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T - - f - . - x. -.- , - , . S O State fiiVArmy CHARLOTTE, N. 0., SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1900. NO. 3644 THE NEWS VOL. XXIII. in full"retreat. Cronje's Nine Thousand Run ning Away from Roberts' Big Army. KELLEY-KENNY IN PURSUIT. The Boers Abandon Their Pro vision and Ammunition Trains Kimferley Received French's Troops Joyously Cronje Hast ening to Bloemfontein. By Telegraph to the News. LONDON, Feb. 17. A dispatch from Jacobsdal, dated last night, says Gen era! Cronje, with nine thousand men. all the force surrounding Kimberley is in full retreat, General Kelley-Ken ney pursuing. - . , ABANDON AMMUNITION AND SUP PLIES. Cronje's forces are traveling light and have been oompeled to abandon their provision and ammunition trains which are being picked up by the Brit ish cavalry. The forces of Kelley-Ken- ne,y are harassing the Boers in the rear, and many prisoners are falling into the hands of the Britsh. Cronje is making all possible haste to Bloem fontein. The Boers are reported leav ing Syptfontein, going in a northwest erly direction. BRITISH LOSSES. ine .tsoers captured a large convey as a result of Thursday's fighting at Riet River. The British casualties are compara tively slight in view of the tremendous bombardment. The loss was thirty wounded and one killed. CAPTURED FROM CRONJE. LONDON, Feb. 17 A dispatch from Roberts to the War Office says: "Kel ly-Kenney yesterday captured seventy eight wagons, stores and ammunitions of Cronje's force, two wagons ; of Mau sers, eight boxes of shells, ten barrels of explosives anl a large quantity of stores, all belonging to Cronje's Laag er, which was still being shelled by our artillery, when Kitchener dispatched his messenger." - - PARTICULARS OF ROBERTS' MOVE MENT, ine (Jnronicle s second edition says following the Water Vaal drift. Friday, Roberts with the Sixth and- Seventh di visions and the cavalry division, in marenmg to relieve Kimberley, ren dezvoused at Enslen then marched to-; ward the Free State. The Sixth crossed Riet River at Water Vaal drift and marched along the right bank. The Boers showed fight. We had several casualties. The division then march ed to Jacobsdal. The cavalry captured Brown's Drift, on the left flank of the Boers' main position. 'French's troops were enthusiastically received at Kimberley and the officers dined at the club J.-ast night. MADE NO DETERMINED STAND. "Both columns are now marching north and will probably effect a junc tion with his force. The enemy is re tiring north. "The Ninth division, under General Coleville is in rear of the Sixth divis ion. The enemy has "so far made no determined stand." BOERS ADVANCE AT MOLTiENO. STEiRKSTROM, Feb. 17 The Boers this .merging are advancing towards Molteno. They have several large guns The Beers fired upon Gatecre's pickets and seme have advanced within rifle distance of the English troops. CAPE TOWN WILD WITH JOY. CAPE TQWIN, Feb. 17. When the news of the relief of Kimiberley reached here today an immense crowd rushed to the iGovernment House, where they sang .'patriotic songs and cheered enthu siastically. An attempt Was made to , get Governor Mllnsr to speak, hut he declined. BATTLE 18 IMMINENT. JACOBSDAL, Feb. 17. Kelly Kenny overtask Cronje's rear guard this morning .asad 'a battle is now im minent. Cronje ihad to stop to (protect his transportation. Kitchener directs K e II ey-K e nney 's op e r a ti ons. BOERS HEMMED IN. CAPETOWN, Feb. 16. The Boers at Magersrontein are now completely hem med in 'by Methuen's forces at Madder River, -Roberts' men at Klip Drift, and MabEionald's Highland hrigade at Koodoesberg. COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED. N'EW YORK, Fob. 17. The Anglo American and direct United States ca !ble company give notice that communi cation with Kinberley is interrupted. - THEATRICAL. "Side Tracked," with Ed Connor, Tuesday night, is the next attraction at the opera house, and the Gordon Minstrels, which come on the 24th. The first and last time the Gordons were here they appeared at the Academy of Music. For the benefit of this gener ation, the News will state that the academy of Music is now incorporated m the Arlington Hotel building. NQWFLAKES. Little Particles That Ran Into Newsflakes as They Fell. "The Girl From Chili?" Why, she's a snow-flake only. -Mr. W. S. Dorr, of the Octagon Soap Company, will have a locomobile here in about a week- A .snow storm today; "The Girl From Chili" tonight. Who doesn't be lieve in the eternal fitness of things? Gaston court convenes Monday. Messrs. Jones, Bason and Cansler inj'TGaston trio -will. go over as usual. '. -f-In speaking last night of his pleas 'ilfe at being at .home again and of his affection for Charlotte, Mr. Osborne said: "I never have seen a building that was as big as the Central Hotel." The committee from the D. A. R.'s on .programme for the observance of Washington's birthday will meet Mon day afternoon at Mrs. D. P. Hutchi son's. Vlrs. John Elms has secured a po sition at J. B.Ivey & Go's., North, Try en street. The doors of this new es tablishment will be opened fo the first time Monday. Some of the operators at Gates factory refused to be vaccinated this morning, ibut when the man and the method the c'hief, the vaccine points, and the Red Maria arrived, arms were bared willing and readily. IN FEBRUARY, Some of the People Who Have Been let. So Far. Capt. A. Theis leaves Monday for Washington to attend the convention of Mining Engineers, which meets Tuesday. Miss Alice Torpy, of Wilmington, is at Miss Annie Monahan's. Mrs. Herman Von Maltzahn, who re turned to New. York a week ior so ago, expected to sail, today for Europe, to join her husband, in Germany. Miss Ethel Roberts returned to Dur ham this morning. , Mrs. B. F. Rogers, of ConcordJs ii Mr. J. F. Yorke's. J r Mr. Chas. T. MeCord, the well known traveling salesman, of Atlanta, is a guest of : the 'Central. Mr. R. F. Arledge leaves tomorrow night for Savannaih. He has been spending: several days with his home people. Mary Ross, of Charlotte, and Miss Jennie Henderson, of Croft, left today for Mooresville, to attend a house party given at the home of Mr. Ike Henderson. Miss Margie Whitfield, ' of Laufin- burg, who has been here on a visitMeft last night for Monroe. : ' 'Miss Edith Atkins is to spend' next week with .Miss Adele Hutchison. .Mr. Jake Newell, of Concord, .was in town yesterday. Mr. Newell has "evo lved" from. a. newspaper man to a law yer. . '; Billie Bethel "went it alone" to Dan ville -this morning.. LAYING OF CORNER-STONE. Of New Graded School Bui Id ins:. Interesting Ceremony Next Week. The corner-stone of the new graded school building will be laid sometime the coming week, the day not yet hav- ng been fixed. Mayor McCall will be master of ceremonies. The following programme, which ( however, is sub ject to change, has been made out: Prayer, by Dr. H. F. Chrietzberg. Address, by ex-Mayor DeWolfe, of Seattle, Washington. Address, by Dr. George Wl Grahani. History of the graded schools of Charlotte, by Prof. Alex. Graham- Address on "Religious Side of Educa tion," by Dr. J. W Stagg. "America," sung by school children Benediction, by Dr. A. C Barron. All the addresses will be brief CONCOR COUPLE MARRIED. 'Squire W. O. Bailes writes the News hat he married on last Thursday Mr. George W. Lee and Miss Gracie Furr, both of Concord. A number of friends of the contracting parties accompanied them io South Carolina to witness the nuptials. The young couple will re side fri Concord. . -AYCOCK MONDAY NIGHT. The coming to Charlotte Monday night of Hon. C.' B. Aycock-will be the occasion of much enthusiasm among the local Democrats. As ihas been sta ted" before, he will speak in the-court house, the hour being 8 o'clock. May or J.. D. McCall has made all necessary arrangements to seat the crowd. While many will be compelled to stand, a large majority of the audience will be provided with comfortable seats. Mr. Aycock is one of the most forcible speakers in the State and the News pre dicts for him a splendid reception in the Queen City. Mr. Aycock will arrive Sunday night and will be at the Bufprd." A commit tee of prominent Democrats will meet him at the train and escort him to his hotel. ' ( . CHARGED WITH LIBEL United Slates Senator Talia ferro, of Florida, Arrests His Accuser. HE MADE SERIOUS CHARGES. Alleged That An Army-; Officer Had Stolen a ILarge Quantity of Qoven ment Baconand that the Senator, was one of the Three Who Got the Proceeds. By Telegraph to .the .News. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.Jay C. Holland, who says he is a 'citizen of Jacksonville, Fla., 'was arrested last evening on a warrant charging crimi nal libel on Senator Taliferro. The warrant was sworn out by -Joseph W, iHaddock, also of Jacksonville, who is a messenger in the senate. The w arrant charges Holland with publish ing a defamiatory .article, in- a New York newspaper charging that iMiajor R'jthers,' U. S. A., had unlawfully dis posed of 215,000 pounds of government ?haccn and that the officer, Senator Tal is Terro and one other person were to divide the profits. : 1 MR. FAULKNER DEAD. Passed Away Last Evening Buried To-Day. Mr. Thomas K. Faulkner, who, for some days, lias been in a dying condi tion passed away last evening at 6 o'clock at his residence, on- North Bre vard street. Mr. Faulkner had been in declining health for two years, con sumption having fastened its fangs upon him at that time. He made a brave fight against the disease, but to iiz. purpose. He was compelled to give iip ; work six months ago, and since that time has been confined to the house. Death was to him a relief. Mr. Faulkner was a son of the late Dixon Faulkner. He was born and reared in Lancaster, S. C, and came here about fifteen years ago. He kept books for the late A. H. Crowell, and in business as in all relations of life was conscien tious and faithful. He was a most ex cellent jakn-t-a. man of few faults, and many, virtues.' . Tie - rwas a membe of the SecBid Presbyterian church, and Jived; consistent, Christian life. He rnarried twice. His last wife waM Miss EsR'ift WnriffilllAR wHn with fnnr M1. dren survive him. The funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2:30, at the residence, uOi North Brevard street, by Rev. Dr- Stagg. Y. M. C. A. At the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow Rev. G. W. Belk will speak, in the men's meeting, and Mr. Chas. P. Curry will conduct the sbng service. An evange list service will be conducted for the boys by Mr. Thompson and the general secretary. The Y. M. C. A. Star Course com mittee have received word from Mr. DeWitt Miller that he cannot lecture as expected and have secured Dr. P. S. Hen sen, the famous Baptistt preacher, of Chicago, is his stead. He will come March 23rd. REV. MR. VERNER.. Since Rev. Phillip Verner's visit and illness here, several months ago, many have felt an interest zn him and, his health. He was taken North to a rest cure and the physicians give liope that his recovery will be early and com plete. Mrs. Verner accompanied him North, but has returned to Columbia, S. C. NEW MILL FOR CHINA GROVE. Mr. C. J. Deal, of China Grove, Ca barrus county, was here this week. He is interested in the new cotton mill soon - to 'be established at that placg. The compan3r has not yet been (organ ized, but will be soon. The mill Hwill have about 7,500 spindles, with r a cap ital stock of some $110,000. A 12-YEAR-OLD PARTY. Hon. R. M. Ranson, of Huntersville, and son, Boy ce Lee Ranson, are here today, visiting at Mr. J. J. Ransons. Master Boyce, who is 12 ' years old to day, came to celebrate the day with his cousin, Miss Laura May Ranson, who is also twice 6. She has a party this afternoon in honor of her 12th anni versary. BUSINESS. Mr. E. C. Miller, of the Miller Dry Goods Company, returned this morn ing from the Eastern markets. He says that he will, offer one of the lar gest bankrupt stocks of the city. St. Peter's Episcopal church: Morn ing service, litany and sermon, by Rev. E. A. Osborne, 11 a. m. No services at night. - . . ' , SOCIETY. A White Dining by firs. Miller; Carnation Luncheon by Mrs. Scott. The white dining given last evening by '.Mrs. R. M. Miller, Jr., in .honor of Mrs. William A. Graham has, in ele gance and beauty, seldom ever been surpassed nV the fashionable dinner- circle "of society leaders. Apro pos to the guest t of honor being a bride, the decor'ations of the . table vwere of white; relieved only in their ucuiiium coicrlessness- .by ropes of asparagus ferns. In the eentre of the iarble was an immense ;bunch of bride's roses, sweet in, fragrance, 'appropriate in name and perfect in their .beauty. The cut glass vase which they filled was a superb ; holder, corner of the table small .rod - which about two feet above the At each was a extended .table, and wiiicn was wrapped with white TiWoon and ropes of asparagus fern. The chan delier ri'bbons broad bands of white satin- came from under, an -immense 'bow which depended from the chande lier, and ended in ibig (bows -at the top of the white atin rods. Trailers of ferns were wound gracefully about the rib'bons. and rods, and alsoicovered the chandelier. The daniask was covered here and there with costly English Point, and at each plate was a Tiffany array of silver and glass. Silver oan'de labra with white shaded candles, on table, buffet and mantel contribute their white gleams to the beautiful scene. The effect was fairy-like, pearl-like, bride-like in its loveliness. -Mrs. Miller, in an elegant teostume of black satin, with spangled over dress, and diamonds, did the honors with the graceful ease for which she i3 noted. Mrs. Graham, the inspiration of the white feast, wore an exquisite New York gown of gray peplin and Liberty silk, with yoke of white lace. At her threat Was a hoop of spearls .and dia monds. She looked superb in her beau tiful gown, which was a demi-train, the silk ruffles extending nearly halfway up the skirt. As the guests found theirtplaces at the .tajble," Mrs LVinir ga ve this toast to ths hride: . . "Here's -to the ibride1 'divinely tall and most divinely fair.' .We all with cae accord wish that her future, life may ?be as full of 'happiness as her ueautitul voice, wni'cn nas given so mueh.ieasure, is full 3fmusic.''f Glass es weri? raised, each guest pledging the wish of the hostess in the sparkling cup. These invited to meet Mrs. Graham were:, MrsivJ. W. Stagg, Mrs. VJE HP. J 7 1 f5611'1? I LOnUOU, JT K&srans,: iMrs, Fred Oliver, :Mr3';i yWA, A''J Berta Oates, - Mrs: ''H Mrs. W.'-v'BRyder?i IMifes Addie Williams, Mrs. George Fitzsim-. ons, Mrs. S. O. Brookes. A t Mm Die or 'creme de" menine, in the library, was a delightful farewell to the hostess and the "Bonnie :brade Mis. J. M. Scott gave one of those elegant luncheons for which she is no ted, today, complimenting, in her own charming style, Mrs. W. A. Graham and Mrs. Fannie Holt Scott, of Gra ham. The- flowers were pink carna tions, the candles pink and the hostess' hospitality as roseate and de lightf ul as the glow from candela bra andvase. Smilax covered the chan delier and mental. The lunch consist of eight courses, each dainty and beau tifully served. The guests were: Mrs Graham, Mrs. Scott. Miss Fan Bur- well, Mrs. R. M. Brannon, Mrs. H; A London, Mrs. J. R. Wilkes, Mrs. A. H Harris, Mrs. R. M. Oates, Jr., Mrs. E T. Cansler, Mrs. R. M. Miller, Jr., Mrs. C. C. Hook. - Mrs. H. E. C. Bryant will be at home, at Mrs. Rufus Barringer's, to her friends, Tuesday afternoons, after 3:30 and evening, for the next four Tues days, beginning Tuesday next. CONVOCATION OF CHARLOTTE Will Meet at St. Peter's Tuesday and Wednesday. A meeting of the convocation of Charlotte will ' lie held in St. Peter's Episcopal chiirich Tuesday and Wed nesday, the 20th and 21st inst. The meetings and services wfll be as fol lows: - Thursday, 1 a., m.', morning, prayer, sermon and Holy Communion; 3:30 p.-'in., meeting-of convocation;' 7:30 p. m., evening prayer and sermon. Wednesday, 10 a. m., morning prayer and meeting of convocation; 3:30 p. m., meeting of convocation; 7:30, evening prayer and .sermon Lay delegates from all the congrega tions within the convocation are invi ted, also the public in general. Rev. E. A. Osborne is dean of the convoca tion. NOT SIGNERS. The lawyers who did not sign the petition to Congressman Belamy, ask ing for a resident clerk here, were: Jones & Tillett, George IF. Bason, George E. Wilson, P. M. Thompson, H. N. Pharr, F. I. Osborne, W. C. Max well. L . '-i.-it.' -i ta - " ' ' 1 1 ' , . - A GREAT SERMON. The Evangelist Preached Last Night on "The Brazen Ser pent. DEVIL SICK, BITTEN SINNERS. The Application Brought from the Camp in the Wilderness to the Sinners ef the Present Day in Three Parallel Facts Mr. Pearson stated last night before beginning his service proper that he would be at the Second Presbyterian church tomorrow morning, not to preach, but to make a talk to the Pres byterians, who, as known, are to have a joint service there. "This meeting." said he, "is not (Presbyterian, except that it is held under , the auspices of the Presbyterian church," and the Pres byterians are responsible for it, but the meeting ap the Second church Sun day morning is Presbyterian. I don't mean that other people will not be wel come, but I want to give the Presbyter ians of the city a plain talk, and I want everyone of them to be there to hear it." After the usual announcements about the services' he last tomorrow night,, subject: "Confession," the preacheraddressed the large body of men and women before him. "I want to take two texts tojiight," said, the preacher: "John 3:14 'And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wild erness even so must the Son of man. be lifted up;' and Numbers 21:4-3.", ; The verses read told of the journey of the children of Israel through the wilderness; of their speaking, against Moses ,and of their' punishment God sending fiery serpents ampng them which bit the people- so, jLhat "much people of Israel : died; " pf their re pentance, saying to Moses: "We have spoken against " thee! " pray unto the Lord i that He take away t the serpents from us," and of Moses praying for the people; of the making of the "fiery" or nrazen serpent and its being put upon a pole, and of God's promise "Every one that is better whon . he looketh upon it shall live.' " "" Notice in the passage from Num bers' said Mr.. Pearson, "what the Israelites had done: 'We have rspoken against thee' -Mosses God's minister. a nreacher "is not above criticism. pu't kH the Church is. the apple of God's eye, so are, xne aear, laitntui men, tne pastors' in' God's Church. You Church members think you have 1 a right -to stand your pastor up and 'dres-: ' him up and then dress him' down. Be care ful. These Israelites sinned against God by sinning against Moses. Love your pastor, pray for him. and never criticise him except to his face. ;"v' "This text in John is one of the pro-: foundest in God's Word, because it sweeps the field of ruin and redemption, but when explained in the light of this passage from Numbers, it is one of the simplest texts in the Book. . Some people think the Old Testament is like a back-number almanac dry and un interesting, but Christ didn't think so. There is a great deal of Gospel in the Old as well as the New Testament. The difference between them is that in the Old Testament Christ is the Rose of Sharon in bud; and in the New He is the Rose of Sharon m full bloom. Hence we are told in Luke that Jesus, after His resurrection, 'beginning at Moses and all the prophets, expound ed unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself.' "I am going to preach to you tonight on 'The Brazen Serpent,' and I am go ing to give you plain, simple facts, for I am a great stickler for facts. From the passages in Numbers I get three facts: '1. Those Israelites were better in the wilderness.) "2. A serpent of brazen was erect ed as a remedy. A look at that brass snake was the condition of the cure. Christ said, 'As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up.' "Now in John I learn three facts par allel to those in Numbers: 1. You and I and all of Adams race are devil bitten. 2. Christ crucified is God's remedy for our sin-sick souls. "3. Faith on the part of a penitent sinner is; the condition upon wnicn God saves a soul. "First is it a fact that those Israel ites were bitten? 'They bit the peo ple.' It is a recorded fact in God's Word, endorsed by Christ. Is the par allel fact that you and I and all of Adam's race are devil-bitten, true? The Bible teaches the doctrine of the devil as much as it does the doctrine of the angels. Gen. 3:13 'and the woman said,' the serpent beguiled me and I did eat.' And again in Rev. 12:9: 'That old serpent called the devil.' The serpent was the devil. , I might para phrase it: 'the devil did beguile me and I did eat.' This was when the venom of the old serpent, the devilwas in fused into the federal pair. Gen. 6-5-Jeramiah 7:9; Isaiah 1:6; Matt: 15:19." The preacher quoted each passage .r raemory and continuing said: i. isl' said Jesus 'are tie things that defile the man. It is a fact, deny it if you want to; explain it if you can, but the fact remains true that you and I and all of Adam's race are devil-bitten. "Again, was the brass serpent a rem edy? Numbers 21: S: 'And it shall come to-pass that, every one that is bitten when, he looketh upon it, shall live.' So you sere the brass snake was the . remedy for the bite of the living snake.. You see now how the whole thrhgc" stands or falls together: If those people X were not bitten there was no need of a remedy. It is also true that Jesus Christ crucified on the cross is the rem edy for sin, and proves that we are sinful and need a Sa viour. John 3:14-18; Act 4:12; 1st Cor. 3:11. ' Then don't you see that the second parallel fact is a fact, and as the brass snake was the rem edy for the devil-bitten Israelites, r Christ is the remedy for our sin-sick '" souls? Now grip that idea that the ; brazen serpent was-the remedy. There's a- man there in thewilderness who is snake bittetn. What is he going to do? Not go to work to make snake remedy, but accept God's remedy. . How simple, you say! and yet you befiihdle your head: with theology; you have nothing to do, with it. Christ on the cross is a personal Saviour. . All you have to do is to accept Him as such.' Here's a poor, devil-bitten sinner, going to hell. What is such a sinner to do? Not burst his head open with theology, but to accept Christ, who is a personal Sa viour. . Now to. the "Third fact a look at the brazen serpent was the conditoin of the cure. The serpent was the remedy, but not without a condition "When he beheld the serpent of brass he lived. But some snake-bitten man says: 'Moses, what is brass? Why did God make a jbrass serpent? Don't you have to do more than look? Don t you "have to J climb the pole? What was enakeology to him, or, how. brass1 was made; lie had just: simply- to look. He was not to get excited; not to get into an emo tion, or a commotion, but., simply to look. . '-.-' : "Now see if the third parallel fact is not true? Faith in Jesus Christ is the condition on which God saves a peni tent sinner. John 1:12-13: "But as many as received Him to them gave He power to become the Sons of God, even, to-them that believe on His name; which were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, but of God..' Have to be born of God; to be saved by re ceiving Jesus. How must a sinner re ceive Jesus? by believing on Him as his personal Saviour: John" 5:34 'He that believeth on me hath eternal life, and s'hall not come into' condemnation.' Gal. 3:26: 'For ye artf'all'the children of God, by faith in Christ Jesus.' How does a guilty . dinner become a child of God? Not by 'emotion or commotion; hot by what he feels, thinks oridoe&, but by faith in Jesus. How simple is the Gospel when you get right down to itT 1 :As the bitten Israelites just 'look ed,' the sinner must just 'believe' be lieve with all your heart that He is your personal Saviour, and hold on to Him just like if you were drowning and I should hold out my hand to you, you would grip it and hold on. Just believe, just say Jesus is able to save me and I will trust Him here and now. So much for the three facts and three parallel fact. And new in prder to simplify this mat ter, and for the sake of illustration, let us-draw on our imagination a little: Down in Egypt are the camps all about. The shakes are there. They are crawl- ng in the water-troughs, in the houses, in the little ennurens oeas every where biting the people and they are . I dying. Moses comes walking along through tne camp ana sees a man snake-bitten. He says, 'Are you snake bitten?' 'Yes,' answers the man. 'Why don't you look there on the brazen r , serpent?' asks Moses. The man re- :' plies: 'What did God make snakes for? Until you tell me that I won't look.' Mosses" says: 'I don't know why God makes snakes, and what's that to you; that is none of your business. You are snake-bitten and if you don't look at the brass serpent you will die.' So some sinner who is devil-bitten says: 'Why did God make the devil?' It's none of, your business in the first pla'ceV7''' ' and. "in;; the second place, God didn't"" makethe . devil. He made an angel, . and fe; made himself a devil. Dear dy ing, sinner, you had better let that alone. ' : "I see another, man in the camp who is snake-bitten. Moses asks him why he doesn't look at the remedy God has provided. 'Well, I won't look,' says he, 'until you explain to me the phil osophy of 2iow a brass serpent can cure the hiteNpf a living snake.' Moses says 'Directly tou'11 be dead.' Now here I am preaching the Gospel to a poor, devil-bitten sinner, and ihe wants to understand the philosophy of this ques tion, and that, before he accepts Christ. But Moses goes on further: There is a man sitting near the fire. There's considerable bustle going on. Moses says: 'Are you snajcs-bit.' -ine md.n says, 'Yes.' 'Why don't you look at tfia serpent?' asks .Moses. You see that kettle on there and the water, says I Continued on eighth page. - tdoJ; '(if A I