METHODISTS HEAR
TWO GOOD SERMONS
Rev. A. J. Parker Preaches Two
Interesting Sermons; Certifi
cates Presented
SPECIAL MUSIC FEATURES
Rev. A. J. Parker, pastor of the
Centenary Methodist church, preach
ed two very forceful sermons yester
day. At both the morning and eve
ning hour he used as his text 1 Tim.
4:lfr_“Take heed unto thyself, and
unto the doctrine; continue in them;
for in doing this thou shalt both save
thyself and them that hear thee.” At
the eleven o’clock service Rev. Mr.
Parker confined himself to the first
part of the text. By way of intro
duction he said:
‘‘Nothing has done more to hurt
the cause of Christianity than the
misconception which the world has
as to what Christianity is and what
it involves. These misconceptions
are brought about largely by un
worthy lives which many men and
women lead, who profess to be fol
lowers of Jesus Christ. The unwor
thiness to which I refer, is divided
into three classes: First is the utter
worldliness aaid downright} wicked
ness of those who have been baptized
and have taken upon themselves the
vows of the church; the profane and
vulgar. To them the church is on
ly a social club. They bear a number
of the marks of the Christian life as
seen from the external, such as at
tending church services, paying their
dues, and sometimes taking part of
ficially. Especially is this kind of
Christianity, which is but a counter
feit, seen in its loathsomeness when
it gives its support to those things
upon which the church has placed its
bans. The second class labor under
the idea that religion is something of
a sad, sour, morose affair. They wear
long faces as if they had just re
turned from the funeral of God, with
their hope forever gone. The world
secs nothing in such folks, nothing
that invites them to join their way
of living. The idea that the world
gets in that religion is an awful or
deal, to be borne, endured. There is
still another class that has done much
to hurt the cause of Christ. They are
those who make extravagant claims
of holiness and blow it abroad with
great noise but whose every day life
contradicts such claims; men and wo
men who will not pay honest debts
and often those who are guilty of
gross immorality. I do not here
speak of those who are really liv
ing holy lives, for the more of real
holiness we have among men, the
better for all concerned, but I refer
to those only who use religion as a
cloak for low purpose in life.”
“Neither of these views,” said Mr.
Parker, “represents the real Chris
tian life. There is a seriousness that
it is impossible to lose sight of, but
there are joys and victories that fill
the soul with happiness that the
world knows nothing about.”
The minister then mentioned Paul’s
positive directions: “Take heed to
thy-elf and the doctrine,” and spoke
of the importance of accepting the
great fundamental doctrines of the
Christian church. “Christianity,” he
sai<],“ is a question of the spirit, the
heart, the inner life, not of proposi
tions, theologies, and metaphysical
arrangements of written creeds.”
The sermon at the evening hour
was a continuation of the one deliv
ered yesterday morning. He urged
his hearers to take life seriously, to
stop and think, to decide what they
wanted their lives to count for. He
mentioned some of the great men and
women, who by long, continuous,
earnest and hard labor in preparation
have become great. He said that
there are many people today who
would make an effort to live better
lives but for two reasons: First, there
is some outstanding sin and crime
in their lives over which they feel
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T-tfE WEATHER
'“rth ( arolina: Warm breezes
•onday ;1 uesday, showers and fog
gy
FOUR OAKS NEGRO
KILLED YESTERDAY
Crap Game In Railroad Shanty
Ends In Shooting Affray;
Solomon Parson Dead
—
THREE NEGROES JAILED
Willie Jackson, Oscar Lane and
Sam Miller, three negroes living in a
I railroad shanty in Four Oaks, are
in jail here, and Solomon Parson, an
j other negro, is dead with a bullet
i through his heart and right lung as
j the result of a crap game and whis
| key affair in a railroad shanty at
' Four Oaks yesterday afternoon about
one o’clock.
It seems that a quarrel began when
Parson took some money that be
longed to Jackson. The former jump
ed out the door, and ran arund the
shanty, Jackson chasing him and
shooting at the same time.
Jackson went up town and gave
himself up immediately following the
affair to Constable Bess Hall, who
brought him along with Lane and
Miller, to the jail here where they
await trial.
BANK DEPOSITORS
EMPLOY LAWYERS
Sixty-Two Depositors of Defuncl
Bank in Princeton Endeavor
To Recover Money.
Princeton, Mar. 20.—Sixty-two of
the depositors of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank have organized and
have employed lawyers in an efffort
to recover one hunderd percent of
their more than twenty thousand dol
lars which had disappeared when the
bank was closed on February 3 by
Corporation Commission Bank exam
iners.
Last week was observed as “good
English week” in the high school.
Evelyn Edwards won the prize for
writing the best song and poem, giv
en by Miss Frances Ledbetter. On
Friday morning the ninth grade gave
a short program consisting of good
English songs written in the high
school and a play, “The Good English
Circus.” Evelyn Edwards gave a re
citation. The characters in the play
were as follows: Henry Holt, ring
master; Louise Rackley, the monkey;
Lacy James Arthur and Harvey
Pearce, the donkey; Misses Edna and
Ruth Grantham, Alma Pearce and
Virginia Woodard, the chorus girls;
Misses Terressa and Myrtle Holt, the
tight rope walkers; Carlyle Woodard
and Tom Stevens, the clowns. The
circus was attended by Mr. Bad Eng
lish, Ernest Overman and Mrs. Lucy
Talton.
Miss Irene Holland, ana Mrs.
George Boyette of Glendale, were
the guests of the Misses Boyett here
for the week end.
Mr. John Paschal, a prominent bu
siness man from Durham, was a vis
itor in town Sunday.
Misses Alma Pearce and Virginia
Woodard were the guests of Misses
Elizabeth and Lucy Gunn Uzzle at
Wilson’s Mills Tuesday.
Miss Mary E. Wells, of Smithfield,
was here Wednesday.
Dr. C. C. Massey, county physician,
has been busy here for several days
making examinations of the school
children. These examinations can not
be determined in dollars and cents as
in many oases the life of the child is
saved by a timely examination. We
trust that the doctor will find time
to give this school another visit soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Holt and lit
tle Ruth Arline visited relatives at
Kinston Sunday.
The regular meeting of the Wo
man’s Missionary Society was held
Tuesday night at the home of Mrs.
Laura Grantham. After the business,
games were the order and refresh
ments were served. All had a good
time.
Mrs. Minnie Duncan spent the
week end at Rocky Mount.
Mrs. John S. Barnes, of Clayton,
was a visitor here Wednesday.
$500,000FIRE IN SMITHFIELD
OLD COTTON MILL BURNED SATURDAY
Old Cotton Mill which was burned here early Saturday morning: entailing a loss of arounud $500,000. It was
built in 1900. and was the first cotton mill built in Jotr ston County.
TEACHERS AROUSED
BY LOUD TALK
Rufus Jones Arrested For Dis
turbing Teacherage At Wil
son’s Mills Yesterday
Morning
Aroused from their sleep about
, three o’clock yesterday morning by
cursing and general loud talking,
Professor Womack and the several
; teachers living in the teacherage of
the Wilson’s Mills school received
quite a scare but no injuries.
Unsuspecting, there were no fire
arms in the house, and everybody
therein was powerless to do any
thing but watch. Nobody could see
I who the two men were whose voices
were being heard, but the talking
continued. Just before dawn nothing
else could be heard, and when day
I light came, Mr. Womack slipped out
' of the house, went up town, and re
turning with a gun, found Rufus
Jones asleep on the steps of the
school house, about 50 yards from the
dormitory.
He wras brought to Smithfield by
Deputy Sheriff Price, who made the
arrest, was tried before Justice Lunce
ford this morning, and fined $50
or thirty days on the roads. He ap
pealed and will be tried Tuesday in
Recorder’s Court, giving a cash bond
of $50.
It appeared that Jones was drink
ing, but evidence has not been estab
lished to that effect. Who the other
man or men were, Jones refused to
tell, those on the inside of the build
ing being unable to identify any
of them.
H. T. Garrard
Attempts Suicide
--
Mr. H. T. Garrard, who lives near
town, attempted suicide here Wednes
day morning. It is said that he took
three bichloride tablets in the Capi
jtol Cafe, and then went to his car
which was parked in front of Spiers’
sto e. Some one passing noticed that
he seemed to be ill and called Dr. A.
H. Rose. Mr. Garrard was immedi
ately taken to Smithfield Memorial
Hospital where medical aid was ren
dered. He was sufficiently recovered
to leave the hospital Thursday.
OFFICERS RAID
WHISKEY STILLS
Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs set
things humming here last week when
they captured a still per day, two one
day, and three another. This makes
a grand total of nine, and the high
sheriff has put people to talking and
distillers on the look-out, if anybody
should ask you.
In one of the raids,—up near the
county home where they nabbed what
they consider one of the big boys,—
the Raleigh revenues assisted. They
got Alex Johnson along with the
young plant, and he is now out on
bond, awaiting trial.
On Tuesday officers got two stills
and three on Saturday. They ranged
in capacity from 15 to 150 gallons,
the latter being- the largest ever cap
tured in Johnston County. It is in
teresting to note that five of the nine
were found within a radius of five
miles of the county home.
Officers assisting in the work of
the week, aside from the men from
Raleigh, were: Dallas U. Thompson,
J. J. Batten, Charley Stephenson and
Leonard Boyette.
BOOSTER TRIP TO
BE MADE APRIL 2
Exposition Pulans Are Under
way; A Spirit of Cooperation
Prevails
TO ANN OUNCE ITINERARY
The Booster trip tb advertise the
Eastern Carolina Exposition which
will be made April 2, promises to be
a big affair. Chairman T. C. Young
is making big preparations for the
trip. The complete itinerary will be
announced a little later and will, in
all probability take in practically all
the towns within 75 mile radius of
Smithfield. Any person who is will
ing to make this trip for one day, is
asked to communicate with Chairman
T. C. Young, of Smithfield, or the
Eastern aCrolina Exposition at head
quarters in Kinston. It will be mighty
good advertisement for the whole
section if forty or fifty cars would
make this trip. Make your plans now
to give the Eastern Carolina Expo
sition a big boost by attending this
tour. If there are any particualr
towns that you had rather make than
others, simply indicate this to Chair
man Young and you will be assigned
to the party going in that direction.
If you have a car that you will offer
for this trip, let this be known to the
chairman, or if you have no car and
want to go with some one else, let
thi s be known also, and provision
will be made for you. The main
thing is to go and help make this Ex
position the very best of all. It can
be done and let’s do it.
Renew your subscription.
Drive To Raise Funds For
New Hospital Begins Today
Seven teams of two people each
will go out from Smithfield this morn
ing on the initial day of the Hospital
drive in an effort to raise the re
mainder of the $61,000 needed for the
[erection of the proposed Johnston
County Memorial Hospital. The re
| mainder of the week will be con
sumed in the drive, and daily reports
will be given through the columns
of The Herald. There will also be
placed in both Creech’s and Hood’s
Drug stores thermometers, on which
the mercury will be run up each
night as the returns from the teams
| from each day’s work comes in.
These reports will be made to W. N.
Holt, chairman of the committee
which is to campaign for the funds.
This is one of the most monumen
tal tasks begun in Johnston County
during the past several years, and
both senses of the word “monument
al” will apply. The county needs a
hospital, and if the efforts of the
committee are worth anything, John
ston County will have one. Plans
are complete, the lot bought, $28,100
already subscribed with the Town of
Smithfield leading with a $10,000 sub
scription, every body interested, and
the teams full of pep. The drive
ought to go over and it will if ev
eryone will do his part.
Among those on the teams which
go out this morning are Mrs. H. L.
Skinner, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter and Mrs.
Thel Hooks; Messrs E. J. Wellons, H.
B. Marrow, H. V. Rose, W. N. Holt,
W. M. Sanders, Dr. Orr, Leon G. Ste
vens, George Y. Ragsdale and W. W.
Jordan. There are several other par
ties in Smithfield and other towns
who will assist this committee in
raising the funds, but their names are
withheld for the present.
Plans for the hospital have been
being perfected for some time by
Dr. W. J. B. Orr, the surgeon who
now has charge of the Smithfield
Memorial Hospital. He has done no
thing but talk, eat, sleep and dream
hospital fur the past three months,
aside from his work, and it is through
his efforts that the culmination of the
venture comes in the way of this big
drive.
It is expected that citizens from
every town and every rural district
in Johnston County will subscribe to
the fund, and it will thus become a
county affair, for the stock in the
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Old Cotton Mill Goes Up In
Flames During Early Morn
ing Hours
OLDEST MILL IN COUNTY
What proved to be a disastrous
fire was discovered about two
o’clock here Saturday morning
when it was found that the old
Ivanhoe cotton mill was burning
down. The fire is said to have
started in the tower which soon
cut off the water supply that op
erated the sprinkler system and
when the tank fell it broke the
main water line to the tank, mak
ing it impossible to get water to
extinguish the flames. The mill
is outside the town limits and it
was impossible to connect with
the town water system. The large
brick building and' equipment
were completely destroyed and a
carload of twine which was
! standing on the siding near the
factory was burned. The loss,
which is practically covered by
I insurance, is estimated at $500,
; 000. It is not known how the fire
originated.
A few weeks ago this mill was
damaged by fire thought to have
been caused by Spontaneous combus
tion, and had since been under re
pairs. On Friday afternoon while a
workman was engaged in cleaning
the walls with a steel brush prepar
atory for painting, it caught fire
again when the brush struck an elec
tric wire. The men at work put the
blaze out before any considerable
damage was done.
Since the first fire several weeks
ago the new Ivanhoe mill has been
running on double time, thus giving
employment to the employes of the
old mill. For this reason all the men
of the mill village were at the new
mill, some little distance away, when
the fire was discovered and did not
I reach the scene in time to render any
' assistance.
The old Ivanhoe mill was built in
1900 and began operation in 1901. It
was the oldest and one of the largest
cotton mills in the county, having
10,000 spindles. It is not known at
this time whether the mill will be re
: built or not.
President Coolidge
Guest of Writers
Washington, March 21.—President
Coolidge was the guest of the White
i House Correspondent’s Association
‘at its annual dinner tonight at ti e
Mayflower Hotel. Other guests in
deluded Attorney General Sargert,
Postmaster General New, Everett
' Sanders, secretary to th President.
Senators Watson, Indiana, and Stan
field, Oregon; Speaker Longworth;
Representative Bloom, New York,
and John Hays Hammond.
Sale Of Beer Starts
In Vancouver Hotels
Vancouver, B. C., March 21.—
Eighteen Vancouver hotels today be
| gan the sale of beer by the glass.
Not all the hotels were ready to be
gin sale of the beverage at 10 o’clock,
the scheduled opening time, due to
delay in obtaining the new licenses
i and in the delivery of the beer, but.
the majority were open by noon.
SIX-YEAR OLD BOY
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE
Selma, March 19.—The 6-year old
son of R. C. Mozingo was run down
on the street late Wednesday after
noon and seriously injured by and au
tomobile driven by Berry Lancaster,
a substitute mail carrier. The boy was
unconscious for several hours, and is
still in a critical condition. The acci- *5
dent was unavoidable, it is stated.
Mayor Brown has returned from a
business trip to Richmond.
Selma’s new water station was put
in comission Wednesday and the town <§
jnow has an abundant supply of good
pure water. For the past few months
the todn has been having almost a
water famine, due to the failure of the
deep well which was the source of
. supply.