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THE CHATHAM RECORD It A LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance VOL. XXX11I rllTSBOaO, CHATHAM UOUNTY, N. C., JUNE 7, 1911. , NO. 43. THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion One Square, two insertions One Square, one month $1.00 $1.50 $2.50 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. FREIGHT RATES TO BE GUT JUNE 15 PETITION OF RAILROADS FOR RESTRAINING ORDER DENIED BY COMMERCE COURT. 10 TO 15 PER CENT CHEAPER tower Rates From Western Points and Virginia Cities Victory for the Corporation Commissoin Will Also Affect Seaboard and Southern. Raleigh. The Corporation commis sion has been notified from Washing ton that the new commerce court has denied the petition of the Norfolk & Western, Seaboard Air Line and Sou thern railway companies for a re straining order against the Interstate Commerce commission to prevent it from enforcing its order for reduced freight rates on the Norfolk & West ern from Cincinnati and other West ern points and Virginia cities to Winstcn-Salem and Durham, effec tive June 15 under the last continu ance. This means that rates from 10 to 15 per cent cheaper than the pres ent rates must apply and it is a vic tory for the Corporation commission, which carried the case to the Inter state Commerce commission. The Seaboard and Southern joined in fighting the case because to reduce the Winstcn-Salem and Durham Nor folk & Western rates will doubtless ential the necessity of scaling their long-haul rates from Western points -to Carolina points that have figured for so long in the fight for redac tions in this state on a parity with Virginia city rates that are much lower. HOLLY GRANTED NEW TRIAL Noted Poisoning Case Townships Can Issue Road Bonds. Following the delivery of a final batch of eleven opinions, the North Carolina supreme court adjourned sine die with practically a clear dock et. The eleven opinions follow: State vs. Holly, New Hanover, new trial; Herring vs. Warwick, Sampson, new trial; Smith vs. Ellington Guy Timber company, Duplin, reversed; Forehand vs. Taylor, Wayne, no er ror; Stacey Cheese company vs. Pip tin, Wayne, reversed; Atlantic Coast Line vs. Goldsboro, Wayne, affirmed; State vs. Mayhew, Union, error; Cabe vs. Southern railway, Buncombe, af firmed; Trustees of Youngsville twonship vs. Webb, Buncombe, re versed; Henry vs. Hilliard, Haywood, Te versed; Ford vs. Pigeon River Xumber company, Haywood, affrmed. In the noted poisoning case of State vs. Holly, in which J. C. Holly is under sentence to be electrocuted, the new trial is granted on account of error in the trial below in the admission of evidence, notably a question to a witness who had given Holly a good character as to whether he had not heard that Holly pois oned his wife and one in which an objectionable hypothetical question was put. The case of Atlantic Coast Line vs. Goldsboro ends in a victory for the town in that it held that the railroad company can be compelled to lower its grade tracks laid before the town "was chartered to conform with new grades established for the streets to conform to a general scheme of drainage. It settles this issue as to the right of towns in general to con trol railroads in this particular. Another case of particular interest is Youngsville township vs.. Webb & company, which settles the right of townships to issue road bonds without a vote of the people as necessary ex pense. The validity of such bonds was in question and has been an is sue under similar v circumstances in many parts of the state. . The ruling in this case fixes their validity. Rocky Mount. Julia Lewis, the 18-Jnonths-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Lewis, took a swallow of kero sene left in a cup and died in agony four hours later. Raleigh Blind Tiger Gets Punished. W. C. Poland, the news stand and soft drink proprietor, in the academy of music .building, was sentenced by Judge Connor, in the Federal court, to six months in jail and $200 fine for maintaining a blind tiger at his place. The revenue officers came some weeks ago, raided his place and seized large quantities of whiskey. There was a plea for mercy by Poland's counsel, but Judge Connor declared that the case was so flagrant that severe pun ishment was necessary. His place was near the court. Work to Begin on College Y. M. C. A. Out at the A. & M. college the work is soon to begin on the new $30, 000 animal industry building and also on a new dining hall for the college. The beginning of the work on the proposed $40,000 Y. M. C. A. building is near at hand, ample funds being already available in good pledges and considerable cash in hand. The animal industry building is to cost $30,000 and is to be erected by the state board of agriculture. The legislature made appropriations for the additions and improvement. FORTY-SIX A. & M. GRADUATES North Carolina Agricultural and Me chanical College Present Di plomas and Degrees. Seventeen Graduate at Meredith. There were seventeen full graduates with A. B. degree for Meredith and a number of special diplomas were awarded. They follow: A. B. degree: Lillian May Allen, Waynesville; Loucile Ellington Ar thur, Mcrehead City; Harriet, Bon nie Bennett, Clinton; Emily Cornelia "Boyd, Charlotte; Beilah Elaine Copple, Monroe; Viola Pearl Howard, Roseboro; Essie Dale Hunter, Holly Springs; Emily Toy Hunter, Wades boro; Be3sie Evans Lane, Clio, S. C; Rachael Fay Memory, Whiteville; Lila Mary Keith, Wilmington; Ada Maie Middleton, Warsaw; Lila May Stone, Apex; Willa Louise Weathers, Apex; Lillian Daniel Williams, Frank lin, Va. Diploma in piano: Mrs. Sarah Lambert Blalock, South Hill, Va.; Juliet Loving, Fayetteville; Mary Loucile Magette, Wilson. Diploma in voice: Alice Bayard Newcombe, Raleigh; Margaret Au gusta Fawcette, Raleigh; Rosa Evans Goodwin, Elizabeth City. Diploma in art: Leonita Denmark, Raleigh; Ruth Clair Ivey, Nashville, Tenn. O. B. degree: Annie Judson Thomp son, Kapp's Hill. Certificate in voice: Nellie May Lin coln, Greensboro. Raleigh. Forty-six graduates re ceived their diplomas and degrees at the A. & M. college during graduat ing exercises that closed the 1911 com mencement season. The graduates are: Bachelors of Engineering: William Bailey, Raleigh;' Tollie C. Barber, Pinnicle; William R. Brown, Glass; Guy K. Bryan, Flori da; Kit Bryan, Kathrine Lake; Von Porter Byrum, Charlotte;' William H. Davis, Marshville; George W. Gil lette, Marines; Thomas D. Harris, Oxford; tavid R. Hinkle, Lexington; Eugene P. McCrackin, Graham; Jacob L. Martin, Graham; Robert L. Mor rison, Concord; Henry C. Clary, Hick ory; John7 B.Gray, Currituck county; John. P. Pender, Wilkesboro; Paul N. Pittinger, Raleigh; John W. Rollinson, Elizabeth City; Graeme W. Ross, Charlotte; Ira Short, Broadman; Orin M. . Sigmon, Hickory; Charles A. Speas, Cuba; Lucius E. Steere, Jr., Charlotte; Thomas W. Thorne, Little ton; Goode Tucker, Henderson; Edwin T. Wadsworth, Charlotte; Marion F. Wyatt, Raleigh; Lloyd H. Swindell, Raleigh. Bachelors of Science: John M. Beal, Rocky Mount; Charles E. Bell, Kin ston; Joel F. Brown, Pendleton, S. C; James H. Brown, Charlotte; Henry Cates, Swepsonville; Edwin S. Dewar, Raleigh; John I. Eason, Stauntons burg; Robert S. Failley, Laurinburg; Robert W. Greaber, Concord; Charles McKimmon, Raleigh; red T. Peden, Wilkesboro; Joseph P. Quinerly, Grif fon; George R. Ross, Asheboro; James M. Sherman, Ashe Grove, Va.; James H. Watson, Raleigh. To, Protect the White Heron. Mr. Gilbert Pearson, of Greensboro, and New York, secretary of the State Audubon society, and the National udubon society, was here in confer ence with- former Governor Aycock, Mr. P. D. Gold, Jr., and Dr. R. H. Lewis, with regard to -bird protection, especially - the protection of white heron at this season. This is the nesting season of that bird, and at this time the aigrettes used for wo men's hats are secured. As there are no state wardens in the East, Mr. Pearson has secured a special force to locate the heron colonies and pro tect them. Funds for this he has ob tained by special contributions as no state funds are available. Storm Results Good and Bad. During the big storm that swept this section a leaf tobacco storage house that contained $10,000 worth of tobacco, the property of E. T. At kinson, at Apex, was demolished and almost a total loss entailed. The Baptist church at Fuquay Springs, was badly damaged. Lands were badly washed throughout this section. How ever, the rain ended a long drought that threatened disaster to the crops generally and rapid development of crops generally will result. Made Moonshine in a Wash Pot. J. Davis Bryant, of Nash county, was sentenced to 18 months in At lanta prison for distilling. Solomon Cherry of Halifax county, got one year and a day for distilling and Jim Jones, who was convicted of making some liquor for his own use by us ing his ma's wash pot for the still, was sentenced to sixty days. He was brought from Chatham county. The judge asked if the fellow had ever sold any whiskey and one of the raiders replied that he had not made enough for his own use. . Seaboard to Purchase Cars. There has been filed for record in Wake county an agreement by the Seaboard with the Baldwin Locomo tive works - whereby there are pur chased 10 seventy-foot vestibuled cars and three seventy-foot postal cars The consideration is $349,290. v Members A. & M. Faculty Reelected. The board of trustees of $he A. & M. college have re-elected all th present members of the faculty. This was done in connection with session? held at the commencement. BRIEF NEWS NOTES FOR THE MAN MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Review of Happenings of Greatest Interest From All Parts of World. s Southern. An amicable adjustment has beeri reached between the representatives of the carmen, boilermakers, black smiths and sheet metal workers of the Southern railway and allied lines, ac cording to a statement issued by the American Federation .of Labor. This settlement affects about 8,000 men and it is said the advanced scale.. will apply as heretofore to the Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolh and Western and Chesapeake and Ohic with 9,000 additional men. The area of the cotton crop planted this year, 1911, in the United States including that already planted and ex pected to be planted, is about 104.7 per cent, of the area planted last year, equivalent to about 35,004,001 acres, as compared with 33,418,001 acres, an increase of about l,5S6,(JlK acres, or 4.7 per cent., according to a report issued by the department oi agriculture. The condition of the growing crop on May 25 was 87.8 per cent, of a normal condition, as com pared with 80.2 per cent, at the cor responding date in 1910 and SO. 9 per cent., the average condition for tne Lpast ten years on May 25. An extra session of the legislature of Alabama is a probability in the im mediate future. There is no money in the state treasury, and on July 1 there will be a deficit. Governor O'Neal has gone East to borrow money to meet the current neds of the govern ment. He is limited to $100,000 by the constitution. A number of the ap propriation bills have strings tied, to them. He has announced that the state schools will not get their money until. October 1. Much of it is du-2 now. The bank of Auburn at Auburn, Cannon county, Tennessee, was blown by robbers and robbed of $2,000. The robbers appeared at midnight in a rubber-tired surrey, drawn by two horses. They blew the vault and safe to pieces, got the money and went on their way. Citizens heard the dy namite explosions, but, recalling the bank robbery a few weeks ago at Lan caster, Tenn., when the robbers blaz ed away at every one in sight, they stayed in their homes. A bill was passed in the house ana a resolution in the Florida sente pro hibiting the board of state institutions from entering into a new contract for the lease of state convicts before the meeting and adjournment of the next legislature, which will be in 1913. This is done, it is said, in order that an anti-lease bill may pass the next legis lature, with the objectionable features cited by Governor Gilchrist eliminated. A new wage demand is to be made upon the Southern railway. With that of the 2,000 or lnoie nremen yet be fore the system's officials and their action in doubt, a committee of twen ty representing the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers, arrived in Wash ington to push a claim of the engine drivers on the Southern for an in crease of approximately 25 per cent, over their present pay. , Some time ago a slight increase was allowed the engineers. They now believe that was inadequate. The Chicago Tribune published re sults of a poll of newspapers in 22 states cf the central, western, south western, northwestern and Pacific di visions on the question of approving the reciprocity agreement negotiated with Canada by President Taft. To more than 10,000 newspapers, repre senting every shade of politidal opin ion, The Tribune submitted this ques tion: "Are you in favor of the approval by congiess of the reciprocity agree ment with Canada negotiated by Pres ident Taft?" The replies, numbered 4,303, of which 4,240 were definite, even if qualified, expressions of opin ion. Of these 2,113 "were in favor of the agreement and 1,127 against it., By official decree issued by Mexico's provisional president, Francisco de la Barra, a special presidential election was called. In all states and territo ries electors will be chosen on Octo ber 1, and these will select the suc cessor of Pornrio Diaz on Sunday, Oc tober 15. Governors are instructed to define and pubhciy announce prior to June 30 elactoral districts in tueir re spective states and temtoives, using tor purposes of apportioninji nie cen sus of the country of 1910. Gen. Pornrio Diaz sailed from Vera Cruz, Mexico, on tne steamer Ypir anga for Havre, France. The Steamer n-, 1m- ii-j.r r-f Hiiv.iM, anri (Ipnoral i Diaz' ultimate deitlnaxicn is Spain. I The last words of the ex-presuient spoken to those he had left on. snore were: "I shall die in Mexico." Lace Millinery uenerai. A severe storm, w'hose center in creasing in intensity in Ontario, rusn ed down the St. Lawrence valley, caused showers and thunderstorms everywhere east of the Mississippi riv er. The disturbance wound up another hot day in the East and South, fea tured by a new record for high tem peratures for May established at Fort Worth, Texas, where the official rec ord was 104. Four dead and a score injured was the toll of the terrific wind and rain storm which swept over Cleveland, Ohio,' and vicinity, wrecking buildings, overturning boats m Lake Erie, break ing down wife poles, tearing up trees and smashing windows and signs on the streets. The storm was general in northern Ohio and very destructive. Three lives were lost at Loraine. All of the dead were in row boats, which capsized. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, the British writer of comic opera libret tos, died in London. He was born In 1836 and was knighted by King Ed ward. He was a 1 collaborator of Sir Arthur Sullivan. The Tennessee Bankers' association adopted a resolution approving ' the Aldrich currency plan. ' Refusing to comply with demands for money by a band of bandits at Ajune, Mexico, Robert J. Sweaney, an American railway superintendent, was burned at the stake on May 16, ac cording to the story of Joseph Hans f elder, one of the refugees. Several Americans were presented by Ambassador Reid to King George at a levee held at St James palace. They were J. Pierpont Morgan, Albert Cook Myers and Edward Bringhurst of Philadelphia. - - '-'.-.' Vt asftmgton. Senator William Lorimer of Illinois will again be called upon to defend his titie to a seat in tne Lnited States seuate, a. resolution having parsed that body re-opening the case. The proposed Democratic revision of the wool tariff, the Underwood bill, was unanimously "approved by a full Democratic caucus aiter it had been m-de public by the ways and means committee. Through a resolution that iees the Bemociatic party open in tne future to renew its advocacy of free traae in raw wool, but wnicn com mits aii Democrats to the support of the present Dill as a revenue measure, the divergent interests were brought ttgether, and rescued an agreement. When shown the report of the ac tion of the Democratic caucus on the wool schedule, William J. Bryan gave out the following statement: "The Lemocrats in congress are responsi ble to the country and to their con stituents, and it remains to be seen whether tms action will be endorsed. The biief leport I have seen shows that the matter was fougat upon a lalse basis, and I shall be mistaken if the.put-iic is deceived by the pre tcuse that it was levied for revenue. A lively controversy over the exec utive s' right to withhold confidential papers from a congressional probing committeew as precipitated by a flat refusal of Secretary or State Knox on the instruction of President Taft to lay before the house committee'' on expenditures in the state department boots showing the record of the pay ment for the portrait of ex-Secfetary of State Day. The committee is seek ing to discover what became of the $1,000 balance of the $2,450 voucher. Artist Rosenthal received only $850 for his work. . - The recent decisions of the Su preme' court in the Standard Oil and American Tobacco company cases will result in a sweeping attempt to se cure criminal conviction of violators of the anti-trust law, according to At torney General Wickersham, who ap peared before the house committee on expenditures in the department of jus tice. Mr. Wickersham was asked why the government has thus far failed to lodge any "trust magnates" in prison. "There has been an unwillingness on the part of the juries and courts to sentence men to prison under the anti trust law," he replied. A delegation representing the Na tional Association for the Advance ment of Colored People called on Pres ident Taft and urged him Jo send a special message to- congress on the subject of lynchings. The president heard them patiently, but replied that punishment for violence of this kind lay witn the states where the crimes were committed and that while they had his sympathy in their desire to see the law enforced, their petitions should bes addressed to the state gov ernments. . A bitter fight was precipitated in the Democratic caucus over the bill for the revision of the woolen sched ule of the tariff bill framed by the Democrats of the ways and means committee. Th econtest threatens even to disrupt the party, if Mr. Bry an's advice prevails. President Taft will stick to Beverly and the north shore country of Mas sachusetts as a hot weather , play ground unless congress selects a site and appropriates the money for an official summer white house else where. In a letter to Governor Eber hart of Minnesota, declining with thanks the offer of a site at Wayzata on the shores of Lake Minnatonka, the president explained that congress alone had . the authority to designate an official summer residence for the chief executive. Medicine which is nothing but sweetened water or pills composed of colored mud may be labeled "cures" and sold as such with impunity under the national pure fool 'and drugs act, according to a decision ' rendered by the Supreme court of the United States in the case of Dr. O. A. John son of Kansas City, Mo. Provided there is no misstatement on the bottle or package as to its contents, the manufacturer is free to sell his goods. Justices Hughes, Day and Harlan dis sented. The opinion was quite length ly and was delivered by associate Justice Holmes. . .... , y ' Copyright. Underwood & Underwood, N. T. THE keynote of fashionable head wear for women is lace, as shown in the photograph above. The hat should be of dark straw so as to form an effective background for the delicate tracery of the lace, which may be Irish, Cluny or better still of Nacrame. In this instance, the hat is of dark blue straw, trimmed and rimmed with babe Irish lace. A pom-pom of fluffy white feathers completes the confection. LIGHT CLOTH WALKING SUIT Hay Colored Material Most Effective for This Peculiarly Jaunty Costume. Hay-colored cloth Is used here, with trimming of wide black military braid; the narrow skirt has a strip of the braid taken down the left side of front. The coat is cut so that the braid corresponds, the right side of front GOOD USE FOR EXTRA SCARFS 1 being cut slightly wider than the left; the large revers and collar are edged with braid; the cuffs are also trimmed with it. Hat of hay-colored straw trimmed with roses. Materials required: 5 yards cloth 46 Inches wide, 6 yards braid, 8 but tons, 4 yards silk or satin for lining coat. Cretonne Cabinets. The small cretonne-covered cabinets are becoming very popular. These, too, may be placed on the dresser. They are of various sizes and heights and are provided with drawers for handkerchiefs, gloves, neckwear, Jew els, etc. Similar cabinets are also pro vided for men.These have convenient compartments for collars, handker chiefs,' pins, ties, etc. May Be Made Into Blouse by Any , One at All Clever With the Needle If you have an extra scarf in the Palisley, Dresden or Parisian design and want to have a blouse to match the scarf which you wish to retain, for scarfs still have wide fashion,' the idea of turning the extra-one into a blouse is one you can snatch up and put to good use. Scarfs, mufflers and kerchiefs of these silky crepe materials are easily cut up and made into neat and becom ing blouses by the home needlework er who takes advantage of the Inno vation. Almost Invariably the middle pos sesses a figure design, while the bor der is also composed of figures with a band of white or light color between these two figured portions. Make it a point to use these strips of mate rial for the lower part of the blouse or the inside of the sleeves, and in thus utilizing the plain strip a bo lero effect is secured. One must choose for onesself ac cording to the largeness of design whether to set in the figured parts lengthwise or crosswise, the length wise effect being assumed generally only when the figure is very large. - These with smaller figures can so well be arranged In a series of cross wise bars that it would hardly be be coming in the lengthened effect. These crepe scarf waists are draped under sheer veiling, to which they adapt themselves readily without any nerve Jarring aspect that attend some of the Innovations that are executed io such an off-hand manner. , t For the Travelerr1. The traveler who is fastidious aKout the boiling of her eggs should invest in one of the egg-shaped boilers of cop per, small enotfgh to pack in a trunk. It will cook four eggs. This lamp is like a huge egg, has an alcohol lamp beneath and a tray with four compartments to hold the eggs erect in the water and make re moval easy. For the girl in an apartment who likes to do light housekeeping such a cooker could be utilized for making cup custards and other dishes cooked in water. . Survival of the Kimono 8leeve. It is strange how faithful Dame Fashion is to the kimono sleeve, which still appears on the latest models, and we have gone back to the very high waist effect. In most of the new skirts there is a loose pleat at the back, which hangs down to varying lengths, but generally reached the hem. This has a charming effect, and takes away the extreme severity of the plain, tight skirt. The train which has made its appearance is either cut quite square or is very narrow indeed. HEZEKIAITS GREAT PASSOVER Sunday School LctMa for Jm 11, 1911 Specially Arranged for This Paper , LESSON . TEXT 2 Chronicle 30. MEMORY VERSES 18-20. GOLDEN TEXT "Man Looketh on ti. Outward Appearance, but the Lord Look eth on the Heart.! Sam. 16:7. TIME Beecher's Dates for the Acces sion of Jotham, Ahiz and Hezekiah are B. C. 754, 738 and 723. Hoshea. becoming king of Israel In B. C. 726. Hasting rives the dates as B. C. 749, 741. 727 and. liiosnea; 730. PLACE The temple In Jerusalem. PROPHETS Hosea, Mlcah and Isaiah Hezekiah was the good son of a bade father, Ahaz; and Ahaz was the bad son of a good father, Jotham; and after the good Hezekiah came hi bad son, Manasseh. . But there must fear been reasons back of these seeminsr contradictions. In Hezeklah's case x one may have been his mother, Abijak , the daughter (or granddaughter) oC.' ' Zechariah. Twenty-nine Zechariahs) are mentioned in the Bible. This waa not the author of the book of proph ecy, but may have been tho prophet who had so much influence over Klnsr Uzziah. Hezekiah did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord. God's ap proval is the only wise goal for a king a president or the humblest citizen.. It is the fatal defect in most forms or government that this over-rule of God. is ignored. TT 1.J-V. 1 VI- I A J 1 iictrM tLu. ueg&u uis reign uj uulos. the' thing that plainly needed most; to be done first He found the Tem ple, the sacred meeting place of God. - and man, with Its doors closed by Ahaz, its lamp out. Its altars cold. It floors and hangings covered with dust, and dirt. Therefore the young kinjr; summoned the priests and Levites to the court on the east of the Temple opposite the closed porch or entrance. and in a frank and noble address de clared his conviction that all .the na tional woes had their origin in a neg lect of the w or shin of Jehovah, and. his determination to make a new cov enant with the Lord. Then he bader them, as their first task, to cleanse, the Temple thoroughly. ' The Second Step the Worship and. Praise. Thus far the priests and L vites alone had been purified.' Now the royal house and the people were to be formally reconciled to Jehovah. , How was this done? Hezekiah gath ered the ehief men of Jerusalem, who- brought bullocks, lambs, rams, and he goats for a sin offering, seven of eaciu . The City rulers laid their hands uport the animals, thus identifying them selves with them. Then the priests killed the animals and sprinkled their blood before the veil in the Holy Place and upon the altar of Incense, pouring out the remainder at the base of the altar of burnt offerings irt the court before the Temple. The fat of the offerings was burned on the? altar of burnt offerings, and the flesh, was afterwards eaten by the priests It was a mark of the new national feeling that arose during Hezekiah's reign that this offering and those that followed were not made for J ad ah, alone, but for the Northern Kingdom as well. The Third Step, the Wide Invi tatlon. What was the next step la. the great reform? The holding of tho national feast of remembrance ot God's goodness, the passover. This, should have been celebrated in the first month of the year, Nlsan, corre sponding to our April; but because not enough of the priests had been purified and because of the time re quired to gather the people, it,' was de cided that the exigency warranted the postponement to the next month, Ijar or May. As the reform had widened; from Hezekiah to the priests and Le vi tes, then to the chief men of Jeru salem, then to the whole congrega tion of citizens, the next step waa to extend it to the entire nation, from: Beer-sheba, even to Dan. The Fourth Step is the Greet Passover. What further purification, was needed before the passover could be celebrated? Jerusalem was full ot heathen altars "in every corner," andt these were torn down and the frag i , ments cast into the Kldron. The Fifth Step is the Generous Giving. What other illustration of y their zeal did the people give when; the passover was completed? Their new ardor for Jehovah blazed out in a burning indignation against the fout idols which they had been worshiping It was as when "Peter the Hermit aroused whole multitudes to the wild est enthusiasm for the rescue of the Holy Sepulcher, or even the dour Scotch Lowlander blazed up like art excitable Celt at the initiative of Jem ny Geddes. How much more theses fiery Orientals? Jerusalem had beeifct freed from idols; why should the' country districts still bo polluted Thus the people swept like a flood! over Judab and Benjamin and that neighboring Ephriam and Manasseh They broke the heathen "images' or pillars, cut down the "groves" or poles set up as symbols of the' licentious . . . . i j . . Asnerao, ana ovcruirvw uia iuuiouvwk hill sanctuaries and their altars. Reforms must be thorough, if thejt are to be permanent. j What was the last step in HeseH kiah's reform? The step which every reform must take before it is com4 plete, that of permanent organization The secret of Hezekiah 's power OTerf men and success in theservice cS$ God? It is expressed In the nobW words with which .the chronicler Closes uid uvwuuv ui wo KietH luun mation: "In every work that he beg&nl in the service of the house of God4 and in the law. and in the command- ments, to seek his God, he did ltwitb. all his heart, and prospered."
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