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THE CHATHAM RECORD H A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance 9Mt THE CHATHAM RECORD . , Rates of Advertising On Squarson maartiM Q Square twOinaertiwe (1X3 On Square, mm montk $219 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts vfift bo caadc VOL. XXXVI PITTSBORO, CHATHAM CO UNTY, N. C, MAY 13, 1914. NO. 40. "--3fn) -fT !EWS OF THE WEEK 0 EPITOMIZED FORI THE LATEST HAPPENINGS OF IM PORTANCE TERSELY TOLD. EVENTS THROUGHOUT WORLD News of Greatest Interest From All Parts of the World Related in Paragraphs. It is the general belief in Washing ton that General Huerta will resign. Reports come from Mexico City that lie is making every preparation to flee from the city. The resignation of Jose Lopez Portillo y Rojas, the foreign minister, strengthens the belief there an undercurrent feeling in Mexico against the Huerta government. The funeral of Daniel E. Sickles was held in New York city with appro priate ceremonies. He was one of the last commanders who fought at the battle of Gettysburg. Early in life he va a Democratic member wf the state legislature. Central Pork of New York city stands as an achieve ment of his undaunting labors. The bodies of seventeen bluejackets and marines of the American forces in the taking of Vera Cruz, being borne home by the cruiser Montana, are ex pected to arrive in New York harbor Sunday afternoon. After securing tools from a railroad section house, a yeggman entered the State Bank of Apopka, Fla., blew the vault open with nitroglycerin and se cured $4,500 in currency, overlooking $200 in small change. Gen. Bennett H. Young of Louisville, Ky., was re-elected commander-inchief of the United Confederate Veterans at the annual . reunion held at Jackson ville. Richmond, Va., was chosen as the meeting place in 1915. Two persons were killed and half the towns destroyed when a cyclone passed over Mount Pleasant, Kas. Miss Eleanor Wilson, the youngest daughter of the president and Mrs. Wilson, and William C. McAdoo, 'were married in the blue room of the White House at Washington, D. C. The cere monies were simple and the attend ance was limited. Many costly gifts rere received by the McAdoos. Southeastern Mississippi was visit ed by a hailstorm. It is estimated the loss entailed by truck and. fruit farm ers will amount to thousands of dol lars. The three South American envoys who are attempting to settle through diplomacy, the strife in Mexico, have made known their intentions of meet ing at Ontario, Canada, on May 18. War department has been stirred by the report that the Mexican railroad from Vera Cruz to Mexico has been mined by the Mexican federal troops for the destruction of the road in the event the American forces attempt to push on to the capital. The necessary capital for the Atlan ta Federal reserve bank has been over subscribed. The total reached $4,220,- 200, or 220,200 more than enough. Segregation of the races in Louis- ville, Ky., is the aim of a bill passed by the upper body of the city council The measure has been passed by the lower body. The bill would prohibit negroes from moving into a block where already the majority of resi dents are white, or vice versa. At Augusta, Ga., the National Cot ton conference, which has been in sese ton conference, which has been in ses journed, after recommending revision of the "Carolina Mill Rules," and the "New England terms of buying and selling cotton." In the "Carolina Mill Rules," the principal revision is that which makes drafts payable when due instead of three days thereafter, and providing that mills bear the expense of re-weight of cotton in all instances where sellers' weights are found cor rect upon re-weight at the mills. In a cyclone which struck Delina, Tenn., Mrs. Bird McRee was killed al most instantly, and two other occu pants of the house, Mrs. Haislip and James Luna were injured. The house was wrecked, and Mrs. McRee was blown from her bed across the house. The chimney fell at the same time, and she was struck by falling brick. Mr. Luna was blown out into the road and Mrs. Haislip was blown violently from her bed, striking the opposite wall. The British government ..will recon sider its decision not to participate in the Panama Pacific exposition at San Francisco and probably will decide that Great Britain shall officially be represented at the fair in a distinctly modified form. Premier Asquith re ceived a deputation from the house of commons representing more than half the membership and promised to sub nut their views to the cabinet. The suggestion of the deputation was that the British government erect a special governmental pavilion. The mystery surrounding the identi ty of the steamer on fire in the west fjound trans-Atlantic steamer lane, south of Sable island, for 48 hours, was solved when wireless messages from the Cunard line Franconia told of the burning of the freighter Colum bian, and the rescue of thirteen of her crew from a small boat. The death of Chief Steward Matthews, whose body the survivors had in charge and the disappearance of a second boat, in which were nineteen men, including the hrst and second officers also were reported. The survivors were exhaust ed by their experience. Lillian Lenton, a militant suffra- ; gette, was sentenced at Leeds. Eng land, to a year in prison for setting fire to the Westfield House, Doncas ter, in June last year. After making a confession she disappeared and was re-arrested a short time ago. The new buildings of Constantinople College, American college for girls in Turkey, are to be dedicated June 3 in connection with commencement week exercises according to advices from that city. That the Friedmann cure was neither curative for prevention pow ers arid that it could not be recom mended was the information given by Dr. George Mannheimer to the dele gates attending the National Associa tion for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis in session in Washingt on. Roll call by an electrical device will be the new feature in both houses at Washington when they begin their next session. It will cost the govern ment $20,000, but it is said will save much time. ; A visit to the Wnite House at Washington, D. C, was made by 200 Shriners of Iamailia temple from Buf falo. The band which accompanied them played in the White House. Guests of the Wilson-McAdoo wedding who were still at the White House ap plauded the Shriners' band from the galleries. There was touch of a, stir at the cap ital following the receipt of a note from General Funston. Secretary of War Garrison, it is understood, com municated with the governors of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio regard ing the time it would take to mobilize their militia. Secretary Garrison de clared "No additional movement of troops had been ordered." William Rockefeller, George F. Ba ker and George McCullough Miller of New York, all directors of the New Haven railroad, have been summoned to Washington to testify in the investi gation of the New Haven. James Sheewan, head of one of the largest dry dock firms of New York city', is dead. He was sixty-six years old. Dr. .H. M. DuBose presented to the conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, in session at Oklahoma City, two resolutions the substance of which was the removal of Vanderbilt University from Nashville, Tenn., where it has been for a decade, to At lanta. This action was the result of a decision the supreme court of Ten nessee, divorcing the church from the college. i Lieut. Saint Lague was killed when the French army aeroplane capsized, and fell 1,200 feet, after a scouting ex-' pedition against hostile Moors. 1 The program of disarmament of con tending factions in the southern Colo ardo strike zone was virtually announc ed by Maj.'W. A. Holbrook in behalf of Col. James Lockett, commanding United States troops in the district. Mine company officials were notified that the disarming of guards would begin and they have begun to surren der arms. A dispatch from Rurazzo, Albania, states that two hundred and fifty Mo hammedan Albanians, captured by the Epirote invaders at Hormova, were crucified in the orthodox church at Ko dra, according to information received by the Albanian government. The Epirotes are said to have set fire to the church afterwards and allowed the bodies to turn. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who, with his son, Kermit, arrived at Para, Bra zil, on the steamer Duntsan from Man-, aos, was greetedf on board by a rep resentative of the governor of the state of Para, municipal authorities and prominent persons. Colonel Roosevelt said that the expedition. which was undertaken originaly for the American Museum of Natural His tory, has proved a signal success. Probable adjournment of congress by July 10 was predicted by Senator Kern, Democratic leader of the senate. after a conference with the president. He said he believed the Panama canal tolls repeal bill would be disposed of within two weeks and that the admin istration anti-trust program would be completed before adjournment. He said he was hopeful the rural credits bill would be reached. There wil be no suspension or aban donment of the elaborate plans of the war department for holding the stu dent's military instruction camps this summer because of the Mexican crisis. In fact, the Mexican trouble has served to emphasize the necessity for such preparation of the youth of the coun try, is the opinion of the general staff. Many letters are being received from heads of the educational institutions and from individual students asking for information as to the department's plans for the summer. Information has been received in Washington from Vera Cruz that the Mexican federal troops have mined the railroad tracks from Vera Cruz to Mexico City in preparation for the de struction of the road in the event that the American forces attempt a march on the capital. No confirmation has been received of reports that the San Francisco bridge on the Inter-Oceanic railroad had been damaged. The three South American envoys, who have undertaken by diplomacy to settle Mexico's civil strife as well as her national difficulties, announced that the first formal conference with the different parties interested in the mediation will be held at Niagara Falls on the Canadian side on May 18. As yet there has been no formal basis of negotiations, neither the united states nor Huerta having set forth their de mands. It was learned from a high Washington administration . official that the United States would not con fine itself to a mere settlement of the incidents at Tampico. Y 173 OIE IN SICILY EARTHQUAKE SEISMIC DISTURBANCE BRINGS DEATH AND RUIN TO VIL LAGES NEAR MT. AETNA. TERROR IS NOW PREVAILING Paople Working in Fields See Their Homes Crumble and Families Perish. Catania, Sicily. A great earthquake brought death and destruction to many villages near Mount Aetna. The number of dead up to date was offi cially placed at 173, with about 350 injured. A large part of the devasta ted territory has not been inspected. The affected zone extends from Zaffarna, the highest village on Mount Aetna, to the sea, between Airre Reale, on the south, and Giarre on the north. It includes Linera, the center of the disturbance, Pisanlo and Santa I Verenina. In Linera alone 110 per- j sons were killed and 300 injured. In Bongardio 13 dead and 27 injured have been taken from the ruins. At Constintini 16 were killed and many injured. These villages and many smaller places were levelleed. The entire district presents a spec tacle of desolation, ruin and death. Many of the injured had not, been tak en from the debris. All train service has been abandoned owing to the col lapse of bridges, broken tracks and obstructed tunnels. MEDIATORS MEET MAY 18. Judge Lamar nad Joseph W. Lehman Will Represent United States. Washington. The opening of the Mexican mediation confeience at Ni agara Falls on the scheduled date May 18, was assured when word was received of the departure of the Mexi can delegates from Mexico City for the conference. Preparations for dispatching rein forcements to General Funston at Vera Cruz should such a movement become necessary, went forwaTd steadily, work on twelve tranprost to carry troops, horse and supplies be ing pushed, but no warlike develop ment occurred. The military appa rently is being held well in leash to avoid the possibility of embarrassing the mediation negotiations. A threatening cloud disappeared from the diplomatic horizon, when the German steamer Kronprinzessin Cecelie, reported to be carrying arms and ammunition for Huerta, returned to Vera Cruz, without debarking her war stores at Puerto, Mexico, and it was announced that the munitions on this and a second German steam er, the Bavaria, would be returned to Germany. The possibility either of a seizure or blockade of Puerto, Mex ico, or of an act, perhaps interpreta able as a violation of the military status quo, in favor of Huerta, there by was eliminated. Justice Joseph P. Lamar, of the United "States Supreme Court, and Frederick W. Lehman, of St. Louis, formerly solicitor, will represent the United States in the conference Suffragists Move on Capitol. Washington. Several thousand wo men, from virtually every state in the Union, paraded along Pennsyl vania avenue from the White House to the Capital and presented to mem bers of Congress petitions adopted at meetings all over the country a week ago. Five hundred and thirty of the marchers carried these petitions, one for each member of the senate and house, asking the adaption of the Bristow-Mondell resolution, amending the Constitution to enfranchise wo men. Massing themselves .on the east steps of the Capitol and with several bands and a chorus of 100 girls at the entrance to the building, the enthusiastic paraders sang "The March of the Women" by Dr. Ethel Smyth of England and only heard once before in this country. This demonstration was witnessed by thou spectacular feature of the afternoon's demonstration was witnessed by thou sands of persons who filled the im mense plaza. Millionaire Post Kills Self. Santa Barbara, Cal. With a bullet from a rifle which he had concealed, Charles W. Post, millionaire manufac turer of cereal foods, killed himself at his winter home here. Evading the nurse who had been attending him since he returned from the .east a few weeks ago, he went to his apartment, placed the muzzle of the rifle in his mouth and pulled trigger with a toe. Mr. Post was convalescent from an illness which necessitated a major operation sometime ago at Rochester, Minn. Dewey and Daniels Thank Padgett. Washington. Secretary Daniels and Admiral Dewel, on behalf of the entire American Navy, have written to Representative Padgett of Tenner see, chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, expressing thanks for the defense by Mr. Padgett and other Representatives against attacks made In the house against naval offi cers. The unusual latters are an echo of the fight on the naval bill, which has just passed Congress. Bc-h cor' gratulated him on his success. WEDDING AT WHITE HOUSE VERY SIMPLE MISS ELEANOR WILSON AND SEC RETARY McADOO MARRY IN BLUE ROOM. The wedding of Miss Eleanor Ran dolph Wilson and Mr. William Gibba McAdoo took place on Thursday afternoon. May 7th, at six o'clock in the Blue Room. The wedding procession proceeded from the main stairway into the cor ridor, through the north door of the Blue Room, to the platform . erected in the south bay window of the Blue Room. Miss Sallie McAdoo led " the pro cession, followed by Mrs. Sayre and Miss Margaret Wilson. Miss Nancy Lane directly preceded the bride who was escorted by the President. The groom, with Dr. Cary Travers Gray son, met the wedding party at the altar. Mr. McAdoo wore evening clothes and Dr. Grayson wore his uni form. Reverend Sylvester W. Beach performed the ceremony. After the ceremony the wedding party proceeded to the Red Room where they received the congratula tions and good wishes of the company. The Marine Band furnished the mur sic. Supper was served at small tables in the State Dining Room. The decorations of the Blue Room were lilies and ferns and the decorations in the Dining Room were pink and white roses. The bride's bouquet was of orange blossoms, white orchids and lilies of the valley. The flower girls carried white chip hats, hung by ribbons, filled with flowers. Miss Margaret Wilson's gown was of soft blue crepe with paniers and waist of blue tulle. The neck was finished with a cream lace ruff and a flowered sash completed the costume. With this costume was worn a blue lace hat, trimmed with pink roses and touches of black. Mrs. Sayre's cos tume was exactly like Miss Wilson's except that the color was pink. The gowns of the little flower girls were white, with blue and pink ribbons. Miss Wilson's Wedding Gowns and Some of the Gowns of Her Trousseau. The wedding gown worn by Miss Elean&r R. Wilson is made of ivory white satin and trimmed with real old point lace. This charming creation is the principal part of a trousseau made by Kurzmao, Fifth Avenue, New York. The bodice is softly draped with satin which crosses in front and is brought to a point below the should ers, front and back. The V-shaped neck is finished with folds of solt tulle The long mousquetaire sleeves are made of tulle. The real old point lace is gracefully draped over the right shoulder to the left side of the waist and is fastened with a spray of orange blossoms; the lace then continues as a border to the long transparent tu nic of tulle which graduates to the side of the skirt at the train. The long sweeping train is three and a half yards in length. A cap effect bridal wreath especial ly executed by Kurzman with orange blossoms and long draped veil was very effective. Much interest is placed in the real old point lace used on the gown. It is a masterpiece and a work of art In lace making. Unique in design and perfect in execution, it may well be said that this famous art-treasure, which is a part of a world famous col lection may justly find its place as an antique in a national collection. Three-piece going away dress This is a three-piece dress made of corbeau blue gabardine. The coat is made of corbeau blue charmeuse and gabard ine. The front and upper part of back of coat is made of charmeuse. The back is gathered at collar. 4 The three-quarter sleeve of gabard ine is topped with the blue charmeuse. Edge of sleeve is bound with a flat black silk thread. Soft girdle of gabardine ending in front with oval charmeuse buckle. The bodice is dark blue chiffon over white. It has braided straps of gabar dine over the shoulders, with twelve rows of braid over belt of blue gabardine. White organdie Vestee and collar edged with a rose and green flowered narrow ribbon, fasten in front by three ribbon buttons. Long blue sleevs over white chiffon ending in a wide cuff of 16 rows of narrow black braid. ' The short skirt of gabardine with three circular flounces starting at the sides of skirt. These are fastened at back with a strap of gabardine ttach e to which are four small black silk tassels. Between the flounces, cor beau charmeuse, to which they are at tached, showing about one inch of charmeuse between each flounce. Flounces and bottom of skirt edged with black silk braid. With Seven Hooks Gets Eight Fish. LIbby, Mont. George Blackwell brought to town an oddity in fish catching. This was a seven-hook set line upon which he had caught eight fish. One hook had first been taken by a charr about a foot long and later a large ling had swallowed the charr and was caught on the same hook. Girls Paint Faces to Match Dresses Milwaukee. Girls here have gone Paris one better and are painting their faces to match their dresses. Lavender is the popular shade. NORTH CAROLINA IS BEING HONORED TAR HEELS FLOURISH IN WASH INGTON AS A GREEN BAY TREE. LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS Review of the Latest News Gathered Around the State Capitol That Will Be of Interest to Our Readers Over North Carolina. v Aalelgh. A Washington dispatch says, North Carolina Is being honored by the Dem ocrats of the nation, as a roll-call of the men in high position will show. Two cabinet officers Josephus Dan iels, secretary of the navy and David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture an ambassador, Walter Hines Page, at the Court of St. James; Major E. J. Hale, the American representative at Costa Rica are Tar Heels. Colonel William H. Osbon, of Greensboro, Is commissioner of inter nal revenue; ex-Gov. Robert" Glenn, a member of the international .boundary commission, and E. J. Justice, a spe ial attorney in the department of jus tice. Thomas J. Pence is chief- publicity man for the national Democratic exec utive committee. When Mr. Webb Is installed as chairman of the judiciary committee of the house, and he will be within a short while and Representative Kitch en elected leader of the house, North Carolina's cup of joy will be full and running over. Recent State Charters. Three new corporations were char tered as follows: The Granville. Pharmacy, Creedmore, Garnivlle coun ty, capital $50,000 authorized and $5, 000 subscribed by L. V. Pearce and others for a general drug business. The Henderson Grain & Feed Co., Henderson, capital $10,000 authorized, and $8,000 subscribed by J. B. Poy thress and others. The past several days have been spent by Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geologist, in Person county where he has been taking a hand in the cam paign for a $150,000 bond - issue for road building. The election is to come off May 12 and Dr. Pratt be lieves that the special tax will be voted. Carolina Cigar Company of Greens boro; to manufacture and deal in cigars; authorized capital, $10,000, with $3,000 paid in by I. L., C. E.f and L. M. Ferree. Wants N. C. Fish Commission. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geolo gist, here recently en route to Atlan tic City to attend the annual meeting of the National Association of Shell Fish Commissioners In session there. He will be joined by State Oyster ommissioner Gobbs of Oriental and State ommissioner J. H. LeRoy. of Elizabeth ity, and the three will seek to ascertain at the convention just what is best to be done to build up the fish and oyster industry in this state, so that the oyster interests of North arolina may get out of the condition of being almost a negligible quantity in the grand total of the oyster indus try for the whole Atlantic coast. Dr. . Pratt says that Virginia, Ala bama, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jer sey and all the states on the New Eng land coast have fish and oyster laws far superior to North Carolina and that what he is striving for is the es tablishment of a state fish commission to have absolute control of the fish an doyster interests of the state and conserve them so that there will be a steady increase in supply and qual ity instead of demoralization and de terioration all the time. Clarence Poe Busy Lecturer. Clarence Poe has accepted an invi tation to deliver an address before the Southern Sociological Conference at Memphis, Tenn., in a few days on "Developing the Community Spirit in Rural Sections." He will also make a number of commencement addresses this month as follows: Lillington, May 11; Smithfield, May 15; Wake lonfl May 21; Winston-Salem, May 29. North Carolina Men Sign Memorial. A Washington special says Senator Overman introduced a bill for the re lief of the heirs of Gaston S. Wilder, of Wake, who was robbed of about $50,000 worth of property during the Civil War by Union soldiers. The me meorial sent from Galveston, Texas, to Senator Stone of the committee on foreign relations by 250 refugees from the Tampico territory of Mexico short ly after the American forces took pos session of Vera Cruz was signed by John E. Eads and William H. Eads of North Carolina. Fire Insurance Hearing July 11. It is learned that the investigation of the conduct of fire insurance com panies in this state will be resumed in this city July 11 by the commission appointed for the purpose and that the expectation is that the task of taking evidence will be concluded at that time. The law firm of Manning & Kitchin is special counsel for the commission, Conducting the examina tion of witnesses and outlining the procedure generally, and the informa tion that June 11 is the next date for resumption of sittings. . Improvements at State Fair Ground. Extensive improvements are now being made at the state fair grounds, and arrangements are being made for the holding of the next great state fair, which is expected to be the very best in the history of the institution. A considerable amount of money is being expended, and more will be added to the improvement fund as the time draws near for the opening of the big annual show in October of this year. ? . A place of public comfort for men, which is something new, la now be ing erected near the east entrance. This is to be 40 by 12 feet, and will be fitted up in a style in keeping with the way In which the officers of the association generally transact their business affairs. The main exhibit building is being repaired and perhaps more is being done here than anywhere else on the fair grounds. The old partitions are being torn out and will be rearranged so as to afford more space and better facilities for displaying the various exhibits that will be placed in it this year. It is the plan of the fair associ ation to use this building one ' more year, and then it will be torn away to make room for larger and more spa cious exhibit sections. If it were torn away at this time, another could not be erected by the time the fair opens up in the fall, and it has been decided to spend some money on it and patch it up to be used for this season. Though the race track will be im proved more later on, it is not at es caping the notice of those working on the grounds. It will be dragged later in the summer, and will be put into first class condition. It has been stated that the street car line will be double-tracked all the way from Capitol Square to the fair grounds by the time the fair opens this year, and this will greatly facilitate the handling of the crowds that are expected to be here, for the occasion. Preparations are now being made for this extension, and no time will be lost In beginning the work. Asks For Historical Statement. A special request came from Com missioner of Education P. P. Claxton to Secretary R. D. W. Connor of the North Carolina Historical Commis sion, asking that he prepare at once a special statement of the past and present work of the commission, this statement to be used in a special news bulletin that the bureau of edu cation will issue soon for use in the newspapers throughout the United States. In making this request Com missioner Claxton wrote Secretary Connor that "the work of the kind your commission is doing has such great educational value that I would like to have for publication in a bul letin of the bureau a ocmplete ac count of all the work of the kind that is being done in the United States." Seven Graduates at Meredith. There are seven graduates to re1 ceive diplomas when Meredith Col lege holds its commencement season May 23 to 25. They are Miss Mary Eloise Deloatche, Norfolk, Va.; Miss Lala Lucy Dixon, Slier City; Miss Mary Alma Elliott, Mackey's , Ferry; Miss Carolina Melke Gough, Lumber ton; Miss Mae Frances Grimmer, Cape Charles, Va. ; Miss Katharine Camp bell Johnson, Thomasville; Miss Kath erine Parker Knowles, Mount Olive. The enrollment the past year was 232 and the year has been one of very sat isfactory scholastic and financial re sults for the institution. Wheat Outlook Is Good. Commissioner of Agriculture W. .A. Graham says that the weather condi tions just now are ideal for the devel opment of the wheat crop In North Carolina and that th eoutlook now is for as fine a yield as the state has ever had. Major Graham says, too, that the farm work generally is now well advanced. The cotton crop and the corn crop is about all in In many sections, although there are sections where the lowlands set aside for com are not yet planted. Improvements Cost $250,000. The exterior work on the remodel ing and enlargement of the govern ment building here is about com pleted except for the cleaning of the old stone on the front of the building to harmonize with the new stone that had to be used. The other outside walls are about all cleaned and look like new stone. It will require a year probably to get the building ready for reoccupancy. The improvements are costing upwards of $250,000. Test Search and Seizure Law. An Indictment was returned by the Wake county grand jury against the Seaboard Air Line for violating the search and seizure act that is sure to be carried to the United States su preme court in the opinion of counsel connected with the case. The Sea board refused to exhibit to Rev. R. L. Davis, superintendent of the anti-saloon league, the books showing all li quors delivered. The Seaboard's con tention is that under the interstate commerce act the company, is not al lowed to show deliveries to citizens. Graham County Elects Superintendent The Graham county authorities re port to the state department of edu cation that J. H. Moody has been elected superintendent of the public schools of the county to succeed T. A. Carpenter, deceased. State' Su perintendent Joyner expresses regret that Graham county did not take up the matter of consolidating the su perintendency for that county with one of the adjacent counties with a view to having one superintendent de vote hi3 entire time to the work in stead of exclusively for Graham. IfflllMriONAL SWfSOIOOL Lesson (By O. E. SELLERS, Director of Even ing: Department The Moody Bible Insti tute of Chicago.) LESSON FOR MAY 17 THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS. LESSON TEXT Luke 16:14-16: 19-3L GOLDEN TEXT "Wheso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he shall also cry, but shall not be heard." Prov. 21:18. , Verses 14 and 15 link this parable with the teaching of Jesus about "cove tousness and' stewardship. Verse 15 is a most heart-searching one. It demands-that we look well to the stan dards by which we measure our con duct, I Sam. 16:7. That the teaching of Jesus was effective is evidenced by the statement, of verse 14. These Pharisees were naturally cool, cynical, calculating and their scoffing shows that Jesus had probed them deeply. Their love of money service of mam mon made them unfaithful in their professed stewardship. In the Inter vening verses (16-18) Jesus condemns their attitude of seeking to justify themselves in the sight of men, de claring such an attempt to be useless in the sight of God. The methods men exalt are an abomination to him. No jot or tittle of the law can fall. This he emphasizes by an illustration about the binding nature of the marriage re lationship. We get our suggested two fold division of this lessou from I Tim. 4:8. Why He Is Condemned. I. The Life That Now Is, vv. 19-22. The revised version for vtorse 19, "now there was a certain rich man" indi cates , even stronger than the King James version that this Is the story of a historical Incident. Jesus did not mention the ' rich man's name, nor does he enumerate his moral delin quencies. Even morality cannot save a man from punishment in the next life. Nor is this rich man condemned because he Is rich. He is condemned because he sought to enjoy his pleas ures -in this life, squandering his time and his money upon sensual pleas ures, ignoring the need of those at his door. Jesus had just told these Phari sees how to use money (v. 9), see I Tim 6:17-19. A wrong use of money damns a man. A few paltry charities or even larger gifts given for ostenta tious display will nofi suffice. There was, however, no real joy to the rich man in his life as he sought sensual satisfaction, Eccl. 18. Lazarus lying at the door was a living rebuke to his self-indulgence. . Here is another of those vivid pictures that not alone re veals the misery but makes an indeli ble Impression on the mind. It is bet ter, however, to be a beggar, sore and hungry In this life and go to heaven hereafter, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season and be forever In torment in the life to come. The name Lazarus means "God his help" and la an indication of his character. It did not look as though God was "mindful of his own" but the sequel abundantly corrects such an Idea. ' Positions Reversed. II. The Life Which Is to Come, w. 23-31. Unconscious of the need of oth ers here the rich man is very much conscious of his own need in hades when subject to torment and anguish. There is no need of trring to minimize or to "explain" nor to deny these words of Jesus. Hel'l is for the wil fully disobedient, and was never pre pared for man (Matt. 25:41). On earth he saw Lazarus "at his gate," now with Abraham, resting "in his bosom." Their positions are reversed, the petitioner is now the rich man who bega for "mercy," though In life he showed none at all. His plea was for his tongue; that organ had been pampered in life but now it is in mls-v' ery, because deprived of earthly satis faction. The solemnity of this lesson is very great. As we have suggested -Luke dees not call this a parable. It is possible that Jesus' auditors knew the very people of whom he was speak ing, some notoriously wealthy citi zen recently deceased, and some well known alms-seeker. For- a moment our Lord withdraws the curtain to let those about him read the story, catch, for an instant, a glimpse. He shows us that the attitudes of today, determine the destinies of tomorrow. The experience of life beyond death is determined by the use of the life "that now is." The gate of heaven is without our self-centered life and often takes, the form of a beggar. To wrongly em ploy our wealth, to live within the gate of selfishness will shut the gate of heaven in our own faices. If we pass without that gate ol' selfishness and minister, presently we find we. have made a friend in the life beyond. It is not the crumbs we jive the beg gar, that which we do mot miss, it must be self-emptying seirrice. This lesson raises the question, "are the ruling desires of our lives such aa shall develop gratification and satis faction in the life to coiae?" If not, we do well to heed this story. Col. 3:1 2., Memory is also active in that fu ture existence and It will be either a source of gratifying Joy or else of un speakable anguish. We are taught that education is largely tfleveloped out of memory and the Scripture tells ua that as a man thinketh io Is he, Prov. 23:7. Small wonder Psiul should ex hort us to think on holy things, Phil. 4:8, with such a prospec't In view fof all r ; h v t" t t
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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May 13, 1914, edition 1
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