SATURDAY
THE
CHARLOTTE
NEWS
DECEMBER 24, i
821,
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
CHRISTMAS LESSON: TUB VISIT OF
THE WISE MEN.
Golden Text. And when they had
opened their treasures, they presented
unto Him gifts, gold and frankincense,
and myrrh. Matt. 2: 11.
Lesson Text Mat. 2:1-12.
m nw when Jesus was born in Beth
lehem of Judea in the days of Herod the
King, behold there came wise men from
the east (came) to Jesusalem, (2) Saying,
Where is he that is born Kins of the
Jews? for we have seen (saw) his star
in the east, and are come to worship
him. (3) When (And when) Herod the
king had heard these things (it), he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
(4) And when he had gathered (gathering
together) all the chief priests and scribes
of the people together, he demanded (in
quired) of them where (the) Christ
should be born. (5) And they said unto
him. In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus
it is written by the prophet. (6) And
thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda,
art not the (Judah, Art in no wise)
least among the prices of Juda: for
(Judah: For) out of thee shall come
(forth) a Governor, that (Which) shall
rule (be shepherd of) my people Israel.
(7) Then Herod, when he had privily
called the wise men, enquired (and
learned) of them diligently (carefully)
What time the star appeared. (8 And he
sent them to Bethlehem ,and said, Go
and search diligently for (out carefully
concerning) the young child; and when
ye have found hm, bring me word,
The tidings that came to Herod that
the King was come should have brought
him joy but in reality they troubled
him, for he wanted to be king himself.
So many a heart today that ought to
welcome Christ as King with joy i3
troubled at the declaration that Christ
is King, for we wish to be king our
selves. But not only Herod was troubled,
but all Jesusalem, as well, Jerusalem
MAYSON RECALLS
NEGRO'S J5UICIDE
Desk Sergeant Says Only
2 Such Events Have Hap
pened During His Stay.
Probably the most deliberate suicide
on record around Charlotte took plaoe
in the city jail a number of years ago,
according to J. C. Mayson, desk-ser-
rli?tt. who recalls to mind a singular
elory was to center in Him, was unwil- case where a negro took his life because
ling to receive Him when He came; was
troubled about Jiis coming instead oi
rejoicing at it (Jno. 1:11). How many in
the Church would be troubled if they
knew Jesus was coming tomorrow.
Herod thought the proper place to go
for information about the Christ was to
the Scriptures. In that he was right
(Jno. 5:39). If he had studied the Bible
as he ought for himself, it would not
have been necessary for him to go to
the chief priests and scribes to te!l him;
but many kings and many common peo
ple instead of searching the Scriptures
for themselves, depend upon the theolo
gians for their information. Herod was
very thorough in his search to find out
about the Christ; he gathered all the
chief priests and all the scribes; he in
quired diligently of the wise men; he
told them to "go and search diligently."
He laid his plans with great skill; he
was bound to jnake sure. He thought he
had left no loophole in his schemes,
but he had left God out of his calcula
tions, so in spite of his thoroughness,
t faiani mav rnmA art wor- they all came to nothing. The scribes
ship him also. (9) When (And) they, had .were well-Instructed from the Scrip
having) heard the king, they departed tures and perfectly orthodox. They knew
(went their way); and, lo the star,! Just where the Christ should be born,
which they saw in the east, went before but they had no interest in His cominff.
them, till it came and stood over where 'There is much of that sort of Scripture
the young child was. (10) When (And knowledge and orthodoxy still. It did the
When) they saw the star, they rejoiced : scribes no good. Christ must be born
with exceeding great joy. (11) And when; in Bethlehem for thus it was written
they were come (came) into the house, 'by the prophets, and whatever is wnt
Hipv f.inrn saw the vounir choild with i ten in God's Word must come to pass.
Mary his mother, and (they) fell down,
and worshripped HIM; and when they
had opened (opening) their treasures,
they presented (offered) unto him gifts;
III. The Wise Men Finding Jesus,
9-12.
As soon as the wise men had received
tha rlpsirprl information, thev started
gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. (12) i immediately to find the King whom they
And being, warned of God m a dream em,p.v,t Anin rwi load them hv the
that they should not return to Herod, star) and lea(ig them to tne very spot
they departed into their own country where the yoking child was. They were
another way. (more accustomed to being led by stars
Tune. I B. C. Place. Jerusalem, ; than any other way and God adapts
Bethlehem. 'His fading to our necessity. While
Exposition. I. The Wise Men Seeking Herod and Jerusalem had been troubled
Jesus to Worship Him, 1, 2. at the thought that Christ was come,
The certainty of God's Word comes tne wise men of the east rejoiced with
out remarkably in this passage. 700 ; exceeding great joy to find Him. Those
years before Micah had prophesied thatwho minv th largest nrivilesrea. of ten-
He that was "to be Ruler in Israel, times east appreciate them, and those!
",,v'j1' w. "v.v., -""'iwno nave tne least ugnt are not eager
from everlasting.' was to come f orth i f or more (cf- Mat. 8:10 n). There is an
out of Bethlehem (Mic. 5:2). But she that eagerness to hear about Christ today in
was chosen to be the mother of Jesus j heathen lands that is sometimes lack
did not live in Bethlehem but far away ing in so-called Christian lands. There
Nazareth. But men who were utterly i is no greater joy to the true heart than
unconscious of God's purposes and j that of nn(iing jesus. When they enter
; prophesies, by many decrees and ways ed tne house they fell down and worship.
.worked together so that Mary wasiped JeSus. They saw Mary. His mother
. brought to Bethlehem at the time of ;but they did not WOrship her. Worship
our Lords birth, and thus Gods Word may not have meant to them all that it
;was fulfilled and His eternal plan car-;means to us but it is right to worship
;ried out (cf. Lu. 2:1-6; Ps. 76:10). TheJesus (Heb, 1:6). when they had wor.
sure word of prophecy- spoken over ; shipped they presented unto Him their
t-auunes ueiure uy a, inun w"o ;giftS- xhat is the true order; first, wor
was Dome aiong oy tne iioiy spirit" iann, then eivina-. Thev e-a.v Him iheU-
of the mere fact that he had been plac
ed behind the bars.
"When I first came to Charlotte some
years ago," began Mr. Mayson, "a ne
gro was arrested for stealing some trif
ling object and placed in jail.
" 'If you don't let me out I'm goin'
to commit suicide,' he calmly told the
officers.
"Thinking it nothing more than a
joke, Officer Paxton told him to suit
himself about the matter and if he d:d
n't have the necessary implements he
could secure them for him. With that
he left the negro with a laugh, for cv
ervbodv knows that suicide is some
thing a negro never resorts to. ;
"But Mr. Paxton decided he had bet-;
ter make sure about the threat, -so he
suddenly returned to the cell. To his
horror he beheld the negro hanging to
the top of the cell by his neck. He had j
used his belt for a noose. Mr. Paxlon
called for help and the negro was quick-1
ly cut down. In a few minutes he had
been revived.
"He was let out of jail in a few days,
but he swore that if he was arrested
again he would certainly kill himself
that time And sure enough, in a year
or so the same negro was arrested fir
another crime. We had all forgotten
the incident at the time and place 1 him I
in the cell as is customary.
"In a few hours his friends came
down to bail him out. They paid his
bond and we went back to opon the cell
door. To our amazement we saw the
negro dangling by his belt for the sec
ond time. We cut him down at once,
but this time he had made sire of h:s
job and was as dead as a door knob.
It is about the only case I ever knew
where a negro committed suicide."
Shortly after this, according to Mr.
Mayson, a white man took his life in
the same jail. These twi suicidos are
the only two oh record durinrj Mr. May
son's connections with the police department.
UNION NATIONAL
ANK
Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 12, 1921.
The Directors of this Bank have de
clared a. dividend of 6 per cent payable De
cember 31, 1921, out of the profits of the
past six months.
Checks will be mailed.
D. P. TILLETT, Cashier,
FOR
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TRINITY COACH WILL
COACH LEHIGH TEAM
was thus fulfilled to the very letter, in
spite of all the cunning of great men.
Bethlehem Pa., Dec. 24.damcs
Baldwin has been selected as resident
coach of football and baseball at Le
high University for a period of three
years, according x to announcement
made at the University today. The
new coach is a graduate of Dartmouth
College, of the Harvard Summer School
of Physical Education, and of the Illi
nois Summer School for Coaches. He
has been professor of physical educa
tion and coach at Rhode Island State,
Unversity of Maine and Trinity Col
lege, Durham, N. C, where he is lo
cated at present. Coach Baldwin will
be a member of the department of
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We have only two of these Brand New Sedans left which will be
sold this week at just ONE-HALF PRICE. If you contemplate buying
your family a closed car for Christmas, here's your chance to save
1,000.
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his college 1
very best, gold and frankincense and ! V?sic? education at Lehigh with the
mvn-h M P 7-in hi Thr -,v ! "Lie ul asswiaLe pimessw. tie piayeci
Through their very wickedness. God's ;men indeed. Many today give Him only I tackle and fullback durin
puses aim wuius ue muneu. iieae . their poorest. Note carefully the con-'
.wise men from the east were the an-duct of the wise nlen: 1 Thev songhr i
. cient magi. They were students of the!jeSus. 2. They found Jesus. 3. Thev .
'Stars, astrologers; tney sougnt to live up rfiioioed nvpr Jesus. 4. Thev wnrshirmrl
to the best light they had, and Gocfvjesus. 5. They gave gifts to Jesus. God
met them where they were and v gave ;now guides them by still another
them more light. It is always so; he that
lives up to the light that he has will
get more (cf. Ac. 10:1-5, 30-32), but the
man who refuses to live up to the light
that he has will lose even that (Mat.
25;29; 2 Thes. 2:11, 12). As they studied
the stars, God led them by a star. The
bright light that led them on was dim,
only starlight, but it was the best they
had: and, as they followed it faithfully,
God gave them fuller light, that of His
. revealed Word, and following that they
lind Him who is "the Light of the
world" (Jno. 8:12). In their earnestness
to find the King, they took a long,
weary journey, but their labor was
abundnntly-rewarded. They made a far
method, a dream.
END.
MUSTARD GAS KILLS
VENOMOUS REPTILES
Nek York, Dec. 24. Second Corps !
headquarters at Governor's Island today
received from Husum, Washn., details
of an experiment conducted by the De
partment of Agriculture to rid the State
of venomous reptiles by means of mus
tard gas.
The gas was forced into a bed of lava '
better use of their little light than the rock which previously had nroved an
chief priests and scribes did of their impregnable fortress for rattlers. Soon
fuller light. They came for the best of .there appeared snakes ranging from in
purposes, "to worship Him." fants a few inches long to bull rattlers
II. 'Herod Seeking Jesus to Kill Him, nine feet in length. Dazed and blinded,
3-8. they easily were clubbed to death.
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Saving is not a, Science ; it is
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an Art is something you can learn
through practice. There is only one
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WHAT OF THE SUCKERS
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in Morgan ton. At 10:45 last night I got a special delivery from "Faithfully
and Sincerely, Henry H. Hoffman, President." No, the snakes and monkeys
haven't got me yet.
A LITTLE WHILE AGO
a friend withdrew , a thousand from us and bought rubber stock. It went
into air. Another, and many withdrew good money and bought Cotton Mill
stocks at 2, 3 and 4 hundred and today, Alas! Alack! there's no Santa Claus
for littl Nell. . The , wise, . the provident, the happy are those who Stuck by
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