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_More paved streets.
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SMITHFIELD, N. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1925
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Number 65
Evangelist Ham Preaches On
| The Second Coming of Christ
Sunday Evening Sermon On
Sudden Death Heard By
Many; Inquiry Room
Crowded
DR. RAMSAY PREACHES
“If you were spending as much
money to evangelize the world as you
are for preparation for war, there
would be no more war. The more you
eincourage evolution and modernism,
the more you prepare your sons and
daughters for cannon fodder. We
fought the World War to keep the
world from war, but there will never
be peace until the Prince of Peace
comes,” declared Rev. M- F. Ham in
his great sermon Sunday afternoon
on “The Second Coming of Christ.”
In a discourse that held the per
fect attention of the vast crowd that
practically filled he auditorium, the
evangelist told of this great event
which is yet to come as it has been
foretold in the Bible, in poetry, in
prose, in metaphor, in parable. He
spoke of the two ideas, which are ad
vanced today concerning the second
coming. There are those who believe
in a millenium and those who be
lieve in a post millennium. Mr. Ham
is a pre-millenialist, and quoted pas
sage after passage of Scripture sup
porting this interpretation of the
prophecies concerning the second
coming of Christ.
The afternoon service was featured
by the usual good singing of the
choir under the direction of Mr.
Ramsay and a particularly enjoyed
part of the music was the singing
of a local negro quintette. Mr. Ram
say called the five colored men to the
rostrum and their rendition of the
three negro spirituals called forth
prolonged applause.
Sunday evening what Mr. Ham
himself characterized as the most
awful message he had to deliver, was
preached from the text: “He that
hardeneth his heart, and stiffeneth his
neck shall be suddenly cut off and
that without remedy.” His subject
might be termed “Sudden Death.”
The message was delivered in a most
impressive manner, and long before
he had concluded his sermon, people
were stirred and moved to tears. As
soon as the invitation was given, the
aisles were thronged with men, wo
men and children going up to take
the preacher’s hand. Fully a hundred
and fifty were in the inquiry room,
quite a number making a profession
in Christ for the first time, among
whom were men and women past
middle age
The large congregation was pleas
ed with th eselections sung before the
sermon by the choir from Branch’s
Chapel, and particularly with the du
et
The Ham-Ramsay party had a
strenuous day Sunday- At eleven
o’clock Mr -Ham spoke to a large
crowd in the open at Benson, the oc
casion being the annual singing Con
vention, which that town has fos
tered for several years.
Mr. Ramsay preached at the Bap
tist church here Sunday morning and
those who heard the sermon deliv
ered by the “Rev. W- J. Ramsay, D-”,
found this important member of the
Ham-Ramsay evangelistic party as
earnest in the pulpit as he is on the
platform while preparing his audi
ence for the passing'of the collection
plates. His seriousness is quite as
impressive as his humour- He preach
ed a strong and coherent sermon on
“Prayer”—the kind of prayer to
pray, the way to pray, and how to
get your prayers answered- His illus
trations were graphic and made his
points without any necessary expla
nation, but briefly put. his instruc
tions were as follows:
Don’t expect God to answer a self
ish prayer. Pray for your neighbor’s
lost loved ones along with your own.
Don’t string your prayers out with
a lot of words. Don’t ask the Lord
for a lot of things you don’t even
want, and wouldn’t know what to do
with if you ffad them. Pray for what
you need, and pray for it and work
for it until you get it
Don’t load yourself down with fri
vollities aiW unnecessary “baggage ’
when you’re praying. The Lord will
(Turn to page four, please)
Gleaned
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MR. HAM’S SERMONS
It is a greater sin to sin against
the soul than against the body.
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He who breaks the greatest com
mandment is the greatest sinner
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Any man who puts home, his bu
siness, his pleasure or anything else
before Jehovah is an idolater
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The devil catches you on an empty
hook without even any bait on it
when you take God’s name in vain.
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Some of you folks are trying to
mike a fire escape out of Jesus
Christ.
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If you love God with all your
heart you will not be hiking off to
lodges, meetings, etc., on prayer
meeting night.
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It does not cost any more to be a
gentleman than to be a skunk, so
when folks invite you to church, at
least be courteous.
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Whenever you turn the Lord’s day
into a holiday, a day of revelry and
carousing, you don’t love God with
all your heart.
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If we had not had soldiers with
more loyalty than some Christians
the last one of them would have been
shot for treason.
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You parents are laying the foun
dation and paving the way to hell
-when you allow your children to
think that something else can take
first place and God second place in
their hearts
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The Golden Rule is not the great
est commandment. An infidel can do
that. The greatest commandment is
“Thou shalt love the Lord with all
thy heart, withall thy soul, with all
thy mind and with all thy strength.
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It is not always the man who com
mits the greatest sin who is the
greatest sinner. He who knows not
and does wrong shall be beaten with
few strips, but he who knows the
most and has been enlightened the
most will have to answer for more.
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You to whom God has given influ
ence, popularity, money or wisdom,
you will have to answer to God for
the way you use it. A man who is
moral and upright can lead more
| people from Christ than the one who
is immoral and disgusting. There is
more danger in the wine and liquors
served in an elegant home than there
is in that served in a dirty saloon,
i There is more danger in the improp
er dress and carelessness of a daugh
ter of a cultured family than there
is in the dazzling creatures of the
red light districts.
You don't have spare time given
; you but what God expects you to use
lit for the good of your fellowmen.
For every privilege and every advan
tage over your fellowmen you will
have to answer to God for the way
you use it
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No mathematician will let you say
that two and two are five or that
two times five are twelve- They are
'dogmatic about it. One merchant
cannot sell twelve ounces for a pound
and another nineteen ounces. You
cannot call three and a half feet a
yard and buy by that measure- Your
merchant will insist that three feet
make a yard. He is dogmatic about
jit- Twelve men cannot start out in
different directions and all reach
Richmond, even though all of them
think they are going in the right di
rection. It makes a difference WHAT
you believe. You may think you are
on the way to h^ven when you are
on the way to hell. The truth itself
I can't be changed, no matter what, you
! believe- Mathematic truth is dogmat
ic, historical truth is dogmatic, and
theological truth is dogmatic.
COURT APPOINTS
A CO-RECEIVER
Kenneth Gant of the Neuse Riv
er Mills, Raleigh, To Serve
With R.P. Holding, Receiv
er Ivanhoe Mfg. Co.
MAY DISCLOSE MATTERS
The latest development in the
bankruptcy case of the Ivanhoe Man
ufacturing Company of this city was
revealed this week when a paragraph
appearing in a national trade jour
nal, “The Daily News Record”, pub
lished in New York City, announced
the appointment of a co-receiver to
serve with R. P. Holding, who was
first appointed receiver.
The clipping referred to gives ad
ditional information, and we here
with reproduce the statement as
made in the Daily News Record of
June 22:
“Upon a petition representing to
the court that R. P. Holding, receiv
er, has been denied the actual custo
dy of the books and records of the
Ivanhoe Manufacturing Company,
and that essential conceled checks are
missing or cannot be located, the
court has appointed Kenneth Gant, of
the Neuse River Mills, Raleigh, as|
co-receiver, under a bond of $10,0001
Mr. Gant is instructed to proceed
forthwith to Smithfield and take
possession of all the books, records
and canceled checks for the purpose
of their preservation
“It appears that with the excep
tions of the Virginia Trust Co., Rich
mond, Va-, holder of $20,000 first
mortgage bonds; Catlin and Co., New
York, advancements of $57,280 on
540 cases of yarn consigned to them
and the Murchison National Bank,
Wilmington, N. C., $100,000 in two
notes for money borrowed in the con
duce of the business, that the bulk of
the other indebtedness lies in claims
advanced by the directors individu
ally for money loaned. Matters of
interest are expected to appear at the
adjourned meeting set for July 10.”
TYPHOID CAMPAIGN
BEGINS NEXT WEEK
First County-Wide Typhoid Vac
cination Campaign Will beg!n
Monday, July 6th
FOR WHITE AND COLORED
The first county-wide vaccination
campaign will begin on Monday, Ju
i ly 6th. It will be impossible to visit
every community; so the following
■ schedule has been planned with the
■ aim of reaching all the people with
, as much convenience as possible- The
! vaccine is given in the arm in three
doses at one-week intervals- It is
I not compulsory but it is such a cer
tain preventive against typhoid that
every person in, the county should
take it. It is- free to both the white
and colored races alike.
Please note the following schedule
and meet Dr. C. C. Massey, county
health officer, promptly at the place
most convenient. It will be noticed
that this schedule does not cover the
entire county; so a second campaign
will be instituted later, of which due
and timely notice will be given
'Monday, July 6th, 13th, 20th:
Meadow school, 2 p- m., Bentonsville
post office. 4 p. m.
Tuesday, July 7th, 14th, 21st: Po
lenta school, 2 p. m-, Pleasant Grove
school, 4 p. m.
Wednesday, July 8th, 15th, 22nd:
Archer Lodge, 2 p. m., Corinth-Hold
ers, 4 p. m.
Thursday, July 9th, 16th, 23rd: Mi
cro, 2 p. m-, Corbett-Hatcher school,
4 p- m.
Friday, Juy 10th, 17th, 24th:
Kenly. 2 p- m., Glendale school, 4
p. m.
Saturday, July 11th, 18th, 25th:
Smithfield Court House, 3 p- m.
“ Dr- and Mrs. Everett Thornton, of
Mount Olive, and Dr. Maude Weid
matt'of Gdlfli#><*-o were guests of Mr.
and Mrs- G- K. Thornton for the
week end.
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Champ Log-Holler
Joe Mad-Wa-Osh, 42, of Clo- 1
quet, Minn., will defend his title
as champion log-roller in the World
Tournament at Washburn, Wis.,
August 9 to 16. He is of Indian
extraction. He won the title at
Eau Claire, Wis., last year.
SAYS CRITICISM IS
DUE TO EVOLUTION
'Ham - Ramsay Evangelistic
Party Holds Farewell To
State In Raleigh
Raleigh, June 29.—“What has pre
cipitated this criticism on us in this
State is that the friends of those who
are teaching this damnable theory of
evolution are determined to defend
their friends at any cost,” declared
M- F. Ham, evangelist who during
' the past four years has held revival
services at towns throughout the
! state, in a farewell talk last night in
the City Auditorium to delegations
from all the cities in which he has
preached.
The meeting was largly devoted to
testimonials from converts of the
Ham-Ramsay party in all sections
of the State with Mr. Ham making
a short speech of farewell and en
, couragement at the close of the
meeting.
The meeting centered around an
attack on the critics of the evangel
ists and particularly on the phrase
“The Prophet Ham” which was stat
ed to have been made in an attempt
to ridicule Mr. Ham and his meet
ings.
“I’ll stand face to face with God
at the day of judgment,” declared
Mr. Ham, “and let him say whether
we introduced these people to God,
or tried to get them to follow us.”
Delegations from Burlington,
Goldsboro, Wilson, Smithfield, Eliza
bethe City, New Bern, Fayetteville,
Greenville, Henderson, and Durham
were present in addition to a large
crowd from Raleigh. The audience
filled the orchestra and dress circles
and a large crowd also sat in the gal
i leries.
Mr. Ham stated that he was leav
ing the State for a year after the
close of the meeting in Smithfield
next Sunday but that he was not
afraid to come back and hold meet
ings in every town in the State. He
declared that he wa.nted his enemies
to know where he was going so they
could follow him and attack him. It
helps, he said. In the fall he will
open a meeting in Greenville, S- C-,
and will return for one Monday meet
ing at Burlington during the Green
ville meeting. He did not say where
he would go from Greenville.
Wr. J. Ramsay told the meeting
that he could not say whether Ham
would come back to North Carolina,
but that he has bought a home in
the State and is going to stay.
The status of Mr. Ham as preacher
or prophet developed some differ
ences among those who testified to
their conversion to the Christian re
iigion.
“Friends, there was a man sent
from God whose name was Ham,”
declared Jack Searboro, of Burlir$
ton.
On the other hand, Mr- Glovex, of
Elzabeth City, declared that he bit
terly resented the statement in the
newspapers *hat the meeting was of
the “Followers of Ham.”
“I am not a follower of Ham, but
of the Lord Jesus Christ,” he de
! dared.
Quake Causes Death and
Destruction in Santa Barbara
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I. A. KEEN APPEARS
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Holds Him and His Official Bond
Liable Jointly With W. T.
; Adams For Shortage
CHARGED ONLY NEGLECT
The undersigned Finance Commit
tee, which has been duly appointed
by the Board of County Commission
ers of Johnston County and duly
qualified, report as follows:
That on June 15th, 1925, after due
notice to do so, J- A. Keen, Auditor
of Johnston County for the period
beginning December 1, 1920 tc No
vember 30, 1924, appeared before
the committee and upon being exam
ined, a copy of the interrogations and
answers being filed along with this
report, in substance stated that he
did not know that the law required
him to check up the fees collected by
the diflerent officers of the county
and see that they were paid over to
the county treasurer, The First and
Citizens National Bank, fiscal agent
of the county, by the 6th of the suc
ceeding month and upon failure of
any officer to do so to report the
same to the county attorney. He
further admitted that he knew that
W. T- Adams, Register of Deeds,
was not paying over the fees of his
office to the fiscal agent of the county
for the salary funds from month to
mointh, and spoke to Mr. Adams
about the matter, who promised that
he would check up and pay over.
He further stated that he called
the matter to the attention of Mr.
Oliver, Chairman of Board of Coun
ty Commissioners, who came to his,
the auditor’s office, one day while the
County Commissioners were in ses
sion, and Mr. Oliver did not give
him any answer; that he has no re
collection of having mentioned the
matter to the county attorney; that
he did not know what his duty was
according to the law and relied upon
Mr. Adams, Register of Deeds, who
had been auditor prior thereto.
The Finance Committee finds that
the said J. A. Keen, County Auditor,
neglected his duties as required by
law and that demand should be made
o>n him and his official bond for any
amounts that the county has lost by
the failure of him to require W. T.
Adams, Register of Deeds, to
promptly pay over each month by
the 6th of the month all fees col
lected for the prior months.
The Finance Committee suggests
that his neglect to properly perform
the duties of his office in the above
respect makes him and his official
bond jointly liable with the said W.
T. Adams and his bond for the loss
sustained by the county in the failure
of the said W. T. Adams, Register
of Deeds, to properly account and
pay over to the county treasurer the
fees collected by him, and the fail
ure of J- A. Keen to require the said
W. T. Adams to do so and the fail
ure of the said J. A .Keen to report
the same to the county attorney and
the county commissioners in order
that appropriate proceedings might
be had to enforce the proper account
ing for said fees to the salary fund.
This 15th day of June, 1925.
S. H. MASSEY,
JOEL A. JOHNSON,
R. D. LANGDON.
Chiropractors Meet Here
The Third District Chiropractic
Association met here in the court
house Saturday night. Dr. Cox of
Durham made the principal speech
before the Association, and Dr. Maud
Weidman, of Goldsboro, also made a
very fine talk.
At this meeting a division was
rm®e of the third district, and a
fourth district formed. Smithfield is
in the fourth district.
Just before the meeting convened,
Mr. G. E. Thornton entertained the
niembers of the Association at a sup
pe^gpt the TI. S. Cafe.
Miss Estelle Powell of Rocky Mount
is spending several days in the coun
ty near here with relatives.
Early Morning Shock Does Dam
age Placed At Several Mil
lions; List Of Dead Esti
mated at 12 Persons
BODIES NOT RECOVERED
Santa Barbara, Calif., June 29.—
(AP)—A series of earthquakes, de
scribed by survivors as rocking and
swaying the business center of Santa
Barbara as if it were on a turbulent
ocean, early today left the principal
structures of the channel city a mass
of debris and ruins. The loss of life
was not large, due to the tremor oc
curring at 6:44 o’clock in the morn
ing and also that the mass of ruins
fell in the second earthquake, some
15 minutes after the first tremor.
Estimates of the loss vary from
$3,000,000, a “conservative figure” by
the city manager, to $30,000,000, a
figure quoted by the city engineer.
Indications are that 12 lives were
lost although this rests upon the re
covery of several bodies asserted to
;be in the ruins
NAVAL DISTRICTS ORDERED
TO HEL PSTRICKEN ZONE
Washington, June 29.—Orders were
sent by the navy department today
to the commandant of the 1th and
12th naval districts at San Diego and
San rFancisco, to render all possi
ble assistance in the earthquake zone.
WIFE OF DANVILLE MAN MAY
HAVE BEEN IN EARTHQUAKE
Danville, Va., June 29-—Richard P.
Moss, city auditor, this evening was
trying to locate his wife who last
night left Los Angeles for Virginia
and whose brain may have been in
the California earthquake. She is re
turning over the southern route via
New Orleans. Mrs. Moss has been
visiting in California for several
weeks and recently was in Santa *
Barbara. Moss was trying to locate
the train through Los Angeles rail
officials.
COUNTY HOSPITAL IS
NOW READY FOR BIDS
Plans and specifications are ready
for a fire-proof brick and concrete
hospital to be erected at Smithfield,
and known as the Johnston County
Hospital, Inc. If you care to sub
mit bids on this work, plans and spe
cifications may be had upon written
application to A. M. Griffin, Engi
neer of Buildings, Wilmington, N. C
Bids will close noon, July 25. The
contract will be awarded as soon
thereafter as practical. The owners
reserve the right to reject any and
all bids. The work should be com
pleted on or before December 1, 1925.
ALL KIWANIS NIGHT IS
CELEBRATED IN BENSON
Benson, June 29.—The Johnston
County Clubs in union with the oth
er Kiwanis Clubs of the U. S- and
Canada celebrated All-Kiwanis Night
at the North State Hotel in Benson
night. Rev. J. E. Blalock addressed
the Kiwanians and guests on the
subject of All-Kiwanis Night- Pres
ident A. S. Oliver welcomed the visit
ing clubs: Selma and Smithfield- The
response was made by Elmer Wel
lons, president of the Smithfield
Club, and Dr. Mayerberg, of Sel
ma, in the absence of the President
F. H- Atkinson. President Oliver in
his address held up before the clubs
of the county the high idealism for
which Kiwanis stands. A moment of
silence was observed. Henry Shaw
read the annual address of the na
tional president, Victor M. Johnson
Roy E. Smith read the Inter-Clubs
Relation Creed- W. A- Powell had
charge of the after-dinner program.
The club sang “America”, “God Save
the King” and “Onward in Kiwanis”.
A special feature of the program
was a piano solo by Miss Wilhelmina
Utley- Greetings were pttemted the
Benson Club by Mayor Narron of
Smithfield. and George F,.( Brietz. of
Selma. The Johnston County Gjpfbs ®
wftd greetings to the National Con
vention at St. Paul
/gsProperly fed pullets will more than
pay for the care and extra feed by
greater egg production nefct wiattr,