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PAGE FOUR Unification: A Plain Statement J 13»«> following article was prepared by Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon, Aair ■& of the Commission on Unifica tSkm of Methodist Churches of North and South: The Office of the Friends of Vni fieation having accomplished the pur ifcae for which it was established. I OOW take occasion as chairman of the Commission of Unification to sub- JtOt to the church and -to the public a plain statement. 1. The vote in the annual con ference this settles the question of unification for the‘years ahead of us. That vote and that vote alone can decide. Certainly our church must not be carried through another qnadrennium of agitation. 'She story s®t in circulation by the anti-unifica tionists that the friepds of unifica tion. if in the majority at the next S serai conference, purpose ' taking inks in their own hands and de claring unification carried by general conference action, has in it no more foundation in fact than the baseless fabric of a dream. It shames one to be under the ne cessity of even mentioning such a ru ‘ ipor. It is humiliating to think that ' there are men in the church who can originate such things and say such j j things about their Christian brothers. : Let this emphatic contradiction and ■ j denial put a stop to the circulation . of this campaign story for nil time i tq come. 2. We regret more than we can ■ say that the organ of the anti-uniti- ’ Canonists and their chief medium of , propaganda has seen fit to make its'.] principle appeal to passion and pre judice. From week to week it has j , been so reckless in its use of per- ; ; sonaiities and has gone so far be- j ycnd the proprieties of respectable , journalism as to make it impossible j , for us as gentlemen and Christians; J tv contradict and deny its misleading , statements. 3. 1V( submit to the church and to the Christian public that the motives | appealed to by most of the anti-unlfi- 1 eationist writers hare not been in 1 harmony with the spirit of .leans, and i 1 that the- political methods used by! ’ them are something entirely new. in 1 bur church and prophesy only evil : * and that continually for the future of bur Zion. ‘ ' 4. As the question has tiually 1 shaped itself under the guidance of 1 the Memphis paper and the “organ!- ( ratios for the' preservation of the 1 Methodist Episcopal Church. South,” Sets tiojv perfectly plain that the is sue before the flhurch is not the itond- ' big plaii Os unification or some better 1 plan, but rather fhi defeat of the Wry principle of unification for all time 1 to come. YVhen our preachers and laymen j vote this Fall, they should vote with , this actual issue in mind. l,et no ! man labor under any misapprelien- 1 j sion. To vote "Yes," is to vote for , iiuitication. To vote "Xo" is to', vote against unification .YY’e freely admit that if the uni- j fioation measure should prevail there will immediately be great excitement in South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama , . and Mississippi. And no wonder! Southern Methodism in these states ] wi!! look to see our church property taken from ns. They will expect to be called upon to entertain negro bishops in their homes, andAo see ne groes attending our churches and! schools. They will be looking fori the northern jurisdiction to start ; building new churches in Columbia.' Atlanta. Montgomery, Jackson and | elsewhere. But very soon they will see that! none of these things will happen. Xo single deed to church property will i be altered in our entire connection, i Our own trustees will continue to! hold property in trust for specific pur-j poses exactly as now. Colored peo-' pie ami white people will continue i their church relations exactly us at ' present. Overlapping and duplica tion of Methodist churches will begin! to be eliminated. A ngw era of fra- j ternity and brotherly love will set in. I Northern commissioners and southern I commissioners all fully .agree in all this. There is no difference of opin ion. Already certain laymen are realiz ing that they have been mislead by the anti-unificationists. Only the other day a well-to-do layman was saying: ‘‘l have put my money into the cam paign to defeat unification. I see now that I was mislead. I spent my money in an effort ty put the Memphis paper into the homes of our ’laymen. Now I will not permit it to come into my own home.” In one presiding elder's district where the op ponents of unification though they had elected on their prepared ticket eight delegates against unification, it is now likely that the entire delega tion may vote for unification. And this they have a i>erfeet right to do under the law of our church. For the entire church ought '-to know that the whole college of bishops, not one bishop dissentiug. voted in favor of the following resolution interpreting the law: '■“lf conferences do pass resolutions BANK ACCOUNTS BUSINESS Statesville Daily. Formerly it was the custom of bankers, soliciting business, to stress the value of a bank account, the email as well as the grear. A check ing account, it was urged, is not only a highly satisfactory method of keeping cheeks «a expenditure, hut paying by check, having a drawing account, gives one a business stand ing. In addition V cultivating busi-! nees ha bits j it. is supposed to culti- j •:£ vote thrift, Os create a desire oil! M: the part qf the depositor to we his account grow. The latter idea had / possibilities, also 'some liabilities which |the bankers ;may or—may not r bawßta'nt|;ip/*|id'i in 4 any eveut.,,Bo»ne * of 1 ilkrlSi' nveV’fOQiid' that Mm tiaWli > tits of the small * account have exceeded its’yitiuc and in some •k.. Artktahces' a measure 'of restraint has lie.. ‘.adopted. l 5 the first of this uumPh Greensboro "banks arc charging a a?r . . Vice Tre of 150 cents per,month on ———_ ■ with a view to instructing their dele gates, such delegates must, neverthe less, be free to foljpw their own con science when voting.” The is still open for delegates to think yid to pray. And we re joice to know that some of them are doing so. 6. Beyond any shadow of doubt unification will get a good majority of the votes cast this Fall. Everybody knows that- But regardless of >vho wins and wbo loses, every keif-re specting man will vote his own con victions. If there ever was a tirfie when preachers and laymen ought to stand on their own' feet and vote i their own convictions without intimi- I dation, this is the time. YVe are voting with the future in view, "and pur votes will make his tory. x 7. The ifieii who think of the fu ture rather than of the ;wst will see .to it that the largest possible vote-is p’led up for unification. There are several reasons for this. (11 A large vote for unification will say to the Christian world that Southern Methodism still has the for ward vision, not the backward look. Since our own church started this movement and since the present plan is largely a southern plan, we must get a large vote in favor of it or we shall stand embarrassed before the Christian world. (2) A large vote for unification will say to the many thousands of Methodists from tile north who aie now useful and conseieneious mem bers of our church that we are not in sympathy with the unhrotherly ac cusations brought against them by anti-unificationists. (31 A good vote for unification will say to our brethren on the border and in the YY'est that we are con cerned with them over their problems and wish to co-operate with them in their settlement. <S I,et me develop this item more fully. A heavy vote against unifica tion in the southeastern states will . bring great distress to multiplied thousands of loyal and liberal Metho dists in Florida. Kentucky, Ylissouri. Oklahonlu, and in the Y\ T cst. They will feel that a large section of the it lurch is actuated by selfish and sec tional interests ami lias little concern for the future of Methodism where the field is most difficult and the problems most complex. ( • T know full well that this is a Solemn hour. Antagonisms amongst us and unhrotherly suspicion must Yvot continue. But peace and harmony lyill never come through the .Stubborn dictatorship of a minority. Nor will they come the uncompromis ing control of a mere majority. Dear brethren of our beloved church, you are blindfolded and in the dark if you think that the status quo on the border and in the YVest can continue. The situation is changing more rapid ly than you think. Again 1 say, it is a' solemn hour. As one who knows tlie whole church and loves it all. and dot just one sec tion of it, I solemnly warn our preach ers and laymen that upon them there rests in this hour a vast responsi bility. The hour calls for a supreme effort at mutual understanding, for breadth of view, for sympathy the one section with the other, and for a fixed purpose on the part of each to con sider die good of the other and of all Concerned. The hour calls for a Christ like spirit and for genuine Christian Statesmanship. !). There is another aspect of this matter more serious, if possible, than anything as yet mentioned in this plain statement. There are some things of tmidi greater importance i than the unification of American Methodism. Nothing can possibly be j of greater consequence than what I am. now about to mention. Shall I our church approve and perpetuate ‘the political methods of the anti-uni fication machine? Shall our eh unit 'give approval of the principles and | methods of the .Memphis publication? I How does it conic about that up to I this present hour ,no single anti-unifi eationist ha- given public disapproval of these methods and these principles? If we endorse and continue such methods and such principles, I sol emnly warn the church that trouble some days are before us. It seems to be perfectly plain, then, that a vote against unification is a vote for the methods and policies of the “or ganization” and its “organ.” Oit the other hand, a vote for unification is a vote against such methods and policies. And nothing can possibly be of greater importance in South ern Methodism at the present time than that our preachers and laymen should rise up and register their solemn protest in the name of the highest traditions of Methodism, against all such methods and policies. I cull upon all progressive preach ers and laymen of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South, with whom rests this Fall rhe final determination of these great issues to stand by their holy convictions and to save Southern Methodism from ail auch evii influ ences. s ’ of less ihan SIOO is muiutuined, pro vider! three or more checks qrp writ ten in any month.” The latter pro ion isn't exactly clear. Inference is that if less than three checks are written in a month no service charge will be made on balances under SIOO. It is the con St ant cheeking of course that keeps the bank employes buky— tt> keep the ata-omst straight and es pecially to prevent overdrafts. There i fore we may assume that if fewer • checks are drawn, not more than two | in a mouth, the account, is not of suf ficient trouble to charge the service fee. Oh the fnee of the proposition this may Seem a trifle Hard. If nil the ■folks who carry balances of less t hunt s|ao tortfW} elupiHWgti ber of bauk dettosjtors i "wdtjld . be . materially reduced'and (many -per sons denied the -convenience of writ -1 ing cheeks. The cost: of carrying the smaller balance under the Greensboro rhlen-is $0 per year, which isn't un ■ reasonable when one I'oueidem the lervice- afforded and the convefcem c t ot carry if a Dana* account ottas wit# . f.mm+m*+*+********»+**+*+++i> a******************** i.nm Store Open I# Iftll ' IT DI V AH 110 I 0 Cl TAH IT Store Of*n EM s KIUU ■ rnlA MUSIC STURE l Cmil •; _ urn* I ..go-cKk South'Uhioti Street i I&ncdrd. N» C i-- ■+*** '■ . :'i ' .... j ITT %T. Pi have been offering ■ ■ ~ ' . ' . LOYVSBT IN TEARS rsftJSS ■- Entire Stock of New and Exchanged , ' JSBTAt PIANOS - PLAYERS - GRANDS SS®-- •‘l■ > • . 4 1 t *r * ,». 1 ' f ' l Famous Makes of —— - . yoi Ror p FIANO OK PHONOGRAPH, TAKEN IN EXmANOE— * ■ ' ■ ■ - ■ ‘ J EXCHANGE OFFER i_ MONEY BACK To show you our confidnire in the wonderful bargains we aie of- „your money will l»e cheerfully refunded within a reasonable length 1 sering. within one year's time yon may exchange the Tiam. >mi |lf - . Reasonable Extension in of time if yon find the Instrument Is not as represent«l In every „ i imrehased for any new Player-I'iauo or Grand on our doors, and I nenr p MuU Anltju , way. Never before and we ielieve never again will yon have this * 1 a *l money paid on the first instrument will be < redited in full IUI (II v tvlll J payments in Case OI sick- opporttHiify of securing such high-grade rnstftiments at these re-, 3 i agaiiLst the semmi. , ness Or unemployment. markable prices and terms. DP A rurv hirill Guaranteed Guaranteed \ i Upright Piano mnaSSESMBSSSS&KI Upright Piano , Player Piano 1 33,011 1 ims.n mMI , This is a weir known make F v \- Not brand now, but similar styles T | • 1 . v>« V.V'' chiUiecd •Uprifht. Guarantcrd as high as when new. V-'Pmjot I lano ~urh oli \ ,ney K IA and rn Good condition. ilodern ease design. ym * ° Ai i :ti bargain yX | - a _... .o, ~ .... iml guaranteed. * yHI yY -'j *lB3 ’36 *9B ’197 • * Tremendous Savings! Remarkable Prices! Exceptional Terms! —«Li I ' - - — 1 - • s a small balance. Hut numerous peo-1 pie w,ill object to paying anything, as! a mutter of principle, simply liecatiso they have had the service free of cost. But hear the hanker side, which deserves consideration. The Greens boro bankers say the average balance of lees than SIOO is not of sufficient 1 value to them to pa)f the rout incur red. The small account, they say. costs the banker rfh much Ins the large ■ one. There is as intieh clerical labor involved, for instance, if not more. ■ in keeping track of an account' of less than SIOO aa there is in keeping one of SI,OOO or $5,000. The large bnliopa/’ rtfle..- bahkjt its: revende. cans the' intejfs-t that pays expenses and, dividend!;. Hie earnings of the small balance nr# do smfffl they ! dp not lyy the cost. Therefore 1 Greensboro bankers have decided will quit Working for nothing, unprofitable accounts must pay 1 [’cost; or they don't waijt them. 1 , The main trouble with many Small ,5 » Jy ttrf CONCORt) DAiLV TRtBUNfe, I bank accounts,- the itvenige b.iulter |! I will is>nfess, is not Simply tu cauae 1 they are small, but because so inriny|l small depositors use a. checking ac» ] < count to float checks and defer and > I stand off payments, to the great, on-': nova nee of tke banker and to the mul-1' tipliratiou of his work. For im-tuoee, more folks than yqn think wiii make, a smtfll deposit and then issue ( hecks' in excess' of the iWHint. That in' aj; habit that has grown immensely l within recent jears. "Without dis ' jsismng the immorality involved, and it is a < >Jr case of evasion or ,«t --i tempted fraud.: tljje lunniyaucd to; the' i hanker is imfakiiae. To'aidtd Mpfetd ’• the book constant and • clear watch i must be kept on them accounts to .prevent overdrafts and to prevewt. n ! i J cheek being Tfirtted down when • roIe el fbe n Skw mSht'tlL check when thhfe was funds to meet THE MATCHLESS MILTON PLAYER is equipped widi the famous STANDARD PLAYER ACTION, and it brings t 6 your home an inexhaus tible variety of the world’s best music. You can gftatest music ever written exactly as you want to hear it played; You can give it your own feel ing and expression. You can make it reflect your ovim personality, your own impulses, your own emotions. The MATCHLESS MILTON ziyes you the thrill of really producing anusic yourself. Special accent and Expression de vices help you in your interpretation. The Standard tracker keeps the roll in place, insuring perfect reproduction. The flexible striking finger gives the human touch. - Airtight construction brings put the full tone of the pianO. *ffffo***lo**lo*l*|Mo*l*l)**lolo|*ol*»l|Mo*lol***fffl**** Si -a ‘ ‘ fending a damage suit. Those who have least credit, or none, are usual ly, most sensitive about any reflect ton on tbeir standing. The troubles of the banker in handling the accounts of such people are better imagined than j described. Only tbe bankei* know ( the extent of It. The small acOouitits jare really unprofitable when the <le : poeitur plays straight. When guard j roust be constantly and vigilantly maintained adding to the expense and the worry, one can see the viewc point of the (ireensbnro bankers— that they don't cure for uoßrotitable j basinet*.; If those.''Wlbryge*' istraigbt.- kwiW ;die'>aft*»#«(-*> frofa ;the>: others they might passifßy kitSw'V.the small 1 account.- as accommodation, ‘without ' cost, but of necessity. all must be ' treutrd alikt ! Also, every bmdpcs* finds at tidies that it ip pvtujt eeevi<fc..ia views, <>t ■■ ice to the limit. Sometimes the serv ice gets beyond the limit, overhead runs away with profits and leaves the balance on. the wrong side; u#d sometimes ehanginy conditions com pel the wftbdiWnl of service pfe vimisly rendered- There ' almost all business nifti lack cotirage. They* arc afraid to curtail pervice even wtign they know they -are giving; it. at a loss, lest they lose busfiicM. Sodfe ap -1 pa rcntly desire to hold business, even ■ if AOs carried at a loss. It is with these that tbe dend-beats flourish. ■ They get ' accommodation to h*4d their business, epen When tbeirbusi i Btai >'lb' ascertain 'loss. <»>r,fear„lta-, i‘ %Hbeir good fanf*?^ : business men —or so-called business t no p—sometimes actually give their stuff to folks tljiry know will 1 not pay. i Tlnw a heavy kwUfris accumulated at S the expertte of the business ayd its T* \ There is still time to take advantage o fthe * many values if you will hurry and call at our ■ store'Friday or Saturday. Unless you act at ■ once, you will let the opportunity of a life H time slip by. > 9 "" » ' j-cj —. > r-»M fvefy aceomodatiofT consistent with j good' business -btrt it isn’t good busi ness to give sefrice beyond reason able profits, present or prospective, j to say »loss. A lot of business people or people who arc' trying to do businewr in all ranks oT business, need nothing so much as a injection of real courage—courage to let the patron go when he must be curried without profit and tpe tjucntly At a lois. That would Hot only be bettef for thd business but much better *»r the straight patron who must RhSre wi*h the establish* meat tbe losses sunturned on fin -\ ■ *7 I 77*“ When despondent, John Sargent, the painter, used to look at a little panel of self-painted roues and say to him self Friday, September 18, I* To OU* ADVEBTISImS. | i * o|ur advertising friends will * I tk kindly remember that vSJf clock lj Ik is our “deadline'’ for caaugiug ji ’ 5k their ads. The work is *> jMHH k 5K that it will be impossible for usjj sk-to change any ads ths saiiis day Hi 5k when copy is biought in aftef 5t *loo’clock> . I tk This applies to the regular 5* 5k space. If 'you want extra space it 5k the copy must be in the after- .-51 5k noon before. We want to give jk 5k every advertiser the best service, at 1 5k possible, but we cannot do so un- 5* * Jess the above 1 is < | ♦ skfe**sk*******4 rs.t-’us,i„_j*" l XL.-, MlM a „ . X .. pJt new invention that st«|| sounds on steel , which may wfilß tionim, telegraphy bus been ,*»- *• ,XM. { rsi?
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