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Udav, March 21, 1927 B nDENCE faith. jm little daughter of , l 'L I A. Gardner, died at IB' .. Wednesday afternoon v}>.>ut 10 o'clock that IH'";';,’ .Aching caught fire in hue and was so bad ■ , l,l* P»« MB' ~ i t : i; ,r afternoon at the IB < ‘ ! 'M'e.>ndncted at the Baptist Bflß ,| , nasfor. Hev. Mr. Huff, IjHi't K<v. M>- Honeycutt and BH: ;; , I( . t in the Baptist cem- H Faith. She was a ;:! id will be missed by and neighhors. |jH rani we just received. HB mi the picture side: , Winthrop College, . and here is what is |^V"‘, n other side: Venus, \ I.ot pretty girs |B\ . come down and ,j R , y to tin. Sent Venus ~f Mr. Airy, Route 4, BH,!^hid for a jar of eczema |B she reads our a.i,.... .John Fink and little yB r ,y id- big tine car. They j little daughter you |^K V ‘ T, v read Venus' items. old-time three- Ward here in Faith. HBy rl: : Salisbury that buys i-eads Bb r letter we just re- BB|; . . .N. < Route 2. Box |H girl 12 was in the sixth grade and could beat it. Why sure. ten in Rimer school just |^B,.ms Venus, I am just in the sixth grade and to sen '-I six years and have a single day. 1 go to and my name is Clif- Can you beat it?, • ■K the way to do. Write a good |H, Venus that lie can put in N.nv if any other little |Hg : rl e.t:. hear him for attend -888 - d trot out your boy or C; ;> ter t<>id the other day BBB.r. i V T. ('auhle hauled the i s': eet curbing from to the railroad that we ■!.* tar granite belt. They I^Bt. In ant.ii' by ha ml apd ' to tlie Hat cars. Xbt |H r -to be seen nowhere. ago. Now IH h'.otae wealthy and and moved to own home to take life Mr. has become ■■ and retiring from farm tic word! easy and Venus H r> ti How times do ■| VENUS. ■ ■v;- Castor and Venus mo |B> Mr. Castor’s son's. G. C. ' d :y and took dinner with BMI gut a fine dinner. Mr. G. BH work,- with Happy in the and is getting along wife one of the best luis a car a fine m ; lk cow, B|H fine piano, a tine home and * l,o k dinner with them, "ell fixed and good livers. '"ine good music on the |B s' 1 ' r "" letters today. Both !■>'>' m them for eczema salve. lr, 'i:i Sali'lmry and one from IH 1 "' Hi“n people taking lunch ,rlo 'er < I.unch in Salisbury. R- V, Bann, of Lin wood, ■B l!1 Xihsluiry. He sent Venus relies for his collection one l ias some more for him. IB Ho* i»eo|de leave Salisbury on BH d l ' R**’} don’t forget Venus. jU't reeeived a fine post |^B t ;' f fie piet lire of Kentucky HHH and breeders associa- F Lexington, Ky. Here is ■B "'"Ai'ii on the other side; H^B- m ''v' Re snow down there? |B '* ' w up here, but not a> d"".)! there. You should Rin tlie Idue grass coun- Hi,' race horses. Also the From a Tar Heel, That's the way to wril " hack to Venus and mm' v! 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Po, tar tfnt. |, r A ’" 1 t" see the sun | 1 farmers ko they can , is hnproving IS 011 C C^ l:!1 'lr s gHthf ' mi & isw hi',, ' y ‘ a y y Gray with f Miv V . t , lu,s i ° I'li-sent were’: 'd M;j r% d ( . i <,r; D and family, daughter. Buth, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Burris and family, W. E. Fortner and daughter, Grace, J. P. Poplin, Charlie and Willie Bar bee, Tom Furr, George, Martin, John and Reuben Linker, Misses Floy, Ethel and June Burris, Eula Mae, Mary Jane Barbee. All left wishing f her many more happy occasions, t The high baseball team of Gilwood 1 came to Poplar Tent Tuesday evening t and played. The score was 17 to 1 1 in favor of the league of Poplar Tent. J. W. Barbee set one hundred and t nineteen eggs and hatched ninety e seven. Venus, if you can beat that ? trot out your incubators, t PRETTY LITTLE GIRL. 1 BOSTIAN CROSS ROADS. The Week of Prayer at Faith E. L. 1 Church was a good success. They ’ had prefty goo.d attendance every night. The young people had a good , program on Sunday night. Mrs. Juni . ous Fesperman, Airs. Hiram Brown, , Claud Barger and Leon Barger* did , some good singing Sunday night. t The little son of Mr. and Airs. H. ; AI. Deal is a little better at this writ [ ing, we are glad to hear it. Air. and Airs. David Lyerly, of near 1 St. Lukes Reformed Church, gave to their little daughter a party Satur day night, Alarch 12th. There was a large crowd there. The Happy Trex string band was there to give them some music for the crowd. After the music was over Mrs. Lyerly took the crowd into her dining room and gave us all a fine supper that was hard to beat. Everybody seemed to enjoj ? it splendid. Happy did you know when there is something to eat m it. We all hope that they will soon have another- one. Luther Aliller, of near BiHmore school house, was a welcome visitor at Mr. and Airs. C. F. Cauble’s Sunday, Alarch 13th. Happy and wife also visited them a little. Air. Cauble is one of the Happy TreN string band. Air. and Airs. Happy Trex visited Mr. and Airs. S. C. Morgan Sunday evening, Alarch 13th. We all had a good old time together and had plenty of music together. Air. Alorgan is also one of our little band. There are only five of us but they are al ways on the job. Aliss Pauline Carter, of near Shup ing 8 Mill,' is not any better at this writing. She lias a good nurse with her all the time. {We all hope to see her get better. 1 he Soil's anil Daughters of Liberty of Wiley Kluttz Council will have a big time Wednesday night, March 23rd. Everybody is welcome to come. The Happy Trex string band will be there to give them some music for the crowd. HAPPY TREX. (< ’ Center g^rove. Air. and Airs. J. P. Coggins were called to Sanford last Saturday night on account of the death of the eleven jear old son of Air. and Airs. Lonnie Host. The child was run over by an automobile and never regained con- sciousness. Mr. Host ie> the brother of Airs. Coggins. We extend to them our sympathy. Airs. Henry Cook and children spent Thursday in Concord visiting. Mr. and Airs. W. W. Sloop and children, of Charlotte, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Air. and Airs. James A. Furr. We were sorry to hear of the sud den death of Aliss Ruth Talbert, of Albemarle. She took sick about 7 o’clock Thursday evening and died at 9 o’clock. She was sixteen years of age and was the attractive daughter of Air. and Airs. W. _W. Talbert, who used to live in Concord. She had many relatives in this community to mourn her death. She leaves besides parents, three sisters and two brothers and a host of friends and relatives who will miss her in this world but hope to see her in the great beyond. Center Grove Home Demonstration Club held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Airs. C. G. Sechler Thursday, the 17th. A Bible contest was first on the program. Airs. B. A. Furr won the prize for the highest score and Aliss Barker the consolation prize. Aliss Barker demonstrated cup custard and brought ms many interest ing messages. All were invited to the dining room where delicious ice cream, cakes and fruit were served by Airs. Sechler. Our next meeting will be the third Thursday in April. The place of meeting will be an nounced later. The Bible questions for next meeting will.be found in the book of Deuteronomy, so all please study that book and be prepared. Air. and Airs. J. L. Eddleinan at tended the funeral of Aliss Ruth Tal bert in Albemarle Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Greenlawn cemetery. We are .sorry Airs. D. B. Castor is on the sick list. Alost of our sick people are better. Airs. Herbert Flora and children, Herbert, Jr., and Alary Catherine, arrived last week from Owensboro, Ky., to spend a while visiting rela tives and friends. They are at Mrs. Flora's parentis, Air. and Airs. W. A. Castor, at present. All arc glad to sec them back and hope they will make a loug visit. Little Paul Thrown Karrlker Is on the sick list. Hope he will soon be better. Airs. .Tas. A. Furr and Airs. W. W. Sloop and daughter, Ruby, visited Air. and Mrs, K. C. Furr at the home of D. W. Widenhouse last Sunday. Air. and Airs. Er/vin Karriker re cently moved into their handsome new bungalow on the highway and are en joying housekeeping. Airs. Ed. Al. Cook and Aliss Helen Cook spent Thursday with Mrs. Albert Aloose ( in Kannapolis. Air. and Airs. W. F. Eddleman spent Alonday with Air. and Airs. L. A. Ed dlemau in China Grove. Recently foilr young men of our congregation have acquired something new for themselves, viz: brides. They are: James Cook, Aliss Agues; Ros eoe Coggins, Aliss Alma Freeze; Joe Ray. Castor, .Alyss ,Esther j- Govvder ; Lock Weddingtp-u. Aliss Ravine Dixon, AVe wish -for each a-; iong and happy life. AVe also hope each bride xvill join Center Grove Church and be in strumental in founding real Christian homes—the greatest need of the pres ent time. Airs. “Doc’ Shinn, who was real sick the past week, is able to be out * again. George Patterson has moved back ‘ to the old Tumley homeplace from * Kannapolis where he- moved for the * winter months. * There are eight or ten cases of l whooping cought and two of chicken pox in our community at present. * Cedric Earnhardt, Mrs. D. A. Earn ? hard, Airs. U. Z. Caldwell and Miss Ruth Earnhardt went to Albemarle * Friday to visit Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Talbert and family. ‘ D. W. and Homer Widenhouse and ' K. ,C. Furr, of Georgeville, were visi tors at the home of Jas. A. Furr Fri day. Airs. J. L. Eddleman had quilties parties at her home Monday, Tuesday ; and Wednesday of last week. Sunday, Alarch 3rd, was the second anniversary of the coming of Rev. E. _ F. K. Roof to serve as our pastor at Center Grove Church. AA r e have en joyed his messages for he has truly “broken unto us the bread of life.” Just as Air. Roof was finishing pre senting a life membership pin of the U. L. C. A. to Mrs. L. K. Hurlocker, D. B. Castor presenter to Air. Roof, in a few well chosen words, a preseift of money in behalf of Center Grove congregation as a token of their love and esteem for him and his good wife. AA T e hope they will be with us many more years. REPORTER. FISHING WORMS. I observed with keen interest a recent article in our well known pa per, commenting on our decidedly blond Isaac Walton of the present age who claims the distinction of having recently divested nature’s famous aquarium of one of its oldest pioneers which I am told balanced the beam at approximately five and three-quarter pounds prior to interment. As many local kindergarten fishermen view’ed with envy the remains of that over corpulent and highly dignified mem ber of the Bass Kingdom, but by no means worthy of such admirable sig nificance as to create such inevitable excitement among a few pupil fisher men. This coveted honor has recently been shattered and will remain so, and for your information let me suggest that you refer to the Beaver Dam Log Book and you’ll find written therein: “Lost—March 16th, 1920, between 6 and 7 a. m. a most lovable character whose age is a mystery; weight six pounds and five ounces, and whose name was none other than Grandma Tut. So my dear aspirant of the coveted title will kindly step out 5f the furlin ed bathtiib and again assume his po sition at the hands, of the celluloid Bkir l; , f i i ■■ x - Death of George H. Basinger. George H. Basinger died at his home near Alill Bridge March 18th after an illness of less than one week, at the age of 83 years, nine months and thpee clays. At the age of . nineteen years he en listed in the Southern army of the Civil AAjar on September 7, 1862. At the battle of Sharpsburg he was cap tured and imprisoped at Point Look out. He was exchanged and re-en listed. He was wounded at Spott sylvania Court House April 9, 1860. He was given* an honorable discharge with the army of northern A'irginia by General Robert E. Lee. AA’heii but a young man he was catechized and confirmed at Organ Evangelical Lutheran Church and re mained a member of the same until 1881, when he transferred his mem bership to Grace Evangelical Luther an Church of which he remained a faithful member until his death. He was twice married. First to Catherine Overcash, to which union were born seven children, six of whom surivev, viz: Al rs. Abe Alorgan, Airs. I J. A. Alorgan, Airs. J. A. Bostian. Charles Al. Basinger, Airs. L. A. Martin and Mrs. T. K. Blume. In November, I&80, he was married to his second wife, Aliss Lydia Aloore. To this unjou were born five children, viz: Airs. T. K. I’lyler, Airs. It. C. Rogers. W. E. Basinger, W. F. Bas inger and H. S. Basinger. One child, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren preceded him to the spirit world. He leaves to mourn his death a de voted wife, eleven children, fifty-five grandchildren, forty-four great-grand children, two sisters, Airs. Eli Lip pard, and Airs. Luther Philips, and a host of friends and relatives. He was loyal to his community, his family and his church. Truly his con tribution has been great and may his memory be a lasting benediction. The funeral services were held at Grace E. L. Church on the day fol lowing his death, conducted by his pastor. Rev. C. A. Brown, assisted by Rev. 11. S. Brown, D. D., pastor of Ebonezer E. L. Church; AI. L. Riden hour, pastor of Kimball Alemoriul E. L. Church, Kannapolis, and C. E. Hass, pastor of the Methodist Church, China Grove. A very large concourse of relatives and sympathizing friends attended the services, after which his body was laid to rest in the cemetery nearby to’ aw ait the rcssurrection of the just. Corbin Street Parent Teacher Meeting. The parent-teacher Association met at Corbin street school Thursday af ternoon. There was a good attend ance. Reports were given for Febru ary. and it w r as found that the work of the association had progressed. The treasurer reported a seventy dolar profit from the George Washington party. - The association has had, so far, quite a successful year. The grade libraries have aP been brought up to standard and above. Each grade has at least three sets of supplementary readers. Several sets of reference books, too, have been bought and paid for. The grounds have been improved by a fountain, shrubbery, trees and some play ground apparatus. The chief feature of the afternoon’s program was ja paper read by Mrs. J. O. Moose, the title of the paper being “Are Children People?” It was writ ten by a twelve year old girl and was extremely interesting. A message from the Concord Hos pital states that Airs. J. S. I^afferty, 1 who is undergoing treatment there, is t retting de 'veil as could he expected. THECOWCORDTIMES i Sermon Preached at Hagerstown !| In 1828 by Rev. William Artz ; Boyd W. Moose brought to our ’ office a copy of a sermon preached by his grandfather, Rev. William Artz, ' at Hagerstown in 1828, and this ser ' mon is reproduced below. Mr. Artz ' was at one time pastor of Organ Church, and his remains lie buried in the 3t. Johns Church cemetery. The sermon in full is as follow’s: Isaiah 45 :12. In this verse there is abundant en couragement given to repentance de rived from its blessed effects and con sequences, which, are the following three: Ist. Deliverance from spiritual bondage. “Ye shall go out; ye shall be led forth.” The Egyptian and Babylonian captivities were types of our spiritual captivity, and the de liverance of the people of God out of these captivities was a type of our deliverance from spiritual captivity. And this is one of the blessings here promised to all repenting and return ing sinners. 2nd. Spiritual joy. “Ye shall go out with joy; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. There was great joy at the deliverance of the people of God out of their Babylon ian captivity. “When the Lord turn ed again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. There w*as our mouth filled with laughter and our tongues with singing.”—Ps. 1, 2. And in our text the mountains and hills and trees and the fields are rep resented as rejoicing in their joy and deliverance. Which mystically means the great rejoicing there is, at the de liverance of sinners from their spir itual captivity. This is a matter of the greatest joy. 3rd. Spiritual peace. Ye shall be led forth with peace. As the people of God were led along from Babylon to Judea quietly and peaceably; shall true penitents enjoy peace and quiet ness in their passage from sin to grace and glory. Their repentance shall be follow*ed w’ith abundance of peace. The doctrine of the text, then, is “that sinners shall be brought out of their spiritual captivity with joy and peace.” Hence w*e shall take occas ion to consider the following particu lars, which are embraced in the text. Ist. Sinners in their natural state are under spiritual captivity. Their state i 6 a state of bbndage. All nat ural meri are spiritual captives. Par ticularly: Ist. They are captives to the jus tice of God. SinnerS'>are traitors and rebels against God, and hence the jus tice of God holds them as its prison ers. They are bound under the con demning power of the law of God. And therefore they are said to be by nature children of wrath, i. e., such to whom wrath is due and against whom w*rath is denounced by the righteous sentence of the law*. They stand bound to suffer eternal punish ment for their sins. Hence w*e are said be brought out of the hand of divine justice, by the payment of. a price for our redemption. For ye are bought with a price. v Ye are redeem ed with the precious blood of Christ. Christ, by shedding His precious blood for us, made full satisfaction to the infinite justice of God. and to free us from our bondage to divine wrath. 2nd. Sinners are captives to Satan. The devil, when he first approached man with his temptations, gained a victory over him. And men naturally are captives to him, as being con quered by him, and by the just judg ment of God are left under his power. And therefore sinners are said to be led captive by him at his will. He tyrannizes over them and works in them. He continually tempts them and urges them on to all manner of evil. Great is the power which Sa tan has over natural men. They obey him as their father. Ye are of your father, the devil; and the lusts of your father ye w*ill do. They serve him as their god and therefore he is called the god of this world. They practically own him for their god by yielding subjection to him rather than to God; the true and loving God. 3rd. Sinners are captives to sin. ; Indwelling sin bears sway in their 1 hearts. This is the principle which governs them. They are under the 1 dominion of sin, so as to be the ser vants of sin and obey it in the lusts thereof. AVe ourselves are sometimes 1 foolish, —serving divers lusts and pleasures. Sin is the law in them which gives its command to which they are obedient; their natural lusts are 1 their lords, which hold them under their power. And hence wicked men are said to be held in with the cords of their sins, which means that they are held by the strength of their lusts and are kept under their full power and dominion. 11. The second thing which we learn from this interesting passage is. that sinners may be brought out. of their spiritual captivity. This will be the blessed privilege of all true peni tents. Ist. They shall be delivered from their captivity to the justice of God. This binds sinners over to suffer the punishment due to their sins, but now upon their repentance, justice will let these prisoners go free. Their chains of guilt shall be knocked off andrtlieir obligation to punishment shall be done away. For God will grant a full par don to all repenting sinners. Repent yc, therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out. Be cause of the repentance of sinners God will be merciful to their unrighteous ness and their sins and iniquities He will remember no more at all. ,On ac count of the price which Christ has paid to the justice of God for their ransom, they shall be set at liberty from the condemning power of the law of God. 2nd. They shall be delivered from their captivity to satau. AVhen a sinner is brought to repentance he .is turned from thfe power of saltan uttto God. He no longer jibidfcs in: willing subject iotuto the temfrtation;.of sißasn. He is then delivered . from the poker j of darkness and translated from“4o6M slavery to the decil and made a willing 1 subject of Jesus Christ. 3rd. They shall be delivered from their captivity to sin. No sooner do I sinners repent, than the cords of their iniquities with which they site fast bound are broken asunder. The Holy Spirit of God modifiee their lusts and frees them from the domination of sin. But now being made free from sin and become the servants of God, they are set at liberty from the commanding power of their lusts and yield up themselves servants to God though their lusts remain and stir in them yet they do not reign over them. Though they strive to recover their dominion over them, yet they shall never be able to accomplish it, for God has assured them that sin ’shall no more have dominion over them. It shall never have an absolute uncon trolled power over them as it formerly had. Though it may through its vio lent workings, carry then! sometimes to particular acts of sin; yet it shall not hold them under its power; but they shall rise again by faith and re pentance and shall be more set against sin for the time to come. IIP. A third particular taught us in the text is that the deliverance of penitent sinners from their spiritual captivity is with joy. When sinners are brought to repentance and rescued from their spiritual thraldom, it is a matter and an occasion of spiritual joy, Particularly: Ist. It is a matter of joy to Jesus Christ. This is represented to us in the parable of the man who rejoiced in that he had found his sheep that was lost. (Luke 15:6.) Jesus Christ is the Great Shepherd and perishing sinners are his lost sheep. When they are reclaimed from the wanderings and brought home to Jesus Christ by faith and repentance, it is a ground of rejoicing to Him. And the conversion of sinners must need be a matter of joy to Him, for thereby satan’s king dom is weakened and His own enlarg ed. This affords Him a ground of triumph over that implacable enemy to the interests of both God and man. 2nd. It is a matter of joy to God the Father. This is represented to us in the parable of the father rejoicing at the return of his prodigal son. (Luke 15). Let us eat and be merry, for this my son was dead and he is alive again, he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry. And this must need be h ground of rejoicing to God inasmuch as in this way His glory is advanced. For when sinners are converted to God, they cease to live to His dishonor and do now devote themselves to His service and glory. They become active instruments of His praise, making His glory the chief scope of their lives. 3rd. vl| is a iqattcr of joy to the holy angels. Evil angels indeed are filled with vexation anil trouble at the conversion of sinners, but good angels do exceedingly rejoice at it. There is joy in the preseence of God over one sinner that repents. They rejoice in that glory, which redounds to God by the sinner’s repenting, and they re joice in his welfare and salvation of the sinner ,in this way of repentance and hence they do with cheerfulness minister to all true converts,, taking special care and charge of them as those who are dear to Christ. * 4th. It is a matter of joy to the saints of God. The man that found his lost sheep, called together his friends and neighbors to rejoice with him. And the Father in the parable calls us on his servants to rejoice with him on the return of his prodigal son. This gives us to understand that the friend of Christ, and the servants of God, do rejoice in the conversion of sinners. v They have no greater joy than to see sinners turn from sin and walk with God in newness of life. “I have no greater joy than to hear, that my children walk in truth.” Barnabas a good man, was glad when he saw the grace of God in the con version of the Gentiles .(Acts 11:23). Good men do exceedingly rejoice to see others become good and joinmg with them in service and glorifying God here and forever. sth. It is matter or Joy to repent ing sinners themselves. When the peo ple of Israel were brought out of their Babylonian captivity, their mouth was filled with laughter and their ton gues with singing. There was such an overflowing fullness of joy and glad ness in their hearts as discovered it self on their countenances and voice. So shall it be with all true penitents who are redeemed from their wretch ed captivity. Alany sinners, upon their sincere repentance and first con version to God have the oil of gladness plentifully poured out upon them. Thus it was usually with the converts recorded in the Holy Scriptures. They partook of the comforts of the Holy Ghost, at the same time when they were made partakers of His grace. S\ T e frequently read of the holy and exquisite joys of believers; yea jof their rejoicing with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Indeed all true penitents are not ‘ actually possessed of such joys. They may for a season when there is need of it be in heavi ness. Yet, however, the repenting sin ner has a right to special joys. Christ has promised that such as mourn for sin shall be comforted. And they, who sow in tears shall reap in joy. There; is a harvest of joy which they shall j reap in due time, especially in the world to come. There they shall partake of fulness of joy forever. And oftentimes in this life God does revive the spirit of! the contrite ones. There are seasons; in which they have some comfortable experience of the love of God to their souls and in which they rejoice in the hope of eternal glory. Now and then they sit down under the shadow of Christ with great del'.ght and His fruit is sweet to their taste. He brings them into the banquet ball aud His banner over them is love. IV. The fourth and last particu lar taught us in the text is, that sin ners shall be redeemed out of their spiritual captivity with peace. In deed when a soul is lead out of its spir itual bondage to sin and satan it then begins a warfare ; it -engages and. will continue Engaged 'in a spiritual i conflict-air its days on earth, tgfet, ) j however, there is a manifold and -1 blessed peace which it. enjoys. All j true penitents are partakers of the 1 most desirable peace. I Ist. Repenting sinners shall be brought out of their spiritual captiv ity With peiaee. Indeed when a soul is led. ■lst Repenting sinners have peace with God. While they were impeni \ tent and disobedient God <was their enemy. But upon their repentance andT conversion to God, thereby be ? comes reconciled to them. Thus when “ Ephraim repented, God says of him: l * Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a pleasant Child? When the prodigal e returned, his father embraced him, ? kissed him and -restored him to his P favor. God is then as well pleased 1 with penitent sinners, as if they had 1 never displeased Him at all. Through • Jesus Christ God is perfect and eter r nally pacified and reconciled to them. 2nd. Repenting sinners have peace r with the creatures of God. While men 1 abide in their fallen state all the creatures of God are in opposition to them. They are reacft at the coip -7 mand of God to be the executioners of His vengeance on sinners. There is ? not the least creature but what would 1 destroy a sinner, if it had orders from God to do So. But when sinners turn ' to God by repentance, there is no erea t ture that will or can hurt them. There it as it were, a league of friendship P between every true convert and every J creature of God both*animate a‘nd in | animate. Thou shalt be in league | with the stones of the field, and the 1 beasts of the field y shall be at peace | with Vee. Those that truly return into covenant with God, shall have all creatures brought again into covenant • with them so as not to hurt them but ! to further their welfare and promote 1 their everlasting good. 3rd. Repenting sinners have peace - with %heir own consciences. The • conscience of an impenitent sinner is warned against him. It accuses him ! of sin, condemns him for it; cites him , before the judgment of God, and then disturbs and terrifies him. Unless ; he be unusually hardened, his con science will trouble him. But when a sinner repents of his sins and re | turns unto the Lord, his conscience speaks peace fro him. It excuses him and acquits him before God, and gives in its testimony for him. This con science purged from dead works, as i being conscious of a believer’s freedom from the guilt of sin by the blood of Christ, is a continual feast. The en lightened conscience of a repenting sinner is not an enemy to him; but a friend that speaks bomfortqbly to hiru. When sin is repented of it is par doned. And when sin is pardoned ' there is peace in the soul. Though not 1 always so much as perfectly to free 1 from fear, yet so much" as to secure from sinking into despair. 4th. Repenting sinners have peace with death. To impenitent sinners death is a dreadful enemy. To them he is emphatically the day of terror. They can hardly .think of it, without amazement add ; trembling. And, then too, they do all they can do to ban ish the thoughts of it from their mind. They look upon it as the end of all their comforts and the begin ning of their neverending sorrows, and therefore put it far away from them. But to a true penitent death is a real friend. Its sting is taken away (his sins being pardoned) and so it can do him no harm. Nay, it will do him the greatest service, as it will put an end to his sins, bis sorrows of every kind and as it will transfer him to a state of eternal blessedness with Jesus in the kingdom of heaven. The death of the penitent then as to his body is but a sleep; or lying down to rest for awhile in order to awake td endless life of glory. And his death as to his soul is but a passage to heaven, the place of perfect rest and peace. The righteous is taken from the evil to come. He shall enter* into peace; they shall, rest in_Jheir bed until the resurrection. From this subject we learn how sad and deplorable the condition of limpen itent sinners is. For their state is directly contrary to that of repent ing sinners. These enjoy liberty, joy and peace, and consequently, impeni tent sinners have neither true liberty, nor joy nor peace. Ist. They nave no true liberty. In deed impenitent and disobedient sin ners usually think that no men enjoy such liberty and freedom as they do. They live as they list, following their own corrupt inclinations and gratify ing their own vile affections. This they count real liberty, which is noth ing but licentiousness. This is what they reason true freedom which is indeed most awful slavery. The car nal Jews thought themselves free and in bondage to none. Whereas our Lord gave them to understand that they were the slaves of satan and sin. And what more captivity can there be, than be under the command of sin, under the tyranny of satan and the condemnation of the law of God. And this is the sad case of every impeni tent sinner in this world. And what will the end of this bondage be at last? Why, the wretched slave, That has been doing the drudgery of satan and tiring out himself isl the service of sin, will at last be shut up in.the prison of hell and there be tormented with the devil forever. His work they do ana his wages they shall receive. 2nd. Itnpenitent sinners themselves think that they lead the most happy and pleasant lives. They eat, drink and arc merry, indulging themselVes in carnal and sensual pleasures. But ; these are no real, no satisfying pleas- J urea. They are no better than those which the beasts of the field enjoy. And they are of very short duration. The pleasures of sin are but for a reason. They will not last long, but jin a little while they will come to an J end. Then the consequences of them will be most dreadful. They will ter minate in exquisite and eternal tor ments. Thus it was with that volup tuous person who fared sumptuously every day ; when he died he went down to the place of torment. And the more that persons have hold in pleas ure the more and the greater will their torments be. How much she hath liv ed deliciously, so much toment and sorrow give her. So that these sweet pleasures will end in bitterness. The joys of sinners will be followed with endless sorrow. They will mourn at last and weep and w'ail forever. Their present laughter, is nothing buHmidness. * For 'like madmen they , are spdrting in that which'willlend in their destruction. 3rd. Impenitent sinners have no true peace. Indeed sinpers may be I in a state of carnal -security and so enjoy a kind of fake peace. This may arise from many causes. Sometimes it arises from infidelity. Thus when sinners do not believe the existence of God, or that h£ is so holy and just a God as he is declared to be In His Word, they may enjoy something of inward quietness, as not apprehending the wrath of God, that will be reveal ed against sin. Sometimes they are so drenched in sensual pleasures and immersed in worldly business as to have no thought of the danger of their condition; sinners may be free from inward troubles and be at ease in their minds. But this is no true peace of conscience. It is rather stupidity or death of conscience. Their con science is lulled asleep, but not spirit ually at rest. And sooner or later, their consciences will awake and be armed against them and terrify them. For there is no peace to the wicked. (Isaiah 48:22). And as they have no true peace of conscience, so neither have they any real peace with God. He is an enemy to them in their pres ent state and will ere long appear to them as such. Though for a time he may retain his anger and dispense his favours in his providence to them, yet His wrath will in a little while wax hot and break forth against them. That most awful passage will be veri fied with regard to them; “I lift up my hand to heaveen and I say live forever; If I set my glittering sword and my hand take note on judgment, I will render vengeance to mine ene mies, and will reward them that hate me.” —Deut 32:40-41. Dr. and Mrs. Spencer Entertain at Dinner. Salisbury Post. Dr. and Mrs. Frederick I?. 1 ; gpCncer entertained last evening at an elabo rate and wonderfully beautiful dinner at their home bn South Fulton street in compliment to Miss Lula Belle Paris and Robert Heindel Scott and their bridal attendants. The home which lends itself perfectly to lavish entertaining, was adorned on this oc casion with immense vases of peach blossom, bridal wreath, jonquils, tu lips and other spring flowers. Mrs. Spencer wore a > handsome gown of white satin embroidered with moonstone beads and carried a fan of Spanish red ostrich. Miss Paris was charming in sunset taffeta with full skirt trimmed with cabochons of taffeta ruchings. The neck was out lined in the back with a broad band in cowl effect of powder 7bllie "Satin which hung loose in front and extend*, ed to the bottom of the dress. Gold kid slippers completed the costume. She wore a sapphire and diamond bracelet, the gift of the bridegroom. The guests who numbered aDout sixty and included members of the bridal party and additional friends and relatives were seated at dinner in both the dining room and the coffof room adjoining it. The brideii tftkle was an exquisite arrangement in pink and yellow, and it was lighted, as was the entire room, entirely with yellow and pink candles. Festoons of pink and yellow tulle hung from the_ chan delier to the table corners where they were attached with bows to silver candlesticks. The bride’s chair was tied with a huge tulle bow and an artistic bou quet of sweet peas, orange blossoms and rosebuds. A lace cloth covered the table and the flowers were com bined jonquils, flowering ammon and 1 narcissus. Oblong pink baskets filled ' with 6alted nuts vaud silver comports of bonbons were placed for each guest. The tables in the coffee room were similarly appointed and adorned. A delicious dinner was served. Later the guests went to the draw- i ing room where a program of dances and music was given. Little Miss i Camille Austin of Charlotte, little < Elizabeth Miller Leoard and Mjiss • Lucille Vrbansky charmed everyone 1 with their dancing, while Mrs. Lillian 1 Rozellel was warmly appladed for her < singing. Mrs. Frederick Spencer gra- 1 ciously gave two delightful readings 1 and Mrs. John L. Rendleman was * prevailed on to sing in a duet from "Maytime,” with Mrs. liozzellc. 1 The bride-elect, who has a most ap pealing soprano voice, sang a group 1 of charming songs which pleased ev- 1 eryone. Miss Julia Burton of Marion, f Mrs. Robert M. West and Mrs. Wii- liam Urbunsky played accompani- 1 ments. At nine o’clock the bridal party * w'ent to the First Methodist Church 1 to rehearse for the wedding which 1 is to take place- at seven o’clock this ‘ evening and will be, followed imme- 1 diately by a brilliant reception at the 1 home of the bride's parents on South * Main street. ] No. 2 School P.-T. A. ‘ The Pareut-Teacher Association of 1 No. 2,school held its regular monthly meeting Thursday afternoon at 8:15 ’ o'clock, with a good attendance. It was decided at this meeting that , this association would join the City } Council of the Parent-Teachers Asso- j ciation. * It was also decided to grant the ‘ request of Sir. Long, to furnish raa- 1 terial for the building of lattices for 1 the rosebushes that have been planted ] on the school grouuds. The association gave a beautiful ! picture to Mrs. Lee’s room for selling ' the most tickets to the play which the : mothers gave recently. The mothers are planning to give ] another play, “The Old Maids Con- l vention,” in the near future. Birthday Dinner Set for March 27th. ' A birthday dinner will be given on ' March 27th for William A. Dowflum, of Concord Route 2. ; All of his relatives, neighbors and others interested are most cordially ' invited. Mrs. Downum fell January Ist, sustaining injuries which have ( kept her confined to her bed since. Everybody interested is invited to! j attend and take well filled baskets. B. L. D. Ruth Talbirt Dies in Albemarle. Ruth, 16-year old daughter of Mr. ( and Mrs. W. W. Talbirt, Albemarle, became ill about 9 o'clock Thursday night and died about 12:30 Friday morning. L. A. Talbirt went, to Al bemarle so be wjth his‘brother Friday.{ The funeral was ■ held L Saturday J afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home, j j TRUSTEE’S SALE. J By virtue of authority vested in me by a deed of trust executed by Otis PAGE FIVE .*» Hi* «•» of MarctS 1923, which deed of trust is duly jrS corded in the Register's office for Ot 4 bamis County, X. C., in Book No. 3i'i page 35. default having been made, i uill sell at public auction at tb courthouse door in Concord, N C «§>! Saturday, the 16th day of April 192', at 12 o’clock M., to the highest bidde for cash, the following real estate: Lying and being in Ward No, 4* c the City of Concord, and being lot ' Nos. 1 and 24, in Block “B” on t&H may of Liberty View as surveyed aiK platted by Reece I. Long on January • 1920, a copy of which is fijed in th office of Register of Deeds for’ Cabar ru* County, N. C., in Map Book 3&8 Page 4, Beginning at an iron stake of 1 South Georgia Avenue, corner of lei] No. 2, now lot of H. J. Plunket, am 1 runs with his line S. 87 1-2 W. 1444 J Eto an iron stake in old line corl of lot No. 23; thence N. 43 E| feet to an iron stake; thence S 71 E. 73 feet to an iron- stake ot|j South Georgia Avenue; thence witllj South (M>rgia Avenue S. 2 L 2 E. 4s*] feet to the beginning. Title to said property is supposed to be good, but the purchaser takes only sucb title as I am authorixedll convey under said deed of trust. 1 This the 17th flay of March, 1927 JOHN M. HENDRIX, Trustee. 1 By Hartsell & Hartsell, Attorneys, f 21-ltlwk-4wks. TRUSTEE’S 8ALE.77i38 T , , . ; 1 ; By virtue of authority vested in met ,by a deed of trust executed by C. A.| Bost and wife Janie Bost on the 28t|i day of October, 1922, which deed of* trust is duly recorded in the office off Register of Deeds for Cabarrus Cohn-i ty, N. < in Rook No. 47, page 220,1 default having been made, I will sell at public auction at the courthouse door in Concord, X. ,C., on Saturday, the 16th ddy df April. at 12 o’clock M., . to the highest bidder for cash, the following real estate: ,0| ■ \ Lying and being in Ward Jfoj 4 df the City of Concord, and being lot No. 11 of the property of Gilbert Hendrix, as surveyed and platted by Reece I. Long in 1922, a copy of which is fil ed in frhe. office df RefcistVr of Deeds for Cabarrus tpoilnty, ,N» <& •' sßeginning s]t aft iron stake on Lin coln, street, corner of lot No. 10, and runs with the line of lot No. 10, N. 83 3-4 W. 120 feet to an iron stakg, corner of lot No. 10 in the line of lot No. 9; thence with the line of lot No. 9, S. 9 1-2 W. 51.9 feet to an iron stake on Linker, street; thence with Linker street 8: 75 3-4 E. 120.6 feet to an iron stake, the intersec tion of Linker and Lincoln streets; widi Lim-oiii ’Street* N. 9 1-2 E. 60 feet•'to'itne beginning, and is a part of the property conveyed to Gil bert Hendrix by W. M. Linker and wife I/alia Linker on the 22nd day of July, 1922. and recorded in Record of Deeds No. 99, page 101. Title to said property is supposed to be good but the purchaser takes only sucb title as I am authorized to convey under said deed of trust. This the 17th day of March, 1927. JOHN M. HENDRIX, Trustee. Hy Hartsell & Hartsell, Attys. 21-ltlwk-4wks. SALE OF LAND UNDER MORT GAGE. Under and by virtue of the power and authority conferred upon me by a certain mortgage trust deed execut ed on the 25th day of May, 1925, by P. D. Sides and wife. Anna Sides, and duly recorded in the Register’s office for Cabarrus County in Book of Mortgages No. 49, page 220, and de fault having been made in the pay ment of the bonds secured by said deed of trust, I will offer for sale to ; the highest bidder for catdi at the court house door an Concord on Mon day, the 25th day of April, 1927, at 12 o’clock M., the following described real estate, to-wit: Lying and being in die Northeast* i ern corner of Cabarrus County on both sides pf the highway and both, i sides of the Yadkin Railroad leading from Salisbury to Albemarle, and bounded as follows: Tract No. 1. Beginning at a stone on the North side of the Albemarle road and runs N. 20 degrees East 40 poles to the road side; thence g. 88 degrees East 2 poles to the center of the railroad track; -thence down the railroad S. 41 degrees East 47 poles to the old line; thence with the old line 8. 31 1-2 poles to a stake; thence E. 23 poles to a stone; thence g. 40 degrees N. 21 1-4 poles to the Albe marle road; thence up said road N. 47 degrees W. 71 poles to the begin ning. containing 11 1-2 acres more of less. Tract No. 2, Beginning on a stump in the right of way of the Yadkin R. R. and runs East 30 poles to a stake on an old corner by twto white oaks and two post oaks; thence N. 5 de grees E. 23 poles to the public road; thence with the said road as it mean ders 44 poles- to a stamp; thence 8, 23 degrees W. 24 poles to a stone; thence with the R. R. right of way 8. 55 degrees E. 26 poles to the begin* ning, containing 7 acres, more or less. Tract No. 3. Beginning in the road at a small willow oak on the 8. side of the road and runs with the road 73 1-2 poles to the old line; thence with the old line S. 2 2-2 degrees W. crossing the R. R. 90 2-3 poles to a stage Rufus Troutman’s corner; thence S. 88 degrees E. recrossing the R. R. 70 poles to a piue knot in Troutman’s line; thence N, 2 1-2 de« grees E. 66 poles to tbe beginning*, con taining 34 14 acres more or less. Tract No. 4. Beginning j>n a stone Coda’s and Troutman’s corner- in D. 8. Morgan’s line and* runs with Coda'* line W. 34 poles to tbe R. R.; thence with tbe R. R. 8. 41 degrees E. 46 I*2 poles to I>. 8. Wagoner’s line in the R. R.; tbence with D. 8. Wago ner’s line N. 36 poles to tbe beginning, containing 4 acres, one rod and 21 poles of more or less. See deed from W. C. Wagoner and wife to P. b. Sides/ recorded id <Reg ister’s office of Cabarrus CoUnfy in .Rook 94 on page -15. The new hard- surface highway from Haisbury to Albemarle runs through the above proi»ert.v. There are two good dwelling houses an the property. This, tbe 21st day of March, 1927, A. P. HARRIS, Receiver of Peoples Bank & Trust Company. R. L. Smith & Soiij Attorneys.
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 21, 1927, edition 1
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