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VOL. XXXVI
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C., MAY 27, 1914.
NO. 42.
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VCST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED
p'ete Review of Happenings of
Greatest Interest From All
Parts of World.
as a guarantee for a $33 board bill,
Mm Pauline Hubete gave her year-old
l)ai y to a Chicago boarding house mis-
Thf general conference of the Methyl;-!
Episcopal church, South, appoint
ed committee of eight members of
t: t clergy and eight of the laymen
u, rr convey to eight of the original
t citi cruizing conferences whatever right
i - diurch has to control Vanderbilt
r.r.:rrsity and the advisability of es
n baling another university as the
rt i resentative educational institution
oi ihe church.
Officials at Washington were great
ly relieved when word was brought
to tiiem that Vice Consul Siiliman was
safe in Mexico City, having arrived
tnerftf rom Saltillo. However, the Sil-
iinu-n matter has not been cleared up.
a it was reported he was jailed while
attending to his duties as United
States consul and the records of the
consul's office were seized by the
Huerta troops.
The wonderful control the late Pier
pout Morgan had over not only the
officials of the New Haven road, but
the properties as well, was graphically
told by former president Charles S.
Meilen before the interstate commerce
commission. He said that neither him
pi or the directors of the road dared
to protest against Morgan's instriic-
tior.s.
As his administration totters and
the fall seems imminent, Huerta shouts
defiance at the world, and declares he
did not instruct his representatives to
tender his resignation if they deemed
it necessary. In the meantime Villa
wins a sweeping victory in the battle
of Paredon and is preparing to con
centrate his forces in an attack on
Saltillo. With the capture of this city
the way will be opened for the rebel
army for their march to the capitol.
In the probe of the finances of the
New Haven by the interstate com
merce commission it developed that
former United Statese Senator Aldrich
was instrumental in selling the trolley
lines of that state to the New Haven
tor an excessive amount, according
to the testimony of former president
.Meilen.
No quarter was shown by the reb
els after their victories at Paredon and
Zertuche, according to dispatches re
ceived by General Carranza at Juarez,
two federal generals, Miguel Alvarez
and Ignacio Munoz, were killed and
two generals and many federal officers
were executed by the Constitutional
ists after the battle. General Ozorno
and his staff of 32 were executed after
the battle of Paredon.
The manner in which the 'fortunes
of the New Haven railroad disappear
ed was revealed by Charles S. Meilen,
former president of the road, when
called to testify before the interstate
commerce commission in Washington,
n. C. He frankly admitted he was
called Morgan's office boy. He said
that $35,000,000 of New Haven money
was wasted on the Westchester deal
at Morgan's command, also told of
Tammany Leader Murphy coming in
for a "hold-up" and mentioned the
name of Theodore Roosevelt in the
Boston and Maine deal.
Everything is in readiness for the
peace conference at Niagara Falls,
Ontario, when representatives from
the United States and Mexico and the
three mediators from the three South
American countries will meet for the
purpose of attempting to settle the
present strife in Mexico and prevent
intervention by the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt has returned to
I'is home at Oyster Bay. Although he
wa.v thin and walked with the aid of
a oain, he did not seem to have lost
any 0f the old vitality. When seen
upoii;his arrival the Progressive leader
denied rumors that he would run for
President in 1916; reaffirmed his story
or the lost river in Brazil and declared
lie would not run for governor of New
i ork.
Before leaving for the peace con
Terence at Niagara Falls, President
Wilson told the United states dele
?ates to be in a receptive mood and
await proposals from the three South
American Mediators. Other than this
he outlined no special course for them
to pursue.
President Wilson has sent a, note
f warning to Governor Ammons of
. o.orado, that the Federal troops will
i f main in the Colorado strike region
;. 0El:' so long as it will be necessary
-or the state to rebain control of the
nation.
n a message to his representatives
n Washington , Dictator Huerta in
Unlets them he is willine to resign
f it is absolutely necessary for the
success of the conference.
The rebel leaders are silent as to
meir views concerning the peace con
lerence. It "is known, however, they
in demand the elimination of the en
tire Huerta administration.
The labor leaders have declared war
n the Clayton anti-trust bills. The
Proposals to "Exemp labor unions from
i ne operation of the Sherman antl
trust law is said to be the cause of
BUST
IN
As a reward for saving the life ef
an unidentified young woman from a
runaway automobile in the streets of
Atlanta, E. M. Beard of Birmingham,
Ala., was seriously injured.
William J. Martin, president of Da
vidson College of Davidson, N. C, was
elected moderator to succeed Rev. J.
S. Lyons of Louisville, Ky., by the
general assembly of the Southern Pres
byterians in session in Kansas City,
Missouri.
Reports from the United States
chamber of commerce advise that the
prospects for a good fruit season are
excellent with the exception of the
peach crop
An immense moose driven from its
Canadian home by forest fires practi
cally took possession of the town of
Salt Ste. Marie, Mich., for several
hours.
Tentative plans for the unification
of the three great Methodist bodies in
America were approved and a decla
ration of principles were adopted by
the general conference of the South
ern Methodist Episcopal church, South,
in session in Oklahoma City.
Charles Becker, former lieutenant of
the New York police department, was
found guilty of murder in the first
degree for plotting Rosenthal's death
two years ago. This is the second time
he has been found guilty.
On the last day he was testifying be
fore the interstate commerce commis
sion, Charles S. Meilen, former presi
dent of the New Haven road, told the
commissioners that the late J. Pier-
pont Morgan was cognizant of the
Grand Trunk negotiations on which
he (Meilen) was criminally indicted
for violation of the Sherman anti-trust
act, and that he "took the indictment
that belonged to Morgan, believing it
would have killed the aged financier if
he had been indicted."
Secretary of State Bryan Is greatly
worried over the safety of Vice Con
sul Siiliman, who was reported releas
ed from a prison at Saltillo more than
a week ago and who has not been
heard from since then. American Con
sul Hanna at Monterey has been ask
ed by Secretary Bryan if it would be
feasible to send a messenger to Sal
tillo to learn whether Sillaman was re
leased. Wireless message received at Gal
veston, Texas, tells of the rescue of
passengers from the steamship Atlan
tis, which was grounded 100 miles
north of Tampico by the battleship
Connecticut.
The board of police commissioners
have withdrawn their recommendation
for a license for the Atlanta branch
of the Burns' Detective Agency. The
matter of revoking the license of the
detective agency will be brought be
fore the general council at its next
meeting.
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
and Mrs. Marshall will be lavishly
entertained in Atlanta during their
stay in this city. The vice president
will speak at the quatro-centennial
celebrating, the founding of Agnes
Scott College.
Laity rights for women was defeat
ed by the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
in session in Oklahoma City.
The first steps in the organization of
Atlanta's reserve bank have been tak
en. The certificate of organization
has been signed by A. C. Clewis, presi
dent, and J. A. Griffin, , cashier, and
has been forwarded to Washington,
D. C.
The death rate in the United States
showed a slight increase according to
statistics compiled by the census bu
reau. The increase in 1913 over 1912
was .2 of one per cent.
The life of Prince William of Alba
nia was threatened by the. increasing
hospitality between Essad Pasha, for
merly Turkish commander at Scutari,
and the other members of the Alba
nian ministry, and it was necessary to
land a mixed force of marines from
the international "fleet at Durazzo for
his protection.
The chief problems that will con
front the peace conference will be the
form of government that will . be es
tablished until a regular government
is installed and who will succeed
Huerta as the provincial governor.
The battleship Texas will soon leave
for Vera Cruz with tons of amunition
and a large number of riflles and pis
tols. - - -
Theodore Roosevelt's journey from
the jungles of Brazil will terminate
with his arrival at his home in Oyster
Bay, Long Island, New York. He has
practically recovered from his illness.
According to statistice read in the
House of Representatives there were
more men killed fn accidents in the
Panama Canal Zone between May 1,
1914 and March 31, 1914 than were
killed in the war of 1812 and the
Mexican war combined, the total be-
ine 2.190.
After being adrift 13 days without
food and a scarcity of water, four
sailors from the freight ship Lolum
bian, which was burned at sea May
3. were picked up by the Revenue
Cuteer Seneca, forty miles south of
Sable Island. Eleven of the crew had
perished from starvation and ex
posure. Their bodies were tnrown
overboard.
It is said that the envoys represent
ing the Mexican Government have
stated that no man of military prom
inence can succeed Huerta. lnis
will eliminate Carranza and Villa as
well as Huerta. President Wilson
has sent word to the Peace Envbys
that it is peace in Mexico rather than
the insult to the American flag that
he wants to be 'the chief aim of the
conference.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
a tors to make speeches, Senator Kern
the vanished millions belonging to
the stockholders of the New Haven
SENATOR BRADLEY
OF KENTUCKY. DEAD
K DISTINGUISHED REPUBLICAN
AND FOR FORTY YEARS IN
PUBLIC LIFE.
SERVED IN THE UNION ARMY
Ran Away From Home to Enter Into
the Struggle of the Civil War at
the Age. of 14.
Washington. William O. Bradley
United States Senator from Kentucky,
died here at 9:45 p. m. after a linger
ing illness aggravated by a fall.
Senator Bradley was one of the
most distinguished Republican leaders
of Kentucky in his generation. ' An
orator of unusual ability, for 40 years
he had been prominent before the
people of his state and the nation.
Born in 1847, he was only 14 years
of age when War Between the States
was declared. Twice he ran away
from home to join the Union army,
only to be taken from the ranks by
his father because of his extreme
youth. As a page of the lower house
of the Kentucky Legislature he at-.,
tracted such attention that at the age
of 18 a special act was passed by the
Legislature, enabling him to practice
law, if he proved his qualifications be
fore an examining committee. He
satisfied the committee of his quali
fications and made law his profession.
Faced with a strong Democratic
majority in his state Mr. Bradley
often suffered defeat for office. Twice
he was defeated for Congress and
four times for United States Senator
after receiving the nomination of his
party.
In 1887 he was defeated for Gover
nor, but reduced the Democratic ma
jority of the preceding gubernatorial
campaign from 47,000 to 17,000. It
was this showing that led to his prom
inence as a vice presidential candi
date the following year.
In 1895 Senator Bradley was elect
ed Governor of Kentucky. Victory
again settled on his banner in 1903,
when a Democratic Legislature by
eight votes, after a deadlock finally
elected him to the Senate. Tis term
would have expired March 3, 1915.
His last speech was delivered on
May 6, when he spoke against the"
repeal of the Panama Canal toll ex
emption law.
METHODIST HAVE ADJOURNED.
in Session 18 Days the Quadrennial
' Annual Conference Closes.
Oklahoma City, Okla. After being
In session for 18 days the quadrenial
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church; South, formally ad
journed. The selection of the place
for holding the next conference has
been entrusted to a special commit
tee named for that purpose. It is gen
erally believed that either Richmond,
Va., or Atlanta, Ga., will be chosen,
both cities having extended pressing
invitations.
Despite the fact that strenuous ef
forts were made to clear the decks
of all business at night session, ad
journment came with many petitions,
memorials and resolutions still on the
calendar. The majority of the dele
gates will remain in the city for a day
or so, numerous board meetings hav
ing been called to meet immediately
after the adjournment of . the con
ference. Interest in the last sessions cen
tered in the decision of the confer
ence to not again submit to the an
nual conference the question of chang
ing the name of the church; the ad
option of a committee report recom
mending stricter regulations of evan
gelists traveling within the bounds of
the conference and the adoption of
the resolution that both sides have
four years consecutive jurisdiction in
the various mission fields.
At the afternoon session the com
mittee on education recommended
that $105,000 be raised annually, to
be spent . at the discretion of the
board of education and that all money
due the ' theological department of
Vanderbilt University to June 30, 1914,
he .paid.
, Deteetives Assert Innocence.
Atlanta, Ga. Declaring their ' only
crime "his been possibly the public
announcement of our belief In Leo
Frank's innocence," Daniel S. Lehon,
Southern manager for William J.
Burns, the detective, issued a state
ment here defending himself and fel
low operatives of the charge of using
improper methods in obtaining affidav
its which were used in an effort to ob
tain a new trial for the factory super
intendent. Mr. Lehon was Indicted
for subordination of perjury in connec
tion with the case of rank.
Girl Put Burglar to. Rout.
Far Rockaway, N.. Y. After beg
ging a burglar not to kill her, Miss
Anna Deneher became enraged when
she saw him stealing her new green
sport coat. She jumped out of bed,
attacked him, and saved the coat.
Prefers Pipe to Cigars.' ... .
Chicago. Oliver W. Norton,; the
blind millionaire who was bequeathed
$250 with which to buy cigars, de
clares he wants a pipe ' instead, but
added: "the folks won't let me smoke
It." -.
WEEK'S DECISIONS
OF SUPREME GOURT
EXPECT THAT COURT WILL MAKE
FINAL DELIVERIES AND
i
ADJOURN. .
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.
ftaleigh.
Opinions in 19 appeals were deliver
ed by the Supreme Court. It Is ex
pected that the arguments for the
term will be concluded in a few days
and that the Supreme Court will com
plete deliveries of opinions soon and
adjourn.
In Sprague vs. School Commission
ers from Wake the court holds that
school commissioners of Raleigh can
not under the Constitution issue $50,
000 bonds for new school buildings as
"necessary expense" after the election
on the. question ordered by the Legis
lature has failed to receive a majority
of the qualified voters, although it did
get a majority of the votes cast. It
was hoped that there being compul
sory education the "necessary ex
pense" could be construed as allow
ing the bond issue.
The full list of opinions delivered
by the court follows: Drainage Com
missioners vs. Home and Farm Asso
ciation, Washington County, affirmed;
Sprague vs. School Commissioners,
Wake, reversed; Rhodes vs. City of
Durham, defendant's appeal affirmed,
plaintiff's appeal dismissed; Bond vs.
Pickett Cotton Mills, Guilford, affirm
ed; Raleigh, Charlotte & Southern
Railway . vs. Mecklenburg Manufac
turing Company, defendant's appeal
no error, plaintiff appeal error; Cau
sey vs. Seaboard Air Line, Randolph,
no error; Uwharrie Mining Company
vs. Candor, Montgomery, affirmed;
State vs. Johnson, Avery, new trial;
Fisher vs. Toxaway Company.Tran
sylvanla, affirmed; Myers vs. Norfolk
& Western Railway, Wilkes, no error;
Hooper vs. Hooper, Henderson, new
trial; Wallace vs. Barlow, Wilkes, no
error; Burris vs. Starr, Catawba, in
plaintiff's appeal no error, defendant's
appeal no error; State vs. Shaft, Bun
combe, no error; Lance vs. Russell,
Buncombe, modified and affirmed
with costs against the plaintiff;
Wynn vs. Grant, Buncombe, no error;
Myers vs. Asheville, Affirmed; Schas
vs. Life Assurance Society, Bun
combe, new trial; Belk vs. Vance,
Buncombe, no error.
Government Buys Mt. Pisgah.
Washington The National Forestry
Commission approved the purchase by
the government of the Pisgah Forest
tract of the Vanderbilt estate near
Asheville, consisting of about 86,700
acres at $5 per acre or a total cost
of $433,551.30.
The tract contains most of the Van
derbilt estate, the Vanderbilt family
retaining only about 400 acres about
"Buck Spring Lodge and about 11,000
acres around the family home.
A member of the commission stated
that he considered the Pisgah Forest
tract to be the most attractive forest
in the country and although the price
was high he declared it was the
cheapest property yetT bought for for
estry purposes.
The commission took up with Gov
ernor Craig a proposition to have him
secure legislation to have the State of
North Carolina co-operate with the
federal government to make the Pis
gah Forest a national game preserve.
The .government will retain the
name Pisgah Forest given the tract by
the Vanderbilts.
Craig Commutes to Life Sentence.
A. W. McLean and Judge Walter
Neal were successful in their efforts
with Governor Craig to procure a
commutation to life imprisonment for
W. T. McKenzie sentenced in Robe
son County to die in the electric chair
June 12 for the killing of his brother-in-law
Peter Jones. Both men had
been highly regarded. McKenzie was
a rural mail carrier and man of good
habits. The Governor explains that
habits.
Hapgood to Press Association.
.. Announcement has been made
that Norman H. Hapgood, of Har
per's Weekly, is to be the orator for
the annual convention of the North
Carolina Press Association, to be in
session at Wrightsville Beach June
24;25. It is a notable fact that a
straw ballot as to the preference of
tlhe editors of the state as to who
should be invited to deliver the ad
dress, taken some weeks ago by Pres
ident Clarence Poe, with eight to ten
editors of National reputation, result
ed in favor of Mr. Hapgood.
Secretary Daniels in Raleigh.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
Mrs. Daniels arrived in the city a few
days ago from Charleston, S. C,
where on the night before Secretary
Daniels delivered the annual address
at the commencment of the College
of Charleston, - following commence
ment vaddresses at Davidson College,
and ai the Charlotte , High School.
Secretary Daniels left in the after
noon for Goldsboro to visit his mother
going by automobile, and left Golds
boro that night for Washington. Mrs.
Daniels remained for a few days.
Historians Get Macon Letters.
.The State Historical Commission
has received a gift of an exceptional'
ly valuable collection of letters and
papers of Nathaniel Macon to be kept
in the fire-proof cases of the commis
sion, in the new state building. The
collection is a gift from Miss Laura
Eaton Alston, of Warrenton. There
are 60 or more letters written to Ma
con, most of them while he was in
the United States Senate, which treat
public affairs most interestingly from
the viewpoint of the historian.
There are letters in the collection
from Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van
Buren, Governor Branch and others.
Secretary R. D. W. Connor of the
State Historical Commission is rapid
ly perfecting the program for the un
veiling of the monument to the
North Carolina Women of the Con
federacy to be unveiled in Capital
Square here June 10.
The present plan is to divide the
ceremonies between the city audi
torium and the monument, the exer
cises to begin at the auditorium at
11 o'clock-. The monument will be
presented to the State by Chairman
J. A .Long of the Monument Commis
sion, and Governor Craig will accept
it for the state,. The details of the
unveiling ceremonies will probably
be published within a day or two.
The commission that procured the
monument as the gift of the late
Ashley Home consists of J. A. Long,
Roxboro, chairman; R. D. W. Con
nor, Raleigh, secretary; Henry A.
London, Pittsboro; Mrs. F. M. Wil
liams, Newton; Col. J. Bryan Grimes,
Raleigh; Capt. T. W. Mason, North
ampton. The late W. H. S. Burgwyn
of Weldon was also on the commis
sion up to the time of his death.
The monument is the work of
Augustus Lukeman, of New York.
Compare Farm and City Labor.
"What is the labor problem in your
home county or town?? "What sug
gestions have you to offer for the im
provement of labor conditions in your
particular vicinity?" These topics
were furnished an economics class of
40 University students by Dr. C. L.
Raper, head of the department of
economics and correspondent of the
Unitd States Rural Organization Ser
vice, as a basis upon which to gather
some first-hand information relative
to labor conditions in North Carolina.
The investigations embraced some 30
representative North Carolina coun
ties. The findings unfolded by this
investigation are of general Interest
for the twofold reason of the general
conclusions arrived at and the detail
ed content of the papers presented.
Extracts of B. & L. Report.
The forthcoming annual report oi
Commission of Insurance James R.
Young on the growth of building and
loan associations in this state for the
last fiscal year will show gratifying
advancement and improvement. The
showing will be that receipts the past
fiscal year aggregated $7,756,599,
compared with $6,912,616 the grevi
ous year and that the assets of the
associations aggregate $11,071,156,
compared with $6,912,616 the previ
ous year. There are 288,333 shares in
force compared with 243,544 the pre
vious year. . There were 18 new asso
ciations formed the past year, making
a total of 138 association in the state
Confer Honorary Degrees.
Wake Forest College conlferred the
following honorary degrees: Doctor of
laws on N. Y. Gulley, dean of the
Wake Forest Law school; W. J. Mc
Glothin, professor, of history in South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville; Henry Wood, professor of
German in Johns Hokpins University.
The degree of doctor of letters was
conferred on Clarence Poe of Raleigh,
editor of The Progressive Farmer;
Henry Jerome Stockard, professor of
English at Peace Institute, Raleigh,
and Gustavius Arvid Hagstrom, pres
ident Bethel Academy and Theologi
cal Seminary at St. Paul, Minn. ?
Cleve Jones Gets Pardon.
Governor Craig granted a pardon
to Cleve Jones', Wilson County, who
has served six years of a 15-year sen
tence for criminal assault. The par
don is at the request of Judge W. R.
Allen .trial judge, who writes that he
believes that circumstances consider
ed, the prisoner has now been suffi
ciently punished. Court officers and
many citizens recommend the pardon
Numbers of affidavits have been filed
with the Governor which, if true, are
inconsistent with guilt of the prison
er.
Map of Soils is Ready.
Dr. B. W. Kilgore, state chemist
and director of the soil survey and test
farm work, says the soil map for
Bladen county is just completed, mak
ing about one-third of the state now
surveyed and mapped as to types of
soil. The work is now being pushed
in Wake, Union and Rowan counties
It Is estimated that 10 years will be
required to complete this work with
the co-operation of the state depart
ment of agriculture and the United
States department as now organized
for the work."
This map of the -soils is being fol
lowed up by the department with
analysis of the soils and with spec
ial experiments on all new types of
soil as to the best means of culti
vation and crops best adapted. Spe
cial bulletins as to these ;are being
issued, that on the mountain soils
being already out and being used to
great advantage by the farmers f the
mountain sections of the state. There
are four other special bulletins now
in the press as to special soils in dif
ferent sections of the state and these
are calculated to be of great benefit
to farmers, truckers and others.
STATE ITEMS
OF INTEREST TO ALL NORTH
CAROLINA PEOPLE.
Charlotte Has Big Celebration.
Without unpleasant incident of note
and under ideal weather conditions
more than 75,000 people from Char
lotte and , territory within 100 miles
and more took i part in the greatest
celebration, the anniversary of the
signing of the Mecklenburg Declara
tion. The dawn found the city streets
filled with visitors and regular and
special trains from all points in the
Piedmont Carolinas added their quota
until the city was one solid mass of
humanity when the time for the pa
rade arrived. The size of the crowd
has been variously estimated, .from
the ultra conservative to the other
extreme. Some estimates have run
as high as bo.OOO and a few as low
as 60,000, but according to those fami
liar with large gatherings, 75,000 ap
peared to cover ' the crowd. It was a
larger crowd han was here when Pres
ident Taft was the guest of honor, and
larger than when Vice President Adlai
Stevenson was here years ago on a
similar occasion. Narrowed down to
its final analysis, it was. the biggest
assemblage of people ever seen In
Charlotte. It was also one of the most
orderly. There were, very few dis
turbances among the throngs of suffi
cient importance to demand police at
tention, and with two or three excep
tions there ' were no accidents and
these were not of a serious nature.
The presence and address of Vice
President Marshall was alone a fea
ture far beyond the ordinary.
Gov. Baldwin at Wake Forest.
North Carolina's part in the devel
opment of the nation was treated by
Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin of Connecti
cut in his address here in such a man
ner as to leave no doubt that the
New England statesman is as proper
ly proud of the past of this state as
would be becoming in a citizen of an
other. Introduced to his audience by
Governor Craig at 10:30 o'clock, Mr.
Baldwin did not use up anything like
all the time that t would have been
gladly given him by his audience
which he held for an hour in Wingate
Memorial Hall. He selected as his
theme, "The Contribution of North
Carolina to the Development of
American Institutions."
Gastonia School Burns.
At 2:30 o'clock in the morning the
Gastonia Central Graded School build
ing was practically destroyed by a
fire which threatened nearby stru'c
tures. The fire was discovered about
2 o'clock and had gained such head
way efforts to control it were ineffec
tive. School closed a week ago and
no one is supposed to have been in
the building, so nothing concerning
the origin of the blaze can be ascer
tained. The building cost the city
of Gastonia $30,000 and was erected
within the past few years.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.
Election of officers for the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows resulted as fol
lows: M. L. Shipman, Raleigh, grand
representative; W. F. Evans, Green
ville, grand master; T. L. Green,
Waynesville, deputy grand master;
Guy Weaver, Raleigh, grand secre
tary; R. J. Jones, Wilmington, grand
treasurer; W. H. Overton, Durham,
trustee for five years.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.
The work of construction on the
large addition to the Beaufort coun
ty tobacco warehouse has commenced
and will be pushed rapidly to .comple
tion, also a stable with 150 stalls will
be' built in connection with the ware
house for the benefit of farmers
bringing their tobacco from a dis
tance. That the approcahing Buncombe
county convention of the Democratic
party , will call for some bitter con
tests beween the Reynolds and Gudg
er forces in the congressional race
was evidenced when at the meeting
Upon his return to Asheville from
the meeting of the general conference
of the Southern Methodist Church,
President Newell of Weaver College,
announced that that institution has
been named as one of the mountain
schools of the church and will receive
an income of. $3,000 annually from the
conference.
Interest has been aroused in the
establishment of a creamery for the
farmers of Cabarrus. The matter is
being agitated and not only the farm
ers but a number of business men
have evidenced interest and stated
they will take stock.
News that is of special interest to
the members of the Reformed church
in this state comes from Lancaster,
Pa., where the general synod of that
church in the United States is in ses
sion. It brings the information that
the general synod has upheld the pro
test against the establishment of the
Central Carolina Class.
An election has been called by the
Cleveland county commissioners for
June 27, at which ime the county
as a whole will vote on a subscription
of $80,000 for two railroads; $40,000
for an electric line from Kings Moun
tain through Shelby
. State Fish Commission J. H. Le
Roy is drafting a state-wide fish law
which will be presented to the next
session of the legislature for enact
ment. Mr. LeRoy has been commis
sioner for two years and he has made
a study of the present inefficient fish
law and the needs of better legislation
toprotect the industry in the state
MlTMnONAL
LESSON
(By O. E. SELLERS, Director of Even
ing Department The Moody Bible Insti
tute or Chicago.) -. t
LESSON FOR MAY 31
THE GRATEFUL SAMARITAN.
LESSON TEXT Luke 17:11-25.
GOLDEN TEXT "Were there none
found that returned to give glory to God
save this stranger?" Luke 17:18.
Jesus and his party are on their
last Journey to Jerusalem, a " most
eventful Journey. It led him between
Samaria and Galilee (v. 11, marg.) and
Into, or through, an unknown, un
named village. To us this is the most
heroic and momentous moment in his
tory. Jesus knew that his hour was at
hand. He knew all that awaited him
in Jerusalem, yet he "set his face
as a flint" and nothing could turn him
from his purpose, his crowning work.
Jesus, however, was never too busy or
in too great haste to do a deed of
compassionate mercy.
The Type of Sin.
I. A Great Need, w. 11-14. We are
familiar with the awfulness of leprosy
and that it Is a type of sin. Like sin,
leprosy begins within. Is Insidious in
its progress; it defies, shuts men out
of the society of the clean. It renders
its victims helpless and hopeless, has
no remedy and receives no help from
men; in consumes and finally) kills. -This
was a terrible spectacle that
greeted Jesus' eyes as he entered the
village, for these lepers were com
pelled to live on the outside. Notice
(v. 12) that they stood "afar off"
(Eph. 2:13), Indeed, so far off that
they were compelled to "lift their
voices" in order to make known their
request, although it may have been
that the disease had reached their
vocal organs. The Mosaic law com
pelled the leper thus to stand afar off,
Lev. 13:45, 46. Their salutation wrb
the cry of the needy made to one in
authority. The word. "Master" here
used is not that which usually means
teacher, but rather one that would be
applied to one in authority, an ap
pointee or a commander. They must
have either recognized his power or,
having heard of his miracles they ap
pealed to him to exercise a like power
on their behalf. There was no other
who could possibly give them relief,
even so the sinners' only hope is to
meet Jesus. He, and he alone, can
cleanse them from their uncleanness
and wretchedness. Jesus never
passed that way again, this was their
only opportunity. Their need drove
them to him. Ofttimes our distress
and need are blessings in disguise in
that they drive us to Jesus. Though
afar off, and though only one drew
nigh (v. 16), yet it was the privilege of
them all, as it Is also our privilege to
"draw nigh," Eph. 2:13. Their cry
did not fall upon deaf ears (Isa. 59:1).
It was a brief, but to the point, peti
tion. They knew what they needed and
drove straight to the poInL Their ap
peal to his mercy met with Immediate
response, so also will the cry of the
needy sinner meet with a like re
sponse (Rom. 10:13). The record does
not tell us about the faith of these
men and it is useless for us to spec
ulate. The cry of faith will have Its
answer, Matt. 9:29. Their prayer was
brief. It must have been humble, be
lieving, earnest and specific, for when
"he saw them" (v. 14) he gave direc
tions as to the manner whereby they
might be cleansed. He could have
spoken or have touched them, but
his way at that time was to utter a
command. This resulted in (a) a ful
filling of the law, (b) a test for their
faith, (c) a testimony to the priests.
They showed their genuine earnest
ness by immediate obedience, they
took him at his word. The record is
wonderfully suggestive, "as they went
they were cleansed." Faith and works,
obedience and results. When we act
upon his simple yet sublime word we.
too, will receive a blessed answer to
our every need. As we look to him,
our great high priest, as we take our
eyes off of self, we shall be cleansed,
John 14:21.23.
Bore Witness Before Men.
11. A Grateful Heart, vv. 15-19. The
revelation of cleansing brought differ
ent results to these lepers. "One of
them" came back at once to express
his gratitude. Before he could scarce
ly speak his petition, now he cries
with a "loud voice." This Is a sugges
tion as to the completeness of his
cure. He at once uses his restored
voice to "glorify God," and It looks as
though he bore this witness before he
testified to men; (a) being healed
seems also to have opened his eyes
as to the character of Jesus. He not
only returned thanks, but "worshiped
him." Nor does Jesus refuse to ac
cept such worship an evidence of his
deity, see Acts 15:25,26; John 5:23
and Heb. 1:6.
The nine were too occupied in re
joicing with their friends, too busy
with fulfilling duties from which they
had long been separated, to express
their thanks. It Is significant that
this one was a Samaritan "a stran
ger." This is the one whom less,
would be expected, yet Luke records
other good things about the Samari
tan, ch. 10:33-35. (Luke, as. the.
companion of Paul, shows us not only
In his gospel, but In his life of Paul
Christ's outreachings towards the Gen
tiles.) The Jews have no dealings
with the Samaritans (John 4:9), buj
sin makes strange companions.
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Railroad.