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VOL. XXXVII. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N.VC, DECEMBER 9, 1914.
NO. 18.
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The War in Brief
SUMMARY OF THE
EUROPEAN WAR
FOR ONE WEEK READ AT A GLANCE
December 7. An entirely new bat
tle is about to be fought for the Ger
mans are determined at all costs to
keep the Russians out of their terri
tory. The English correspondents are
confining themselves to reports of the
prerious battle arond Lodz, describ
ed as the most sanguinary of the -war.
On the western front interest shifts
from Flanders to Lorraine and upper
Alsace. There has been little fighting
in that part of Belgium still held by
the Allies and the French have taken
some old German trenches which has
given rise to a beief that the Germans
will fall back to new positions.
Operations of more serious import
are taking place on the borders of
Alsace-Lorraine. In upper Alsace the
French apparently have made consid
erable progress and they also are
making desperate efforts to sever com
munications of the German force
holding Saint Mihiel on the Meuse.
Everywhere, however, siege war
fare prevails and for the most part
gains extend hardly more than 100
yards.
In the near East similar conditions
prevail and nothing has occurred
which might be termed a battle.
Naval warfare so far as northern
waters are concerned has been post
poned by reason of the weather, which
has been severe. 0
A British submarine tried to force a
passage through the Dardanelles, ac
cording to a dispatch from Constanti
nople to The Frankfurter Zeitung. The
submarine's presence was discovered,
however, the message adds, and the
vessel apparently was hit by shots
fired by the Turkish forts.
A telegram from Nish, Servia, to
the Stefani News Agency announces
that the Servian cabinet headed by
Nikola Pachtich resigned and that
Premier Pachtich is forming a new
ministry.
"The German field marshal, Baron
von Der Goltz, who spent many years
in re-organizing the Turkish army, is
reported on his way to Constantinople
to attach himself to the enturogae of
the sultan.
December 6. Taking into consider
ation the case of Przemysl which has
held out so long against the Russian
attack, military men do not look for
the early fall of Cracow and are in
clined to believe armies of Emperor
Nicholas will endeavor to keep the
large Austrian force inside the fort
ess and enter Silesia from the south
west. Much depends, however, on the bat
tle being fought with such intensity
further north between the Rivers Vis
tula and Warta and in which all agree
the losses on both sides have been
heavy. There is an inclination to be
lieve that had there been probability
of an early success for the Germans
in this field Emperor "William, who
has returned to Berlin, would have
remained to witness the victory.
The statement made in the Italian
Parliament by Premier Salandra that
Italy should maintain her attitude of
watchful and armed neutrality has
created much interest here and sym
pathy is expressed for the aspirations
of the Italian people.
The French troops in Flanders are
repeatedly attacking the German line,
says the official statement given out
at the war office which adds that these
assaults have been repulsed.
In a casulty list made public, Cap
tain The Hon. Annesley of the Tenth
Hussars, is reported killed and Lieu
tenant Lord Charles Sackville Pelham
Worsley missing.
December 5 The Russians have
approached within firing distance of
Cracow, their advance from Przemysl
having proceeded without real check.
They were reported to be mounting
heavy batteries around the town of
Wieliczka, which they occupied yes
terday and from which the outer forts
of Cracow can be reached.
Dutch troops killed six Belgians and
wounded nine today when rioting
broke out at the Belgian detention
camp at Zeist, Holland, according to
a dispatch to London from Reuter's
correspondent at Amsterdam.
Emperor Frencis Joseph of Austria
today bestowed the Grand Cross of
the Leopold order on General Liber
ius Yon Frank for distinguished ser
vice in the field.
The Austrians report officially a
repulse to the beseigers of Przemysl,
Galicia." The garrison made a sortie
against the Russians and drove them
back from the outer fortifications.
December 4 After four months
Belgrade, capital of Servia, has fallen
into the hands of the enemy, the Aus
trians. In the battle at Wloclawek, Kutno,
Lodz, and Lowicz, the Eastern German
army has taken between the eleventh
of November and the first of Decem
ber over 80,000 Russian prisoners.
The Rusians, in a statement issued
through Rome, say their captures
Freatly exceed this number. All agree
that losses have been heavy and that
the battle still is undevisive, as it
probably will be for some days.
For a moment, the Allies are some
what disappointed that the realization
f a great Russian victory is denied ,
them. They take some consolation in
that the German attempt to pierce
the Russian lines has failed, and that
suffering from heavy losses, the Ger
mans are compelled to weaken their
armies elsewhere.
The Russian report says the fight
ing has lost some of its violence and
indicated some progress for Russian
troops south of Lodz. It is unofficially
reported that the Russians are "nearly
in Cracow."
The British have taken over com
mand of the Yser region, and, like the
French, have been strongly reinforc
ed. It is believed that on the first
sign of a German movement to the
East in considerable force the Allies
will take the offensive in the West.
December 3, the battle in northern
Poland is being fought out under the
eyes of the German emperor on the
one side and the Russian emperor on
the other. These two monarchs went
to the front a few days ago so that
virtually the heads of all the nations
at war are with their troops.
The king of England is in France;
the king of Belgium, as usual, is
spending all his time with his sol
diers, while President Poincare of
France started for another visit to
the northern battlefield.
Official news from Poland continues
scanty and, with both headuarters
claiming successes, it is impossible to
say how the battle is going. Of its
intensify, however, there can be no
doubt.
Against the Austro-German forces
in the south the Russians continue to
gain more decisive results. They
now hold all Austrian positions pro
tecting the Carpathian passes and
are said to have arrived abreast of
Cracow, while their captures for
three weeks number 50,000 men.
In the west, although the German
official report says there is nothing
to communicate, the French official
statement notes a lively cannonade
in Belgium and German activity
north of Arras.
The Germans, according to Dutch
reports, are strongly fortifying Zee
brougge and other Belgian ports
against a renewal of attacks by the
Allied fleet. Fighting around Ypres
was dse to the Allies' pushing their
lines forward.
December 2. The facts, as gleaned
from correspondents' dispatches, ap
pear to be that three semi-independent
engagements are progressing be
tween Thorn on the north and Cracow
on the south, in which both combat
ants have achieved local successes
without a distinct victory for either.
Some military experts believe Field
Marshal von Hinderburg's forces have
been split in three parts.
Berlin reports the failure of the
Russian attack on the fortification
east of Drakhemen in East Prussia
with heavy losses while unofficial
messages from Petrograd describe an
important Russian gain and the cap
ture of ten miles of trenches north
east of Lodz.
Advices from -Holland report that
railway traffic, newspapers and posts
in the Brussels region are entirely
suspended, it is presumed for the pur
pose of suppressing news of a move
ment of German troops to the east
ward. The only development of the day in
the western theatre was the renewal
of the British naval bombardment of
the German base at Zeebrugge.
England was surprised at the an
nouncement that King George had
left last night on a visit to the British
headquarters in France, where he is
certain of an enthusiastic reception
from the soldiers.
Dutch papers say the Germans have
imposed an indemnity of $7,000,000
monthly on Belgium for the duration
of the war for the maintenance of the
troops and, in addition, $75,000,000 as
a war levy for neutrality violations.
Luxemburg reports that the Ger
mans have paid a substantial sum for
damages resulting from their occu
pation of the grand duchy.
December 1 While compartive
quiet prevails along the battle lines
in Flanders and northern Flanders,
official reports from the eastern
theatre of the war indicate that the
fighting at various points, particular
ly in Russian Poland, has been of a
very stuborn nature.
The Russians admit that between
the Vistula and the Warta rivers the
Germans still maintain strongly forti
fied positions, although their losses
are reported very large. The Rus
sians again have ocupied Czejpiowitz
and the Austrians are retreating prj
cipltatey from Bukowina.
Emperor William, according to Ber
lin advices, is with the German a? my
in the East.
A dispatch from Athens says Tur
key intends to sequestrate all religious
establishments in Palestine belonging
to France, Great Britain and Russia.
The German field marshal, ' von der
Goltz, former governor of Belgian
captured territory has been attached
to the entourage of the sultan ctf Tur
key. "Vienna says that on the Southern
front the Servians are opposing the
Austrian advance by heavy counter
attacks, but the Austrians have gain-
ed ground,
LODZ HAS FALLEN
A GERMAN VICTORY
SECOND CITY OF RUSSIAN POL
AND IS OCCUPIED BY THE
TEUTONS.
ROUMANIA READY TO ENLIST
Forty British and French Warshpis
Are Assembled at Some Place
For Blow at the Enemey.
Lodz, the second own of Poland,
and lying 75 miles to the west-southwest
of Warsaw has fallen to the Ger
man arms. It was occupied Sunday,
according to an official announcement
from Berlin.
Around this important town a des
perate battle has raged for days.
Countless thousands have fallen in
desperate hand-to-hand conflicts and
from the shells of hundreds of guns.
It was evident from the occupa
tion of Lodz by the Germans that the
heaviest kind of fighting has been
on, for late advices told of a vicious
attack and bombardment of Lodz and
fighting on the outskirts of the city
and, previous to that, of operations
20 miles west of Piotrkow, which lies
considerably south of Lodz, and along
a line from Glowno, 16 miles north
east of Lodz, to the Vistula river.
Lodz has long been an objective
point of the German army. . It has
grown in. recent years from an in
significant place to one of the most
populous cities in the Russian em
pire. In 1910 its population number
ed 415,604 and with this important
place as a base the Germans are ex
pected to make a strong effort to reach
Warsaw.
Regarding other operations in the
East, the Servian war office reports
Servian success on the whole front,
with the capture of 2,400 men and
four complete batteries.
On the other hand, Vienna reports
that Austrian troops are gaining
ground south of Belgrade.
In Flanders and the north of France
was comparatively quiet. The French
war office had nothing to report and
no marked successes on either side
were recorded in that territory for
the previous day.
While the attitude of Roumania is
not known officially, a Swiss news
paper asserts that Roumania has de
cided to enter the war on the side with
the Allies. The time for doing so,
however, has not been determined on.
Forty British and French warships
have assembled at some place, the
name of which is not given in the
dispatch making this announcement
"to force their way through." It is
probable the correspondent intended
to foreshadow an effort by the Allied
ships to break through the Dardanel
les thename evidently came under the
eye of the censor .
CONGRESS RESUMES, WORK
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Third Session of 63d Congress Con
venes. Money Bills First.
Washington. The third session of
the Sixty-third Congress convened at
noon. Members of both houses flock
ed to Washington ending their holi
day recess of six ' weeks which fol
lowed the long session that closed late
in October.
Democratic leaders expresses tbJe
hope that the legislative program of
appropriation measures ' can be con
cluded by March 4, next, when the
present congress automatically will
end. Many Republican leaders, how
ever, have said they would urge many
important measures, and some indi
cated that supply bills ought to be
delayed to such an extent that an ex
tra session next spring and summer
would be necessary. Democrats think
an extra session unlikely.
The bill to pave the way for Philip
pine independence, which passed the
house at the last session, is pending
in the senate is the immigration bill
with the literacy test, for aliens,
which has passed the house. Some
majority leaders have declared that
it will be permitted to die with the
expiring congress, to be considered
when conditions resulting from the
European war have assumed more
definite shapt.
Rural credits legislation is pend
ing. This legislation, however, also
is on the list of measures administra
tion leaders are understood not to
want to press at this. time.
At least seven of the great annual
supply measures are to be rushed so
so as to report them to the house be
fore the Christmas holidays. These
are the legislative, executive and
judicial, the District of Columb'a,
fortifications, pensions, military, post
office and rivers and harbors appro
priation bills. Others are to be
hastened through to head off the
necessity, of an extra session.
Carranza Troops in Big Battle.
Laredo, Texas. General Cesario
Castro, commanding an army loyal to
General Carranza, defeated a band of
Zapata followers near San Martin,
according to a dispatch received hero
from Carranza sources. The dispatcl
reported casulties of 1,2000 and th
capture of nine rapid-firing guns, 1
200 rifles and 47,00,0 rounds of ammu
nition. The dispatch did not estab
lish the location of the town of San
Martin referred to. There are several
towns of that name in'Meiim
ALL CROPS 111 STATE
IKE LARGE YIELDS
COMMISSIONER GRAHAM SUB
MITS LENGTHY REPORT TO
AGRICULTURAL BOARD.
LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS
Review of the Latest News Gathered
Around the 8tate Capitol That
Will Be of Interest W Our Readers
Over North Carolina.
Raleigh,
Declaring that the closing year had
been one of large yields for almost
every crop raised in the state for com
merce, Maj. W. A. Graham, commis
sioner of agriculture, submitted to the
board in annual session, a lengthy re
port and review of the activities of the
department and the farming inter
ests of the state. Commissioner Gra
ham estimates the cotton crop at 1,
000,000 bales which is 150,000 more
bales than generally grown in this
state. Except for the low price for
the staple, the farmers of the state
would be in good financial condition,
and despite this low price, the state is
better off than ever before, the com
missioner says.
Commissioner Graham estimates
the corn crop at 60,000,000 bushels
6ix millions more than last year, and
the wheats crop at 8,000,000 bushels.
The corn supply ( is 5,000,000 bushels
in excess of home consumption and
the wheat supply about 4,000,000
bushels less than is used in the state.
Oats, peanuts, sweet .potatoes and
apples, he asserts, are all fine, Irish
potatoes being the only short crop.
Four years ago $60,000,000 was sent
out of the state for food supplies, but
the commissioner believes the amount
has declined to $20,000,000 this
year. He observes that more food
supplies are being produced each year
and he has hopes that the result will
be more gratifying each year. Hun
drds of additional acres have been
sowed to small grain, and the com
missioner estimates that there will be
considerable shrinkage in the sale of
fertilizers next spring. For this rea
son he urges the board to retrench,
as the department depends on the
revenue derived from the tax on fer
tilizers. Major Graham believes that
an unusually large crop of tobacco
will be produced next year, and that
the following yeaT, because of lower
prices, this acreage will be curtailed
just as is the case with cotton now.
Commissioner Graham refers to his
efforts to aid in the marketing of the
cotton crop, and again brings up the
question of new quarters for the de
partment. The state's exhibit at the
San Francisco exposition, he says,
has been abandoned owing to the
war. The report deals briefly with
complaints of fertilizers, and urges
that a standard be established In
each county. Soil surveys have 'been
completed during the year of For
syth, Bladen, Union, Rowan, Wake
and Lincoln, and work will be pushed
in Wayne, Wilson, Columbus and Hal
ifax counties during the winter. The
commissioner suggests a division of
soils in order to get better results in,
this work.
O'Henry Memorial Tablet Unveiled.
One night's session of the North
Carolina Literary and Historical As
sociation was devoted to O. Henry
William Sidney Porter, the unveiling
of a handsome bronze memorial to O.
Henry on the main stairway Jn the
new Administration building being a
special feature. FiAt, there was a
superb address on the life and writ
ings of O. Henry by Dr. C. Alphonso
Smith of the University of Virginia,
who was a playfellow of Porter in
Greensboro. -
The bronze memorial was present
ed to the state by Dr. Archibald Hen
derson in a beautiful tribute to this
famous North Carolina author. The
memorial was unveiled by Miss Por
ter, daughter of O. Henry, who was
here for the occasion, and acceptance
on the part of the state was by Gov.
Craig.
Valuable Feature of Farm Work.
Farm demonstration work now oc
cupies an important part in the agri
cultural life of the state and its value
is clearly manifest in the summariezd
report of Mr. C. R. Hudson, head of
the farm demonstration work in the
state, ot the board of agriculture. A
valuable feature of the work is that
of growing' and planting of winter
growing crops, which it is estimated,
is worth to the state $500,000. The
work, under Mr. Hudson's direction
is being broadened and made more
valuable.
Revenue Office Increases Force,
The increased work for the eastern
district internal revenue force under
Collector J. W. Bailey brought about
by the operation of the special war
tax has brought about an increase of
staff by the addition of two men to
the office force and two to the field
force, bringing the field force up to
nine men. The new office men . are
Lee C. Ashcraft and Phil J. Hays, the
latter of Moore county. The field men
are John Morrison, of Rockingham,
Richmond county, and C. H. Jenkins,
of Tarboro.
Board Reduces Budget (24,000.
After breaking the record for short
sessions the State Board of Agricul
ture which met in Raleigh, adjourn
ed after having held a very harmon
ous session.
After debating the question at
length, the board decided to cut down
the budget? from $132,000 to $108,000
and the various divisions will all be
retained with its decreased amount,
all heads of these divisions being in
structed to trim expenses wherever
it is possible to do so.'
The Income of the department will
be curtailed somewhat on account of
war conditions in Europe which will
affect the sale of fertilizer tags. None
of the employees of the department
however will be laid off but none of
them will receive an increase in sal
ary. The work of the department will
not be allowed to suffer on account of
the reduction of the budget.
The division of markets was au
thorized to obtain prices on corn,
wheat and other farm products the
same manner in which the cotton
market is being handled. Special
emphasis Is also to be made In the
matter of cotton grading. Many far
mers have reported to the department
that since cotton grading has been
taken up by the division of markets
that they have been enabed to receive
better prices for their cotton.
A legislative committee was appoint
ed to take up any matters affecting the
department that is thought proper to
bring to the attention of the Incoming
General Assembly. This committee is
composed of Commissioner Graham,
C. C. Wright, R. W. Scott, K. W.
Barnes and Clarence Poe.
Mr. W. C. Hammer of Asheboro,
president of the State Press Associa
tion, appeared before the board in ad
vocacy of an appropriation to aid im
migration to North Carolina. The
board's only action on this request
was to leave it with the legislative
committee.
An appropriation of $500 was made
for the further observance of com
munity service week, this to aid those
schools and communities which failed
to observe the week set apart this
year. . .
A resolution was passed asking the
State Tax Commission to get up a new
form for abstracts of property sepa
rating horses, mules, cattle, hogs and
other live stock so that an intelligent
report can be made of the number of
animals of each kind in the state at
tax listing time. The returns as now
printed group all these together.
A resolution was also passed to in
vestigate the alleged short weights in
fertilizer. A bag of fertilizer should
weigh 200 pounds and it is claimed
that in many instances the weight has
come up short.
Supreme Court Delivers 18 Decisions.
Eighteen appeals were decided by
the supreme court in the weekly de
livery of opinions which were delived
in the following order:
McNeill vs. Atlantic Coast Line,
Cumberland, no error; State vs Tripp,
Durham, affirmed; McAdams vs. Trust
Company, Alamance, reversed; Gann
vs. Spencer, Stokes, new trial; Faust
vs. Roberts, Union, no error; State
vs. Williams, Mecklenburg, no error;
South Atlantic Waste Company vs.
Raleigh, Charlotte & Southern Rail
way, Mecklenburg, no error as to de
fendant's appeal, affirmed as to plain
tiff's appeal; Watts vs. Seaboard Air
Line, Mecklenburg, affirmed; Page vs.
Page, Polk, appeal dismissed; Page
vs. Page, Polk, separate appeal, no
error; McLaurin vs. Mclntyre, Scot
land, affirmed . . Evans vs. Seaboard
Air Line, Anson, affirmed; Withers
vs. Solomon, Rowan, no error; Ted
der vsDeaton, Montgomery, no error;
Barger vs. Altey, Iredell, no error;
International Waste Company vs. Mc
Elroy, et al., Yancey, petition fo?
certiori denied, appeal dismissed.
Several New Charters Issued.
Menzies Drug Company, Hiikory,
capital $25,000 authorized, and $6,000
subscribed by Z. B. Buchanan, E. B.
Menzies and others.
Standard Loan and Realty Com
pany Charlotte, to do a general real
estate and loan business, authorized
capital, $100,000; subscribed, $2,000;
incorporators J. J. Misenheimer, ' F.
E. Harlan, Charlotte; G. M. Tucker,
Monroe.
Rural Supply Company, Winston
Salem, to do a general mercantile
business, authorized capital, $25,000;
subscribed, $1,000; incorporators, . C.
M. Phelps J. R. Phelps, J. A. Coniey.
all of Winston-Salem.
United States District Court Adjourns
The United States district court ad
journed after disposing of 118 cases,
and continuing probably the most im
port cases, that of "Portland Ned,"
charged with the robbery of the Ply
mouth and Siler City postoffices to
the special January term. The grand
jury returned 85 true bills, out of
94 cases submitted to the jury. Judge
Connor has commissioned F. M. Hood
of Selma as United States commis
sioner to succeed J. A. Narron, re
signed. Also, he has recommission
ed J. E. Peterson rs commissioner.
Checking Up Commodity Rates.
Freight Managers J. W. Perrin of
the Atlantic Coast Line and E.- D.
Kyle of the Norfolk Southern and
Assistant Freight Trt ff ic Manager J.
F. Dalton of. the eaboard Air Line
were here in conference with the cor
poration commission, foing through
the long list of special commodity
rates that the railroad companies had
discontinued but which the commis
sion has ordered restored the check
ing up being with a view to weeding
out a great number which are obsolete.
STATE ITEMS
OF INTEREST TO ALL NORTH
CAROLINA PEOPLE.
COMING EVENTS.
Annual Live Stock Meeting, Statesville
January 19-21. 1915. '
Tri -State Medical Association, Charles
ton. S. C Feb. 17-18, 1915.
Baptists Have Good Year.
E. L. Middleton, statistical secre
tary of the North Carolina Baptist
state convention, makes public an in
teresting summary of the work of the
denomination . for the past year. It
shows 64 associations, comprising
2,095 churches and 256,599 members,
gain of 39 in the number of churches
and of 11,060 in individual members.
These gains are unprecedented in all
the history of the state . convention.
There were 14,716" baptisms during
the year, a gain of 1,452 over the pre
vious year. Numbers of the churches
did not report as to baptisms and it
is estimated that there were really as
many, as 20,000 baptisms in the state.
In the matter of finances, the denom
ination raised $49,494 for state mis
sions; $32,893 for home missions;
$51,365 for foreign missions; $47,837
for the orphanage; $3,188 for Sunday
school missions; $5,834 for minis
terial education, and $5,036 for min
isteri.l relief. These give a total of
$195,637 for all purposes, a gain of
$5, 92 over the previous year.
What Tar Heels Paid.
Now that the election is over and
the returns are in, some facts com
piled from the records of the clerk
of the house about the North Caro
lina congressional contests may be
Interesting. How much does it cost
to hold a seat in the house of repre
sentatives or to get one there is
known almost to a nicety. The total
cost for coinpaigns to successful can
didates Is $9,550.97. It cost those
who ran but were defeated about
$13,346.45.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.
Mr. Samuel Watkins, one of Hen
derson's leading merchants, died sud
denly at his place of business.
Bids for the construction of the new
$70,000 government-owned postoffice
at Kinston will be opened in the of
fice of the supervising architect at
Washington on January 1.
Engineer Paul Daughtery was in
stantly killed and three others in
jured when a logging train wrecked
at Pensacola.
Durham has raised over a thousand
dollars for the Belgian relief fund.
Fire destroyed the Cerro Gordo
lumber mills near Whiteville recent
ly. Loss estimated at- $70,000.
W. H. Eaton and Floyd R. Farn
ham of the dairying division of the
North Carolina experiment station
are conducting some experiments in
cheese making. The experiments are
being made with especial reference to
the western part of the state.
Superintendent J. Y. Joyner has
purchased a farm of 260 acres near
Kinston.
"Bud" Fisher, famous Mut and Jeff
cartoonist, is "hunting In Lenoir coun
ty. Secretary Houston of the depart
ment of Agriculture told Representa
tive Page that he will speak at Aber
deen on the 16th. A meeting of farm
ers and business men will welcome
him there. From Aberdeen Mr. Hous
ton goes to South Carolina and Geor
gia. ' - '
The Baptist state debt on missions
is $5,000. The deficit will be reported
at the meeting of the state convention
which meets in Raleigh next Tuesday
unless the deficit is raised in the
meantime.
Former President William H. Taft
will deliver- three lectures to the stu
dents of the University of North Car
olina March 17, 18 and 19 of next
year, according to an announcement
by the university authorities.
Henderson county produced 100,000
bushels of corn this year.
Secretary of state J. Bryan Grimes
is spending several days at his home
at Grimesland, Pitt county, looking
after his extensive farming interests
there.
Gastonia has organized a juvenile
protective society.
Thousands attended the formal
opening of Wayne county's new court
house.
A new furniture factory is being
built at Lenoir.
The Gastonia chamber of com
merce added 193 members in one day.
"Cattle and Hogs vs. Cotton" was
the subject of an interesting discus
sion at an enthusiastic meeting . of
representative farmers and business
men at the banking rooms of the
Scotland Neck bank.
The Pasquotank-Camden-Dare Coun
ties Medical Society advocates a
whole-time health officer for Pasquo
tank county and Dr. John Saliba and
Dr. I. Fearing have been appointed
to take the matter up with the coun
ty commissioners and the town alder
men to secure an appropriation.
Charles W. Cole, prominent farmer
of Warrenton, was standing on the
top of a load of fodder when the
horses made a sudden start, throwing
him backwards to the ground, break
ing his neck. Death was instantan
eous. T. G. Cobb, editor of The Morgan
ton News-Herald, has announced him
self las candidate for re-election as
chief clerk of the North Carolina
House of Representatives. For the
past 11 years Mr. Cobb has been a
legislative clerk, having been assist
ant clerk from 1903 to 1807 and chief
clerk since 1907.
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Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director ot
Sunday School Course.)
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 13
THE GREAT COMMISSION.
LESSON TEXT Matt. 28:16-20; Luke 24:
86-49.
GOLDEN TEXT Lo, I am with you al
ways, even unt the end of the world.
Matt. 28:20.
This lesson consist of two para
graphs which constitute what might be
termed two commissions or two parts
of the Great Commission. There are
four distinct accounts of the final com
mands of our Lord to his disciples,
each presenting a different phase of
the work he committed to his follow
ers. In this lesson wt have for our
consideration two of these aspects
which ought not to be confused.
I. The Appearance in Jerusalem,.
Thomas Being Absent. Luke 24:36-49.
(1) The Resurrected Lord, w. 36-43.
The Emmaus disciples reported to the
disciples, and those gathered with
them in' Jerusalem, the things they
had experienced, especially in the
breaking of bread. This occurred late
in the evening (see Luke 24:29, 33).
While they, and the others, were re
hearsing the many things that had ta
ken place on that first eventful day,
Jesus himself suddenly appears in
their midst without the opening of a
door and asks them of their thoughts.
Once before he had thus searched
them (Luke 9:46, 47), but now the oc
casion is quite different. Fear of the
Jews had crowded them into this room
but no closed door except that of the
human heart can keep out the risen
Lord. Simon's report (ch. 24:34) and
that of the Emmaus disciples were not
sufficient to allay their fear. Fear at
this visible evidence of the supernat
ural is true of us all, but when Jesus
truly is present there Is peace no
matter what may be the turmoil with
out, or the fear within.
Man of Flesh and Bone.
This appearance was a demonstra
tion that it was he himself, and to add
proof upon proof he first showed them
his pierced hands and feet, and then
called for fish and ate it before, and
doubtless with, them. Jesus is today
a man of flesh and bone as much as
when he walked Galilee's hills. His
blood he poured out upon Calvary.
The evidence of the literal, physical
resurrection of Christ is co overwhelm
ing that the unbeliever does violence
to his reason not to accept it.
(2) The Ascended Lord, w. 44-49.
This coming of Jesus and his message
of peace and assurance brought also
a commission that this great fact bo
told to others. The event recorded in
these verses did not occur In Jeru
salem but upon Mount Olivet and con
stitutes the final appearance of Jesus.
As he had done often before, so now.
he sets his seal upon the Old Testa
ment, expressly speaking of its books
under their accepted three-fold divi
sion (v. 44). In these there are be
tween three and four hundred direct,
not to speak of the indirect, prophe
cies concerning him. What we need
is to have the Holy Spirit that we may
"understand" (v. 45), the purpose of
his life and death. Jesus taught his
disciples what that purpose is (v. 47),
viz., the "remission of sins," based on
the sure ground of his finished work.
This, and this alone, is the gospel and
it is to be preached in his name unto
all nations a missionary suggestion
but beginning at home, in Jerusalem.
Verse 49 tells us of that other needed
preparation to make us effective wit
nesses, the enduement of the Holy
Spirit.
Some Disciples Doubted.
II. The Appearance to the Eleven
In Galilee, Matt. 28:16-20. This event
took place much later than that men
tioned in the first part of the previous
section. As we carefully read this
section it suggests that Jesus was
somewhat -removed from the disr
ciples, yet their vision was so clear
that they worshiped him, though some
doubted. Drawing near to the dis
ciples he first of all emphasizes his
supreme authority, "all power is given.
Unto me," and on that authority he
commissioned them to their work of
disclpllng "all nations." Mark's ren
dering of this commission (16:15, 16)
is more inclusive, "to the whole crea
tion," including all of man's welfare,
social as well as spiritual. For Jesus
thus to claim authority and to send
forth his ambassadors and still not be
"the very God of the very God" is to
stamp him either as an impostor or a
lunatic. Because all power is his,
therefore the obligation and the ac
companying Holy Spirit who will en
able us to teach the things he has com
manded. There is back of the com
mission "all power" and accompany
ing It a blessed fellowship, "Lo, I am
with you all the days."
The sad thing is that after nearly
two thousand years we have carried
out so poorly the great commission.
And lastly the disciple is not to go
in his own strength or wisdom. His
parables describe, fully the a&s upon
which the disciples were entering. As
they went forward and as we "follow
in their train," to devote ourselves to
the enterprises of his kingdom, he de
clared that he would be with them and
with us until the time of the consum
mation of the age.
"When we go his way, he goes our
way; but if we go our own we go it
alone"