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7 Sunday School Lesson Young Peoples Topic RTHTELLERS OF THE BEST. International Sunday School Les n For March 22 is a Quarterly 1M. WILLIAM T. ELLIS. ( ; i i: i l -t is distinguished from a true iv ihe fact that the former ;!:; Un lite own advantage what he while the latter proclaims to )iid. lor the benefit of humanity, i . liincoveries. The unwritten law - iionovahle scientists is that the ,,! , knows belongs to all men. ;; s;tnie principle runs as a golden i ihrough the Book of John, :i the Sunday schools have been .ins; for the past three months. :dingether been, on the part of i. ty of men. a forthtelling of the i hoy knew. In conventional re ;s terminology, the lessons have studios in witness-bearing. ;iim;iiy obligation of life if that h itsts upon the man of science, ... liioh was accepted by the eharac- ,ho move in noble procession; h tln'se pages the obligation to j to the truth as it has been od or achieved. That is the Imsiness of the preacher. It is vi the accepted mission of the V.' 1 i st newspapers, this as its highest h.in man of the street can do no i service to his fellow-man than ;i forth, modestly, resolutely and inuly, the best things they know, Vnntally. that simple rule would . ;i whole Hood of idle, profane and .at speech. An Early Journalist, .-hi: filled the office of a journalist, lour reporters of the words, character of Jesus, his is the , si and most intimate character A number ot notable tacts are i '.i wn concernint; mis nit-im ui ju, ::(.sr-'ssed the pen of a ready writ . . : h;n the one great fact which ob-(-uu-s all others is that he has be- : : .-;,thed to the world a record of his :! i me knowledge: which was Christ. ), is the first of the forthtellers of i! r U-st who has been treated in these s! i';ie?. Literature and life are his .; iois because he joined heart to 1; ii.l in writing his testimony concern history's pre-eminent Character. The wonder is that more of the li.inds which have come under the s; til of that Personality do not take i;';i the pen as a medium of witness ! aring. The man with a passion for interpreting Christ naturally turns to The pulpit as his means of reaching people: yet what an insignificant hand i'til the largest congregation seems alongside of the tens of thousands, and even millions, who may be reached through the printed page. I confess to u iVelin oi' awe and utter unfitness when I contemplate how even this poor pioaclmient will be read by busy lutr'H of affairs, by gentle "shut-ins," hv earnest Christians and by others v.hom the usual Christian agencies do i.' t reach in city homes of all kinds, in farmhouses, in mountain cabins, in miners' lodgings, on trains and boats il'.e territory covered every week etching from Alaska to Texas, from ocean to ocean. It is no idle prophecy to declare that one of the agencies to ie hugely employed in the near to iLf.now by the increasingly contempo-liin-ous Kingdom will ha the existing ) vs pa per press. A Wilderners Prophet. A certain type of mind will hear no pi iiciier who is no arrayed in canon-k-ii! vestments; but the great bulk of humanity are willing to be startled into atr.-iiTicn by unconventional methods. Tin' world dearly loves an original : i; r Mrs. Grundy has set her seal of ; : ; :oval on him. The official prophe Forthteller of Jesus was a rough t'.uc from the wilderness, his camel's h; !: robe giit by a leather thong. John the baptist was a man immersed in a mi-sion. Professedly and avowedly, h" was onlv a voice calling to the 'me Who Was to Come. The nearest to greatness that most ' us ever can approach is to support ! follow the great. This was John's i;0'.!f r-jireer, to witness to the Greater One. All the attention that men would :h.!ver upon him. he refused to ac ,'. mining it to that Figure to whom h' pointed, crying, as with kingly self--nation he surrendered his own dis-f-i; :! -s, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" In tii" train of this wonderful witnesser S'H can follow who will forget them 'ives -and cry "Behold!" The Supporting Friends. A Pittsburg oyster-opener was offl fiiily notified the other day that he h:ni fallen heir to a million dollars. Do ,")U suppose that humble oyster saloon vi!l know him nvech longer. He has now more important duties in life than opeiiiii oysters although a week ago i" haibtless counted himself fortunate 1(1 have a steady job. The good must i e in.i it way for the better. A man ;ho linds great treasure must forsake ' ; - r ihinsrs. I fins the little band of twelve mti in.iti; friends, who figure in these les :"ns on the life of the Lord, gave up ; ii else in order that they might fol low him. in him they saw the Su i'Seme Good: to support, serve and lol 'w him henceforth became with them iii'"'s chief business. We wonder how Hi' y would serve the Promised One if tlii-y wore alivr today? Would they ;i!l ho proiicheis to established congre gations? Or would Matthew be a suc 'islul business man, earning money send the Good News where he could iu'ver carry it himself? Would John write? Would Andrew be a city mis ;;' iui!y or a Y. M. C. A. secretary? Would I'eter be the organizer and lead ' r of great Christian doctrines? As suredly, each in his own place and way 'v on id proclaim to the world the Best: none would be living for second-rate koals. A Life's Outreach. A curious assortment of people are ff"ind linked, in one way or another, to the life of the Hero whose career Is being studied. Nearly all of these iich was, and still is, the peculiar pow f i of Jesus over His friends because heralds of His helpfulness. It is the fashion of Jesus to make men His wit- nesses, and thus, inevitably, witnesses for all that is most worth while in life. There, for instance, was that flip pant, slow-witted and not altogether re spectable Samaritan woman by Jacob's well. Unpromising material, she. Yet the touch of Jesus upon her spirit made her an evangelist to her village; and she who had stood for the worst straightway began to stand for the herd. Then there was that eager, dis- uacieu nouieman, seeking health for his son and finding it, along with bet ter things. At once he became a pro tagonist of the truth Tht suffpi-or t ...v. (i...iucoud, anu nit; man born blind, what stout and effective champions of the truth they became, after coming under the healing influ ence of Jesus. In a crude, cross and selfish fashion, the hungry mob whom Christ fed on the hillside likewise bore their testimony of the Wonderful One. Only Xicodemus failed to be true to the best he had learned and even he, belatedly, came out in reckless and unreserved allegiance to the Teacher whom he had discovered to hp thp. promised Revealer of God. Truth's Noblest Knight. This practical, unliable, present-day theme of utter loyalty to truth, which runs through all the Sabbath School Scholarship j Lessons, naturally found its fullest ex creed. And ! pression in the central figure of this j moving biography. Jesus alone lived life at its best. He was a revelation j of human possibilities: in His school .men iearn how to be trueand good and lorever steadfast. The motives that sway most of us today pride, fear, lust for gold, con cern for reputation, and al! the other varied forms of self-interest wears He showed men how to subordinate, putting above them all a regnant loy alty to the will of God. Consistently, and inspiringly, Jesus lived to please His Father and to serve mankind. He sought no glory from men. He did not fear the face of man. For Him life meant one thing supremely and this principle He reiterates for all men's guidance an opportunity to live the life cl God in the world of men. O THE RICHEST MAN. Terse Comments on the Uniform Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young People's Societies Christian En deavor Baptist Young People's Union, Epworth League, Etc. For March 22, is, "The Wise Use of Influence." Eccl. 4:9. 10: Prov. 6, 9, 10, 17, 19. By WILLIAM T. ELLIS. The greatest of wealth is greatest influence. He is richest whose life is most powerfully invested in the larg est number -of other lives. Some well-meaning folk are diligent ly engaged in trying to convert them selves into ciphers. They seek to ef face their personality, that they may please and serve their fellows. There by they commit a cardinal offense against themselves, their fellows and God. For a person must be somebody before he can do. anything. Character less shadows lead nobody anywhere. The' Kingdom of Heaven is not to be hronsrht in bv smilina' .snineless. su pine creatures of gelatinous good will.! Out upon this morbid conception of j unselfishness! God's command is to! " I ? o ofrnnof " I ? i i ncrfl ic fni mnn ' ; r! 1 I women of force as well as friendliness INSTANT RELIEF OF Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw Feet Too Swollen to Get Shoes On Sleep Completely Broken by Intense Itching and Burning Well in Two Days and Says That t CUTICURA IS AMONG HIS HOUSEHOLD GODS "God bless the man who first com pounded Cuticura. Some two months ago I had a humor break out on my iimbs below my knees. They came to look like raw beefsteak, all red, and no one knows how they itched and burned. They were so swollen that I had to split my drawers open to get them on and could not get my shoes on for a week or more. I used five or six dif ferent remedies and got no help, only when applying them the burning was worse and the itching less. One morning I remembered that I had a bit of Cuti cura and tried it. From the moment it touched me the itching was gone and I have not felt a bit of it since. The swelling went down and in two days I had my shoes on and was about as usual. I only wish I had used the Cuticura Remedies in the first of my troubles. They would have saved me two or three weeks of intense suffering. Dur ing that time I did not sleep an hour at a time, but was up applying such remedies as I had. Henceforth the Cuticura Remedies will be among my household gods, rest assured. George B. Farley, 50 South State St., Concord, N. H., May 14, 1907." FOR BABY RASHES Eczemas and Irritations, Cuticura Is Worth Its Weight In Gold. The suffering which Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have alleviated among the young, and the comfort they have afforded worn-out and worried parents, have led to their adoption in countless homes as priceless for the skin and scalp. Infantile and birth humors, scalled-head, eczemas, rashes, itchings, chafings, and every form of itching scaly, pimplv skin and scalp humors, with loss of hair, are speedily, perma nently and economically cured. Complfite Externnl and Internal Treatment for Every Humor of Infants. Children, and Adults, con sists ot Cuticura Soap (25c.) to Cleanse the Skin. Cuticura Ointment (50c to Heal the bkin. and Cjitl cura Resolvent (50c.). (or In the form of Chocolate Coated fills. 25c. per vial of 00) to Purify the Blood. Sold throughout th world. Totter Drug & Chem. Corp.. Sole Props.. Hoston. Mass. i-Maued Free. Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases. ITCHING MR ALCOHOL 3 PER OPNT AVegetablcPrcparationforAs similating theFoodandRegtila tmg the Stomachs aadBowelsof 3 Promotes DteesKonrkerful- ness and Rest.Contains neittierl OpiurtuMorphinc norlincrali Not Narcotic, j JtoapeofOUDt&MLtmmWR. us. w-rL'. NTT-' Jhnptat Seed Jfiicfatte Salts Awe Seed larbonakSda Worm Seed Clarified Sugar hiutctpeai Flans'. AnerFect Remedy forCorafipa tion , Sour Storaach.Diarrtei Worms,CoHvulsionsjrewrish- ness andLoss of Sleep. TacSimile Signature of rfBR CC- NEW YOEK. Exact Copy of Wrapper. J and of strength as well as sweetness. o Even a hitching post, before it can be tied to, must stand. There is no influence without indi viduality. The first contribution any body can make to the well-being ol the race, or the glory of God, is U achieve a character for himself. man must stand before he can lift How can one impart life who does nol possess it? A sensible insistence upon one's own identity must precede all effective service of men -ov God. A flaccid, fatuous amiability is some person's conception of a Christian char acter. Hundreds of books and thou sands of poems are being written to extol the passive virtues. These have helped , beget a. -type of life which is inoffensive it even shrinks from of fending the devil's sensibilities but also ineffective. God's empire-builders are robust souls, surely, daring, bold. These intrepid pioneers have scant time for morbid introspection: they spend few hours in considering what other persons think of ihem, or in weighing what the effect of their ev ery word upon some thin-skinned neighbor may be. They have real work to do, and "the King's business re quireth haste." They keep their eye upon God, and not upon men. There fore, since they do not seek influence with men they osse?s it. Only objects possessions substance j cast a shadow. And influence, after I ail, is only the shadow cast by char acter. Cultivate character, and let the Sun determine the shadow. Too much concern for our influence begets an unwholesome self-conscious ness. It also tends to Pharisaism. If we live for the eyes of men, we cease to regard the Father who sceth in se cret. On the other hand, if we make snr that our hearts are right with God, we may depend upon Him to take care that not hurt but only help comes to others through our lives. "What we really are, somehow or other, will ooze out," tersely and truly says the great Robertson, of Brighton. ;! j1: ill Lord, speak to me that I may speak In living echoes of thy tone; As thou hast sought, so let me seek Thine erring children, lost and lone. O lead me Lord, that I may lead The wandering and the waving feet; O feed me, Lord, that I may feed Thy hungering ones with manna sweet. 0 strengthen me, that while I stand Firm on the Rock and strong in thee, 1 may stretch out a loving hand To wrestlers with the troubled sea. O teach me, Lord, that I may teach The precious things thou dost im j lait, And wing my words, that I may reach The hidden deptns of many a heart. Francis Ridley Havergal. Everybody's life is a talent which he is bound to employ to the full. It is a Christian duty to project one's person ality as far as possible. Character is the highest gift wit which God has entrusted any one; therefore he is bound to make the highest use of it. A man of meagre attainments, actuat ed by this spirit, often serves the world more greatly than another man hichly endowed with ability. Ten pen nies in circulation are of more use to 'society than ten gold pieces buried in a cellar. Many a commonplace person, moved by a sense of stewardship, ex tends his influence into remote lands and into many spheres of service for others. So wonderful is the machinery of modern life that an ordinary man, of ordinary income, may be a factor in the religious life of half a dozen countries, a useful citizen in his own neighborhood, an effective force in a local church, a formative power in the lives of many young people, and an ex emplary husband and father in his own home. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years THE CSNTAUR ComPHMX. HEW VORK CITY. E "A Messenger Boy. " Seats were placed on sale this morn fig at Hawley's for "A Messenger Joy," the new comedy drama which is o be seen at the Academy of Music next Monday night.; Something of the character of the play, "A Messenger Boy," may be judg ed from the following letter of endorse ment given to Manager Sweet by Rev. V. Perry-Thomas. Rector of Holy Trin ity Church at Luverne. Minn. "It was my good fortune to witness the excellent play you gave us, 'A Messenger Boy.' You and your sup porters deserve ail the hearty applause you received. The play is good, clean and moral, and deserves the support of the public." "The Blue Moon." James T. Powers and a large com pany come to the Academy of Music tonight and present the latest inter national Musical Comedy success "The Blue Moon." "The Blue Moon" has been presented in its Americanized ersion for the past two seasons and 2very where has received the commen dation of crowded houses. The scenes are laid in British India. A locale which affords many opportunities for brilliant effects both scenically and in the costumes, and it is safe to predict that the Messrs. Shubert, who aro re sponsible for the offering, have taken every advantage of these opportuni ties. The company in support of Mr. Powers includes (.Mara Palmer, Xanon Jacques, Leslie leigh Myrtle Cos grove, Robt. Bromick, Max Sharpe, Edward Earle, II. I,. Griffith, Frank Farrington, Blanche Wilmot, Jennie Prager. the toe dancer, and one of those large and beautiful choruses whom none knew so well how to se cure as the managers of this produc tion. Churnless Butter Company. Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, March 20. The North Carolina Churnless Butter Company is the name of the new con cern just organized hero with a capital stock of $50,000. The company will sell county and family rights for the churnless butter making process which was discovered by a lady who received $20,000 for her patent. FRIDAY NIGHT Sam S. and Lee Shubert (Inc.) The North American Amusement Co., Props., Offer JAMES T. POWERS and a Big Company in the Merry Musical Comedy Success of Two Continents The Blue Moon 20- Big Song Hits -20 A Dream Chorus. Seats on sale today at Hawley's. Prices 50, 75, $1.00, $1.50 Schedule in Effect January 12, 190f Daily Charlotte and Roanoke, Va. 10:50 arn Lv. Charlotte, So Jty Ar 6:00 pis 2:50 pm Lv. Winston, N & W Ar 2:00 prn 5:(M' pm L.v.Martv'!le N A: W Ar 11:40 pm 7:2ii pm Ar Roanoke. N& W Lv. 9:20 am Connects at Roanoke via Shenandoah Valley Route for Hagerstown and alJ points in Pennsylvania and New Yorlc, Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Philadel phia. Additional trains leave Winston-Salem 7.30 a. m. daily, except Sunday. If you are thinking of taking a trip YOU want quotations, cheapest fares, reliable and correct information, as to routes, trnln schedules, the most com fortable and quickest way. Write and the information is yours for the ask ing, with one of our complete Map Polders. W. D. BctII, M. V. Bragg, den. Pass. Agt. Trav. Pass. AsC Boaaoke. Va. AW One of Charlotte's finest "And you say the folding bed shut up on you last night?" asked the boarding-house lady. "Sure I did," replied the new boarder. "You must have experienced great discomfort?" "Not at all, ma 'm. You see, I used to be a policeman, and I'm used to sleeping standing up!" ONE OF CHARLOTTE'S FINEST insurance offices is at "Insurance Headquarters." MORE WATER "And the name is to be" asked the! suave minister as he approached the' font with the precious armful of fat and flounces. "Augustus Phillip Ferdinand Cod rington Chesterfield Livingston Snooks." "Dear me." Turning to the sexton: "A little more water, Mr. Hawkins, if you please." ' MORE WATER Is needed in Dilworth and then the citizens will get better rates which will be good news at "Insurance Headquarters." .. N. 0 Butt & CO (INCORPORATED.) Insurance Headquarters. "Queen of Sea Trips.1 MERCHANTS & MINERS Transportation Co.'s STEAMSHIP LINES Between NORFOLK, Boston and Providence, Newport News and Baltimore Accommodations and Cuslne Unsur passed. Steamers New, Past and Elegant. Finest Coastwise Trips In th World. iSeud for Booklet. E. C. LOUR, Agent. Norfolk, Va. H. C. AVERY, Agent, Newport News, Va. W. P. TURNER, P. T. ML General Offices, Baltimore, Mtf. WE HAVE 150 GOOD HORSES AND MULES TO SELL Prices right and terms right. This is the best and largest shipment we have made this year Each Horse or Mule must be just as represented j. W. WastaoriiTs Sons' Cs "VEHICLES AND HARNESS" IT you have property to sell. Hat l In this office. If your have houses or stores tt. rent, let mo do your collecting and save trouble and worry. The place to Insure your property is in this agency. R. E. COCHRAN' INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATt AGENT. Main Office 18 West 5th St., Charlotte, N. C. Brancher 11 Church ' St., Asheville. N. C. 214 West Market St., Greensboro. N. C Queen City Dyeing and Gleaning Works Established 1898 French Cleaners, Steam Cleaners, and Dyers of Ladies' and Men's Gar ments of Every Description. MRS. J. M. HESTER, Manager. Mail Orders Receive Propt Attention. Phone 246. 1 Hackney Bros, Company I Is the place to get prompt service for anything in the line of Plumbing and Heating. We carry a full line of Supplies. 'Phone 312. 6 West Fifth Street. BEST SUGAR 5c 23 S. Tryon. Phone 1539. Prompt Delivery. Twenty grades of daily Roasted Coffee to select from. Kenny's "Spe cial" at 25c is the cup favorite. Fine Teas 40 to 80c per lb. A nice Sou venir free on Saturdays. THE AUTOCRAT AROMA FROM THE COFFEE POT PROM ISES A DELICIOUS CUP OF COFFEE A POUND IN oC 3C AIR-TIGHT CANS -OC Sold by over 40 Charlotte Grocers Because It's the Favorite for Its Fine Flavor and Popular Price. Charlotte women should send their address to Brownwell & Field Co., Providence, R. I., and they will receive FREE BOOK LET telling all about the very useful and attractive Premiums sent them for AUTOCRAT COFFEE COUPONS. (INCORPORATED A School with a Reputation for doing high-grade work. One of the beat equipped schools in the South. THE LARGEST, THE BEST. The strong est faculty. More graduates in posi tions than all other schools In the State. Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Tel egraphy and English. Write for hand some Catalogue. 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