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N. C. V:1 Mr , i VOL VIII. U 1 CjulARLOTTE. N, 0., THURSDAY. MAY 27 1897 I N0.440 The Talue of Constancy. The constant drop of water Wears away the hardest stone; The constant gnaw of Towser Masticates the toughest bone; The constant cooing lover Carries off the blushing maid; And the constant advertiser -Is the one who gets the trade." FARMERS' COLUMN A GOOD, reliable family mare, perfectly gentle, and several fresh cows with first calves, forsfle at a bargain. "VV. T. Wilkin son. 300 N . Tryon St. 27-d & w tt7 ANTED AT ONCE Ajjents in Char otte and every township in Mecklenburg con nty to sell the "Life of Vance." Apply onlv by letter to Nk-s and Timss, sole agents tor Mecklenburg, Charlotte, N. C. FOIt SALE: Fssex and Berkshire C. Hood, Matthews, N. C. pigs. W. 19-tf. rOK SALE Jersey Male Calves, very fine " and Potato plants. J. M. Davis. 27-3t FOR SALE. I have purchased a new trac tion engine for my threshisr machine and otter for f-ale cheap two mounted 6ix horse power engines aud boilers. Jno. I. Hunter, Derita, N. C 20-lt SALE Crop liens printed and for sale X. at the Nkws & Times office. dacw THE Merchants and Farmers National Bank, OF CHARLOTTE. Accounts both large and small solicited Interest paid on time deposits. We want your patronage. J. H. McADEN, President. JNO. M. MILLER, Jr., Cashier. Farmers Attention! When in town on business and want a first-class dinner, come to the Mode) Restaurant, 221 W. Trade Street. Fresh fish always on hand. Link & Hamilton. G ARDNER'S LIGHTNING. FLUX Drops is the only remedy known that has never failed to cure any case of flux, dysentery, cholera morbus, &c. For sale by leading druggists and country merchants Prepared by J. F. GARDNER, apl 1 ' Hornet, N. C. preat Southern Detective it a CHARLOTTE N.C. All legitimate detective work done well at reasonable rates. Best of refer ences. 2-18-6m TOD WANT Employment. WANT a vacancy filled WANT Information. WANT ! Send 5 cents in stamps and we will tell you how to get it. Address, Southern Employment and Intelli gence Bureau, 110 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, N. C. Liberty or Death. Prisoners bursting the credit shackles all over the county and fleeing for refuge to the place of safety, 13 W. Trade street A veri table sheep fold one door and it's cash, no sheriff will ever call on you with papers from ALEXANDER'S No auctioneer will ever cry off your stock and home if you like hundreds of others realize the way from un der the load is FAY AS YOU GO, and be sure and go where all pay cash. Spot stylish rigs through your neighborhood, ask where it was gotten; Alexander's styles lead. The only strictly one price nice goods ladies' store in town. Hun dreds of yards lawns 6c. Percales 53c. Hosiery 10c. up. Every thing a lady can want is at the new store, the NO TICK HOUSE. Fixed Prices. It is barely possible that some drug stores have two prices and that what a customer pays depends somewhat on what he is willing to pay. Customers have no hand in mak ing the price here and those who know us best are willing to leave the matter to us. The price is always as low as it can be and your child or messenger can buy as cheaply as you can. Woodall & Sheppard, Druggists- MET THIS MORNING. MODERATOR MALLARD CALLS THE ASSEMBLY TO 0RDrR A Large Attendance. -Rev. Dr. Geo. T. Goetchins Elected Moderator. A Fine Opening Sermon. The thirty fifth General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church convened in the First Preahvrprian uuv,u, mia uny, at 11 O ClOCK Thursday morning. Rev. Dr. R Q. Mallard of New Orleans, the Moderator, in the chair. The church and Sunday school were filled with delegates and visitors. The assembly, rising, sang "Praise God from whom, all blessing flow," and Dr. Mallard repeated the Lord's prayer. He then announced Hymn No. 990, "Hail thou God of grace and glory." The 27th Psalm was read. Dr. J. W. Walden of Athens, Ga., offered the opening prayer. Dr. J. R Howerton announced 986 the hymn, -I love thy kindgom Lord. Dr. Mallard announced as his text numbers 10:38, 36, "And it came to pass when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered: and let them that hate thee flee before thee. "And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord unto the many thousands of Israel." The journeyings of Israel has been called the march of mysteries. It began with the miracle by which a nation marched passed through a sea of drv land. To march that mighty host of two millions across thej-ea in a single night, Jehoyah must have hewed out a broad path. The march ended with a miracle; they had to cross the rapid Jordan when it had overflown its banks with the spring floods; and again the waters were rolled back and they had dry land. The movements ol the hosts were ever directed by the pillar of fire, and inspiration deemed it important enough to give the minute details of their marchings. The preacher then gave a minute account of the tabernacle in all its points; and soaring aloft over all was the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. The Holy Ghost has with equal minuteness described the marchine: he then pictured the events of a single day's march. I have been describing to you not one of the great ethric movements of the world; it was the march of a na tion, but one consecrated as the trus tee of the hope of the world. It was the march of the immaculate church itself, from which she would be set 9 again on Mt. Zion to send its light out to the world. It teaches us three lessons: 1st, interdenominational fellow ship; the different denominations but the different squadrons of the church, all with a common purpose march insr to the same srreat end. There is much talk of the "evils" of the divi sions of the Protestant denomina tions; the Lord prays for unity with himself, and that prayer remains uncancelled fur nineteen centuries. Once the church had the visible unity, but it was the unity of con traction, and was the imperiol eccle siasticism of Rome; it was a period of intellectual night and spirit death. What the church needs is, in essentials unity, in non-essentials diversity, in all things-charity. Men differ in regard to all secular things; why not in religion? The fault is not with the religion, but with man. Let us remember that we be brethren. 2nd, sectarianism is one thing and denominationlism another; for one we have no apology, for the other no excuse. 3rd, a right individualism; the private Con federate soldier made the General; we do not need more leaders, we need more consecrated homes, more tru est church members. Piety begins in an intensely individual, personal question. To save himself is to save others; he is made a better father, husband, citizen. Convert the indi vidual and you save the race. God's plan is to save from centre to cir cumference; the new method to save from circumference to centre. By the Lord's method the world will be saved. And God himself in incar nate love will tent with man upon the earth He referred to the anniversary of the Westminster Standards; and the formation of the Southern Presby terian General Assembly, The meet ing at Augusta, he said was a gath ing of grants. No one mind domi nated that assembly. For thirteen days and nights they were engaged in prayerfully, carefully laying the foundations of the Southern Assem bly. The Great Head of the church has signally blessed us, and we live . a strong, homogenous Presbyterian body. Let us broaden out our catholicity until it shall embrace the whole family of God, but let us cling tighter and more lovingly to our own branch of the church. It stands for something: 1, A positive written creed, rest ing on the bed-rock of the word of I 6v 2, Entire separation of church and State. 3, A male, educated, divinely called and regularly ordained gos pel ministry, co-ordinated by an elected and Presbyterially ordained eldership. We shall always be found close to the base of the pillar of cloud that shall lead us on to victory for God. The Moderator than called the General Assembly to order, and opened the meeting with prayer. The roll of commissioners from the different Synod3 which make up the Assembly was called. The election of officers was the first business before the convention. The following officers were elect ed: Rev Dr George T Goetchins, of Rome, Ga, Moderator, stated clerk, Rev Dr. Joseph R. Wilson; permanent clerk, Rev. Dr. Robert P. Farris; temporary clerks, Rev. Dr. J. II. Wiggins, of Bon ham, Texas; and Rev. Dr. A. R. Cocke, Waynesboro, Va. PRESTON MEMORIAL WINDOW. Impressive Ceremonies of the Dedica tion Yesterday Afternoon. Sunday afternoon the curtains were drawn aside, and the Preston memorial window with its "vision of St. John, the beloved" shone forth in all its beauty. Probably the largest crowd that has ever gathered at the historic First Presbyterian church was in attendance. Not only the large main anditorium, but the Sunday school room and the galleries were filled to overflowing, and several hundred were turned away unable to gain ad mittance to the building. Mr. Walter W. Watt, who has been so largely instrumental in raising the fund for the memorial, presided over the solemn ceremonies of the occasion. The choir sang the anthem "Let Not Your Heart be Troubled," after which Rev. Dr. McPheeters, of Columbia, S C, read as the scrip ture lesson Rev. 21:1 and Rev. 22; and hymn No. 508, "Lo! What a Glorious Sight Appears," was sung. Rev. Moses D. Hoge. thej aged Presbyterian divine of Richmond, Va., offered an impressive prayer. Miss Bonnie Oates sang the superb "I know that my Redeemer Liveth" from Handel's "Messiah." Messrs. E. V. Finlayson and W. P. Foreman drew aside the curtains that veiled the window; and Mr. W. H. G. Belt, of Baltimore, in an ap propriate address, on behalf of the traveling men who were its donors, presented the window to the church. Rev. Dr. J. R. Howerton, pastor of the church, in a fine address, ac cepted the beautiful memorial. He read the poem "St. John, the Aged," with which Dr, Preston one year ago closed his memorable sermon to traveling men. The choir saug the anthem "How bright those glorious spirits shine," after which Rev. J. W. Stagg, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, delivered the address, which was in every way worthy of the occasion. "Jerusalem, my happy home," was sung by the choir, and with the benediction the solemn ceremonies of the afternoon were brought to a close. The window is one ot the most beautiful seen here, representing the vision of St. John, the Beloved. Boyd Appointed Today. """" " By Telegraph to The New. Washington, May . 26. The President today made the following appointments: Kenneth R. Pendleton, of North Carolina, Collector of Customs for the district of Albemarle. James Edmund Boyd, of North Carolina, assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice. It is Senator HcLaurin Now. Special to The News. Columbia, May 26. Governor Ellerbe today at noon appointed Congressman John Lowndes Mc- Laurin to succeed the late Joseph H. Earle in the United States Senate. His commission was forwarded to him today. THE NEW THEOLOGY. DR. SMITH ATTACKS LATTER-DAY . THEOLOGIANS. . The Assembly Reduces Amount Asked for Home ilissions to $40,- 000.-Mass fleeting for Foreign ilissions Tonight. , Wednesday the Presbyterian general assembly was opened with devotional f-xercises conducted by Rev. H. Tucker Graham. Dr. J. C. Mai lory offered prayer, and after the reading of the 91st Psalm, Dr, R P. Farris prayed. At the opening of the assembly the chairman called the order of the day, which was the report of the Standing Committee on Home Mis sions, but Dr. Smoot, of Texas, asked that the assembly hear the reading of the report of the commit tee on Sabbath Schools so that it could be placed on the docket and an hour set for its discussion; there being no objection, the report was read and placed on the docket Dr. Mallard, chairman of the com mittee on Bills and Overtures, read some interesting overtures from various -Presbyteries and Synods and these with their auswers were placed upou-the docket. An overture from the Memphis Presbytery in regard to publishing notices in Sunday news papers will no doubt call forth some interesting discussion. The com mittee recommended that the as sembly prohibit the handing in of notices to Sunday papers and also to papers which are set up on Sunday to be printed Monday. This committee also recommended that the Anniversary addresses, which have been delivered at this session of the assembly be printed and subscriptions solicited. The regular order was then pro ceeded with. Dr. Price read the report of the standing committee on home missions was approved down to the recommendations, which were passed seriatim. The consideration of the report called forth considerable discussion. Dr Dibney made a few terse re marks on the recommendation of the report, that the assembly insist upon the observance of September and January as the time for taking collections for home missions. Dr. Dabney said that some of the Synods were going contrary to the ruling, not observing the time mentioned, and that unless stringent measures were adopted, the final result would be the breaking up of the Presbyter ian church. He favored the adopt ion of the recommendation and the urging of the churches to a strict observance of the two months for this purpose. 4 Short earnest speeches were made by two Texas evangelists and several others. The committee recommended that the assembly appropriate $50,000 for home mission work and $20,000 for ministerial relief. Rev. A. A. Little, of Mecklenburg Presbytery, moved that it be changed to $40,000. Rev. Guinn, of Virginia, opposed the amendment, saying that he believed it would be suicidal to reduce the amount. Rev. Washburn supported the amendment on the ground that the people east of the Mississippi have suffered several severe reverses and are not able to give as much as formerly. Dr. Craig announced that $50,000 was asked for last year, but only $21,000 was raised, and in sisted on asking for $50,000. Mr. Little's amendment ' was adopted. The remainder of the report went over as unfinished business. DE. SMITH'S ADDRESS. At noon today, after a five minutes' recess, the assembly continued the Westminster celebration. Dr Shearer read hymn 248, and Dr. Egbert W. Smith, of Greensboro, led in prayer. The special order was the address of Dr. Samuel M.Smith, of Columbia, S C ,on "The Westmin ster Symbols in their Relatibn to Current Popular Theology." He said one of the marked features of current popular theology is that it is not supported by scripture. Its sup porters claim a biblical foundation, but they never give a scripture text to support their statement The speaker called attention to the "here sy" of Chas. H.Briggs, and said when Briggs spoke of biblical criticism he meant Briggs' criticism, as was evi dent to anyone reading'his writings. He was very severe in his arraign ment of the whole school of modern theology, saying it was "nothing more than "Pantheism spiritualized." "Nothing more than the pale ghost of Pantheism keeps it from becoming blank Atheism. The address showed thorough preparation and evinced a great amount of research. He said in closing that if the mod em theologists; would prepare a catechism he would furnish them with the nrst- question ana answer free of charge, and it would be as follows: "What; is the chief end of God?" Answer, "To live and glorify man." At the close j of the address Dr. Mallard offered prayer. LAST NIGHTS MASS MEETING. Presbyterian Assembly Considers its Home Mission Work. At the afternoon session of the General Assembly yesterday the re port of the standing committee on publication was considered. The report called forth considerable dis cussion but was finally passed. Dr. Pitzer presented the report m part as follows: The Presbytery of Winchester further overtures this Assembly for a careful revision of all blanks and the elimination therefrom of every thing superfluous, indefinite or ob scure. In answer thereto, we recom mend: FirsU That the statistical report remain unchanged. Second, That thfj systematic beneficence re- port shall embrace only the follow ing item-: foreign missions, As sembly's home missions, local home missions, colored evangelization, re lief and invalid fund education. Third, The Sabbath school reports shall fmbrace: (a) number of schools; (b) number on rolls; (c) average attendance of officers, teach ers and scholars; (d) scholars admit ted to communion; (e) contributions of the schools, for vdur own school and other objects. The following resolution was adopted: "Resolved, That this Assembly hereby emphasize anew the value that it places upon the Shorter Cat echism and the catechical mode of instruction, by r questing Dr. G. B. Strickler to furnish ar copy of hia address for publication, and directs its committee of publication to issue that address in pamphlet form, and expresses its desire that a copy of it may find jts way "into every home within its bounds." FOR HOME MISSIONS. Dr. Robert Price conducted the opening exercises of the missionary mass meeting. Hymn 991 was sung, after which Rev. W. McF. Alexander, of Memphis, Tennessee, offered prayer. Dr. J. N. Craig, secretary of the home mission committee, made a short statement of the work. He said the committee would be short $2,000 in meeting its obligations on June 30th, unless the amount was secured before that time. The speeches were limited to ten minutes each. The first speaker was Rev. F. D. Hunt, of Southern Florida, followed by Rev. H. H. Newman, of Florida, and Rev. S. G. Wiggins, of Texas. These all told of the imperative needs of their respective fields and urged the assembly to come to their assistance. The last speaker of the evening was Dr. Moses Hoge, of Richmond, Va., and his address was excellent, and to the point. He spoke on the subject of home missions from a patriotic standpoint. The collection was taken up and $150 was secured. MERIDIANS FINE HOTEL BURNED The Southern, One of the Handsom est Hotels in the South Destroy, ed. M iBJDA3,is3 . Miy 20. The Southern hotel, one of the finest blocks of its kind in the South, was burned this morning. The I033 will exceed $150,000. During the fire a panic among the guests ensued. No lives were loot. There was insurance to the amount of $95,000 on the building. This hotel was under the manage ment of Mr. Hunter Perkinson, for merly manager of the Buford, of this city. Mr. R. F. Arledge, of Charlotte, was connected with the Southern for some time, during last year. It was regarded by the trav eling men as one of the best of Southern hostileries.. DAY WE CELEBRAm THE SUCCESSFUL FESTIVITIES OF ' INDEPENDENCE DAY- Events of the Firemen's Races To& floming--Charlotte Won the HandL Reel Race Sumter's Hard Luck- Firemen Preparing to go Home. The time honored custom of mtJc-. ing the 20th the most conspicious-o holidays, began at an early hour thai. morning. The visitors from the nearby towns poured into Charlottes by sun rise and each incoming trainf emptied crowds of visitors at thedif ferent stations. Charlotte's neighbors Salisbury,, Concord, Statesville, Greensboro ' Rock Hill, Chester and all the towna along the Carolina Central road have done well by us; sending us a large percentage of their best citizens to take part in the celebration of the day that is dear to the hearts of our people and a day that the wholes state feels apride in. . The hremen, military and cmli- ous hve done their part nobly and Charlotte is proud that she can num ber them anion? her visitors. Ow ing to the lateness .of the hour - that the Hose Wagon race toofc place- The News wa3 unable Wednesday afternoon to state the outcome. x The following were the entries and time of each competing teamr- Entries: Palmetto, Columbia; R 35 Lee, Greenville; Monagin, Snmter Greensboro, Greensboro; Delgar Sumter. Greensboro, first time, 42 seconds Palmetto, second time, 50 2 5 sea onds; U E Lee failed at plug; Mon- aghan failed to reach minimum, water line: The elgor team failed on account of the hose blowing off; at the plug. The misfortunes of both the? Greenville and Sumter teams are re gretted by all. Both of these Souths Carolina towns have good firemen, and they deserve special mention Charlotte always stretches out & hand of welcome to the South Caro lina fire laddies and hopes they mil: come again. Tmrjday the .first interesting event was the hand reel race. Tha entries and time were as follows: Entries Palmetto, of Columbia Greenville, Charlotte, Anderson A8heville, Delgar, of Sumter, and, the Falcon of Greenville. Time Palmetto, 24; Green ville; busted; Delgar, 26; Falcon, 25 15. Charlotte and Columbia tied for first prize, and the Columbia boys rather than run the tie offe" conceded the race to Charlotte the championship of the Carolinas the flag and the two teams divided the prize money. Eich receiving $50. The grab race was the next events The entries were Palmetto, Greens boro, Charlotte, Anderson, Asheville and Delgar. Time: Palmetto, to hy drant 15 seconds, water 22; Greens boro, to hydrant 15 2-5, water 21 1 Charlotte, to hydrant 15 1-5, water 21 1-5; Anderson, bursted; Asheyille to hydrant 14 4-5, water 22 2-5. The Delgar team, of Sumter failed at the nozzle. They made the, best time to the, hydrant, making it in 14 seconds. The hard luck that, Sumter played in all through the different events was phenomenal. Their "Mascot" must have been left at home and their "Jonah" substi-. tuted. The oldest firemen say that they hae never seen such a bad streak of luck as the Sumter boys have played in. Come again boys. You have bnr well wishes if you are not prize win- nerB. The military display at the park: on Wednesday was a beauti ful sight. All of the visiting com panies participated The military medal, also donated by Mr. Chadwick, will be awarded on tomorrow. The Seaboard Air Line brought in nine car loads of people from Monroe Thursday A. T. & O. veBtibule was crowded to the trucks and carried a n number of extra coaches The Southern brought in crowds of people on every train from, almost every direction, the cars be ing packed full and overflowing. President James D. McNeill, of the State firemen's association, is here, attending the firemen's meet. He says tlje Fayetteville boys are preparing for the largest meeting in the association's history, and the town on the Cape Fear will give the firemen a warm welcome at their meeting the first week in August. 4'; I -1 Li ( ll if 1 1 iS V- j i mi ! hi . i n 1 ' I' 'it r 1 fill 13. rtj! (in: !f III! !f ii !? ? 11 -5 !' 1 4! i i v, 1 . 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