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fomtwil (a 5 NEW BERN. N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1913-FIRST SECTION , th WAD SUPPER AND STIRRING TALKS Mil CLOSE OF CONVENTION ItllllftPn us n & I ' l ' . " " i -j , ' Hundreds Partake Of Repast Spread Last Night in Stanly Hall LEADING MURES OF THE HHEUffl SPEAK s Powerful Appeals For Greater Interest in Missions Are Made. With a supper that excelled any, according to Secretary Padgett, thaf have t eedS'JffJbjyfete in con nection wtn the Laymcii'e work and with addresses pitched on same high plane of excellence' as characterized those of the remainder of the two days' activities, .the New Bern Convention of the Laymen's Missionary Movement came to a brilliant closing last night when four hundred men in historic old Stanly Hall feasted on both bodily and spiritual fare of the choicest kind. The elaborate banquet was a fitting climax to the Laymen's Convention. The hall was attractively decorated for the occasion. Southern s mi I ax was festooned around the entire side wall and interspersed with the small national flags while tall palms were placed at intervals above. . Large flags were used effectvely at one end of the hall while the speakers' stand occupied the other. Covers were laid for found hundred. Five long tables filled the hall, these were beautifully decorated with cut flowers and silver and brass, candelabra bearing unshaded tapers . Too much praise cannot be given Mrs. Jane Meadows, chariman of the committee, and her able assistants, who had the banquet in charge. The ladies of the committee served the banquet and of all the applause of the evening none was more hearty than that which followed Secretary Padgetts' acknowledgement of the e: traordi- aarily effective serv ices rendered Jtiy the womin's committee. f Unhappy was the man who-'didn't carry a healthy appetite with him for the spread was not only most appetiz ing! served, it was mo-t bountiful in supply, nuch more plentiful in fact than wad necessary to meet the de mands Music, was furnished ly the High School Orchestra and this organization contributed very aectdedly to the en joyment of. the diners. Rev. J. B Hurley, on invitation ot Chairman Brinson, pronounced the invocation. At the conclusion of the ' supper "Coronation" was sung, the- hundreds of men joining in the hymn with evi dent relish. Chairman brinson made a ringing talk in starting off the speech-making. He referred to the Stanly Hall of years ago and mentioned the wonderful contrast "between the scenes which used to prevail in the county's old court room and the unusual scene of last night. Four hundred men leaving their stores, shops and offices for such a meetingwould have been impossible then,, he said. He spoke in, term of praise of the speakers who had come from a distance ,3 nd his reterence to the work of the women called for hearty applause. What the Movement Stands For. W. E. Douejity was first introduced by Chairman Brinson. He undertook CARBONATE OF LIME SotuBiE Forms" 1IGHIY Fertilizers, C L. SPENCER7 DIALER IN tih Corn, Oats, AMD ALL KINDS QRJTCED. D A AND Mall Orders Civn Lr Mfddje Str.et, (to show what the Laymen's Movement stands for. In the same picturesque and vivid style which marked his other addresses he treated his subject of last evening. The movement means, he said, that the churches have under taken the whole task of Jesus Christ home missions as well as foreign mis sions . It moans "telling the last, lonely man on the uttermost rim of the planet that God has given him an invitation to come home." In the second place, it means the enlisting of the activity of the laymen and that is necessary else the Christian life will die out of them, "There rings out to you", he said, "the challenge to invest life in the business of missions." Another aim of the Movement as outlined by Mr. Doughty is higher etandardsotcnuron stewardship. Una this head he discussed the wealth of the country. 'There is no spot on the planet", he asserted, "where God has given such material resources as here." He also showed that the move ment stands for certain definite meth ods, for the unity of the churches in a common task, for the deeper spiritual life as the only dynamic for the ac complishment of the world task. "I find the rarest fun in the world in the work that I am doing", he said. Then he quoted the words of another to show the possibilities that lie in every mans lite. there is undis covered territory in every man's life, blessed is he who is the Columbus of hos own soul." Rev. R. W. Patton. Rev. R. W Patton, of Atlanta, secretary of the Laymen's Movement of the Diocese of Atlanta, was the next speaker . He made a very con vincing argument for the support of foreign missons. presenting as he said practical reasons why Christians ought to be vastly more interested In those. missions than the average church mem ber is. He first showed that the at tude of Christ as to missons was un compromising. Chrst's prayers, said tile speaker,- were world-wide prayers. Me also argued that world-wide interest in the extension of Christ's kngdora was essential to development mbral'y intellectually and spiritually The speaker mantamed that the Chris tian eo jld not maintain his self-respecf and be indifferent to the world-wide task of missions. He further showed that the worldwide-extension oLthe kingdom of Christ is necessary to the mainteance of the life of the church at home. He shattered the argument that is somc tmes advanced by churches that they are so oppressed by 'their obligations at home that they have no energy or means left for the foreign 'missionary enterprises. In this connection he quoted the words from Scripture that "he who loses his life shall find it," remarking that that was the way the Christian enterprise Worked . The real reason Why such supposedly bur dened churches and individuals would not get aroused, he said, was that they did not care either for the work in the foreign' field or that at ho me 1. Campbell White Speaks. The banqueters here arose and sang "Onward Christian Solders after which Mr. Brinsoa introduced J. Camp bell White, the secretary o the Lay men's Movement. Mr. White made a profound impression, A man of un usually fine presence, of a voce melo dious and with excellent carry ingpower and with his soul in h word", he is a speaker of tremendous effectiveness. He spent ten year as a missionary in, India and speaks first-hand of the WINS THE HONORS FROM Burned or Oxide of Urn by $75.00 per acre In a sixteen year test, and proved beyond question that it is a superior fertilizing ingrediant. Brown C COJ by analitical test heads the list of fertilizing limes. For full information write at once to CAROLINA COIST LIME CO. New Bern. N. C. Bran, Hominy, HIGH GRADE CORN MEAL. ED RYE. URICK FOR SALE nMiui iiunun New Bern. N. O. conaitions pre van ng tnere and -in other heathen countries A good pro tion of hs address was devoted to a description of the fearful ignorance of heathen people, particularly as that affects conditions of physical comfort. More than half the world, he pointed out, cannot read or write a word in any language and the extent of pre ventable human suffering as a result of the lack of civilization and educa tion is appalling "Talk about not being interested in missions", the speaker exclaimed, "are youi interested in your fellow man? Missonary work , said Mr White, is the most successful work in the world From this he went on to show what Wonderful progress has been made in every country where missionareis are ar work He sad that in heathen countries more people are converted to Christ every day than were seated before him. Cards had been distributed show ing the per capita contributions of the various churches to foreign mis sions, the average beingeighty seven In telling of hetJrted of the MeWrfelfe''MiWhife'iaid "We belie've in saving Amerca. We beieve in home missions and we be lieve in foreign missions. We believe in doing both, but we can't do it on eighty-seven cents a year." He said there - were now eighteen thousand missionaries or famlies at work, but there was an imperative need for sixteen thousand more. He urged those who could not go to the foreign field to send and in the latter connection he insisted on substantially larger giving for New Bern than the statistical report showed. In speaking f notable instances of large giving to foreign missions he cited the case" ot a man in Durham (pre sumably Gjorg? W. Watts, who main tained a party of thirteen Christ'ai workers in Korea. He said that per haps there was some individual be fore him who would take some section of the world and plant a representative there. "God so loved the world that he gave how much do we love it?" Mr. White asked as neared the climax of his address. He closed with an ap pealing and convincing argument for the cause which he so ably represented. Through the whole address there was a spirit of consecration and devotion to the cause of missions and so much earnestness and fire that the audience was wonderfully affected. A synopsis can give no conception of the effect of such an address. He followed his address with a prayer as eloquent and as tender as his address. Secretary Padgett announed a meet ing of the local committee for next Tuesday night at Centenary Methc- dist church, also four evenings of mh sionary 'study week after next and read a series of resolutions committing the men present to the policy at the Laymen's Movement as a wh ,le and outlining the particular methods which underlie that policy. The resolutions Were unanimously adopted by a rising vote. The evening's exer cise then came to a close with the benediction by R:v. Mr. Patton. Morning Session. The morning session was presided over by W. E. Doughty of New York, Educational Secretary of the Laymen's Movement. Right Rev. Bishop Robert Strange made the opening address of the day. The speaker took for his subject "The Spiritual Emphasis in Missions" and advocated a clean and fair record of all work and urged the laymen to increase the interest wf thaj church members in the home and fore ign missions. "Prayer" said the speak er, "is one of the greatest helps to any movement and those who feel thai ihey are unable to give money can help with their prayers and by their per sonal work. Mis ion work is one of the greatest things in the world and the people are beginning to awaken to this fact. "1 he modern missio-iary movements arc big movements and every one of them opens wider the door of oppor tunity for the laymen and the mem bcfi of the church. Those who know the missionary enterprise most in timately labor for it most devotedly and every church member should learn more about this great work." Bishop Stniige urr;ed the laymen to linger no I nger but to get busy and inleres the ie pie in the work of spreading ,hc w,r,of the Lord Rev. E. K. Mclarty of Charlotte was to have delivered the second ad c'rets on the program but he was un -exptcledly sununoncd - home and was tillable to be preselft: In his stead Dr. Liviits Lankford, of Norfolk, Va., made an interesting address on the subject of "Taking Advantage of Op portunity." Dr. Lankford is an ex celkcnt speaker and is thoroughyl .,- .... A . I . . t m laminar wnn every oeiau oi ootn lor eign and home missionary work. His illustrations of the existing conditions in countries across the sea who were clamoring for the gospel, were realistic and very Inspiring. "China'!, he said, "was a few years ago what we would call a heathen country. Today it is entirely t The people have been Ural our nrissionariea and now hi of native mission arte i, age ajtw among their brothers different. m neil pi iindreds ark opporutinty to convert China arrived and was seized and a great result accomplished. Today there are other places where the gospel is not known. The oportunity to send missionaries there ia at hand and we should take it." Dr. Lankford urged a more lib eral support of this great work and that those who were able to do so should contribute to the support of the mis sionaries in the home and foreign field. The speaker strongly advocated the setting' aside ot one tenth of one s income to be donated to the cause of the Lord- Referring to this he said. "The tenth of one's income appears to me to be the minimum of what we can decently offer to God in recogni tion of his ownership. The man . who r makes this his rule of faith and1 prac tise is not entitled to pat himself on the back and call himself a good fel low. He is only in the A. B. C. class of givers, or rather he is not a giver at all, he is only a payer. Legally this is all that can be required of any man, howsoever large his income, but a moral obligation is harder ro get away from than a legal one. If nV6r: money was giverf to tWsrmission work it would soon be one of the greatest movements in the world and missionaries could be sent wherever needed". W. E. Doughty followed Dr. Lank ford with a short talk on "Co-operation as a Factor in the Mission Move ment" He urged that the laymen, the pastors and the members of the various churches get more close to gether and work in a co-operative spirit and that they would find tiv, their efforts were gaining better suits in .. t -.y way " "Divided .. c Stand Together We Fall" quoted the speaker and stated that this was, true in everything, that in numbers jthere was strength and that as long as one wanted to do this and the other; that and someone else another ,that the best results would never obtained Afternoon Session. At 2:30 o'clock the afternoon" ses sion was convened. This session was presided over by W. E. Doug lit y The main address of this session was to have been made by J. Cam ! e 1 White of New York, General Secretary of the Laymen's Missionary Movement in the United States and Canada, but he failed to arrive ii time, Rev. E. C. Cronk of Columbia, S. C. General Secreatry cf the Laymen's Missionary" Movement, Lutheran -Synad, South, delivered an adrc: . "The Sclution of the Problem of Miv sions.' Rev. Cronk said that the work de manded for missions was not merely in giving money into the chuich treas ' ry but to specifiy that i: was to be u led for helping the mission work. Sime churches have congregations who give large amounts for its. support but who contribute but small sums foi home and . foreign n.issions." The speaker urged that the Bible be re ferred to for the solution of this pro- b lem and cited chapters explaining his argument that mission work is one of the greatest things which ea. be done for the good o! Christianity He asked that some fixed principle be I adopted by the pastors of the various churches and that they be put in force Continuing he said that in some places the members gave to the church only once a year, in others every six n onths and in others every quarter. He then explained that the Bible says that on the first day of the week christians should lay asi le a part of their income to be devoted to the church. Rev. Cronk's address was inspiring and was a help to every one present. He urged a geierai giving to missions. Not for one . member of the family alone to give to the church for this work but that the money be divided and each member give bis or her part. It is mr: blessed to give than to receive q loted the speaker ana he urged these Who were not bearing their share of burden to turn over a new leaf and from henceforth contribute their part to the Lord's cause. Mr. Doughty followed Rev. Cronk with a hd iuI talk in which he urged the pastors to encourage weekly t ffer ings to be donated to home and fore ign mission work. He said that at present the 'support being given the movement was not sufficient to tarr it on in the pr per manner and thai the need fof mission work was never great er and that now was the tim - for some thing to be done and that this could not be done unless the christians came forward and contributed to the cause. He gave several illustrations of work w-'oich hand beta done-by various chi rch es which had awakened to the crying need and gave the pastors many valu able suggestions for getting up inter est in the work. There followed a general discussion on ways and means for awakening in terest in the mission movement and a number of the laymen and ministers gave valuable suggestions which will be put into effect. Before the dose of the meeting S. M. Brinson made a short but interesting talk on the sub ject of "What Can Be Done Locally to Interest Churches in a Missionary 1 Movement." Mr. Brinson is a gentk- 1 man of great oratorical ability and was - thoroughly in earnest with hb theme. ' He said that the solution to this pro ening interest in the mission work" and when the pcop'e were once enthused in the work that they would rally nobly to its support. ANOTHER SUBURB TO BE DEVELOPED E. HENDERSON BUYS TRACT AND WILL CUT IT UP INTO BUILDING LOTS. That New Bern is rapidly growing is evidenced by the fact that another new suburban residential section will soon be opened to the public. D. E. Henderson yesterday purchased from Mrs. Susan V. Tisdale, wife of Nathan Tisdale, the tract of land located on Neuse road just outside the city limits, and better known as the Tisdale farm; The property consists of thirty seven and one ha'f acres of land ideally located for suburban homes. During the next few weeks Mi. Henderson will lay .the land off in lots and about March 1 will place it on sale. With Neuse road recently put in good con dition, with the paving of the end of Broad street under way and a car !ine being operated only a short distance away the property will doubtless be in great demand by those wlio.v'h wn suburban homes., , ,. L ABC! RUGGING CMP LIFE OF FARLKETC1HJM CRUSH ED OUT AS RESULT OF BREAKING CAP IE. News reached this city yesterday of a horrible accident which occurred near Nirtheast in Onslow County Thjrsday afternoon at the lagging vamp of Munger and Bennett and in which Ea;l Ketchum, a ctizen Of that section and who was empoyed as en gineer of a skiddcr lost his lile. j From the meagre details which coi.lrf be learned in regards to the a' fair it seems that Ketchum, at the- time of the accident, was working on the skidder and that unexpectedly the big wire cable attached to the machin : broke and he -was entwined in this and literally mashed to death. Death was not instantaneous and the young man lived for several minutes, expiring just after the cable had been unwound from around his body. A physician was summoned to give aid to the injured amnbut he arrived too laic. Just what caused the cable to break cannot be satislaetorily ex plained. It was constructed of l he very best naterial and was supposed to be able to stand any strain. The victim iimj son of Richard Ketchum LUCKY THESE YOUNG MEN WENT TO SEE SWEETHEARTS SUNDAY NIGHT. Late Thursday night two young men of Beaufort who were returning from a visit with their sweethearts, dis covered that the railroad bridge which connects that towa with Morehead Ciiy, was afire and burning rapidly. The spectach coafronng them' somewhat dismayed the two younj men but they realized that if the bridgi was to be saved something must be done wilitout delay. They rushed back to the business part of the town and secured assistance and went at once to the bridge, and began to ex tinguish the fire. It is supposed that a live coal from a passing engine ign ted one of the pine cross ties and this ig nited others. When the fire fighterf ! reached tl e bridge it was burning rapidly and only after an hour or more of hard wOrk were they able to extinguish the blase. News of the affair was sent to the local office of the Norfolk Southern Railway Company and a crew of men wfere sent down to repair the damage. The place burned covered a distance of about fifteen feet and it was necessary for this to be rebuilt. The work was completed yestcrda morning and the morning trains werede layed but a suor. time on account o' the accident, 'Sm 'I lie Norfolk Virginka Pilot advo cates the whir ping post lor that un believably i wicked class of men knowr as white slavers . it would seam that the electric chair would come nearer fiting the crime. When a man oversleeps in the morn ing, his wife aspects him to blame t Son breakfast being late that he will FATA DENT FIN RAILROAD BRIDGE BURN FIVE MILLIONS FOR MEMORIAL Senator Martin Proposes Bridge Across Potomac To Cost That Amount. TO HONOR VALOR OF SOLDIERS Much Sentiment In Congress Favor of Project, Which Will Likely Succeed. in Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. Sen ator Martin of Virginia has introduced an amendment to the army appro priation bill providing for the construc tion of a magnificent memorial bridge across the Pot ot mac connecting the site of the proposed $2,000,000 Lincoln meniorial in Potomac Park, Washing ton, with Arlington, on the Virginia The, Mario amendment, carries an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the bridge., which is designed to be a memorial of the valor of the Northern and Southern troops in the Civil war. There is much sentiment in Congress in behalf of the idea, and if the Mar tin resolution does not pass at this session it is very likely to do so later As the home of Lee was at Aning ton, a memorial bridge between that ,nont and the memorial to Lincoln which is to be ,,it 0n the Washing ton side of the ,ivcr s a conception that inspires the highest emotions ol patriotism and passing of sectional bit terness. The late President McKinlay urger! the building of such a bridge as "; convenience to ihe people trom fver part of the country who visit the Na tional cemetery, an ornament to thi capital of the nation and a moirimcn to American patriotism." Congress would not act rhfcik but is it niud (S in El mood to do so now. FRIDAY A GALA TOURNAMENT ONE OF GREAT EST EVENTS IN HIS TORY OF TOWN. (Special to the Journal) Baybqid, Feb. 8. 'I he tournament hr-1 1 here yesterday was one of the greatest events in the history of the town. There were fully one thousand spectators who witnessed the main events of the day and at night more than four hundred persons partici pated in :h- dance held in Cowell' Hall. The committee which had the wort of planning and arranging for thi tournament are to be highly praise for what they achieved. There wen fourteen knights participating in the tournament. hour ot these were awarded the distinction of crowninj the queen and her nnids. C. M. Miller crowned Miss Ethel White- hurst queen, W. D. Eastwood had the honor of placing a crown on Miss Bessie Ormond and J. C. Wiley and Frank Rice crowned Misses Goldie Wade and foella Dawson as second and third maids of honor. The weather was ideal for the tourna meiH and the track was in cxcellen shape. The participants demonstrate! their ability as horsemen and were highly praised. The dance was one of the main features of the day. Younp people from all over this section o! the State participated in this and no intil the wee' sma hours did the twink ling of the slippered feet cease to mark time to the mush. BAYOU "He Who by the Plow Would Thrive Must Either Hold or Drive." We Sell Blnunt's TRUE BLUE Lint Of Plowt Middle Bursters, a Plow That Fills a Loot Fait Naad Blounts' Daisy Plow. A Light Steel Turning Plow. Very Popular. Prices Right. J.C. Whitty & Company i SUGGESTS NEW PLAN FOR BALL Mr. Eby Envolves Program Which He Thinks Will Make League Going Concern. FAVORS CENTRAL TREASURY This Would Prevent Losses Which Come to Towns With the Losing Teams. The baseball fans of Wilmiagtosr are.- now trying to decide whether or not they will join the proposed Eastern Carolina Baseball League and be one of the towns in which the national game is played during' the approaching season. It is believed by those who are famil iar with the situation in that city, that ihe . financial assistance nefeefcd- in seouri-ana' nfnfettiilg eteam is to be had and that the only thing lacking is leadership in the movement. Clyde Eby of this city, who was Mected Chairman of the meeting held at Goldsboro several days ago when four towns; Fayettevil'e, Goldsboro, Wash ington and New Bern signified their willingness to join the proposed league, lias written a tetter to the Wilmington Star urging the lovers of ball in that city to help make the league a reality. The letter . is a very comprehensive dis cussion of the baseball situation and lays down a new plan and one that Mr. Eby thinks will mean the placing f league baseball in Eastern Carolina n a sound financial basis. "I propose", he says in his letter, 'that we form a league with a central reasury out of which ;he six teams re to be financed. Place all teams in he same salary limit and same ex enses. "My proposition is let each cltib rrange for its own grounds and grand tand, provide its own uniforms, bats nd balls. Allowing each club o collect the receipts from their ,rand stand admission charges to re mb; rse them for this expenditure. Then finance the team through a'eca- ral treasury (a trust company to be selected. ( First as a working capital o start wit;h, have each town pay -inrt he central treasury $500 making a te al of $3,000. Then in order that the winning team will help carry the los ng teams financially, thus maintaining he league, (it being impossible for he league to exist without six teams) lave the gate receipts or admission harges to the game remitted each day o the central treasury. Out of this nd pay the salary and the expenses of each team each week Each" turn a s allotted the same amount for saa y and expenses. Each town, or club : ia the exclusive management of its wn team and secures tne Dest piay rs it can get for the salary limit sl owed also has the privilege ofselliftg ts own players, etc "The only object in pwling the re eipts is to provide money enough to -laintain the league by having the ad antage of the winning teams drawing 'arge crowds, thus helping to carry inancially the losing teams In this A-ay all teams start together and fin ish together, ball playing being posfi ,le just as long as the $3,000 and the i;atc receipts pay the expenses If ve succeed in finishing tin season, the money in the central treasury is left there to start on the next season. Should the receipts prove to he mare than estimated, the salary limit could be increased from time to time, snak ing better ball possible as the gate re ceipts warrant." Another meeting of those interested in the movement wilt be held at Golds boro the latter part of this month. PHONR n I be blem was in getting to work and a wak- KMsKKHK M9MMMM
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