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JI0L1E: North Carolina, Peps Peopled Their Progress ; cinrf Development in Education, Happiness and Prosperity
Volume 4 No. 101
jNEW BERN,; C., FRIDAY MARCH 19.
Price Two Cent
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HEWS DUDGE1
Doings if The Legist
: ' tare In Raleigh
Special to The Bun. -.-a.. -
- Raleigh, N. C, Mar. ,19. Acting on
.: der Instructions fromJJnlted States
' Inspector Wagner, .J.he United vSta'tes
- Marshal -here has jost mad the flrst
J' sehrare.in this State of 'flour lor vlo-
' lation of the ' government regulation
.- . .1. - .hmA 1.Ml4mli - ThA
UJL LUV yui. luvu uvya. .u.vuw -
' seizure la tor short weight, the flour.
Vput up by the Rlverton Mills, Virginia,
as '.'sixteenth barrels" weighing only
--. ten pounds. "The -seizure was, from
the -W.' C. Brewer Company, ; Wake
V. J OrcSli, I IUW -BlUV vww.ft im wikvu
i- the government just as Illicit jvhlskey
v vwiiifi r. tha rnvnrnmAnr inanffRrnra
-It have only just' started worK In- this
State-under (be new-regulations and
It is concede'! that they will And vlo-
lation -such as caused thte 'seizure
: tory . common: However k State law
-to tb esame .effect as that bnder which
the- government Inspectors are oper.-
ating was passed by tne jast legisia-
ture ana becomes operative juty mi,
r and it, Is understood that themills and
- dealers generally o are preparing, for
compliance' With It.: The "activity; ot
, ne government inspectors in uie mean
.'.v time will , have the effect ot hastening
the reform. ' ,. . .
-ITbe trustees of-the North Carolina
Colleee of Agriculture and. Mechanic
W. Arts decided last night .to, erect at
:t tory to accommodate 175 boys on the
- crest of the hill between the textile
i and agricultural buildings., It will
.. be of brick, trimmed with granite
.' modern In every -respect. - Plans are
' " to- be perfected wthln'the next tew
Anvn tnH ha hIHa tiA.nnAneA Anrll
H u - .
2U(Q- An oraer-is bwu lunwiur
' agricultural building, to be connected
With the central heating plant of the
' college. And to bring about, an ex-
- change of Tlfle equipment for the boys,
vttln4yie-w Ki-agjoxgeson guns for the
: 'present old Springflelds, The new
, "."dormitorv wilf- bring ' the dormitory
capacity of the college up to 444 boys.
.j-': Alt mamkAM .f 4hA hnftM WArS hflre
. j nil Mivww w- -. . - -. '
f.iM. 4KA' mAattfiff ' thfw-.'hAtnff fien W.
i H, RdgsiV Senator 04 U. Clark, M. C.
Stfckley, dW, Gold, N. Broughtori.
' The adjatant general -of the North
Carolina National Guard Issues a com
r; nilsion to Dr. Robert S. Tfoun of
Conoord, as surgeon general, suoceed
C Ing- Er, Jno; &. Pollock, ot Klnston,
v who passed to- the retired Hst-jWlth
- the rank of brigadier general, '
V Announcement of the appointment
- of the--rem8lnder of his personal. mil-.
itary staff byTJovernor Kltchln Is. ex
' pected at any time now and there are
' all sorts ot snmises being made as to
i :. these apoltitmeots. s Interest centers
-"ot course-in the appointment as ad
jutant general.-' A -very strong effort
i . -t.v& in -hahalC nt the re-
appointment- of Gen. Thomas R.- Rpb-;
' .ertsonand in the event be Is not re
" ' appointed It la generally conceded that
th adjutant generalship will go to
Gen. J. F. Antnfleld, Who. Is conceded
to-be one of the foremost military men
In the Stat-- It 'is "believed that even
. ' it Gen - Hobeitson.' doef not -get r-
apolnted to tlie "adjutant' generalship,
" h will be. well orevided for in the
'1 military service., and the many Rai-
Aiirh aiimlrera of Gen. "and Mrs. Rob-
- eriiion' are boDingi too,, that service
' Will t such as to. retain their resW
" dence here. There is a military posi-
tion very badly needed In the North
Carolina Guara Iff connection With the
. ' storts in Raleigh. xThere are supplies
la the way ol military clothing. nd
other paraphernalia handled here ag-
' rr,..'r.tln over 116.000 besides the
. large auantitica of arms .and ammuni
tion and othei supplies, and there is
now notning ukb ine pusiuen. iu.
t' at there should be In receiving, car
ing and distributing these. - So It Is
urged 'thai a capable-official should
be put in active charge devoting his
whole attention to the work.- And this
l i a position that many' are hoping
w ill go to Oon, Robertson in the event
lie is 'rot' reappointed adjutant genraf,
mhI c.-iirs to accept it. - '
' A frunvts act. of the receh't legl
i, in ij tlirt wfs duly passed
a (;ii-'( -!'m; t t the Fay-
.' :U y A
be t
vi'u a
5 by
i
! 1
.
u. was a suppiy or tnese mat it was
sought to secure through the passage
of the -ilt However they found that
all. these guns were carefully listed
and -shipped back 'to the war depart"
meni ; And all the while the legisla
ture, was. proposing to give something
to which," the State had no tltil and
was not in fact in the State' at the
time the bill passed. V:l 1 , .-:
v. . Trlalty College Notes. ,
8peta!--toi The Sun, - ' -
1 Durham, N. C: Mar. 19.The com-
mg of President Eliot -to Trinity Col
lege March 6-27thVis being looked
forward to . with' Intense interest by
the students and faculty of. the .col
lege ana oy tne citizens oi uurnam.
Correspondence will ihdicate that a
large numbeiv of people from outside
Oie city will come to hear him, .especially-
teachers In the schools and
colleges. Prestdent Eliot will lecture
to the teachers of Durham and Dur
ham county on Thursday afternoon,
March 26, at 3.30 o'clock at the Dur
ham High School,. Teachers of other
North Carolina towns are Invited to
this Bpecial lecture to teachers. In
the evening at 8:00 o'clock In Craven
Memorial, Hail. Dr.. Eliot will give, a
public address to which, everybody Is
cordially Ittvlted: . It ls hoped that
many people from all parts of the
State will avaH themselves of the op
portunity to hear "this distinguished
educator. On Friday evening at 8:30
b'cldckJn thi new Corcoran Hotel in
Durham a banquet will be given In
honor ot President Eliot- by the Trus
tees .and Tactiljty ot Trinity College.
Some of the .most' distinguished men
of the Stato' have 'accepted Invita
tions to be present at- this banquet.
It Is no . wonder .that President
Eliot's visit to the South has excited
suchr keen interest Everywhere he
has gone he has been greeted with en
thusiasm' by Harvard clubs, by col
leges, . universities and communities.
(The- SoutH has long' looked tor the
opportunity to know and hear Presi
dent Eliot. Now that he 4s making his
visit to. this sectton the last official
act ot his administration the interest
In' hh) coming le greatly enhanced.
There could be no better Indication of
the better feeling ot the people ot the
North towards the people of the South
than President Eliot's intelligent tn-
ierest In the Southern people and es
pecially in. Southern Institutions of
learning. ' Acide from' his desire to
come in closer touch With Harvard
men scattered throughout the South
ern States, he has taken this oppor
tunity to stuoy at 'first hand South
ern conditions. - In his public utter
ances he' has. given abundant evidence
of the fact that he holds the same po
sition with regard to Southern prob-1
lema that all liberal 'men of this time
hoid.;-:-;v'-v:'7i":-T-- ' v- "-
The South Jn turn has much - to
learn from h'm.y The- contemplation
of his career and" his personality, as
emphasized by 'his present visit, will
give Southerners' a new Idea of this
remarkable man, who- far forty years
has, been president of Harvard, and
tor twenty yeara bas-beefl recognized
as !the prime minister; of bur educa
tional" realiiv; Not because of hla sen
iority of service, not because he has
been president of America's greatest
university, but because "he by; reason.
of his untiring energy, his remarkable
patience and hhvmature wisdom, has
done more tban-'any.' other man Jo" re
construct " our r educational . system
from top to -bottom, he is unlversajjy
admired . and esteemed. . His . suprem
acy as an educator has .been recog
nized at all -notable academic celebra
tions tot the past lew years. Seldom
has it been,' given so any niaa in his
tory to see such far-reaching results
flow from his work, or to reap the
reward of such universal; recognition:
He is a man of" marked executive
ability and ao educaOonal,, expert,; To
all problems of- education he'- has
brought the wisdom that comes from
a combination of common sense and a
stqV of "the best' Ideas and plans of
other' Inatttu lions and. other nations
Joined with- this expert knowledge of
education, he has extraordinary pa
tience. . He 'has bad to wait years
sometimes even as many as'twenty---
for the - reforms he has Inaugurated.
He Has had to do his work In the face
of outBpokea criticism and opposition,
and yet lu the" midst ot criticism sind
opposition he has been patient m wait-
in? for his cause to triumph.. 'With
micas -energy, he has wrought out
I' e changps In administration and cur-rb-ulum.
While he- has revitalized
..r v:rd In every di'iiarlnifiit,' he has
rt'ci.nnlzi d
r InsiH,it:oi
;nl (:f )
ills Oil
s of t)
nt tuns to all
! country.' As
of ten, ap
1 i:
; pi
i ton
i i f
ilea! its!
' ii'llt o
b-d In i
thought that by the recent change! In
arms to the New Springfield rifles the
old "Crag" guns were left on hand and
A. J.JACKSON
WAS DROWNED
Was Brother if Mrs. J.
C, Scales
Special to The Sun.
Raleigh, N. C' Mar.: 19.-..- J. Jacir-
son, a well known contractor of Ral
eigh, was drowned last 'afternoon
while attempting to rescue Annie Lee,
a woman with whom he was spending
the afternoon., fishing at Flat Rock,
Crabtree Creek, three miles from. Ral
eigh. People attracted to the scene
by the screams ot the woman, suc
ceeded In getting a long pole to her
and' dragging her to the bank of the
deep pool .more dead than alive. The
rescuers, while working on the woman,
-thought that Jackson was swimming
Out. Howeve." they heard a gurgling
cry for help, "throw the pole," was
his call. However, by the time they
could reach out the pole to him he was
too exhausted to take hold of it and
he sank.
. There was no boat and neither of the
rescuers could swim. - Life was ex
tinct' when hfi was finally gotten out.
F. B. Lewis, ' who was first on the
scene; says as he came up Jackson
was wmlmming toward the bank with
the woman on his arm. It seems that
she sliped down, the high bank and
be went In after her. Jackson was 61
years old and- was a member of the
board of aldermen a few years ago.
The deceased Is a brother of Mrs.
J. C. Scales, of this city, nr former
home being Raleigh.
FUNERAL OF MAYOR OWEJiS.
Interment to Be at West River After
Services at HjattsvIUe.
Hyattsville, Md., Mar. 18. The body
of Mayor Joseph R- Owens, whose
death occurred at his home here last
night, will be taken to St. James'
Church, near West River, Anne Arun
del county, tomorrow morning over
the Chesapeake Beach Railway and In
terred in the cemetery adjoining the
church, In which he worshiped in his
youth. Brief services will be held in
Pinkey Memorial Church prior to the
departure of the train.
Owing to the early departure of the
train It will be necessary to hold the
services here about 8 o'clock. The
pallbearers will e composed of mem
bers of the-vestry and E. A. Fuller,
editor of the Hyattsville Independent.
HELD FOR COMPANION'S DEATH.
Accused Cumberland Lad Says Shoot-
Y ' taf Was an Accident
Cumberland, M4-, Mar. 18 Roy Rob-
Inette, aged 12, son of George Fauble,
who was shot Saturday by Earl Pow
ell, of the same age, son of Dennis
Poweli, a machinist, of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, died last evening.
The coroners jufy lays the death to
PoweH.iwho was admitted to $2,000
bail, He will be re-arrested. It is
reported the State 'has evidence that
PowelL made a threat when, he and
Roblnette quarreled. Powell says the
shooting was accidental.
New York Cotton.
- Open High Low Close
..9 87. 9 37 9 36 8.37
. ..9.SJ 9.S4 9.30 ' 9.33
- 9 2& 9 iS r 9 20 i 9.24
.. .9.17 ' 9.18 " 9.13 - 9.18
, .. .. ,.9.70
Mctu
May
July
Oct
Spots
Sales, none,
;,.,':.--ik--.-:'j' . ':;"
New Ben Market , y--v
Prices i .. ..7 to 7-8c.
Sales, 13, bales, , - . ..''
Liverpool Market
i Open
U 'i. ..188
Close,
4.90
Mar. . .:
MarApr. .
Apr-May
May-June1 ,
June-July
.. ..4 88,'
w :.488
.. ..490 '
.. ..492
r.'..4.93 '
. -.491 ?
,..4 8 -.-48tt
4 85
-,"..4 84
.. ,.483
4.90 1-
4.9IK-
4.911-1
4.981-2
July-Aug.
Aug-Sept
Sept-Oot
OctNo. .
-Nov.-Dea ,
Dec-Jan, .
Jan.-Febi i.
-"4.95
4.92 l-l
4.901-2
4.881-2
4.87
.'.'4.86s '
4.851-2
Receipts 11000; American 1,000;
sales 7,000 sped. n expt 400;. Am
erican 8,000; spots quiet; middling
4.97 j futures steady.-.
system. In recent" years he has been
recognized as one of me .greatest pri
vate citizens ol the country. His words
on social, " economic , and political
qiiosttons have i-!'iuore' weight than
anise of any oi"..-r man not engaged
id milillc life. The r.'M.r luHon of his
r, , ' ' , i- is s- n In Hi
F0RSUPP0R1
OF SCHOOLS
Copy of The Bill Rati
fied on Feb. 15th
An Act to Provide Additional Support
""for the Qraoeis Public Schools in the
City of New Bern, and to Amend the
Act entitled "An Act to Establish
Graded Schools In the City of New
Bern, ratified March 6, 1899.
The General Assembly of North Caro
lina do enact:
Section 1. That the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of New
Bern are hereby authorized, and re
quired to submit to the qualified vot
ers of said city at the next regular
election of Aldermen, whether an ad
ditional annual tax shall be levied
thereon for the suport of the Graded
Schools in said City, which were au
thorized, or established, under the Act
entitled "An Act to Establish Graded
Schools in the City of New Bern," rat
ified the 6th day of March, 1899. Be
ing Chapter g47 of the public laws of
North Carolina of 1899.
Section 2. That the question of such
additional annual tax levy shall be
submitted ano the election thereon,
held and conducted, under the same
rules, regulations, and penalties and
with the same form of ballot, as is
provided In the above recited Act of
March 6th, 1899.
Section 3. That in case a majority
of the qualified, voters at such election
shall vote "for schools," or the bal
lot containing the words "for schools"
a tax shall be levied, and collected,
and the proceeds paid over, applied,
used, and disbursed, according to the
provisions and requirements of the
above recited Act of March 6th, 1899,
for the levy, collection, application,
payment, use, and disbursement of the
special tax in the said act.authorlzed,
Section 4. That"1 the special tax,
hereby authorized, shall not exceed
the sum of seven and one-half (7 1-2)
on property of the value of One Hun
dred Dollars tnd twenty-two and oner
half cents (221-2c.) or. the poll, so that
the whole special tax authorized under
this act, and (he before recited act of
1899 shall not exceed -twenty (20c.)
cents on property valued at One Hun
dred Dollars and Sixty Cents on the
poll.
Section 4. A new registration of
voters shall be had at such next reg
ular election in said city.
Section 6. That this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification.
In the Genc.al Assembly read three
times and rat'fied 15th day of Febru
ary 1909. Ayes and noes entered on
second and third reading.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Short Items of Interest Condensed
Into Small Space
The schooner Bessie May, arrived
at the Trent River warehouse with
a car-load of tar in barrels, brought
up from the Carteret ' Reduc
tion Company of North Harlowe. It
was transferred to the Norfolk and
Southern Company for shipment, con
signed to a concern In New "York City.
The Union Training. Class will hold
Its regular meeting in the lecture room
Of the Presbyterian church tonight at
30 o'clock. Visitors are Invited.
The schooner Bloomdale, came in
yesterday from down Core Sound with
a cargo -of sweet potatoes. Her cargo
was transferred to the Norfolk and
Southern Company tor shipment to a
firm in Washington, D. C, .
Messrs: Jacobs-Cohen ft Co., made
one of the largest shipments yesterday
of eggs that ever left this market In
a single lot The consisted of 420 doz
ens and were consigned to commis
sion' houses In" Baltimore, and New
ark; N. J."'-- '-','--'"- S 'v:'"' ';';--'
The Annie F. Farrpw, mastered by
Capt. Burns.'errlved at Blades .dock
this morning from Hyde county load
ed With cattle and, and a general cargo
of poultry and produce for the local
market ' ' 1 1
In the shipment ot packed fish that
passed through New Bern this morn-
hg from Morehead City and eBaufort' H. Sharps was acquitted this moralhg
on the express car, a number of orates ! and a mistrial as to the Coopers. ' '
containing soft crabs were discovered. I r Wdg Hart Sent the-Jury vback to
they were billed for parties In Bas- their- room for V further consldera
m. um-- N VrtrV ritv. Toledo. O.. tlon and adjourned court unt!12 o'-
ahd Chicago, IU.
.'. The following commercial men ar
rived In the cltyt!'i mining and
registered at t' - ! : Gaston:
Messrs. r T .t, of Strassberg.
ns, N. C, and I, P
ond. 'Gem: R.' L. Sati -
Norfolk.
court held today.
This must be
1 court neiu luunj'. 111m uutii. ire
j There was no session of the city po-
AN ALLEGED
TIGERCAUGHT
Officer Take Thad Wal
lace To Station
Thad Wallace, proprietor of a small
meat stall near the Norfolk and
Southern depot, was taken into custo
dy this morning and charged with
selling spirituous liquors in the city
limits. Last Saturday night Officer
Rowe While paying attention to the
enormous trade Thadeus seemed to be
enjoying, saw things that led him to
believe that the sparkling water was
being dispensed over the counter of
Thadeus' place of business. In fact
he saw one Zeb Perkins go in the
place and wKhoul taking his eye off
Zeb he saw Thad serve Zeb with a
package that was too large for Zeb's
pocket, enough remaining exposed to
convince the officer that he had the
goods and that he got them from
Thad.
The officer kept close to Zeb and
saw him stop around the corner and
was so close to him that he heard
the beverage goggling as it left the
mouth of the bo'tle while Zeb was
drinking. He called to Zeb to come
to him but Zeb moved -on in the dark
ness. Later on the officer sent Zeb
a message tha informed him of a few
things and Zeb came across with the
goods, saying that he was not going to
tell a He about the matter.
This morning Officer Rowe took into
his confldonce Officers Bryan and Par
ker and the three called on Wallace
and after a thorough search of the
premises, they were only successful
in finding one lone half pint in the
back yard. This was found by Officer
Rowe, who In kicking over a pile of
trash in a secluded spot uncovered the
eye-opener and took that along as ev
idence in the case.
lice court held today.
Mr. F. H. Sawyer, of Norfolk, Va
the new manager of the New Bern
Gas Company, is confined to his home
in Virginia, suffering an attack of la
grippe. His friends In this city wish
for him a speedy recovery.
Miss Sadie Sanford, of Washington,
N. C is a plecsant visitor in the city,
and Is the guest of Miss Mamie War
renton, on Pollock street.
. Col. W. T. Cahoe, editor and pro
prietor of the Bayboro Sentinel, is in
the city today on business. The Col
onel says St. Patrick's day at his home
was elaborately celebrated by wearing
of the green.
The government steam dredge Scup
pernong, that has been at work clean
lng out the streams around Beaufort
Harbor, came up to New Bern yes
terday. The crew will ake the dredge
up Trent riv"ei- for a few days work
near Foy's landing.
Weather forecast for North Caro
lina: Showers tonight and Saturday;
warmer tonight; colder in the west
I portion Saturday.
Your atenticn Is called to a business
local that appears in this issue re
garding a skating rink that will open
up this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
the Blades concrete building at the
foot of Middle street. The evening
hours will be from 7:30 to 10.
Remember ladies, house-keepers,
and In fact all who have a taste for
good things, that the Bake at the Par
ish House, will be held tomorrow
morning at 11 o'clock. You should
not miss this opportunity for buying
some goodies.
SHARP WAS
ACQUITTED
Mistrial As to Coopers
Sent Back
By Wire to The Sun.
Nashville, Mar, 19. Ex-Sheriff John
clock.
Lebannon. Pa.. Mar. 18 A general
cut of 10 ner Cent.. In wages In all de
partmenta of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company's plant at North Lebannon
. Is announced tor Aprli 1st It affects
(00 local employes. No notices of
reduction' have been posted at the
n.uviiMH , -
Lackawanm Iron and Steel plant here.
THE BIBLE CONFERENCE :
IN SESSION IN ATLANTA
Rev. J. W.Ham Furnishes Interesting
Report of the Convention
My Dear Friends.
It is our desire to give you as far
as practicable the benefit of the great
Atlanta Tabernacle Bible Conference
during out slay here.
The City.
Atlanta is great a city delightfully
located on the red hills- of Georgia,
the gateway ot the South teeming
with a cosmopolitan citizenship, num
bering 175,000 counting the suburbs.
The city in every line of human ac
tivity is bristling with life and you
keep wondering if you are not in New
York, going down Broadway every
body in a rush and every one be nt
upon the accomplishment of some
thing. Whether in top of skyscrapers.
on the ground of on the cars, every
body is busy everything down to the
cats, dogs and parrots pull and "hol
ler" for Atlanta. This always makes
a town when folks subserve private
interests to the public good. Every
one has enthusiasm born of a faith
that will take no demise that Atlanta
will be the New York of the South
in one decade. . I have thought as I
have drank in of this spirit litre how
we do need this same tiling in New
Bern. We wMI never do very much
until we become intoxicated with a
public spirit and that always hypno
tizes capital Mid puts things on a
move. When a capitalist conies lo
Atlanta and drinks this spirit he is
done for he stops and adds to the
development. As I sit writing in 'the
Piedmont Hotel there have been 700
people pass in and out in a few min
utes registering in and out. Every
body jovial &nd happy and no one
seems to be at all conscious of a pan
ic everybody scatters optomistic spir
it all lines of business in a rush and
the wave of prosperity is spreading-
so much for the city.
The T'llpernac le ( hurcli.
1 can best give you an idea of the
Tabernacle from Dr. Broughton's own
words, which he uttered three days
ago at the loth anniversary. It sounds
like the 11th chapter of Hebrews and
2nd chapter o.' Acts. I will send you
an outline of the addresses daily in
tomorrow's issue. You will find an
address from Rev. Jos. Kemp, of
Scotland, and Rev. Stuart Holden, of
London. They are a wonderful bless
ing lo the thousands attending the
conference. N'rs. Ham and I are just
drinking .and feasting on the good
things of the conference. The con
ference is composed of preachers
from every denomination, most, and
yet no one asks the question to whai
church you belong like people of
every denomination are In attendance.
Dr. Broughton's Address.
Text: Hitherto hath the Lord belli
ed us." 1 Sam. 7:12.
As many of you know, today is the
tenth anniversary of our Tabernacle
work, and in thinking over the good
ness of'tjod t i us during this time, 1
have felt it proper lo celebrate the
day by giving a review of Borne of our
ups and dowi s during this time.
It was elev.-'ii years ago today that
I came to thin, city, as pastor of what
was known as the Third Baptist
church, on Jones avenue, now the
Jones Avenue Baptist Church. My
coming was a little peculiar. I had
previous to this conducted a three
weeks' evangelistic meeting under the
auspices of the Baptist churches of
this cfty. The meltings were held
first In the Second Baptist church,
with Dr. Henry McDonald as pastor,
and then Old First Baptist church,
with Dr. W. W. Landrum as pastor.
During that meeting I fell greatly in
love with Atlanta. I saw Its pros
pects; that It was destined to be the
metropolis ot the Southern States
And, having in mind certain fixed con
ceptions about church-work and' meth
ods, and desiring an opportunity where
these conceptions eould best bear fruit
I decided that. If ever the way opened
for me to come to Atlanta, I was com
Int.. O;
..wNot a areat while after this, the
Third Baptist Church pastorate was
vacant, and I received a call to become
the pastor. At the time ot the call
I was engaged In evangelistic meet
ings In Memphis, Tenn. I at once In
formed the church that I would come
by Atlanta on my way to Roanoke,
Va, where I was pastor of the Cal
vary Baptist Church, and have a on-
ference" With: the representatives of
tw enures, relative to pw can. .. ; ;,
The conference was held In a room
a at the Kimball house, and a dozen, or
more me selected by the church met
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J me, and we talked ever the whole alt
uation. My proposition to them was "
that I would consider their call, pro
vided they would agree that -so soon
as the location of the church proved
inadequate to 'the line of work that
I had in mind, they would go with
me near the center of the city and -
build a taben.acle of sufficient size . :
and character to do the work. This
was agreed to, and the first Sunday n
in January, 108, With my church in a
Roanoke pressing me to remain, and
a committee from the First Baptist -f
church, Wilmington, N. C, in my
house, urging me to accept the call
from their church at three times the .
salary that the church here offered,
me. 1 sent to the Third Baptist church
in this city tins telegram: "I accept
your call with the conditions agreed
upon, and will begin my pastorate the,
first Sunday in March."
The Work Begun.
From the very first service held in-
the old churc-i: to the last it proved
inadequate to accommodate the
crowds of ptople that gathered. O
ienlinies.v;e were forced to turn away
a great many more than we could ac
commodate; tlits, too, in spite of the
fact that i he building was one of the
largest in tli.- city. Besides, It was
soon realised 'hat the location was In
adequate for (he work that we had In
mind. Consequently in about six
months wa befean the consideration of
the question ot moving. The present
site of the tabernacle was the best
4hat we gould then see, and we decid
ed lo purchase it aud begin work at
once upon the new tabernacle. The
church at that time was very poor In
this world's goods. Some of us -will .
never forget the awful rainy day that
we tramped .ound trying to get up
sufficient money with which to make
the Hist pijiHnt on the ground. Most
of us had to borrow what we sub
scribed, as we did not have that much
money at our command.
About this time an opposition move
ment sprang up in the church. About
half of the old membership opposing
i In- movement, decided to remain in
the old quaiL-rs under the name of
the .lone--, Awuue Baptist church. But
we were not reierred from our under
taking, believing that it was of God.
When. the cunt ract for the new tab
ernacle was lei there was not one
penny in sight with which to make
the payments, and only a small
amount had been paid upon the
ground. Think of that undertaking!
A small band of about 3.10 men and
wonu n, without much experience, and
practically no money, coming near the
heart of the city and projecting such
an enterprise; erecting a building that
would seat three thousand people, and
not a penny In sight. As I look back
over it todav 1 am amazed at our dnr-
inc.
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The liiliernnrle Ruilt.
Tbe first Sunday in March we en
tered the new Tabernacle, and having
failed to secure the man agreed upon
lo preach the opening sermon, I
pi-eachpd it myself. I remember very
well the etrenuousness of the occa
sion. Our permanent seats had not
arrived, and many of us worked prac
tically all Saturday night to get the :
building in order. Sunday morning at
9 o'clock, the first Sunday School ser
vice was held. We had present 135,
including officers, teachers and schol
ars, it looked almost like child's play
to see such a small band in such a
large building. At 11 o'clock, when -the
first sermon was preached, .the
house was full, and I preached fSMt"
the text: "And I, if I be lifted opirom
this earth, will draw . etl men unto
Me,' a sermon I had never preached
before, and have never preached since.
asion has, somehow, , never
presented Itself when I could again
deal with that text. I shall never for
get the feeling that I had- that morn
ing. Some of you will recall my ref
erence to It. I felt that we were whol
ly in the hand ot God to do His bid
ding, and thai we would necessarily,
have to pass through great trials and
trlhiilotlnne'' 'th wn.W ttimt- a
had set out to do wasTto great ex-
tAnt new nnA nrtvAl tn this nrnnmunltv.
But I felt sure of success, because the
little band associated with me was so
faithful. I do not-' believe thai their
superior In this respect has ever been
found, and, too, I believed, that the
conception thai we had for the Chris
tian church was of God, and. , there
fore, bound a wioeedV:V.''..'S
My prophecy that morning has been
realised, .at least in some respects.
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