SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FROM riHLIPPI TO ATHENS. Golden Text. The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and dellvereth them. Ps. 34:7. Leson Text. Ac. 16:19-34. (Read 1 and 2 Thessalonians.) (19) And (But) when her masters saw that the hope of their gains (gain) was gone, they caught (laid hold on) Paul and Silas, and drew them (dragged them) into the marketplace unto (before) the ruler. (20) And (and when they had) brought them to (unto) the magistrates, saying, (they said), These men, being Jews, do exceeding trouble our city, (21) And teach (and set forth) customs, which are (it is) not lawful for us to re ceive, neither (or) to observe, being Ro mans. (22) And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magis trates rent off their clothes (garments off them), and commanded to beat them (with rods). And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the ailor to keep them safely: (24) Who, having receive such a charge, thrust (cast) them into the inner prison, and made thi-ir feet fast in the stock. (25) And at (But about) midnight Paul and Silas prayed, (were praying,) and sang praises (singing hymns) unto God; and the pris oners heard (were listening to) them. (2G) And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison (prison-house) were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and every one's bands were loosed. (27) And the keeper of the pris on awakening (jailor being roused) out of his sleep and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed (was about to kill himself; supposing that the prisoners had been fled (escaped) (28) But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying. Do thyself no harm, for we are all here. (29) Then (And) he called for a light (lights), and sprang in, and came trembling, and (for fear), fell down before Paul and Silas. )30) And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (21) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, (thou) and thy house. (32) And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to (the word of the Lord unto him. with) all that were in his house. (33) And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straight way (immediately). (34) And when he had brought them (up) into his house, he (and) set meat before them and re joiced, believing in God with all his house (greatly, with all his house, hav ing believed in God). Time. A. U. 52. Place. Philippi. Exposition. I. Paul and Silas Cast into Jail, 19-24. The poor girl's masters were trading upon her misfortune, just as mediums i today trade upon their own. When the evil spirit had gone out the girl was of little commercial value and her owners were enraged, just as those who trade upon the vices of men and .women to day are enraged when these men and women are converted to righteousness and so their own nefarious business is ruined. The accusation was brought that Paul and Silas exceeding troubled the city. Nothing troubles the city in the eyes of some people like the re vival that upsets their illicit gain and brings in righteousness. Nearly the whole town seems to have taken a part in the demonstration against Paul and Silas. It was a very important matter, for "trade had been interfered with." It proves nothing against a man that the multitude is against him (cf. ch. 17: 5; 18: 12; 19: 28, 29). But if the multi tude was against them, and the magis trates against them, God was with them and that more than compensated (Rom. 8:31). Paul and Silas fared hard: clothes torn off, backs flogged until they were torn and bleeding, and, then without any care of their wounds, they were thrust into a dark and filthy dun- SPOTLIGHT range 1 New scientific reflector 2 Special. Eveready Mazda lamp 2 Shock absorber to prevent breaking of lamp if jarred A Combined flash and perma " nent contact 5 Focusing device 6 Compartment holding two ex tra Eveready Mazda lamps End cap stamped to show re 7 newal numbers for battery and Mazda lamp Ideal for your own use ideal for a gift to a friend. . Come in now and make your selection We have a size to meet almost every needalso ex tra batteries. jfif ; flashlight I 111 .with , j; j-jlj the f m: 300-foot EJH Charlotte Hardware Company 0 East Trade St, THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C geon. and their feet made fast in the slocks II. A Midnight Prayer and Praise Ser ves in Jail, 25, 26.. This is one of the most inspiring and instructive prayer and praise services on record. (1) The circumstances in a dark hole, with torn and bleeding and aching backs, and with a very dark out look for the morrow. A good time to pray (Ps. 50:15; cf. Jas. 5:13). But it might seem a strange time to sing praises (Lu. 6:22,23; ch. 5:41; Rom. 5:3; xn,u 9-17- 1 Pet. 14:4: Eoh. 5:20). Sor rows and 'aches taken in that way be-j come sweet friends. CO ne time mid night. There is no better time for a prayer and praise meeting. It might seem as if Paul and Silas would have been better employed sleeping and get ting strength for the next day's trials. But strength can often be better gained by prayer than by sleep. (3) The result "a great earthquake," "foundations of th- prison shaken," "every one's band loosed," the jailor and his whole household converted and rejoicing. This land needs a moral earthquake. Let us pray for it. There are many prisoners who need to have their bands loosed. Let us pray for that. There is great need of the conversion of whole house holds. Let us pray for this also. Paui would never have gotten a hearing from those prisoners had he not himself been cast into prison. They were doubtless a hardened crowd, more used to profan ity and blasphemy than to prayer and songs of praise; but oaths and cursing were" hushed and the wondering fellow prisoners listened. But that is not the best of it. God was listening also. III. The Jailor at Philippi Suddenly and Thoroughly Converted, 27-34. In a moment the brutal jailor be comes an anxious inquirer. He asks a question every man should ask. Note why the jailor asked it, how he asked it, from whom he asked it. (1) Why: Because he ' was lost and had been brought to see it and feel it. The jailor had been fast asleep, but God woke him up. He has been brought face to face with death. He had been brought face to face with two holy men. He had been brought face to face with God, and. he saw himself utterly lost, as any sane man sees himself when brought face to face with eternity and God. (2) How: In deep earnestness. None of the trifling and shallowness characteristic of so manv modern "inquiry-rooms," here. "trembling for fear, fell down." (3) From whom: from men who knew the answer; from men who knew God's word (v. 32); from men who were saved themselves. A great answer to the great question. But a very simple ans wer. What is it to believe on the Lord Jesus? To "receive Him" or take Him (Jno. 1:12). Take him as our Saviour wrho died in our place (Isa. 56:6:1 Pet. 2: 24; Gal. 3: 13). Take Him as the One who rose again to be our Lord and Kings, and to deliver us from sins power (Ac. 2:36; Heb. 7:25). Cast yourself up on Him, surrender absolutely to Him, leave all with Him, that is the step that saves a man. But Paul and Silas did not stop with merely teling the jailor to believe on the Lord Jesus, they "Spake the Word" unto him (Rom. 10: 17, cf. Jno. 20:31). Here is where many workers make a mistake. They right ly tell people to "believe," but they do not give them the word about Christ crucified and risen to enable them to believe. It does not take long to get a man saved if he is in earnest. This jailor seemed a hard case. He was bru tal, he was indifferent, he was utterly ignorant. But in an hour (v. 33) he had passed out of suicidal despair into the rejoicing, gentleness and abounding hos pita'ity of a baptized believer in Christ. Surely there is nothing about the way of salvation that it takes long to tell or long to learn. One hour is sufficient for the whole business. Note the re sults of genuine conversion (1) Trans formation from brutality to tender com passion. (2) Open and immediate confes sion of Christ in baptism. (3) Great joy (R. V.). (4) Generous hospitality. (5) A transformed home. In the morning the magistrates were frightened. They wished to get rid of Paul and Silas as quickly as possible. The earthquake laad set them thinking. But they were tot to get rid of Paul as easily as t!l?y thought. He was a Roman citizen ajid they had beaten him publicly and iln eondemned, and now they must justi fy him as publicly. The road to prosperity is paved with discarded silk skirts. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SCHEDULE Passenger Train t-euTes. Arrival and departure of Passenger trains, Charlotte, N. C. Lv. No. I Between No. Ar. 3:25a 1:05a 7:25p 7:30a 5:00p 29 Atlanta-B'gham . 30 Wash.-New York. 32 "Wash-New York. 15 Atlanta-Danville 5 Columbia 12 Taylorsville . . . . 30 29 12:55a 3:15a 7:10a ll:20o 9:10a 31 43 36 x2:00p 11 x8:0("a S:10p 9:10p miWash-New York. 137 37 11 36 114 9 46 45 16 9:20a 10:30a 10:15a 10:05a 12:35p 12:45p l:25p 4:10p 5:40p 7:20p 9:00p 8:55u 6:45a 8:05p 9:05p 38 Wash-New York. 12! Richmond-Norfolk 6:30p 9:0ap 10:45a 35 B'gham-N. Orleans ll3Columbia-Chals'n.. 5:20a 10 Wins ton-Salem 4:30p 45 46 31 16 36 137 37 44 141 G'ville-Wminster. . 3:oop G'boro-Danville ... Atlanta Columbia-Augusta. Taylorsville 7:20a 32 15 35 8:20a 10:15a 9:30a 10:40a New York-Wash.. Atlanta 14 Atlanta . . . . 138 38 Atlanta-N. Orleans 4:25a ll:30a Ci boro-Danville Salisbury, Winston- uarber, Moores- ville Norfolk-Richmond. 13 11 4:58p 10:15a x Daily except Sunday. Through Pullman sleeping car serv ice to Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Richmond, Norfolk, Atlanta, Bir mingham, Mobile, New Orleans. Unexcelled service, convenient sched ules and direct connections to all points. Schedules published as information and are not guaranteed. CITY TICKET OFFICE 207 AVtst Trade St. Phone 20. PASSEXOER STATION West Trade Street. Phone 417. R. H. GRAHAM Division PanaeiiKer Agent Phone 3S80, Branch 7. Rlr promptly den. All varfc itrtotly guaranteed. QUEEN CITY CyCLB 3& "THE RED FRONT, 42 N. Co leg. PhmU S17 ii 1 1 "AT YOUR BnsrsiT ITALY'S CIVIL WARFARE OVER Facisti and Socialists Sign Agreement to Stop Fight ing. Rome, Sept. 3. Fascisti and Social ists, after months of guerilla warfav, have signed an agreement to abstain from fighting and have constituted, in case of new disputes, "a court of last resort" whose judgments shall be, final. Meanwhile, there are occasional skirm ishes but peace has practically come to terrorized Italy. The court consists of one arbiter, Enrico Oe Nicola, president of the Chamber of Deputies, who is cloth with supreme, power in the settlement of disputes between the two factions. Oe Nicola was elected to the speaker ship of the chamber at the beginning of this session by a practically unani mous vote. He has a national' known reputation for fairness. In his inaugural address he brought the House to its feet, Fascisti vieing witn Socialists and Communists to applaul his words. According to the agreement, each side purposes to discipline its own members and to be responsible for their conduct, inflicting their own penalties for infractions of the peace pact. The return of all "the trophies of war" is demanded. During the hostilities, the .Fascisti commandeered and cap tured all kinds of socialist spoil, in cluding red banners, socialist arms, em blems, office furniture, seals, record books and thousands of members' cards. During the strife, the Fascisti ilso had forced many Socialists to res gn their positions. Now they may return to work in return for the promise that they will in no way interfere with the patriotic propaganda promulgated by the Fascisti and will pay the respe.:l; due the Italian flag. The Fascisti succeeded in the nego tiations in peisuading the Socialists to disown the organization of militant rad icals known as "Arditi del Popolo" who have been ambushing innocont travelers as well as Fascisti. Several deaths and many wounded have be-n Liic i v 1 1 1 ui tiicnc ii 1 11 k( u.in vi pai i. c o . a. i v. government is using every means to rid the country districts of them. Strong patrols of carabineers and roy al guards reconnoiter the troublesome sections of the country. The truce between the Fascisti and Socialists was largely due to d'Ann in zio's former chief-de-cabinet, Major Giuriati, who has worked incessantly to bring both sides to an understand ing. Mussolini, the head of the Fas cisti, speaking of the pact said: "Sinro the Socialists have shown themselves inclined to love Italy and be patriotic, we are ready to offer them peace." MEXICO BUYS CARS. Mexico City, Sept. 3. During the six months ending June 30 last, Mexico was one of the heaviest foreign purchasers of American motor cars, parts, tires and accessories. During that period auto mobile goods va-ued at more than $15, 000,000 weie imported from the United States. Rubber stamps, notary and corpora tion seals made on short notice. Pound & Moore Co. Phone 451". 23-lf Fashions and customs regarding silverware never change sterling is always most desirable for its ele gance and utilitv. We are especiall3f proud of our : showing of silverware and invite i your inspection. J Wamond Merchant. Jeweler, BUver smith. 10 N. Tryon St. Seaboard Air Line Railway rasaenser Train Schedule. Arrival and departure of passenger trains. Charlotte, N. C. L,v. io. Between Xso. Ar. 5:0uai 14!Ch-arlotte-Wil. 13jU:40p and Hamlet con nections lil 9.06a 9:06a lSfMonroe-Ruth'ton 9:56a 34 Ruther-ton - Wil- mington t,nd eigh Ral- 34 9.40a 6:00p 3:45p 8:20p 20 Charlotte-Wil. 19 12:25p and Hamlet nections. con 31Wilmington - Ral Wilmington I 31 I eigh and Ruther fordton . 3:35p 8:12p 16Monroe - Ruther- fordton. Monroe connections for Norfolk. Rich 16 mond and points All trains daily. " Schedules published as information and are not guaranteed. E. W. L.OJVG, Division Passenger Agent. -ihone 180. 7,ickftt 0ffl- Passenger Station 207 W. Trade St. N. Tryon Street. Phone 20. Phone 1 Silverware F. Roark . ' F Were The "Three Wise Men" Really Wise? PFRPPTnATov"118 '"Charlotte now. they would certainly pick the MECHANICS 7h Ser f th61r WiWta and of course would take thareslfour Series 78 Opens September 3rd. SLSt, -d a" w h-e made applications ''Sftfflfflfflj AND YOUNG WOMEN to take benefit. nabit of systematic saving once started will be of inimense j. h.Ewearn!cs perpeal building and loan association President N Tryon St. ?2&m SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 3, 1921 WHAT NED'S FIGHT WAS. Cherry's attitude towards her mar. riage had been somewhat of a surprise for Edward Randall, as may be imag ined. His lot, as eldest son of the family had not been the easiest in the world. From his fourteenth year he had had it impressed upon him that through the death of his father he was now the "man" of the family. Intriguing word and thought! And "man" ofthe family he had been from that time on. For although Mrs. Randall was a forceful character and fully capable of running not only her own domestic affairs, but those of half a dozen of her neighbors as well, she was feminine enough to like to have some male person to look up to, and manage. Daly and Cooper, the local hardware people, whose business hadrapidly en larged itself within the past ten years, had early seen a good salesman as well as manager in young Randall. At six teen he had entered their employ, serv ed his apprenticeship, and by degrees worked himself up to the responsible position that he now held. Much credit was due him for this, for Edward Ran dall, despite his mother's assurances to tVio trarv had a e-ood bit of his father's blood in him. He had had to father's wood in mm. tie naa u fight hard to nmke himself accept the vnonnnoihilitioo nf n "fnmilv" at SO ten der an age. Many a day had he ached to run away or go fishing or do any thing but be "man" of the family. The hardware business had not specially ap pealed to him, and often he had longed for a college caieer with the broader fu ture that it commanded. Edward, how ever, was the son of his mother, and as such had a stern conscience, as well as a semi-developed sense of duty. This combination, plus the constant compan ionship of his mother, finally won the fight. Now still well under thirty, ha Vi py vr, -n- it r A LITTLE SLICE O LIFE. Every once in a while I read in the papers That everything is coming down In price very rapidly. One week they will be down Thirty per cent, and next week Perhaps 20 per cent. And I have even seen Where they have been down Forty per cent. The statisticians always Give the percentage of reduction. It seems to be quite a fad With these figure sharks To tell the exact percentage, And they sometimes get it In fractions, to ba exact. But I am sorry to say That the gentlemen with whom I do business don't seem To read the newspapers, Or.Mf they do. They don't seem to believe What the statisticians say. If prices have gone down 40 per cent. Or even 10 per cent, These birds haven't Heard about it as yet. The man who has got up a list of commandments for his wife to obey is a hero, but he has poor judgment. Candy manufacturer says it is tha price of nuts that keeps candy so high, but, looking about us, we are inclinr.1 to believe that nuts are unusually plentiful this year. ISN'T IT THE TRUTH? The minimum in "little" theaters has been reached, it would appear. Yec no matter how small they make 'em. the manager of 'em can draw audi ences still smaller. Walter Pulitzer. They don't serve those cute little quill toothpicks in dining dars any m'ore. Well, toothpicks do seem sort of foolish in a dinner. SOME FACTS WORTH KNOWING. (Compiled by Our Pet Scientist) It is much more difficult to row a boat up Niagara Falls than to row one down them. v Sharks seldom pursue their victims up into the woods unless they ire very hungry. 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Griffith Company McCoy Moretz ' I was what the world called a successful There were moments' when he himself doubted this much-vauirted success, and longed in his soul for wider fields to conquer and new horizons but a thought of what his mother would have to eo through were Jne to desert the ship at this eleventh hour always con vinced him of the righteousness of ni COWhen he had met the charming Cher, ry in Chicago he was in a receptive state and filled with real longing to have a companion of his own someone to make life worth while and to work for. And Cherry had seemed the em bodi-ment of all feminine charm and loveliness to the hungry-hearted man. To her he brought .all the passionate love and warmth of a nature long sup pressed. To him she was the beginning and the fulness of life And it had ben a bitter blow to him not to be able to place his lady-bird I in a house of her own, immediately after the mar riage. Still, where there's a will there a a wav. and that house o dreams would soon "be theirs, with his strong arm and energy to bring it to them. -.- j ;v nrtiicrVi tn realize that Cherry had also been disappointed m uienj 7V,: ' ft(,P v,ev the arrangement of thhng after hei marriage. The condition of tnings i his mother's house was by no means a that young bride could hope for. btin if only she had waited a few montis more all would have been well. There was a streak in his wife tna. he had not reckoned with in those gold en days of courtship. This lve,foJ' work, and independence, in her had. after all, not been the whim of a stm unmarried girl, but part and parcel or her whole being. There was the ruD. (To be continued.) fMmftmrmmrirMmam t a coral reef, ana it isn t goou iui m0 thing after it is built. , The. best wav to clean a kitchen sink is with a scrubbing brush andS soap and water. 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