TTTE ASIIEVILLE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1920.
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
MATTERS OF RECORD.
Duft-covercd cactus bushes all I Columbus, the great pageant-play,
u round. No station an1 no houses ! "The Wayfarer." One incident, set
except British military tentH. I'nl-lforth with consummate stagecraft,
formed men everywhere. Soldiers portrayed, the healing of a blind
running tho locumotlven and manning
the, trains. A few civilian passengers,
mostly members of Zionist commis
sion. Limestone roads ground to pow
der by heavy army trucks. Urlght
fiiced Syrian children selling "mlah
mlHh," or tho nativo apricots.
That Is the Ludd of today, the Lyd
Iii of Peter's time. Now It is the
railway Junction where the new line
up through the desert from Egypt
meets the old line from Jaffa to Jeru
salem (only the rails have been torn
up between Jaffa and Ludd); and
where tho other war-made line from
Haifa, nt the foot of Jit. Curniol.
meets these two.
From Ludd one may go by rail dl
rect to Memph
lived; or to Je
ruled: or to Damascus, where Paul
uue int.; s., , .... "--mess, programmed
lis. Egypt, where Moses ; pPUy proscription
lerusalem, where DaUd plaL.e ot rrrKent
man. The dramatic i"I"y ol the street
soclato them with Sunday preaching.
They were sensational and effective.
Well does the record say of this cure
of Aneas by Peter nt I.ydda, "All that
dwelt at Lydda and Hharon saw him
(the healed man) and turned to the
Lord." Transformed lives are the real
Christian evidence. The then bustling
city of Lydda was deeply stirred by
the wonder.
On tho surface lies the lesson, now
learned anew in the war and since tho
war, that only a religion of positive
power can hold or move men. What
a slump the church has undergone
since the days of 1'eter! I'erfunctorl
ness, programmed conventionality and
s so easily take the
reality. It was a
I Hhnrlr In darn IhHI miuit R, fllftru
wag converted; or to L-onsiaminopie. i thought that being a Christian meant
where Christianity first took Imperial ! abstinence from cirds, dancing and
i"im, aim melius iu on .nv iat.im ' the theatre.
Europe. Were It not for one break . -,, , ,, , . ,
.1 ' ; .!. i Mo.r,.moi,i As if to repudiate this narrow con
il , r" ception of Christianity, the allied
Z i,L , e churches themselves stage a trenieml
ous theatrical performance In Madl
son Square Cnrrien, thus abdicating
formally tho position held by many
denominations. It was a bold thing
to do. Hut every Christian leader to
day knows that the church cannot be
true to her mission or her Gospel on
arid Babylon
The present Importance of Ludd Is
military and railway. It does not
eeni strange to hear common travel
galk, ''chance cars at Ludd," or "you
will have to wait at Ludd for the Jeru
salem train," or "Ludd is a dead and
dreary place, but you will have a i a nBls of petty prohibitions. She must
stop-over there until the Egyption j display the present power of her Lord
irain geis in. aiosr. iravcnou, I in hope and help and healing,
on present affairs, give never a; Thn Harrmi-f Kii.-kii
thought to tho I.vdrta of old. with Its lno aar0r ol beaslcltnesi.
plled-up history and memories. Twelve miles from Ludd is the city
i oi jana, ino ancieni juppa wnere
j Peter raised Dorcas from the dead.
' Most modern visitors to Jerusalem
British officers may mention that
It was near here that the story of St.
f.r .. .4 4V Tit... m.n V, A i,a rlan
OveYoward Ramleh may be seen the : TJI'ti1"1? ."1 b.yJi rt '
ruins of the Church of St. George, one
of tho successive edifices that mark
this historic spot. They may muse
upon the significance of the present
return of British troops to the very
place whence came the legend of Eng
land's patrarr saint. Now these Brit
ish forces are slaying the dragons of
the untoward social, economic and
political conditions under which the
land has long groaned. America does
not know the full story of the bene
ficence of the British occupation of
Syria.
Here at Ludd, or Lydda, Peter, too,
slew a dragon, and the story is to
day's lesson. He met the old mon
ster of disease and routed him; Anea
the palsied man, was liberated by
Christ's champion. His word "Jesus
Christ maketh thee whole," is
Jaffa, where the tumultuous seas and
difficult landing made it one of the
centers of seasickness if such a phrase
may be permitted. Those old days
have passed. Jaffa has been aban
doned as a principal port of entry,
and great harbor improvements have
been planned for Haifa. The railway
between Jaffa and Ludd is not likely
soon to be restored; although the nor
mal business of the thriving Jewish
colonies around Jaffa Insures the
eventual resumption of the line.
This city wag the scene of a miracle
I that awakened the people to potency
of the new Christian faith. Here was
situated the beautiful story of the
raising of Dorcas from the dead by the
hand of Peter. Dorcas the name
meaning "Gazelle." In tho flowery
j oriental fashion '"was full of good
slogan for our time. Wholeness, which ! "u ainm-ueeus wnicn sne oia.
is real holiness, is what this sick and! wnat-a monument that one woman
smitten world needs; and it will never : erecte1 for herself! Nobody can use
get it except in the name of Jesus. All! the name Dorcas without thinking of
sorts of lopsided and half-developed i nPr- Countless thousands of "Dorcas
and distorted theories are being pro- Societies" have ministered after her
pounded today; but the distinction of' fashion and in her name. The very
Christ, who is the world's Healer, Is i marvel of her restoration to life is ob
that he makes wholes whole in body scured by the memory of her humble
as well as In spirit; whole In estate as ' ministries of love. "Cleopatra's needle"
well as as in destiny. Sarah N. Cleg- I an oDensK or stone, nas Deen trans-
horn wrote in "The Congregationalist"
gome lines which recall the symmetry
of life:
"Body and soul are married lovers
God was their witness when they
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Besides the tree o. life In Eden:
'These twain sh,all be one flesh,' he
said.
"Yet man hath put them oft asunder.
And not alone by fire and sword,
But duped bf lying metphyslcs,
He oft denies, in deed and word,
"This marriage between earth and
heaven;
While ever, to the steadfast skies
The prayers of these old Constant
lovers
In patient iteration rise:
"O, riiest, my little love remember
My love and bride, the Body see;
What thou canst do to ease her bur
dens
Shall greatly lift and comfort me!'
O wise Physician, now no- longer
Neglect my Lord and Love, the
Soul!
While he lies sick in pain and fever
No drugs can make the body whole'"
As it Seemed on the Stare.
Recently there was shown by the
intercnurcn world movement In New
Vork. as earlier it had been presenter
by the Methodist Episcopal church at
PROMPT RELIEF
for the add-diatraued stomach,
try two or tbxa
ItMiOIDS
after neats, dlflMrred on the
tongue keep yoar ateaiech
eweet try Ki-Mla1s the sew
id to digestion.
MADE BY SCOTT 41 BOWNE
MAKERS OF SCOTT'S EMULSION j
ported from Egypt to London, but it
Is no such monument as Dorcas'
needle. After all, there Is no "career"
possible to a woman or to a man
equal to sincere goodness and com
sistent helpfulness. .
Yesterday tho following realty
I transfers were filed for registration:
i E. F. Wilson el. nl. to James How
ell, lot on Rector street. $10 and
other considerations,
i 1'lne Burr Tark company to Mary
J. Sevier, lot In Pine Burr park.
$600.
Haw Creek Healty company to Ra
chel Howland, property on East
$10 and other considerations.
K. J. Mtronp to w. H. Linker, prop
erty In lower Hominy township, $10
and othtr considerations.
J. K. Ray el. a I. to J V. Sevier,
Jr., and i '. Sevier, property In
I'rench Broad township, $10 and
other considerations.
1 B. Kennedy to K. If. Itevis,
property In KeeniM creek township,
$10 and other ciinsiderntions.
I. P. Black to Charley I.edbetter,
property In Sandy Mush township,
$40.
Mrs. Caroline C. Eug.-in to J. 11.
Earle, lot on Haywood street, $4,
300. N. L. Crisp to W. H. Edwards, lot
on Haywood roai' $10 and other con
siderations. B. K. Fakes, to liunnld Qlllis, lot
on Livingston street, $3,150.
W. M. Jarvis to Weir-Greenwood
company, inc.. property in lower
Hominy township, jl'l anil other
considerations.
Martin W. Noblitt to S. L. Ray. lot
on Murdoch avenue, $10 and other
considerations.
Daisy C. Wright to S. M. Stevens,
lot on Coxe street. $L',766.7n.
Addle H. Hughes to L. L. Hudson,
lot on Montford avenue, $10 and
other considerations.
B. Frank Gudger to S. M. Stevens,
lot on Coxe street, $393.75. j
Mrs. A. Frazier Brltt to J. W.
Bryan, lot on Blake street, $10 and
other considerations.
Ma rrlage I Acrnnrn.
License for the marrlaRo of the
following were Issued:
S. L. Everard to Ira MeNclly, both
of Knoxville.
WILSON HAD NARROW
ESCAPE FROM "FLU"
Grayson Says ' President Is Slowly
Making l'rogre.
WASHINGTON, I'eli I President
Wilson contracted a cold several days
ago and had a narrow iM-.ipe from In
fluenza, his physician, Rear Admiral
Grayson, Nald today. Every precau
tion Is now being taken to protect the
President. Dr. Grayson said, and no
person with even the suspicion of a
cold is permitted to entt r bis room.
ir. Grayson sal.i the President
Is steadily, although slowlv. Improv
ing, and Is now permitted to walk
about the second floor ot the white
house unassisted.
JYlakes the fatigue q
day seem Jar away
M'CORMICK SPEAKS
BEFORE G. 0. P. CLUB
NEW YORK. Feb J. --England.
France Hnd Italy were advised to lay
heavier burdens upon (heir taxpay
ers or drastically curtail their expen
ditures by Senator MedtM McCormick,
of Illinois In discussing the abnormal
exchange situation In an address be
fore the Young Men's Republican club
here tonight. I'ntll the relation be
tween Imports and exports Is restored
to normal, he explained, there can
be no resumption of the normal rate
of exchange. The value of foreign
currencies will continue to fall In
New York markets, be .said, until
the foreign countries can present a
balanced budget of revenue and expenditure
ASPIRIN
Introduced by "Bayer" to Physicians in 1900
You want genuine Aspirin the
Aspirin prescribed by physicians
' for nineteen years. The name
"Bayer" means the true, world
famous Aspirin, proved safe by
millions of people.
Each unbroken package of
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin' con
tains proper directions for Colds,
Headache, Toothache, Earache,
Neuralgia, Lumbago, Rheumatism,
Neuritis and for Pain generally.
Always say "Bayer" when buy
ing Aspirin. Then look for the
safety "Bayer Cross" on the pack
age and on the tablets.
Bandy tin boxes of twelve tab
lets cost but a few cents. Drug
gists also tell larger packages.
Aaplria It trade nark ot Bayer Manufacture Mone-acerlcacla'etter of SalkrlicacM
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The next time
you buy calomel
ask for
A?
alotabs
The purified and refined
calomel tablets that are
nausealess, safe and sure.
Medicinal virtues retain
ed and improved. Sold
only in sealed packages.
Price 35c
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NEW PARTS
FOR OLD
Bring us your broken cast
ing or metal articles of any
description and we'll give a
new one nt a fraction of its
cost.
Asheville Welding
Co.
Phone 1118. 6 S -6 B Blltmore Ave.
ALOHEL
Every druggist in town your druggist and everybody's drug
gist has noticed a great falling off in the sale of calomel. They
all give the same reason. Dodson's Liver Tone is taking its
place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people know it, while Dodson's
Liver Tone is perfectly safe and gives better results," said a
prominent local druggist
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone" Instead I
Dodson's Liver Tone is personally
guaranteed by every druggist who
sells it. A large bottle costs but a
few cants, and if it fails to give easy
relief in every case of liver sluggish
aest 'and constipation, you have only
to ask for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone ii a pleasant
tasting, purely vegetable remedy,
harmless to both children and adults.
Take a spoonful at night and wake
up feeling fine; no biliousness, sick
headache, acid stomach or oonstipated
bowels. It doesn't gripe or cause In
convenience all the next day like vio
lent calomel. Take a dose of calomel
today and tomorrow you will feel
weak, sick and nauseated. Don't lose,
a day's work! Take Dodson's Liver
Tone instead and feel fine,' full of
vigor and ambition.
WAYNES VILLE, N. C.
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Only Steam Heated Hotel in
Waynesville
All Modern Conveniences.
Open All the Year
Spec'al Attention Given the
Commercial Trade
McFadden
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Hudson and Cadillac, Open and
Cloeed Cars. Day or Night.
Phone 06 and 8374.
REMEMBER THE PLIGHT OF THE
FOOLISH VIRGIN
NOW TAKE "3-H" TONIC NOW
Cleanse and Fortify Your System Against Influenza
50 Cents the Bottle
AT SMITH'S and OTHER FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORES.
NOW NOW
KISSEL
"Every Inch a Car.
Phone 136.
Fireproof Storage
Trouble-proof Service
Coston Motor Co.
65-67 B'ltmore Ave.
Tax Listing Personal
Properly
MOTECE
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All persons in Buncombe County are noti
fied that they must list all personal property at
once under the new revaluation act. Our of
fices are now open in the County Court House
and at other points throughout the county.
Come at once, as the time is limited.
.
Under the new law it is a misdemeanor if
you fail to list. 1
E. B. ATKINSON,
County Tax Supervisor,
MONEY TO LOAN
AT XSW
48 Patton Ave. Phone 26.
F. A. HI LI
R. P. FOSTER
HULL & FOSTER
Public Accountants
Audlu Systems Income Tax Return
Room 0 Medical Bids. Phone 1(39.
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