THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $1.00 One Square, two insertions - $1.50 One Square, one month - - $2.50 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. VOL. XXXVn. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, DECEMBER 2, 1914. NO. 17. lilt iX u. HI" f t u v lie War SUMMARY OF THE EUROPEAN WAR FOR ONE WEEK READ AT A GLANCE November 30. Berlin claims suc cesses for German arms. At Lowicz, northeast of Lodz, the German official report says, Emperor William's forces have reattacked and. near Milowo and Radom heavy Russian attacks have been repulsed. ' . Petrograd merely claims progress for the Russians at "certain points" in the vicinity of Lodz. Southward in Poland and Galicia the Russians assert they have won important places and taken many prisoners. They declare the situa tion in this locality is good and this statement is backed up by the Ger man official report as' regards south ern Poland. In the west a dispatch reports that the Germans are attacking heavily near Arras in an effort to break through to the coast In the Servian war zone fighting continues on nearly all the front. Austrians again assert they have tak en important positions, too. Russian advices say there has been an outbreak of fanatical rioting in Srzerum, following the Mohamhad an proclamation calling for a holy war.j Four Armenians were killed and much damage was done to prop erty. According to Berlin, South African rebels have seized the police station at Kammanskraal, Transvaal, and forced the British to retire with heavy casualties. A news agency dispatch from Copenhagen says the two cable lines between Denmark and Russia have been cut in the Baltic, supposedly by Grman warships. Montevideo, Uraguay, reports ten British warships in the Atlantic, 300 miles off that place, while Lima, Peru, sighted four men-of-war of unknown nationality, steaming north, off the Chilean coast. Germany has ordered Its subjects in Portugal to leave the republic. November 29. "Recent bombard ment of Zeebruggs and Heyste, Bel gium, by a British squadron, destroy ed the hotels. The inhabitants fled, German troops suffered no loss. The declaration in the Saxon Diet that peace would be concluded only after the attainment of security against other attacks was acclaimed enthusiastically by all German par ties, including the Socialists. While Petrograd correspondents continue to declare the Russians have won a great victory over the Germans in Poland, official confirmation is still lacking. Although Russian headquar ters say the advantage in the fight ing remains with their troops, Berlin declares that no decisive battle has been fought. Some German enwspa pers claim success for their armies. In the western war zone compara tive quiet prevails. No reports of heavy fighting have been recorded in several days although there have been intermittent artillery duels and small infantry encounters having no deci sive effect. Snow has interfered with fighting in Servia, where the Austrians are making a supreme effort. November 28 The Russians are said to be continuing their advance through the Carpathians, in Western Gallicia and against Cracow, and Prof. Bernard Pares, the British Govern ment's representative with the Rus sian head-quarters staff, said: "The Muscovite forces are forming a half circle around East Prussia to avoid the well-fortified and difficult Mazu rian region' They are also declared to be operating with success against the Turks in the Caucasus. There is no indication where the next German blow is to be struck in the attempt to reach the French coast. Lord Kitchener in the House of Lords today declared all the gaps in the British army now had been filled and that both British and French reinforcements had reached the front. While Lord Kitchener expressed con fidence in the result of the war and asserted that 30,000 recruits were joining the British army each week, he warned the public that still more men would be required. The secretary of war added that an Indian force was in touch with the Turks ten miles eazt of the Suez canal, while Indian and British troops were busy on the shores of the Persian Gulf and throughout Africa. He said that the Indian government had an nounced its intention to continue to support the Indian contingents fight ing in France and elsewhere. - November 27. While the Russian army headquarters remain silent and the Germans claim to have checked attempts on the part of the Russians to take the offensive the military par tv in Petrograd has shown its full confidence in the unofficial reports of a Russian v'ctory in Northern Poland by celebrating the event. . It is even said in the Russian capi tal that the victory was greater than has been reported previously and there is talk in Petrograd of an en tire German army corps having been broken up. Reports received there say trains have been ordered which "will accommodate 50,000 wounded and prisoners. Heretofore, Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in-chief of the I? 11Crl'nM J! . .... .-ui iorces. naa withheld his re-l in Brief ports until the work he set about had been completed, so that the world may have to wait for some days yet for his official statement. In Easf Prussia and before Cracow, Galicia, the Germans also claim to have brought the Russian advance to a stop. The other side is yet to be heard from in regard to this state ment. Except to the north of "Verdun, where the Germans attacked, were re pulsed and asked for an armistice which was refused, fighting In the western theatre still is largely an ar tillery exchange. There is evidence, however, that the Germans contem plate another desperate effort to get through the French coast ports. There is considerable diplomatic ac tivity in the Balkans and important developments are expected soon. It is regarded in official circles here that with the Austrian army on her soil Servia will be more likely to listen to Bulgaria's demand for a slice of Mace donia as the price of her support. November 26. On the snow-covered fields of Belgium and France quiet continue, the only unusual incident being the bombardment of Zeebrugge and Heyst by British warships. A few shells struck hotels where the German staff was quartered and oth er buildings. The German shore bat teries were unable to reach the war ships In reply. The Hague reports that railway communication with Antwerp has been suspended and that no travelers will be admitted to Belgium during the next few days. The Germans are be lieved to be preparing for another assault on the allies' defenses, but for the time being there Is a nearer ap proach to rest for the armies spread out from Ostend to Verdun than . at any time in the past two months. The Portuguese congress decided that country should co-operate with the allies when it considers the step necessary. The minister of war will issue a decree for partial mobiliza tion. Berlin reports that the Bunesrat has pased laws to prevent and to punish speculation in gold, to fix the price of potatoes, to limit consump tion of bread in Berlin, and to extend the moratorium applying to bills of exchange in Alsace-Lorraine, East Prussia and parts of West Prussia another thirty days, making its extent 150 days. It is expected the price ol wool will be fixed this week. The British government has taken up all the stocks of leather. November 25. The battles in the region between the "Vistula and Warta Rivers in Poland appear to have turn ed in favor of the Russians. . A spe cial dispatch from Petrograd to Paris says the Russian army already has won a decisive victory. Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in-chief of the Russian fortes, foT two days in succession has recorded par tial successes and the German General Staff says the arrival of Russian re inforcements has postponed a decis ion. While undertaking Immense tasks in the east, the Germans according to all accounts, are preparing to launch another offensive movement in the west. Just where this is to be is known by the General Staff alone. The Germans have been violently bombarding Ypres in Flanders, Sois sons in the Aisne and Rheims, while they have been attacking in force in the Argonne region. The French claim the Argonno assaults have been repulsed while the Germans say "that they have been gaining ground stead ily. Turkey, as usual reports victories over the Russians in the Caucasus and the British in Egypt, but these lack confirmation. The English have issued an account or successful Brit ish operations in the Persian Gulf territory. November 24. The greatest activ ity of the warring factions still ap pears to be centered along the front in Russian Poland between Vistula and Warthe rivers, where the Ger mans are endeavoring to press back the Russians to Warsaw. What the exact situation there is, however, has not been divulged. In the contests farther south in Poland and in Galicia a similar state of affairs apparently exists. Vienna declares the Austrians troops have captured 15,000 prisoners in lower Poland and that an important battle is proceeding near Donajes, Galicia and in the Carpathians. Turkey, according to Berlin, has in flicted heavy losses on the Russians near Batum, Asiatic Russia. The Tur kish cruiser Hamidieh and torpedo boats bombarded Tuapse. Vienna reports the Servians -resisting the Austrians in well-chosen po sitions near the Kelubara river which Cracow no essential changes have ta-. ken place but that in Galicia the Aus trians have evcuated Novy-Sandez. .In the west there has been compar ative quiet so far as Infantry attacks are concerned, but heavy artillery duels continue. The ' most violent Austrians have crossed. Nish says the Servian retirement before the Austrians Is "for strateeic reasons." RUSSIANS INFLICT LOSS TO GERM HEAVY LOSSSES SUSTAINED BY TUETONS THROWN AGAINST RUSSIAN HORDE. KAISER JOINS HIS ARMIES Gives Encouragement to Von Hinden burg. Attempt to Reach Coast Apparently Abandoned. London. Latest official Russian an Aouncements still claim advantage in the fighting in Northern Poland, but depreciaie exaggerated reports of their successes. Germany declares officially that the Russian attacks have been repulsed and that German counter-attacks have been successful. The German emperor has joined Field Marshal von Hindenburg in the East toffer his advice and to encour age "his troops. Enormous losses have been inflicted on the Germans, according to the Rus sian statement, but no mention is made of the capture of German divi sions, so freely claimed by the Petro grad correspondents of London and Paris papers. Some days must elapse before this battle, which promises to prove the most decisive of the war, is concluded. So far, all that is definitely known is that the German advance has been stopped. Some of the German troops have been partly or wholly surrround ed but they "still are fighting stub bornly to break their way through the Russian lines, apparently to the north ward, where they hope to rejoin rein forcements from Thorn. In the battle before Cracow the Russians claim decisive success. Dur ing the last week they took 30,000 prisoners in that region, which is taken in Petrograd to mean that Cra cow will not bar the Russian advance in Silesia from the South but that, with the Austrian army beaten, it will be necessary only to mask the fort resses. The Russians also announce success on the Austrian side of the Carpa thians and against the Turks in the Caucusus, athough in both regions the worst of weather has prevailed. In the West, the Germans, although making an occasional infantry ;- attack, seem content at present to bombard the Allied .positions with somewhat lighter guns than they have been using. They may mean either that they are sending troops and artillery to the east or that they are preparing a new attack against the Allies. That the enterprise that failed in Flanders will not be repeated for the present seems probable as the Allies have been allowed to capture some points of vantage around Ypres pre viously considered necessary to the Germans plans. There has been' a minor and insignificant attack near Arras. An interesting report from Field Marshal Sir John French covering the period of the battle in Flanders and the days immediately preceding it, shows that this battle was brought about, first by the Allies' attempts to outflank the Germans who countered and then by their plans to move to the northeast to Ghent and Bruges, which also failed. After this the Ger man offensive began, with the French coast ports as the objective, but this movement, like those of the Allies met with failure. Field Marshal French gives It as his opinion that the German losses have been thrice as great as those of the Allies and speaks emphatically of the future. There apparently has been no de velopment in the Balkan situation but stress is laid on the cause of the Roumanian king's speech at the open ing of parliament, in which he said: "I am convinced that, realizing the importance of the present situation, you will give the government every assistance in passing such legislation as is demanded by the circumstances and required to meet the needs of the army." AM Quiet at Flanders. While comparative quiet prevails along the battle lines in Flanders and Northern France official reports from the eastern theater of the war indicate that the fighting at various points, particularly in Russian Poland, has been of a very stubborn nature. The Russians admit that between the Vistula and the Warta Rivers the Germans still maintain strongly for tified positions, although their losses are reported very large. The Rus sians again have occupied Czernowitz and the Austrians are retreating pre cipitately from Buqowjna. Emperor William, according to Ber lin advices, is with the German army in the east. - Field. 'Marshal French, commander of the British expeditionary forces, in an official statement gives an optimis tic view of the situation in France and Belgium. His report brings the op eration only up to November 20, but he concludes by saying signs are in evidence that "we are possibly in the last stages of the battle from Ypres to Armentieres" as the German artil lery fire had slackenede and infantry attacks virtually haa ceased. LITTLE VIOLENCE . IN BO CITY ONLY A FEW ISOLATED CASES OF ROBBERY WHICH WERE SE VERELY PUNISHED. OTHER PLACES ARE QUIE1 Except in Tampico and Conditions Are Believed to Be Relatively Good There. Washington. Except for a few iso lated cases of robbery and violence whch resulted in severe punishment to the offenders, the Zapata forces have mantained good order in Mexico City, according to advices to the state department from the Brazilian minis ter. The minister mentioned no in jury to Spanish, and officials here do not credit rumors that several Span iards were killed. The minister reported that the pub lic was rapidly gaining confidence. The Zapata military coramaned has issued a decree levying a tax of one half the annual property tax, which he says is needed to pay troops and expenses of the police and the gov ernment. The Carranza administra tion, he says, left the treasury empty. Nothing was known by the Brazil ian minister, when he filed his dis patch as to the time when Villa and forces would arrive. Previously he telegraphed that agents of Villa and the Aguasalientes convention were working in perfect harmony with Zapata officials. The situation in other parts of Mex ico is described in official reports as quiet, with the exception of Tampico, where the approach of Villa forces from San Luis Potosi has terrorized some residents. Reports are current that Gen. Luis Cabellerlo, governor of the state of Tamaulipas, who now is aligned with the convention forces. If that materializes, a peaceful entry of the Villa troops is not unlikely.' ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS OPPOSE Mrs. Dodge Petitions President Wilson to Ignore Request of Women. Wa-hington. In protest against the request of woman suffrage leaders for another audience with President Wil son to ask his support for a constitu tional suffrage amendment, Mrs. Ar thur M. Dodge, president of the Nat ional association opposed to women suffrage, addressed a letter to the President setting out arguments against the proposals of the suffrag ists. Mrs. Dodge wrote that the at tempt to get popular endorsement of suffrage at the last election was a "dismal failure." "In the name of 20,000,000 mature women in America who are not suf fragists," she protested against Na tional legislation "that would nullify the expressed will of the majority of men and women in the separate states to decide this issue according to their constitutional provisions." "The 'Blacklist against Senators and Congressmen was a suffrage boomerang" wrote 'Mrs. Dodge, "the war on Democrats" another. Mrs. Dodge declared that, taking figures presented to the credentials committee at the recent suffrage con vention in Nashville, there were less than 200,000 woman suffragists in the United States, "less than one per cent of, the 24,555,754 mature women in America." She sent extensive statis tics to show that a great majority of women do not want the ballot. In Interest of Cotton. Washington. Former Senator John L. McLaurin of 'South Carolina arriv ed here to confer with President Wil son and the Federal Reserve Board relative to, recognition for the cotton warehouse bill recently passed by the legislature of his state. Later he will go to New York to make sure that financial interests there will recognize the warehouse receipts as security for loans. Major Fonde Dead. Knoxville, Tenn. Major Fonde, general agent of the Southern Rail way, with headquarters in this city, is dead at age of 62. Held in Quarantine. Colon, Panama. The British col liers Kirnwoc and Roddam, from Car-, diff for Norfolk by way of Kinston, Jamaica, arrived here without health certificates and were placed in quar antine. The vessels cleared from Kinston but shipping men here be lieve they attempted to meet British cruisers and failing ran into Colon in stead of returning to Jamaica. The canal officials have not yet determin ed what action should be taken other than to keep the ships in quarantine a few days. Sum Not Correct. Ner York. A banking house with Influential British connections receiv ed a cablegram from London intimat ing that a wrong interpretation had been placed on the statement of Lloyd George in the House of Commons that this country's debts to Great Britain aggrepated $5,000,000,000. The mes sage said British bankers estimate the amount of this country's obliga tions to London as not exceeding $250,000,000.' That also was the max imum named by Sir George Paish dur ing his visit to America. SPECIAL FREIGHT RATES WILL STAND REFUND MUST BE MADE OF ANY INCREASED CHARGE MADE IS ORDERS. TAR HEEL CAPITOL NEWS General News of North Carolina Col lected and Condensed From the State Capital That Will Profe of Interest to All Our Readers. Raleigh. An order by the Corporation Com mission in the matter of the action of the railroad companies in the with drawal of the special commodity - in trastate freight rates, directing that the railroad companies must continue these rates in force, "except where such rate3 were made over longer routes to meet rates in effect by short er route, and refund must be made by such railroad companies to all ship pers who have been charged increas ed rates by reason of the withdrawal of such special commodity rates as are not permitted to be withdrawn by this order within 30 days from the filing of the claims for such , over charges." The order adds that "with respect to rates to or from any inter mediate point over any railroad lines where any such special commodity rate is applied between specific points under this order, the commission will give prompt consideration to any com plaint from any shipper who may be aggreived by the continuance of such special rates, or by any failure to ap ply such special rates to or from any intermediate points." The commission further points out that the Legislature is to assemble within less than 60 days and the rail road companies will then have an op portunity to take the matters involved before that body for further legisla tive expression. In the meantime the view Is taken that the direct declaration of the Jus tice act that special commodity rates that are lower than he rates pre scribed in the act shall be continued and, of the special rate commission that "existing rates on commodities not mentioned in this schedule, are continued in effect," are too plain to be Ignored. Furthermore, that these rates were put into' effect by the vol untary acts of the railroad companies themselves to meet special conditions Girls' Canning Clubs Fine Work. . Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon, in charge of the Girls' Demonstration Work, under the supervision of the North Carolina department of agriculture, has compiled a report of the opera tions of the girls' canning clubs of the state. The report embraces 30 counties in which these clubs oper ated, two counties failing to report. The report shows that 830 girls were members of these clubs; that they put up 259,091 packages of can ned fruits and vegetables in tins and glass, having a money value of $35, 688.50. In addition to this, they sold fresh vegetables and fruits amount ing to $3,019.65. The cost of can ning the fruits and vegetables amount ed to $9,704.16. From this it will be seen that the girls made a net profit of $25,983.64, which is a remarkable record for the smaller number, less than a thousand girls participating. The cost above is exclusive of the girls' labor as it was almost impos sible to get anything like a correct estimate of the time consumed in canning and gardening. Mrs. Mc Kimmon is now working on a plan to remedy this defect next year. Mrs. McKimmon Is in receipt of a letter from one of the leading whole sale grocery concerns in New York City placing an order with her for a canoad of fancy packages of fruits and vegetables for delivery next Sep tember, to be canned by the girls of the North CaroMna Canning Clubs. A representative of this concern visit ed the various fairs in the state dur ing the fall, and was so impressed with the work of the Tar Heel girls that he Immediately got in touch with his house recommending that the order be placed. Complete Vanderbi.lt Reserve Survey. Eighteen surveyors employed by the United States Government who have been engaged in surveying the Pisgah Forest tract of timber lands for the past few months completed their work. They state that the survey just complettd is similar in many re spects to that made under the su pervision of George W. Vanderbilt when he purchased the property. The Vanderbilt survey was made with a needle while the Government corps used a sun survey, a very delicate in strument. Dried Fruit For Belgians. Clarence Call of North Wilkesboro, here as a member of tha State Board of Elections, say that the mountains and other fruit-growing sections of the state are full of dried fruit and that the suggestion ' is made, and a most timely one he considers it, that in sending provisions to the homeless and starving Belgians it would be an excellent idea for this fruit to be pur chasted and sent. He says it can be bought from the farmers and dealers in 25-pound sacks or packages and' that it can1 be readily handled.: Newspapers Grow in North Carolina. Commissioner of Labor and Print ing M. L. Shipman finds in the com pilation of the reports from newspapers- and periodicals received for his forthcoming annual report that "publications in North Carolina, both newspapers and periodicals, show a substantial growth for the past year. The increase in publications has been 32 in number, and the combined circu lation exceeds that of last year by more than 125,000 copies. There is a movement toward a higher class of publications from year to year, and also an advance in subscription rates, with a noticeable tendency to place subscriptions on a cash basis. The weeklies have been forced by the in creased cost of .production, in a num ber of cases to raise the subscription price from $1 to $1.50 a year. This suggestion, in the main, applies to the 8-page weeklies who are striving to give to their readers better news service and a better home paper. , The dailies have in some instances, and for similar reasons, been compelled to advance their subscription rates also. Four of the 10 morning dailies are published every day In the week, thus showing a de sire to keep pace with the progress ot the times. At the present time the situation of the newspaper business appears, to be in a satisfactory con dition, and, as the reports have indi cated, has been progresslng-steadily the- past year. Circulation summary: 1913 Morning dally 8 Evening daily. 20 Weekly . . .167 Semi-Weekly . 24 Monthly. ... 48 Semi-monthly . 13 Annual .... 3 Quarterly ... 10 1914 1913 10 66,941 20 54,225 192 512,086 29 60,244 1914 78,059 50,252 558,561 81,591 261,451 353,000 120,000 8,045 52 10 3 9 233,003 335,350 115,000 9,575 Circulation not given by two even ing dailies, 11 weeklies, two semi weeklies, one monthly, one annual and one quarterly publication. Judge Clark Must Keep Off Grass. The case of the "straight and nar row path" for Chief Justice Walter Clark around the Home Monument to the Women of the Confederacy that has raised such a stir here the past few weeks, is now a closed incident, and the ladies who led the opposi tion to the walk In the tenactious fight for it that the Chief Justice has made, are the victors. The walk-way will not be built and for a season at least the Chief Justice or anyone else who would presume to pass over the lawn from the Bagley statue to the Home monument "will be met with a warning placard: "Five Dollars Fine. Keep Off the Grass." The Governor and Board of Public Buildings and Grounds spent much time making a study of the matter and giving the Chief Justice his final no tice of the annulment of the original order for the walk. The miniature, or artist model, of the Home monument was lugged into the exscutive offices and closely studied before the hnal agreement was reached that the walk way would really mar the appearance of the monument. Opinions of The Supreme Court. Carpenter Baggott & Co. vs. Hanes, from Forsyth, reversed; Sanders vs. Southern Railway Co., from Person, no error; Taylor vs. Holding, from Wake, no error; McKinnon Currie Co. vs. Caulk, from Robeson, error; Keen an vs. Commissioner of ' New Han over county, new trial; Scott vs. Jer rell, from Guilford, affirmed; Sykes vs. Clements, Trustees, vs. Everett, from Durham, reversed; Hardware Co. vs. Buggy Co., from Davidson, new trial; Guilford C3. vs. Porter, from Guilford, remanded; John C. Webb vs. Telegraph Co., from Orange, error; Grocery Co. vs. Vernay, from Davidson, affirmed; Crowell et al. vs. C D. Jones, from Davidson, no error; State vs. Thomas, from Anson, no error; Phifer vs. Mullis, from Union, reversed; Savage vs. Moore, from Mecklenburg, no error; American Trust Co. vs. Goode from Mecklen burg, no error. Secretary- Grimes Issues Charters. The J. T. Williams Warehouse Com pany of Williamsburg. The incorpor ators are J. T. Williams, Daisy Wil liams and J. P. Jackson. The Shelby Grocery Company of Shelby, with authorized capital stock of $25,000. The incorporators are Felix O. Gee, John S. McKnight :. Graham Has Good Report. Commissioner of Agriculture W. A. Graham is rounding ' out his annual and biennial reports for the General Assembly and in preparation for the annual meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. He says that the re ports will show great progress in the work. One of the most gratifying ad vances that will be reported, he says,, is the experiments being made in the grading of cotton for the markets for the enlightenment of the farmers in this respect through the co-operation of the Departments of Agriculture. Convicts Furnished Railroad. Receiver W. J. Grandin of the Wa tauga & Yadkin Railroad and the Grandin Lumber Company, appeared a few days ago before Governor Craig and the Council of the State with W. B. Council of Hickory as counsel, in na effort to make sure of the retention of the present force of state convicts at work on the railroad and an early In crease of the number from 56 to as many as 250 in order that the work of constructing the road from North Wilkesboro to Boone and beyond may be pushed with all possible speed MlMTlONAL sdnmtsoiool Lesson ,By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director Sun. . day School Course, Moody Bible Insti tute, Chicago.) LESSON FOR DECEMBER 6 ! CHRIST RISEN FROM THE DEAD. LESSON TEXT Mark 16:1-8; Matt. 28:11. 15. v GOLDEN TEXT Why seek ye the liv ing among the dead? He la not here, but Is risen. Luke 24:5, 6. The death of Christ made a pro found impression, Luke 23:48, 49. Jo seph, who had been a secret disciple, obtained the body and gave it burial, Mark 15:42-47. In the lesson selected for today we have, first, Mark's record of the discovery of the resurrection by the women, and, second, Matthew's record of how his enemies dealt with that fact I. The Resurrection Morn, Mark 16:1-8. The Sabbath ended at sun down and the shops were then opened. Mary Magdalene ,then purchased spices that they might anoint the dead body of Jesus. They may have paid the tomb a visit late on Saturday, see Matt. 28:1 R. V. Starting the next mora, "while it was yet dark," John 20:1, they tame to the tomb to per form their last service of gratitude and love. He had no need of this serv ice, Matt. 16:21; 20:19; however, it was acceptable and they were reward ed by receiving the first glimpse of the risen Lord. Women's Love Genuine. The reason they did not expect to see a risen Jesus was in their failure to listen to and to ponder on his words. The men also failed to com prehend the note of his resurrection which he so frequently sounded. In deed, the report of these same women is by these men considered "as idle tales," Luke 24:11. The women ap pear in a better light than the men In this story. The women, especially Mary Magdalene, loved much because he had done so much for them. The extent and the genuineness of their affection Is found in that they went to the tomb to serve Jesus when appar ently hope had fled and faith was blighted, I Cor. 13:8 R. V. Their visit was, the fulfillment of their ministry of love, yet it reveals the darkness of their minds. This was common to all of his followers. Approaching the tomb they are con fronted by a new difficulty "Who shall roll away the stone?" The words of verse four are significant "Look ing up, they see that the stone is rolled back," Am. R. V. This undoubtedly refers to the situation of the tomb and their approach thereto, yet the fact remains that "looking up" most of our difficulties are removed. Let us be constantly "looking unto him." It has been suggested that God rolled away the stone, not that Jesus might get out, but rather that the women might get in. Mary found two angels sitting, one at the head and one at the foot, where the body had lain, John 20:11, 12, and the two disciples to whom she reported found the linen cloth and the napkin and "believed," John 20:2-9. The women were overwhelmed with perplexity and, like Peter and John, "knew not the Scripture that he must rise again from the dead." The an gelic message, "He is risen; he is not here," was the sounding forth of a message as great and as glorious as that sounded by the angels on the night of his birth. Such experience and such knowledge entails a definite burden of responsi bility, therefore the logical message and command of verse seven. This is also in accord with the Savior's last earthly message, Mark 16:15; Matt. 28:18-20. It Is natural for us to lin ger in silent meditation at the place of our greatest revelation or of our deepest soul experiences, but these women are urged to "go quickly." The message of salvation is too im portant to brook any delay. Spread False Tale. II. The Watch at the Sepuleher, Matt. 27:62-66 and 28:11-15. Evident ly the manner of his death and his re ported prophecies as to the resurrec tion made an impression upon the ene mies of Jesus. This guard is an ex pression of the ultimate antagonism of the priests and rulers. As this, the morn of the first day of the week, ap proached the guard saw the vision of the angel and in its presence became as dead men. When later they had re covered they hastened into the city and reported to the priests the fact of the coming of the angel aqd that tho stone, upon which the seal rested, had been removed. Bribed, they spread abroad the tale that the disciples had ctolen his body. The falseness of such a tale is evidenced by the fact that the rankest infidel has not the temerity to make such a claim today. The resurrection, as Paul affirms, is the declaration that Jesus is the Son of God. It is a vindication of his supremacy and of the supremacy of the spiritual over the natural. We do well to emphasize his birth, and to dwell much upon his death, yet both of these have no essential value apart from the resurrection. Apart from this and the cross Is no more than the tragic and awe-inspiring end of a life that failed. Connecting the cross with this demands that every thought ful man should study it carefully. The resurrection demonstrates that he finished the work of redemption.

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