mrs. Helen May Pay ton, charged with the murder of her husband, Jacob N. Payton, aC Manjiington, W. Va., last July, by poisoning, was discharged, being un able to render a .verdict. The State of Mexico Bank, in Mex ico City, will double its present cap ital of a million and a half dollars. The new issue of a million an' a half will be sold at a premium of fifteen dolars per hundred dollar share, the bank being very prosperous. Alfred Marine, white, was arrested by the police yesterday charged, in company with another man, of having gone to an old man's house in the southern rrt ofthe city and thrown him out of doors. The case will como up before the mayor to-morrow at noon. The schooner E. H. Moore, bound from Norfolk to Wareneck, Gloucester Virginia, with a cargo of tiles and shingles, stranded yesterday morning one mile south of Little Island Life Saving Station, the men attached to which saved the crew. The vessel will be a total loss. The Christmas exercises at Brook lyn Baptist church will be held to night in the main auditorium begin ning at 8 o'clock. The exercises will consist of songs, recitations and the like and an address by the pastor. The church will be handsomely decorated for the occasion. The body of the late American Con sul General, J. B. Russell Parsons, will be sent from Mexico City on Thursday, accompanied by his family, to the United States. His "fellow coun trymen in Mexico City will take ap propriate action in memory of the late official, who was greatly loved in that community. The employesa5y,;li aiuanr Bakery pfesente3 a handsome Christ mas gift to their genial proprietor, Mr. It F. Warren, Saturday, evening, the sift being a handsome silk umbrella. Mr. Warren reciprocated the kind ness of his employes by inviting the er the new Philippine tariff '"force" to an elegant supper at his home to-night. Capt. "Billie" Monroe, by virtue of his position as a special officer, Tester day morning about 9:30 o'clock arrest ed a couple of sailors who were en gaged in a Christmas fight on Front, between Dock and Orange streets. The combatants were taken up to the City Hall where arrangements were made for their apearance before the Mayor at noon to-morrow. A Raleigh correspondent writes: "Several pictures have been placed on the walls among the already large collection in the portrait gallery of the State Library, among these being steel engravings of ex-Governor Ay cock, Captain Samuel A. Ashe and Hon. Kerr Craige; a crayon of Calvin H. Wiley, presented by Mrs. Wiley, and an oil painting of Hon. George Dfivis, the gift of Junius Davis, Esq." A. C. L. CONSTRUCTION. Vast provements Over System as Noted in Railway World. Tho mirrpnt number nf the Railway 1 O'Brien needn't think he I world says: 'hole, cheese. U0 must I Tne Atlantic Coast Line has' erect- rriietnc,n. : ed a new steel onage over me iMeuse -4- dsdinst the age L River near Smithfield, N. C, at a cost of $18,000, The old er bridge at this point was strengthened, itspan short ened, and it was then erected over the Tar river on the Nwhville branch. The company has also improved the entrance to its transfer bridge at Pin ners Point, Va., where considerable improvement has been made in the facilities for handling freight, chiefly lumber. A new steel span J55 feet long was erected during the past fis cal year at Albany, Ga and a new steel structure with concrete founda tions was constructed over Haynesville near Montgomery, Ala. In Savannah the company built a subway at Guin nett street crossing, at a cost of $14,000 Terminal improvements were made at Jacksonville; a machine shop was built at South Rocky Mount, N. C; the line betwen Paola Junction and Trilby, Fla., sixty-nine miles, was changed to standard gauge, and new signar towers and interlocking appa ratus were installed at various points." MARRIED YESTERDAY MORNING. Mr. Walter G. Hatch and Miss Viola Parker Man and Wife. A wedding characterized by its sim plicity was solemnized yesterday morning at St. Andrew's parsonage when Mr. Walter G. Hatch led to the altar Miss Viola Parker, the Rev; A; D. McClure joining the happy young people in the holy bonds of matri mony. Miss Parker is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs.: George W. Parker of this city, and has a wide circle of friends. Mr. Hatch, formerly of Atlanta, Ga., has made his home in Wilmington for soine" time and is prominent in' fraternal circles. Mr. J. Hatch, a- brother of the ' groom, acted as best man and Mrs. Chas. Taylor attended Miss Parker. The happy couple will" be at home to their friends for the present; at 805 South Front street. - - . GLORIOUS YULETIDE Christmas 1905 as it Will Happily Celebrated in Wil mington ToDay be A SUNDAY CHRISTMAS EVE Quiet With Appropriate Services in the Churches and Merry Greetings By Friends Travel Continues Heavy Events of To-day. The weather to-day promises to be ideal for a proper celebration of Christmas. Clear and cooMs what Ob server Felger has on tapis for the fun and frolic of the Yuletide and he rare ly makes a mistake upon great- state occasions like thisT In Sunday's pa per mention was made of the throngs of people that lined the streets, the stores and the railway stations. Yes terday all was quiet but the atmos phere, the happy exchange of greet ings on the streets and festive boards in homes and hotel all gave unmis takable evidence that Christmas is here and that Wilmington is prepared for it. In all Wilmington churches yester" day there were special Christmas ser vices. Sermons and music appropri ate to the' day were listened to by the congregations and the religious sig nificance of the day . was clearly brought out. In many of the churches the Christmas services and entertain ments proper will take place to-day and this evening. . At Saint James' the congregation heard with infiinite pleasure its beloved Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Robert Strange, D. D., who preached a sermon which many of his hearers declare was the strongest they ever listened to from the distinguish ed young prelate. In the afternoon the children had their Christmas ser vice and brought offerings' in kind and in money for the indigent of the com munity, the distribution to be without regard to denomination or church af filiation. Holy Communion will be ob served at 7:45 this morning and the regular service at 11 o'clock. Annual Elks' Charity. The annual distribution of food, clothing and delicacies to- the poor ot the community by Wilmington Lodge No. 532, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will take place this morning. Over 20 packages of sub stantial gifts have been prepared at the store of the Holmes Grocery Com pany and will be taken out at 8:30 o'clock this morning in delivery wagons-manned by Elks themselves, the InHgp in a hv1v having vnlmitpftrfid for the service. A Hst of-the needy has been secured from the Associated Charities, pastors of congregations and from private sources and none of the worthy poor wil be neglected. The committee is composed of Exalted Ruler T. B. Carroll, Messrs. I. W. Solomon, John J. Furlong, W. Van Hardin, and Eugene Forshee. Should any worthy cases be neglected a tele phone message to Secretary H. J. Ger ken will bring a prompt response. To all Elks and visitors in the city a cor dial welcome is extended by the lodge to visit the club rooms of the lodge during the day. The Day's Amusements. A football game at Hilton Park this afternoon, the matinee and night per formance at the theatre, oyste? roasts on the sound and the opportunities for hunting and fishing will be the chief features of attractions for the gen eral public to-day. Railway people say there has been little let-up of travefand all trains going and coming yesterday were c.-owded. The mer chants who keep open to-day are also looking for another immense day's business. All in all there'll be lots doing to day and if the average American citi zen in these -biggin's" doesn't have a merry Christmas, the fault will lie within himself. WEDDED IN GEORGIA. Mr. lames H. Pelrce and Bride Re- turning from Wedding Tour. Mr. James H. Peirce and bride, nee Miss Ruth Leonard, of Eatontown, Ga, spent yesterday in the city, guests at The Orton, and left last evening for their future home in Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs. Peirce were married on the 20th at 10 A. M. and spent a part of their honeymoon in Atlanta. Mr. Went- worth W. PeiTce, United States Navy, attached to the U. S- S. Florida of the coast, snuadron at Charleston and which recently visited this port, join ed the wedding party here, after at tending the wedding in Georgia, and accompanied them to Warsaw last evening. Mr. Peirce is on a leave of absence of ten days from his ship and will rejoin it at Charleston Thursday, Mrs. Peirce, mother of the groom, also attended the wedding in Georgia, returning to her home at Wafsaw yes terday morning. STRANGER'S DEATH ON XMAS. Frank McKaianev Passed Away at Hospital Yesterday Morning. Mr. Frank McKaigney, an. expert stone cutter engaged on the decorative work at the new residence of Mrs, Bridgers' on Third street, died at C:10 n'rinoU vesterday ' morning at the James Walker Memorial' Hospital where he had lain ill with, typhoid fever for-two weeks. Mr. McKaignejn came from New York with Mr.. Gray, the contractor, .some time "ago and became ill soon after reaching here. He with the other workmen, had rooms at 213 ' Grace street, but was sent to the hospital soon" after; he be came ill. ; ' : ' ." '.' " '. :,, Mr. McKaigney was 33 years of age and ' his ' remains " were V accompanied by Mr. Gray to New York last night, the body having been prepared for burial at Yopp's undertaking rooms, pn Prineess street, v - CHRISTMAS MORNING TODDIES Estimated That Over 15,000 Gallons of Holiday Drink Was Shipped From. Wilmington Past Week. The liquor trade in Wilmington, both retail and by "shipment, during the past week has been the heaviest on record according to several of the leading dealers who found' a breathing spell yesterday and were disposed to speak of their good fortune to their friends. As to the shipments, the Ex pres people fully verify the statements of the dealers for they have never handled so many jugs and crates be fore in their lives. Quite all of the shipments out of town were to the large prohibition territory in this sec tion of Eastern North Carolina while not a small amount has gone over in to South Carolina, in which 15 counties have abolished 'the- State dispensaries for prohibition within the past . six months. In addition to the, shipments by Express many people have come in person to buy Christmas liquors, being restrained from having it shipped to them by the Supreme Court's strict construction of the Watt's Law, mak ing the place of delivery the place of sale. The railroad men say this has had much to do with the heavy travel, for what else was a man to do in the "rock-ribbed" territory but to jump on the train, get what he wanted and catch the next train out. Of course, in common with every law on the statute boobs, there were and still are ways of evading the Watts' Law and shipping anyway but dealers and receivers don't like to take the risk. Besides, the dealers claim that "wild-cat" packages are often rob bed in transit by miscreants, who are sufficiently versed in the law them selves, to know that neither the ship per nor the receiver can afford to "squeal' about their losses. It is an open secret all the same that in addi tion to the average dealer's having no desire to violate the law, he also doesn't care to run the risk of the loss by this pillaging, usually by per sons not connected with the transpor tation lines. While the liquor trade has been un usually heavy in Wilmington, many of the out-of-the State dealers have also shared in the sales. They have the ad vantage of the Inter-State Commerce Law, which permits them to ship any where they choose. But it is not quite so convenient to send away to Rich mond, Atlanta, Cincinnati, St. Louis or Louisville for a rush order, and the Wilmington dealers have 'had their hands full. The records at the Ex press office show that the shipments of jugs and crates the past week amounted to over 2,000 per day. Extra messenger service on the trains had - egnjrfoywi anil all th oolcrfiin possible was secured in the office but the work is such as requires experi enced hands and the clerks were work ed night and day. 'Averaged at a gal lon each, the shipments of liquor the past week by Express alone were more than 2,000 gallons per Uay. The ship ments for the week amounted to more than 15,000 gallons, to say nolning of freight shipments and the supply car ried away by hand. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. H. J-Lyon, of Elizabethtown, was here yesterday. -Mr. J. P. Lucas, of the Charlotte Observer, is a guest at The Orton. -Mr. W. McR. Smith arrived home last night from Norfolk, Va., to spend Christmas. Miss Bessie Holden is spending the holidays with relatives and friends at Rocky Point. Assistant Y. M. C. A. Secretary Cooper has gone to -Clinton to spend Christmas st his old home. Mr. Clyde Andrews, of Kinston, arrived last night to spend Xmas with his friend, Mr. John C. McAllister. Mr. Thos. S. Kenan, Jr., of Atlan ta, spent yesterday in the city and left, last night to spend Christmas at his old home :n Kenansville, N. C. Mr. Clyde Scarborough, of Greensboro, came down yesterday to spend the holidays with his brothers, Messrs. Carl and Frank Scarborough. Mr. O. B. Fulford, who is now in the government river and harbor ser vice at Wilmington, Del., arrived home last night to spend the holidays-with his family. Mr. Clayton C. Redd, a popular young . exponent of the "art preserva tive of arts," is at home from New York to spend the holidays. Mr. Redd expects to remain in the city until Spring. Representative G. J. Boney went up to Wallace last night to spend Christmas at his old homer His health continues good and his friends are en couraged to believe that in a short time now he will be himself again. Mrs. N. M. Culbreth has returned from an extended visit to her daugh ters in Petersburg and Richmond, Va. Miss Helen Blair, the accomplish ed milliner of Mssrs. S.E. Memory & Co., at Whiteville, passed through the city last evening on her way to Rich mond to spend Christmas.. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Orrell and two children arrived on thebelated A. & Y. train Saturday night to spend the holidays with relatives and friends. Mr. Orrell is in charge of the Ashe- ville, N. C, district of the Standard Oil Company and, ' with his estimable family, is held in very high esteem here. Mr. Orrell Is pleased with Ashe- ville, he says, and is very pleasantly located. - ' ' Another Monitor Coming. .The coast squadron of the United States Navy which is manoeuvring in thece waters from Charleston are npw in that port fori the holidays but the monitors of the fleet will resume their cruisin to-morrow week, Jan.; 2nd. On- the Monday following either , the Arkansas or the Nevada will ' make a formal call at this port, remaining. perhaps, for several days, DR STRANGETO MEN Bishop - of East Carolina Ad dressed Meeting;, at Y. M. C A. Yesterday Afternoon WAS A CHRISTMAS SERMON Eloquent Tribute to Nazarene Whose Nativity the World To-Day Cele brates Excellent Programme of Music, &c. L The Rt Rev- Robert Strange, D. D., Bishop of the East Carolina Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church. was the speaker at the Men's Meet ing at the Y. M. C. A. at 5 o'clock yes terday afternoon- and he was heard with much pleasure by a large audi ence, the occasion having been one oil the notable services of the Christ mas holidays in Wilmington. Mr. K. W. Price, chairman of the Religious Work Committee of the Association, presided at the meeting and Special music was rendered by Mrs. F. A. Muse and Mr. Charles Dushan, with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Chas ten and cornet by Mr. E. C. Craft. Bishop Strange read a scripture les ion from St. John VIII, 12th verse. His address was essentially a Christmas sermon and was eloquent to a degree seldom heard in Wilmington, dealing with the nativity of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. His descrip tion of the -journey of Joseph and Mary to Nazareth and the biTth in theman ger was a beautiful word picture and a fitting ground work for the splendid truths so brillian tly presented in the discourse aroner. Bishop Strange said" in part: " "I am th. Light of the World." Who speaks thus? "The Light of i he World." Who says this? The child whose birthday we ore now commemorating. Who says this? A carpenter,, son of a carpenter in an obscure village hid away among the Gallilean "hills. Who says this? The Nazarene teacher in the temple at Jerusalem. And the" chiefs of the Nation rebuke him for his arrogance and his fellow townsmen jeer Him for the presump tion. Who says this? A rejected prophet of p. despised people far awa from the centre of art and learning and power; aye, a crucified criminal to the eye of the cultured Greek and haughty Roman. " am the Light of the World: Think of the curling lips and indig nant glances that would meet such a declaration in such a' presence from such a source, were an untrained teacher to rise in this day, during a great General Convention of the Y. M. C. A. or other large church body, saying "I am-ee Light of the World." Think of the scornful rebukes and contemptuous hisses that would be turned upon such an one. But there in that gorgeous temple, surrounded By Scribes, priests and Tulers, stands the Nazarene, with ears deaf to their hiss es, with countenance unmarred by their scorn, with quiet, searching gaze that looks down the rolling .centuries, calmly speaking, "I am the Light of the World." Who is right? He who speaks, or thev who rebuke? Is Jesus an arro gant, a silly, deluded fanatic, an impos tor or is He speaking the words of truth and soberness? Wave the magician's wand and let us consider tnat ciaim in me ngui of the numbered centuries that have nassed away since that day in the temple courts. What name is best known to-day in all the world? Jesus, the prophet ot Nazareth. The very name of the mighty- Emperor, who ruled the world when these words were spoken, is to day unknown by thousands and tens of thousands who daily breathe the name of Jesus. Where are the Kings and conquerors who were worship ped as gods in their own day by their fawning subjects? Gone. They live only in the memories of the learned or are made known to the many only to point a moral or adorn a tale: but the Nazarene carpenter is to-day a living force. Who is the best known Roman of all his race? A most important personage in the history of his times. Pontius Pilate. And yet he is known only for hfs connection at a critical period with Jesus. What means that ornameat which flashes with its jewels on the throats of queens or hang in jet or gold from the girdle of the humble sisters in their work of mercy? It is the Cross; the sign of infamy once, now the sym bol of the purest motives and noblest action. Why the change? The death of Jesus.' Travel where you will among the civilized nations of the wdrld. What is the .central object of the vif lage landscape? .What dominates the architectural beauties' of a great city a church, a building- erected in honor of the once rejected Nazarene. If widespread fame and unalloyed rever ence can mdke one the light of the world, the words spoken long ago in that Jewish temple are true. Do literature and art bear testimony to its truth? What book is best known and more widely read ? What book is read to-day in nearly every language and dialect under the Sun. That whicb"J points as the purpose of its writing to : Jesus. What a gap would there ; be in the history and poetry and Action of this civilization, if reference to Jesus were expunged. Walk through the world's picture gal leries. What subject more than all others seems to enchain the thought and inspire the. hand of the. artist? Is it not Jesus... . . , ,.. " What would architecture suffer, what would music lack, if Jesus and his worship hail ? never; claimed ' the thought and service of mankind? "fahat influence . has . he" had ' in the more weighty matters of laws and politics? "Art Thou" a- King?" sneered Pilate, as. he looked at the unkempt, haggard, suffering prisoner before him. . Aye, verily, a King. Head of a Kingdom that has witnessed the fall and rise and fall again of "the mighty king doms of this earth. A King? Aye, ihead of a Kingdom that has never Iceased to grow and spread. A King- dom that numbers among its subjects imen and women and children out of all the people of this Earth. Hear Napoleon at St. Helena: "Alexander, Caesar. I have founded Empires on force; and where are they? Jesus founded a Kingdom on love and to-"day His name is uttered by millions with adoring love and humble reverence." More. A kingdom which hasinfluenced for good and growth all the kingdoms with which it has come in contact; has modified their laws, built up their institutions, purified their- customs. Whence has come the light which, has guided the nations of Christendom to a greater appreciation of man as man; which has led them from the cruel bondage and base servitude of treach erous Emperors to the liberty and equality which now characterizes the civilized people of the globe? From Jesus. What in the time of Christ was the attitude of the rich and pros perous and powerful toward the poot and suffering many. They looked down upon them and kept away from them. They left them to their fate and like beasts of the field, the poor creatures succumbed and died. What to-day is occupying the thought and speech of men? The lightening of the burdens, the edu cation and the elevation of the masses. How to relieve the suffering and af flicted ; how to make the physical con dition of the joor more comfortable; how to make the moral surrounding of the vicious moje wholesome; how to make a more equal division of the good things of life these are the questions that are to-day filling the best minds of the best people in Eu rope and America. Whence comes this change? From the carpenter of Nazareth. Where no man was found before now armies are in the field, battling against poverty, disease and crime, inspired by love for the Cruci fied, esteeming it their highest privi lege to walk in the footsteps of Him who went about doing good. Has Je sus influenced the practical every day life of man; has He given light on man's proper relations to himself and to his fellow man? Who has given to the world the truest motive for the highest life? Who has shown men where lies the fullest happiness? Who has given humanity the best example of his own teaching? Who has taught us and shown us how to live? Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth. Let those who stand apart from Him confirm me in my statement. Buchner, the learned German ration alist, says " 'Do unto others as you would they should do unto you' is an entire code of virtue and moTals, and it. is in a better and simpler form than could be furnished by the thick est manual of ethics." August Compte, the French founder of Positivisme, could find no better maxim fop his new religion than the words of Jesus: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." John Stuart Mill, the able English Economist, said that a man could not have a better standard for every action in life than the approval or disapproval of Jesus Christ. Herbert Spencer, the great i master of Evolution, declares that the ultimate ethics of humanity will be those of Jesus; that in other words, my friends, the perfect law of this perfect life in that perfect state, which, he says this world will one day reach, will be that laid down by the Carpenter of Nazareth centuries since. Think of it! By the confes sion of those opposed to His; claims, the truest directions for the' highest ideal of the best life, after the pro found intellects of this enlightened age have spent their best efforts on this problem of problems, comes from the Gallilean teacher who said eighteen hundred years ago in that Jewish Temple, "I am the Light of the World." Is it not the world's confession to the truth of the Master's word? 'Tis Faid lhat somewhere there Is in verse a picture of a feast of all the old world gods. When the revelry was at its heigth, the dobr was thrown open, and In walked a pale, gaunt figure, yet wondrously attractive from the light In the eye and the smile on his face, with a crown of thorns on his brow and a cross on his shoulder. He cast down his cross before them and look ed around. The music was hushed, the feast was checked. A look of wonder and of awe filled every countenance; slowly one by one these aged gods i forsook their seats and vanished into air, leaving their ancient hall to the Crucified, standing before his cross. Let us for a moment change the pic ture. The hall is empty. At the bid ding of the proud thinkers of the mod ern world who would make their own ideals and fall down before them, shadows spring from the walls and take shape before us. Each one of you, I say, take from your god the highest virtue and with them together let us make a central figure to which all of you can bow. 'Tis done. One, only one stands before us. They bend the knee and say "Behold the Man." Our hearts go out to him in love and reverence. But who is this, my friend, who is this whom you so honor? Come closer. Trace his --lineaments, hear his voice. See this shadow take flesh and blood. Is it not he whom we have been worshipping for near 1900 years? It Is not Jesus? Is it not He who said on Zion's hill while ye laughed, and scorned him. "I am the Ligbi of the World" My friends, we Christian1 folk can thank God this day that the light which illuminated -that humble cave in ; Bethlehem now casts its bright, glad rays o'er all the earth. We can say with alLthe .world, as" we rever ently approach . .that noble "figure "Thou " art right, O,; prophet " of Nazareth i Thou are j the .! Light ' of the World!" Ae, and ftrrther can we say:-' "0! why are some so blind that they cannot seel" O!. Nazarene. .thou who canst "stand erect wider, shadow of the world's disfavor, and fling with unfaltering hand the gauntlet to the worid." Thou who can'st look' straight' down the .whirling centuries and say A Merry "The Little Store PLATT & Wishing All a Happy Christ mas and Prosperous New Year. Southern National Bank. The Wlurchison National Bank OF WILMINGTON, Organized March, 1899. CAPITAL ? $300,000 SURPLUS 175,000 SHAREHOLDERS LIABILITY 300,000 TOTAL ASSETS NEARLY -3,000,000 DIRECTORS. W. B. COOPER, Wholesale Grocer, JNO. F. McNAIR, McNair & Pearsall. M. J. CORBETT, The Corbett Com H. C. McQtJEEN, President, , pa' . 0 . J. V. GRAINGER, Vice President. J' ACoSaT ComfaS. f C STEVENSON, Wholesale Grocer. N. JACOBI, Jacob'i Hardware Com- SHIRLEY CARTER, Baltimore, . pany. A. B. NICHOLS, Nichols, S. C. T. M. EMERSON, Pres. A. C. L. R.R. M. W. DIVINE, Paints and Oils, what nineteen hundred years shall bring to pass. ' Thon art the Truth. Thou are He whom thou claimest to be: The Christ, the Son of the liv ing God. "O, brother men, as we face each other to-morrow with merry, happy hearts, thanking our dearest for their Xmas gifts, let us look up into the face of our God Father with glad and grateful hearts, thanking Him for the best of all gifts, His precious Son, to be the light and life of the wofld. O, brother men, as we who serve in school, or firm or profession or corpor ation or army,' take pride and pleasure in the feeling that we serve and fol low the wisest and the strongest and the noblest, so let us who serve Christ take pride and pleasure in the knowledge that we serve the truest, the holiest, the wisest, the mightiest of all this universe. O' brother men; let us throw open our hearts and wills to Him, giving him our love, our loyalty our obedi ence and getting back from Him cheer, strength, wisdom that will make this life sweet, beautiful and bappy, that life after this-a joy and glory forever. ACADEMY THIS WEEK. Peruchi-Gypzene Company Begins En gagement With Matinee To-day. The Peruchi-Gypzene Company, pre senting Mr. Cheslo D. Peruchi, the fa vorite comedian, and Miss Mabel Gyp zene, the charming little comedienne, will begin a week's engagement at the Academy of Music this afternoon at Christmas Matinee, for which the bill will be "Our New Secretary." To night the offering will be "The Devils Web," a drama with enough comedy to give tone to the general production. The company comes with excellent endorsements from a tour through Florida and will no doubt have a high ly, successful engagement in this city. The company is said to be strong,. well balanced and each individual is well able to take care of the lines that fall to his or her lot in the repertory. A pleasing line of specialties and vau deville stunts are given between acts. Seats are now on sale at Plummer's at popular, prices 10, 20 and 30 cents for the night productions and 10 and 20 cents for the matinees, which will be to-day, Wednesday and Saturday. DOG FAITHFUL TO MASTER. ToOr Hand in Fight Among Boys Last Night Willie McDuffie, a colored boy, 15 or 1G years of age, a crowd of young white boys and a dog added to the Christmas gaities on lower Market street last night about 9 o'clock. One of the white boys, Willie Smith, had a "run in" with the colered boy with whom he had some words before. The negro boy drew a knife and made a pass at young Smith when the latter's dog took offence at the assault upon his. master and grabbed the negro in the seat of his pants. Then the col ored boy slashed the "dog across the nose" to make him turn loose and there was more trouble. Policeman W: R. Appleberry appeared on the scene and arrested the boywith the knife, tak ing him to the City Hall where lie gave bond with Mr. James Hall, for whom he. works, as surety. Half a dozen young boys were marked as witnesses and disappeared with the wounded dog for the nearest drug store. There will be lively times in the Mayor's court, when the case is called to-morrow at noon, s ' Brunswick Development Co. Four : companies wer incorporated in the office of the Secretary of State Saturday. Perhaps the most import ant was . the Brunswick Realty and Development Company of Southport. This - Company . is authorized to do every kind of business, from financier ing enterprises and holding stocks and bonds, running steamboat lines,; set tling emigrants and dealing in lands to conducting a Btore. The authorized capi- ftal is. $125,000,: of which $5,000. is subscribed 'by N,- F. Parker,5 Geo. I Peschau and W. H. Pyke, of South port, and ' M. Fargusson, of New YorkJ' " V ' , as Xmas, HAAR. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. To-Day 2 Caps to The Beach EVERY HALF HOUR FROM 1:00 to 7:30 P. M. Dec. 21-tf. AGENTS FOR SHOES. FOR SIX LONG WEARY YEARS. We have been "poundingand pound ing, pushing and pushing Up-Hill" to be sure, at times, but have the solid satisfaction of having seen Our "Cash-On-Approval-System" pass through its experimental stages and enter upon the arena of business, a full pledged SUCCESS! TO THE GENEROUS PUBLIC For this manifestation of their con-' fidence in us, we make our bow of sincere thanks, and, ON THIS GLAD HOLIDAY OCCASION WE BRING EVERYBODY A WISH FOR UN SPEAKABLE PLEASURE, JOYOUS, HAPPINESS AND PEACEFUL PLEN TY!. Respectfully, MERCER & EVANS CO.s ACADEMY OF MUSIC, CHRISTMAS WEEK. MATINEE: Wednesday, Saturday and Christmas Day. The Southland's Favorites PERUCHI GYPZENE CO. IN REPERTOIRE OF UP-TO-DATE PLAYS. New Scenery, Music, Ideas, Costumes. High Class Vaudeville Between the .. Acts. " . Presenting For Christmas Matinee "OUR NEW SECRETARY," A THREE-ACT COMEDY. Monday Night- "IN THErJEVlL'S WEB." -FOUR-ACT SENSATIONAL DRAMA. PRICES: Matinee: 10 and 20 cents.' - Evening 10c, 2Dc and .30a Dec. 22-3L : T . 5 If ysu wish to buy or sell anything. if you have a house or rooms to rent or if you wish to .rent ..either; if yon want board or boarders, place a Bus!- v 9 ess Local In the Star.- We will send an A, D. T. messenger to your house dr place of business for alTertisement a without charge.' Phone - Star office t tf jx, lit . t? it Si 1-1 5 T i " ;1 i f t ; 1 n Mi '' i
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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