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RALEIGH, N. C, FEID AY, DECEMBER 10, 1909.
PRICE t CE1TT,
EDITION
C0NVEKH0N
TRANSACTS .
rlUGH WORK
Rev. J. L of Greenboro
Reads ftepcrt on Laymen's
f.Iissicnary Jloyement
THE STATE MISSIONS
Jov. J. Ii. White, D.D., of Greeus
. boro, Give Convention Some In.
formation About Great Laymen's
Movement Laymen's Executive
Committee Named Corresponding
Secretary Ret. Livingston Johnson
Makes Magnificent Appeal For the
Work Most of Churches Were
Founded by State Missionary Board
Gratifying Report on Work of
the Biblical Recorder.
( Special. to The Times)
Wadesboro,' Dec. 10 The Baptist
Convention held a great session to
day, many Important addresses being
made and a number of papers read.
The report on laymen's work was
read by Rev.'J, L. White, D.D., of
Greensboro, as follows:
; The Laymen's Movement.
The laymen's missionary move
ment had Us Genesis In a prayer
meeting held on November 15, 1906,
in the Firth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, New York. This prayer
meeting was one of a series of meet-
ings which celebrated the 6ne hund
redth anniversary of the Haystock
prayer meeting. . ,
The movement is not a new organi
sation; it Is a movement to enlist the
laymen of our churches and so utl
, Use that great element of strength
which has so long lain dominant, All
the movement seeks Is a missionary
committee of men In. each church to
work with the pastor in calling out
nil the men of the congregation In an
intelligent and adequate support and
extension of. all missionary Work.
The movement is gaining great
strength, and the denominations
which Bite welcomed It have already
felt Its quickening power.
Your committee to whom the con
sideration of this movement was en
trusted, met at Blue Mont, July 30,
1909, and after prayerful delibera
tion selected the following brethren
who shall cqmpose this executive
committee: J. H. Tucker .Ashevllle,
chairman; T. S. Franklin, Charlotte;
R. B.'tforn, Winston-Salem; W. C.
Horton, North Wilkesboro; Cary J.
Hunter, Raleigh; A. W. Cook,
Greensboro; H. C. Dockery, Rocking
ham; W. C. Peterson, Wilmington; T.
J. Covington, Wadosboro; w. E.
Daniel, Weldon; A. D. Ward, New
Bern. ' -.'
The specific duty of this commit
tee Is to carry out the purpose or this
movement In securing the appoint
ment or a committee of laymen in
each phurch..
We recommend that the work or
this movement be given a regular
place on the program or our conven
tion. , . H
We desire also to call attention to
the interdenominational state conven
tion to be held In Greensboro, Janu
ary 12-14, 1910. - This convention is
open to preachers and laymen.
Following the report addresses
were delivered by Secretary J. R.
Henderson, and J. H. Tucker, or
Asheville. - i
A part or Rev. C. Li Greave's re
port Is given as follows:
v Report of State Missions.
To preach the gospel to North Car
olinians, with the Baptist .interpreta
tion and emphasis, is the task of the
constituency of this convention. In
the great work of evangelizing the
regions beyond we have the able and
. earnest ' co-operation of millions or (
our' rellow Christians, but here at :
home we are regarded as being strong
enough to cultivate and keep our own
vineyard. . This , being the case the
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prosecuted by "us with our noblest
wisdom, and With 'Unbounded liberal
ity, enthusiasm and faith. (
We would call attention to some
prime needs of our work, which are
patent enough to be manifest to all.
We need more money with which to
employ more men. with which to em
ploy strong men, with which to more
adequately support the men whom we
already bav.f We need m larger,
number Of men to offer themselves
for state mission work, men who will
tion OI a airiun van hub mo bbuio ub- ,
termination to stick to their posts
until they succeed which is required (
nd Is io admirably eaibjblted, in our
HUNTER.
foreign . missionaries. : We need.
money with which to aid i church
bulldltfg enterprises. Church build
ings are often required in communi
ties where the local resources are en
tirely inadequate to build . theral
Then there is nothing ror th mis
sionary to do but to start out on a
haphazard quest ror funds, going'
here and there, to the neglect of his
preaching and pastoral engagements,
often to the people who have already
given to the same or similar objects.
This burden should be distributed
throughout the constituency of the
convention, and our mission board
supplied with the runds necessary to
the work or church extension.
On the whole we have every rea
son to thank God and take courage.
Let us see to It that our efforts shall
be worthy of the dazzling prospects
which are before us, and of the great
and gracious promises or our God.
Following the address by C. L.
Greaves, Rev. Livingston Johnson, the
corresponding secretary made a mag
nificent appeal Tor the work.
In part Mr. Johnson said:
MR.,0.'J
In the work of state missions wejne deBlred that am)ther pre8ldeilt be
are confronted by three dangers.
First, there la the danger of over
confidence.'. For several years we
Jiaye come up to the convention" with
out debt, but it has only been by he
roje effort d u rn g th 4a.st i(f w da.ys of
the convention year. A friend said
to me the other day, "If you keep on
crying wolf and scaring us to death
the wolf will come sure enough, after
awhile". Brethren, that Is Just what
rear. ; 1 have never cried woir when
I have not seen one yes, a whole
drove or them. In the appeals that
shall be made I hope you will believe
every time that I shall write and
every word that I shall say. Let me
assure you that it will aftort me great
pleasure to send out nothing but good
news if you will make it possible for
me to do so.
The second danger I fear is pros
perity. We heed to pray to be de-
livered from the perils of prosperity. !
A third rianeer Is that th lnvmnn'to go Into a five, team league. We
in their movement mnv fall in nnnwant basball but we want it on a con-
the proper emphasis on state mis
sions. There is potentiality in this
movement, but it must be wisely
touched.
Now let us glance on the Btate and
(Continued on Page Two.)
REV. C. W. SCARBOROUGH. . ' ' t ' ' "
Rev. C. W. Scarborough, of Woodland. ' He is One of the Old Baptist Fa-
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RALEIGH HAS
PULLED OUT
FROM LEAGUE
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Predient God vm Has Tender
ed tlie Raleigh Franchise to
Eastern Carolina League
DURHAM NOT IN IT
Eastern Carolina League Held Meet
ing Lat Night and Raleigh With
. drew From League Qaseball Has
Ileen Run at a Big Loss, Says Pres.
ident of Raleigh Club, and Pres.
pects Were Not Bright For Finan.
cial Success For Another Season.
Durham Refuses to Buy Goldsboro
Franchise League is Now Coon.
posed of Five Clubs.
In the meeting last nijfht of the di
rectors of the Eastern Carolina League
four towns were represented, these be.
ing. Raleigh," by R. D. Godwktn
Wilmington by Mr. R. H. Gwaltney
Fayettevllle, by. Mr. G. H. Napier and
Rocky Mount, by Mr. J. W. Mason. A
l number of directors of the Raleigh
club were present ana Mr. j. u More.
head represented the interests of Dur
ham.
The meeting was called to order by
Dr. J. D. Whituker. who was elected
president of the league at the last
meeting. Dr. Whltaker stated that he
could not serve as president and before
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elected.
Mr, R. JX Godwin nominated
Mr. John W. Crosa, of Raleigh, who
was phoned to immediately, but Mr,
Cross said he would be unable to serve,
After some discussion It was decided
tofloot a presldcnfcjatcrnd to., pro
ceed with business with Dr. WurtaBer
In the chair.
Letters were read from Wilson and
from Goldsboro stating that they were
not sending representatives to the
meeting. Both letters were of the
same tone and state as reasons the
action of the directors at the last
meeting, when the guarantee was
raised. They claimed that with the
raise this would be a hardship on the
smaller towns and that thev were not
willing to go into a league with any
such expense,
Mr. Morehead, representing Durham,
was heard from and he said: Durham
is a new town in baseball circles. We
have not had a baseball team In seven
years and the people of Durham who
are backing baseball are not willing
servative basis and are willing to pur
chase the Goldsboro franchise, which
expires tomorrow, until something defi.
nite Is done and a six team league is
perfected.
- A recess of five minutes was taken,
for the Raleigh directors to get to-
t 'if ffs' f V ' h Ii Jit
The Committee on Appropriations
where It had been insiH'cting the canal. The several members are enthusiastic over llu ir trip and unite in say
ing the work is progressing in splendid fnsliion. This photo iviis taken as the party left the stcanicr in vvi
York. From left to right, those in the picture are: Taylor, Gardner of Michigan, Courts, Shields, Graff, Taw
ney, Bowers.
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gether and see about another town
so as to make a slk'team league in
cluding Durham, jwhen the meeting
resumed business, President Whitaker
said that Wilson had voluntarily with
drawn from the' league and that her
franchise was the property of the
Eastern Carolina League. Mr. Mason
here- moved that the league accept the
franchise but to offer it buck to them
gfatiV with the privlledgc of accept-
ijng by the next meeting. This was
seconded and being voted upon passed.
Mr.1 Godwin then tendered the Raleigh
franchise' to the league. This caused
some commotion and Mr. Napier, of
Fayettevllle objected saying: We can
not afford this for business reasons.
We cannot let perse aP enmity disrupt
th.-.. irague.i i'bctf. i jneft. -.'.to - the
league whpni I ao not nice but i iook
on it as a business alTalr and am will
ing to play with any one. Durham
has turned down the Goldsboro fran
chise showing she has cold feet and
does not want baseball and I move we
go back to the original organization
and let the differences rest. Raleigh
will break up the league in case she
pulls out.
Mr. Godwin explained his position
and his reasons for tendering the
franchise. He said Raleigh people
were tired of baseball at a loss and
that the Raleigh Club had lost over
two thousand dollars in the past two
years. J. B. Fearce speaking lor Kai
eigh said the business men who had
supported the team at, a loss were not
willing to play under the conditions
of last year. Mr. C. H. Gattis raid Ral
eigh could not play ball under the old
conditions the people here had played
for the sport there was in the game
for the last two years, and that they
now demand baseball- on n paying
basis.
Mr. Napier moved that the Wilson
frachise be not accepted by the league
but be returned to them acceding to
their demands in the matter of guar
antees. This whs carried, there being
only three 'votes. Fayetteville, Wil
mington and Itocky .Mount represent-
d. Mr. Moreheiid said that if the
league were going to put the guaran-
ee back on the old basis and with
the Raleigh club out of the league he,
acting for the Durham interests, re
turned -the option on the Goldsboro
franchise.
Dr. Whltaker stated that it was now
necessary to elect a president and the
name of Mr. W. G. Sale, of Wilming
ton, vice president of the league was
offered, and he was elected president.
An adjournment was taken till not
later than December 27.
The league now stands composed of
five towns, being the same as last
season with the exception of Raleigh.
ENTREL AMERICA
SLAPS UNCLE SAM
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Mexico City, Dec. 10 The attitude of
the Central American slates in the
Nicarua situation was made clear
today when it became known tnat
at a meeting of fifty members of the
various colonies here, the United
States was denounced for its action
(tguinst President Zelaya. President
Taft and Secretary Knox were scored
in vigorous language. The tenor of
Mexican comment is in the same vein.
Governor Victim of Card Sharps.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
r, Fort Wayne, Ind.. Dec. 10 Capi
tain Stone, or the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company's police ,is making an
investigation into the charge -that
Governor Eberhardt, or Minnesota,
has been made . the victim of , card
sharps to the extent, of (130 while
passing through Indiana last night on
the Manhattan Limited.
of the House of Representatives,
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FINAL SESSION
RIVERS CONGRESS
(IJy Leased Wire to The- Times.)
Washingliui, Dec. 10 The liiml ses
sion of the National ltivers and
Harbors congress was held this morn
ing, with President itandsell in the
chair. Annual reports were read by
Secretary and Treasurer J. F. Ellison,
ir'tieelul Director John A. Fox, and
Field Secretary s. A. Thompson.
iHrE.Sniory-H.-imiin, -of the liul
versity of Pcnnslyvania. who was the
social representative of the congress
with the National waterways com
mission on its recent European trip,
made a report of his observations of
European waterway systems. There
were brief addresses by delegates
representing various state delegations.
After announcements by President
Ransdcll and the report of the com
mittees on resolutions and nomination
of iff.cers, the congress adjourned.
Most of the delegates will leave for
their homes this evening or tomorrow.
The opinion is unanimous among Ihcin
that the present convention is the most
successful the congress ever held.
YALE AND HARVARD
FIGHT REVISION
(By Leased Wile to -The Times.)
New York, . Dee. 10 Harvard Hnd
Yule have combined in a firm slunil
against the demands for radical foot
ball revision made by the intercollegi
ate athletic association, composed of
57 minor Institutions lliroughout this
country. The aristocratic colleges have
set their hand against the body, headed
by Captain P. E. Pierce, IT. fi. A., that
Is striving to bring about big changes
in gridiron, according to information
receive here today. The recent confer
Hadiey at Cambridge between President
Hadley and Walter Camp of Yale and
President Lowell, and Coach Persy
Haughton of Harvard had for its ob
ject, it is said, the outlining of plans
to thwart the desires of Captain
Pierce's body, which includes all but
the big four of eastern footballdoni
Yale, Harvard, Cornell' and Princeton.
Forecast till 8 p. m. Saturay.
For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair to
night and Saturday; continued cold to.
night followed by slowly rising tem
perature Saturday.
For North Carolina: Fair, continued
cold tonight; Saturday increasing
cloudiness and slightly warmer.
WKATHBR CONDITIONS.
The crest of the high pressure area
has moved southeastward to Kentucky
attended by clear Weather east of the
Mississippi River with freezing tem
perature southward to , Jacksonville.
Following are some of the lowest tem
peratures reported: " Raleigh twenty,
Richmond and Atlanta eighteen, Cin
cinnati ten, Chicago six. The weather
Is moderating west of the Mississippi
River in connection with a disturbance
that overlies . the Rocky ' Mountain
region. Snow Is falling in the Dakotas
and Wyoming.'
The weather will be fair .a this
vicinity tonight : and Saturday with
slowly rising temperature Saturday.
L. A. DISNSON,
bectlou Director.
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THE WEATHER.
which has returned from Panama,
AMENDMENTTOPURE
FOOD AND DRUG ACT
(liv Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, Dec. 10 Representa
tive Coudrcy, of Alissouri, who has
given much time and study to the
pure food and drug act, under which
hundreds of prosecutions have been
instituted by the government, today
introduced an important amendment
to that bill which will prove of vital
ImpoMaiM-' tr--tlie rogglsts of - -this
country.
It provides among other things
that "The t'nited States government
shall edit and publish the V. S. Phar
macopuesi or national formulaery
and have a complete test for purity
and strength of all drugs and chemi
cals, which shall conform in strength,
quality or purity to the standard pre
scribed or indicated for a drug of the
same name recognized in the United
States Pharinacopoea or national for
mulaery; that, it shall be made a
criminal act if every drug manufac
tured or sold for the benefit of man
kind or animals is not standardized
V. S. P.
MORE SUPPLIES FOR
ESTRADA'S ARMY
(By Leased Wire ly The Times.)
Hhi' li' M.!. Nicaragua, Dec. 10- The
steamship Its! fin. loaded v i 1 J i arms
and aniMuinilion for tin- revolutionists
has arrived, presumably from Puerile
Harries. November ".. General Mululy
engaged I lie Zelaya t'oico.s ut a point
near the topaz mines, called LaSaJimi,
and after live hours fighting won a
decisive victory. . The government
troops lost eighty men killed and
wounded and the revolutionists lost
about twenty men. General Matuty
estimated the enemy's strength at
about ,fi(i0 but says they are in a
much weaker condition from want of
food and hard marches. A Hug was
also captured.
Tile iOeln.va.ns finally telreilod tjut it
is expected that they will attack some
time next week. Mututy is a Peruvian
and- 'relieved General Tornos Diaz
when the latter gave out from fatigue.
General Diaz will return to the front
Soon.
General Estrada is in a desperate
strait for ammuuion. He has pletny
of guns but the timunition cannot be
used because it does not fit. General
Kstrada will avoid a battle as long
as possible for it will be some time
before lie can obtain ammunition.
The armies of General Estrada and
General Vasttuosi, In command of
President Zclaya's forces, have been
lined up near Roma for some days
and a. buttle is no nearer in sight
than before the armies arrived there.
General Ustrada cannot light without
ammunition and President Zelaya will
instruct General Vanquez to proceed
for ho is afraid to trust his own gen
erals or troops.
Entombed in Flooded Mine.
(By Cable to The Times)
Edinburg, Dec. 10 Ten men were
entombed in a flooded mine today at
Kilmarnock, when the River Irvine
burst Its banks. A big force of rescuers-
was immediately put to work,
but the general opinion was that the
men were doomed. The galleries
and pits were turned Into under
ground rivers and lakee,
YiiwiTi stir irirn
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L1UI11 UIVIIUj
FAMOUS BATH
TUB MYSTERY
Aunt of the Woman liiks of 4
the Mysterious Murder : ,
or Suicide
WAS DESPONDENT
Snead Had Gone North for the Par
pose or Interesting Wealthy Peo.
pie in a School for Young Women.
Insurance Carried On Dead ' Wo
man Was All of the Endowment
Kind and Was to Protect Her in
Her Old Age Woman Had Been
Despondent Since the Disappear
ance of Her Husband and This Was
Cause of Suicide.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Dec. 10 On the enig
ma of the "bath tub mystery' a
beam of light was thrown today for .
the first time by one of the myster
ious family of the pretty victim. Mrs.
Mary Snead, descendant or a proud
southern familv. aunt or nrettv Mrs.
Ocey Wardlaw Martin Snead, the vic
tim, and mother or the latter's miss
ing husband, took up the case point
by point, striving to clear away the
mystery.
The live principle angles of the
baffling case were taken up one by
one.
"We all came north ror the pur
pose of interesting wealthy people
here in a school for young women
we planned in the south," said Mrs. .
Snead. "My sisters, Mrs. Martin,
Ocey'a mother;. Miss Virginia Ward
law, who is accused of killing poor,.
Ocey, and myself, hoping to Interest
Mrs. Russell Sage and other people
like her in other higher educational
institutions. Our mother came with
us." i
Mrs. Snead wished to make it plain
that she and her sisters had no claim
on Mrs. Sage and did not know her
personality.
"All the insurance policies that
were taken out on Ocey's lire were
for her benefit alone. They were of
the endowment kind, maturing when
she was forty years old. We had
them written that her old age might
he provided for.
"Ocey was devoted to her husband.
It was her love for him that led to
her death. When he disappeared
she grieved, and we could do nothing
to cheer her up. She thought him
dead and it was that belief that
caused her to kill herseir.
"We rented that house In East Or
ange where she committed suicide,
solely that Ocey might have fresh air
and u chance to recuperate. If she
liked the place we intended to move
(hero with all our rurnlture. That
was our only motive Ocey's, weic
lare." "Grey and my son fell in love with
each other after he was divorced
from his first wife. They were mar
ried in, Louisville in 1905. Although
the marriage was performed legally
and recorded, it. was performed by a
clergyman they decided to have a
civil marriage before their first Child
was born. The ceremony was per
formed in New Jersey.
"Poor Ocey," she cried. 'She had
so much trouble, and was melan-,
choly so long. She 'became hyp
chrondrlacal before the birth of her
second child. Her husbands . disap
pearance broke her down cpnipletely.
He was summoned to TenheBBee to
testify in the bankruptcy hearing n! a
man who had been ., very ' klpd.
Though ill .and really unfit tt travel,
he insisted on going. That was the
last we have heard or him." i s
"This pother is all a brotesquely
horrible mistake. It is terrible. ,We
are of a proud ramjly wfhose name
has figured in the history M America
and of Scotland.
"But it will come out rlht," she
concluded with a smile. "Itt can't be
otherwise. These accusation!; are ri
diculous. Vindications will come."
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STOLE CITV .WATER.
Mayor Johnson Threatened to Cat Off
Supply But is Enjoined. -
(By Leased Wire to The Time) .
Cleveland, O,, . pec. ,10 Major
Tom L. Johnson and members of but
cabinet have been enjoined from
shutting off the water, supplyof the
Cleveland Worsted Mills Company
City politics is mixed up in the af
fair. Mayor - Johnson accuses J.ne
company of "stealing city water"
and. made a demand, for 160,000 jal- ,
leged to be due for the UBe of m
meteieg water,
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