gasto::ia
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42 cents today
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naire of Farm Organizations fe
Income .Taxes."
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"A'"lILVGTOX, May.St-Plftt pp
.-iitiutt to government ownership of rail
roads, endorsement of fede'faj control of
nanufHt'ture and distribution of "neces
rry , commodities' and elimination of
.Aiesi profits taxes in .favor" of higher
v faxes on incomes from investment chari
,44acterized the reply of Attorney General
" V Palmermade public today; to the recent
Vmestioiinaife' submitted to . presidential
-4 4 candidate and . others. ' by the .national
- , Loard of farm organizational f ..-;.
. y x " Dealing specifically, with the " question
f'k. the five great meat packers, Mr; -Pair
4ner said the recent fedsral court decree,
i J entered after long negotiations between
4 'Vine packers and the government, was the
; longest step yet taken toward their eon
. ( trol. He explained the effect of the de
cree at length and added) a . i-
"I d( not ... want to appear .brutal in
using :th term,; but this . decree, make
butchers of these five great packers, and
nothing else.: :, They are bo longer ..
a serious menace to the food table of
. -nerica bf eoatrbl - of. substitutes for
i... at ' t''-..
The right of free speech, Mr. Palmer
aid,.; must bo carefully, guarded and
vreserveaVV-i.- '
' I would have men preach as radical
Jot-trine as they will,' he continued, "so
. long as they strive-t make that doctrine
' - effective by peaceful methods, f Botthe
' rfght of free speech is not the. right of
imbridlcd . speech without responsibility.
' There must be lino beyond which men !
emnnpt go without being held responsible
" .' for injury to their fellows or the govern- j
C ' snent. and that fine must be drawn at i
the point where there U promise, threat
or implication' of the use1 of force' or
physical violence to accomplish"- the ' re
form which r .is " advocated in , public
.. . pe oh. " '-'-;.?'.'..; ; ' ', . .
J ". - Stating his views as to " direct dealing
j . ": between ' producer and censunier, Mr.
; Valmer said: ' ' ' -
.' 'f Kbjlleve; thatjthe time has come
when, sin the interests of the producer
o'u the fafm and the consumer in the coni
fers of population, there should be gov
ernment regulation of the exchanges deal
ing in foodstuffs and In securities of cor
porations whose business has to do with
commodities which are known as necessa
ries. The profit of speculation on these
xhanges add to the price of foodstuffs
' where directly traded in and in the eas
of shares of stock are Ultimately borne
.by the commodities.' . , -."''
As to railroad,'''' Mr.; Palmer .said j'J?::
- "Private ownership and management
' tmd strict government supervision with
facilities for the !prompt adjustment of
' all disputes arising 01$' of demands of
. nploye, shippers or . puWl, will give-
the ? best..; transportation service to th
country.
X
PUTS
OF
(Bv Tba Associated Pros.) " i ;
President w lisons message i
vatninv the I'enurtliean nxr.' 1
resolution will be sent today
. to Congress. ' X v,:M
WILL TALK! IT OVER '' ' :'-S':
WITH SECRETARY COLBY
- WASHINGTON. May 2T. ipresident
Wiladtu.virtually has completed his mes
sage vetoing the republican peace resolu
tion, but-it was intimated at the white
house today that before sending tbe mes
sage to congress the president might talk
it over 't length with Secretary Colby. k
; The contests were hot f orecaet, but it
generally ia expected that the massage
will define more clearly the political issue
which has grown out.of fhe president's
disagreement with congress on the treaty
of Versailles and the effort to establish
I-aee by resolution.- -'
4TII BANK OF YOKOHAMA :
SUSPENDS BUSINESS
OKIO, May 25. The sosjnsion yes
terthiy of the seventy-fourth bank of Yo
kohama," in which Sobei Mbgi was tho
principal sharehoMer, was followed to
4ay by tho suspension of the, Yokohama
savings bank of which M. Mogi is presi
dent. -' s;-v--V-;v- r r "". ; ';y-y
VIFE OF FORMER VIRGINIA
G0VEKN02 DEAD
'::rri?rONP,' Va ?.Iay 27-lTrs.
;.t ;-v r.nrt--f ?"'iiart. wife of
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DAY OF PfiAYEK '
; FICST BAPTIST CHURCH
-.FRIDAY, MAY 28; ; ;
Union Service of the '13 Co-oper-ating
Churches in the Evan-
gelistic Campaign. ;
S( t
10:00 to. 11:30 Report Hour:
Dr. Forrest Maddox. .
. Music: Campaign Male 0
10:30 to 11:00 Inspirational
mo : Dr. T. O. Recce. :
; vuet: Messrs. Kowiand an
Comba. ' .::,'-v !.';,-::;,,
11:00 to .11:30 Precious Prom-
ises : - Evangelist L. C. Ver-
'- - milUon.'Vf,;"-.;::V''':;' '" .
11:30 tot 12:00 The Place of
J' '' Prayer: . Evangelik R. Lv
- Cole.;. ' .', j7-'yy-?.:s
Selection: ' Campaign -1' Male'-.'
Quartet : J '. ', ...-' :'V
i:00 to 12:30 Prayer, aa Ex-
' ,:; pressioa of Loyalty to Christ:..
; ' By Dr. C. A.. Owens. '
Solo: Mrs. J. l. Blankenship.
12:30 to 1:00 Hindrance to
r. , Prayer j1-'- i Evangelist W. JL
- Selection: - Campaiga .' Male
: ;n. ' Quartet y
1:00 to 2:00 Intercessory Prayer:
'. 0r. W. W. Hamilton, v -i
':y '"-y ' '.-yr'- ;
7 : 43 p. Evangelistic Service ;
in AH ; Baptist Charcses ' of
Gasfonia and .Vicinity: Con
ducted by the visiting Revi-
; valiata. -.1... '
- FREE '
' SACRED SONG RECITAL
: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
CAST0NIA ' . '
Saturday Morning, May 29th
"From 10:00 to ll:30 o'clock
Entire Corp of Singer of the
. Evangelistic Staff of the Bap
tist Home Misison Board.
' SUTHERLAND" LEADS WOOD.
' (By The Associated Pros)
1 WIIEKLING, Va.; May'27. WHh
Senator Howard SutherlAnd. maintaining
his lead Tor the" republican presidential
preference' over. General Leonard Wood,
in the West Virginia state wide primary
election of last Tuesday, interest today
centered in fha races for the republican
and democratic nominations f of governor
and the republican nomination for con
gress in the first district, JThe three lat
ter contests "are ' the closest ever waged
in' this state. ' , .',. - i-'..:: ''-',:
VETO ON
IPUB
, ,
READY FOR GRILL
V INDIAKAPOIIS, ; Ind., .May 27
Ralph de Palma, Joe Boyer, Louis fJhev-
rblet, and Jean Chassagne will be- in the
front row, with the first named 'at. the
pole, when 32 of the world' greatest an
tomobil race driver line, op for the
start of the 500 mild grind at the In
dianapoRs motor speedway - next Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock. Do Palma
won the' favored position by virtue of
the fact that he circled the brick saucer
for" 10 miles yesterday afternoon at an
average speed of 99.65 miles an hour.
Boyer averaged, 96.9 miles for tho four
laps.- Chevrolet average was 96.3, and
that of the French pilot 96.45. :
" The. drivers in the eeond row ydM
be Art Klein, Gaston Chevrolet,' Boscoe
Sarles, and Bennie Hill. The first two
in he third row will be Eddie Hearne
ai'ii'Bay Howard. The other position
will be determined by elimination trials
to.'hf held tomorrow afternoon. The po
sUVna already announced remain fixed,
ercn tbonjjh some driver j-rt t qualify
nuitea lotter time in the' trwls. Each
driver must maintain a a average of 8Q
mles an hour, for 10 miles to qualify.
. This afternoon's program was to in
clude physical examination of drivers,
mechanicians and relief , driver. Sat-J
crJ.y afternoon 'Tommy Milton, who set
wveral new records recently on the beach
f Pr.rlona, will rive &a exhibition with
PBCE
ROTO'liS O C'-'iY
guests at uj::ciieg:i
Capt. F." D tiling and Dr. .For
; rest Maddox Among Speak
era Luncheon Held in
"New Loray Cafeteria Six
1 ' New Members Received
r IrjKVeatinfc Proram Carried
L"Out. - '"
Dr. Forrest Mad
pt. ;F. Dilling, of
Kings Mountain,
r. A. U. Myers, Una
Mr. B. N. Boyce. it Gastonia : tho receo
tion of s?r, new iicnibers and refusal to
comply if itit aequest from the. liotary
Club o New Tork city for the adoption
---aw. - .. m
of resoliiioiij opposing the soldier's. bo
nus biii low oerore vongress were lea
tures of Vie semi-monthly luncheon of
the Gastonia Botary Club at. the .Loray
Cafeteria Wednesday. ; A most pleasing
feature of the luncheon was the rendition-of
two selections by the splendid
male quartet which is furnishing music
for the revival campaign now, in progress
at the First Baptist church. This quar
tet is composed of Messrs.' 8. J. Spencer,
Charles O. Miller, J. L. Blankenship and
WUUam James Work.- . ' '..
Goduesday 'a -meeting . was .". the ' first
held at the recently opened Loray Cafe
teria and .the' luncheon' erred by Man
ager ttobertsoQ was a splendid one in
every respect. . . There were . sixty -six ' at
the table and the houc between 1:15 and
2:15 p. m. was filled with interest to all.
W.- H.- Wraywa in charge of the pro
gram' and presided. Capt. F. Dilling,
one of Gaston's oldest and most highly
esteemed citizen, was called on ; and
made strong plea for co-operation on
the part of the citizens of the, several
towns in this section in securing the lo
cation" of . the proposed Associate Re
formed Presbyterian orphanage at - Lin'
wood College. V Captain Dilling, though
eighty years old, ia still vigorous and is
vitally interested in ? the progress and
welfare of Gaston county. Following
Capt Dilling Mr. S. . N, Boyce, who is
chairman ' of . the orphanage , committee
recently appointed, to. select a location
for the orphanage, stated that his com
mittee .'had an option of the Lin wood
College property- for a short' period and
ho hoped that the Rotary Club could see
its way clear to endorse the movement to
secure this property for an orphanage.
A, motion was made and carried. that the
matter be referred to tho .board of direc
tors with the request that they consider
the matter and give the committee some
answer before the option expires.
; A. G. Myers made a short talk on Fi
nances." He gave Some interesting
facts about the financial growth of the
town and county whidl elicited applause
He . 'called attention to the fact , that
money Is tightening up and that the banks
f the country are Making an effort to
bring about a let up in speculation and
(.extravagance.
. rorreMt Aladdox, 'of Oklahoma,
made, a tAree-minute talk in which he
hiade
a strong plea to those present tft
give
time and attention to facing and
solving the many serious problems that
confront them today. We are facing
many serious problems, stated the speak
er, and unless we meet them and solve
them like men the resorts will prove dis
astrous.'" ""--. ' '
, , In addition to the speakers there were
present the following guests: Capt P.
Dilling, Dr. Forrest Maddox, William
James Work, J. L. Blankenship, Charles
Q. Miller, 8. J. Spencer, Dr. J. W. Camp
bell, M. F. Kirby, Jr., A. 8. Trakas, C.
A. Owens, E. B. Denny, A. G. Mangum,
R, C. Patrick, Theo. Dickens, T. B. Me
Arver, M. E. Herndon, P. T.. Withers,
Jr., Charles I. 'Lof tin, Albert Miimow,
A. A. McLean, W. C. Barrett C. C.
.Myers, C, C.V Armstrong. VTa.lc H. r.'.dce,
J: B. Kceres. A.-Ti, Wotti, K. G. McLurd,
Julian J.-ffrk V Kos.r KeHe--i J. S.. Aria.
get,. A.' Tmijeberprcr. ' 4'-'; I '
' Annouucetr.out was im.le of-, the elec
tU'U of six new , members. ; They are
Thomas L. Craig,' livestock ; William B.
"Murjris, ' jeweby ; ' -W. -E.. Haynes, dry
oil: W. H. Adams, if e and coal; J. &
fw.yre, fire insurance; L. N. Glenn, sur-
gvi!.j Ail or tnese wero present except
j i x. Glenn
CARKl titS INTRODUCE
COSTS OF RAILROADS
WASHINGTON", May 27 Preliminary
rerorts of. tie interstate commerce eom
mission ou the cost of reproducing the
country railroads wero introduced be
fore tb commission today by the carriers
as sustaining their prperty Investment ac
count" figures oil which they base their
request for freight advance sggregat
iug $1,01 7,000,000 mi as to yield the six
ler cent return allowed under the trans
portation, act. , e '" ',;' -'
Thomas W . Hulme, ''' of Philadelphia,
rice chairman of the earners' valuation
committee, told the commission that gov
ernment engineering reports for, fifty
systems with a mileage of 51353 show
ed the cost of reproduction at 1914
prices, including the varoo of . land, to
$3M,7H2M& compared with a
property, investment aeeouut of $.1,-1 38,
275,15(5, carried oa the bookrf ; of the
companies. l ' . ,- -;;" "" -
When inventories :- are eompTeted for
all the roads, of the country, Mr. Hulme
states, they would ahow a reproduction
ebS5t oa the 1914 prices in exeess'.of the
cerTiers own investment statement, and
that on the basis of present prices the
t:l r-e ,r far li etc cf 41 ',
EUU laXLE EOOSTERS
i:iVADE cleveu::o courmr
Gaston ' County ' Delegation
Visit Parts of Gaston and
Cleveland Counties in In
terest of Bui winkle's Candi-
daey For Conirress Good
Reception In Clewelandi ..
v, The BuU-inkie-for-Coiigress .boostbg
trip .to. Cleveland county Wednesday was
highly successful in the opinion, of those
who took the trip .tw Shelby i-r All along
tho route between Gastonia and Shelby,
substantial evidence - was given of solid
Bdl winkle support,; in . Bessemer City,
Cherry ville, Waco, Kings Mountain and
neighboring districts .f i - Vi.' 4
.4-' At . Bhelby, in the shadow of the his
toric Cleveland county court house and
under the shade of the magnificent trees
that, cover the beautiful grass-covered
court house square, aV assemblage of
Bhelby citiseus- gathered to hear the
Gaston ; county orators. Summoned to
the courthouse "steps by the stentorian
toues of Hatcher Webb, aided in a lesser
degree by the. courthouse belL a surviv-i
ing reminder of day gone by,' a goodly
gathering, of Cleveland county people
heard the virtues of Gaston' candidate
extolled, heard the praises . of Gardner
and Webb .and Hoey sung and were en
treated to lend their support to Major
Bulwinkle f or Congress. Hateher Webb,
he of the fog horn voice, introduced A.
C. Jones,' of .Gastonia, 'district manager
for Bnlwinkle,. who explained , the i pur,
pose of the visitation from Gaston coun
ty. 4 He : recited . in detail the many
reasons : why Gaston . county Democrats
wanted the Democrats of the Ninth dis
trict to support the candidate from this
eounty.4 H reviewed Major. Bulwinkle '
record, as a eitisen, lawyer, soldier and
patriot. ; Following Judge Jones and re
iterating the same idea in different words.
and phrasing were Hon. - John. G .;' Car
penter," chairman , of the . Gaston ' county
Democratic : executive committee, and
former vState senator, Mayor B. G.
Cherry-i C E. Carpenter, A. E. Wohx, B.
Capps, W. P.Orier d G. B. Mas6n. AH
of the gentlemen named were at their
best in the open air meeting and the
Cleveland people : evidently heard them
with pleasure.' Following the speakers
from Gaston county," O. -M Mull, chair
man of the Cleveland County Democratic
executive committee and campaign man
ager for Hoey in the Congressional raco
last year was heard. Capt.- F. Dilling
a proselyted Gaston county eitisen, of
Kings Mountain, was the last speaker
on the program.
' Engineered by Mesur. A. C, Jones
and Geo. B. Mason, the cavalcade of
ears, some 15 or 20 strong, left Gastonia
at 2:30 in the afternoon. ; Headed by the
"Gold Dust Twins," Terrell and Hord,
sceutes in the vanguard as route makers
on their motorcycles, - the caravan first
descended upon Bessemer City where a
ten-minute eriod of hand shaking was
spent. Out of Bessemer City, and
through the prosperous I arming com
munity .of Sunnyside into Cherryville the
procession sped,. and fifteen minutes was
given over to the buttoh-holing game.
and a fresh supply of dopes and smokes
were laid in. Proceeding out of Cher
ryville the way led through Waco and
through one of the finest sections of
Cleveland county into Shelby. Outside
the city a stop was made at the cele
brated Cleveland Springs site where the
thirst of the party was quenched and
the stragglers were picked up and as
sembled for the triumphal entry into
the county seat.
600 BARRELS SUGAR
SEIZED AT ROSE HILL
IN DUPLIN COUNTY
. (By Tiie Aiodateu Pies.)
; RALEIGH. X . C, May 27 The
oijeure oV . 600 barrels of granulated
sugar stored in two warehouses at Hons
Hill, Duplin county, by department of
justice agents yesterday was said to lie
the largest seixure of sugar made in the
south since the Lever act became eftn -tive,
' The. sugar was consigned to J.
G. Townsend and t'omitany of Shelby
ville Dei. '.-.'.. - ',; M4.-
A libel of inforniation aud a writ of
seizure against the sugar, Oscar F us sell,
J. G. .Towsead and Co., J.. G. Town
enL Jr.,. were sworn out by Assistant
United State District Attorney White-
Burnt, charging that the sugar .was re-'
moved from the usual course. of trade lo
inflate th. market : and increnso price;
Tue' writ of seizure.' dli-ott the 'parties
cnnecrneil .to uppvur in foilcrul court at
Rnleijh ou June 19 to answer to the libel
of infwrinAtion. - . .: , ' '..
The sugar was shippcl tv North. Car
olina about a month ago. - Mr. Fussell,
the only person in Rose Hill connected
with the sugar, stated, according to
Frederick C. . Handy, agent in charge of
department of justice operations here,
that it had been shipped there for use
ia canning strawberries but on account of
the failure of the strawberry crop it was
not used. " . " '. , 'w
- NEW YOUK. May 27. Cotton fu
tures opened steady. Jufy, T..O."; (Vtrt
ber, 350'; DeemVr, ; . January,
M.70; March, CI.Cj, ,
For ends of wire fence as Ohionn has
patented a r f 1 r t so i.M i.i a f:a :v.e
that it CIS 1nrn;) S vr"!'1! t "
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
BEGIN FINAL DRiVE
Big Contest For the 493 Votes That Spell Victory
. : at Convention in Chicago Wood Has Merc
'Instructed )Vbte.vV:;
; i!4:' (By The Associated l'ress.1 ; y
CHICAGO, May 427--Candidates 4f 6r
the republican nomination for the pres
idency today opened their final drive to
capture the 493 . votes that spell .'victory
in the convention, which opens here one
week from next Tuesday- v ' i-4 " : V
The : last " of the '984 delegates who
will sit in the convention were elected
yesterday, when ' : Vermont republican
met and choose eight uninatructed dele
gates 1 -
Major General Wood, present returns
show, will enter : the convention with
more instructed votes than any other
candidate, but his total of 153 Is less than
on third of the number necessary to win
the ' nomination.; f- , ' .; .t ; '' '' -4 4 "i
The division of' strength among ths
large field of "favorite sons", practical
ly preclude any possibility of agnomina
tion on the first ballot. ' Ewn the' most
optimistic campaign manager hero are
not claiming victory before the third bal- j
lot, and the more conservative party
leaders predict the break will not come
before the fifth or sixth at tho earliest.
One big factor which may upset cam
paign managers predictions is yet to be
dealt with. One hundred and fqrty-fivo
contests have been or will be filed, mors
than one seventh of all the seats ia the
convention being at stake, and the na
tional committee .which meets here Mon
day to decide these contests , and prepare
the temporary ro)l may materially alter
the prospects of several candidates. .' .
The principal contests are between
supporters of' Major General Wood and
Governor; Frank ' O. ; Lowden.4 Senator
Johnson and other " candidates are not
directly interested in these. contests, but
may raise questions regarding primary
contests In South Dakota, New Jersey,
Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and other
cities , ''-;-4; v4,4 ..'.' ,:': , .'. 4
In addition to the 145 contests 64 sur
plus delegates, with fractional votes, have
been chosen from ten states, and the re
publican national committee's rules pro.
vide that their right to - seats shall also
be contested.' The. convention calls stat
ed that no over-sise delegations should
be seated and no seats have been pn'
Tided for. these .64. '4;44, 44r44r'''4"
Senator Hiram Johnson and Senator
Howard Sutherland, of West Virginia,
were . the principal . gainers in primaries
and conventions held in four states dur
ing the past, week . Senator Johnson, re
turns indicate, will get nine ofv, Oregon's
10 votes and Senator ; Sutherland : 16
from West .Virginia. : The official count
has . not been completed in Oregon , and
West Virginia .' ' Texas yepublicans -split
into two factions, each- of which elected
an uniuHtructed delegation with 23 votes'.
Figures compiled here .sow:. the fol
lowing division -of the vote:' " .' - ' .
, Major General . Wood ,153 j -, . Senator
Hiram Johnson 109; .Governor Lowden
74; favorite sons 'and uninstructed 648,
In the favorite son list. Senator War.
ren Harding has 39 votes front Ohio J
Senator Sutherland 16 from ; West Vir
ginia ; Senator Miles . Poindexter is ei
peeted to receive Washington's 14; and
Judge Pritchard, of North Carolina, is
expected to get 17 of his stage's 22 votes.
Campaign managers here of tho three
leading candidates all claim victory, in
statements issued last night. ; The Wood
and Johnson camps make Ie!iiOt?
dictions as to their, first .iMillot vr,- thi
supporters of the 'general cla-miii v iss
votes; and those "of the seuator 2:6. The
I.ow.Icn iorces, while proicsbing' their
eoumlt'iiee, are not prepared to quote ex
ae? figures. . - :. . '.; ;:4 ' 4' ';'
"Looijurd Wood,' says a statement
frim, liis. headquarters, "has so inere??!
I'm votes in the Jast week that a first bal
lot prediction of 385 votes was made to-
iby" at ? Wood headquarters here.- This
iM mure tnan tno combined instructed
vote of. all other 'candidates. , On the
urst ballot, he will be a big leader and
his total will increase steadily until nom
ination 'Is assured! ' : "'.. . '
The Johnson headquarters, which are
iioW in charge of Hiram Johnson, Jr.,
the senator's son, announced with equal
oMiti venesa i- " -Vw ." ' ; - j- ' -';
''Senator Hiram W. Johnson already
has 236 pledged delegates who will vote
for v him on the first oaDot "and . will
st k k with him to the last ditch.;. His
vote on the first ballot will be equal to,
if not " greater, than that of any other
candidate and by the fifth or sixth bal
lot, he will be nominated." ''. 'r :
" We :are going to win,' said: tho
st n tment from tin loyili;iamp. "We
hsive had no time to ium up, SBd figures
therefore 'are Ainavailable,- but we are
going to 'wiu, and the situation'' looks
even better thau it dM l.t t. " ,
'" V,'.rk on ?' " '. ' '1 h fro-gr-
.'. -i t . - I..
to order by Chairman Will' Hayes of tho
national committee. 4 J
; Extra balconies are being erected to
provide nearly 1,000 more ; seats than
were available, at any previous conven
tion,; 4 ;. ,':'''4';''!(' -;;"';:',: ''':' ';., -H
The speakers platform and seats for
2,000 distinguished visitors have already
been erected., In tho Coliseum annex of
fices of tho convention committees and
officers and the room of ' the national
committee, . when the ' contest will . bo
heard next . week, have been . in readi
ness for some time. . 4.1 -. ', ,-'" 1 "
Rational committeemen began arriv
ing early this week, and a majority of
the 53 member are expected to be oa
hand by Mondays Chairman Hayes will
arrive Sunday, , '. ' ., r -.
1 v.
mPTJST g.v.:?a!e:i -
4H 4 TIAXES COOD FROCMESS
Dr. Clifford A. Owen Preached
Masterful Sermon at First
' Baptist Church Wednesday
4 Mornin; Special Serrice?
v of Fasting and Prayer Front
, 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Friday.'
'The preacher - at the morning" hour at
the First 'Baptist church yesterday wao
Dr. Clifford A- Owens, who recently gave "
up his pastorate of the First Baptist '
church of Salisbury; (N. C to Join tle
evangelistic staJT. of the Baptist Home :
Mission Board. During the vangelisti -Campaign
he is the Evangelist at the
First Baptist Church of Belmont, iN. C.
The text was .taken 4 from', the, 103rd
psalm i ' V Uko as' a Father', pitieth Hie
children, so the. Lord pitieth them that
fear nim."' In part Jhe said: . "The ...
prof oundest truth ef the scripture and
and the commonest error of philosophy
may tie expressed . in the, well worn ;
phrases " The Fathemood of Godj and
the Brotherhood of man.". 44: J 4'
l Thoughtful Christians do' not deny ,
the kinship of men, the solidarity of the
human' race and are admittedly the lead- ;
ers in all movements for the uplift of
mankind. In a sense tt is true that '
, ;?All the men who )iv are brothers, ;
; !Noiie goes his wpy ; .alone;
4 What we send Into the live of others '
. Comes hak into our-own.' .
But ia the -most vital sense God is the
Father to them who, have through faith,
In! the shed blood of Jesus Christ be- . .
come Sons and Daughters. As there i
but one way: to get into .a human fam- .
lly; viz, by birth, so there is but one ':
way to get into the Heavenly family 4
by the- New ' Birth. It Was in response
to ' the . very earnest inquiry of a full
grown"' man 4 of cultuxe, refinement and ',
position that 4 the, Great Teacher said :
Vo must oe born again. f It then fol-4,
lows that he who ia born once must die
twice, but he who is . twice born shall
never -die.'? :44-;.':4x'V4.-'r4';:';' '-"; 4 -.'ii
.Elaborating f arther 3 en this : Paternal "
care, the speaker beautifully . illustrated
with apt stories andt choice selections 4
from literature:, t -. 4 . 1
' lt (It is a pity that plans; Ood '
plans for 1 his ehilren r made in wis-"3
d.1.11 and lnve,.'Uke Ullies pure and white
U'.i?oM.V4'Thy will be done' is a pett-
tin not to be wrung, from aching hearts.
Dare to pray it every day, believing that !
His Way is the best way. 4 ' 4 . '" ''
4 2nd ; It ia a pity that provides
' Back of the loaf is the snowy; flour,
4 And back of the fhrnr the mill; 4' C
'4 And back of the mill the sun, and the .
';- shower,'' ..vj '. r-vf!,;;:', '.
- The seed and our Father's wilL" 4 : .
X The speaker further licussed ' the
thought; ithe pity that profects, pardons,
pacifies and perfect. The entire sermon '
was poem of benutr in its uniqueness,
completeness of arraiieincat and master
fulness in delivery. . Dri jfhrens will ad
dress a mass-meeting of women only at
the First Baptist Church next Sunday
afternoon at three oVIockl
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LAUNCH CAMPAIGN AGAINST -
; SUFFRAGE IN N. C.
RALEIGH. N. VH May 27. The Norta
Carolin brain U nf the Southern Wom
an's Bejectirtn 4ague will launch its
campaign agaiust the ratification of the
Susan B. Anthony ; suffrage amendzricnt
at a meeting in the senate chambtr lat?
today. 'Speakers will include Mrs. r.
"E. Wyse,;of Pikevillc. J,td sister of
United State Senator 'Btvkham, of I"
rocky; Mrs. Bnfu M. n'i',l. -
more, who look part in ''
Ounliift ' the am''" '
Mri, Waltor L.t
Miss Carol iir)
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