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VOLUME XXVII
Bill For Improvements
At State Institutions
Offered To The House
Bill Authorized Bond Issue
of $5,337,000 and Repre
sents Cut From Budget
Commission Report.
SCHOOL HERE TO
RECEIVE $20,000
* House Passes on Second
Reading Bill to Increase
by $1,500 Salary of Su
perior Court Judges.
State Capitol, Raleigh, Feb. 21.
(A*)—The Great Smoky Mountain Park
bill panned last week by the Senate,
passed the House today on the-second
-reading, 78 to 8. Hie bill 4 conies up
for final passage tomorrow.
Committee reports brought in a fav
orable report on the bill to increase
salaries of Superior and Supreme
Court judges $1,500 a year, and ah
amended copy of the permanent im
provements appropriation bill. The
amendments were adopted ana the bill
placed on the calendar for second lead
ing tomorrow.
The bill carries an authorised bond
issue of $5,337,000 for permanent im
provements on state institutions. This
represents a cut from $5,000,000 rec
ommended by the budget cornea's*ion.
The principal cut was a state insti
tution for negro deaf and blind, , and
principal increase was for the East
Carolina Teachers Training School at
Greenville. The bill showed allotments
as follows:
University of North Carolina, Chap
el Hill, $1,200,000.
f State College Raleigh, $580,000.
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro, $820,000.
East Carolina Teachers’ College,
Greenville, $400,000.
Negro A. & T. College, Greensboro,
$40,000.
North Carolina College for Negroes,
Durham, $200,000.
Cullowbee State Normal School,
$230,000.
Appa achian State Normal, SIOO,-
000.
- Winston Salem, Negro Teachers Col
lege, $55,000.
Elisabeth City Nsgro Normal, $10,•
000. !
Fayetteville Negro Normal, s2tkooo.
000.
State Hospital, Goldsboro $170,(W0.
Caswell Training School, Kinston,
$125,000.
N. C. School for Deaf, Morganton,
SBO,OOO.
Orthopaedic Hospital, Gastonia,
$175,000.
N. C. Sanatorium for Tuberculosis,
SIOO,OOO.
Stonewall Jackson Training School,
$20,000.
Girls’ Industrial School, Samar
cand, $72,000.
Morrison Negro Training SAool,
$60,000.
' For Public Buildings ang Grounds,
$85,000. ' .
For State Radib, SOO,OOO.
Inland Waterways, $75,000.
Os. the University’s appropriation it
was specified that $626,000 must be
expended for a library building.
The State Hospital, Raleigh, allot
meht was made on condition thfct
$317,000 be expended for construction
of new fireproof west wing and for re
construction of the east wing destroy
ed by fire last spring.
LEGIONNAIRES OF STATE
MEETING AT SANFORD
Frank E. Samuels and George K.
Freeman Speakers at Opening See
•ton.
Sanford, N. C, Feb. 21.—OW—The
state convention of the American Le
gion and the American Legion Aux
iliary will be held in Washington, N.
C„ August 15th and 16th, Paul-
Younts, of Charlotte; state command
er, announced at the meeting of post
officers of the state organization here
today.
Two addresses, one by Frank E.
Samuels, assistant national adjutant,
Indianapolis, and one by George K.
Freeman, national executive commit
tee mau, of Goldsboro, N. 'C., featured
t the opening of the American Legion
i State Post Officers and Assistants’
‘ Conference.
Mr. Samuels dealt at length and in
derail on organisation membership
methods at the post officers’ meeting.
Two points of his address urged offi
cers to hold all members and attract
new ones.
Mr. Freeman in a brief address said
the Legion' today faced the crisis Os
its activities. He urged each post
to perform some outstanding duty dur
ing the year, and urged them to let
behind some worthy civic movement in
each community in North Carolina.
Former Senator SnuMmiy of Dels
ware Dies at Homs.
Wilmington, Del., Feb. 20^— For
mer United States Senator Willard
Baukrbury died at his home here to
day from heart disease. He was to
years of in.
Hr. Saulsbury had suffered > from
heart trouble since being stricken
three years ago while at his summer
home in Maine. He had been prac
tically an invalid.
He is survived by bis wife, the
formes Mbs May Dupont
Funeral service# wiU be held Wed
neaday, with interment at Dover
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5 MILITARY COMPANY
; GIVEN PRAISE FOR
L WORK DURING YEAR
Officers Making Inspection of
National Guard Company
’ Much Impressed With the
I Conditions Here.
High praise for Concord's National
j Guard unit was given Saturady night
after the annual inspection of the
company by State and Federal officers.
The inspection wsb made in the
armory Saturday afternoon and night
. and after it was all over Lieutenant
. Compton, regular army officer told
members of the company he was glad
| he couki give them a rating of “very
: satisfactory."
’ With Lieutenant Compton was
Major Graham K. Hobbs, represent
[ ing the State Adjutant General’s ile
| pertinent. He has been detailed -to
! act as Inspector General of the State
1 for the time being.
During the afternoon water wnrk
and records of the company were in
spected and at night the personnel and
personal equipment were inspected.
Captain Norman Alston, command
ing officer of the company, reports
that he is much gratified with the fine
rating given the company. “The rating
is the best given the company since
I have been the commanding officer,”
he stated.
Lieutenant Compton was inspector
here two years ago and he expressed
gratification that the company bad
made fine progress since bis last ap
pearance.
Lieutenant Compton and Major
Hobbs got off the subject of military
tactics olng enough to praise Hotel
Concord. “We have been in many
cities in the State,” Major Hobbs
said, “and have found no better hotel.
The citisens of Concord are to be com
mended and congratulated on the ex
cellence of their hostelry.”'
LIGHTED MATCH THROWN
INTO POWDER MAGAZINE
Bn Affecting ti* Highway Crowds.
■lsn and Mary and Wage CMamin
shat WUI Start the Pyrotechnics.
Tribune Bureau
pir Walter Hotel.
Raleigh, Feb. 4l.—Three of the
state’s most tanted-of commissions,
bardon commlHnion (now one manl
are attacked cither directly or indir
ectly by three new bills that have
iust been introduced, and which prom
ise to furnish fuel for a general ora
torical Conflagration, in which the
administration will be much cussed
and discussed, when they reach the
floor—if they do.
The bill affecting the highway com
mission, introduced by Representative
Hargett of Onslow, would increase
the members of the commission from
nine to twenty-seven, and would re
duce their pay from $lO a day while
attending meetings of the commission,
to actual expenses. The purpose of
tlie bill ia to give (he various dis
tricts three representatives instead of
one from each district, in the hope
that thus they could obtain more for
their respective districts. Indications
are that this bill will breath its last
in committee, as little support for it
is eviueut.
“A 1 dangerous bill" is the opinion of
the majority.
- The third bill affecting commissions,
Would amend the present law regard
ing the salary and wage commission,
sbd put all state educational, penal
and elemosynary institutions under
the provisions of this act. Thus sal
aries paid at the University of North
Carolina, State College, and in all
state educational, penal and chari
table institutions, would be subject
to the scrutiny of the salary and wage
commission. And if the howl that
foes up from these institutions is
equal to the howl that went up and
Is atili going up from the various state
departments where the salary and
v hfes commission now exercises its
functions, there will be some howl.
While this bill has a preamble that
states “it is evident that the salary
kn 4 wage commission has effected a
financial saving and increased effici
ency as a result of the standardisa
tion of wages and classifications of
employes of other state Institutions
as well," many see in it merely an at
tempt to test the effectiveness of the
salary and wage commission.
Whether this be correct or not,
there is no doubt that the Mil, if it
reaches the floor of the house, will
provoke a battle royal, since it is
just something of this order that the
“Insurgents” are waiting for to start
a battle.
Thus whether Representative Mar
tin of Washington, the author of the
bill, knows it or not, he has thrown
lighted matches into the powder ma
gatine of the house, unless the com
mittee extinguishes them.
SW» Stocking Idea Mm Latest Fad
Appearing In World Os Fashion.
Chicago, Feb. 21.—The big Idea bit
Chicago with a bang today ; it’s the
latest in the matter of MUady'e
boee.
The new stunt is for every pair of
stockings to carry a “spare,” so that
the girls may worry Icm about runs,
rips, splashes, and what-not.
But best of all is the longer use
from a pair, just like brother's two
! pants suits.
“It’s just as important as the spare
tire on an automobile," explained a
millinery buyer back from the East,
and she added that if on a rainy day
> a truck splashes one stocking, ska
I slips lnio a telephone booth and pulls
out the “spare.”
16 DEATHS RESULT
EMI STOW MO
: WED THE EAST
Snow, Sleet and a Wind
l Storm in North and Mid
dle Atlantic States Abat
ing After Much Damage.
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■ SHIPS HELPLESS
IN THE STORM
“
In Some Places Snow Fell
2 Feet While in Others
Temperatures Dropped
10 Degrees Below Zero.
New York, Feb. 21.—OF)—Sixteen
deaths and millions of dollars in prop
erty damage were caused by a snow,
sleet and wind storm that had abated
today, after raging in the north nnd
middle Atlantic coast states for 48
hours.
From Maine to Delaware Ray,
mountainous seas tossed ships about
like match boxes, shattered dwellings,
and swept away piers and board
walks. High tides carried waters hun
dreds .of feet in shore.
Snow fell to a depth of two feet
in some places, while temperatures
dropped to 10 degrees below xero.
The storm took its heaviest death
toll off Provincetown, Mass, where
eight coast guardsmen lost their lives
when patrol boat No. 238 was tossed
ashore, and the entire boat's crew was
lost as two destroyers vainly rushed
to rescue them.
Other deaths attributed to the storm
included four in Pittsburgh, two in
Boston, one at South Amboy, N. J.,
and the second officer of a barke off
Ambrose lightship outside New York
harbor.
New Jersey beach resorts were hard
bit. From Asbury Park to Cape
May ’high tides and great waves caused
extensive damage to boats, board
walks, shops, cottages and otjier struc
tures. At Atlantic City a 100-foot
section of its famous board walk was
ifted by a wave and deposited on the
op of a building.
Many sma'.l craft and some larger
ones were thrown on reefs, bars and
beaches along the entire coast line.
Waves at times reached a height of
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Recalcitrant Witnesses Testify Before
Senate CaapWa Funds Commit
tee.
Washington, Feb. 21.—OP)—Call
ing before it the group of recalcitrant
witnesses, who previously had declin
ed to answer questions to primary
campaign expenditures last year, the
senate campaign funds investigating
committee today obtained some of the
information sought and decided to cite
Daniel J. Schuyler, attorney for Sam
uel Insuil, Chicago utilities magnate,
for contempt.
The testimony sought from Illinois
witnesses was concerned with contri
butions to the local Cook County cam
paign which might also have been used
to further the candidacy of Frank L.
Smith's campaign have formed the ba
sis for the fight against seating Smith.
Robert B. Crowe, state’s attorney
for Cook County who previously had
refused to answer questions, changed
his mind and told the committee he
obtained $5,000 in campaign funds
from Insuil and $2,000 from Schuyler.
Schuyler, after disclosing that he
had collected $45,000 from Insuil, re
fused to say where the money went,
and drew the citation announcement.
Refused To Quit When Fired, Fined
By Judge.
Asheville, Feb. 20. —Because he re
fused to leave his job as clerk for
the Sky land hotel, M. C. Corn, was
lined $lO and costs on a charge of
trespass by Magistrate C. F. Sumner.
It seems that Corn had leased the
hotel from Clayton B. Sloan far a
certain term of time and when the
lease expired was retained as clerk by
Mr. Sloan, who decided to operate the
place himself. His salary was S9O
per month and he also kept his family
in the hotel. According to evidence
in the case he drew on his salary in
advance for a certain period and Mr.
desired to do away with his services.
Due notice was served, but according
to the proprietor Corn refused to leave,
declaring be liked the job fine.
Firmer Hand tat Nicaragua.
Washington, Feb. 21.— (A*)— The
American governments determination
to take a firmer hold on the situation
in Nicaragua is becoming hourly more
apparent.
Without officially acknowledging any
intention to Interfere directly between
the contending Nicaraguan factions,
the state and navy departments have
agreed upon a line of proceedure which
is expected generally to Interpose ser
ious obstacles to the Sacasa troops
I seeking to overthrow the American-
Recognized government of President
! Dias.
Lad of Ift Say* Ha Slew Woman-
Popular Bluff, Mo-. Feb. 17.
Earl Jackson, 15, confessed late to
; day to Prosecuting Atorney Byron
Kearby that be M’led his stepmoth
er, Mrs. Mary Jackson, Inst October
1 7, and buried the body in a shallow
grave, where it was found Tuesday
night by n dog.
1 “She just wanted to be killed
1 and I killed her,” Prosecutor Kearby
; quoted the youth as having said.
1 The latest evolution hi the line of
' fancy singing birds is a pure white
canary, not an albino.
CONCORD, N.C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1927
Many Imoportant Measures to
Ccfctte Up In Legislature This Week
Tribune Ritrean
Sir Walter Hotel.
BY J. C. lUSKEHVILLE.
■ Raleigh, Feb. 21.—1 t is n good
thing thdt the members of the house,
at leapt, decided to hold a session this
morning ns well ns tonight, judging
from the number of important hills
I still on the house public calendar.
Os first importance, perhaps, fire
, the revenue nnd appropriations hills,
though active discussion of these will
■ ptrohahly be deferred several days.
The revenue bill was reimrted in the
’ house Saturday by Representative
Graham of Orange, chairman of the
house finance committee, while the
r hill was reported in the senate by
Senator Williams, chairman of the
senate finance committee. It is ex
[ pected that the appropriations, bill
will be reported to the house Monday
* by Representative Turlington,, chalr
| man of the house appropriations com
mittee.
Although numerous changes and al
terations have been mude in the rev
i euue bill since it was submitted the
■ first by the advisory budget ebbunis- j
, sion, these revisions do not materially
I effect the amount of revenue It is
I expected to produce, which is some
! tiung over $14,000,000 yearly for the
next two years. However, further
, revisions may be made during its
progress through the house and sen
ate, although neither Representative
1 Graham or Senator Williams, who
. will pllqt the bill through the assem
bly, expect ang material change* to
be made in it.
, The principal changes made in the
revenue bill in committee include ft
lowering of the tax on bottlers of car
, bona ted beverages—much sought by
. them in numerous bearings—and the
elimination of the tax on tobacco.
The graduated tax on contractor wa*
also lowered, but it is estimated that
virtually the same amount of revenue
• will be yielded as before. The tax
on motor busses, which was proposed
on a weight-per-passenger-per mile
. basis, has been changed to an entirely
different basis* hut which wil also
yield about the same revenue, accord
ing to members of the committee. The
tax on insurance companies and prem
' iums has been changed to virtualy the
same system and rates now in use
under the present revenue act.
The section of the act referring to
the tax on distributors and declares
in typewriters, cash registers, frigi
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THE COTTON MARKET *1
— ;
Opened Fairly Steady at Decline of ft,
to 9 Points in Response to Easy;
Liverpool Cables. .
i New York, Feb. 21.—<A>>—The coUi
* Agw #> V ---■ . s m « | r ■
? JUKI uiinvi opciifß rainy sterniy
day at • decline of 3 to 9 points
in response to easier Liverpool cables. 1
' The bulk of business was in old crop I
positions, the feature being a eontlnu- <
slice-of March liquidation.
Spot houses again were buyers of 1
; March against sales of May and July, 1
however, while there seemed enough j
demand for later months to absorb :
' these offerings.
The market held fairly steady dur- ‘
' ing the first hour, March selling up '
' from 18.66 to 13.74, while July rallied 1
from 14.15 to 14.20. General busi- !
ness was restricted by the proximity
( of the holiday, with uncertainty ns 1
to the effect of March notices expected
on Wednesday. 1 -
Trading remained quiet later. There ]
was further March liquidation but
most of sellers were buyers of May or
July, while spot bouses continued to :
; buy March against sales of later 1
months. With the bulk of business 1
representing operations of this chnr
| acter orders were divided and fluctun- I
1 tions narrow. At mid-day the market i
1 waa holding around 14.90 for May i
■ and 14.40 for October, or about 5 to
: 6 points net higher.
Cotton futures opened barely steady, i
March 13.68; May 13.85; July 14.15; i
Oct. 14.40; Dec. 14.57. i
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BURIED ARMB RESULT 1
IN THREE ARRESTS i
' Men From Indians and Chicago Being i
Held by Forsyth County Officers In- <
vestigating Casa.
Winston-Salem, February 21.—04*1
—Three men giving their names as
J. M. Clark, H. J. Madison and E. <
L. Stein, of -Willard, were being held 1
here today by police pending investi
| gation following the finding buried
near here of k email arsenal of fire
arms.
Two deputy sheriffs alleged that
thby saw the men who were traveling
in an automobile with an Illinois li
cense. bury them. Clark and Madi
son gave their addreases as South
Bend, Indiana, and Stein said he was
from Chicago.
, Announces Candidacy For Mayor's
Nomination.
Charlotte, Feb. 19. —F. Mariou
; Reed, lawyer, today tossed hie hat in
the ring as candidate for Mayor. He
, is opposed by D. M. Abemethy, pres
-1 ent Mayor, who also announced to
day.
| Ants are found to move at a much
. faster speed in warm weather than
i in cold.
[HOLIDAY NOTICE j
Tuesday, February 22,1927
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
Being a Legal Holiday in the State of North Carolina,
the Banks of Concord wiU not be open for business.
• , CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
bank A j[ud^i^t K co.
daires, and similar machines, has been
changed, putting the bulk of the tax
on the distributors instead of the in
dividual dealers. The inheritance tax
sections remains virtually unchanged
ns submitted in the advisory budget
commission. draft of the bil.
One of the most important public
hills [tending in the house, and which
will be taken up Monday night as
special order, is the Smith-Hargett
substitute bill giving the highway
commission more authority in the
location nnd abandonment of roads.
This bill has already passed the sen
ate. but is in for a stiff fight in the
house, where its proponents say it
will poss. However, the outcome is
still far from certnin. /
JOf even more importance, in some
ways, is the bill anthprixing nn ap
propriation of $2,000,000 for the
j Smoky Mountains National Park,
‘ w-hieh comes up as special order in
the house Tuesday morning. This bill
has been passed by the senate, and
seems assured of favorable action in
the house, since the bill, as amended,
ibax been approved by Governor Mc-
I/ean. The bill providing for the con
solidation of the Fisheries commission*
■with the Department of Conservation
nad Development, also passed by the
senate, likewise comes up Tuesday
for final passage in the house. Little
opposition is expected, and its enact
ment seems assured.
An attempt will be made in the
house Tuesday to resurrect the bill
offered early in the session by Rep
resentative R. O. Everett of Durham,
calling for the creation of four addi
tional judicial districts, superior court
judges and solictors. The motion to
vail this bill up Tuesday was made
Friday by Representative Everett fol
lowing the defeat of the bill to add
seven Judicial districts. The outcome
of this effort is extremely problemati
cal, however, following the overwhelm
ing defeat of the other bill Thursady
night.
The Australian ballot bill, inrto
duced by Representative Falls and
Senator Brougtou, iwll come up as
siiecial order in the house Wednesday,
where a stiff fight is expected, al
though its defeat, even as amended,
is being generally predicted. The
senate must pass on the state-wide
game bill, already passed by the
. ou'se.
Thus it can be seen that a full
week is before the assembly.
I POOLE BILL WILL NOT
REACH FLOOR OF HOUSE
'Even on a Minority Report—No pos
| sibiiity of Favorable Action,
i Tribune Bureau
p.'"-" - Sir Walter Hotel. ,
Raleigh, Feb. 21.—The Poole-Bowie
evolution bill, will probably not reach
the floor of the house, even on the
minority report.
This was intimated by Representa
tive Zev V. Turlington, spokesman for
(he North Carolina Bible League, who
said that the decision not to press
for action on the minority report was
being considered, since it was general
ly, admitted that there was little or
ho possibility of securing favorable
action. He said that a formal an
nouncement in behalf of the Bible
League coucering it attitude would
probably be issued today.
“Mauy of us feel that the questions
has been agitated enough now, and
that nothing further could be gained
by pressing for further action on the
bill at the present time,” Mr. Tur
lington said, although he made it clear
that lie was speaking for himself,
and not for the entire league.
The bill that had been prepared
by James Hartness of Statesville to
include ail employes of state supported
schools under the heading of stateem
ployes, and thus to compel them to
take an oath of office, to support the
constitution, which would include
swearing to belief in the Bible, will
not be introduced, Mr. Turlington
said. At one time it was reported
that this bill would te Introduced in
an effort to take a back-hand shot
at the teaching of evolution and “athe
istic theories,” but this report is now
definitely blasted by Mr. Turlington’s
declaration.
the. floor of the hons over evolution
Thus the possibility of a fight on
seems to have been dispelled for this
session of the general assembly, at
least.
Sara Three Flans For Rutherford
College.
Charlotte, Feb. 19.—Three plans
for the future of Rutherford College
are under consideration according to
W. F. Starnes, president writing here
to J. B. Ivey, a trustee, it was stated
by Mr. Ivey today. One calls for
merging with Weaver College, at
Weaverville, near Asheville, another
for moving the college farther east
in the State and another for building
the college bigger.
Trustees will meet soon and de
cide. The recent burning of a boys
dormitory at Rutherford College calls
for action of some sort.
Mies Clarice Troutman has resigned
her position with Parks-Belk Co., and
accepted a position as bookkeeper at
the Crystal Damp Laundry,
DIVINE HEALING BY
FAITH AND PRAYER
SERMON'S SUBJECT
Dr. J. C. Rowan Says Pres
ent Day Disciples of
Christ Cannot Heal by
Faith and Prayer Alone.
QUOTES BIBLE
FO% AUTHORITY
Says Such Power Passed
Away With Death of the
Last Person Who Saw
Resurrection of Christ.
“When the last witness of .Tesus’
resurrection died, the special and tem
porary gift effecting and bringing
about Divine healing through faith and
prayer alone passed away, or ceased,”
said Dr. J. C. Rowan, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, in his ser
mon Sunday morning. “Diving Heal
ing Through Faith and Prayer Alone"
was the subject of his sermon, the text
of which was taken from Mark 9:24.
“I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.”
“If it were possible for living dis- 1
ciples to effect or bring about Divine
healing through faith and prayer
alone,” Dr. Rowan said further, “the
hospitals would be a disgrace to Chris
tianity and physicians and nurses a i
blesphemy against God. i
“When a Teal affliction challenges
and shows up their (the alleged heal- 1
ers’) hocus-pokus. they always say, i
‘Your faith is too weak.’ What a pre- i
tense! What a fake!”
Tlie text of Dr. Rowan’s sermon fol
lows :
I am going to discuss today Divine
healing through faith and prayer
alone. God being my witness, I am '
going to be absolutely candid and sin- '
cere. If I know my own mind and
heart—and I think I do —I shall not
be affected by any prejudice of any
kind. If I know my own mind and :
heart—and I think I do—l shall not
be affected by any jealousy except jeal
ousy for truth and right. I shall
strive to the utmost of my ability to '
be true to God, true to the Holy Scrip- 1
lures, and true to the best interest of
mankind. This, I assure you before
the Lord, is my only object and my
only motive today. \
“I believe ;frdpthou mine unbelief.”
"fore iis we sfcen?’ event Sf 3
our text is a part. Jesus has just
been transfigured in the mountain be
fore Peter and James and John. With
Peter and James and John He comes !
down out of the mountain to the other
disciples. A great multitude is about
them, and the scribes are asking them '
questions. Jesus asks the questioners
about their questioning. One of the 1
multitude tells Jesus that he' has !
brought his son who has a dumb spir-.
it to His disciples to be healed. He al- ;
so tells Jesus that His disciples have 1
been unable to cast the spirit out. '
Jesus speaks of His disciples as n
faithless generation. Jesus tells the '
father of the afflicted boy to bring his 1
son to Him. Jesus asks the father '
how long his son has been afflicted.
The father answers, “From a child.” I
The father asks Jesus to help them if i
He can. Jesus exclaims according to i
the Revised version, “If thou canßt!” ]
Jesus affirms that all thingß are pos
aible to him that believetb. The father I
of the boy cries out, “I believe; help i
thou mine unbelief.” Jesus heals the
boy. Jesus’ disciples ask Jesus why :
they have been unable to effect the
cure. Jesus informs them that they
have been unable to do so on account ■
of their little faith and lack of pray
er. This is the scene, or event of
which our text is a part
Let us look now at the reason why
the father of the boy afflicted with a
dumb spirit brought his son to Jesus’
disciples. He brought him to Jesus' ■
disciples because he thought they
would be able to heal him. Why, let
us ask, did he think they would be
able to heal him? Because they had
already performed similar miracles.
Jesus had already some time prior to
this sent forth the twelve, saying un
to them,'“Go not into any way of the
Gentiles, and enter not into any city
of the Samaritans; but go rather to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
And as ye go, preach, saying, the
Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Heal
the sick, raise the dead cleanse the lep
ers, cast out devils; freely ye receive,
freely give.” In the Gospel according
to Mark we find these additional strik
ing words: “And they went forth and
preached that men should repent, and
they cast out many devils, and anoint
ed with oil many that were sick, and
healed them.”
Now no one who believes the Bible
can doubt for one moment that the
twelve disciples were empowered to
effect, or bring about Divine healing
through faith and prayer alone. Do
those who today are disciples of Jes
us Christ possess that power? Does
any one of them have that power? Is
it the privilege of any living disciple
to possess that power? Does the Bi
ble teach that the power to effect, or
bring about Divine healing through
faith and prayer alone is a permanent
gift? I am going to answer each one
of these four questions most emphat
ically in the negative. Those who to
day are disciples of Jesus Christ do
not possess that power. Not a single
I one of them has that power. It isn’t
the privilege of any living disciple to
possess that power. The Bible do4s
i not teach that the power to effect, or|
| bring about Divine healing through
fhith and prayer alone is a perma
nent gift. ‘ J
If the Bible taught that the power!
to effect, or bring about Divine heal-
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Disor ’ tT in Shanghai
Where Strike Goes On
ing through faith and prayer alone
were a permanent gift, then Jesus
would hot have commended physicians.
This He did, mark yon, when He said, j
“They that ave whole have no need ofi
a physician, but they that arc sick." ,
If it were possible for living disciples
to effect, or bring about Divine heal
ing through faith and prayer alone,!
then the work of physicians would
be not only slow, tedious,, painful and
cruel, but also absolutely unnecessary
and useless. If it were possible for
living disciples to effect, or bring
about Divine healing through faith
and prayer alone, then hospitals would
be a disgrace to Christianity and phys
icians and nurses a blasphemy against
God. I say again, if the Bible taught
thgt the power to effect, or bring about
Divine healing through faith and pray
er alone were a permanent gift, then
Jesus would not have commended
physicians, which very thing He did
when He said, “They that are whole
have no need of a physician, but they
that an sick.” This argument, it
seems to me, is absolutely ineontrover- '
tible.
Again Paul in his first letter to the
Corinthians refers to this very gift,
stating that it is not permanent and
that it shall cease, or pass away. I
want to ask you to read the 12th and
13th chapters of “Tb" First fepist'.e of
Paul to The Corinthians.” until you
sec the truth and accuracy cf the
statement which I have just made.
Listen, as I quote from “The Ameri
can Standard Revision;” “God hath
set some in the church, first apostles,
secondly prophets, thirdly teachers,
then miracles, then gifts of healings,
helps, governments, divers kinds of
tongues. Are all apostles? Are all
prophets? Are all teachers? Are all
workers of miracles? Have all gifts
of healings? do all speak with tongues?
do all interpret? But desire earnestly
the greater gifts. And moreover a
most excellent way show I unto you.
If I speak with the tongues of men
and of angels but have not love, I am
become sounding brass, or a clanging
cymbal. And if I have the gift of
prophecy, and know all mysteries and
all knowledge; and if I hnve ell faith,
so as to remove mountains, but have
not love, I am nothing. Love never
fafleth: but whether there be prophe
cies, they shall be done away: wheth
er there be tongues they shall ooase;
whether there be knowledge, it shall be
done When the special and
manent gift of effecting or bringing
about Divine healing through faith and
prayer alone, along with the other
special and temporary gifts, fulfilled
its functions, it and they passed away.
What was its function? Proving or
demonstrating Deity. Listen,! When
the last witness of Jesus’ resurrection
died the special and temporary gift of
effecting, or bringing about Divine
healing through faith and prayer
alone passed away, or ceased. Every
one who professes to possess that gift
or power today is either a sincere or
insincere deceiver—a deceiver, howev
er, sincere or insincere, if any one is
mede to believe that any such gift, or
power is possessed.
Some man may say. What are you
going to do with this statement: “Is
any among you sick ? Let him call for
the elders of the Church; and let them
pray over him, anointing him with oil
in the name of the Lord: and the
prayer of faith shall save him .that is
sick, and the Lord shall raise him up.”
Listen! James had written that state
ment and been martyred before Paul
told the Corinthians that certain spec
ial and temporary gifts would cease,
or pass away. Listen again! That
statement refers only to the age when
apostles were alive, and working. Lis
ten again! If the gift, or power re
ferred to were general and not spec
ial, permanent and not temporary,
then death could be prevented. Have
-you ever seen one of these modern
faith-healers prevent death? Certain
ly not! You have never seen them
heal anybody either. When a real
affliction challenges and shows up
their hocus-pocus, they always say.
“Your faith is too weak. Faitli too
weak! What a pretense! What a
fake! Listen not as I‘ give my own
opinion but as I quote from the Bible!
The father of the demoniac boy whom
Jesus healed, had faith. His faith,
however, was not strong, or great, for
he cried out: “I believe, help Thou my
unbelief.”
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In Recorder’s Court.
Several eases were on the docket
for recorder's court Monday afternoon.
The cases included two charged with
being intoxicated, two possessing liq
uor and two charged with driving an
automobile while under the influence
Os intoxicants.
Picture of Physical Culture Classes.
H. W. Blanks, secretary of the Y.
M. C. A., is making motion pictures
of the physical culture classes of the
city schools. The pictures will be
sent over the country, Mr, Blanks
said today _ ,
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TONIGHT
Y. M. C. A. GYM 8:30
Fort Bragg vs. Concord “Y”
j This is one of the best Army teams
. ! in the Country and the locals are as-
Lsutad o? a hard fought game.
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Executioners Going; A«-|
Streets of Shanghai jK f
capitating All TrotraKLi
Makers.
I PLAN IS FOUND
TO BE EFFECTIf|rI
The Natives Are Fleeing f$ 3
Safety With
and Demonstrations Upg l
Frequent.
Shanghai, Feb. 21. —<A>)—The 81*481 |
wielded swiftly to behead strike fO
menters was used in the native sec*
tion of Shanghai today to combat the
plan of nationalist propaganda.-
Continuing a death-dealing prog|jjjttkf|
started yesterday under orders OfJpSfe ;
Li Pao Chang, defense eommisionte jit
Shanghai, to check the spread df I
general strike ordered Saturday, eg|W|||
tioners with large swords pat rolled the
streets, and summarily
semblance of a trial, decapitated!® j|
the spot men found making sedltSjß :
speeches or distributing strike HCtjgp "4
Reliable Chinese sources placed the
number of beheadings at 28, of $
16 were carried out today, while fflli i
nationalists declared that there .-.jHol
been 90.
The strike was called allegedly 60r
economic reasons, but in
celebrate tlie recent nationalist yk
tory in Chekiang province, and thtjut
subsequent capture of HangehOW.jjjy '
portant center, 113 miles sou thwack*
here, from tlie forces of Marshal
Chang Fang.
The effect of the reign of terror, Jfe
though unnotieeable yesterday,
pronounced today. Strike activttjgS ,1
ossened, even in the foreign seettML |
beyond the jurisdiction of Chinese ui
thoritles, and the natixes started exo
dus to the protection to the forettoi
area. A heavy rain also helped
courage mass demonstrations.
Although the situation on the bat
ae front south of here remained about
in status quo, Marshal Chang Tso Lin,
commander of the northern forces,
struck a snag in his projected drive
against the southerners by a march
hrough Honan province, when forces
of General Wu Pei Fu, nominal urns- |
ter • of tbe **
of Chang Tso Lin’s soldiers, and
ozed an ammunition train. ~ c®
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“Ladies at Play” at the Concord
Theatre today and tomorrow, Samuel
Goodman at the organ. Vaudeville
tomorrow night.
See the new ad. today of Om’i
Pharmacy. Phone 333
Get the supertwist Goodyear tke
The Yorke & Wadsworth Co. tfiijjs
-hem. They give you tire service ftee
too.
Sty'.ish wearing apparel moderaahlf
priced, frock, coats, millinery, lingerie,
hosiery at the Gray Shop, 22 South
L'nion street. Phone 144.
Now arrivals in gray and tan suits
at W. A. Overcash's. Excellent as
sortment at $24.75. Spring hats too,
Fresh vegetables always a specialty . \
at the J. & H. Cash Store.
Large variety of thing needed in
the home will be on.sale at the Ritchie
Hardware Co. next Friday at 9 o’clock
sharp. Values up to $5.00 for only
SI.OO. See ad.
Have a photograph taken of your
child now by the Boyd W. Cox Studio,
over Correll’s Jewqlry Store.
A specially attractive line of newett
spring coats, $7.50 and $9 95 at PaHjfc.
Belk Co's. Other dresses up to s£4.-
50.
The Parks-Belk Co. has eight show
casco for sale cheap. Sizes 8 and 10
feet.
Steel beds, oak dinner and I
tables at the Bell-Herns FurnaSS s
Co.. This big store is
wit'll many home necessities.
Formflt girdliers. designed to make
the figure graceful, at Efird’s.
Schloss Bros, suits from $25 to Ms : »
at Hoover’s, the young man's stosV i
some with two trousers.
You will find three great money sav
ing prices ou hosiery at J. C. Penney
Co.’s. They are 49 cents, 98 cento
and $1.49. See ad. today for deediSje
tions. •
New Spring pumps just arriVtCl#
Richmond-Flowe Company. Shoes
with style and that fit your pocket
book.
Baby spoons that are works of art, ,
at S. W. Preslar’s. •
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For Forty-Two Years Clerk In SaMt /
Store.
Charlotte, Feb. 21.—Miss Lttiie 9
Benson; for 42 years a clerk in (be
| same building here, saw the storii
, doors close tonight for good, the Bon
, Marche, of the Lipinsky interests, $1 li
, Asheville, deciding to close their store
here.
Miss Benson started as n cash girl
■ ami then became a clerk. She was
clerk in the first department Btore
established here and that stOW 'jjjSt'i
succeeded by others, on the same
finally becoming tlie Bon Marchers
Wins Against Potteries Companies,
Washington, Feb. 21.
government won in supreme court to-i !
day in its prosecution of the Trenton
and twenty-two potteries cotnpjtSGil
’ under the Sherman anti-trust
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