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& Kl Art . H?, -ffc ait VOL. IX. NO. 24. LINCOLNTON. N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 26. 1915. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR NEWS FROM THE WAR ZONE LINCOLN MAN'S NEW INVENTION LINCOLN OFFICERS INTERESTING ARTICLE CAPTURE DISTILLERY, ON PRIMARY LANGUAGE A HISTORIC OLD SCHOOL HOUSE REPUBLICANS BEGIN IGP REVIVAL BOODLEstauuiii RELIGION CLOSED 1 i i London, March 24. A British air raid on Hohoken, near Antwerp, where the Germans are constructing pei Saturday. Before marriage she submarines, another threatened effort wag a Miss Connell. She was born by the Germans in . Flanders and and raised near here, and was married heavy fighting in the Carpathians are t0 Albert McConnel. To their union the outstanding features in today s wa8 Dorn two sons, Horace, who died war news. I gome years ago and Eugene, who is Five British airmen started from now living in Mevklenburg county. Dunkirk to mid the submarines, yards , Mr. Weathers Hager is very low at but only two reached the mark. Two this writing with Bright disease. He were turr.ed back by thick weather wa8 taken to the hospital at Charlotte and a" third landed in Holland because inBt week but only remained there a of engine troubue and wr.s interned. few days and was sent back home. He ! is under treatment of Dr. Taylor.. His London, March 22. The long in- many friends are anxiously waiting vestment of the mid-Gulician fortress and hoping for him a turn for the bet of Przemvsl has ended. Denleted bv ter. disease, subsisting on horse flesh and surrounded by a superior force of u : .v. .1 t. nussmiin, me garrison nus sur- rendered to the besieging army after I.ti . ...II.. which up to the present is recorded as Austria's most noteworthy tribution to the war. In the capture of Prozmysl the prisoners taken by the Russian army, according to Petrocrnd, number 117, 000 men, 2,500 officers nnd officials, nine generals and 93 officers of the General Staff. The inner forts, con taining lnrg quantities of war ma terial are said to have been found intact, Petrograd, Ixindon and Paris are celebrating the event tonight Petro grad and Paris in the spontaneous manner characteristic of those cities London with silent and grim satis faction, which is the British way. The newspapers assert that the fall of the fortress marks the most important capture of the war, not excepting Antwerp, in that it not on ly releases considerable Russian forces which can be thrown into the fluctuating struggle in the Car pathians but opens the door to Cra cow and the plains of Hungary. It is argued, too, that the moral effect of the surrender will be tre mendous, the Allies declaring it will stimulate feeling in their favor both in Roumania and Bulgaria just as the operations in the Dardanelles are rauhing an agitation in Greece and Italy. The Italian situation is receiving attention although rumors, rather than facts, seem to be the basis of most of the news dispatched. The Italian Embassy at London had not confirmation tonight of the report that freight traffic bKween Italy and Germany by way of Switzerland . had been stopped, nor was there con firmaation of the reported massing of Austrian and German troops along the Austrian litteral, or the as sembling of artillery at Triest. Przemysl fell with honor, the Brit ish press concedes, for it withstood the onslaughts longer .than any place d " ing the war, the investment hav ing begun about September 16. some thing more than six months ago. The duration of the siege compared with the length of time it took the Ger mans to capture such strongholds as Liege, Namur and Antwerp, was due to two causes, one being the desire of the Russians to keep the loss ot life among the beseiging army at a minimum, the other to the lack of great guns, which the Germans had in Belgium. The investment was not close one, the garrison having had up until recently a radius of about 12 miles in which to move about, and some dispatches told of shooting expeditions indulged in by the offi cers of the garrison. Ammunition is the one Great Savs French. Need Paris, March, 22. "Ammunition, ammunition, nothing but ammunition." That is the essential problem of the war in the opinion of Field Marshall Sir John French, the British comman der in chief, according to the Havas .agency's correspondent. "Ammunition is the prerequisite of all progress and of all pushing ahead," . Sir John is quoted as saying. "Every one needs plenty of ammunition - but the Germans need it more than we do. I have had a feeling for some time past that they were being sparing of their shells. They don't squander them as at the beginning. ... "Neither is the morale of their troops the same. One gets from them an impression of fatigue and lassitude. They had based all their calculations or a sudden smashing victory. That plan failed and the state of mind of their troops has suffered as a conse quence. - ' i "Economic difficulties in" the inter ior of the German empire are daily becoming more serious. No doubt the Germans still are far from famine, but they manifestly are hampered in ob taining a food supply and that is a irreat deal. ,. "I do not believe it will be a long war. Spring promises well for the al lies. We are convinced, I and all those here, that a decisive and a definite victory awaits us at the end of all these hard months of war." Telia of Sinking of French Battleship Bouvet. Paris, March 23. Standing at sal ute and shouting "vive La France" the officers and crew of the French battleship Bouvet, sunk in the Dar danelles on March 8, went down with -their ship, according to the Tenedos correspondent of the Athens Paris, who thus describes the action in which the Bouvet and the Gaulois were en gaged: "The captain of the Bouvet had been ordered to ctobs a ' dangerous nine zone and froce a passage to Chanak Kalessi, thus making the al lies, master of the strait as far as Nagara. At 1:20 p. m. the Bouvet was five miles from Chanak and was firing t fort Dardanus. She had crostd two mine zones. The Gaulois followed firing all her guns. The commander of the Bouvet, by a, skillful maneuver, avoided two mines: which were ex ploded by a destroyer, but a third struck her in the region of her maga zines and she sank by the head. , "Seven survivors of the Bouvet climbed into a boat and spent the night in a bay on the European side of the straits. They were taken off Lowesville. March 22. The remains of Mrs. Alice McConnel of Mecklen- hnrir eountv were buried at Hill's Cha- Mr. H. M. Lowe promises to bring the cotton chopping with the "goose i. . I h. .., . iivvr tu mi cnu. m voi un ;cib u toil with hand and brains he has mas- lonJ fk .rl f rlinnnlnc mttnn hv machinery. Should his tool prove success many new factories will be built over the cotton belt and employ- mtfnt will be given to thousands of hands now idle or working for small wages. The farmer will no longer need to worry about getting his cot ton thinned. The hardware store.' will have a new tool to offer to theii customers, a tool that will have r ready sale. It will benefit the whole country m many ways. But alas! should it prove a failure ? The many nights he has spent planing this invention, the many days he has spertt working in his shop, the many nickles and dimes he has spent will be lost. We will not take Space to explain how this tool is made but if any one cares to see it, he will find it on display at Mr. Lowe's shop up main street. Mr. Lowe will be there to explain how it works. - Since writing the above we learn that Mr. Weathers Hager is dead. He has suffered for the past week or so with Brights disease. Before this time he was in very good health. He was a farmer by trado and lived on the Joe King place near Hager's Ferry. He was the son of Henry Hager and Polly Ann Lucky Hager, was about 45 years of age. His remains were laid to rest at Unity Presbyterian church, of which he was a member, Tuesday. Mr. Hager died without leaving behind a single enemy, which is a witness that he lived an upright honest life, always dealt kindly with his neighbors, was ever ready to lend a helping hand to those in need. On Sunday he was always found at the church attending to his duties as faithful members do. He leaves be hind a widow. Miss Minnie Cherry be fore marriage, she was the daugh ter of Mr. D. Cherry of Triangle. About eight children, all of whom were still with him execpt one daughter, Mary, who was married to Mr. Charlie King about four' years ago. One brother, Mr. Lawrence Hager of Cornelius. The bereaved ones have the deep sympathy of the community. BUCKLEY. the next day by a British destroy er. "When the captain of the Gaulois saw the Bouvet was sinking he or dered 'full steam ahead without an instant's hesitation, but his hip had been struck seven times and he was obliged to put back, anchoring off Mavrais island." Prisoners In Germany. Berlin, March 22. "According to an official announcement, says the Ov erseas A irenc v. "the number of pris oners of war now in Germany is 801,- 000 enlisted men and over 9,000 com missioned officers." Prize Court Orders Pay For Five Car goes. London, March 22. The prize court today ordered paid $600,000 on Amer ican shipments of flour and. wheat detained on board the Norwegian steamers Alfred Nobel, Kim Bjornst jerne Bjornson and the Swedish stea mer Fridland. So far as known this is the first money paid out by the prize court on American foodstuffs seized. ECONOMIZING IN BERLIN. Berlin is the scene at this time of numerous meetings, largely attended by women of every class, at which ways and means of more economical living are discussed by prominent physicians. The women are being urged to cut down the consumption of meat by at least 15 per cent and to resort more to the use of milk. The women are asked to think of the men in the field and the hardships they have to en dure, if economy in eating seems . to be too difficult. One physician, speaking the oth er night, likened the situation to that of the tourist, who perforce at times makes a meal from chocolate and bread until more favorable circum stances arrive. He told his audience that they were mere slaves to appe tite if they were not able to elect easily to eat less of the scarcer foods. Soud in place of coffee for the ear ly morning breakfast is being urged by some physicians, especially for adults, and the omission of the Ger man "second breakfast" is suggested, to the consequent saving of thou sands of pounds of foodstuffs. ITEMS FROM EAST LINCOLN." Miss Irene Alexander, principal teacher of McLean school has the la grippe. We hope she will recover rnp idly so she can go to teaching again. Harse Wesley, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. McLean Jetton' has been very ill but he is getting along fine. Mr. Holland Hager has gotten al most well again after an Illness of indigestion. !? We art glad to note Mr. Curbie Del linger has recovered nicely after a se rious illness of measles and pneu monia. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge Nix on, a sweet little girl. Miss Lucy Sifford was the guer.t of Mr. Robert Davis of Pineville on lust I Saturday and Sunday. fV Miss Nan Alexander primary teach er of McLean school SDent the week- end with her sister. Mrs. William Dan. ridge of Charlotte. CLARA. Posse of Four Officers Played a Game of Hide and Seek In the Jungl Spent Whole of Tuesday Night and Wednesday Morning In The Wilder- . , ,, . .. ness Rewarded For Their Patience New 80-Gallon Distillery Captur ed One Blockader Captured, Two Escape. A posse of officers composed of who have children in her grade. I Sheriff Willis, Chief of Police Faries, think that some of our teachers should Deputy Sheriff Heavner and Dr. R. R. follow her example and meet the par Reinhardt, who had been deputized, 1 ents of the children they are teach captured a 80-gallon blockade distil- ing and the parents certainly ought lery last Wednesday morning about 4 to know and ivisit the teacher also, o'clock, in the dense thicket , If this were done, there would be bet on the old R. D. Smith farm lands, ter results follew. As so many of the in the mining section of this land. The ! location is in lronton township, near Sh piti church. The disti erv and nne T. V , 7 blockaders, Pre. Carpenter, were 1 DrOUEht tO IDC COUnlV IU1 Idll'IV Wed aesday morning. Iwo of the three men at the whiskey plant managed to es?Pe- . , , , , , The officers had learned that there were some irregularities in this line. They decided to investigate and start- id out Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock 'or the wilderness named above, and fter making a search until the mid light hour they found the distillery, .t was located in what seemed to be n ideal spot for carrying on the block de business; it was at a spot where it was thought the officers would lever search. The equipment was com pete and up-to-date, with a brick fur nace, copper still and copper worm. All of the necessary ingredients for making fire water were on hand, in readiness to begin 300 gallons still beer, 1 bushel of malt, cord of wood, Jxe, pick, shovels, every thing ready for work. Upon making this discovery the officers decided to not disturb the plant, but they concealed them selves in the laurel to await developments.- Silently they waited camping an the ground exposed to bitter cold night air within 15 foet of the distillery. About 4 o'clock three men with a lantern came upon the scene and proceeded to do business. They filled the still with the beer and were in the act of building the fire. At this point the officers could wait no longer. they sprang from their hiding and advanced on the men, but the minute they arose from the ground one of they men discovered their presence. voiii t v,;. nnn,j. !i, ... Chief Faries yelled "halt", but there was no halting, the lawbreakers 1m medately took the timber, the officers in hot pursuit, and the race is said to have been a hair-raising chase through the dense thicket, up and down the branches. Dr. R. R. Reinhardt made it particularly hot for Pres. Carpenter. he having a searchlight which he used in pursue his man, which however was finally lost After a chase of half a mile Carpenter was overtaken by Mr. Reinhardt, and " held until Deputy Heavner came upon the scene to his aid and both succeeded in holding on w iurpenier. After a long chase the other two men made good their escape. Carpenter is in the county jail. The brand new conDer still and worm is also Being held at the jail. ROUTE FOUR ITEMS. March 23. Dear Editor: Will write a few lines from our section. The farmers are getting ready to plant their crops. Missos Eva, Edna and Mr. Simlar Deaton visited friends and relatives in Maiden Saturday night. Miss Besie Keever spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Ruth Shrum. - Misses Dora and Gladys La wing vis ited Misses Florence and Edna Nor wood Sunday evening. Misses Florence and Edna Norwood spent Saturday night with Misses Mary and Luna Parker. Miss- Bertha Reep the - principal teacher of Buffalo school visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ballard's Sundny evening. - Miss Ruth Shrum entertained the young peoph of this section by giving a singing Sunday, which was enjoyed by a largo crowd. Messrs George Branch and Doris Beal spent SunJuy evening in Lincoln ton ; Mrt H. A. ;:hrun and Co., who has been sawing shingles near the McDan iel Springs, hpve moved their saw mill cn the farm of Mr. !. F. Shrum, where they are busy sawinp lumber. . Ihe little two . old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. ?!.' .'vton, who had the misfortune of breaking his leg some time ago, is getting along as well as could be expected. Quite a number of the young people of this section attended the Hickory Grove school closing Saturday night, they all report a nice time. There will be preaching at Ivey's Memorial church by the pastor, Rev. Modlin, the first Sunday night in Ap ril. Every body invited to come. HORNET NEST. MOUNT HOLLY ITEMS. Mt. Holly, March 24. Miss Bess Peterson of Stanley snent the week end here the guest of Miss Annie Pat terson. Mr. S. A. Cannon who lives on north Main street is very sick it this Writing with very little hope of recovery ,one side being paraylzed. - Mr. J.- E. Powe who has been the agent at the S. A. L. station left last week for Meiiee, b. U.. where he has accepted the position-there. Un &unday last there was a protrac ted meeting started at the Methodist, church here. Rev. Charles KtrkpaV rick of Mooresville is doing the preach ing. Mr. Harry Suggs, Miss Roxana, Cannon and Mr. B. E. Patterson atten ded the nice birthday dinner given by Miss Pearl Abernethy of route on.e last Friday night. Mr. J. D. Wright of South Point neighborhood has moved here and will make this his home. There is a new enterprise here. It is a sand plant where they dry. sand and prepare different grades. , Miss Thelma Dellinger spent the week-end at Lincolnton with her sis ter, Mia. a V. TUsob. (By Miss Eva Dellinger.) The following article was read by Miss Eva Dellinger last Saturday at the Township Teachers Meeting. Miss Dellinger teaches the second grade in lha inB r.rdd Srhonl. nd j,aa 105 pupils on roll with an average attendance of 92 pupils last month, wotwnnstanaing an uiis wont sne nas visited the homes of sixty-five families teacners were aosent on account oi ( ine snow oaiuraay, i asKea permission to have Miss Dellinger s article onnt- ' , i ....... . n u i ,;n , ed and I am sure all the teachers will i i K. B. NIXON, ' Act. County Supt. Primary Language. In teaching language, we know that sneech is a necessary tool lor the transference of, ideas, and as such must be used with facility and skill if it is to be used efficiently. Our training, therefore, should be directed to the end that children acquire ability to express themselves freely, clearly and correctly. Now in order to con vey thought freely the child must have a vocabulary sufficiently large to meet the ordinary demands to speak clearly ,that is it must be a ready one in order that the child need not wander about and hesitate in search of a prop er medium to convey his idea to speak correctly. He must be trained not on ly to speak correctly, he must lie train ed not only to conform to grammatic al usuage, but to recognize the finer distinctions in the meaning of words. To realize this' is as every teacher knows an impossibility, but to work toward it lays a foundation at least upon which the later years may build. At first no special period is as signed to the work but every hour of the day furnishes abundant opportuni ty for necessary training. The child's thoughts und feelings are aroused by the subject matter , in their reading perhaps and it is in the expression of these thoughts that the most oppor- tune occasions for language training mkiv. umi, un iearacr la ""k uppurLumiy . give mn- euae-e lessons doea not occur to the du. P"- n" realizes oniy mat in relating something of interest to his class mates, he must speak clearly and dis tinctively. The child borrows words and phrases from the stories that are read or told to him, and by using them in the production ' of these stories makes them his own. He is at an im itative age and absorbs from all about him, his books, his classmates and his teacher, The rambling style so common to the little child is generally accounted for by the lack of clear mental im ages, buch a child must be helped first of all to get his thoughts into shape. This may be accomplished by suggestions .and questions which bring out the sequence of events and main points in the story,. This accom plished he will soon express himself clearly. We must work also for exactness, for truth, fullness, for freedom from exaggeration. In this will find a child's classmates are a corrective influence u-on him. When he is prompted to wander from the straight and narrow Fath of truth he is promptly recalled, f in reproducing a story Cinderella's dress be changed form pink to blue every right-minded child in the class will clamor to correct him. It is or should be the purpose of ev ery teacher to help every child under her care to have a larger fuller pow er of usefulness, a larger power of en joyment. And in no way can she help more than in successful language work. We so often see grown men and women who fail to make the most of .their lives and opportunities and who have many miserable unhappy mo ments' simply bscause of "self sciousness". It is through our lan guage work in the primary grades that this unfortunate trait may be best overcome. Even the most timid child will finally respond to a sympa thetic tactful teacher. He will through interest in some story per haps learn to talk in a natural manner to his teacher and fellow pupils. In asking questions try to get the children to answer in complete sen tences. Do not be too insistent on correct sentences and formalize your work too much so as to intimidate the very ones you wish to help. Perhaps the best way in which to overcome this self consciousness is to rouse the children to such a pitch of enthusiasm that they are carried out of themselves. If then their ef forts are met with sympathy and en couragement ' a diatnet step has been gained. Not mp.ny experiences of this kind are needed to give even the extremely shy child some confidence in himself. Experience has shown us that chil dren are interested in and enjoy the simple folk tales because they rep resent human experience and satisfy the common needs of children. You will find in the course of study a list of stories for each grade that have been tested for many years by manv Itenchers. Of course these may and should be supplemented . by . stor ies for the holidays or any particular occasion at the discretion of the teach er, but for regular work this list or stories and poems is good. Do not think for one moment that you mutt leave language work to mere chance. With the little children lang uage and reading go hand in hand for the first weeks at least ' In taking up the story work, the teacher should tell er read the story using as nearly as possible the lang uage of the text. She should tell it' in such a way as to appeal to the im agination of the children and arouse a keen interest. The teacher must be , wag fhe" ''P ,n Nw arket Va thoroughly in sympathy with the chll- ""jamed with him for four weeks, dren, must know where the emphasis an,d H81? m what '? now, th old loK is to be placed for children are great iho01 hoU8e, but, the" residence imitators and final results are large- f Mr-, Henkle, they formulaWd the nlnna fn thsfc n shier (imn4 Mihinh Continued o last peg (By Rev, L. L. Lohr.) The next convention of the synod was held in Lincolnton, beginning on the 29th of May, 1820. This conven tion was looked forward to with con siderable interest as there were im- portant matters to adjudicate. The two meetings held the previous year, the , " uuuu1, umc. m the Buffalo Creek church, now known as old St John's near Concord, easily indicated tnat two parties were devel oping within the synod. As has been already stated the Salisbury meeting was held ahead of the time fixed by its constitution, and it was held for a purpose which the synod as a whole did not approve.In addition the change of time and place had not been made known to all the members of synod. Believing this meeting to be irregular some of the pastors with their dele gates met at St. John's in compliance finding none of the officers present they elected others for this particular meetintr. The Drincinal feature of witn the synods constitution; but this meetincr wn the orHinntinn nf the two candidates, Messrs. Bell and Hen- kle. And as the latter was a young man of extraordinary strength he i0,000 more is sought for the work easily became a leader of recognized of belaboring the Democratic Ad power, his natural ability together , ministration. The Democrats have with seven vears experience in oul- i no rich source from which to draw pit work meant that he had to be reckoned with when he took the floor. Mr. Shober himself was aware of this. There is no desire, however, to make it appear that Mr. Henkle was fault less in all he said nnd aid, and that Mr. Shober was ent'rely responsible for the opposition wh'ch he headed; nor can these men be accurately judg ed in the light of the estimate placed upon them by their friends. Conditions were not such as to allow their friends to speak at all with unbiased ' judg ment. We can best see them in what they themselves thought, said, and left on record .Their own words are the best interpreters of their spirit and temper. Judged in this light Mr. Henkle snows himself to have been the decided superior of the two, What happened at Lincolnton was in reality the culmination of condi tions that had existed for some time. All of Monday the first day of the sy nod was spent in discussing the two meetings of the previous vear. the one at ouiisoury ana tne omer - at t. John's. So each side regarded the oth er side as acting out of order, and each endeavored to iustifv its action. The a .1.. .il . r,. synod finally agreed to endorse the ordination of Mr. Bell, maintaining, however, thut it was irreeu ar: but it refused to endorse the ordination of Mr. Henkel claiming that there were some charges against him. He and his mends did all they could to get nroper official hearing in order that the matter might be cleared up; but tneir request was not granted. Mr. Henkle had he following to say in regard to the action of the synod; "We then concluded that since noth ing could be legally transacted with them, we would endeavor to meet in lennessee, where there were some more of the brethern who had not de viated from the rule. The same, day late in the evening we with several of our deputies retired to my dwelling house about live miles trom Lincoln ton. But expecting that my worthy friends, Messrs. John Abernathy, Hen ry Rudisill, and Jacob Aderholdt dep uties from the several congregations would stay the next day in Lincolnton to see how they would proceed, I sent Mr. Jacob flyler, Jr., deputy from Lancaster, S. C., to them in the morn ing." Mr. Abernethy was a deputv or delegate from Lebanon; Mr. Rudi sill, from Whitehaven, both congre gations in east Lincoln: and Mr. Ad erholdt was deputy from Beaverdam, now Known as at Mark s. Mr .Henkle goes on: "I sent a few linos by Mr Plyler to Messrs Abernathy and Ader holdt, cautioning them not to take seats with said connection whilst they continued in their lawless situation. But I also authorized Mr. Abernathv in particular that in ase thev would own the constitution which was de nied the day before, and if the were willing to recall their former illegal transaction, and try everything anew by the constitution, he should let me know and I would attend again. Upon this same ground we were willine to act the day before; but thinking that they might be willing to weieh the case better until the next dayT and to prevent a schism, I proposed this to them by a deputy.- We could easily have recalled our resolution to hold a synod in Tennessee had they acted constitutionally." Messrs. Aderholdt and Abernethy promptly attended to the work asign ed them. When the synod met on Tues day morning they at once endeavored to get a hearing, but without avail. Mr. Aderholdt then gave out the fol lowing instrument of writing: "To the Lutheran community of this and ad jacent states, and to all who love the truth.. Mr. John Abernathy made a motion which was seconded by myself which was that, "Whereas the session of 1819 in April was contrary to the constitution, hence all transactions of that session not being of a binding nature, should be recalled" But this was rejected. Mr. Abernathy then said, "Well, then acknowledge Mr. Henkle's ordination, for you have rat ified Mr. Bell's which stands upon the same ground, being performed at the same time and place, and bv the same person, the Rev. Philip Henkle, agree ably to the constitutmn."-The eevre-. tary then replied, "There is a great difference between the two, for there are some charges against Mr. Henkle." "Well," said Mr, Abernathy, "if there are any try him according to the con stitution for any charges against him.' This request was also rejected by the officers, and they did not suffer it to be debated. The candid reader may see that justice was not intended towards the minority." The session continued until Thurs day, but Mr. Henkel never went back. His father the Rev. Paul Henkle who Continued oa last page. Senator Simmons Declares Republi can Attack on Democratic Policies Has Begun and Money Will Be Used Which Will Be Furnished By Spe cial Interests Republicans Will Put Forth Efforts To Create Arti ficial Sentiment of Distrust Cal amity Howling To Be a Specialty Thinks Democrats Should Bestir Themselves To Meet Deception of Republican Leaders. Washington special to Charlotte Ob server: .-.... Senator Simmons is confident that the Republicans are preparing to spend a vast sum of money to break down, if possible, the Democratic stuff. He thinks that the Demacrats should bestir themselves to meet the attacks of the Republican leaders. "The Republicans," declared Mr. Simmons, "are going to have plenty of money. Manufacturers who de sire to operate under the protection . . T i, .:t, i.L a i I of a tariff wall will furnish funds for the campaign now being launched by the former Senator Bourne and Others. I have been told that $40,- 000 has already been provided for the purpose of publicity, and that campaign cash. We are handicap ped in that way. But, the papers of the country should keep before the people the real situation. Senator Simmons thinks that the Republicans will go to the extent of agitating calamity howling to in terfere with the present revival of business that is starting in this country. He sees signs of that sort of movement. Washington newspaper men real-' ize the truthfulness of Senator Sim mons' G. O. P. The barrel of dough now being collected will not be used for vote-buying but to beat up senti ment against the tariff act passed by the Democrats. "Hard times," "Dem ocratic panic," and "all round Demo cratic cussediiess" are to be the slo gans of the enemy. Senator Sim mons is an old-time fighter, and he knows the earmarks of a down-right mean Republican campaign. It is renorted here in Washinirton that the Republicans have sent rep resentatives to Mexico to gather In formation that they can convert in to capital against the Wilson Ad ministration. Therefore, in addition to the tariff, Mexico will be used in an effort to arouse the people against the Democrats. These eforts may fail but the big fund collected for publicity will en able the Republicans to get many things favorable to their cause be fore the public. "There is nothing to matter with the industrial situation," said Senator fjimmons. (Jf course there is somt, uncertainty as to what further com plications may arise .in our interna tional affairs, and the distrust natur ally created by a deliberate propa ganda for selfish and political con sideration, the purpose of such a campaign being to discredit the busi ness conditions and the Wilson Ad ministration. It must be manifest to everyone at all familiar with condi tions that the new tariff, without reference to the divergent views as to what is the sound theory upon which a tariff should be predicted, is not operating and cannot in pres ent conditions operate adversely against American industries. As a result of the war. importa tions have reached such a low ebb that it is ridiculous to charge that any Amercan industry. is suffering by reason of foreign competition. It is equally as unreasonable to assume that the financial legislation of the last Congress has injuriously af fected the situation. There was a better financial situ ation than that which now obtains in this country. Money is plentiful, ind rates of interest low. The stabili ty of our. financial system is beyond question. It has stood the test in a way that demonstrates that it , is equal to any possible contingency. "There is nothing in the trust leg islation calculated to alarm or to in timidate any honest and legitimate business. The attitude of the Ad ministration towards business and the administration of old and new aws affecting business is of such a frank and friendly character as to disarm any honest fears that may possibly have existed. It is reason ably assured that there will be no session of Congress until next De cember and, hence, that bogyman is out of the way. In the South where the war has exercised most disastrous effects on business, by rea son of its cotton and tobacco situ ation, every indication points to greatly improved business conditions and a speedy return to normality, under these conditions if there is further halt in the progress towards normal prosperity indeed, towards unusual conditions of prosperity it can be attributed solely to the very remarkable eforts now being put forth to create a wholly artificial sentiment of distrust and uncertainty, with a view to capitalizing the false sentiment and situation thus created. For the purpose of bringing about a political reaction against the uemocrauc party ana restoring to power the Republican party, under the control of the stand-pat senti ment which denominated that party at .!ie time of its overthrow to the and that the business elements which are sponsors and backers of this propa ganda may regain in even larger measure the governmental control and favoritism, which they enjoyed under the Republican regime for 16 years. To regain this lost position of power and favortism, these bene- iiciaries o fspecia! privelege under Republican control, would falsifv the actual business conditions and the effect of Democratic legislation and the attitude of the Administration with respect to business. The Republicans do not heitntj to agitate in a way known to be hurtful and unwarranted. The prize which they seek is great. It is the prize of domment Influence in legis- uiuun, i jjworius VMnMnt and 1 Rev. Jim Green Heard By Large Con gregations During Eight Day Meeting Prof. Newsom Conducted Song Service Church Enthused and Encouraged. Iron Station, March 20. The all ab sorbing topic among our people at present is the great revival meeting at Lebanon. Corresepondents gener ally speaking of revival meetings will say that the church was greatly reviv ed, but in this case we think it is no exaggeration to say that the church was not oniy revivea out greatly en thused and encouraged. The meeting continued about eight days and closed last Sunday with three services. Rev. Jim Green, the pastor, did all the preaching, and Prof. Newsom conduct ed the singing. The people attended the services from a distance of 10 or 12 miles. Every church on the Rock Spring circuit being represented not only on Sunday, but in the week day services as well. There must have been 50 or more converts and reclam ations and several connected them selves with the church. At times the shouts of the redeem ed could be heard a distance of one mile from the church. A farmer who persisted in plowing in a nearbv field during the service had to quit because the snouting so frirjhtened his mules that he could not control them. So great and unusual was the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that some of our people conceived the idea that "Jim Green" was a hipnotist and some ac tually stayed away from the services for fear of coming under the spell. Ignorance, you say, in a sense yes, but in another sense it is not. The truth is many of our people had never witnessed a genuine revival of religion before, and consequently, when this demonstration came they were not pre pared for it. Most of our churches have for years had what St. Paul calls the "Form of Godliness" without the power. This meeting makes the sixth Rev. Green has held on his work with the result that there has been about 425 conversions. Not having attended any of the pre vious meetings and hearing of Jim Green's success as a revivalist the writer took occasion to ask several persons of intelligence wherein they tnougnt ait success as a revrvntist lay. - One lady said "It is because he is built of religion." Another said, "It is his method of going abouf the work." After having had the privilege of hear ing him, and of studying the man and his methods we are of the opinion that his success as a revivalist can be trac ed wholly to the fact that he is a thoroughly consecrated man and has absolute faith in God. To use his own language, "I have promised God not to doubt Him any more." We ex pected to hear numerous propositions maoe to tne congregations. Instead he makes very few, and they of the simplest kind. And now a word to the church, and especially to the churches on Rock Spring circuit where this revival has swept. Per haps it might become someone else better to say it than Alpha, but God knows it is in our heart to say it. A great preacher said: I never saw a revival of religion in my life, but what needed another revival inside it. What this preacher meant was that much of the fruits of revivals were often lost to the church because of its not being properly utilized. We know that the ?atsor is responsible in a measure or directing the good results of a re vival, but on the church, and on each member of the church rests a great responsibility. These niore than 400 new converts need somebody to in truct them. St, Paul calls them "Babes in Christ." They need to be instructed in the meaning of grace. They need to be saved to the Sunday school and in the prayer meeting . and other work of the church. They need to be warned of the pitfalls by .the way where they may stumble. They need to be taught that religion like most everything else will die if not culti vated. How often it is that the young convert is left without a word of en couragement or a word of warning from his brethren in the church who are supposed to be experienced follow ers of the Master. ... If every member of the church on the Rock Spring circuit wilt do his or ner auty along tnis line most of the good results of this revival-will he- conserved to the church and the good results notning but eternity alone can reveal. We have written at. length about this revival because as vour readers are perhaps aware. Aloha sr en- erally 'writes of what is near his heart. ALPHA. COUNTY MEETING APRIL 3. The regular monthly meeting of the Lincoln County Farmers' Union will meet at the courthouse Saturday Ap ril ora at eleven 0 clock. All Locals are reaueRted to send a full list of delegates. W. J. WINGATE, Pres. DEATH AT LABORATORY. Mrs. Louiza Huffstetlor died day at 2 o'clock at her home at Lab oratory. She about 70 v.ars of age, the widow of Ephriam Huff stetler, and the mother of 8 children, six of whom are living. 1 he funeral and burial was held on Wednesday afternoon it 2 oWm-lr ni - the M. E. Church at Laboratory. sneciaV nHvnpp-A:TA- vo-ain - . r. - " . .(u.ii viivoc they are undoubtedly organized and ready to furnish the sinews of war for the publicity campaign of dis trust, the purpose Of wnich is to dis credit the Democratic Administration. ' it is a co-partnership between Republican standpatism and special privilege in business -.It is unpatriotic and unworthy; more or less danger ous, unless it is exposed. Honest business will place upon it the stamp of falsity and disapproval. "It looks now as if the Republi cans, who have already started their publicity campaign, -would have abundant ' money to carry on their propoganda. I have been told that $40,000 have already been subscribed for that outdo se am: that Rntihlii.n lenders are asking for $60,000 more."
The Lincoln Times (Lincolnton, N.C.)
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March 26, 1915, edition 1
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