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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, MAY 22, 1914, Piesbytenans Heai Many Repoits On Important Matters Chkv.go, May 22. '"King George v!" Kngland, has established the rule ur himself and his family never to ...ivel on Sunday unless it is absolute ly necessary. Would that in our coun vy the high officials of our own gov , n-nent. some of them professing r -riiians, would adopt the same rule .-; ! set an example to the American voT'le. Alas, it is not so at present." The Committee on Sabbath Obser-';i;i;.-e of the Presbyterian General A.ombly. in session here, drew this n rtrast today in its report. The re--. i of twenty-three years' work of Sabbath Day Observance Com- ;;." were laid before the asseo The committee found cause for ? ojoicmg in the passage of Sunday iav.s by forty-seven stater?, but -.-sued a circumstantial rebuke to the rui:..iement of the Panama-Pacific v edition for planning to open its rates on Sunday. A r.umoer of Sunday observance or- 7 which eonvicte are employed uuon outdoor work. "We deem it of the greatest im portance that the qualifications of judges of the criminal courts should include a knowledge of social and in dustrial conditions, in order that they may be property equipped for dealing with delinquents." Want Bible Read in Public Schools. Efforts to have the Bible read daily in the public schools of the United States will be pressed strongly by ihe alliance of reformed churches in America holding the Presbyterian system, according to resolutions of fered today for acceptance by the Presbyterian general assembly in session here. "Religious training in our public sehoo's, so planned as to avoid the violation in any way of our cherish ed principle of the separaton of church and state, should be systemat ic and constant' declared the pre amble. "This council call.s upon the church authorities to investigate the nidations .-enoi:sly mediated re-j subject fully with a view to devising -:r,.z t; take any part in the ten j some method of averting the sad re- Lords Day conterence to be suits of present inefficiency in moral and veligious training."' The resolution reads: "The Word of God is the charter of the spiritual and civil rights ot man, as abundantly illustrated in the history and institutions of this coun try. Persistent efforts are being made to exclude the Bible from use in the public schools. It is ordered that use be made of every proper means in maintaining the Word ot God as an essential element in the education and training of the youth of the land." Loss of Membership. A net loss of members to the Pres byterian church averaging more than 43.000 a year for the six years since 1908 was regretfully announced to the session of the Presbyterian general as sembly here today. This loss was stat ed to be through the single item of absenteeism. In 1913, 50,927 members were. dropped from the rolls and 7,206 were restored. These figures, however, take no ac count of the yearly additions to the church in new members, children, con verts, etc. The loss, as given above, was stat ed to be due both to - what is termed "absenteeism" and to the negligence of members to notify their churches of change of address. The statement was given in the report of the committee on the Suspended Roll. "It is certainly lamentable that there should be such a steady net loss to the church," the report stated. "It makes the situation yet more the cause for serious thought- when it is under stood that this return is made by only 3,417 churches while 6,474 churches submitted no figures. Twenty-nine per cent of these suspensions were made by 154 churches, each of which drop ped more than fifty members during the past year." Following are the figures for six vears submitted to the committee: . i.! at the Panama-Pacific Expos i it v.iis declared in the report, on ....,:! .if" their rpniisnanofi to th . : ' ' - ' v ' ' ' - i . . . . ,,vsitioi! p:an to Keep open sun- 'Ti'o- v.5 hesitancy. ' the report . -r-eried. "cu the part of some or c .iur.'iion.- to participate in a con-ure.-s ronnection with an exposi-V.-. n tiio Chios of which would be open . :. i :day but in view of the fact : ;it California is the ouly state with a Sabhath law and in hope that - . oaaress would be influential in evening the passage of such a law i Utii s Day Alliance decided to ;;.e part in the congress, reserving ;,.ever the right to enter resolu i ; :.- of protest against having the ;v oition open on Sundays.' The exposition thus far has not i.jked for a government grant, it was drflared in the report in order that the government might not make Sun cay closing a condition of its sup- General adoption, of a Saturday l i'.r holiday as giving opportunity for r reparation for the Sabbath was ad vocated in the resolutions which closed the report. Families are urged net to buy anything on the Sabbath, to refrain from reading Sunday racers and to facilitate the religious -b-ervances of servants. The Assem i:. is recorded as requesting the fa culties or" colleges and seminatries not to schedule any recitations for Mon rlav mornings in order that students Triy r.ct be tempted to use Sundays to prepare such work. Under the head of victories during th - year the committee called atten :V:i to the passage by New York w. a 3: as -achu setts of one day's rest . .t :i laws. Modifications of these ; j a;e contemplated in" bills mtro-A-.-fd or about to be introduced, de clared the report, which-urged Pres !. ic-: fans to take a firm stand against rr.v v.cakening of the acts. The re-:-cfl cf observances of the Sabbath i'.vlU'Je.d such diverse mentions as that of New York prison keepers tak ; - ens day off every week, and 160, 'j London. England, milkmen peli licnicg their customers to be con futed with one delivery Sunday corning. Prison Reform. Viovernment is but the sum of in dividuals whirh cannot do as a whole 190S 1900 1910 1911 1912 1913 Suspended. ' 47,737 , .... 47.S75 48,956 54,143 51,266 50,927 Restored. 5,995 5,679' 5,903 6,280 6,430 7,206 Totals 300,901 37,493 The state with the highest record for loss of membership was Penn sylvania with 34 churches that lost nd nothing in the teaching of; more than 50, and a loss of 11,298 members from ,2U4 cnurcnes. rsew York was nevt with 22 churches, los ing more than 50 members and a loss of 7,673 from 949 churches. Illinois had 17 churches losing 50 or more members and 6,052 Presbyterians were dropped from the rolls of 604 churches in 1913, Ohio was the only other state in which the churches los ing as many as 50 members had to be numbered in two figures. In Ohio there were fifteen such churches and a total loss of 5,695 members from the 674 churches that submitted figures. While the committee on the sus pended roll did give as a set off against these figures a statement of the annual growth of .the Presbyterian church it stated that the matter was of such gravity that a conference should be arranged with the perma nent committee on evangelism to take action on the subject and authority for such a meeting was requested. Divorce and Marriage. "One out of eleven marriages in this country ends in divorce. The highest divorce rate in any country is in Japan. The next highest is in the United States. This situation is a disgrace to America." So saying the report commjttee on marriage and divorce made to tne rresoyienan gen '"sr which authorizes or suggests risrhi of government to revenge on its delinquent members." Vitli the;e words for preamble the r.;i reform committee of the Pres- erinn general assembly, in ses- :i here, submitted a report today . :u'.em:iiiig virtually the entire op ration of the penal system in this vv,;:t!try, both courts and prisons. The f -itire structure is erected on the fal lacy that a prison is a place of pun ishment, the report declared, etating farther that the best outlook at present is through the extension of probation and honor systems. Courts err," the report read. "It is a practical impossibility for gov ernment to punish offenders in such a wav as to be just and equitable to all Monev and influence are of de cided advantage in defending against criminal prosecutions. There is, more over, great variance among judges in their severity or leniency, and the particular humor in which a judge happens to be, often determines the penalty." The conclusions of the committee concerning prisons were thus stated: "; mieht naturally be expected of a svstem based upon a wrong prm- al svstem has utterly asspmhlv in session hereionened failed to accomplish the purpose for vitn au empbalic denunciation of which it was intended. apathy on this subject and declared It has not reduced crime or ia- lessness. Both appear io uc .wul. lv increasing. Our penal institutions, bV compelling their inmates to live unnatural lives, separated from every whirh naturally tends to iuuucuv.c - little elevate and improve men, are mtlt5 Ther most wonderful thins m thp world calculated to normalize inu are abnormal or subnormal. "Through the association of the Professional and the amateur jails become schools for crime and bestial ity, and are thus self-perpetuaUng. ""It has increased disease and pov erty. Amid the depressing and un natural influences of ie Jail, men become easy victims of disease es pecially tuberculosis. Ex-convicta are less able to earn a livelihood for thetnscloa sr their families. In Its recommendations the commit tee urged the support of. the Presby terian denomination for the plan of probation for ofdinary casual offend ers and imprisonment for life of vic ious and incorrigible criminals. e disapprove," it read, "of the Practice of imprisonment of persons merely because of their inability to pa iines deeming such a practice an un just discrimination against the poor. 'We condemn unqualifiedly the pns Mjii contract system, and call upon vcrv ?tate to abolish it. "We approve the honor system in 'is? in many of our states, under Greatest of AH Human Blessings is love expressed in the helpless' Infant. And among1 those aids and comforts for expectant mothers Is the well known "Mother's Friend.'". This is an external application to enable the abdominal mus cles to become more pliant, j to expand naturally without undue pain, from tha strain upon cords and ligaments. Applied as directed upon those muscles involved it soothes tho fine network of nerves with which all the muscles are supplied. Thus a great share of the pains so much, dreaded may bo avoided and the period oi expectancy passed in comfort. There is no question but what such relief has a marked Influence upon the general health of the mother. Ia a little book sent by mall much use ful .Information Is given to Inexperienced mothers. It tells how to use "Mother's Friend" and how to avoid caking1 breasts. It has been prepared id our laboratory for over forty years and is known, favor ably to most druggists everywhere. Get z. bottle .to-day and write for bookx to Bradfield Regulator Co., 209 Lamar Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Be sure to ask for and see that ycu get "Mother's Frlead." that the time was ripe for action and not words. "Certainly ho earnest man can be quiet and satisfied under such condi tions," the report read: "No doubt, some will say that we must call a con ference, pass resolutions and organize a new society. t Such proposals only add a new aggravation. Full public ity has been given. Resolutions have been passed. Congress and- confer ences composed of the highest abili ties have been called and have issued their findings and advice. Surely, nothing more is needed in the way of theory. More is needed in the way of action and results. The two legal bodies provided for no executive agen cy to carry their plans into effect. "Now we should act. The Presby terian church is in a position to take steps for an advance. It has in its Confessiou of Faith a chapter on Marriage and Divorce. The Synods and Presbyteries are closely related in all the states to legislatures that should now be approached with defi nite proposals for reform. Our min isters and elders might easily invite the co-operation of their brethren in other denominations, and together might hope to secure the passage of improved laws on this behalf. "The Committee would hereby re commend that this General Assembly approve of the following particulars a"s desirable for incorporation in an improved State code or new law on Marriage and Divorce: "The requirement of a residence of at least two years in the state where the application for divorce is to be entered. "The requirement of a period of at least one year after the granting of decree, before the same shall take effect. "The following proviso concerning evasion of law as to marriage and di vorce, tc-wit: "That if any person or persons be ing resident of this state shall go into another state or country with intent to evade or violate any of the laws of this state pertaining to marriage or j divorce, and there contract a marriage or obtain a divorce, prohibited by the said laws of this state, and then re turn to this state, such marriage or such divorce shall be null and void for all purposes in this state, with the same effect as though such prohibited marriage or divorce had been entered into in this state." The committee called attention to the fact that none of its -suggestions had to do- with offering to promote any legislation on the matter of uni form causes for divorce. TWO LONG YEARS Mrso Aselin Was Restored to Health by Lydia R, Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. ! T-'. Onthnn .Thi, Onnrti Pnmhn-ni, -."! I 4 IF BAGKACHY KI1EIS BMEB Eat Less Meat, also Take Glass of Salts Before Eating Breakfast. Uric acid in meat excites the kid neys, they become over-worked; get sluggish, ache, and feel like lumps of lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the bladder is irritated, and you may be obliged to seek relief two of three times during the night. When the kid neys clog you must help them flush off the body's urinous waste or you'll be a real sick person shortly. At first you feel a dull misery in the kid ney region, you suffer from backache, sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets sour, tongue coated and you feel rheu matic twinges when the weather is bad. - ' Eat less meat, drink lots of water; also get from any pharmacist four ounces of Jad Salts; take a table spoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kid neys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice,, combined w:ith lith ia; and has been used for generations to clean clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity, also to neu tralize the acids in urine, so it no longer is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder . weakness. Jad Salts is inexpensive,-' cannqt, in jure; makes a 'delightfiil eeffivescent lithia-water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and active. Druggists here say they sell lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe in overcoming kidney trouble while it is only trouble. Six Men After Shelby Postoffice Special to The News. Shelby, May 22. Shelby . has., six men who want to be postmaster and since only one can eerve they have agreed upon a primary, to be held Saturday afternoon, and Congressman Webb has said that the one receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary is the one he will recom mend. The candidates are: Messrs. S. A. McMurray, now secretary of the Bel mont Cotton Mills; L. E. Ligon, now agent of the Southern Railway here; J. A. Wilson, (who lives a mile in the country); H. T. Hudson, who until recently held a position under Sen ator Overman in Washington; W. J. Roberts, a "knight of the grip," and S. A. Washburn, a business man. The term of the present postmaster Mr. B. A. Baber, does not empire until March, 1915. At the Princess today, a thrill'ng Apex feature. Also the , 20th of May Parade and Celebration. 22-1t ABSENT MINDED. (Lumberton Robesonian.) Henderson Roper, colored, who cleans up several Offices and stores in town early each morning, came down street last Sunday morning bright and early, cleaned up his us ual places and brought up water and went over to Messrs. White & Gough's store and sat down to wait for the store to -open to do some shopping. He remembered later. HE LIKES SALISBURY'S LOOKS. Salisbury Post.) Mr. C. A. Isenhour, a prominent real estate man of Concord spent yester day afternoon in Salisbury and went to see the developments about the country club and school. Mr. Isenhour was greatly pleased with the looks of this section, especially .with the school site and -the- spirit which is building the school. Minneapolis, Minn. "After my little one was born I was sick with pains ia my sides which the doctors said were caused by inflamma tion. I suffered a great deal every month and grew very thin. I was under the doctor's care for two long years without any benefit. Finally after repeated sug gestions to try itW6 TOt Lvdia "R. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound. After tak ing the third bottle of the Compound I was abie to do my housework and today I am strong and healthy again. I will answer letters if anyone wishes to know about my case. "Mrs. Joseph Aselin, 623 Monroe St.,N.E., Minneapolis.-Minn Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, made from native roots and herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful drugs, and today holds the record of being the most successful remedy we know for woman's ills. If you need such e, medicine why don't you try it? If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta bie Compound will help you,write to Iydia E.Pinkham MedieiBeCOa ;confidential) IiVnn,3Iass.9 for ad viceo Your letter will be opened, read and answered, by a woman, and beicJ in strict confidence UNTIRING COLONEL JONES. (Charity and Children.) Col. S. A. Jones, like old Virginy, never tires. He has recently been be; fore the senate committee in the in terest of his transcontinental rail road, and the development of the Southport harbor. Whatever may be said of Colonel Jones judgment, he has plenty of pluck. ' A Few Remarks We'd like to make a few re marks and we'll be brief. We want "to be hearl. We de serve to be heard. We've a very fine spread of outfit ting for men and young men. Suits in all models and beau tiful fabrics cut right and tailored to the limit of per fection $15.00, $20.00 to $30.00. Our Toggery display is blooming with new things, Shirts, Ties, Hosiery, etc., etc., that are above the ordi nary. New Hats, too, at . $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50. We'll close these few re marks with an urgent invi tation for you to call and see . YorkeBros; & "Rogers OUTFITTERS FOR MEN AND BOYS ! at 1 it it - !: I t J . t ft i? Specials for S aturdy GENTS' FURNISHINGS FOR , MAY 20TH Men's Silk Socks in Black, Tan and Blue 25c SPECIAL VALUES IN LADIES' HOSIERY AND CORSETS Ladies' fine Lisle Thread Hose in black, tan and white, at 15c, 2 for 25c Ladies' Silk Hose in black, na vy blue, tan and white 25c Ladies' pure Silk Hose with high spliced heel and double sole 7 50c Children's Plaid Top Socks 10c NEW SHOES AT PRICES SPECIAL Men's Silk Lisle Thread Socks in Black, Tan, Grey and Blue, at 25c New lot of Men's fine Shirts in stripes and figures 50o Men's Shirts with soft collars in stripes and solid colors.. 50c Men's Balbriggan Underwear Shirts and Pants to match, at 25c Each Men's Dimity Underwear Shirts and Drawers to match, at .... .... ..... 25c each. Men's Porosknlt Underwear Shirts and Drawers to match, at 49c Men's Union Suits.. 50c Boys' Underwear Shirts and Drawers to match.. 25c each Mary Jane Pumps in Gun Metal and Patent Leather .... $1.93 Ladies 2-strap Patent Pumps, at. $1.98 Ladies Lace Oxfords in Vici Kid and Tan .. .. $1.98 Misses' Pumps in Patent Leath er, Gun Metal and Tan $1.93 Ladies 4-button Oxfords in pat ent leather, gun metal and tan, $3.00 values at....' $2.50 Ladies' 2-strap Pumps in gun metal and tan .... $2.25 New styles in Colonial Pumps, patents and gun metal.. $2.98 Ladies' White Canvas Mary Jane Pumps, m all sizes, lt $1.49 Big lot of Ladies Trimmed Hats the season's best styles, $5.00 values at. S2.S3 t Big counter full of untrimmed shapes in all colors and styles at. 92c and $1.93 Children's Hats in all the new est styles, neatly trimmed, at 98c and $1.49 Children's Hose in all colors, at 10c and 15c 1 Lot of American Beauty Cor-, sets that sold for $1.00, Spe cial Saturday 59c Ladies.' Gauze Vests, all sizes, xat.... 10c Ladies' Gauze Union Suits, at . . . 25 and 50c Dust Caps in dark and light col ors ' 10c Children's Underwaists, all sizes at.. .... 10c BIG VALUES IN READY-TO-WEAR. New lot of Ladies' Shirt "Waists, made of Lawns, Crepes and different materials ...... 50c : Ladies' Shirt Waists, made of Batiste, Voiles and Crepes, $1.50 values, Saturday. 93c Ladies' Checked Skirts, in differ ent colors $3.98 All Wool Serge Skirts, the very newest styles at $2.93 Children's White Dresses, neatly made in all sizes 98c and $1.49 Children's Gingham Dresses in plaids and solid colors 49 and 93c. MEN'S OXFORDS AT SPECIAL PRICES) Men's Blucher xfords in Vlcl Kid and Gun Metal.... $1.98 Men's 5-button Oxfords, in gun metal and tan, Goodyear welts at $2.50 Men's Rubber Sole Oxfords in tan only, $4.00 values, at $2.93 Men's solid leather Oxfords in black and tan, both button and lace .... $2.93 Men's 5-button Oxfords in gun metal, tan and patent leather, guaranteed solid leather $3.50 Men's lace Oxfords, in gun met al and tan, made on. English . lasts $3.50 Children's low cuts in black, tan and red, small sizes at .. 69c and 75c . Children's 1 . and 2- tzap Pumps in all leathers' $1.25 and $1.49 Men's . and Ladies' Rubber Pumps in Black and White, at 50c J'. lU O'.. 1'. JK, (. t- J'. Jf. J' J'- V, X We Sell Pictorial Review i.'z Patterns. ' t Gatling Diy Goods Company LrTOADEr. GOOD MOVE. (Gastonia Gazette. That is a good move on the part of the Southern Railway to extend its double track system from Charlotte to Armour, Ga., a distance of 263 miles. With the exception of a few miles between Harrisburg and Con cord, the entire road from Washing ton to Charlotte is already double tracked. The absence of wrecks on this division, the regularity of sched ules and all-round improvement of service is but proof of the advanta ges of this system. That the South ern is quick to see and install this system along this end of the line just as soon as is possible win be good news to the patrons of the Southern farther south. At a meeting to be held on June 2 further details and plans will be announced. It is proba ble that actual work may begin on some "sections" this ' summer. A POINT OF POLITICAL ECONOMY (Monroe Enquirer.) Before us is a-paper nine-tenth of whose subscribers are farmers, and yet that same paper keeps up an ever lasting knocking about the high cost of living. It knocks because the pro duct of field, garden and dairy are away up in price and just will not come down, and whines because the government does not do something to bring the price of things we have to eat down to a lower level. We can not figure it out how the editor of that paper looks his farmer subscrib ers straight in the face. It is better for farm products to be high in price. Deliver us from the time when farm products have to be sold at the cost of production or below it, for such aj time means stagnation in all lines of I business.. ' ; After the moonshiners. (Taylors ville Scout.) Sheriff Matheson and Deputy Col lector Alexander with Deputies Pool and Millsaps, made a raid in Gwalt ney's township a few days ago and captured a wash pot outfit and found some unbolted meal, a still cap, an empty jug and proof vial in Hub Mc Lain's house nearby. NEWS FROM BUTLER'S CROSSING. (Clarkton Journal.) Get ready, farmers, Captain Green has ordered his troops. A good many from here attended the unveiling at Brown Marsh Sun day afternoon. Guess the Red Oak bachelors have not returned from White Oak yet. jCome again, "Peggy.". RAISES IT AT HOME. Mr. J. I. Townsend of Ten Mile was in town this morning, bringing a wagon load of home-grown meat for sale. Mr. Townsend is one of the many Robesonians who believe in rais ing all a man needs, and then some, at home. He says he killed over 7,000 pounds of pork last winter. Mr. Town send is the type of farmer that doesn't have to buy . things in fall time and pay two prices for them. 1 ne tarmer i who farms right is the happiest and most independent man in the world. iTOmw ii.wm.iif mw ,'l For OOFS Fixall Varnish- Stain, made in beautiful colors. It wears well on floors and, other wood-work. Charlotte Paint & Glass Company Phone 175 3-5-7 W. Fourth St. !E2 pi .1.3 Cj I il w IT25-" i 1 I B ' m 8 i! i r r i e TVT I IN'-" jj jf jC2 . .in., , ii.il. m i i i i vr - .. : i ' - " - ot Weather Now Here Cool ' ! ecu with our $8.50 Ualm Beach Suit and an "Emery" soft negligee Shirt $1.00 to a pure silk at $2.50. H- RE an 33 EAST TRADE
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