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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. XXXVII. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N.,C., FEBRUARY 10, 1915. NO. 27. IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Happenings of This and Other Nations For Seven Days Are Given. THE NEWS WTHE SOUTH What Is Taking Place in the South land Will Be Found in Brief Paragraphs. European War Germany has declared a war zone about the British Isles. All vessels sailing under any flag, neutral or oth erwise, after February 18, will be de stroyed. The czar has gone to the front to head his forces. All efforts of the Russian army will be made to break the deadlock on the Polish border. The Russians are reported to be holding the commanding positions in the Carpathians. Few new develop ments have been reported in the western war theater. The Turkish forces made a desper ate attack on the Suez canal, but were repulsed by the British forces, com posed largely of Australians and New Zealanders. The German forces have fiercely as saulted the allied armies on both the eastern and western frontiers without any apparent result. The kaiser's losses on the Polish border, where Gen. Von Hindenburg is making a desperate effort to reach Warsaw, are said to be colossal. A panic is reported in Constantino ple over news that four Turkish forts guarding the Dardanelles have been shattered and reduced to ruins by the Anglo-French east Mediterarnean fleet. Reports from Dover indicate fear of another aeroplane raid by German aeroplanes on the English coast. Guns opened fire on the chalky cliffs on what is believed to have been a fleet of aircraft. German submarines are also reported to have been discovered hovering in English channel waters. Dover is in consternation. London is daily looking for the ex pected German aerial raid. The met ropolitan police department is making all preparations for such an emerg ency. British shipping has been quite up set by German submarines, especially since the destruction of three mer chant ships in the Liverpool harbor by submarines of the kaiser's navy which daringly invaded the Irish sea. Domestic Eugene Brieux, one of the Forty Im mortals of France, who is visiting in America, told the Georgia supreme court that American attorneys were permitted too much latitude in the United States courts. In France, he said, it was the reverse, that the ju rists were given too much power and the counselors at bar not enough. M. Brieux, author of the problem play, "Damaged Goods," is also the author of a work attacking the French courts, in which he says there is little jus tice and mostly form. John D. Rockefeller testifying be fore the federal relations commission in New York, tired on the witness stand under the. rigid examination. Andrew Carnegie, who was also a wit ness, bore the ordeal In good maimer. One of the worst storms in yflrs swept the Atlantic coast states and middle west New England and eastern Canada. All elements, rain, sleet, snow and wind, have impeded railway traf fic throughout these . entire sections. President Marks of the Georgia Fed eration of Labor advocates the plan to send unemployed labor to the country this summer to work on the farms. He believes this will eventually lead to laboring men taking up farming life for themselves. Richard D. Yates, former governor of Illinois, has been named as co respondent in a San Francisco divorce scandal. The former executive denies any knowledge of the charges and says they are untrue. A storm sweeping New Orleans de molished an orphan asylum, seriously injuring twenty children from which many fatalities may result. Gov. Oscar Wells of the Dallas Fed eral Reserve bank, has tendered his resignation to President Wilson and the reserve board to accept the presi dency of the First National Bank of Birmingham. Postmaster Johnson of Fort Smith, Ark., was cited for contempt of court by Judge Youmans of the federal bench. The federal jurist held the federal building was kept by Johnson too cold for comfort. Werner Van Horn, a German resid ing on the Canadian side of the St. Croix river, dynamited a bridge across that stream and then fled into Maine for refuge. The Canadian government looks upon the act as another means on German's part to entangle the United States in the present Euro pean war. Governor Henderson of Alabama has issued an order to the state treasurer to stop the pay of the members of the legislature until the assemblymen see fit to act on the governor's rec ommendation to provide means to care for the state's indebtedness. So far these recommendations have been ig nored by both houses, though the gov ernor has twice called their attention to the need of appropriations. The Arkansas state senate passed a woman suffrage resolution by an overwhelming vote. If it passes the house it will go to the voters of the state at the next general election. . England has decided to lift the em bargo on American resinous products, especially In those shipments made to Italy and southern European tountries not now engaged in war. The spring freshets have already started on the Mississippi river. A dozen blocks in the. heart of the busi ness district of Jackson, Miss., are under water. Foreign Many of the foreign legations are leaving Mexico City on account of the malignant attitude taken by' General Carranza toward all powers but the United States. The Spanish government has re quested the United States to act in. its behalf in Mexico. American Con sul Silliman has added the Spanish interests to theNworl of his portfolio. The Spanish parliament at Madrid has authorized the addition of four new submarines for the Spanish navy. The contracts for their construction have been awarded American ship building concerns. Tokyo reports the loss or the Jap?" anese cruiser, Asama, off the coast of Lower California. The big boat struck an uncharted rock. General Villa has seized the Mex ican presidency and assumed control of the government, stating it is a last resort to restore order and . bring peaceful conditions in that republic. ' President Villa has named three" heads of the government to co-oper ate with him in' the administration: of affairs. They ' are M.! Diaz Lom bardo to head the departments of jus tice and foreign affairs. Gen. Luis,de la Garza to head the state department and Francisco Escudero to head the treasury and industrial departments. In a London court Charles R.' Slings by of Yorkshire, who has been a resident of San Francisco for several years, has been declared the legiti mate heir to the barony of the Slings by" family in Yorkshire. The baronial estate is valued at $500,000. . The Canadian government at-' Otta wa has requested the British ambas sador to secure from the American state department requisition papers for Werner Van Horn, the dynamiter of the bridge across the St. Croix , riv er. Van Horn made his escape,' into Maine. ' " ' . American Ambassador Page has no tified Secretary Bryan, that the Brit ish fleet has been ordered- to seise all foodstuffs shipped from the United States to Germany and Austria as contrabrands. '-. Washington, President Wilson is not a little wor ried over the German declaration that all ships, neutral or otherwise, found in waters surrounding the British Isles will be destroyed. At a special cabinet meeting the president discuss ed the action of the German admiral ty. It was concluded to wait until of ficial information should come from the German ambassador to the state department. President Wilson is Un able to believe that Germany would sink any ships flying the ; American flag. President Wilson has insisted on the two battleship program for this session of congress, and his position has the support of all the adminis tration leaders with 0the exception of Congressman Underwood, who be lieves the treasury cannot' stand such an expenditure at this , time..:. Senator -Gore of .; Oklahoma -' has launched a plan to place the Repub licans again on the defensive in their fight on the merchant marine bille. It is expected by the administration. that the measure will pass before March the fourth. , r Ambassador Naon from Argentine, in addressing the United States cham ber of commerce, in session in Wash ington, urged the strict neutrality of Pan-American shipping and the closer trade relations between, the United States and the South? American re publics. : - ' : President Wilson delivered a big ad dress before the United States cham ber of commerce assembled in Wash ington. This body is comprised of the secretaries of all the municipal commercial clubs and chambers of commerce in -the country. The pres ident told the town boosters their call ing was an excellent one and that business men must unite for the greatest good to the country. . Administration ' leaders, including Senators Kern, Simmons, Fletcher and Martin, have been working . hard to pass the ship purchase bill. They ex pect 7 the Progressive Republican leaders. Senators LaFpllette, of Wis consin and Norris of Nebraska, to vote with them, but have abandoned hope of Senator Kenyon of Iowa, who pledged his written support to the Re publican caucus, but who has - ex pressed his sympathy with the admin istration bill. Senator Kern, Democratic leader of the senate, and his lieutenants are planning to spring a surprise on the Republican opponents of the merchant marine bill. A "conference of Demo crats has, been held at which all the members were pledged to secrecy. .But it is whispered that with the aid of Progressive Republican senators that the measure will pass this session. Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin, Progressive Republican leader of the senate, firmly continues his support for the merchant marine bill and says he will stand by the Democratic lead ers. In his speech Seantor Stone of Mis souri denounced the Democratic bolt ers and especially flayed Senators Clarke of Arkansas and: Camden of Kentucky. - ; . ' Confirmation seems to have been made of the - execution of - Gen Jesus Carranza, brother of the Mexican leader, who appears again to be Jn control of the government. , . WILL CONSIDER AN EXTRA SESSIO A WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AND SITUATION DISCUSSED. THAT SHIP -PURCHASE BILL Only Hop For Measure is to Press Substitute Scheme Regular Ses sion Ends March 4. V Washington. Whether President Wilson .will call an extra ' session of congress in case of defeat of the ship bill at this: session probaly will be de cided at conferences this week be tween the president and Democratic leaders in congress. ..At.'ih.e;k'..White House it was said present sentiment rmong officials was against an extra session, but that no definite conclusion had been reached. All appropriation bills will be freed of legislative' riders which might cause prolonged discussion" in the senate ana leaders ,tmnK they can De passea in a week or. ten days if the shipping bill is disposed oL ' ' - Administration senators ' agreed it yrbuld 'foe impossible to recommend the ship -purchase bill with instruc tions for its modification and deter mined "their only ....course to . get an amended bill before the senate was to yield to Senator" Clarke's motion, which tnr6w, the Democratic ranks into confusion.'" ; ' They will then press Senator Gore's motion td: discharge the commerce committee .from, consideration of a substitute bill containing amendments satisfactory to progressive Republi can senators.,;- Suggestions that Republican Sena tors eventually might yield their op position in order to take up appro priation biljte' and,, let the measure ,cbme to a vote are denied. by minority leaders. They insist the bill cannot ge t a ' vote.' " - Democratic Senators championing the bill admit the situation is desper ate.. They, realize their insistence on keeping the bill before the Senate will An ean failure of the great appropria tion bills. This would make an extra session .inevitable. . . FLIES -STARS AND STRIPES. Menaced by Submarines British Ship Sails' Under American Flag. . London -Th e British steamer Lusl tania of the. Cunard line which sailed from'' New York January 30 and ar rived at Liverpool flew the American fla"g' from the time she passed Queens-town'-until she entered Mersey. This is .vouched for by American passen gers -.wha--crossed on her. ' The -Lusitania received a wireless from-the'. Baltic of the White Star lint that two submarines had be-en sighted from that vesseL The captain, in re ply .to a question of one of the pas sengers, declared he had a right to fly the flag of a neutral country foi "protection of iinetral passengers and mails 'which his ship was carrying. After being delayed by heavy storms which raised seas deck high and in jured" 11 ' passengers, the "Lusitania arrived off Queehstown. She cruisea off the Irish port two hours and, with out picking, up a pilot, as is usually dence, proceeded to Liverpool at full speed, " arriving at the Mersey chan nel at daybreak, with 'the Stars and S 'ripes; 'still " flying. Mine Explosion Kills 20 Men. Fayetteville', 'V. Va. Twenty min ers were -killed by an explosion in the Carlisle mine, of the New River Coal company. One hundred and sixty oth er"' Were entombed but escaped. ... - v For . Textile Enquiry. New York Chairman Walsh of the federal industrial relations commis sion announced -that hearings would be opened in Atlanta late in March on conditions in the textile industry. .- ; . : - To Raise Bread Prices. Pittsburg1 One 'hundered and fifty master bakers of Pittsburg district decided to . raise the price of bread. Moire1 Money For Ships. Washington -By the provisions of the .navail appropriation !bil, whch passed the house and use of the mon ey from' the sa;le of the old battleships Idaho and Mississippi to Greece, the United. States will have $7,005,000 more available.for new warships than was - authorized by the building pro gramme in 1914. Secretary Daniels pointed out in a statement that while the house bill totaling $128,844,364 is less than the 1914 appropriation by $1,892,171, the building appropriation is increased by $1,246,686. 4andits Rob Palm Beach Limited. TWest Palm Beach. The Palm Beach' Limited, train of the Florida Ea,stcaast, , Railroad, bound from Jacksonville to Miami was boarded by four' masked men at Stuart, Fife.., ahdthe male passengers on the ob servation platform robbed of their money and jewelry. The amount ob tained has not yet been learned, bu is not believed to have been; large. No ! attempt : was. made to molest the women. They were forced, however, at the point of revolvers, to enter the car, where several of them fainted. CONTINUE CONVICT WORK ON RAILROADS SENATE VOTES 34 TO 7 TO KILL MUSE BILL REGULATING STATE AID. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo ple Gathered Around .the State Caoitol. . ',. - . 'RaleigSi., The Senate killed "the Muse bill de igned to break up the state policy of airing the construction of railroads in undeveloped territory by working convicts in exchange for stock; and this .with the action of the house more than a week ago in defeating the Page bills to Tepeal the acts that auth ized the convict work now in pro gress, is taken to mean that the 1915 Legislature has now fixed this state aid policy at , least to the extent of carrying out the compacts that the state has wih railroad companies for his co-operative construction work. It was a lively debate on the Muse bill with Senator Muse and Senator McLeod arguing strenuously for the bill and Senators Chatham, Ballou, Thompson of Iredell and others mak in gthe fight for the continuance of the convict, work as at present. The Muse bill would have required the state treasurer to credit the state's prison with the actual expense of the state's prison in maintaining the con victs at work on the roads, instead of with the par value of the stock taken in exchange for the work. The bill was killed 34 to 7. No Child Labor Legislation Now. An unfavorable report by a vote of 10 to 2 was the fate of the Weaver bill to amend the child labor law of the state so as to raise the age limit to 14 years and provide for inspectors to inspect factories under the direc tion of the Commissioner of Labor and Printing. This was after a lengthy joint committee hearing in the Senate chamber during which both sides were fully heard. This is taken to mean that there will be no change in the child labor laws at this session. - -".' There was a big delegation of cot ton mill men here, and before the com mittee hearing they adopted a reso lution urging that no changes be made and pledging that the individual" mem bers of the Cotton Manufacturers' As sociation will, if the Legislature will leave the law in force as passed two years ago, to give special attention to strict observance and report and pro ceed against any manufacturer who fails to observe the law. Kill Part of Justice Act. After moTe than five hours of de bate on the floor, extending over two days' session, the senate passed the bill to repeal the long and short haul provisions of the Justice Act, substi tuting therefor the long and short haul provisions of the revisal of 1905. The Dill has already passed the House, having been voted through that body almost without opposition. In the senate, however, the bill met a hardy opponent in Senator Hobgood, who offered an amendment for relief to railroads having a mileage of less than a hundred miles. This was the identical amendment offered by Sen ator McRae and later withdrawn by him after adoption in the committee. The amendment of the Senator of Guilford was voted down along with the passage of the bill. However, it suffered a little better fate than ab solute objection to the bill met. It was lost by a vote of 23 to 10. The bill itself passed by a vote thirty five to seven. Dog Tax Bobs Up Again. The Currie bill for state-wide dog tax came up and was discussed for a short while, Representative Bowie go ing on record as unalterably opposed to dog taxes, saying that this isthe attitude of his people. The bill went over for hearing another day, it be ing under favorable report from the committee. Woman Suffrage Discussion Ended. The opposition to woman suffrage in North Carolina was given a consider able jolt and the forces that have been fighting for the measure were correspondingly elated over the show ing made in the House when, what was considered a test vote on the propo sition, came before that body. The motion was made by Mr. Doughton to postpone indefinitely, action on the bill and oh this motion there were 68 ayes, 39 noes, 13 absent and not voting. Discuss Semi-Monthly Payrolls. The House Committee on Proposi tions and Grievances and Senate Com mittee on Railroads considered quite a while pending bills for requiring railroad companies to pay employes semi-monthly, the Senate bill by Ward also including lumber companies and other corporations. The bills were opposed by Assistant General Counsel George Elliott of the Atlantic Coast Line, Henry Miller of the Southern and others as entailing immense addi tional operating expense on the rail roads and being of no real benefit. Lacy Replies to Critics. State treasurer B. R. Lacy made a detailed answer before the Finance Committee to the recent sensational criticisms of the management of the j of the treasury by the State Board of Internal Improvement. His statement was to the effect that the report of the board did him grfeat injustice in representing that while he had large sums of state funds in the treasury he needlessly borrowed other large sums. It was made to appear that he had $391,000 in bank and borrowed $300,000 more at 6 per cent, the bank re-loaning it at 6 per cent more, mak ing 12 per cent, "some velvet for the bank." He said he did nothing of the sort, but the real fact was that the balance in. bank at that time was $391,973, of which $300,000 was bor rowed money? Big Flood of , Petitions. In the house there was another big flood of petitions for the State Anti- Saloon : League legislation. Thejf ih- eluded petitions from Forsyth, Wake, Alamance, Mitchell, Surry, Hyde, Cherokee, Columbus, Jredell, Davie, Davidson, Guilford, Caswell, Union, Northampton, Halifax, Henderson, Greene, Gaston, Pender, Randolph, Bertie, Harnett, Duplin, Haywood, Richmond, Onslow and other counties. There came also a petition for wo man's suffrage sent forward by Rep resentative Mayo of Beaufort. He stirred much merriment among the members by covering his face with his hands feigning blushing embarrass ment as the petition was being read to the house. House Bill Pass Final Reading. To amend the charter of South Mills ; to amend the charter of Gibson; to amend the charter of Benson; to in corporate Oaksboro, Stanly county; to authorize the commissioners of Pitt county to order - election in cer tain school districts; to amend the law as to the boundary lines of Hertford county; to allow school bonds and special tax levies in Wil son; to provide recorder's court fo Madison county; to regulate primary elections in Newbern; to authorize the Lee County Highway Commission to use certain books; to change the name and boundary lines of Higgins town ship, McDowell county; to require cer tain reports of Hoke county officers; to allow Halifax officers full fees . in certain convictions. Insurance Bill Passed By House. The House passed .the Seawell bill for 12 1-2 per cent flat and 12 1-2 per cent contingent fee for. fire insurance agent, contingent fee to be based on profits of the company. It was dis cussed for nearly two hours with vig orous speeches against it, but passed by a large majority. Representative Grier, in strenuous opposition, declar ed that he thought the recent insur ance investigation was " to slay the great insurance octopus" but now he feared that the Legislature was, on the advice of the investigation com mittee simply strangling a little jelly fish. The bill was sent to the senate Increase Salary of Adjutant General. A bill introduced by Representative Nettles, of Buncomb would increase the salary of the Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard from $2,000 to $3,000 on account of the great work and responsibility of the officer the past four months, es pecially by the requirement by the War Department that the Adjutant General must have direct charge of the properties of the guard in the State. Land and Loan Associations. The bill introduced in the Senate by Senator McRae of Mecklenburg county to amend the law as to build ing and loan associations so as to pro vide for land and loan associations would provide for this without in any way affecting or changing the laws governing the operation of the regular building and loan associations in th cities and towns. Anti-Liquor Bill to Be Printed. A resolution was passed ordering that 500 copies of the anti-liquor bill now before the House committee be printed, but the House defeated a resolution to print 300 copies of the State game bill. Among new bills introduced was one by Laughinghouse to provide increas ed pensions for Confederate veterans so that they can remain at home with wives, instead of being forced to "de sert their wives," as he expresses it, "to come to the Soldiers Home." Bills Passed Final Reading as Follows. To amend the charter of High Point; to authorize a special tax in Alexander county for a county home; to pay so licitors and witnesses full fees when defendants are sent to the roads; to allow Shaw University to hold prop erty to the value of $500,000; to amend the charter of Mount Holly; to amend the charter of Cherryfille; to amend the charter of Smithfield; to amend the chart ar of Greensboro College for Women; to repeal the charter of North Edenton. Representative Dardan offered a bill to authorize county commission ers to pay $10 rewards for informa tion convicting violation of the pro hibition law and making the mini mum punishment three months on the roads. The Asheville commission govern ment bill was introduced in both houses; and is expected to have smooth sailing, being an agreed meas ure that gives the people of the moun tain metropolis the right to vote on adoption of the commission, government. WEATHER FORECAST. Movements Due and Their Local Effects for the Cotton States February 14 to 21, 1915. Carothers Observatory Forecast Sunday, Feb. 14. The week will open with moderate warm temper atures and with rain in the West ern Cotton Belt spreading to the remainder of the South. Monday, Feb. 15, to Friday, Feb. 10. A Cool Wave will over spread Western Cotton Belt Mon day, accompanied by rain or snow and cover the South by Tuesday. It will be generally clear by Wed nesday and there will be hard freezing temperatures, in Western Belt, probably freezing to the Coast Tuesday and Wednesday, with heavy frosts Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. In the remainder of the South it will be generally freez - ing from Tuesday to FridayT freez ing to the Gulf and' Atlantic Coasts in " Eastern Cotton Belt 4 Wednes day and Thursday, .with heavy frosts Thursday and Friday. Saturday, Feb. 20; Sunday, Feb. 21. The ' week will close with warmer and unsettled weather set ting in in Western Cotton Belt and this will reach the Eastern Belt as the next week opens. STATE ITtiMS OF INTEREST TO ALL NORTH CAROLINA PEOPLE. Fourth class postmasters have re cently been named as follows : At Folkstone, Van T. Everett; Lemon Springs, Addie McLeod; Marston, James F. Hoffman; Warren Plains, Tempie L. Tucker; Cumnock, George F. Smith; Glendon, A. J. Jones; Wag ram, Miss Maggie S. Cooley. Thos. Barlow, aged 72, u Confederate veteran, died at Lenoir recently. Mr. William D. Warwick, son of Mr. W. B. Warwick of Plneville and a member of one of the well-known fam ilies of Mecklenburg county, who was a member of Company G, Sixteenth United States Infantry, was shot through the heart and almost instant ly killed January 29, while lying down on his Dunk in camp at El Paso, Tex. The shot came without warning and evidently from a long distance across the international boundary and was doubtless fired by some Mexican sniper. MARKET REPORTS. Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Prices in the Markets of North Carolina For the Past Week. As reported to the Division of Mar kets, North Carolina Agricultural Ex periment Station and Department of Agriculture, Raleigh. 11 c 51 s is o Farmville . . New Bern . Washington. Williamston. Windsor . . . Fayetteville. Goldsboro . . Jacksonville. LaGrange. . . Maxton Clayton . . . . Louisburg. . . Pinetops Raleigh Tarboro Wilson Woodland . . Charlotte . . Concord Gastonia Gi.bson Monroe Mooresville. . Newton Norwood . . . Salisbury .. Shelby Statesville . . Wadesboro . Norfolk, Va. .8 -Sc 40-45c 36-45c 40c 35-37C 30-35c 40-41c 40-45c 28.00 27.00 27.00 28.00 30.00 28.00 26.00 27.00 28.00 25.00 28.00 25.00 27.00 30.00 29.00 28.00 27.00 26.00 27.00 27.00 26.00 27.00 26.00 27.00 27.50 2000 2000 2000 1900 2000 1950 2000 1700 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 1800 2000 1500 1800 2000 1800 .7 -8 c 7-7c 7-7c .7-8 c -.7-7 .74-8 c 35c . .7-8 c 42-46 7-7c 35-40c 8c 37-40 35-37 ,7-8 o 30-35c 8c 40c .1- 8c 37-42 .8 -814c 40-45c .7-7c 40-41c 814c 36-39c .8 -84 34-39 39-40C 33- 43c 37-43c 30c 35c 35-36c 30-33c 34- 40C 33c 34 C .8 8C 8c 8c 8c Sic .8 8c .7-8c .7-8 c 8c RETAIL PRICES OF CORN FOR THE PAST WEEK. No. 2 No. 2 Town White Yellow or Mixed Charlotte 79-92 y2c 90c Gastonia 99c 99c Greensboro 95c 80c LaGrange 90c 80c Louisburg 97c Monroe 95c 1.10 Moyock 73c New Bern 1.00 Newton 90c Raleigh 1.05 1.04 Salisbury 90c 95c Scotland Neck .. 90-95c 85-90c Shelby 1.00 Tarboro 80c Whitakers 95c Wilson 90C-1.00 85c TAR 'HEEL BREVITIES. Many prominent men will attend the big industrial dinner at Newbern February 11. Herbert Cherry was badly crushed by a wrecked log train near Elizabeth City. The state chemist says Wilmington's deep-well water is good. Durham county commissioners have appropriated $200.00 for tomato clubs. Seventy-five carloads of cotton has just been shipped from Fayetteville to Norfolk to be exported. C. W. Harty, formerly of Spartan burg, has accepted management of the Tryon water plant. Geo. W. Ship is now county physi cian of Catawba county. The British steamer Edernian sailed from Wilmington with a cargo of 12, 800 bales of .cotton valued at $640, 000, for Liverpool. Joseph Hughes, aged 80, of Camden county, died recently. Rev. L. B. Broughton, formerly of Raleigh, has resigned as pastor of a London church. The Rocky Mount base ball club has received a charter s. 11 n Ed j n c 5 O 3 o B o,a o Pi 03 O bo " Ph" I Fm en Uoq teiMnoML SlNMSOIOOL Lesson i.tsy m. u. s.e.l..l,isks. Acting Director ot Sunday School Course Moody Bible In stitute, Chicago.) LESSON FOR FEBRUARY U SAMUEL CALLED TO PROPHET. BE LESSON TEXT-I Samuel 3:1-13, 19, 20. GOLDEN TEXT Speak, Jehovah; tor chy servant heareth. I Samuel 3:9, R..f7. Samuel was the last judge and the first of the order of prophets. "His name means "asked, of God," and he ras dedicated to God (1:11) as a Naz arite. In fulfillment of his mother's vow "he -was brought to the : temple when he was a young child (1:24), Jo Bephus says, at twelve years of age. Hannah's song of rejoicing (2:1-10) is the expression of a great soul and a choice piece of literature. Samuel had the advantage of being well born, but after studying Eli's household we are not so confident as to the environ ment amid which he was placed. I. Samuel's Vision, vv. 1-10. The young child entered heartily into the temple worship and duties as directed by the aged priest, Eli. This man was not faithful in giving the people the word of God. "It was rare" (margin) and the result was that "there was no frequent vision" (R. V.). The word is also "precious" (v. 1; Ps. 19:9, 10), though when it is as common as it is In this land men frequently set but little store by it. God will judge men. for such laxity even as he judged Israel (Amos 8:4-6, 11, 12). A vision is a knowledge of a need and of the resources at our command. Eli and his sons had no vision and a people lacking in this direction perish (Prov. 29:18). Jehovah is about to make known to Israel his will and in so do ing he passes over this indulgent father and chooses the child Samuel. Teach ableness and obedience are-the chief characteristics of childhood and these traits count for more with God than does age or experience (Matt. 11:25, I Tim. 4:12, Matt. 21:6). Samuel had not acquired the conceit of youth, he was faithful to his duties, respectful to his elders and did not- boast of his accomplishments nor of the special revelation which came to him. Sam uel slept in the holy place of the "sa cred tent" near Eli, for the great temple was not yet built. As such he is a type for the Christian (Ps. 27:4). It was there that the Lord revealed himself to, him (John 1:14 R. V. mar gin). One of Samuel's duties as the special attendant of Eli was to open the house of God every morning, also to tend the sacred lamp which burned from evening to morning (Ex. 27:20, 21). As he attended to these duties God made himself known to Samuel (v. 4). God frequently calls men and they are not at home but have gone into the far country. Samuel knew God as every devout worshiper knew him, but had not yet received a direct revelation, hence he "did not yet know Jehovah." Thinking at once of the priest, Samuel ran to receive orders or to render service. Had he disre garded the voice he would not in the end have received his clear revelation. To have closed his ears, turned over for further sleep or to have risen hesi tatingly would, in all probability, have prevented any further calls (Prov. 1:24," 25, 28).- God wants, for special services, those who make glad re sponse to his first call (Isa. 6:8; Luke 9:59-62; Acts 9:6). Three times the call comes and. three times Samuel makes reply. The teacher needs to be ever alert to take advantage of these opportu nities to unfold and enforce the claims of Christ and to challenge an imme diate decision of the soul. Happy are they who like Samuel hear and recog nize, even though it be a progressive revelation, the voice of Jehovah, and hearing, obey it. There is little need at present for the audible voice, for we have the word and the still small voice of the Holy Spirit The voice Samuel heard became a vision (v. 15). II. Jehovah's Verdict, vv. 11-13, 19, 20. The chapter following tells of the defeat of Israel, the capture of the ark and the death of Eli and his sons. These were the things "at which both the ears of everyone that heareth it shall tingle." The word of Jehovah stands fast, and what he speaks that he performs "from the beginning even unto the end" (Luke 21:32, Numbers 23:19). The word of Jehovah to Sam uel about the house of Ell was one calculated to strike terror and silence into the lad's heart Eli was not igno rant of the wickedness of his sons (2:27-36). Eli learns from Samuel Je hovah's message. Ell was a great and good man, submissive to God's wilL but he was a weak man, rather than just piously resigned. He might bet ter have prayed for mercy and strength to deal with his wicked sons. However, it was too late to change their lives. "And Samuel grew and Jehovah was with him" (vv. 19, 20; see also Luk 2:52). Jesus also grew normally (Luke 1:80). "When God calls he qualifies; when he qualifies he calls'" (Matthew Henry). Samuel was trained In the house of God to be a great prophet (1) by the dedication of hla parents and the prayers of his mother; (2) by the teaching of Eli, the priest of God; (3) by the routine of service in the duties assigned him; (4) by tha testing of temptation in his contact with the sons of E1L
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Feb. 10, 1915, edition 1
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