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MADE AN EXCELLENT CHARGE
'! YESTERDAY.
To the Grand Jury. Only One Case, Tried
Yesterday Afternoon. The Howell Case
up Widntsday.
Rowan Superior court convened
yesterday morning Judge Henry
R. Bryan presiding. Judge Ary
an's charge tc the grand jury was
one of the most excellent ever
heard here and but for the crowd
ed condition of our columns would
bt published as it wan ,aken by
the Truth-Index representative.
Only one caseswas tried yester
day afternoon that of the negro
man indicted for carrying a pis
tol, aid afterwards skipping to
Winston. He wis found not
guilty.
It is thought that the ci) of
James Howell will be culled Wed
nesday. .
8
THE CLAIMS ARE NOW BEING
PAID-UP.
Capt. Wiley Settling up all the Claims
Against the Union Copper Mining Com
pany. Paying Dollar for Dollar.
All claims which have been
proven against the Union Copper
Mining Company -are being paid
up in full by Capt. W. Murdooh
in a few days, probably, there will
not ben pmiuyitHlebtearrerfesuir
the mine.
Capt., Wiley began paying off
the claims yesterday and fully $(,
000 was paid during the day. The
mine was never in better shape
and will be operated on a more ex
tensive scale than ever before.
BRIEFS GMMITOtl THE FLY.
THE PEOPLE WHO COME AND
GO, LITTLE LOCALS..
Items of Interest Condensed and Boiled
Down The Personals and Brief News
Items of i Dai. .
J. M. Maupin went to Colum
bia, S. C. yesterday on a business
trip.
Mr. W. II. Link, who clerks at
the Salisbury Cotton Mill store has
consented to collect subscriptions
for the Tuuth-Ihddx.
Capt, A. H. Caldwell camo up
from Geld Hill Saturday night
and is spending a few days here t n
business. Mr. Caldwell's foot,
.... .
which has been giving mm. a
" I
great deal of trouble, isconsidera
bly improved.
No Senlce at thi Lutheran Church Tonight-
Although it had been intended
to hold services at thej Lutheran
lllUj X.
church every night this w
eek.Rev.
L. E. Busby, the pastor announ
ces' that there will be no preach
ing there to-night on account of
thesorvices at the first rresbyte-
terian church.
Wanted At least one dorn
houses to sell on the installment
plan. Maupin Bros., Overman
.uilding. 15:lw.
Leather goods m full suits and
couches and rockers at Wright's.
Turner's Almanac is now on
sale here at Jno. H. Ennis' drug
store.
If you wish to. rent a house see
Maupin Bros., Rental Agts.
llWw
Come and look at my parlor
room. Pictures and parlor suits
that can't be beat. G. W. Wright.
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SUNDAY.
Rev. J. Rumple, D. D., Concludes the For
tieth Year of bis Pastorate. A Notable
Occasion at Wblcb Dr. Rumple Speaks.
Surely it has never before fallen
to the lot of any man to be eo
honored and be permitted to wit
ness such' evidences of love for
himself as was the case with that
man of God, a veritable benefactor
to mankind Rev. J. Rumple, D.
I)., pastor of the First Presbyter
ian church of Salisbury on the
occasion of the celebration of his
fortieth anniversary as pastor of
this church Fanday. It was a
demonstration of the worthy event
w liich this celebration was intend
ed to cmmemorate-a spontaneous
outpouring of love to this great
and good man. A special feature of
th service was the music, 'which
was highly appropriate and ren
dered by twelve of the finest vo
calists in Salisbury.
The services wero held in the
First . Presbyterian church and
were -opened bva beautiful anthem
rendered by the church choir.
This was followed by praj'er after
which Rev. Dr. J. A. Wharey read
a passage from the scriptures.
Th hymn "The , past' ral office"
was sung after which Dr. Rample
delivered an historical address tak
ing his text from Deut. VIII :2.
"And thou shalt remember, the
way which the Lord thy God hath
led these forty 3rears.".
Dr. Rumple'e address in part
was as follows: "Thanks be to
God this morning for forty years
and pastoral service; for a half
a score of revivals of religion and
for all tlui religious enjoyment
and spiritual refreshment which
the gjod and gracious God has
vouchsafed to us. The forty
years which the Hebrews spent in
the wilderness were simply a long
and successful training school for
3hurch and the nation. Utterly
unfitted for hard bondage and ac
companying ignorance to bo the
founders of a free, theocratic Re
public and the guardians of the
free religion, God led them
throuch a series of severe trials
and vicissitudes in order that they
Inight train up the next genera
tion for the responsible work ol
conquering enemies and founding
a peculiar, nati n.
And if our dwelling together as
pastor and people for the space of
forty years shall result in the
training of a generation that shall
do noble work for the Master, I
shall rejoice that my labors have
not been in vain in the Lord. And
as I look upon the young people
in the congregation and remember
their training, their readiness to
receive instruction and the zeal of
many of them in the service of the
Lord I cannot but indulge the
Hope tnat tnere is urjgui, iuiuio
before this church in the coming
Tl, T Ar.l 11 1 rA tKaTT.
yt'UlB. Alio jJii ihiuiivu i"
brews'td remember the past not
for the purpose of self gratulation
or self admiration but for self
humiliation to humble them, to
prove them and to know what was
in their hearts whether they
would keen His commandments
or not.
And so the memory of our past
is calculated to teach us that God's
Providence has led us to excite
gratitude to Him for all His bene
fits to encourage us to continue
faithful in to service of God, and
by the memory of past failures to members were added that year,
correct our errors. May God In 1873 "Rev. J. B. Mack preach
grant that this may be the effect ed, during which year there wrre
of this day's exercises." f
Dr. Rumple then gave an his-
torical sketch of the church treat-
ing first of the earliest Presbyter-
ians of Rowan. There was no or-
ganizati'-n of any church here for
the first fifteen years of the town's
existence. The d 1 n e r e n t
churches here as they now exist
were organized as follows : First
J Presbyterian, Aug. 4th, 1821: St.
Luke's Epicopal, 1823; Lutheran
1825; Church Street Methodist,
1831 ; .Baptist, 1M9; Faith Re
formed, 1898 ; The Presbyterians
enjoyed occasional preaching here
from 1777 by Rev. Samuel E.
McCorkle, D. D., of Thyatira
church. Dr. James McRee, of
Centre church, also preached
here occasionally during these
times. During 1703-4 Rev. John
Brown, D. D.f taught school and
preashed here. After him. came
Rev. Samuel L. Graham and Rev.
Parsons O. Hays up to 1819. But
it was left to Rev. Jonathan O.
Freeman to effect an organization.
Dr. Freeman came to Salisbury
in 1820 as a teacher and on August
4th, 1821, tided by Dr. John Rob
inson, pastor of Poplar Tent
church, he effected in organiza
tion, with thirteen charter mem
bers. The names of the ruling
elders were then given by Dr.
Rumple. Sabbath services were
conducted in the old court house,
where the fountain now seands.
Dr. Freeman remained here until
1821. five years, when he went to
Raleigh. Before leaving he laid
the earner stone for the church
which stood until 1S91 and then
gave way to the present haud
lome edifice. In 1827 Rev. Jesse
Rankin, of Gmilford, assumed the
pastorate and remained four years.
From 1881 to 1838 Rev. Thomas
Espy served the church and dying
in the latter year he was interred
in the Lutheran graveyard the
only pastor that ever died while
serving the church and the only
one buried here. From 1834 to
1836 Rev. P. J. Sparrow, D, D.,
was pastor. From 1836 to 1845
Rev. Stephen Frontis served and
from 1846 to 1853 Rev. Archibald
Baker, of the Fayetteville Presby
tery. On Nov. 24th, 1860, Rev. Jethro
i
Rumple, the present pator, was !
tr.sruir,.- - - ;
Dr.Rumple then gave a list of
thedead elders of the congregation,
among whom were Albert Torence,
Thomas L Cowan, Samuel Lemley,
Alexander Long, Michael Brown,
D. A. Davis, John Joseph Bruner,
William Murdoch and Thomas
McNeely. The remaining elders
of the church ordained by Dr.
were as follows: Dr J J' Summer
ell, J S McCttbbius, J D McNeoly,
-riT-mr 1 T ir A H TV - I
to 11 fli.arsn, a xviiua, vj v
S 1 TV uey, l n r oust, xi xysuu,
E B Neave. W G Watson and Ld-
win Shaver. The board of dea-
cons installed are: Dr J J Sum-
merell, James G Cairues, Jno D
Brown, Obadiah Woodson, Julius
n Ramsay, James S McCubbms,
John A Bradshaw, J M Horah, J
K Burke, J D McNeely, John A
Ramsay, E H Marsh T F Kluttz,
h g Foust, S H Wiley, R A Knox,
t B Beall, W L Kluttz, H M
Jones, Falconer Davidson, E B
Neare, John Allen Brown, D A
Atwell. J Samuel McCubbius, J
M Brown and R W Price.
THE MEMBERSHIP
M the beginning of Dr. Rum
pit's pastorate there were 91 resi-
dont white members and several
colored members. Of the white
uieuiucia ui. v,
the roll to-day.
I A via rvr tnneViincr Tftfprence to
1 J O
I .....
the years following the beginning
of the civil war was then made
c :ir.-nc,t- to
Agiawmcui Ul lUWH o v-
lowsi "There W9re more
conver-
lL .
s ion a among tne soiaiers at
me
front than there werein the church
at home." In I860 Dr Rumple
.idd in the first revival
meeting under his ministry here
by Rev. Dr. J. Henry Smith, of
Greensboro, and 21 were added to
to the church during that year.
The following year Dr. Noll
preached for ten days and 84
28 additions.
An accouQt of the Pearson
meetings in 188 1 then followed.
the result of which was the acces-
sion of 84 members to the Presby-
teriau church. Meetings since
then have been held by Revs. W.
1 r. r lie, esion rv. uaies, i liiiam
I Black, Dr. Guerrant and George
B. Stuart. The total accession
of membsrs to the church by de-
cades is as follows : - i -' -1860
to 1870 additions 105 j
1870 to 1880 121
1880 to 1890 " 194
1890 to 1900 (so far) additions 2&4
or a total 704. T
IDUfATIO!.
-' : This church has always - been a
liberal, patron of tducation, the
pastors of the church having, been
either teachers or actively inter
ested in educational matters.
Among others who were sen t out
from the Presbyterian ,v High
School for boys who have since
become prominent are: Rev.
Wm. H. Davis. Rev. John W. Da
vis, D. D., Rev. Branch G. Clif
ord, D. D.. Rev. Kiah: P. Julian.
Rev. J. Alston Ramsay, D.D. and
Rev. J. N. H. Summerell. r
THE CHURCH'S CONTBIBDTIONS
"This church has been for many
years among the liberal supporters
of all our benevolent - causes,
through the regular channels of
Christian beneficence as well as in
special outside directions." Many
urgent appeals have been answer
ed, mainly by individual contribu
tions. "It has been supposed by some
that the church was supported
mainlyby the Maxwell Chambers
fund and that our membership did
but little as individuals. The
truth is that according tdAthe will
of Mr. Chambers, which the ses
sion has scrupulously 'observed,
only $100 is allowed to 'be paid to
the pastor's salary, as Mr, Cham
bers' perpetual subscription. The
rest of the income from that fund
is expended in other ways n
building houses, in repairs and in
gifts outside of our church. Sever
al thousanddollars have been given
to Davidson College and one-half
the cost of this church building
was assumed by the session to be
as reported to the Presbytery are
Ure all the individual gifts of the
members of the : church,, except
that in some cases the educational
column has been increased by do-
natiousfrom this source."
Dr. Rumple stated that through
the services of Dr. I. H. Foust I
he had been able to prepare
a statement oi wnat me
church has contributed Ao various
I 1 f I X. A I
1 - i !. il a. f i. TUa
oDjecrs in iiie past loity yea.xuo
statistics oi ioou-o-o are not m-
included in the table, which is as
follows :
Home Missions $10,092
Foreign "
6.661
Education 57,187
Publication,
664
Congregational.
92,580
4,688
Miscellaneous . .
Invalid fund.
422
Pastor's Salary ...... 40,000
Colored Evangelization .
98
128
Bible cause.
Presbyterial 1,151
Total $183,556
This sum divided by forty aver
ages not quite $5,000 dollars per
year and when that is divided by
200. the average membership, it
makes $22 50 per member each
, CHUKCH ACTIVITIES.
I . . . 1
I atrrmsaaivra rr hnmlOnT. ffHT IT
; " 65 -
by me ins of certain organizations
1 1 - 1 1 (tiL - O 1 t . V.
wunm per Dosom. xue oauuawi
... . . ...
arfhon a h.v hPn kent I1D anQ tne
47 .
fnllnwincr is a liat of her SUDerin-
: o- -
I . 1 rr I T - T
tenaenis: inomae u u,
A Davis, Wm Murdoch, J J Bto-
ner, Jno A Bradshaw, barauei n
Wiley, Julius D McNeely, and for
u last nueen years
aiaeu uy umciepi assisbaui, x xx
Foust and O D Davis. There has
been a Ladies Aid Society since
1RAA nrrta of Tv intra Djincfhtpra
- , ; o o
and a Christian Endeavor Society
r"1"' BUtt1"'; v"-; If you have any kind of real es
has been erected on Lee street and ute Jor ule we geii it for you.
four years ago religious-services
were begun at Spencer by Mr J W
Uoodman, a theological siuaent,
wno nas since Deen succeeaea oy
pow w.vflfl0M
Dr. Rum pie's
conclusion was
tonching in the extreme. He said
in concluding: One generation
has naased awav duriuff this Das-
teat, Md the .dTaDciug
COXTIXUXD ON 4lM PAGE.
ilHIM
BISHOP UORRISON, OF KEN-
. TUCKY, HERE.
Pr:St J it ft! First Jiis! J&rt
Ynrs Wert fa SilIsisii. x
. Salisbury entertained a d is tin
guished guest; last night in the
person of Bishop H. C. Morrison,
of Kentucky. 'Dr;' Morrison
preached 'in Charlotte Sunday,
and stopped over in Salisbury last
night on his way to Greensboro to
attend the W. N. C. Conference.
Bishop Morrison was the guest
of Rev. Dr. W. W. Bays, presid
ing elder, and was visited daring
his stay here by many who were
anxious to meet the distinguished
divine.
Last night Dr. Morrison preached
at Church Street Methodist church
and delighted all who heard him.
He is one of the ablest ministers
n the Southern Methodist church
and his utterances in and out of
the pulpit are always characteris
of his profound knowledge. He
leaves this ' morning for Greens
boro to preside over W. N. C. Con
ference, which, meets to-morrow.
COKFlRItfCI Y1AB KKDID.
Yesterday ended the conference
year fof the Methodist ministers
and tomorrow all of them in this!
city leave for Greensboro to attend
conference.
No church in the State for the
resources at its command will be
able to make a bettor showing
than Church Street Methodist
church, of which; Rev. H. L. At
kins has been pastor for the past
n.n indebtedness of about 351500"
. . n Daid and 180 members
Wa ,n aH(1aH in fhtt nhnrnu
membership. Rev. Atkins has
uoon .n MlnL. flithfnl na.tnr
, n elonnGnt Dreacher and his
(nm inci;.Kn,;iru ti.
iiuuiu vu utiouuij n in w glum-
. to th Chri8tijin people of
jjo;.
EarneBk work ha8 alao ciiar.c.
terized the ministries of Revs. A.
D. Whisner, aud J. T. Ervin dur-
ing the pagfc year and ihey too
wU1 b- weicomd back to Salis
bury.
The Dails UoBumiBt Fund.
Mrs. John S. Henderson, Presi
of the Robt. F. Hoke, chapter U.
D. C, has received from Dr. L.
J . Meroney the sum oi ten dollars
for the benefit of the Jefferson
Davis monument fund. This gen
erous contribution increases the
fund raised by means of Mrs.
Tiernan's play "Under the South
ern Cross" to $275.
fenng White naa Arrested.
Sheriff Doreett, of Davidson
county, came over yesterday with
Bob Hedrick, a yeuDg white man,
who is wasted here for larceny.
Hedrick stole a pair of shoes at
China Grove sometime since.
Dr. W. H. Wakefield, of Char
lotte, N. C, will be in Salisbury
at the CentraLHotel on Wednes
aay, nuY.isuuui uuo uv uuir,
I 3 XT Ol.lXf A 1
t,f
I tr:" r
p -J,
Nose and Throat.
10-80.
For Sale Seven barrels of the
finest home made Kraut.
11-10 D. M. Miller.
Mv line ot rockers is something
I that has never been in the city be-
fore. UTOBQE W. WRIGHT.
Maupin Bros., Agt. 15:lw.
1 UlU TfiSlg Ajlll.
. .. .
"One of Dr. King's New Life
Ti11a n?rVife far fvn wo1ra Vi
t me ;n mv iUen aeain writes
fo. H. Turner of Dempseytown;
Pa. They're the best in the world
(r Ter- Stomach and Bowels.
store.
.MlfyifflDl:;
GOES TO HIS -ETERNAL RE-
. WARD.
A :: i liib, Uui by bis Newly Uade
Sallsban Friends, Dies Yerj Safldeflljot
Sena Heart Trouble. '
t No sadder death has occurred in
Salisbury in many years than
that of Rev. Gerney Wber, pas
tor of the German Reformed
church of this city, which oc
curred last night at 8: 15 o'clock.
For mouths Mr. Weber has Iain
upon a couch of illness with the
slender thread strained to the ut-
most felled by tvphoid fever. But
he was convalescent and last week
his condition was so hopeful that
it was determined to remove him
to his old home in Pennsylvania.
Sunday he was in excellent spirits
over the prospect of restoration to
health anfr the devoted young
wife who had so tenderly nursed
him through the weary hours and
days of solicitude saw in her hope
the reward of her sacrifice.
But the Maker to whom Mr.
Weber had consecrated his talent
ed youug life willed it'' otherwise.
And now he sleeps I
Rev. Weber had a warm place in
the hearts of Salisburians. Com
ing here a little over a year aero
from Pennsylvania a comparative
stranger he soon won his way into
the affectiorT and esteem of our
people. Less than a year ago he
was married and the blow falls
more heavily on no one than his
broken hearted young wife.
We hone to-mor:ow to trive a
more extended sketch of his life.
Ur. A. Sechler, of Saw, Dead. Mrs. Har
rison Walker Dead.
""'""0 v. c ..... .
county, b nday evening, A. becb-
ler, at the age of about 47 years,
H leaves a wife and nin nr tpn
children.
The funeral took place from
Oak Grove church, Saturday even
ing, near which his remains were
interred. His death was due from
a combination of diseases.
Mrs. Harrison Walker, about
21 years of age, who died at Chi-L
na vjrove, oaiuraay evening, was
buried at Concordia church Sun
day evening. She leaves a hus
band and one small child behind.
Her death was due to consump
tion.
Kalamazoo Celery at Lichten-
stem & Teiser s.
Wanted. Colored rran who
writes a plain hand to prepare for
traveling $o0 monthly and ex
penses. Send self-addressed en
velope for particulars. President
MacBrady, 856 Dearborn, Chicago.
r ob sale : a square . p:ano
Fine rosewood case, in good con
dition, only $50. Small monthly
payments, au at tnis ; ouice or
address Mrs. Annie Livengood for
. 1 M
particulars.
n 10
Ladies Bazaar.
New line of fur scarfs and col-
laretts. Also full line
nf mnrlr.a
Bazaar glove fitting patterns just
received. Every body call and
get a pattern, lOcts each.
Yours to serve,
11-17 lw Mrs. Lixie Fixk.
If you wish to buy, sell or rent
property, see Maupin Bros., Over
man building. ll:15:lw.
Acctiox Sale of Furxitcre.
j
I will offer, at auction to the
highest bidder for cash, beginning
Wednesday, Wpv. 21st, at 9 a. nr.,
all the furniture, household f ond
kitchen, now contained in the
National Hotel, consisting of 24
bedroom suits, parlor suits, 3 beat
ing stoves, 1 large cook stove,
springs, mattresses, tables, chairs,
I
J ringer.
15:lw.
8 DOUBLED.
IMPORTANT FOR SALISBURY
IF TRUE.
A Grtit Central Sntea of Shops mj U
-" Estaftllsbeil j tka Soatkini it Spesctr
it Is Rumored.
A report which comes from a
reliable sourco has it that
Southern Railway has under con
sideration the advisability of erec
ting a great central system of
shepat Siencer in addition to
m
uo uiamuiuia snops already therel -The
idea is to follow uw th;
plan already adopted by the Penn
sylvania and other big roads of
the country and consolidate the
shops at the varipus points on the
sstem at ouo central point. If
this should bp done fujly 5,000
men would employed at the Spen
cer shops.
It is to be hoped that . the ru
mor wil materialize.
Kalamazoo Celery
'S
1
Tuesday and Satnrday.
Send in your orders.
A. H. Daniel
Has bought out Charlie Bar
bers restaurant, at his old
stand on corner of Lee and
Council streets. He is servs
Ciller & NaU,
Successors to
J. RTJSHER,
9d door below Klutaz'sdrua store.
e are prepared to serve the
public with all kinds of fresh and
cured meats at prices to suit the
public. We will also have on hand
pickled pigs feet, tripe and ail
kinds of wild game in season.
The patronage of all s solicited.
Yours truly,
11-8 MILLER & IVAIL.
MB. W. E.KRIDEB
1 - &
has just opened up a new Grocery
I Store on Inniss street, next door to the
Day House, and is offering a fine line of
Groceries and
Confectionarics,
and will buy all -kinds of
COUNTRY PRODUCE,
and pay the highest Market Price.
Go and ee h'n line before buying.
lie will ave von money.
11-6-m
NEW GROCERY STOi'.
Opposite Court House
A full line of Freah Groceries 'and
Country Produce.
Give me acall.
10-25 tf.
3. I. Eury.
CANDY KITCHEN.
I have opened a first-class
Candy Kitchen between D,
M. Miller 8 and the ba'sbury
Grocery Co.s store.
I handle the best and most
CUIIJUieie lllie Ul UIVV CUUUIUB
found in town. Prices from
luc to ouc per pounu. vjaii
and?aenie. Your3 to please.
APOSTOLUS KAflUSOS.
It U not aKake P
But the Bett Oread on the Mar- Q
ketat R
1
U T. L. SWINK'S,
Frefch Cuke all the time.
Call and be convinced. .
8
Holler Brov
STOXK AXD -GRANITE CONTRACTOR!
Rough and Dreased Granite
for buildings and founJa
tton, cement walk and.
cellars.
SATISFACTION
GUARANTEED,
AT WE LL
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