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THE CHATHAM RECORD H A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strict. y in Advance THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising Oae Square, fcMrfM ' SUCO One Sqmra, t inMrtioM $1X3 On Square, one mam&t $213 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts vItl bomy.de. VOL. XXXVI. PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY, N .C, DECEMBER 31 1913. NO 21. BRIEF NEWS NOTES FDR THE BUSY IN MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Review of. Happenings 'f Greatest Interest From All p . - Wftpiri I Southern. , I I TrpirlPnt Wilson, bv a mid-after- ... , i I noon visit to me town postuiuue at i Fass Christian, Miss., made Christmas pay a memorable one in the history of this quaint seaside city. Only a few natives had caught a glimpse of the president and his family, when, in the cold gray dawn, they motor- ed to a cottage a mile away from the tiny railroad station. The peace- ful quiet holiday afternoon was sud- denlv broke when word spread ev- prvwhere that the president was out walking. ' I When his car refused to respond to full current at an early hour in were participants in a Christmas cel tbe morning, Motorman H. A. Strong ebration at a mining camp at James- was horrified, on examination, to find the mansrled remains of a human be- ins clozeing the running gear- The body was identified as that of Mrs. Constantine Gonzales, of 1905 Twen ty-second street, Tampa, Fla. The dead woman's husband and three sus- pects are under arrest. Motorman I Strong was making his last run on the owl car when he felt a bumping J aad grinding beneath it. By the time the new currency bill had Dassed the senate in Washing- ton, every national bank in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, through a meet- ing of the Atlanta Clearing House I Association, had endorsed the meas- ure, expressed its intention of apply- ing for membership in the new re- gional reserve bank system,' and had I each subscribed its pro rata of stock I for this purpose and had begun the fight to have Atlanta designated as evidence against the Holmes broth the locatn of one of the regional ers in connection with whiskey sell reserve banks. Atlanta's one object ing charges. from now on will be to get one of the I reserve banks. the United States for 1913 was the A bomb sent by mail to Mrs. John largest in the history of the country, Tarante at her home in New Orleans and the value of cotton goods of do exploded and did considerable dam- mestic manufacture exported was age to her house, but no one was greater than for any previous yea hurt As Mrs. Tarante started to open the package her suspicion was aroused, and she threw it to the floor and ran. She had hardly reached the next room when the explosion occur- red. A window was blown out, plas-1 ter torn loose from the seiling and I a mantel shattered. Shortly before Christmas last year Mrs. Tarante re- ceived a peculiar appearing package from a messenger, but was suspicious of it and returned it by 1 the same messenger. General. The storm which raged along the northern New Jersey coast left a trail of reckage on the beach at Seagirt, N. J., for miles. The heavy surf wash ed away houses, undermined streets and furrowed bulkheads New York and vicinity and miles of the north Jersey coast suffered from a combination of wind, rain and tide, incident to a storm which began at night and increased in fury near dawn. Two barges, broken from their tow, sank near the Forker river, N. J., a life-saving station with a possi ble loss of ten lives; Seabright, N. J., was partly inundated, many fisher men's shacks destroyed, hotels under mined and the Central railroad of New Jersey put out of commission. Small craft here and there broke away from their moorings and were either dam- ased rr Inst I Mai. Charles B. Hagadorn. military attache of the American .embassy in President Wilson signed the Glass St. Petersburg, has been found guilty Owen currency bill in the presence hy courtmartial of disobeying orders and sentenced to a mild reprimand, Before a military court at Governor's Island, Major Hagadorn was tried for "willfully" disobeying the command of the president of the United States to regain at St. Petersburg until fur- ther orders. rh5,ritnhil -ift in tho TTnitPri in the last twelve months amount to ?80,135,476, or at the rate of $2.91 for ery for free ana elastic ana unconcron every tick of the clock, according to ed credits, put at the disposal of the a compilation published in New York merchants and manufacturers of this jf.y A laree section of the business quarter of Georgetown, which is also known as Demarara, British Guiana, v.-as destroyed by fire. Twenty per- sons were killed and manv iniured. Scores were rendered homeless. A vast amount of sugar for exportation was burned and a warehouse and many other buildings were destroyed, Georgetown is the capital of British Guiana. Its nonulation numbers about $55,000, of -whom 5,000 are whites. On the very day Christendom sets President Wilson has made public aside as one of rejoicing over the a letter address to Secretaries Gar birth of the Savior, Calumet, Mich., rison and Daniels, respectively, re- stricken to the heart by an almost unbelieveable catastrophe, stands mourning by the side of its. dead, the seventy-two victims, most of them children, of the frightful panic on Christmas v.vp in thA Italian hall, This panic followed a false alarm cry policies were satirize.d. In his opin of fire during the progress of a Christ- ion the officers responsible for the pro- mas tree entertainment arranged for families of the copper strikers. All bitterness and ill-feeling that has ex- isted durine the nast months is wined away by this one great affliction. A silver dollar bearing th date of 1804, highly prized by numismatists, and understood to be quoted at $3,500 tor collection purposes, was found at New Haven, Conn. William Sullivan, a laborer, excavating on the site of the new ice rink for the Yale hockey team, turned over with his shovel an old jar. Under the bowl was a silver snuff box, made in Nuremberg and green witn oxyaizauon. in it was a United States silver dollar dated in 1804. The situation of foreigners in Mex ico who have incurred the ill-will of the rebels is again giving some con cern to state department officials. The (Japanese ambassador called upon Act- inS Secretary Moore to request that tne United States government do all it can to protect tne Japanese in na Paso, Texas, and in other bordering points. There is some apprehension 11 X. XI T I J A. tuat mese Japanese may ue maue to fff1 thft wtierht. of rpsfintmpnt. hv t.h Constitutionalists because the Feder als are receiving supplies of arms and ammunition from Japan. It is said these goods are delivered by contract. Koleski Szorweiz and Staley Gows- y, miners, were killed: Marshall Needham, alsoa miner, was proba- bly fatally wounded and eight others received minor bullet and knife wounds during a free-for-all fight at Jamestown, Arkansas. Reports of the affray were indefinite as to its origin beyond the fact that the men town. The highest tide of the year, topped by huge breakers that rolled far in side the high water mark, carried away and wrecked dozens of launches and yachts anchored off the beach at Venice, Cal., a seaside resort of Los Angeles, swept three ocean front res- idences from their foundations and destroyed an automobile road. William and Robert Russell, broth- ers, were shot and instantly killed at Petros, Tennessee, and Beecher Holmes and his younger brother, charged with murder, are being held in the Petros branch of the state prison. The Russell brothers were- in a soft drink stand when, it is alleg ed, the Holmes brothers came in and began shooting. Officers say the dou- ble tragedy followed action by Wil- liam and Robert Russell in giving The mill consumption of cotton in the census bureau reported in an- nouncing statistics showing the sup- ply and distribution of cotton for the year. A warrant for the arrest of C. G. Ricker, formerly president of the de funct Yates Center National bank, of Yates Center, Kans., has been is- sued, government officials said. They said shortages and liabilities proba- ily would amount to 5175,000, and that Ricker had disappeared. The warrant charges him with making false entries on the bank's books and making false reports to the comptroller of the cur rency. Notes aggregating $75,000, some of which are alleged to have been forgeries, were deposited through Ricker in banks in New York, St. Louis and Kansas City. Washington. The success that has marked the efforts of American manufacturers to establish markets for their exports in the union of South Africa, long con- sidered to be exclusive province for foreign traders, refutes any assertion that composition is driving Americans from the field of trade, according to a state made public in Washington by the department of commerce and labor. Statistics are cited showing that for the first time in more than five years, the United States in 1912 outranked all other foreign countries in exDorts to South Africa. The de- partment is gratified. of members of his cabinet, tne con gressional committees on banking and currency and Democratic leaders in congress generally. With a few strokes of the pen the president converted into law the measure to be known as the Federal reserve act, reorgan- izing the nation's banking ana cur- rency system and furnishing, in the words of the president, "the machin- country ior me nrsi nine iu ou yeaia. Judson C. Clements of Georgia was reappointed by President Wilson as a member of the interstate commerce commission for a new term of six years. The nomination was promptly confirmed by the senate. Despite the I president's desire not to appoint to I a Federal position any one who will reach 70 years of age before complet- ing his term of office he was moved by the spontaneous demand for Judge J Clements' retention on the board' to waive this rule. questing that "a very serious repri- mand" be administered to those army and navy officers who participated in the recent dinner or tne military or- der of the Carabao, at which the ad- ministration's Philippine and other gram are deserving of a verv serious reprimand. He says further that he cannot rid himself of a feeling of dis- aDUointment at the indifference of I those present at tne ainner. 1GH RAILWAY WORK FOR YEAR THERE HAS BEEN MARKED ACT IVITY IN THE STATE ACCORD ING TO EXPERT. NORTH CAROLINA IS THIRD Mr. Samuel G. Wilmer Writes An In teresting Article Regarding the Railroad Construction in North Car olina During the Year 1913. Raleigh. North Carolina and especially the territory in and about Charlotte figur ed) largely in the sum total of railway construction in the South, according to Mr. Samuel G. Wilmer, a noted ex pert recentlff . The Queen City is refered to in three separate items, one about the completion of the important extension of the Norfolk Southern to Charlotte, the second re garding extensions of the Piedmont & Northern Lines and the third with reference to the plants, of Mr.' W. R. Bonsai and the construction of the direct line into Charleston and deep water, giving connection at Monroe with the Seaboard into Charlotte and on to the Clinchfield system. Writes Mr. Wilmer. "In the South during the year 1913 there were built 1,685 miles of new railroad, which is an increase of 85 miles as compared with 1912. Includ ing Missouri and Oklahoma, there were 1,753 miles constructed, or 273 miles less than last year, the decline having been nearly all in those two additional states, and especialy in Oklahoma. Another notable feature of this annual review of railroad build ing by The Manufacturers' Record is the prospect for construction next year that less will be built than was done this year, or only 1,534 miles in the South and 1,606 miles including Oklahoma and Missouri. Usually there is a large overestimate as to prospective construction, last year there being an overestimate as to this year by more than 40 per cent and the year before the overestimate was nearly 50 per cent. This shows that railroad conditions are unusual with respect to new lines and extensions of old ones, and it is also indicative of very small amount of actual work during 1914. Nevertheless, there have been many new companies organized during the twelve-month now drawing to an end, and the est'mates for the coming year may be quite up to and even somewhat less tnan the amount of construction which will be actually accomplished. North Carolina Third. "Texas, the empire State of the South, leads as usual with the great est amount of new mileage of any of the states considered in this article, and exceeds her total of last year by more than 200 miles, her total now be ing 566 miles, or over one-third of the entire amount credited to all the Southern States. Arkansas while far behind in comparison is nevertheless second as to the amount of work done, having 209 miles to her credit. North Carolina is third, with very nearly 135 miles; South Carolina fourth, with 116 miles, and Alabama fifth, having 103 miles. The other states have built less than 100 miles each during the year, ranging from 93 down to 8 miles. For next year Texas proposes only 274 miles. Florida 244 miles, North Carolina 168 miles, Alabama 157 miles,' Tennessee 119 miles ana the rest less than 100 miles each. 150 Miles of Fine Road. Raleigh and Fayetteville are now connected by a road which is a joy to automobile drivers as well as those who live along the route and must use both cities as a market, j A handsome map of this new route has made a record run for these parts. From Durham to Fayetteville to Pine hurst, a distance of 150 miles, Mr. Lyon made the run in five hours and five minutes, and Mr. Leonard Tufts made a night trip in six and a half hours. Railroad Work in North Carolina. "There is also some interesting rail- work proceeding in the extreme north western corner of this state, in Ashe, Wautauga and Wilkes counties. In the former the Virginia-Carolina Rail way is constructing an extension of 41 miles from the Virginia Dounaary nr.ross the county to Todd, which is near the southern county line, and in the last tWo counties, tne watauga & Yadkin River Railway Is building a line from North Wilkesboro to Boone. It is not improbable that these two roads will ultimately be connected. Have Poultry Show Next Year. Although the patronage of the re cent poultry show was such as to oc casion vast concern to those backing the affair, the directors of the South eastern Poultry Association have de cided to give another exhibition next year, the dates chosen being December 30 and 31 and January 1 and 2. One of the causes contributing to the lack of patronage this year was believed to be the proximity to the holiday sea son when everybody had their minds on other things. The dates v were chaneed until after Christmas. . Do You Want a Postofflce. Announcement was made recently in Washington of the schedule , of dates on which civil service examina tions will be held for fourth class postmasterships in North Carolina, in cases where the annual pay is , $180 or more ,and where the present in cumbent was not appointed under the civil service regulations. This is by order of President Wilson, who took this means to partially nullify the blanket order of President Taft, which otherwise would have perpetu ated Repubncans in office during their life time. February 14 is the date for the examination In Charlotte. About 550 postoffices In this state are concerned. The schedule is as follows: February 7 Albemarle, Beaufort, Bolivia, Burgaw, Carthage, Clarkton, Columbus, Currituck, Jianbury, -Garland, Jacksonville, Jefferson, Kelford, Lake Toxaway, Lincolnton, Marion, Marshall, Mocksville, Roxboro, Ruth erfordton, Smithfield, Swanquarter, Warsaw, Williamston. February 9 Yardkinville. February 10 Wilkesboro. February 12-r-Sparta, February 14 Ashev'lle, Burlington, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Conorcd, Dan ville, Va.; Dunn, Durham, Elizabeth Cty, Fayettevile, Gastonia, Golds br, Greensboro, Greenville, Hamlet Henderson, Hendersonville, Hickory, High Point, Kinston, Laurinburg, Lenoir, Lexingtn, Mount Airy, New bern, Oxford, Raleigh, Reidsville, Rockingham, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Sanford, Shelby, Statesville, Tarboro, Thomasville, Wadesboro, Washington, Waynesville, Wilmington, Wilson Winston-Salem. February 16 Boone. February 18 Newland. February 19 Bakers ville. Febuary 20 Asheboro, Gatesville Columbia, Halifax. Simmons Gets First Copy. Senator F. M. Simmons was pre sented recently witi the first bound copy of the new tariff bil by Secre tary of the Senate Baker. In the book is the space for the names of the Pres ident, the vice president and every member of the senate. The president, the vice president and most of the senators have written some oriei m cumpixiiii, marks about Mr. Simmons on the fly leaves In his own band President Wilson wrote as follows: "My Dear Senator Simmons: I welcome this opportuni ty to express again my warm admira tion for your leadership in the great fight for this bill, and my deep sense of the service you have rendered this country. Ability, knowledge, tact, and natience combined to accomplish great thing. "Cordially and faithfully yours, "WOODROW WILSON." The volume given Mr. Simmons (a bound in morocco, and is very hand- some. Big Corn Show in Buncombe. The most successful corn show ever held in this county and one o fthe most successful in the history of the state was that of the Buncombe Coun ty Corn Club, which drew hundreds of visitors to the county court house recently. The first prize of $35 went to Walter Creasman of Biltmore; the second of $25 went to Christian Luth er of Candler; the third of $15 went to Edgar Jenkins of Beech, All of the other boys in the contest were award ed prizes of $5 and were given spe cial mention. In the seed ocrn con test the prizes were as follows: Pro lificS. Weaver. Weaversville, first; J. H. Holcombe, Candler, second; sin- bIp R. C. . Weaver. Weaversville, first; A. H. Daniel, Candler, second. North Carolina Gets Her Part In the annual report of the forester of the United States the following ref erence is made to the Appalachian for ests: "More than 700,000 acres have been -acquired for national forest purposes in 110 sonthAm ATroalachians anci White Mountains, of which consider ably more than half was secured dur ine 1913. These lands are being pro tected against fire and the work of the eovernment has greatly strengtn- ened local sentiment against forest fires. Some 250 miles of trail, to help in fire control, were completed dur- ine the vear." North Carolina has a good share of this land, and will have more In the near future. RAwan Oraanizes'Corn Club. A new organization effected at Sal isbury recently is the Rowan County Boys' Corn Club which held its first Tneptimr in the court house with R. W. Freeman farm demonstrator, presid ing. The attendance was gratifying and an address was made by A. H. Price Mr. Freeman also gave a list of instructions to the farmers and DOys present. lu r" "D ZZ", J. The following omcers were . pT-o2iri atit Lieaiora Hall; vice president, Linden Meinus; secretary and treasurer, Jari narns. Committees were appointed. Tar Heels in New York City. Some 300 North Carolinians, mem bers of the North Carolina Society, sat down at their annual banquet at f,ai . Tw7 xtqw vrv Citv ra. me rid.ro aoTip ralculated cently and. heard speeches calcuatea of theire tS and to makTthem ?r!5- thai verv , i i: 4 tVioir hroaeta ihH IOVB ieei uuee cnga in f - Tar Heel feels when on foreign soil where he has "made good. In the last of names appearing in connection with the dinner, are some that rank high in the business world, j the literary world, and in other lines. BIG LUMBER DEAL LARGE TRACTS OF 'CABARRUS TIMBER LANDS AND, WOOD WORKING PLANT CHANGE. WENTY-FIYE MILLION FEET National Lumber Company oF Concord Purchases Big Interests of the Snow Lumber Company. Daily Capac ity of Sixty Thousand Feet. - Concord. A deal involving million of feet of lumber, large tracts of tim ber lands and a large wood-working plant was consummated here recently when the National Lumber Company of this city, purchased the plant ana holdings of the Snow Lumber Com nany at Mount Gilead. The deal ha been hanging fire for several weeks. W. H. Gibson, J. A. Cannon and G. S. Kluttz, officers of the National Lum ber Company, have been in frequent .conferences with Mr. R. F. Dalton of High Point, president of the Snow companies visited Mount Gilead and on their return here the deal was put through. It is understood that the consideration was over $100,000. The deal involves 25,000,000 feet of lumber, 10,000,000 of which is sawed and stacked at Mount Gilead, and the timber rights including the remainder were transferred to the National Lum ber Company in the sale. This timber is located sear Mount Gilead. The National Lumber Company purchased 8,000,000 feet of lumber from the Little brothers, who own a large plantation near Mount Gilead, last week. This, with their new holdings, will give the company more than 30,000,000 feet of lumber near Mount Gilead. The wood-working plant at Mount Gilead, which has a capacity of 60, 000 feet of lumber a day, and which was closed down a few days ago pend ing the deal, will be operated by the ated b the gnow and Na. ,- , y. . .,, . Itional Lumber Companies will be placed under the same management. The plant of the National Lumber ! Company here, which has been doing a lirge business since it started, will be continued. Want Canning Factory and School. ..Salisbury.. An effort is being made to establish a canning factory in Sal isbury. A man of wide experience in the business is presentingthe matter to the business men of the commun ity and in this work is being assist ed by a number of substantial farm ers who are interested in the move ment. Several prominent business men in Salisbury are also taking a hand in the movement. It is believed the establishment of a canning factory would furnish a mar ket for all home-grown fruits and vegetables and encourage a larger production. . Noble Praises Schools. Wilmington. Prof. M. C. Noble, dean of the School of Education of the University of North Carolina, Is spend ing some time in the city with rela tives and friends. Prof. Noble was for- 16 years superintendent of the city graded schools and went from this city to the University. He is very much . impressed with the splendid progress of the city schools.. Especial ly worthy of mention, he says, is the Isaac Bear Memorial school, which he considers a model grammar school in every respect. He declares that he would like nothing better than to be able to transplant it to the University and use it as a model for the young men tak ing courses in his department. Asheville Firemen Give Banquet Asheville. The annual banquet of the members of the fire department given complimentary to the board of aldermen, the honorary members of the department, newspaper men and friends of the laddies was held at the station house recently and was large ly attended. It was one of the most enjoyabe events ever held and was largely attended. Appoint Cotton Mill Receiver. Tarboro. Through the action of the minority stockholders Juage G. W. Connor recently issued a restraining" order preventing any sale of the Tar boro Cotton Factory and appointed Haywood Foxhall temporary receiver, naming January 8 as the time for a hearing in the matter. Recently no tices were sent to the stockholders stating that an offer had been made r-aoo of hin Tlar, i f - - oner oeiiig j.ov,vvu. j.uc uiucuvcuucoo of the plant, including a bond issue Of $100,000 is about $165,000. Killed by Trolley Car. Charlotte. Mr. Charles B. Skipper, one of the best known cotton mill men in this section, was instantly killed by a street car at the Seaboard Air Line passenger station one night. re- Th oridnt ciiuj " . occurred almost directly opposite the eastern terminus of the depot and at the bottom of a high embankment. A First Ward car, headed west and bound for Independence Square after its circuitous trip, was within 25 yards of the point at which a stop is made. PLANS FOR TOBACCO CROP North Carolina Test Farms Have Re ceived Information of General Ex tension in Culture. Raleigh. That there will be a gen eral extension of the culture of tobac co in this state next ' season is the in formation that comes to the test farm division of the State Department of Agriculture. The culture is to be un dertaken in a number of sections that have not heretofore grown tobacco, notably Robeson. Cumberland and 'Hoke counties and the extreme east ern part of the Belhaven section. It is believed that Hoke county will plant at least 1,500 acres and the Red Springs section, is making extensive preparations for a crop. All these sections have called on the State Department for the services,in a consulting capacity, of E. G. Moss, the tobacco culture expert in charge of the tobacco test farm in Granville county. Gets Water Report. Wilmington Prof. E. B. Phelps of the United States Hygienic Labora tory, Washington, has submitted to Mayor Moore the report of the result of his recent investigation of the Wil mington public water supply. In brief. Professor Phelps says the present water supply, obtained from the north east branch of the Cape Fear river, is satisfactory. However, he recommends that cer tain minor improvements be made In the plant immediately. He does not look with favor upon the proposition to try to obtain the water supply from deep wells, which proposition, he says, involves many elements of uncertain ty. If any change is to be made in the source of supply, he recommends that the water supply be obtained from the northwest branch of the Cape Fear river at a poin tabove Navassa. Plan Laymen's Convention. Kinston. At a mass meeting of lay men of the various churches of this city it was unanimously decided to endorse a proposition to have a lay men's missionary conference here on January 15 and 16. The meeting will be conducted by a team of noted workers. Kinston is one of the few East Car olina towns to be honored, and the meeting here will be one of the last in this section. The scope to be cov ered is Lenoir county, and prepara tions will be made for a big gathering of lay workers from every corner of the county. The conference will prob--ably be held in Queen Street Meth odist church. Four New State Charters. Raleigh. Charters are issued for three new corporations as follows: The Dundee Farm Company, Rae- ford, capital $50,000 authorized, and $50,000 subscribed by J. L. McFayden and others; the Farmer's Bank & Trust Company, Cherryville, capital $100,000 authorized and $5,000 sub scribed by J. F. Harrelson and others ; the Brower-Grier Iron Works, Jones- ville, capital $100,000 authorized, and $5,200 subscribed by A. H. Brower and others. A charter is issued for the Durham Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Dur ham, capital $10,000 authorized and $5,000 subscribed by M, B. Burnett, C. H. Burnett and others for bottling pepsi-cola and all kinds of non-intoxi cating drinks. New Creamery for Guilford. That a modern county creamery will be established in Guilford was the de cision of about 100 farmers who met in the court house at Greensboro re cently. The movement for this was led by E. H. AndeTson, county farm demonstrator. A creamery of this kind is now in operation at Hickory, where Mr. Anderson has done actual work in the creamery. It was explained by him and E. S. Millsaps that if such a creamery were established it would mean a profit and better products for all farmers who used. The creamery can serve peo ple for a radius of 100 miles. A com mittee of five was appointed to take up the matter and form plans for the creamery. . Mr. J. C. Kennett, a former mem ber of the Legislature, presided over the meeting and Mr. J. G. Frazier was secretary. Don't Like Road Tax. Linville Falls. The next meeting of the County Commissioners of Mitchell county will hear a vigorous remon strance against the enforcement of a recently-passed law applying only to Grassy Creek township in Mitchell county, in which Spruce Pine is locat ed. This law requires every person who makes two trips a month with a team Into Spruce Pine to pay a tax of $6 a month for road purposes. The people of Spruce Pine did not -know of this law until it had been put into effect by the county commissioners. Postoffice Appointments. Washington. Representative God- win has had J. E. Elliott appointed postmaster at Thornwell. He has also had Luther McNeill, a railway mail clerk of Maxton, designated to take Uh PTmnatinT, fm- nnstnffi irw. - - 1, tor. Representative Webb has had Nat N. Silver, appointed postmaster at Micaville. The following named postmasters were continued in office: Elijah Beas- ley at Francisco, and John R. H. East it Vade Mecum, both in Stakes county. MraMnoM, SMMfSfflOOl Lesson (By E. O. SELLERS, Director of Evening .Department, Tne Moody Bible Institute. (jnicago.) LESSON FOR JANUARY 4 JESUS AND THE CHILDREN. LESSON TEXT Mark 9:30-41; 10:13-16. GOLDEN TEXT "Gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another; for God resisteth the proud, but glveth grace to tne bumble. I Pet. 5:5. We now return to the New Testa ment, and during this year finish those studies on the life of Christ which were followed during the year 1912. Almost as though it were an answer to the question, "who are for him, and who are against him?" that was asked in the last lesson for that year, we have presented for our study today, the relations of Jesus with children. In his teachings about children, as about so many other things, Jesus stands unique among all religious teachers. The events of this lesson occurred during the summer of A. D. 29, dur ing the time of his Perean ministry. which extended from his final depart ure from Galilee until his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Lust for Power. I. A Wayside Dispute, vv. 30-37. As though by way of contrast, the lesson committee has given us this side-light as to the effect, up to this time, upon the hearts of the disciples -of those great truths Jesus had been teaching them, about the method whereby he was to establish his kingdom. The disciples lusted for power, a wrangling which had not yet ceased. Jesus wait ed until they had arrived at Caper naum, and ther heat hai cooled some what before taking any notice of the dispute. In response to his question ing they held their peace, for, after reflection, they were ashamed of what had taken place, v. 34. Jesus then pre sented to them a concrete example of. what is to be required of all of those who shall seek to enter into this new kingdom. That was a more pertinent question than the one they had just been discussing. (Luke 18:15-17) tells us that these disciples desired to send the children away, hence the words, Suffer them to come." Ever after, when this mean, low, ambition to be 'the greatest" came up, there must have arisen before them, in memory. this picture. His appeal to children meets a well nigh universal response in the hearts of men. The fact that the child was so near at hand is sug gestive of the attractiveness of Jesus. The disciples were seemingly afraid of him (v. 32), not so, however, the child. For us to receive one who per fectly trusts him is to receive Jesus himself, and to receive Jesus is to re ceive the Father, for he came as the representative of the Father, the full revelation of God, Col. 2:9. To en ter the kingdom is of course prelim inary to any question of precedence in that kingdom. Jesus taught these disciples that as a little child is teachable (Matt. 18:3), so must all be who are to follow him. Thus Jesus contrasts the spirit of humility with that of pride which they had just shown. The lower we put ourselves the higher God will exalt us, Phil. 2:6-11. Jesus rebuked his disci ples and taught them that rather than, seek the place of authority and leader ship, they ought to take the place of a child, that they may be taught and be ruled. II. Authority Denied, vv. 38-41. The spirit manifested by these disciples (v. 38) is far from having been re moved from the earth after all of these years. The ability to cast out devils in the name of Jesus was evidence enough in his mind that such persons were for, and not against, him, vv. 39, 40. It Is not, however, the ability to cast out the devils, but rather the fact that a service had been perform ed "in his name," which bulked large in his mind. Such is the service that has its reward, v. 41 and Matt. 12:30. Set Good Example. III. Angels In Disguise, 10:13-16. This attitude of Jesus towards those children about him (9:36) led others to bring their children to him, and among these were the babies, Luke 18:15. Try and picture the scene as Jesus extended his hands in blessed benediction. What effect this blessing may have had upon a baby's heart we are not told, but we can imagine that a sense of responsibility for Chris tian nurture must have remained with these parents, Eph. 6:4. Those in charge of these children have set us a good example in bringing them thus early to Jesus. To allow children to reach the "years of undertanding" be fore teaching them the way of life, is as unreasonable as is neglect teach ing children the habits of physical cleanliness, until they are old enough to understand sanitation, hygiene, or the laws of medical science. As we look back over these Inci dents we are impressed by the fact that those who engage in such a silly, nay, even wicked a discussion as to the matter of pre-eminence whether It be that they had a spiritual or tem poral idea of that kingdom stood dumb before him when called upon to justify themselves. Those who fain would send the children away are re buked, and it Is revealed to them that these stool nearer to the Christ than did the disciples themselves. Even those not socially nor personally at tractive may be received "in my; name," L e., for his sake.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Dec. 31, 1913, edition 1
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