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VOL. XXIII-
CHARLOTTE, N. C., FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1900
NO. 3643
FRENCH MARCHES
INTO KIMBERLEY.
Roberts Executes On2 of the
Most Wonderful Military
Movements in History.
ALL ENGLAND REJOICING.
Cronje Compelled to Retreat, and
the nilitary x Experts Believe
He is in a Trap Glad News for
Britain Comes Like Ray of
Sunshine from Dark Clouds.
By Telegraph to Tiie News.
JACUBSDAL, Febc 15. French with
a force of artillery, cavalry a;?d mourn
ed infantry .reached Kimber ey this
evening (Thursday.)
JAICO'BSIAL ALSO CAPTT RED.
ESCAPE FUR YOUR LIFE."
'LONDON,.. Feb. 16. Tb' ,
Roberts 2ad- succeeded in : ' '
French's force 'forward y
Kimberley reached the ' -
4:20 o'clock today.
R'c'bart's despatch: s'howMtie
the B'cer stronghold 'at J: ;"
that
4 Gen.
sieved
(.ee 'at
f-e of
i has
also.
Mr. Garrison and Family, of flal-
lard Creek, Asleep ?Amids
Flames.
Mr. J. C. Garrison, of Mallard Creek
was burned out of house and home
last night. He lost his house and all of
its contents, not saving a spoon, a
uisn or a piece of furniture. The Ore
.occurred about midnight, how, Mr.
uiu-nsoii aoes not icnow. lie was
aroused by a feeling of suffocation anrj
.? "Til . rm
iuunu .tne nouse jn . names over and
about him,; ..He-and his family barely-
escaped with their lives. They rushed
out in their night-clothes, not having
a moment to get their clothing, and
fled to j the nouse of a neighbor. Mr.
Garrison carried $500 insurance on the
property, with C. N. G. Butt & Co
He also had a small amount in thi
v armers insurance Company, rie was
here today.
MR. BRUCE WHITLEY DEAD.
Rama am, twelve miles
wihere the -whole divisici
Passed Away Yesterday at 5:30
Buried To-Day.
Mr. Bruce Whitley, of Long Creek,
whose illness was noted an yesterday's
News, died yesterday evening about
5:30 at ihis home. He was taken ill
with pneumonia ten days ago today,
and his decline was rapid. His death
is a great shock to his family. He was
a son of Mr. Robert D. Whitley, who
died Tuesday, and his death follow in sr
so closely upon that of his father is
peculiarly sad. Deceased was about 27
years old. He married Miss Canrinnia
Hunter, a -sister of Misses J. P., J. C
and T. M. and R. W. TTimtPT- tv,o
nrr.-t
. J 1 - . . V-JL
RIET RIVER; Wedne '".th.
(Delayed in itransmisff ' J'4 general
French's com'maE'd of ca lDf Ci lt!h a
strong ,force cf horse efc j had several children. Mr. Whitley was
Modder River Sunday i' ?lK ltrr fa- a man of ; fine character hones nn-
rignt conscientious and ioval to nrin-
i,nicen- j 'ciple. He was a member of the Edis-
trated. The next day tier":: '"'rapid! cPal church St. Mark's at Bristol,
'march .to the .Riet River; , ,S par-'' The funeral services took place today
ty oi Boers ccntested 13 V . Xe of aL 0 c1ck. Mr. vhitley Avas
the Bekiel Waterfall dri1 ':1UulW
hours' shelling, Frei;er the
Boers away and crossed V A Tues
day. The column icontini11 ...'"arch
rx tno TT-l.t-n, ,T? an i?.s Trci 1 JY S-Cea , ,
V'.1cf Riror otot -,l-e "JI
of dL ociock. Mr. Whitley was laid
to rest by the side of his aged father.'
. His sister, Miss Fannie Whitlev, is
also quite sick.
E a e r s p recipi ta tely
laagers in the hands
wlitn many cattle, and
'nee,p. i ne ijaritis'h
slisht. : '
LONDON, Feb. IS.T aa an. $3
informaition has 'ibeen secL, an
thp fish tin sr was. if anis; speech
'ers
THB HEN'DiERSON-PHARR: AT-
" TENDAXCE. -V
The .marriage 'of Mr. D. Raxtei-
i-ue neuutrsaa ana1 uMlSS Jfllva -Phirr n-r
retir- -i five I Tuesday evening in 4ha StWi. Pr6.
ov r lish. f.'byterlasni cihurrh will ;h cr,rvM.ai .-n't
-t no
rhere
nsh
andi Roberts idiid is take which ''"that
General '(Jronje ujyon nu 1 ctr th
strengi'ja an;3 cojeciL 01 -i.u- t4',JiQ.ve,
merits has retreated. Te her n
posisi'hility that Cronje oro, t f,n:
tein has heen flanked- ' for mant
French and that the mj often r, h.s
force is mo'w osoped w prepaj; Ie
;thuen at sMcider River, at the c at
Kimberley, witih Raroer?if ty-sei'af fc at
Jacc:bs:ial and r'o ehather 'cme
west. 1 full. r
RobeTts' movemsut is zei eye im1
iitaty wonders cf the stimui; 01il
sbairted en the read to r firmly Sat
urdiay latst. er vniit
ENGLAND REJOICjiine to v
IjlJiiNUlUiN. J?o. xo.
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MOUNEUX SENTENCE
MR. HISS THE MAN.
Will Die in the Electric Chair
During Week Beginning
March 26lh.
HE DENOUNCES MR. OSBORNE
cans Mis Attack on Mrs. floli-
neux, The Action of a Coward
Mr. Osborne Says floUneux
Was Given Every Opportunity
to Prove Himself Innocent.
By Telegraph to the News.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Recorder
uun xni-S , morning ,sentpr,r-p;r! Rnlqnri
Burnham. iMolineux- to death in the
e:c-iric chair during the week begin
ning March 26 th.
Before the sentence was pronounced
Malineux spoke 'out and declared his
innocence. He denounced Attorney Os
borne's attack upon ;his wife. He said
ae was not ' guilty of the crime of which
n 3 was conviote'd or "that ether crime.'
"I never had a murderous motive,'
'r 2 said ''and these hands never nenned
ujiMi) xm a. poison package c;
wrote any of the other disputed' writ
ings. But imy situation is not what af
fects' me most. I uen'oamce and1 con
demn the . action of the District Attor
ney in his coward-ly attack.on .the pure
and lovely woman who bears my name.
c was the action of a coward. A terrible
mistake was made about my handwrit-
s- x never possessed a silver ho
holder."
Molineux was taken to Sing Sing
e 2:05 train -this afternoon.
Consents to Become Secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce.
The executive, committee of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The meeting is
in reference to the secretaryship of the
Chamber a problem that has proved
vexatious and troublesome. President
Wittkowsky, in issuing his: call f or the
meeting this afternoon, says: ; "I am
happy to say that the solution bf the
problem of a secretary is about at
hand." The News statpri a wppIc nr an
'ago that the committee had its eye on
a man who would be the right man in
the right place, but the thing was to
get its hands upon him. The, man was
Mr. George B. Hiss, the able and effi
cient secretary of the Cotton Spinners'
Association, and whose faithful work 1
ana progressive spirit have done so
much for the association. iMrr Hiss,
with a spirit that is nothing short of
patriotic, has consented to assume the
duties iof the secretaryship, and will
do all he can and that is a great
deal toward making the thing go. Mr.
Hiss will not receive any remuneration.
"All I ask," said he, "is that the people
of the city put, their shoulder to the
wheel, and let's all null tosrethetr. for
Charlotte and her interests." It would
be nothing short of ingratitude if a bus
iness public did not respond with bus-
PEARSON ; MEETING, izs
what unbelief W n
. the tall upas tree that nv'Pr.tftno ' "if
: ee ln the dark forest of hell?
Christ Receiving Sinners" Was SoMnS
i fhlhie11 With the mrderr; seducers,
sumy or arson,
the Subject of Last Night's
Very Able Sermon.
etc. Unbelief is V,,.."'
f?tni wnle catlogue. Why is H
that these other sins murder. ar
! perjury, etc., make snrh on uw,.
THREE SPECIAL THOUGHTS, l'?
t" i. wut see unoe
tr:; I hef. Jo.b.say, . -There is hope of -a: tree'-:
ti n v -'.I5j' ! uu"u it win sprout again
The Preacher Says- Wh Christ What are 'those sprouts that you see?
Will Not Receivej WhoHe Wili ;
ReceJve: and How He Will Re- i ' "u ,"ee 'n sprouts, but not tha
i x uu t.
ceive Them A Beautiful Cli
max to a Strong Sermon.
Apropos to the subject of the night,
Mr. Pearson asked for the hymn: "Sin
ners, Jesus Will Receive," ag an- intro
duction to his sermon on '"Christ -Receiving
Sinners."
"I call
your attention tonight to
Luke 15:2: 'This man receiveth sin
ners..' 'This man' was Jesus Christ the
Son of God: the Judge of the quick
and dead, the Redeemer of mankind.
'This man' receives- and nardons sin-
mess head and grateful .heart' to this ! ners, but what sort of sinners? Mis
request. The News 'Dledces Mr: Hi as Arable, wicked, sniilt.v. hp.ii-?ninr qt,h
- ' . w r j y o w V 7 T Q ti l M.
its support in the arduous work which
ne is, tor the good of Charlotte, willin
to unaertake.
PETlTIOiN TO BELLAMY.
on
will take
ui nuereit.. j ne ceremony
pisice at 7:30, Rev. Dr. J. W. Stagg ci
ne latin g. M.is's 'Mary Ir win will foe maid
honor, and Prof. Jerome iBowd, , or
l"rit?ity College, hsst man. The ushers
Will he: Dr: C. A. Bland, Dr. H.. C
peHidereon, and' 'Messrs. Julian Libtie,
T'a-aias Earnhardt, John W. Alexander,
an d W. J. The mas. Mr. and :Mrs. Hen-f
der.E'cn; will leave immediately after the'
ceremony for a bridal triprNorth, Thej-"
will .spend several days in Washiing
ito nand then go to New York. On their
return they will keep house on North
Ocl'lege street, Mr. Henderson having a
heme already for his 'bride.
nraisea iu' lub stcs. - j.: iuun
a n-rt
tBh-encJh are not forgot .t-gt oil be
lleved that une iiormer? ASi.md the
.'forces, ana .bremcn, tune ,
mi n .n.f IT 4 Tin VlOF 1 C T-l V 1 7 .
i'ilt? AJ.CVVO. Wl liiiu.uu..v.iin. i", QUIPS
like a ray or suns nine v croui dark
eader,
Puhllc irejciicmg rs
un r e strain ed. .
Cl7SCi
I and
JEIN
IN THE SOCfAL;.
CO1
ilfi
firs. Scott's Dining FAL.
the "Just for FuiU!
of
4.
The "Just r .for f...
was 'entertained bt naq. T
C. Guthrie yesterda arrno0n
and., with such an at?- $' hos
testvigoes without saj. -t e
meeting was thoroughly-1 Tle
confcest for the evening w Tiil nev
and i w-s. a mental treat .Sfc
members. Miss Laurs. Lit? "3- Nel- I
lie Helvin, Misses Chrietz f I
Man 'liowQ tiea tor tne i va ic an
exquisite steel engravie thg
lucky straw was drawn if )Addie
THE FIRST PRESBYTERY.
The First Presbytery of the A. R. P.
church met yesterday morning at 11
o'clock at the A. R. P. church. The
most important business was the pass
ing on calls from the Hunrrsvillp
church for the Hev. J. W. Baird, of the
Memphis Presbytery: and from ilick
ory Grove and Smyrna churches . in
Ycrk county, S. C, for Rev. J. I.. Gates,
uj. o-iancaster.
11 is expected tbat Rev. Mr. Rqird
will accept and enter upon his work in
a tew weeks. He is a fine preacher and
pastor and the church is to be congrat
ulated upon securing him.
Kev. Dr. J. C. Galloway presided at
me meeting.
MISS WODFE.
.TUT fa
miss saran i.itv wifa'c ;
I uuc o ttuiilll tJIVi
niBuus wno are many will be
giaa to learn that she is making-pro
gress wnn ner vocal studies in New
York. As known, sne is a minil of
Mrs. Emil Gramm, at the
conservatory of Music, and of whioh
nicnara uurmeister is musical director.
L,ast Saturday evening Miss Wolfe nnL
peiirtju in, concert at tae conservator-
t .. ;rn V ,7. ".v, u.
iove Me," by Herbert;' and. "My Lovef
win Jome Today," by De Koven.
MR. CSBORNE INTERVIEWED.
A News reporter visited Mr.-Osbornb
his aftern'oon at the home of his
nptner on Wer.t Trade street. He was
vVI1 me aes.pait-efh in which - Moli
nsux. uttered his terrific denuncia
:ioii'3. air. Oshcrne read :it over and
then read it to Mb mother who listen
ed, intently at each .word contained in
the dispatch.
After making a short explanation to
her he turned to the reporter and said.
"Mclineux 'made a proclamation ; from
'he" Tonubs in wihicih he announceii ;his
in n ocence and declared that .'ihis only
vjjec-c in tne world was to. -be allove
i j- aiaac u u l iius ?ase . tne aeciarea' m
ice first lnc-tanca 'that the (District At
s-Cirney had: treated 'him with great in
jl-"-c uuiai, an maictmenx was
c clamed against him without an exam
i natron in the polme cou Ft- -where he
would 'be !3;ble: to pred'uee his witnesses
and shc-w his inn'oeence.
' V'nen I heard this complaint of the
prisoner I accused him in the police
court oi an assault on Cornish in that
he sent to Coirnish poison of which
LcrnisM partook.
"Tt'i', i .. '
vvmcix nn oipporiunitj'- .was given
Mclineux he; .Waiveid examination and
nothing was- heard from the prisoner
is extenuation.
Again l accused 'Molineux in the
rcagisitrate's ' court of the -murder of
Mrs. Adams and' again the prisoner
and -his counsel 'remained silent and
waived examination. .
"At last, the day so ardently sought
var by the prisoner arrived. He lhad his
opportunity to take the. stand. He lhad
his opportunity .to call witnesses. He
The Charlotte Bar and Lawyers
From Other Places the Authors.
The Charlotte roar this moraine -for
warded to air.. Bellamy a petition, to 1
Congress to pass the hill creating the"
ocipe oi resident clerk for the Federal
Court at this place.
T2ie petition is signed 'by .the Ifollow
insgi'ns.med msmhers of the Charlotte
hajr; J. D. !M!cCall, Brevard Nixon
Hsri'ct Clarkson, C. H. Duls, Jss. A.
Belj. Wm. Coleman, J. !N. Kenney, H.
W.:dlarris, T. W. Hawkins, D. K. Pope,
F. R. iMcNinch, Ju!dge A. Burwell. p
D. Walker, Lotte W. Hump'hreys, J. W j
hell-deserving sinners. This made the
angels in heaven shout 'Glory to God
in the highest and on earth peace and
good will toward men.' Glorious,blessed
Gospel! and how amazing that not
withstanding this men intelligent ma
ture, thoughtful men will go on living
in sin, rejecting the Saviour and being
indifferent to. this Gospel. I don't know
which is the more amazing to the an
gels: themercy of Jesus, the love of
Jesus.the death of Jesus for a lost world
or the indifference and unconcern of
sinners to that love and mercy. , There
are .three thoughts , that I wish to call
your attention to tonight:
'"First, The class cf sinners Christ
does not receive. ,
"Second, The class that Christ does
receive. T
"Tiird, The way in which Christ, re
ceives sinners.
'First5 The class He does not re-
Keerahs', ;T. C: Guthrie, F. M. Shannon- Sjft' 1 hTearJ0Ull?ne say 'Why, Mr,
:0Loi;33r axwl' -Chase Brenizer. This peti
' Pearson, I thought you ' had been
tion is f cccmpanied hy.a petition: from reacns that Christ loved all sinners
the lawyers of Gaston .county and also - r1 r ' and now aFe. ?ou ga"
a copy cf tne resolution of the Oham
ber of Commerce. Other petitions for a
resident .clerk here will l)e forwarded
to Mr. Bellamy from the lawyers of the
verier counties' vho practice in the Fed-
mg to make one of the divisions of
your sermon a class of men that Christ
is not going to receive?' This
Book makes it clear that
there . ' are ? certain kinds of
hsd 'his opportunity to put 'his wife oh
the stand to prove the falsity of the
District Attorney's contention, iHe ihad
his opportunity to ical-I 'witnesses and
w that the: statements that could
have ibeen made iby his
wife were true. 'He ih..id ihis
opportunity to prove talse the ac
cusations imade iby 96 witnesses called
oy the people. He had nothing to say.
Where was his defense? Where, are
tnese witnesses to prove that tois wife
12 . 1 .1 1 ...
era-1 Court here. : j dinners tnat iunrist never proposed ; to
:.:This effort' for & .resident-clerk Is mot?- e J,'8? 11 Wlth reverence, can't
made, it is understood, on account of ;av- y would like to know
any opposition to Mr. cCwies, who is ao' f 1 fce11 yu because I believe
the present incumbent oI the office and1 afe some of-that . class here to-
who resides at StatesvillevrThe lawyers' 0 4m sinto snow you, so you
are all very mrufch afcHiohed-tm fhfim tiat-
s-onally, and- say he makes as, model of
ficer. Seme of the.attprpeys.-here, while;
admitting the convenience and ibenefit
of a resident clerk, irefu.se to sign the
petition en this ground, hecause they
if ear that Ms fees would he cut down.
A good solution of the matter would be
for Col.' OowIes to move to Chairlottti
and let Stat esvi lie be ihis .branch office.
Charlotte would gladly welcome him as
one of her citizens.
can get out of that class: and I am zn
mg to let the Bible do its own preach
ing: John 5:40. From this I mak the
WEDDING AT MATTHEWS. '
The echo of wedding bells". Reached
Charlotte this morning from 'Matthews.
xne weaaing occurred last night. Mr,
Stephen Morgan "was the groom; Miss
Minnie Sinclair the bride. Rev. Mr,
Bonner was the preacher. The cere
mony was simple, but all-effective:. The
knot was tied with a Gordian-knot
twist, and is not to be cut asunder.
LARGEST TAX-PAYING COUNT Y-
By the latest returns, Mecklenburg
s the banner county financially as well
as industrially, of the State. Wake
county, up to the last returns, was the
argest tax-paying county, but Meck-
enburg now takes the lead by some
thing over $200,000..
1! k'-t
a nnzen mnK caraauuus- ' r.
i ;
r'O.
to Mrs. R. M. Brannon. re
served some dainty aref rel '
her own fair hand and tb-f?
journed to meet with M ;
Thursday afternoon.
The club is growing in
enthusiasm and more thai,
en of the sterner sex hay
for membership.
arded
athrie
with
g ad-?next
1 , i and
I r jdOX-
pnel
Mrs. J. M. Scott gives .14 tQj
morrow evening in honor .
liam A. Graham and Mrs. ia
f :1 '
The Saturday
Scott, of Graham,
Morninf , 1 ?I1
nreet -witih Mrs. J. D. CShnr-ras
morning at 11 o'clock. ThW
portant meeting. V tV-
Dr.
DR. GAHM SICK.
Joseph 'i-Graham's many friends
are glad to see him able to do even a
sman part of a day's work for the iias
few days He has been, very sick with
grippe, which was very nearly pneu
monia. He was somewhat better tad,iv
ana nis irienas nope ne will be able to
go on with his full work in a day or
so. Dr. Graham s illness is a mntii- f
concern always to a large number nf
people
BENEFIT CONCERT.
A concert for the benefit of St. Pe-
is What h, claim, .her to e They do i?rHosp.tal jrtH be given at the T
.-t-.u,V i. i- I iit.itj.jix. ine St. ueiia. ana - mr, uavia
- i i -. . . . IxsaunaTTl will fnrmsn covprnl milTTinPrS-
xziiy the kind of latemien that might 00, ."TT "V 7C2-XZr
ht'Ve been A-ynpptP rl . .W. Tiim Tb.Al J oluow V "!fYf
prop er place for ihis statement -was'tfee
. REALTY DEAL.
Capt. S. B. Alexander this morning
witness standwhere he r would have
"been suibijeictedi to a cross examination
Neither the nor his wfife dajredi to tgo on
tihs witness stand. Neither did1 Oarval
hr. There fore, nm nrAdiATiA a.n ibe
placed in a staibement cf this character 1 bey will use it for "hair and hide.
point: that Christ does not accept or
receive unwilling sinners. Look at -it
closely. As governor of the moral uni
verse, the will of God is supreme, but
in this realm of agency the will of the
IE-dividual is absolutely free to receive
or reject the Son of God. The PsalmisS;
says: "Thy people shall be a' willing
people in the day of Thy power. Again
Christ said: 'You will not come to me
2?.nd he saved;' again, 'And let him that
is athirst come-, and whosoever will let
ihim .take of the water of life freelv.'
So you see God consults your will, and
wnue tie died for you and wants to
save you weeps over you as He did
over Jerusalem, when He said oi the
city: I would have gathered you as a
broad under my wing- and you vould
not the will of. an individual is
free. .The Scripture makes it clear that
the human will is the pivot on which
this matter of. the acceptance
cf Christ turns. Christ will
never take you by the hair of
your head and drag you into the king
dom. He - says, 'Choose you this day
wrhom ye will serve,' so while the gate
of heaven is standing ever ajar, so is
the gate of hell. On one is written,
wncsoever will, let him come:' on the
other: T have called, but re refused.'
rrhric '- t,.- ,VJ"iu jr ,... jrwuis
7,V Z. 1 "s" of theeourt. Is there a sinner here to-
"'lit. iou are race ito tace wir.n a eon- : in, A
rJitiriTv- i "9icr?i:j. j-;7 , I "i&iii. w jo is wiiimg; to open nis'man:
cide this question, are you willing or
not to accept this salvation on God's
terms? Now.every unsaved person an
swer this ciuestioir -honestly: '.'Am T
nr i . "
I uruer,. perjury, arson, embez
zlement, seduction are the sprouts of
the old tap-root of unbelief down In
the human heart. Why didn't Christ
say: He that commits murder, arson, '
shall be damned?' because, like tho
great teacher He is, He went to tha
bottom .of the whole thing, and said,
'He that .believeth not shall be damn
ed.' You needn't size yourself up wita
a murderer and think you are better
than he. You are just as guilty as he.
and will go to the same hell. '
"What is unbelief? Now I don't wan
any theological technicalities, but just
j a plain, simple definition. Here- it is:
, A man stands here and looking up to
J heaven says: 'Almighty God if there
j be a God your Bible is a lie; your Son
an imposter; your heaven a chimera;
your hell a fiction; your government a
. farce, and I repudiate it, them.andVjtr.
vvnat is tnat? He is giving God thg
lie. That man is calling God a lian.
and don't you' see how he can't hi
j saved? It is an impossibility for Gbd(
1 to save a man who is in that state of
i mind toward Him. Hence God's Word
says: 'If ye believe not the record of
His Word you make God a liar,' and
God will not save a man who says Ho,
is a liar. . -
"I" go' a step, further: Luke 12:3 1
tell you, nay, but except ye repent, -ye
shall all likewise perish.' From that
I make the point that Christ does not
save any impenitent sinner. Do yoa
know what impenitent is? It is a sinner-saying:
'Almighty God, I hava
violated every commandment in tha
decologue; I have resisted your Spirit;
rejected your Son; profaned your
name, and now, Almighty God, I don't
care if T have.' Don't you see whali
that is? A sinner, with 'the audacity of
hell, looking God in the face, and ad- '
ding insult to injury by saying, M
don't care.'"
" "Is there a man here who gets drunk,
and says, T don't care if I do? A man
who is leading a double life; a seducer,
an-embezzler all sayinghey, 'don't
care is they do?'. My f ellow-triveler toj
the,-bar of God, I say. to you, if you
den'i repent you will perish in' your
sins. Jesus cannot receive, accept and
save you ; if you trample His blood un
der your feet. It is a theological, psy-
choiogical impossibility to save such
a man. So much for the class thai
Jesus does not receive. Now to the'
"Second class those Christ does re
ceive. Christ receives all who hunger3
and thirst after righteousness. What:
is the peculiarity about the man who Is
very thirsty: He is very specific as to
getting the water, but not particular .
about the vessel. What would you
think of a man who came to your dooc
and asked you for a drink of water,
saying he was very thirsty, if when
ycu brought the water in a tumbler he
would say' Why didn't you bring it ii
a silver dipper,' and then not drink it?
You would think that he was not very
thirsty. When I hear a sinner asking,
'How could Sampson catch the 300 fox
es; where did Cain get his wife; who
is Melchisedec?, I know he is not
very anxious about his soul's salvation.
but When I hear a dying sinner sav
from the depth of an honest, earnest
heart: 'Lord, remember me when thou? '
comest into thy kingdom;' 'God, bo
merciful unto me a sinner;' when he
comes saying: 'Lam a poor, guilty sin
ner, and I thirst for that righteousness
that will save,' I don't, care if his sin
is as high as the Blue Ridge, as deep
as the Atlantic and as black as mid
night, Christ will receive him and save
him. Go to Christ, and as the lawyers
would say, cast yourself on the mercy
willing ifcere tonight, in this First Pres
to God and say, - 'Lord God, here Jftrfe
these vile sins I've been committing; !'
but, Lord, have mercy on me.' Thank -Gad;,
there - is - a wideness about Gdd'k r
Bsercy like- the wideness of the tfc'aj
depth as deep as hell and a height as
sold the old ice house factory, near the ? ,churcl1' surrender mywill fligIl as. neaven. - Dear dying sinner.
coal schute, to Messrs Joel A. Yarboro
and Georsre H. Bellinger, for $2,500.
DATES MOVED UP.
The executive committee of thp v
AT A i- 1 - tfi.
tne parlors of the Y. M. C. A. The nni,,
bysiness of importance transacted wn
tnec nangiug of the date for the meet
ing of the. State convention from
March the 8th to 11th, tc Anril nth n
8th. ThA rn-hvtrt.tirvn -will i
ureensboro thei 5th of April and will
continue In session for three days.
when not imade m!der oath and not
subject to cross exiaiminaition!.
T.ae imiazination oif no man can;
conceive of a single (witness who could
have been called who would have (help
ed the defendant or bis counsel.
'In conclusion I desiire to say that
MINT HILL SAYING "HELLO!"
Dr. J. A. Austin, who lives six miles
from Mint Hill, telephoned the News
today of connections being made with
his home via. Mint Hill. The line was
opened yesterday. It is one of the
'he prisoner hadi more tlhian one year I many the Queen City Telephone Com-
un'-Isr the adyice of aible anidi learned Ipany has put ill operation within the
counsel to prepare 1his defense and to ex 1 past few weeks.
pose -the .'weakness of the prosecution.
"Why was it not done?"
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BANK NOTE.
Mr. J. C. Bowers, the popular trav
eling salesman, is in the city. He has
many friends in Charlotte. .
The comptroller of the currency to
day called for .a statement of the con
dition of the National Banks, at close I not mean primarily an infidel,' but that
ul uusmess eoruary xotn. etate of mind that keeos a sinner re-.
to God?. to renounce my sins and take
up my cross and follow Jesus Christ?
Am I willing to regulate iny life by
the ten commandments and the Sermon
on the Mount? If you say you are not
willing to be saved on the Gospel terms
of salvation tonight, then, sinner, my
neart aches for you, but I say to you,
stand aside, I am not preaching to
you. There is not a promise in that
Book for you, from Genesis to Revela
tion. If there is a sinner of that class
here tonlgiht I beg you to get out of
that class tonight.
I go a step further: John 8 : 24 'If
ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die
in your sins. Christ does not receive
and save an unbelieving sinner I do
won't you cast yourself on His mercy?
Christ also receives those who confess
their sins, as the publican: 'Lord, have
mercy on me a sinner.' Confess, and
be forgiven. .
"And again, Christ -will receive all
who are willing to forsake their sins.
There's, the tug of war with you. You
men who get drunk are you willing
to quit it? You lewd men, and men
leading double , lives, are you 'willing
to quit it? You men embezzling on tha
sly, are you willing to quit it? You've,
got to get the consent of your mind tor
forsake them. I hear some say, 'I ana
willing to quit' all of them but one
Here the preacher related the case of
a man in Sherman, Texas, who was
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