EXPRESS COMPANY i
! WILL PAY SIO,OOO
CLAIMS OF STATE FOR BACK
TAXES SETTLED SY COMPRO
MISE FOR 80 PER CENT.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Doings and Happening* That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo
ple Gathered Around the State
Capitol
Haitian
Litigation of the State of North
Carolina against ttie Southern Ex
press Company involving over $20,000
fit back taxes owing to the state by
tbe company for the years from 1903
through 1912 was settled in confer
ence between representatives of the
state and the express company in the
office of Governor Craig.
A compromise of SIO,OOO was reach
ed and agreed upon by parties.
Those appearing before Governor
Craig In the matter under settlement
were Corporation Commissioner E. L.
Travis. Attorney General T. W.
IMckett, State Treasurer B. R. Lacy,
•ad General Counsel Robert Alston of
Atlanta. Julius Martin of Ashevllle.
«1. B. Andrew* of Raleigh and Agent
J. J. Bowen of Raleigh.
The charge for collection of back
(taxes was made In ISIS following an
investigation by the corporation com
mission. According to the order
which was issued by the corporation
commission then. It appeared that for
1909. 1910. mi. I*ll. there was Im
posed upon the express company,
"upon Its gross revenue derived from
Jmslneaa done wholly within this
ptate," an annual tax of two and a half
per cent for 1909 and 1910 and three
,per cent for 1912. The gross revenue
lor the Southern Expreew Company
for this time, according to Its own re
port* made to the commission, was
1909. $313,0(2.73; 1910, $348,896.57;
,1911. $385,900.27; 1912, $432,810.01.
In making report to the corpora
tion commission, however, the South
ern Express Company, It Is charged,
deducted for those years the amount*
paid railroad companies for transpor
tation as follows: 1909, $148,650.04;
jriO, $168,520.27; Ml. $183,657.11;
Jill. $219,512.49.
By this method the company a
rived at the amounts which it re
ported as gross revenues for the four
7*ar* and upon which it* franchise
.tax was computed and paid. These
were aa follows: 1909, $164,-
402.60; 1910, $180,345.24; 1911, $220.-
J48.1«; 1912, $213,297.51.
The corporation commission con
tended that the reductions made by
the express company were neither
proper nor lawful; and if the com
pany were allowed ?o deduct trans
portation charges, other expenses
might aa properly be deducted.
With this state of affairs facing it,
,the corporation commission adjudged
,the Southern Express Company to be
Indebted to the State of North ('Pro
mina in back taxes for these four years
jthe amounts of $3,716.25 for 1909;
,$4,213 for 1910; 5,509 for 1911; $6,575
ior 1912. All or it totaled $20,014.32.
This order was Issued on August
J, 1913, and since that time the at
torney general of North Carolina insti
tuted suit.
to
iWarren County New Dog Law.
Notable among the opinions deliv
ered recently by the aupreme court
was on the Warren county dog law
tpassed by the last legislature Uiat
(Imposes a tax of $2 on each male and
t»3 on each female dog in the county,
lit was introduced by the representa
tive from Warren originally to apply
ito the entire state and after many
fcommittee hearing* and amendments,
iarws passed to apply only to Warren.
There was a retraining order by F.
|B. Newell and ethera against the
fcounty gamfe warden, charged with
collecting the tax, and this was dis
solved by Judge Ferguson and his
taction is now upheld by the supreme
(court. Chief Justice Clark, in writ
ing the opinion, took the position that
1n such matters. If trie people don't
want such a alw, must be handled
through the legislature.
|No Decrease in Assessment.
In the matter of the equalization
of tht assessment of real estate of
Mecklenburg county with other coun
ties in the state, as the commission
expresses it, the corporation commis
sion gave out, through Chairman E.
JL Travis, the order of the commis
sion declining to modify In any way
Its order flkr the 16 per cent increase
in the Mecklenburg assessment, Till*
action follow* the strenuous hearing
fot the big Mecklenburg delegation
when there were also preaent repre
sentative* fro ma dozen other, counties.
Fire Prevention Day Circular*.
Circulars on Fire Prevention Day
are being sent out from the office of
the North Carolina Insurance Commis
sioner J. R. Young to county clerks,
mayors of cities. Are insurance com
missioners, journals and state papers.
General Lee'* Address to Army.
The State Historical Commission
has received "or the Hall of History
a steel engraved copy of General Rob
\ ert R. Lee'* farewell adders* to the
army of Northern Virginia on April
10. IMC.
V«X Assessments Given by Countle*
TLe recent order of the corpora
tion commission affecting tax assess
ments in the counties is given in fur
because of the general interest
\hroughout the state in Us contents.
The increaae by counties is as fol
lows:
Alleghany, thirty per cent; Anton, ten
per cent; Ashe, twenty per cent; Beau
fort, Rva per cent; Bertie, fifteen pe»
cent; Blwien. ten per arnt; Buncombe,
Ave, per cent; Burke, ten per cent; Ca
barrus, Ave per cent; Caldwell, twenty
per cent; Camden, ten per cent: Caa
well. ten per cent; Catawba, fifteen per
emit; Chatham, ten per cent; Chowan,
ten per cent; Clay, #»e per cent; C eve
land. fifteen per cent; Cdlumbua, five per
cent; Craven, flva per cent; Cumberland,
ten per cent; CurrituoK live per cent;
Davidson, fifteen per cent; Davie, five
per cen|; Duplin, 10 per cent; Durham,
ten per cent; Bi®ecombe, ten per cerS;
Foray th. ten per cent; Franklin, ten per
cent; Ganton. ten per cent; Gates, five
per cent; Granville, ten per cent: Greene,
five per cent; Guilford, ten per cent; Hal
ifax. five per cent;' Harnett. Ave per cent;
Haywoed, five per cent; Henterson. five
per cent; Hertford, five per cent; Hoke,
five per cent; Hyde, five per cent; Ire
dell. ten per cent, Jackson, five per
cent; Johnston, Ave per cent. Jonea. ten
per cent: l/enolr. five" per cent; win
coin. ten per cent; M-.con ten per cent;
M.-\di#on, Ave per cent; McDowell, ten
per cent; Mecklenbttr* Afteen per cent;
Mitchell. Ave per cent: Montgomery, ten
per cent: Northampton. Ave |>cr cent;
Onslow. Afteen per rent; Ornnare. ten
per cent; Pamlico. Ave per cent; Pender.
I ten per cent; Perqulmann Ave per cent;
Person, ten per cent; Pitt ten per cent;
Polk. Ave per cent; Rnndo'»h fifteen per
cent: Richmond, twenty- Ave per cent;
Robeson, ten per cent: RocWlp«ha»n Ave
per cent; Rowan, ten per cent; R 'thT
'ord. Ave per cent; B,mp«'»n. thirf p»r
cent; Scotland, thirty p«r cent: Tran
nytvanla. Ave per cent; Tvrrell. Ave per
cent; Union, ten per c«nt; Vance Ave per
cent; Warren, Ave ner cent; Washing
ton. Ave per cent: Wake Ave per ce it;
Wayne. Ave per cent: Wilkes, ten per
cent: Wilson, ten p*r cent.
It was further ordered that the as
sessment of all real property In Pas
quotank county be reduced five per
cent.
Hie assessment as made and re
turned by the assessors and respect
ive boa HI r of equalisation are approv
ed as made in the following counties:
Alamance. Alexander. Avery. Bruns
wick. Carteret. Cherokee, Dare. Gra
ham, Lee. Martin, More. Nash, New
Hanover, Stanley. Stokes. Surry,
Swain, Watauga. Yadkin and Yancey.
Several exceptions as to certain
property In some counties, was made.
Opinion* of the tfupremsCeurt.
There were opjnlons delivered In 13
appeals by the supreme court. The
opinions follow: Card vs. Mason,
Pasquotank, no error; Cutler vs. Cut
ler. Beaufort, affirmed; Cook vs. Ve
neer Company, Pasquotank, no error:
Sexton vs. DufT, Pasquotank, affirm
ed; Horton vs. Light A Water Co..
Beaufort, new trial; Fowle vs. War
ren, Beaufort, new trial; Elliott vs.
Railroad Lumber Co.. Beaufort, no
error; Hobgood vs. Hobgood, Edge
combe. modified; Iron Company vs.
Bridge Company, Nash, reversed;
Brown vs. Telegraph Company, Edge
combe. new trial; Marsh vs. Early.
Hertford, reversed;- Newell vs. Green,
Warren, affirmed: Blue Ridge Inter
urban Railway v». Light ft Power Co,
Henderson, error.
I "
Plan Forest Fire Protection.
Special from Ashevllle—Owners of
timber lands of this section of the
state expect to save thousands of dol
lars during the coming fall and win
ter months as the results of the adop
tion of a co-operative pltin of protect
ing their holdings against forest fires.
State Forester J. S. Holmes spent
some time here In conference with
the lumbermen of this section of the
state discussing plans for the employ
ment of patrolmen and rasgers by
the Individuals owning timber lands,
the city of Asheville And the state.
For Cause of Moonlight Schools.
Dr. J. Y. Joyner, superintendent of
public Instruction, has received a con
tribution of SIOO from a former North
Carolinian residing in New York now,
for the cause of Moonlight Schools.
Having read the bulletins on the sub
ject and the press notices of the move
ment, the New Yorker felt disposed
to help -in the work. Under no condi
tion. he said, would he consider al
lowing his name to be used
Secretary Issues Several Charters.
Buaffo Packing Company, of War
rensvllle. Capital stock, $50,000. Sub
scribed stock, $1,750. Incorporators.
R. L. Dallou, Jefferson; W. H. Jones,
Warrensville; A. F. Robinson, War
rensvllle. _
Ashevllle Development Company, of
Ashevllle. Capital stock, $25,000.
Subscribed stock, $4,800. Incorpora
tors, J. M. Chiles, Kenilworth; D. R.
Millard, Ashevllle; E. T. Belch, Ashe
ville.
Lenoir Mills, of Lenoir. Capital
stock, $75,000. Subscribed stock. $7,-
000. Incorporators, J. H. BeaJl, J. C.
Seagle and T. T. Broghill.
Waterways Men to Make Step.
Congressman John H. Small of the
First district and Congressman J.
(Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania spent
one afternoon at Raleigh conferring
with city authorities and Governor
Craig in preparation for 200 or more
delegates to the Savannah conven
ition of the Atlantic Deeper Water
way* Association to stop over here
(November S for a few hours en route
rto Savannah. They met with the
•heartiest co-operation and every pos
sible arrangement will be made for
the occasion.
Reports to War Department.
Adjirtant Young of the
North Carolina National Guard for
warded to the war department re
ports from the captains of the compa
nies of the North Carolina National
Guard and the commanding officers
of Uie regiments as to steps taken to
eliminate the deficiencies charged up
to each in the annual Inspections held
last spring. General Young says the
deficiencies have been satisfactorily
met.
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THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
HARDING EXPECTS
12 GENT COTTON
—•— CO
•ROAD FOREIGN DEMAND FOR
STAPLE WILL SEND PRICES
UPWARD.
DELIVERS STRONG ADDRESS
••for* Ralslflh Chamber of Commeroo
Ha Praia** Southern Bank* And
Th* Good Judgment of Banker*.
Raleigh.—Hon. W. P. G. Harding,
aember of the Federal Reserve Board
n a forcible address delivered at the
.nnual banquet of the Kalelgh Cham
jer of Commerce at which there were
honor guests representing numbers of
the leading commercial organizations
>f the state, declared that "It is no
longer a secret that there is a broad
•oreign demand 'for cotton. Estimates
low range from 10.000,000 to 12,000,-
)00 bales and a price of 12 cents looks
•ess improbable tonight than 10 did a
jionth ago."
Continuing Mr. Harding said on this
lubject: "For the first time the crop
movement has begun with an abun
lance of cheap money available for
Southern bankers and upon their
judgment, advice and 00-operatlon de
pends. to t great degree, the question
of whether or not farmers shall re
ceive Intrinsic values for cotton this
season.
"Mjr friends." declared Mr. Hard
ing, "the financial emancipation of
the rural South Is no longer an Irrides
oetrt dream. It can be made a glorious
reality and surely you of North Caro
lina whose forefather* at Mecklen
burg framed the original declaration
of poUtical Independence will not be
laggard* In this movement for the
new freedom.
Mr. Harding's address was an Il
luminating presentation of the pur
poses and the work of the Federal Re
serve Board.
He opened with an expreasfon of ap
preciation for the opportunity to visit
the Capital City of North Carolina, a
State rich in colonial and national
traditions and history and especially
powerful In national prestige at this
time, with the President a North Caro
linian In boyhood, wRh Josephus
Daniels In the cabinet and "with one
of your senators chairman of the
Senate committee on rates and the
other chairman of the great Finance
Committee of the Senate, and with
a Representative of your State, Con
greesman Claude Kitchln, soon to be
called to assume the duties of chair
man of the Way* and Means Commit
tee ot the House and the majority
leadership In that body."
Continuing Mr. Harding declared
that "the Important chairmanship*
held by your Senators and Represen
tatlves will give your state a com
mandlng Influence in legislative affairs
during the term of the next Congress.'
Hotel Fop Mount Mitchell.
Ashevllle. —Thai local Investors and
visiting capitalist* have made arrange
pients to build a modern hotel of 50
•rooms at the summit of Mount Mitch
ell was the announcement authorized
at this city. Work will be started on
"the structure In time to permit Its
opening by the beginning of next
»prlng. Boulders from Mount Mitch
ell will be used in the construction
of the foundation and the wail will
ibe constructed of Immense logs from
the mountain top. The rustic style of
nrchitecture will be used and modern
-conveniences will be provided.
Point Lookout, a short distance
from the grave of Dr. ElUha
Mitchell, has been chosen as the site
Jar the hotel and Perley & Crockett,
owners of, the railroad to Mitchell,
atate that they will extend their line
to the location of the hostelry.
Dies From Burnt.
Snow Hill.—Attempting to extin
guish a blaze started where her flve
lyear-old son emptied a can of kero
isene oil on the kltohen range, Mrs.
•Sam Cobb, of Maury, near ljere, re
ceived burns from which she d-ied
several hours later. The child also
•was burned, bot Is expected to re
cover.
S
Beventy-Five Bushels Per Acre.
West Raleigh.—Seventy-five bushels
an acre is what the North Carolina
Corn Club -boys are putting as their
this year's average. Last week the
officer in charge at the experimnt
station at West Raleigh asked each of
the boys to report an estimate of the
year's yield, and tip to the latter part
of the week about 1,000 had reported.
It seems that this will be a good year
tor the corn crop, although it was ra
ther unfavorab'e for a good stand to
be obtained in some parts of the state
thai spring.
New Hosiery Mill.
Headersonyille—James P. Grey and
their son, James P.' Grey, Jr., of John
son City, Tenn., have'announced their
plans to have a SIO,OOO hosiery mill
in operation in Hendersonville by the
first of the coming year. A site has
been purchased on Fourth avenue
near the Southern tracks and plans
and specifications are being draws for
for the plant, machinery for which
has been ordered for shipment on
November 1. Mr. Grey states that it
Is bis purpose to employ about 25
operatives «o begin with.
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
,
Mr*. Beulah Hoover, of Weavervills,
Instantly Killed When Auto Btrlka
Tree By Roadside.
Ashevillfr— Mrs. Beulah Hoover of
WeaversVllle. * well-known resident
of this section of the state, was killed
when the automobile in which she was
riding was hurled Into a tree and de
molished. The machine was driven by
Xtonneth GUI of Weaversville. and be
longed to his father. Dr. J. N. 0111.
The driver was bringing Mrs. Hoover
and ber daughter. Miss Virginia Hoov
or. to Ashevllle. The young woman
was to take a train to Spartanburg
where she Intended to enter Converse
College.
The driver was rounding a curve
when an approaching wagon made It
ner> saary that he strike it or drive
from the roadway. He chose to do
the latter with fatal results. Miss
Hoover and Mr. Gill were not hurt.
Want New Highway
Fnyetteville,—For the purpose of
inspecting Cumberland county's snnd
clay roads as a part of their prepara
tion for inaugurating an energetic
good roads contpalgn In iiladeu. a
pariv of prominent men from Bladen
county were in Fayettevllle recently.
Their trip will carry them over the
counties of Cumberland, Harnett.
Hoke and Lee, where pointers aa to
the value of the different kinds of
roal Klldlng material will be picked
HP. J. Reatty, chairman of Bladen's
board of county commissioners, 1s at
the head of the party.
The primary object of the Bladen
men in inaugurating the movement
•t this time ia to secure the Wilming
ton  harlotte Highway. There are
several contemplated routes for this
high way.
Patent* For Tar Heels.
Washington.—Davis A Davis, pat
»nt attorneys, report the grant to cltl
seno of North Carolina of the follow
ing patents/
Frank Ai Lyons, Charlotte, trous
ers stretcher: William A. Robinson.
Old Port, ice-cream cone filler; Fran
cis W. Bost, China Grove, —ult
Closer for fire alarms; William H
Doi k r Wilmington, hoe; George W.
SutalT, Wilmington, tumbler 'washing
and rinsing machine.
• s
Speak University Day.
Chapel Hill. Dr. James Hampton
Klrkland, chancellor of Vanderbllt
University, will deliver the University
Day address October 12. Dr. Klrkland
will *p»ak on "Patriotism—A New In
terpretation." The program for the
University Day exercises has not been
compelled; but In a general way the
customary ceremonies will be ea.rrled
out. October 12 marks the 121 st an
niversary of the opening of tho Uni
versity*
SIO,OOO Fire at Fayettevllle.
Fayettevllle—Fire of unknown ori
gin recently destroyed the stock of
'he W. F. Smith Fruit Company, one
of the largest, wholesale grocery firms
in this section. The building was not
very materially demsged but Ihe con
tents are almost a total loss. The ex
;!ent of th 4 damage Is considerably In
■excess of SIO,OOO with only $3,500 In
iHiirance,
Polk Sure to be at Kings Mountain.
Washington.— Kx-Gov. J. W. Polk
of Missouri told C. 11. Martin of Sena
tor Simmons ofTlce, that he would be
at. Kings Mountain, October 7, without
fall.
NORTH CAROLINA MARKET.
rices of Cotton, Corn, Oats, Peas,
Butter, Eggs, Etc., on North Caro
lina Markets During Past
Week.
Ahoskle—-Cotton, 9%c; corn, 98c bu'
Irinh potatoes. #1.75 bbl; Western but
ter, 32V4c lb; N. C. butter, 30: lb; eggs,
_'() -22 c floz.
Ashevllle—Corn, 94u bu; ont« 47c bu -
Irish potatoes, 11.25 bbl; appjLea, $2 60
bbl; Western butter, 80c lb; N. C. but
ter, 80c lb; eggs, 24-29: doz.
Charlotte-- Cotton, 10% c; corn, 95c bu*
oats, 60c bu; Iriwb potatoes |2 bbl; West
ern butter, 30c lb; N. C. butter, 30s lb;
' iTKS, 20c do/.
Irish potatoes,
.L • •I'Pl®"' W bbl Western butter,
■''"c id; N. C. butter, 3uc lb; eggs, 21-220
'lot.
h ayettevllle— Cotton, 1014 f ; corn, 90c
bu; Irish potaotes, $2 bbl; apples, |3 bbl;
N. C. butter, 32c lb; eggs. 20-25 c do*.
'.reensboro -Corn, $1 bu; oats, 55c bu;
Irish potatoes. $1 05 bbl; apples, $3.50
bbl; N. C. butter, 80c lb; eggs, 25c doz.
Hamlet— Cotton. 10c; corn, $1 bu; oats,
fiOc bu; Irish potatoes, 82 bbl; N. C. but
ler. 30c lb; egp-s, 25c doz.
I.umberton—Cotton, 10?4c; corn. $1 bu-
26c doz.
Maxton—Cotton. Ui%c; eggs. 23c doz.
Newton—Cotton, 10c; corn, 95c bu; oats
fif.c bu; Irish potatoes. $1.90 bbl; N. C.
butter, 80c lb; eggs. 20-22 c doz.
Kalelrh—Cotton. corn, 95c bu;
oats, 47c bu; Irish potatoes, $1.50 bbl;
apples, $3-$3.50 bbl; Western butter, 32c
lb; N. C. butter, 29c lb; eggs. 24-26 c do*
Rocky Mount—Corn, $1 bu; oats. 80c
bu; Western butter. 30c lb; N. C. butter
3Of lb; eras, 25c do*.
Salisbury—Cotton. ioc; corn, $1 bu;
oats, 80c bu: Irish potatoes, SI.BO bbl;
eggs. 80c do*.
Scotland Neck—Cotton, 10'4c; corn, 90c
bu; oats, 55c bu; Irish potatoes, 1.50 bbl;
N, C. butter, 80c lb; eggs, 25c do*.
Vanceboro—Cotton, 10c; corn. #sc bu;
oats, 65c bu; Irish potatoes. $1 bbl; Wes
tern butter, 81c lb; eggs. 15c do*.
Wilmington—Cotton, 1014 c; Irish pota
toes. $1.25 bbl.
Wilson—Cotton. 10c; corn, 95c bu;
Western butter. 32c lb; N. C. butter, 32c
lb: egg*. 80c do*.
Wlnston-Salerri—Corn, 1.05 bu; oats,
55c bu; Irish potatoes, $1.55 bbl; N. C.
butter, 89Ho lb; eggs, 24c do*.
Atlanta. Oa.—Cotton, 11c; Irish pota
toes. 81.50 bbl; apples. 2.75 bbl; West
ern butter. 29c lb; eggs, 24c do*. *
Savannah, Cla.T—Cotton, Western
corn, 78c bu: oats. 88c bu: Irish pota
toes. $1.65 per soak: apples. $3.50 bbl;
Western butter, 30c: N. C. butter. 80c lb;
eggs. 24-25 c doz.
Norfolk. Va.—Cotton. 10Hc.
Chicago—No. 2 white corn 7S-78c fda*'
livered In Raleigh S2V4-S7Hc; No. J yel
low corn, 79-74% (delivered Hi Raleigh
butter, 21-25 c (creamery) I eggs
INRAWMTAF
StINMSOKKH
LESSON
(By 15. O. SELLERS, Acting Director o
the Sunday School Course, the Mood)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 3
ELIJAH IN NABOTH'B VINEYARD.
LESSON TEXT—I King* *1:11-*).
QOLDKN TEXT—Be sure your sin Will
flud you out.—Num. 32:23.
Ahab disobeyed God and failed to
follow up hia victory over Ben-Hadad
(ch. 20:31-34). Thereupon one of the
prophets resorted to a plan whereby
Ahab was rebuked and also received
a message that Bffnt him "to his house
heavy and displeased" (v. 43). All of
this needs to be bcrne In mind when
wo study Ahab's course of cction re
lated in this lesson. Learn by heart,
tho tenth commandment; also Luke
12.15.
I. The Schemes of Men, vv. 11-18.
Ahab had been king for twenty yeara
(B. C, 5)06?). Jezreel was his summer
capital, about twenty miles northwest
of Samaria. The chief actors In this
tragedy were Naboth, a well-to-do cltl
sen; Ahab, a petulant monarch to
whom Naboth refuses to sell his vine
yard; Jezebel, the Lady Macbeth of
Ahtib's court; elders and nobles of
Jezreel, willing tools in the transac
tion; falee witnesses, executioner, and
Elijah the servant of God. who con
fronted the monarch in hia newly
gained possession. Ahab was con
stantly in conflict with the purposes
of God and with his Word. Nabotb
bad no right to sell his vineyard (see
Numbers 38-7; I.ev. 25:23; also Ezek.
46:18) and sturdily stood out for his
God-given rights. These land laws
were rigid, but at the same time wisp
and beneficial, instead of yielding to
God's" low Ahab pulka like a petted
child (v. 4) and thus again runs coun
ter to God's Word (tee tenth com
mnndment). At this Juncture Jezebel,
his wife, appeals to his pride and
power as the king (v. 7), and offers
to procure the coveted possession. The
1 methods of mankind whereby vast pos
sessions are accumulated do not al
j ways bear Investigation; murder and
rapine, broken hearts and shortened
i lives, weakened bodies and stunted
I children can largely be traced to the
■ln or covetousness, against which w©
all need to be on guard (Luke 12:15;
Eph. 5:5). The first sinner was covet
ous (Gen. 3:6), so also were the
chosen people of God (Josh. 7:21), and
it was this that cnused the first dis
sension among Christian believers
■ (Acts 5:1-3). Jezebel most graciously
gave Ahab that which belonged to
others; how free we ull can be with
j the property of others! She also
j cloaked her designs with the mantlo
ot religion (8-13).
11. The Sentence of God, vv. 17-20.
Tho dead Naboth was happier than his
neighbors of Jezreel, the king and
queen or any of tho other evil par
ticipants. Ah&b began by breaking
| the llrat commandment (I Kings 16:31;
, Deut. 5:7) and thus laid tho ground
work of the whole train of evil for
which he and his household and his
rclgn are famous. Ihe eiders readily
obeyed the word of Jezebel and Ahab
j profited thereby, but now he was to
I henr the Word of God and it was not
to be so welcome. Recently we saw
! Elijah set aside, following his (light
; from Jezebel, but ne is not entirely
beyend use i_nd God now gave him a
new commission, ono moro task in
| connection with hia old opponent,
i There is nothing Indicating cowardice
j In Elijah's bold challenge of Ahab and
j there is also a suggestion of a guilty
j concclen'o in Ahab's exclamation,
j "Hast thou found me, O mine enemy"
' (v 20)? Ahab had "gone down to the
| vineyard of Naboth" (v. 16) to enjoy
the pleasure of possessing his ill-got
ten treasure only to hear agnin his
word of doom (ch. 20:42; 21-19). It
was a poor exchange Ahab made
(Mark 8:37), a throne and his life In
exchange for the carrying out of hia
own will and the possession of a vine
yard. In that exact spot where Na
both hed been foully stoned the dogs
would lick up the blood of the king
As Is usually the case, the guilty sin
ner called the righteous servant of
God his "enemy," yet had Ahab
obeyed the Word of Jehovah as bo
frequently spoken by Elijah he would
have discovered him to be his true
•nd best friend, not his enemy. Ahab's
sin had found him out (Golden Text,
Num. 32:23).
111. The Bummaiy. Covetousness is
not the mere desire for things we do
not possess, but a deep longing which
is willing to do wrong, to Injure oth
ers, to profit by the evil deedß of oth
ers in order to come into possession.
Covetousness seeks to gain at the ex
pense of higher and better things; it
Is the extreme opposite of the spirit
of him who "gave all."
The greatest danger Of our land and
the chief source of sin is covetousness.
The source ma fountain of covet
ousness is selfishness. Hence the one
and only cure is in a changed heart,
one consecrated to God and devoted
to the service of others.
Love vjiod, obey ms Word, strive
with all our ransomed powers to build
up and advance his kingdom and
covetousness will vanish as mjst be
for the mmmer sun.
Covetousness is inaatiable, it la
never satisfied.
it is like the drug nabit, It grows ky
leaps and bounds.
It is idolatry, effectually shutting as
out of the kingdom.
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