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5UNDAT MOKMNG, NOVEfBEK 30, ISIS. IMC INILW3 AT"J UDitKVtK. c BAPTIST REPORTS SHOW LARG E GAINS Annual Figures Given Out By Mr. . L Middleton, Statis ' ' tical Secretary CONTRIBUTIONS NEARLY DOUBLE LAST YEAR'S Over Thirteen Thousand Bap tisms, a Oain Oyer Preceding Tear Despite Interference of Influenza , Epidemic : Total Number . of Members Now Nearly 300,000 There sre 93,764 white missionary Baptists ia North Carolina, according to the repot t of Mr. E Is Middletoa. Ma tistieal soeretsry of the the State Bap tilt Convention. The aet gain in mem tership for the ehuieh year- at showa ia the report was 8.794. 8evea new ehurehea were formed and several ia- aetive ehurehet were dropped from tlio There were 13,404 baptisms, a gain of 136 over the preceding; year and regarded at a very satisfactory gain in iiew of the fact that the year embraced the period when the influenza epidemie was raging making impouible many of the annuel reivsl iretingcr-ii - :. Financially the year i described by Mr. Mlddletoa i the beat in the hie " Tory of the denomination in thia State. Total contribution! were 8624,729.34, a gain of 1309,801.71, or Just about double. The early meeting1 of the- convention, the late arrival of reports from the asaoeiational tier hi and the long illness of the secretary made it impracticable for the report to be made at the eon ventioa held a few weeks ago ia 8a leigh. , The following summary of-liie report has been prepared by Secretary Middle ton i i "There are 8188 churches a gain of seven. Several inactive Churches have been dropped. There are S03,7M mem. bers a gain of 3,794. The clearing up of the rolls of a few churches account for the failure of larger gains. We predict by next year the 75 Millioa Campaign will eauae many churches to so purge their rolle of members lost by removal that there will be a decline in membership. There were 13104. baptismsa gain of 10. We must remember the period f it' ept'lcm'p. of influenaa came dur ing the last associational year.' Hun dreds of ehurehet failed to hold their annual meeting. 8uch flne returns ought to. prophesy a great ingathering by baptism, next year. "Financially, the year has been the best ia our history. The amounts re ported to the several causes are as fol lows: State missions, $8140647 1 home 'missions, S68.337.97i, foreign minions. srfit7M', Sunday school - missions, $7,27 6.82;' orphanages. 1 14,865.08; Christian education, 9255,650.49; minis ters' relief, 111.404.8)6; tota 1, 1634. 729 J4' a gain of 9309,891,71. You readily ace that over 7S per cent of the gain was In Christian ' xduration on account of payments oa the old Million Poller cam paign. . . . "The per capita contribution for the Convention is 92.13 as compared with 11.09 but. year. Some aftoelnHons make a very toe showing i Liberty jeaia witu fo.f. too tougwing aipnu betieally are equal to or above the State average:: Beulab, 14.10: Buncombe, 14.06; Central, 84.10; Chowta, 82-10; Eastern, 8245 1 Kings Mountain, 84-46; Mecklenburg-Cabarrus, 92.13 1 lit, Zioa, 13.17; Nause-Atluatic, UM; Pes Dee, 3.S; Piedmont, 84-19; Pilot Mountain, 83.80;. Baleigh, 82.78; Roancke, 84.69; -Robeson, 8i,03t Sandy Creek. 83.41 j dandy Bun. 82.19; South Fork, 82.26; South Yadkin, $2.60; West Chowan, "83.14; Wilmington, 82.31. "There are reported 2,094 Sunday - schools an apparent lose pt Ihirty-one but this is in failure to get report from mission or branch eehools. Then again tome ct the schools failed to open after the closing oa account of tha enidemta last winter. The mem berehir reported it 813.753 e gain of 918. We have reports from a few mis sion schools aggregsting over 2,000 bolt i these' have not hitherto been counted. "The value ef school and eollege property is $1,996,822.38. This is a gain of 8503,1338,-accounted lor by new building", added endowment from the millioa dollar fund and ia a few.eascs the appreciation ia property values be' cause of changed conditions. Bute s Creek Academy has been added to the system. The enrollment last year was 3.969. a Bala Of tU.--.-T-Prr There are nominally fewer women's societies then last year but Mist Car roll assure me there are more at work than ever before. Tho women have begun the pruning process too. They make a great showing with 1,530 so cieties and contributions segregating $98,309.60. "Next year is crucial. The informa tion, organization, and inspirstion from the 75 Million Campaiga ought to pro duce some marked . results. I predict the giving of nearly $1,000,000, the in crease from baptisms of at least 17,300, th addition of 20,000 to our 8unday ttheols and a visible increase in church membership." First Protestsnt Charch Built. Bio de Janeiro, Nov. 4. (By Mail.) Christ church of this City which soon will celebrate' its eenteaary, is aaid to have been the first Protestant church to be built in South America. It was erected to provide a place of worship for the English community here. Two restrictions were placed on the church, the exterior was to resemble a dwelling house and not a temple, and no bells -were allowed, uut or tms concession now in Brazil. Today there are two Anglican dioceses- and -forty--churehes in South America. One diocese includes Argen tina and Brazil, with a bishopric in Buenos Aires; the other includes the Falkland Islanus and tho west -coast countries. In addition to the Anglican churches, there are many other protest- ant churches scattered throughout South America. - Bells Tabercalar Care. Berlin, Friday, Nov. 28. (By the As sociated Press.) Dr. Frlederich Franz Friedmann, tuberculosis -specialist, is reported to have sold the rights to his turtle tubercular serum to two promi nent Social Democratic capitalists for 700,000 marks. , ' MEAT CAUSE OF KIDNEY TROUBLE enasmsaamammat - Take Salts to flush Kidneys if Back hurts or Bladder bothers. If rou must have your meat every dsy, eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts occasionally, says a noted cutnortty who- telle us that meat forma urls acid which almost paralyses the kidrftyt ill their efforts to expel it from the blood. They become . sluggish ' and weaken, then you suffer with a dull misery ia the kidney region, sharp maias la the back or sick headache, dlsciness, your stomach sours, tongue is coated and whea tho weather la bad yoa have rheu matic twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the ehanaela ofttt get sore and irritate!,. ob!ie';-'g yoa to seek relief two or three tidies during the .night. ' i - To neutralise these irritating soils, to cleanse the kidneys and flush off the body't urinous waste get four ouaees ef Jad Salts from any pharmacy here; take a tablespoonf ul la a glass of water be ire breakfast for a few dsys snd year kidneys will then act line. Thia famous salts is mado from the acid of grapes and-lemon juice, combined with li.hia, aad has beea used for genera tions to flush and stimulate alugglsh kidneys, also to neutralise the acids ia urine, to it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder weakness. - Jad Salts is 'inexpensive ; cannot in jure, and. nukes a delightful efferves cent litbia-water drink.Adv. LADY ASTOR'S ELECTION FEATURES LONDON NEWS London, Nov. 59. Lsdy Astor's else tioa to the Bouse of Commons from Plymouth is easily the feature of this morning's newspapers, which demote their best columns to incidents and pic tures ia connection with yesterday's ceremonies at the Plymouth Guild Hall and discussions ef her future status ia the House of Commons. - Never, perhaps, has there been such a hearty and general editorial welcome given any member of the Mouse, news papers of every that's of polit! j1 opinion congratulating Lady Astor and welcoming her entry into Commons, where wcderful opportunities await her. Tho faejt that her entry isto Parliament breaks a tradition of six eeaturies is remarked with especial in-f ported late. terest, but doubt is expressed tf some papers that, her success would be frequently repotted by other women, the circumstances of her eanftrdacy hav ing beea unusually favorable. Lawyer Saet For Fee. Bichmend, Va Nov. p9 Trial of a lawsuit instituted by Charles Lh Buffi n, of Bichmend, tgaiast Joseph E. Willard, ambassador to Spain, for $50,000 for servicss rendered ia connection with the Bichmond and Rappahannock Bailway, which was concluded yesterday ia ths circuit court of Fairfsx county, re sulted ia a non-suit. Pellagra Cured In Mississippi Pame-Kiaholaslauwl, Miss., r rites : "Seems to me if I had aot obtained your trea.mtnt whea I did X would not have lived much longer. .1 am glad you dis covered this wonderful treatment for Pellagra. Whea I began, taking Baughn't Pellagra Treatment mv weight was 60-odd pounds; now it ia 90-odd. I would like to have this published aad teat to sufferers of Pellagra. This it published tt her request. If you suffer from Pellagra or know of any one who suffer from Pellagra it it your duty to consult ths resouree.ut Baugha, who has fought and eonquertd the dreaded malady right ia the Pel lagra belt of Alabama. The symptoms bands red like sun burn skin peeling off; tore mouth, the bps, throat aad tongue a flaming red with much mueus and choking; indiges tion and nausea; either diarrhea or con stipation. There la hope if you hsv Pellagra; ?su can be cured by Baughn't Pellag-a reatment. Get a big free book oa Pel lagra. Address American Compounding Co, Box 8101, Jasper, Ala., remembering money it refunded in any ease where the treatment fails to cure. Adv. MORE SNOW FALLING IN NORTHWESTERN STATES Eansat City, Mo, Nov., 29. Eaia or snow continued to fall ia many, locali ties ia Northern Missouri, Kansas aad Oklahoma last night. Low temperatures prevailed; especially in Kansas, and there were further reports of discomfort sad suffering due to the coal shortage. At Sal in, Kan, where the tbewronme- ter stood at 11 degrees above zero, ar rangements were made to set By a mill to which all available wood on nearby fnrme will be brought for sawing and distribution to the needy Similar emergency - measures were being taken by other communities. Wire communication was considerably impaired and half a dozen or more trains into Kansas City todsy were re- The statistics gathered by the Census Buretu ia regard to farms are used quite extensively by the Department of Agriculture in its work of aiding farmers. START TOMORROW KEEP IT UP EVERY MORN 6 Get into the habit of drinking a "glass I hot water before breakfast Millions of folks baths internally Mew Wstwi-e-Joadlnc; Jheir- syitem with drugs. "What's an inside bath" I you say. Well, it is guaranteed to perform miracles according to hot wstsr enthu siasts. ---. There are vast numbers of men aad women who, immediately upoa arising la the morning, drink a glass of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate ia it. This it a very eneel lent health measure. It is intended to flush the stomach, liver, kidneya and intestines of the previous dsy'e waste, sour bile and indigestible material left over ia the body which if aot elimi nated every day, become food for th millions of bacteria which infest the bowels, the quick result, it poisona aad toxins which are then absorbed into the blood, causing headache, bilious at tacks, foul breath, bad taste, eolds, stomach trouble, kidney misery, sleep lessness, impure blood and all sorts ef ailments. Psopla who feel good one day and badly the next, but who slmplyeannot get feeling right are urged to obtain a quarter pound of limestone pheepjiatt at the drug store. This will cost very little but is sufficient to mske anyone a real oraak on the subject of internal sanitation. Adv. , Wl ... tl t. ,; "'O The Daintiest Garments The Heaviest Fabrics " Handled with Perfect Satisfaction by Our Efficient System of , f Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing i and Repairing "We Can Helpduceffomizer prompt, Courteous Service Both Phones 262 Prompt Attention Given to Out-of-Town Work. ' Ideal Cleaning Go. Cleaners and D'yert J. L. WOODWARD, Proprietor ' 409 Fayetterille St. is Raleigh. Who Said Dyspepsia? A Staarri Dyspepsia Tstlet Arter a Hearty Meal Makes Yea reel At - . EaseA vd Ces. Belching, Soar Risings r Other Bach , Troablea From la digeetlea .Food prices art high, but if ' the ' stomach is weak with dyspepsia, the ' "Cleaned Up a fcasare Jfeal tad It's a Btaart'a Dyspepsia Tablet for All- ' r reend Btemsea Camfort. burdsa it doubled. The ' point la to njoy the meat without distress not ay for food only to Buffer. The, best ?lan is to eat what yen like best ant oUow with a Btuart's Dyspepsia Tab ' u, Thia van aatiaf v ' vour anoetite. mtA itiunvk. von aet nourish ment from what you may have thought was Indigestible, wimout aonr riaiugi, belchl. - ef wind or logy, lazy feeling. To thus be a fret lance is eating pelatablo food, to make all the good things ef the table your favorites is getting away from tort nl boadags that holds a host ef men and women ia the grasp of dyspepsia fear. Get a box of Stuart t Dyspepsia Tablets from any druggist ia ths United States or Ctaada and hsvt no fear ef food, fried or otherwise, adv. 77 What Keeps a Batteiy Young To be reliable, a atorage battery roust have well-made platea. . Battery solution mutt be proper strength and required parity. . " Battery jars must be mechanic ally strong and must allow no leak agt of current or battery solution. But it's the intuUtion between the plates that keeps that battery full of Ufa and tvddi mem ths to Its term of useful service. ' Drop in and auk as to tell you about Threaded Rubber Insu lation, and some of the records it has made m keeping batteries on the Job far beyond what used to be the battery ge limit. " Raleigh Storage K ; Battery Co. W. R. DENT, Manifer, .Phone 116 J 1 ; Battery Co. . . -PhOM 118 ' ' N WW I III i i i ; " ' ' "i i ' r Satj-i " i ' b ' i in ii in St. Mary's . ' School t . Now ia 771 Annual . .' .r 1 ; K l&y'Wi 3-SCii&l S ' Largest resident school - fiS?5 7 of theJ!picopai43hurch " fj&f "3hr L&if' n the United States for jZHi$fcd0 ' HHIL wslil ; xthsj .duction of young W i HC . T O ' women and girls. 'Sr' ' BIStV ' - ' ' To the Family A. , r r-Wkzxi -k k ------7""- &&,'imrr : v 1 ! I Pi ,;'v-'-;V. - ;r--' -r:., l ,:-y'.. '
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