Established 1899 Synod of the Potomac the Guest of Hickory, South Pole of Re formed Church, for Six Days. Strong Men of Mighty Minds Discuss the Great Church Problems of the Present Time. Dr. Bergey, ot Altoona, Presided —People of the City Attended in Credit Crowds. —Next Meeting at Mercersburg, Pe. n. The Sunday night session of the Synod of the Potomac was the most interesting of the ses sions. The night was given over to the laymen's missionary move ment. Dr. Lampe. returned missioniry from Japan, made a brilliant address, going into the general political unrest of Europe and the Orient, the fer ment largely meaning a desire to change from absolutism to republicanism. The general change indicated an attentive ear to hear Christianity's truth, and a great challenge to the Christian church. President Apple, of the Wo man's College at Frederick, Md., presided. The second speaker of.the day was Mr. Chas. H. Ire land of Greensboro, His train had been delayed near Newton by a freight wreck. After 9 o'clock he still had not come. The presiding officer talked against time but made a thrilling impromptu missionary talk. The entire congregation by its intent ear testified that the flavor of Apple was fine. Mr. Ireland finally appeared and held the big congregation from 9 till 10 by the sheer earn estness of his plea for the laity to help do t\\e Church's work inevangelizing the world. He captured the the Synod, - talking as bluntly to them as he would to a Methodist Confer ence. As an investment he in sisted that missions paid. A Chinese opium smoker was con verted. He became a native preacher. When Bishop Hendrix was in China this man asked for a more difficult work among opium smokers. The Greensboro church built him a little church for these outcasts and he is do ing a fine work. "I wouldnt swap mv stock in that little Chinese church," said Mr. Ire land: "for the biggest block of bank or cotton mill stock in North Carolina," said the speak er. Synod organized Wednesday night after an eloquent sermon bv Dr. T. J. Hacker, of Roa noke, Va., retiring president, on "The Characteristics and Respon sibilities of the Age." His argument was that the church must take an active part in solv ing the problems of the age of restlessness in the social, politi cal, commercial and religiuos realms, In our age remarkable for its discoveries, its most re* markable discovery is the re-dis covery of Jesus. This was re vealed through the great needs of humanity. The discovery is not a new Christ but a Christ with a new message. It follow ed the discovery of the power of man. Synod elected the following officers: President, Rev. Dr. James R. Bergey, of Altoona, Pa; vice president, Rev, George A. Wood, Chambersberg, Pa; cor responding secretary, Rev. W. H. Caus.v, Concord; stated clerk, Rev, Lloyd E. Coblentz, Balti more, Md,; treasurer, C, M* Wolfe, Hanover, Pa, Dr, J, M, Schick, Roosevelt's pastor at Washington, spoke Thursday night on ministerial relief, He paid a splendid tri bute to the self sacrificing minis ter, who-is for one thing a great nnanciar. He knew one who got a jot of boy 3 through college on a $6OO a year salary. One such minister's pioneer work has grown into one of Synod,s pow- 1 errul Classes. One aged minis-! ter he knew helped to eke out a living by weaving carpets at 60 cents a day. Df Charles E. Schaeffer, of j Philadelphia, head of the home j Harsh physics react, weaken the Jo»eh, cause chronic constipation, s R e g U ] e ts operate easily> t(me e stona ac h, care constipation 25c. Ask your druggie f or them. I I mission work, made the most i brilliall and impassioned speech of Syrod. on "The New Home i Mission Call." Toe speaker stated that within | qu.-te recent times there has ; come to be a new conception of : Home missions. "Modern stud ents of the problem look at it | from a new angle. We speak of | the new South and the new ; West, the new psycholgy, the jrew astronomx, the new Theol ! ogy. Behold I make all things new!" The speaker stated that the old conception was to save a few individuals in the com munity; the new conception re cognizes the value of the indivi dual but takes into account the community as a whole. "The fundamental principles in Jesus' teaching were social democratic rather than individual, he asser ted, holding that Christ's refer ences to the Kingdom proved this. The new conception of of home missions means the up lifting of the whole community, the whole social organization." In speaking of the size of the Reformed Church and its history, he stated that the first Protest ant church established on this continent after its discovery by ! Columbus was a Reformed church; the first church estab lished in Pittsburg was a Re formed church; the first sermon preached west of the Mississippi river was preached by a Reform ed minister and he from the South. The Church is now car rying on a campaign to raise $5OO.OK) for home missions and the speaker declared that, while 1 many people think it oennet be { [done, it will ultimately succeed. I He plead for five thousand new churches in America and stat ed that the love of God is the fulcrum by which the world can be lifted to Christ, Elder Murray G. Motter pre sided at the Elders Conference Friday morning and at night Dr. A. B. Bartholomew, of Phila delphia, made an able foreign missionary address, "With the Workmen on the Field." He stated that the first and hardest work of the missionary was to learn the language of the people to whom he is sent. "It is claimed," said the speaker, '"that one can learn all the lan guages of Europe before he can acquire that of China." He showed the severe mental dis cipline through which the miss ionary must pass before he is ready for actual work. "We can never see all that the missionary must endure before he can come back to his own land. He must bury himself in his work if he would be faithful." He urged; the importance of sending only j men of exceptional ability to the foreign fields. His work is that; of a founder and originator and, his first requirement is common sense. The speaker strongly declared that the work of foreign missions! is in reaching the individual. Rev. J. S. Kieffer read the re port of the committee on mis-j sions Saturday morning. It call ed for an offering of one million dollars for foreign missions; that : the moneys contributed for the support of missions, home and foreign be transmitted directly t to the treasury of the boards; 1 that all congregations be urged to pay their apportionments in! full; bisynodic K oard of home and foreign missions was requested to consider consolidation with the board of general synod; a resolution for raising a fund of five hundred thousand dollars for church buildings bv 1913 and that a committee consisting of one from each Classis be appoint ed to assist in gathering this fund, Rey.l. N. Peighfel read the report of the publications com mittee showing increased I tidi ness in the book store and Mes senger department. The reoort recommended th consolidation of the publication board and the Sunday school board. The report on educational in- The best plaster. A piece of flan nel dampened with Chamberlain s Liniment and bound over the affected parts is superior to a plaster and costs only one tenth as much. For sale by all dealers. HiCKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26, 1911. stitutions in the afternoon show ed all to be in splendid condition. Preparatory seryices for com munion were conducted Satur day night by Rev. C. W. War lick, of Martinsburg, Pa., and Rev. G. A, Snyder, of Middle town, Md., preached an able sermon. President Bergey preached the communion sermon Sunday morning. In the afternoon rain cut down tha audience at the Sunday school rally at which Dr. Leonard beaatifuly presided. Dr. R. W. Miller, of Philadel phia, on the adult Bible class movement and Rev. J. K. McKee, introduced as a Scotch Dutchman, spoke to the child ren. At the meeting of the Society for Ministerial Relief, it was shown that last year $5,700 was spent for the relief of ministers and ministers' widows. Five thousand and eight hundred dol lars was appropriated for this i purpose for the coming year. This fund will be distributed to eighty-four ministers and wid ows. Synod's next meeting will he at Mercersburg, Pa. There was an animated discus sion Saturday night, when Synod sat up till midnight, over the question of Synod's indebtedness to Catawba College. The North Carolina Classis insists that this amount is a little over $B,OOO. Synod claims that it is about $l,OOO less. Elder Geo. McCorkle, seconded by Dr. Leonard, made two able pleas for settling this question before Synod adjourned but the matter was referred to a special committee. Synod finally closed Tuesday morning after a few remarks by Dr. Murphy. The members gath ered about the altar, repeating the Creed, the Lord's Praye**, 1 singing the doxology and re ! cei^nj«.Jt£vfefeenedictjon. NOTES. Synod's me.noers said thev had never been s > royally treateu ; anywhere before as in Hickory Their enthusiasm knew no bounds in speaking of the hos pitality accorded them in Hick ory homes. The picture of this fine looking body of Zwingle's disciples in the Corinth church will always linger in the mind's eye of the huge congregations which tilled the house continuously at the evening sessions. A delightful feature was the bril liant playing of the pipe organ of Miss Rose Shuford, and the singing of the large chorus choir. These musical attractions were matched by the work of Synod's quar tette —President Bergey first tenor,! Rev. D. E. Master, Huntington sec- | ond, Rev. R. J. Pilgrim, Carlisle, first | base, Rev. S. H Stein, York," sec-: ond base. i President Bergey sometimes quailed j a bit before the Gordian knots of par i ! liamemary law. On Saturday night a j i father in Israel moved to adjourn.! The president however recognized 1 some one else who was on his feet. ' 4 "I moved to adjourn," said the white- i haired Presbyter. "But I did not recognize the motion," said the presi dent "I bow before the omni potence of the chair," was the reply, as Synod gave Way to an uncontrolable burst of laughter. Dr. Sorber of York, brother in- law ; 7 j cf Elder Geo. McCorkle, was a fine j looking member with a streak of bald in his pate. "I love the sunny South,'' he said. "You have a fine country, climate and people." They called Hickory "the South Pole" of the Reformed church. The amputation near the shoulder arm of Mr. George Bolick. of East Hickory, was necessary last Friday after an accident in Cline's cotton gin. The machinery became clogged and he attempted to clear it, His arm was caught and drawn into the gin and badily mutilat ed. The machinery had to be torn down before he could be leleased. Dr Shuford was call ed and was on the ground by the time he was released from the machinery. He was carried to the Richard Baker hospital, ately completed by Dr. Shuford j and the limb taken off. I Eilliousness is due to a disordered condition of the stomach. Chamber lain's Tablets are essentially a stomach medicine, intended especially to act on that organ; to cleanse it, strengthen it, tone and invigorate it, to regulate the liver and to banish billiousness posi tively and effectually. For sale by all dealers. Synod Opposes Church Union Can't Unite 00 Basis ol 17th Century Greeds The motion to adopt the com mittee report on union with the Northern Presbyterian church was adopted late Saturday night by the Potomac Synod, but only after a warm debate. One mem ber of the committee. Dr. J. L. Murphy, of the Hickory church, did not sign the report. He had one home at the time it was taken up, suffering with a head ache, not thinking it would come up. Dr. Leonard, of Lexington, made an eloquent plea for union, a.id he and Dr. Sorber, of York, Pa., held that Synod ought not to take any action at this time bul let the matter go down to the Classes, which they contended was the intention of the General Si nod. Dr. J. Spangier Kieffer, of Hagerstown, had also gone home, suggesting that Synod take no nction on that night. He would have argued for ~end>ng down to the Classes. Dr. Hacker, Dr. Musser and many others praised the report, declaring that it did not oppose union and was a beautiful contri bution to the literature on the subject. The report follows: Your committee, to whom was relet red the plan for closer union with the Presbyterian church in the U. S A., which has been sub mitted by the General Synod to this Synod and to other subordi nate judicatories of the Reformed church for information and dis cussion, respectfully report, Tne subject i 3 one of the grav est importance and merits the most careful consideration on the part of Synods. Classes and Con gregations. To your committee the subject of Christian Unity seems one of the most vital now engaging the attention of the Christian church. We believe that we should lend our best ef forts to any movement that looks hepefudy to the ultimate re union of Christendom; and we believe, moreover that th way towards the realization of this most desirabl .- end i» through dif ferent denominations, belqnging to the same family of churches, drawing cioser together in fel lowship and in Christian activity. Your committee however, feels that there are grave objections to the proposed plan for bringing the Reformed church in the U- S. and the Presbyterian church in the U. S. into organic union. We do not agree with the "Concur rent Declarations," especially that part which affirms that the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Heildeioerg Catechism are "in essential agreement" or sufficiently harmonious to be made the joint basis for a united church. W'e think there is seri ous objection to making the Form of Government aad the Book of Discipline of the Presb> terian church in the U. S. A. the dole administrative standard of the United Church. To do so in the manner proposed would mean, not 9 union of two equal bodies, but the ultimate absorp tion ot the smaller by the larger church. We believe that a pe culiar mission has been given to the Reformed church in the U S. which could not be satisfactorily fulfilled in such a Union. Your committee is moreover convinced that a helpful union between the two churches cannot be attained on the basis of sev enteenth century confessions of faith. Since the formation of the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Heidelberg Cate chism. God has enriched His church with many a new experi ence. He has given unto His people new visions of His good ness, truth and oeauty. Neither the Presbyterian nor the Re formed church is where it was when the present standards were adopted. Neither church would now write its confession of faith in exactly the same form in which these now stand, and it therefore seems an anomaly to try to make these two confes sions, so different in many re spects, the confessional ba«is for a new, united Church. We be lieve that the only hopeful plan for bringing the two churches into a union, which will be just and fair to both sides, and which will conserve the genius and spirit of both churches, will be through the formation and adop tion of a new concensus confes sion, which shall express the best thought and life of the present. Furthermore, your committee Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORI A is appreher dve thar, sh-inti the union of the two churches bo pressed at the present, time in accordance with the proposed plan, the Reformed church win hav-o the same experience as that, which came to the Cumberland Presbyterian church in a similar effort. Certainly, if one mas judge from what one hears, there are many congregations unci in dividuais, within our commun ion, who are not prepared, at *h»s tim , to take sucn a momentous step. We hence recommend the aCop tion of the following resolutions. 1. Resolved, that this Synod i-.-; in nearty svmonthy with unv movement which looks hooefull to the reunion of Christencm 2. Resolved, thai we recoct i z j . tue necessity of related families ot churches drawing into close relations, as the first step to v I ards the realization of the de sired end. 3. Resolyed, that we do not re gard the proposed plan for bring ! ing about an organic qmion be- | tween the Presbyterian church i in the U. S. A., anu the Reformed ' church in the U. S. as satisiac j tory, equLable or just, and fo« ! the following reasons: (1) We do not believe the Westminster Confession of Faith , ard the Heidelberg Catechise to j be sufficiently harmonious to be j m .Je ihj joint baois for a united I church; (2) We regard the making of ' Tne Form of Government and; the Book of Discipline of tin., Presbyterian Cnurch in the TJ. S.! A.", the sole administrative stan- j dard of the Un :ed Church, as ■ unfair to the Reformed Church in the U. S., an 1 as calculated to j bring about the simple absorption : of the smaller by tne larger i church, rather than a fair and ; equitable union; (3) We hence believe that a j union of the two churches on the j proposed basis will hinder rather, man help »ne Reformed churen | in the accomplishm*.nl of her) God given mission. 4. Resolved. That it is the judgment of tnis S; nod that any hopeful and equitable union oi 1 the two cnuiches should be based, not on the confessions ol I a former age, but on a new Con- J census Creed, which shall express! the best life ana thought of the l present day. Respectfully submitted, Wm. C. Schaef?er, J. Albert Eyier, P. D. Aurandt, Murray Gait Motter. Seeking an interview with Dr. Murphy on the union question he told the Democrat that if he h d boen present ne would have oi fered a paper as a substitute, in which he would have taken the I ground that this Synod could n»t ■ decide as to the first statement of Dr Schaeffer, which was mat the Heidelberg Catechism and the Westminster Confession are "not in essential agreement,'' because this is the declaration of General Synou's commiuee, | which committee had three 3 ears to examine .and compare th se confessions and had declared mat they were "in essential agree ment." He would have insisted fuither that the General Synod had said that the articles of union shouiu be sent down for rejection or ap proval to the lower judicator.es of the church, which means tne Classes and not the District Synods. Shot at God and was Par alyzed . Catawba County News. Mr.Henry Sherrill, of the Iron Station community, while on a visit to relatives here last week, told an interesting story concerning one of his neighbors, Abe Hester, a man of 50 years, and a well to farmer. He said that in June Hester, who had evidently wor ried about the drought and the loss of crops until he became unbalanced-: although up to the moment he ap peared sane enough— got out in his yard one dav and cursed the Al mighty in all the variations of profanity he could muster, because no rain fell to releive the crops. Following this, says Mr. Sherrill, he got out his shot gun and discharged it three times in the air as a token of his feeling towards Diety. All at once he collapsed, and from that day to this has lain helpless on his bed, unable to move or speak, recognizing no one, Physicians called in found him completely paralized. Mr. W. L. Cline, of Conover R F D 1, was in the city Monday. "Do you think your father would object to you marrying me?" She —"If he thinks as I do, he cer- ; tainly wculd; and, if you don't get j King's Catarrah Cure, and take it for bad breath, you've got to sit father 9f away. No man has an excuse for bad Breath when all dealers sells a positive cure —guaranted, for $l,OO. —For sale by all medicine dealers. Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905 f IN SOCIAL * | CIRCLES, j The Round Dozen Book Club met Oct. 17th with Mrs. J. B. G'bbs. In ppite of the down pour of rain twelve member 2: were present. After the usual comments and criticisms on the hooks, the hostess gave an un 'dually full and entertaining budgf about her bo >k, "The j Golden Silence," and its authors, Air and Mrs. F. N. Williamson. Jjkcu-sion of curl* nt news con program and the club I «uj tinned lO Uieet v* . • f>. n.im-ay. Dainty refreshments !in two courses were servpd, the j hostess being assisted by little i Miss Vera and Master Jack Gibbs. The Embroidery Club was en tertained Oct. 19th by Mrs. Roy I Abernethy. with Miss Helen Gra ! ham, of Philadelphia, as guest of I honor. Whi e the others were busy with needle and thimble, Mrs. L R. Whitener read for their a .usement The Campion Forgerter. Delicious cake and ice cream were served. Oct. 19. Mrs. J. L, Cilly en tertained the Travellers Club. A large number responded to q lotations from "Scotch Bal lads." Mrs. Chad Tick spoke on the "Mubic and B ...ids of Scot land" duferentiating between the Lowland and Highland music and presenting the two chief characteristics of Scotch music, first, the tonal effect oroduced by their peculiar scale, 2nd the rhvthmic effects caused by the "Scotch snap." This latter Mrs. Ciney illustrated by pis>in& ihe battle tune of the Gordon Highlanders. In the Cel uc mu iv these are more sad than gay meloaies which are full 0 the sadness and beaucy of the lo ig, tender, melancholy north ein twilight. A favorite song of Sir Walter's " vly Heart's in the Highlands'' v. ns sung in chorus. Then Mrs. J. A. Martin presented the in teresting topic* "Minstrelsy of of the Scottish Border/' Miss Mary Ramsay sang with artistic feeling two exquisite Gaelic selections in harmonizing contrast, "A Lullaby" and "On the Banks of Loch-Lomond." Guests of the Club were Mrs. Carl Marshall, of Johnson City, Tenn., and Mrs. Dyer, of Roan oke, Va., who is Visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Patrick. Aftercurrent events and re fresh men ts were enjoyed, adjournment was in or der to meet next with Mrs. J, H. Patrick Oct. 26, at 3 p. m. Textile Mills in the South. ' orrespondence of the Democrat. Washington, D. C„ Oct. 25. The Land and Industrial Depart ment of the Southern Railway ai id the Mobile and Ohio Rail road has issued its annual tex -1 iie directory. The booklet shows a grand total of 778 tex tile mills with 192,882 looms and 8.550,142 spindles in operation in 'he territory served by the system January 1, with seven mills in course of construction. The location, name, character and capacity of each mill in points along the Southern Rail way are enumerated, and in this table the interesting fact is shown that in 252 cities and towns there are located 606 cot ton mills alone. There is a total of 133 knitting mills and 39 woolen mills. A summary of the cotton mills shows their location in the dif ferent states as follow: Alabama 49; Georgia, 94; Indiana, 3; Ken tucky, 3; Mississippi, 13; Mis souri, 2; North Carolina, 246; South Carolina, 158; Tennessee, 20; Virginia, 18. Land and Industrial Agent M. V. Richards, Washington, D. C. will be glad to furnish a copy of the directory free on ap plication to him. HANDSOME SCARF PIN FREE A Phenomenal Offer Made by a New York Firm Thousands all over the United States are taking advantage of a generous of fer of the Gotham Company 1165 Broadway. N. Y. City, making request for a beautiful gold-plated scarf-pin for lady or gentleman, which is mailed to any one sending name and address free of charge. This offer is made to introduce their catalogue of general merchandise, i household goods, jewelry, novelties, &c. ! Readers of this paper are requested to, send name and address immediately, enclosing five two-cent stamps to cover postage and packing, Send today and receive without cost, pofiece of jewelry that you will be a proud. Florida Awake to Canning. Mr. S. L. on a Dem «i strap Trip There. Mr. E. L. Flowers has just re-, turned from Florida where he has been demon-fating canning for the U. S. of agriculture.- He was at Gains |Vil!e, Palatka. St. Augustine and Jacksonville. At the Uni versity of Georgia also he ai.so •'ia i a sp. vial lierrundtrativn f«-r the students, which was attend ed b_. Gov. Vardaman, of Mis- Rissinni and Gov. Gilchrist, of Florida, and President Smyre, of the Georgia Farmers Union. Canning i s revolutionizing Florida fruit and trucking. The motto is. "Sell all you can and can ail you cant." The crop comes all at once there, and it cannot all be sold raw. Canning d ) Q s not seem to have entered ~ their mind and they are greatly enthused. North Carolina g:id Virginia were alwavs cheered when their accomplishments in canning were mentioned. The far Southern States are willing to anoropriate whatever is ne- - cessary. Mr. Flowers says the drought is still on in Florida. The gen eral rains have not penetrated any farther South than Way- From one cantaloupe patch of 15 acres, Mr. Flowers said 160 carloads were shipped, which is a reminder of this section to do in trucking for the •nouat tin summer resorts. Mr, Flowers saw more fruits and vegetables from Asheville to TVv 0 r anvwbere in Florida. He secured from the Girls To mato Clubs and the Farmers Union of Florida orders for 150 Home canner outfits. Perfecting Titles. Boone Democrat. Cape EdrauDd Jones, Attorney Whisenhunt and Mr. Horace Kent, all of Lenoii , and Mr. Peck, of Philadel Dhia, Penn., are in town this week, working to perfect the titles of the Y*dkin Lumber Company. They are sure the Grandin trade for the land will be made, and they think the rail road from Lenoir to Boone will yet be built. Mr. Peck is one of tne chief stock-holders in the land owned by the Yadkin River Lumber Company. Accidents will happen, but the families keep Dr. Thom as' Electric Oil for such emergences. 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