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DR. JACOBS' LEARNED ADDRESS.
Where Southern Lutherans Aret Thjir
Growth and Influences -Other Addressee-Bumptious
Dinner Hickory
a Prctfj Ttmn estlel in Sigh of
.MiMiutiiin (Jrandeur.
Hickory is ft picturesque placo
and especially well suited for a
Lutheran reunion. It' is where jlom of the Lutheran Church in
Lutheraniiim is held ever dear to the South."
the hearts of many dwellers. It He. disavowed all purpose
w V,on nt ifi:!lv situated and 'from: to formulate a system and
the observatory on Lenoir Col
lege the scenery is grand indeed
The re-ion around which you
stand is of a level or slightly, but entered into a narration
rolling character but as the showing a masterful familiarity
range of vision is widened, beau- j with the history of Lutherauism
tiful mountains appear in their 'in America. He seemed to
majestic forms. Farther in the carry one along with Lutherans
hazy air the Blue Ridge stretches as they emigrated from Europe
like tapestry on the ethereal wail and traced them about the sing
beyond which T,able Rock and ular course in the land with their
Grand Father mountains rear influences and their steady
their lofty towers in dim but growth, laying open to view the
imposing grandeur. field before us with its advan-
The trade center of Hickory is tages and disadvantages,
compact in an almost unbroken : Ho took the high ground tha.
, -i . e 1.,,, the church of the Reformation
line of stores on one side t the
t,.m .1,. was ever in view of Him without
street running parallel with the
railroad, on the north side, ter- hose notice the sparrow does
urinating with a short cross t fall and that by His guiding
ctrpnt. hnilt on both sides. iriviniT han of tho i"bloms that
r mi, if t" twi-, riS(J aud seem to threaten tho
it the form of tho letter "i with , .
.... . nnA destruction of the church appear
a -single line for the stem and a 11
, ,. . , ,vnea ,to solve themselves. It was
double line lor the cross.
-i i not an accident that America
Lenoir College is a handsome
, . , , 1 1 i, was discovered and that the
three story brick building well
4. i u 1 Lutherans entered the field,
constructed for its purposes, sit-1
, .., , e He quoted an eminent divine of
uated in a beautiful grove of i r 1
T . i t. , the Presbyterian church who
oaks. It is coeducational and, J
to the north of tho main building thanked God that for the con
is a dormitory for males suited saving . of differences arising
for 35 students while to the west
t.W is now in course of erec-
. , -. ;f f .v church of Martin Luther.
tion a handsome dormitory for,v
females with 20 rooms intended
for 40 girls. Those buildings
are of wood. Th-3y are inviting
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homes xor tne seeders oi kuowi-
edge.
. The reunion was well attended
locally but there was disap
pointment in the attendance of
the N. C. Synod wing of the
church. There was misunder
standings or something by which
the special rates for the round
trip were a very small reduction
and very many stayed at home. .
The commodious chapel was
filled to overflowing. A choir of
local well trailed singers' dis
coursed suitable music in Bar
no ony rarely excelled.
Rjjjv? WA Deaton was master
of ceremcflhies. Rev. JI G G
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Sherer made tlic opening prayer.
Rev. W P CJfue in his spfloch
of welcome retraced in historic
sketch the dirk days when divis
ion arose and thm Lutheran
church in X&th Carolina was
divided into the Tennessee and
N. C. Synods. Thes3 divisions
were at times antagonistic but
are now growing into harmgni-.
ous relations and tnis gavs the
speaker's welcoming, words a
double significance.
' The great feature of the cc
casion was the address of the
learned II E Jacobs, D. D.f LL
D.,. professor of th oology in the
Theological Seminary at Phila-
klelphia. His subject was "Prot
dictate a plan of procedure
for the great body called
'the United Synod of the South
m progressive development
had seut int0 America the
He held in his hand the Jour
nal of Henry Muhlenberg and in
his possession is that of Paul
Henkel. He traced their field
of operation in the Southern
'church, beginning in Mary-
hand, through Virginia and the
Piedmont section of North Caro
liua and South Carolina ending
with Charleston. The fruits are
110,000 Lutherans in our South
land in which the growth has
been such as to double the num
ber in 30 years instead of the
normal of doubling in 4o years. !
He qtfoted from Rev. Paul !
Henkel who in the midst of his
labors took ft very gloomy view
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of his ork, little conceiving of
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its magnitude and value.
The speaker tpk a birds-eye
view and nnds in Virginia, one- andin partings with tender hope
nandfcab, Augusta and Wythe; fulness of otner ineetings lead
in North CaroliA., HJnvan, Ca- Q tfae gpand reunion of aji
barrus and Catawba (in orfginal f1(ithful of whatever name or
nnrl in Rnntli Ca iil i n a, Xp w- . .
berry and Lte'ington counties
and the city of Charleston the 9 Te.bore always tries to leave
centers where Lutherans most a hole in th memo?yof his vic
abound and from which go out tim." .
the dispersions that form a field
vastly large in its proportions to
be reclaimed bv tno not blessed
with we'alth but having some
peculiar advantages, not ,tho
least of which is uuity of lan
guage. Ho paid a glowing tribute to
the work of southern born men,
without whose labors, to all ap
pearanco, there would bo little
of tho Lutheran church north.
Such as Storke, Schmncker and
Krauth.
He noted that from the south
camo the lead in restoring the
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early Lutheran usages, like that
of the Common Service.
The address was well rounded
and complete, characteristically
strong and impressive and there
fore must bo heard cr read to be
appreciated.
At tho business meeting a vote
of thanks was extended and ho
was asked for the manuscript
for publication. It will most
probably appear in the church
papers.
Rev. V Y Hoosormade an able
address showing that our annual
reunions are the supply of a felt
want in the Christian heart and
is prolitable for .mutual under
standings and progrevb in unity
and saw in them the cons'jtna
tion of hopes that grow brighter
with the recurrences.
After tho feasts on good music
ana learned addresses the vat
audience repaired to tho grove
where systems of long tables
laden with such things as that
region produces which is notable
for its abundance, variety and
high dor ret of perfection stood
invitingly. Justice was done to
that dinner then but can't be
done again.
After the dinner tho college
bell rang and the business meet
ing was held. Rev. W A Deaton
was made chairmon and Rev. W
P Cline secretary.
After some discussion it was
determined to hold a reunion
next pear, the place and time to
be determined by the ( committee
on program, Revs. V Y Boozer,
J P Miller and W J Boger.
! The commute by which it is
j hoped to get excursion rates next
;vpn.r aro Messrs. J C Lincle and
are Messrs. J Q Lincle and
mf .
ths Darr and Revs . C L Mil-
ler and R C Holland D. D.
Th convention adioureel and
t the remaining part of the
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Idav in social chat an affection -
atc remjaiSCCnCcs of the past
Ready
Nothing1 is more scrvicablo than a colored Under
skirt. During such hot, dry dusty wheathcr white
skirts soil so easily, while the dust is readily shaken out
of the colored petticoat. When "passing tfo;; and -ee
the new styles and colors, as we have just received a
new lo . .
Black and colored mercerized Skirts, new styles,
good value , Qge
JMack Skirts, good quality, mercerized silk, with
deep knee niille. covered with small ruiiles, only 1.25
Skirts, better quality, nicer nuide
The very best material is
which are made in the new styles and give satisfac
tion in fit and price 1.98
11. L. .'Parks
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For this season of the year otir trade never was bet
ter. The reason is very plain. Concord is on a boom
and the dear ifeople must have Furniture, and if you
will give us just a minute by the watch we will convince
you that we are equal to the demand.
Car lots for spot cash is our way of buying. A liv
ing profit our way of selling. No trouble to trade
come and see.
Bell & Harris Furniture Comp'y,
comfortable BED SPRINGS Mild you'll feci
refreshed and ready for a hard days work.
LAV.' t. V V J v
Complete
Bed Room
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to .wear
1.48
found in our 1.18 Skirts,
& Gonip'y-
UKfc
WAKE (IP
in one of our handsome White
iron Beds, on one of our
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Stock of
Furniture.
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