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J6N WEATHER fair and rentlnaed ttm Meaasy aad Tsetday. Eest AiTeriisL-.j Hediuia la Iforth Carolina 4 yOLCIX.N0.20. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1919. PRICEi FIVE CENTS GIVE ELECTION FEATURE THE Mobs Destroyed Election Bu reau And Confiscated Evening Editions of Newspapers DEMONSTRATIONS Alflf STRIKES IN MANY TOWNS . .Reported .in Amsterdam That the Ehert-Scheidemann Got ernment Hat Decided Not To Hold the National Assem bly for Which. Elections Were in Progresa... Sunday; Killing of Spartacan Leader Liebknecht Has;.I5nraged the Opposition Element (By ttx Ajtatcd Froa.) " London, Jan. .19. Grav election riots an taking place today in Germany where the people are voting to choose member! of the national assembly. A general strike has bees declared at Leiptic, which U without gas and water, accord itig to Copenhagen advices to the Eicha TelcfrapfcH'oiffpanyt The deaths of Dr. Karl Leibkneeht and Bom Luxemburg, appear to hare made a deep impression in provjnvial towns and to hare led to demonstra tions and street fighting, it is reported. At Leipsio a mob is said to hare de stroyed the election bureau of the democratic party and to have confis cated the evening editions of the Leip aio jTageblatt, Zeitung and General Gazette, compelling those papers to .publish a declaration deploring the ''murders in Berlin" and blaming the government for them. Strikes and demonstrations are reported in Duascl dorf and other towns. Airmen were flying aver Berlin today and bombard ing the city with pamphlets issued by all the political parties, it is reported. DISTURBANCES If MANY r PLACES; JiEW POLICE ORDER Berlin, Saturday, Jan. -18. The Ruartatan continue ' Is show their heads outside the capital. The radicals have soiled all the Bonrgoise papers in Dusseldorf, and Wrecked tlie central bureaus of the clerical and democratic parties and burned their campaign lit erature. The soldiers at.d workmen's eouaclt""otNDuseldorf ordered schools and theatres closed today as a symbol of mourning for Dr. Karl Liebknecht and Boea Luiembnrg. The council also has announced that it will support a general strike. Disturbanees lave occurred fit Bres- au and at Blaskcnburg in the Hartx Mountains and also at Allenstein in Kast Prussia, where campaign meet ings resulted in rioting. Gustavo Noske, head of the govern ment police,' calling attention to a previous order forbidding street gath erings, has issued a new order remind ing the troops of their duty in the pro tection of citizens. ,' "No soldier can be excused for failure to perform his duty if he has not in the cases herein specified made timely and adequate use of his weapons to attain the purposes set forth," says a para graph of the new order. It will be recalled that an order couched in similar terms and issued by Police President Ton Jagow in 1913 provoked bitter ; attacks from the Socialist press. Personnel of Full Coalition Ministry Headed By Fa mous Musician ' Rawsaw, Jan. 19. (By the Associated . Press.) The full coalition ministry formed by M. Xaderewski, is composed as follows: 1 Premier and Foreign Minister, M. -Taderewski. . ' 1 Minister of the Interior, M. Wojcie- chowski. ' . Minister of Commerce, M., Moncia. Minister of finance, M. Englieh. " Minister of Publio Health, M. Janis- eewski. . Minister of Communications, M. b erhardt. Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, M. Linda,." Minister of Agriculture, M. Janickl. Minister of Arts, M. Prxesmycki. Minister of Labor, M. Ivonovski. Minister of Food, M. Minkiowiez. Minister of Justice, M. uinski. Minister of Publio Works, M. Pruch- ni. . The last three named were members of the government of Premier Morac zewtki. The new government has de cided to summon the- eonstitaent Diet February Pth. The" government's first decree has . been to order the obliga tory recruitment of men of the elans of ' IMS.. " - -i Baptist Coafereac Jsa. 24. Kinston, N. C, Jan. 19. A confer ence of Baptist-ministers and laymen Of the JSeuse-Atlantie Association, em bracing many churches in southeastern . Carolina, will he held at Winterville January 2t. The 1,000,000 drive for the denominational schools and colleges ia the State will be the principal topie xaz discussion. GEM M ASSE BLY EN PADEREWSKI'S NEW ; POLISH CABINET : v- . 1' RIOTS VOTING FOR MAT NOT HOLD MEETING OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. Amsterdam, Jsa. ll-The Ukal Aasciger of Berlin ssys It learw the Ebert-Scheldemsaa government has finally decided aot to hold the Na tloaaPAssembly, for which electlowi are going oa today. A Germaa government wireless message received In London 8atr day says Phllipa Scheldemaon, the GermsaForelga Secretary, has -aoanced that hte Germaa govern meat haa decided to convoke the Na lonal Assembly Febraary It. EXTRADITION OF THE FORI Eminent Legal Authority Told Clemenceau It Could Be Done (Br the AMOciafad Tr.) Paris, Jan. 19. Some points in the report to which Permier Clemenceau re ferred yesterday when ha said ha had consulted two eminent jurists oa the penal responsibility of the former German Emperor were made public to night. The report was drawn np by Ferdinand Larnaude, dean of the Paris law faculty and Dr. A. Gy De Lepra delle, professor of rights of nations in the same faculty. The object of the inquiry was to in vestigate from a, purely judicial point of view if the crimes committed by the German government and army involved the penal responsibility of the former German Emperor, what tribunal shordd judge- him and whether his extradition could be demanded. The authors of the report give a long -targament against bringing toe ex- Eraocror before a tribunal of common law, because his will eommnnded by his hand did Hot" cSCcuto.""',IW , say that he was aot the principal offender and that therefore bo eould only be pun ished as an ' accomplice. An inter national tribunal consequently must be found. They consider the Hague arbi tration court founded at, the 181(9 con ference incompetent to try him, as the court was meant for cases where no penalty is to be applied. They argue that aa entirely new jurisdiction must be created which should be the first in strument of a league of nations and in which should appear exclusively the states which fought Germany. . ' Not a Political Refageo. The two French jurists prove that the extradition of the former German ruler cannot be refused as he is not a politi cal refugee. The report says: "Itis arrti-jnridieial to assimilate war with conspiracy Crimes of war are crimes of public law aud inter national law, not political crimes." The authors of the report commence by establishing that no penalty is possi ble against a nation any more than against a company but that the man ager or director of a company can be punished. Should Not Escape. "The Emperor in the first place,' says the report, 'as King of Prussia is president of the confederation by virtue of a special law in which human wol does not enter. The German sovereign depends only on God aodMle. sword. w ith such a conception "of power it would be unjuridicial to the highest degree to allow the Emperor id escape responsibility for his actions; his re sponsibility for the war for which, un der the constitution, the deciaieq be longed to- him alone;, bis responsibility for violation of Belgian neutrality which waa willed by him; his regponai- (Continued oa Page Two.) TO BATTLEFIELDS Arrangements Have Been Com pleted, But Time Has Not Been Fixed . (By tht AiMdattd Prat.) Paris, Jan.- -19. All arrangements have been made for President Wilson's visit to the American battlefields and to some of the devastated regions of Northern France, but the time has not been fixed. The visits will depend wholly oa the proceedure of the peaee conference -and the turn of affairs in the meeting. President. Wilson probably will travel by train, having army motor ears meet him at different points for a tour of the region surrounding tta stopping places. It now appears the President's visit to Brussels will be -deferred until lie is ready to depart for home. One plan under co.-snk ration is for Mr. Wilson to leave Paris in a spevlal train which will carry the i hole presidential party to the fktlgiaa capital. ini there the President will go !ireet to Calais without- returning to Paris, crossing the English channel and sailing from tome xjigusn ,po.t R KAISER PRESIDENT S VISIT H VICTORY WILL BE THE LAST Secretary" Glass Makes State ment About Floating Jt In April SAYS ITWILOOT EXCEED SIX BILLION DOLLARS Head of Treasury Says Re- ports That There Will Be Two or More Axe Unfounded (Br the Aasociattd Prass.) Washington, Jan. 19. Only one mors big war loan drive is planned by the Treasury Department, Beeretary Glass said today,' This will be the Victory Loan, to be floated probably the last three weeks in April. The amount will not be more than $6,000,000,000 and may be $5,000,000. I expect the ictory Liberty Loan to be the last intensive campaign for the sale of government bonds," said Mr. Glass. ''Reports that there would be two more bond issues this year ag gregating 12,0OO,O00,0O0 are entirely Mthout foundation not -.only as to. amount, but also as regards the num ber of campaigns.' No Other. Intensive. Campaign, ; More bonds probably will be issued by the government even after the next campaign,-but it is planned to market these quietly through banks and other financial institutions, without the usual campaign uf advertising and Soliciting. The amount of securities to be sold in this manner will not be determined for months, until .the Treasury gets a more different idea of the volume of ex penses growing out of liquidating "of war contracts, the allies needs for fu ture loans and the demands arising from continuing the policy of making loans to railroads financing the next wheat erop continuing ship building and other internal obligations. One result of Secretary Glass an nouncement that the next extensive loan campaign would be the last is that Liberty Loan organizations throughout the country will make this a big selling point In the campaign. .Citizens will bo urged to do their utmost on the plea that improbably will be the last oppor tunity to maUe loans to the govern ment for war purposes. ' Misapprehension Corrected. - The misapprehension regarding the number and amount of remaining loans may arise, Treasury officials explained today over the fact that tho Treasury had planned. ,t.-float two Joaa. issues aggregating about $12,000,00000 this fiscal year. The fiscal year began last July 1, however, and ends next June 30, and the fourth liberty Loan of nearly $7,000,000,000 already, has been noated in that period. Most Treasury officials believe that the terms of the fifth or Victory Loan will have to be made more attractive than those of the past, either by rais ing the interest rate above 4 1-1 pej cent or Dy some otner means. Two Bills Are To Be Introduced In-General Assembly During This Week " CONTROL OF OWNERS TO BE EMPHASIZED Some of Proposals Expected to Proroke Spirited . Fight on Floor of General 'Assembly- Two proposed "dog laws' are due to be introduced in the Legislaturethis week and will likely come in today Both of these bills will have the sanc tion of the informal committee, which has been representing the ' dog law advocates, and practically the only dif ference in them is that one goes into detail more than the other. The com mittee isn't sure just how much the members of the General Assembly can stand ia the way of providing projec tion for sheep and for women and chil dren and hence is reporting two measures. -'-.'- . One of these measures is fathered by Representative Frank Ray, of Macon, and is along the same lines as one in troduced in the Senate tevenrt days ago by Senator Palmer, of Cabarrus.-.. The bill it entitled an art "to encourage sheep husbandry in North Carolina. ' Nothing to Imagination. The other measure to be recom mended by the informal committee, which is composed of Representatives Ray and Redwine and Senator Stevens, is the proposed North Carolina dog con trol law, which goes into every detail and leaves nothing to the imagination. This law ia modeled on those already in effect in Pennsylvania, .Virginia and other States. It has the backing of the North Carolina Department of Agricul ture aad is declared to meet the needs of the people. Representative Ray has been intro ducing dog laws in the Legislature for many years, only to nave tnem "mu tilated"' by committees, and changed 1y recalcitrant', law makers, who didn't want drastic laws passed. He has prof ited by these experiences and he now has a dog law, which he guarantees any person in North Carolina with even half sense can understand and which he be lieves will meet the situation. lie ad mits that it doesn't provide for effective control and -before introducing it will probably add a section to take care of this festnre. Would Have License Tax. Representative Bay would have a 'li cense 'feo of $2 for open female dogs (Coatinaed ta Page Serea.) DOG LEGISLATION NOW BEING SHAPED TAKE UP RUSSIAN Ml TODAY Five Great Powers Will Resume Informal Deliberations -. At Paris NO MILITARY POMP AT THE PEACE CONFERENCE Paris Papers Contrast Meeting With the Display After Prussian Victory DINNER TO WILSON TODAT BY THE FRENCH SEXATK Paris, Jan. s 19. The arrange ments for tomorrow, beyond the meeting of the Suprtme Wsr Coun cil, include only a luncheon to be given in President Wilson's honor by the French Senate. (Br the Associated Fro.) Paris, Jan. 19. Tho machinery of the peace conference, set in motion formally oa the annivexsory of the treaty of Paris, called forth from the Paris news papers descriptive contrasts of the mili taryeharacter of the Prussian victory with tho democratic nature displayed yesterday Without formality or military pomp. : ' The conference to all outward ap pearances rested today. Tomorrow morning the plenipotentiaries of the five principal powers will meet to con tinue the informal deliberations which they abandoned on Trlday. No date has been set for the next plensry meeting. President Poincare's dictum, "You hold tn your hands the future of the world,, seems to have captivated all the French journals which printed it ia large headlines, while President Wilson is seen to occupay the most important role. 1 Ia the effusive descriptions of the ses sion, President Poinesre's tribute to the part played by the I mted States in the war is given much display. La Matin sub-headed its article "To Save Civili zation. Take l'p Russian Affair Today. When the delegates of the five great powers meet tomorrow in Stephen Pichon's office the foreign minister will transfer the presidency which he has hitherto exercised at these meetings to Premier Clemenceau.. This meeting will occupy the whole day, being interrupted only by a luncheon given y the Senate fa hunariif Prosiuoat WiUun. . ' I The subject of the discussion at the meeting will bo an examination of the situation in Russia. Leon Burgeois, formerly French Min ister of Foreign Affairs, who has been eharged with the representation of the French) thesis oa the league of nations, arranged to see President Wilson this afternoon oa the subject. Jap Delegation Will Participate. J. Tomorrow's session at the foreign office will be attended by the full Japa nese delegation, Baron Nobuaki Makino, Chief of the Japanese mission, having arrived in Fans yesterday evening with representatives of the Japanese army andnavy, secretaries and commercial commissioners. T The Baron made an official cslj this morning oa Premier Clemencdui and Foreign Minister Pichon. TNRKISH LIBERALS SEND . DELEGATES TO PARIS, Geneva, Switzerland, Jan.. 19. The congress of Turkish Liberals assembled in this city has delegated Cherif Pasha to attend the Paris peace conference and given him full powers to act. He had been instructed to present the rights and claims of the Turkish people and also to take up the question of food for Turkey,, At the opening of the Turkish congress telegrams were dis patched to President Wilson and Pre miers Clemeneeau, Lloyd George and Orlando, ONLY ONE DELEGATE AT CONFERENCE JIQRE A TITLE. (Br the AMOcisted Prats.) Paris, Jan. 19. Among the score of statesmen who sat at the peace table Saturday there was only one who bore a title of nobility Huron honmno, the Italian foreign .minister. The cosmo politan character of the gathering was no less striking than its atmosphere cf democracy. There were gathered at the table emissaries from Arabia, Alahara- juris, from India,. Representatives of China and Siam, and mingled with them wefe men from South Africa and Au tralia and every quarter of the old and ne wworlds. . - The Grand' Young Man. "Premier Lloyd George of Oreat Bri tain, demonstrated his command of the French language during the first session of (lie peace congress. In bis address seconding President ' Wilsons speech nominating Premier Clemencesn as Presidet of the Congress, Mr. Lloyd Georgo referred to the venerable French statesman as "the Grand Young' Man of France.'1 Inside the great horseshoe sat Lieut. Mantoux, who has been de scribed as one' of the-world-s- greatest interpreters.. When he read a French translation of Mr.-JJoyd George's ad dress he construed the phrase quoted to "the grand old man of France." The British Premier at once protested against the . transition which was changed amid the laughter of the dele gates. . RALEIGH MAN DIED AT , SANITARIUM YESTERDAY Mr. Hubert S, Bar, on ' Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Ray, 320 New Bern avenue, passed away yeste::ay afternoon st 4 o'clock at a sanitarium in Black Moun tain, where he had been undergoing treatment for severs! months. Hie r mains will tie brought to Raleigh, ar riving on the 7:25 train tonight. He is survived by Mr parents, his wife, one brother, Mr. Hal Ray, and two sisters, Misses Mary and Bessie Ray. Funeral arrangements will be announced later- DISARMAMENT AND LEAGUE OF NATIONS Plans For League Have Been Reduced To a Very Definite Form INSTRUMENTS OF DEFENSE . AND THE BRITISH NAVY Opinion of International Law yers On Some of the Deli cate Questions Involved Paris, Jan. 19. The plans ''for a league of nations have been reduced to very definite form. The general , indi cations are that the statesmen of the principal nations are steadily drawug together on h structuu which -ill have the support of all, the informal discus sions having brought the community of ideas to a point where it ma;-rea sonably be expected soon to appear en paper. . It is understood" that the general plaa which is now most approved in sub stance by all tbe partie concerned - jcets the .heory of the suj;er-sovcreig . of an international police force. It also contemplates the working out, as the development of the league progresses, of the most delirate question f all d's aruiament vikich pnrtiolar! - affects the British navy. The mm principle, it is proposed, shall a,ply to the otl.er nations associated in the war against (Jcrmnnv.. "Mastrameata of Defeat.1 The idea Is founded o-. the argu ment that no nation would dispone of instruments by which it e-.. s to dt- fc. . itself ua... it has been demon strated that the forces proposed as a substitute will be ctB-ieH. In the opinion of nteru. tit nal 1. w- jers such decisions will remove from actual settlement by t'.ie peace confer ence, at this sitting at least, m y questions on which complete rgreem'nt might not be expected sow, : ut upn wllch full accord seems probable as J dcvcJu.'BK-it of the plans for a " jue nati us advance. Such a plaa. will delegate to various commissions and. committees dnta.led problems which shall bo re.i.r.ed with recommendations w the league itself. The probability of such a plaa V.nt adopted justifies previ. us forecasts that tit. principal accomplishments of .' t peaeo conference as it now sits ia Faris will be agreement on, broad, general principles, leaving tho detail to be a ppl if 4la Je?,w,it 'nrwit and li niakiiu o' a pUlimiiinry peace wU k will retura the world at tho errliest moment possible to its aorual EtMu - Wilsoa' Measure to SwItserUndV Berue, Jan. 19. President Wilson hss sent from Paris a tekgram to tbe Swiss president thanking tie lat.cr fer the message rhieh Mr. Wilson received oa returning to Paris from Italy. Mr. Vin son ssys the confidence placed ly (Ceatlnaod oa Psg Two.) ON TAXATION BILL Joint Finance Committee of General Assembly Ready : -r To Start TO MAKE EFFORT TO , SPEED UP MEASURE Legislative Outlook For Com ing' Week Promises Noth. ing of Exciting Interest . Tho biggest problem of reconstruc tive legislation to eomCDetore the pres entsession of the North Carolina General Assembly in the opinion of many f the legislators will be the taxation question and the joint Finance committees of the two bouses are sched uled to get down to work oa it this week in real earnest. The general pro gram will be outlined at meetings of the entire committee membership, after which the details will be worked out by sub-committees. Governor B. A. Dough toh, chairman of the House Finance committee, ex pressed the hope yesterday that the Finance committee could get its work out of the wsy earlier in the session than usnal, not only In order that more thorough conaideratioa y may bo given on the- floor of the two Houses but also because the legislation for a six months school for all the children of the State and for good roads is depend ent in a large degree upon finding tbe available funds and cannot really be acted upon intelligently antil it is known how much money -the State can furnish for' these purposes. '.- " Vitally Important Qamtioa. - The present General Assembly Is in thorough accord with the program tor a six months school, aa provided for in the State constitution, and likewise for an improvement, ia the'" present state-wtdo purine road law, but both these are vitally related to the ques tion of taxation because without money nothina much can be accomnlished. The question of Federal aid for public roads in the Stat will have to be consid ered, but tbe Federal government only proposes to furnish a dollar for every dollar that 'the State furnishes. The State must secure the dollars to match the dollars that-the Federal, govern ment will provide. The opinion prevails ia many quar ters that this money should be fur nished largely, by the automobile own ers, not simply because they are belter able to .pay it, but because good roads are ef greater ervic. to them than to anyone else. The cost of operating an (Coatinaed oa Pag Sevea.) . TO BEGIN THIS WEEK BIG VICTORY OF 3; Oinwiddie Says At Least 45 States And May Be 47 Line Up For It WORK OF DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY Cardinal Gibbons Pays Tribute To Secretary Daniels; Tar Heels At Washington Nrvt and Otarvr Burns. 40 bmtrirt National Bank Dllc. sra t. w iTfcKS. (By SpfeM UaMd Wira.k Washington, Jan. 19. ''The national constitutional prohibition amendment will not bo ratified by only .16 States which we had yeaterday," said Edwia C. Ihnwiddie, national legislative super intendent of the Anti Halooa League and allied temperance organizations. "But it bids fair to be ratified by not lees than 43 aad probably 47 States withia tho next few days." "Since the amendments adoption has lice assured I notice the question has bcea raised as to when it becomes a fiart of the constitution of the United Statis. Tho opinion has expressed in some circles tl st it only becomes effec tive when the proclamation hss been issued by the Secretary of Slate. Others hold to the view that an amendment becomes a part of the constitution as soon aa the 36th State has ratified it. I feel confident that the latter view Is the correct one and that- the l$th amendment providing for national pro hibition, became a part of tho constitu tion yesterday, January 16th, and na1 tion-wide constitutional 'prohibition will be effective- on- and after January 16, 1920. I hold that view. for the fol lowing reasons: "First The constitution, which Is all controlling, especially says that amend ments properly proposed by Congress shall be valid to all intents and pur poses, as part of this constitution when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States. If it had been intended that the incorporation of an amendment into''' the constitution bad aot to be complete until the Secre tary or ne . Ptate should ' announce, Article V would have contained a clause following the one just quoted, like this; and upon the proclamation thereby the Secretary of State ia tht absence oh such language the plaia meaning of article' V of the constitu tion ia that upoa tb oompletioa f fnttflVatlba i by 8 States tho amendment t adopted. 8 Tho Secretary of State as will be seen by reference lo section i!3 of the revised statutes, is simply charged with the duty on proelaniating the fact of ratification. His act ia not needed to complete the ratification. All amend stents and previous proclamations an- pouncing the adoption of amendments to the federal Constitution have hut attempted to fix the day on which they have become valid, but have simply an nounced the fact that they have become valid as part of the constitution. 3 In the proclamations of the Secre tary of State care haa been taken to nam ia one paragraph the states which have ratified up to the number of thre fourths on all the States, and the following paragraph proclaims the fac' en such proportion to the whole number of States in the L'nion, aad when addi t.onal state beyond the required three fourth have ratified the amendment, this fact has been set forth in addi tional paragraphs in tho proclnmntiun. The proclamation itself follows the law of Congress in section 2u5, K. S., just quoted, and simply states that the amendment has become valid and it no wise haa attempted to fix tbe date. The reasonable theory, is that this date ia absolutely fixed by article 4 on the constitution itself." Mr. IHnwiddie said: "Thor is aot basis for the claim of '.he liquor men that this amendment must be submitted In a vote of the people of the S3 states which have some form of referendum. Without going into the question ex haustively, Ihere are two overmastering reasons why a referendum under Stat kw cannot be had upon the vote of a state legislature ratifying ttn amend ment to the Federal CoiistitutionxThcr rre two ways of submitting amendments to tho Federal Constitution, and also two ways by whicu they may be adopted. (Coatinaed oa Psg Two.) Final Action on Revenue Bill Possible; Debate on the , Russian Situation Br Um Aaaoc 114 Prat,,) Washington, Jan. 19. House- com mittees will work this week on the armyr-Bavyagricultural, Indian and other appropriation ( measures which are Bearing completion. jwhile the House Naval committee will meet Thursday to pass oa the naval building program. Final actioa may come' this week on the long delayed war revenue bill. The conferee with bat few important ques tions remaining open, resume work to morrow on the 1919 war profits tax rates and hope for complete agreement on the, bill by Saturday. Investigations of German propaganda and the National Security League will continue tomorrow as will hearings on the railroad situation and the bill to regulate meat industry. bate on the Russian situation and general peace questions ia expected to he resumed in the Senate tomorrow or Tuesday in connection with the resolu tion of Senator Johnson, of California, Republican, demanding withdrawal of American troops from, Russia. t DRY AMENDMENT WORK OF CONGRESS TOR ENSUING WEEK WORKERS WANTED HOT KNOCKERS Crying Need for Preachers who Can Preach and Teachers Who Can Teach WANTS TO SEE BRIGHTNESS - IN RELIGIOUS LIVES I Wish, Says Evangelist, i -some oi ine religions res simista Would Take the Groans and Sufferings Ont of Their Prayers and Share in Some Acclamation of Triumph" (Special to The Ntws and Obaarm ) ' " Richmond, Va., Jan. 19. "What God wants is workers, not knockers. Build ers, not iconoclasts. Helpers, aot critics. Live wires, not dead ones." said Billy Sunday in his sermon at tho - auditorium here to "There is a ery dared tho evange can-lead, and ii: preaeh, and for t - , . and instruct, in ' ' : mendous questions that eonltut, .. people." V "Now there are three kinds of peopl in the church j the I will's they accom plish everything; the I won ts they oppose everything, and the I can't they fail in everything they attempt when they do attempt it." ;tI In walloping the long-faced church member, the evangelist exclaimed: l wish1 some of the religious pessimists would take the groan and sufferings out of their prayers, shove in some ac clamations of triumph, and salute the victor In the name of God in advance." Within half aa hour after th door of the auditorium were opened for tho servic tonight the building, which ha a capacity of 5,000, was filled and fully as many as gained entrance were turned away. To accommodate the unusual Sunday sight crowds Mr. Sunday an nounced that' on next Sunday evening ne would preach two sermons, one at 5:30 and the second at 7:30. The evangelist deplored tho smallness of th building; ' . Tho People Bad a MlaJ To Work. The following are extracts froth Mr. Sinulnr a anrmnits - -tijj.:. In the Book of Nehemlnh, the fourth chapter aad the sixth verse. Whe people had a mind to work" not to sidestep, "The peopl had a mind to work." Nehrmiah was in . Shushsn la th palace, aud news of th unfavorable and deplorablo and broken-down aad delnpidnted condition of his favorite and beloved city, Jerusalem, was brought to him by his friend, Hanani, who had bees to Jerusalem aad sec a for himself. Nehemiah was cupbear er to the king and when he walked in to the presence of the monarch, the old king noticed that his countenance waa sad. This led him to find out the, rea son. He Informed him it was because of what he had just learned of Jerusalem snd the broken-down condition of it will- n h .1 I, V ....1 9 ,k. b:HM . v.. .aiwi us 'i guv tit mo mg luv privilege of returning to Jerusalem for t tin purpose uf rebuilding the walla, aad the king not only granted him hi request, but ia addition gave hiin aa order upon the keeper of his forest and upon his quarries to give him all .the timber and stone that ha might seed for that purpose. And he returned with a company ef men and women, and in the incredit lly short space o! fifty-two days, w sre told in ihe Word of God that th walls had been vebuilt and tho-gates hung upon their hinge and the secret for this unprecedented success is found In tho text ''The people had a mind to work." . - There were others i csptivity thst knew as much about Jerusalem as did Nchcmiah, but I do not read that they' were concerned about it. Enthusiasm for God is like, the measles or the smallpox; it s catching; snd yon be queath it to tho other fellow. So if you are a grouch and a grumbler, and a knocker, why other 'people become like unto you if they are unfortunate enough to rub elbows with you and get within sound of your voice or the in fluence of your personality which I hope they never would, for the injury that lt"would do. -;' It's one thing to know what to do and' another thing to do it. The trouble is uiKTtld in that men and women do not ktu'X'a for if. you don't. God would let you fiut for being an idiot you raa .. - ". . L . i a- ... . . i. rwtio on mafc grouuu. pu ina iruuuie is not that people do not know; th trouble is that they know and they do not or will not do it. Well, knowledge, unless used, is of no value. You may know how to build a house, trim a hat, cut out a dress, but your knowledge will be of ho benefit to those that may depend upon you for bread and butter-unless, you put your knowledge intOj, practice in tho world. What wo are is-of vastly mors import ance than what we know if we simply use the term "knowledge" in the ab stract. " l- Whether or not the church meet th purpose for which it is founded will, depend on the fact thai you do or re fuse to do -roar dutv. and serve. Soma people pretend to believe, but they navpF work nt. it. 'Rome TMOnhi work. but they don't beliove. Christianity consist .neither in simply believing, but to show your belief by what you do. James said, "Faith without works isn't worth shucks. I'm from Missouri ; show me your faith." The most successful preachers aguuinfr vui loiuumj mat a n,if muvmm anything about are the Inconsistent : . r-v. : n : . n .1. . T t . - professors.. Do you know that bunch! If it isn't Bob lngersoll its some ot (Contisut oa Psg Three.) SAYS BILLY SUNDAY a. )
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Jan. 20, 1919, edition 1
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