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VOLUME 31
WINDSOR, N. . C. ; THURSDAY NOVEMBER 4TH, 15.
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Making lh Sunday .ii !
Schuul ii Siicce
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IV. The O bservan ce of Special
Days -"These. Increase, Inter
est and Offer an Opportun
for Each Class : of Pupils
Participate,: V
to
Christmas- recognize the supreme
importance of .attracting the children
to the Sunday school and so ( bringing
them directly un ier an influence to
which", perhaps more, than to anv
other one human instrumentality, the
church'bf thV future must owe its! ax
istenceThe Sunday school is the
nursery of - the church, 'V.is an? put
none the- Iees true ' ; saving ; Statis
ticians tell;us if 1 mistake not. that
at least 90 per cent of aH theo jaccea
ions to the churchets of this cour try
come from the ranks of the. Sunday
school. If this statement b true,
and it has not . been' questioned, htw
very important it is to 'make th.i Sun
day school " services so ( attractive that
the children may be pleasantly enter
tained a8; well, as instructed,' P
Among; the many ways of keeping
up the interest of the children in the
work is the observance of. special
3ays in the school." mong tiiose
which I shall mention here as b sing
worthy of observance us; first. An
niversary Day; ''"Much may , . ;be aone
through ; remembering anniversaries to
encourage class and school loyalty.
Helps have been prepared oy the Sun
day; school ppblishing houses ' w lich
make the work" of preparing; for t iese
occasions simple and insures largd re
sults. . ' i :
Another special day is knowr as
4 ' Anti cigare tte Day . ' .This da; is
now officially recognized v by the. Inter
national " Sunday f School ; Associa
tion, and the time ;for its celebration
for each year well advertised in , ad
vance. Buttons have I been prepared
some of the" Sunday school supbly
houses to be worn by the boys' on
these occasions. In . some respects
the wearing of this button is more
catisfactory than simply signing ; the
pledge. The wearer shows his colors,
while the pledge is not seen by;ot iers.
SPECIAL DAYS FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
Another special - dav is 'Boys'
Day." " The introduction of this feat
ure in the schools has proved quite a
decided auccs, ' arousing interest!,;' in
creasing atteuJance and adding to the
membership. Oh 'Boys'-Day the
' and young men have charge of
boys
Uhe
general exercises. , and each feature
introduced is on the masculine ojt'der.
It is customary, on these occasions to
send announcements and invitatio is to
old friends and absentees to be pres
eiit. Badges are given to those who.
on the previous Sunday, will , pn mise
to work for the -success ofj the, occa
sion will help in: securing visitors f and
in rounding up absentees, etc.. etc
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Girls' Dav . is ; another occasion
which nuite'a number of schoo
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8' Of
late are celebrating-' On these jjdays
the girls and young ladies have charge
of the work and each feature intro
duced is such as they usually delight
in. The '"Girls' Day" , eolorsjl are
blue and white. Booklets Icohtainihg
suggested exercises for these! and for
Boy a! Day "tQge ther "with- spp opri:
ate decorations may . be obtained -f or
almost a song. - ( " ; 'it'
Perhaps one of the most i impc rtant
of these special das ; is tj Coi'.c ren's
Day," This is observed- on the sec
ond Surd ay 'Jilt June oV each year apd
is, in probability;! the most" gener
ally observed of ; all the special days
named. On these occasions the ; star
feature is the exercises by theichiL
dren and younger members o : 'the
Sund ay school and the collection whi ch
is usually taken ; at the close ; o
fthe,
program is forwarded to the mission
boards of the denomination; for f the
purpose of purchasing Bibles' to ; give
to those who are unable to buy them.
Another special " day. which - isj ob
served in nearly all of : the" schools1 is
Easter. This day is ' ordjnarilyVrob
served with appropriate exercises con
sisting of recitations, declamations,
readings : and songs" j pertaining to this
holy festival, ' y. ''"); : '
Another special observance in the
average Sunday school is VMiss onary
Day.' This, unlike the others which
have been mentioned, is cbserveq each
quarter in the var. It is customary
for a committee to have general
"-charge of this work and to see that it
is alwaj 8 conducted, in the interest -of
; missions, the pastor being Expected to
j be, present and make a talki The
funds obtained ; are sent to 'the mission
boards of the denomination pariici
pating. - . ; x
The last Sunday in. September 'is
Usually chosen as: "Rally Day," This
is tie time :or a grand' round up af
ter the; summer vacat. on. ;s This ' occa-
fion, if properly managed bv the su
perintendent and teachers; cau be
made . i a gala day for4 the Sunday
school. I want to urge. its observance
in places . .where . it never has been
tried, as, I feel that much good may
be 'accomplished ;by the proper ob
servance of this special day. ;
Other special days commonly ob
served in the Sunday school are as fol
lows: ' r, -
"Red Litter Day.r-rAH' special occa .
sions. of the.. Sunday school may be
called Red Letter Days. It is ' com
mon however to provide an occasional
day when, some speaker' or Binger or
other attraction is secured and to ad
vertise this as Red better Day,
- Temperance : Day. This, like o Mis
sionary Day, is observed once each
quarter in the year. .
Valentine Day , and Washington's
Birthday are celebrated in a great
many schools on tbe Sunday nearest
February 14 and ; February i 22, , re
spectively. . ; " '
:, Some schools cslebrate Thanksgiy
ing Day usually on Sunday; following
the - last Thursday in . November.
Frequently the day is. celebrated by an
evening entertainment. ,1 ' . t
Tag DayThe success ; of this day
in the interest of various enterprises
has led to a number of Sunday schools
to take it up as a means of encourag-:
in g visitors, etc. j , ?
Home Department . Day, Visitors'
Day. Promotion 'Day,- Cradle Roll
Day anB Decision Day are observed by
many Sunday schools, , the, latter , f re-
quently once each quarter. " - t
. On Mothers! Day, the school pay's
tribute to mothers, and the . members
of the Mothers Department endeavor
to impress the - school with : the " im-:
portance of the Mothers'.1 T:,
Fiag Day (or Patriotic: Day) is us
ually celebrated on Sunday following
the 14th day -of 'June (National 'Flag
Day). Frequently a patriotic evening
entertainment' is" given' during the
week of flag day. ; Another 'and the
last; special day I shall : mention, is
Christmas. No school should think of
ciusiirg the work of the r; year .without
a Christmas tree and appropriate exercises.'-
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My next letter in . this series of ar
ticles on thecountry Sunday- school
will -deal with organized classes in the
school. rC, C. W. in Progressive Far
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Some Planting Suggestions
The beauty of a shade tree; depends
upon jts hormaL and symmetrical
growth. ': In order to insure this, be
fore planting cut off the ends of all
! broken or untillable roots; remove all
side branches save ' Upon . evergreens,
so that : a straight whip like stalk
alone remains. Dig holes at least two
feet in diameter and one foot deep in
poor soil. ' Break up -soil in the bot
tom of the. whole to the depth 4 of, the
length of a spade m blade. ; Place : two
or three inches of fine top soil, V freQ
from sods or other organic matter,
in he r bottom of the : hole. ; spread
thecuots of the tree as evenly; as 'pos
8ibie over the bottom .of the hole, ' and
cover with two or three V inches of fine
top soil. Tramp firmly; with the feet
and fill the hole with good earth, leav
ing the' surface Moose and a little high
er than the surface. qf the surround-'
ing soil When the work of planting
is completed, the tree "should stand
about the samedepth it stood before
being transplanted.' , I
, In order to ; secure ? .symmetry o;f
growth, trees must be allowed unre
stricted : area -for developments ' At
least. 40 -feet should be . allowed ; be
tween trees' intended to occupy - the
ground, permanently. Quick-growing
temporary 'trees may be planted ;be
twppn thp loner lived ones ' to: nrodnce
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be removed as soon as they interfere ;
with the development of permanentglorious; for the COllecU
irees.---unuea ataies . leparnucuw ,
Agriculture. . -l.Juoin fhr. waV: ' "
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Thing Forv PiiCe7:-And
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V Defending the action 'of the
tax commission in raising county
assessments, Governor Craig
sharply, calls the attention of the
people to a fact thatjs at .once
a matter of pride and' shame to
theState. ' ,
; We are, as he - truly says, .the
people imong all civilized and
progressive States whpjare jeast
burdened witn taxaijpn; . ; :
; It only needs thac'a ' North
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waruiiumii gu - auuuier aiiy
other State, almost and he will
note first of ail -that public, mat-
ters are done . on a scale, far
more ; lavish . than obcaihs ac
home. - He will find ten offices
to one- tnat North Carolina
maintains. - He T will- find , that
positions of j equal nonor and im
portance pay inj other States
from twice to four times what;
they pay jn this State. .He will
note that, ,;i'oran equal amount
of work, it requires J elsewhere
far ' more elaboration ; of plant
anci expense in the number : of
men and their salaries to do it.
From k the governorship to the
humblest public schoof position,'
he will discover that aUike . ser
vice is pjd for - here far, less
ifljerally than elsewhere, that
public officials here work harder
and more v , enthusiastically for !
the . small pay, than ; tti e junTof
like officials in other ; States' for
greater "pay; '4nd, in the light
bi' liberality ,that is'marvelous to
the : economy that has-been
drilled" into . himhe-'will find
hi niself wandering at " what
seems by , .contrast the. penuri
oiisness of his own people!
We should take v pride iri ' this
state of affairs because North
Carolina has almost ! always
found men tu do her work whose
efficiency meant a personal sac
rafice . m doing it. ; We. have a
righf to take pride in thefact
that the State has done so mtich
With so liLiie; that atfar less
cost than isusual we. have : not
only krpt abreast of ; but gone
bey oiid many other common
wealths. These be ; things v for
pride. .".-' ; ; j
They are,K however matters of
shame when it is ' considered that
what is glorious - to poverty is
ignohiinious to wealth. T They
are matters of shame when it
is considered that economy can
be stressed until it is niggardli
nessi; They are hatters of shame
when it is considered that a
rich State accomplishes its sav
ings at the expense of hard sac
rifices of earnest men and women
It is "farifrom being wholly a
matter of pride :that we i do so
much fpr - schools, 5 when we con
sider that we pay school -teachers
an average . salary tha.t
makesMta wonder how they
keep 'soul and body, together;
chat we have a 'university with
a thousand students that is be
ing conducted at : a cost - ridicu
lous according! to the standards
elsewhere obtaining among fresh
water colleges of three hundred;
that we think nothing of taking
a ten or twenty thousand dollar
man and 'asking him to work for
the State' for 'a comparative pit
tance. That work of this sort,
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is aone is jjiuuuub, uunq.u
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grjn. that we call - liic ovate tu uu
business in that way
As to taxes, It IS With ,US asi
everywhere that - real estate
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pas y:?f pro;, .!.,, u
comparative - Va:u Htn-mg suM-
jecta of taxation b cause of its
visibility.;' The . tax khius. of
the future will be tne man who
1 wiil. solve , the riddle of the
'.dodger . of txes oh personalty,
jor show Yu ;,v.ut manner visioK-;
' property, , franchises - and in
comes can frankly be made the
sole : source of r revenue in com
mon justice to all people. Mean
while, (as the Governor suggests,
it is scarcely becoming in a peb-
J pie so little Itaxed by comparison
to r6ar so loudly at the little
they have to pay for the great
return they, get.---R. L. Gray, in
Raleigh Times; -
T MEETING OF THE STflTE
.IERS' ONIOIi.
Meeting In.'Durjham.Nbvrhber' -16
18, Promises To Be Most Useful
' Session Ever Hefd-Read Pro
gram' Herewfth.
; 'The greatest meeting of the 4 North
Carolina State Farmers' : Union, ever
held that "V hat fiKse- wtio hvf
seen -the f program p e act , ih it .: the
coming big meeting in Durham will be.
Read the program herewith: and re
solve to be on. hand: ' , .
- , TUESDAY. 16 th. . .
. Morning Session, . 10 a, m.' (PubHc)
. Called to order byJ State President
HQ - Alexander. . ?. r
fSdng, America, . . .,"
' 4 Scn'nture Lessdn and Prayer, Rev.
II. Mi North; Pastor .Memorial Church
Durham. . .t -, ' " , .
Address of 'f welcome,' ;,Hon - B.
Skinner, ; Mayor of .Durham,: and Mr.
Jri H 4 Southgate, : President; Chamber
of Commerce, Durham. -
Response to Address of vVelcorne,
By T;. B; " DeLoache. -
Address. The South Carolina State
Warehouse ; system;. How 7 it. Works,
Hon. John ii McLaurin, . State Ware.:
house Commissioner of South Carolina.
. Announcements, Meet One Anoth
er" Get icquainted Luncheon Served
in Hall to all Delegates. ;
Afternoon Session, l:30;p m. (Exe-
".. r ctitive) . 1 ' ": .
Report of .Credentials Committee.
Report'of State' President. . H.;- Q
Alexander. ' , r
Report of; State ' Secretary-Treasurer,
JS. C Faires. , : . " :
Report of State' Or'eanizer-Lecturer,
J.Zreen;g7;
Announcement of Commutes. .
- ' Night Session. 7. p. m. (Public) ;
, Song "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds:" ! . : ' '
. Address--The Rural .Cjred its System
We Need,John Sprunt Hill. Durham;
NC. t.t ' r- . . .
Address, tThe w federal v Warehouse
,Bill, Itt " advantages Hon, A. F.
Lever," Chairman Committee on 1 Agri
culture, House of - Representatives,
Washington, D. C, - . . - y
WEDNESDAY, 17TH. 4
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Morning Session. 9:30 a. : m. (Exe-
- - ' .' cutive)1 - : T"
- Prayer --State Chaplain.. " '
: Song rFarmera' Union State Song'
Report of Executive Committee.
Election of Officers :
- Unfinished Business. , , , V '
New Business. - ' K s
12:00 - o'clock Address: . Cream
eries and Cream Routes Practical Co
operation -for Local.. Unions-:- Alvin
Reed,; Dairyman N. C, Agricultural
Experiment Station, ,
Afternoon Session, 1:30. p. m. (Exe
- - . , cutive)
Reports of Committees: J
- (a) - Committee on Warehouse and"
' , Warehouse System,
(b) Committee on Rural Credits.
(c) - Committee on Education. . ; v
' Reports of Special Committees. '
4:00 o'clock Visiting Durham Fab:
tories Under Auspices of Chamber of
Commerce. 1
Niffht Session. 7 o." m. (Public)
'Song----.'. - .
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ni Mmmnnuie-.ur. u ; tooper,
'Clinton. N. C.
Address: Race segregation in Lnd
GREfl
ownership From a Lawyer's stand
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p Mfit- - Hon. Ja nea s- tnnnincj, for
merly Juijje-;N",'..; . s nt-.i.-- -,.tirt. ; ) :
' Address : ,Ho .P.-t T.ix ilioii ,
Methods Promote Astfi.tei1 Landlord-.
iHm -Mr. : ;u. F. eas:ey, Editor
VJournal". Monroe, N. C
'I THUUSDAY. 1ST!!
Morning. StfiO i. 9:30 aT m. (Exa-
'. , " ,v cu V-)
- Sjog farmers" Uuion state Song,
Prayer-. -scute Chaplain.
Report of Resolutions Committee.
Report of Efiiciency and Reorgani
zation Committee.: ; '
Miscellaneous and Unfinished Bus),
ness.
Address: Marketing, .problem---Hon.
Charies J. Brand, ' Bureau of
Markets, United states Department
of Agriculture.
v Address --Charles s. Barrett Presi
dent National Farmers' Union.
" session, 1:30 p. m, (Exe-
' '4 cutive)
i Automobile Visit to state Univer-'sity-V
Given to A 11 De?ea by Citi- '
56ii8 ot uurhajn and Ujarham: County.
- Tour of ioupf ction of Univsrslty
urounos and B'jifdirig v with General
vleeung'in Gerrard Hall.
Ado res s of. welcome "
'Response. ' 1 '
Concluding, Business. -Sjng
-'God Be With You Till (Wo
Meet Again "
i; Benediction --state Chaplain.
Visitors will return by way of
friuity College, reaching Durham in
time to catch the 5)8 p. m. west
bound and the 6:15 p. m. eastbound
Norfolk VV'estern, and 5:40 p. ra.
northbound seaboard, v It is hoped tho
delegates" will arrange to leave on
thase trains Thursday afternoon; 18th.
The music of the sessions will' be
led by the Woodall-Holder Quartette,
CarVvA 1;':- i. V-'V-' ' y -
Farmer's Union State . Sann
hsTh& Erorsra.,Xommittee. -of tha
North.. Carolina State Farmers'
Union suggests,, the -following "Far
mers' Union State Song' partly adapt
ed from a ; song by , Mrs. James; M.
Atcherson.1 v It can .be easily sung to
the: tune of "Auld Lang Sne': r
Tune:
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'Auld Lang Syne"
We're sons and daughters of the soil
: Of this old Tar Heel State, .
Where'agriculture reigns supreme
.And men cooperate;
Our Union fired with wondrous V power
; Now bids us onward- move; '
Cooperation is our theme. .
Our slogan "To improve:"
, t Chorus-r4 5 " .
Oh, Carolina, state so dear! ,
Let high our anthem soar;'
All Union men' unite to sing I -Thy
praises evermore. . . , t '.
We share whatever we have learned
With forward-movine men; :
Wrho gives us of their ripened thought
That we mav learn of them.
Improvement grows from year to year
The fruit of hand and mind; ,
For better methods, higher aims,
Out forces we combine. . y
A band of comrade - farmers' true
Our aim is brotherhood; '. r
To bring to every man and home ,
The best of rural good .
The best of crops, of tools and stocky
; Roads, schools.: and social life;; -United
buy. united sell, - ,
And silence hate and strife. -
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,Te love the country., made by God,
Its Inmes made fair by man;
We claim, with. pride our sturdy eon:
' ' Who boast the cheelr of tan;
We love ur homes wherein we dwell,1
Our farms on which we toil;
We'll build theVbest state in the ; land
: On Carolina soil. "
Ginners Report
The tabulation of the. separate ra
turns from the' ginners for Octob?
18 report shows' your telegraph tura
mary to be correct. There were'2d3
bales of cotton, counting round LZ,
half bnles, ginned in Certie county,
from the crnr of 1915 prior to Octo
b?r 18, 1915. as nmnrd with 2310
bales ginned prior to October 18, 191
Very respectfully.
Saii L, r.cGrr.3, '
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