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PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Thirtieth Year. No. 56.
SPECULATION RIPE
IN REGARD TO THE
UNION COTTONCROP
Mr. Lathan Turns from Boll
Weevil Insurance to Fear of
. Too Much Cotton
STILL CALLING FOR THE
SERVICES OF TOM BROOM
By L. E. Hugging
If The Journal wants to start
something interesting it might do
well to inaugurate an estimating con
test as to how many bales of cotton
will be gathered in Union county
from the 1922 cron.. something like it
conducted last year. It will be re
membered (that the '.estimates Mast
year ran anywhere from 13,000 to
28,000 bales, and that between Zo.uuu
and 26,000 were actually ginned from
the 1922 cron. .
Last year being the first year of
bad infestation of the boll weevil,
Union county citizens were naturally
solicitous about the results, which
were pleasantly disappointing. Since
this is the thy.-d and supposedly the
worst year of infestation in the coun
ty there is great anxiety among both
farmers and business men as to tne
ouScome. 'which now; appears will
prove to be another most pleasant
and profitable disappointment.
Durine the early days of June, Mr,
J. W. Lathan, who has a lot of fer
tilizer and farm supplies out on time,
was wanting to buy boll .weevil in
surance, but a few weks ago he had
changed his tune to the extent that he
was afraid the South would produce
too muchcotton. He thinks early pois
oning had a great deal to do With
retarding the ravages of the weevil.
That seems to be the general con
census of opinion,-but the theory
held by a large 'percent of the peo
ple of the county is that the dry, hot
summer has had a larger place in
beating back the Hindenburg , line of
weevil infestation.
Crisis Reached -f " ' -:
Many believe that the crisis is now
being reached that the last weeks
of August and the first half of Sep
tember will tell the tale. That is why
I think a guessing contest ' at this
stage of, the game would prove so
intensely interesting. ' - '
f In traveling over tha county Jjf in4
the people in much better spirits than
prevailed last spring or even during
the entire year of 1922. Corn is gen
erally, good but late cotton is small
,as a rule, but well fruited, although
very heavy shedding is reported part
ly from boll weevil infestation and
partly from unfavorable weather
conditions. ...
. .. V Keeping At It
There appears to be a general feel
ing that late cultivation which will
keep cotton . growing and blooming,
thereby providing young squares for
the weevjls to feed upon will protect
the already set bolls from hia on
slaughts and thereby assure a rea
sonably good crop. Hence there is
much August cultivation of cotton.
As to the price cotton will bring
this fall there is about as much spe
culation as in regard to the size of the
. Union county crop. Some fear it will
sell at unprofitable prices, while oth
ers believe the Influence of the co-
, operative selling association will
serve to stimulate the price. Mr. T. J.
W. Broom, who recently resigned
as farm demonstrator to take up the
work as field agent for the associa
tion, says cotton farmers all over the
South are joining the ranks of the co
operators in droves and he believes
the orderly marketing throughout the
vear will hold enough cotton off th
market this fall to cause what s
bum iy miug o xaix pine.
Broom in Demand
And while I am talking about Tom
Broom, I cannot resist" the tempta
tion to tell what folks in general think
of his resignation as farm demonstra
tor; To illustrate the general feeling
t let me tell what Dr. C. C. Weaver
of Monroe said to Mr. Broom ' when
he met him on the street a few days
ago: "Why. Tom, I thought you
were dead," said Dr. Weaver. "No
sir, I am very much alive," was the
reply. "But you are dead," Dr. Weav
er insisted, "for no man ever had the
nice things said about him while liv
ing that are bein gSaid about you!
Last summer when a few fellows
through selfish interests,, and soma
others because they had been misled
were trying to have Tom Broom's
office abolished. I remarked that they
were "playing with fire," because I
realized that Tom Broom was . in de
mand. There were other and more
remunerative .jobs waiting for him.
Since that time he has been offered
$3000 a year to. take the office of
farm demonstrator in an. adjoining
county, but the ( cotton association,
realizing his ability and his sincerity,
has almost drafted him into service.
Now . practically everybody realizes
his worth and they are anxious for
.him to reconsider and retain his job
as farm demonstrator for Union coun
ty.. , . -
Raleigh Warehouse Completed .
Raleigh, August 21. N. E. Edger
ton announces the completion of the
Raleigh Bonded Warehouse that is to
be used by the North Carolina Cotton
Growers Cooperative Association for
storage of cotton the present season.
This is pne of the most modern stor
age warehouses in the State. v
A fussy wife says that the most
annoying tH? next to a man in the
house is c ;"y.
TWO KILLED WHEN BIG
AIRPLANE CRASHES DOWN
Fayetteyille, Aug. 20. Alfred B.
DeMesquita, publisher of The Fay
etteville Observer, and The Durham
Sun, and Sergeant Edward A. Reece,
of New York City, were instantly
killed in the fall of a privately own
ed plane at Pope Field,. For tBragg,
this afternoon. The accident occur
red while. Sergeant Reece was pilot
ing the plane outside of duty hours
with Mr. DeMesquita as a passenger.
So far as known there were no eye
witnesses to the fall of the ship, and
nothing whatever is known as to the
cause of the accident. The plane is
supposed to 'have reached an altitude
of about 1,000 feet. , ;
Wrecked Plane Burns
The plane burst into flames as it
crashed to the ground, and both oc
cupants were dead' when taken from
the werckage. The plane in which
they were making the flight was the
property of Herbert Lntterloh. of this
city. It is known that Mr. DeMesquita
contemplated the purchase of a nair
plane and it is supposed that he was
making a trial flight with this end
in view. Sergeant Reece, while sta
tioned in Texas, took a pilot's course,
but it was stated at Pope Field head
quarters tonight that he did not fin
ish the course. He had frequenly pilot
ed commercial plane3 outside of duty
hours. : ' . -
The plane, which was said to have
been privately owned, was beinsr uti
lized for the purpose of giving De
Mesquita lessons in Hying. It was
not known at the field which of' the
men was driving the Diane when the
accident occurred. It went into a hose
dive soon after leaving the ground.
Mr. , DeMesquita was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. DeMesquita, of
600 West 113th street, New York
city. He came to Fayetteville arly
in the present year, when he purchas
ed The Observer,, and had made his
home here until a month ago,; when
the company which' he represented
acquired the Durham Sun, Since which
time he had divided his time between
the two cities. -Mr. DeMesquita was
well liked in Fayetteville and the news
of his tragic death has cast a pall of
sorrow over the city.
Body Is Sent Home
Generous and impulsive by nature,
he made friends readily by his fine
personality. He was a fearless news
paper man and a business man of
sound judgment. . Mr. DeMesquita
was formerly conected with the ad
vertising -department of the - Nevi'
York American,: Rochester American
and other large papers. .
The body was shipped to his home
in mw x one tonight. 1 -
Sergeant Reece's home ' was also
in New York, where his mother, Mrs.
Lame Keece, resides. His body will
be shipped to JNlew York tomorrow.
An investigating board ; of officers
will be appointed immediately by
General A. J J. Bowley, post Com
mander, and a . thorough investiga
tion will be made of the trc?edy.
io edition oi The Ubserver and
The Durham Sun will be published
tomorrow m respect to JUr. DeMes
quita's . death. I
Quita's memory.
GOVERNOR IS AGAIN
HELD FOR SPEEDING
Hi'.Lboro. Aue. 19. Gov. Cameron
Morris jn was arrested here todav bv
Chief of Police Floyd on a charge of
speeding, .this being, the governor's
second arrest for such an offense thi.i
summer. .-
Governor Morrison was peeved by
the arrest and declared that he would
fight the case when it comes up for
trial. After venting his wrath at be
ing caught by the law he gave bond!
ui:u leu. town. ,
A red Buick driven by J. M. Sim
mons v."as implicated in the gover
nor's latest arrest. Mr. Simmons was
leading the governor and his Cadillac
as they approached this place and as
they crossed the bridge into town the
governor tried to pass the Buick.
As they swung into Churton street
both stepped on the gas and it is
charged were traveling at a rapid pace
when hailed by . the officer. Mr, Sim
mons was first arrested and upon
his protest that the man behind him
was equally guilty that car was stop
ped and found to be that of the gov
ernor. ... -
Family Reunion of Mr. Baker
Trinity, Aug. 19. We are having
a great many birthdays, family reun
ions and surprise dinners down here,
notably one given by Mr. and Mrs.
George Baker on the 11th. f here was
a large crowd there and Mr. and Mrs.
Baker were very happy and affable,
and made everybody feel at home.
People were there from Lancaster, S.
and all over the county. There
were at least 400 present, and all en
joyed, the day in fine style.-
Mr. Baker expects to have a reun
ion every year. This is the third one
he has had . - ., '.' . a ; . . :
Mr. Jas. C. Broonv, hi3 daughter,
and three Sons had their string band
there and rendered some very fine
music to the pleasure of i'$ all. They
are born musicians. . '
There was an improvised table put
up 80 feet long and it was literally
covered with good things that expert
cooks could make. We all enjoyed
that dinner to the fullest extent, '
We are having four protracted
meetings within three miles of us,
two Baptist, one Methodist, and one
Presbyterian. Fine preaching at all
of them and large crowds' attend.
Rains fine; crops 'good as 1 ever
saw. More the next time, J.' C. L.
j'ri.wo; JnojC sooq :.C;iir.C3 jno.t soog
Monroe, N, fi, Tuesday; August 21, 1923.
ANSON COUNTY CLU0
ARE CAMPING ATj LAKE TONAWANDA
Encampment a .'School Mingled ' With Laughter and Play- Ad
dresses to Be Delivered by T.I J. W. Broom, J. W. Cameron
and W; W. Shay Regular Camp Rules Being Observed.
About sixty of Mrs. Rosiland A,
Redfearn's club boys and girls from ,
Anson county, under the chaperonage
of farm demonstrator J. W. Cameron,
Mrs. Redfearn and Miss Mary Robin
son, public welfare officer of Anson
county, arrived here yesterday morn-'.
ing- tor a three days' encampment at
Lake Tonawanda. ;
The encampment is more than a pic
nic for the club boys and girls it is.
in reality a schooling mingled with
play. Mr. Cameron states that .' the.
club had considered making the en-;
campmenfc at Lakeview in Moore
county, but he was in Monroe a lew
days ago and after investigation
learned that the accomodations at
Tonawanda excel those at Lakeview
and they at once decided to camp;
here.-;"--': vv.-.-i.. '
Mrs. Redfearn bears the distinction
of being one of the very best club
workers, in' North Carolina, and tha
program outlined for the three days jj
encampment at Lake Tonawanda can!
but prove beneficial to these bright;
farm youngsters who are to come un-
der the instructions of Mr. Cameron
and Mrs. Redfearn in the capacity of
students.
A Varied Program
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serreu twu singing, fciuuis, iai&3,
BANDITS HOLD UP
WHOLE HOTEL AND
LOOT 175 GUESTS
Detroit, Aug. 19. Seven gunmen
early today held up the Allendale inn
at Warren and Snyder, streets, lined
up about 175 persons at the inn, and
obtained money and jewelry valued
at several thousand dollars.
Four persons, including one wom
an, were shot and seriously injur&fl.
One of the injured persons was said
to be George D. Wilson, vice presi
dent of the Wilson Body company.
The gunmen . escaped in an auto
mobile. A, short time later -an auto
mobile containing seven men, he-:
t laarnrl n Via 1 a ' aitma am a a t: Vi k VnlfJ
fp- the-iimrwas teen -in-Monwbca-3 O0;fi.dherants.
40 miles southwest of here. The night
policeman in Monroe approached pe
automobile and one of the persons
in the machine shot and killed him.
Two of the gunmen Stayed outside
the roadhouse while three entered
from the front door nnd two from
the back. As soon as the men. went
inside the door they all began firing
through the crowded dance hall. Wo
men screamed and fainted. The ban-,
dits lined the waiters up' first. One
man guarded the waiters, two went
from table to table , through the
crowd. .; -v
All Heavily Armed
One bandit guarded the front door,
while another guarded the. rear. All
of the men inside the roadhouse were
heavily armed and those on guard
showed two guns. .They snipped
jewelry from the women and money
from the pockets of the nun. " In
'Jieir haste the gunmen searching the
guests tore d'amons from rings and
stick pins with their teeth. ., ;
Whether en argument at the road
house between two women diners
that preceded the entrance of ' the
gunman was a part of the hcld-un
plan is being investigated by police.
Just before the bandits appeared, a
woman diner rushed onto the din.-i?
floor and began a - heated argum?nt
with a woman cancer, whom she ac
cused of -paying too much attention
to her escort.
Women Diners Argue
At the height of the argument,
when .the attention of the patrcn
was' centered on the two women, the
bandits entered. " A volley of. shot3
were urea raw tne ceiling announc
ing the presence, of the robberv Then
under cover of pistols one man went
to the cash register and emptied it.
All of the men were heavily armed
and a boy, said to have been not more
than 19 years old, brandished two
revolvers over the ' crowd while hisl
companions worked. "Keep 'em up,"
he called over and over in a sin;?
song tone, firing occasionally when
any of the guests spoke or moved. 11
At one table a bandit attempted to
wrest a ring from a woman's fimrer.
The ring stuck and he pulled the dia
mond from the setting with his teeth.
The woman, fainted.
One guest offered to release the
clasp holding a diamond pin. "I have
not got timi," snapped tL gunmarja"fht "P h precious life of our
as he jerked the pin loose with his
teeth and brandished a pistol in his
right hand. After the bandits depart
ed more tnan a cozen men gues:s
had torn shirt fronts showing wheri
diamond pin had been jerked fran
them. ." -
All o the robbers carried a pistol ;fa,i.real"? lnal 18 J Bna. Wlse
in each hand-when they entered, ac-, ,,8 cMin&- , -carrfin
to thns in tL rn, ' His many frlendsJn Monroe cannot
and one carri two nistnl, nis
rignt nana wn:ie ne searched tne
guests.
Notice to School Committeemen
The townshfp tax books are now
ready for committeemen to make
special school tax lists. This must be
done during the month of August.
M. C. Long, Register of Deeds.
. The easiest way to flatter
is to congratulate her upc "
girl'
r.'os-'
-
I pective engagement. ' '
BOYS AND GIRLS "
Routing exercises, both devotional
nd physical, hikes and lectures are
.to be mingled with bathing, swim
ming, riding and other forms of
(amusement.
Tonight Union county's best in
formed citizen on agriculture, Mr. T.
,J. W.-Broom, will lecture the hnvs
land girls. Wednesday night Mr. Cam
eron, farm demonstrator of Anson
.-county, will talk, after which .W. W.
-bhay, swine specialist from Raleigh,
will deliver a lesture on Hog Raising
and Marketing On Thursday 1 Mr.
.Cameron will give other lectures that
will help the young farmers in their
;club work. ;
A Great Work
f These boys and girls are especially
interested in pig club, poultry club,
'cooking clubhand other club work. The
"encampment means a grea; deal both
'in a recreational and an educational
way. The future of Anson county's
agricultural interests is assured so
long as such characters as .1. W.
Cameron and Mrs. Redfearn are de
voting their time and talents to in
structing and encouraging the farm
boys and girls of their county. Otlwr
counties would do well to learn a
lesson from the work being Jovie in
Anson
LUTHERANS TO HOLD
- A WORLD CONFERENCE
' "By Rev. J. E. Stockman
Lutheran churches in North Caro
lina joined with sister churches over
the world in prayer for the Lutheran
World Conference, which opened Au
gust 19, in Eisenach, Germany. This
is the first world-wide conference of
the Lutherans since the days of Mar
tin Luther and the Reformation.-
Dr. A. G. Voigt, dean 'of the Lu
theran Seminary in Columbia. S. C..
Lis one of the seven delegates ' from
the United Lutheran church m Amer
ica. This is the equivalent of being
the representative of 500,000 people.
as. the American division of Luther-
,The convention is to be a church
gathering strictly, it is ecclesiastical
and not political. Nor is it being
neia to clear up dittterences of opin
ion in the church.
Some idea as to the importance of
tne conterence may be gained from
the fact that the Lutheran church has
in ajl about 81,000,000 . members,
which is about the same number as
the rest of the protestant churches
have combined, and one-fifth of the
total number1 of christians in the
world.
About 200 select delegates will
gather in the historic town of Eisen
ach for seven days' session. They are
bishops, superintendents, heads of in
stitutions, presidents of mission sj
eieties, distinguished professors of
schools of theology and universities
and laymen who are high up in the
administration of the affairs of the
church. -
These delegates represent 81,000,
000 Lutherans from the following
countries: United States, 3,600,000;
Canada 300,000; Brazil, 475,000; Ar
genteina, 75,000; Chile, 45,000; Peru,
2,000; Guiana, 600; Denmark, 2,921,
000; Greenland, 15,000; Iceland, 90,
000; Norway, 2,611,000; Sweden, 5,
813,000; Finland, 3,300,000; England,
250,000; France, 300,000; Switzer
land, 150,000; Netherlands, 1000;
000; Belgium, 25,000; Scotland, 200,
000; Germany, 42,000; Austria, 170,
000; Italy, 20,000; Esthonia, 925,000;
roland, I,5UU,UUu; Czecho Slovakia,
CEO.OOO; , Lithonia, 68,800; Rumania!,
TRu4!si.a' Ho-'2; THulW-
i"fr"r "T1 ia' r?VXXv'
via, i!5U,UU0; Jpan, 3,500; China, 44,.
100; India, 260,000; Madagascar, 85,
000; and Union of South Africa, 213,-
ooo. ,:
"There is no doctrinal difference
within the Lutheran Church, and
there has been no thought given to
the higher criticism of the Bible. The
conference is to discuss matters of
church polity and cooperation in more
efficient work and in extending its
educational efforts. In short, the-con-ference
wishes to discuss means of
accomplishing the evangelism for
which the church was founded."
In Memory of Edward Deason
On July 30th, 1923, the angels
icame from heaven to earth and
dear friend Edd.
While we are saddened at his death
we will be submissive to the call of
the all-wise and powerful God. ' "
W could ask the question, why
:d would call such a stalwart young
man who could do so much, but we
understand Why home
and hearts
must empty be, but could we but lift
the misty veil that hides the heavenly
land and see our precious friend
there, we'd' surely understand. n'
We extend our heartfelt sympathy
to his mother, relatives and friends
in their bereavement and point them
ito
the great Comforter, until we
dwell with one so dear.
Saviour's throne. Two Trends,
I'.'s as hard, for a man to live up
'o his ideals a-s it is for a woman to
look lika a photograph. '
BIG UNION MEETING
NEAR TINDLE PLACE
, Monroe, Rt. 5 Aug. 20.-The
brush arbor meeting which was men
tioned some time ago in this corres
pondence will start the first Sunday
in September. The arbor will be lo
cated near the Tindle place, between
Mr. W. R. McCorkle's and the Totten
farm, and Rev. J. D. Moose of Char
lotte will do the preaching. Corinth
and Oak Grove Baptist churches, and
Hebron Methodist church, will unite
in the meeting. Mr. G. W. Moser of
the Sandy Ridge community will lead
the singing. Everybody is invited to
join the good people of these three
churches and .help make this one of
the biggest and best meetings ever
held in Union county. Be out the
first day to learn how and why the
meeting is to be run. :
Rev. D. F. Helms of Unionville
concluded his meeting at Corinth
Thursday night. He is a fine preacher
and a good revivalist, and preached
the gospel in its purity and power.
There were three accessions by faith
and two by letter.
Mr. J, B. Price has .Ve contract for
covering and paintin? Corintn school
house. . .
Mr. W. F. Helms am Mrs. Pes rl
Carpenter of Peachla.ad came up to
visit relatives and attend the meeting
at Corinth.
Mr. W. E. Helms had a good milk
cow to die Thursday night, a- great
loss to him, as it was his only milk
cow. v
Your correspondent and several of
the members of Corinth went up to
Benton's Cross Roads Sunday to hear
their former and beloved pastor, Rev.
R. M. Haigler preach. He . nreached
two fine sermons to large and Atten
tive congregations. The writer thinks
that Benton's Cross Roads lus one of
the best choirs in the county.
Crops are fine and if we have a
few more showers the people of this
community will make plenty of corn
to do them. Don't hear much atout
the boll Weevil now through the pa
per. Maybe the correspondents are
tired of writing about it. :
Meetings
and Singings
in Goose
Creek
Indian Trail, Rt. 1, Aug. 20. Fif
teen of Ebenezer's boys and girls took
Mr. D. L. Furr's truck and went to
Oak . Grove Wednesday, along with
four passenger cars full, and gave
a singing, and certainly had a nice
time of it.
Miss Hazel - Furr - of Monrov has
Keen visiting Miss Callie Price of
Monroe. - - . ;'
Rev, A. B. Haywood will preach at
Zion on Sunday at eleven o'clock,
Sunday school at ten.. '
Meetings began at Benton's Cross
Roads and Union Grove on tha 19th.
Rev.1 Dan Howell of Peachland is
teaching a singing' school at Ebenez
er. The choii1 of this church will go
to Peachland Sunday to sing in one
of the churches there.
Mr. H. E. Rowell haV completed
his gin house and installed three gins
and a revolving double .bale press.
Messrs. Perry Price, W. L. Price,
John Rowell, Lonnie Price and Mi las
Helms spent Friday in Charlotte.;
Mr. Clayton Williams, who is
working in Charlotte, is at home cn
a vacation, , , . .
DENTAL CLINIC FOR
SCHOOL' CHILDREN
Union county is in order for dental
service this year for public schocl
children -and arrangements for the
clinic have been completed, the date
of which will be announced later.
The State Board of Health in ap
portioning money for this work,, used
a per capita basis on the total aver
age daily attendance of compulsory
school age as determined by the
North Carolina Board of Education
for the years 1921 ad 1922. On this
basis a sum of $1008.99 is available
for Union county and the proposition
of supplementing this amount was
submitted by Miss Rose Ehrenfeld,
District Health Director of the State
Board t of ; Health to the Board of
County Commissioners at their reg
ular meeting August 6th. The Board
of County Commissioners accepted
the proposition and will supplement
the amount available with an appro
priation of S200.00 making a budget
of $1200.00 which will supply a full
time dentist for a period of four
months; whose work will be confin
ed to public school children under 14
years of age.
In 1919 there were 327 public school
children and in 1921, 295 public school
children treated at no expense to the
county. This year's budget as above
provided covers salary, portable
equipment, and supplies in the coun
ty and gives free dental attention to
a large number of children. The sche
dule for this work will be published
later. - - -
- Cooperative Picnic
' Raleish.: August 21. Governor
Thomas G. McLeod of South Carolina,
an ardent, advocate of Cooperative
Marketine. and General Manager U.
B. Blalock of the Cotton Growers As-
sociation will be the speakers at the.
monster picnic of four adjacent coun
ties to be held at Jackson August 22.
v Big Picnic ."'
, Raleigh, August 21. Reports re
ceived at the offices of the North Car
olina Cotton Growers Cooperative As
sociation indicate a record' breaking
j'.t c-i.iar.ce , . of Lenoir and Green
'u-ops" at a big picnic to be 'held
August 24. Congressman H. S. Ward
is to be one of the speakers. "! '
Get behind a good movement and
push so hard that you can't kick.
$2.00 Perx""-fash .
DR. BELK'S SUNDAY
SERMON HEARD BY
A VERY BIG CROWD
Making Preparations to Cele
brate 100 years of Camp
Meeting in 1930 .
CLEAN HEART AND v
A PURPOSE IN LIFE
By Mrs. Knox Wolfe Hargett
The good editor of The Journal and .
his fine wife remembered us gra
ciously on last Sabbath morning by
assigning us a seat,: in their nice
car to attend the campmeeting at
Fleasant Grove. Providence loftked
down in smiling compassion' and re
membered the prayers of the old
fathers of this once happy camping
ground and sent nice rains the week
before which laid the dust. Then on
that mornins this Devine Hand sent
cooling clouds to o'er shadow the
sun's hot rays, and like a canopy for
the 'entire day these clouds hung
mercifully, without any rain.
This was the fifth or sixth trip
for us to this place and I think the
crowd perhaps excelled in numbers,
more than any I had ever seen. I
know very little about, the reminis
cences of this famous ground. My
father was one of the originators of
it, I know, tack in 1830. He was just
thirty years old then, , having been
born in 1800. But he often went back
to camp' there from Mecklenburg
county for many years after moving
away, which showed how much the
family enjoyed the meetings. We re
member the text of only one minis
ter whom we had the pleasure of
hearing in the past here. "That was
a sermon preached by a beloved pre
siding elder, of thirty years ago, Rev.
W; S. Black. His text was about
Christ calling St. Paul on his way
to Damascus. "Saul, Saul, why per- .
secutest thou me?" and he said "Who
are thou Lord?" And the Lord said,
"I am Jesus whom thou persecutest."
Dr. Black was a fine, orator, and
deep theologian, and the memory of
that sermon and his face in the pul
pit came vividly back to us, as we, sat
again under the spreading arbor. A
face that has long since disappeared
from earth. "The wind passeth over
it, and it is gone, apd the place there ,.
This day we went out to hear Dr. ,
Sam R. Belk, a native of Union and
very much beloved ; by his former
companions. Mrs. Stiedly was there, .
and her presence added much to the '
occasion. She lifted her hands, and
the choir, composed of most any and
everybody who could aing at all, roso
and sang "What a friend we have in ,
Jesus." Then Dr. Belk launched out
into a plea to continue the , meeting 3
at this old place; and he hoped to be
living in 1930 and have a big centen
nial celebration out there.
They should perpetuate and save
the place by trimming and doctoring
the elegant oaks that surround tha '
place, and cement and enlarge the
spring. The arbor had already been ,
substantially covered, and now mon-
ey was needed for incidentals. He
hoped a good sum would be received,
by every one doing his best, and
spoke of the faithful, how he would
be blessed, and receive the reward ,
in the end, of "Weli done, thou good
and faithful servant." Here he told .
of a Jewish Rabbi, who was wanting i
money raised for his synagogue, and
every one responded but three. Fi
nally the collector went back to these
to plead with them one fainted, and .
the other two. carried -him out, so ...
they got out of giving anything.
This reminds us of a story we once
read. A methodist minister started
a church in a young western town,
but for 'want of pecuniary support
was soon obliged to abandon it, His
farewell,' sermon to the ' lukewarm
brethern was characterized by, mora .
heat than elegance. He ended thus: ,
"At the last day the Lord wil say
to St. Peter, 'Where is your flock?'
St. ' Peter will answer 'Here, Lord.'
But when He asks me 'W'here are your -sheep?'
how will you feel when I am
compelled to , reply -lora, l naven t
any; mine were all hogs.1"
Along the sounds and sands on the
North State coasts the early sitters,
we are told, were too poor to pay &
parson a salary sufficient to keep
h'm, and the church too. It is said
that the dignity of . the church and
steeple showed dire neglect. So this
bit of doggerel, was written by an
irreverent young wag on the door:
"A half -built church
And a tumble down steeple
A herring-fishing parson
And a d set of people." .
We wera at a somewhat disadvan
tage in hearing all of the . ministers
words the f jrowd was dense, and -
t 1 V . . V ... 1
Dressing ue..;ne3 were resouna.ng ,
around us b-.it w a caught part of an
incident that Belk was relating,
which brought forth much laughter. ,
As we understood t, he told of a
' stranger coming to Atlanta, and he
inquired of a casual passer bv.
"Where are all the churches of the
city; can you tell me?" "Yes," said
the person, J'l can tell you but I
don't know "whether you will find
them or not-r-The Baptist church is
down by the river; The Presbyterian
is down by the cold storage, and the
TVIethodistj is down by the gas houe."
Dr. Belk said he was being booked
for another camp meeting, but1, he
objected; dnd said that the people
of Union, N. C, were his people, his
flesh and blood and that he was
sni'ply cnmir.fr back to be with thm.
(Continued on page four.)