IA SUPREME NEED
OF THE COUNTRY
It Is A Nation-Wide Revival of
the Old-Time, Geniune Pray
er-Meeting Religion.
By K. H. EDMONDS. Editor of
the Manufacturer* Record.)
The supreme need of this
country is a nation-wide reviv
al of the old-time, genuine
prayer-meeting religion.
A religion that makes men
realize that the same Divine
authority that tells us there is
a Heaven also tells us there is
a Hell. If we accept the belief
in a Heaven, we must accept
from the same authority the
belief in a Hell—
A religion that makes men
realize that every act of ev;l
is recorded on their conscience
and that, though it may sleep
for a while, it can never die—
A religion that makes an em
ployer understand that if he is
unfair to his employes and
pays them less than fair wages
measured by his ability and
their efficiency and zeal, he is
a robber—a robber of his em
ploves and a robber of himself
of honor—
A religion that makes an em
ployee feel that if he does not 1
give full and efficient service to
the extent of his ability he. I
too, is a robber—a robber of j
his employer's and a rob
ber of his own character—
A religion that makes a far
mer who packs bad fruit at the
bottom, to deceive the buvei
by the good fruit on the ton,
realize that he is a thief just
as much as the one who robs a j
hen roost at night, and is
thereby destroying his own
character—
A religion that makes a nun
who robs a railroad of its fare
or frieght bill know that he not
 nly robs the road, but that I •
also robs himself of all right
to feel that he is an honest
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A jc'igion wuh makes ;• man
nalize tha' by driving too 
hard a bargain with his serv
ant. his employer or his mer-;
( .ant. he can lie just as much 1
; robber as the seller or pure 1 :
at r who swindles by false I
Wright, fa 1.- • packing or t'al.-
i .aims—
A religion that will teach
church members who fail io|
c irribtiie to the extent oi
their ability to the support o'
religion that they are robbing!
G« i and man alike, and com
pels tin m to recognize that
the..' are paying their pastoi .
less than a living salary th;
also are robbing lo| and ma*: «
alik i
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A iv.ij.rion hat makes • )
miu:-ti: ' i '.i (n realia i
th: t he ha nt been :11 i> • lb' £
.en • • pr- ai h on economic }
1 Mestio> - ..■).• •j: which r* (
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A ! ;i:'io>: • •;'! n-a ! , C
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11 who by tiii-.-ats X
" actual violence endanger the C
• o! o'ln r laboring men o" y
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trc- propeny ol others realize £
that at heart they are murder- C
ers, for they are seeking t i
murder the liberty of the: •
fellow-men. and are murdering 
their own best individuality i
and character— /
A religion that will make a|
politician who yields principle'/
to his party politics, who wor- 
ships at the feet of any das, C
to secure votes and sells his $
soul for preferment, not only C
know that he is a coward and $
a poltroon and unworthy of £
the respect of any decent man, C
but also will make him see tha: $
he is helping to murder human $
liberty— C
A religion that makes every
newspaper worker feel +he Q
tremendous responsibility of v
the press to help mold and
shape for good the people of
this land in this day of wild
turmoii in thinking anacting
that he may appreciate his
j high calling, or prove wresuit
Ito God and humanity—
| A religion that will make
i every man who professes to be
a Christian realize that if he
I violates the laws of the land,
i whether it be the Prohibition
laws or others, merely to grati
fy his own views or desires, he
is to the extent of his influence
breaking down all law, and
has no right to expect that his
family and his friends will not
violate any law, moral or sta
tute, which does not suit their
: convenience—
-1 A religion that is active,
not passive—
A religion that gives a man
backbone to stand for the
l truth, however great may be
the dangers that he may have
to face in upholding the right
as God gives him the power So
i see the right—
A religion that will rnako
men realize that the most stu
pendous event beyond all hu
man comprehension is that the
Creator of the vast universe,
the study of which staggers
the human mind, so hived mail
-1 kind in all its waywardness
that He "gave His only lie
gotten Son that whosoevery be
lieveth in Him should not per
ish, hut have everlasting life."
No finite mind can possibly
love, nor of the death upon the
grasp the full meaning of this
Cross which followed for the
salvation of the world—
A religion that literally burn-!
itself into the brain and the|
heart and the soul of ever/j
man who professes to be i
Christiian, and makes him re
alize that the one supreme
thing in his life and in the life
of those with whom he conies j
in contact is by his life to up
lift the Cross that men may be j
drawn unto Him who, upon'
that Cross, gave his life fori
sinners—
In short, we need a revival
of that soul-searching religio.i
which will make men and wo-j
men strive in every act of life
to do that which on the great
Judgment Day they will wish
they had done, a> with soul un
covered they stand before the
Judgment Seat of the Kternal. j
Until the people of this na
tion accept and live this relig
ion, there will be strife where ;
there should be harmony;
there will be strikes and lock
outs and murder where there
should be co-operation and
~ - OOOOOC ~ C
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Santa Clans holds forth at our store, now dis
playing the most attractive line of men's furnish- 
ing good for gentlemen, we ever brought to thin
city. 
LADIES: Nothing will please your men friends |
more than a nice tie, a muffler or something to wear. 
GENTLEMEN: Make yourselves Christmas presents 
of our "tony" furnishings. 5
For YOUR CLOTHES Come to US. 
J. C. JOYCE CLOTHING CO.
Walnut Cove, N. C. >
peace; there will be law vio
lation where there should be
law obedience; there will be
hatred where there should be
friendship and love.
With the Golden Rule follow
ed in the fullness of the spirit
of this kind of religion, there
would be found a solution for
every business trouble. There
would be created friendship be
tween employer and employe.
Capital and labor would work
harmony and with efficiency of
j the capital and efficiency of the
labor, with profit to both.
Religion of this kind is not [
measured by the hope of Heav-!
en hereafter nor the fear of
Hell, but the full fruition now ,
of "peace on earth to men of
; good will." It is not merely j
! the chanting of hymns or the
' offering of Pharisaical prayers,'
but it is in the recognition and
full application by rich and
poor, by learned and unlearned,
that each one is indeed his
; "Brother's Keeper," that we
i can bring this country and the
world back to safety. A nation
wide acceptation ,of this 1 , l in
heart and in life .would bring
peace, and world peace, when-'!
there is now turmoil, and men
would then cease to seek to j
gain their ends by lawless acts J
of immorality, but would, in
spirit and in deed, follow the j
Divine command:
"All things whatsoever ye i
would that men should do to !
you, do ye even so to them."
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Have you ever thought that !
the money you spend for!
Christmas Seals helps t.> bu.\ ,
health for the ones in your
community Seventy-five pe.*
cent i t' all the Christmas Seal;
funds raised stays at home to ;
prevent, to fight and to con-!
iuer tuberculosis. The remain-1
ing twenty-live per cent goes 1
to the North Carolina Tubercu-I.
losis Association. Five per cent I 
of this sum is sent to the Na- *
tional Tuberculosis Association, i 
The remaining sum is used for|
health work in the state. Pari u
of it returns to you in advisory 
consultants on health programs
in schools and in clubs. An- 
other part of it returns to you 
in health literature.
The enemv. tuberculosis, : i/
1 N
on the run. but is not
ed in this community. Tuber
culosis Christmas Seals heln'
to weaken its power. '
Wonderful
Giving: of gift furniture at Christ
mas time is a most commendable prac
tice, since it assures the comfort and
convenience of every member of the
family.
A Gift .. ,
For Every wife iViCn S Gifts
! Your wife wouU, ap- In thiS StO^
preciate especially a
Awpi I j gift of a sewing cab-
I inet where she can Smoking" stands, COITI
-e P hl ' r sewins in fortable chairs, in fact
stkn 1 undisturbed unity- .
j- LfUK | Beautifully f.ni S hel a host of ltemS that
m pieces await your • men folks would appre-
I jfj | choice at our big ciate as gifts, await
I ™ I store.
your choosing 1 .
Huntley=Hill=Stockton Company
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
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